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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, APRIL IK. 1!H)7. RAIN GOD IS FROWNING ALL OVER PIXIE 1 SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING | PERCY H. WHITING. Did it ever strike you that the ffame is gettinp pretty fierce for the' pitchers, Dill Smith has six now and he will soon have a seventh—cither Hughes or Castleton. This staff he must cut to four. Or will it be five? Now here’s a question. At the first of the season it was semi-offlcially announced that Atlanta would carry a utility man. With a fourteen-player limit a utility man means only four pitchers. You have to have three outfielders and four infieldcrs—seven in all. A couple of catchers make nine, and a utility man ten— leaving only four vacancies for pitchers. Well right now the utility man seems doomed hh far as At lanta is concerned. If he is, then Hoffman will have to go. And that is too bad, for Larry is the cleverest kind of a chap and a wonder in the infield. Obviously Bill Smith wiH have to cut his staff of seven pitch ers down to five. It’s a pipe that if Tom Hughes comes back he will stick. Or if Castleton is the Highland discard he is ‘likely to do very nicely. So there is one position accounted for. Rube Zeller is a rock-ribbed certainty ond Schopp looks like a sure thing. If Atlanta doesn't get Castleton then Schopp is a one-best-bet. In the opinion of several of the Atlanta players Bob Spade is Surer of a position than any other pitcher—not only because he is an extraordinarily good twirler, but because he is nearer n first-class all-round utility man than any other player in the Southern League today. Next & This year, by the way, is Spade’s last as a pitcher, year he plans to go to the outfield. At any position, though, he is good. His work at third base is said to be right up to the mark and as an outfielder he has few equals. And then he can piteh some, bats like a fiend, and he has. a head. Yes, there isn’t much doubt about Spade. So that gives us Hughes, Zeller, Schopp and Spade. Every man on the Atlanta team I have talked with believes that Rowan ,the ex-Detroiter, will stick tighter than adhesive plaster. And speaking about Rowan, don’t anybody get the notion that because he looks a bit like the late demented Raymond, he is a performer in Bug’s clnss. He has plenty of sense, washes regularly and has no ginring idiosyncracies (Help! Help! There isn’t a dictionary at the Hotel Florence and I don’t find it anywhere in the directory.) So he differs from Raymond in at least three points. How about Sparks and Ford, though 1 Billy Smith has al ways thought the former one of;the most promising youngsters ho has ever seen and the latter is going to be a wonder, sure. So as we remarked carjier in this instructive (f) little es say, it’s a desperate game holding a job on Atlanta’s pitching staff. And it is mighty hard telling who will be the first to go. ■/i Savannah Golf Club Holds Tournament in May Special to TUb Georgian. Savannah, Ga., April IS.—The Sa vannah Golf Club makes the following announcement of Its seventh annual tournament: Events for Men— May 4. qualifying round. II holes, medal play. May 7, first round, IS holes, match play. May t, semi-finals, 18 holes, match play. May 11, finals, IS holes, match play. Prlsea— President's Cup—For best net score In qualifying round, medal play, club handicaps. Championship Cup—For winner of first flight (eight), match. Orecn Committee Cup—For winner of second flight (eight), match play. Consolation Cup—For winner of third (light (eight), match play. Events for Women— May I, mixed foursomes, 9 holes, medal play. May 11, 9 holes, medal play. Prlsea— Van Keuren Cup—For best net score In the mixed foursomes (handicap). Glbbcs Cup—For best net score May 11 (handicap). ' Hhndlcaps will be posted at club house Immediately preceding the va rious matohes. In all the above matches players ab sent will lose by default. <t Big”Joe Pitches No Hit Game Special to The Georgian. Harnesvllle, Oa„ April 16.