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TTTTC ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NWS. SATURDAY, Ah’KLL (5, 19U7,
LAST OF EXHIBITION GAMES PLAYED SATURDAY
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
PERCY H. WHITING.
The exhibition season ends today.
Atlanta has plnyed twenty games. Of this number she has
won only four—two from Macon, one from the.New York Amer
icans and one from the Brooklyn Nationals.
And yet Atlantn fans aro satisfied.
Unless all the dope is twisted endways Atlanta has the
strongest team which ever represented the city.
Doubtless Atlanta fans have heard that before. Someway
it has a familiar sound. . -
And yet, strange to say, it seems to be true.
Before the season opened the writer took a shot at doping
out the Atlanta team. Taking the aggregation position by po
sition he was forced to the conclusion that Atlanta was as strong
or stronger in every position this yenr than last.
And he does not now see any reason to change his opinion.
The catching staff is as good as last year. In fact it is bet
ter, for Sid Smith will do most of the work and he is without a
shadow of doubt the strongest catcher in the league. O’Leary
and Sweeney have both showed so well in exhibition games that
it is going to be a hard matter to ship either of them.
The pitching staff is all there. Tom Hughes will probably be
back. If ho isn’t Roy Castleton will take his place and the Salt
Lake younstcr will certainly be one of the best left-handers in
the league. Griffith has promised Smith one or the other of those
men. For old time’s sake we should rather it be Hughes. Bus
Castleton will do very nicely.
Zeller is unquestionably better than last year and will bo high
up among the Southern League pitchers.
You can take your pick of the rest of them. “Doc” Childs
and Bob Wallace have been “shipped.” That leaves Harley,
Ford, Spade, Sparks and Schopp to select two or threo more
pitchers from.
As to which will leave—it is a guessing contest, and I should
prefer not to guess. Harley seems better than last year. Sparks
seems as good. Ford has made a most decided hit. Schopp
looks like a winner, and Spade is pitching well and batting bet
ter.
Whoever goes, however, Atlantn is certain of a good pitch
ing staff. And there is a good chance thnt Detroit will slip At
lanta a pitcher. If so the situation is both improved and compli
cated.
Fox, Jordan and Winters all got back in the game this week
and showed up in mid-Scason form. They arc certainties and
no players in the South arc better in their respective positions.
In Bill Dyer, the New England lawyer, Atlanta at last Iibh a
third baseman. lie has not worked into good trim yet, but lie
can both field and hit. Ho is moreover a man of unusually high
intelligence and will bo a star man on the team.
With Dyer anchored at third the fight for a shortstop job
is very busy. Ball, Castro and Hoffman nre the contenders. Ball
has had a lame arm lately and it is hard to tell much about his
work. But ho fields his position well. The old dope—Ball for
short and Castro for utility man—still holds.
Paskcrt in left field is a distinct discovery. At throwing
the ball he will doubtless be without an equal in tho league this
year, lie also hits some and fields as brilliantly as tho late la
mented Wallace.
Becker is anbther real diamond. lie is safe as any man on
fly balls, throws well, runs bases like a deer—and the way he hits
the ball is a sight for sore eyes.
There’s tho team. If it isn’t better than last year’s then all
tho experts I’ve talked with don’t know baseball.
GEORGIAN’S CITY LEAGUE MEETS
AT GEORGIAN OFFICE TONIGHT
It you have a team which you want
to set in The Georgian's City League
don't overlook the tact that there U
a meeting In The Georgian offlee, sec
ond floor, tonight at 8 o'clock.
It Is the desire of The Georgian to
get up a league which will contain six
or eight teams, made up of amaleur
ball players who are willing to piny
through a season and play gentlemanly
baseball.
The Georgian believes It possible to
get up, a league of amateurs which
can get through the season without
bickering and without resorting to the
use of professional players.
It Is not the desire to get up a league
made up of the fastest teams In the
city. What Is desired Is to get up a
league to furnish regular scheduled
games for a lot of decent amateur
teams.
The league is to be for pleasure and
not for profit and professionalism In
any form will not be tolerated.
