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TUB MONTGOMERT ADVXHTJ3ER, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1913 Vanderbilt Has. Undisputed Right to Championship; Wolgast Loses to Ritchie Rivers Wins From Mandot i 4 RITCHIE BEATS WOLERST FOOTBALL RESULTS' Two Favorites Lose ights DECISIVELY 611 TO 0 Touchdowns by Commodores Come in Last Period HARDAGE PLAYSTHR0UGH Mandot was the lutcal maa I nhl Wolf i an Nw Tear's Day In Call fornla. But condition ar changed. Th twa euppoMd adtaT "pu" downed. It ta new a ease ef a snatch belweea fUtehl and Rivet and Jimmy Oof-forth caa eaTer.

the proposition. Bat til bV Kelso rut tb worst ef It with Last Croaa, fore the Hasting all th way, hut the "BatiUr" la oiat stal. It was a gala day for Ihs prise fighter, and th lovers af this sport. Uut their gam I aaer fin, jut like any ether. In First Round Californlan Almost Put Mandot Out QUICI iMroBTAsrri Hr urn sw mm aad as.

bat liw 1 mi bass far assay yeas as4 as 1 bsre star, MTHQRTEH BEATS AUBURN Vanderbilt, II; lawanea, Louisiana, II; Tuiana, I. Jjavldsoa, Wak oret Chattanooga University, II; Vnlt4 State Cavalry, Clamsoa, Georgia Teeh. f. lnlveralty af Ueorgia, II; Auburn. I Georgetown.

It; Virginia Poly, t. Pcnaaytvania, Cornell, I-, lirowa. Carlisle, It Ohle Hist. Michigan, li. Notre bame, II; Mrqutta, I.

BueknalL Washington and Jaffer-son, II. Pennsylvania Stat, IT; Plttaburg, Lchtgh. II; ITranklln and Marshall, Lafaytt. II; Ulcklnaon. II.

Detroit l'nlveraity. 17; La Tola Col- i Isa-e. I. Alabama, Tnne. I Alabama Presbyt.rian College, Alabama Normal College, Texas University, 41; Arkanaa, I.

Texas A. and IT; Baylor Unlvef. Ity, I Mercer. University of Florida, I. 1 I University of South I Citadel.

I. Central University, II: Tranaylvanla University, I NUMBER OF RACE HORSES BROUGHT GOOD PRICES Fenr-Tear-Old sold rr Ms Tksasaad Ualtara. NEW TOP. K. Nov.

II. A number of race horse brought high prices at the continuation of tha eighteenth annual Old Olory sale today. Dave Halle, 1:01 1-4, champion four-year-old trotter of 1112. waa lold by Aba H. Frank of Memphis.

to J. W. Arm-atrong. of this city, for li.OOO. Mundy 1:11 1-4.

wa aold to B. J. Fleming and Son, Terr Haute, to T. W. Murphy, of Poughkeepale.

N. for 14.400. W. J. Roblnaon of thin, city bought Brae Girdle, 1:04 1-4.

from. Dr. F. B. Batten, Lexington, for 11.100.

C. A. Canfleld. Lo An- gele. sold Donasham.

1:0 1-4, to C. Evans, Buffalo, for I1.6B0.- Several other horses brought more i than J1000 NOTRE DAME DEFEATS MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY BBsasBBBBsaaaaMsw CHICAGO, Nov. J8. The University of Notr Dame today defeated Marquette' Unlveralty of Milwaukee, II to 0, In the last big football game of the season here. Refore th first period had ended Notre Dame had acored three touch-down, and kicked three goals.

In the next period end runs, forward passe and line plunge brought Notre Dame's score up to 4Z, while another like attack in the third period made the score 64 to 0. The game ended with the score 19 to 0 In favor of Notre Dame. "Quality blend1 More money is paid over the counter for Fatimas than for any other cigarette. A quality that suits the great majority of smokers. Youll like it! In an inexpensive package.

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0. a HUMPHREY. 0. A. "Distinctively 1 I Ft ilf II II JL II Vn Peferee Griffin Awards Deci- sion After Champion's Foul i', BOTH MEN ARE STRONG AW rftANCIflCU.

