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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08
By Innis Brown.
Famous Football OfiicialD

II GLOWING the general pro-
gram of staging the more
important contests for late
dates, to-day marks the settling Of
championship hopes for several foot
ball aspirants. In fact, this is prob
ably the most important day to date
in the football calendar, both North
and South, and before the setting of
to-day's sun, may be witnessed the
elimination of more than one squad
that has been counted an odds-on
favorite for first honors, 49,
In the South the big contest will
take place right here in Atlanta. Au-
burn, bold villagers Of the Alabama
plains, will hook up with Heisman's
yellow Jacketed hosts. This battle
will be the big show in Dixie,
In the first place neither of these
teams has suffered defeate either by
a team in this section or by an in
vader. What is more, neither has al
lowed its goal line to be crossed to
date At the final blast of the whistle
in to-days battle, one of these splen-
did aggregations will be wallowing in
the mire of defeat, while the other
will have laid a rock ribbed founda-
ton for first honors in Dixie, barring,
Of course, the bare possibility of
tie.
In case Auburn wins, the Alabama
squad will appear to have pretty
smooth sailing on through her two re-
naming games with Georgia and
Vanderbilt. This statement is ven
tured because of the fact that Au-
burn has shown a stubborn defense
at all times against straight, nara
football, and Tech can be counted on
to bring into the game all kinds OF
strategy and maneuvering to off set
this rigid defense against the straight
game Furthermore, if Auburn wins,
she will have an added confidence,
born of the knowledge that she can
do things. which will mean much in
her two games to follow.
Should the Jackets win it is likely
that their future opponents from
Athens and Clemson will find it very
difficult to bowl them over The Jack
cts are largely a new team, and such
victory will mean much For this
reason, it is to be expected that they
will be in the game fighting like mad
from beginning to end.
Both teams will enter the S~game
shy "a bit of their full resources, ow-
ing to the loss of players from phys
ical disabilities Auburn will lose
Lockwood and Taylor, while Tech will
be unable to use Fielder or Johnston.
| Either Of these, If thrown into the
breach at the right time, might serve
to stem the tide for his team. In
| this respect, therefore, both appear
| to be on about an equal footing. The
game is likely to depend very strong
! " on the spirit in which the two
/ enter the fray. The team which takes
the field with the pep and enhtu-
! siasm. is going to register an ad
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08
Famous Official Says Result of AubuTech Game Will Be Close
INNS BROWN SIZES UP T0DAYS BATTLE

Pennsylvania. For the first time in
almost a score of years the Crims on
team took the measure of the Nassau
Tigers last fall. This year with that
dazzling trio, Brickley, Mahan and
Hardwick, in the bacNfield, and d
powerful rush line to open up for
ward, it looks like Harvard again
However, stranger things have hap
pened, and Princeton coaches are far
from admitting defeat in advance.
The Tigers may get the decision, but
the odds favor the Crimson.
I'm the game between the Big
Green team and the Red and Blue
of Pennsylvania. the Green Mountain
boys look to have the advantage. They
showed conclusively that they have a
real football team by trouncing
Princeton last Saturday.
on the other hand, the Pennsylvd-
mans have been known to burst forth
suddenly in times past, following up
a sorry exhibition on one day with a
great article of football a week later,
that Dartmouth is going to gather
the grapes.
THERE is another game of East
and West which should prove a
great contest This is the interseC-
tional affair to be staged by Cornell
and Michigan. To date Cornell has
not looked very dangerous. MicIi-
gan, on the other hand has looked
formidable since they allowed the Ag.
gies to slip one over,
1t looks like Michigan by at least
two touchdowns in this game.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08
F v. R|TCH|E
SLUGS CROSS
HAS 4 CHANCE
Tut if the Champion Is Clever,
Then 1t viii Be Good Night,
Leachie, Says Tad,
By Tad.

