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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1907.
! EXHIBITION SE;| ^| E;S
FAST DRAWING TO A CLOSE 1
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
HIGHLAND COLTS
BEGIN HIKE HOME
By 810 MERCER, of Tho Now York
Olobo.
The exodus of the Yankee* from the
Southland ha* bettun. A *quad of nine
men. In charge of Jim McQuIre. I* mov
ing on Richmond, and only twelve of
arlfTa family are left here.
greater New York I* well represent
ed, however, a* the Brooklyn team
play* here again, after which the Yan
kee* will have the field to themaelve*.
Atlanta waa the rendezvous of more
ball player* yeaterday than have ever
gotten together at any one time. Count
ing the Atlanta boy*, there were nearly
100 diamond performer* In till* South
ern metropoll* yeaterday noon. Never
before have ao many ball player* been
In the aame city nt one time.
At Piedmont Park yesterday morn
ing there were 67 player* In uniform.
Tho Dodger* arrived at noon, and
around the Aragon yeaterday promi
nent National and American Leaguo
star* wore thicker than files around a
sugar bnrrel. . .
The Colt division. In charge of Jim
McGuire, got away nt midnight. There
were only nine player* In this party.
Including McGuire, lie will not lack
for pitchers, for that I* about all he has.
Joe Doyle will pitch at Richmond, un
less the weather Is unfavorable.
Including Orimth, four pitcher* re
main In Atlanta. Brockett and Orth
will pitch Friday, and Hogg will ofll-
clato In the final game Buturday with
Orlff to relieve him.
Georgia Boy Boo*t*d
By Brooklyn Players.
The Dodger* won easily Wednesday,
and the New York player* were much
Impressed with Uonnvnn's team. Brook
lyn la especially strong In batting and
base running. The pitching staff look*
good, with Bell and Rucker to strength
en It.
The last named, so all the Brooklyn
player* declare, Is u wonder. He Is a
left-hander. The Dodger* have won
thirteen exhibition game* up to date.
The last gome of the series between
the yanlgan* nnd regular* woa played
Wednesday morning, and' It wa* one
of the best contest* of them all. For
ono thing It showed Roy Castleton In
a favorable light. The Salt Lake youth
pitched for the regular team, and let
the yanlgans down with four hits and
two runs. All of this scoring was done
in the first Inning before Castleton got
control. After the game the Colt*
pucked up their baseball dud* and bade
farewell to Piedmont Park. Orlff thinks
they can at least win the championship
of the Virginia League.
There wo* a little spoft at this prac
tice session not down Ion the bills.
Trainer Martin has repentedly chal
lenged Ira Thomas to a 100-yard dash.
With the Cleveland and Atlanta players
as spectators, the race was run this
morning, and Thomas won under
wraps. Several bunk rolls changed
huts on the result.
Yanks 8pend Month
In Atlanta in 1908.
Cliff has made arrangements to leave
Atlanta Sunday afternoon. He has
practically closed a deal for these
training grounds next spring, and
He
now sure thnt tills Is a better plan
than to keep shifting from ono city to
another, as the other teams are do
ing.
The Brooklyn team starts for New
couple of places fur exhibition games.
Fans across the bridge may look over
the Brooklyn entry on next Monday
afternoon, ns Donovan has arranged a
game between his regulars and colts
for thnt day.
Atlanta fans will part with the Yan
kees with much regret, for the team
one of the best liked that ever
demand for public affairs. Willie
ler and Frank Luporto Wednesday
night otniiated as judges at a skating
rink carnival.
THE CUB’S
...COLUMN...
Tho Philadelphia Athletics left New
Orleans Sunday for the North. New
Orleans fans want to see the Athletics
a*aln next spring.
Rhoton, who plays second base for
Macon, will not play In the froxen
North. He hulls from Nashville, Tenn.,
and says the Southland Is good enough
for him.
