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ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1907. FIRST PRACTICE FOR THE ATLANTA TEAM TODAY SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS Bj PERCY H. WHITING. The dope sheets compiled by Old Man Almanac do not piek apring as a winner on any race carded for thia week; but they’re wrong. She's a winner right now. It’s in the air and so is base ball. Especially baseball! This is one of tho big days of the baseball calendar—not sec ond in importance to opening day. For Atlanta's first prac tice was done this morning. From now to the far-end of next September the fans will have something to do—if it is no more exciting, than seeingdiit- tle Rock trimmed or rending the baseball extras. The Crackers have hit busy times with a rush. They must get ready for a go with the Highlanders on Friday and it will • take tall practice to put them in.trim. However, Billy Smith will send them through their pace pretty fast and they can be count ed on to put up a pretty good front, right from the start. Of course beating the Ilighlnnders is no easy job for any man's team and the local gnng will be a week to the bad on practice. But look out for them! Speaking of the Ilighlnnders, we want to pass it to them on one pro|M>sition. They are not “chesty.” They have a right to be "inflated" on the strength of past performances and future possibilities. But they’re not. Or, anyway,.they don’t show it, which quite nmounts to the same thing. TEN CRACKERS REPORT; • FIRST PRACTICE TODAY Sid Smith, Boss Morning, and Batter, Registered Monday 1 i Zeller, Sweeny, Becker, Schopp and Paskert Reported Sunday. To anyone who is familiar with the other aggregation which is entitled to wear "N. Y." on their shirt fronts, and which boasts of a guy who objects to being called “Muggsy" as man ager. the difference is very noticeable and notable. Atlanta has been spared that, hut Memphis and Birmingham have not and a burg on the Pacific const is getting it right now. Among the other sure-enough signs of spring is tho grent ac tivity among amateur baseball players. Teams are being formed fast these days and good tenuis find good leagues waiting for them. The question of who is to blame for the formation of all these leagues and for the unusual amount of attention being paid to amateur baseball by Atlanta papers this year isn’t worth arguing. That question is for amateurs to decide. We can’t recall, however, that the amateurs were getting much attention uutil The Georgian entered the field, nor that any-- body ofTered any pennants for amateurs in recent years until The Georgian led the way. All of which is in the nature of a preface to lead up to tho statement that there are still n few vacancies in The Georgian’s City, Commercial and Junior leagues and that desirable teams are wanted to fill these gups. f . Managers who want to get in' these leagues will have to hurry. PUZZLE PICTURE—WHO IS IT? REPORTED MONDAY. H. Hnilth. catcher. REPORTED 8UNDAY. Zeller, pitcher. Sweeney, catcher. Becker, third bane man. Schopp, pitcher. Paskert, outfielder. REPORTED PREVIOU8EY. Manager Smith. Dyer, third banc* Harley, pitcher. Wallace, outfielder. DUE APRIL 1. Fox, first baseman. Jordan, second bhxcman. Winters, outfielder. DUE AT ONCE. O'Leary, catcher. Castro, shortstop. Hoffman, third base. Hparks, pitcher. Hpade, pitcher. Childs, pitcher. Ford, pitcher. Reporting day hns come and gone. Ten of the Atlanta players have re ported to Manager Smith. Seven others are due any old time now. And the three college coaches will bo on hand April I. The first practice was pulled off Monday morning. With nine players on the field the Crackera put up a pretty good front, and the bunch cavorted around the old Piedmont diamond with the grace of a band of gaxelles lind the enthusiasm of a newly released calf. Every man seemed to feel his winter oats, and It was all Manager Smith could do to keep his charges from cut ting looae and overdoing the thing. The second