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IG THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 190G. -Edited By PERCY H. WHITING. Six-Day Bicycle Race Is Sporting Feature j 1 is the r radical j That’s Appreciated \ In the selection of a suitable gift for a relative or very jj close friend, bear in mind that it is the practical, useful arti- § cle that touches the heart chords and make them vibrate with $ appreciation : * : : : q M’LEAN, BOBBY WALTHOUR'S PARTNER, HURT; ATLANTA BICYCLIST RIDES WITH J. BEDELL 0000000000006000000000000O o ** O WALTHOUR STILL BEHIND. O O O New York. Dee. 10.—At 2 o'clock O O nil the rider?* had covered 3»1 O O mile*, o lap*, except- Walthour and O O J. Bedell, who nre one lap behind. O O ° OOOOOO0O0OOO0OO0OOOOOO0OOO New Votk. Dec. 10.—Although *ev- eral f-pllls occurred In the first few hour* of the six-day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden. »ne of which ruined the chances for victory for the favorite team. Ilushk McLean and Bobby Walthour. mauy record* were broken end Indications are that tlila ' race will far eclipse any other. In the second accident McLean was seriously Injured and had to be with drawn from the race. Am mooii a* It wan announced that M« Lean waa out for good J. Bedell, of Lynbrook. L. I., wan preened into serv ice i«h Walthour’* teammate. In prevloux races .1. Bedel! ha* rid den with his brother. M. Bedell. In 1903 the Bedell team finished sev enth. though the Long Inlander* had held their position with the leaders right to the finish lap of the last mile. In 1904 the Bedell team quit In the revolt against the management, but the la**t year the Bedells finished sec ond. If J. Bedell is in condition, he will make a splendid partner for Wul- thour. Owing to the accident, though, Walthour and Bedell are one lap be hind the bunch. Fourteen thousand persons watched the start and as the riders swayed around the great saucer in a bunch they cheered and silently hoped for a spill that would make excitement. The riders broke the record for all other first hours of the race, by going over twenty-six miles in the sixty min utes. This was met with cheers, but the real excitement of the first hour came when two men and three women tried to cross the track. McDonald's wheel swerved and he rolled down the track. Itnmedlatcdy four other riders had piled in a heap men, women and bicycles. The Elders were Stol, Hollister, Ruppecht and Downing. All save Stol had to be relieved by their partners. The women were sent home. The later and more sensational spill from the race point of view was that In which McLean, Walthout's riding partner, was made unconscious McLean was rounding the Madison avenue turn at a furious speed when he fell. Ruppecht, McDonald, L. Oer- oget and Clark piled on top of him. Spectators rushed to the track and picked up the Injured rider. He waa unconscious and bk>od flowed from a two-inch cut In his temple. After his wound was bandaged, and agonist Walthour’s protests, he was withdrawn from the race. HERE ARE THE PRINCIPALS IN A BIG TURF ROW l=Hsa, NO BIG GAME TO BE_ADDED IF YALE FILLS HARVARD VACAN- CY IT WILL BE WITH MI NOR GAME. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 10.—In rase Harvard drop, out of Interiaollegiatc athletic, the chance, are not bright for Tale', tilling her place on the football schedule with another big university team. The Yale faculty think, that one came of the caliber of Yale-Prlnce- ton I. about enough. They have, how ever. allowed Yule tradition to go on unbroken and allowed both her ancient rival, to be mot annually. Should one, howegfer, quit her schedule. Indica tions are that itobody will be substi tuted. Since It was announced that the Har vard overseer, would not vote on the retention of Intercollegiate sports, ru mors have sprung up that Yale would take on Pennsylvania- It is extremely likely that the Yale faculty will tell the football officials that a minor col lege or none at all will take Harvard’s place on the football schedule. FAMOUS TURF MAN DIES IN NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, Dec. 10.—Captain "Bil ly" Williamson, a famous turf man, iUed at the St. Charles hotel last night. Captain Williamson was 84 years old and was born In Richmond, Vn. Captain Williamson was successively a California legislator, a major In the Walker expedition to Nicaragua, and n staff officer of the Confederate army, with the rank of captain. After the close of the civil war Cap tain Williamson began Ids turf career. He owned sevcrnl rnce horses which uttalncd n national reputation. WHMIHlHMIMMHHIlHtHHH Coach Heisman Will Organize Cross-Country Team at Tech | NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS * BY PERCY H. WHITING. The Southern Intorcollegiittc Athletic Association at its annual meeting at Setvanee Saturday took several steps looking toward the purification of college athletics in the South. For one thing the association accepted the rcsinations of Tit- lane and Florida State University, which ought to help some. For another thing the limit on the length of time a man can oompete'in intercollegiate athletics was cut down from five years to four. Undoubtedly this whs n good move. Many questions have arisen over men who held over a fifth year in college in order to play football, and there has often been a doubt ns to the amateur standing of some of these fifth year men. The North Carolina A. and M. was blacklisted ns it deserved to be, for refusing to play games it had scheduled. The association will wait for nu apology from N. C. A. and M. for playing inel igible men against Clcinson before allowing any S. I. A. A. teams to meet the North Carolina college. This is the Shoe That “Makes Life’s Walk Easy.” This is the Shoe That “Makes Life’s Walk Easy.” Every day it is worn will causethe wearer to think of JS the donor and a stronger tie of friendship is sure to follow. .. FRED S. STEWART & CO. | 6 PEACHTREE STREET. | IttlMMUHlHHIHHIIMI BASEBALL'S BEGINNING. Ills usual | and lion ii Atlanta i Tech n i»tx»» n lln* croi u rt'itllug j onsbt In si tit! lute-rent t'liirrtaluliiK idmtrUf'tlntlS Conch I Id mini it, contrary t custom. will th»* wlntei nnd In order !