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BY PERCY H. WHITING.
What, again f
By the same blooming se<fte\
Well, yes, it WOULD jar you some.
Really the most encouraging feature of the exhibition
games up to yet has been tho bad luck of it.
Of course, we don’t believe in signs, except such as scratch
ing the back of your head with the bat just before-you try the
squeeze and things like that; but anyway I never saw a season
start yet with the prospects too bright that there wasn't enough
disaster waiting for mid-season to knock a ball team down 999
points. i
Look at thd Naps and the Gians last year. Come nearer home
and look-at New Orleans and Shreveport.
The teams which finished one-two in the race last year look
ed like jokes until the season was well under way. The apparent
wonders fell by the diamond-side.
Go it, you knockers. Have a good time while your opportu
nity lasts. Roast the team for losing when three star men are out
of the line-up. Take a soak at Dvcr before he gets a chance to
limber up. Do your roasting of the pitchers now.
For by and by they will come back with the merry laugh.
No fan who gets discouraged now has the spunk of q jelly
fish. The team may not win the pennant. It may not even finish
one, two, three (though I don't see how it can fail to), but what
has happened up to yet doesn v prove anything.
Billy Smith thinks he lias “the works” in Russell W. Ford,
the Cedar Rapids man. Ford has been showing the manager some
pretty fancy stunts and Billy thinks that he will prove to be
the pepper all right.
If this chap does turn out to be a wonder there is cause for
rejoicing. For if the Atlanta pitching staff proves to be all right
you can bank on it that the team will be in the pictures at least.
Sid Smith made a grand-stand play in the eighth inning. Ma-
loney sent a hot liner over Sid’s head. The volunteer first base
man chucked Sis glove at it. ns it went sailing by. The ball hit in
the middle of the glove and Sid caught it in one hand ns it fell.
There was a loud kick-when Umpire Lnfittc called Maloney
safe. lie was, however, under the rule which says “the base run
ner shall be entitled to advance a base if the fielder stop or catch
a batted ball with his cap, glove or any pnrt of his uniform while
detached from its proper place on his person.”
Holmes must have thought that Billy Smith was working a
“phoney” bajl on him in the eighth inning, for he refused to
pitch the one thrown in and after some argument he carried his
point and got a new one.
With two such teams ns Augusta and Macon in the South At
lantic League this year look out for happenings. If tho rest of
the league is as fast it will be n hustlpr for sure.
ONCE AGAIN
A WALLOPING
Augusta Defeated Atlanta
Again by Monday’s
Score—4 to 1.
Bent on demonstrating that the 4 to
1 defeat of Atlanta on Monday was no
blooming fluke Ranslck's Augusta team
again defeated Atlanta Tuesday after
noon by the Identical score—4 to 1.
Give "Ducky" Holmes credit for the
victor)'. This St. Paul man, who Is
training with Augusta—and who, by
the way, says he will not report to
Ashenbuck's team—pitched superb ball
and let Billy Smith's sluggers down
with four hits.
Both teams played well and the game
was hard fought and Interesting.
The Georgian's version of the box
score follows:
Augusta— ab. r. h. po. a.
Bender, rl. t . . 4 1 0 2 o
Maloney, cf.. . . 4 1 1 2 1
Wagner, lb. . . S 0 2 It ' 3
Bohannon, 2b.. . 3 1 2 1 3
Evers, c 4 # 1 5 1
Kustus., If. ... 4 0 0 0 0
Reinhart, 3b. . . 4 0 0 1 1
Blerman. os. . . 4 0 1 2 0
Holmes, p. . . . 4 1 1 3 6
Totals . . .
Atlanta—
Becker, rf. . .
Dyer, Jb. . . ,. <
Bid Smith, lb. . 4
Paskert. If. ... 4
Castro, cf. . . . 4
Ball, ss 4
Hoffman, 2b. . . 3
O'Leary, c. . . . 2
Sparks, p. . . . 1
34 4 8 27 15
ab. r. h. po. a.