Secretary Farrell has decided that
Tacks Luttlmer will cntch for Nash
ville this year. Lancaster. Pa., claimed
the catcher’s sendee.
Cy Young took charge of the Boston
American league team on his 40th
birthday. Cy's real name Is Denton T.
Young.
Fielder Jones, of the Chicago White
Box. says thnt the coming season Is his
last in baseball. He has promised his
family he will quit baseball and devote
his time to his oil business.
Ed Holly, the former New Orleans
shortstop, wrote u friend In New Or
leans saying that he will captain the
Cardinals this season.
Connie Mack did not leave Knight
with Charley Frank. The Dutchman
expected to have the Services of the
third baseman this year.
Ambrose Puttmann, who pitched for
Louisville last season, will not report,
because. It Is said, that the manage
ment cut his salary $600. If that Is
MUST FIGHT
WITH PILLOWS
Ordinance Calling for 19-
Ounce Gloves Proposed for
Los Angeles.
SAJEGM BODV
TAKES a WiHac*:
AT
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VAN K5 .
In their training tours the Yankees and the Giants havt not covered themselves with any notable glory.
A few of their meetings with the minor leaguers have been very bad. Cartoonist Tad hsre shows some of the
vicissitudes which they have met in the South and West.
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
BY PERCY H. WHITTNC.
There’s no stopping those Dodgers, apparently. They don't
mind whom they whip—nor how bad.
Wonder who started that pipe that Lajoie had designs on
Pepe, of the Macon team.
Pepe is a good fielder, BUT he batted .172 in the South At
lantic League last year. And Larry doesn’t go in much for
men who bat below .200 in the Sally.
Jimmy the Fox seems to have his eye on the ball, already.
Three out of four is running in last year’s form. If Jim had not
been hurt last year he would have batted right up in the select
.300 circle. As it was he did well. And look out for him this
year.
Paskert is still hitting the ball too. AND fielding some.
Paskert was surely a find. Billy Smith landed him by draft
and it was one of his best investments this year.
However, if Bill has secured any gold bricks—barring our
old friend Ford of Mississippi (who was a present)—the gold ha?
not yet worn off, revealing the brick.
Here, here! This will never do. Get a lot of fans out to the
park to see Big Tim Jordan hit the ball. And then he doesn’t
even bingle.
The Atlanta Athletic Club has a mild kick coming. It asked
for the Southern Golf Championship this year and got it. But it
wanted the championship the third r week in June and was
awarded it the first week.
It might seem thnt if the club were willing to have it the last
of June it would likewise be willing to have it the first week.
But the difference in time is just the difference between being
able to get the course in shape and not being able to do it.
The Athletic Club attempted a Herculean task when it
agreed to turn over a finished course to the Southern Golf As
sociation for the annual tournament of 1907. But this task will
be practically accomplished by the latter part of June.
If the association wants the tournament before Atlanta is
ready for it and before the time set by the association, then it
will have to accept with good grace the course in any condition
it happens to be.
SOUTHERN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
HELD IN ATLANTA JUNE 4 TO 8
The Georgian does not publish unsigned communications.
Just how long it will take for this fact to percolate into the heads
of some of its readers is hard to say. So far there is never a sign
of a “percle.”
The office waste basket generally eats up one or two a day
and will continue to receive all which come. Some are knocks,
some are boosts, hut all go the same route.
Perry Lipe’s Team Already
Cut Down to Sixteen Men
The executive cnmmlttee of the
Southern Oolf Association met In At
lanta Wednesday and awarded the an
nual championship of the association
to the Atlnnta Athletic Club, setting
the date of the tournament nt June
4 to 81
Four of the seven member* of the
hoard were present. They wore: II. F.
Smith, president of the Southern Oolf
DODGERS WIN
ANOTHER ONE
Los Angeles, Col.. April 4.—City At
torney llewett yesterday Introduced an
ordinance in the city council designed
to prevent the holding of prise lights In
Los Angeles.