All managers who are Interested In
a league of this character are asked
to be present.
ALL THE DOPE FROM THE COTTON STATES
By BERNIE M'CAY.
Mobile, Ala., April 6.—Just a week
and tho season will open and then for a
period of five and a half months tho
piarry rattle of base hits will be heard
every day. Spec
ulation on the
outcome of the
Cotton States
pennant chase Is
done mostly In
whispers. A 11
concede that
Gulfport with
Gllks In charge,
and Merldlnn
are strong con
tenders. Jack-
son, Vicksburg
and Columbus
ore the dark
horses in tho
race. All of
them aro keep
ing mighty
quiet
Mon tgomery
came down this
way for a series
of four games—
two with Oulf-
port and two
with Mobile.
They were lucky
to win one, as
Gllks' crew
played a ten-in
ning tie with
them the first
day, 6 to 6, and
treated Malarkcy to a lemon the sec
ond game, score 4 to 2. The next day
with Walsh and Malarkey pitching, the
W J
"fjv
local champs trimmed the ex-CIImbers
6 to 1. Saturday both teams battled
along eight Innings 1 to 1, and then by
bunching three hits In the ninth, the
Capltollans scored three runs and cap
tured the game.
Over In Gulfport Frank's Pelicans
annexed the first game, 6 to 1, duo
mainly to the bobbles of Gllks' Infield,
although both Lively and Ryan were
hit hard, while Long for New Orleans
kept Gulfport's six hits scattered and
his support was perfect.
Meridian, Jackson and Vicksburg
have been entertaining the White Sox
and the Detroit Tigers during the last
few days.
Finn Wins Prizo.
At the annual schedule meeting of
this league, held In this city March 25,
the schedule mode by Mike Finn was
adopted. Therefore, the genial Mike
becomes the recipient of the 1100 cash
prize offered hy the lengue for the best
schedule. It Is said that In 1906 Mike
Finn had thirty-one of his schedules
adopted by various leagues and organi
zations throughout the country. If he
gets $100 for each schedule ho must be
muking more money than an ordinary
bank president.
The league also provided for a series
of eleven games between tho first and
second teams at the end of the season,
the prize for which Is to be a silver
cup. The gate receipts of these games
are to be divided, 60 per cent to the
plnyers and 40 per cent to the club
owners. There Is sure to be some tall
hustling among the various teams to be
one of the first two teams.
This city Is baseball crazy and the
C. R. WILLIAMS
COACHES V.P. I.
Man Who Helped Clemson
Beat Tech Last Fall
Swaps Jobs.
THIS IS NEAL.
YANKS DODGED
ANOTHER JAB?
Looked as Though Crackers
Had Them on the Run
When Rain Fell.
Rain broke up the game between
New York and Atlnnta at Piedmont
Park yesterday afternoon at the end
of the fifth Inning, with the score 4 to 4.
Maybe the rain saved Atlanta from
defeat, but It looked the other way. It
was too cold for Brocket!, and he was
being hit briskly, while Sparks was
working better than at any time this
season.
However, after fooling around for
quite a while In a miserable drizzle, the
game was called.
The score:
Atlanta.
Winters, cf. . .
Becker, rf. . . . 2
O'Leary, c. . . . 3
Dyer, 3b 3
Ball. 2b 1
Fox. lb 2
Paskert, If. ... 1
Sid Smith, If. . . 1
Castro, as 2
Sparks, p. . . . 2
Totals . . .
New York.
HofTman. cf. .
Keeler, rf. . .
Conroy, as. . .
Mortality, lb.
Williams, 2b. .
Laporte. 3b. .
Orth. It . . .
Kleinow. c. . .
Brocket!, p. .
ab. r. h. po.
CLEMSON LOST
T0TECHITES
Brooks Was Too Much For
Visitors and "Jackets”
Won Easily.
Clemson could make only 4 hits to
Tech's 6 and perpetrated 6 errors to
Tceli’a 4. In consequence the visitors
lost at Tech Park Friday afternoon by
a score of 4 to 2.
