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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY. APRIL 9. 190?
CRACKERS AND BARONS BATTLE IN OPENING GAME
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
BIRMINGHAM-ATLANTA'TO CLASH
IN OPENING GAME OF THE SEASON
They are off!
Down In the city of Birmingham
Tuesday afternoon the first official
struggle of the 1967 pennant race In
the Southern League will be on be
tween Atlanta and Birmingham.
Schopp and Reagan will stack-up
against each other on the firing line,
and will run the course If the oppos
ing batsmen do not get to them too
handily. Indications point to an Im
mense crowd, as the flag raising cere
mony In scheduled to precede the start
of the game. •
Fourteen strong, the Crackers, head
ed by Billy Smith, pulled out of At-
lahta Monday night at 8:80 o'clock.
In the outfit were B. and S. Smith.
Sweeney, Schopp,' Ford, Spade, Fox,
Jordan, Castro, Hoffman, Dyer, Win
ters, Becker and Paskert. Also there
were a few fans and some newspaper
men.
More fans would h^ve gone over If
the railroads had done something In the
way of rates. Several of the tried and
true colled up' The Ocorglan office
Monday night and asked about rates.
They were game to go, but did not get
the proper encouragement.
President Joyner and Lowry Arnold,
secretary of the local club and vice
president of the Southern League,
hoped to be on hand, but both were
detained In Atlanta by the bond elec
tion.
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
PERCY H. WHITING.
Well, we’vo waited a long time for this day.
And now it’s here we fully expect to be too busy to enjoy it.
A few of us are in Birmingham for the fun. But the bulk of
the well wishers of the team aren't.
For them it will be a dull day until the baseball extras are
ont.
This present selection is one of these "Just Before the Bat
tle, Mother,” affairs. It’s got to stand the strain of a half dozen
editions and bo “right” for every one.
So it will never do to risk any predictions,
doubtless look foolish in the baseball extra.
They will
If Atlanta loses it isn’t surprising. It’s the first game of the
season. Vaughn will use his best pitcher while Smith is reserv
ing his star for the opening gamq at home. Then there will be
the band and n few thousand loud-mouthed rooters all yelling
for Birmingham.
So the outcome is doubtfuL
And then maybe it will rain.
So let’s talk about the Wednesday’s game. We’re on safe
ground there—unless it rains.
With good weather, though, it will be a celebration right.
The fans of Atlanta arc riper for baseball than ever before.
The team looks like the best ever. And the opener should be a
pippin.
Billy Smith will pitch Rube Zeller and the going will doubt
less be bnrd for the Pretzels. The tables will he turned for Atlan
ta, over the opening day. For the Crackers will bo on home
grounds, tho band will bo playing in their honor and the fans
will he shouting them encouragement.
But word comes from Montgomery that the Legislators’
pitchers are in wonderful form and they may givo the Billy
Smithites a surprise.
Anyway, all tho fans will bo out to see tho fun. Tho attend
ance at the exhibition games hns been largo and that indicates
that thcro will bo a fence bending crowd Wednesday.
I THE CUBS’
| ...COLUMN...
i...
Bruner, the Baron pitcher, who
caused Harry Vaushn lot* of trouble
by Jumping the team, haa been (old to
Mobile, of the Cotton States League.
Bruner was not wanted by Meridian,
the club he played with last season.
President John I. Taylor Is still on a
stilt hunt for a manager of the Boston
club. So far he haa not succeeded.
Luck to you. Mr. President, for It Is a
hard Job to And a good one.
The college baseball season Is now In
full force In the East. As It looks now
Princeton has a better team than the
other live. Yale la not far behind.
Paste this In your scrap book.
Club Managers.
American League—Chicago, Fielder
Jones; St. Louts, Jim McAleer; Cleve
land. Larry Lajoie; Detroit, Hugh Jen
nings; New York. Clark Griffith; Phil
adelphia, Connie Mack; Washington.
Joe Cantlllon; Boston, John I. Tay
lor.
National League—Cincinnati, Ned
Hanlon; Chicago, Frank Chance; St.
Louis, John McCloakey; Pittsburg.
Fred Clarke; Boston, Fred Tenney;
New York, John McOraw; Brooklyn,
Pat Donovan; Philadelphia, Billy Mur.
ray.
Dobbs Is also after a flrst baseman.
He Is trying to get Kockrtll, flrat base
man for Albany. In New York State
League. Kockrtll batted .248 last year.
"Doc” Childs may pitch for Charles
ton this year. Matthews Is trying to
get him with two other men, Laroque,
flrst baseman, and Munson, a catcher.
Good luck to you, "Doc."
Pitcher Braxell, of Little Rock, will
be farmed out to the Columbus club of
the Cotton States League. He will
have a string tied to him. Mike Finn
has secured Schumann, a pitcher from
the Philadelphia Americans.
