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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND XJ'AVS, ALL THE NEWS OF THE BASEBALL AND SPORTING WORLDS EASTERN TEAMS MAKE NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS j JIM M’QUIRE, BOSTON'S NEW MANAGER Billy Smith’s protest against Pfenninger was probably well founded. Pfenninger is not noted for bis backbone, and he too frequently submits to the bullying of players or managers. But Smith will accomplish more by the “heart-to-heart” seance with members of the team than by inveighing against umpires. Sid Smith is a great ball player, and he takes a loss about as keenly as .Jimmie Matthews. But that does not condone the fault of losing his head, and using gutter language. This Is a picture of Jim Mc Guire, the veteran New York catcher, who has recently been ap pointed manager ot the Boston Americans. McGuire Is a heady ball player and will make Boston a good manager, so the sporting critics thinks. Zeal is a fine thing in baseball, but over-zeal is not. Sid has a tendency to grow sullen if things do not break right in the going, and with anger seething in him he sometimes lets judg ment fly away. That is bad for Sid and bad for the team. The team is going fine now, and it cannot afford to take chances on the stubbornness or pig-headedness of any player. If Swalm, the new pitcher, delivers the goods Affanta will have about as neat a pitching staff as any club in tl/e league. This has been the season of Nap Rucker’s vindication. The Cobb county boy stepped up to the highest class league, and has pitched the finest kind of ball. Even with as weak a team as Brooklyn, Rucker has by h« own high-class work stopped some of the to'p-notchers. If he keeps up his gait he will come mighty near ranking among the leading boxmen of the National league. And Marietta is glad. Zeller Is Now Leading Southern League Pitchers Rube Zeller Is leading tho Southern League In pitching once more. Prince GasklU,’ of Shreveport, dropped a few potnta during the past week and Zel ler haa forged ahead and la now lead ing the proceaelon. It la true that there are four other pitchers In the league with perfect per centages, but ae they have only been In aa many ns one or two games, their averages really don't count for the leadership, Sam Weems, the former Auburn Col lege star, has won two games for Montgomery this year and not a single defeat Is charged against him. Nel son, of, Nashville; Torry, an amateur of Shreveport, who has pitched one game for the Pirates; Ely, of Nash ville, and Engle, of Little Rock, all have perfect perconCages of 1.000. . Rube Zeller Is leading the league by a narrow margin, and at least one lose would probably give him a setback. Zeller's per cent Is .7G0. Prlnco Gaa- klll Is pitching good ball Just now, and Is giving Zeller a hard run for the honor of being the premier pitcher of the Southern League. GasklU's per centage Is .717. Old "Grandpa" Stockdnle, of Mem phis, Is pitching great ball now. He Is making things warm for the other slab, men and ball teams that face him. Eyler, Castleton, Crlstall and Bills have good percentages, and every one of these four men has a good cin 12 of leading the league by only winning a few games. The records of the pitchers follow; Name. Played. Won. Lost. P. C. Weems, Montg’m’y. 2 Nelson, Nashville . 1 Torry, Shreveport . 1 Ely, Nashville ... 1 Engle, Shreveport.. 1 Zeller, Atlanta . .16 Qasklil, Shrevep’t .11 Stockdale, Memp'a.14 Spade, Atlanta . .10 Eyler, Little Rock .12 Crtstall, Memphis . 8 Castleton, Atlanta .10 Bills, Memphis. . .13 Fisher, Shreveport. 10 Guese, N. O. . . .10 Manuel, N. O.. . .12 Frits, N. 0 7 Malarkey, Montg’y. 7 Suggs, Memphis. ,13 Reagan, Blrrpin’m.12 E. Duggan, Nash. . 6 J. Duggan, Nash. .16 Graham, Shreve. . 6 Keith, Little Rock. 2 Hart, Little Rock . 8 Fort, Atlanta. . . 7 Walsh, Montgom’y.16 Buchanan, L. R. .10 Clarke, Btrming'm.16 Maxwell, Mont.. .10 Turner, Blrm. . .11 Wilhelm, Blrm. . . 9 Breltenstetn, N. O. 6 Rowan, Atlanta. . 