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ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1907. BOTH TEAMS PREPARING FOR FRIDAYS CONTEST SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING *7 P1B0Y H. WH1TII10. That Cracker team'this year ia going to be a huak.v bunch. Hardly a poaitinn will be filled by a very small or alight man. Harley, Scbopp, Hoffman, Hall and Paakert are men of rather nnall and comparatively alight stature. But look at the othera. Sid Smith, O 'Leary and Sweeney are all hnaky onea. Sweeney ia not very heavy for hia height, but he ia one of tbeae long boya and will stack up pretty well in weight. O’Leary ia a hefty one and ao ia SitJ Smith. Childs ami Spade are both big, well-built men and Zeller and Sparks are far from being little ones. , Jim Fox at first makes up in altitude what he lacks in lati tude and Otto Jordan ia the husky one. The outfield ia also a husky lot except for Paakert. Winters, Wallace and Becker are as husky as you could ask. Taken altogether the Atlanta team of 1907 should be a well- built, finely aet-up lot; and these big boya can certainly play the balL The little onea do, too, sometimes: but the big chaps have the better chance. TWO WORK-OUTS A DAY FOR LARRY’S PLAYERS Speaking of the outfield there will be a brisk fight for posi tions. Wallace and Winters we all know and they are good men. Becker and Paakert look like wonders, too. The former handles himself well and stacks up at the bat like a born hitter. Paakert ia a phenomenal fielder, lie has the most remarkable ability in judging balls and the way he sails under difficult flies and then plucks them out of the atmosphere with one hand, as one would gather a ripe plum, is worth going out to see. As a fielder he does all the remarkable stunts of Bob Wallace, than whom there is no fancier fielder. Schopp, the Crackers' lone Southpaw, threatens to be some thing of a humorist, in a dry way. When he was lobbing them over Tuesday afternoon 8weepey, who was going to catch and who wanted to know what ho was sucking up against, asked “Arc you throwing them atraightt’’ “Straight as I kin," said Schoop. Then everybody laughed. If you can’t see the joke, then you don't know the ways of left-handers. Harry Vaughn has signed a new man named Mitxe. Accord ing to Birmingham papers he is an “Al” catcher, the best infield- er ever, perfection in the outfield and a gem of a utility man. All for $125 a month, no doubt. The Little Bock team reports Thursday. Rockenfeld, the in fielder bought from St. Louis, is sneering at the terms Manager Finn offers and says he will not report. Charley Frank has applied an ante-season can to Hurley. Puezle, why did he ever grab him anyway t The Southern League has been stuck again. Abstein, the ■tar batter shipped to Pittsburg, has beeu turned over by the Pi late management to Providenoe, B. I. Pat Meaney and OtU Johnson, former Southern leaguers, have signed with Charleston and both ought to do well with their S ew team. They were a shade out of their class in the Southern, nt will be near the top in the South Atlantic. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PLAYS YANKS THURSDAY L. CASTRO REPORTS TO SMITH LANDS TUESDAY IN GOOD TRIM. TWO MEN ARE NOW ' MISSING. Billy Smith Is finding It a slow Job, this walllns for players to report. The arrival of Louie Castro, the loet utility man, has come, however. In the nature of a (Heaeant surprise. Louie came Tuesday afternoon, but did not report at headquarters until DOINGS OF THE YANKsj YANKS RIPE FOR OPENING GAME] By BID MERCER OF THE NEW YORK OLOBE. nect their hits sounded muihy ... ■ °U h ? n **£• 535 Wekad Willie Keeler, who was playing third OUTFIELDER FOUND. LOUIS CASTRO. Miseing player turns up and looks to ba in fins trim. Kept in condition all wintsr at an undsr- taker. Special In The Georgian. Athene, tin, March IS —Manager Carmichael, of I lie Georgia baseball team, haa Juet algnrd with flnrk Grif fith, of the New York American*.' for St game In Athene Thursdcy nftrrnoott. New York will arrive In Athena over the Heabnard Air Line Thureday morn. Ing. The Georgia team la In good condi tion and expects to give New York a •HIT light. By ED BANG, of The Clfvelend News. KID BURNS AND 1 BEALE WRESTLE FRIDAY NIGHT Kid Hums, th«* mat art lit from Ittrm- Ingham. Ala., win mr$t J. Beale, the local wrtatlar. Friday evening at 11:10 •'dock at the Armory hull, 10 1-1 Weat Stltrhell utreet. for a "bout,** catch-os- Catch-cun atyle. Bums proved In hlu recent match Mrlth York thAt he In there with thu good*. and thinks that he will dlapose of hla opponent on short notice. Boole has thrown the best In thla city hla weight, and some at his oppo. nent's weight, and with ths quickness that he posses he will no doubt make It TOE ytfttucKttY t mM Most healthy, vigorous men and women in . the United State} are raised on good, old* fashioned Atbucldes* ARIOSA Coffee. Never mind what the others want to be "vvelT. to the man who tnes to switch you from Arbuckles* to coffee that pays him big profits at the expense of your stomach. Interesting for Burns. Burns and Beale are nld wrestling partners and have worked against each other.often. They any they are going In for blood Friday, however, and the fart that a purse Is up promises lo add to the Interrst. Macon. Oil . Mnrrlt 13.—Malinger Ia»- Jole, of the Naps. Is a firm believer In the old adage, “Make hay while Ihe sun shines." He hnd planned to in,hi hut one prae. lice dally during the present week, but after the workout Tuesday announced that commencing with Wednesday two trips would he ntatle to t'cntrnl t'lty Park dally. Tuesday the Naps started work at 10:1a o'clock and were on their way to the Ijutler at 1!:30 o'clock. They spent the remainder of the day sightseeing und lounging nbout Ihe hotel. Beginning Wednesday, morning prac tice w 111 start at 0:43 and continue lo 11:30 o'clock, nnd the afternoon session wilt commence nt 1:43 and terminate about 4 o'clock. This will give the Naps between three anil four hours' workout every day from now, anti they should "round to" within ten days. The workout Tuesday was a big Improvement over that of Monday. All of the men displayed more ginger after they had rid themselves of the kinks and tie-ups In thetr muscles ss a re sult of the first dnyts work. Glen Llchhardt again took the hit In hts teeth and set the pace fur the pitch- era la warming up. Ilelnle Berger nnd Burr Khman also sent In a few with whiskers attached. Joss was never quite so sore In tiono and muscle ns nt the present time. But, then. It Is a peculiarity with Joss that he tins all sorts of t rouble In rounding to In the spring. Addle never feels Just right until nbout June I. although he generally manages to get through April unit May with good success. The Naps did considerable batting practice and Ihe crack of the willow and horsehlde was like sweet music to the ear. latjole took the Initiative In the work nml the big fellow was the last to think of resting. Following the batting practice the Nap tntlehlers got down to real work,, I.lehhnrdt being kept, busy driving the ball at them. Herring lined up along- aide of Bradley nt third and aharrd Wednesday. The Venetuelan has spent the win ter working In Birmingham as an undartaker! He says that he has been catching the “dead onea” all w Intar and Is out for the live ones this summer. Childs, who blew In Tuesday, has not made up his mind about going to ths Springs. Billy Smith said In the morning that he was going. "Doc" said In the after noon that he had not heard nf It. And Wednesday morning "Doc” was out for practice. So there he Is. And there you are—provided you went out i see the fun. O'Leary and Spade were nut for their first work-outs Tuesday and to say that they made a hit Is a modification of the facta. Both of them are built like stars and handle themselves, the ball and the bat like a couple of major league post, graduates. If they don't do nnd do well then a lot of guesses miss fire. Billy Smith sent the crew smoking through a fast practice Tuesday. The denthcr was pretty fine In the afternoon and the boys got away with a nice work-out. Stiff muscles were the rule of course. This Is so Inevitable that nobody mar veled. But the kinks are coming out some and Manager Smith expects to have his team In the field In fine trim for Friday's battle. This game will doubtless be a hum mer and will certainly be witnessed by a first-class outpouring of fans. The first exhibition gsmo Is sure to be a large event and thla one Is not likely to prove an exception to the rule. Hoffman and Sparks are due Wed nesday or Thursday, but Manager Smith does not know exactly when they will register. Unites the weather man interferes, the Yankees will be down to