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THfi ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12,1907. SCENE OF SLAUGHTER SOOI SHIFTS TO SHREVEPORT SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY I PERCY H. WHITING j (not news, but VIEWS i i J EX-SOUTHERN LEAGUERS MAKE BIG SHOWING IN COTTON STATES LEAGUE -i ’ ... . - . ! i ... ~7 Well, it has happened at last. Atlanta lost, Memphis won and the Crackers are back in second plaee. But for how longf You can’t hold the 1907 Crackers down. They are headed for the pennant and nothing in the world can stop them—for any protracted period. So back up, old Memphis, and give us road. We're on the way. Some time will pass before we hear the last of that Georgia^ Tech game argument—tired of it as we all are. We note that R. L. Redfearn, of Barwick, Ga., is on our trail and saying unkind things about us. We don’t mind in the least because there is nothing we glory in as we do a good, wholesome row. But we are sorry that Mr. Redfearn and most of the other Georgia sympathizers seem to have missed the point that we tried especially to emphasize—which is that no team is justified in for feiting any game which it has scheduled—be the conditions what they may. If we can get away with that point we are willing to pass the rest. But just so long as there is such a thing as amateur sport, just so long do we propose to harp on that. This dictum that no team is justified in a refusing to play a game or in leaving the grounds after a game has started is one of as prime importance in amateur sports as in professional games. If there is one thing which is repugnant to a true sportaninn it iB a “quitter." And, though we may be wrong, we find it hard to differentiate between a man who quits after he starts and one who does not start at all. We have never said that Georgia was afraid to play Tech the game in question. But we do say that there would have been some justification in such a statement. Practically all baseball organizations und all athletic organ izations of any character recognize this principle—that all games must be played out. ChBrley Frank got the quitting habit back in the old stormy days of the Southern League, and yanked his team off the held whenever lie got peevish. In consequence the league rigged up a little $200 fine to cover cases of that kind. The proper course in that case and the proper course in every such case is to play out the game. Then make a protest. And no matter how much reason a team may have for desiring to quit it can safely count on it that it will never get any credit for any protest made unless the game is finished out. This doesn’t apply only to the Tech-Ocorgia game. If it did we would not take qp the space with it. For that question is dead and gone. And wo may say right here that the opinion expressed in The Georgian seems to be the one generally held by unbiased sportsmen—to judge by the number of letters of com mendation received after the article appeared. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association recognizes It too and so does every body which has to do with the conduct ing of athletic seances. As far as we are concerned the Georgia incident is closed. If we made enemies by expressing an honest opinion in the mat ter we are sorry, but we never knew anybody yet who had full grown notions of right and wrong who did not have enemies. We are ready to let the whole mutter drop. But we reserve the right to have a hard word for any team or player who does not live up to his or its contract obligation or > for any team which refuses to play a scheduled game or which quits after starting a game. HOY MONTGOMERY. Thomasville Club Plans Trap Shoot i of the f he Cracker ( . __ Ttiouuiffvlllc, On., have rencbofl Atlanta. Thin about will be held, ua usual, July 4 and 5, and this year $200 worth of premium* will he given nwnv. Fully n hundred ahoot- era are expected to lie present. Those who Intend to take part are asked to aunounce their Intention to C. W. Cooper, secretary and treasurer, Thomasville, Oa. Comer Captures Another Battle Comer, On.. June $2.