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r | • * - r * ’ ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, TUESDAY, MARCH 5,1907. . U p.^- 0 . DATE j OF SPORTING WORLD NEWS OF SPORTS I , ti EDITED BY PERCY >1. WHITING j NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS By PERCY H. WHITENS. Tuesday night will And the Xew York Highlanders here for spring practice. For Atlanta the coming of Clnrk Cirifllth's train marks the opening of the baseball season. From now until September things will he stirring at Piedmont and Ponce DeLeon Parks and on the various amateur diamonds of the city. At Ponce DeLeon, it may he mentioned casually, the activity will, for a few months, In- confined chipfl.v to carpenters and those engaged in the pastime of erecting a- grand stand and bleachers and in leveling a playing field. The merry bunch of Highlanders, some seven strong, depart ed front the Flatiron Building Monday afternoon and caught the 4:25 over the Pennsylvania. / The. New York party consisted of Griffith. Danny Hoffman, George Moriait.v, Ira Thomas, Willie' Keeler, .lack Kleinnw, Wal ter Clarkson and Trainer Mike Martin. At Philadelphia WTd Conroy wns taken up: fit Washington Jimmy Williams joined, anti at Lynchburg, Vn„'Al Orth was enlisted. The remaining C lovers will arrive Wednesday by the routes that pleased them cst. , Unlike the Giants the Yankees will start very quietly and there will be no strenuoVlsity about the early training. Manager Oriflith plans to work his men lightly for awhile and not run any risks by playing games or doing foolish stunts before the men are in 'condition to stiyid it. If the team gets to work Wednesday and the weather continues good the Yankees will have eight days of actual work and a Sunday of rest be fore the first game with Hilly Smith's aggregation. The Atlanta players are expected to turn up any minute now. They do not have to report until Sunday, but some of the young sters and new men are likely to be on hand several days in ad- vanee. And Hilly Smith will lie glad to see them. He feels like doing u little outdoor work himself and wunts to have some body to do it with. Georgia Alumni Aggregation Will Tackle Varsity Squad tfrwflnl Tli** Georgian Unlveralty of Georgia, Athena, -Oa., March &.—It linn born the custom for Movrral yearn for the 'vuralty to play the alumni tram, made up of nn hkgr«*- gatlun of fcttiier Georgia Htar*. U»u- ally great Interest 1.* manifested In this Kami* by the "old goml.*" all over th* Btatc. Thin year the alumni game will be played on Saturday. Ike Levy, of Auguata, who was man- ngar of the 'varsity 1906 team, la tnan- aglng the alumni end of the game. Already great local Intcieat In the jratne ha« been manifested und quite a large attendance 1* expected. Some Lively Baseball Stuff From Many Training Camps New York fan* w ill have a chance’to judge tills year whether fttrenuoua training turtle* or tho»e of Tile InlKUT" variety work best. ♦ The Giant* Jump aero** the cnntl- nent. begin violent practice right from the Jump, play u ttnme Inside of tlu* llrst three day*, practice some more and then play home. making Jumps hundreds of miles In length. The Americans on the other hand, content themselves with a 26-hnur hike, will work Into condition very gradually, will not play any gumes dur ing the llrst nine duys of practice und make no long Jumps on their way home. Manager Dobbs, of Nashville, has sinned Jo«* Wall. Hut Whltoy Morse refo-es to dally with the festive foun tain (an. Frank says ho wants more salary. % Mike Finn has sold Allen Kemnter- llng, Ed lllckey, Fharles Ib»Artn»»nd and Kirby Drcnnun l<> Seattle. The Rlnnlnghnni Age-llerold likes the Atlanta Intleld. Listen: "Atlanta has one «»f the be*t IntJelds of the league. 'Phis Is true beyond a doubt. F<>x will again he on Mist, and everybody knows long Jim. with a face, like a toothpick. Jordan will again »»«* on second, and there are few better In the league. «’astro will piny short, and Ga*tio Is unquestionably a star and a good hitter. Dyer will play third, and while till* man is new as concerns (he South, he came after the swapping of a $1,7«" check, anti must be 'there' with the k<mhI* Sid Smith, the league's heaviest hlttei last reas-m. |* the multi, stay behind the bat. Tlieie you are. They look- like wlnneis, Indeed. If «'astto ami Jordan hold tlieli lespectlve tempers In « he* k Atlanta will have easy hulling >ItH the top-ilneis Atlanta la weak'ill the outheitl. it appears." T. G Scarbrough, of The Memphis Commercial Appeal, has one f.