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— — ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1907. ,1 J ~,TT ■ -I- ■ ~T-—- UP-TO-DATE news OF SPORTING WORLD NEWS OF SPORTS ' EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING I — f- I NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS By PERCY H. WHITING. Ik ortrnnizi'tl l>nselmll on t hr verge of another war—a fight compared with which the Tri-State affair would be but a akir* miahf The trouble with the Tri-State kept organized baaeball on the run for two rears, enabled pliivora to hold'up manager* for exces sive salaries and coat the baseball world a pile of money. But if the American Association sees tit to withdraw from the all- powerful protection of the National Agreement a way will be gin which has not seen a parallel since the American League came in to split up the patronage in the big cities of the country and wage successful warfare against the National League. The South will be directly interested in such a war, if it comes; for the cause of all the trouble is in the rating of the American Association along in the same class with the Southern . League. It will be remembered that when President Kavanaugh, backed by the Southern‘League, broke with his organization.into Class A the Eastern League and the American Association want ed to get out of the class and go a step higher, into a special class created for their •’.enellt and termed Class AA. This would ,give them the privilege of draftii^t from other clubs now in Class A -—the Southern, Western antTPacific Coast Leagues, The attempt of the two disgruntled brothers to get into n select circle was without result at the time the Southern League was advanced and it was unsuccessful nt the last mooting of the 1 National Association of Minor Leagues. The American Associa tion has also asked for representation on the National Commis sion, which is practically the supreme court of baseball. It has about as much chanco of representation on this hoard as' H. Brimstone Satan has in the Hague Tribunal. The writer is inclined to doubt that there is any movement to break away from the protection of the National Agreement on the part of the American Association. And yet it was only two years ago when the big cities of the Eastern League and the American Association tried to get together in a big outlaw or ganization. The citics^whieh would have been in the scheme were Providence, Newark, lSattlmorp nnd Hnffalo in the East and Toledo, Louisville, Columbus and Indianapolis in the'West. This deal fell through, but not until there had been a pret ty stiff scare thrown into tho backers of organized baseball. It is apparently a ease of swelled head on the part of the two disgruntled leagues. They think that they are larger and better than the Southern and Western Leagues and they want to play by themselves and not associate with their supposedly smaller brothers. Well, what claim tho miserable American Association has on distinction nobody knows. It is admittedly the rottenest league in-the world. Charges of crookdness are every day matters. The umpires are accused of accepting pay to throw games, the man agers are charged with buying false witnesses against the um pires. and “syndicate ball”—the ruination of the game wherever it appears—is openly blighting the league. The league is mean er than sin and “crookcdcr” than a snake throwing a fit. On size you have to “hand it” to them. They have no city as large aa New Orleans, but they have eight that range, accord ing to the census of 1900, between 131,000 and 285,000, with a tb- tal population of about 1,000.000.- ~ r— - — However, it seems unlikely that the total attendance, the salaries paid and the class of ball give the American Associa tion any claim on membership in a special class nbovc the South ern League. It is very unlikely that they will get any such special rating and it is even more unlikely that they will revolt and risk a fight with organized baseball. But if they want trouble, all right. The National Association of Baseball Leagues and the two major leagues are ready and will carry the fun just us far as the American Association will. If peace is possible let’s have peace. If not let the fight be a good one. HERE’S A BUNCH OF SPEEDY PLAYERS IN AVGUSTA WEDNESDAY Special in The (irurglno. A usual*. O*.. Feb. 1!.