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THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION Vol. No. 173. ATLANTA, GA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1915. Dally and Snaday.

carrier delivery. IS data weekly. TALLEY JOHNSTON HEADS i916 JACKETS Talley Johnston Named Captain 1916 Jackets; Carpenter Is Alternate 'l'wenty Two flayers Awarded letters at canquei a. Druid Hills Golf Bill Oldknow Presents Team With Other Trophies Are Gala Time Had. By Dick Talley Johnston, of Chattanooga, half and fullback oh the Tech football team, was elected captain or tne eleven quel given the team at the Druid mils uou ciuo last nignc.

Carpenter was elected alternate. The election of Johnston was predicted In Saturday morning's Constitution. Fully 300 guests, including the Tech varsity, the scrubs, the managers, the coaches, former players, former students and friends of the institution attended the elaborate spread. The Old Gold and White of Tech was the color scheme of the evening. This color scheme was carried out in all the decorations and even to some of the fancy dishes served.

The ice cream had a big white in the midst of Good spirit, plenty of pep and wit prevailed throughout the entire evening. Those present will look hack on the evening as one long to be remem Twenty.Two Letter Men. Twenty two players received, their "Ts" and these players also receivea athletic shingles, which by ueorge w. Aaatr. nresented The following Captain Morrison, Phillips, Lang, Reynolds, Carpenter, Mauck, Senter, Goree, Spence, Fielder, Strupper, John Forrest Adair presided as toastmas ter and introduced as the first speaker of the evening William Oldknow, one of the most fanatic of the Tech football fans and supporters.

Mr. Old know presented the team with a massive pennant. Mr. that this company has ever pennant, and when they Informed of the world's baseball eham. nlonshios were 17 bv 36 feet.

I imme dlately ordered one 17 by 46 feet, and "This pennant," continued Mr. Old know, "I present to the best football The bunting measured 17 by 45 feet, and was old gold with white lettering. Georgia Tech, Football Champions of 1915." In the center was a massive white The pennant accepted, the boys pledged Mr. Oldknow that they would build a massive pole In their ehops at Tech, erect it on Grant Field and float the pennant at the opening Other Trophies. of Columbus, he presented I gift of the alumni of that city.

and chain. He also presented "Woots" his letter four consecutive years as Jacket. Jim Flovd. of the Atlanta National bank, presented gold cuff buttons to the years. They were Lang, Alexander, Beard, Johnston and Preas.

Gold footballs made' ud like watch Just as the banquet was breaking ng the first speaker, a blare of when the banquet finally broke up It was the opinion of everyone present Ty Cobb Again Leader In Official Averages Tyrus Raymond Cobb, the great Georgian of the Detroit Tigers, again led the American league batsmen for the steenth consecutive time, according to the official averages just made public. Cobb hit for a ,370 clip, 38 points ahead of his nearest opponent. Eddie Cobb was also the leading Cobb also led in the i I In this department, with 118, Although he stated before the season started that he was not going after a stolen base record, he hung up the largest stolen base mark of modern times, purloining 96 bases during the campaign. Maisel, of New York, was second, with 51, and Collins, of Chicago, third, with 46. Cobb also led in slugging, with 274 bases on his hits.

His teammate, Crawford, was second, with 264. and the other man In Detroit's wonderful outfield trio, Bobby Veach, came In third, with 247. Tet the Tigers did not Veach led in doubles, with 40. and Cobb and Crawford, his teammates, with Boston, and Pratt, of St Louis, were all tied for second place, with Crawford led in triples, with 19. Fournler.

of Chicago, was second, with IS, and Chapman and Roth, of Cleveland, and J. Collins, of Chicago, were tied for third, with 17 each. Kotn. of Chicago and Cleveland, led in home runs, with 7. Oldrlng, Chicago, Boston, fanned the least of any of the star batters, striking out but 14 times in ,150 games.

Here are the complete official records of the first sixty players in the if. 5 atl 8B BB so Cobb, Detroit 156 StS 144 10J 20t 274 It I 9 96 118 Davis, Jackson, Cleveland Chicago GandJl, Washing ton Collins. Boston Bbotton, St. Louis. Hoblltxel, Boston Foster.

Boston mbe, Cleveland Weaver, Chicago Both, Chicago Cleveland Leonard. Boston Sraney. Cleveland J. Collins. Chlcaao Evanm.

