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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AJS’D NEWS. FRIDAY, J ONE 21,1907.
1 ALL THE NEWS OF THE BASEBALL AND SPORTING WORLDS
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
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Prom the pen of Grantland Bice once flowed these lines:
Jim McGuire has lust been appointed manager ot the Bos
ton Americans. He has bad more experelnce at the game than
any other player.—Baseball Note.
Methuselah, the Good Book aays, was quite an aged man;
He held the record once, It seems to me.
He started his career In life Just as the world began.
And took nine hundred years to “twenty-three."
But I've some information that I'll now dispense to you,
Though It may give historians a shock. ,
If you'll but follow up the dope you'll find It Isn’t true,
For Jim McGuire has got him skinned a block.
Skinny" Shipp, Footballist,
Will Go to Good, Old Yale
Bpsclsl 1c> The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 2t.—Frank
Shipp, better known to football lovers
throughout the South as “Skinny," will
not be with the Tiger squad of Sewanee
next fall. The man who created such a
furore In college circles last season
when Coach Helsman, of Tech, threat
ened to protest a game lost by Tech to
Sewanee because Shipp boil ’played,
will not carry the pigskin for the pur
ple next year. Instead, he will, If he
makes the team, represent the blue of
Tale on the football gridirons ot the
East.
Chtpp's decision to leave Sewanee
was reached about two weeks ago. He
S acked up bag and baggage about ten
ays ago and returned to Chattanooga
from the "mountain." declaring that he
would not go back, and thnt he Intend
ed to leave for New Haven about the
middle of August and matriculate nt
Tale University, He Is going some four
or five weeks In advance of the open-
Inr of the college In order to get In
some work with the Vnle squad. When
asked If he expected to play on tho
team. Shipp stated that he only hoped
to, but was not at all sure that he
could mahfe the 'varsity.
It Is not known why he suddenly
determined to leave Sewnnea. He
played with the baseball' team this
year and was considered one of Its
best men. Shipp was at Sewanee for
two years. During that time he, was
never given any honors by the team,
although he was considered about the
most useful man on both the football
and baseball teams. Many of his
friends believed that he would be elect
ed captain of the football team at the
close of the last season.
Shipp Is making Chattanooga his
home this summer. Ills father Is sher.
Iff of Hamilton county, and during his
vacation the ex-Sewanee boy Is a
Sherlock Holmes. He Is a regularly
sworn In deputy and has raided many
crap games, and Is feared aa much
by ebony gamblers of Chattanooga as
he was by the Yellow Jackets at At
lanta last fall. "Skinny" also plays
In the city baseball league, being sec
ond baaeman of the "Dux" team. He
Is a swell batter, but has made a
number of errors In the Held. The
rough diamonds here may be responsi
ble for that.
Last fall Shipp wan about the moat
widely discussed athlete In the South.
It was Intimated that lie was a "pro
fessional" and Coach Helsman, of
Georgia Tech, threatened to protest a
game because he was In It. Shipp
claims that when Helsman starts pro
testing games In which he plays that he
will get after the Tech coach so strong
bb to run him out of the Southern In
tercolleglate Athletic Association. Just
what Shipp Is hinting at Is not defi
nitely known.
Shipp has been playing footbnll In
the South for years. He has attended
St. Albans. Mooney School, Sewanee
and one nr two prep Institutions. It
Is believed that he will "mnke good” at
Yale, ns he has been almost univer
sally picked as an All-Southern player
for a number of years. He Is larger
and stronger this year than ever.
Knock-Out May
Result in Death
New York, June 21.—Gustav Ltnhey,
the lightweight who was an badly beat
en by four smashing jabs on the Jaw
In his contest with Ed Smith, at the
Long Acre Athletic Club, Is In a dying
condition at Bellevue hospital. Smith,
his opponent, was locked up with the
seconds and the referee. Llnney Is
from South Boston, Mass.
GREAT GAME, THIS!
Washington. Ga., June 51.—One of
the moat amusing spectacles ever wit
nessed on the local diamond was the
game Wednesday afternoon between
the “Fats" and the "Leans," which
was played for the benefit of the Con
federate monument fund. The "Leans"
won the game by a score of 15 to 10.
Battery for the "Fats," Smith. Sales,
Terry and Cofer pitchers and Blnns
catcher. For the "Leans." Miller and
Jacksdn. Umpires, Johnson and Col
ley Two hours and flftien /minutes
were required to play the game, during
which time the "Fats” amassed Just SS
error? The feature of the game was
the splendid base running of T. J.
