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sv 1 i i $1.75: I $2.00 Masher I vegetables, 40c 1 ple THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION VOL. No. 128 ATLANTA. gUNDAT, OCTOBER 21, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS.

100 INJURED IN COLLAPSE OF BLEACHERS I TECH TEAM TECH'S WARRIORS AS THE cAPPEAR IN ACTION IS BEATEH BY PURPLE 0 Peo Same, II, THREE MM DIE Accident Occurred Just After the Second Half Had Injured Ware of the bleacher stands oeUepsed. The stands were densely packed; and 400 per 'were pteclnUated Into the outright, but of the 100 or more lnjureffl the death of tfcree is expecoeo. Rev. C. J.

Denigan. assistant pastor St John's Gburch. sustained an Injury hi. which mav orove fatal. Pi fessor William principal of the The accident occurred Jui gumption of play In the sec intense rivalry between ewn attended a game In Syra tends and lines, and the excitement all through v.

the collapsed stands the game proceeded. CRACKS SHOOT HERE NOV. 10 Champions Will Shoot Under Auspices of the Atlanta Gun Club. rrank Jjswrenoe, of the Winchester Repeating Anns Company, was tn Atlanta vesterdey arranging with T. M.

IT" a a er ana T. P. Hunnloutt, of the Atlanta Gun Club, for exhibition shoot to been engaged by the on the grounds ixhlbltion Saturday, November 10, at I o'olook in the afternoon. The exhibition is free, and everybody is invited whether they shoot Or not, and for those who care to shoot the club has a liberal programme, and especially request that all members, visiting sportsmen and local trap shooters will bring their guns and participate in The experts who are to appear here on that date are W. R.

Crosby. J. M. Haw Jans. J.

Taylor, John Boa and Mr. and Mrs. Topperweln. attend and witness the wonderful shooting of Topperweln. who is the acknowledged champion lady rifle, revolver and The exhibition of Mr.

Topperweln eists of hitting marbles, pennies, jft any object thrown In the air, usi rifle loaded with a solid ball. Tbii hibltion is very entertaining. LEE DEFEATS I HIGH SCHOOL Atlanta Team Goes Oown by Heavy Score of 40 toO. ivflle. October tSpecial.) a 30 yurd gain, a kick gained a to Jsjrd Hne.

Walk. right end id again a quarterback ichdown from the 50 the lightning man, running, with the ball. downs. The high school worked one for JUg htpwer. diminutive ouer ter played a great game.

FUteen mta uto halves were played. The score: Touchdowns, Matthews 3, Stewani Crawford King Lewis goal from field. Lewis I. Itne line up follows: left guard; solomonr, right guard; Coui Dudley, lett snd: Wright, right end! halft ram. can tarn, fullback.

Photo by Will F. Nelson. FOOTBALL RESULTS I Atlanta 16. Tacit O. Ciemson 6, Georgia O.

Mercer IS, TJniveraity of Florida O. Nashville, Vanderbilt TJni veraity 78, University of o. Knoxvi lie Kentucky 6, Tennessee a Norfolk, Lafayette 98, North Carolina 6. Washington and Lee University 8, Randoiph Macoii 4. Cambridge, Mass.

Harvard 44, Springfield Manual Training School o. Philedelpfcie Pennsylvania 14, University of Maine Holy Cross 0. Andover Andover O. Harvard Freshmen O. Colgate 5, Syracuse O.

Dartmouth Massa chusetts 5. St. St Louis University 5, Normal O. 'Lincoln 8, Ames 14. Lawrence.

Kans. University of Kansas SO, University of Oklahoma Madison, Wis. Wisconsin 10, North Dakota 0. Topeka. Kans.

Washburn Uni versity of Colorado O. Haverford, Hnverford gvn 0. George Washington College 0. Gettysburg, Gettysburg as. Lebanon O.

Cornell 78, Bowdoin O. Tale lO, Pennsylvania State O. New October Pennsylvania State college TO to 0 nei today in the most exciting football garr played In New Haven this season. Tl side. Tale when a touchdown with goal and goal were made.