Cleveland 165 S21 111 93 17S 227 22 14 160 647 10S 174 226 26 12 124 422 84 44 114 207 20 It 4(1 tl Craw ford, Detroit 41! Strunk, Philadelphia 132 465 20 143 ICS 14 S2 200 30 12 it xu if til ii 11 20 24 6 11 It 62 22 .301 6 1 It JJ 24 44 2t 159 403 41 42 175 227 tl 11 11 11 Jt 162 657 69 61 142 212 21 I 1 It It 46 63 124 416 61 36 141 117 30 16 2 7 2 If 41 62 22 81 274 28 20 78 101 It 2 2 12 It 7 27 ltt6 114 111 54 IS 111 16 12 2 2t Ill 410 40 11 117 174 14 I 1 112 224 43 25 10 117 14 7 i 78 JOS 26 18 67 71 10 8 SYRACUSE OCCIDENTAL GAME IS POSTPONED Los December Announcement was made today that the football game scheduled for this aft ernoon between the elevens of Syracuse university and Occidental college would be played here Monday. The postponement of the game was caused by uncertainty as to tho time of the visitors' arrival from the north, their train having been delayed by a slide ex earth uunsmuir. uai. 70 14C 171 14 14 14 2 164 211 14 17 21 144 610 51 31 117 ltt 24 tl Sit 41 27 85 96 9 1 161 200 18 11 3 42 141 477 61 46 127 141 4 125 412 46 38 lit 1J5 14 4 117 414 61 24 Ill 427 51 21 7 1 11 It 72 62 141 113 14 IT 2 9 38 36 4 2 105 111 41 IS It 138 It TE 242 3S It ft II 14 46 111 14" 11 SS 45 4 42 118 tl JU 20 4t St .276 11 9 13 24 .171 6 IT .258 17 23 fl Kentucky's Dates, Lexington. December The football schedule of Kentucky State diversity for announced today.

October 7. Center college, at Danville Ky. October 14. Vanderbllt university at October 21. Sewanee at Lexington.

October 28, Cincinnati at Cincinnati. November 4, Louisville at Lexington. November IS, Mississippi A. M. at Lexington.

November 30, Tennessee at Knoxville. THREE 1916 FOOTBALL LEADERS (Sewanee) Mat MhtfrlrSS I I JOHNSTON sBfev (Tech) JBf IB JHH MORTON (Alabama) TENNIS RATINGS William Johnston Heads Men, and, With Partner, the Doubles Miss Bjur stedt Heads Women. New York, December 4. William M. Johnston, of San Francisco, was placed at the top of the national tennis rank ing list for the season In the singles and paired witn Clarence j.

urmin, of Sah Francisco, at the top of the doubles, in tne report issuea today hy the committee of the United States National Lawn Tennis association. The findings were made by F. C. Inman, W. L.

Pate and W. M. Hall. Misa Molla Blurstedt of Norway. headed the 1st of women players who were rated.

Johnston's right to number one wen established by his record in the nation al championship, in which he defeated Karl H. Behr. of New York; R. Norris William of Philadelphia, and Maurice E. McLoughlln.

San Francisco, on successive days. The committee admitted that there was only a slight shade between Williams and McLoughlln, and rating McLoUg tend nf third No. William M. Johnston: No. 2.

ft. J. Griffin; No. 8. W.

M. Washburn; No. 9. George M. Church; No.

10, W. M. Hall. Rating Of first ten women in singles: No. 1, Miss Molla Bjurstedt: No.

2, Mrs. George WIghtman; No. 8, Mrs. Marshall McLean; No. 4, Miss Florence Sutton; No.

5, Mrs. Barger Wallacn; No. Miss Marie Wagner; No. 7, Miss Anita Myers; No. 8, Miss Sara Livingston; No.

9. Miss Clare Cassel; No. 10. Miss Eleanora Sears. The ratings of the class 1 in the sin gles follows: Rating of first I Robert Leroy, Dairs in doubles' Griffin; No.

E. McLoughlln and T. C. Bundy; No. 3.

G. M. Church and Dean 4. N. Williams II.

and W. M. Washburn; No. 5,. W.

T. Hayes and R. H. Burdick; No. 6, I.

C. Wright and W. F. Johnson: No. 7.

T. Pell and B. C. Prentice; No. 8, H.

H. Hackett and W. Hall No. 9, F. C.

Baggs and a H. Voshell; No. 10, E. P. Lamed and F.

C. Inman. In its report, the ranking commltee. because less than 100 players sent in their records, recommends that it be made compulsory for clubs holding of the tourney within ten days of its tournament the following year. R.

N. Wrenn. president of the association, in issuing the report, stated that he had been delegated to attend the conference on an amateur rule called by the Intercollegiate Association of Athletes of America. The executive committee appointed tice. New York, and F.