Barksdale for the "Fats.”
About l&O was added to the monu
ment fund.
Memphis Signs
Pitcher Savidge
Special to The Georgian.
Jacksonville, Fla.. June 21,—Pitcher
Savidge has been sold to Memphis, and
will report at the close of the South
Atlantic League season. Jacksonville
gets Eddie Plass In the deal and he
will report here at once.
SILOAM WIN8.
Slloam, Ga., June, 21.—In a very In
teresting game of ball Union Point was
again defeated by the strong Slloam
team by the score of 5 to .1.
The score was tied up to the last half
of the ninth Inning, when Reynolds
came up and sent a hot one to short
and on a fumble he was safe at first:
then Hall, who followed him, sent a
scorching two-bagger to left. Reynolds
scoring on the hit, and he himself
ecored a minute later on a wild throw
from Benedict.
The game was very exciting anil It
was a pitchers' battle from beginning
to end. Davis for Slloam gave up only-
six scattered lilts and fanned eleven
mss. Stokes, who pitched for Union
Point, did well, allowing only eight hits
and fanning eight Slloam batters.
The following is the score by Innings:
SOME MORE EX-SOUTHERN LEA GUERS NO W IN COTTON ST A TES
The above touching effusion is of interest right now owing
to the fact that Charley Frank has recently signed Lave Cross.
And it is a Known and recorded fact that Lave Cross was an
old man when he began to teach Jim McGuire how to play base
ball.
Here is the history of Lave Cross:
He wsb born lu .Milwaukee, WIs., In 1867, and at the age of
17 was playing with the Sandusky (O.) team.
In 1886 be played at Altoona, Pa., and the two following
seasons found him at l/tulavllle In the National League. In 1889
he first went to Philadelphia, going to the Athletics, but the
next year he cast his lot with the Brotherhood and played In op
position to the Athletics. In 1891 he was back with tbeAtbletlcs,
and from then on to 1897 he wore the uniform of the Philadel
phia National League club.
St. Louis had him In 1898 and he divided 1899 between St.
Louis and Cleveland. When Cleveland went out of the Nation
al League Hanlon got Cross for Brooklyn, but In 1902, during
the war between the National and and American Leagues, Lave
“Jumped" to the Philadelphia Americans, Connie Mack's Athlet
ics. He played third base and was captalu of the team when
It won the American League pennant In 1902 and again in 1905.
The date of Cross’ birth is doubtless wrong. Lave was
"Old Lave” fifty years ago—in fact, he was on the dock when
baseball landed in America—and he has been playing the game
ever since.
But Lave Cross isn’t the first fossil Charley Frank has ever
dug out of the Paleozoic deposits.*
Goodness knows Breitenstein is one of the prc-Aborigines
and was an antique before the flood.
And Bill Philips—.why Bill makes the adjectives andtedilu-
vian look positively juvenile.
Gucse is another of the Obsolctes. But at that he is a mere
chicken compared with "Breit,” and Bill, and Lave, and yet he
will never aeo his sixtieth summer again.
What we shall call them is a puzzle. The Fossils, or tho
Primevals, or tho Venerables, or the Preadamites all sound too
disrespectful.
And respect for age is one of the things we arc long on.
You can safely look out for them, though.
Charlie Frank never had a poor team in all his stormy exist
ence and he is not likely to begin now.
And certainly not by adding Lave Cross to his team.
Lave is one of the best inflelders in the business and knows
baseball like a book.
Frank can now lard in the vacancies with a lot of young-
iters and be reasonably certain that his team will keep its feet
in the midst of most trying circumstances.
ANDREW PETIT.
MICKEY O'BRIEN.
"RED” WRIGHT.
Petit it a catcher with the Jackson, Mist., team. He is the oldest man
on the team in point of service. The year yellow fever broke up the
Cotton 8tates—1905—Petit finished up the season with Memphis. Mickey
O'Brien is a well-known ex-8outhern Leaguer. He used to be with
Montgomery. Thornton is considtred the most valuable outfielder in the
Cotton States League. He was formerly with Montgomery and played
good ball there. Last year Thornton was in the thick of the fight over
the salary question—a fight which led to the bxpulsiort from the league
of George Reed. Thornton is known as the "Adonia of the league." "Red"
Wright, who ie first baseman and manager of the Columbus, Miss., team,
used to be in the Southern League back in the earlier days. He is mak
ing good down in Mississippi.
