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ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27,1907.
EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
Montgomery ha* frequently been re
ferred of kite am the weakest teum In
the Southern League.
With all the strengthening which ha*
I hi* Hally t wirier win traded for Dom
inick Mu Haney, and the trade stood.
flam Weems uugiit to make Mont
gomery a valuable man. HI* pitching
with file Auburn team baa been phe-
ben done this year, a team may he all jnomrnnl and ha ul eollejce fan* are qntte
that and still be reasonably strong; but
here gpes for an attempt at diagnosing
Montgomery's case,
Montgomery mill bring back nine of
last year's men. They are. S. Perry,
third base; John Mallarkey, pitcher and
manager; F. B/Burnum. pitcher; H. t\
Hausen, catcher; Ed. Iloutz. outfielder,
K. H. Apperlou*. outfielder; .\L J• Mc
Cann, outfielder; I<*o Walsh, pitcher,
and Maxwell, pitcher.
Thl* given Mallarkey one of hi* old
catcher*, four of the old pitcher*, last
year’* third baseman and the entire
outfield Intact.
For a second catcher Montgomery
h§* signed Andy Anderson, the Little
1 Junk player of last year, who was sus
pended for an attack on t’lnplre Huek-
ley.‘ Anderson wan released by Little
Hock and should make Mallarkey a
good man. ~
Soma Good Pitcher*.
For pitchers, the Alabama club has
ftvp gorfsl men from last year's team —
Maxwell and Mallarkey. Maxwell look
ed good enough laat year mo that Pon
tile Mack gave him u trial. He was In
n«* condition when he went North, and
had no chance. In another year, if he
continues to Improve steadily, he Is big
league material sure. Mallarkey him
self Is a first-class pitcher, a* steady
as a hearse-horse and able to win let
ter than a majority of Ills games with
imv kind of ■t«o»orf Walsh Is a fair
pitcher, but Hurnuin will nardiy «i
Atlanta gave him a fair trial laat year
and he threw the Crackers down at
every turn.
Walker and Ham Weems are the new
men and both are good. Hilly Hmlth
sprained a brain frying to scheme out
some method of getting Walker away
from the Montgomery aggregation, but
familiar with hi* work. He will do all
right and should rank well with any of
the new pitchers who break Into the
league this year. He Is a man of.good
physique, ban speed, curves and nerve,
lie has already signed his Montgomery
contract, but will not report Until the
Auburn baseball season Is over.
Infield Changed Some.
The Montgomery Infield has been all
shot to pieces. No second baseman
was reserved last year, Hhortatop Busch
has been sold to Charleston and First
Baseman Militancy has gone to Jack
sonville.
To take "Big Mull'*" place a first
baseman named J. c. Blgaer has been
signed He js said to live up to
name In size and to he a good man on
the Job.
At second BUI Ev
cured from Shreveport by way of
Springfield, Ohio. will undoubtedly
hold down the Job. Hill Is a reliable
second baseman, whose incessant noise
and wrangling has been about all which
has kept him front going higher.
For the other two Infield positions
•try. last year's third Imseman
mnors, late of the Hudson River
League, uml Ed Sweeney, of the same
league, will be the candidates. Noth
ing much Is known of the new men.
Berry, of course. Is a reliable Intlelder,
hut he batted only .-07 last year. How.
ever. In fielding he was second In the
league.
Outfield Unchanged.
niUntil in 1«m? will he the same
as In 1906—Hout*. Apperlou* and Mc
Cann. The batting averages of -these
three men last year were: McCann.
.272; Apperlou*. .250. and Bouts, .243.
This looks rut her weak for outfielders
—yet only nine in the league who play
ed more than 50 games did any better.
So there you are.
BILL EVANS
MONTGOMERY WILL BEGIN SEASON WITH A PRETTY FAIR BASEBALL ORGANIZATION
PitchingStaff Improved, Ouifield Unchanged,
But Infield Will Have To Be
Made Over.