Totals ... .29 1 4 27 14 2
Score by Innings— R
Augusta 201 000 020—4
Atlanta ono ooo oio—1
Summary: Two-base hits, 8. Smith,
Wagner: stolen bases, Bohannon,
Bender. Dyer; sacrlflre hits, Maloney:
first base on balls, off Sparks 2. off
Holmes 4: hit by pitched ball, by
Sparks (Bohannon): struck out. by
Sparks 7. by Holmes 5. Time, 1:45.
Umpire. Lafltte.
HOW CRACKERS
ARE BATTING
Here are the batting averages of the
Atlanta players made during the ten
exhibition games already played:
Name. ab. r.
Spade 7 0
Schopp 4 1
Becker 42 7
Ball 40 5
lloffman. .... 40 4
ityer » 1
O'Leary .... 2* 4
Sweeney 30 5
S. Smith .... 23 0
Sparks 8 1
Paskert 44 •
Wallace 23 2
Zeller « 0
(.‘astro 44 2
> Harley 4 «
Ave.
.571
.500
.405
.325
.333
,333
.276
.274
.250
.250
DETROIT TACKLES
CRACKERS TODAY
The Detroit team blew Into Atlanta
Wednesday shortly before noon nnd this
afternoon gives battle to Billy Smith's
defeated but not disheartened (drees.
The Detroit team has shown good
form In Its exhibition games this year
and promises to make an Interesting
light wjth Atlanta.
The Crackers are steadily Umbering
up and before long will be ready to
give a run for the money to any of
them.
Dyer, who Jumped right out of
anow bank Into a game Is gradually
working the stiffness out nnd can be
counted on the put up brilliant ball In
a few days. The Atlanta pitchers are
slowly but surely coming around, and
the whole team Is geflr.3 *■ wn
business.
Jim Fox and George Wlntera will be
here for Monday's game and Otto Jor
dan will Jump hark Into his old posi
tion about Wednesday. With these
three men In the game Atlanta will be
ready to trim most any of them.
ONE OF THE FORDS.
THIS IS RUS8ELL W.
Hero is the Cedar Rapids pitch-
er, of whom Billy Smith expects
much. Billy has watched his work
carefully and i> delighted with it.
CUTTING ’Eld) LOOSE.
DICK HARLEY.
Here is a anap of Dick just be
fore he turna one of hie fancy
benders loose.
CLEVELAND WRITER
DOPES OUT DETROIT
Macon. CJa., March
By ED F. BANG.
r.—This man Ii(h thoughts.
NAP TEAM IS
BATTING WELL
Seven Men on Team Are
Swatting .500 or
Over.
By ED F. BANG.
Macon. Ga., March 27.—When
team binge tho sphere at a .408 clip
and Helds for an average of .969 in five
games, even though they be cxhlbl
tion affairs, you can put It down in
your brain box that that bunch of
swatters and sphere gatherers will bear
watching In any league.
Well, that Is Just what the Cleve
land Naps have done since they landed
In Macon. They have won ail of the
five games played, two against Macon,
one from Mercer College nnd two from
.Atlanta. The Naps scored 64 runs and
bumped the horse^ilde for 78 hits, com
pared to eight runs and 30 hits for
their opponents. In two games La-
Jole’s boys wielded tho whitewash
brush, In one other they allowed only
one run and In another but two.
Pete O’Brien has a clean batting
average, hitting a pretty single the
only time he was at bat. Brother
George Btovall is the real lender, how
ever, with an average of .565, with
Larry and Tprry 20 points behind. La
Jole has scored most runs, 10, while
Congalton leads In sacrifice, lilts with
live.
The figures 'speak for themselves
PO. A. K.
Bends 17 3
Bradley 9 8
Birmingham .... ..15 1
Congalton 9 l
Llebhnrdt 1 6
Thlelman 0 5
Hlnchman 4 tf
Bay 4 0
Flick 3 0
Ehman 0 2
JosS .. 0 l
Stovall 43 1
Turner 9 17
Clarke 9 2
La jole 11 7
Perring 1 7
O’Brien 0 0
Berger 0 0
Totals 135 65
AB R II SII
1.000
1.000
1.000
l.OOu
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
.978
.903
.917
.900
.900
.000
.000
O’Brien .
Stovall .
Lajole ..
Turner ..
Perring ..
Thlelman .
Joss
Bradley ..
Clarke .. ..
