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» THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. MAY 17, 1907. CRACKERS HAVE REACHED SHREVEPORT AT LAST SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING ! NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS BY PERCY H. WHITING. • It begini to seem as though Atlanta would never get a chance to play another game. And such a thing as two games in sncceRtion is absolutely unheard of. Thursday the Crackers missed connection at the flourishing burg of Texarkana and did not reach Shreveport in time for a game. So it goes over until next trip. We note that Shreveport waxes acrimonious over the fact that Billy Smith did not charter a special train to rush the Crackers to Shreveport for the game. Confidentially, oh ye fans of Shreveport, it wns because— on the strength of last year’s attendance figures—Billy Smith wonld not have been justified in chartering a bag of peanuts— because the disappointment of all the fans who saw the games the last time Atlanta was in Shreveport would not have amounted to such a very great lot of disappointment. Chartering a train for a Sunday game in Memphis or New Orleans or a week day game in Atlanta or Birmingham would have been good business. But alas, week-day receipts in Shreve port and the cost of special trains are far apart—with all the difference in favor of the speoial train. Nashville won again yesterday and fairly stood the Crescent City team on its head. Hurrah for Nashville—and the East. And everlastingly "Down with the Dutchman.” It is painfully reassuring to lenm by telegraphic dispatches that Billy Smith will not have to go to the New Orleans club. That story looks from here like a large, juicy hoax and there was never anything in it but a nice joke perpetrated by some Little Rock wag. Zeller is slated to work the opener in Shreveport. Pirates. GEORGIA TEAM REACHES CITY AND IS ALL READY FOR TECH Poor The announcement that Bryan Grant will go to New Or leans with Nat Thornton to assist in making another try for the Gnlf States championship is welcome to local tennis enthu siasts. Thornton holds the Gulf States title in singles and Grant and Thornton have twice won it in doubles. If the local play ers can get away with it again the cups become their property. And unless Russ and Cresson, the Texas sharps, appear and are better than usual, or unless something unexpected happens the two titles are likely to come back to Atlanta. As the local players are the champions they will not have to play in the preliminary matches, lmt they will probably go to New Orleans May 28 or 29 to get in shape for the tournu- ment. Redfearn Will Doubt less Oppose Lafitte in Opener. FOLEY, QA., PITCHER. The Georgia baseball team, chaper oned by Manaser Carmichael and Coach Stouch. reached Atlanta Thurs day night and after a good nlght'a rest are tn fine shape for the games with Tech Friday and Saturday.- v-oaeh Tommy Stouch states that he has one of the best teams he has ever coached. The Georgia team has strengthened greatly In the past two weeks and they confidently expect to take one, if not both, of the games from Tech. Redfearn, the star left-hander, wilt be uaed In the opening game, and If he Is In condition will probably be sent In to pitch again Saturday. Of late he has besn remarkably successful, having allowed only one run In the last four games he has been In the box. and one of these was a fourteen-inning affair. In the four- games he pitched Just 41 Innings. In addition. Stouch has Foley and W. Brown, both left-handers, and good men. The line-up In the game Friday will he as follows: Georgia—J. Brown, e.; Cobb, lb; Derrick, 2b: Williams, 3b; Mnrtln, **.: Graves, If.: Hodgson, cf.; McWhorter, rf.: Redfearn, p. Tech—Knight, c.: Parker, lb: Stew art. 2b; Burhonan, 3b: Wright, **.; 'Robert, If.; Davenport, cf.; Brooks, rf.; j Lafitte, p. I The game will be called at 3:30 p. m. I CKrtW0000000000000000000000 'o o a COLUMBIA CREW O O TO ROW MIDDIES. O o o O New York, May 17.