OUTFIELDER M'CANN.
Mike Is one c.f the league veter
ans und Is a reliable fielder and a
good batter. Ho led the Alont-
fimary out holders both at the bat
amrin fielding lost year.
He begun last season on the Lit
tle Rook team, but later transfer-
ltd his allegiance to Dominick
Mulianey'i strenuous aggregation.
THIRD BASEMAN PERRY.
Tills chunky Inflolder Is about is
reliable a player as the league
boasted last year.
He did not class with Babb,
Brouthers or Hid Hmlth In Taliban:
fielding, but was all there when It
came to gathering in the grounders
which came hi* way.
OUTFIELDER APPERIOU8.
Tills young player seems to be
promising material. He did net
hit the ball especially hard last
year, but was steady In every de
partment of thegnme.
teams tried to land him. but Mont
gomery hooted at ihe ldeu of let
ting him go.
PITCHER WEEMS.
Hum Weems is one of the
college pitchers developed in t|,#»
South In recent yenis. uni lust
season ranked along with L.iFitL.
Hulllvan and the genuine stats.
_tli» util doubtless do well m pi,,. '
fesslonal circles, for he semi*, t.
have everything In the playing line
that any other catcher ha*.
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
By PERCY H. WHITING.
If the weather man will kindly work off nil or I he fspeeinl
brand of weather which he ban been inflicting on Atlanta since
laat Saturday, and do it right away, he will win the regard of
all the baseball fans of the city and a whole lot of those in u lit
tle old burg labelled New York.
For in a very short time the New Turk learn will be here fnr
practice and within a week after their arrivul the Atlanta clan
trHl begin to gather.
And when they come we hope the weather man will he on his
"good behavior. — _
He did not treat the baseball people any too well Inst spring
and he has a reform coming to him.
The news thnt Atlanta is to have a track meet-or two this
spring is welcome to the enthusiasts in thnt particular branch of
nporta. These enthusiasts are not especially numerous, but they
are steadily growing more so.
Track athletics is a branch of sport which is worthy of
every encouragement. It is one of the few branehea which in
almost every college is free from any taint of professionalism.
And moreover it is one which brings a lot of young man out
into the fresh air for healthful exercise.
Practically every college man has a chance to do something
at track work. The most hopeless of weaklings have often de
veloped into first class track men.
TECH TRACK TEAM PLANNING TO
TAKE PART IN SEVERAL MEETS
Date Already Arranged
With. Clemson For
Meet Here.
there will he some records broken In
the Houth this year
All contestants for track honors at
the Tech this year were called to meet
with Manager Hmerson and (’aptutn
<;o4m1Ut Tuesday afternoon, and so
many candidates had never before been
known In the history' of the Institution.
Already Manager Emerson has ar-
S. 1. A. A. Division Meet
May Also be Pulled
Off.
Probably the general public Is not
aware of the fact, but within the past
two or three years there has been more
Interest taken In track athletics than
ever before In the South. Last year
there were two hotly contested meets
right in this section, anil this year bids
fair to see more. The managers of Ike
various track teams are hard at work
getting up schedules for meets, and If
the Interest that 1* being shown out at
Tech is any indication of how matter*
at e at the other Pout hern colleges, then
ranged a meet with t’lemson to be tydd
in Atlanta, and Is trying to arrange to
meet Rewanee ♦m-Gm mountain.
In addition. It Is probable that there
will be held a district meet of the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Asso.
elation, either In Atlanta or Macon,
and If such Is the case Tech will enter
a team In that also. The other col
leges likely to be represented are Mer
cer, Georgia, Auburn. Clemson mid
Emory. This ought to bring together
some of the very beat track athletes in
the Mouth, and a nice line of sport
would be in store for the audience.