*r ' That Dutchman " lb- says. “Charles Flunk’s eomb.itIve as well os his conversational bump Is already working at a P.u" « Up. his first time at bat for this season hapix'iting on his return to New i uleans from the At lanta meeting Instead of hurtuonv which the Atlanta s« rlbes reported and which the Memphtt delegates continued. Combative i‘barley tells tin* Pelican public through the pi ess that theie wan anything hut a love feast, and con cludes nn arraignment of mo.st every thing by declaring 'tilt, yes; we were treated fine and dandy--l don't think.' Nutshell fia ts, borne out b> the figures In the schedule, show that arrange- ments have been made which will en able the New i u bans team to fill every Sunday but one dating the season nt their home lot This solitary Sabbath engagement has beeli booked In Mem phis. which makes the poor Pelicans possessed **f every Sunday for plavltig purposes. T«»o. « New Orleans Him was awarded the printing eontt.ict for the league. It seems that New Orleans was treated 'shamefully* in the same old vv ay." ' , ~ r * * When Hilly Smith saw what Charley Frank had to sav In the wu> of a km». k <>n the Atlanta league meeting he frothed at the mouth. "I'd like to know what kick he had coming. He got everything he wante i tlivd. What Is he Ki«K* Ing about? Does he want the earth? He did not nsk the league to give him .anything, so he had no kick coming If the league did not give him anything. He certainly was offered the same en tertainment that the rent got. It Is not our fault that he did not care to accept our hospitality at the banquet. It was there for him and he was Invited, Just the same as the rest.” New York. Msreh 6 —When the players of the Itrooklyn tiaaehnll dub board tht 1 ' Clyde line iteamer Comanche, scheduled to s;\ll today for Jacksonville, Fla., It will murk the start on the beat mid moat ex pensive trip ever planned by- the brook- Ira club. The team will remain lu the South just one month, nud will piny exhibi tion klimes with peveml of the clubs of tie- Southern nud South Atlantic leagues. JIMMY SMITH • LANDS A JOB EX-MEMPHIS SECOND BA8EMAN SIGNS TO PLAY IN CHARLES TON. To the Sporting Editor of The Georgian: In your Interontlitg eompnrl-on MM uni. of the prospective strength of life ll*'» Until Imset.iUI team with tlmt of the l!*"ft| sqtmd, I wns struck by the rather cavalier, manner In which dl*|***fd of Frank \ Moraehauser. belter known t*» fandom asi "Whlley" Morse. "Hall and fnatro will tight It out for •hortitop, ami either man will make a bet-1 ter shortstop than Whltey Mom*," you j sav with evident nssurnuee. He's a g<*«»d bull player all right; makes a heap more fuss than Whltey nud the bleach- erltes get a lot of fun tint of him. but. on ]*•*; form, lie'll never ante up with the must be had Idugles as Whltey can. Ilall? Hon't know anything about him. except what some official tor unofficial t avqftiges say. Ho you? Maybe he’s better than Whiter. If he Is, Atlanta will have a devilish good shortstop. I lotto he Is. It Is undoubtedly a fact that Whltey played long enough In Atlnntn for Ills own g«**l. The change will do him good, and If ball really Is liettef the change will do At lanta good. This yawp Is no protest against the deni or iiguinat your dictum. It's Just a little tribute to otie of the most capable, most conscientious and most courageous players that ever Haunter nn "A" on hla breast. It Is coining to him for past per formances. And ns to the future: If you'll Just feel of Uube Zeller's. Baxter Sparks* or Dick Harley's pulse when Whltey comes up to the^bat this year with the score tied and n man on third, you’ll be wise to another little tribute to the Dutchman. These pitchers know a pinch hitter when they see him. A. O. F. FINE TEAM AT ATHENS Stouch Has World of First Class Material. CUTS DOWN SQUAD FROM 65 TO JO Team Made Up of Good Bat ters and Will Give Best of Them a Rub. Special to The Georgian. University of Georgia, Athene. March 6.