I.lebhurdt
Bdy .. ..
Bends 11
Berger 6
Congalton ....19
Birmingham. .18
Hlnchman.... 9
Ehman I
Flick .. .. 4
...23
...16
S .969
811 AV
.. 1.000
2 .60S
2 .545
2 .545
l .500
.. .500
1 .500
.. .407
.. .444
1 .400
1 .375
. .364
1 .333
. .263
! AU
. .000
. 1.000
Jennings appears to have worked won
ders with his Detroit team and It would
not be surprising If the Tigers were un
near the top-<Iurlng the entire season.
The game here Monday proved that the
Detroit players are In as good condi
tion as the Naps. Their fielding was on
a par with that of the Naps, but they
did not shine with them In the batting
department.
Hughey has Injected all sorts of
ginger In his men and Judging from
the lino of talk handed out Monday,
they will be the tabasco sauce of the
American league. Jennings Is the
“man behind.” Donning a uniform, he
led In tho coaching, taking a position
nenr the third-base line. It was Jen
nings’ think box that directed tho most
of the plays. This was evident to a
close observer. Hughey was thinking
all the time and the eyes of his men
were focused on him, watching his
every movement.
Jennings does not want to be man
ager In name only. He Intends to run
things ns he thinks best. He will do
the thinking und his men will execute
Detroit will carry four outfielders—
McIntyre, Jones, Crawford and Cobb.
Cobb has made hla peace with Catcher
Schmidt and everything Is again se
rene. Coughlin. O'Leary, Schaefer and
Ross man will make up the regular In
field, while a utility lnflclder will be
selected from among Lowe, Downes
and Kllllfer, with the chances favoring
the first-named.
The two ’’rooky” pitchers, Willett
and Lakaffe, who worked In Monday’s
game, showed class. Willett was a lit
tle wild at first, but he appears to have
the goods, and Jennings will keep him.
lie has un underhand raise ball very
much like the one which made Joo Mc-
Glnnity, the New York National League
twlrler, famous. As for # Lakaffe. he
will probably bo farmed, as Detroit
has two good southpaws In Slever and
K'11 Inn.
Detroit looks stronger than New
York right now, nnd Mannger Jennings
Is pleased. He says that If he had been
the most exacting manager In the
blague his players * could not have
worked more faithfully than they have.
He says they are In such condition
right now that they could open the
American League season at once.
LIVE DOINGS IN YANKEE CAMP
By SID MERCER of The New York Globe.
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LATEST DOPE OUTPUT
ON TECH'S LINE-UP
Judging from the results of lost Sat
urday’s game with the preps from
Bnrnesvllle, Tech supporters might be
excused for feeling just a little de
pressed, but they aren’t. They know
that the game last Saturday was played
with only a trial llno-up, nnd that the
team was still staggering under the losts
of 4ine of the most promising men on
account of failure to pass his examina
tions. Notwithstanding this, they hung
together and pulled the game out when
It looked ns though It might easily be
lost by a single rnlscue.
The team that faces Mercer Satur
day, however, will have sterner work
cut out for them, and will have to play
| pretty hall If they expect to put It over
the Maf4>n boys.
, Helsmun has several changes In his
line-up In mind, nnd It Is probable that
j the next game will find a difference In
the intield. First the proposition that
I Is the hardest to he disposed of Is the
selection of a good man for slmrt. La
fltte played there Inst Saturday, but
! that Isn’t his regular position,
j Buchanan, who caught last Saturday,
I looks like the best man in sight, nnd
will probably be shifted to that position.
If that is done, it will be necessary to
take Knight from first and put him be-
j hind the bat. Knight Is really a better
' catcher than Ill’st baseman, and his
; work last season shows that he can be
| depended upon there. With short and
catcher disposed of. Brooks, the south-
I paw, will probably be sent to first.
Athletic Colts
Tie the Barons
Birmingham, Ala., March 27.—It took
ten Innings to convince the Philadel
phia American Colts that they could
not down the Birmingham team. When
the game was called the score stood 2
to 2. Birmingham made 7 hits and 4
errors, the Colts 4 hits and 3 errors.
Wilhelm, Turner anil Mertx did the
battery work for Birmingham, and
Howard. O’Connor und Berry for Phil
adelphia.