—The annual meeting of the South Atlantic League will be held tomorrow morning at the Albion hotel. In this city, and repre sentative* from all the cities In the league wiu be present. It Is conceded that Boyer « , > elected without opposition nn.l n,»'. schedule proposed by Ml-iue i t,,;. be adopted with a few correrti'.ni 1 may apply for into the league, but It l« exi her effort* will meet with no mi , Mellody Beat Lewis in Fierce and Bloody Bout 00000000006000000000000000 O ZELLER AND HARLEY 81QN CONTRACTS O Rube Zeller an* Dick Hurley O O have coir.e acrcaa with their sig- O O natures. O Lust week there two' pitcher* O 0 Hiczed ti .Ink apiece and ,0 O plastered It liberally on “ an ai- 0 O lanta contract. O Both men are aaUsfled with the O O salaries offered and both will turn O O up on time. O oooooooooooooooooooooooooo MILLED GEVTLLE TEAM : HAS GOOD SCHEDULE: GANS-BRITT FIGHT POSTPONED By W. W. NAUQHTON. San Francleco, Feb. 1!.—Mike Riley, of Tonopuh, In invoking the newa gently to Joo dun* and Jimmy llrltt. He says, to begin with, that In- will not bring tho disputant* to gether on March 18. n» ho originally Intended, but that he may put them In the ring In April. A good deal w III depend upon the way (lane behaves himself In the mean time. While BUey. for reasons host known to himself, haa weakened on the Brllt-Oans match. It Is evident Hint he Intends to rontlnue In the tlght- promotlng business. He has bid for two rlaasy contest*—one between Abe Attell and Tom my Bulllvati, and tile other between Frankie Noll and Jimmy Wulsh. For the first of these a puree of 110,000 Is offered, while Nell ond Walsli will battle fur 10,000, If sundry little matters In dispute are adjusted. H|»orlal to Tho (ioirilnn. Mllledgevllle. Go., Feb. 12 —E. N. Reynolds and J. A. Burton, managers of the Georgia Military College team, have announced the following schedule for this season: March 11—B. E. Lee. at Thomaston. March 16—Mercer ’Varsity, ut Mil- ledgevllle. March 23—Boya* High School, at Mlllcdgavllle. April 1—R. E. Lee. nt Mllledgevllle. April 12—Richmond Academy, at Mllledgevllle April 13—Gordon Institute, at Barnes- vllle. April 19—Gresham High Behoof at A AC. TEAM BEATS DENTS CLUB PLAYERS PILE UP 8KIDD00 NUMBER TO TEN FOR COL- LEGIAN8. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O 8HREVEPORT 8IGNS O O FRANK. WARRANOER.O O - o Trcre. Haute. Ind.. Feb. 12.— O —— 1 • —* v i I1.H1 Iv« a ,IAJ.| r v If. I -. ■ ■ V 0 Frank “Mum” YYarremlcr. outfield- O O tr ftrtd twice manager of Terre O O Haute, who haa • persisted in say- 0 O ing that he would not play In the O -O-Cent ml- Igeague,—tQday iuu.-epted.-0. O an offer trom Tom Fisher, nmn- O A speedy game of basket ball \vj* played Monday night at the Atlanta Athletic Club gymnasium between the A. A. C. team and the team represent ing the Atlanta Dentul College. The Athletic Club teum won by a score of 23 to 10. The line-up follows: A. A. C.—Thornton. Doonan. for wards; Wynne, center; Colquitt and Thompson, guards. Dents—Avery and McCabe, for wards r Ray. center; Pickett and Ml- sell. guards. Mllledgevllle. April 20—Greslmm High School, nt Mllledgevllle. April 27—Gordon Institute* at MIL tedgevtllc. May 6—R. E. Lee, nt Thomaston. Muy 27—R. E. I*ee, at Mllledgevllle. Locum Grove, Stone Mountain and le or two other schools have been asked to play U. M. hut a* yet nothing has been heard from them. O jiger of the Shreveport teum O the Southern League. O * OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WILL MI88 HOUSTON. 8pe<inl to The Georgian. Macon, Oa., Feb. 12.—Parson Hous ton will be missed by the local fans. Houston came to the club toward the close of the season last year and ma terially strengthened the team by his hard hitting and good coaching. Tfie California League season will open the first week In April. The Northwest League will place teams In Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Vancouver, Rutte. Helena und perhaps Portland and Grays Harbor. It In said that Walter Clarkson will be one of tin* regular pitchers this sea son for the New Y'ork Americans. The promoters declare that the com ing Boston automobile show- will be tho largnst and most interesting ever lictd anywhere.— THIS IS THE BOAT WHICH BROKE ALL RECORDS CCttt^ZDGSET. EUVMED .7 aCHBCCmtiS PPQ8 - The Dixie wes th* star boat of <ht recent motor boat raoaa in South ern waters. At Palm Beach and Miami this speedy craft won all raeot in which no handicaps were given to tho oppononts. and most of thooo whan handicap* were given. It also brok* * world's record for a mil*. Valley Fulls. B. I.. Feb. 12.