—Coach Ktouch Is ronndluj b!i University of Georgia haaebnll squad into great shape. Ho Is only having one troq. bk\ and that Is In determining which tori to tin can and which to retain on tb« aqmid. I There Is so much good material that It Is proving quite a task to decide who to put In a given place. The mnterlnl here this year Is by far the beat In the his- tory of hnsebnlt at the university. Cnae| Htoueh. who has been coaching Mouthers college teams for the Inst seven years, d*. eliires that the material nt Georgia this year Is the liest he haa ever aeen iu the South. * This year Stonch began a month on the squad than he did Inst year. Thl« gives a good lend on the sen sou. which will go n long way toward winning games. That this month hna been put to go,*! I( . count la evident. To begin with, there were sixty-lire r*n- dldntea out for places, nttd that numb* haa been cut to forty. The forty will hare to be pared conatderahly yet. although twe full teams with aubatltutea will be kept during the entire aeason. The second tens will have a regular schedule of Its own. At preaent, the candidates for the vnrloci places are: Catcher*. John Rrown, captain of th« team: It. Hodgson, Kelley, Lowndes, l.nm, Mlneban and Fleming, brown hns mtcbrr cinched, of course, bat two sab-entchert will most probably be carried during the entire season. The pitching staff will be unusually strong this year. There are twelve m-a out for this place, so there will be m trouble In supplying the box. The men not for pitcher nre Harry Hnrmnti. W. Ilmira, Hugh Host wick, C. E. Frlnaon, W. E. EM- stain. Frank Foley, W. J. Fielder, W. fJrlf- lith. Dick Grave*. W. H. Hatcher. J. E. Rcdfcrn and R. Reott. Of this number, the four who look best JU thla stage «»f tbs game are Hary Harman, Drown, Itc* fern nnd Frank Foley. At first base, the candidates are Fraxl Rodgers, Ruas Leo. John Co-art nnd A. D. I>eas. Lee nnd Court nre showing th«* form, bat chance* «oom to favor Lee. At second base. It Is almost a sure thing that L. L. Derrick, last year's second man, will hold down his old Job till* year, although J. Davis, McElhnnimn and dll- ln»rt are nil showing up well for tha same position. At short, Frank Martin, i played ox the 1906 team, but was out . . college !a»t year, will most probably perform, Dtbof candidate* for this position nre Brantley, Taylor, Walker nnd Reynold*. For third base, Fleming, M. Ilod**o«, Grave* nnd Williams are running neck ani neck, so the winner can not he picked yet. For the outfield, Marcus McWhortt Watson, Callaway, 8. Ilatchcr. Jegcr, Tej- lor nnd Rocock are the candidates. Tb* only certainties In this crowd are McWhor ter nnd Watson. McWhorter, on *< of his batting and fielding Inst year put on the'nM-Honthern team. The other open place In the Held will In* tilled 1*7 oue of the other candidates for tb*» tlehl. Stouch Is especially plcaaed with tie* lot ting form of the team.. lint allow nn Whlt. x, lie li.iv I drc.D **f *1.,-.bin S|w* Ini t«* The Georgian. rii.irlestou. S. C . Mhrch 5 Recoml base limn Smith. *»f Memphis, has l*een signed by Wtlsoii Matthcwp. t*« play with Charles- tha oft. line drlv. i.tl the tt*l nd Sullivan, Intbddert, have re . xpectc.l to report The i.hsi i-tuy. it*re f Mnrvh U Jimmy Smith cost the h»**al club a pretty M-ntiy, but to* U toiiti*.! ns a go.nl man. Arthur DevUn of the New York Nationals U spending flic winter on th.- l*aclHc eonat. lie will Jidn the Giants nt L»s Angeles. of those hun >s left field j i‘ of bailie I ho* eniory of that . sort of hop si.-p hlteh and hi* h . J. (Tries Is the pr»*|H*r on.- \ plod Squlrt*s of Australia. rttchsr Martin Walsh, brother of Ed .Walsh of Ihe White Sox. has signed with the Binghamton. N. Y., club. i Italttmore team. Only seventeen players remain «*f the large number who started with the American league in 1901. Pitcher Walsh, of the White S »x. fanned Willie Keekr twice last >**.tr. Has Willie started to go hack ? The Johnstown tium of the Tri Slot. League has algno.1 Cbarbw Atherton and the veteran outfielder. Turn Giltinger. right wnv lie at. lingular, awkward - and jump. f*Uow..I that iim-,1 to dovoiir pj.ho botw.-oii Goto DoMont and lldiuo Krug. IhIw.vu oit. Jordan and H-lno Krug, and between Otf. Jordan nnd Sl.l Smith lie al*** rcm. mb.MP *.unc error* gaud ami rotten. s.une *>f them: be r»*iueml»eis w*m* pl.iv* bv Whit* v 'lor,., that bmhed Ilk*- a corpulent i- togonarlau trying to d«» th* Nnslivllto salute II* r.Mitomt*oi* sstnie tnufT* that would make it,.* shortstop of the Mud vtile Mucker* smut with eotileitiptiioii*! disdain, nml sunn* throws that would have! aroused the envy **r "Death Valley Reott) " Hut f »r g.p»*l. *1*1 . lashing drives out to ell g.