CAL. Nov. Ad Wolgaat, light weight champion pugU-. 1st, lost bl till, to Willi rUKble loan la the sis month round of their light at Lmif city. In that round Wol-gut fouled Ritchie twice and Ksferce JimM Orifnn awarded the to JUtcble.

Wulgsat, howey.r, already WM a beaten mn Mis eye wer glassd, his leg shaky. In whoi body tot taring. Tb e4 -ef th fight earn after thus at tb rlngalde had noticed In tb fifteenth round tbat Wolgaat'a strength md wanloic aomswhal. At th beginning of the sixteenth, tho boy faced each other with Hltchl confidently tarrying the, fight to hla opponent Wolgaat. looked worried.

HI face had lost tha- -entering took which be wore la tb earlier uad. Hltchl made hlnv wince with a amash to tha body, and then (hot a crushing right squarely the Jaw. Wolgaat fell, against roe, then retreated toward Ma corner. Ritchie arowded him. aa Wolgaat ratted hla head, he right-crossed him.

and Wolgaat ttU Cnaaalaa la Fleered. Official Time-Keeper George Hartlng. who has been counting out champion (or thlrty-eeren yearn, began to toll off tho second. At the toon of four, Wolgaat very groggy, got-. ua and came toward his antagonist Ritchie, who had croased to the opposite side of the ring, rushed to meet him.

and thy exchanged blowa Wolgast, though badly dated, covered so that Ritchie could not send In the finishing smash. Only twenty-four seconds remained ef the found. Ritchie, his own corner, made ready for the right-cross a rain, when Wolgaat'a left struck him low. Hundreds of voices raised the cry of "foul" and Referee Griffin cautioned Wolgast In another Instant the left glove ef Wolgast, struck low again. Ritchie tried to fight back, but was plainly.

In distress. Referee Grlffln rushed between the fighters, pushed Wolgast aside and raised Ritchie's hand In token of Tic-, tory. The crowd cheered him, and hanV dreds rushed to shake bands with him when he left the Ritchie was taken to a bath bossa and Wolgaat went to his Ocean Beach training quarters Immediately after the light WalaM Owtroaght. Wolgast had the better of seven of the rounds, four were even and the remainder were Ritchie's. In the first two th local lad outbozed the champion; In the fourth he outfought hlra.

and in the tenth, which was really the turning point of the fight he stood shoulder to shoulder with him and slugged to body and head. Wolgast had -much the worst of the milling, and Tom Jones, his manager, inoreaaed the allowance of. brandy -that the champion took during intermission. AU through the fight Ritchie blocked and ducked cleverly but encountered the Wolgast left hand a few times that bruised hla -left eye and nearly closed it In the In-fighting his right eye was slightly damaged and his Hp puffed a bit. But on the whole, Wol-fcaat's blows did little Wolgast seemingly was lacking In condition.

In the round before the lsh bis leg were so heavy he could hardly lift his feet from the mat while Ritchie, fresh and breathing perfectly, danced, around his puffing adversary and pecked him with straight lefts. Wolgast says he did not Intentionally foul Ritchie, and that he thinks It Is a poor way to win a championship. Didn't Rear Cant lea. "I -didn't hear Griffin caution me, and I do not believe i struck a foul blow," he said, after the fight. "Ritchie was rough, and when I first got in trouble In the sixteenth it was from him throwing? me against the ropes Instead ef hitting me.

I would be will-'Ins; to fight htm again, tomorrow" Ritchie protested that he was fouled, but said that he was strong and could have finished Wolgast in another "found. The' new light weight champfon's teal nara is Gary Steffen. He was reared In San Francisco and took to driving sand wagon teams for his older brothera when school studies became Irksome. When 15 years old he "began boxing. He showed, hla quality.

In the amateur ranks and later In preliminaries to big fights. A year; ago. tody he made his first big forward stride when he was sub-tituted for the stricken Ad "Wolgast In Los Angeles; and boxed twenty rounds, with Freddie Welsh. Since then he all but won in ten rounds from Joe Mandot in New Orleans, and last May he boxed four rattling rounds with Wolgast, flooring the then champion once. He Is 21 years old, and of German parentage.