practice Is slated for Monday afternoon, and regular work will begin In earnest Tuesday Corn ing. % The office hours of the Crackers will be 9:15 to 10:45 a, in. and 1:45 to 3:15 p. tn. Just as soon as the Atlanta players quit the field the Highlanders will take their place, so there will be u regular continuous performance every day for all fans. All the players whu, have shown up thus far are looking tit ns can he with the exception of Dyer, who was III when he landed. However, he Is coming around all right and Billy Smith hopes A NEW INFIELDER. NEAL BALL. Here is the man who is regsrdsd as rsasonsbly certain to succeed Whitoy Morso at shortstop. that it will not take more than a day or two of Atlanta weather to put him In perfect trim. Zeller and Sid Smith are looking very fit. Sid Is as chunky as ever, but looks ready to go Into a game and clout the old IniII at a .300 clip, the way he did all last summer. . Zeller looks better than last year, even, and Manager Smith grows more and*more confident every minute that "The Rube" is going to lead the league this year. Sweeny. Becker, Schopp and Pas kert all look promising, and are In good condition. Billy Smith will put his team togeth er with a rush, because there must be sqmethlng doing Friday, In the first game against the Highlanders. it will take some scheming on the part of Manager Smith to fill the gaps made by the absence of Fox, Jordan and Winters, but It Is perhaps fortu nate that these stars are away, as It will give Billy a chance to try out some of his*other men. NA8HVILLE (QA.) WINS. Special to The Georgian. Nashville, Go., March 11.—A game of baseball was played here Saturday afternoon between the Nashville ahd High School third nines. The score was 8 to 7 In favor of Nashville. Jim Hull's pitching was good. TO SAVE THE FAMILY BANK ACCOUNT PHIL O’NEILL'S WIFE JUMPS THE GAME WHAT’8 THE AN8WER7 light never gueee it, this ie a lifelike imitation of our Wallaco, candidate for an outfield job with Smith’e toem By J. 8. A. MACDONALD. New Orleans, March 11.—One of the comic reliefs to the hard money grind of the l»et- tlhg ring during the current week was the •euMtlonal culmination of Bookmaker Phil O’Nell’* winter ennipalgn on hist Tuesday. O'Nell Ian well kliown diameter In the pin- fesslonnl turf world. When he Is n winner no more sweet-smiled or wittier llthernlnn sail* the sea of life, lint when luck does not hrenk well f»«r him the further awiy from him the heifer for one’s «iw i self. O’Neil wits n Hell III the •field’' i ifelosure nlmut New York Inst summer, lie started In on a substring and ran It into the pin- vrrhlal tannery. (Mining a $>.«>»» winner on the summer mvi-ou iiIhoii New York, he hied himself slid Isnikliig crew to this city for the winter rrelug Winning n little nod losing n little. .O'Netl found hliiwc’f nhout 13,30(1 to the good on the opening days of the Mnrdl Ores carnival lh u •-nine n Waterloo. Pay after day lie lost u til $19, - oort was charged to the loslug ahl« of Ids ledger ncconnt. Now comes 'the Ingenious baud of the woman. •’Phil, luck Is n-jnlnut ymunml there Is no use hueking It." declared Mr*. O'Nell < ne evening after a pnrtleuTtrljr had d.iyr, and ss the two were canvassing tlo> situation ss they sat la The rotunda of the new .It. Charles Hotel. "Now. you mind your business. W^ll stick nml' get out or go broke," iotor*cd O’Nell. Other words -followed, and Mrs. O’Nell retired from the field of wordy war fare thinking hard. EXIT THE HEROINE. The scene shifts nml the rurtaln rises on the nett net. At 1" o’clock next morning Mrs. O’Neil, always the hanker. Is In front of the hanking house wherein the O'Neil f.utils are kept. Hemamllnt the entire eredlt balance of their aemtint, totaling and dep. IVNell Ned Mindful of a day wh might require spate motie I the Mina* left to Ills credit Just $225. With the money Mrs. O’Nell t>etnnk herself to the railway station, nml la n hrtrf moment she and the family treasury funds were swiftly "beat Ing" hark to New York. About the noon hour O’Neil was at the Imnk as usual for another draw on the O’Neil Joint account. Then onto* the sad news of the account having been closed out and the going away of Mrs. O’Nell. That afternoon O'Nell came to the traekslde without n hank roll, lie told Ms clerks the true story nnd they smiled In a suturky way. The other l*ooktnakers laughed. O'Neil nuld. *'l am not going to l»ook this afternoon.