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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1906.
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VALE TEAM LATE?
NO REGULAR GAME
The Yale basket ball team, which was
scheduled to play the Atlanta Athletic
Club team In their gymnasium Satur
day night, did not show up. Lute rail
road trains put them so far behind
their schedule that they did not reach
Atlanta until Sunday.
A game was played Saturday night
after It became evident that the Yale
team would not bo on hand, between
the Atlanta Athletic Club team and a
picked team. Tho regulars won by a
score of 47 to 2t.
The line-up follows:
Athletic Club. Picked Team.
Doonan forward Mitchell
Thornton forward Green
Rappole center Phillips
Brlne-Colqultt. quarter Walsh
FlUslmmons.... guard Daniel
GANNON GOES ABROAD.
-N t ew Orleans, La., Dec. 24.—Jockey
W. Gannon has signed a contract to
ride for one of the Russian Imperial
stables. He Is to receive $8,000 for his
riding.
Eddie Dominick, the Jockey, is now at
New Orleans, and Is working hard to
get In shape for the 2-yeur-olcl races
which will begin after the first of the
year. He weighs 116 pounds, but ex
pects to get down to 112 before the
end of the month.
A Merry Christmas
to Everybody
Fred S. Stewart & Company,
6 Peachtree Street—On the Viadact.
WALTHOUR AND GUIGNARD
TO MEET IN COLISEUM
The prise sporting event of Christ
mas afternoon will be the motor-puced
race In the Coliseum between Bobby
Walthour and Gulgnurd.
Walthour Is the best pace follower of
America. Gulgnard Is the best man
behind the big motors In Franco,
consequence their meeting Is an event
of International Importance. Tho only
reason that It takes place In Atlanta Is
that this city Is Walthour’s home.
Gulgnard Is not the expert on In
door tracks that Walthour Is, but ho
got a lot of practice in New York, rid
ing exhibitions during the six-day race,
and can be counted on to do some
fancy stunts around the easy Coliseum
curves.
In addition to the “big show,” the
conditions of which are "best two
three, five-mile heats,’* there will be
some good amateur races.
New York, Dec. 24.—Charles St. Clair
has denied the reports that ho wus
knocked out by Sailor Burke In a six-
round private fight held at Rotan
Grove, on the sound, Thursday night,
lie declares that Burke has yet to dis
posed of him In six rounds, and that he
spent Thursday night with some
friends in Brooklyn. St. Clair believes
Burke's opponent was a "ringer," who
had nssiimed his name for the ocenslon.
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
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The “views” tank is slightly congealed today dne to the
recent nnti-ealorie movement of the temperature market and
what we present this morning will be neither "news” nor
“views”—just a few partly-frozen thinks.
How ^pould anybody he supposed to have any "views,” or
anything ’else but cold feet, in weather like thisf
A trifle more of it, however, and Atlanta will be treated to
a little skating, which sport is eminently appropriate at this
time of year.
It was a piece of hard luck that the Yale basketball team
and the basketball fans of the Atlanta Athletic Club had to be dis
appointed by the inability of the Yale team to reach the city in
time for the game scheduled for Saturday night.
However any team that takes its chances with the railroads
around Christmas time ought t <> allow about 24 hours leeway
between each game, plus the time it ought to take them to reach
tho point toward which they are headed.
Hitless Contests Scarce With Majors
This isn't the loveliest weather in the world for indoor bike
riding in the Coliseum, but the cycle fans of the city ought to for
got the recent downfall of the mercury and turn out in force
to see Hobby Walthour mid finiguard race Christmas afternoon.
This will 1h> a star racing event and in addition it ought
to be made a sort of “Walthour benefit”—not that Bobby needs
the money, but because the people in Atlanta want some way to
express their appreciation for the fastest and pluckiest rider who
ever went into a six-day race. Or into apy other, for that matter.
Let us not forget in the midst of this gladsome Christmas
season that the annual knock-down and drag-out of the Southern
League takes place in Birmingham Saturday. As far as indica
tions point right now the affair will be as pleasant and peaceful
as a church sociable.
And yet—
Any session which contains at the same time William Kav-
atmugh, Mike Finn. Charley Frank. Billy Smith and Harry
Vaughn is liable to break loose with fireworks, band concerts
anil trouble at any stage of the game.