—Big Joe Mercer covered himself with glory on Monday afternoon when he subdued r^ach Woodward's aggregation from Dahlonega, allowing them neither a hit >r anything that even smelled like one. Gordon secured one run In the sec- >nd Inning and three In the ninth. Gor ton secured six hits. Humphrey also Mtched a creditable game, allowing Jordon only six hits. Nineteen men were struck out by Mercer, six com- ng In two Innings. Such masterful dtchlng has never been seen upon Gor ton's diamond. The two trams play ■gain Tuesday afternoon. ► HOWARD COLLEGE WINS TWO GAMES. The Bewanee team, at the very outset if the season, has received a sudden wtback at the liands of Howard Cot- ege. After losing from Vanderbilt last Tuesday, Howard reached the Hloun- aln early Wednesday morning with heir trap well laid for the purple Tiger, 'his strong Alabama team has just re. ently been admitted to the S. I. A. A. ind have proven themselves well rorthy of the advancement. Final score 5 to 9. The line-up was as follow?; Bewanee—Williams, p.: Wadley. c.: ilaele, lb; Shipp. !b; Stone. 3b; Scn“- orough, ss.; Watkins. If.; McMillan, f.; 1-yne, rf. Howard—Crenshaw, p.: Stevens. trlcklnnd.'Ib; Denney, ib; McLendon, b; n*ho;i ss.: Rainer, If.: Grvcr. ct: turns, rf. / . Umpire. Dr. Selden. or Bewanee. Hits, »T-Crenshaw 9. nff Williams 9. Tim f game. 1 bourn. A. H, S. Team Won In Albany Game Special to The Georgian. Albany, On., April 1*.—The A. H. 8. team defeated the Norman Park In stitute team Monday afternoon by a score of 4 to S. The feature of the game was the pitching of both pitchers and the stop of a line drive by First Baseman Lock ett Fleetwood caught a plucky game, he having hla finger split In the fourth In ning, he remained to the last. The school boys will piny Americus High School BntuiMay lq.Alhnny. Score by Innings: A. H. 8 010 001 02*—4 N. P. 1 110 000 000—2 Batteries—Rawlins and Fleetwood, Brawn and Nesmith. Umpire—Moseley. AN AL ORTH SMILE FIELD DAY . .AT EMORY EMORY COLLEGE HAS ANNUAL FIELD DAY—THRILLING FINISHES. A SALLY MANAGER . BANNETT KNOCKS OUT SOLDIER BURNS. Special to The Georgian. Emory College, Oxford, Ga., April If.—The annual college field day was observed Monday at Emory. The day was Ideal and a record-breaking crowd was present. There was much Interest manifested and some of the finishes were thrilling In the extreme. The fin ish of the mile run was a neck-nnd- neck sprint between the three, leaders. Culbreath, Dewar and Wilson. The two-mlle run. a new pvertt for Em’ory, attracted much Interest and this was finished In a wonderful sprint, after a killing pace between Dewar, Wilson and Brinkley. The meet was one of the most successful ever held'at Em ory. Following are the winners: 100-yard daah winners: Blckley, first: Clay second. Ward, third. Hammer throw winners: TVIIIIams, first: Wlsenbaken second: Lambert, third. 220-yard dash winners: Blckley, first; Ward, second: Culbreath. third. Pole vault winners: Atmand. first: Mlddlebrooks, second; Dillard, ttflrd. Milo run winners: Culbreath, first: Dewar, second; Wilson, third. 120-yard hurdle, winners: Clay, first; Butler, second; Hatcher, third. 880-yard run winners: Green, first; Mobley,' second; White, third. Broad Jump winners: Bryan. J. M., first: Bryan. W. 8. second; Parham, third. 440-yard dash winners: Blckley. first; Hatcher, second: Wilson, third. High Jump Vinners: Mlddlebrooks, first; Bryan, second; Dillard, third. Shot put winners: Wlsenbaker. first; Lambert, second, Copeland, third. 