Crackers
The Babblers
Club Is in Good Condition
and Expects to Win
This Afternoon.
WOOOIE THORNTON.
ZELLER AND SPADE, ATLANTA
PITCHERS, HA VE GREA T A VERAGES
Which la* the better pitcher. Rube
Zeller or Bob Spade?
This is a hard question to answer,
but If you will lpok over the records
of the two pitchers you will note some
Interesting facta.
Zeller has been pitching great ball
tbla year and so has Spade. Some
people In this city claim that Zeller is
the best pitcher, while others say that
Spade can twirl the best ball.
In 16 games pitched this season Zel
ler has allowed only 32 runs—an aver
age of two runs per game. Spade, on
the other hand, has allowed 32 runs
In 10 gamea pitched, an average of
three and one-flfth runs per game.
For 16 games this season Rube Zel
ler has allowed 84 hits, an average of
6 and three-sixteenth hits per game.
Spade has allowed 74 hits In ten
games, an average of 7 and four-tenth
hits per game
In fielding the two pitchers are about
In wild pitches and hit by pitched on even *erms. Zeller’s average is .952,
balls Spade and Zeller are about even. | while Spade Is fielding at the rate of
In 16 games this season Zeller has .921.
made no wild pitches and has hit six The records of the two players fol-
hfitamRn finado has mmln rm« wild Ugvlu
Pitching Average.
Played. Won. Lost. Per Cent.
...16 12 4 .750
batsmen. Spade has made one wild low
pitch and has soaked four batsmen In j-
the short ribs.
Zeller has struck out 84 men this 1 Zeller
year, an average of 5 and a little over
per game. Spade has struck out 24
men in ten games, an average of about
two and a half per game.
Zeller Is leading Spade in pitching;
but the ex-Macon boy, as every one
knows, Is one of the best batters on
the t^am and Is leading Zeller by a
handsome margin In stick work.
The two pitchers have been support
ed about equally well, with the advan
tage slightly In Spade’s favor. Zeller
has been in 16 games and while pitch
ing that numbtr the players have made
23 errors. The players have made only
12 errors behind Spade In 10 games.
.700
Spade 10 7
Batting Average.
Games. AB. Runs. Hits. PC.
Spade, j . ...26 52 9 17 .325
Zeller 16 50 1
Fielding Average.
Games. PO.
.058
Zeller.
Spade.
.16
33
...25 13 22
Long Distance Hitting,
2-BH. 3-BH. H-R. Total No. B.
Spade .5 0 0 5
Zeller ..0 0 0 0
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j Standing of the Clubs, j
Southern League. v
CLUBS- Ployed. Woo. Lost P. C.
Memphis 50 31 19 .620
ATLANTA 53 31 22 .5®
New Orleans 51 27 21 .529
Little Hock 54 26 28 .4*1
Hhreveuort 48 22 26 .4
Nnkhvllle 56 25 30 .4
Montgomery 53 24 29 .4
Ulrmfiigliam 52 22 30 .4
South Atlantic League.
CLUBS- Played. Won. Lost. P. (
Jacksonville 58 39 21 .6
Chnrlestou 62 36 26 .5
Macon 61 33 28 .5
Augusta 58 26 32 .4
Savannah 6S 26 33 .4
Colombia ........ 57 19 38 .3
Commercial Leaguers to
Play Again on Saturday
CLUBS-
Chlrago . . .
Cleveland . .
Detroit*. . .
Philadelphia
New York . .
St. Louis . .
Washington
Boston . . . .
Played. Won. I.oat. P. C.
National League.
Philadelphia
Pittsburg . .
Huston . . .
Cincinnati . ,
Brooklyn . .
tft. Louis . .
YE8TERDAY'8 RESULTS.
Southern.
I.ltle Rock S. Birmingham 2.
Shreveport 6, Nashville 0.
South Atlantic.
Jacksonville 6, Mncon 0.
Charleston 4, Columbia 2.
Savanuah 3, Augusta 2.
American.
Philadelphia 4. Detroit 0.
St. Louis 9, New York fi.
Cleveland 4, Washington 2.
Chicago 2. Boston 0.
National.
Pittsburg 4. Philadelphia 2.
Brooklyn 3. St. Lulls J.
Cincinnati 6, Now York 5.
Chicago 4, Hostou 0.
American Association.
Minneapolis 7, Milwaukee 5 irtrst game).
Milwaukee 4. Minneapolis 3 (second game).
Toledo 2. Indiannpolis 1 (eleveu innings).