FOOTBALL TEAMS CLASH
ON CHRISTMAS MORNING
Here lx part of what The Hportlug News
tins to say nhoiit the few-lilt exhibitions of
the year:
"No Johnsonlte pitched n hltles context,
although the White Sox could not place a
halt In wife territory In a live-round con
text played with the Athletic* August 1».
when Dygert and Waddell were operating
mi the rubber. Through the wild non* of
the New Orleans recruit, and a timely
error by Jack Knlglit, Jones' Juvenile*
scored three times, nnd In the never-
recorded xlxth Inning, which rain obliterat
ed from the reconlx, they secured n pair
of safeties off the Butler, l’n„ Ruin*.
There were thirteen eontexts In which
teams went down for oiie lone swat, two of
these being curtailed contests of six rounds.
Of the complete contexts of this character,
Kd Walsh nnd Harry Wright each twirled
two, and these men had one: Hess, Glade,
llogg, Orth, Pelty, Waddell nud IMneen.
All these men, except White and Orth,
whitewashed their opponents, the Athletics
scoring once against the Chicagoan and
the Chicago* once against the New Yorker.
Orth had hard luck, for he lost his game-
a 1 to 0 affair—without the oue lilt se
cured off his delivery figuring In the scor
ing proceedings, inNpIay* by William* nnd
Chase Mi nding his team down to defeat.
Hits In the ninth Inning by Harry Beinls.
on May «. anti by Jack Hayden, on Au
gust 3, prevented Ed Walsh from pitching
two no-lilt contests, nnd a drive lu the Inst
peri oil of piny by Jack Cooiubs. on Hep-
temher 25, put a crimp lu the aspirations
In this direction of Otto Hess. Contrari
wise. lu the game with Detroit, on May
17, It was n tiny hunt by Cobb, the first
Tiger batter In the Initial inning, that
prevented Wndilell from keeping his oppo
nents' base lilt column full of ciphers. ,
Many Two-Hit Contests.
"There were seventeen contests* In which
teams had merely a pair of safe drives.
Fourteen of these were full-time events, one
ran ten Innings, nnd two were of less than
regulation length. Eddy I'Innk hooked up
with Hill Donovan In a pitchers’ struggle
on July 12. each t wirier holding his op-
(Mineiits to two hits, nnd victory fell to the
lot of the Quaker—2 to 1—although nel-
ther drive made off the Tiger twirler had
anything to do with the run-getting. Hut
luck was not with Muck's reliable south-
paw on August 8, when ho retired the
White Sox for two hits In ten Innings,
he then lotting a 1 to 0 battle when a pass
to George Davis was followed by n drive
to deep center for three cushions by Pat
Dougherty. Two notable two-hit contests
twirled by young pitchers were the gam*'*
of August 25 (Clarkson, against the hard
hitting Clevelands) and September 3*) (Kroh
against St. Louis), fu the last mentioned
event the Boston pitcher, n recruit from
the New York State longue, made his
American League debut and blinked tho
Browns. Tom Jones making one of tin
lids and Georg* Htone the oilier.
In National Laagua.
"In the National league two pitchers sent
their opponents down the Valley of Defeat
without hit or run. Lush, the Philadelphia
left-hander, turned the trick against Brook
lyn oil May 1. the Huperbas getting four
men on base—three on (Misses and one on an
error. On July 20 Eason of Brooklyn, tt
pitcher who had been released by the Chi
cago and Boston Nationals and the Detroit
Americans, kept the Ht. Louis base hit
column empty, three of the Curdlnnl* lin
ing passed to first nud another reaching
the Initial cushlou on a mlspluy. In three
other contests—two of seven Innings and
one of six—teams 'did not make hits, Wti-1
mer, McGlynn and Weltner officiating.
Young’* Good Record.
Of tho fifteen one-hit games, three wvr*
of less than regulation length, while on-
lasted ten Innings. Cy Young the Second
twirled three games lu which his np|M»n«*nt»
bail but one bit, hJs victims Mug th*
Brooklyn* twice and Phillies once. M«r-
dccal Brown twice,held the Pittsburg* t»
one hit, the other pitchers credited with
one-hit games being px follows: Lush. Tai
lor, Reiilbach, Difleld, Luther, Hparka.
