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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, APRIL, 29, 1907.
VAUGHN AND BARONS HERE FOR FOUR BATTLES
SPORTING PAGET EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
IMIMMIItMHHIMHMIMII
BY PERCY H. WHITING.
Better get as much baseball in your system now as it will
hold. The team leaves Thursday night and it will be gone until
May 24.
And that’s quite a spell.
Nashville May 3, 4, 6 and 7.
Memphis May 9, 10 and 11.
Little Rook May 13,14 and 15,
Shreveport May 16, 17, 18 and 19.
New Orleans May 20, 21, 22 and 23.
At the end of this hideous hike the Crackers will return to
Ponce DeLeon park and meet the four Western clubs. Then
they jump to Memphis for a Sunday game and then right on to
Little Rock. After which follows another hurry run through the
West.
And after that there will be some home games with the East
ern clubs.
These two trips through the West will doubtless put some
thing of a crimp in Atlanta’s standing. Though the West has on
ly two first division teams now they will make it troublesome for
the Easterners.
It’s a habit they have out in the wolly sections of the league.
Nashville played through a whole season once without taking a
game from Little Rock—or so Newt Fisher told me—and every
Eastern team has had its troubles when it got into the Mississippi
and Trans-Mississippi country.
It is going to be a troublesome matter to get Memphis out of
that top place for awhile. The Chesty Crew has dropped only
two games this year and is going strong.
Also the Bluffers have their next series against the league
tail-endcrs, Shreveport, and then they move on Little Rock. After
that the Babblers get a bit of a rest and then open at home with
the Eastern clubs.
We don’t see how Memphis is getting away with it but some
how she is. That Babb boy is a hustler right and makes his team
play ball, no matter how painful.
But given an even break in the luck, Atlanta can beat Mcm-
{ >his out in the race. The Atlanta manager is something of n hust-
er himself and man for man the Atlanta team looks to us to be
somewhere between ten and twenty per cent stronger—and maybe
The releasing of Pitcher Crystall by New Orleans to Memphis
looks liko another example of the close harmony which has ex
isted between those two clubs since the blow-up of 1905, when the
Ewing-Philips-etc. crowd went out of control of tho Memphis fran
chise and the Coleman-McCullough bunch went in.
But probably it is all right. Certainly Atlanta does not be
grudge anybody that man Crystall. Everybody who knows him
says he is a “spring bloomer” and that he never holds out through
a season.
It is encouraging the way the Montgomery management is go
ing out after plnyers. Press dispatches from that burg state that
Mallarkey has coughed up $1,000 for a first baseman. Now that’s
putting it pretty strong, but whatover tho actual price was it
looks ns though President Chambers and hiB associates were deter
mined to have a team or sink the ship. And that’s the spirit that
keeps up the team and wins pennants.
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
MEETS MONDAY NIGHT
The Georgian's Commercial League
will meet Monday night at 8 o'clock In
The Georgian office.
President Thomas has drawn up u
schedule and will present It to the
league for adoption at that time. His
schedule provides tor three games
around—15 In all.
The Anal report of the grounds com-
mlttee will be made at that meeting.
All managers are asked to be pres
ent.
GEORGIA COLLEGE TEAMS PLAY
Tech Defeats Vandy in Last
Game at Nash-
r • ville.
Bpeclal to The Georgian.
Nashville, Tenn., April 29.—Tech won
the final game of the series here Sat
urday, defeating .Vanderbilt 3 to S.
Pugler’s error in the third Inning let
In all of Tech's runs. Lafitte played a
plucky game with a badly injured wrist.
Score by Innings: R. H. E.
Vanderbilt . . . .000 002 000— 2 12 1
Georgia Tech . .008 000 000— 8 5 1
Batteries—Morrison and Fugler;
Brooks and Knight.
Virginia Too Much For
Georgia in Well Played
Game.
Special to The Georgian.
University of Virginia, Va., April 28.
Virginia defeated tho University of
Georgia team here Saturday In a nice
game. In two Innlnge the Virginia
team got the hits coming In bunches
and won out on them.
Score by Innings: R. H. E.
Georgia 002 000 001— 3 8 0
Virginia 000 214 01*— 8 10 2
Batteries—Graves and Brown: 1 8u-
song and Woodson.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA TRACK TEAM
WARM TIME
FOR BARONS
Castleton • Opens Against
Them and Zeller Pitches
on Tuesday.
