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A jypMp ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1907. UP-TO-DATE NEWS OF SPORTING WORLD NEWS OF SPORTS EDfTED BY PERCY H. WHITING O Shreveport. Lb., Feb. IS, *47. 0 Friend Percy: O Everybody wimi to think we 0 have rood club, and while 1 am O not bragging, I belltYe we will O have a flret dlvlalon team. I have O two deala under conelderatlon O now—one for an out Haider and O the other for a eecond baaaman O of experience. 0 Thanking you for paat favora O and true tin# you will have a very & Hucreaefol and happy eeaaon, O Toura truly. TOM FISHER HAS GATHERED A “FIRST-DIVISION SURE” TEAM FOR SHREVEPORT HICKMAN, Pitcher. KING, Outfielder. Lost But Few Men and Has Filled Their Places. EVERYTHING READY FOR BIG MEETING League Moguls Will Gather Friday and Hold Session Either Friday Afternoon or Saturday Morning. There's nothing lo It now but wait ing, aa far aa the nchedul" meeting la concerned. The local moi;.u* hive done everything possible In Hi ■ ■ -r prep aration. They have nuu.c In.i 1 u-- likely—then the meeting will go over to Saturday morning. If they do noL u" seems almoat equally probable, then the meeting will bo held Friday after noon. rangement* for the banquet, w Mi-; v. in fee held Friday night—they have nr- ranged to tako the viators out to Hie auto hll climb and that Is about all that can be done In advance. .Whenthe meeting will be held will dapand a mile on when the chief guys BlIII* ml that means almoat any old time under the present train arrange ments. Also It wlU make noma differ ence whether the delegates want to aae the hill climb Friday afternoon. If they do—as tha local baseball people think . A few changes In the probable dele- Riilnii* from various cities has been imule known. R. H. Baugh, tho Blrm- iMthum president hi a written that he will bo here Friday, Saturday and Sun day. Mr. Baugh la a great golfer, le secretary of the Southern Golf Asso ciation and ran be counted on to spend meet of Me time, when not at the meet ing. on-the East Lake course. Tom McCullough, or Memphle, haa wired that hr. President Coleman and Charley Babb will represent Memphle NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS | ByPEKOT H. WHITING. All aboard for Sportville I here. Wally Bcrewe. sporting editor of (he Montcomery Advertiser, and a reg ular delegate to the varloue stetsons of the leagba. haa announced that he will not be here for the meeting. Otherwise the delegations can be counted on luat about as outlined In yesterday's Geor gian. Looks more or leas like a spring opening in the sporting world on Friday. The celebration of tho birth of the man who made hatchets famous will be large and gorgeous. There will bo eomething stir ring from the tap of the gong until the setting of the sun. GIL NICHOLS AT EAST LAKE FAMOUS PROFESSIONAL PLAYS ROUND OVER LOCAL COURSE. With twenty-fear players going to fihrere- port for trial, end with ms retnoaats of a teem whleh was a nesr-wlnner (set year, Thomas Ttaber surra Mi drat sea son as manager of Ike Ikrereport tram wtlb the rosleit klad of proeperts. Kievan members of last year's team will he lark. The regulars missing are Abateta, llyrne and “Lond Bill" Erins. The first named fines to Pittsburg: Byrne to St. Loots and Brans to Uonlgodiery, via Springfield, Ob In. One of these gape wee filled at the close of Inst year when Bob Ollka bought Toiiy Smith from the Galveston dob, and dropped him Into Byrne's place at abort. Smith took hold of the job Just as though ho had held II down all hla life, and If he ilora unt make good