Ames and Pfcister. The last named di
posed of the llrooklyns In this
Heptemlier 25 lu ten Innings. A rcinarknl
contest was that played. on the morning
July 4. between Chicago and llttsborj
each team making one hit. Brown a
L*ifield being the slabinen. Chicago wm
1 to 0. On Heptemlier 6 the man from l
.Mo/ries was again Brown’s vis-a vis In «
contest, the hits this time being one f
Pittsburg and seven for Chicago. Prubot,
Cincinnati discard, on June 3 kept the lb
from tanking more thttu one safe drive
seven Innings while pitching for St. I/»uli.
Th# Two-Hit Contests.
The r«*cords reveal slxteeu contests
which tennis had only a pair of safeties
one of which was a seven-inning affdr.
Fred Ileehe, formerly of Chlcag<
Ht. Louis, one of the big finds of tin* year,
pitched three of these games, and his
time team mate, Carl Lumlgren, two. i
lucky Bob Bicker pitched a two-hit jp
against the Hostoux, August 3. and l-
for after Davy Brain had singled In tb
sixth Inning the tall Iloosler neglected
tell Slugger Bates not to hit the ball
of the h»t. Iti the two-bit contest twtrW
by Collegian Lmidgreii on October 1 nga*“'
Philadelphia not one of the Quaker* **
left on base, for the Cubs fielded I' 1 or £j} f
less fashion, nud. moreover.
sudden’ death the two PhllUei
reached the cushions In safety.
i„ swiff
Gossip About the Jockeys at New Orleans
Good Things From
fa
The Innovation of a Christmas morn
ing football game will be the treat of
fered to Atlunta football fans Tuesday.
At tl o’clock the All-Stars nml the
Atlanta Athletic Club teams will get
together in a game which ought to be
fast nnd furious.
Coach Helsrnnn !s confident that his
nen will put up u good showing. "My
team will surprise the public.” he said.
They knov u lot of football and they
will show It In the game. I look for
i real good content.”
"I hope," added the Tech coach, "to
make such a success of the Christmas
game that we will be Justified In trying
T ajfalu New Year’s day, and that
these games will lead the way to the
organization of an Atlanta team which
will play games next winter with the
teams representing Havannah and
Charleston.”
The line-up will be:
All-Stars. Position. Ath. Club.
McLeod. 1. e. Strong. 1. e.
Sliumons, l. t. Johnson, I. t.
Tuscany, l. g Cunningham, I. g.
Quarles, c. .. Thrash, c.
Tolbert, r. g Brown, r. g.
Reid, r. t Fitzsimmons, r. t.
F. Ison and Bates, r. e. . .Thornton, r. e.
Beene (Captain), q Murphey, q.
Merril. I. h. . .Spence and M. Smith. L h.
Jim Ison, r. h Gregg, r. li.
llogg, Vo. „ .. . .Brine( Captain). n»
By J. 6. A. MACDONALD.
New Orleans, La.. Dec. 24.—Among the
Jockeys Hmn Hildreth Is regarded ns the
hardest taskmaster for whom they must
serve. On the other hand. Bob Tucker,
the owner-pliinger-bookmaker, is styled an
“easy l»oss."
It was little of a surprise then When
Hildreth let out Jockey Knapp at Oak
land. Cal., the very first time ”111 g Bill"
spolbsl the porridge through a bad ride
n the buck of King's Gem. However, tin
lews of the falling out of "Bob" Tucket
amt "Dave" McDaniel, the father ami
mentor of Jockey "Pnddln’ " McDaniel,
here at Pity Park last week occasioned
no end of talk nnd conjecture.
Little McDaniel came down here from
Washington. D. C.. waxing In the glory
of a very successful season at Bennlng.
Tucker engaged him for the Near Orleans
season.
