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r 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 Vathirlllo nlnvprn rfiRPhurl thp flplrl Thnv tnnlr nhnni fi > • . 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 NAT KAISER & CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. 15 Oeestur St Kimball Hou»- Baroains in Unredeemed Diamond*. shown before In the West. 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 Builders! Contractors! 1 We offer in car lots several ears Sheathing at prices you can’t duplicate. E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS, Both Phones. 542 Whitehall St. 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 A... <1 kalla Valla. A t\ : "Emmons for Quality. ” ",Emmons for Quality. ” Clothes That Appeal Well-Dressed Men. To You could close your eyes and choose with safety any suit -from the Emmons stock. So far as quality is concerned, we settled that question in our infancy in the clothing business some twenty-five years ago—and we are more care ful today than ever to see that only the best enters the making of Emmons Clothing. Stlye and fit have played a prominent part, too, in making Emmons Clothing so universally popular. 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