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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30

nov Also. he has some tendency TO
drop the ball. which he will doubtless
overcome.
Coming back TO those first mentioned:
F7etcher-ts beyond all cavil the very
best quarterback of the year. His play
deserves half a column. But right at
the tail end OF the season Fletcher was
Disqualified so what's the use in say
ing d word about it? If he is ineJigi-
bic to play on his own varsity team
he is equally ineligible for my al-S. L
A A.
or the remainder who have figured in
the various coaches line-ups as quar-
terbacks the next best man is probably
Majors of Auburn, and he Is tip-top
player But is he really any more of a
quarterback in his teams system Of
play than any other man in the back
field? He is not called upon to relay
the snap and he does not play rear
guard in receiving opponents punts.
In only one usual respect is he a quar-
terback for his team, and that is In
calling the signals. But l can not give
Majors much when it comes to his sig
mailing ability, and so l can not select
him for an alI-Southern quarter on the
strength of this point
Skies Is Heisman's Quarter.
But after eliminating Fletcher and
Majors there are no quarters left that
! consider quite worthy to uphold the
standard of the rest of the team, so
what are we to do? 1t happens that
there is playing this year one man Of
superlative backtield excellence who
would make an ideal quarterback-one
almost as good as Ray Morrison. That
man is Skies, of Vanderbilt, He has
been playing fullback and halfback all
season, and he plays one of these as
well as the other. 1t is idle to saw he
could not play as good a quarter as
Majors. for, as | have pointed out Ma
lors. in fact, plays no more quarter
back under Auburn's system of play
than does Skies in Vanderbilts system
What can Skies do? He is one of
the very fastest runners of the year.
He is the best blocker l have ever seen
III the south, His tackling is the
tiercest, keenest and surest of anv man
south this season Next to Reulle and
along with Ressijac, he is the best
quicker down here. He can run the ends
almost as well as Hardage ana co,
fanny quite as We'll as any other man
OF the year. His weight OF 1852 pounds
would be Just the thing for a quarter
back, while his spirit would keen anv
team in the world going at ton enood
Ian the time. His general play reminds
me more Of Mowisons than anv man 7
have seen this year. and he is carta,nr,.
the best rounded football PLAYER that
has shown this campaign.
And that's why I put Skies at ouar-
terback. And if he couldn't call signals
satisfactorily Though I believe bo
could | have no doubt that Hardaee
could, so what's the difference?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30

his illustrious predecessors. Ressija1
is a very fine plunEer, indeed. He gets
started quickly and with great snap.
he pIunges in as though sure the op-
posing line is nothing but a feather bed.
and he keeps on ramming till something
gives every time. Ressijacs defense is
also excellent. Really, though, he ought
to weigh a little more for an alSouth-
ern fullback.
Webb, of Clemson is a splendid full
back. He weighs only 165, but is tai
and rangy, and slashes in with grea.
abandon. He is undoubtedly one Of tho
best players Clemson has ever devel-
oped. AS yet I would not say that he
had had sufficient experience TO be put
on the all-S. l. A. A.
Probably the best man for the place
is Reulle. of Mississippi A. & NJ. This
man weighs 1872 and is very fast, in
deed. for his weight He has the ideal
build for a fullback. In addition to
these natural advantages, he is d tip
top forward passer, and as good kick
err as either Gillem Majors or Melon
aid. And if it's bucking you demand Of
a fulIback, why here's the man eau
give it to you. There is little doubt
that with his weight and speed com
bined he gets up more momentum than
any other man playing the game down
here this fall
So I give the place to Reulle, with
regret that ] haven't another one for
RessijaC as well
Norman. of Mercer, deserves very
honorable mention,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30

