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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.THIJRSPAY, MAY 30, 1907. ~r*mL DOUBLE-HEADER IS UNCORKED THURSDAY AFTERNOON SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING I NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS BY PERCY H. WHITING. You can put this down in your little booklet, too—that the Babblers are going to be the most troublesome team of the year. Someway it is next to impossibler to harpoon those miser able Hustlers. They come wobbling along, work in the oldest pitcher in the league on us and beat our star man, Gastleton. Verily, it is unkind! Speaking of calling the turn and things like that seems to us that in addition to piping off the certain passing or O’Leary from the Atlanta team we once said that Roy Montgomery’s days were numbered with Birmingham. This chortle is uncorked especially because calling the 'turn' is not our specialty, and when we get away with two calls in succession it is worth talking about! Nap Rucker won his game for Brooklyn Wednesday. If he had won a game for Chicago or New York or Pittsburg it would not have been so much of a stunt, but the man who can w.in for Brooklyn is a twirler right. Big Ed Walker, the man we were so sorry Atlanta did not get, has been getting the most awful of bumps lately and may be it was just as well after all. * Nashville took a corner off New Orleans Thursday, and was the only Eastern team which salted away a victory. Bir mingham drew an even break with Shreveport, however. A movement has been started to abolish the long, danger ous steel spikes used by ball players. As has been observed before in these columns these spikes are a relic of barbarism and must go. Of course players will always wear something in the way of cleats, but this business of putting on the feet of ball players such instruments of torture as the. present day spikes is bound to cease. The number of bad accidents which happen every year because of these spikes is so large that it need hardly be called to the attention of fans. Man after man is spiked and laid out of the game for weeks, months and in some rare cases, for life. Leather cleats, such as are used by football players or some similar devico Could easily be used and the result would be a great lessening of accidents and no less ability on the part of players to get around the diamond safely and speedily. BABBLERS GET THE BEST OF BILL SMITH'S BUNCH j By GORDY. | Thoso Babblers outpointed the fob j lowers of Billy Smith In Wednesday's | set-to and the 6 to 1 victory they gath- ' ered In was deserved. j In the first place, old than Stockdale had his twirling clothes on. which our .esteemed friend and fellow cltlsen, Roy Caatleton, did not Stock was effect ive. The latter was Ineffective In the pinches and the former was just what the latter was not It was lust one of those mean ktnde ■of days—speaking from a weather . standpoint—when teams always play .listlessly. Cold and damp, with never a sign of the sun. and rain constantly •threatening—the fans were In a fever of discomfort and Indifference, and the ■players looked as if they felt the same. Let's sea Babb's men drew eight lilts and made three errors. Billy's ag gregation tore oft six hits and perpe- .trated four bobblea Doesn’t look like a difference of five runs there. Going further. Atlanta got two two- (baae hits and ao did Memphla. Caatle- vton gave up one base on balls and (Btockdale handed out two. Caetleton ■fanned seven and Stockdale "nary a Jone." The same old 'ditty and two-step— hlttln' 'em where they ain't when hits l spell runs. When Stockdale was pinked In the back by one of Castleton’s swiftest, Castro caused a ripple of merriment among the fane by yelling out, "Hit In .the turtleback." The'box score: Memphis. Owens, rf. . . . Babb, as. . . . Caroy. Ib. . , Richards, 3b. . Carter. If. . . . Neighbors, of. Hurlburt, c. . Stockdale, p. Place, 2b. . . Totals. . . . Atlanta. Becker, rf. . . Winter*, cf. . Smith, o. :. . . Jordan. 