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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
BASEBALL ASSURED
GOVERNING BOARD OF S. A. A.
WILL HOLD A MEETING TO-
MORROW NIGHT
TO CONSIDER FRANCHISE.
If THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
DOESN'T WANT 1T THERE ARE
PLENTY WHO DO.

There VIII he Large Attendance at
the Meeting at the De Soto Tues
day, and Permanent OrEanizn-
tiOn viii BE FOrmed-Ted Sullivan
Returned After Swing Around
the Circuit-Lnrge Number of Ap-
pIicatiOns From Players to be Put
on the Available List-SOuthern
League Manage Much in Favor
of the League and Promise Their
Support.
A meeting of the governing board of
the Savannah Athletic Association will
be held Monday night, at which time
the board will take under advisement
the matter of taking the Savannah
franchise in the South Atlantic Base
ball League, and will make their de-
cision known at the meeting to be
held at the De Soto Tuesday afternoon,
at 3 o'clock.
If the Athletic Association does not
take the franchise there are eight other
applicants who are anxious to get it,
and no stronger evidence of the belief
that this will be a paying investment
could be found.
Ted Sullivan. who has been taking a
swing around the circuit to see the
gentlemen back of the movement in the
different cities, returned to the city
last night, and said that he had never
seen such enthusiasm, and he felt con-
fident that the thing would be a CO.
In Macon the very best citizens of
the town are interested in the organi-
cation, which will take charge of the
team there. There will be several of
the Central City representatives at the
meeting Tuesday afternoon, and they
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
BAD DAY FOR TALENT
OUTSIDERS IN FRONT AT BENNINGs
YESTERDAY.
ONLY ONE FAVORITE WON.
IMPERIALIST. THE CHEVYCHAsE
sTEEPLECHAsER REWARDED
HIS HACKERS.

Twenty to One Shot Took the
see Derby Winner, Won the Mile
and Three-Sixteenths Handicap
From Sheriff He'll, the FavOrite.
Orthodox Took the Grand COnsO-
IatiOn in Easy FashiOn-The Tai
ent ALSO Had n Had Day mt LatO-
mia.
Washington, Nov. H.-Outsiders were
in evidence at Bennings to-day. The
Chevychase steeplechase for gentlemen
riders furnished the only first choice.
Summary:
First Race-Three-year-o and up,
seven furlongs. Taxman, 20 to l, won,
with The Major. Is to 1. second. and
Pittacus, Is to l, third. Time 1870.
Second Race-Two-year- Odds, six fur
longs. Clear the Arena, to l, won,
with Fort Hunter, II to l, second, and
Sourire, 2 to i, third. Time lis rs.
Third Race-Chevychase steeplechase,
S-year-olds and up, about two and one
half miles. Imperialist, 8 to 5, won,
with Mcmillan. S to /, second, and r.
B. Sack. to 1, third. Time 5:26.
Fourth Race-Grand Consolation, q
year-olds, seven furlongs. Orthodox,
to l, won, with Robin Hood, 20 to
l, second, and Reliance, 2 to l, third.
Time 1:2S 1-5.
Fifth Race-Maiden 3-year-olds and
up, one mile. Norbury, to l, won,
with Silver Foam, 20 to /, second. and
King B., Is to /, third, Time 1:43 3-5.
Sixth Race-Handaoap, S-year-olds
and up, mile and three-sixteenths.
Circus. s to l, won, with Sheriff Bell,
IL to 5, second, and Highlander, to
/, third. Time 2:06.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22

Bobbie will pedal, is running nicely,
and Gussie Lawson, The Terrible
Swede, says that If Walthour loses to
the ponies 1t will be because he can't
follow Candy, and this is something
that has never happened to the blonde
boy who was schooled at Bethesda.
The champion has never lost his cork
and this is one reason why he is al
ways able to command a considera-
ton even for entering a race
But the fast pace follower will go
up against a tough proposition Satur-
day, for the runners quartered at the
race track are anything but skates.
Those who attended the running races
know what Honolulu Welsh Girl,
Dusky Secret, Arak, Model, DR.. Guern-
sey, Kingful, Economic, Bella Donna
and Bedlam are able to do and IL
book is made on the race the betting
will be about even money. Not only
will the man on the bicycle have to
beat a fresh horse every half a mile,
but he will have to ride a greater
distance. Walthour will ride on the
outside Of the track, while the ponies
will keep on the inside. Such a race
will be thrilling in the extreme and
neither the horses nor Bobbie have
a sure thing.
Walthour is continuing his tyaIning
with his team mate Munro and is put
ting in some hard work. The horses
that will be selected to make the race
against him are being kept in condi-
ton and will be worked out daily on
the track On Saturday morning the
track will be gone over thoroughly
and the outer side will be rolled for
the motor. On his journey against the
ponies Bobbie will be started by his
team mate Munro.
Tor Additional Suox+sr.- w. -.
Page Six.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
will be prepared to enter into the per-
manent organization,
Plenty of Good Players Available.