Bottom rowt Lewis, Y. B. Smith, Lipshutz, Raoul, McCaffrey, Captain Allen, Hunt, Ragan.
Top row: Professor Sanford, Manager Harris, Hatcher, K. Smith, Porter, Arondale, Draper,
Scott, Gober.
TECH GRADUATING CLASS WILL PLAY FACULTY
IN GAME WHICH WILL BE BIG SOCIETY EVEN 71
A baseball game that will be the so
cial event of the season! That is what
Is In the air at the Tech, and Is the
brilliant conception of the graduating
class. To be brief, the members of the
senior class have challenged the mem
bers of the faculty to play them a game
during commencement week, and tho
latter haa accepted the challenge. At a
meeting of tho members of tho senior
class a few days ago L. A.' Emerson
was elected manager and authorized to
transmit the challenge to the faculty.
On behalf of the latter. Professor J. 8.
Coon, head of the department of me
chanical engineering, was authorized to
act, and he Immediately Issued a call
for candidates to try for the team.
More than enough to fill out the nine
positions have offered themselves, so
that there will be no lack of material.
It Is planned to play the game a day or
two before the graduating exercises
take place and make of It a distinctly
social affair, Invitations to be Issued
and admission by card only.
President K. G. Matheson has been
elected honorary captain of the faculty
team. Having authority to pass upon
the eligibility of the players. Profes
sor J. N. Nesblt will be field captain
and will do the Receiving act. Profes
sor Nesblt was once catcher on the
team of Pennsylvania State' College,
and should have no difficulty in making
good. The following faculty members
have Indicated their Intention to try
for the positions set opposite their
names:
Professor J. N. G. Nesblt, catcher.
Professor O. T. Geckler, pitcher and
second base.
Professor D, E. Lowell, pitcher and
second base.
| Standing of the Clubs, j
riiycU.
AlPDipUl* ..... 8
ATLANTA 14
Nnshvlllo IS
Little Rock 12
lliriMlnffham. .... 12
New Orleans 9
Shreveport ..... 11
Montgomery. . . . .14
8outh Atlantic League.
CLUBS- Played. Won. Lott. P. C*
.avannnb 14 9 5 .643
’hnrleatoH if 9 8 .629
• :li 8 I :SS
Macon. .
Columbia.
Attracts.
American League.
IS
Chicago . .
Philadelphia .
Detroit is
New York . . ... .11
Clevclnml 12
Washington ..... 11
Boston 12
St. Louis 14
Tori
Boston .
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Brooklyn .
Pretzel Club Spends Money
And Strengthens the Team
Professor W. N. Randle, third base.
Professor J. P. Johnson, third base.
Dr. J. B. Crenshaw, first base.
Professor R. H. Lowndes, shortstop.
Professor E. W. G. BooghOr, center
field.
Professor N. E. Funk, anywhere he
can make It.
Professor S. S. Wallace, same.
Professor J. B. Edwards, same.
The members of the senior class are
not ready to give out any data on their
line-up, preferring to wait until further
practice.
Special to Ti: : -orglan.
Montgomery, .'.la., April 29.—Baxter,
the first base marl secured from tho St.
Louis Nationals by paying 31,000 in
cash, will join the Legislators today at
Nashville and may be In the game this
afternoon.
Manager Malarkey has been after
Baxter for some time and made several
offers for him. His fielding record last
year was .976 and his batting record
was .298. He Is a left-hand hitter arid
Is over six feet tall.
Nye Is still out of the game because
of a sprained ankle and may not be
able to go In the game till the team
goes to Birmingham. With Baxter on
first, Nye on second, Ball at short and
Perry on third the Infield will be com
pleted.
McCressIn, the Texas outfielder, will
also Join the team In Nashville.
Busch, who Is one of the best-known
little players In the league, left yes
terday for Augusta, where he goes to
play with that team. He was sold to
Augusta.
Walsh will do the twirling act for the
Legislators in the opening game at
Nashville today. Burnum, who has not
shown up well In the box this year, will
be given his release. EJsey will also
be given his walking papers. Ratch-
ford, who has be,sn playing first, may
also be given the go-by.'
n
cr.rBS-
Moblle „
Vicksburg . . . . .15
Gulfport IS
Meridian 1*
Jnrksnn ....... 15
Columbus 13
Cotton States.
Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
CI.tTBB-
Columbnt .