—Comer defeated the Tignnll ball team here Tuesday afternoon. The seore was 3 to 7. Tignnll has a good team, hut she eould not cope with the Co mer team. This makes the second game Comer has played with Tlgnall. Monday they Jumped the game during the fourth Inning Iteeause they claimed the umpire fa* rored the home team. Tho line-up of the Tignnll players was: (Hackwell, 2!>,; Wansley, p.; Wolfe, rf.; Colley, ss.; Ulnus, 2b.; Adams, lb.; Cooper, c.; Williams, If.; Rrndley, cf. The Hue-up of the Comer team follows: David, c.; Horrells, ss.; Murrah, cte; Rus sell, If.; (iholston, 2b.; Stevens, lb.j McCor mick, p.; N. J. Porterfield, rf.; Evans, 3b. The local batters go up to the plate and face Raymond with an attitude which appears to be one of fear. They seem to think that he is the great and only Bugs that has them hoo-dooed and no matter how hard they play to win the fates will be against them.—Au gusta Herald. ATLANTA’S BOWLING TEAM SCORES ANOTHER VICTORY The Atlanta bowling team defeated the Georgia Hallway and Electric ('oinnany's team Tuesday night by s score of 223 pins on the letters alleys, located on Piedmont avenue. A large number of howling fans witnessed CLIFFORD’S COLUMN Jack Knight, the Philadelphia high school boy, who was exchanged for Jimmy Collins of the Iloston Americans, Is playing great ball for that team Just now. The Itiwton papers are loud in their praise of the young man from the Quaker City. Knight replaced Lave Cross nt third base last season and was the sensation of the year. The boy batted and fielded like a sec- S d LaJole. But this season his work lu ttlng and fielding began to full off. The Boston management was having some dividual game. The final three games of this scries will be called Frldsy night ou the George W against Cleveland and made Boston's only extra base hit. In the account of Tuesday’s game In Augusta the Associated Press sent out the following: "Both pitchers fought hard for today’s game with the odds In favor of Holmes and he won." The same dispatch credits Charleston with 2 hits Instead of 6, which were made. Tho official score showed which pitcher the odds were In favor of. Holmes yielded 6 hits and passed 6. while Johnson yielded 4 hits and passed 2.—Charles- Tell Them Yot$ Know! You may tell yot$* friends^ on out “say-so,” that when they hoy a package of the genuine Arbtickles’ Afiosa Coffee they get the best of the coffee trade* No coffee of equal quality can be sold in this town for the same price, whether it be sold out of a bag or a bin, or under some romantic trade-mark. You may tell them you know and that Arbuckle Brothers, the greatest coffee dealers in the world, will stand for it CRACKERS RALLIED AGAIN, BUT COULDN’T SAVE GAME Fans Would Feel at Home Down There. Awhile back we doped out the ex- Southern League player, now cavort ing In the South Atlantic League. It might alao be Intereating to note that there are about thirty ex-south erner, In the Cotton State, League. Gulfport has an ex-Southern League manager, Bobby alike, formerly of Shreveport. Reilly, the ehortatop who played with Nashville In the spring of 1904; Arthur Goodwin, who pitched for Memphis In 1904 and for Memphl, and Montgomery part of the following sea son. Link Stlckney, who played with! the team up to the other day. u«ed toj be with Montgomery In 1904 and In the spring of 1906 played with Shreveport. Holland, the Gulfport center Adder, got a try-out with Montgomery In the spring of 1906. and Manush, the left Aelder, played part of last season with Memphis. Murch, at third base, played the last of last season with Montgom ery, and Laird, a pitcher, Anlshed out last season with Memphis. The Vicksburg manager Is likewise an ex-Southern Leaguer—Blackburn, who pitched for Little Rock In 1903; Pease, the Vicksburg left Aelder, was with Atlanta a short time back In 1902 or 1903. Down In Columbus, Miss., Is “Red - ’ Wright, Arst baseman and manager of the team, who used to be with Little Rock back in the earlier days; Huber, who was with New Orleans the spring of 1906, and Orth Colllna, who played with Memphis In the fall of 1904 and spring of 1906. Jackson has only one ex-Southerner, Robinson, pitcher, who