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I THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.TtJESDAY, MAY 28, 1WV, FISHER. MASSING. bessbomb 14 LIVE DOINGS FRESH FROM THE SPORT INCUBATOR SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING NOT NE WS, BUT VIEWS | BY PERCY H. WHITING. Nat Thornton and Bryan Grant, Atlanta’a best tennis per formers in singles and doubles, leave Tuesday for New Orleans to defend both titles in the Gulf States championship. both men are in fine condition and unless the unexpected happens they will succeed in defending their titles—Thornton in the singles and Grant and Thornton in the doubles. If they take the doubles event they bring the Gulf States doubles cups home with them as their private property. It looks like a cinch now. It was thought that Russ and Cresson, the Texas sharps who also have two legs on the cup, would come up and take another chance at it. Their names do not appear in the entry list, however, and it looks very-much as though the Atlantans would win in a canter. The doubles match is set for 3:30 Thursday afternoon and the challenge round in the singles Friday at 3:30 p. m. SOME FEW OF THE SNAPPY SHREVEPORTERS The news of the signing of Gene Demont, published in Mon day’s Georgian, created quite a ripple among local fans and players. It is the belief of all that Demont will make Birming ham a good man and that he will help to pull the Barons out of the hole. Gene has been having hard luck up in Toledo and has been hitting way down. But it is presumed that he will do bet ter down here. Ilis relations with the Toledo management have not at all times been of the most cordial nature and it is likely that he will do better with a dub where the surround ings are more pleasant.. - ' • There is no discounting Demont’s ability as a ball player. He proved with the Atlanta team that he could perform any stuqt that any man could and ho knows “inside ball’’from cov er to cover—and then some things not in the book. Montgomery, Nashville and Birmingham gave the West erners what was coming to them in Monday’s battles. But, alas, Atlanta could not turn the trick. * Never mind, though. We can’t expect to win all the time. Spoil the fun, you know. Memphis is here Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. And then the fur flies sure. • If there is one team in the whole league which Atlanta delights in beating it is the cohorts of “Chesty ” Charles Babb, the Boy Manager. Last year the blooming Babblers beat Atlanta out of sec ond place and Billy Smith has had a rod in pickle ever since. The Bluffers have a good team this year. Throughout the circuit it is the general opinion that Memphis is the team At lanta has to beat if she wants the pennant. Billy Smith does not think that the Hustlers are as strong as last year, but they aro certainly playing baseball now and will give the best of them a hustle. Grand Rejuvenation For Columbia’s Crippled Crew Columbia, S. C„ May IS.—The weak epots on the Columbia team are briny strengthened. DeArmond, with Little Rock iait year, haa been brought from Seattle and breaka <nto the game at ■third tomorrow. Lew Drill, the veteian old big league catcher, hai bten purchased from St. Paul, through PresUknt Boyer, and he get* Into the game Thursday. Pete Tlebatd, "Red" Ruasell and Outfielder Huber have been released. Red McMahon, a star of the Virginia League, » playing short for Colum bia. An effort was made to get Jimmie Jackson, the faat little outfielder of the Cleveland club In 1905, but the deal fell through. Inter-City Bowling Matches Come to End Tuesday Night The contestant! In the tnter-etty bowling match, consisting of four two- men teams, representing Chicago, Cleveland, New*York and Atlanta, will meet at O. V. Case's alleys Tuesday at SMS o’clock, to bowl the laat aeries healthy lead on Cleveland, and Cleve- lnd has a slight lead over New York. Members of these teams are aa fol lows: Chicago—Irwin and Hobs. Cleveland—Kulow and Shaffer. New York—Rlanchard and Cowan. Atlanta—Eagan and Klllott. Those who attend will witness some splendid bowling, as each member Is In the pink of condition, having prac tlced faithfully for the past week. All the teams are confident of making a strong finish. At the close of the Inter-city