—The fight between Honey. Mellody and.Wll lie Lewis here feat night was a fast and furious one. Lewis had Mellody's mouth nnd none bleeding In tIM sec ond round, but he came up In the third round smiling as his supporter. yelled across the ring, "ten to six that Mellody wins." Louis backed’^way7~’trfib -Mellody. catching him on tho law with a left dropped him to hls-knees for the count. That was the punch Lewis feared. Up this time he wo, lighting nicely, holding the champion at bay and out- boxing him. That punch was the killer for Lewis. He waited for the count of nine and was up again lighting Ilka a trail: Mellody went after him, shun, ruing wicked lefts and rlghta to the -body, while Lewi* cracked him on both sides of the head wtlh lefts and rights. Lewi, wildly swung a right, catching Mellody on the jaw and oendlng the champion reeling away across the ring. The wildest sort of a scene followed then and both men. groggy, tried to drop the other. Mellody recovered quicker than Lewis. He had th, „.i lop and the flrat tlfne he copped wii II* on the Jaw. Lewis dropped .urui" Lewis rolled over, pulled hlm.eif getber a bit and waited for th, of nine again. He got up reelin* tried to clinch, while Mellodv *4 hi* body with left* and right* There waa a terrific noise till a r“tm5 the ring. 1 hi* heart waa gone and ht* jntt*m«r- was something awful.. He tos.ed a slid right toward Mellody. but ihe letter pulled away from It and tlun 1 a left that caught Lewis on in, , v , onv again. Willie staggered t„ 1 ropes and there received left dnd right that put him down again. " The referee had counted Do when I Harry Tuthlll threw the sponge | n as I a token of defeat. [ -Willie was leaning on the pJ a daxed condition when they mnied him to hla corner. He was • .tit-. ins.ed all the way, and the only lime he hid I a chance In the world was w hen he I was groggy and accidentally c»|,porwj Mellody In the third round. He hsiJ neither the punch. Ihe stamlim. n,.r theT ublllty to take punishment that MelMt has Augusta Team Is a-Winner To Judge by Appearances Special to The Georgina. Augusta. Oa.. Feb. 12.—The line-up of the Augusta baseball teum In the South Atlantic League looks from this distance to be about as follows: Moore. Platt, Armstrong and Chris tian. pitchers. Connelly and Evers, catchers. Bouth. first base. Mhlppecaase. second base. Rhetnhardt, third base. Rlerman. shortstop. Bender, left field. Kustus, center Held. Maloney, right field. McKernan, utility man. Manager Ranelck expects Wj lie Plait I to ahlne here and display some of hit I old-time form. In Bheft Moore. Ran-1 sick has one of the best pitchers In the I league. ... I Maloney will play right field and be I the captain of the team. Instead of| Norcum. who goea to Evansville, local fans are much pleased with Rv sick’s team and think It will be a pet.| nant winner. For Raising Too Much “Billy” Dummy Wall Gets Six Months I Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Gr., Feb. 12.—Dummy Wall, tho local pugilist, who knocked out Ed die DeOroote In the first round of a prise fight In Augusta about two years ago. was arraigned In recorder's court this morning on the charge of being drunk nnd disorderly, and also for re sisting an ofllcer. He waa given the limit of the law In both cases, and will spend the next six months of Ills life In jail. Dummy could communicate with the court only through notes, and in them he expressed his sorrow at the manntrl In which he had acted and promised I to be better In the future. The re-1 corder had heard him make fair pm lees before and stated that Dummy | would not do to trust. When arrested late Saturday night I It required the united effort* of iso I stalwart policemen and a barkeeper u | detain Wall until the patrol wagon ar rived. After he waa carried to barracks he spent the night In emit ting horrible and unintelligible NiirleUl and no one In the neighborhood mu!d| sleep. , WHAT’S HISTORY FOR THE GEORGIAN IS NEWS TO ITS CONTEMPORARIES The reuder» *>f one of our ’steamed contempt* *\ere Informed Mon day that the spring meeting of the Southern League MIGHT !»•* In Atlanta. The reader.« of the The Georgian were assured hack In iVi-mLr that the meeting had been officially awarded to Atlanta and were t^*l exclusively last week that the meeting would probably he held ruary 22. CAREERS OF PITCHERS WHO HAVE MARKED EPOCHS IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL It takes pitchers to win baseball games, and this season the alabmen promise to cut ns much of a figure ns *>f old. Since the days “when father was a boy" and the pitchers used the old side arm underhand swing, thr seemingly endless battle between the pitcher nnd the butsmen has been going on with varying success. As early as 1876, when the National League was organ ised. the Authorities had In mind the curbing of the pitcher. At Intervals It was found necessary to allow the twlrler more latitude, then to check him once more. Finally came the adoption of