•* Keep luisy «ll cross-country tcuiu and pcr1i:»|?« » ' finis at Tech. Both ought to In- Mg Micee*-ev The country around Atlanta Is I cross-country work - mnooth enough good running |mmwII?1c and yet I fleteutiy to make a diver* lug course, with plenty water jumps and troublei of rarlou* kind* Another point In favor **f the try game in Atlanta hi the c\ the weather during the winter, running could he Indulged In nil w tux ns weather condition# uiv rone “One thing n crtiMmmtry teal «|o for Tech." said Mr. IIH-man. to give It N lor of good dlstu iters, who would will points at the track meets. Imok nt fornell. Almost always she wins first, second, third and fourth In the distance events In Iraek meets and all lieeausc slu* has pood cross-country teams lot of cross-country running." ii would no doiiht take kludly to country events and the team for .50000000000030000000000000 o o 0 DINNER GIVEN TO 0 0 STONE MOUNTAIN TEAM. 0 Probably O A dinner will lie tendered by O 0 the I’nlverslty Hchool of Stone O O Mountain to its football team on O O Monday night at <*• o'clock at the 0 O Piedmont, In honor of tludr Imv- O O ing won the prep school chain- O irer. nx j 0 |,| on *|,fp n f Georgia. r *"" 1 -JO Those present will be: George 0 would o Woodruff, captain of the tentn; 0 "would o Brmbdmv.. r.»ok, Frank Bailey. O O Fred Hailey. J. H. Goldsmith. Bui- 0 O hud. Rawlings, J. II. Kelly. II. G. O O Smith, Mauck, Arrington, Hawes, O O i Tews nnd t'oneli Braver. 0 O 0 OO00OO0OOOOO0ODO0OOOOOOOOO Of Course— L THE STANDARD OF PURITY. The “first year residence” rule, which provided that no mun could take part in intercollegiate athletics until after he had been n year in college, was beaten by a close vote. This rule would undoubtedly have done much to prevent the procuring of players by illegitimate means, for no hired player is likely to stay a year in college before lie plays a game and no cbl- lege is likely to hire a man and let him stay idle a year. However, this rule would have hit too hard at technical schools where there is always ft big freshman elnss and a small senior class. Owing to the severity of the courses in the technological schools not a very large per cent of men get by the freshman year and with a "one year residence” Tale in force the available mate rial could be cut right down to the bone. A motion was passed that “it wns the sense of the association that no student should be permitted to engage in post-season-foot ball games as members of athletic club teams and ‘.her teams.” Whether this rule was passed in the nature of a request or n command is not known. It will make some difference, however, as several Clemson players expected to take part in the Christinas and New Year’s football games nt Charleston nnd Savannah, and Tech players planned to shine on the Atlanta Athletic Club team Christmas Day. When the time, were A ret besun sad the nmklng of the sun ' Wns In progress. Mistress Kve and Mr. Adam ruled the land. Their rule was very stern, but they were to quickly learn Ami when stnlllng Hit* approached * them they would take it by the hnnd. Said Mistress Kve one day, "We have ■ got to go away. For we've eaten many apples from the one forbidden tree; They have got us on the slope and It's up to us to lope— Wo must hurry 'fore we're notified and told to twenty-three.” "But see here," said Mr. Adam, "I’ve a pressing question, madam; How can we live hereafter, for I’m sure we cannot work?” "Just leave that thing to me; I've a mighty scheme," said she. "We will coin the precious boodle, if * we don’t then I’m a Turk." So she summoned all the creatures, with both gay and gloomy fea tures. And lengthily explained her scheme for winning fame and dough. "We will start to playing baseball, and, with practice, we can face all Who have lots of 'mun* to ba?k them. It is sure to be a go. "With the elephant on first, he will be a Wienerwurst; And the camel will make second In an easy-going walk. For short we’ll use the yak, and the ape can guard third sack, While the r.ebra’s work in center field is sure to cause some talk. "We’ll sign the snake fot* right and In left we’ll place the kite. They ought to fiag each fly that comes their way. In the twlrler’s box I’ll stand, and throw curves to neat the band. Let Adam snatch them off the stick each day. The monk we'll have to squendi, so we’ll let him warm the bench. Tomorrow just at sunrise we will leave this garden fair. We’re the *Kden Independents;' and we’ll meet all our descendants; i we go from here to find them and Coach Heisman Needs Men For Athletic Club Team Poach llfistumi Wed* men for Ids Atlanta