The arena today was packed and everal thousand persons were turned away. Both Meet Wrlsrlita. Both WoJgast and Ritchie weighed In In their, dressing rooms at 2:15 o'clock, and each was easily below the stipulated figures 133 pounds ringside. Odds of 6 1-J to 10 were offered at thi stage, Ritchie short end money pre-" pondering. Ritchie was the first to enter the ring.

Wolgast followed a half-minute la-" was the only one of the two principals that was given a sem-. fclance of a reception. No time was lost In Introducing the fighters. Referee JUn Grlffln calleil the men to their corners and the ring was ordered cleared, and time called at 2 47 O'clock. Round 1 Ritchie.

with the men fighting close, scored several times to the head and face before the champion essayed the offensive. They mixed fiercely In a neutral corner, and the Californlan scored the first hlnod as a result of a succession of short arm blows to the mouth. Wolgast spat blood aa he took his sea was Ritchie's round. Wolgaat Opea With Rnnti. Round 2 Wolgast opened the round with a rush.

The champion kept well under rover and after deluging Ritchie with several lefts and rights to the Jaw, drove two wlcken rights to the Jaw and left uppercut over the heart Ritchie broke ground nd Wolgast drove two telling lefts to the stomacti The round ended with desperate In-fighting. Wolgast's round by a shade Round 3 Wnlgnst drove In a powerful left 'o th- stomach. His blow lacked direction, which provoked comment. WoIk-h rt rove two wicked rights to th stomach and a right to the month, which started th blood. tOsttsord Pmxt Chang reeord4 this sjwrnlaa; la th llghtwelaht flll etrele.

Ad Wolgaat. who put battling Helton eat. mt hi "Waterloo" waa a lnltd ea fouling Willi Rltehie. Lip to tha latter part the eoatt the Neriaera boy aeesaed ta be going trong, but a th old saying goes, "yeuth nun rvd." It Ileal, th California Ahtr, who Stood a stronat pumatcllBa. with only on seed ere left.

iu-bt up aa strength sad wat la for a anlah. won out. IUvr la his ngbt with Jo llaa-dot, took away th eolor. OUTPLAYED BY TENNESSEE AUBAMA WINS. 7 TO 0 Three Times Crimson Goal Is Seriously Threatened VANDEGRAFFE MADE SCORE Tennesseeans Lacked Final Punch Necessary to Cross Alabama Goal Line BIRMINGHAM.

Nov. 3S. Although outplayed throughout th entire onUL th L'nlveraity of Alabama football team fought their way to vlo-tcry over th Unlvenlty of Tennessee sggregatlon on Klckwood Held here this aiternoon by a score of 1 to Hushing the ball at all stages of the gam, the Tennesseeans were three tunts under th shadow of th erlnuon goal line, but on each occasion lacked the punch necessary to carry It over. Alabama threatened only once dur-ln the' contest, and on this omaalon scored the only touchdown of the game, A. VandeOralle going twenty-live yards over tackle lor the score.

Moody kicked goal. The Une-up: Alabama. Position. YV'llkeraon Left End. W.

VandeGraffe Left Tackle. Love. BowbHin Tennessee Carroll Haylev Kerr Left Guard. Hlddlv! McLean Center. Hicks McGulr Hlght Guard.

Barnea Kelly Klght Tackle. Lone; Geislejr Right End. Moody (Captain) Cameron Quarterback. H. VandeGraffe Donelson Right Half.

A. VandeGraffe Fender. Lindsay Full Back. McDowell Fonda; (Capt), Dawson Left Halt 0. P.

X. DEFEATS INTER-SE FOOTBALL TEAM, 18 TO 0 Twe MnnTed Pants by Stevenson Can ef Twe Through the bad handling of punts by the general superiority th afrgressiveness and speed, the P. X. football team defeated the Inter-Se team at Capitol Heights Thursday afternoon by the score of 18 to 0. Two of the touchdowns resulted directly from muffed punts by Stevenson, while the third was made through a succession of well executed plays The game, however, was Intensely Interesting and some splendid playing was done by several members of both clubs.