Loulsrltls .
Toledo . . .
Indianapolis
n««s City
wankes .
St. Paul . .
Ulnneapolla
Amarloan Association.
1. Wo
Played. Won. Loat. P. C.
YESTERDAY'8 RESULTS
8outharn.
, ,.i* Orleans 2.
:■ 3, Little Hock 0.
American.
trait-L
.... jlereland 0 (flrit game).
St. Louis 2. Cleveland 1 (second game).
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
tYSTALL HANDED O
OVER TO BABBLERS. O
O
eclal to The Georgian. J
Sew Orleans. Li.. April 29.— O
tcher Crystall was released O
inday to Memphis and left with O
at club last night. He made a O
etty fair showing In last Satur- o
y’s game, but lost In the thlr- O
■nth Inning.
■The fane here have given me O
e rottenest deal I ever had In O
ir life," aald Cryatalt before leav- O
&OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
NAT KAISER 4. CO.
ONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
Diu’.ur St. Kimball Hout*>
taroains In Unredeemed Diamond*.
White Plains Easy
For Union Point
Special to Tho Georgian.
Union Point, Gn., April 29.—tn the
presence of one of the largest crowds
ever attended a ball game here Union
Point walked away with White Plains
Saturday by the score of 17 to 3.
The White Plains team was com
posed of men from Greensboro and
Slloam.
Notwithstanding this. It was no
match for the Union Pointers.
The score by Innings: R. H. E.
Union Point .. ..134 121 31—17 18 3
White Plains .. ..090 200 00— 2 3 10
Batteries—Durham and Newsome,
Davidson. Rhodes. Reynolds and Rey
nolds. Umpire, Perkins. Attendance
300.
Builders! Contractors!
We offer in ear lots several cars Sheathing at prices
you can’t duplicate.
E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS,
Both Phones. 542 Whitehall St.
EVERYTHING IN YELLOW PINE.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
SATURDAY’S_RE6ULTS.
Southern.
Nashville 6, Atlanta 3.
Mi tnphla 6. New Orleans 2.
Montgomery 8. Wnnlnyham 4.
Shreveport 6, Little Hock 2.
South Atlantic.
Savannah ?. c’harlwtou 1.
AUfnita 6, Jnrklmnrllle 1.
Columbia 6. Macon 1.
Terrible Mullaney , s ,r Crew
Hits Macon With Dull Thud
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Qa„ April 29.—Who should
blow Into Macon at noon today but
our friend of old. Dominick Mullaney.
ex-Southern League chleftlan and the
same gent who pllotted the Savannah
club through the opening season of
the South Atlantic League and finished
a strong second. As a matter of course
Mull has been due In Macon, as the
schedule does not exclude the Jays
from the visiting list.
Macon will face the Jays with a
regular man out of the Ilne-up. Harris
Is Just now abls to sit up In bed,
propped with pillows, and read sport
events In the newspapers. The physi
cians announce that he need not think
of dohnlng a uniform again this sea
son. In case the ankle mends/Without
a show of stiffness he may get back
Into the running next spring, but no
chances are left for duty again during
the present campaign.
Good word broke out yesterday when
Manager Llpe etated that the next
week would not go by without the ad
dition of a Jam-up outfielder. There
Is absolutely no chance of getting Dick
Crosier bt Crosier's figures.
The new man Is named Murray. He
and Harris wer. team-mates last sea
son, and both hall from New York
city. Murray was well recommended
to Manager Llpe and will fill in nicely
the gap that has been open since the
Injury received by Harris.
Only Four More Games For
Tech in Atlanta This Year
SOME MORE
OF THE SAME
A Little Hard Luck Put
Crackers Down and
Out Saturday.
Atlanta dropped apother hard luck
game Saturday . afternoon when the
Nashville team got away with the long
end of a 6 to 5 score.
Spade, who started the game, did not
have his usual fine assortment of
curves, and Sparks was sent to the res.
cue. Baxter nearly threw and batted
his arms off trying io win the game,
but In spite of a ninth Inning rally and
all kinds of circus stunts the Dobbers
finished In front.
If you ask any fan who saw the
game and didn't have money bet on
Nashville he will tell you that Umpire
RInn won the game. But It's bad form
to roast the umpire, sp we'll let It go at
that. Here’s the score:
Nashville.
Dobbs, cf. . . .
Wiseman, rf. .