*«l old stalling Hue drives! A t» l\ i* In. llmal to sav that ! -. In* for three year* and a i Disciplining of J. Martin Smashes the Jockey Trust MACON SQUAD IS DUE SOON MANAGER LIPE HA8 8ENT OUT TICKET8 AND EXPECT8 NEW MEN. By J. S. A. MACDONALD. itrlean*. half b* th Just ::Uu el lit- n )■ -.iu e»**ry game iu Atlanta Itt at *1 VM. nud etiottgli game* lit 1*G‘. amt l>» j to l„* at 1c to f.inn an unobtrusive tiers. Mia I j ep:uton lie tviM-mber* when Whltey earnol l the sotiriquet of "Pinch htjter'* nml hi* tm n*ptend«er« how the Dutchman lined up to,'the handle S«* "either will make n letter shortstop ter* I* held In respect. tin the whole, the public Is cheering for Bryan, who ha* yet to make a mistake as a race track official. KM.MIOMOtMIOHtMIMHHOMH*MMHHj IN RE HAL CHASE j Thi th In Live l.nd the Itll i'll offettt th- a fashteiiable |;’is|.w»* h a* Marti 1 : MUENCH& BEIERSDORFER THE PEACHTREE JEWELERS Diamond., Watchat, Jewelry. Pina Watch, Clock end Jewelry Repair ing. t> Peachtree Street Atlanta. Ga. Sal. Phona till. tu some quarter*. Bryan t* upheld, while again Martin * friend* declare he was nn-' jusllv linmTh .t. iua*ium h a* the evidence was altojifth>'r hearsay. be that n* It mav. the Incident has -d to show Just what s powerful elr- | ||- t.f Influential resouree* are at the hand i f n prim.* rn.-e rider In these stay a of high j take betting Th* next .lay after Judge Bryan's de Ulou. one r»f the foremost plungers and urf o|*erator* iu the country fl*-w into * « sdy .lef. n Martin iu a leading l.H-al •paper “Bryati's jedgmenl n^l* to* arranger c*n tlnnatfon.” ran the . &pr«*am-*l oplul.m of one man whose vptuion uo insMc turf um- Hhade* ef bight weye falling fast When out toward Englewood there passe A man who*e oft-repeated veil UriHdalmed him Edward Everett boll: Hal t'hase, First Rase"' "Walt: ' erle.1 the crowd of rooters then. "Let * talk of Griffith'* other men! I low al*»ut ttrth nud Ell*erfeld?" but louder still the traveler veiled: "Hal t'hase. First llaae!" "Remember." said one hopeful fau. "Farrell can buy another man. And Griff ran tea. h hint t'has.-'* tricks," But Mr Holt Ltort.il. "Nix' Hal t'ha*e. First Base"' Wading along the siiowv road, lie venrlo*d the Englewood nbswle. And In his dreams he seemisl to snore •hi slogan "lloi t hose. First lias. -Defo! v'cw York American, lug New York. Clark Griffith nuii»uuie.l with gr.-nt po*ltlven.-ss that t'has.* would be with the lltghlaudera thla year. Hperlnl to The Georgian. Macon, Ga.. March i.—Mnuagi-r l.lpe has scut transportation to all of hi* tm u niut exp.*ct* to have them eonie In one by one within the ueit few days. A great portion of the ijew men will nr rive Monday and from then until March 20 they nre expected to arrive dally. Harris, 1‘epe, patience nti.l Walsh will be the flrwt to arrive, amt following them will come Shuman. Wolhol|et»en. SennIon nud Wood. With them* nml the four who nre now on hnud—LIpe, Murdoch, Chandler nnd David- the club will luime«llntcly begin practice. Dim of the prettiest practice games of the season was pulled off Saturday by th** Juniors lu n contest with the Lawyers «.f the Mercer Law Reboot. Ilerl*ert Hogg, for th** Juniors, pltche.l a remarkable game of ball, giving up only one hit ami striking out ten men. many of whom were the b«-st batsmen In college. Ilogg prove.1 Iteyond u doubt that he i* a pitcher and must In* reckon.*! with this si>nson. Kendrick, for the lawyers, also pltcheil goi»d ball, giving up only thr**e bits. The dual aeorc was 7 to 3 in favor of the Jutt lor*. RYAN BOXES WITH KELLY Rochenter, N. T.. March 5.—Tommr Ryan, Introduced a* the middle*HC 1 champion of the world, end Hu*o o' 1 ' ly. Ihe challenger, boxed »lx ‘lev" round* laet night before about 1.5™ adherent, of the biff and bang same at the Arena Athletic Club, which I-1* cated at Charlotte, a eummer r»»'>tj ■even miles beyond the city limits » Rochester. , There was no derision rendered. " jj fairness It could not have been cal*, anything but a draw. Fred Parent, of the Uoston ■'w'f’ leans, Is holding out for a threc->e.r contract. Which makes Ihe Hub M* wonder If they will have to stand r > three yenrs more of Inst season'.- 363 NAT KAISER & CO. . CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. _ IS D.eatur 8L Kimball Hot** Baroaint in UnrttlntMd Oiaraonda GET YOUR LUMBER FROM _ EL O. WILLINGHAM & SONS 'Vo deliver promptly nnd giinrnntce satisfaction. A stock of Lumber, Sash, Doors, etc., on hand. Prices are right- 842 WHITEHALL STREET. \