8 McCafferty, L. R. POOR SHOWING IN WESl The Eastern clubs have made a very poor showing on the Western trip, whle h is almost over. Only one Eastern team has made a showing as good aa .500. Billy Smith and his bpnch of ball tossers haa made a showing which, al- ' though bad. Is better than the other ! teams have made. Billy has won live games on this trip and has lost live. Per cent .500. Nashville has a miserable percentage of .222. The Dobbers have won only two games out of nine played. If Dobbs ; and his bunch keep up the present clip they will be anchored safely away In last place in less than ten days. The Nashvillians will be here Mon day to play the Crackers a series and i their real worth can be ascertained then. Dobbs has a good team this year and It will be hard to tell from where the slump that the Dobbers have tnk.„ on originated. nlte " Birmingham has won three game. „„ this trip and has lost nine. Thle siv« the Barons a percentage of .260. Blrm Ingham has been down near the boi" tom of the race almost all the season and It Is not any slump In playing th.t Is keeping them from the top. ” “Smiling" John Malarkey's team h»i won three games on this tour and ha« lost five. Montgomery's percentage I. .376. The Climbers have been p|Ty ln . good ball this season and will soon b. near the top fighting for the lead if some of the other teams don't watch out. “ The standings of the clubs follows- ... . Played. Won. Lost. Pr t Atlanta 9 5 5 sou Montgomery .... 8 3 Birmingham 12 3 NaBhvIlle ....... 9 2 ■3T5 .259 .223 CRACKERS ARE DEFEATED BY THE TURTLE BACKS good chance Walker, Mont. . .10 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .760 .727 .714 .700 .692 .625 .600 .616 .600 .600 .583 .671 .571 .538 .500 .600 .600 .500 .600 .444 .429 .400 .400 .400 .400 .864 .833 .333 .333 .333 i .300 ATLANTA PLAYS MEMPHIS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON Memphis, Tenn., June 22.—Manager Crackers. Billy Smith Is going out after this aft ernoon's game, and It Is said that hs has Instructed the wlsard, Rube Zeller, to pitch today’s contest. Manager Smith is not In a very good humor this morning after Friday's gams. Smith Is very sore at Umpire Pfenninger. Smith wired President Kayanaugh this morning asking him to Bend another umpire to officiate In the remaining games of the series. Billy said that Pfenninger was unfair to the If Zeller doesn’t pitch today, Spade wilt moat likely do the box work, os ho Is In good condition. The fans of this city are taking a great Interest In the series between At lanta and Memphis, and It Is sxpected that the ball park will be taxed to overflowing tjils afternoon. Old Grandpa Stockdale will probably pitch for tho locals this afternoon. Manager Babb hasn't announced offi cially who will pitch, although It will be either Stockdale or George Sugga. AGED WOMAN ENTERS 10-MILE SWIMMING RACE Commercial Leaguers to Play Saturday Afternoon I The Commercial Leaguers will play again this afternoon for The Georgian's pennant. Owing to an error In yes terday's Georgian, this afternoon's games are printed below. The elx teams will positively play at the fol lowing places: Southern Railway vs. Beck & Gregg, at Ponce DeLeon avenue and Myrtle street grounds. President Thomas an- nounces that he haa secured these grounds from Mr. Peters, of the Pe ters Land Company. Southern States Electric Company vs. West End Stars, at North diamond Blanks Wins Shoot Handicap Chicago. June 22.—The great Ameri can handicap In the shooting tourna ment yesterday .was won by J. J. Blanks, of Tresevant, Tenn., with a score of 17 out of a possible 20; M. J. Maryott, of Fort Howard. Coio., was second. with 16, and Chauncey M. Pow. era. of Decatur, 111., was third, with 14. These three were tied yeeterday for first place, each scoring 96. The ehoot-ott today was at twenty targets. BARWICK TIES PAVO. Special to The Georgian. Barwlck, Go,, June 11.—Pavo and Berwick played a ten-Innlng game here yeeterday, score 7 and 7. Tho game was colled on account of dark ness. Batteries, Pavo, D. Rsdfearn and Reddick; Barwlck, Pope and Mas- ™}hg feature of the game was the batting of Redfearn, of Georgia Uni versity, who played tint for Barwlck. He made two home runs one double and one single. 