Persons, If. . .
Morse, 2b. . .
McCormick, ss.
McEleveen, 3b.
Hardy, lb, . .
Latimer, c.. ,
Sorrell, p. . .
Totals 82
ab. .r h. po. a .e
With Castleton due to rerfn™
Monday and Zeller Tuesday, it ioo2
as though the Barons would get a ven
heated reception. ‘
It Is possible that Sid Smith win
back Into the game Monday, thorn;i, S,
may hold off for a while. It all depend,
on what the doctor thinks.
For a few days the Atlanta outfield
will be broken up, for Becker is nos
on his way to Detroit. He received
word from Detroit .that his wife «,
III and left Sunday morning. j[ r ,
Becker started South to Join her hus
band and got as far as Detroit wher
she was taken III. Becker will doubt,
less bring his wife back to Atlanta with
him. Billy Smith tried to arrange with
him to have a nurse bring his wifi
here, but Mrs. Becker could not see i(
that way.
As May 10 draws nesrer and nearei
a shake-up In the Atlanta team be.
comes more and more Imminent, ont,
catcher has to go before that time
one utility man and one pitcher. And
as the process ot thinning out get:
nearer and nearer to the end It becomei
harder and harder. All the men Smith
has-left are good enough to make good
on any'team In the South. And It h
Just a question of thinning out tn thi
greatest advantage.
The last head to go In the basket
was that of Grant Schopp, the clevp
little southpaw who has pitched somi
nice ball for the Atlanta team thi:
year. Schopp, would doubtless have
made good with the team If Castleton
had not come, but Billy had no ust
for two left-handers, and Schopp had
to go. Augusta got him and doubtless
ho will do very well with that fast
Sally aggregation.
It Is the custom when any playet
leaves to hand a little line of talk about
the regret of the fans and the number
of friends that the dear departed ha:
left. And there is no lack of sincerity
In saying this about Schopp. No play,
er who has hit the league In a long
time has made friends so fast as little
“Schoopey,” and there have been few
In the league so short a time w
leaving was so keenly regretted. Schopp
has the best wishes of a large numbet
of Atlanta fans In his new field.
Bowman Team Is
Beating ’Em All
Special to The Georgian.
Bowman, Ga., April 29.—Thursday
the Copier team came over and played
Bowman. The game resulted
complete "shut out” for Comer,
score was 30 to 0.
Friday the Bowman ball, team weal
to Royston. and there met their old-
time rivals. The game resulted In a
score of 10 to 4 In favor of tho Bow-
man team. There will bo .a series ot
ood games played on tho local grounds
urlng the commencement exercises o(
the O. M. A. Institute.
OLD VETS OF DALLAS
DEFEAT SCHOOL BOYS,
The Tech baseball team Is back home
again, after a rather'disastrous'series
against Vanderbilt, and has no more
games until Friday, when Furman hits
the burg.
The Tech season Is slowly drawing to
a close. After the two Furman games
Chtcai
Jlosto
American.
„*t» 6, Cleveland 2.
iton 5, Philadelphia 2.
Detroit IS. St. 5.
Washington 3, New York 2
Natienel.
New York 2 Brooklyn 1. .
IP,Mod 4. Philadelphia 3.
Pittsburg 4. Cincinnati 1.
Chicago 4. St. louts 2
Cotton States.
Vicksburg 7, Jackson 4 (#rat game).
Vicksburg 5. Jackson 3 iseeond game).
Meridian 2. Gulfport 0.
Mobile s, Columbus 0 (forfeited).
American Association
r.nntuvlile 2 St. pan! 2
Columbus 2 Kansas City 0.
Toledo II, Minneapolis 4.
Milwaukee 6, Indianapolis i.
Gordon Institute
Badly Defeated
Special to The Georgian.
Mllledgevllle, Ga„ April 29,—Gordon
Institute, of Barnesvtlle, was clearly
outclassed tn the game Saturday after
noon on the local diamond, when G. M.
C. walloped 'em, 9 to 1.
The features of the game were 12
: errors piled up by Gprdon. Mercers
i pitching and the pitching i>f Dick Stem-
; bridge and the errorless support given
! him. . *
■ Batting honorg wefe even. but G. M.
j C. excelled her opponent on bases. The
. "squeeze” play was successfully used.
| The game In figures:
1 G. 1. C.
! Faulk, cf. .