heavy interfering, | would probably
choose Major, of Auburn, for my quar-
ter. If l wanted man who could run
the ends, punt the bah and return punts.
would not overlook Mcdonald, of
Tech. If I wanted a skillful handler of
the ball from snapper to runner ana
one who was 4 good field general. no
doubt l would choose Fletcher of Mis-
sissippi, or Cameron, of Tennessee. And
so it goes.
Then there is Tolley, of Sewanee. who
certainly handles the center's snaps
nicely and who runs himself with the
ball in good form and with fine drive
Still he is not very fast man, else
Loeb, OF Tech, would never have run
him down and caught him from behind
Neither is he a sure man on catching
punts, Notwithstanding he caught them
all in the Tech game; in other games
he missed number of them. But Toll
ley makes a very satisfactory quarter
back and one who stands out from the
general field on his seasons work I
find it hard 10 turn him down-verv
hard.
Curtin Best Drop Kicker.
Vanderbilt's quarters are all pretty
fair men, but none of them seem to
have given entire satisfaction to their
coaches. Curtin is the best drop kick
er OF the year among the quarterbacks,
although he seems to be somewhat be-
hind his last years form.
Cameron, of Tennessee and Melon
aid, Of Tech, are brilliant for flrst-year
men, Cameron has had but one drop
ped punt the entire season. He is a
cool and self-confdent player. handles
the ball in jam-up style. and runs like
an antelope. He is only nineteen, and
is sure to make his mark. Next wear
he will bear watching for all Southern
honors
Mcdonald. of Tech, is one of the sur
prises of the year. Along with Major.
Reulle and Gillem, he helps to compose
the South's best quartet of punterS: in
my opinion he is quite as good here as
any of the others. He weighs but $50
and how he can make the ground he
does around the end and through the
line when that line is the least bit
broken up is and has been one of the
mysteries Of the season He can catch
almost anything ever let out Of the
cage in the shape of forward mass
and his blocking is par excellence. His
tackling is not SO clean, confident and
aggressive as it will ne a year from,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30
Morgan Good
Heavy Man.

Morgan. of the Commodores, Is the
man who helps me out of my din
cuIties. for he puts it a shade on the
Others This is in large part due to
sthe fact that he Is many pounds heav-
8ier than any of the other three weigh
ing, as he does, about 22o pounds. a
good big man is surely better than q
good little man, and that's all there is
10 it. If Morgan couldn't do any Of
the things that the other trio do, it
would be a different case. But you can
certainly find no fault with Morgan's
swapping, nor his charging and block
ing. nor yet his tackling and generally
fine spirit in the game. And when you
add his high grade experience to the
Iist of his other good points, there is
left nothing to discuss. Morgan would,
/ think, make any team in the country
AT center.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30
Switches Tackle
To Guard.

The difficulty is rounded by selecting
one of the numerous exceptionally good
| tackles and putting him in the posi-
ton. This may not seem quite fair to
strictly guard candidates, nor would |
do it in years when l considered the
regular guards Of the year able to hoh
, their own and maintain a standard OF
play reasonably up to that of the rest
Of our team.
1t is particularly advisable that we
this year switch a tackle into the
guards place, OH account Of the fact
that this all-S. l. A. A. represents in
general, the best roundabout eleven
| players of the year, and to exclude any
one OF at least three tackles that can be
named wouldn OF only work a great
| hardship on that one man, but would
make our team look like chain with
! one weak link when we had plenty OF
good. strong links lying around idle
! that we could insert at the weak spot
with the greatest ease.
| Now. I do not say that this substi-
tuition would be possible or advisable
| at every or any old position. Thus 1t
would be a wild guess to say that
good guard would make an equally good
/ fullback, or that a fine halfback would
do equally we'll at snapper But guard
! and tackle are ntirely alike In their
work. the only difference being that
tackle is harder place to play sue
cessfully than guard, requires more ex-
perience and agility and, generally
speaking, takes better man to play 1t.
But, this admitted, It follows clearly
that II a man can play tackle success
fully he can certainly play an entirely
satisfactory guard.
Barker at Left Guard.
For these reasons I have decided to
put Barker, OF Mississippi, at left
guard. This man weighs 100 pounds,
has played exceptionally well at tackle
for three years, and is able to run 100
yards in 10 1-2 seconds. He is one of
the flercest tacklers to be found any
I where, and backs up line in faultless
! ia shion. Now how can such a player
be kept of my team merely because
there are two other men who play the
tackle position about as well as he
does? And when there is no salts
! factory regular guard to nominate for
! our second guard position?
And the reason want the other two
men to whom l refer for regular tackles
on both offense and defense is that they
do their best work in the line, while
Barker is a star Of the first magnitude
when It comes to backing up the line
! in secondary defense. Playing the
guards position on offense. he could
be drawn back when it came to de-
Tense and play in that secondary de-
/ fensive line. He and Reulle OF Mis-
sissippi A. & NJ, would make the best
| backers-up of any men OF the year.
! This would leave Morgan and Thigpen
/ to hold things steady in the middle Of
! the line, and would be a capital ar
ransement. | let II so at that
&
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30

Dawes [ eliminate on the ground of
lightness ana some lack OF experience;
while the latter must be dropped Oh the
ground Of lack of general speed and
he, 100, needs a little more seasoning
Both have put up splendid game and
deserve special commentator.
But to be perfectly frank about it, l
do not consider any Of these three quite
ready for places on an all-SoutheTn. and
my team would really be too fan. below
standard at that spot were we to use
one Of these men this year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30
Center Again Goes
To Vanderbilt.

