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.MUMMY. AIMYIIj 22, lJUTr. : THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS'. PENNANT RACE NOW WARMING UP IN FINE STYLE SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING ! NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS Well, we’ll have some baseball in our own lot in a few days. Manager Dobbs’ rejuvenated aggregation will be on hand Wednesday morning and Wednesday afternoon they tear off their first contest on the local diamond. Nashville will be with us for four games and then comes Birmingham for four. Then the team goes out on the iong*haul through the West, which starts in Nashville and ends in the new Ponce DeLeon Park. With Nashville as a first division team and Birmingham traveling on last year’s reputation there ought to be a lot ot inter est in the games and all of them ought to be entertaining. “Cussing” seems to be a common crime in the Southern League these days. Friday somebody .over in Montgomery said that they thought that they heard Billy Smith say something that they thought sounded something like profanity and Presi dent Chambers was all for making him apologize (“the which” he didn’t do). And the next day Carr, of Shreveport, said words to Ed Ilurl- burt and Ed forthwith knocked him half way across the lot. It is really'pitiful to see poor old Montgomery squirm un der the suggestion that the Pretzels arc going to leave the league. That shot must have hit pretty close to the mark—or else the mark was extra sensitive. The action attempted by Montgomery against Billy Smith was slightly suggestive of bush league baseball. Billy Smith did not use profanity on the occasion mentioned. He is ready to take oath to that effect and to produce witnesses who heard the conversation with Rinn, when it was alleged pro fanity was used, and who will swear that not an oath was passed on either side. Montgomery’s amateur moguls seem to have it in for Atlan ta. They voted against the Birmingham aful Atlanta clubs dur ing the league meeting and sided with Charley Frank and against tho East on all deals. Just why this friendship for Frank and this dislike for the other Eastern clubs with which they ought to be lined up if they expect to get anything but they very worst of it, is hard to understand. As has been remarked before, we hope Montgomery will stay in the league. But the way to hold that job is to get a baseball team and turn out some crowds at the park. Howling at sporting editors and trying to have baseball manngers arrested will not do anything toward keeping the franchise. r Macon's Road Work Over; Now Comes Series at Home THREE OF MONTGOMERY’S “FINEST’ PITCHER WALKER. This Is the man Billy Smith tried so hard to get from the Jackson ville team. He Is big, a left-hand er and undoubtedly a ‘‘comer/’ PITCHER BURNUM. OUTFIELDER M'CANN. Mike la one of the oldest and best players In the league. Here Is the southpaw who was with Atlanta last year. He has wonderful ability and if he will keep In shape and pitch his best he Is likely to be one of the leading pitchers of the league this year. "J DIDN’T ‘CUSS' ANYBODY AND THE WHOLE THING IS ALL TO THE BUSHES" —SAYS B. SMITH. Special to The Georgian. Macon, CJa.. April 22.—Macon's styl ish twelve-inning draw with Savannah last Saturday afternoon saw the work upon the rood come to a close for some time. And about time, too, for out if the twelve games up to date tho local club baa played but three under homo settings. Notwithstanding six games have been won, live dropped and the other turned Into such a hard knot that no one haa been able-to part the strings yet. Today Savannah opens In Macon and with Pitcher Quinn on the picket line an afternoon of Interesting events should develop. Quinn will mnke hie first nppearance In Macon'today. He Is just In from Toledo, where he liegan work this spring. Tho management there opined that tho pitcher was in need of a year's more schooling and let him come to Macon tor a neat sum. At the windup of the Macon-Snvnn- nah series Columbia hits town for a set-ln of three days. This series will be Columbia's first visit to Macon this year. What should go toward making these three battles of more Interest will be tho presence of Chandler upon the line-up of the visitors. Chandler woe let out ot Macon last week and wns quickly offered n position by Kanxler. This week finds Maron with fourteen players on hand, five of them pitcher*, three outfielders, two catchers and four tnflelders. As Houston has not given his'ultimatum either way there Is no way of telling whether he Intends to play ball this season or not. Should he come, however, and stick, It would possibly mean the dropping of someone. J. Gans May Fight Nelson At the Dane’s Best Weight Chicago, April 22.