Everything went along very nicely un
til McDaniel rode Hally Preston for ’Tuck”
in the preliminary derby for 2-year-olds
on Hatunlsy. Prcrulter 8. Tucker’s New
York ngetit, •'Maxey" Bbmienfhal. put
down s $5,000 commission In the New York
pool room circuit on Hally, Tncker very
wisely concluding that If he did not l**t
In the Fair Grounds ring the price would
soar ngslii«t his mare. nnd. of course, his
•S.ufirt would go on at nil Inflated quota-
ttoi
mas holiday killing. Before going down
to the post. Tucker cant lotted McDaniel
to "get off a I tore all things." Imagine
the owner’s frame of mind when lie ob
served McDaniel nml Hally Preston stand
ing ns motionless as a bronze statue ns
lhide let go tho Imrrtvr. Sally tent never
In the limit. Fantastic won tin* event,
Afterwards Tucker said Ills horse had out
worked Fantastic, nnd with anything like
a fair break she should have beaten the
Hcrlew O’Nell filly.
Shortly afterwards the McDaniels and
Tucker engaged In a lengthy conference,
the abrogation of the Jockey’s contract
being the upshot thereof.
McDnnJel is one of the freak Joe keys.
He came east two years ago with n record
quite as brilliant ns that of "Marvelous"
Miller. Then he suffered a slump nnd lost
ont to the strong* stable of Juftic* tt.
Keene, where he held a lucrative contract.
Since then little was heard of him until
this autumn, when he showed signs of
coming up to the expectation* hi* per
formances at Dhi Angeles. Cal., justified.
It would appear that McDaniel suffers
from "too much dgddy," ns his father has
nude the youth overcautious nnd scary
lie new throws up a leg l.tit the parent
Is at fils saddle side (touring out admo
nitions concerning Jams, tight spueezes and
the short turnx-o bad practice. f or , t
Vises for n rider ih.* nerve am! outrage
so essential to attaining success In almost
any undertaking.
Apropos of Hildreth nml Tucker [* tw
story the owners here are telling •
ter Jennings, mvtier nnd trainer «’f F^P*
er, who la racing In Cnllf»rni:
Dings developed "Darkey" WIM*
summer about the New York cour
degree of proflelency where th**
commenced to say. Williams ranked
the grentest race rider since th*
Isaac Murphy. Williams had I • ' J1 '''
fairly well uutll a fortnight ri«c»
he commenced to take on weight
rnte of n couple of pounds a d:i)
ly Jennings turned him loose as
less.
"This darkey could have made a f*‘ rtnB#
next summer around New York, bet
prefers tho little black gin
dared Jennings In explaining b!« dr 1 * 1
actions. As u mutter of fact, few
owners, trainer# or Joe keys are ft*'" 1
withstand turf prosperity. Intetsi-***
has beeu the undoing of nearly "H lh J** '
eessful negro race-track celebrltM
the last twenty years.
Final*
n-ftk*
NAT KAISER A CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
15 Decatur SL Kimball
Bargain* in Unredeemed Diamo««*
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Some Just-Before-Christmas Sporting News
EDITED BV
PERCY H. WHITING, j
BUCK FOSTER
WILL SCRAP
GREENVILLE'S FIGHTING FIRE-
MAN WILL TACKLE THE FORT
WAYNE WONDER.
Ing a match for F. W. Foster, better known
as "Buck" Foster, the Fighting Fireman.
It Is likely that Foster will be matched
wirh <)e Dioliin. tho Fort W tty no. Did.,
heavyweight. IMclim’s Interests here are
looked after by S. Ventura nnd Jack Foy,
mid they will get In communication with
him an anon ns fxwtlble.
"Buck" Foster Is the msn who recently
C ut "Dummy" Wall out of business. He
i the foreman of a hose company In Green-
vllle nnd Just at present he Is doing busi
ness with 216 pounds of beef, bone and fat.
In fighting trim he weighs n bit over 185.
Dfehni cleaned up everything In his class
around Fort Wayne, nnd. though be cannot
fight nt more than 175 to Iso. will no doubt
concede the extra weight to Foster. Dlehtn
wiis formerly trained mid managed by 8.
DE MVND, RAINEY’S EXPENSIVE PLA YTHING
On* of th* fow really groat two*
yoar*ofde of tho paet ooaaon wao
DeMund, tho youngator which coat
the Rainey’a a pot of money.
Paul Ralnay put up $45,000 for
tho oolt and hardly got it back dur
ing the (taoon. If tho oolt dovolopa
into a good 3-year-old, however, he
will bo worth a coupla of time*
what ha coat, and maybe more.
The picture ehowa the colt with
Jack Martin up.
No Time
To Argue
Don't Need to Anyway,
If It’s Shoes—This Is the
Place
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