For the victors every man on the team performed well, but the work of Harris, Smith, Vass, WaHcer, y. Samford and, Stokes was a shade better than that of their teammates. On the Inter-Se team Betty played a wonderful game from start to finish. Heard. A.

Fitxpatrlck. Washburn. C. Eamford and May starred. In fact the Inter-Se team put up a great fight considering the fact that they had received but little training.

The game was cleanly played and sportsmanlike throughout, and not an Incident marred the battle In any way. INDIANS DEFEAT BROWN, THORPE PLAYS GREAT GAME Moat Versatile Indian Athlete Make Brilliant Ran Dmiilte Snow. PROVIDENCE, R. Nov. 28.

James Thorpe, one of the most versatile Indian athletea ever developed at the government's school at Carlisle, closed his football career in a blaze of glory on Andrews Field today, when the Indians, principally through their leader's individual play, defeated Brown. 32 to 0. Thorpe was In nearly every play both on the offense and de. fense, made three of five touchdowns and klckod two goals. His only failure of the day was In his endeavors to kick' field goals, which were difficult because of the slippery, snow-covered field and wet ball.

Brown rushed the ball to within half a yard of the Indians' goal line and Tenney went over, but there was no score because of offside play. Over IB. 000 persons sat throughout the torm and cheered both teams. ALABAMA PRESBYTERIAN BOYS BEAT NORMAL TEAM Ppeclftl to The Advertlter ANNTSTON. Nov.

28 The Alabama Presbyterian College took the annual Thanksarlvlns: frame from the Alabama Normal College of Jacksonville on the home grounds of the former here this afternoon by a score of 39 to 0. The coaches of the two teams, "Chic" Hannon, of Alabama, and "Rabbit" Harris, of Auburn, played In th gam. COLORADO WIS GAME. DENVER. Nov.

28The Uni versity of Colorado today defeated tho University of Oklahoma 14 to 2. The klcklne; of Glendennlns of Colorado, and Courtwrlffht, of Oklahoma, was a feature Of the irame. The Colorado player slightly outclassed the Oklahoma man for distance. Oklahoma's scores were a touchdown In the first period ami another in the second. Colorado made a touchdown and kicked goal In -arh of the last two periods.

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FIGHTING IS VERY FAST LOS ANQKLES. CAL. Nov. 8 Jo Mandot. af Nr Orlaaaa, was dftd today by Jo River, of Los Ana-slaa, vr whom had won a decision less than thr monh ago.

It was clean cut victory for th Uailcan, who how4 remarkabi reversal of form, exhibiting mora speed and elvraa than bad vr shewn. It wa nearly dark and tha letrla light over tb ring bad beta lighted when Referee Eyton hoisted Rlvtn's band In token of victory at the do of the twentieth round. It was a flare fight throughout At time both threw caution ta th winds In their efforts for a knockout. Th nearest to a knockdown was scortd by Rivers In tha fifteenth round, when almost floored Mandot with a right and left swing to th Jaw. followed by clinches In which rammed both band to th stomach with an occasional uppercut to th chin.

Mandot Rallies Mandot appeared to ba almost out but rallied gamely, and managed to obtain something Ilk an. svn break th th ucordlng two round by slugging at th Mexican, who 'bad cast aside all defensive effort In an attempt to put tha Southerner down for the count. Mandot'i judgment of dlatance. bow-aver, seemed defective, and be waa thrown off hla balance tlm after tlma by hi wild swing, In th last round, standing close, they alammed rights and lefts to th bead and foirht fiercely head to head with honora about even for the round. Tha Rivers of today wa a wholly different boxer from tha man who waa ao hopelessly outclassed by the New Orleans light wellht en Labor Day.

He fought a cool and heady battle, and Instead of covering on the attacks of tb Southerner he fought back bard. Rivera Baa New Tactics Throughout the light. Rivera (ought to work In close, shooting hard rights and lefts to the body, varied with an Occasional uppercut a method of offensive fighting against which Man-dot's science was of little avail. Several times the referee was compelled to pry thm apart, and once Rivers hit the referee In breaking away. Neither of the boys was badly mnrked at the close of the fight Rivers Immediately will challenge Willi Ritchie.