Brooks pitched nice ball and got sup
port which was good considering the
weather conditions.
The score:
Clemson. ab.
nissell, O., If. . 2
Ulssell, T. c. . . 3
Lee. 2b 4
Sykes, rf. . . . 4
Robertson, as . . 3
Barksdale, cf. . 4
Hissed, L., 3b. . 4
Coles, lb. . . .2
Farmer, p. . . 2
r. h. po. a. o.
Totals.
.28 2 4 24
.1$ 4 6 IS
ab. r. h. po.
Totals ,
Score by Innings:
Atlanta 060 40— 4
New York . .030 10— 4
Summary—Stolen bases, Ball, S.
Smith) sacrifice hlte. Winters, Becker.
Keeler, Mortality, Laporte, Orth; two-
baae hits, Winters, Decker; home run,
Kleinow; bases on balls, olf Brockelt 1;
struck out, by Brocket! 1. Umpire, La-
fltte. Time of gome, 1:10.
FRIDAY’S GAME8.
Philadelphia Nationals 7, Philadel
phia Americans 2.
Pennsylvania 4, Georgetown 2.
Syracuse University 8, George Wash
ington 6.
St. Louis Nationals I, St. Louis
Americans 4.
Tech.
Wright, as.
Robert, If. . .. 4
Buchanan, 3b. . 4
Knight, c. . . . 3
LaKItte. lb. ... 3
Brooks, p. . . 3
Stewart, rf. . . 3
Davenport, cf, .3
Hightower, 2b. . $
ab. r. h. po. a.
4 0 0 4 1
0 2 3 0
Clcmson's football coach of last sea
son. C. R. Williams, will not be back
next fall. He has accepted a contract
to coach V. P. I. at Blacksburg, Va., a
college that has always turned out top-
notch teams In tho past.
Mr. Shaughnossy. at present In
charge of the baseball team of Clemson,
will havo, charge of the football, too.
Shaughnossy la un old Notre Dame
quarterback, and assisted Williams In
getting the Clemsonttes In shape for
their last Thanksgiving gumo with
Tech. Ho and his team should be
heard from on the gridiron next season.
Young Woodruff, Diul Vnughan's ne
phew, will not play with the Barons
this yeur. He will probably play with
the DesMolnes club In the Iowa State
League.
Charley Babb has released Outfielder
Taaffe to sign with Meridian lit the
Cotton States League.
Fourth Ward Jrs,
Beat Champions
A game of baseball was played
Thursday afternoon between the Fourth
Ward Juniors nnd the North Side
Champions, In which the North Side
Champions were defeated by a score of
3 to 2. The llnc-up wne ns follows:
F. W. Juniors. N. S. Champions.
II. McGaughy, p O. Smith, p.
C. Temple, c D. Paden, c.
H. Owen, lb. D. Smith, lb.
N. Beall, 2b E. Davis, 2b.
E. Hardin, 3h D. Christopher. 3b.
A. Hopkins, ss C. Greenlee, as.
E. Johnson, cf 8. Murphy, cf.
D. Eull, If. W. Green, If.
B. Mason, rf. R. Bennett, rf.
owners are preparing for a banner year.
The pennant pole has been placed
alongside the score board and for the
first time In Mobile the championship
emblem will bo (lung to the breeze on
opening day. A crowd of at least 5,000
Is expected to attend the opener with
Gulfport and when "SpltbaH'' Lyons
(the mayor of Mobile) throws the first
ball across the plate, he will be pitch
ing before the largest crowd that ever
attended a game In this historical city.
He says he Is In fine shape and is
bound to pitch a no-hlt-no-run game,
unless the umpire gives him the worst
of It.
One on Ed Lauzon.
Ed Lauzon, tho old Atlanta catcher,
whom Southern League fans will re
member from his connection with the
famous "bone-head battery" as they
were called, Klllen and Lauzon. has
left for Steubenville, Ohio, or "Stupid-
ville," as Lauzon calls It.