It provides that (loves used In slur
ring exhibitions must weigh not less
than 19 ounces. It l* not believed,
however, that the ordinance will ever
come out of the committee of ths
whole.
Farrell Is Farmed
to Galveston Team
Shreveport, La., April 4.—Manager
Fisher received a telegram this morn
ing from Lewee, saying that he would
arrive later in the day.
Farrell has been placed with Gal
veston.
Meridian will play here Saturday
and Sunday. The Pirates go to Vicks
burg Monday.
true, we don’t blame him.
Vicksburg, of the Cotton States
League, luis released two outfielders,
McEvoy and Cook.
DAVE SILVERMAN
(Known by All the Boys.)
Now ready with an np-to-the-second line of Mop’s
Furnishings. You are invited to call and see if the
prices are right with the quality of goods offered.
DON’T FORGET THAT HERE IS THE PLACE
TO GET THE BEST $2.00 HAT IN THE CITY.
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11 DECATUR STREET
KIMBALL HOUSE.
The Brooklyn Nationals, an aggre
gation which has not met defeat since
the training season started, kept up the
good work Wednesday afternoon by
defeating the Atlanta team, 9 to 4.
Tho Atlantans hammered the ball
over the lot and back again, but could
not manage to mix the hits up right to
get runs.
Zeller and Schopp both pitched nice
ball. With faultless support they
would have held the Dodgers down
pretty close to a tie.
The score:
Brooklyn. ah. r.
Maloney
Association: Robert Baugh, of Birm
ingham. secretary of the association;
Albert Mallory, of Memphis, and Ful
ton Colville, of Atlanta.
Tho committee held a short meeting
Wednesday morning at the Capital City
Club. The members then went to the
Fast Lake course and played a round.
Messrs. Baugh and Mallory played F*.
O. Byrd and P. Thornton Marye, win
ning their match by a narrow margin..
Mallory, who now holds the record for
the Memphis course, made an 85, which
Is within two strokes of the amteur
record.
After the afternoon round another
meeting was held at the Capital City
Club, and It was decided that the At
lanta course would be ready for the
tournament and that It should begin
June 4.
The three out-of-town members of
the committee left for their homes
Wednesday night.
SAM WILLIAMS
IS CHAMPION
Defeats A.A.C. Bowlers and
Wins Title.—Score
500.
Sam C. Williams Is the champion
bowler of the Atlanta Athletic Club.
| He won the title Wednesday night by
Casey, 3b . . . 4
Lumley, r. f. . . 4
T. Jordan, lb . , 4
McCarty, I. f. . . 4
Lewis, s. s. . . . 4
Alperman, 2b . . 4
Butler, c. . . . 4
Kason, p. . . , 3
Whiting, p. . . 1
o
1
o
Totals 86 9
Atlanta. nb. r.
Winters, c. f. . . r» 0
Becker, r. f. . . . 4 0
8. Smith, c. . . 4 0
Dyer. 3b ... 4 rt
O. Jordan, 2b , , 1 I
Fox. lb .... 4 1
Paskert, 1. f. . . 4 1
Castro, s. s. . . 4 1
Zeller, p. . . . 1 0
Hoffman, 2b . . 3 0
Schopp, p. . . . 2 o
Sweeney .... 1 0
0 0
.37 4 tO 27
Totals
Score by Innings: R
Brooklyn 210 220 002—9
Atlanta 010 000 300—4
Summary—Two-base hits, Lumley,
Lewis, Butler. Fox, Castro, Puskert;
home runs, Alpertnnn: stolen bases,
Maloney 2, Casey 1, McCarty 2, Jordan,
Paskert; double plays. Smith to Jor
dan; first base on balls. Whiting 1. Zel
ler 1; hit by pitched balls, Zeller:
struck out. Bason 2. Whiting 1, Zeller
6. Schopp 6; wild pitch. Bason 1. Time,
1:40. Umpire, Latltte.