*' Then the natural question was. Whyr’ "Because my wlf. ettlug rails ling At last repc away and thought of ticket to New York, where n wire, n home, and the remnants of a shattered hank r«*| awaited him. tilled his mind to the e\*-lnslor of everything else, lie'll Im> hack on Broad this i dies the reader's FAT SALARY FOR TURNER Cleveland, Ohio, March 11—It win learned today that Terry Turner, the ahnrtatop of the Cleveland Paseball tenm, received an offer from President Kllfoyle, of a three years' contract ut itO.noo for that period. Compile, with all requirement] of ihe National Pure Food Law, Guarantee No. 2041, hied at Washington “We (fined in tome of the finest hotels and restaurants, hut did not find any coffee to excel inequality AAuckW ARIOSA." That is what one lady writes and mXoos of others prove they believe, by wing more Arbuckles' ARIOSA Coffee than all the other packaged coffees in the United Steles put The fact that Arbuckles* ARIOSA Coffee costs less and has suited die health and taste of most American people for over 37 years, ought to induce every body to at least samglejt- The cities hide many country girls and boys who secretly sigh for a cup of good coffee like “mother** made. “Mother” probably used the old original “ Arbuckles* “ the fast roasted packaged coffee. • See that you get the sealed package, one pound full weight, bearing the name ARBUCKLES’ ARIOSA COFFEE and the signature of Arbuckle Brothers, which entitles you to presents. IhstarijemHeatidaMBillti where you buy it or what price you pay for it Same old Coffee, same old finn. If your grocer won't supply, write to ARBUCKLE BROS. NEW YORK OTY. RIP SCHEDULE ALL TO BITS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION DOES NOT ACCEPT PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT. Uhioago. March II.—At a meeting of the director* of the American H»*e- tmll Association yesterday the sdtedulc ret ommentted recently by the'commit tee wan t*»rn to piece* and a new art of date* glvin out. The league season will open on April IT. with the western team* In the east. The season closes SeptemlHT 16. -.Milwaukee open* in t’olumbu*. Min neapolis In Indianapolis, St. T*uul In Toledo and Kansas city In Louisville. The Victor hall wq* adopted a* the official sphere for 1*0r. Last year two b ills w»*ie uxed. differ* nt leant* insist ing on certain hall* when playing on their h *tne ground.*. "Thi» Data in History.** 1907—Jacob Berkley sign* the parch ment In Cincinnati Manager Bancroft nay* that Jake la g*» *1 foi a hundred It l* Haid that *c\era! of the "White Sox” signed their contract* in Mexico, nnd now they arc unable to rent I how much money the toniract* call for. HENLEY LEAVES ON WEDNESDAY Weldon Henley leave* to Join the Brooklyn team In Jack*onvllle Wed- ne*dny. Henley and the Brooklyn man agement are no nearer to the desired agreement than they were when Henley wa* drafted, but the Georgia boy will report on time and try to tlx up a deal with tITo Dodger*. oooooooooaoooaooooooooooao o o O CLEVELAND CLUB O O PAS8ES THROUGH. O O O O The Cleveland baseball club, O O headed by the world'* moot fa- O O mourt *econd ba*emun—Manager O O Napoleon Lajole—and accompa- O O nled by Secretary "Barney" Bar- O O nnrd, |>a**ed through Atlanta Sun- O O day on the way to Macon. O O The Nap* will be *een In At- O O lanta March 22 and 23 for fcxhlbl- O O lion game*. O O The Cleveland team play* It* O O first exhibition game March 16 O O with the Macon team. O O O ooooooaoooooooooaooooooooo Manager Wolverton. of the Williams port Trl-Stute league team, will have two good pitcher* In Sallee and Wha len. purchased frqm the New York American*. Umpire* In the Connecticut and Trl- State League* will u*e the arm signal system this season. ^ “TO BEAT ME OUT THIS YEAR” Say* Boh Wallace: "Those outfielders have got to go some to heat me this year.” "I'm gotm: to hit that ball.