match there will begin an Individual tourna mem of local bowlers to ascertain the champion bowler of Atlanta. There Is also a challenge out by the Atlanta team of five men for a series of games with the strong team repre senting the Atlanta Athletic Club. SOME NEW CASTRO STORIES . The day of the comedian on the base ball field Is passing. Perhaps It Is the Introduction. of commercialism Into the greatest sport on earth that has done this, but whatever the cause. It It to be regretted. The funny man on a ball club does much to make long jumps be tween cities pass off pleasantly and hie presence on the field of battle adds test to the game. There are no Arlle La thams In the game nowadays, more's the ptty. Count Louis Castro, of tha Atlanta team, belongs to the class that I* fast disappearing. His humor la natural and flows with a freedom that Is at all times cheering. Just before the Atlanta club left for Its last road trip, Castro walked one afternoon In front of the bleachers and after critically Inspecting the big crowd that was seated In the biasing sun. said: "You fellows will have to dress up a little better after we get over to our new park. You'll have to wear your Sunday clothes over there.” But the crowning feature of hla hu mor was played on a big gathering at St. Paul. He was with Kansas City and-the two clubs were scheduled for a double-header. The day was exces sively hot and after the first contest all of the players and empire Haskell went under the rrand stand to cool off a bit. "Ocr.Jnit I feel bad," said the umpire. "I'll call It off." said Castro. Then he darted out and In front of the stands. "Ladles and gentlemen,” said the count, "owing to the sudden Illness of Umpire Haskell, It has been decided to call off the second game of the after- ndon. Now, we are fully aware that there will be some people among you not satisfied. "Realltlng this, we have decided to run a foot race, for the benefit of those not pleased, between the two teams, from the park to the hotel. The foot race will be run In buses. Now. plsase quietly file out of the grounds."—Ex change. NOT DUSTY, BUT DAKIN. To the Sporting Editor Georgian: Is the Miller playing with Little Rock "Dusty,” of Memphis and Atlanta fame? * v No. Dakin Miller Is a Kansas City man. who played with Wichita laat year. A CORRECTION. Special to The Georgian. Union Point, Ga„ May IS.—Penfield ball team defeated the Union Point Mill boys, and not the regular team. Not a man who played against Pen- field Is on the Union Point team. This game has no effect on the standing of tha Union Point team. ft BASE Atlanta vs. Shreveport Lall MAY 27-28. GAME CALLED 4 P.M, LADIES' DAY TUESDAY j Standing of the Clubs. ! Southern League CLUBS-' Play, >a . ?Von. L Metnabia ...30 in ATLANTA. 2! is Nnshvillo .15 19 New Orleans 39 15 .Shrereport 2$ 14 Little Bock 33 16 Birmingham 22 13 Montgomery .... 33 13 South Atlantic Leaaue c, - u, ^„ .. V p s «S» 4 2* S • . .I : —S !? !» M Augusta ‘ Columbia. .... Jacksonville. Chnrlei S:i v :i 111 Mu con Augusta. CARR. CONSIDERABLE NEWS ABOUT BASEBALL, AND NOTE ABOUT MONDAY'S DISASTROUS GAME With one more game Impending with the Shreveport team, then some four or so with Jltemphls and one with Little Rock, there Is not likely to be' any dearth of baseball excitement this week. THe' Shreveporters bring their visit to a close with Tuesday’s game. .. Then come the Babblers. The’Memphis team must play here twice on Thursday. - •‘ ■■ That day Is a Federal holiday and will be observed by the ball players'at least with two games. 11 -— • • Just how these games will be played will be decided by Mahagefa ■ Fisher nnd Smith. It Is probable that a dou ble-header will be the bill. • k it Friday' the. Bluffers' conclude: their Initial visit to the city and. right on their heels come Mike Finn's Travelers —no Iqnger the ragged, battered, down trodden wanderers of last year, but a cracking good bunch of ball' players, ready and ivjlllng to give a run to any team Inthe league. . —— - » ■ r r Secretary Ethridge, of the local club, oaks that lt.be formally.and officially 5 announced that hereafter Tuesdays and Fridays will be ladles' day's for the re mainder of the season. During tha first of the season It n^aa necessary, .to. make' these days changeable festivals, but from now on they "go as they He.” With Qije. Exception. " The Labor Day game la .not a ladles' day. The ladles will be given some other day out of that series,^,. . The official figures on tfie Saturday attendance at Ponce DoLe 8.4C0. '• ■ «■'.