THE first-clsss centers OF the year
have not been as numerous as here
tofore. and I am going to seriously
consider but four of them. These are
Adams, Of Mississippi: Dutton, Of L. S.
u. Loeb, OF Tech. and Morgan, Of
Vanderbilt
Adams and Dutton are much alike in
size, general ability and style Of play
They are excellent snappers, know the
possibilities OF their position, and are
grand football players Either of them
would prove entirely acceptable in the
position on any team In the South
land. They are experienced linesmen,
and play with great vigor 1t would be
a hard task to decide which is the bet
ter of the two.
Loeb, of Tech, is all this-lacking one
thing. and that is weight. AT first
though: II would seem absurd to dis
Acuss for this position man who weighs
but 1J5 pounds. Yet Loeb is possessed
of such tremendous energy, such abso-
lutely indomitable fighting spirit, and
such splendid vitality that he com
pels consideration; he overcomes han
dicap of from ten to twenty pounds in
an opponent by these factors with ease.
Thus, while differing from the other
two in general style, he ranks on q par
with them, and a selection from one OF
the three would be just as difficult
land just as easy) TO make as one from
the first two. I will say for Loeb that
when it comes to pure grit he merits
the highest possible ranking.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30

Excluding the Kentucky and
Texas colleges on the ground Of
geographical remoteness my sec
lections will be confined to teams
representing the above colleges.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30
By j. w. HELSMAN

TIME Southern intercollegiate Athletic embraces
the following members: Alabama, Auburn, Howard
ga Mercer Tech Tulane L. S. e.. University Mississippi
NJ. Mississippi college. Msaps College, Trinity Glenn
Wofford TheCiad University Of Florida, Vanderbilt
Tennessee College Of Charleston Texas A. NJ and three
colleges n Kentucky.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-30
Select Single Yw Jacket for
HEISMANS ALL-SOUTHERN ELE
Honorab1y
Mentioned
By He,snra,,

On account of lack of space, Mr..
Heisman was unable to discuss a num-
her of players. Following are those
that he also wishes to boost for their
good playing:
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
CEMI-PRO M rs
~ %i : nett : .s' JOTTTNGS

Newman. shortstop on the Constitution
A. A., will dear watchin. He ac-
cepted seven chances against the Silver
Lakes Sunday on poor grounds without
IN error. He also connected with Larry
Hesterfer's benders for two hits.
mi-professlonal teams want TO take
aotice of a coming team In Newark.
he Constitution A. A. They are a fast
OF Of ball players and have n strong
minor league battery in Lewis and Davis.
They are open for an engagement Satur-
lay and Sunday afternoon on opponents
rounds for a very reasonable guarantee.
H.. Klein is the manager. 325 New street.
Telephone during the day 3eA Market.
Saturday afternoon, on Roseville Oval,
the Clark Thread team, which Is lead
ing the Manufacturers League, will
nave the General Electrics. of Harrison,
as opponents Meeban and lion will
work for the Clarks. while the General
Electrics will probably use Van and See.
Fans In the Forest Hill section of the
city are being treated to a frst-class
brand of baseball this season. The team
representing that district has played as
we'll as defeated some of the best aggre-
cations In this section already and un-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
inquest in England Will Bar
Transportation of Dead Cap
itaIist Until Saturday.
BURIAL IN NJ. j. CANNOT
BE UNTIL o MAY %
Aero Death Crash Came Just
After He Had Concluded $780,
100000 Deal.