was with Mont gomery last year and for awhile with Little Rock this year. Meridian has an even half-dozen ex- Southern performers. Beginning with Manager Sample, who was with Shreveport back in 1901 or 1902, and Nashville 1906, the list Includes Taafe, left Aelder, "farm hand,” from .Mem phis, 1907; Ace Stewart, second base- man, with New Orleans 1906; Schults, EMILE FRITZ. pitcher, farmed this year by Memphis; Pylant, pitcher, with Birmingham In 1906 and 1906; Billiard, pitcher, who was with Birmingham In the spring ol 1906. Mobile Is another club which has an old Southern League player for a man ager, only this "old" player Is young— and none other than Bernle McCay, who played for Atlanta In 1904 and 1906 and who Anlshed out the season of 1906 with Little Rock. On McCay's team are O'Brien, catcher, who was with Montgomery In 1905; Brunner, pitcher, with Chattanooga back In 1901 or 1902 and Nashville'1903; Klm- mer, Arst baseman, who was with New Orleans In the spring of 1902 when Powell was manager; Hoffman, third baseman, with Atlanta 1906 and 1907; Thornton, center Aelder, who was with Montgomery In 1905*6; Emile Fritz, catcher, with Memphis 1903-4, Shreve port 1905-6. Take It going and coming, the Cot ton States and the South Atlantic get most of the Southern League discards. And by the same token. It Is from these two leagues that the Southern 1 •> *• ■ i —a" LARRY HOFFMAN. draws her best recruits. ARLINGTON WANTS GAMES. Sporting Editor of The Georgian: Dear Sir—The Arlington second base, ball club Is composed of players be tween the ages of 12 and 17 years. They will be pleased to play any other team having players of about the' same age. Address communications to J. O. Mc Neil, manager, Arlington, Ga. IIIIHMHIlHHHHHHMfmHMH special to The Georgian. Little Rock. Ark., June 12.—Cutting out the first Inning of yesterday’s game Atlanta beat the Internal workings out of the Little Rock team here yester day afternoon, outpttchlng, outffeldlng, outhlttlng and generally outplaying and outclassing the home team. But the Crackers took a aeries of croppers In the first Inning, stumbling over the hurdles Into the water jumps and out of the water jump* Into hur dles again In such dreadful fashion that the score was 7 to 0 In favor of the Travelers before that Inning ended. After that It was “all Atlanta’’—only not quite strong enough. This Is all very cryptlcal. In plain, old-fashioned, baseball Eng lish Rowan was punctured for seven safeties in the Initial spaatn and seven Travelers tallied. After that Atlanta made one of her real old whoop-’em-tip rallies and scored four runs—In the seventh In ning. of course. But what was four ngalnst so many. To cut the tearful story down as briefly os possible let It be here nar rated that: Rockenfeld, the first man up for Lit tle Rock in the flrat Inning, singled. Gilbert then ambled. Douglass, the Big Train, hit a slow one and beat it out. Yes he did, too, strange as it sounds. Miller Illed out and Rockenfeld scored on the out. Hess sent one down to Jordan and went out at first, but Gilbert scored. Not so bad, that. Two runs and two outs. But worse followed. Page doubled to left (Help!) and Douglas scored. Bowcock singled (Help! Yelp!) und Page scored. Kunkei beat out an lnf\e!d hit. Then Engle singled and Bowcock scored. Rockenfeld then added to his list of atrocities by tripling. (Help! Help! Police!) Kunkei and Engle then scored. The members of the Little Rock team were lying on the ground in a state of total exhaustion from base running and Gilbert put them out of their misery by flying out. After this trouble ended nothing very exciting happened until the fevered seventh. ' In that Inning Rowan and Becker walked. Winters went out and Smith followed with a stinger to Hess. Hess threw badly—which is an unusual hap pening and Rowan and Becker tallied. Jordan doubled to left and Zeller, who ran for Smith, scored. Paskert was an easy out but Fox singled, scoring Jordan. Castro fanned at that point and Atlanta's rally came to an un timely end. This Is how it all happened: Little Rock. ton News and Courier. Wilson Matthew* certainly has a fast •flection, and he says that he ex pects to stand pat on the team, as It stands at present, although he would like to get u first baseman who can hit. He wants Hunter, of Baltimore, but will not be able to secure him. The hitting of Wilkinson Is lamentably weak, although hln fielding Is good. Matthews wanted Dexter for first base, but Manager Ranslck beat him out on the deal.