In the second hall visitors played a faster game than 1 and on two occasions worked the be Tale's 10 yard Une, in the first inst the ball being lost on down and In successfully attempted. The ball struck one of the uprights and giancea being the nearest to i variaklv a sood around gainer for Penn sylvania. McCleary, of Pennsylvania, easily outklcked Rnome, of Tale, victim' line held firmly again attacks of the bluebaoks. In the first half Brwin, of rale, ana lenry. 01 sylvsnla, were ruled off the field foi afternoc i against Tali Lehigh by the The number of chances to score by drop kica coals, but Norton ran the slight touchdowns and each time Le high braced at tne errueai mome There was plenty of puting in wh! the midshipmen had rather the beter the exchanges of kicks and they mi aged to keep the ball in their op; nets' territory during the greaer p.

of the game and to score two tow downs one in each half. Harvard 44, Springfield O. Cambridge. Mass. October Har vard defeated the Springfield tn school today 44 to 0 The crimson had its own way from the start an only good play by the Springfield was displayed Once line twice when The eighth too interesting despite they gained first made on Harvard, blocked a kick on Springfield 16 yard line and down the field Springfield to overtake Newcsll.

runner having stopped play, the referee Sprinfleld man was offside Harvard, however, saved her right to the penally. half Mgth field other from the 21 yard line. Chicago 38, Purdue O. Chicago. October Chicago ii l.ft end: Walker end whelmed Kurijue at Mars nail field today.

ifnsrl fuOback; Lswls. right half scoring four IStsWwsr lsf half; Highto wer. quarter, and three the second. Four of I sn goals were kicked, making a total 30 Mints. Purdue never seriously threatened Chicago's goal lines.

Several the 7T they had the ball in Chicago tern tut a fumble or the quickness of the Chicago backs in getting the ball on an ittempted long forward pass soon gave he ban to the Maroon. For early in the eason both teams played very fast, but loose football. Chicago's line was frightfully weak. Steffen ran 67 yards a touchdown and Eckersail 40 yards a. touchdown In the second half, while ten made a touchdown possible by in of 73 yards, bringing the oval to if 5 yards of the Purdue goal Bowdoin evidently 1 well liked by ist backguard," as the general opinion.

Cornell 72, Bowdoin O. Ithaca, October Cornell defeated the football game today, 7Z the Cornell halfbacks, Gibson and la which often carried the ball over goal One in five plays and less from the kick off. McCutcbeon kicked a place goal in the first three minutes of playing the 16 yard line, and G. R. Saylor a drop kick goal from the 40 yard in the second half.

'Michigan 6, Ohio a lumbus, Ohio, October Michigan football team today defeated State university, to 0, scoring her points on goal and a safety. The Ohio State n. coached by Herrnsteln. a former Michigan football star, put up a strong Princeton 34, Bucknell 4. October Princeton leated Bucknell here today, 34 to 4.

game was played in a downpour of which made the ball so slippery it both sides fumbled incessantly. Capri Lenhart, of Bucknell. scored the four sond half on a placed kick from the line. Princeton played well, both ensively and defensively, holding Buck. MERCER WINS FROM FLORIDA Score Was 12 to 0 in Favor of the Baptist Team.

Macon, October 20. mercer won against Florida In the foot tall game at Central City park this afternoon, score 12 to 0. The Florida team vas not (what Mercer had looked fir and the steady gains the Baptists have made in the oast two weeks made it rather easy work. The game was well attended, and the old time enthusiasm oi the friends of orange and black greet. ea the Mercer team In her first football victory, ae halves wera minutes in ler.gth.

Mercer kicked off. The bail re mained for this period mostly. In Florida's territory. In the second half Dickey the ball for. forty yard dash around rurht end for a touch down.

McCatherc did the punting in good style. Florida had fine MERCER POSITIONS FLORIDA center Banc right guard Wlssen Sams left guard West right tackle Rodder left tackle Netisbn Oglesby and Harris. right end Graham Melton and Farmer. left end LofUn.r Dickey left Hancock EWING JUOGED BY LAST UMPIRE Famous" Old Catcher Has Answered the Final Call of Play. dsymnatl.

October 20. WUBam Buckingham Swing, known ail over the United States as "Bock" Ewfag. famous base ball catcher, died this afternoon at his home In thio city. Death was due to diabetes and paralysis. Ewlng was a with the New York National League team longer then any other single baseball a daughter.

TECH MA PROTEST GAME WITH TIGERS It may be that JFecif will proSsst the Sewanee game, but It hardly seems probable. The ground on which the kick could be raised is the fact that a player supposed to be Ineligible worked In the contest yesterday. However, Coach els man has nothing whatever' to say In regard to the matter, and sa Tech allowed Shipp to play, knowing the If they did, goes on to prove that there 111 be no action taken. As a rule when a team has any objection to a player it is made known before the game starts and the man Is kept out Coach McGugm says that he does not think there Is any ground for protest after the man has VAHDV FINDS P.UBAMA EASY Commodores Make 14 Touch downs in 29 Minutes, Alabama Makes Kick en Halves and Game la Delayed, the Last Half Going but Twelve Minutes. Subs Are Worked In the Last Half Nashville, October (8 Alabama proved a mere toy ront of the Commodores this on Dudley field.