—The Co- O <3 lutnbla 'Varsity crew left this O O morning for Annapolis, where O O they will row tho Annapolis crew O O tomorrow. The Columbia men O O since their defeat of Harvard last O O Saturday, are confident they will O O beat the middles. O O O OtXHOOOt^OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MARTIN, GA„ SS. EAGAN PARK WINS. The Eagan Park baseball team met and defeated tbe strong Piedmont Cot ton Mills team Tuesday In a very ex citing game. The score was 7 to 4. The Tcch-Georgia games on at Tech Friday and Saturday promise to be tho best thing that has happened in ■Southern college baseball this year and doubtlesa the lovers of the game and the supporter! of tho two colleges will be otit in force to see the fnn. REFORMED SPORTING EDITOR ADDS TO ILLUMINATION OF SCORING RULES Vaughn’s effort to trado Montgomery and Ragan for a cou ple of Shreveport playors has fallen by the wayside. Poor Harry. It was a bed of roses last year—and a bed of thorns this year. * COMMERCIAL LEAGUERS PLAT AGAIN SATURDAY SATURDAY GAMES. Berk 4k Gregg ve. Southern Railway. Carleton Floyd, umpire. Sun Proofs vs. M. Kutx, at north dia mond, Plodmont Park. c. McGoney, umpire. Southern States Electric Company va. Koca Nolas. at a am mace Crossing. Henry Watts, umpire. With every Indication pointing to ward a third aueceesful round of games, tho Commercial League baseball play ers will clash again Saturday afternoon in tho race for The Georgian's pen nant. The south diamond at Piedmont Park will not bo avaUabla for Commercial League use Saturday, and President Thomas will announce In the noon edi tion of Saturday's Georgian where tho Bock A Gregg-Southern Railway game will be played. The new diamond at Piedmont, which la being prepared for Commercial League use, will not be ready until the following Saturday. Contributions In the way of new re serve lists and notaa of games and players will be found below: FROM BEciTdL GREQQ. Balow wa submit tha following re serve llat: Pariah, Garwood. Grist, Johnson, Adams, V. Moore, Thompson, Candler, H. Moore, Davis, Vlcksry, Payne, Net- ML The feature of last Saturday's game was tha playing of Parish. H* rapped out a trlpple. two doubles and a sin gle. "Iron-armed" Garwood wa* right there Saturday, giving up only four scattered hits and whiffed out eleven candles. V. Moore's one-hand stab of a fly Charles Grist, first baseman for Beck A Gregg, la playing the game like a veteran. Candler. Thompson and Darla played good ball, and Candler's two-bagger was a dandy. 80. RY. RE8ERVE LIST. Barry, Oppenhelm, Maurk. Parker, Erwin, Howell, Alfred, Shumate, West, Calllff, Mlnkey, Tenney, Martin. Mc Pherson; W. O. Parker, manager. KUT2 CO. LINE-UP. W. A. Winn, manager; Huddles Ahlea, Richardson. Lamina, Edona, W. Sullivan, Sartorlus, R 8ulllvan, N. Sullivan, Bumsltad, Bosch*. KOCA N0LA8 REORGANIZE. Th* Koca Nola baseball club held a meeting yesterday afternoon and elect ed offleer*. Strang* was elected manager. Sol ms, captain of tba team and Hill secretary and treasurer. Strange la working hard to give tbe club a winning team. The weak points mad* manifest by the two games play ed have been strengthened and all the players ar* now working In perfect harmony. After a few d«a of practice for th* purpose of developing team work they expect to make th* other teams In Ihs league hustle for every thing they get. Watch the Koca Kolas! Th* present reserve list Is as follows: Strange, manager; Solms, captain; Mlddlebrooks, Crane, Collins, Hunnt- cutt. Weaver, Dukes, Henley. Gores, "Make All the Noise You Can; . Treat Visitors as Guests —COACH HEI8MAN, “Remember that th* visiters are our guoste, and treat them at all times as such. Whether we win or leee, let them see that under all clr- cumstaness wa can behave at gentlsmsn and sportsman should. Mtk* all the noise you can, cheer th* teem from stort to finjsh, but don't foil to chtor th* visitors also.” 99 To hla honor, Percy H. Whiting, tho sporting editor of The Atlanta Geor gian, esquire, add some other things: Personally appeared before me, my self, J. D. Gortatowsky, who most awk. wardly and awfully doth perpetrate the following: The writer understands perfectly that reason Is out of reason on a sporting page, for. as you said In your charming, effervescent effervesce Thursday, the fellow In The Georgian office—the aforesaid J. D. Gortae, etc. —who opined that Spade should have credit for the game won from Little Rock Wednesday, Is a reformed sport ing editor. Let the aforesaid nnd the now-say- Ing set forth the facts which revolved around his dome of thought and fur nished the power for his contention. According to tho writer's understand. Ing of scoring rules, when one man succeeds another In the pitcher'* box when hla team Is behind and thon Ills team forges ahead and wins, tho sec ond pitcher gets credit for tho game won. It his team loaes, the first pitch er gets credit tor tho gam* loet. In other words the second pitcher stands a chance to win a game, but absolutely none to lose. A* previously Intimated, Common Sense and Scoring Rules are not tin best of friends. Again, If one man succeeds another In th* pitcher'* box while hi* team i* ahead and his team stays ahead, the first pitcher get* the credit for the gam* won. If th* team' drops behind after the second pitcher goes In, the second pitcher gets the credit—rather, discredit—of