cases In two days now. The monotony of rou tine practice Is fretting the player*, though the team haa been In camp Just • week and a gatpt will ba welcomed. Little Joe Doyle la expected here to day and he will make tha tenth and last twlrler to report. Every pitcher Is In shape with the exception of Billy Hogg, who le not feeling well. Ha missed the afternoon practice! yester day, but was out again this morning. Most of the Atlanta players have re ported and os they are a husky looking bunch the exhibition games will be lively. Griff Inspected a few more of his twlrlers yesterday and was espe- clolly pleased with the showing made by his new left-hander, Roy C'sstle- ton. Though Castleton has been In uniform only two days, he went to the box yesterday afternoon and with Ira Thomas coaching him from behind the hat. worked out for half an hour, while Griff looked on with critical eye. Castleton had a lot of speed and started to curve a few. but Griff told him to go slow. The youngster haa good control for a left hander and the manager was highly pleased with hie motions. Castleton uses no preliminary motions In Ills pitching, but . lie Is speedy and Is willing to be taught. Bil ly Smith wants a pitcher from Orlff for his Atlanta team, and Caetleton Is one that he fancies. However, If a man Is left here It Is not likely to be Castle- ton. Among the twlrlers who were put through the paces were Al Orth. Bobby Keefe and Brocket!. Griff will use Orth. Barger and either Hughes or Keefe In the owning game with Atlanta, and may pitch a couple of Innings himself. He put In twenty minutes Friday fooling his own men and he did It well. He had the heavy hitters missing and wl\en they did con- ^ <0 ‘he bench Jim McGuire sold be well remembered I the first time Keeler played third b£J for the New York dab. . I "It was a long time ago," s,m Jim.1 dub*"" “ 'V n *.*** ,n * t **>• WajhinfioJ I "Don't tnr to show me up." retort.! I Keeler. "Didn't you-catch the game f 0 , Washington T 1 "Why no." replied Jim. "I v u ., email boy then, peeping throutb ,1 crock In the fence. I “No. I guess you got put out of th, I gam* that day and off the grounds-1 eold Keeler, "rowdy that you wers| Unless Delehanty shows up. it ... likely that Walter Clarkson will pi,. I left field In Friday's game. Grm hul no srord from either Conroy or D«le. I hsnty. Chase has not yet started f or I Atlanta and Griff says that Rickey hu not written him lattly. The manaserl would like to see his new catrher In th* I gome soon ao that he could become sc. I qualnted with the team work. "Kid Elberteld says he Is learning I something new every day. The kid hs, I been reading th* Naw York paper, for I accounts of the Thaw trial and a great I light haa dawned upon him. "Now I know why I get Into tro». hie." he told an old friend lait night. I “I am subject to brain storms on the I field and at such times I do things for I which I am sorry afterwards. 1 get I Incensed at an umpire and In a moment I a storm {hits me and I can't get control I of It for a few moments." 8ome one suggested that the kid rig I up a lightning rod on his head so that [ such attacks would be deflected and I pass off without any harm being done. I "Might Include Griff In that." said | the kid, grinring. The new theory la respectfully refer, red to Tim Hunt for scientific discus-1 alon. Tim la an expert. KEEFE PITCHES FIRST CURVES By BOZEMAN BULGER, of Th* New York Evening World. The Highlanders are beginning tc tin of the monotony of mining and want more dlvenlon. So far Griffith haa not allowed them to choose up and play games between the Tannlgans and Regulan. They an very anxious to begin this work, aa It relieves tha monotony of the regular working of knocking the ball and chasing one's self around the bases. Griffith has been holding back on the practice games because his pltchen wen not In shape to nally exert them selves. Keefe, however, was In such good shape during the afternoon that Griffith allowed him to pitch curves to Elberfeld and Laporte for batting pmctlce. As soon as the other playen saw the Kid and Laporte way down In the corner of the park slamming away at the ball It broke up the diamond pncilce and then was a wholesale de- aertlon to the little batting gams. I Everybody took their big clubs along I and In a faw. minutes they had the ball I singing all over the park. While Kerf, I didn't use