220-yard hurdle winners: Clay, first: Hatcher, second: Butler, third. Two-mlle run winners: Dewar, first; Wilson, second; Brinkley, third. CRACKERS TAKE REVENGE ON THE PENNANT WINNER< G.M. C. DEFEATS LOCUST GROVE Manager Ransick of tbs' Augusta Tourists in the act of soaking thf ball. Special to The Georgian. Mllledgevllle. Ga., April 18.—O. M. C. downed Locust Grove Institute Mon day afternoon, whitewashing the visi tors from near Atlanta, 2 to 0. ’ The fielding for both sides was sen sational at all times, four double plays being made.* Only one hour and twen ty minutes wps consumed In the ploy ing of the game, making It the fastest on record so far this season. McLain, the southpaw wonder of G. M. C„ pitched a remarkable game In many reepects. Twenty-seven men • •MIIHMHNMIHMII • NOTES OF BARONVILLE !••••••••••••••• By PERCY H. WHITING. Birmingham, AIb., April 16.—It’s fun to win from the Barons. They lose so hard. This blngllng hubit may not win the pennant, but It hol|>a an awful lot. If Carlos Smith had made his home run In the third Instead of the fifth nulie Keller's family would he wearing mourning today. It was only good for one run, though. That chap Becker Is the esence of en ergy. He runs out to his position, runs back, and Is always on the Jump. He Is the only tnnn In the Southern, however, who will go to bat, strike out and then RUN back to his position. The times he strikes out. though are very rare and his hits are very uumer- oua. Paskert has the Smoketown fans won. In the April 9th game he mode a stab that 'wrung unwilling though hearty applause Iram the crowd, and yesterdny he took In a low line drive that looked ns much like a hit as any thing not now salted away In Presi dent Kavanaugh'a record book. Furman Lost To Newberry Special to The Georgian. Newberry. 8. C., April 16.—Newber ry College defeated Furman University by a score of 8 to 2 Monday afternoon. The inability of Furman to hit Crouch and Newberry's .heavy batting were responsible for Newberry’s victory. Newberry has not lost a game this sea son. Crouch struck out 12 and allowed 4 hits, while 15 hits were gotten off Workman and only four Newberrlans fanned the air. Jim Fox. first baseman on the At lanta team, coached Furman this sea son. Score: R. H. E. Newberry 8 15 3 'urmaiK 2 4 4 Hat terles—Crouch and Cabanias; Workman and Edwards. rhllndelphtu. I*a., Apfll 16.—Jaik Bannett. of this dty. was knocked out Ip the fourth round of u bout with Sol dier Burns, of Baltimore, at the Spring Garden Athletic Club Monday night. Bannett was the aggressor for throe rounds, but he could lund few blows, as Burn'* was covering up continually. 6CHRECK KNOCKS OUT JOHN WILLIE. Ton-ipah. April 16.—Mike Srhreck knocked o it John Willie here Mordav night In the ISth round nf a light that held the 2 Fpectators * n edge fnm the first*tap of the gung in the opening round. •* . THE G. M. C. DEFEAT8 GORDON IN8TITUTE. Special tn This Georgian. Mllledgevllle. On... April 16.—G. M. C. defeated Gordon Institute «t Barnes- vllle Saturday afternoon In n fast and snappy game of ball, the Score lAtlng 4 Jo 1. Bunched hits,'a base on balls and an error pave the cadets from MIL ledgvvllle four runs Ip the ftui’th In- nln.'. Jordan. Stemblingr, Reynolds and Hutchinson played well fur U. IT. C- while Stalling*. Mercer. Williams end Smith starred for Gordon. Sc ore by Innings: Gordon ihi.Ooo too— 1 G. M. 40J 00*— 4 The Birmingham crowd* are there with npplauae, though. They are ai fair a* fans ever get to be, and they will applaud any brilliant play—no matter what the brilllahcy may coat them. Among the men who played good ball Monday were Sid Smith, Zeller, Jim Fox, Larry Hoffman, Louis Castro. Bill Dyer, Grant Paskert, George Winters und Jease'Becker. Nine—Count them— nine. All stars. Did we mention before that the score was 5 to ‘3? Oh, yes. Well. It was a nice score anyway—especially as the balance was on the right side of the ledger. Carlos Smith Is going to retire from baseball tills fall. This will make bis fourth retirement. He owns a fine plantation down in Mississippi and Is gles. The tcore: Locust Grove. ab. V r. h. po a. Arnold, If. . 