When one considers under what dis
advantages track athletics are carried
on It Is really wonderful what has been
done by the Southern colleges. In the
flrit place, tlie~*[iAn lacks thr zrst of a
game, and while In foalball und baae-
ball the practice Is almost as pleasure-
able as the actual contest. In track
work the practice is little more than a
monotonous grind; and even In the
heat of endeavor the time of the actual
contest Is often very considerably less
than a single minute. All this means
that the track men are out for the
pure love of the sport, and since It Is
one of the moat beneficial forms of ex
ercise these truck meets are encour
aged at all times by the faculties and
authorities of the Southern Intercol
legiate Athletic Association.
Orinnel .Tones, of Vanderbilt, is a fair example of what a
track man can heroine if he has determination, .lones was no
weakling, hut he was the most awkward runner hit
the cinders and far from a stout man physically. Like all the
hopeless propositions lie went in for the mile race Ins freshman
year and did well, lie just hung on and hv sheer determination
he put it all over every man in college. The next year he ran in
hetter form and did stunts in the half mile event as well. The fol
lowing year he went in for the <|tinrtcr and on the lumpy old
Vanderbilt track, with four nnbauked turns, he ran the distance
in 50 seconds tint, the fastest quarter ever made in the South up
to thnt time.
Just Baseball News and Dope
No
hanged wen- made ifi the play-1 lilbltlon of manitgei lul ability at Mobile
lug rules of the b.iM'bull by the Joint which landed the pennant, gives him
rules committee of Hip two leagues. \W . very right to re-enter championship
would have act opted some 'reform In tussles. But Dusty wants to take the
the settling rules w Hh the■ best of grace. ! |' ; ‘"«’ball veil, as It Here, anti lend the
but let It go. It doesn't matter much i '» f «« umpire. He has received a
'•aUHfnrior> contract from Nashville.
MATTHEWS HAS
SOME WONDERS
Jack riiesbio has written dark
(irtiltiti tlmt In is through with base
ball, ami that no consideration would
bring him back In the game this year.
He says he wants to quit u winner.
Dakin Mill
phis to Little It.
has bet
Examples like this one could he multiplied till the cows come
home. And all of them go to prove that track athletics develop
men and make them stronger and healthier.
For this reason the sport deserves a lot more cm rngemeut
thnn it gets.
i John Doubt i t. it pitc
I Nashville pla>« i wln> h
ultlent Knvnnnugh. of
Southern League. Inis him tabbed for
-ervlci* mm a diamond dictator to till
the first vacancy. When not dispensing
hi* stock In trade at his local place of
business the chances ate that he will
warbling to the masses. Miller has
been seen In the role of a Judge of
pl.i> here anti although Ills career wn*
brief he showed symptoms of a natural
at Inter with quick decisions, Impartial-
l> distributed"
The only man whose health is damaged by truck athletics is
the manager. The writer knows to his sorrow, for he managed a
track tenm once.
And when he figured up the damage to the Vanderbilt Ath
letic Association after the season ended it gave his nerves u jar
from which they have not yet entirely recovered.
Jack Fly.
University
spring.
Billy Hmlth lias Mill out ticket* to
tin* following players. Fox. Ball. Hoff
man. t'astro and Dyer. Inflelder*: Pas-
Kel t. Bee* ker. Winters and Wallace,
outfielder*. Sweeney. n'Leary and Hid
It will prohithlv In* many years before track athletics will
pay in the South. In the meantime any cneouriigement which
can be given will be duly appreciated.
BOZE BULGER
IN THE CITY
NEW YORK WORLD'S BASEBALL
WRITER HERE TO JOIN
HIGHLANDERS.
►
Boieman Bulger, once sporting edi
tor of The Birmingham Age-lltraJd and
now baseball writer for The New York
evening World arrived In Atlanta on
Tuesday. In the capacity of scout for
the advance guard of flark Griffith's
invading army.