** s "l«ook* like every man who ha* reported yet I* ar outfielder." "I've counted nine hete I don’t knov,* what Billy Smith wonts witn *r mat. outfielder*.” , * "I’m going to hold a j< t sure. The mar. wio heats me has get to hit that ball." Three cheer*-for Bob. and long .nay he wave. DOINGS OF THE YANKS By BOZEMAN BULGER, of Tbo Clark Griffith and hi. Highland lad die, at tlmjs have been given credit for being brave, feroclou, and Intrepid, but the whole gang tucked their tall, and ran for cover last night at the mere light of a drled-up. Ilfe|e«a hu man finger. X’ broad yellow atreak apread over the club and Grief's usually ruddy complexion took on a deathly ■hade, resembling Rocquefort cheese. The melting of the backbones came about througb <hq efforts of "White wash” Wilkins, the Teddy bear-shaped old negro who carries bats for the club, to be the permanent mascot of the Highlanders. When the New Tork club had packed up after Saturday's practice "White wash" sidled up to OrifT and Informed the chieftain that If he would "Jes' let him trav'I wld dem Yankees fur do sum'r" he would give th' club a luck piece and a hoodoo that couldn't lose. Bright and early Sunday morning "Whitewash" was around at the hotel and the players had Just assembled to get their mull. Grllllth was In the center discoursing on the great condi tion of his club when the old negro wubbled In with his Teddy bear move ment. "Here ’tls, hose,; I tor you I'd be here," and he laughed with a loud and confident guffaw. Mascot Goes Wrong. Griffith remembered about the mas cot. and the whole crowd gathered around to see what "Whitewash" had for u luck piece. Hy degrees the old — New York Evening World, negro unwrapped a peculiar liit!„ ,, die of buckskin, and then to the i,. of Al Orth. Griffith and other, he hlblted the dried and stiffened remit* of a human finger, nail and ah "Great Jumpin' sandhills: " Castleton, the Mormon, as he Jum2 out of the way to hide his eyi“ 2 Griffith was too pale to speak' ' "You ain't skeered, la you bo,.- i* nocently asked tbe old negro He then related In detail th.- f,,r„ hmv he came into possession of tt,i uncanny luck piece, which, he kiv, the essence of gambler's luek A little lag attached to the wither* finger bore the letters "G. II it •(? “Whitewash" explained that the' r„, mer owner of the digit was a ,,,, gambler and that he was sh it a* killed In a poker game on a .\li«,|„t™ river steamboat many years „ K ., 41 negroes have a superstition that Rambler's linger Is the best of'iuri This gambler was killed because s beat four aces With a straight flu, on a Saturday night at 12 o'clock that makes It doubly valuable as a luc piece. Hence tho amputation. Not one of the bull players w touch the grlin reminder of the rrn bllng tragedy, and the old negro h* to take his grim memento and »|| n away. He has no more chance „f i,,,., a mascot now than Elberfeld has of Ing next chairman of tho peace ferenee at The Hague. It was a day qf rest for the High landers, however, and they had time get over It. There was no prank whatever during the day and the p:,, ers amused themselves by nursing the; sore and afflicted muscles. MORMON LOOKS GOOD By ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, of Tho Now York Moil. Aside from the harrowing experience of the preserved linger, there was nothing unusual to worry the players during the day. There jvas no practice and the boys loafed about the hotel all day. Roy £antleton. the left-sided pitcher from Youngstown, arrived on Saturday and worked out in the afternoon. Cas- tleton came from Suit Lake City, the Mormon town being his home. He Is a youdgster of about twenty summers, and Is not murrled, but thin has not prevented the