Ed was waiting very patiently for
some advance money he had asked for
and as day after day passed and no
advance came, the boys got to kidding
Ed and telling him that his advance
it be coming by freight. Finally, In
just. Ed took the train for New Or
leans to await the coming of the elu
sive advance money. It seems he has
a home In New Orleans and don't have
to pay board there. Several days after
his departure to New Orleans I re
ceived a'telegram from him to the fol
lowing effect: "Freight train has ar
rived at last, money all wet from con
tact with goods near Cincinnati. Signed
Ed Lauzdn.” And tho telegram was
prepaid, too.
“DEL” WILL PROBABLY
JOIN THE HIGHLANDERS
HIGHLAND MANAGER.
Here Is a snap of Clark Griffith, just on the point of slamming the ball.
It's a pretty good likeness, too.
Emory Teams
Play in Rain
Totals.
.30
Score by Innings:
Clemson 000 000 020—2
Tech 000 120 10X—I
Summary—Two-baee hits, Robertson
1. Stolen bases. Coles, Stewart, O. 8kt»
sell Sacrifice hits, T. Ulssell. DouMt
plays. Farmer to L. Ulssell. Lee to
Coles. First base on balls. Brooks 4.
Struck out, by Brooks 2, by Farmer 5.
Wild pitches. Fanner, Brooks. Time,
1:50. Umpire, Hogg.
Trembley Throws Bothner.
Montreal, Quebec, April 6.—George
Bothner lost the lightweight wrestling
championship of America laat night to
Eugene Trembley, the local wrestler.
The first fall went to Trembley in
three and three-fourths minutes. Both-
ner got the second In five minutes nnd
fifteen seconds. The third was a des
perate struggle, the honors anj the
championship going to Trembley In 11
minutes.
Special to The Georclsn.
Emory College, Oxford, Ga., April 6.—
In a game, a large |>art of which was
played In a driving rain, the sopho
mores defeated the subs here yesterday
to the tune of 8 to 0. The feature of
the game was the pitching of Burt, i
gave up no hits and struck out ten men,
striking out the first five up. The
game was called at the end of the
fifth Inning. Line-up was ns follows:
Sophomores—Drake, e,; Smith, lb;
Roberts, 2h; McCann, s. s.; Copeland,
3b: Beckwith, r. f.: Mobley, e. f.; Bry-
nn. J. M- I. f.; Burt, p.
Hubs—Arrington, c.; Bullard, lb;
Jackson. 2b; Barnett, s. s.: Walker, 3b;
Hatcher, r. f.; Jones, e. f.; Dorsey, L f.,
Jones, p.
Score by Innlngi: R. H. £1
Sophs 241 10—8 9 1
Subs 000 00—0 0 7
BALL IN ACTION.
Here' is a picture of Atlanta's
fast shortstop, whoso good work in
the infield and at bat has proved
most encouraging to Atlanta fans.
ALL OVER BUT
SINGLE GAME
The Highlanders and the Crackers
meet at Piedmont Park this afternoon
In the last game of the exhibition sc
ries. Hcgg will pitch for the New
Yorkers.
OFFER CUPS
F0RG0LFERS
Three Fine Ones for Annual
Club Champion
ship.
The golf committee of the Atlanta
Athletla Club has recommended to the
board of directors of the Atlanta Ath
letlc Club that a cup valued at not less
than $100 be offered for the club golf
championship. It Is proposed to play
for this cup annually, the winner to be
the club champion and the cup to be
come the property of the man winning
It three times.
George Adair, president of the club,
has agreed to offer a handsome cup
for the second flight In the club cham
pionship and Lowry Arnold will give a
cup for the third flight. These cups
will become the property of the win
ners.
As Sam Trawlck will again offer the
Trawlck cup In tho fall, there promises
to be plenty of playing for handsome
cups this summer over the East Lake
course.
The usual tournament will be played
Saturday afternoon. The entrance fee
will be one golf ball.
Delehanty and Chase Both Expected to Join
in Week or So—Yankees Leave For
North Sunday.
By SID MERCER, of the New York Globe.