the foul •trike rula, thf rule that has kept many a twlrler In the game who would be a "haa been” without It The great pitchers th.it have used their arms and wits against ihelr foes at the home plate since the inaugura tion of baseball make an Imposing ar ray. Young iTetghton. who pltolied for the Excelsiors, of Bn^oklyn. In the ear ly sixties, was the first notable twlrler. ► MUENCH& BEIERSDORFER THE PEACHTREE JEWELERS Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry. Fine Watch* Clock end Jewelry Repair ing. •9 Peachtree Street——Atlanta, Os. Beli Phone 1311. On October 21, 1861, Creighton pitched for the picked nine of Itrooklyn against the picked nine of New Y'ork at Ho boken. Brooklyn won by is runa to 6. Creighton died at mi early age, as the result of over-exerilon In running the bases. Following Creighton came George Zetleln. of the Athletics of Brooklyn; Dick McBride, of the Ath letics of PhUndelniifu; Asa Bralngrd. of the Cincinnati Reds, and Phony .Martin, of the Klkords of Brooklyn. In 1867 Arthur “Canly” Cummings pitched for the Hturs of Brooklyn. By common consent Cummings la given the credit of being the original curve pitcher. Cummings Is now living In MassnchusettH. He haa newspaper dippings, published In 1867, describing the curve. It was said the ball took a peculiar twist to deceive the bats men. “He used a peculiar motion of the wrist that put English on the ball,” •aid one critic. Spalding a Pioneer. A G. Spalding, one of the greatest pitchers of his time, came to the front In 1867, when he pitched f<»r the Forest Vllys, of Rockford, III. In (hot year the tour of the Nationals, of Washington, revived Interest In base- ball that bad been dormant since the Civil war. The Nationals played the Forest Cltys. and were beaten by 29 runs to 23. The next day they played the Excelsiors, of Chicago, who had tauten the Forest Cltys bv 4.'< to 41 and 28 to 25. The , do|K" made the I'hhugo team lontldent «*f boating the NatlonuK hut the Washington IxNys Pent them hv 49 runs to 4. Their supporteiM wmi more than enough money on the game to pav the eX|H*nses of the <nilie trip great pitchets In is;*,, Hu llrst year or the National League, were Hpaldlng. Cummings, Bobby Mathews, of the Mutuals, of New York, and Georg* 4 Washington Bradley. Chicago won the |»cnnant with Bpaldlng as boxtimn. Bradley had the best record of the season as far as figures went. The average of earned runs ugalnst him was only 1-12 to a game. He pit* hod for St Louis. In 1877 Tommy Bond, who had been the best amateur pitcher in Brooklyn, nnd WRl White, who wore spectacles when pitching. Joined the Boston club. The battery of Bond and Snyder was one of the famous one* In those days. Larkin, of the Hartford club, ranked os the star pitcher of the league with the best record. In 1878 the “Only Nolan.” of the In dianapolis team, was the moat promi nent pitcher, but he was hard to han dle. and was suspended by his club. John Montgomery Wnrd Joined the l*rovldence club In this season, and pitched himself into prominence. In 1879 Ward was the stur of the league, nnd pitched the Providence club Into the championship, to the surprise of the busehull public. Jim McCormick, of Cleveland, came to the front In thl» year. The year of 18so was a great one for the pitchers Lurry Corcoran and FrM Goldsmith did great work for Chicago, the pennnnt winner. "Smiling Mickey” Wnlch flashed to the front, pitching for Troy. The sensation of the season was Lee Richmond, of Worcester, a former Brown Cnlversify player, who pitched on June 12 the first no-hlt-tin-run game. In which not a Cleveland player reached first bu^e. Richmond's work brought forth columns of discussion as to why a left-hander *lmul<l tn» hnrder lo bat than a tight-hander Ward Pitehts Some. Jo‘;nti' Ws-td uU.duuted Itichui *.u» I feat five days later, when he shut out | Buffalo without u hit or a run. not n Buffalo player reaching first base. Charley Radboume's star arose In 1881. He made the best record of the year with Providence. Chicago, with Coivoran ami Goldsmith doing the slab work, again won the pennant. In thl year the pitchers were put back to .Yu feet Instead.gf 45 from the home plate nnd the pitcher's box reduced to six feet by four. Instead of six feet square. Jimmy Galvin, with Buffalo, began his ten years’ service as a star pitcher. In 1882 Corcoran led the league pitchers. At Detroit George Wetdman came to the front.