••• .If any of the ?lubs In the league have anything to sajt about crowds, we shouhj be pleased to hear'from them. As our friends from ,the country re- mark with nerve-irkstelltig regularity, the Shreveport and the 'Atlanta, boys crossed bats Monday'afternoon.’ Score 5 to 1,' favoring the visitors. - Tha fee. tures of the' game' WAS "tji'e cold weather" and the , twojbase hlr. of Clark,,scoring thrqe'rqns and .Winning the game. ’ ' And after all, despite the convention ality of the language, 'the whole'sad story Is right there. • Some say Dyer’s - play—or mlsplay— in the first: Inning, cost the game. After Warreifder Had walked, Lewee singled and Carr and Daley had gone out, Mas sing sent one down the tHlrd.base line, which 'Dyer .'did not negotiate. Clark followed with a three-bagger and the game was gone .to Guinea or Kllwa Klvlnje or some such African winter resort. , After the - play the fans shrieked aloud and railed for Dyer's sculp. Hut the press box voted Massing a hit and presumably-It'was, one, though doubt less there was room for'a doubt'and Massing and Dyer got the benefit of It. .. Prince. GasklU, of . the .Flat Face, heir appnrent to the throne of Houston. Tex., 'was Just naturally a little' too much for the Atlanta batters. This man has a nice assortment of every thing In the baseball line and thoreis nothing stingy about the way hb dishes them up. We .will have to pass a vote of con fidence to Big Jack Rowan, too. The DetrolJ. Discard rallied after the first Inning- and gave only 3 hits'. ' 1 It was decidedly wintry up In the "fighting top-”-(alias, press box) and none too calm and genial In the stands. Thd sun 'gods had all the best of It and the best, was bad enough. For It was too cold for baseball.' The pencil puslierB clung to their salary sticks . with frigid wings ord marveled that park were. me .ball players did not make more ' ' 1 *' errors than good plays. Larry Hoffman watched most of the game;from.the .players’ bench and Just before the game ended he bade good bye'to his ex-team mates and started on tfie, hike to .Mobile, where he will perform-for the remainder of the sea son. Billy Smith has given Larry his un conditional release and there are de- thlnk not. The score follows: Shreveport. ab. Warrender, rf. . 3 Lewee, 2b. . . . t Carr, sc. . . . . 4 Daley. If..' . . . 4 Massing,' cf. .". 4 Clark,'lb. ... 4 King, 3b. . ... 3 Rapp, 3 Gasklll, p.. . . .3 Totals Atlanta. at Winters, cf. ... '5 Dyer, 3b. . v . .3 Smith, c. . . . 4 Jordan, 2b. ... 4 Paskert, If. ... 4 Becker, rf. . . . 4 Fox, lb. . . . .4 Castro. s«. . . . 4 Rowan, p 3 'Spade 1 g. 27-11- -0 ’ R. .800 000 000—3 .010 000 000— 1 ' ' ' - * H. -.020 020 112— 8 .300 100 oir— 6 -T.otals Runs by Innings: Shreveport . . . Atlanta •• .. 'flfts'by Innings: 1 Atlanta. .". . . .' Shreveport . . Summary—Two-base hits, Clark, S. Smith. Masslrigt"stolen bases, Beckar| Fox. King; double plays. Dyer to' Jor dan to Fox; 'first' base on balls, off Rowan 2, off Gasklll 1; struck out. by febder, Hi tro.. Rowan). Pfennlnger. .Time. J:45. .Umpire. NAT KAISER 4 CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOAtfS ON VALUABLES. 15 Decatur St. Kimball House. ' Bargains in- Unredeemed Diamonds. Cotton States Leaaur iiK . . ;:»w«'"W^. , L g «. p . :l s » Vicksburg 34 17 } ' Jackson % 14 J, •> Columbus 35 13 S? '] American League. Played. Woo. Lost. P. c. a asniiigton it 3 j, , National League. .CLUBS- Played, woo. Lost P c £ l -si 26 * .765 19 13 .694 H 13 .56? New York 1 33 YESTERDAY'S RESULT8. Southern. Shreveport 3, Atlanta 1. IUrmJngham 7, Little Rock 2. Montgomery 9. New Orleans 3. Nashville 2, Memphis 1. - South Atlantic, fhnrleston 5, Augusta 0. Savannah 5. Macon 4. Jacksonville 7, Columbia 1 American. Washing ton-Phlladelphia, rain. National. 