Mr Bulger has been In the South on
• visit and Is her* -oln the team.
si,.i
••I h. imi-
ii.uio-
Hay* The Commercial Appeal. »•
Memphi • ,, < , h«rle* Brndle> Miller, bet
ter known to fanoerm y as 'Dusty,* to
whom many give credit for having
played tlw leading role of the ’hidden
hand' In that memorable n«»*e victory
of lsi»4. when the Memphll won the
l>entiant on the road, beating New Or
leans li\ the proverbial eyelash In a
stirring stretch duel, may not don nc-
tlv»* harness this year Ills errorless
season In Nashxille In the Southern
hist \ear. preceded by a stmining ex-
scheduled b» engage In n |til\,d suit* Wlv.1
ling I suit In New Yoik tomorrow night.
Sharkey lit- done little wrestling In |ntl»llc
ill the I'tou two xoaiv lint lie lm« kept him
*»df in good condition L\ Tt.iTl\ crainnstum
work lie weighs 2M pound-, which gi\cs
him a weight nil*milage of .iltouf .in |touiid«
oxer Gallagher.
OTTO ANNOUNCES TEAM.
MUENCH &
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Hperlal to The Geoi-clau
Milledgevllle, Go., Feb. 27.- The line,
up «»f the (leorgld Military College
baseball team, as given «»ut by the
roach, 'Mto Jordan. Is as follows:
t'lttehci Hammond Reynold*. •
Ditchers Htembrldge, McLane. Gor
ham, Smith.
First Base—For be*
Second Base -Jordan.
Shortstop Barron.
Third Ikise Klker.
I*efl Field Hutchinson.
tVntei Field Whlldei.
Right Field—Allen.
First liitseman Forbe* has been elect
ed field captain of the team foi the
f 1907. A cadet manager will I
Backtothefum!
That's where you
get good coffee.
None of that "fresh roasted loose
by the pound ** store stuff from
nobody knows where, full of dust,
atmosphere and toiled hands, but
the real old, genuine egg and sugar
coated Arbuckles* AR10SA
Coffee, which the folks keep in
the original package and grind in
the kitchen.
That’s Coffee 1
NOTHING EXCITING DONE
BY MAJOR LEAGUE MOGULS
New York. Feb. 27.—The baseball
fieaaun In.on. The spring meetings of
the American and National league*
have come to an end. and now the ath
letes will take the place of the mag
nates in the spot light.
The session of the American League
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel was short
and sweet. The league ratified"'n~ few
unimportant changes in the rule* and
then adjourned, to meet at the call of
the president.
The National League magnates stuck
together somewhat longer, having n
consider various propositions for uni
form tickets and turnstiles, hcsldet
adopting the schedule, w hich was sub-
milled by President Pulliam.
"Stahl will play In Washington or g <
back to the typewriting busines.-, mhi
Joe rantlllon, the new leader **f Ua
Nationals.
Beck and Gregg Ball Club
Wants a Commercial League
The Heck A Gregg baseball team Is In Hue
or n commercial league or u city league.
The following letter needs no explutu
To the Sporting Editor. A Hum a Georgian:
I noticed your article In lanl evening's pa
per In regard to n city baseball league. We
expect to hnvo ii teum on tin* grounds this
season and apply for admittance to till*
league.
We were members of your t’oiuiiirr-lid
League last year, and would much prefer
to hnvc another t'oinmerclnl League this
season, si* that each team will hare equal
advantages, but If you can not form n Pom
inert ial League we will In* glad to eater
n city league. Vouis truly.
J. N. ItKI.L.
Manager Iteek A Gregg Basel,all Team.
The chance* for a rommerei.il League h ,
Atlnuin liHik bright and ilieie I* no r-.
why another one should not he organlxM |
along the Hues of th * I’omiuer. Lit
which played through sin h a mu n-«ful
season last year
If suother such league l*» org.-mlted Tti*
Georgian will see thnt It Is not ultln nt a
suitable trophy to play for. and dill do
everything In Its (siwer to make It a na
il it i
Beck A Gregg will undoabvdlv j,
good team III the field fills season, t
will certainly be a credit to any bMjii'
which It Joins.
