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A TLA XT.. GEORGIA >T ANT. NEWS. TUESDAY, APRIL 2,1907
CHILLY WEATHER SPORTS KEEP BUSY
SPORTING PAGE: EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
! NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
BY PERCY H. WHITING.
When the sunshine department g&ts through with this cold
storage exhibition we should all be obliged if we could get a
little more baseball weather.
Monday was about as poor a day for baseball as could easily
be doped out. It was too wintry for players and spectators.
There weren’t many of the latter. The only section of the stand
that made a showing was the press box and judging by certain
remarks which were made there were those there who wouldn’t
have been if they had not had to.
A few file-tested, burglar-proof, double-wrapped fans were
scattered around, but the general effect of the affair was that of
a man sitting on a cake of ice in the middle of a cold storage
factory watching a lot of hired hands shoveling snow.
However, it’s all in the day’s play. And before the week is
over we’ll all doubtless be sighing for electric fans and investing
in iced dope as of yore.
With the weather doing a Greenland exhibition baseball was
out of the question. So don’t judge the Atlanta team or Cleve
land either by the box score. Errors and hits we'ro about twice
ns numerous as they should have been. The number of errors usu
ally varies inversely ns the height of the mercury, and anyway it
was too blooming cold to play.
It was certainly horae-like and comforting to see Jimmy the
Fox on first base, Otto Jordan at secondhand Winters out in the
field.
Winters got a rattling start. In bis first two times up he
made a single, a double, stole a base and scored two runs. Jordan
and Fox both made hits.
Ty Cobb comes as near owing his reputation to his slugging
ability as does James J. Jeffries or John Ij. Sullivan. Cobb slugs
indiscriminately at the ball or at Schmidt’s noodle. The American
League averages showed him well up as a ball slugger und unof
ficial records prove that lie is pretty keen at punching Schmidt«
bean.
. Wouldn’t it be nice if they could have a little peace in the De
troit baseball family.
Said C. D. Armstrong in The Picayune :
The narrow escapo from defeat at the hands of Macon college
boys has made Billy Smith sit up and take notice. The scoro was
9 to 8, and many weak places were discovered in the Firemen's
line up. Smith will be getUng busy now before the season ar
rives, If he wants that pennant, already claimed as good as won by
the fans of the Georgia town.
Wrong as usual. The Macon team is not made up of college
boys. (Doubtless he was thinking of Mercer.) No weak places
were discovered in the Firemen’s line-up. And Atlanta lias not
claimed the pennant.
Stick to,the truth, old sport; it's cheap and efficient.
TWO STAR HIGHLANDERS
NAPS HAND
A SNOWBALL
TO CRACKERS
Winter sports were alt the go Monday
nfternoon at Piedmont. Cleveland was
able to go a little faster and won 15
to 3.
It was too cold for comfort, and
neither team could put up a half-way
decent article of ball. Errors and mts-
plays were numerous and excusable.
The figures follow:
Cleveland. ub. r. h. po. a. e.
Flick, r. f. . . , 4 i : r> n o
liny. c. f. . . . . 3 3 o 3 e o
Stovall, lb ... 4 3 3 7 1 0
Lajole, 3b ... 3 3 3 3 3 0
lllrmlngham, 1. f. 4 3 1 1 1 0
O'Brien. 3b ... 3 3 1 0 3 0
Turner, e. a . . 4 3 3 1 3 1
Wnkefleld, c. . . 1 1 1 0 1 0
Clark. C. .... 3 0 0 4 0 0
Thlelman, p. . . 3 0 1 0 1 0
Llebhardt, p. . . 2 0 0 1 1 0
Moore, p 3 0 0 1 1 0
Total IS 13 24 11 1
Atlanta. ab. r. h. po. n. e.
Wlntere, c. f. . . 1 3 3 3 0 0
Jordan. !b . . . 4 U 1 7 4 1
Sweeney, c. . . . 4 o l s 4 o
Dyer. 3b .... 4 0 3 0 2 0
Castro. re...,! 0 0 1 4 3
Hoffman, r. f. . 4 0 0 0 1 0
Fox. lb .... ♦ 0 1 7 1 0
1'nskert, I. f. . . 4 0 2 2 3 0
Wallace, p. . . . 2 1 0 0 0 0
llarley, p. . . . 3 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 % 24 19 S
Score by Innlgns:
Cleveland 838 303 00—IB
Atlanta ..ISO 000 00— 3
Summary—'Two-base hits. Flick,
Winters. Turner: stolen bases. Winters,
Stovall 3; sacrifice bits, Stovall, Clark;
double plays, Castro to Jordan to Fox;
first base on balls. Thlelman 1. Wnllare
9. Llebhardt 1. Harley 1; hit by pitched
halls. Wallace (Lajole); struck out,
Thlelman 2, Wallace 1. Uebhardt 1.