C. Inman. New York, a committee to make nominations for officers, to be presented and voted upon at tne annual meeting next P. EL Presbrey, Boston; Richard Stevens and George T. Adee, of New York, were appointed to report plans to oeveiop tne iniereii in junior tennif throughout the country.

Sammons Mercer. Macon, December Frank Sammons, president of the senior class, left halfback on the Mercer football team, was chosen captain of the team for next year tonight Fourteen Mercer men were given "Ms." Robert Newton, omore, was elected alternate cap ON TECH SCHEDULE Dates Announced by Commodores Precludes Yellow Jackets Taking Place in Their List Should the same condition, claims for the title by Vanderbllt and Tech, prevail at the conclusion of the 1915 football season, it will be due to the schedule again. Vanderbllt will not play Tech in 1916. This much is certain after glancing over tne list oi aates announced Dy im Vanderbllt authorities. The Novembe: dates are filled up.

It would be foolhardy for either eleven to take on the other for an October engagement, as they would furnish ly in the season, and each eleven would have to be brought to Its top form earlier than MeGugin or Heiaman would care to have their team reach at that 8 Thus, one or the other will have to be defeated, to eliminate such a condition as prevail! the present time. AQUATIC MEET. Third Classified Event at Y. M. C.

A. Wednesday. The third classified aquatic meet of the season at the local Y. M. C.

A. will be held Wednesday night in the large elation. The winner in each division in each meet receives a ribbon, while at the end of the season the man in each division having the best average for the year will receive a handsome medal. The men are classified into three classes, A th 5 held. They i 40 ard backstroke.

80 yard medley swim, using four different strokes. Running high dive. Tilting contest. The events likely to prove the moat popular of the five are the 80 yard medley and the tilting contest. This latter event has been arranged solely for the comedy it will bring forth.

On two rafts, two men will be placed at each end of the pool. One of the men wljl paddle, while the other will be equipped with a long pole, padded on other off wins the event sion is A. A. C. FIVE WILL OPETOEASON Several Changes Likely in Personnel of the Southern Champions First Game on Next Saturday.

Joe Bean's basketball tossers get down to the season's work next Satur day, when a quintet of the Atlanta The local players will begin their the Columbus Y. M. C. Colum bus, which team they annihilated by much bigger score in their return ei Willlngham Smith, the game little forward, and captain of last years team, will not be in the line up this It'fs also nrnbahle that fid Carter. the star guard of the club team for the past five years, will not play, although Ed comes down to an occasional practice.

The loss of Carter weakens the team in many respects, for Carter gave Bean out Carter. Bean can get hardly than a "three man offensive" team, counting Walter DuBard at center and the two forwards. However, there is no reason why this year's team should not be as strong on the i Bean has a wealth of new material in quired Louie Lester, the star forward of the University of Georgia quintet for several seasons, and Johnnie West These two new men are both fast and heavy, and will likely beat out the two old forwards. Johnny Graves and Forbes, for their places In the forward old place at guard, and Frank Carter. a substitute on last year's team, is filling In regular at hia brother's position in the backfield.

bott Zecke Msrtln. William McLarin, Steve Crumo. Ernest Ratnspeck. Car lyle Cox, Walter Locke, Ben Ragsdali Cooper to Lead L.S.I/. nnlvorsitv'u football season, was today elected captain of Spanish Billiard Champ In Exhibitions Tuesday Luis Vaxques, champion billiard player of Spain, will stage his first Atlanta exhibition of his mastery of the ivories at the Montgomery Billiard parlors Tuesday night with, another exhibition on Friday.

Senor Vaxques is of the Spanish nobility. Billiards held a fascination for him when a hoy, and he relinquished all claims to titles and estates in his Atlanta billiard fans who have seen him practicing at the Montgomery Billiard parlors state that his exhibitions of fancy shots with the cue are the most wonderful they have ever seen. Senor Vaxques has made a run of 11 in three cushion billiards, and holds the world's record for straight rail run with the high count of 442. In addition to giving Senor Vaxques is to play some local billiard stars and agrees to play them 1.000 points to 400. The names of his opponents will be announced later.

TECH CLASS TEAMS PLAY FIRST GAMES Freshmen Defeat Seniors, and Sophomores Down Juniors in Opening Games Saturday. By Hal Reynolds. The inter class football season a Tech was ushered In yesterday after noon with games between the senion and freshmen and between the sophs and juniors. The freshmen won out over the seniors. 12 to 0, and the sophs defeated the Juniors, 20 to 3.