will be prepared to enter into the per-
manent organization.
Plenty of Good Players Available.
Since the first steps were taken to-
wards the formation OF the South At
lanttc League applications have been
received from at least a hundred good
BAH players who are anxious to go into
the league. Among these there are a
large number of player managers. and
there will be little trouble in securing
all the material desired.
Several of the managers who have
written for places In the league state
that they already have under contract.
number of players that they re-
served from last year.
rough draft of constitution and by
laws has been prepared and will be
submitted to the different cities in adj
vance of the meeting, that they might
go over them and make what altera-
tions they see fit. Every detail of The
leagues government is carefully gone
over, and provision for government in
every department arranged for.
Exhibition Games with Southern
League.
In the event the league is organized
and the various teams put on the dia-
HioHut eAnlDluOn games VIII be played
with teams of the Southern League be-
fore the regular cham ionship season
opens. This will prove the relative
strength of the teams that will COM
pose the teams of the South Atlantic
League, and viii give the cities that
will be in the circuit an opportunity
of judging of the class of BAN that viii
be put up.
letter has been received from Sec
rotary Farrell of the National Assoc
citation OF Ball Clubs, in which he says
that the national organization will take
the league in under the same condi-
tons as the Southern and other minor
leagues. This means that the players
In the league will be protected, as well
as the owners of the teams.
President Kavanaugh of the South
ern League has written that he will do
everything in his power to boost the
league along, and says he can imagine
no better spot in the country for a
good paying organization. Manager
Mike Finn of the Little Rock Club, and
Col. Abner Powell of the Atlanta team,
have also expressed themselves as
heartily favoring the establishment of
the league. and there is a possibility
that both of these well known ball men
will attend the meeting on Tuesday.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
ALL SAVANNAH WILL TURN OUT
TO THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL GAME
IACExsONVILLE WILL BRING AN
ALL STAR ELEVEN.
WILL HAVE MEN FROM
STATE UNIVERSITY.
THEY WILL ALSO HAVE CHARLEY
HARRIS TO PLAY FULL BACK.

Captain Cope Will Not he Able to
Play in the Game-Wayman Hor-
mon VIII Be mt Quarter Half
Back to Take HarmOn's Place Has
Not Yet Been SeIected-Iast Prac-
tfce of savannah Squad Will he
Held Tuesday Night-Frank McIn-
tire Has Gone to Athens to Assist
I'm Coaching the University Team
for the Auburn Game.
No city In the South embraces a
more enthusiastic football populace
than Savannah, and no city in the
country will turn out larger crowds on
THANKSGIVING, proportionately, than
will Savannah, when the blue and
white team will line up against an
au-Florida team.
If reports that come from the pen
insular state be true, Jacksonville will
bring to Savannah one of the strongest
teams that has ever appeared here, and
unless the old warriors here fight hard
they will have their enviable record,
sustained so heroically for the past
three years of never having been
scored against, broken.
In addition to the star players of
the two military teams in Jacksonville,
the Sand Crabs will draw from the
State University, and also from Ma
con, getting their star fullback from
there in the person OF Charles Harris.
Final Practice Tuesday Night.
The Savannah squad will have
final practice Tuesday night, when
Capt. Cope will announce the line up
of the team. This will be almost
the same as it was in the Georgia
game, with the exception that Capt.
Cope will not be in the game. Way
man Harmon will be at quarter, and
several men are now competing for
Harmons place at half back.
The practice Tuesday night will be
one of the hardest that the men have
vet had, and many new tricks will be
tried. The practices for the past two
times have been secret, as Capt. Cope
expects to have a hard game with
the Floridians. In the absence of
Capt. Cope the team will suffer much,
though Harmon is up to the scratch
anywhere he is placed. He has not,
however, had sufficient practice in
passing the ball to make him as ac-
curate as Capt. Cope, though he has
shown wonderful ability in this one
department.
McIntire Coaching.
Frank McIntire is at Georgia as
sisting in coaching the red and black
line for the Auburn game. McIntire
is recognized as one of the best
theoretical footballists in the South,
and the Georgia eleven will profit
much by his instructions.
Special Police Protection.
Supt. Garfunkle has promised that
there will be a sufficient number of
policemen at the game Thursday to
keep the crowds from entering the in
field, and those standing on the side
lines win not have the difficulty of
seeing that was experienced during the
Georgia game, when number of
those who had slipped under the wire
persisted in standing and cutting off
the view of those on the outside.
The Jacksonville team will reach Sa-
vannah Thursday morning, and word
has been sent that a large number of
hooters will be brought along to cheer
the visitors, in the event they are sue
cessful in breaking the stonewall line
of the blue and white.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
WAL THOUR AND THE PONIES
WILL HAVE A HARD FIGHT
FASTEST HORSES AT THE TRACK
WILL RUN.
MAN BEHIND MOTOR
MUST GO THE LIMIT,
WILL BE A TOSS UP TO PICK WIN
NER ON SATURDAY.