Moore 1, Harley 3: wild pitches. Wal
lace. Time, 1:50. Umpire, Lafitte.
RUCKER BEAT
MACON TEAM
FOR DODGERS
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., April 2.—Macon was pre.
seated with sn Easter egg yesterday
In the form of a & to 0 defeat. Or It
might havu been an April fool Joke.
But little difference either way. The
club lost to a stronger team, and that
Is all there Is to It. Jordan’s home run
In the sixth gave Brooklyn three runs.
The man who deserves a good hunoh
of praise for the win Is our old friend.
Nap Rucker, and Nap la known well
enough In Atlanta to receive compli
ments from the fans there. He worked
all nine Innings, when the weather was
of a football class, and was at Ills best
In the pinches.
The score:
This baseball Is a funny proposition
after all. You always think you can
tell on a spring training trip, but can
you?
Sunday It looked very much as If
the Naps would have but one regular
outfielder In the first gams against At
lanta^—Harry Bay, the original cripple.
Hlnchman Is still In the hospital,
while Congalton has a bum ankle.
Birmingham did not expect to get back,
owing to the wrench he gave his side.
Flick had not yet arrived In Atlanta.
Manager Lajqle had figured to play
NAPS STACKED UP STRONG IN
MONDAY’S GAME WITH CRACKERS
By ED F. BANG.
Perrlng and one of the pitchers In the
outer gardens. Instead, however, the
three players who will comprise the
regular Nap outfield were In line, Birm
ingham In left. Bay In center, while
Flick arrived In time to go to the right
section.
Billy Bradley Is now the only regu
lar out of the game.
Manager Lajole Is figuring on using
Rhoades, Berger and Joss In the final
game against Atlanta today.
Two wonderful happenings In Atlan
ta! Willie Keeler fanned Saturday
and Terry Turner muffed a fly ball on
Monday. -
Andy Carnegie has work to perform
In Atlanta. A fdn who did not have
the price, saw Monday’s game from the
topmost branches of a big tree. Any
man who will sit during eight Innings
In a tree-top with the mercury below
BO should have .a medal.
That Nap outfield looks real good,
thank you. They scored six runs on
Monday, had three hits, one stolen
base and eight putouts between them.
Bay made the star catch of the day.
Clark Griffith thinks Cleveland has
two finds In Llebhardt and Thlelman.
He so expressed himself after Mon
day's game.
Bunk Congalton has departed for Co
lumbus. His daughter has been 111 for
sqme time. Bunk will Join the team in
Toledo.
The Naps were the guests of James
O'Neill at the production of the "Count
of Monte Crlsto” Monday night.
Sewanee’s Ball Team Begins
To Look Quite Formidable
team from whom great things are expected during the coming season. At
Hoffman, one of the bottom is Al Orth, who is one of
“YELLOW JACKETS” PLAY
THREE GAMES THIS WEEK
The Georgia Tech baseball team, ac
companied by a squad of rooters. leaves
Atlanta Wednesday morning for
Athens, where for the first time this
season they will tackle the University
of Georgia team. Tills game will be
played Wednesday afternoon and Is the
second of the year In the race for the
college championship of Georgia.
As soon ns this game Is over the Yel
low Jackets hike back to Tech Park,
where on Friday and Saturday they
have games with their ancient, honor
able and much-hated adversary, Clem
son.
Tech wants revenge on Clemson for
a certain "form-upset" of last Thanks,
giving day, and If she can get It at
baseball It will help some. She Is cer
talnly going to try.
Speclsl to The Georgian.
Sewanee, Tenn., April 2.—The past
week has been a busy one for the Se
wanee baseball squad. Captain Scar
brough, taking advantage of the fine
weather afforded him, has been lim
bering up his men with dally practices.
There Is a lot of new material this
spring, especially Inflelders, but as yet
no positions have been definitely de
cided upon.
Wadley, last year's catcher. Is still
doing backstop work and seems to pos.
sess the ability to size up the man at
the bat. He Is one of Sewanee's heav
iest hitters I his year. Other men who
are trying for places are Watkins.