—Joe Gone I* about to give in to the demands of Battling •Nelson and meet blm In the ling at 122 pounds ring-side In fighting togs. Tex Rickard this morning wired the eport- -lng editor ot the Chicago American saying that he has offered a 140,000 purse for a battle between Dane and Nelson in Ely, Nov., July 4. or Rep. terober 3, and that he haa posted 320,000 with the Pint National Bank of Ely. A telegram sent by Gans In reply to Rickard's proposal states that he Is willing to give In to Neleon on the weight question, but that the proceeds must be spilt TO per cent to the winner and 25 per cent to the loser, but before he derides definitely he would like to bear what the public opinion on the matter Is. Nelson, who In at his home In Hegawlsrh,' today stated that should Bans decide that he will sign nt 133 pounds ring-side with fighting togs, he will sign at once. Unless public sentiment turns Cans from his present Intentions, It Is rer- tain he will sign before May 1. GAME AT MONTICELLO. Special to The Georgian. Montlcello, Go.. April 22.—The Huck- erbueka defeated the Crsckerjacks In a very snappy game of baseball here Fri day. Both teams played nice ball. The feature of the game wits the pitching ef the two pitchers. Boiwlck, of the Hurkerbueks, striking out 11 men. while Wilburn, of the t’ruekerjacks, struck out X. About tills Billy Smith-President Cham hers-Umpire Rlnn alleged pro fanity Incident: After Friday’s game In Montgomery Billy Smith stopped Umpire Rlnn and expressed his opinion of Rlnn's efforts In the umpiring line. The next morning Billy Smith re ceived the following letter from Presi dent Chambers, head mogul pf the Montgomery Association: "Montgomery, Ala., April 20, 1007. "Mr. W. A. Smith, Manager Atlanta Baseball Club, Montgomery, Ala.: "Dear Sir—1 regret very much that you lost your head yesterday afternoon to such nn extent ns to use the language that you did to Umpire Rlnn In the presence of ladles coming out of the grand etnnd Immediately after the game was over. "I do not propose to act hastily In this matter, but as president of the Montgomery baseball club I must earnestly request that you Issue a public apology thla afternoon in the presence of the attendants upon the game. I heard the remarks which you made to Umpire Rlnn. and so did other reputable cltlxens who will certify to same. “Trusting that you will take the proper view of this matter, and Issue the above apology this after noon, I am, "Tours very truly. "R. J. CHAMBERS. "President." . Upon receiving this contribution to Southern Leaguo hjstory Billy Smith politely but firmly refused to Issue nn apology. "I did not use the language attrib uted to me or any language which de mands an apology to anybody who overheard It," said B. Smith. "I will not apologise publicly or privately." In a letter to the sporting editor of The Georgian Billy Smith says: "Chambers Is trying to take his spite out on me. I don't know why he want ed to have me arrested. Rlnn told me he never heard me eay a word about him, and I enclose a letter'1 received ZELLER WINS CLOSE GAME Montgomery, Ala., April 22.—Rube Zeller, backed up by the Atlanta bat ters, hammered out a nice victory here Saturday afternoon. The score 4 to 2. The Rube hud his mighty arm work ing In Its best style and Montgomery baltera were helpless, save in one In ning. The Allunta hatters were right In their stride nnd piled up 10 hits, send ing Burnum to the "vast unharvested and making Maxwell look'rather wob bly. The acore: Atlanta. Winters, cf. . Hoffnmn, 2 b . O'Lenry, e. . Becker, i f. *. Dyer. 3b . . Fox, lb . . Pnskert, If. . ('astro, s.s. . Zeller, p. . ab. r. It. )>o, n. e. 1 t Totals Montgomery. Houtx. If. . . Nye, 2b . . . Hausen, c. . . Ratchford, lb . Perry, rf. . . . McCann, rf. . . Apperlous, cf. . Ball, ss. . . . Burnum, p. ■ . Maxwell, p. . ah. r. h. po. a. Complie* with all requirement* of the National Pure Food Law, Guarantee No. 2041, filed at