Veteran Scribe Is
With the Dodgers
Abe Yeager, of The Brooklyn Eagle.
I* the correspondent accompanying the
Brooklyn team. Mr. Yeager lias been
doing "sports" on The Eagle since Jim
McGuire, of the Highlanders, had his
(lrst pair of long trousers.
Mr. Yeager Is authority on the na
tional game, and his popularity is not
confined to bull players and ball own
ers of the game of bis own club, but
throughout the entire National League
circuit. Mrs. Yeager accompanied him
on the trip to Florida.
howling 600. The first section of bowl
ers performed Monday night and K.
J. Dickey led this aggregation with a
score of 488. The second section rolled
Wednesday night and Mr. Williams
was the only one who beat Mr. Dickey's
score.
The other scores made Wednesday
night were:
L D. Scott. 448; F. J. Coll, 424: 8.
II. Reynolds. 443; F. R. Berry. 462; D.
C. Patterson. 448; O. M. Ramspeck, 460;
M. K. Laird, 319; U. E. Park, 447.
JIM JEFFRIES
STARTS CAFE
TECH DEFEATS
GEORGIA TEAM
Special to The Georgian.
Athens, Ga., April 4.—Tech won the
aecond game of the Georgia college
championship aeries, defeating the Uni
versity of Georgia team by a score of
2 to 1. Lafltte and W. Brown both
pitched wonderfully good ball.
The score:
Tech.
Wright, ss. . .
Robert, cf. . . . 3
Buchanan, 3b.. .4
Knight, c. . . . 4
Lafltte, p. . . .4
Brooks, lb. . . .2
Davenport, If. . . 3
Stewart, rf. . . . 2
Hightower, 2f>. . 2
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Totals 27
Georgia.
McWhorter, cf.
Derrick, 2b. . .
J. Brown, c. .
Martin, ss. . .
Hodgson, 3b.. .
Watson. If. . .
Cobb, rf. . . ,
Lee, lb. . . \
W. Brown, p.
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Totals 30 1 3 27 15 4
Los Angeles, Cal., April 4.—James
J. Jeffries, retired champion of the
world, nnd Seymour Buetler, head of
the local branch of the Pinkerton de
tective agency, are to be jointly Inter
ested in the operation of a new cafe in
this city. The place Is said, on reliable
authority, to be modeled on the plan of
Jim Corbett’s place In New York.
^ Score by Innings:
Tech 010 001 000— 2
Georgia 000 001 000— 1
Summary—Three-base hit. Lafltte;
stolen bases. Robert, J. Brown. Lafltte;
sacrifice hit. Brooks; double play,
Wright to Brooks; first base on balls,
by W. Brown 1, by Lafltte 1; hit by
pitched ball, Lafltte 1 (Watson), Brown
3 (Stewart, Robert, Hightower); struck
out, by Lafltte IS. by W. Brown 7;
passed ball, Knight. Time, 1:45. Um
pire, Beussee.
ENGLISHMAN G.M. C. Regulars
GETS DRAW Defeat Recruits
By TAD.
Philadelphia, April 4.—Greek met
Greek lost night when Abe Attell and
Spike Robnon erossed mils fur their
Initial six-round go.
Abraham met a master of cleverness
when he faced the speed marvel from
England, and although he tried every
trick and punch lie knew, he could do
ho more than black the left eye of the
foreigner.
Giving the fight as the man up a tree
would, the best may be said. was s
draw.
UpcclBl to The Georgias.
Mllledgevllle. Ga., April 4.—The sec
ond team, known nt "Recrulta," lined
up against G. M. C.'s regular nine yes.
terday afternoon, getting the little end
of a 5 to 3 score.
Troutman, a local boy, caught a good
game for the Recruits. Buck Nicholson
made a pretty running catch In left.
