The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01
GEORGIA'S FINE CHANCES.
Capt. Ridley Says His Football Team
VIII Be the Best in Years.

VIII BE the Best IN ears
Athens, Ga, Aug. 31.-The prospects
are bright for good football team at
the University this year. The athletic
field is being put in shape, and in less
than two weeks all candidates VIII De
on hand to commence practice.
Capt. Ridley has ordered all candi-
dates to report about ten days prior
to the opening of the institution, so
that by the time the students arrive
the men will have got over their sore"
ness, and by their good showing incite
the enthusiasm of the student body.
Capt Ridley has ordered the men to go
into light training on Sept. /.
Heretofore Ridley has declined to
give out anything for publication,
though importuned so to do by the lead
ing papers in the state. To the Morn
ing News correspondent he gave out
the following for publication this
morning:
Most of the old players have writ
ten me their intentions to return,
among these. Monk Baxter, Dickinson,
Russell, Smith. Gordon, Beaver,
Wright Hart, Hull, Lamar, Archer,
Hardy, Calhoun. Monahan. Dorsey and
Dean. with their experience and the
services of Reynolds, who, in my opin-
len, is the best coach by far in the
South, think the team will be win
ner.
Il have written to all men to go into
light training by the first day of Sep
TENDER, and to report in Athens for
practice by the 18th. / want the men
to get over their soreness, that inva-
riably interferes with their work for
the first week of college, by the time
the students begin to arrive.
Il intend to beat Auburn. / think,
with the proper support and interest
aroused among the people of Athens
and the student body. so that the play
ers will feel that they are depended
upon, the team will come up to a higher
mark than any team has in former
years"
Mr.. Harold Hirsch of Atlanta, man
ager Of the team for the coming sea-
son, will not re-enter college this term.
He will attend Columbia Law School,
and has already engaged rooms at that
institution. He will be in Athens on the
18th of September to transfer his du-
ties to the assistant managers, John
Monahan of Savannah, and Andrew
Calhoun of Atlanta. 1t is not known
who will succeed Hirsch, but it is
probable that J. D. Mccartney will be
elected to the position.
Mr. w. B. Jackson, a popular and
public-spirited citizen of this city, has
established a scholarship at the Nor
NAL School This is the second schol-
arship offered within the past two
weeks. one having been awarded by
Mr.. Prince Hodgson. Prof. Brunson
desires to hear from citizens in other
sections of the state on the establish
ment of other scholarships.
great deal of dissatisfaction is
being expressed here on account of the
incompetency of the negro postoffice
officials. A package was placed in the
office here last April, addressed to a
lady in Jacksonville, Ga. No acknowl-
edgement of the receipt being re-
ceived within ten days, the postmaster
at the latter place was written to. In
answer to the query the postmaster re-
piled that no such package had been
received. A few days ago the pack
age. reached Jacksonville, the envel-
ope bearing no postmark.
The package, with the facts in the
case. have been sent to Washington
D. c. Pink Morton. the postmaster
has been kept busy sending kilograms
for the past two DAYS, and it is
thought that the authorities are MAX
ing it hot for him. Unless he is re.
moved petition will be sent to Wash
ington from all of the leading citizens
of this place, asking that he be re-
moved.