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12 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. NAT KAISER & CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. 15 Decalur St Kimball Hout* Bargains in Unredeemed Diamonds. CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, Wo want orders for TIMBERS AND HEAVY FRAMING in car lots or less. We can furnish orders of any size, also everything in mill work and dressed stock. E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS.. 542 Whitehall Street. 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.