Incident to mar the cordial relations
After waiting for many long weeks
for the New York club to accept his
terms, Frank Delehanty has apparent
ly decided that It Is time for him to get
Into the band wagon. Yesterday Dele
hanty wired from Cleveland saying
that he would report Immediately If
the terms were fixed tip to suit him.
Last night Griff notified Delehanty by
wire that he could report Immediately
and work for the salary offered him
several weeks ago. If he doesn't care
to do that the Yankees will get along
without him.
"Delehanty can’t expect to get out of
the training trip when the others come
down hero and work hard a month,”
tald the manager last night, "and then
Join us at the beginning of the season
at his own terms. I wired him that
tho original terms would stand.”
Del., probably, will join the team In
Baltimore and that will give the Yan
kees plenty of outfield talent to start
the season with.
The Yankee manager also had a wire
from Hal Chase yesterday. Chase said
he would start East from San Jose In
ft day or two and would report at
Washington. He may not get there In
time, however, to ploy In the opening
game.
This Is the last day of the Yankees
In Georgia's capital. Tomorrow noon
the homeward march will begin and
while there has not been an unpleasant
that have existed between the ball
plnyers from the North and tho has.
pltablc citizens of Atlanta, there will
bo few rcgretB at leaving.
No other league team has remained
so long In one city aa the Yankees have
this spring. They have been here n air
ly five weeks with the exception of a
two-day trip to Macon.
Yesterday tho Yankees played under
leaden skies and managed to get In
enough Innings to make the seventh
game with Atlanta a contest. Then It
rained. Clark Griffith would have been
obliged If he coulu have played these
last two games to big crowds and he Is
glad he Is getting away from such
weather. He may rot strike an ini
proved brand where he Is going, how
ever.
Griff has completed arrangements to
have Ills team train hero next spring
at the ne>v baseball plant, Ponce De
Leon park. Instead of having his play
ers dress at their hotel, he has ar
ranged to have a set of lockers put In
for his team and as he will have the
use of the shower bath there, tho Yan.
kees will bn right at home. Ills ex
perience this spring has convinced l.lm
that exhibition tours are not ns bene
ficial us a long stay at ono place. Tho
New York team Is the last to leave the
South this year, but Grift Is satisfied
that he has the right Idea about a
training trip.
Tonlgiit the New Yorkers will say
their farewells and Sunday morning
they will pack up and leave the Ara.
gon, which has been their home slnco
March 6.
COLLEGE MEN
MEET AGAIN
The last Tech-Clemson game wilt be
pulled off at Tech Pork Saturday after
noon. Time will be called at 3:30
o'clock.
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N. CAROLINA
TIES GEORGIA
Special to The Georgian.
Chapel Hill, N. C., April 6.—Georgia
and North Carolina University pitcher*
were too much for the batters on the
opposing teams here yesterday, and
consequence when rain broke up the
game at the end of the seventh the
score stood 0 to 0.
Georgia made three hlta and North
Carolina one. Foley for Georgia struck
out 7 men, whilo Thompson made 14 of
the Athena batten bite the duat.
Score by innlnga: R. H. E.
Georgia 000 000 0—0 1 0
Carolina .. .. .. ..000 000 0—0 3 0
Hat lories: Foley and Brown, Thomp-
son and Rogers.
For the benefit of several who have
asked, it may be stated here that Jake
Htahl and the late •’Chick” Stahl were
rot related. The question baa been
asked several times since the death af
-Chick.-
Davidson Defeats
South Carolina
Special ot The Georgian.
Davidson, N. C., April 6.—Davidson
defeated South Carolina here yesterday
by a score of 12 to 2. Davidson players
batted the ball hard and fielded well.
Three lightning double plays were pull
ed off.
Score by Innings: R. H. E.
Davidson . . . .080 200 020—12 15
South Carolina , .010 000 010— 2 4
Batteries—Hall and Sherrill; Garland
and Belser.
Shreveport Team
Still Keeps Busy
Special to The Georgian.