again thla year It will be a sad surprise to Manager Fisher. The gap st first base will not ranee much uneasiness either. A* a matter of fact, Abeleln was not a first baseman, any way. Atlanta had a distinguished golfing visitor Wednesday In the person of Gil bert Nichols, one of America's fore most profeslsonal golfers. Nichols was on hla way from Plne- hurat to Palm Beach, where he will play In the open tournament. Nichols played the East Lake course Wednesday afternoon, accompanied by K. G. Byrd and James Malden, and made the round In 88. Ills driving, aa usual, was phenomenal, though he was using a new club. On the fifth hole he drove within four feet of the (lag and mlsaed a two by less than an Inch. Fred Doe will have lady ticket eell- era at Providence. Why, Freddy, aren't you Just terrible? While a number of fight fans Bra Inclined to hand M. Squires, of Aus tralia, B few chocolate drops, the groat majority of ring followers come from Joplin. _ NAT KAISER A CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. . IS Decatur St Kimball House. Baroalns In Unredeemed Diamonds. DALEY, Outfielder. BEEKER, Pltchsr. ORAFFIU8, Catcher. worthy successor to Byrne, who was like wise s graduate of that Tessa league. Clarke also locks like s likely man for first. Gltks counted on him laet year up He rtme lu gruui the outfield when Trea ty. eiei'Blen them caiefullj?-sBa ts-a-lihely ken sick last spring to maki the pines, ami made good uerer counted as anythlni out a volunteer on that Job. Clarke, who did not fully rerurer his health until last Of coarse. epeuklng of hols so voclfrronsly occupied Brans But Hill's plare can by Hill tended to. wlth the'rtst array uf (ufielders at Plsher's disposal Of the new man who will he tried by Few Gaps to Fill. Here le the list of laet year's players, together with their probable poeltlona thla year, and their home towa,' Arthur H. llcsi, third base or shortstop. Milwaukee, WIs. *H. A. King, outfield. Bllllngbem, Wash. ^Sherman U. Kennedy, outfield, Pennant, Judd Daley, outfield. New Boston, Conn. Willem A. Unfit us, catcher, Newcastle, William Itspp, catcher, Washington, D. C. William Powell, catcher. —, T»i. Manager Tom Ftsber, pitcher, Anderson, J. O. Hickman, pitcher, Birmingham, Ala. William G. Becker, pitcher, Lnutarllle, C. Frit*, pitcher, Tnllnla, \i. Tony Smith, ehortefno, Galveston. Tei. This le the bunch which will turn up f0| practice uest month et Shreveport, and Mvai asiutaisa mb uumiruuil, fiU'l around which the ■ Fishermen of JM? will be built. The outfit Includes three steady catchers, tour remarkably good pitchers, three out fielders and two Infielden. Changas in: Infield. It le obvloue Then that Manager Fish er has an Infield to reboiid. To fill the gape In the IM8 mid-season array of talent he hie Smith, who Is really an Inheritance from the alike regime; Peal Hitel. an Ohio Jtroduct (or ma^be by product): „. ..... college player: John Carr, the man who was traded lo Hpriniifleld‘ “ RMh Reran. an ex .Oh ■late for Evans, and Argos Uamllton, a ahortatop secured bv purrhaae. Smith may lie counted on .as practically a sure thing at ahortatop. If ha ran play anything like the ball ha displayed In the closing gsmea laet eeaeoo he will make a ran probably do likewise with all safely, liras la likely to be switched orer from third bam to aturtatop. Maybe there will he somebody fast enough to beet blm out of a Job. But that will be a hard mat ter. Arthur Isn't the fastest player In the league by a few dosen. but be fa the most careful. He figures hla plays out-aloe. bitter. Bo there really remains only a big