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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1907.
flboBBS’ TEAM HANDS CRACKERS AN AWFUL jolt
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
BY PERCY H. WHITING.
Well, wouldn't that ding-fnzzle you! Only two men on the
opposing team hit the ball, 7 hits were made by the Crackers—
and yet Atlanta lost.
That 2 to 1 score reminds one painfully of last year. We lost
a bunch by about that margin.
The Cotton States League is now sewed up over the question
"is one run twice as many as no runs!” Locally it has been de
cided in the affirmative. Here is a Vicksburg lawyer’s view of the
other side:
It strikes me that higher mathematics has nothing whatever
to do with the question. It wagers were cognisable by courts a
Judge would look primarily to the Intention of the betters. That
Intention on the face of the proposition was that the winning
team should have at least two runs. Apart from this, as baseball
scores do not admit of fractions, no figure less than two has the
quality of being double. Two to 0 should be double the score for
the reason that the losing team could be given one run and the
winning team wAuld still have twice as many. Hut In a score of
1 to 0 this could not be done.
With the Southern Golf Championship, the Southern Tennis
Championship, the Southern Intercollegiate Tennis Champion
ship and a few such schcdnled to be played before the middle
of July it looks as though there would be some good sporting
events on the calendar soon in addition to baseball.
This from The Times Democrat of New Orleans:
Atlanta Is as sure of first division honors as Montgomery, for
Instance, Is of second division. Right now the first division at the
finish looks as though It should Include Atlanta, Memphis, New
Orleans and Olrmlngbam—perhaps In about the order Aamed."
That flnt-dlvlslon-honora buslneas la all right, Mr. Percy H.
Whiting of Tho Atlanta Ooorglan, except In “about the order
named.” New Orleans don't stand for the position you assign the
Pelicans. Take another guess.
I apologize. Judged by the showing to date I should have
assigned New Orleans to the second division. Thanks for sug
gesting the correction.
THREE OF AUGUSTA’S BEST PERFORMERS
WILEY PIATT.
"DUCKIE" HOLMES.
Here are three men who will
help Augusta In her race this year
for the South Atlantic League pen
nant. “Duckle” Holmes Is a star
performer, as Atlanta found to her
sorrow this spring.
Wiley Platt Is a. reliable south-
‘paw and will win a good share of
his games. •
"Chief Bender Is one of the
best ball players In the league and
has helped Augusta out of many a
bad hole.
NOTES OF THE GAME
JOHN BENDER.
The University of Georgia team is having tough luck on ita
Northern trip. The team is playing good ball but losing hard
games by close scores.
Dick Harley doesn’t seem to get in form very fast. Savan
nah forced his retirement in Wednesday’s game.
Two shut-outs in the South Atlantic Wednesday,
ville and Augusta were tho victims.
Jackson-
Washington fell on Jack Doyle Wednesday and beat him
and his Yankee backers. Patten retired New York with three
hits.
"Them dubs” arc proving as easy for Birmingham as the
Barons said they would.
Think of having Little Rock and Nashville in the first divi
sion. It is rather encouraging, though. For if they belong thero
then the league is certainly more even than ever before.
GEORGIAN'S COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
ADOPTS ITS NEW CONSTITUTION
It took Just one hit, Hardy’s home run. to knock Atlanta out of in
place In the league standing. T n
But my. it was a hltl It started easy and without any ostentat!„„
George Winters arid Paskert both started after It.' They reached/ the
fence about the time the ball passed over. It had gone almost^on
line from home plate to a point near the mlddje of the center held
The Nashville dope on the Booster team was that HP6MRL
everywhere but at first base. And maybe Hardy Is not a star performer
k “ homer, out of three
was strong
In the field. But a single, a two-bagger and
times at bat, seem like reasonably « , ood hitting.
Doc Wiseman was the only other Dobber who made a hit ojf the won-
derfql under-lmnd and side-arm curves of Rube Zeller. He made a neat
single In the first inning. After that the entire Nashville team, except
Hardy, suffered a batting relapse.
The Birmingham train was late and It whs nearly 4 o’clock when
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• . A lie uiHllllifSiiaiii isatu iuw ohu u nos licurijr 4 O C10CK When
! the Nashville players reached the field. They took about fifteen minutes
- jt fast warming-up and then the game was called.
• The Dobbers drew a demonstration when they arrived. The crowd
S had almost given the team up for lost and they would have been glad
! to see anybody. But Whltey, Morse and Tax Lattimer came In fer an
• extra special round of cheers when they appeared on the field.
It would have been poetic Justice If Whitney Morse had made that
home run; and *' 1 —“— 1 . ..
1 that poetic Justice happens right along In the baseball
world. But a base oh halls. two_files to left field and a grounder to
third Included about all the damage he did.
Though the Boosters could not locate Zeller, with the one notable ex
ception elsewhere narrated, they showed themselves to be batters. Time
after time they plastered hard licks right on the seam, only to see the
ball sail Into the hands of One or another of Atlanta's speedy outfielders
Southern States Elec
tric Co. Admitted
to Membership.