—Augusta Herald. It may be safely put that more fans are sorry to learn of Tommy McMil- | Rockenfeld, ss. . 5 Gilbert, cf. . . . 2 Douglas lb. . .4 Miller, If. ... 4 Hess, 3b. . . .4 Page. 2b. .... 4 Bowcock, rf. ... 4 Kunkle, c. . . . 2 Engle, p. . . .4 Totals 33 Atlanta. ab. Becker, rf. . .3 Winters, cf, . . . 4 Smith, 3b. ... 6 Jordan. 2b. ... 6 Pnskert, If. . . 5 Fox. lb 6 (’astro, ss. . . .4 Sweeney, c. Rowan, p. . 8 12 27 18 r. h. po. a. e. 2 I Totals 37 Score by Innings: Little Rock .... Atlanta Hits by innings: Little Rock Atlanta Summary—Two-base hits, Page, Jordan; three-bnse hits, Rockenfeld; sacrifice hits. Kunkle. Winters; stolen bases. Hess, Paskert; bases on balls, off Engle 3. off Rowan 3; struck out, by Engle (I), Castro; by Rowan (1), Bowcook; hit by pitcher, by Engle (Becker); double plays, Rockenfeld to Page to Douglas. Time of game, 1:45, Umpire, Pfenlnger. Nelson Is Beaten By Canton Team Special to The Georgian. Canton. Ga., June 12.—In a very In teresting and exciting game of ball here Saturday, Canton defeated the strong team of Nelson by the score of 8 to 8. Day, of Tech fame, was In the rifle Ian', nine., than they would be of any I P** f' )r N.lzon, and \va« punctured by other player In the league. The fast | Canton. He gave up seven hits and little InAelder, besides being the best, struck out fourteen men. "Rube" Me- L«ln. who was the star twlrler for the fighting spirit, too have forgotten college ball- State. Fewer Suite Filed. A falling off in the returns Ir. both the superior and city courts was noted Tuesday, which was the regular return day. There were 24$ suits tiled In su perior coun during the May term, against 188 suits for the July term. In the city court there were 159 suits for the May term against 12? for the for Canton, and gave up four hits and struck out seven men. The largeness of the score Is due to the many errors made by both teams. The Canto, team has played six games this season, and has won every game, and any team in thla section | Standing of the Clubs. rMMtMHM6tM<4HMHH6669MMM4»66MI*<MH6! Southern League. CLUBS- Played. Won. Lost. P. C. Memphis 44 ATLANTA 48 New Orleans 42 Nnshvlllo 48 Birmingham 42 Montgomery 44 Little flock 47 Bhreveport 39 South Atlantio League. CLUBS- Played. Won. Lost P. C. Jacksonville 62 33 19 ~ Macon 63 31 22 Charleston 64 31 23 .674 Augusta 60 24 26 Savannah 61 22 29 Columbia . 60 14 36 American League. CLUBS- Played. Won. LoaL P. C. Chicago 45 90 16 Cleveland 47 30 17 Detroit 42 25 17 Philadelphia 46 24 21 New' York 42 20 22 HL Louis 47 19 28 Washington 41 14 27 Boston ....... 45 15 30 CLUBS— Chicago «> New York ....... 46 Philadelphia 44 Pittsburg 41 Boston 45 Cincinnati 46 Brooklyn 45 St. Louis 49 Won. l ost P. C. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Southern. Little flock 8. Atlanta 4. Birmingham 10. Shreveport 8. Memphis 2. Nashville I. New Orleuns-Moutgomery, rain. 8outh Atlantic. Macon 5, Jacksonville 2. Savannah 2, Columbia 0. Charleston 2, Augusta 1 National. Pittsburg 7, Brooklyn 4. Boston 2, Cincinnati L Cincinnati 7. Boston 3. New York 8. St. Louis 7. Philadelphia 6, Chicago 6. » American Association. Toledo 3. St. Paul 0. Columbus 6. Minneapolis 1. ^ Louisville 4, Kansas City 3 (first game). Louisville 4. Kansas City 1 (second game). Milwaukee 3, Indianapolis 2 (first game). Indianapolis 3, Milwaukee 2 (second game). Columbus 6. Mobile 3. WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY Atlanta In Little Hock (double header First inline at 2:30.1 lllrniinxbnm In Hhreveport. Montgomery In New Orlenn*. Nnahvlllr III Memphti. ANYBODY,"ANYWHERE, ANY TIME an get The Georgian and News sent to them. Phone 4928 or write the circulation department. 