gap at third. And with aaeh a bunch aa will report at Shreveport the metier of filling It Is likely to tie comparatively easy though Atlanta knows to her am ' sorrow that a—even with plenty of candi dates. Battery Possibilities. With three old catchers and one new one on the Hat, Flatter ongitt easily to land a couple of good backstops. Massing, the new man, was bought late last fa|l from Galveston, and la regarded aa a prom- Inent possibility. Happ and Powell art good catchers, and Powell eau play tho outlaid pretty well on t pinch. It begins to look a bit as though Orafilua were slated for the ax. However, hr baa nerved Shreveport faithfully, and there may ' sentimental res sous If no others, against ’ 'Hi 0 * ’' There There Is no discounting pitching possibilities. With er. tlicnun. Broker and F the Shreveport „ men like Fish- Frits back there pitched through meet ef last ass sun -with a bail bark, but wbat ha did to Atlanta la re- pi eat be rad with sorrow. Fisher can always ffasanr^ on to win more than « ms- ahd the pi i. htng - pi W UieL glftii-i m [dent that Manager Fisher It la evident that Manager alaher does not regard hla pitching alaff aa much In need ef new material. II In doubtful If more than one of the new men may lie taken seriously. Graham, the mnn drafted from Orand Rapids, seems to lie n possibility. Outfielders All Baok. Last year's outfield—King, Kennedy and Daley—le back In 1 bedy. Jeffrie* and Wlltermood an the only men who will-lie naked to.go Into competition with them. Jeffries la a great big chap, with plenty of trangth and a world of speed. When he raa In the Southern for a trial with Mem- phla In tM -ha wa* - raw and unfinished. Maybe he has polished off Into a good player. If he holds n HILL CLIMB SURE TO BE A SUCCESS) Big Entry List, Fine Condition of Hill, and Great Interest in Event Combine to Make it a Go. The committees In charge of the Atlanta Hill Climb are putting In a busy day. and every preparation will be made for tho great event. Nothing but bad weather can spoil the affair. All the. prises are up. Plen ty of can have entered In every event. The timing appartui gives promise of working successfully. And a large crowd will be there to see the excite ment. MUENCHA BEIERSDORFER THC PEACHTREE JEWELERS Diamond*, Watches, Jewelry. Fine Wxtcft. Clock end Jewelry Repair ing. S9 Peachtree Street——Atlanta, Da. Bali Phone 1311. Many care have been nut on Hapevtlle road for the last few day trying the course, and It Is evident th some fast time will be made. It r big can are working well It Is Improbable that In the free-for-all d something like 1:20 will be accoa pllahed. An endurance bowling contest of I hour*' duration with novel featui added le an Innovation to be tried I Chicago, today and tomorrow. The no tlttee xre that a half-hour rest be glvdn at the half-way mark, i pine being put on when the mean n some play; from ono to three men more than has been allowed befora- wlll be allowed to enter, and price* vfi be paid at both the half-way mark'll at the finish. 8 layer. If he holds a Jon witn anreveport. e will show the league tome base steal ing tricks. GET YOUR LUMBER FROM E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS Hardwood flooring a specialty. We deliver promptly and guarantee satisfaction. A fuU stock of Lumbar. Sash. Doors, etc., on band. Pries* an 542 WHITEHALL STREET. We have told you all about neveral times before nnd thi* is the last advance notice. Friday you will get it as it happens and -Saturday come the post modems. First in importance is the annual schedule meeting of the Southern