Davidson Wins
Special to The Georgian.
Davidson. X. C.. March 27.—Davidson
took her third scalp here yesterday
In the best game ever witnessed, de
feating Oak Ridge 6 to 0.
Smith Succeeded
By James Maiden
Alex Smith, open golf champion of
America, hau left Atlanta for Augusta,
Washington and New York, and will In
a few days take up his duties at the
Nassau Country <Tutft on Long Island.
Smith has acted m» professional for
the local club during the winter nnd
has proved very successful In that ca
pacity. •
He fs succeeded by James Malden,
the young Scotch professional, who has
acted as Smith's assistant during the
winter.
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This morning the Detroit Americans
Invaded these precincts and for the
next two days the Jennings crowd will
entertain Atlanta fans, after which the
Yankees will emerge from the back
ground and take the center of the
stage once more.
Detroit plays Atlanta at Piedmont
Park Wednesday and Thursday, and
the Yankees will be among the specta*
tors. Jennings Is credited with hav
ing established discipline and harmony
in the Detroit ranks. For two years
the Michigan metropolis has harbored
a first class ball team, and under the
management of Jennings the Tigers
are likely to be strong contenders this
season.
Jennings has a few young pitchers
with hlnl. One of these he Is willing
to turn over to the Atlanta club. This
means that Clark Griffith must make
the Atlanta club some definite prom
ise of a twlrler or stand a chance of
losing Atlanta ns a training camp. It
Is probable that Griffith and Smith al
ready have an understanding about
this thing and that some announcement
will be made next week when the team
splits up.
There does not appear to be much
chance now for New* York to secure
one of the Detroit outfielders. If one is
desired. Jennings believes that he can
keep both McIntyre and Cobb by plac
ing Sam Crawford In center and
switching Cobb to right. This seems
to make an extra man out of Davy
Jones. It is hardly Likely, though, that
Jones Is to be placed on the market.
Griff may not want him, anyhow.
That little practice game at Pied
mont Park yesterday morning was one
of the best workouts the Yankees have
had here, for every man had a chance
to get In the game, which demonstrat
ed, for onq thing, that Joe Doyle Is In
poor form. From now until the season
opens, Doyle will not bo asked to do
much exhibition pitching. Griff has
faith In Doyle and will .give him time
to get right.
^Hughes Did Well.
Walter Clarkson pitched a good
game for the regulars, but no better
than Tom Hughes. With a team ’ of
pitchers and catchers. Hughes held the
Regulars to three hits and one run In
the five Innings that he occupied the
box. He fooled the heavy hitters and
Griff counts on him as one of the
mainstays of the pitching department
this season.
The “gang” didn't show* Doyle much
consideration. They pounded him for
nine runs In one Inning, as he just
lobbed them up with no speed,
wasn’t all Doyle's fault, however, as
his Inflelders booted the ball around
several times. Griff worked in the last
Inning and got away without punish
ment. Clarkson was steady ail the
way. Jack Klelnow* hit in the only
run scored against him.
Klelnow, by the way, has been the
best hitter by fur In these early
games. The brick top catcher Is one
of those players who never causes
many sensations, but he Is there deliv
ering the goods season In and season
out and doesn't have many bad dtfys.
Jim McGuire was captain and first
baseman of the Yanlgans. Billy Hogg
yielded the leadership to McGuire and
took right Held for his. McGuire
chose Klelnow' to do the catching and
reledsed Williams and Brockett, whom
he had signed the night before. Wil
liams was at his old. post for the Reg
ulars nnd Brockett put up a star field
ing game in left. Hogg encountered
hard luck In his hitting. He Is am
bitious to shine ns a batter this season,
and says he will beat Griff out any
how. The first time he came up the
outfield played close up, and the In
flelders on the grass. Hogg rolled one
to,Conroy the first time up. The next
time Hog,: hit out a long one, but
the outfield was playing back against
the fence nnd once more Bill failed.
Griff the Better!!
It’s pretty tough,” he remarked to
Mack Mum on Knight Deal;
Bruner Jumps Baron Team
Griff, "when you get such a reputa
tion that the outfield plays you In a
different place for different pitchers.