Louisville 3, Columbus 3 (twelve Intilug*).
Cotton Stataa.
Mobile 5. Vicksburg 3. .
Meridisu 3. Columbus 2.
Gulfport 4, Jackson 4 (eleven Innings).
Virginia 8ttae.
Richmond 2, Portsmouth 2 (thirteen In
nings).
Roanoke 4. Lynchburg 2.
Norfolk 5, Danville 2.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
dttle Rock won another game from
Birmingham Thursday afternoon, with
Keith, the former college star, in the
box. Birmingham, like the Bobber*,
has made a very poor showing on this
western trip.
Saturday Gamea.
Beck & Gregg vs. Southern Railway.
Carleton Floyd, umpire.
Sun Proofs vs. M. Kutz, at north dia
mond. Piedmont, park. C. McGaney,
umpire.
Southern States Electric Company vs.
Koca Nolan, at Gammage Crowing.
Henry Watts, umpire.
The Commercial Leaguers will play
again Saturday afternoon for The Geor
gian’s pennant and three hot games are
expected. All of the teams have been
practicing hard this week for the games
Saturday, and every one of the clubs
will be in good condition.
The new south diamond at piedmont
park will not be available for use Sat
urday and President Thomas will an
nounce In Saturday’s Georgian where
the Beck & Gregg-Southern Railway
game will be played. The new south
diamond at Piedmont will be ready for
next Saturday’s games.
Contributions In the way of new re
serve lists ahd notes of games and play
ers will be found below:
Kutz Company Line-up.
W. A. Winn, manager; Huddleston,
Allies, Richardson, Latnma, Edens,
N. Sullivan, Sartorlus, E. Sullivan, W.
Sullivan, Bosche, Kitchens.
Southern States Electric Company's
Reserve List.
Borrough, Harris, Hudson, Starry,
Dukes, Reese, Fargoson, Jordan, Clif
ton, Lockhart. Hull, Woodward.
Harris will pitch the double-header
for the Southern States Electric Com
pany Saturday afternoon against the
Koca Nolas.
Notes From M. Kutz,
"Manager Bell, of the Beck & Gregg,
has one ot the fastest teams I have met
this season; they are heavy hitters,
fast fielders and good base runners."—
Manager Winn, of M. Kutk.
N. Sullivan, of M. Kutz. at third, is
In a class to himself. He’ tyakes a
hard chance look easy.
8un Proof Notes.
The Pittsburg Plate GJass Company’s
Sun Proof team will be In the field Sat
urday with the strongest line-up the
management has yet put In uniform,
and the fight this team will put up for
•econd plice will be interesting.
Sun Proof supporters are expected j
out In large numbers, and the rooting
will be of the kind that helps to win
games.
The Sun Proofs have placed Golightty
on the reserve list and released Vos*.
Koca Nola Reserve List.
Collins, of.; Hunnlcutt, rf.; Perkln-
son, If.; Mlddlebrooks, c!; Baertchey,
!>.; Hulsey, p.; Holms, lb.; Henley, 2b.;
Frank, as.; Banks, 3b.; Wright, lb.;
Strange, substitute.
Charleston defeated Columbia
Thursday afternoon. Viebahn, a new
pitcher secured by Charleston, pitched
and won his game. Umpire Buckley,
who formerly umpired In the Southern
League, officiated yesterday.
Savannah won from Augusta Thurs
day afternoon. Holmes was in the ri
fle-pit for Augusta, but was not at hla
best, and lost his game. lie never had
a look In at winning the game.
Brooklyn won another game Thurs
day afternoon with Rucker, the former
South Atlantic League,star, In the box.
Rucker has been pitching good ball for
Brooklyn this year, ahd Is considered
a star In the National League.
Shreveport shut out Nashville Thurs
day and won the game In easy fash
ion. Nashville has been having a bard
time winning on this western invasion.
The Dobbers have been beaten at every
stage of the game by the western
teams.
Ball players nre the most superstitious
creatures in the world. Their manner of
wearing their uniforms is one Instance
of It. For example, Baird -wears a stock-
lug with a hole in it near his ankle. Satur
day he had-the stocking on the right leg.
Yesterday be had changed It to his left.
Of course, he did It to change his luck. He
ot a two-bn sc hit his first time at hat.
nother, SnpU Crab,’ wears ruluhow under
wear, and ho very immodestly displays the
sleeves of bis garments for the ndmirutiou
of the fair sex. Of course, he thinks there
Is luck in lornl colors, or he would he more
tasteful In Ids selections. A ball player
will go out.of bis way to pick up a horse
shoe or a hit of Iron lying In the road.