2b. . , Paakert, If. . . Fox, lb Castro, ss. . , Dyer. Sb. . . CaaUeton. p. . •Sweeney. . . . Totals 34 1 8 37 •Hit for Caatleton In ninth. Runs by Innings: Memphis 200 002 002—6 Atlanta 000 000 001—1 Hits by Innings: Memphis Atlanta Summary—Two-base hit*, Richards, Castro, Smith, Neighbors. Stolen bases, Carter. Sacrifice hit*, Carey. Double plays, Richardson to Place to Carey, First base on balls, off Caatleton 1, off Stockdale 2. Hit by pitched boll, Cas- tleton 1, Stockdale 1. Struck out, by Caatleton (7), Stockdalo 2, Hurlburt, Babb 3, Richards. Neighbors, Carter. Paaied balls, Smith. Wild pitched Cas. tleton. Time, 1:80. Umpire, Rudder- ham. Frank Mason Will Coach Mississippi » University, Miss, May 30.—Frank Meson, a former coach and football player on tbe Harvard elevens, will ,'coach MteaUilppt this year. Mason played end and tackle on Harvard teams of '31. *82 and '(3. Since then he has coached oollege elevens In 'different pans of the county. Mason also coached Harvard tn ‘34, '35, '88. '87, •88, '88, '00 and '81. Maaon coached Wesleyan for three years and he also coached Dartmouth for three yean. Football at the ITnivenlty baa taken on new life. Every one Is Interested In the game. The schedule as announced by the manager la as follows: October 12—Unlvenlty of Alabama at 'Columbus, Mies. October 18—Open. October 26—Sewanee at Memphis. November 8—Vanderbilt at Nashville. November 11—S. W. P. U. at Clarks. Wllle, Tenn. November 18—Louisiana State Uni versity at Baton Rouge. November 28—A. and M. of Texas at Demont Arrives In Birmingham Special to The Georgian. Birmingham. Ala, May 38.—Gena De mont, the former Atlanta second base- man, who Is now a Baron ahortetop, arrived thl* morning with Manager Vaughn, and will get In the gamee this afternoon. Latimer will be behind the bat. Roy Montgomery leave* tonight for Jackson, where he dons managerial robes. Oylor will depart for his home In Pennsylvania this week. • F0R8YTH WINS. Bpoclal to The Georgian. Forsyth. Ga, May 30.—Forsyth and Grlffln played a very Interesting game of ball here Tuesday, Forsyth win ning by the close score of 7 to 6. The line-up of Forsyth follows: Wilder, c.: McGowan, Pl; Bloodworth, lb; Cater. 2b: McKay. 3b; Bltttck. a*.; Duneas, If.; Hunt, rf.: Jossey and Driakell, rf. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF STAR MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYERS November 28—A. and M. of Mtaais* ftlppl at Jackson. Dominick Mu Haney was laid up In Jacksonville with a bad case of ■welled foot. Ueually It attacks man agers In the other extremity. NAT KAISER & CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. 76 Decatur St. Kimball House. Bargalni in Unredeemed Diamonds. BASE BALL Atlanta vs. Memphis DOUBLE HEADER TODAY. FIRST GAME GALLED AT 2 P. M TICKETS OK SHE AT All OF OPPEKHEIM'S PUCES ATLANTANS TO JIEFENLI Gulf States Tennis Tourna. ment Draws to Close. O00004>0i>00004>4>000000<i04Jh>00 0 0 0 "STRINGY” KEITH TO O 0 PITCH FOR FINN. 0 0 0 0 Special to The Georgian. 0 0 Memphis, Tenn, May 30.— 0 0 Charles Keith, the lanky Unlver- 0 0 elty of Arkansas twirler, who was 0 0 with the Southern League team 0 0 lost year, has signed to perform 0 0 again this year. 0 0 Keith won the Rhodes scholar- 0 0 ship for Arkansas and will sail 0 0 for England at the end of the 0 0 Southern League season. 0 0 000000000000O000000O000000 GOLF PRIZES HAVE ARRIVED The 31 prizes which are offered by the Southern Golf Association tor the championship which begins fh Atlanta next Wednesday have arrived and are on exhibition at the Athletic Club. The championship cup la a massive piece of silver of a. rather unconven tional shape and deilgn and the leaser trophies are unusually handsome. BABBLERS AND CRACKERS CLINCH IN TWO GAMES Sir Bob Bonehead Gets Stung Again From The Richmond News-Leader. Maybe you didn't know It, but there are some crack nool players on the Richmond baseball team. The chief star* are Waleh, 'Wallace and Eckatone. Coaatdy Is something of a cue artlet, but he*la outclassed by the trio mentioned. When Waleh Joined the team the first thing Wallace did was to entice him Into a pool parlor. And, mind you, the big centerflelder did not know that the Red Dome was something with the stick. Walsh played like a rank ama teur for the first game. That was Just to get a bet. And Wallace thought It was a cinch, so he took Reddy up. It was Just a email wager on the gamp, but It was terrible on Wallace. The expression on hie face was some thing fierce. The big fellow broke the balls and Walsh ran fifteen balla. Thought you couldn't play pool?