TEW YORK, Nov. S.-Leacn
Cross is another of those
birds who will try anything
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08
De0ro Beats Carney
And Retains Title

\ NEW YORK, Nov. S.--AIfred DeOro,
III Cuba retained his title of champion
|et threecushion billiards by defeating
Joseph Carney, of Denver, in the third
|snd final block of the match last night,
|s4 10 4S. The total score of the match
ives $50 to 143.
Carney led, 100 to Sc, at the start of
ast nights block. but failed to score
the first nine innings DeOro played
steady game, making nine, the high
lA OF the match, in the twenty-eighth
ming, and in the thirty-fourth was on
|-yen terms with his opponent, DeOro
made seven in the fifty-third inning,
shd Carney made an equal number in
as eightieth. DeOro made the decid-
~g point in the eighty-siXth inning,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08
Alabama Backed at
Even Money to Beat
Tiger Eleven To-day

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Nov. s,--Sewa
nee's crushing defeat by Georgia Tech
last Saturday and Alabama's win over
the strong Mississippi Agricultural and
Mechanical team makes the dope on
the game between the Thin Red Line
and the Royal Purple here to-day look
promising
Previous to last Saturday. Sewanee
carried all the edge, but now Alabama
supporters think so well of their team g
chances that they are willing to wager
even money that they have as good a
chance as the Tigers
Sewanee will enter the game with one
change, Tackle Moore returning to the
game again and bolstering the Tigers
line. Alabama has made two changes,
w Vandegraaf playing defensive center
and II. Nandegraaf backing up the line,
instead of defensive tackle and end, re
spectively.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

vantage to begin with that may de-
eide the issue.
TIP at Nashville, Tennessee has a
chance to shove Vanderbilt
down among the "also rams" for good
and all. The CommodOres are adj
mittedly in very poor shape, due to
the loss from the line of Tom Brown
and Morgan. However, they still
have hopes of redeeming themselves,
and the Volunteers are likely TO find
the most bitter fighting team that
they have met this year, when they
tackle McGuins mistits.
In case Vanderbilt wins, she will
still have a chance for final consider
alton. Despite the two singing de-
teats, they have yet to suffer defeat
from a real Southern team. They,
therefore feel that there is still much
left to battle for. Should they come
through the Tennessee game with a
creditable performance, it will do
much to aid their showing against
Auburn
A 7 BIRMINGHAM, a scrap equal
- ~ as bitter as any fought in
Dixie to date will take place be-
tween Alabama and Sewanee. Both
have met defeat already, but both
are likewise fighters to the nnai
count, and this battle is going TO be
one for blood.
If Sewanee has not improved over
her game with Tech, she will no
doubt be due for a laCing. However
their long trip to Texas a week be-
fore doubtless had strong effect
on their local game, and they can
be counted on for a better exhibition
than they showed here.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

~ EN 4ORh, NOV. S.-Leacn
IN Cross is another of those
birds who will try anything
nee
He tried to beat Packey McFar-
Rnd, but was handed an awful trim
hing and last month when PaCkey
,old him that he should try again
Leach said: Nix on the bull, Pack
\ /. You told me once before that
Bad a chance to beat you and 1 be-
keved it. Tell it to Murphy or some
one else"
Leach will now try to lick Mr.
N Illus Richie, of San Francisco.
Ritchie, the new lightweight cham
Mon Of the world, is probably the
Afrkest dark horse that ever started
8efore a Gotham assemblage. New
Workers have never had a chance to
Ne him in action, and, although they
pave read columns concerning sail
Hbony-hued equine, they must long TO
Ae shown.
We, as a matter Of fact, don't know
fhether Willie is of the smuggling rr
boxing type. If he is a good boxer
EOOD- NIGHT, Leach!
If he is a slugger, then Cross has a
fhanCe, because the latter has never
yet been badly beaten BY young
|nan who depends upon AN iron jaw
fnd strong right.
Shifty birds, however, make a suck
Pr Of Cross. Driscoll and McF'ar-
land almost convinced him that box
tghting was no business. AS we said
five years ago, Cross was bum
fmong champions and a champion
emong buns. Since then, however,
be has come to the front and now is
10 get his first chance to punch at
the lightweight championship.
jim Griffin and Tom Mulvey, two
Eel-known Frisco sports, tell us that
Rtchie is a cinch if he gets through
the first four rounds. They say he S
; slow starter, but as sure as death
bfter five rounds. In his fight with
Rivers on the Coast Willie was badly
battered early in the quarrel, but
Fater on made Rivers like the cam
has.
Take it from me-" piped a fan
Uptown when he heard Griffin and
Hulyey pull that, "if Cross hits
ERitchie as often as Rivers did, the
PEEL won't need to ring for the sixth
Eound."
But then-oh, well, let's wait until
she old imp announces the batteries
'and yells Batter up!"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