Waihington. An old soldier writes about ARIOSA Coffee: “Your coffee is the best and richest coffee I ever drank since I left the Service, from '61 until 1 received your coffee yesterday." A soldier know* coffee by the taste, and the way it make* him feel, and would sooner go without his bread than without his coffee. Aibuddes’ ARIOSA was the first toasted, packaged coffee, packaged (ot jxoteetjon of consumers, roasted and the pore* of each berry sealed with • coating of fresh eggs and pure sugar, to hold the goodness in and make the coffee settle clear and quickly. Better than 11 fresh roast. Warming a little develops the flavor and makes the grinding easy. Our enormous coffee business, exceeding the next four largest firms in the world together, reduces our SOLD IN SEALED PACKAGES only- rot your ntoTEcnon >M———IIMMM44f Standing of the Clubs, j ATLANTA.. Utile ICtM-k. Mciii|»IiIn NiiPhvllle. . . New OrleitiiN. Birmingham . Montgomery. SUreve|M»rt . South Atlantio Leaguo. CLUBS- Played. Won. Met. P. C. Jacksonville U 7 4 .638 Knviuiniih 10 6 4 .600 Mimm II 6 IV .M3 riuirltmton 13 6 6 .500 i.'oliiinlilu It 5 Atiguata 13 4 .333 American League. Clit'BR- " Played. Wou. Lout. P. C. Chicago 9 6 3 .667 New York « 4 2 .667 Ctf> vein lid 6 4 2 .667 Philadelphia 7 4 3 .371 Detroit . . lloNtOli . . . Wn Mhl ns ton , IIUtiMI tula . from a man here which shows how some of the people in this town feel about It. “Chambers was going to have me ar rested and have the police take me down in our buss. He was up at the police station waiting for nje. “1 guess the reason they wanted to arrest me was that the city needed the money.'* Here is the letter of which Manager Smith speaks: “Mr. B. Smith. Montgomery, Ala.: “Dear Sir—In reference to the statement made by the prosldent of the Montgomery Baseball Asso ciation to the effect that he In tended swearing out a warrant for your arrest for using profane lan guage, I desire to say that I heard the whole conversation and if you need me you can find me ut tele phone No. 24 until noon. “The only thing that I heard verging on profanity was what his umps told you. “Respectfully. “L. M. NORTON.” WITH THE BREAK EVEN CRACKERS AND PRETZELS - GO AT IT ONCE MORE Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., April 22.—With an even break with Atlanta on the home grounds, Montgomery and Atlanta tie up again this afternoon and’there Is going to be some fine ball. Big Walker will more than likely do the box work, for the Legislators and Spade will work for Atlanta. The demand of President R. J. Chambers upon Billie Smith to apolo gise for the language said to have been used before ladles when hs was talking to Umpire Rlnn Friday after the game has been settled. President Chambers requested Smith to apologise before the grand stand, but this Smith de clined to do, stating that he had done nothing of which he was ashamed; that he did not use the language at tributed to him and therefore had noth ing to apologise for. After the game Saturday afternoon Manager Smith wrote President Cham bers a letter In which he stated his po sition clearly and the matter «■„ dropped. a * President Chambers of the local a, soclatton states ■ that Montgomery il better off financially this year than ever before, and that If it takes money to get a winning team Montgomery win have one. ‘ m It was Zeller's work which put th. Legislators to the bad Saturday H. went up In the air In the seventh but soon settled down to old-time form Although nothing definite has been given out It Is said that Connors nnd Busch will be sold. Connors Is one of the best third basemen In the league and he should have an easy time. He seems to be dissatisfied In Montgom ery. Billie Smith says Connors Is . good one. It Is said that Shreveport has offered 1400 for him. "They will have to consult'me before I am sdld." said Connors today. Ball, the shortstop purchased from Atlanta, la showing up in magnificent form and Nye Is covering second bnse as If he were an old-timer. City League Teams Preparing For Season’s First Games TECH TAKES BOTH GAMES As a slight token of their regard for th« Sewanee players, Tech took a cou pie of games from the mountain lads Saturday afternoon. The first game went at a 5 to 2 clip and the second was won by Tech 7 to 4. Lafitte pitched great ball. The scores: Tech. Wright, ss. . . Robert, lf-p. .. Knight, c. . . Lafitte, p.