The drat round showed that Rivers was not the same boy that fought Mandot on Labor Day. He almost put the Frenchman through the ropes with a right to the Jaw. The second was also Rlrers's They fought like, wild cats In the third round, Mandot doing the most damage. The fourth round was Rivera's by a shade, be having drawp Mood from Mandot's mouth. The fifth "Was JUvers'fc, round, good margin.

He, bored 'in, laid in rights and lefts to the Jaw. In the sixth both fighters kept their distance, Mandot landing; tbe greater number of blows. In the seventh Rivers missed a swing and fell, but maintained the offensive. Jt waa his round. Following a tame eighth, the ninth was rough.

The tenth and eleventh rounds wer fast and even. Rivera had the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth, all fiercely fought He had Mandot at the ropes when the fourteenth round ended. Mandot tottered to his corner at the end of the fifteenth. Mandot recuperated somewhat In the sixteenth, but remained on the defensive In the seventeenth. Rivers ham4 mered Mandot In the eighteenth.

Man-dot took punishment in the nlneteeth and twentieth but was outclassed. GEORGIA TECH PILES UP SCORE AGAINST CLEMSON IS Tech Prevented From Farther Scoring By Freajnent Fambles. ATLASTA. OA. Nov.

28 Georgia piled up a 20 to 0 score against Clem-son In their annual game here today. The visitors were outclassed from the start Tech was prevented from scoring addition points only by frequent costly fumbles. Tech scored the Initial touchdown in the first period, but failed at the goal. Neither team scored In the second and third periods, although the Clemson goal was threatened several times. Two more touchdowns with goals in the last quarter ended the Bcorlng for Tech.

LS.U. WINS CHAMPIONSHIP OF LOUISIANA FROM TULANE Game Is First Played Between Two Teams la Seven Years. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21. Before the largest crowd ever assembled at Tulane Stadium, Louisiana State University today won the Louisiana State football championship for the second consecutive time from Tulane University.

Today's game was the first between the teams played here In seven years. Louisiana's victory was decisive, the final score being 21 to I. Tulane's only count came In the first quarter when Carl Woodward made a goal from placement Louisiana used straight tactics, while Tulane resorted to the open style of game and the forward pass. Four sucoesstve forward passes in the second period netted Tulane more than fifty-five yards, and then lost by an Intercepted pas. Quarterback DuPont and Right Half Evans played the best game for Louisiana, with Right Half George and C.

Woodward showing the strongest for Tulane. SOUTH CAROLINA DEFEATS CITADEL BY STRAIGHT PLAY State Championship Is Derided aa Co lnrabla Crldlroa. COLI'MBtA. 8. C.

Nov. 28. By defeating Citadel today, 2( to 20, the i'nivcrslty of South Carolina captured the State football championship. The Carolina team played straight 'football from the start to the finish, seldom resorting to forward passes or open field plays. Although outclassed, tha Citadel eleven tried many unique plays and succeeded In executing several spectacular forward passes.

Howard, for Carolina, played the star game ef the day, scoring two touchdowns and making several long gains. tiAMuVnTy to IrtamsaV' Commodore. twe't'ou'c'hd'own: or three period or play every inch of ground wa. bitterly conu.ted. and th.

of tackling at many Player of buth I.v.n. nJur.d th. side line. In th drat quarter of th game Hionay. center for Bewanee, received a punt on his own five-yard line bd for a fair c.teb.

Wlllem attempted to punt from bebtnd goai tin. Out Htoney pan was bad, and Olllem, rooplg the ball from the ground, attempted to run out wa downed behind his own goal by Raams of Vanderbilt for a safety. Beb Teas Hum Well. In th second period of play both team at time earned the ball by succesdv Un plunge from extreme end of the field almoat to th other's oJ Una, only to have their opponent defense tiffen and each side lot the ball on downs when a touchdown seemed Imminent Considerable ground wg gained by- Sewanee on exchange of punts, OlUem's boot averaging flfty-flve yards. The Tigers confined their attack to fake Dunt formation and (hort double passes, while Vander- oiit used th split play and sweeping end runs to advantage.