er lodging tactics completely baffleS
the G. NJ A. squad.
The playing of\Rodrigucz, Porter and
Medlin featured for G. II A. Rodri-
guez played exceptionally well in the
first quarter making good gains through
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

is also credited with making the lone
touchdown of the game. Practically un-
aided in the third period he took the
ball from his own 3-yard line across
the entire field for a touchdown. His
zigzag running, combined with his clev.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08
By Tad

the center of Boys High line.
Boys High School is still in the #
OF the Prep League. with a perfect
centage, and bids fair to end her
son with her local record unblemish
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08
SOCCer Match On
At Piedmont Park

e Atalnta soccer team will travel
" F-edmont park this afternoon to play
vi toote & Davies team. AS both con-
Us lants are members of the Georgia
Eague, which opens it's season on No
,ssm5er 90 this match will help show
,,It comparative strength of the rival
i5e" S. The Atlanta team will be picked
y lhe selection committee before the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08
Inman Knox Leads
Boys High to 60
Victory Over GINA

Little Imam Knox, quarterback and
captain Of Boys High, led his eleven to
to 0 victory over Georgia Military
academy on the latters campus yester-
day.
-Four times this player broke loose for
runs ranging from IS to IS yards, and he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

AS stated above, to- days schedule
"A includes the most important en-
gagements to date. 1t means the
relegation Of either Vanderbilt Tech
or Auburn to a secondary position,
unless the season results in such d
tie that first place will be largely a
matter of comparative scores. 1t may
mean the passing of two of these,
since Tennessee has a very good
chance of topping the Commodores
over, while either Tech or Auburn is
practically certain to fall, barring the
possibility of a tie.
Georgia in the meantime stands by
in wild curiosity to see which of the
latter two will meet her with an
unblemished record
IN the East the two big contests
will take place between Harvard
and Princeton, and Dartmouth and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

n EORGIA maintained her position
~ by defeating Clemson Thursday
in hard battle. The Athenians are,
therefore, resting on their oars to-
day, and most of them will no douot
watch eagerly the grim combat be-
tween their future opponents.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-24

NEGRO TAKEN FROM OFFICERS AND HANGED
To Telephone Pole and Body Later
Burned-Had Murdered Little
Girl Week Ago.

Cooper, Textile negro Henry
Merzon, who was indicted for the
murder of little Lee Merrill of Pecan
Gap about one week ago, and who was
tried in the district court Friday, was
seized by an angry mob OF more than
thousand citizens and hanged to
telephone pole on the west side OF
the public square. Before convenlng
of the court hundreds Of people from
over the county were in town.
Since it became generally believed
that the negro killed the child pur-
posely there has been feeling of sub
duei excitement over the case. The
negro made a written confession OF
the crime, in which he admitted that
| he did not intend to shoot the girl,
but shot at the brother, intending to
kill him, and after abusing the girl
then to take her life also. By an I'M
expected movement of the brother just
as the gun was fired he was only
slightly wounded and the girl was kill
ed outright.
Sheriff Leeman Of Fannin County,
relative of the Merrills, waa present
and rendered Sheriff Frazier all the
help possible to protect the negro
from violence. At the noon hour
when Sheriff Frazier took the defend
ant from court, crowd numbering
about 1000 people surged into the
yard and refused to permit the de
PENDANT to be taken back to the jail
While Sheriff Frazier was locked
, in the jury room with the defendant
planning some way to get him to the
+. JAIL the people went wild. A piece O
paper was seen to fall from an out
side window, and soon pieces OF tim
Der were carried or thrown up to thu
D window. A crash was heard and tn
!, crowd had smashed the door dowl
and completely overpowered the shel
e if and his assistants, bringing on
= the defendant with rope around hi
s neck. He was led and dragge
e through the crowd to the west side o
the public square and hanged to tn
e crossarm of a telephone pole.
j. Merzon was probably dead before b
was clear of the ground, as he wa
s. struck with breast yokes, planks an
v other missiles as he was dragge
e. along. After hanging for about tie
h minutes he was taken down and dras
d ged through the negro settlement an
e. burned in pyre of crossties saturate
r. with coal OIL
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-24
CASTRO DENIED ADMISSION TO UNITED STATES
Special Board of Inquiry Makes De.
cision AS to venezueia's One
Time Ruler.