-lf. . Brooks, rf. . . Buchanan. 3b. Davenport, cf. . Stewart, 2b. . . Derrick, lb. . ab. r. h. po. 1 10 3 b ah. cums- C'lllCilffi). . , New York . Phllndeipbla Cincinnati ItoMlOll . I'ltUlmrg 8t. |.4MtlM Brooklyn Totals. !S> Sowanee. .330 Scarborough. s». . 4 Shipp, 2b. . P- . Lyne, If. . Ion. Lost 1*. C. stone. 3b. . SJ Wodley, c. Elsele. lb. . Williams, p. Poyner, rf. Watkins, cf. 8 *17 h. po. .333 SATURDAY’S RESULTS. Southern. Atfnntn 4. Montgomery 3. Little IliM’k 3. New Orleans 1. Nashville 3, Birmingham 1. Memphis 5, Shreveport 4. South Atlantic. Jneksonvllle 4, Cnliimhln 2. Savannah 2, Macon 2 (twelve Innings). Charleston 4, Augusta 3. New York 8, Boston 1. New York 13. Boston 2. St. Louis 2. Cincinnati 1. Philadelphia 2. Brooklyn A YESTERDAY’S RESULTS Southern. Memphis 3, Shreveport l. WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Atlanta at Montgomery. average cod per pound, and enables us to give you belter coffee for your money than you can buy in any other way. There are more package* of ARIOSA sold in the United State* than all the other Coffee packages combined. If your grocer will not supply, write to ARBUCKLE BROX. ^ New Y«k Or. Totals 31 2 5 7 13 1 •Anderson baited tor Maxwell In the ninth Inning. Score by innings: R. Atlanta .. a 010 002 010—4 Montgomery 000 000 200—2 Summary—Left on bases, Montgom ery 6. Atlanta 7; two-base hits, Castro. Apperlous, Faskert. Becker: three-base hit. Dver; base on balls, off Burnum 1. Zeller 2; hi* by pitcher, Burnum (Dyer), Zeller (McCannl; struck out. by Bur num 4. by Zeller (McCann); hits, O'Leary. Nye. Winter*: stolen ba.es, of Leafy. Dyer. Nye. Ball: first base on errors. Atlanta I, Montgomery 1. Time, 1:1V. Umpire. R'~“ Totals 35 Score by Innings: Tech ... Sewanee.. Summary—Two-baae hits, Knight, Wright. Three-base lilt. Lafitte. Triple play, Derrick,.8tewart. Lafitte, Wright, Buchanan. Left on bases. Tech 8. Se wanee 5. Passed balls, Ktllght. Base on balls, Lafitte 1, Roberta I. Williams 1. Time of game, 2 hours. Umpire, K. Oroxler. Struck out. by Lafitte 7, Rob ert 4, Williams 3. Tsch. 1 Wright, ss. . .. Robert, If. . . Knight, c. . . . Lafitte. p.-cf. . Brooks, lb. . . . Buchanan. 3b. . Davenport, cf.-p. Stewart, 2b. ■ . Derrick, rf. . . . alt. r. h. po. a. e. Totals. . Sewanee. Scarborough, es. Shipp. 2b. . . .3 Lyne, If 3 Stone. 3b. ... 4 Wodley, c. . ..4 Elsele. lb 3 Williams, cf. .. 1 Poyner, rf. .. .2 Watkins, p. . . . 3 8 24 Jl ab. r. h. po. n. e. n .23 5 21 Totals Score by Innings: Tech 200 050 0—7 Sewanee 000 100 3—4 Summary—Two-bnse hits. Brooks 2. Wndlev Base on balls, off Watkins 3. Hit by pitcher. Davenport. Double ploy. Elsele to Watkins. Passed balls, Knight. Left on bases. Tech 5. Se. since 3. Time of game, 1:20. Umpire, R. Crosier. NAT KAISER & CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. It Oee-'.ur St. Kimball Hsus*- Barcains In Unredeemed Diamonds. The West End Stars took two games Saturday afternoon, one from the Southern Bell Shops nine and the other from the Weet End Hustlers. Score 12 to 6. 8 to 3, respectively. Henley did the box work for the Stars In the first game and kept up his past record by doing excellent work, striking out 14 and giving up but 6 hits. In the second game Dukes, a new- one. was given a chance to show what he could do In the .pitching line, and he did beautiful work. In the five In nings he pitched, 11 batters fanned the air and only three got hits. In both games Ward, Vrane and Col lins did the beet work for the West End team, while Butts and Goodman were the stars for the Bell boys and Goodman and Allen for the Hustlers. Henley has pitched five games this year, and In the whole five hasn't walk ed a man or made a wild pitch. * five were victories. First Game. Southern Bell 8hops. JL H. Fulton. 3b 0 o All Butts, lb. Goodman, c. .. . Weaver, p. .. .. Northlngton, 2b. Barthel, »q. Williams, rf. King. If. .. . Keating, cf. . Totals .. .. .. .. West End Stsrs. Frank ss Henley, p Crane. 