3 0 1 0 0 Culbertson. 2b. 3 « 0 3 2 Combs, 3b . . 3 0 o i 2 Tharp, ss. . . 3 0 l 1 1 McDaniel, cf. . :t « 0 0 0 Hogan, c. . . > .1 0 0 H l Lnwrencl\ lb . 1 0 0 8 0 Trimble, rf. . 3 0 0 1 1 Gray, p. , . 3 0 1 2 6 To(als . . . . 0 * 3 24 13 G. M. C. ab. r. h. po. ft. Klker, 3b . . . 2 » 0 4 2 Forbcg. cf. . . 2 o. 0 0 0 Reynold*, c. . 3 l 0 4 2 Whllden. lb . 3 ft 0 10 0 Hutchinson, If. 3 0 1 3 o Jordan, 2b . . 3 0 0 * 4 Barron, ss. . . 2 o 1 3 1 Allen, rf. . . . 3 0 1 1 0 McLain, p. . . 8 l 3 0 t Totals .... 24 2 6 27 it going back to run that. This spring he bought a gas engine and n motor afid he Is going to play with llmt the rest of his days. "That's the trouble with me," says Carlos. "Just when I get ready to re tire 1 go out and buy some fool thing and I have to play another summer to get out of debt." Georgia-Emory Plan Track Meet Special to The, Georgian. Athens, Ga., April 16.—Negotiations are on between the managers of the Georgia and Emory track teams for a duul tgack meet to be held tn Oxford either Friday* or Saturday. If the deal gnea through Georgia will send a strong team to Oxford, ns the men are In good shape and have been working hard since the victory over Clemson. AMERICUS TIGERS READY TO MEET ALL COMERS. Hpeclnt to Tbe Georgian. Americus. Ga., April 16 —The Amer- icus'Jr., club (the Tigers) are^ready to play any team under 15 yean* of age coming their way. We have played seven games with city teams ahd won :<vcn. NAP RUCKER L03ES HI8 FIR8T GAME. Brooklyn. X. Y.. April' 16.—Boston 3, Brooklyn. 2. Rdcker pitched • win ning hall Monday, the Boston team getting only three hits off the Georgia The manager of the Pueblo team Ir the Western League ha* signed five six-foot pitchers.. Vicksburg Is the only town In Ihe Cotton States League where Sunday ball Is allow e|L By PERCY H. WHITING. Birmingham.'Ala.. April 18.—After putting hlmaelf In a hole deep enough to bqry a pennant pole, "Rube" Zeller pulled out again and won yesterday’s game from Birmingham by a score of 6 to t. • . Zeller opened up the hole In the first of the third by passing Garvin. Then he deepened It by walking Walters and pin on a sub-basement by grabbing Ragan's bunt and chiicklng It wild. That let Garvin home. There was a hole right. One run scored, nobody out, two On bases and tht three best batters due. Molesworth lat go a rattling single and filled the bases—with nobody out—which added to the Atlanta gloom. When Carlos Smith came up the crowd ’ went wild. But the wildness didn't last. The best Carlos Could do was a very feeble foul, which Jim Fox nabbed. Then Gardner accommodat ingly popped out to Hoffman and Montgomery finished the' Inning by flying out to Becker. After that the Barons were buffaloed. In the fourth AlcoCk doubled and scored on Garvin's single. But Wal ler*. the next victim, went out easily, ending the Inning. Birmingham's run-getting ended In the fifth, when Carlos Smith hit a grass-cutter so hard that it werft to the pennant pole and then tried to climb the pole. Winters was waiting for It when It returned, but Smith scored before the ball was well Inside the Infield, completing the circuit with a slide that appeared to begin Just past second base. Atlanta's scoring began In Ihe fourth. Sid Smith singled and Becker went safe on Ragan's error. Both men scored when Jimmy the Fox blngled. Those two run* gave Atlanta a scant lead, but the Crackers lost It again In the fdurth, when the Barons tied up' the game. Also they went one to ,* ba l!. on Mlssls'lpp' Smith's, home n? The big trouble came In the ,i«. when "South Carolina" Smith J with another nf tboae* famous it? Sidney and tying the score. Box th. singled and he and Dyer scored „ Paskert’s great hit. It was a .2^ for old Extra Long, but he Just tS the ball home. De * That finished Birmingham. flag went up and the fun wl uv „ There were a few more Innlngj h„ thov .11,1 not 00,10. ‘...miss, they did not count. The score: Atlanta. Winters, cf. . Hoffman, 2b. . . 