Athletic Club fiMitlNill team and he uakit that any man who lina had any football ex perience nnd who would like to play on the A. A. C\ tonin Phrlatnina day agnlnat the All-Star* cominiinlvafc with lilm nt 316 Spring atreet. * Mr. Ilelauinn had planned to play some of hlx Tech team with the Athletic Phil*. l"t a recent ruling against this by the S. I \. A. hns knocked hint out on that point. A lot of kinhI mnterlnl hns been stlm-d in Athletic Club ranka, but n few more urn arcyiccded to fill out the tint in. surprise them In their lair.” The first team that they*played wns the Captain Kidd brigade. And the game was hard contested to the end from the beginning; But the ball was soundly bumped by the camel and he "humped” 80 swiftly round the circuit that he made up for his sinning. By this hit the game was won. "We'll meet all beneath the sun," Rend a c hallenge - In The Morning Globe, one bitter rainy day. Mr. Casey read the news and he trem bled In his shoe*. For he knew It was the "Caseys" that the "Adams" wished to play. This game was then arranged, with the a line-up slightly changed. For the snake had sprained his wrist the day before. The monkey handled right, and he' Homester^ played with all his might. For their benching him had failed to make him sore. GAME WON BY COLLEGE TEAM Decatur, Ga., Dec. 10.—The weather again proved fine for the game of bas ketball played between the scrub team* of the Agnes Scott Academy nnd Agnes Scott College Friday afternoon. The game resulted In a score of 20 to 12 In favor of the college. The playing was more even than In the gam. >*n Wednesday, when the regular academy team won from the college by a tt of 14 to II. Great interest and enthusiasm H br ing shown In .this game this year, ;<nd especially in the regular gymnastic and athletic work. More games will be played nt the beginning of the next In inning number three Mr. Casey swung the tree, And his hit looked like a ‘homer’ sure as fate; But the swiftly fielding kite gobble! up the ball just right. And cut him off six Inches from the plate. GROVER CLEVELAND IS REPORTED BETTER In the ninth some trouble ’lose. Adam met It on the nose. But was tagged at third and thus put o0l the side. "You hail It easy money, you should learn the game some, sonny, Said Kve. "that w* , slide." "I would have been . New York, Dec. 10.—Grover clove* land, who became III over a week was reported slightly better today -it his home in Princeton, N. J. In addition to his attack of acute in* digestion he has a bad cold. PAY DIRECTOR MURRAY DIES AT ANNAPOLIS. Annapolis, Md., Dec. 10.—Pay IMrer* tor James D. Murray, JL'nlted State* navy, retired, died at 11 o’clock k ,sL night nt Ills home, "Acton,” this city. the very time tol.of a dropsical ailment. He was 7* ■ ' ' i old. Mr. Murray was the son of Janie-* I Murray, former secretary' of atat*’ nn>J beaut bail I torn congressman from Maryland. HIGH SCHOOL WINS. The second team of the Boys' High School and the t University School met Saturday at Piedmont park and the High School players won by a score of 6 to 4. NAT KAISER & CO. Bargains in unredeemed Dia monds. Confidential loans on val uables. 15 Decatur EL Kimball Hon**. NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING. New York, Dec. 10.—The board of di rectors of the National League of Base- ball Clubs held a meeting today and completed arrangements for the league's annual meeting at the Victoria hotel tomorrow. Extreme reticence Is maintained »>• the league magnates and nothing of Importance will be given out until after the meeting. Reports urr In circulation that Presi dent Brush, of the New York dub. and other opponents of President Pullium. have not weakened In their determina tion to oust Pulliam from the league presidency if possible. POP WARNER, OF CORNELL, WANTS TWELVE MEN ON FOOTBALL TEAM Ithaca, N. Y.. Dec. 10.—Coach Warner, of the Cornell football team, declares that lie Is In favor, of having IS men comprise the football team. He says he has found it difficult under the new rules to formulate plays with eleven' men. and that he Is convinced that a better game could be played with IS men. "Each time I had a play figured out.” said Marner. "It failed to please tne, for it seemed that there was always one player missing." He Illustrated his remarks with a diagram, showing how, on the of fense, the drawing back of a linesman for a plunge revealed the purpose and weakened the line, on the defense, he ehnwed how eaey tt was to draw off the meager secondary defense by a fake play. An extra man In the rear, lie contended, would balance the offense and make the game more a match on even terms. ”1 would like to see all restrictions removed from the forward pass The rule giving the ball to the other side when It hits the ground has made teams afraid to employ ii. while the limit of Its use to once In each plav and compelling it to lie passed 5 yards from center have kept the play from being developed to Its fullest extent." my fig-leaf suit.” I Howled Adam. "If I'd lost h 11 : ' have caused a great, hubbub. I’m sure to Jump my contract. I " 1 " 11 stand by such a compact. So I leave this berth tomorrow to be come a frisky “Cub." When Mr. Adam Jumped. tUen the batting av'rage slumped. And none possessed his true ano steady whip: *, So the ‘Eden Independents’ had toj« u to their descendants. And to Mistress Eve they handed » pink slip. —T. M' 1 -'. VIVA