The Nashville team is from a hundred to a thousand per cent
better than last year. And at that it will havo to hurry to keep
in tho first division.,
It is n hard matter to size up tho Dobbers on one game, but
certainly they havo the pitchers and tho outfield.
The infield seems to be remarkably strong and certainly
that man Hardy is the batting boy at first. Morse is playing
his usually good game and tho rest of the infield is doing well.
The outfield is especially strong. Dobbs is a cracking good
player, Persons is a wonder and Wiseman alwnys plays good
ball—and he is especially good when on a winning team.
They have a livo monkey for a mascot for the New Orleans
team this year.
Could anything be more appropriate I No, unless perhaps a
dead monkey.
Eddie Be?chor, the “Scrap Iron” of Memphis’ pennant win
ning days, is at length back in baseball. Eddie was never
what you would call n scientific player, but he had as much nat
ural ability as any third sacker who ever broke into the league,
and would make any team a star man.
MIKE (TWIN) SULLIVAN
WALLOPS HONEY MELLODY
Los Angeles, Cal., April tt.—tiling a
straight left to tbs face and uppercut
ting with the right to the body and
Jaw after hie Jabs, Mike (Twin) Sulli
van. of Cambrlde, Thursday night ad
ministered a terrible beating to Honey
Mellody, of Boston, the world'e welter
weight champion. The title did not go
with the fight, aa the men weighed In
at 145 pounds In the afternoon.
Mellody was always a dangerous fac
tor, but the Cambridge man’s superb
condition and hla ring generalship was
too much for his rtvaL Even after Sul
livan would pound Mellody to the ropes,
the welter-weight champion would
come back with a bound and force the
fighting. But Sullivan waa always
wary of the wild swinge aimed at him,
out of range and plaster Jloney as the
fighter would go by.
With all of Sullivan's generalship. It
was Mellody who made .the fight. He
was always aggressive, although Sul
livan himself showed a greater degree
of aggressiveness • than -he has ever
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Sullivan was about seven pounds
lighter than Mellody, but taller and
longer In roach.
BLUES BEATEN
BY GOLD TEAM
In the klarlst college series, the
Golds won out again Wednesday by
a score of 9 to 7. This gives the Golds
a lead of one game over their rival,
the Blues. *
Both batteries did steady work, each
pitcher giving up only six hits. Clean-
cut play by both teams was noted.
Charles McGovern, a former Marlat
player, umpired. Many friends of the
boys were present to applaud and ad
mire.
The Itne-up;
Blues: Golds
Falvey, 2b Morris, ss.
Battle, lb Kaufman, c.
Jackson, lb. Dunwody. lb.
Du bard, as O'Keeffc.llb.
Knight, c. .1 ..Harrison. Mi.
Williamson, 3b Hanlon, ir.
Harhart, cf. Jentign, of.
Parry, rf. Callaghan, rf.
Daley. If. Redmond, p.
Score by Innings:
Golds 302 100 121—3
Blues 202 120 000—7
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EVERYTHING IN YELLOW PINE.
The Georgian's Commercial League
met In The Georgian olllce Wednesday
night, President Thomas presiding, and
adopted a constitution and by-laws.
The Crackers baseball club, managed
by E. B. Whittlesey, hoe not been rep
resented at the last two meetings of the
league, and Its place waa filled by the
Southern State Electric Company team.
The names of the teams In the league,
with the managers and the addresses of
these officials, follow:
Southern State Electric Company,
John B. Clifton, manager, business ad
dress 40 North Broad street; both
'phones 5000; home address 144 Walton
straeL
51. Kuts team. W, A. Winn, man
ager, office telephone Bell 136; home
address 58 Johnson street.
West End Stars, Turner B. Middle-
brooks, manager, home address 300 Pe
ters street; home 'phone Bell 481 J,
West.
Southern Railway Baseball Club. W.
O. Parket manager, business address
203 Equitable building; business 'phone
Bell 3198.
Sun Proof team, J. M. Thomas, man
ager, address 318 Capitol avenue;
’phone Bell <28 Main.
Beck & Gregg team, J. N. Bell, man-
he provisions of the constitution
and by-laws which wers adopted at
the meeting will be token up In a later
Issue.
J. M. Thomas, chairman of the com
mittee on grounds, reported first-class
progress and the question of grounds Is
bound to be more satisfactorily settled
than the most optimistic had hoped.
T. B. Mlddlebrooks and A. H. Erwin
were added to the committee.
The next meeting of The Georgian’
Commercial League will be held on
Monday night. At that time President
Thomas will present his schedule for
adoption, the grounds committee will
report formally and final action will be
taken In several matters.
Saturday after next and at present
everything points toward, a big event.
The Southern Railway team would
like a game for Friday. Any manager
Interested can get a game by calling
W. F. Shumate, ’phone 3180.
The very first Atlantan at bat scored. After that Johnny Dugan was
more than effective In the pinches.