Shipp, Stone, Williams and Elsie—all
of football fame on the team of 'OB.
Wheat, of All Southern reputation,
has withdrawn from the university and
first base Is vacant. A man named
Wright Is now playing this bag. and
he seems a man of experience In base
ball circles.
Last Saturday afternoon a tempora
ry 'varsity lined up against the Se
wanee 'Grammar School team. But tho
“Cubs” were weak In the box, and had
to chose bulls for five innings, when
the game was called with the score of
14 to 0 In the 'varsity’s favor.
Coach Bailey reached the mountain
April 1 and by the end of next week
will have chosen his players prepara
tory to the games with Howard College
In Sewanee April 10 and'11.
The team leaves Monday morning for
Murfreesboro, where two games are to
be played with Mooney School. Tho
present llrte-up and batting order fol
lows: Wadley, catcher; Shipp, short
stop: Williams, left field; Scarbrough,
catcher and second base; McMillan,
center field: A. Stone, third base; Wat
kins. pitcher; Wright, first base; Lyne,
right field; substitute, F. Stone.
New Sandwich Golf Course
About Length of Atlanta’s
Macon..
Chandler, rf..
Llpe. 3b. . .
Murdoch, cf. .
Rhotnn, 2b. .
Harris, If. . .
Wolleben, lb.
Pepe, ss. . . .
Harnlsh. c. . ,
Helm. p. . . .
Clarke, p. . .
Totals . . .
ab. r. b. po. a. e.
.32
8 27 11 1
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
The Chicago Cubs say that New Or
leans has the weakest team they have
met In the South. And Nashville the
strangest. How time does change
things.
Brooklyn.
Maloney, cf.
Casey, 3b. ... 4 1 1 0 2 0
Hatch, rf. . . . . 3 o a o o o
Jordan, lb. ... 4 1 2 13 1 0
McCarty. If. ... 3 0 0 1 1 0
Hummed, ss. . . 3 0 0 0 4 0
Alperman. 3b. . . 4 0 3 1 0 0
Butler, c 4 A 0 9 2 0
Rucker, p. . . . 4 1 1 2 4 0
Totals 33 B 7 27 14 ~0
Score by Innings: .
Brooklyn 10A 003 100— S
Macon 000 000 000— 0
Summary—Home run, Jordan; three,
hit, Wolleben; two-bnse bits, Harnlsh,
Harris, Alperman; stolen bases. Malo
ney 3; struck out, by Rucker 7, Helm
2; bases on balls, off Helm 2, Clarke
2; left on bases, Macon 6, Brooklyn S.
Time, 1:40. Umpire, Davis.'
UEBHARDT PAID $250 TO GET
RELEASE FROM OMAHA OUTFIT
By ED BANG.
It was ambition and hard work on the part of Glen Llebhardt, the
pitcher secured by Cleveland from Memphis, that finally won him a berth
with a big league club.
Llebhardt bad trials and tribulations galore while a member of the
Omaha, Nebr., team Ip the Western League. He played there for two sea
sons without much success. He just simply could not get down to real
work. He learned that Memphis was after him and he was happy, as he
was desirous of making a change. A hitch In the proceedings then came
up. Llebhardt felt that he could do much better work away from Oma
ha. and when It looked as If the deal would fall through he made up his
mind to buy his own release. He finally entered into a deal with the Mem
phis club to pay half the release price, 8500—and Charley Babb has
shaken hands with himself more than once since. *
Llebhardt proved the winning pitcher of the Southern league last sea-,
son. with a record of 38 wins out of 47 games. Memphis realised on their
Investment, as they sold the "Iron man" to Cleveland for a nice round
four figure sum. The Memphis owners were ro well pleased with Lleb-
hardt's work and the deal they made with the Naps that they preeented
Glen with a check for 3500.
WALTH0UR WINS ALL HIS RACES
AND BREAKS BUNCH OF RECORDS
Hasn’t Lost Once Since
Leaving For “Other
Side.”
Bobby Walthour, Atlanta's wonder
cyclist, Is going some these days In
France. He went abroad some time
ago nnd since he arrived on tho far
aide of the big pond he has not lost n
race nnd has broken all world's records
from five kilometers to one hour.
Yesterday the sporting editor re
ceived a clipping from "Les Sports,"
dated March 18. On the bottom Bobby
lind written:
■'Have won all my races since
coming to Europe. Have broken
all world records from five kilo
meters to one hour. On March 10
I fell twice In tho hour race, but
won. Best wishes to all my
friends In Atlanta. Bobby Wal
thour."