a gam* loet. Under these circumstances the sec ond pitcher has no show of winning a game, but stands oftentimes a glori ous chance to have a loss marked up against him. Wherein Scoring Rules bats Common Sons* In the eye. Let us do a little* supposing. It the home team were ahead by a score of 1 to 0 In tho ninth Inning, and then the home pitcher walked the nrsl three men up and another pitcher waa sent In to succeed him and struck out the next three men In "suction," tho man who had been taken out of the box would be given credit for the game won, and the 'man who hod fanned three batsmen would got credit, as far us games ore concerned, for not a dad-blasted, dod-gasted thing. Scoring Rules sends an uppercut to th* Jaw and laugha with fiendish glee. Common Sense Is groggy and clutches wildly at the ropes. 1 contend, according to scoring rules, that Spade, who did not pitch n ball, und who batted but one time and then did not even draw a single, should have credit for the game with Little Rock. Caatleton had been taken out of the box when the Atlanta team was behind. He wns out when :he Atlanta team forged ahead and Zeller had not been put In. You say Spade merely batted for Caatleton. As a matter of fact, didn't Spade nominally go to the bat as pitcher. It not, why couldn't Castle- ton have continued to pitch? If Caatleton had been taken out when the game was won and Zeller had not yet been put In, then Spade must have been tho pitcher or Atlanta would have violated the rules by nor having nine men In tho game. You can't say Caatleton had not been taken out when the winning run woe made. You can't say Zeller had suc ceeded Spade when tho winning run was made, for Spade was on base at the time. Therefore. Spade should have the credit, according to Scoring Rule* —and he didn't pitch a ball! Eight-nine-ten. Common Sense takes the count! j Standing of the Clubs. Southern League. . CLUBS— Plnyrd. Woo. Loet. P. C. ATLANTA 24 15 9 .to •NMhtlUo 27 II U .595 Little Stock 2C 14 12 .639 New Orhwoe 22 11 U .500 Memphis 20 10 in son Shreveport Monti— - Montromei Blrmlnghai . 24 •In Ton went the greatest hleaalnf of ell- health. Be careful about your chewing to* bacco. No Imparities In BQUARK AND HONEST. MAY SUTTON HAS SAILED With these words Coach Helsman, of Tech addressed tb* student* Thurs day. and In addition mad* a personal appeal to them not to Indulge In per sonalities In “rooting" at th* Tech- Georgia gain**. In hla talk Mr. ‘Helsman related an Incident which occurred while he was at Auburn with th* team recently. While out walking with two of the athletics' directors at Auburn he was told that th* Auburn team wa* never treated better and more courteously than when they were at Tech last rail. In conclusion, Mr. Helsman urged the students to llvs up to their past reputa tion. At the meeting money waa raised to hire a band to play at th* game Sat urday, and steps were taken to secure the firemen'* drum and bugle corps. If possible. Great Interest la felt In these games and practically tb* entire student body will attend. Banks. Frank. Cookran, Boroughs and Hill. (Signed) CURTIS HILL, Sec retar)'. FROM THE 8UN PR00F8. Mays, of the Sun Proofs, does stunt* around first base a la Jim Fox. He accepted 14 chances In the last game with ease. He'll do. In tho Sun Proof-Koca Nola game 14 put-outs went to the credit of the first baseman, while 10 put-outs go to th* credit of the catcher of the Sun Proofs, out of a possible 27. That certainty proves that Johnny Cunyurs was pitch ing some for the Sun Proofs. In tho two games played to date, the Sun Proof team has secured 32 hit* 1* each game, Including two home runs, tlx triples and live doubles. That Is iretty good hitting—a totql of 21 extra protl base Woodward and Glore released by Sun Proof*. Vos* nnd Traynham reserved by Sun Proofs. NAT KAISER A CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. tS Dec—ur St Kimball-Hsus* Bargain* in Unredeemed Diamond*. New York, May 17.—Mlsa May Sut ton, who formerly held the woman's In. ternatlonal tennis championship, sail* today on the Cedric to make an attempt to bring the title back to the states once again. She won the title In 1901 by defeating Mrs. S. L Combs. Last year she was beaten by Mrs. Chambers In two games. Miss Sutton will play her first game In England on June 2, at Manchester and has entered for the atl-Englnnd championship which starts at Wimble don on Juno 2. Mr*. Chambers has announced her retirement from the game but there Is a possibility that she will meet the American champion In a match. 8outh Atlantie League. CLliBft— lityed. Won. Lost. P. C, •M Jacksonville. Charleston 33 19 Macon ji i« Knvnnnab at 14 Auxunta *1 l) Columbia St u , Cotton State* League. MehiV. 