It waa not Until the last Quarter wa almost over that th Commodore succeeded In scoring The drt came aftef Captain Hardage, whd played his last football game today, and Shea, a substitute, had ripped the Sewanee line to piece, making a Weight march from their own twelve-yard Jlne for a touchdown. A few' moments later. Fullback Turner, another substitute, crossed Re-wanee'a goal line, following a diversified attack af line plunging and end runa. Vanderbilt was heavily penalised on account of the great mount of time dt was -necessary to take out owing: th.f lnjurie sua-tainedV The features' oi the game were the marvelous broken field running of Tolley. quarterback of Sewanee, and a brilliant run for twenty-three yards by Captain Hardage, who fought off tackier after tackier, after he had been thrown for a ten-yard loss.

Daves, a Vanderbilt linesman, played a wonderful game on the defense, breaking through at one time, blocking and recovering one of Gillem's punts, which paved the way for the Commodore's Second touchdown. showed remarkable game-Bess in playing through the entire game despite an Injured ankle which caused him Intense suffering. Collins, halfback for Vanderbilt. was severely hurt and had to be carried from the Held. Stoney, center for Sewanee, who was laying on the ground, was severely Injured when he Wrs kicked in tie face by Halfback Gillespie of his team, who was attempting to stop Fullback Bikes of Vanderbilt from coming through the line.

He was removed fronf the field unconscious. The Vanderbilt. Position. Sewanee. Reams, Chester McClannahan Left End.

Shlpp Dobbins Left Tackle. DaveB McCallum Left Guard. Morgan Stoney. Ham Center. Swafford, Covington Mag wood Rigltt Guard.

i Tom Brown Moore, Morrison Right Tackle. Enoch Brown Glllem Right End. RobMns Tolley Quarterback. Hardage Gillespie, Hammond Left Half. Collins.

FThea Sheldon Right Half. Bikes, Turner Parker Fullback. Summary Touchdowns, Robblns, 1: Parker, 1. Goals from touchdown, Tom Brown, 2. Safety.

Vanderbilt. Officials: Bradley Walker, Virginia, referee: Williams, Virginia, umpire: Irons, Worcester, Tech. head linesman. Time of quarters, 15 minutes. SELMA TO SEND MAN TO COTTON STATES LEAGUE Special to The Advertleer.

SELMA, Nov. 28. A representative from Selma to attend the meeting of the moguls of the Cotton State League, which will be held In Jackson. Saturday at noon will very 1'robablv leave Selma tomorrow morn ing. A numlier of the baseball fan of the city are anxious for Selma to St cure a franchise In the Cotton States League for next summer, and If a representative attends the meeting thero is no doubt but that a franchise In the organization will he awarded to flelma.

Mr. Harry Marks received a telephone message from President A. Lewis of the Cotton States League, the message being to the effect that if Selma wanted a franchise to have representati at the meeting and the same wolild be secured for this city. CADETS CANNOT BET One Youth la aval Academy Placed Vader Arret. ANXAPOL.IS, Nov.

2S According to information her today, Superintendent Glbhonfl of the Naval Arad-emy, following: up his antl-bettlnfc order to the brigade shlpmen a day or two aRO, has given ample demonstration that he means -business In bis determination to break up the practice of betting on the i nterservic1 athletic contests. One youth who was ndeavorinf? to arrange a bet on Saturday football game has been placed under arrest and will bf sent to the prison Reina Mercedes. MiniOV BEATS PRI HILI. I-rlRl to Th Advertiser. MriTMI.E.

AI.A Nov. 28 Marlon, In a fight thin aftprnoon with Sprinsr Hill llef on th gridiron. squaV'f 1 local to th tune of 4 to s. It wa on ttf th moot disas trous oVlVMt that tho Flllllana evt-r BUfltainp'l Th Mailorilt? went to work eariy every Inch of the way with nrren The Hllllan could not oTcome the onslaught of their aggressor. TEAM ON SLIPPER! FIELD Major Kicks Two Field Goals for Alabama Polytechnic FINAL SCORE IS 12 TO 6 Game Was Fiercely Contested, as Second Football Honors Hung on Outcome ATHENS, Nov.