New York.-General Don Cipriano
Castro, former president of Venezuela,
who has been detained at Ellis island
by the immigration officials for more
than two weeks, Wednesday was de-
MED admission to the United States
by a special board of inquiry on the
ground that in his examination he had
admitted the commission of crime
and felony involving moral turpi-
tude."
In a statement issued by Commits
sioner of immigration Williams, civ
ing the first explanation for the de-
tention of Castro lad setting forth
the findings of the board, it is charged
that the former president of Vene
zuela has committed frequent per
jury" by pretending Ito be ignorant
of matters concerning which man
of his intelligence and holding the
position which he had undoubtedly
possessed knowledge"
Immediately after the announce
ment that he would not be permitted
to enter the country Castro declared
he would appeal to the secretary o
commerce and labor. Harold A. Con
tent, acting for George Gordon Battle
Castro's attorney, said that in even
of Secretary Nagel upholding the find
ings of the board the case would b.
taken into the courts.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-24
POINCARE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
Premier of the Cabinet Elected to the
Highest Position in the Republic.
Exciting Incidents.

Versailles, France-Raymond Nico-
las Landry Poincare, for the past
twelve months premier Of the French
cabinet, was elected president of the
republic of France Saturday by the
national assembly, composed OF the
members of both chambers OF parlia-
ment, in succession to President Ar
mand Fallieries, whose seven-year
term expires February IS.
The widest confusion, out Of which
arose two challenges to duels, mark
ed the casting of ballots.
The new president is now in his
fifty-third year. He is of medium
height, sturdily built, and radiates an
impression of force both physical and
intellectual He is versatile, and some
of a family distinguished in science
and literature. The president-elec'
himself Is a philosopher, a writer ant
member of the French Academy
with notable career in French law
circles. He has popularity of neveI
sending his clients bills for legal sery
Ices, always saying they may send hin
whatever they consider to be the value
of his work.
Americans who have met the pre-
mier have always found him interest
ed in the development and the inst
tutions of the United States and az
curately informed on the larger as
poets of current American affairs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-24
THJ TEXANS CARNEGIE HEROES
,nuN MCBRIDE OF TARPoN AND
a. H. MORGAN OF cLEsURNE.
Hero Commission Awarded S169,025
During the Year of 1912--Acts
of Real Heroism.