any apaad, he had a fairly I good assortment of curves, but ths Hlghlanden took to It like Mike Mar tin to his apple pie. Keefe dldn t use his big curve, which everybody wanted a crack nt. as hla arm was not In condltlart far him to take a chance. He baa a wonderful curve, which bends so peculiarly that the playen have dubbed It thr "Del- aarte." It may equal In fame the re nowned fade-away, used by Mathcw- aon. The ball bnaka downward and outward with deceptive speed when the batter thlnka It Is going to he s slow one. The playen an making greet pltsi for the athletic meet with the Atlanta club next wreak. Danny Hnffmsn Is In mining, as he haa been selected to enter the 100-yard match sprint as ths representative of the New York club. PLAY AT DECATUR. The baseball season In Decatur was opened Saturday afternoon by a game honors with the veterans In pulling off between Decatur and Donald Fraser some halr-nlslng plays. While the Infield work was In prog ress "Buff" Ehtnnn and Thlelman kept the outfielders on ihe Jump with long drives. It was while chasing after on Infield lilt that Harry Bay wrenched hla knee and was compelled to retire for a short time. It la the same knee which caused Bay so much trouble last sea son, nnd at the suggestion of Doc Payne he will "lay low" for a few days. Nig Clarke came to tho front with a new training stunt Tuesday. He pre vailed upon a number of the Naps to purtlrlpate In a 15-mlnute association football workout. Nig has played the game for several years, being a mem ber of a Canadian college team lost fall, lie told the boys that It was "good for the legs." and they all agree with him now. ns Ihe continued running and kicking his left them sore fn every bone. _ 1 Manager I.lpe. of the Macon team, announced Tuesday that all games with the Naps would be called at 3 o'clock, the first game being scheduled for Sat urday. MACON PLAYS opened SOON SEWANEE TEAM LOOKS A WINNER LIPE'S TEAM GET8 BUSY WITH MERCER ON FRI DAY. Tigers Invade Georgia in April For Four Games. Mtrnn, Go., March 13-The first same of the ecneon 1* but two day* «|f. Friday afternoon will And Macon nnd Mercer battling f.»r the flret tame of the year. The mllrginn* aeem faat on their feet and It would not be much of; special to Tho Georgian a *urprt»e after nil If they nave the j older men a hard run for I1r»t money. In thin gum* Lip* wilt give three pitch, ere work to do and will ehlft the In- held between the inning*. H10 LUCKY LOUCKS HAS REPORTED Macon. Os.. March 13—Fylvettcr 1 leouckft left Monday night for Memphi* where he Ji.ln* the Itabb brigade. Lucky ! has taken advantage of the good I weather of late and will mike the ! I’nmp of Memphis In the |>lnk of con- i dltlon. Tenn. March 13- Mnrch 21. nft. couldn't reach It with two hands did JiinI ns well. Huwrlo, of athletic form at second, and Hilly Gordon at short, will not be hack. The greater loss, however, to St \\ a nee will Ik* Sparkman, the grace ful little southpaw, who pulled S* wunee out of many a bail hole-laid *eti' non. Pivecnt Indication* nre that he will not he back Scarborough, of football a* well a* gf baseball fame, has htn elected lain, lie ha* shown hi* ability t t In till* capacity on many n bloody held When»«nd w ill he given the enthusiastic sup the l"* rl pl«ycr* and local fan*, Sewatmc "poll" I' T |„. probable line-up ..f Ihe tong winter vacation. n gomlly number I p ,„„ f„u ow , : sumo, first of the old player* will In* back to wear base; Shipp, second base. Scarbor- the purple for another year. With lough, third base; I*ewl*. shortstop; “Kina" llallev ns conch. a successful I Wadley, catcher. Klsele. left held; <N I.r.illctnl j Watkins, center field; William*, right senson Is predicted i field; Atkins nnd l.yne. substitutes. Of The Sewanee team Invades Georgia j thl* number. Scarborough. Watkins, in April, playing the rntvendty April and Stone are pitcher*, is and Tech. April 1* nnd !•). On the Stone at first Is a go,*d tall man latter day a double-header will be ! ?“» » head J Isalwsyt. full i*f life He had more home run* played. ; m his credit last year than any other Halley has been coaching Sewanee j man on the team, for the last two sensong| He I* always I _ Shipp will probably play *econl MUr.( »J**NbmbIPm ■ N* JMI.ftM*Wii**a It look* ** tbough k'reditjr Parent and 1 llol** tYnfs bate d on bird t.» do • atnotg J trmtbrr set -or ■ *tr<-ng «h*kr down act They both tier lit .