8t.' LonJ* 2. rittsburg 0. Cincinnati 3, Chicago 2. Mobile 3, Vicksburg 2. Virginia 8tate, Norfolk 1, .Lynchburg 0 (five innings). jfoia. *u ;drdund / that thdre: are any HtrlngH to Iloffman. ’ . But Just put thU down In your lit tle red book:, . . . Atjanta. need* Hoffman he will come back—on five days' notice. We may be wrong about thla, but we First Rounds Are Played m Gulf States Championship In the fkilf-fitates Tennis tournament were played Monday, with the following results: E. Wood won from E. C. Palmer by.de- fault. .......... J. H.’ Elliott won from T. Roehi, id. 9-T. Lucas Moore won from’ John Miner by de» fault , , Den Magglnnls defeated Arthur Derby with a score of 4-6, 6*2, g-8. M. Levy won from K. Logan by default. H. M. pander# beat F.- Dameron. $-8, 9-7, ■nd I. R. 8aal won from O. A. Swan by de fault. - In the first round nr <he singles the. fol lowing matches were played: • . J Phelps-beat Henrtersou. *64.’ 6-2. II. P. Hart nnd Theobold both defaulted. Burnt boat R. Rruraby. 0*2. 6-3. B. Grant forfeited to Soule. E. Roberts beat B. Duncan, 6-4. 4*6, M. R. Foster defaulted to W. Grinin. Leverieh beat M. Levy, 6-4, 6-4. It. G. Bneh, Jr., beat G. BchnelcUiu, 6-4, '"Vorlma hoot H. McCall. t-L 4-2. A. ,R’ Segtm beat L Nottingham. M; «-•». 11. ‘Logan- won from F/ R. Richardson by default* Sand Idee defeated M. Coate, 6-f. 6*2. M. Rmlth beat J. Hudson, 6-1, 64. AND THEN HE WOKE UP By GRANTLAND RICE. If I waa only mogul hare In JoHnny Dobbs' placs I'd land a train which sure as tat“ would' win this pennant race. I have a list of names In view Lknow could turr. tne trick. And ere the wind-was In alglit they'd make the rest look flck. • ■ - t - , ■ l I'd sign both Flick ar.d Keeler, then I'ii beiicli 'em mighty quick. My outfield clan would ba sd fast these people couldn’t itlck. I'd bsg Lajole, and Wallace to act as Infield sub»—'. My .regulars .would make thtg. pa Jr resemble bush league dubs. ■ i My slabmen all would be so fait and all so hard to hit . That on the bench old Mathewaon and Addle Jose would sit. I'd roake.-McGraw. ground,keoper—let C, Mack carry bats, While Griffith would be water boy and fan away, the gnats. I'd make- Pulliam secsetorj—let Ban Johnson keep the score; • Dreyfus would sell my cushions, Garry Hermann tv..tch the door. ' I'd nave, no place for Fielder Jones unless’ ho. took a drop , * From managing to handling.all tjie iwanuia end the pop. I'd' put Plerj. Mqrgrn on first hose, eyttH Harrlman on third; I'd need no one *t second base or ihcrt—Just mark my word. Between these two It's "eaay mop" III every hard-fought fray • . That nothing anywhere in eight would evet get away. Rooseveit with his bludgeon wou'J l«d off for’me each day (This Isn't Democratic, but Itfs quite the reoper play). The next In line as cure as fate \yould drive the first run In; Bill Bryan with his timely nit .w-nuld raise an awful din. . 'I'd sign bvt' one outfielder, but you l*t he'd be a peach— His name Is Rock-e-feller—he'd.uritb everything In reach— / And then If things went bad for us and we were put to rout. He'd “dig Into that aock” of his and buy the umpires out I’d give bbx parties every day to plug tho game along. And Harry Thaw would dally hate a brain storm for the t.iroqg. I'd'stand Uamegle at the gate In everybody's view To give ten-dollar bill* away, and hero medals, too. I might not win the pennant, but at least there’s little doubt These little plans I’ve mentioned would entice the people out. . , —Nashville Tennesseean. • • BARGAIN SALE. This week we are offering the most remarkable-series of Refrigerator Bargains,ever .put be fore the people of Atlanta. We have a style for every-purpose, and a style to suit your ideas as to price, from $150.00 down to $8.50, all on terms, to please. . Perfect Sale Week 2,50 Terms of $1.00 Down and $1.00 a Week. EXACTLY LIKE THIS ILLUSTRATION. This shows one of our most popular sizes. Just right for familv use. This Refrigerator is 40x24 3-4x17 1-4, weighs 120 poqinls and holds 50 pounds of ice. Made throughout of solid oak. finished a beautiful golden. The hardware, is of east brass, Roman finish. The “Eagle” Refrig erators are covered with three coats of filler, and finished with three coats of fine varnish, so as to make them both durable and handsome. They are lined with the heaviest weights of kalsomined iron and zinc. This size wo now offer at the unparalleled price of $12.50 on terms of $1.00 down and $1.00 a week. $12.50 TERMS: $12.50 WALTER J. 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