Pittsburg the ninth annual
meeting of the Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission Wednesday, President
Charles l.. Taylors report showed
1856 new cases were submitted in
1912, an increase of per cent over
1911. Two gold, As silver and 1O5
bronze medals. were awarded During
the year $169,025 was awarded to
heroes, $4,000 was disasters and
100000 in special appropriations.
The officers Of last year were re-
elected
Two awards were made in Texas,
as follows;
John Mcbride, bronze medal and
$1,000 as needed. Mcbride, aged 4S,
laborer, saved@Cyrus l.. Nall, aged 70,
laborer, from drowning, Tarpon, Tex
as, March 8, 1910. Nall was working
on a flat car on a jetty in the Gulf
of Mexico, 1890 feet from shore,
when he fell into the water and was
caught by an outgoing current and
carried away from the jetty. Waves
seven feet high were rolling in from
the gulf. Mcbride undressed and,
from car, dived over the rough,
rocky top of the jetty which extended
seven feet from the car, and attempt
ed to swim to Nall with heavy plank.
Waves continually swept over the
men, and Mcbride could not swim d.
rectly toward Nall. Five men, in a
boat, were compelled to abandon an
attempt to row to the rescue, on ac-
count of the roughness Of the water.
After Nall had been carried over sew
eral hundred feet, a current carried
him shoreWard. Fe was getting
weak, and went down three times at
brief intervals. After maneuvering
carefully, and with difficulty, Mcbride
reached Nall and Nall grabbed the
end of the plank. Mcbride then swan
$50 feet, pushing the end of the plank
and then caught Nall around the wais'
and arms and waded to the jetty witt
him.
Austin H. Morgan-Silver medal
Morgan, aged So, real estate dealer
saved William E. Mason, aged 81
minister, from assassination, Gle
burne, Texas, December Z, 1907. Il
darkness, Mason was attacked in hi
yard by man with revolver, VIII
fired twice at him, one shot plowin
through his scalp. The man the
shot Mason's mother and his wife
Mason, calling for help, ran toWar
Morgan's home, pursued by the a.
sassin. Morgan heard the shots an
calls for help and ran from his HON
to the street, with his revolver in hi
hand. When Mason was within 81
feet of Morgan, the assassin fire
again, the bullet striking Mason, VIII
fell at Morgan's feet. With their r
volvers but two feet apart, Morga
and the assassin exchanged shot
neither being hit, and the latter tina
turned and ran from the scene. TT
wounds of the injured were OF sci
Gus nature, but all recovered.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-24
STATE FILES SUITS AGAINST RAILROADS
Penalties Against Two Railroads Az
gregate 1851, o0o-other
Claims.

Austin, Tex.-Suits have been filed
In the district court by the State of
Texas against two railroads for penal
ties aggregating S651,000. One suit
is against the Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio Railway Company in
Mich it is alleged whites and negroes
Ire permitted to ride on the same
rain without furnishing separate cSm-
partments. The penalty asked for
is $1,000,
1t is alleged that the railway COM
pany on September l, 1912, operated a
train of sleeping, drawing room and
palace cars between Ell Paso and
Houston and failed and refused to
provide separate compartments equal
in points of comfort" for white and
negro passengers on the train, and
that at least two negro passengers
were permitted to ride under such
conditions.
The Galveston, Harrisburg and Sar
Antonio railroad is also sued for pen
alties aggregating $4,000 for alleged
delay in running train No. IT'S int
Galveston.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa F,
Railway Company is made defendan
In a suit for alleged delay in operat
ing It's passenger train No. 5 from it
starting point al Gainesville to Dal
las, and for not running on advel
tised schedule. The penalty aske
is $4,000 for each day of the allege
violation, aggregating 100000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-24
Trend Of the Times.

Ex-Governor Pennypacker discuss
ing the divorce evil in Philadelphia,
said. with smile:
I'm these times one never, as the
saying goes, knows where one is at
AID acquaintance of mine extended his
hand to me at the Historical society
the other day and cried:
Congratulate me! | am the hap
piest man alive!'
'I looked at him doubtfully.
Engaged, married or divorced"
asked."-New York Tribune.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-24
Wants s1.oooooo for Husband.

New York.-A flood of petitions for
damages through the loss of the Ii
tanic filed Thursday included one from
Mrs. Irene Walch Harris, who claims
S1,00O,000 for the loss Of her husband,
Henry B. Harris, the theatrical man
ager. This is the heaviest of the 279
claims so far filed. Mrs. May Futrelle
of Scituate, Mass, asks 100000 com.
pensation for the loss of her husband
jacques Futrelle, author. The claim
of Mrs. Lilly B. Millet, widow Of
Francis D. Millet, the artist, Titanic
victim, is 100000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-24

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