But I'll make Stone and Lajole hustle
yet.”
The Yanlgan team leave* here next
Wednesday for Richmond and a week
from Sunday the others will desert At
lanta and move on Lynchburg, Va„ ai
Orth's home. Orth will pitch the
Lynchburg game. Hogg's arm Is com
ing back, but he will do very little
pitching until the season opens. He
will play the Infield at Richmond and
Roanoke.
Jimmy Williams Is back on the Job at
second base and will play that position
In Friday's game. The swelling In his
thumb has disappeared. With the ex
ception of Doyle and Elberfcld thr
tcaip Is In good shape.
MACON LOST
TO DETROIT
Macon, Ga.. March 27.—Macon tva,
unable to cope with Detroit's heavy
hitting In yesterday's game and lost by
the score pi 5 to J. The best part of
the game was Pitcher Jones' work In
the sixth Inning, when he managed to
squeeze through after seeing the bns-s
Ailed and flo one out. He fanned both
Harris and Wolleben and Induced the
next batter to drive one to the inflow.
Detroit left this morning.
The score:
ab r h po a e
4 0 1 1 0 0
2 0 0
..4 0 0 0 1 0
. .2
0 3 6 1
..4 0 0 0 0 0
.3 0 I 15 0 0
Special to Tho Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala.. March 27.—Any
body desiring any Information about
the deal by which Third Baseman
Knight, of the Philadelphia Athletics,
was turned over by Connie Mack to
Charley Frank will have to apply else
where than to the astute Mr. Cornelius
McGllllcuddy. For Connie won’t talk
about It.
Tl(e Philadelphia Athletic Colts re
turn home today, where they stack up
against the Newark team of the East
ern League. The regulars open a se
ries today with the Giants in New Or
leans.
Mack states that Shortstop Nlcholls,
whom he secured from Memphis at the
end of last season has proved a big
disappointment, but that he will hold on
to him for the present.
In speaking of Brouthors, who failed
both with Mack and lost year In New
Orleans, Connie says that laziness is
the root of the trouble. Mack saya that
Artie has the goods.
Pitcher Bruner, who was secured by
Vaughn from Meridian, has Jumped the
Barons. He has been suspended and
fined 3100. He made a miserable show
ing In his first game last week, and
after It was over he disappeared.
Guy Woodruff. Vaughn’s nephew, is
now on his way to Birmingham. Cleve
land drafted him, but failed to send
contract. Birmingham grabbed him
and expects that he will prove to be
a valuable infleldcr.
..4 1-1350
....0 0 0 0 0 0
....1 0 0 0 2 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
Macon—
Chandler, r. f.
Llpe. 3b .. .
Murdoch, e. f.
Rhoton, 2b ..
Harris. 1. f. ..
Wolleben. lb .
Pope, s. s. ..
Harnlsh, c. ..
Shumann. p. .
Tribble, p. ..
Scanlon, p. ..
Stinson
Totals 31 1 6 27 18 1
Detroit ab r h po a c
D. Jones, c. f. 4 1 1 2 1 0
Coughlin, 3b 501040
McIntyre. I. f. 5 0 2 1 0 n
Crawford, r. f. 4 1 3 1 0 0
Rossman. lb 3 0 114 1 0
Shaffer, 2b 2 1 0 1 3 1
Schmidt, 2 1 0 6 0 0
O'Leary, s. s 4 0 1 1 2 0
Rowan 2 0 1 0 2 0
Jones, 2 1113 0
Totals 33 6 11 27 16 1
Score by innings:
Detroit 010 000 400—5
Macon 000 010 000—1
Summary: Two-baso bits, Shumann,
Crawford. Coughlin: struck out. by
Shumann 2. Scanlon 1, Rowan 1. Jones
4: bases, on Tribble 2. Scanlon 1. Rowan
1, Jones 3; double plays, Pepe to Wollc-
ben; Lip, to Rhoton to Wolleben, Pepe
to Rhoton to Wolleben: stolen bases.
Llpe, Murdoch. Rhoton, Shumann.
Crawford. Schmidt; »acrlflce hits.
Rossman. Rowan, Jones. Time, 2 hours.
Umpire, Davis.
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