The Georgian will he glad !•> publish tli<
views of other managers ..h to bagiie* au
to assist In the organization of «s ni.-iny »
can Is- successfully run.
New Southern League Players
Have Jaw-Breaking Cognomens
(s
•d the
going lo Is- . HIM' w s'.l
lu the boiiilieru League this year.
There are always i, bit of Tartar
baseball league. Imt 1!m7 has prop
limit*.
l-nst year had Its Tribble. Its M.iumdi. It*
Appcrtotis, Its Gy lor. Its Kulilkoff. Its lrv.
its Kemuierllng. Its lleidi and Us Alb
um ng. but them* names wore "Rodili*" and
••.lones" Ctmipgrod with the 1^»7 allolnieiit.
(Ui'uilngtuim makes only otic bid for fame
lu this line with It net linger. That’s some-
thing of a name, but Hint’s oidv one unu.
Look how l.ittlo Itts-k shines-wllli I’m
tell, tellers. Aildlugtou and Lyle, on Iho
Im-|
Meniph's and New
■ujiposo he had to handle s
’’k-ibrle bunted t*» I tea mil
<1 at second I
.: and Argudlu w»t forced "it He l' 1 ’
Rf going to Itrotje. ai d put •"«»* b
an assist .
Tnafe amt Jelil."
Of eotirse. It Is I f-
ly SO. for Shell an nttempt w.etld I
result III a dlsloeathoi of the
l.lllle i:..-k a Is
I KID YOUNG TO MEET j
j KID KELLY AGAIN?;
which I
friend Zeller, only il
Zeller*.
Hlirexcport hi‘s a Prli
lo Imxe old "King Hall
the royal laiulln. Mnssli
It luis .lelfrle*—hill
with
•'ig »
any
el lints oil faille, bm Ns*li\illel« liter
•*i-uberi whleh Is souedh'u*; of a ’’••og."
Nifshvllle has gone lu strong for "lies."
with Mci’.Uoen. MeGttUtme'. a ad Md’ormlek
the list
‘"KID" BUSCH.
Little Heine hii* long been ore
of the fielding star* ot tile South
ern ljcngue. but »il* batting has
been bad of late mid Montgomery
has let him go to the Hally League.
Special to The UeorgiAn.
When It roues to nelnl efforts I
line of nomem inline, you hate to slip it
lo Memphis, though. "Joey" Pills, lieu
miller. Salul* llioije. Tan If* ami Jehl.
That's ii lovely ouiDi
Bill the elnliu* of New- Orleans for hon
• as lu the ' weird name eonlest" can Hot
In- overbsiked—even If we don’t esiNslallv
Itke I he town. The "I'll, has Nude,HI. G»»e*e.
Vtlfiml
hv etcctiJ this week.
Csacfn a MOMDMti «f 4* N«b«I
Feod Uw. No 2041.W«4s*r-
4’hnrleston. S. f'.. Feb. 27.— Monager
Matthew* has signed for the t’hmles
ion baseball team Intlelder Ota John-,
son. last year with Little Rock. \
He hn* also exchanged Pitcher Ralph
nrlando Savldge for Pitcher Willis, of*
Jacksonville, and Outfielder Busch, of
; Montgomery, has been bought.
1 Tlk\ hist baseball game of the season
will be placed here next Stiturd^G be-
tw-otn South Carolina Military Acade-
I my and the Medical College of South
Carolina.
Grlstol. Gal I its. Hshih-. >• Im.-ITer
Gullterez and Knierllo Aigmlln.
Now. we ask you. run yon ln-nt It?
Imagine the miller In n detail of a game
K hi Young, a local ui
list, has ifceiill.v won a m
from a local "unknown" .»i
(.uallllul for another tty :
The last fVinr Voting ar
the former \> us put to sh»*i» -
ids barkers thougnt tea-"
ISny want .l*» see him q« t an
d K
Dm-
vlth the tdg st>
tis slgn-tl wllli
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