4 Smith, c. .... 4 Becker, rf. . . , 3 Dyer, Sb 4 Fox. lb 4 Paskert, If. ... 4 Castro, ss 4 Zeller, p 4 ab. r., h. p 0 . 1 o | Totals ... s .35 6 Birmingham, ab. r. Molesworth, cf. . 3 0 Smith, rf. . . . 4 1 Gardner, If.. . . 4 0 Montgomery, 3b. 4 o Alcock. ss 4 1 Lister, lb. ... 4 0 Garvin, c. ... 3 1 Walters. 2b. ... 8 0 Ragan, p 2 0 •Meeks 1 0 Totals .... .22 3 7 37 17 I •Meek* batted for Ragan In ninth Summary—Home run. Carlos Smith: two-base hit, Fox: bases on balls t,. Zeller 2, by Ragan 1; struck out,’ b! Zeller 4, by Ragan 2; stolen bawl Castro: sacrifice hits, S. Smith, Reck, er 2, Ragan; double plays, Alcock ti Walters to Lister; hit by pitched ball by Ragan (Hoffman); passed ball. Sh Smith. Time, 2 hours. Umpires, Ru* derham and Rlnn. Raining in Pennant Town; Sid Smith on the Sick List By PERCY H. WHITING. Birmingham, Ala., April 16.—If there Is any baseball today In Birmingham it Fill be played In submarines. For the first time since back In the early days of the training season It Is not quite so cold as an Ice berg, but It Is rain ing In large moist chunks. The weath er predictions are for showers today and colder tomorrow, which la cheerful either way you take It. Ford or Schopp THE CUBS’ ...COLUMN... I.WWW.M.H.IM.H would have pitched today, very probj. bly Schopp will take the first turn Rube Zeller pitches the first In Monp gomery and If he wins It he cun « home. He'naked Smith for the privilege anf Smith will grant It' If "Rube'' win both his games. Smith gave the play, era now hats for winning the fou: games from Montgomery and will gtvt them new shirts If they win four gamut on the present trip. Sid Smith Is jj the sick list this tqornlng. Nothin) serious, however. Score by Innings L. G. 1. O. M. C. Summary—Three-base hlte. McLain (2); double play*. Gray to Lawrence. Culbertson to Lawrence, Klker to Jor dan, Reynolds to Klker; struck out, by Gray 6. by McLain J; bases on balls, off Gray 3; hit batsmen, by Gray 1 (Reynolds). Tim* of game, 1 hours 20 minutes. Umpire, Richardson. Stone Mountain Defeats S, D. C. Special to Th* Georgian. Stone Mountain, Ga., April 16.—The U. 8. B. held a "ewat feet" here yes terday afternoon, the Southern Dental College being the victim, dffeatlng them to the tune of lb to 3. The 8. D. C. brought a good crowd of rooters, but when the batters and base runners began their work the rooters went Into silence. Kelly's batting and base running Were the features, at well ds the. bat ting nf the whole Stone Mountain team. W. Crews pitched the first six Innings without giving up a hit. Ar rington and Goldsmith finished the game. The ecore follows: Stone Mountain. ab. r. h. e. Gibbs, ss . 5 3 2 2 Bradshaw, 3b. ...'.. 5 3 1 2 Kelly, lb 5 3 4 II Hawes, 2b 5 2 2 0 Hampton, rf. 5 1 l 0 J. Crews, e. 4 2 2 0 \V. Crews, p. 3 » 0 0 Bartly. If 4 1 2 0 Tappan. cf. 4 0 0 .0 Arrington, p 2 0 0 0 Goldsmith, p 0 0 0 0 Totals . . . S. D. C. Walker, lb. . Kennedy, c. . Baldwin, p. . Mlllsap. ss. . Smith. 2b. . . Eby. 3b. . . . Henley. 1C . . Niekolson. cf. Patrick, rf. . . .41 15 14 ab. r. h. Totals .11 1 4 10 "We will win or bust,” said Billy Smith Just before the game at Birm ingham Tuesday. The detonation was plainly heard In this city.—Nashville American. "Ye*. , Bill ‘busted.’ He does that often."—Birmingham Ledger. Wonder If Dad Vaughn "busted’ Monday afternoon. Atlanta beat* the Legislators yester day. but It was nothing to brag on. Both Zeller and his opponent pitched great ball and one run was all-that could be shoved over In the nine In nings.