Pitcher Denton T. tCy) Young has
declined to accept the management of
the Boston team. He said: 1 am
looking forward for one of my best
years In the box and do not feel my
self well fitted for the managership.
HESS IS SOLD
TO LITTLE ROCK
Special to The Georgian.
Shreveport, La., April 9.—Ftshar has
nnnounred the sale of Hess to Little
Rock for $1,000. Although Vickilburg
started yesterday, a wreck on the
Queen and Crescent caused the team
to return and both games scheduled
here were cancelled. Shreveport leaves
this evening for New Orleans.
MACON HOPEFUL
OVER OUTLOOK
Special ts The Georgian.
Macon, Oa, April 9.—One thousand
and more fans heard the news yester
day afternoon that told of Macon's de
feat In the opening skirmish at Charles
ton. It was a 4 to 1 slam, but has not
diminished napes a picayune's worth.
Home clubs as a rule are quite liable
to snap up the opener, and then Ma.
con was forced to pry the season open
under the extravngant settings of a
South Carolina ball park.
Any set of athletes not to the style
or manner born are prone to fall vic
tims In a close light on foreign territo
ry, and Macon's loss yesterday Is gated
upon In Just this way In Macon,
was a case of turn about Is fair play,
too, for last year Macon blanked Au
gusta In the first light In Macon. Then
again Wilson Matthews had a lot at
stake In Gulltown, nnd would have
missed two consecutive meals rather
than have dropped his first battle as a
Sea Gull chieftain.
First Game Monday.
Not until Monday afternoon next
will the local followers of the sport be
given a chance to eye the local athletes
In nctlon In a championship season
scrimmage. Charleston Is here for
games on Monday, Tuesday nnd Wed
nesday next, and then off again for a
one-series trip to Suvnnnah. Owing to
the Mercer schedule. It was Impossible
to do better by Macon fans than one
series out of tho flrst four. Mercer
works hero Friday nnd Saturday of
this week against the Georgia Tech,
and then ngnln during the wind up of
tho next week.
By the opening the diamond here
should be every bit us good os the In-
fleld In Augusta. In tho.past Augusta
has been given tho palm for the fastest
InfleUl In tho circuit, hut an extra
amount of work has turned tho ap-
pearanre of the diamond hero and com
pliments In profusion were passed upon
It by the visiting major league clubs.
Sally Begins
1907 Season
SMITH HITS ONE.
SEASON OPENS HERE WEDNESDAY,
MONTGOMERY-ATLANTA PLAYING
SID SMITH.
Here is the Southern League's
ng grounders to some i
NAT KAISER A CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
IS Decatur SL Kimball Hous*.
Bargains In Unredeemed Diamenda
My Idea ts that a pitcher does not make
a good manager and 1 must decline the
honor." Cy will act as captain while
Ihe team Is In Dayton. Fresfdont Tay
lor has a new man In sight.
The road uniforms of the Barons are
touted hy the Birmingham scribes to
be something swell. Gray with wide
blue stripes running up and down. The
a different way, “I
Polly Polchow will play with Scran-
Ion, Pa, this season.
The New England League haa a rule
that umpires must produce an oculist’s
certificate of good sight. It might be
a good Idea to have rooters produce
such a certificate before throwlgg bot
tles at the umpire.
Says a Birmingham paper;
"Atlanta Is hnrplng stout on that
opening game with Birmingham. The
bragging Billy Smith will bring over a
bunchgof rooters ns long as from here
to Pratt City, but when he gets through
batting nt the curves of Rip Ragan he
will not feel so chesty."
The Oulf Coast League will begin
business In a few days. Ths league
contains the following towns; Alexan
dria, Lake Charles, Monroe, Opelousas
and Lafayette, La. The salary- limit
will be $950.
Carl Lundgrcn, the Chicago Cub’s
cold weather pitcher, says he has de
veloped u new curve while operating
his extensive dairy farm at Marengo,
He calls It his “milk boll" and will
use It exclusively In the squeeze pUy.
George Davis, the While Sox short-
stop, who was reported to be holding oul
for more money, will report. When
seen Davis said that the reason he did
not report was that he did not want to
make the long trip to Mexico with tho
other players.
Among the noted ball players who
have conynltted suicide were Pitchers
Larkin nnd McNabb, Catcher Bingo,
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Clubs. Played. Won. Lost. P.C.
Augusta 1 l o 1.000
Charleston .... 1 l o 1.000
Jacksonville ... 1 i o - l.ooo
Columbia ... 1 o 1 .000
Macon l o l .ooo
Savannah . . . . l o l .ooo
The Hnlly Leaguers nrc off.