It In a fleroelr contested battle for second football honor, th University of Georgia defeated Auburn her this afternoon by a scor of It to McWhorter, the star aalbf kcTA MoWhorter, the star half back of tha Georgia team, mad a number of spec tacular run for substantial Skirting left end for a thirty-five yard run mrougb a broken field, he scored the flret touchdown of the gam In tne aeoond period. Georgia' second and last scor came In the same period when McWhorter made a forward Daa to fnnkiin Auburn ten-yard line and Oonklln rosaed th goal, for a touchdown. Auburn wa unabla to nrnu th. Georgia goal line. The sis nolnt netted by the visitors were the result of goals from the field u.t The first kick went over the bar in the third period, from the fifteen-yard line.

in econa was a coal from Placement at the twenty-five yard last line, and was executed In the quarter. A large crowd of supporters of both team witnessed the frame, which was played on a slippery field. M'WHORTER IS CAPTAIN Star Half Back ta Lead Red and Black Warriors Kent Vear. Rpecial to Th Advertiser. ATHENS, GA-.

Nov. 28 twenty minutes after the end of the Georgia- Auburn game Bob McWhOrtef tne star nan back of the Red and Black, was unanimously elected cap tain of the 1913 football team. He now bold two captainships, being captain of the 1918 baseball team of the State University. LEACH CROSS OUTPOINTS NELSON IN 1 0 FAST ROUNDS Battling; Nelson Takes Mack Paalsh- nteat. But Femes Fighting ta Last.

NEW YORK, Nov. 28. Leach Cross outpointed Battling Nelson In a ten-round bout here today. Nelson took a great deal of punishment, but was forcing the fighting at the finish. Cross weighed 138 pounds at the ring side, and Nelson was four ounces heavier.

Cross started An. with left jabs to the face and right and left hooks to the liead. The "battler" was outclassed, but managed to land hard on the law with right arid left and had Cross crouching at the end of tha Initial round. It was all Cross In the second, with hooks and upper cuts, but Nelson sent in a straight left which discolored Cross' right eye. Nelson took a lot of punishment in the next two rounds, but surprised everyone.

Cross In particular, by boring right In for the body with weak blows which did no damage. Three terrific left hooka to tha Jaw shook Nelson In the fourth session, but he was game and refused to bsck away. Nelson bled from the nose and mouth In the fifth and was wild in his swings, but the pace was telling Cross, while Nelson did not show any signs of weariness. At the end of the seventh round he was forcing Cross all over the ring. A right uppercut and a right and a left swing dased Nelson In the eighth.

Nelson got to Cross' body In the ninth, but took a score, of hook on the head and a hard right on the Jaw in return. The Dane tried to get in a good punch but fell short and his left caught the referee, "Young" Cor-bett, on the ear. Nelson's willingness against sure defeat was remarkable and he actually made Croea back up, forcing him from corner to. corner until the final bell. It was a wonderful showing on Nelson's part and Cross did not gain any laurels by outpointing him.

Cross Jumped out of the ring after shaking hands wtih Nelson, but the latter remained until the cheers which greeted his gameness subsided. Hold ing up his right glove for hearing. Nelson shouted: "Despite all that has been said of my poor condition, I am glad I got this opportunity of snowing you all how feeble I am in going up against one of the best men you've got here. I thank you." HARES WIN IN Y. M.

C. A. CROSS-COUNTRY RUN The Thanksgiving races at the Y. M. A.

were run off according to the schedule Thursday morning. The first race between the Hares and Hounds was won by th Hares, as they i not nly kept their lead of live min- utfs hut increased It three minutes and a half. The three Hares were: Marion Brunson, George Savage and Richard Owen. There were twelve Hounds, captained by Nathan Eagle. The men's cross-country run was won by Cecil Forbes In fifty-six mln in and forty-five seconds.

H. Mr ravtd was second with a time of fft -seven minutes and forty seconds. p.i Bunn was third, taking fifty eiE)H minutes and twenty-eight sec-onrts The first four men finished within two minutes of each other after running over seven miles. A large and Interesting crowd witnessed tb races. 'S Colsmoss Aloanr.

Amsrlcoa Pswaos. Ft. Oklnei. Butsula, As-dalaala, Troy, rnloe Sprlnrt ALL TRAINS DATLT. Far further Information writ or aoala T.

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