pASSAIc. May 15.-1t was learned by
cable today that the body of Victor l..
Mason, who met Il tragic death In an
aviation accident at Brooklands, London.
W days ago. cannot be shipped from
England before next Saturday, owing
chiefly to red tape In connection with the
inquest. This means that the funeral
canno be held from the Mason home till
about May Is. No arrangements for the
funeral hive been made.
Mr.. Mason had just completed n very
important financial deal. embracing an
amount of $40, 900, 1000 in behalf of a group
of New York capitalists, including, 1t Is
said, Harry Content and Colemon Dupont.
The bonds were the issue OF the South
Atlantic Western railroad.
After four months hard work lie had
concluded the arrangements for placing
the issue in England and France. 1t is
believed TINT his death will not interfere
with the ultimate success of the deal, al
though naturally the negotiations will be
somewhat complicated.
On January s Mr.. Mason arrived In
London on his second visit. He had en-
deared himself to all who came into con
tact with him. He was keenly interested
in public affairs, and often would discuss
American politics, national and municipal.
He was especially interested in New Jer-
sey and In his home town. Passaic. Prob
ably the men he most often spoke of In
glowing terms is his friend Frank Hitch
cock, the postmaster general, who, he said
more than once, might be n dark horse
for the Republican presidential nomina-
tion.
Fond of 0-Mile-an-Hour Racing.
MI. Mason was n thorough sportsman,
and in the weary waits incident to his
financial negotiations in London fire.
quently visited B%rooklands to watch the
motor racing and flying, in which he
took the keenest interest. He was often
seen occupying a seat on a racing motor
and spinning around the Brooklands
track at a speed of anything up to 100
miles an hour.
On Easter Sunday. after he had
lunched with Sir Ernest ShaclSleton and
CAPTAIN +. R. Meyer, the latter of whom
was Mr.. Mason's partner in the finan-
ciai negotiations, all three went to
Brooklands to see the flying, and after
much solicitation Sir Ernest introduced
Mr. Mason to one of the aviators, with
the result tina Mr.. Mason made a trip
IN a biplane. Sir Ernest feels Mr.. Ma
sons death keenly, as he thinks In a
way he is responsible through giving him
his first opportunity to taste the sensa-
tion Of flying. .
Captain Meyer, a son of ex-Judge
Meyer, a ~well-known American resident
of London, is much grieved over bis
friends death. He says Mr.. Mason had
been warned time and time again about
taking such risks. Captain Meyer, TO-
gether with William Phillips, secretary
of the American embassy, is arrangl1f
Mr.. Mason's affairs here and for the
shipment of the body to America, Great
sympathy is felt for Mrs. Mason and her
family.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15

ally held up on the roads n bonlevards
of Chicago by the ~vigilant minions OF
the law. They took it for granted, he
said, that he must be exceeding the
limit, whether he was or not. And II
that did not suffice as a good reason for
holding him they protested that they
thought he was going to scorch.
This form of. weak-mindedness began
to pail on the %renuous Mr.. Johnson.
so he planned to get even.
The next day there was some big attn
letic event to be held on the outskirts
of the city, so Jack. who by this time
had become very we'll acquainted with
the chief of police, invited that officer
to go out and see the affair in the little
red roadster. The chief accepted and
with a grim smile Jack waited till the
chief was safely seated then he slightly
let out the gas. With painful delibera-
ton Mr.. johnson, with the chief by his
side, picked out a circuitous route in
order TO pass all his friends on patrol.
And he did pass them just slow enough
to allow them to see who was seated in
the machine. Jack Johnson never
smiled but through the dust he could
see what he termed IAN irritated glow
on the faces of his friends of law and
order.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15

der the management of Bill Francis
should have a most successful year. The
Killers will play the People Parks ot
Paterson at Columbia Oval Sunday aft
ernoon.
The jewelers. League VIII be ushered
In Saturday. The organization this sea
son promises to be the best ever and
with the addition of new teams the
league should live up to this prediction.
The Amateur League will open Satur-
day. The South Orange Field Club will
have the Staten Island team to contend
with at South Orange field.
A good all-around fielder, formerly
with the Jefferson A. A., would like a
position with some iirst-class team for
Saturdays and sundays. Communicate
with George Whitley, III Walnut street,
city.
At the Dover Driving Park Sunday the
Dover Club will play the Brighton +. c.,
which nine downed the Morristown A.
A. last Sunday, l to O.
pover's star finger. Robbie. has gone
to the Worcester New England League
club, but Roy Wolfe or Paul 1'rettler VIII
try TO dispose Of the B%rightons.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
ST. BENEDIcTS SLUG
CLASSON POINT PITCHER