The Terrible Swede VIII Throw
Candy, Jr., Wide Open and Wal
thOur Promises to Make the Ride
of His Life-ChampiOn Pace Fol-
lower VIII Have t. Go Against .
Fresh Horse Every Half n Mile.
Will Ride on Outside of Track
and Cover More Distance Than
the Ponies.
Not in a long time, In Savannah, has
the announcement of a sporting event
aroused the interest that Is being
shown since 1t was made known that
Bobbie Walthour, the Bethesda boy
who has made good on every cycle
track in the country will ride against
the fastest running horses at the Fair
Grounds Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday Walthour will leave with
Gussie Lawson and Bonnie Munro for
New York to enter the six-day race in
Madison Square Garden. SaVannahianB
will be given an opportunity of seeing
the champion upon the eve of his de-
parture, and at a time when he Is in
the very pink of condition; fit to stand
the fearful strain that he must under
go In the battle that is to be waged in
the garden. To be able 10 ride for six
days, as Walthour will have to ride,
a man must be in perfect trim, and
Bobbie says that he was never before
in such splendid shape.
Just how many of the blooded rum
ners at the Fair Grounds Bobbie will
have to beat has not yet been positive
ly determined, but he will have to ride
against not less than ten. Mr.. H. II.
Hull, president of the Savannah Racing
Association, who will return from At
lanta this morning, may decide to have
horses relay each other every half mile,
and the programme will be so arrang-
ed that Wathour will have to ride his
fastest in order to win. And If the
horses should get the best of the man
behind the motor his share of the gate
receipts will be very much smaller.
Candy, Jr., the motor behind which
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
FORT SCREvEN TO MEET
FORT MCPHERSON TEAM.

Augusta, Nov 21.-Messrs, King and
Laird. Of Atlanta. are here to-day, per-
fecting arrangements for a Thanksgiv-
ing Day championship football match
at baseball park, between the Six
teenth Infantry team from Fort Nc
Pherson, and the artillery team from
Fort Screven Savannah. Laird left
tonight for Savannah to complete ar
rangements there for the coming Of
the team, and King remains here to
perfect plans for the match. There is
considerable rivalry between these
army teams, and they will meet on
neutral ground in Augusta.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
EATING AND DRINKING
WHILE RIDING RACE
WaIthour and Munro will Probably llius'ro'e
at Coliseum Thanksgiving NIsn.

o., They will be able to show how
81 half crazed men, riding day and
n ME eat and drink while grinding
ont ont miles. This would be an interest
ing performance to those who nave
never had an opportunity OF seeing
one of the big races.
If the holiday card is arranged, and
II is very likely to be. Munro ana
Walthour will ride a match race ana
Walthour will follow The Terrible
Swede for records from one to hve
miles. In his present splendid shape
Walthour is in a position TO break rec
ords. An intensely interesting pro
gramme can be arranged ana II the
elders appear at the Coliseum they
are certain to be greeted by a large
audience.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22