—Birmingham Ledger. Zeller pitched winning ball alao. Just five runs were ehoved over the rubber. Any way yriff look at It, Finn's men tower head and shoulders over the Memphll. Bills Is considered one of the beet twirler* on the Memphis staff, yet after the flret few innings he proved rather easy for the Little Rock club. And that with two eubatitutes In the line-up. Bandy Is the only one of the three pitchers that Finn has used against them so far against whom they have been able to do anything, so there should be at least one club In the league this year from whom Little Rock can take the season’s series. And there may be others.—Little Rock Gaxette. Manager Dobbs, of the Booetere, has eold Pitcher Deubert to the Evansville club. The Detroit club has released Catcher Roaa Irwin to the St. Paul club. '■'Billy Smith, with a large consign' ment of rubber balls, arrived In Blrm Ingham this forenoon ready to knock the living life out of Harry Vaughn'3 Barone."—New Orleans Dally States. "They must have been 'rubber' from the way the Barons hit them."—Birm ingham Ledger. Vaughn must have run Rubber balls In the way Atlanta cracked them out. "Rip" pitching, too. "Someone accused Hughle Jennings of being one of the first men to con ceive the Idea of getting hit by the pitcher In order to get his base. "i never did such a thing,’ said Hughle, trying awfully hard to appear Indignant. 'That gag was working be fore iny time. Quirt Welch, 1 guess, was the first man to ever reduce it to a science. The old St. Louis ouuleld.-r had them all beaten at that game.' '"Ben Caffyn, that fellow Cleveland had lost year, was the chap who had them all beaten, only he didn't know how to work It,’ Interposed Herman Schaefer. 'Mike Cantlllon was telling me about him when he was playing with Des Moines. He prided hlmseir on the fact that they couldn't hurt him. " 'One day a ball copped him on the head and he rubbed and rubbed It It stung him hard. The next man up got hit In the same place and walked to first without ever touching his head. "'Tell you what I'll do,” he yellej. Standing of the Clubs, j STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Southern League. CLuns- Xnahvllle .. Atlanta .. . New Orleans little Rock.. Memphis .. Hhreveport .. Ulrmlnirlmra Montgomery Played. Woa, Lost. P. C South Atlantic League. CLUBS~ Played. Won. Lost. P.C, Jacksonville Savannah .. Macon .. .. Augusta .. . Charleston \ Col urn hla New York.. Philadelphia Plttsbnrg .. Brooklyn .. . American League. CLUB*- Played. Won. Lo.t. P L :: ; s Philadelphia. Detroit .. . ■Washington Chicago .. .. Cleveland .. . Boaton .. .. Ht. Louis .. ..3 YESTERDAY’S RE8ULTS. Southern. Atlanta 6. Birmingham X . Xsshvlllo 5, Montgomery #. Little Rock 4, Shreveport 2. South Atlantic. Macon 5, Charleston 2. (Savannah 5. Jacksonville L Augusts 9, Columbia X National. Cincinnati 9. 8t. Louis 1. New York X Philadelphia'S. Boaton X Brooklyn *- , American. Detroit 2, Chicago 1. Washington 9, New York 4. HnilllllRiuil 9, *vrn Philadelphia 3, lloston 2. WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Southern. Atlanta In Blrmlnghniii. Nashville In Montgomery. •Shreveport In Little on the Til bump heads with-any man team for a dollar."’ . , •"Getting bit by the ball helps batters,’ declared Davy Jones. « stead of scaring them It makes the™ all the better. I don't know will It is. but I can always hit better after ting a crack. I get mad about It a" want to hit tbe pitcher Just «o him, I guess.'"—Cincinnati < »” rn clal Tribune. NAT KAISER 4 CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. 15 Decatur SL Kimball Hous* Barcelns In Unrede.in.d Diamonds CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, We want orders for ' TIMBERS AND HEAVY FRAMING in ear lots or less. 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