2b Ward. Ib Mlddlebrooks, c. .. Dukes, If. Collins, cf. Goree, 3b. Everett, rf. . J. ..12 Totals .. - Scorn by Innings: B. H. E. Southern Bell . .020 201 001— 0 West End ... .204 100 208—12 11 .Summary—Struck out, by Henley 14, by Weaver 0: bases on balls, off Weav. er 6, Henley 0; hit by pitched hall, Weaver (Goree); two-base hits, Goree' Frank. Henley and Mlddlebrooks: dou. ble play, Frank to Crane to Ward Time of game, 1:40. Umpire. lVat- Second Game. Score by inlnngs: R H F West End Stars . . .203 12*— 8 in' S West End Hustlers. .021 000— 3 3 I Batteries—Dukes and Mlddlebrook*; Goodman and Allen. Umpire. Weaver. To SporUng Editor Atlanta Georgian: The IV est End Stars want to play a strong team one time before they stark up against those of The Georgian's League, so will some kind manager give them a game? They want to see how It feels. Write „ BEN R - FRANK. 240 Raw-son Street. The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company's Sun-Proof team worked with might and main Saturday afternoon at Pled- mont rounding Into shape. The man ager of the team lays that while they haven't the pole erected to flv The Georgians City League pennant, the order for It has been given. The final line-up will be settled by the first of the month, but there Is so much good timber among the boys It U difficult to decide. Hold Track Meet On Tech Field The annual track and field meet of the Georgia School of Technology will bo held Wednesday afternoon. The usual events will be decided. The en. try list shows a large number of per* formers billed in all events. SOUTH EATONTON WINS. Eatonton, Go., April 22.—South Eat- Friday afternoon by a score of 12 to 7. onton defeated Magnolia Hill here on Special to Tho Georgian. Sparks and Zeller Return -• To Rest Up For “Boosters” Rube Zeller nnd Baxter Sparks re turned to Atlanta from Montgomery Saturday night and aro notv resting up for the opening performances. They will undoubtedly pitch the Wednesday nnd Thursday games against Nashville, Zeller -taking the first turn. Sid Smith, who hits been on the hoi- pltnl list Blnce the game in BIrmtng- GORDON JOLTS ATLANTA BOYS Special to The Georgian. Barnesvllle, Go.. April 22.—Gordon reaped revenge ample nnd eweet Sat urday afternoon. Boys' High School of Atlanta was snowed under by the heavy score of IS to 0. This same team lost year defeated Gordon t to 5. The Gordon team has Just now struck Its stride, nnd from present Indications bids fair to keep up Its fast clip. Big Joe Mercer le pltchng the best ball of Ills career. He worked out five Innings of the game yesterday and not a hit did he vouchsafe the visitors. Mercer has now pitched 18 consecutive Columbia “Cans” Couple of Men Special to The Georgian. Columbia, S. C., April 22.—Outfielder Burt and Inflelder Bannister were re leased here Saturday night by Manager Kanxler. Bannister wns turned loose because he was too Inexperienced, and Burt was "tin-canned” on account of his weak throwing arm. They both may play In the South Carolina State League. Hayes Chandler, released by Macon, has been signed by the local management and took part In the game Saturday against Jacksonville. ham a week ago. I* getting around slowly. He was out Sunday and begins to feel a little more llko himself. The doctor eaye that ho will be able to play about the last of the week. . Otto Jordan is Improving slowly and will hardly bo In shape before the team leaves on its long trip West through ths Innings without giving np a hit Below follows tabulated score: Gordon. Faulk, cf. . Simpson, 2b. Hill, lb. . . , Oliver, If. . , Williams, c. Stallings, rf. Gridin, ss. . Mercer, p. .. Smith, lb.. . Robertson, p. ab. 6 8 h. po. 2 ‘ 1 2 Totals. B. H. S. Cape, 2b. ... , McGovern, se. . Lockridge, p-Sb Brody, Tf. . . Keen, cf. . . . Landrum, o. . , Solms, lb. . • - Klein, p. . . . , Jones, - .41 16 ab, r. 13 27 b. po. 1 • 1 10 4 17 0 J 2 « Totals. ... .33 0 2 27 10 ’’ Summary—Struck out by Mercer H by Robertson 3, by Kleln 6, b> ^ ridge 0. by Jones 0. Passed bails. M Barns 0, Landrum 2. Wwg’J**® SJ3 Faulk 1. Left on bases. High Scww 4. Gordon 4. Time of game. . noui» Umpire, Ernest Yates. GEORGIA WINS. Special to The Georgian. demean College, S. C., April *- Georgia defeated Clemson 2 to ‘ exciting game here Saturday. ■ by Innings: , “■ . . Georgia 000 010 010-3 ■ j Clemson 000 000 00^-0 } * Struck out, by Foley 5. by Faring Batteries; Foley »nd Brown, F and BisselL Umpire. Philip Sltton. CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, .We want orders for TIMBERS AND HEAVY FRAMING in car lots os less. We can furnish orders of any slZfl i also everything in mill work And dressed stock. E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS., 542 Whitehall Street. ■MBHI