For the G. M. C. bunch Cy Whilden
starred at first, accepting sixteen
i chances. Forbes was sure at short,
■ and "Al" Jordan made a number of
j stops and ce’ches that were hard - i
Macon, Ga., April 4.—With Messrs.
Shumann and Scanlon upon the retired
list, the Macon club Is' now down to
sixteen men and but two more are
slated to leave before the opening on
Monday next. Just who these two will
be has not been given out for publica
tion, but one is quite likely to be an
tnflelder and the other a pitcher. Har
ris looks sure for a position unless re
placed by Rob Houston, who Is not to
report until the first of next month.
This year’s rulings make It Imperative
for the brigades to have no more than
Play Cadets Today.
This afternoon Macon plays the ca
dets of the Georgia Military College at
Milledgevllle. Otto Jordan's proteges
expect to play a trim game with tho
South Atlantic Leaguers and although
they hardly hope to win this Is a season
full of surprises. Their pitcher Is
something over six feet two Inches
tall and Is said to exude more steam
than an oil tank on fire In Texas.
This morning the secretary of ths
local club received a long-distance tel
ephone call from the mannger of ths
Robert E. Lee Institute club at Thom-
aston, who wants a game for tomor
row afternoon. No decision has yet
been made.
Umpt Meet Sunday.
At a meeting that Is to be held <n
the offices of President Charles W.
Boyer 8unday next the umpires of the
circuit will receive Instructions for th«
season. Slats Davis is now on his way
from Macon to Gulltown and will be in
at the first.
Welsh is Silent.
Since Pete Walsh packed his suit
case and left for his home In St. Louis,
some ten days ago, no word has been
received from him by Manager Llpe.
The catcher complained of symptoms
of appendicitis before leaving Macon.
It was either this or an attack of
frlgldes pedes. Both Robinson ami
Harnish were showing good form when
he pulled out.
Charley Frank Is Trying
To Land Brouthers on Team
special to The Georgian.
New Orleans. April 3.—Local fans
have given up all hope of ever seeing
Third Baseman Jack Knight down here
again. Acting Manager Davis, of the
Athletics, took “Jackie” oft with him
and gave out the encouraging news an
hour before he left that Knight would
doubtless help the Athletics materially
In "capturing this year's pennant."
Now the fans are sore—very sore—
because Knight played such a good
game while the Athletics were here.
The passing of Knight from the local
arena once more has started the spec
ulation as to who will be the local third
baseman. Dame Rumor has it that
Charley Frank and “Artie" Brouthers
have made up and that Brouthers will
report April 10 In good enough form to
play anybody’s third base. Brouthers
ir still In New Orleans. He Is under
suspension until the opening day of
the season and Manager Frank has
said that If "Artie" I* not In condi
tion and willing to play the game of his
life by that time he will put “Artie”
under suspension for the remainder of
the season or else trade him off to
somebody.
"I gave over 31,000 for Brouthers."
said Frank today, "but I will let him
go for less. He Is a good third base
man. but he has such a case of the
swell head that he has done nothing
but pose for over a year.”
The success of the Pelicans against
the big league teams has led the fans
to believe that Manager Frank has a
pennant winner. The locals beat the
White Sox two gamea out of four and
trounced the Athletic* In the only two
games they played. Rube Waddell was
just as easy as the rest of them, and
Walsh was knocked out of the box.
Pitcher Cristall'a almoat marvelous
form is the talk of the town. He held
the Cubs down to three hits In six In
nings, shut the Sox out with two bin
gle* and n scratch and delivered lust
four hits to the Athletics Sunday. Be
tween times he slammed out a few
safeties htinsclf. There Is no duub:
that Crlstall la of big league timber
and New Orleans fans expect him to
be the Hughes or Liebhardt of this
season.
"Over In Atlanta It appears that Cas
tro Is one of the candidates for utility
position. Well, If Atlanta has such a
team that will make a utility man out
of Castro It must be a wonder."—Birm
ingham Age-Herald.
Birmingham thinks a great deal of
the Count.
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