The writer Is convinced that the
rtlpplng would have been vastly Inter
esting, only, unfortunately. It was writ
ten In French nnd the said writer's
knowledge of French, never anything
orth n brag. Is now so rusty that
everything Is obscure but the rust.
The article la headed, In large, dark
typo, '-'Le Triomphe do Walthour." and
sub-headed. “Le Crack Amerlcaln
gngne malgrc deux chutes," whatever
that means.
In the hour race In which Walthour
took part he beat Gulgnard, who raced
In Atlanta last year. Butler and Brunl,
who finished tho race In the order
Beat Guignard, Butler
and Other Stars in
Big Race.
named. Walthour, according to "Les
Sports," "couvrant" 75 kilometers, 320
meters In the hour.
Down In the body of the nrtlcte they
speak of Bobby as the "celebre stayer
Amerlcaln.” mention his "ronde trlom
phale” nnd end it, "Walthour, tree ova
tlonne, dolt falre un tour d'honneur.'
Gee, If the sporting editor only had
an Interpreter he might have told Bob
by’a friends something about what
must have been a cracking good race.
R. E. LEE BEAT
OTTO'S BUNCH
Special to The Georgian.
Milledgevllle, On.. April 2— R. E. Lee,
from Thomaston, defeated G. M. C. yes
terday afternoon. Score 8 to 4.
The cold weather kept the game from
being snappy as It could have been
under better conditions. A large crowd
was out, however. .
For a. M. C. the hits of Cy 1\ hllden
and Hutchinson and the pitching of
Stembrldge were the features.
R. E. Lee. ab. r. h. i
Weldon, 3b. . . . 4 0 0
Vlbbert, cf. . . . 3 - J
Fariss, 3 . 0 1
Abercrombie, rf.. 4 0 8
Howell, ss. . . . 4 0 0
Lewis. 2b. ... I 0
Matthews, lb. . . 3 l 1
Stowers, p. . . . 3 l 1
Hightower. If. • 2
Totals . . . .'.28 8 6 2
G. M. C. ab. r. h. r
Klker, cf 3 2 1
Forbes. Sb. . . . 3 2 I
Reynolds, c. . . 4 0 0 1
Whllden, lb. ... 4 o 2
Hutchinson, If. . 3 0 1
Jordan. 2b. ... 2 0 0 •
Barron, ss. , . . ,3 0 1
Alley, rf 3 0 0 '
Stembrldge. p.. . 3 0 1
McLain p. . . . 0 0 0 i
Totals .... .28 4 7 2
Score by innings:
R. E. I.ee 200 i
G. M. C 202 I
Summary—Two-base
Lipe’s Team Plays
With Prep Bunch
Special to The Georgian.
Mlllcdgeville, Ga.. April 3.—Perry
Llpe and his bunch of pennant aspir
ants of Macon ramble this way Thurs
day for a game with Otto Jordan's
prep leaguers.
Already this game is being advertised
and beyond any doubt the crowd of
the season will be on hand to see the
South Atlantic League team try to
keep G. M. C. from scoring.
Newberry Beat
South Carolina
Special to The Georgian.
Newberry, S. C., April 2.—Newberry
f'ollege yesterday afternoon defeated
University of South Carolina in a slow
game of ball. Score 11 to 1. The game
was featureless.
Hutchinson. Matthews; three-base hit,
Whllden; left on bases, R. E. Lee 3, G.
M. C. 7; struck out. by Stowers 9. by
Btembrldgo 7, by McLain 3; bases on
balls,. off Stowers 2, off Stembrldge 2.
Off McLain 2; hits, off Stowers 7, off
Stembrldge 3. off Mclatln 4; Innings
Itched, by Stowers 7. ny Stembrldge
. by McLain 1. Time of game, 1:45.
Umpire, Yates.
Game called at end of seventh In-
FRED PARENT
ORDERED HOME
Boston, April 'i.—A dispatch from
Cincinnati, where the Boston Ameri
can baseball club' Is today, says that
Fred Parent, the shortstop who has re
fused to sign a contract for the coming
season, but has been with the team dn
Its practice tour, was today definitely
ordered home;
Parent objected to a reduction of
salary and also wanted a three-year
contract. Some days ago President
Taylor gave It out that he would trade
Parent with any club wanting a short
stop, and today he cut the last tie
which bound the popular shortstop to
the organisation.
hits, Klker, nlng on account of darkn
Charleston Loses
Infieldei Morris
Special to The Georgian.