*' asked Wallace. "Olt, that was Just an accident,” said Walsh. "Let's try another one. and I don’t care It we double the bet." But there was no more betting. Wal lace had enough. 00000000000000000000000000 0 O 0 A BASEBALL BOOST. O O L 0 O Scratch a man who cares noth- O O tng for baseball, whose pulse does O O not leap when the borne team O O wins, whose brow does not grow O O cold and clammy .when It faces a 0 0 shut-out. and you wilt find a man 0 O who puts lead quarters Into the 0 O collection plate and wishes that O O he were, a* rich and as sinful as O O E. H. Harrlman. It would do suoh O O a man a lot of good If he could O o be forced to attend, say. twenty- 0 0 five games. It would reform and O 0 civilise him and make him walk O O In tbe path of truth and fairness. 0 0 It would give him a taste of the O 0 Joy of honest victory end a taste O 0 of the wholesome discipline of O 0 honeat'defeat. Baseball Is the one 0 O perfect game. It t* honest. Amor- O 0 lean and manly. It is a* invigor- 0 0 atlng as six fingers of the best old O 0 rye and as pure as a bottle of O O Pasteurized milk.—Baltimore Sun. 0 00000000000000090000000000 Double-header today with Memphis. First game called at 2 o’clock. The “play ball" flag Is flying today from the top of the Candler building and a stand-straining crowd Is expect ed for the second appearance of Char ley Babb’s famous Hustlers. Zeller, so It Is rumored, will pitch both games. THls means trouble for the Babblers. The Memphis team winds up Its en gagement here Friday and then comes Little Rock. After Little Rock New Orleans performs. That Dutchman's engagement here begins next TThurs- day. Then the Crackers take to the road again. Perdue and His Mumps Put Atlanta Players to Flight Hub Perdue has ths honor of having put the entire Atlanta team to Igno minious flight all by his "lomesome,” when the rest of the Boosters were a hundred or more miles away. It hap pened In New Orleans when Hub and hla mumpa were conducting a soiree In the St. Charles Hotel, after John ny Dobbs and the others had gone to Shreveport. •'The Atlanta team blew Into the Pel ican City and made'a rush for their usual rooms In the hotel. They dis turbed Hub, who. In turn, worried his mumps, which In turn caused him pain. He demanded what all the noise was about In loud Gallatin tones, and Count' Castro's face' appeared at the crack In the door. It was speedily withdrawn. "Come In." cried Hub. There was a consultation and then Jim Fox's head was thrust through ths crack. With hla mumpa. Hub was a sight that would frighten any batter. The Booster pitcher’s Jaws resembled bags of meal in shape and hung down over his shoulders. He had no chin appar ent to the naked eye, and his orbs were almost hidden In his swollen cheeks. Jim Fox surveyed him critically for a bit and withdrew his skull. "Come on In.” urged the Gallatin boy, per. suaslvely, for he was . vary lonesome. Rube Zeller was the next ■ to look through the crack. “What you got?” sold Rube. “Mump*," said Hub. There was a stampede outside. "Where's my dress suit case?" cried one Fireman. "Here, get my hat there.” Hoof beats thundered down ths hall and there was complete si lence. Hub was alone with the mumps again. Thursday night before leaving for Nashville Hub learned that the’Atlanta players had secured rooms In another pqrt of the hotel and that some had wanted to be vaccinated for the mumps. Some Few Remarks About Middle Georgia League To any who may be interested In the Middle Georgia League: This "Middle Georgia League busi ness" begins to wax amusing. The fun started about a month ago, when some of the regular contributors began to send In standings of the league. They were run In good faltH. After the first two or three appeared, corrections followed. Then more cor rections. Then more. Pretty soon the corrections