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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 &/AHT6 ahd 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. * 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. NAT KAISER & CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. 15 Oac’.ur 8L Kimbgll Hous- Garcains In Unredeemed Diamond*. CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, We want orders for TIMBERS AND HEAVY FRAMING in car lots or less. 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