Charleston, S. C.. April 2.—Morris,
reported to be coming to Charleston to
play second and captain of the team,
prttves In be the property of Savannah,
and Mathews has not the coin to buy
him. Morris wilt, therefore, nut wear
"Gutr uniform this year.
Wilkinson, formerly first baseman
for Vincennes of the K. I. T. League,
has arrived here and Is now a candi
date for ibe team.
The talk of canning Raftery Is a
cause of protest among the local fans.
On the question of the length of golf
courses, and especially oh the length
of the Atlanta golf course, there has
been much discussion of late. Many
players have thought that the local
round Is far too long. Tom Bendlow,
the man who laid It out, has, however,
taken the view that It is of about the
right length and maintains that golf
courses throughout the world are being
lengthened.
Along this line a recent letter from
Tom Bendlow to F. G. Byrd, of this
city. Is of Interest. Mr. Bendlow
writes:
Dear Mr. Byrd—I have Just had
a letter from Harry Vardon today
dn answer to a letter of mine In
which I wanted to get from him
some data In regard to the length
of golf courses In England, and
what the outlook Is for lengthen
ing them. He tells me that the
now course at Sandwich (one of
the classic courses on which the
championship Is held) will be 6,654
yards, and, he remarks, a splendid
rourse. This will show you that
there Is some Idea rampant Ip Eng
land that, with the advent of the
rubber cored ball, golf courses are
far too short.
Another thing, I saw that Jimmy
Malden had done your course In
74. If this Is correct, why, all the
more reason you should keep It at
the length It 1s now.
Yours very truly,
TOM BENDLOW.
THE CUB’S
...COLUMN...
'Griffith Is so craxy he wouldn’t
waive on his own shadow," said Pres
ident Charles A. Comlskey, of the
White Sox when he learned of Griff's
refusal to waive claim on Knight, the
third baseman Frank expected to buy
from Philadelphia. Frank does not
seem to expect he will have trouble in
keeping Knight. But "mum’s tho
word" with the "Dutchman.”
Seven of the players signed for the
Louisville club are said to be holding
back for more "dough." Ball players
are like most every one else—the more
coin the better.
Al Buemlller. the Iowa lnflelder, who
refused to Join the Memphis team, un
less Manager Babb raised the price,
has been sold back to the Keokuk club.
His playing at short last season is said
to have been a feature.
for Texas, where several exhibition
games will be played with Houston and
Galveston. All of Fisher’s men have
reported except Lcwee, the Illinois sec-
He is holding out for
Andy Roth, the former Nashville
catcher, will be seen In a Charleston
uniform this seasdn. Matthews wants
Roth to handle his young pitchers.
The first baseball player ever Im
ported to America has Joined the San
Francisco ball club, of the Pacific Coast
League. He goes by the name of Bar
ney Joy, Is a genuine Hawaiian and a
giant In size, weighing 225 pounds, and
Is 24 years of age. He la a southpaw
and comes to America well recom
mended. The manager of tho San
Francisco team learned of tho Kana
ka's ability from a member of a theat
rical company who witnessed the Ha
waiian's work In the box on the Is
lands.
Word comes from Nashville saying
that Dobbs Is very anxious to havo
the services of a Cub player this sea
son. President Murphy Is not sure,
however, that he can help the "Boost
ers" out.
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WANTED TO FIRE “MORRY” ONCE
FOR WORKING “SQUEEZE” PLAY
By ED F. BANG.
George Moriarlty, upon whom Clarke Griffith Is banking to fill Hal
Chase's shoes at the Initial corner for the New York Yanks, tells an In
teresting story of when he was "Just breaking In."
Moriarlty Is a product of the Chicago sand lots. A few year*' since
some of the business men of a small town In Michigan, out of civic
bride, secured the services of Moriarlty and two other Windy City play-
era, to "help out” during the last half, of the season.
It **• Pje for Moriarlty and his chums and In the very first game
they pulled off the squeeze play twice. Their brain work won.the game,
but the unsophisticated backers of the team, who had never seen the
squeeze twfore. held a council of war the evening following the game.
Moriarlty and his friends were called on the carpet. They were con
gratulated on the victory, but the "men behind” explained that they had
had considerable experience In baseball and did not think It advisable to
take "such chances." They cautioned the three men (who were laugh
ing In their sleeves) not to let the same thing happen again If they want
ed to hold their Jobs. They promised, and kept their word.