8PARTA WINS. Special to Tbs Georgian. Sparta, Go., June 22.—In one of the fastest and moat stubbornly contested games of baseball ever witnessed Sparta, the local club defeated today the Invincible and unbeaten Mllledge- vllle team by a score ot 6 to 6. The special features of the game were the home run of Blnlon and the pitching of Moats for Sparta, and the magnificent catching of Reynolds for the visitors. The Mluedgevllle boys are not only an excellent lot of ball playere, but a set at perfect gentlemen. 0000000000000000000000000a O o O PITCHER8' STANDING 0 IN SALLY LEAGUE. O O Charleston, & C., June 2,2.—Sal- O O ly League pitchers are standing aa O O follows: 0 6 W. L. T. PC. 0 Piedmont Park. Carleton Floyd, um pire. Sun Proofs vs. M. Kuts, Gammago Crossing diamond. Henry J. Docken dorf, umpire. Augusta Players Special to The Georglnn. Augusta, Oil. June 22.- chack from the management and o ere of the club, stating that unanimity will be secured If the entire team haa to be suspended or discharged. Crosier haa been given full control and the club owners declare that they will back him to the limit. The game played Thurs day was rotten on tbs part of some of the players and It appeared to the spec tatort that they were not giving their beet efforts. :r~ - ,| | NOTES OF THE GAMES ! 1 Rehoboth played good ball, but waa clearly outclassed. This was Powder Springs' first game this season, and from the present out look stye will have one of the best teams she haii had In years. Atlanta Is one of the favorite teams of the Birmingham fan, but unless Billy Smith gets hold of aome more pitchers he may have trouble yet.—Bir mingham News. What was Billy Smith thinking about when he released Neal Ball for Castro? It Is said that Smith** reason for doing to was that he believed that Ball’s arm was poor. The Atlanta discard while in New Orleans has shown that he la 1 the superior of Castro aa a ball player. That opinion Is basei*, upon the work that he hns shown In New Orleans. both as a fielder and batter. He has a better batting average than the Revo. 1 Unionist and gets away with plays faster.—Now Orleans States. "Bone” Wallace, the big one who dec orates center field, is not setting the world on fire with the stick. Hurry b up, Bob, we need those heavy eivats yon are capable of making.—Richmond e News-Leader. 0 Savldge. Jack O Raymond, Charles..20 0 Harley, Macon 10 O Lee, Jack. 10 O Helm, Macon 12 O Sltton, Jack 9 .909 0 .823 O .667 O .667 O .632 O .600 O v o «WH1OO0000000000000000000 CREW STREET JUNIOR8 WIN The Crew Street Juniors defeated the Georgia Avenue Sluggers by the score of 9 to 0. The feature of the game was the heavy hitting of the Crew Street team. Score by Innings. R, H. E. C. S. J 021 030 201—9 24 O. A. S 000 000 000—0 3 Batteries: E. Cocke and Neal, \Y. Wilkins and J. Cocke. Summary; Home .rune, Neal, E. Cocke, D. Wilkins, Seta; struck out, by Cocks 18. by Wilkins 1; bases on balls, by Wilkins 12; stolen base, Shee head. Umpire, Bray. BIRMINGHAM 8IGNS OUTFIELDER. Specie! to The Georgian. Birmingham. Ala.. June 22.—Brodle, a Providence outfielder, was signed by Blrmlnghem Friday. Last season he was In the Eastern League. He batted .384 and fielded .967. He will arrive Sunday and probably replace Gardner In left field. PARR DEFEATS PONS. Special to The Georgian. Birmingham. Ala, June 22.—In a sen sational wrestling match here Friday night English Champion Parr defeated French Champion Pone before a great and enthusiastic audience. NAT KAISER A CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. 15 Decatur St. Kimball Houie. Bargains In Unredeemed Diamonds. St. Louis, June 32.