Simpson, 2b . . 4
Hill, lb .... 4
Williams, c. . . I
Oliver. If.' ... 4
Griffin, ss 4
Stallings, rf . . 3
Mercer, p. . .. .3
Smith. 3b ... 2
ab. r. h. po e. e.
Totals .
G. M. C.
Hiker, 3b
.31
Tdth" plays only twice more In At
lanta. May 10 and 11 the Techltes go
to Auburn. Ala., for games with the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
The season's wind-up comes May 17
and 18, when the University ot Georgia
comes to Atlanta for two games.
GAME AT MONTICELLO.
Special to The Georgian.
Montlcello, Ga. April 39.—The
Montlcello High School defeated the
Montlcello team here Friday.
The Score: R. H. E.
M. H. 8 12 9 3
Montlcello 9 6-5
Batteries—Persons and Kelly; Ma
lay, Benton and Webb.
Forbes, cf. . .
Reynolds, c.'.
Whliden, lb .
Hutchinson, If.
Jordan, 2b . .
Barron, ss. .’ .
Allen, rf. . .
Stembrldge, p.
1 1
27
Totals 30
Sc6re by Innings:
G. f. C. 00! OOC 000—I
G. M. C. 003 040 11*—9
Summary—Two-base hits. Hill,
Simpson 2, Reynolds; left on bases. O.
I. C. 4, G. M. C. S; struck out, by Mer.
cer 13, Stembrldge «; base on balls, off
Mercer 3, Stembrldge 1; hit batsm^p,
__ Mercer 2. Stembrldge 1. Time of game,
c. 1 hour and 45 minutes. Umpire, Rlch-
0 ardaon.
Atlanta.
Winters, cf.
Jordan, 2b. ... 5
O'Leary, c. . . . 3
Becker, rf. . . . 6
Dyer. 3b 5
Fox. lb 3
Paskert, If. ... 3
Castro, ss. . . . 3
Spade, p 2
Sparks, p. .... 2
Totals .... .35
Score by Innings
Nashville ....
Atlanta ...,).
8 27 16 0
ab. r. h. po. a. ft
5 11 27 13 1
R.
. .012 010 020—0
. .000 100 103— 5
Special to The Georgian.
Dallas, Ga.. April 29.—The Dallas oil
vets yesterday afternoon defeated the
Dallas High School by the close scon
of 7 to 5. The defeat of the Dallai
High School was due to their Inability
td connect with Cooper's curves. Tht
work of both teams was exceptional^
good.
The batteries were as follow
the Dallas High School, Ragsdale, Bart.
Iett and Cole; for Dallas Vets. Coopet
and C. Cooper.
For
Hits by Innings:
Nashville ...... .012 020 021— _
Atlanta .001 220 105—11
Summary—Hits, off Spade 5 In 6 In
nings, off Sparks 3 In 3 Innings; two-
base hits, McCormick, Persons, Hardy;
three-base hits. Persons, Sparks; stolen
bases, Hardy 3. McEleveen, Persons;'
sacrifice hit, Wiseman; double play.
Sparks to O'Leary to Fox; first base on
balls, Spade 4, Sparks 2, Sorrell 4; hit
by pitched balls, Sorrell 2 (O'Leary and
Winters). Spade (Hardy); struck out.
Sparks 2, Sorrell 1, Spade 8; passed
balls, O'Lear}'; wild pitch, Spade. Time,
2:45. Umpire. RInn.
Cuthbert Wins
From Blakely
Special to The Georgian.
Arlington, Ga. April 29.—Thursday
Cuthbert Journeyed over to Blakely,
where they met and defeated the strong
team which represontr that city, to the
tune of 13 to 9.
The features of the game were the
batting of both teams, and the playing
of the Cuthbert boys, who have had no
practice this season.
Score by Innings: R H E
Cuthbert 202 120 231—11 lo 4
Blakely 020 030 220— 9 10 5
Batteries: Cuthbert. Baldwin and
Lockhart; Blakely, Irwin and Under
wood.
That isn't all you save
either. You know people
who have drank Arbuckles
ARIOSA all their lives.
Look at them. They like
it and they haven’t had to
quit drinking it
Don't let any man sell
you something instead,
which may ruin your
stomach and
nerves. »
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2041. 5kd
Cincinnati fan writes the En-1
qulrer.to suggest that ball players wear
their names printed on their backs. Not I
a bad Idea. 1