In a struggle of twer made by any team In the country under the new rules Fifty seven of these points were made in the first half. Commodores. a while it appeared as If the came would not take place. Alabama held out for half an hour for ten minutes halves, but after much wrangling finally agreed only went for twelve minutes. Commodores ran over the opposing wis, going from 6 to 70 yards on trial.

The quarterback kick was alsof worked beautifully, while the only pt at the forward pass railed. The I for big while several times the Commo got the ball on fumbles and would ver for a touchdown before the run ner. could be stopped. In the second half several subs were used, which accounts for the let op tn tnncMnwmi Towards the close of the half. Jones worked his way the distance has been made on tne acuugm machine tTbe'fine How VANC.SRSnvt\ Positi Prlchard McLean.

BberrB, left BnrZS E. Noel right tackle FrankHn B. right end Jones Burks. Lampley right half Poster fallback King Summary: Touchdowns. Craig 4, Ma nler 5, B.

Blake 2. D. Blake Referee. Walker of Virginia Umpire, Elgin at NaehvQle. Head linesman and timer.

Perry of Vanderbflt. Time of halves 17 sad 12 minutes Pennsylvania 14. Brown O. HmtoTrV games, the University of PenX sytvaBia football team today defeated, the powerful Brown team. 4 to a The work of the home eleven was much superior to anything IT has done this season.

Not only dM Pennsylvania carry the ban well on end runs, bat their backs plowed through the henry Brown ttae for consistent galas. The real feature of the knowledge of i the association. Mea being declared Ineligible Means' absence. It hardly seem CLEMSON WIS F00MJW1A Red and Black Held Carolin ans to Small Score. Touchdown Was Soared by the Team in the Second Half When the Game Was Almost at an End.

Clemson. 8 C. October Clemson defeated Georgia here this after, noon by the meager score of 6 to 0. in one of the most unsatisfactory and dis the first half territory a large part of the time and once in the entire half was C5em goal in while Clemson had time was ceiled played at Clei Georgia's 6 inch line when first half, and ought McFadden's place at quarter, plays from center of field. bohrter'u snt into game with several on the side lines but they poor offensive playing except by punting In this department of to Clemson.

Officials. Butler, of North FIELD GOAL WON FOR VIRGINIA Virginia Military Institute Suffered Defeat by a Small Margin. Charlottesville, October 20. 1 Virginia defeated Virginia Jgfij itary Institute this afternoon. 4 to O.

Randolph's field goal netting (be only VMgxnse's small score was due to Captain Johnson not going tnte 'the game until the last few minutes of the lest half. Macon Randolph. Vbigtoia's quarter, a novice at hsK. was the pluckiest seen In ChsriottesTfUe this season, though muddy field and steady rain made less; line bucks tanjossKla Randolph's long runs were the festers of the first it was he who kfcped, the field goal that baU to the Virginia Military institute 2 yard Baa, lot Virginia MOttary institute was solid. Virginia Military Institute shews noticeably She effect of Ae ertarMssf of Branch Jbbsssti, ewe of VlssnssSs sea gridiron heroes Vaagheo.

center far SOME AUTO GOSSIP FOR AUTO FIENDS it ITH the American Automobile Association actively interested In the project, I bis private course 1 irk is going on. quietly, ss it Is net ry in order to avoid a boom of price land desired. kecording to an expert driver. looking for a Job in New York, fe of a widely famous magnate 10 appreciation of tne dignity oi ihauffeur's office. The disgruntled recently discharged" himself, oachman.

I ducked that! but I yielded doing odd StSBBsf out SO I of the chauffeur. ut the Place, the house and mleht have a day off. travelins with the family, I stopp i willing to be a mechanic sad a shore ppears as if the Darrscq inent lien on the Vandei a the Gild den trophy. The Darrscq ten by the Great Arrow tour, and It would be interesting the makers of the great American deem toe weight limit high power Itlee of a 1 they 2,204 pounds absolute safety in racer. Whether the fee new factory will work a attitude, and result Is popular desire, remains of them tb a It will I Lancia, the daring, has displayed a great commercial shrewdness by saying that the European makers will prefer have the VanderMlt race run here long as they "can win it, because it dt them more good to win In this country, where they are trying to unload theta surplus storks.