What Is expected to be one of tho
most successful seasons In Its history
was opened In the Bouth Atlantic
League Monday afternoon. The teama
all seem to be In good shape for a hard
race. All managers were required to
cut teams down to the limit by the flrst
day of play, so the teams which played
Monday are the. regular teams.
Savannah, the pennant winners of
last season, were defeated by Augusta,
who was beaten out of tho pennant last
year by only a few points. Harry Mat
thews’ Sea Gulls defeated Macon, which
hns been looked upon as tho strongest
team In the circuit. D.. Militancy's
Jays smeared It over Columbia. 5 to l,
in seven Innings. • The game was called
on account of ruin and darkness.
This Is the fourth year of the Sally
League, Macon won the pennant tho
first two years, then Savannah. The
fourth Is quite undecided.
Monday's games;
South Atlantic.
Jacksonville, B; Columbia, L
Charleston, 4; Macon, 1.
Augusta, 2; Savannah, 1.
Get It In Early!
At the risk of boring those of our
volunteer correspondents who get In
their stuff promptly the spoTtlng editor
remarks again that -all stories of games
played must be rushed to The Georgian
office. We do not want for Tuesday's
Issue stories of games played the pre
vlous Saturday.
Games played Saturday ought to be
In the office before 9 o'clock Monday
morning If they are to nppear In The
Georgian. What we want Is news, not
history. Rush In nil stories of games
as soon as possible after the games arc
played.
Also, write on one side only and sign
alt articles.
Charleston Lost
To Newberry
Special to The Georgian.
Newberry, S. C., April 9.—In a game
devoid of features Newberry College
defeated Charleston College yesterday
afternoon by a score of 6 to 4.
R. H. E.
Newberry 6 I
Charleston 4 <
Batteries—Cline and Cabanlss; Legg
and Phillips.
PROFESSIONAL ROLLER RACE
IS SKATED IN BROOKLYN,
New York. April 9.—For the flrst
time In twenty years a professional
roller race was skated last night at the
Clermont rink, Brooklyn. The distance
was three miles and Chester Smith, of
Scranton. Pa. was the winner. The
winner's time was 11 minutes and 4
seconds. ,
BILL SQUIRES TO POST
$5,000 FOR A CONTEST.
Honolulu, Aprl| 9.—"Bill" Squires, the
Australian heavy-weight champion,
accompanied by his manager, Barney
Reynolds, arrived here yesterday on
the steamship Mentura en route to
San Francisco. Squires says he will
challenge the winner of the Jack
O’Bricn-Tommy Burns fight and that
he will go to Los Angeles to see the
bnttte. On Ills arrival in San Francisco
he will place $6,000 In tho hands of W.
\V*. Naughton, sporting editor of the
San Francisco Examiner, as a, side bet
to bind the match.
The flrsf game of the regular South
ern season will be played In Atlanta
Wednesday afternoon. The excitement
Is due to begin at 3; SO o’clock, as
usual.
. The Montgomery team 18 due to ar
rive In Atlanta either late Tuesday
night or early Wednesday morning, and
Manager Mallarkey will do his best
to beat the Crackers.
Billy Smitt) will put In Rube Zeller
to win for him, and is counting on
success.
Montgomery Is here Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. La
dles' day will be Friday.
All the other teams In the league are
due to play Wednesday afternoon. '
| After the game with Atlanta, Bir
mingham Jumps to Nashville; Shreve
port opens In New Orleans and Little
Rock In Memphis.
Montgomery's Line-up.
Special to Tlio Georgian.
Montgomery. Ala., April 9.—The
Montgomery baseball team will leave
tonight for Atlanta, where the opening
game la to be played tomorrow. The
boys are In the best condition, with the
exception of Andy Anderson, one of the
catchers. His arm Is a little sore, but
he Is expected to come around In a day
or two.
The following will be the line-up
when the game Is called: Pitcher,
Walker; catcher. Hausen; flrst base,
Elsey; second base, Perry; shortstop,
Sweeny; third base, Connors; left fi ( M
Houts; centre field, Apperlous; rich/
field, McCann. ‘
While Sweeny will be given the firjt
try-out at short. It Is expected .\ y6
and probably Busch will also be tried
The boys are anxious for the battin
and Mallarkey states that he is conn,
dent he will take a majority of the
games. He thinks Montgomery has a
much better team than Atlanta, and he
depends much upon his pitching staff
With Walker in tomorrow, then comes'
Walsh or Burnum; then Mallarkev and
Maxwell. ,
A Dutch supper Was given the play,
ers, the directors and sporting writers
last night at the Pickwick, and thers
was good fellowship all around. The
fans are confident Montgomery will
take the opening game.
Miss Fitch and Miss Candler
Win in Athletic Competition
The public demonstration of gym
nastics at Agnes Scott College was held
Saturday afternoon.
