Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1807. I UP-TO-DATE NEWS I Of SPORTING WORLD EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING jy^jrfi THE DUQQAN BROTHERS. On Uieee iwlrlare Miiuiir Dobbs will dspsnd Isrgoly this ysar. J. WOOD ~ NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS | By PERCY H. WHCTWO. Ban Johnson, who ia turning up noraething new in tin- line now and then, ia out with a proposal for a fund for diaiiM ball players. , ' u Soint*form of aceideut and life insurance, under the cnnt,„| of the National Association, ought to be a big scheme for tin- n , jor leagues. Hall players are not the most saving class of men in the world and there ought to be some scheme in effect to provide for those injured in plsy and for those who grow old in ih. game. The bill prohibiting race fraelf gambling in Arkansas gas at last become a law. Threats are mado to fight the law in the courts, but the fight will doubtless result as it did in Tennessee— in a new law. Race track gambling in the so-called “West” is passim- chietty because it is crooked.. And few tears arc bein'- sh.-.i the bier of the dear departed. Something will soon lie stirring in local amateur baseball eir- eles. With a pennant offered for a City League and with a dozen or fifteen first class teams on the verge of organization there will surely he city league baseball in Atlanta this summer. And City League hull is the only kind which is worth the notice of first class amateur teams. It is practically impossible for a fast amateur team to get gain.es all through the season mi. less in some organization with and ready to play at the appointed time. Another advantage of a city league is that the teams are kept before the public better than unorganized amateur teams and with the aid of the advertising that they get during a long season they arc able often to pull off a few benefit games at the end aud make enough money out of the admissions to pay all ex penses for the season. /. Dobbs Announces Nashville Line-Up Team Which Will Represent Rock City Looks Lot Stronger Than Weak * Finnites of 1906. —M—MS——MM—BMfSlN—M——l YOU CANT KEEP JACK O’BRIEN OUT Our old friend, Philadelphia Jack O’Brian, juat naturally WILL’buat into print now and than Jack «,:i.u in hie attempt j few daya ago to knock out three men_in .18. raunde at Lot AngeUe" He mfjht havi done el hid Charley Frank’s baseball team has at last been ammimi'eil and it is not as strong as everybody feared. "That Dutchman" has a team which, with the right amount of luck, will win the pennant.—Httf-no hnn AlInnDyAlemphis. Hirniinplmm slir..v._ port and possibly Little Hock, With such evenly balanced teams as the league lias this year luck is going to cut a lot of figure and it may not lie tIn- lu-.t team which wins. not Abdo, the Turk, hia first opponent, to fouled the Philadelphia glove artiet that ha wasunabla lo till. ai Brown and Jim Tremble. In the picture O’Brien ia shown in characteristic fighting Ittitudaland* in the back ground ha is shown in one of hia favorite training atunti. nB °* CK BULGER GOE8 BACK. Cincinnati Sends Over Sixty Players to Leagues of South Ch ,* r J?* “O' 1 item her. Of Galveston, non d T?I2 de i t 8all ".!r d ‘ ’lulls—Jaek- Itain. iCbevnner, llunchle. Mulll* nnd MeTlithe. Pnrkrmburg, W •^5-n S,rt ‘ hlR Hint Mas- P«ri. ®ff. S To au| ’’ "W ^l- Keever. Hlek, W Hunger and ilorrl.ev lloicinnn IlulpT, bnnehnll writer qf tin* it*o’ York Kveulng World, loft Wednesday nr New York. Inuteml of waiting fur tin* Now York Amcrlf-AiiH boro, lit- will moot tlioin In Now York uml trnvol hack to At lanta with tliom. M’CAY LEAVES MARCH 1. Remit McFay leaven Atlanta Friday for. Mobile. trherr Im begin* prepuru- tlon f*>r the Hprlng training of his .Mo bile team. 8AY8 8C0RE WAS WRONG. To the Sporting KUItor of Tin* Uoorslan: I notlcotl In your column* tin* other il.it statement that the 1905 Tech rinn reunited In n tie. Till* In liieon* -’ TU *eoro tvu* 17 to 10 In Teelf* favor. ruril. Tin* Jiit'k*in flub. «»f tin* Cotti Ijenguo. ba* trailed Art*’HfoWifi L TtU ornii beeouil lutaeiunji, lo .Meridian. O League pennant: O Outfielders. O Dobbs. Wleemui. Pearson O Hocknu. S Infielder*. McCormack, McGanimell, Jnn- O stag. Horae, IfcKIvern, Yates, O “Dillard. “Peary. O Catchtra. O LatUmer, Walla, Hunly. O Pitchers. O Ely, Borrrll. K. Duggnu. J. O O Duggan, Mills, Deubrrt. ttinlth, O O Johnson. •Herman O O “Doubtful. O O O oooooooooaooooooocooooaooD When the Naahvllle Ia-iiaurrs re spond to “Mis Urap'*’’ rail for tint Aral game tn Athletic Park April In. nays Will Ewing tn The Nashville Atnrrl- cap. there will be many new fmes In troduced lo -fandom. This much wna made known Tuesday on Hie arrival In the city of Manager Johnny Dobbs. Hardly had he entered Into n dis cussion with President Kulm at thu baseball otBco before atone cume sev eral fane to make hia aouintlntam-e and Ukewlse welcome him to the oily. Between the manager and president there, was nothing of Importance to transpire. They merely looked over the eltuuUon and talked '‘shop.’’ "I am Indeed glad to l>o In elinrge over here," sold Mr. Dobbs. "It Is so dose to Chattunooga that It Is almost like home and 1 am sure we n 111 nil get along O. K.” With but little known of the relative merits of some of the players signed. It .was natural that all wanted to Jieur : what J. Dobbs had In the way of ms- iterhil. ••Well, It looks pretty good to me." was the manager's reply, crowing. We haven't got any ot those : \40« hitters* or fielders that never tmiko an error which you read about. The men under contract look to be up to Ithe average. They constitute a well- ,hoUnrcd list and when the dead timber ;haa been weeded front the roster 1 think the tana wUl be pleased. It was a hit late, you know, when I took i-'ebanre. There remained hut three days In. which to draft players from other - Qf count* I wan At u duon- __ hut despite this. I Junvjied ’-into tbn rush and In n Jiffy went , When once wrapped up In the Mope’ there was nu atop. 1 hove been NAT KAISER A CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS 6n valuables. 15 Deoetur 8L \' Kimball House. Bamains In Unredaainad Diamonds. grabbing men here ami there at every opportunity and I may nay that 1 tint not through Y«i If what I have don't toe the mark there will he oTfict'M *n trtktMhelr place*, Xu hailing *«»«•* till* year.'* ' Twenty-four players constitute tin* O i list, Manager l>obU« announcing two now ones on arrival. The last to come Into the fold are a catcher named liar- dy. and Yates a young college Intielder. who hull* from the <*hi« ugn rnlvendty, where he played several seasonn under Staggs' tutorship. Of the list, tno of the players will not likely report. Frury. Ium year's first sarker v Is slated for h berth with Decatur. III., while Herman, tlm lanky stabumii. who Jumped the game tu 1900. will be disposed of to whoever want* him. Hardy managed the Fort Wayni teutn last year. He did all tile catch- Ing, reminding tin* campaign as the champion hitter and the heat backstop, lie tv also a good out fielder, ami tt may be that Dobbs will give him a trial In the garden. It all depends on how Lattlmer turns up behind the hickory. Of the tnftelders. there III he hut one old man In tin* line-up. Janslng returns, hut will not play the third pillow. Which has been his long suit for several years. Manager DoPIm thinks a shift will work to better ad vantage. and ft om tin* stall the •'Swede'* will he scooping ’em Up around the keystone sack. McF.lveen will prob ably he the matt at thlid. |>ro\ tiling lie proves best of the others. W'httey Morse will go to short. At Mist Me- Qamwell, drafted from Rlnghaiuton. N. Y. will be stationed. Itlughamtoti Is still after this fellow, and has made the locals several handsome offers to l»*t him remain there, hut l>obhs, realising his value as a player, refuses absolute. !y to consider any proposition by which tin* team would lose him. "Nl\, they can't get Mae," said Dobbs. "I have seen him perform and know what he can do. lie smashes the hall when It needs smashing, uml doesn’t waste any blngles." While he did not state. Mr. Dobbs aeenm to he of the opinion that Archer Pearson, "Dock" Wiseman and himself will he the regulars In the outfield, not He has, though, several very bright prospects to work on. and In case Pear son or Wiseman fall then* will he some one ready to Jump Into their shoes. Haekatt. an old major leaguer, Is slated for tin* position of utility man. He is not only a good fielder, but can step tn the rubber In it pinch and hold his own. "They tell me \ m have some pretty good slabmen." remarked the mogul. "Well, If that Is the case, we should 1m* right at In* top in this deimrtmcnt. for some of the new men on the roster will ! keep them busy holding their lM*rth. Mills, whom l have signed, was with HAittmore. where he pitched great ball He went along a couple of seasons with this club. but. on being refused an advance In salary, to say nothing that he had been Vovered up' several times by the big leagues, he broke away from Baltimore and took Up with the out laws. After signing him he took up 111* case with the national commission, who reinstated him after learning all partlculais In the matter." March 15 Is the date set fur report ing. this being the time the men gener ally begin to arrive. The i4t-y of t’lmiinn «tl may not have produced as many ball players «** any In the