The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
CAPT. COPE HAS PERFECTED THE
ARRANGEMENTS
ENTIRE SCHEDULE IS
NOT YET COMPLETE.
TREASURER M'INTIRE Is NOW IN
CORRESPONDENCE WITH MAN
AYERS.

ed On to Return to Savannah as
the American Athletic Union Has
Protested His Playing With the
University of Kentucky Team.
Practices of the Local Team Will
BE Commenced On Oct. 1.
With the first cool winds of au-
tumn blowing away the memory of
diamond battles during the season
Just passed. the rich red blood of the
athletes runs riot in anticipation of
the glorious afternoons when the dull
thud of the punt. and the grinding
onslaught of contending columns shall
occur where the roar of the swat was
heard during the sultry summer days.
On oct / the Savannah football
team will have its first try out for
material for the team which will be
builded for the coming season. On
nearly every field in the South prac-
tice has already been commenced.
The old time foes of the Blue and
White in Charleston have already |
commenced practice and are counting |
greatly on developing a team this year
dividually, but will be better organ
lied, better drilled and more perfect |
in its team work than the marvellous |
collection of players which was de- |
feated by the White and Blue in that |
glorious struggle last New Years.
Cope viii Captain Again.
Mr.. Harris Cope will captain the |
team again this year. He is now at |
Sewanee assisting in Strengthening out |
the large amount of material from |
which the team of the University of |
the South will be finally drawn. This |
work will be of great benefit to him |
I'm his duties as captain and coach |
of the Savannah team, as all of the |
new ideas under the new rules will be |
obtained.
In coaching the team Capt Cope |
will be assisted by Mr.. Frank McIn |
tire and Mr.. Weyman Harmon, who |
will be unable to get in the game
himself on account of his broken arm.
The practices will probably be held |
in the yard of the First Regiment ar
mory.z, This is the most available |
place. as all of the practices are held |
at night, and this is the only well |
kept back.
Schedule Not Yet Completed.
The schedule for the coming season |
has not yet been completed, but the |
Thanksgiving game has been definitely
decided on, and on that day supporters
of the Blue and White will have an
opportunity of seeing just how good
the undefeated eleven is.
Treasurer McIntire received a tele-
gram from Capt. Cope yesterday, stat
ing that arrangements for the coming
of the Sewanee team to Savannah on
Thanksgiving had been perfected.
This means that Savannah lovers OF
the game will see two of the strongest
teams in the South play, and if Sa-
vannah should win. the wearers of the
blue and white should justly feel proud
of their triumph over a team that will
have had every advantage of practice,
coaching and dieting.
ROssiter and Black VIII Remain.
Mr.. McIntire stated yesterday that
the rumor that Black and Rossiter
would leave Savannah to play on some
college eleven is without foundation,
and that both of these men will be
on the Savannah line this fall. Rossi-
ter has recovered from injuries, and
says he will be the first one in the
game.
There is also a possibility that Ho-
gan Yancey will return to Savannah to
play if an effort is made by the man.
agement here to get him. Yancy left
Savannah to go to take charge of the
University of Kentucky football team
as captain, and the following special
from st. Louis to the Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal may mean that Yancey will
not he able TO play with his college
mates:
Yancey Ia n Professional.
st. Louis. Sept. 2O-(Special EVERY
A. A. u athlete who completes against
the Kentucky University football team.
of which Hogan Yancey, who played
with the Savannah team of the South
Atlantic League this season, is captain,
will be disqualified by the Western
A. A. u.
This decision is based on the fact
that Yancey played professional base
ball this summer, which disqualifies
him from competition i'm all sports gov
tercollegiate and Y. M. c. A. assocla-
tions throughout America.
1t is understood that many of the
teams throughout Kentucky and the
Middle West have games scheduled
with the Kentucky team, and these
can only be played without the assist
ance of the X. u. captain. The latter
was registered with the Western Assoc
citation of A. A. u in 1908, and thus
comes directly under the ban of the
A. A. u. The Western division is
very particular about the standing of
athletes In this district. and at the an
nual meeting held Monday night sus-
pended 1875 men.
Whether or not Kentucky University
will obey the mandate of the A. A.
y. remains to be seen. For several
years past the amateur standing of
many of the Kentucky colleges has
been questioned, and the A. A. u. is
determined that no such incident will
occur within It's jurisdiction as did
last year without suspending teams
In their entirety. Among the teams
which are arranging games with Ken
lucky is ST. Louis University. and UNI
less the mandate of the A. A. U. is OBJ
served, 81. Louis cannot play Kentucky
nor can Indiana, or any OF the schools
of the Big Nine or Southern Intercol-
legiate Association.
Plenty of Material Here.
In any event there will be plenty
OF available material for the team this
year. and Treasurer McIntire saws he
has already heard from nearly thirty
men who will report for trial at the
first nights practice.
Nearly every member OF last years
team. with the exception Of Harmon
and Mclntire. viii be candidates for
positions this year II seems that fate
has been against the team 20 far this
season.
Neyle colqultt. who doveloped into
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