A shield was awarded to the academy
for the first time this year, and re
mains to be handed down to which
ever school wins It In the succeeding
years. This reward was given by a
friend of the schools who has taken
much Interest In the athletic spirit
manifested, at the basket ball games
during that season. Following this pre
sentation speech, and the accompany
ing speech of acceptance made by Miss
Ella Young, principal of the academy,
a silver loving cup was presented to
Miss Pope, the director, who has had
charge of this department for the past
three years. The cups for the. winners
(In both schools) for the highest sum
total points for tho day, plus highest
yearly average, were then awarded by
the judges. 1
Summary of events:
1. Academy Drill—Rebekah Candler,
flrst; Grade Berry, second; Marie
Johnson, third.
2. Academy — Apparatus (drill)—
Emmie Willingham, flrst; 'Rebekah
Candler, second; Julia Pratt, third.
3. College Drill—Louise Davidson,
flrst; Lila Williams, second: LI1 Phil
lips, third.
4. College—Apparatus (drill) — Lila
Williams, flrst: Lll Phillips, second;
Marguerite Fitch, third.
D. Academy Bow Contest—E. Wil
lingham, flrst; Ruth Baker, second; J.
Pratt, third.
6. Academy Horizontal Ladder—E.
Willingham, flrst; Mary Lou McClarty,
second; Louise Collier, third.
7. College Bow Contest—M. Fitch,
flrst; Louise Davidson, second; Jean
Powell, third.
8. College Horizontal Ladder—M.
Fitch, flrst; Eleanor Frierson, second;
Lll Phillips, third.
9. Academy Vaulting—Mary Leon
McClarty, flrst; J. Pratt, second; Louise
Collier, third.
10. Academy Swing Jump—Mary L.
McClarty. first; Malmle Ansley, sec
ond; Eulalle Hentell, third.
11. College Standing Broad Jump—
Lll Phillips. 7 feet 7 1-2 Inches, flrst:
Jean Powell. 7 feet 7 Inches, second;
Louise Davidson. 7 feet 6 Inches, third;
Vassar record. May 10, 1906, 7 feet 8
Inches, the winner lacking only 1-2
inch of making the record.
12. College Vaulting—Lll Phillips,
flrst: M. Fitch, second; L. Davidson,
third.
18. Ensemble Drill — College and
Academy.
Judges—Miss Elma Harvey, Y. W.
C. A., Atlanta; Miss Thyrxa Askew,
Agnes Scott Academy; Miss Berryman,
Y. W. C. A.. Atlanta.
1. Presentation of Grecian shield to
Agnes Scott Academy (for winning
three games of basket ball from the
College).
2. Presentation of loving cup to Miss
Pope, the physical director.
3. Presentttlon of cups to winners.
College—Marguerite Fitch.
Academy—Rebekah Candler.
Some Info. About
Batting Averages
Swclnl to The Georgian.
Sporting Editor of The Georgian;
Having disputed among ourselves (or
over a month as to the manner of
scoring a batsman's record, we have
agreed to submit to you, as Judge, the
question in point. We shall thank you
to" reply.
1. If a batsman comes to the plate
five times and makes throb hits, walks
twice to flrst base on four balls, what
ts his batting average tor that game?
2. If he advances the runner on flrst
baae, but sacrifices himself, how does
his batting average stand—supposing
he haa made two hits, fans two times
and sacrifices himself once?
3. If he comes to the plate four times
and walks four times, his batting is
what?
VBry truly.
L. E. MIDDLEBROOKS.
Cordele, Ga., April 8. 1897.
1. His average Is 1.000. Bases on
balls do not count as times at bat. Tha
man was. therefore, “at bat" threa
times and made three hits.
2. A sacrifice hit does not count as a
time at bat.” Two hits, two strike
outs and a sacrifice would give him an
average of .500.
3. His average would be .000. If a
man gets four bases on balls he has
been, “no times” at bat and made no
hits.
The Cincinnati Reds will not train In
Texas In 1908. The club owners are
looking for training grounds In Geor
gia or Alabama.
gen, Pilcher Win Mercer nnd Jnmes
McCalllgnn. once with the New York
team of 1900. EM Dolnnhanty's death
was ascribed to suicide, but there Is
reason to believe that was tho victim
of an accident. Of those unfortunates,
Larkin. Rlngo, Crane and Stnhl took
poison; McNabb nnd Bergen shit
themselves, Mercer was asphyxiated
and McCalllgan cut his throat."—Sport
ing News.
The Little Rock club has secured
Third Baseman Ben Buwcock from the
Oakland club of the Pacific Coast
League. Buwcock played third for the
E'all River team In the New England
League for the past three seasons.
Watch out for Mike Finn this sea
son. .
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Americans, luis a brother playing gen-1
ter Held for the Galveston club In the I
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