But the wiry little twlrler got himself In some bad holes. In the
second Inning Paskert and Castro singled; Zeller sacrificed and Winters
was hit by a pitched ball. Then nothing more happened, for Johnny
polished off Hoffman and O'Leary.
The Nashville players thought that they got a little the won't of It
In the fifth, when Hoffman sent a hot grounder down to MtEIVeen
who threw well to first. Umpire Rinn called Atlanta's second bisemaii
safe—which he certainly was—and the Dobbera howled. It locked as
though there might have been something doing at this point, for O'Leary
sacrificed successfully; but nothing further happened.
Jordan and Sid Smith watched the game—the former from tlfe bench
and the latter from the press .box. Jordan feels about ready tolgo back
into the game but Sid Smith says the doctor orders him to stay Aut until
Monday. I
Another visitor In the presa box was our old friend. Elmer ISuggan.
Elmer has been doing the pedagogue act all winter and In his '•store
close” he certainly looks the part. Elmer Is as clever os they make them
and a wonderfully good pitcher.
IMHMHMMMIMMII
We Close Tomorrow, Memorial Day, at Noon.
yhe opening of the league will' come
Standing of the Clubs.
8outhern League.
Played.
CLUBS—
Meinphla ......
ATLANTA U
Little Kook §
Nashville 10
New Orleans 7
Birmingham 10
Montgomery u
Shreveport 7
Von. Loat. P. C.
4 3 .667
7 4 .<06
5 3 .626
6 4 .600
4 3 .671
6 6 .600
3 8 .273
1 6 .143
.. 8° u Ui Atlantio League.
CLUBS- Plnyml. Won. Loat. T. C.
Savannah. ij 8 . 4 .667
Jacksonville 14 8 6 .671
Charleston. ...... 15 8 7 .513
Macon . . ** —
S olum hla. .
uguata . .
,4§
DOBBERS WIN
ON A HOMER
Hardy Smashes Ball Over
Fence and Turns Tide
Wrong Way.
Mobile 11
Jackaon 11
Vlrkaburg ..... 10
Cotton 8tatea.
Tlayed. Won. Loot. P. C.
10 7 3 .700
.279
American League.
CLUBS— Flayal. Won. Loat. P. C
Philadelphia . ‘
New York . .
Cleveland .•.
10
. 10
National League.
CLUBS— Plays*!. Won. Loet. P. C.
Plttabnrg m
(Mmluimtl 10
Roatou
SS
llovlou
Krooklyi
St. IajuIh
American Aasoeiation.
CI.UB8- Played. Won. Isoat. P.
InillniinpoliN ,
Loutavine . .
Toledo . . .
Milwaukee .
Knti«aa City
Minneapolis .
8t. Paul . .
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
8outh Atlantic.
Savannah 6. Mnron 3.
t’barleatou 6, Jnrkoonvllle 0.
Columjda 4, Auguata 0.
American.
Clevelaml 2. Chicago 1.
Detroit 3. Bt. Loots 0.
Philadelphia 6, Boston 1.
Washington 6. New York L
National.
Pittsburg 3, 81. Louis 0.
Philadelphia 3. New York 1.
* Cotton States.
Mobile 3. Ylefcahnrg 1.
American Association.
(.onlfrllle S. Minneapolis 5 (eleven In*
»y t. Ind
U Jt. Pa
r
Little Johnny Duggan waa too much
for tha Cracker. Wednesday and he
bent them-a hard game.
Hitting waa the eaale.t thing that the
Firemen did, but they couldn't put them
over when they counted. Wlntere made
a run, with the aid of Hoffman's aacrl
flee and hits by O'Leary and Becker,
but that was all.
Rubs Zeller was as affective as usual,
except on Just one ball. He laid that
over the plate Just to suit Hardy and
that worthy hiked tt over the fence,
scoring himself and McCormick, who
had previously walked. After that
fourth-inning fatality only one hit was
made by the Dobbers, but J. Duggan
got effective, too, and Atlanta couldn't
score. ,
The Aggers
Nashvills,
Dobbs, cf. . . .
Wiseman, rf. .
Pearsons, If. . .
Morse, 2b . . .
McCormick, ss.
ktcElveen, 3b .
Hardy, lb . .
Latimer, c. . .
J. Duggan, p. .
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Totals . . .
Atlanta.
Winters, cf. .
Hoffman, 2b
O’Leary, c. .
Becker, rf. .
Dyer, 3b
Fox. lb . .
Paskert, If.
Castro, ss. .
Zeller, p. . ,
ab. r. h. po.
Totals 30 l 7 27 II 0
Score by Innings- R.
Nashville 000 300 000—3
Atlanta ...100 009 000—1
Hits by Innings;
Nashville 110 100 001—4
Atlanta ..222 010 000—7
Summary—Left on bases, Nashville |
0, Atlanta 5; two-base hits. Hardy;
home run. Hardy; stolen bates, Mc
Cormick, Morse, Hardy; sacrifice hits,
3!orae, Hoffman. Zeller. O'Leary; dou- I
ble plays. Mores to McCormick to Her-1
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