Aftere all there is very apt to De
a highly interesting performance at
the Coliseum on Thanksgiving night
The question will be positively deter
mined to-day.
There are a large number of peo-
pie who are anxious to know just
now a six day race is conducted and
Robbie Walthour and Bonnie Munro
VINO have been in a number OF the
nerve testing contests. are in posi-
uon to illustrate Just before the big
event takes place in Madison Square
harden next month.
.. Dotn pace followers know just how
Tue riders act in the long races and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
BOB STAFFORD DRAFTED;
BREITENSTEIN REFUSES TO GO

The drafting evil in the Southern
League is still going on. Notably
among those who have been recently
drafted is Bob Stafford, the former cap
tain of the Atlanta team. Newark is
the lucky drafter.
1t is up to Manager Powell of the
Atlanta team to make some arrange
ment by which he can be kept In the
South.
Besides Stafford, the same club has
drafted Breitenstein of the Memphis
team, but it has met with trouble
here for he says he will retire from
baseball rather than leave the South.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
COLLEGE TEAM BEAT
CHARLEST0N'S Y. M. C. A.

Charleston, S. c.. Nov. 21.-The foot
ball team of the South Carolina Col
lege defeated the Charleston Y. M. c.
A. eleven at the ball park here this
afternoon by a score of 16 to 0. In
spite of the very bad weather, large
crowd was out to witness the contest
The game was sharply contested
throughout There were no serious in
juries to the players on either side.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
BOYS FOOTBALL
NEXT FRIDAY.

The fourth game of the Marks Foot
ball League will take place in the Boil
ton Street Park next Friday afternoon
between the High School and the Bene-
dictine College.
The last time these teams met the
game resulted in a tie. Since then
both have met the Roarers, who de-
feated the Benedictines by a larger
score than they did the High School.
The Benedictines say that the Roarers
had a better team then than they had
when they beat the High School.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
ANOTHER TEAM WITH
A CHALLENGE,

The following team has been organ
lied and challenges any team in the
city whose ages are not over Is years
on an average: Douglas, center; Hicks,
right guard; Baker, right tackle; Pc
ters, right end: Seigle, left guard: Hite.
left tackle; Butler. left end; Saunders,
quarter back; Mason, right half back;
Cafeiro, left half back, and c. Douglass,
full back. All challenges must be sent
to M. Douglas, 445 Montgomery street.
city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
GRAND STAND BURNED.
But This Will Not Interfere with
the Football Game.

Atlanta, Nov. 21.-The grand stand
at Brisbine Park. where the Georgia
Auburn football game is to be played
on Thanksgiving Day, was burned 10
night, the fire having been started sup
posedly by a crowd of negro gamblers
This, however. will not interfere Win
the game, except that it will propapIV
cut down the gate receipts consldera y
bly,. A temporary structure will be put
up for the game.
The Tech Clemson game will be play
ed at Piedmont Park.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-22
DREYFUS SAYS HE'LL
WIN REMNANT AGAIN

President Barney Dreyfus of the
Pittsburg champions, says that his
club will go after the pennant of the
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-22
MONEYS SPEECH.

Senator Money addressed the people
today at the court house. The house
was filled and the attention good,
the address was full of good informa-
tion and sound logic. The manner
in which he dealt with questions of
national and international interest
showed that the senator has by no
means been negligent of the duties
with which he was entrusted. His ad-
dress was by many pronounced the
best delivered here this week. Mr..
Money was entertained at the home
of Mr.. r. H. Long. He leaves this
evening for Poplarville, where he
will address the people.
Senator Money addressed the chill
dren of the Main Street public school
this morning and Hattiesubrg scholars
were never more delightfully."- enter
tanned and instructed. The senator
is certainly happy in talking to the
youth in eloquence, yet simple Ian
guage that even the smallest tot could
understand and each and every one
will always remember most pleasantly
his splendid talk.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-22
A SPECIAL vENIRE ORDERED.
Returnable Friday Morning When
the Murder Case Will Come
UD for Trial.

