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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. » pj— wid> a requires*:)) ,l * N.tooel P»'« I Lew. Cm*" 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