But win the always be able to win hereafter' recent work of Tracy and preciabie to extends is often a boon of besides actually enabling offices of Secretary 8. Gorham, In the Metropolitan building. New Tork. sre busy places from Monday morning till Saturday night. seems trivial to the tveral kicks hreiifi Li Uis Is something that results in big tire bills.

degree being dragged sldewlse by Ite Onside Kicks Were Responsible for Two of the Touchdowns Scored 'by OUTCLASSED THE TEAM OF THE GEORGIA TECH Visitors Showed a Splendid Back; Tech Made Good Defense, bat Was Powerless When She Had the Ball in Her dominated In the waving mass of colors la the vast multitude which filled Tech fiats yesterday afternoon, it was the purple which was hoisted high in triumphant victory, asid the gold and white, which drooped in defeat after the first great contest of the season, hat come to an end, for it fell to the lot of the team lambast the Yellow Jackets, 10 to 0, in a battle full to overflowing with brilliancy. The larger portion of the pyrotechnic football found Its source In the Sewanee i It i ning that Tech play begin the local boys turned loose their beJ and did everything in their power 1 stem the tide of defeat. While both sides had their supporter Sewanee nifty work was highly predated, and brought forth much loud grand stand, a picture of loveliness with a good sized bevy of Atlanta's beauty esconeed therein, ana from the ether seating plsces fined with college rooters of both Institutes. The crowd wss almost ae large as those that are In the habit of turning. out to the great Thanksgiving disappointed In the final result there were others who were overjoyoua which goes en to show that the purple players were not without friends working with them in spirit throughout the going.

Tech had fine chance yesterday to demonstrate her defensive ability, as for the greater part of the time the pigskin wss in Sewmnee's possession, but, sad up to expectations. It was a good thing for the Tellow Jackets that Punter Brown was In the bunch, for his work yesterday kept down the score without a doubt. Tech Just could not do any thing 'With the strong Sewanee line, and i damaged coming on the third down. Brow first convenient leisure away wkh them, too, for 9 and it wss only question of a few. ruin utes before the ball would again be.

it Tech territory. Another boot would bi as followed by a repetition of the spectacs ies of Sewanee again moving down the fieli muj I tag the time in which I Rtwrlnnml. in "isM a tag her heads on it and going oosa Slf more durable sad almost dust less This I susses suggests the adding of a new phase to the eternal confllr bat iwJL. That's nest trick of sis man tat moterwSr a fske move Jast before the sskuwatfae wwiToe Idesl for! 2 outoffb.h^bytl.^^Scr^ could be sseertsteed from the side Hues Latoxda Opens Honday. tbr business Is very staple.

AO depead Ciivtenari. Ohio. October 20. tag ea the center making a little mora Uatonla Jorkev Clob's fan mretlnr wIL, brsttattng and then saapptag the bsJL be tnasvsrated oe Monday sad continue Asr team to the world weald get ft st the track snd are en waMt ssstag time sad the Tehow Jack, here from LewJsvtiie. where the meeting eta took a walk, mat sfl ended today.

A geed card of six ever coach Qsffi banded the skideso to fbe sight is offered tor Monday, sad Hteratare far Iks eace. sad his each is wen fined. tsaars victory wss the result of stsaasht backs, tackle around tackle sad amis, retired, snd Johnson went fe at est srsseoct. sot more vim the game. ienVtbe'wesu ers of the perpie dews bat tine was up after three, mhratss of field tor and 10 yards a pisy.

just easy. half Mseasa, sf TS has as all to a locality dangerous for the YeBes Jackets sad Brown would be called infa action for another punt. This, of course when Tech was fortunate enough to ga her hands on the bail for a few minutes which happened several times ester day. Triad for Goals From Field. It was only by narrow margin thai fehipp missed goals inch, and it looked aa tf the s.alwai right half had turned the trick.

A mil is as good as a mile, though, and Tee benefited by Sewanee herd luck, see if the grazing of the stick did cause man brave hearts momentarily to rise a Utti higher than their accustomed places. The sise of the numerals can not of these, especially the which panned out on one sad thxs presented Suwanee from get sad thxs prevented Ss Heff, sf Vtrgtaus, wss sretywheisl steady plugging, snd that wss enough, game. Vhgssia MBitary ias i tuts j. Cold Feet Were Lacking. round good team.

Tech head teiKlaits. and 1.