Shreveport, La., April 6.—Meridian
arrived aj noon today and plays today
and Sunday. ,
Shreveport goes to Vicksburg for
gamej Monday and Tuesday, opening in
New Orleans Wednesday.
Fisher has appointed Leewe captain
of the team.
Wlltermood has been given hi* re
lease. Noah has been sold to Green-
castle, Pa., In the Ohio League.
Erskine Defeated
The Presbyterians
Special to The Georgian.
Erskine, Ga., April 6.—The Presby
terian College boys met defeat at the
hands of the Erskine "Blue Coats"
Thursday afternoon by a score of 7 to
L The game was played fnst and slow
alternately. For the most part the
hits made were bunts. Simpson
knocked a two-bagger In the third, and
Chandler lifted a long fly to left, which.
If it had been a trine lower, would have
resulted In a home run.
A. It. Galloway, as usual officiated.
Score: R.
Erskine 100 149 100—7
, S 001 000 000—1
Strikeouts, by Riddel 11, by Mayes 8.
This Is The Latest Dope
On Augusta’s Fast Team
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, Ga, April 8.—It Is believed
that this year will be the best Augusta
has ever had In the South Atlantic
League, and her chances for winning
the pennant are brighter than any time
previously In her history.
On tho opening day In Savannah,
next Monday, Dexter, last year with
Savannah, will appear In the place of
South at first base. At second base
Bohannan will officiate, and at short
Blerman will easily hold his own.
Reinhart, a new comer, will not shine
at third, but will play consistent ball.
The outfield of the Tourists looks
well balanced. Bender in rlghf should
do well, and Ranslck thinks that Cap
tain Maloney In center will be a star.
Kustus Is a good man In left
Jack Evers will officiate behind the
batter, nnd Ed Connelly, a youngster,
will assist.
“Ducklo” Holmes has been purchased
from Ed Ashenback nnd will pry open
the first game Monday. Wiley Plan.
Comlngor, Ilrahlc and Thomas compose
a quartet of slab artists from which
Ranslck will pick threo whom ho be
lieves to be winners. Wagnon or
McKernan will be utility man.
Ranslck has released Slilppy, Elchlcr,
Dummy Curtis and Lavender. Patton,
Boyd nnd Christian, threo twlrlere,
havo also been released.
The batting order In tho gamo Mon
day will be as follows: Bender, right
field: Maloney, center field; Bohannon,
second base: Evers, catcher; Dexter,
first base; Kustus, left field; Reinhart,
third base; Blerman, shortstop;
Holmes, pitcher.
Memphis Ball Club
Issues Souvenir
The Memphis Baseball Association
Is out with a souvenir of the opening
of the league season, which Is a beauty
and a credit to the brain of Thomas
McCullough, from which place the Idea
no doubt emenated.
The book contains excellent pictures
of Manager Babb, President Coleman,
Secretary McCullough, the new "turtle
back’’ diamond, the new stands, and
the three sporting editors of the city—
T. G. Scarbrough, Willie Byrne and
Guy Moyston.
On the opening page Is the following
card:
"Ladles and Gentlemen:
“I make my bow before you this
year, beginning my second season
as manager of the Memphis base
ball club.
"Last year I came here, known
to a few as a player, but an un
known quantity as manager. How
well I succeeded I leave to the
public. ,
Newberry College
Defeats Erskine
Newberry, S. C„ April 6.—Newberry
College yesterday afternoon defeated
Erskine by a score of 8 to 2, thereby
making It three straight victories.
Crouch for Newberry struck out elev-
cn men and allowed only two hits, while
the Newberryans are credited with «l*
two-baggers and five singles. This
explains the score.
"I honestly did my best, and be
lieve that every lover of clean sport
recognises my efforts.
"Last year we finished second In
the league. I make no rash predic
tions. but I promise that baseball at
Red Elm this season will be clean,
and that we will give every team a
fight for every game.
“Hoping that we will merit the
continued patronage of Memphis
lovers of the national sport, and
greatest of all games, I am,
"Youre truly,
"CHARLES BABB.'
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