* He pitched against John Wnrd In the 18-innlng game won by Providence. Charley Radboume won. the game with a home run drive. Jim Whitney and Charley Buffington won the pennant for Boaton In 1881. Butfitigton’s drop ball became famous. It w«ts an Innovation, and m&ny funs traveled tulles to see what a drop ball looked like. McCormick led the pitch ers that year, not only In average of earned runs, but alao In average of nit* made off hts delivery. Charley Radboume was the undis puted star of the season of 1884. John Wurd hud Joined the Giants In 188.1, and Charley Sweeney deserted Provi dence in midseason. Radboarne was the team's only pitcher. He Jumped In and won eighteen straight. games. .* record that has never been equalled by any pltchct. Radhourn's guiueness won the play fm Providence In this year | Charley Ferguson made Ids debut with i tin Philadelphia club. lie was imt «»n!> .« gieat pitcher, but a line «p. aivuud i a. well. Ferguson play ed with the Phillies until 1887. when lie tiled suddenly. Fergusoh hail the record of pitching two games in one «lay anil winning both of them. Two of’ the greatest pitchers the game has ever known came Into tin* league In lfi85. They were John Clark son. with Chicago, and Tim Keefe, with New Y'ork. They were the stars of the league until 1890, and many an argu ment did the fans have over their re spective merits. It never has bet*n set tled who w as the ’’king of .pitchers" «n those days. Clarkson was sold to Bos ton In 1888 for 810,000. m 1889 he showed his worth by pitching seventy- two games for hit team, of which for ty-six were victories. In 1886 Charley Uetxeln. of Detroit, made his bow In fust company, and helped the Wolverines to finish a close second to Chicago. He was the star of 1887. when Detroit won the pennant. Ruoia Makes Hit Bow. The year 1889 marked the coming Into the league of Amoa Rusle. des tined to become the, greatest pitcher of them all. Rusle began his career with the Indianapolis club. He pitched his first game against Cleveland and did so poorly that Frank Bancroft, who as {thronging iho iwua, sent him home to siime night John T. Brush, who ivned the Indianapolis club, hud faith In Rusm nnd kept him nt work. In 1890 Rusle come to New Y’ork nnd the "king of pitchers” until 1894. Ru- slevs superiority lay In his ability throw a fast curve hull, he excelling any pitcher that ever lived In this ■peat. Dissipation mined this great pitcher, and he Is now working day laborer In Indiana In striking contrast to Rusle's career Is that of Cy Young, of the Boston Americans, who came Into the league In 1890. Young was pitching for a nine In Canton. O.. \vh*n the Cleveland club purchased his release In August foi $200. In Ills first game he shut out the heavy-hitting Chicago teum. let ting them down for three acattered hits. Young this season will begin his eigh teenth year In major league ball. In that time he has playipd with three clubs. Cleveland. St. Louis and Boston. Kid Nichols was another product of 1890, when he began pitching for the Boston club. For twelve years he was t he mainstay of the team In the pitch cr's box. He helped Boston win five 4>ennants—In 1891 1892, 1893, 1897 und 1898 Young a Veteran. Young h the only pitcher who began In the Brotherhood yenr of isoo who is still In hurness In fast company. Oth er veterans of the ’90 s working |n the Amertcan League are Clark tMffittr. of New York, who Joined the Chicago In*" the I jrr «ith I i.Mpht* [ m< tr.nsd I in Au-i teum In 1893, nnd Frank Donahue. «| was with the Giants awhli" «:iina year. Chick Fruah r, of Chlcug”. Orth, of the Highlanders, bfk* National League in 1896. Fr.u Louisville and Orth with Tim Jesse Tannehlll was with *'i In 1896 und went to Plttshuiv Jack Powell, of St. Loul.<, br> l • Cleveland In 1897. But the star of the 1*'*. twirlers was the only Rub* He joined the Louisville !•.»:’ gust. He did not do w *11 . farmed out for a tenron g«*inu | Louisville in 1899. Rube lu». ( rrood records, one as a Jump"' ‘ ' I club to club, another as ***** h'V'V ■ strikeout artist, ar.d another f, ’ r [ - , Ing twenty innings against ti * .1 Americans In 1909 anti ulnnins relieving Couklty In the and winning that. McGinnity'a larly Work. Joe McGInalty dropped In"' tlmore in 1899. The Iron M.*n his cognomen in 1900. w hen he i the Brooklyn club Into the G I ^ i "'in 1MM Ed Reulbarh. of Ho I abs. led the National Leagu'■ . ers. and Eddie Plank, of Ho AH'"'.,, nornlnx K ;rn * I . irtal figured aa the star of tto League.—Exchange. NAT KAISER A CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. GET YOUR LUMBER Cec-'.ur £t. Kimball Houit. Orrt.'in* ia U'n-c'umiJ Diamonds. FROM E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS llnrd»uud n>M ring a specialty. Wc deliver promptly and MtlLfscHun. A full slock of Lumber. Bash. Doors, etc., on liund, I‘. S42 WHITEHALL STREET.