Both of the games were hard fought, the teams appearing more evenly matched than any in recent years. None of the four teams resorted to open plays, line smashing being the main offensive. The Junior soph game marked the third time that these two classes have met on the gridiron. On two occasions last year, In the game for the title, two 0 0 battles were fought. The sophs made up for these two draws yesterday, however, by completely he sophs' 15 yard line i blocked punt made on penalties, the Juniors did i make the required distance a sint On the other band, the sented a strong offense in through the line.

The sophs Dixon fell on the ball behind the Juniors The second touchdown was the result of repeated bucks by the soph backs, Guill finally carrying the ball over on a 12 varrt burV The third srore when the sophs worked a splendid forward D'Arc who was standing between the goal and a large part of defensive work. but few occasions. McClure made the longest run of the game, a 50 yard dash around end In the opening period. For the Juniors the work of Bird. West and Spanglar featured.

Tne line ups tnat siarreo we game SOPHS' (14) Position. JUNIORS (1). L. T. Baunsler Robertson Parage Ware Bird Angel V.V.V.V T.

Collins E. Woodall Price U. B. Hirers MeClors L. H.

Aiken Rae D'Arcy R. H. B. Klegela Gull! f. B.

Carson Vandiver Referee. Coach Clay; umpire. Fielder; head linesman. Lane. Guill, Arey.

Dixon: soai from touchdown. HcCIore 2: from field. Vaadlv.r Time of quarters. 14 mantes. In the senior fresh game, the latter, ainlv throuah their helnu in ih.

shape, outrushed the upperelassmen at by former senior classes. PSKkett later picked Winter League To Open Friday; Frank Returns Crackers' New Manager May Have Some News. Association to Organize and Elect Officers. By Dirk JemUoa. The winter league will be officially ushered in for Atlanta fans this week.

with the return of Manager Charley Frank, of the Crackers. The Cracker boss will return to Atlanta from New Orleans Friday to assume active charge of the affairs of the local clut) for the coming season. It is believed that upon his arrival the new manager will have some interesting news for local fandom regarding the prospects of the team for 1916. No doubt he has been giving prospective players the once over during the past ten days and has line on some promising material. The new mogul will have a tremendous task on his hands building up a winner and plugging; uy the holes left in the local machine by recalls from the big league clubs.

Who He Has Now. Let's take a little stock for C. Frank and see what he has. In the infield he has Rivlngton Bls land and Milton Reed, together with Munch, a newcomer, daafted from the Carolina league. In the outfield he has Roy Moran.

tho best outfielder in the Southern league for all around merit and Thraeher. the leading hitter of the Virginia league last season, also secured via the draft route. Behind the hat he has Doc Nleder catcher loaned to the Mobile Guila during JBe 1916 season by the Crackers. Frank will be well fortified with twiriers. so well fortified that there Jill be no need to strengthen in this department if a good defensive team and some average hitting is built around them.

There is Carl Thompson, Phil Redding, irgil Day, Scott Perry and Jim Allen, five twirlers. who, given proper support, will collectively win 01 during Frank Know, Jfeeds. C. Frank knows the needs, of the Atlanta No one knows it better than he does. Primarily it Is a team that will finish one.

two, three and to build up such a team he will have hard hlttirur outfielder tire infield; and an A bulk of the work, with Doc as assistant. in getting the men, Frank must look first to getttng hitting strength. The rive pitchers have shown an ability to hold the opposition well enough in check dav In and day out but the 1016 team failed to make runs for them. A few men with a punch inserted at the proper rime in the game is what the 1916 Crackers need more than anything else. The bulk of the defense, which rests with the twirlers anyway, being well taken care of by those already on the staff.

Ti Frank, with his close working agreement with practically every big league ciitb, win be able to secure these men Is almost certain, and It Is mora than likely that upon his return here he will have some names to announce. Orgaalae the flub. Upon Frank's return, the organUa ized. officers elected lieved that the names of the new ers win also be announced. A charter has been applied for, and the charter will probably be granted some time next week.

Yes. starting Friday the winter league will be In full blast BASEBALL DROPPED BYKNINE" Believed Colleges Will Support Resolution by Faculty sounded the death knell of beeeball a to each institution a resolution providing for the abolition of this sport entirely, except for Interclass contests. As most of the delegates voted under instructions, It is assumed that the colleges will support the resolution and that Intercollegiate baseball will he An objection by one university, however, will force a reconsideration, and unless a special meeting of the coin Advocates of the 1 baseball reso cialised that its retention as a college sport was not desirable. That college football and golf as Intercollegiate "sports, and no action was on them. The committee voted to require one day of open football practice a week, but declined to limit secret practice to two days.

penalties, while, the seniors made their FHscerald received the kiekoff and then Anstey buck for the final plunge. i vaudeville show in i that started the.