45 cents per month, 10 cents per week, .50 per year. and a bnttl. royal la looked for. The .core; R- H. E. Canton 200 003 210—8 7 6 Neleon 300 300 000—6 4 6 Batteries: Canton. McLain and Phillip**. Nelson, Day and Jordan. NAT KAI8ER A CO. that wins more games this season than I CONFIDENTIAL LOANS Canton will have to get up anC hustle. | ON VALUABLES. Cantoa will play Nelson on the ball 115 Decatur St. Kimball House. • r *-* - T* * r. : ; r~In Unredeemed Diamonds. Eleven in a Row ‘ For Lipe’s Team Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., June 12.—In the second game with Jacksonville, Macon gave the Jays their "bumps” right, playing all around the visitors all during the game. From the very first Inning the locals found Stultz, and although they only landed safe with six hits, Macon, as in many games before, "swatted" the ball when It counted. In the second Inning, with one man on base, Murdock secured a dandy blng over left Held fence. t The threatening weather did not keep the crowd away, and the grand stand and bleachers wer packed with fans. Today and tomorrow's games will wind up the home series. Macon then takes to the road for eight games, and then returns home for eight. In this afternoon's game Harley for Macon and Sltton for Jacksonville will likely work, nnd tomorrow Jacksonville will pitch her star twlrler, Havldge, while Quinn for the locals wll hold down the slab. ab. r. h. po. n. e. Rutledge Defeated Union Point Team Special to The Georgian. Rutledge, Oa., June It.—The locals defeated Union Point Monday after, noon.- Score 5 to 1. Union Point never had a look In. The locals played rings around them at all times. Sams pitched great ball for Rutledge and had the Union Point boys tt his mercy. Porter at second base aleo played well for Rutledge. Porter made two doubles and a single out of four times at bat. The score follows: Rutledge. Stanton, M„ rf. McMahan, If . Porter, 2b. ... Bagerley, 3b. . Sams, p . . . . Smith, c. . . Stanton, C. t ss. Hollis, cf. . . Campbell, lb. . ab. r. po. a a The score: Macon. Murdock, cf. . Llpe, 3b. . . . Houston, If. . Stinson, rf.. . Rhuton, 2b. . . Wohlleben, lb. Pepe, ss. . . . Harnlsh, c. . Helm, p Totals. . . . Jacksonville. Evans, 2b. . . Blerkotte, as. . Viola, If. . . . Mullany, lb. . Lewis, 3b. . . . Burt, cf. . . . Walters, rf. . Schan, c. . . . Stultx, p. . . . Roth Savtdge Totals 33 2 6 24 12 0 . , o.—iitce Runs by Innings: ! Pepe. Home run, Murdock. Bacrm Jacksonville 000 000 200—2 l hit, Harnlsh. Stolen bases. Blergou . Macon 220 000 lOx—5 I Burt, Schan. Wild pitch. Helm. ‘> n "' Summary—Left on bases, Macon 3, ,1:38. Umpire, Harry Mace. Jacksonville 7. Struck out. by Helm 8, i by Stultz 4. Two-base hits, Stinson,; Union Point, ab. Stokes, p. and 2b 4 Durham. 2b A 3b 4 Hall, lb 4 Hollis, c 3 Cochran, 3b & rf 3 Scott, cf .3 Satterfield, If. . 4 Benedict, sp.. . . 3 Dickens, p & rf. 4 32 Score by Innings: Rutledge , Union Point.. ,. .- 020 Olx—5 000 100—1 v, Summary: Earned runs, R u 0 3, Union Point 1. Two-base hits, 0| ter 2. Double play, Sams to Campbell- 0 Hit by pitched ball. Sams 1. StrucK 0 i out, by Sams 8. by Stokes 4, b> Ihc 0 ens 4. Time 1:26. Umpire. J. L. Por 01 ter. Attendance 600. :3S. umpire, nsrrj Roth batted for Walters In ninth. Savldge batted for Stult* In ninth. CANT BEAT THE CUBS BALLADE OF MATHEWSON'S HOODOO. (By Will Kirk.) Napoleon beat his fiercest foes Much like a cat devouring mice; J. Caesar and his Roman nose Cut up the Gaults slice after slice. Young Corbett beat McGovern twice. Making him look the worst of dubs. All this, of course, was very nice— BUT MATTY CAN NOT BEAT THE CUBS! William the Conqueror and his crew Met Harold In a Hastings dell. And what the former didn't do Would take but little space to tell. Jeff walloped Fitz, and did It well. With lists that must have felt like clubs; All this of course, was very swell— BUT MATTY CAN NOT BEAT THE CUBS! Ulysses stayed at Troy until He brought the Trojans to his feet; Kid Samson, In a rousing mill. Found ths Philistines easy meat. Alao George Dewey and his fleet Made Spain's old galleons look llks scrubs; All this, of course, was very sweet— BUT MATTY CAN NOT BEAT THE CUBS! —New York American.