League. It oomee each spring and is generally a fes tive affair. The moguls get togthdh wrangle awhile over the aehedule, transact any business which comes to mind and ad- jonrn. Then cornea a banquet and a large time generally. A full repreaentation of league moguls' is expected nnd the meeting promises to be unusually harmonious. Of course the various managers do not love cnoh other any more than they ever-did, but their feelings are not ns warm on the subject as they are in'raid-season nnd everybody is inclined to bo ejmeilinto- ry and forgiving. Another big event of Cherry Tree Day is the hill climb out the Hapeville road. This event ought to be a large affair. A fine lot of cars have been entered and the place is well suited for the sport. Out at the Atlanta Athletic Club's Fast Lake plant the only sport in. good running order at present is golf, and the followers of the great Scotch gume will do their little turn Friday with a big handicap tournament. This is the firs! formal event in a long time and a good sized Hold will doubtless compete. Nobody has notified the writer that there will lie the usual holiday shoot at the Atlanta Cun Club, hut it is safe to say that the thing will happen. The Lakewood shooters never overlook a bet and the chance for good shooting on a holiday will not lie missed. Nothing has been said about any baseball, either, hut it would not he Burprising if some of thi- kids sneaked out in the back lots ami hammered a horse hide a round a hit. especially if Friday proves to he a good warm day. The wrestlers have taken advantage of the general interest in the sporting game to schedule a bout for Friday night. Kid Hums and Dan York, a couple of local youngsters, w ill meet, and their engagement promises to he an interesting one. The pair can he counted on to wrestle fair and square nnd I' eir srswimi ought to he entertaining. je So, any way you take it. Washington's birthday prom's-* Ikis) notable from the sporting editor‘a standpoint and there will h* aumcthini’ stirring from sun up util:. a long wey,. after smi- t Proposed Schedule of Southern League for 1907 Little Reek. Memphis. Naw Orleans. Shreveport. Atlanta. Birmingham. Montgomery. Little Rock. All the Apr. 10. 11. 13. 14x. July 12. 13. 14x. July 28x. Aug. 18. 17. Apr. 20, 21x. 22. July 4h, 5. 6. 7x. Aug. 9. 10. llx. Apr. 25. 28. 27, 2Sx. June ‘30x, July 1. 2. Aug. 4x, 6. 8. June l.n 3. 4, 5. ' July 18. 19, 20,o. Kept. 12. 13, 14,o. May 24, 25,o 27, 28. July 25, 28,'27,0. Sept. 9, 10. 11. May 29, 30,h 30, 31. July 22, 23. 24. Sept. 2,h 2. 3. Memphis. May 2. 9. 4. 4o. June 24. 25. 2«. July 29. 30. 31. Daily Apr. 25, 26. 27. 29x. July 8. 9. 10. Aug. 4x. 5. «. Apr. 29. 30. May 1. t. June 27. 38. 29 Aug. i; 2, 3. May 29, 30,li 30, 31. July 22. 23, 24. Sept. 9, 10, 11. June 6, 7. 8,n. July 16, 16. 17. Sept. 4. 5, 6, 7.0. June l,o 3/4, 6. July 18. 19. SO.o. Sept. 12. 13, 14,o. New Orleans. Apr. 21. 30. May 1. 1. June 27, 2IL-29o. Aug. I, 2, 3o, Apr. 18. 17. 19. lunr 30x July 1, 2, Aug. 12. 13, 14. Sportland May 2. 1, 4. 4. June 24, 26, 28. Aug. 15. 16, 17. June 6. 7, 8,o. July 15. 16. 17. Sept. 4. 5, 6. 7,o. June l.o 3. 4. 5. July 18, 19, 20.O. Sepl. 2,h 2. 3. Mny 24. 25,0 27, 28. July 25. 28. 27,o. Sept. 9. 10, 11. Shreveport Apr. 16. 11. 17, 18. July 8. 9, 10. Aug. 12, 11, 14. Apr. 20. 31x. July 2h. 5. 6. 7x. Aug. 3. 9. 10. 11 x. Apr. 10, tl. 13. I4x. July 12. 13. 14*. July 2IX, 29, 30. Happenings May 24, 25,o 27. 28. July 26, 26, 27.0. Sept. 2,h 2, 3. May 29, 30,h 30, 31. July 22. 23, 24. Sept. 12, 13, 14,0. June 8, 7, S.o. July 15, 18, 17. Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7,0. Atlanta. May 13, 14. 15. June 10, II, 12, 13. Aug. 29. 30. Slo. May. 9. 10. 11. Juno 21. 22. 2tx. Aug. 18x.lt*. 20. 21. 61 ay 20. 21. 22. 23. June 17. 18. 19 Aug. 33. 24. 25x. May 16. 17. 18. 19x. June 14. 15. Ifix. Aug. 28. 27. 28. Recorded Apr. 15. 16. 17. 18. June 27, 28. 29.0. Aug. 6, 6. 7. Apr. 19, 20,o 22, 23. July 11, 12. IS.o. Aug. 15, 16, 17,o. Birmingham. May 16. 17. 18o. June 20, 21. 32. 22o. Aug. 26. 27. 28. May 30. 21, 22. 23. June 17. .18, 19. Aug. 23, It, 26x. , May 8. (. 10. 11. June 14, 16. !6x. Aug. 18k. 10. 20. Mny 12x. IS, 14, 16. June tx. 10, U Aug. 26, 30. 31. Anri. 29. 50, May 1. 2. July ». 9. lo. Aug. 12. 13. 14. In The Apr. 24, 25, 28, 27,0. July 1. 2, 3. Aug. 8, 9, lOo. Montgomery. May 20. 21. 32, 23. June 17. 18, 1». Aug. 22. 23, 24o May 16. 17, 18. i»x. June 14. 16. ltx. Aug. 26, 27, 28. May 12*. 13. 14. 15. June lx, 10. 11. Aug. 30, 11. Hep. lx May 8. 9. 10. 11. June 31, 22. 23x. Aug. 18x, 19. 20. Apr. 10, 11, 12. IS.o. July 4.h 4, 6.o. Aug. 1. 2. 3,o. .'lay 3, 4,o 6, 7. June 24, 25, 26. July 29. 30. 31. Georgian. t, * ... | May 8. », 10. Ho. Nashville. | j unf jj i j., |5 0 . ! Vug. 19, 20. 21. May 12*. 13, 14. IS. June 9x, 10, 11. Aug. 10. 31. Bep. lx. May It. 17. 18. lfx. June 31, 32, 2Sx. Aug. 28. 27. 28. May 20. 21. 22. June 17, 18, 19. 20. Aug. 23. 24. 25x. Apr. 24. 25. 26.li 27,o. June 24, 25, 26. July 29. 30, 31. Apr. 19. 20,0 22. 23. July 4,h 4, fi.rt. Aug. 15. US. 17,o. Apr. 15, If. 17, 18. July 8. 9, 10. Aug. 12, 13, 14. June S. 7, 8,o. July 15. 16, II Sept. 4, 5. 6. T May 24, 25." July 26. 26. 2«.o. Sept. 2,h 2, 3. May 29. 30,h 30. 31. July 22, 23. 24. Sept. 12. 13. 14A and News. McGBAW ALL THERE j WITH THE “NERVE "j •Ami uhrn It came to the nervl*,’ l don't think *n> ball i'layer lived with in»»n» of it than Johnny McGraV. He rdunv* lied It * lilt him **n lhr bull Held Xu man evri Teased him. He n« 'j’.i i*- i on lhr **eivri i ( itlnu'M *»nv , pitcher, and In bare running he'd elide Into anybody. * “I remember one day In Washington when Winnie Mercer wa* pitch In* agotnut u*. Winnie, quiet and coo!, and moitterful a* cm. teamed to have us rl*nr on hi* staff until almoat the cto»- In# Inning. We needed two runs t.. win ttnd there was one man nut. when llofTer, who wa* pitching for us that day. -rtMivr to bst *’ *Y ti Just go! to hi! I!.* said Ma*. "Hoffer tried hard, but It was his III* lurk to strike out. ^ •That poor fellow wa* called a bone* beaded Dutchman with every other ad* Jectlve prefixed thnt could be thought of. Mac nelKcd his bnt In h fury and ran all the way out to the pitcher a box. shaking hla finger under Merctr’a mow. •* 'You think you're clever because you strut k out a nerveless, slobbering Dutchman, don't you .* he snapped. You can’t do It to m«v We’ll »*e who’* got th- real nerxe. I'm ft'dng to out-ncrv yoq ord hit thi first b»l! you pitch and w in th«* game, you Just watch.’ "Winnie tinHed In that quiet way of his and nodded that he heard. "Mac ran back to the plate. The crowd had heard what Mac had said. With fnn« watching It wa* surely a can* of nerve und nerve alone, then. Mercer wound up and shot the bait over. I forget Just what he gave Mac. lohnny *wung hurt!, nnd caught It fair ly on the note It bounced against the b*rk»ft*M fence and the two run* came in. “'Yoij hff,' yelled Mac, ‘I told you v,, t there with the n?rve atuff, am "Winnie smiled and sckn mi^g was beaten."—Exchange “Jack and Will wont up « I'" 1 *' pall ol water . „ »>• or (They passed a aaloon on ll|rlr V/ whose doora were ‘’I*' 1 ’ And the only water which <"* strictly "on the *lde