88- Cl.yed. Won. Lost. P. C, MODUS 25 16 9 640 Uulfport J6 » j* Meridian M 14 13 Columbus ..... *6 11 Vicksburg Jscbtou 14 .191 19 .3*1 not experience n priceless CHARLESTON SHAKE-UP. Special to yhe Georgian. Charleston, S. C, May 17.—Tb* Charleston baseball team has been much shaken up by recent changes. Lohr has been sold to Columbia. Willi* luu been bought by Savannah. Wilk inson, first baseman, ta to give way to First Baseman Hunter, of Baltimore. Jimmy Smith, second baseman, will also likely give place to 8hlppy at sec ond. Frost plays third. Hunter Is given by Baltimore for the privilege of picking any man of the Charleston team at the end of th* season without extra cost. Our hundred to one shot IHIIy Smith chews SQUARE AND HONEST tobacco. Xou know be knows chewing tobacco* _ Amarman League. CLUBS— Played. Won. Lost, P. C. x-DICAffO * * t # a * 26 Detroit 23 SStta. Philadelphia 33 Boston 23 IVashlnxton 31 8t. Louis . a i 17 .330 CLUBS- N, * l0, \Cc3 , ^u. Lost, P.C. New York .... 23 30 s .870 Chicago — — Ptttibnri . , Philadelphia Boston . . . Cincinnati . . Ht. Lonls . . Brooklyn ...... 22 3 ' American Association. CLUBS— Played. Won. Lost. P. r. Kansas City 18 “ - Columbus 22 laottisvtlle 19 Bt. Pml 24 Minneapolis 22 Milwaukee 26 Toledo 23 Indlanspoili 25 Every leaf of SQUARE AND HONEST tobacco cleaned by a machine of our own Invention; not an Iota of grit In a thousand YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Southern. Shreveport—Atlanta railed to arrire. South Atlantic. Jacksonville 3. Columbia 0. Charleston I. Maroo It Augusta 3, Savannah 0. Cotton States League. Meridian S, Mobile 0. Jackson 1. Qalfport 3. Vicksburg I, Columbus 2. ■■cinni I. iww ion u. Chios go 7. Washington 2. American Association. Columbus 5, Milwaukee o. St. l*aul 13, Louisville 5. WAKE FOREST VS. GEORGIA IN TENNIS SEMI-FINALS Tech and Gordon Players and Deane, Geor gia Champion, Defeated in Inter- Collegiate Championship. There I* nothing to the singles cham pionship of the Southern Intercollegiate Tennis Association except Georgia and Wake Forest. The Tech and Gordon player* were defeated In the prelim inary round* at East Lake Thursday and Mississippi Agricultural and Me chanical players did not show up, and, therefore, defaulted all their matches. By fast work the singles were pushed through Thursday to the semi-final rounds and at present the survivors are H. M. Poteat and E. B. Earnshaw, of Wake Sorest; B. B. Davis and E. V. Carter, Jr., of Georgia. This practically makes the tourna ment a cinch for the Wake Forest men. for Davis and Carter are not the strongest of the Georgia players, nnd when H. H. Deane went out Georgia's last hope expired for the singles cham pionship. The defeat of the Dawson boys, of Tech, wa* a hard blow to the followers of the local college. These young players are head and shoulders above anybody else In the tournament on "form," but they lack age and strength when pitted against some of the older men. These two players are likely to be heard from In the doubles, nnd will certainly make their mark some time In the Southern tennis world.' Earnshaw, of Wnke Forest, Is looked upon a* the sure winner of the tour nament. He handles himself like a\ veteran and could doubtless go a good ways, even In the Southern champion- ! v The seml-flnal matches In the sln- ; gles will be pulled off Friday, and the final* Saturday afternoon. The doubles matches were started Friday morning, and continued through the day. The finals wilt be played Sat urday morning. The results In the singles follow Preliminary Round. R. R. Stewart. Tech, defeated H D Watson. Mississippi A. & M., by d# fault. First Round. H. H. Deane, Georgia, defeated E n Blanton, Mississippi A. & M. by dei fault. H. M. Poteat, Wake Forest, defeated R. B. Scott. Georgia, 6-0. 6-0. J. D. Dawson, Tech, defeated o W Wight. Gordon, 6-1, 7-6. W. T. Gary, Georgia, defeated V. a Dawson, Tech, 7-6, 7-6. _ E - v j, Carter, Jr., Georgia, defeated T. H. Burrlss, Mississippi A. A M bv default. O.C. Mlddlebrooks. Georgia, defeat ed W. B. Coleman, Gordon, 6-1, 6-t E. B. Earnshaw, Wake Forest, de feated W. Watson. Mississippi ; M.. by default. Davis, Georgia (who drew bye), de- feated Stewart, of Tech, 6-4. 2-6, 8-3 Second Round. Poteat. Wake Forest, defeated Deane. Georgia. 6-4, 6-1. Davis, Georgia, defeated J. Datvson. ech. 4-6. 6-2. 6-4. * Carter, Georgia, defeated Gan - . Go, Earnshaw. Wake Forest, defeated Mlddlebrooks, Georgia, 1-6, 6-4. 6-1. Ooe of life's luxuries—a apod chew of "tobacco. SQUARE AND HONEST Is foot Birmingham now claims Introduction of the double squeexe. 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