country, hut It ranks well up in the list. laud year there were a number of residents of "rimy" in the Southern "DHIIfl 11 . >m H Fljf-d h;|lV- gor^n from tills organization. Harry Mat thews w III play on the const this year. Kid Busch has gone to the Houth At lantic League, •'Young'' Urelt* nstein will play with Springfield. Ohio, and so they have drifted away. But n few residents of the Ohio huiv; still remain In the leAgue. Harry Vaughn, of Birmingham, comes from there, and so does Young Turner, the ex-Hally player, and Hilly Hart, of tttlo Rock, Is a product of that town. Paul Hazel, a youngster who comes (Mnclnnutl, will In* given a trial with Bhreveport this season, and Roet- Huger, of Birmingham, had the same birthplace us the al>ove-named celebri ties. Other Southern baseball organiza tions boast of-4t number of Oncln- untluns on their pay rotts. Tlw\v Houth Atlnnth* Ijeague — Manager Ed Ranslck, Hlermnn. Munson. Rhcinhurdt. of Augusta; Dexter and Helsman. of Savannah; Reistnger and Glenn, of Charleston. kmipm Ts-iigur— o. Woodruff. Drury and Kenny, of Baton Rouge. Prout and Wagner, of Mobile, uml em pire Brady. Yitginlu league Manager nennv. •lake llenn. Regge. Ritchie, M« Donald. • ’"IHns. Xurlngc and O'Connor, of Dun- v ill**; Hondo, of Norfolk; Bateman, Mo- Shane and Heins, of Roanoke; Mann- ger Jack Irvin and White, of Lynch burg; liogg. of Richmond, ami I’mpl: * Hmld lantly. K. I. T. League—Manager Eddl Kolb. Blcrkulte. J. Bantlev ami McCain. • *f Vincennes; Miuiager Harry Ido> I. lb*n Nlppert uml Perry, «>f Paducah. Beiite. of Johnsonville, and L'tnplte Mike Devanney. North Texas League— Kmtg. of Dai* nrrntt. THIS IS JIMMY. ORDINARY RAT DEFEATS DOG i REMARKABLE PIT EXHIBITION IN RING PITCHED NEAR MEMPHIS. <|Ui'h«d ! Hr»u , plot * m* j COIlllit ( phis. Tenn., Feb. 2s. An oidlim- ssc i’rtt. of medium size, van* prize bulldog tu a match The "ring" was pitched In a i*.ir the local nice track and the itnessed by a large num- . It ling the dog dashed ! at Hit rat, hut ’after playing with him dropped his vieltlm The rat then commenced t * light hack, amt by Im bedding 111** treth*In the bulldog's under Jaw tadsotl the tlog to howl lotnll/ and show evhh m es of readtnes.H to quit. Tim referee under the agreement aw.11 doil the sp ills to the nit's hat k« rs. | Quite a sum of money changed hands' GET YOUR LUMBER FROM E G. WILLINGHAM & SONS Hardwood flooring n ,prclalty. aallatartiou. A full aloiK ot rtghL 842 WHITEHALL STREET \V i dclhet promptly and auurantve 8aah. Do«>rs. etc., on hand. Prnrva art JAMES MAIOEN. Here is n snapshot of Jlinmy Muidtn, the young Sc dchm.in w|«» was recently secured ts tsM'inanent professional «»f the Atlanta Xthletie club uml who will mtir on his new duties regularly as soon is Ab \ Smith leaves for the North. Malden tlnlshtd tliftil tn the last o|m n championship and It Is ex pected that the local club will send him to trke part In tii n**xt one, which w II In' lu hi in Philadelphia In the fall. GREAT CULINARY FEAT. ! Npeek;i to The Georgian, j Hot Springs. Aik. IVb 2s -The »ac- j Ing goose lii Arkansas is cooked | This was brought about when the govenvr signed the Amiss racing hill, I which prohibits |h»oI selling <111 horse* races within the state limits *»f Arkan sas. a violation of w hlth, by the meas ure, |s 1 •iisiltuted 11 felony and punish able li\ .1 tim* of $.'*«*'* uml Imprisonment 1 for a term not to exceed si\ months AT THE BIG STORE ONLY—we will tell any Buck'e Range In our etore Friday and Saturday ONLY at Two Days $1 Down and $1 a Week IiMAI'A If you want a GOOD Range now ^ your time—but Juat TWO daya. A Toy Range FREE For the best reasons in 60 words why, in your opinion, you; Buck’s Range is better than all others, we offer a fine Toy Buck's Range to the little girl k you love. Bend in your an- swer. We have receiv- SwV ed h u n d r e d s, but your'a may win the SSsSwL prize. This conteit ■ySEyWXwt closes positively Saturday nigbL Send your an- swers tod&y. A Special Message to Little Girls CHALLENGE ACCEPTED To the Sport lug Editor nf Tin* I'lwnst* |H«bl(sli nn aii»wi*r «•* t f.*i a w rs*Hlllug Unit pi|ldl*ll«s| iduUi * IWIS r. *•) J ltd'llh I ni oi.l lb*’ s b.-itleiige trr ih** V.U.Id UL ’ llM U lu VJttK* eff A* MUENCH& BEIERSDORFER THE PEACHTREE JEWELERS Diar.onda, Watchea, Jewelry. Flm Wutch. Clock ; nd Jewelry Repair ing. 59 Peachtree Street—Atlanta, Ga. I = :i; Pl.c c till. Be sure to see tliat your mamma sends her answers this week. The contest will close next Saturday. We hope YOU’LL win the Range. , This is the biggest Bangs week we’ve ever had. Remember only two days more you can have any Range in our house for $1.00 down. WAITER J. WOOD COMPANY, , £03-5-7-9-11 Whitehall Street. 1