began to come In at the rate of two or three a day. Some were printed. Some went to the discard. The other day another correction blew In. this time guaranteed—so the writer said—by Guy Hall, president of the league. Wrong again. It seems that . Mr. Hall Is hot presi dent. Maybe there wasn’t* any such person anyway. ■ But let It go at that. Hero la the most recent correction, which la signed by C, G. Williams, of The Greensboro Heratff-Journat. May 27, 1807. Sporting Editor Atlanta Geor- g an, Atlanta. Ga.: ear Sir—In your Satur- the standing of the Middle Georgia League, In which It saye that Guy Hall, of Greens boro, Is president and that he guarantees the standingtto be correct. Mr. Hall says that he la not president, and never au thorized anybody to tble end to you. Please correct this. Very truly, C. G. WILLIAMS. P. S.—You have Greensboro played three games, won one, lost two, per cent .333. She has only played one game and won by a score of 3 to 4, from Sl- loara. NASHVILLE WINS GAME. Special to Tbe Georgian. Nashville, Ga., May 38.—The Nash ville and Alapaha second nines played a game of ball here Wednesday after noon. As Alapaha defeated Nashville lest week, the Nashville boye had It In for them. The ecore of the game was 21 to 5, In favor of Nashville. The line-up of the Nashville team follows: Morris, c.; Cooper, p.: V. Turner, lb; Shaw. 3b: Luke, 3b; Grlner, ss.; Tyson, rf.: McMillan, cf.; R. Turner, it When Hope, tbe Jade, has spent It* day, There's Mem’ry still to light the way. Turn back a page, ye fans who fear— See where we stood this time last year. DOUGLASVILLE WINS. Specie! to Tbe Georgian. Douglasvllle, Ga.. May 38.—Douglas- vllle defeated Dallas tn the last game of the series here Wednesday after noon by a score of 7 to 3. Only two games were played .and each team secured one. Grlggx for Douglasvillc pitched al most perfectly, allowing only two scratches and no bases on balla. The features of the game were fhe pitching of Griggs and the Infield work of the Douglasvllle team. Batteries: Douglasvllle, Selman. Griggs ar.d Entcrkln; Dallas, Ragsdale Birmingham Age-Hcraldy and .Coley, 0 HART-SCHRECK GO 0 NOW IMPENDING, 0 0 Tonopah, Nev., May 30.—Every- 0 0 thing Is In readiness for the 0 0 Schreck-Hart finish fight, which 0 S ts slated to take place tonight. 0 Mines, stores arid gambling sa- 0 0 loons will close until after the 0 0 contest and ,a large crowd Is an- 0 0 tlclpated. 0 0 The betting is even money and O 0 take your choice. Tho sports here 0 0 are backing Sehreck and the Gold- 0 O fielders are stringing their money 0 0 behind Hart, a« the latter pre- 0 O pared for the fight In that camp. O 00000000000000000000000000 CARRIERS TO PLAY CLERKS The clerks and the carriers of the local postofilce will clash Thursday aft ernoon at Piedmont park at 3:30 In their first battle for the poatofflee championship. While the baseball which will be on tap may not be up to major league re quirements, there will be plenty of un beatable enthusiasm and things will hum as long as tho game lasts. No admission fee will be charged and la dles are especially Invited. The Itne-up follows; Clerks—Aiken, catcher: Hunt, first base; Conyers, second base: Moore, third base; Ragsdale, right field; Gins berg, center field; Harper, left field; Lawrence, shortstop; Livingston and Blacjtnall, pitchers. Carriers—Bankston, c.; Cross, lb.; Cook, second bose; Rorlg. third base; Rawls, right field; . Bedford, center field Netherland, left field; Lynch, short ■top; Doughman, pitcher. SMITH AND SEGUIN WIN IN FINALS Meet Grant and Thornton; Next—Smith and Phelps in Singles Finals. -sr Special to The Georgian. Ifew Orleans. La., May 30.