st. Benedict ball tossers f%attened their
batting averages at Classon Point yester-
day when they swamped the Military
Academy team of that place to the tune of
&c to 5. "Ducky' Dolan led in the swat.
fest with a home run. a triple and a trio
of singles. Donahue was next with n
quartet of one-baggers, while Walsh, Gil
hooley, McDermitt and Madden had three
each. Jack Donahue did the h~eaving for
the Newarkers and allowed but seven hits
and struck out eleven. Bushby, the home
finger, was touched up for a total of
twenty-five safeties and passed ten hat.
ters. The score: R.H.E.
st. Benedict .......2 SO71O21 5-26 % 4
Classon Point 80 230OOOO0- Z )
Notwithstanding and Dolan; Bushby
and Rooney.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15

In one of the hardest contested battles
ever seen at Providence last night Tom
Bergin, of Lewiston, knocked out
Johnnie Waltz, of Jersey City, in the
eleventh round of A hfteen-round bout.
After taking everything the .Jerseylte
had, Bergin waded in and knocked him
down nine times. finishing him with a
right smash to the body.
900"
Tom Jones, who attained fame as man
ager of Billy Papke and Ad Wolgast. has
added Al Kaufman to his string of fight
ers.
900"
Here Is a little sid light on the humor
of the huge human panther. Jack john
son. who is now fitting himself to quiet
ly snuff out another white hope in the
ring of fists.
Jack Johnson has an inherent love for
the bright face of danger and he
amuses himself in other exciting fash
ions outside of the prize-fight. When
he first made his acquaintance with
Chicago. so the story goes, he was spot
ted on every hand by the police, who
had him down as an inveterate speeder'
His little red roadster, with which he
used to develop something more than
candle-power motion, was being ~conttnu-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
SYSTEM OF GRAFT
AMONG WATERS

NEW YORK. May 15.-"You may not
believe IT, said the former waiter. now
a partner in a chop house, but the high
est wages l ever received were 800 a
month in Thornton's Hotel. In Butte,
Mont
What! Higher wages than you got in
New York;
oh, o don't get high wages in New
York"
We'll, what do you men come here
for?'s
For the graft"
rs there really a system OF graft
among the walters here?'
Just as perfect a system of graft as
there ever was in the palmiest days of
the police" replied the ex-waiter.
Men in the frst-class restaurants end
fashionable hotels of New York get s25
a month and the captains $40 to $50 a
month. But hat is a very small proper
tlon of what they receive in tips. Ny
tips, when / was a waiter on Broadway,
ranged from $40 TO s92 n dry"
did you keep it all?"
No; there was the fresh air fund
What was that?"
We'll, a man to keep in good standing
has to pay from 80 to s. a week to the
collector, and that collector turns 1t in
to the head waiter. Say, for instance,
there are from 100 to 125 winters. as in
the large hotels. You will readily see
that hat means from 5000 to $500 a
week"
But the head waiter really doesn't get
that. does hep"
well, he buys fiat houses" was the
reply.
And what about the fresh air fund.-"
"Well, If he doesn't come up in time
there is a question asked, What about
the fresh air fund.- And il his collee-
lions are not ready he gets all the fresh
air he wants. Not only that, but the
waiter actually pays to get his job.
$50, you will see," continued the ex-
waiter, "a strike of walters is really a
more serious thing to a certain few than
1t is to the uncertain many, who are the
patrons of the hotels or restaurants. for
it means the breaking up of the system
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-15
NINE ~SCHOOLBOY GAMES
DECIDED IN THE PARKS

Nine games were decided in the North
ern Senior and Southern Junior Baseball
Leagues at the respective parks, Branch
Brook and W%eequahic. yesterday after
noon. In the Northern circuit the Frank
to O: Burnet walloped Elliott, 5 to 3; In.
dustrial stung Fifteenth avenue, II to s;
Newton downed Sussex Avenue, Z to 4;
while Central won from Eighteenth Ave
nue.. IA to 5. In the Southern Junior
League the opening games resulted as
follows: South Market Street 5, Morton
Street 3; Miller Street %, Washington
Street G: Hawthorne Avenue Is, Avon
Avenue 4, and Bergen Street 9, Chestnut
ungraded 0 Cforfeited).