He wants the hell at the grounds In a
certain position and he wants this, that
and the other that only the grouudkeeper
Special to The Georgian.
Memphis, Tenn., June 21.—Billy
Smith ahd his Firecrackers were U p
and out early this morning and are ail
as’fit as a fiddle and In good condi
tion to play the Babblers this. Q f t .
ernoon. *
The sky here la clear and the sun is
out and shining bright, # and there is
every indication that there will be a
game this afternoon.
Billy Smith will probably depend on
Castleton or Zeller this afternoon.
Smith* wlH moat probably pitch Cas-i
tleton this afternoon, as it is his turn
to go in the box.
Manager Babb will probably send in
either Joey Bills or George Suggs. Bills
Is in go^d condition, and It Is more
than likely that he, will be on the slab
for the locals.
It Is reported here that Swalm, the
new pitcher Smith signed a few days
ago, will arrive here some time this aft.
ernoon or tonight. Swalm is a big
giant and it is expected that he will
help Smith out wonderfully.
Matthews Signs
Another Pitcher
Special to The Georgian.
Charleston, S. C„ June 21.—Charles
ton has a new pitcher In the person
of \Vllliam Viebahn, who blew’ In this
morning from Johnstown, Pa., rec
ommended to Matthews by Arthur
Brouthers, now’ with the Johnstown
team. Forest Wright and Inflelder
Reddick left Denver last night
Charleston, and Griffin Is expected
from Toledo In a day or two, for the
infield. Matthews will have to let
three or four men go. If he uses all
the new' men. He has abandoned his
announced trip to Pennsylvania, where
he was going to get Viebahn, who is
a young, stalwart pitcher, coach for
two years at Dickinson college, r
had trouble with his manager, who
name, strange to say. Is Billy Smith,
and took Brouthers’ hook for Charles
ton.
The great “Bugs" Raymond has re
turned from Chicago, In spite of dif
ferent reports, and was presented on
Monday with a handsome sliver mug
and platter for his new son, "Little
Bugs.” He says ne will, name the boy
Charleston.
cau supply. If you, don’t believe the piny-
ord.
The greatest series of the season thus far
will begin here Friday, when Atlanta iuoks
horns with the Hustlers. The close rare
for leadership of the longue has put the
fans of both towns on the wire-edge of *•»-
thusiasm and a large delegation is expect
ed to come up from the Georglu city to
watch the games this week. Memphis
forged ahead of the Firemen Monday ana
Will strain themselves to keen the lend.
Ho far Atlanta and Memphis hnve played
live games, but only one of these was won
by the locals.—Memphis News-Helm!tar-
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Bargains in Unredeemed Diamonds.
Hoy Lake, England. June 21.—An un
fortunate start yesterday probably pre
vented Alec Smith, of the Nassau
Country Club. New York, from occu
pying a leading place nt the eipl of the
first half of the competition for the
British open golf championship.
Smith’s first drive was caught by the
wind, which blew with the force of half
a gale, and carried out of bounds. Oth
er shots were similarly unfavorable.
Thirty-six holes were played yester
day and the remaining thirty-six will
be played today.
FINN GETS PITCHER.
Special to The Georgian.
Little Rock. Ark., June 21.—Manager
Finn has purchased Oromilllon, a
southpaw', from the Monroe Gulf Coast
League team. Gromllllon has a great
record this year. He has pitched nine
games and has won all of them. He
will probably be worked this afternoon
against Birmingham.
MALARKEY"BUYS PITCHER.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., June 21.—Manager
Malarkey has signed a new pitcher In
the person of Shields, a Pacific coast
pitcher. Shields was with Tacoma In
1906 and was the leading slabman of
the team.
He is also a good batter. His aver
age for last season was .270. Manager
Mataikey bought Shields from McClos-
key, of the St. Louis club.
Jack Foy Will
Fight in East
Jack Foy, the local welter weight pu
gilist who made such a good showing
tu hit fights around Atlanta, (a at pres,
ent In New York and will soon begin
training at the New Polo Athletic Club
in New* York for his first fight in the
East.
No opponent has yet been selected
for Foy, but he has the promise of
plenty ot bouis.
Foy writes that there are plenty ot
fights around New York am! he ex
pects to put In a busy summer.
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and Malarkey will settle the proposi
tion when the smiling one comes here
for the next series.—Shreveport Times.
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