-Thomt W and Grant, the Atlanta tennis cham pions. will make their first appearance! In the Gulf States tournament here this' afternoon, meeting Phelps and Logan, the local celebrities who won the final! in doubles Wednesday from Smith and! Segutn. Tho match In doubles In which] Thornton and Grant wUl be called on J defend their title will start at 4 o'clockl this afternoon. Smith, who, holds-ths local champion*! ship In singles, and Phelps, are playing! today to decide which Is entitled to play a corresponding match In singles! with Thornton, holder of that title.! This round will be played,Friday after-! noon. At this time the New Orleans 1 Lawn Tennis Club will give a tea com. pllmentary to the Atlanta players, and will present the various trophies. The tournament was completed on Wednesday, all but one round of sin.: gles and tho two challenge matches. The first match In singles complete*; Wednesday was that between Phelps and Bruns. The former won by 6-1, 6-3. Phelps and J. H. Elliott thea played, Phelps again winning tbe sets by 18-8, 6-3. This was perhaps the prettiest fea ture of tho tournament. Smith and, Leverlchojlayed “the other half of the; semi-final round. Smith winning by] 6-3. 6-3. Smith and Seguln defeated Georgs and Pitcher In the semi-finals of ths' doubles by 6-0, 6-3. Logan and Phelps; defeated Derby and Moore by 6-2, 6-2, In the finals In doubles between Phelps' and Logan and Smith and Seguln ths' former pair won the first set 6-1. Ths' second set was vigorously fought,] Phelps and Logan again winning 9-7. The third set also went to them 6-t, Great confidence Is expressed here that! Phelps and Logan will capture ths. j Standing of the Clubs. j .664 Southern League. CLUBS— Played. Won. Lost P. C. Memphis. ..... 32 ATLANTA 34 Nashville S3 so as .c.s; Little Rock SS 18 17 .SIS' New Orleans 32 16 16 .!') Shreveport 29 14 IS .M Birmingham S3 13 20 .£1 Montgomery 36 13 22 .311! South Atlentle League. CLUBS— Played. Woo. Lost P, C., Jacksonville 41 28 13 .683 Charleston Savannah . Macon Auguste 40 Colombia 40 Stickney Umpires In Cotton States Vicksburg, Miss., May 30.—Link Stickney, late of the Vicksburg team, In the Cotton States League, has gone to umpiring. McKenzie, who has been having considerable trouble with play ers and fans, has resigned. Stickney hurt hla hand a few days ago and after getting the consent of Manager Gtlks of the Vicksburg team he asked President Compton of the Cotton States League, for McKenzie's place and It was given him. Atlanta Players Batting “Some* Here are the batting averages of the Atlanta players; Name.* O. A.B. R. H. P.C, Paakert. . , . . 35 122 19 42 .344 Smith. ... . . 27 107 8 30 .294 Becker. .... . 29 107 in sn .294 Spade. .... .21 41 5 12 .291 Castro . 35 120 in 33 .276 Fox . 35 126 15 33 .261 Jordan.. .. .. . 29 105 12 27 .257 Winters . 34 134 19 24 .263 Dyer.. .. .. .. . 35 127 17 27 .212 Rowan . 5 12 3 1 .083 Zeller . 10 33 1 S .063 Castleton. . . 6 19 1 0 .000 Ford.. .. .. 4 7 0 0 .000 Sam Weems, the Auburn college ditcher, is slated to pitch his first eague game against the Shreveport Pirates, on June 2. Many people expect the tad to make a good showing.— Montgomery Journal. , Cotton States League. CLUBS- Played. Won. Lost. P,C.| Mobile 39 25 14 .'■«■ Gulfport 88 22 16 Meridian 38 30 18 IN, Vicksburg . American League. CLUBS- Played. Won. Lost. P. C. Chicago 31 24 » ■•* Cleveland 36 24 12 .667 ■ Detroit 31 18 13 -Sol Now York 32 17 IS ■» Philadelphia 34 17 L -W Bt. Louie 36 14 22 .W Boston 35 11 24 .314 Washington ..... 30 9 21 .80 National League. CLUBS- Pltyi ' Chicago ...... 3! New York *••••* 81 Philadelphia . .... 3 Pittsburg ....... 81 Yvo'n. Lori. P-5 Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Southern. Memphis 6, Atlanta 1. Nashville 8, New Orleans 2. Little Bock 10, Montgomery 3. . tl Bbreyeport 1, blrnilngbam 1 (*•" inmajw South Atlantio. Augusta 6, Charleston 0. Jacksonville 2. Columbia L Savannah 4, Macon 2. Philadelphia 4, A Borion*<Uarst 0 Philadelphia 4. Boston 3 (second Cleveland 9, Detroit 5. Chicago 6, BL I.oul» 5. New York 2, Wnblngton ft National. Brooklyn 8. Boston 6. Cincinnati l. St. I .mils 8. New York IS, Philadelphia L Cotton States. Jtckson 4, Meridian 2. Mobile 1, Vicksburg 8. Gulfport 6, Columbus o. American Association, Milwaukee 5. Kansas City «. Indianapolis A Toledo 6. Minneapolis 13, St. Paul 4. Louisville 5, Columbus 4. College Results. Alabsma S, Mercer A WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Memphis In Atlnnta. Ponce WJlw** Double-header; first game called st - « little Bock In Montgomery. .j New Orleans In Nashville. BUrercport In Birmingham. ✓