players from nicknaming him "The Mormon." Castleton made a good showing In Youngstown . last season, winning 22 games and losing 12. He is said to have wonderful control for a left-hand er, and has a good assortment of cun* nnd a very fast ball. Griffith know very little about hltn, never having *«•« him work, but drafted him on the rec ommendaUon of an umpire In the 1 und O. League, In whom Griff ha* gret confidence. As Castleton In the only left-handH pitcher the Yanks mill have this yet It Is very likely that he will be kept the squad If he shows the least sign becoming good. The first line-up will be hej.l today when the first team will take a trad at a team composed of the extra pitch er* and catchers. This will not bt counted in the championship series be tween the regulars and the scrubs, bui will merely be looked on os a prellml nary canter. In which hit*, sensation* plays and errors will not count. GRIFF PLANS CAMPAIGh By 8ID MERCER, of The Now York Globe. good general always plans his campaign far ahead and then puts his best licks doing one }hlng at a time and doing It well. The one thing for which Clark Griffith is working Just now, and which he Impressed upon his players at a special meeting yesterday mofotng. Is the necessity for getting n start that will overcome the schedule disadvantage. For,the fir^, six weeks of the cam paign the Yankees will be fighting tn foreign solk with the exception of about nine days. The Yankee manager WolUknows that It Is hard to head off n- team that, gets a good lead at the be ginning of the season. He proposes to return to Washington Heights after the first Western trip fighting for the lead. If not holding It. Everything points to a successful start. Few teams that have trained three weeks are In better condition than the Yankees are right now. Mike Martin says there Is not a sick athlete nor a sore arm among the bunch. This morning the Yunks 1 went at their prac tice with more energy than ever. Of the pitchers Orth, Keefe, Hogg and Clarkson are well advanced In their training. They probably will pitch three Innings a pjece In the first game. RICHARD IN ACTION. DICK HARLEY. Hsra it Harlsy, on* of Atlanta's stssdisst twirlsrs, shown in action. Orth. In particular. Is In great *hapi Hogg had been throwing fur about tw weeks before he reported here, nml thh ntornlqg he unloosened some *|>eed tlu made a big dent In Kletnow's big There Is no news of Chase In thl part of the country. He and Griff an exchanging telegram*, but nut mam The manager says ho has gone IM* limb In the matter of salary. It I* said tha the dub hns offered Chase $3.«*mi the season and that he Is holding for $4.000—not $5,500. Griffith declares that he I* not trying to secure Jake Stahl from the \V Ington dub, for the simple reason tha he does not consider Chase lost t" h He admits that he talked to,Joe Ct tlllton about Stahl at the Am^rl'-an League meeting, but Hectares In did n« secure an option on the former Wash Ington nmnnger.' Stahl ha* r. * Join the Washington team. Ii 1“ ble that he may be secured by the Nn York dub If Chase make* g"**d M threats to quit. Jim McGuire Is out with a M.i’-ivr Having been photographed some time* In tho course of III* brief b.urtw career, Jim never had occasion t*»« "» plain until an Atlanta photograph' tampered with a negative and pi "due* a flowing beard attached to his tin "That’s the limit." dedated h “Hereafter 1 btir ffie picture !■••>* " COBB SPENDS DAYJN CITY Ty Cobb, the Georgia boy «ho pl»S with Detroit this year, Is In Atlanta ■> his way lo Join Ills team. Charleston Dsfssts Spsrtsnburg. gfwln! to The (IsorstflD. Charleston, S. C„ March H.-Spae tanburg was defeated by the i'har>«' ton Y. M. C. A. basketbnll teem hen Saturday night. Score. 87 to > : Texas I,enguix magnates hav out the wrinkles In their ne" xntton and Indications point t- cesxful baseball year. Irene! ergSBl' NAT KAISER A CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. 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