All the Jurors that had been selec-
ted to sit on the case of the state vs..
Mccormick and Harper, charged with
murder, were discharged this morning
and a special venire of fifty men was
ordered returnable at $50 O'Clock
Friday morning when the case will
go to- trial and doubtless will be con-
cluded by Saturday evening or before.
Both sides have expressed them
selves as being ready and thus the
case will be tried with no likelihood
of postponement, and as the court
will have only two days in which to
try it the work will be rapid.
The court adjourned at IL o clock
to give Hon. Fl. D. Money an oppor-
tunity to address the people. at the
conclusion of his speech the court con-
vened to hear a demurrer case.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-22

The Meridian Star of Monday says
that it was reported in that city that
one Of the Hattiesburg banks had
been robbed of fifty thousand dollars
and two or three men killed. The
Star did not know which bank it
was. 1t must have been a clay bank
and not one where commercial bust
mes is carried on, for there has been
no bank robbed in this city nor a
man killed by robber. If the Star
had telegraphed it could have gotten
all the information concerning the
matter in very few words, which
would have been flat denial of the
truth of the report.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-22
OYSTER REEFS ENGAGING
ATTENTION OF COMMISSION.
Special to the Daily Progress.


Jackson, April 2S.-The best meth
cd Of propagating the oyster reefs on
the gulf coast is the problem that is
now engaging the attention Of the
Mississippi oyster commission which
was appointed by Governor Lonigno
several months ago. The last legis-
lature made an appropriation of $4,000
per annum to be used by the commits
sion for this work, and the sum is to
be expended during the summer.
The details of the work have not
yet been agreed upon, but it is the
general plan to mix the oysters to be
planted with shells, about one thous-
and barrels of oysters being used to
fifty thousand barrels Of shells.
Oyster men are unanimous in the
verdict that the planting Of oysters
alone is failure, and among some it
is thought that portion of the ap-
preparation should be used in employ
ing dredge boats to break up the reefs
where the oysters are too thick. A
contract for one hundred barrels of
shells at one cent barrel will at
once be made. The government will
be asked to furnish an expert to di
rect the work, this having been done
at the request of the state of Alabama
some time since
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-22
CADET EXAMINATION.

Examination was held Monday and
Tuesday for West Point and An
napolis cadets. The examination was
conducted by Prof W. l. Thames of
Poplarville and Superintendent W.
J. Pack of Ellisville and DR.. H. W.
Featherston of this city. W. Robert
son Smith of Ellisville received the
appointment to West Point and George
S. Wellington to Annapolis. Both of
thees are worthy young men and their
friends are congratulating them on
their success.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-22
FIRE NEAR MORRISTON.

Last Saturday night a fire broke
out near Morriston in this county,
destroying the residence of A. V. RIM
nels, with the sntire household
effects. Mr.. Runnels had no insur.
ance on either his residence or furni-
ture and the loss is total. 1t is re-
ported and believed that the fire was
the work Of an -incendiary.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-22

There is more politics to the square
inch in Hsttiesburg just at present
than there has been for many days
before. The many speeches which
have been made the past few days
seemed to have stirrd up the people
and many of them who had not here
tofore expressed themselves have done
80 the past few days and some of them
are very much enthused.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-22
SPEAKING AT PoPLARvILLE.

Poplarville, April 21.-Today has
been one of speech-making in Poplar
Vile. A number of state candidates
addressed the people, among whom
were Messrs. Noel, Fox and Varda-
man, candidates for governor.
Messrs. Noel and Fox spoke in the
forenoon and the applause given them
was evidence that each had a follow
ing among the voters of the county.
Major Vardama" in the afternoon de-
livered an address of two hours and
fifteen minutes. and the audience,
among whom were many ladies, fire.
quently applaued him.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-22
ESCAPED THE GALL0WS.
But Will Be Incarcerated in Missis-
sippi Insane Hospital
Instead.

Special to the Daily Progress.
Jackson, April 22.-John Gallman,
the young man who shot and killed
Judge Channell during a drunken
quarrel at Gallman depot several
mouths ago, has escaped the gallows,
and will be incarcerated in the Mis-
sissippi insane hospital instead
Gallman's trial at Hazlehurst was
concluded last evening. The plea Of
insanity was presented by the defense,
and expert witnesses, including DR..
T. J. Mitchell, superintendent of the
insane hospital, testified that the
prisoner is mentally unbalanced. The
jury returned a verdict TO this effect
and Gallman was brought to Jackson
OH the night train and placed in the
insane hospital. He was formerly an
inmate of the institution.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-22

The auditorium, when completed,
is going ot be one of the incest and
most commodious buildings in the
city and credit to the promoters. 1t
will answer the purpose for which it
is built. 1t is supposed to be COM
pleted and ready for occupation by
the first of June.