• to •!«« contracts e**r*d tij the Uo*>M America a*. fair, but rules with an Iron hand an preservea the strictest discipline. All Is not Joy In the Tiger line as several old and familiar face* will be mlNidng. Captain Wheat, whoae five long year* of devoted duty on tne In- (tin! bag. (ms b«*en a source of great comfort to those young Tiger*, who at time* could not throw straight, will i*e back no more, for h»- t* now a mission ary in china. With hi* *t* and «*nc- hatf feel of height few ball* were too This will Ik* hi* first baseball season In the I'nlverslty least year lie played second on Mooney School, and from all signs will make a good Varsity man this year. Scarborough nt third Is fast >n handling bunts, has a good wing and never gets rattled. Isrwtn nt short Is nn unknown quan tity. He hu* the reputation of being better at baseball than at football. If this Is true Hilly Gordon'* loos will not be so greatly felt. Bl*#ls at left Is an old Navy man. high or too low for him. and if and Is a good Cast outfWider. covering All Vacant Places on Team To Be Well Filled. Inis nf grnuniL Watkins ami Williams are the only known likely rnntllilalvs nt present (or the other two outfield positions. They ran both swing on to n fly In great form and line It In (rom the fence. Wad ley ns catcher Is a steady man behind the bat. He usee good head work and has fine control. OOOOOOOO’JO0004000000000000 o o O LOTS OF PLAYERS O O *UT NO BALL CLUB. O o o 0 Special lo The Georgian. O O Chattanooga, Tenn.. March II.— 0 O While (Yiattanooga has nn pro- O O fesslonal baseball club, she haa O O many players who are to take on O O Important* part In the big games O O of thla season. Among these nre: 0 O Strang Klrklln. New York Nn- 0 O tlonals: "Kid" Kberfeld. New 0 O York Americans: Johnny Dobbs, O O manager Nashville club of South- O O em League; t’ollla Spencer. Cedar 0 O Rapids, the Three I Leon*; Hugh Q O Hill. Kansas City. American As- O O social Ion. Harry Ralllard. Jack- O ~ pan. Cotta* Stairs Lsogue. and O _ Pat Dillard, unattached. O oooooooooooooooooooooooooo School. The schoolboye won the game by the score of 5 to 2. shutting the De catur boya out for eight tnnlngr, but letting the bare down In the ninth for two runs. It w-as the first game for both teams, but they showed up In pretty good form. The line-up was on follows: Decatur. Donald Frssrr. C. Thompson, ss f'rebb. ». I If. Thompson, 2b... ,T. Bean. If. and 2b. I Hardeman, cf. P. Cook, ft 1 Gibson, 3b Trail.. 3b. j Mason, Jf. J. Reese. 2h. and tv Alston, lb Kelly, tb, Troltl. c McCaskrlLc. Hendee-Reese, p.. .Tollerson-J Iteesap. I Arrington-Hendee, rf. Brown, rf. Score by Innings: Donald Fraser 310 aao inn- Decatur 000 oon 002— 3 | YANKEE SOUTHPAW. ROY CASTLETON. Her* is on* of the men who will work hard to make good at a High lander. Aa he la a left handtr, he has a good ehanco of lidding. Rumor hie it that if he does not Atlanta may get him for th* turn- Neehvilt*. Ga„ Ready for Soaton. All the boya who wont games with Nashville address Jim Hull. Nashville. Go. Will play all teams under 14 year* nf age. MERCER BEAT OTTO’S TEAM Special to Th* Georgian. Macon, Ga., March 13.—Mercer dr-1 feated the Georgia Military Colleis I learn here yeeterday afternoon by • | score of 7 to 3. Otto's bunch were on their way horn* | from a "bout" with R. E. Lee, nnd de cided to play a practice game here. Both teams deserve a great drsl of I credit (or thplr good work, espials | Kendrick was easily th* star, sc 'ri<K | (our out of th* seven runs. Batteries—For the visitors. Thlnhol- •er nnd Reynolds: (or Mercer. Hoff I and Loftln. Tbs mstrta between Joe Walcott sad I Donovan, wnlrh was to hare tnk-n P 1 *'*! lo Montreal early next month. b» 1 ,1 deelared off. Walcott claims the M ntnw | club showed Itself stingy In the tn«tt« r furnishing transportation money NAT KAISER * CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. IS Decatur St Klmbsll Hot** | Barualne In Unredeemed Diemens* MUENCHA BEIERSDORFER THE PEACHTREE JEWELERS Diamonds, Watchaa, Jawelry. Fln * I Watch, Clock end Jawelry Rso* lf I Ing. M Peachtree Strait——Atlanta. 0* till- GET YOUR LUMBEB| FROM 14 - E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS We deliver promptly and guarantee satisfaction. A ^ I stock of Lumber, Saxh, Doors, etd., on hand. Prices are rigt‘L 842 WHITEHALL STREET.