—Mrs. Lida Bran- denburger, despite the fact that she Is 67 years old. will enter the Missouri Athletic Club's ten-mile Marathon swim In tho Mleelsslppt river, Octo ber 2. Sho believes swimming to bo a means to health and happiness for women. The Marathon race will be a part of an aquatic carnival held In October. About 149,000 will be given In prlsei to the swimmers. Mrs. Brandenburger several yean ngo suffered from severe heart prostra tion and for years was obliged to leave town every summer. "1 talked the matter over with my physician and he finally consented to let me stay at home for the summer If I would keep cool and spend some time In the water every day. I was 63 years old then. I feel younger than when I started swimming." Just Notes large win: COTTON MILL PLANNED BY WOODBURY CITIZEN8. Special to The Georgian. Woodbury, Git., June 22.—A big bar becue was given by the cltlsens here yesterday in the Interest of a cotton mill organisation for this place. It was one of the largest gatherings ever seen In Woodbury. The meeting, which was very enthusiastic, resulted In a very encouraging subscription list to ward the capital stock of the enter prise. The speakers were; J. E. Dun- son, of LaGrange; Hon. W. S. Howell, of Greenville; Professor J. D. Smith, of Griffin, and Dr, J. D. Sutton, the leading spirit of the Industry. NEW TRIAL GRANTED BY COURT OF APPEALS. Special to The Georgian, Gainesville, Go., June 22.—The court of appeals has handed down a de cision granting a new trial to Jim Reed, who was convicted at the Jan uary term of Hall superior court of voluntary manslaughter and given a sentence of fifteen years In tho peni tentiary by Judge Klmsey. In all probability Reed will be tried again at the July term of the superior court, which convenes the third Mon day. Reed Is charged with the killing of Hoke Hunt, near Chattahoochee church, during the spring of last year. He was put on trial first at the July term, 1906, but the Jury could not agree and a mistrial was declared. At the January term he was given a second trial. Hla attorneys. Messrs. Thomp son & Bell and II. H. Peon, appealed for a new trial, but Judge Klmsey re fused It, after which the case went to the court of appeals. HARVARD CELEBRATES NOTED "CLASS DAY." NEW INSURANCE OFFICE OPENS WITH A RU8H. Special to Tho Georgian. Rome, Ga„ June 22.—Tho Rome In surance Company Is making a good start.. Thursday the office In Rome opened for business and fifty applica tions wore written for policies in the new company. Solicitors will go out next week to the near-by towns. Pres ident J. J. Reese Is greatly elated at the progress of his young enterprise. ROME TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY. Cambridge, Mass., June 22.—Friday waa class day at Harvard and 'the members of the senior class entertained their friends in splendid style. In the Special to The Georgian. Rome, Ga., June 22.—The Glorious Fourth Is to be properly celebrated In Rome with races on the water and land. A regatta on the Etowah „ Planned for the morning, and races on the Desoto tracks by the best trotters of North Georgia In the afternoon. A committee haa been appointed from the Rome Boat Club to claaa the boats and for the winner In each class there Is a silver cup for the trophy. Commencement Sermon, Special to The Georgian Augusta, Ga., June 22.—The com mencement of the Richmond Academy will begin here Sunday when the com- mencement sermon will be preached by Rev. Richard Wilkinson, of St. James Methodist church. There are about fifteen young men who will re- ceive diplomas. The attendance during the present year has been larger than at any previous session. ... ».}.<■■ ... me fashionable spreads by Individuals and course of the day there were many the various clubs of the university. "The work of Chase on first showed that this youngster Is In a class by himself," says a Boston paper. You couldn't make the "Jiggs” Donohue admirers believe that. Gene DemontrevtUe, who Is here with the Barons, had the honor of putting Johnny Carr In the business. He pick ed him up on the lots of Washington, and Isn't ashamed of his Judgment, either.—Shreveport Times. Fielder Jones Insists that this Is his last year In baseball. "I know that players have been known to make those bluffs before, but I am sincere when I say that this Is my last year," he said. "When we get through in the fall I am through playing baseball. I know when I havo enough, and I am almost filled up with It now. Time will tell whether 1 am bluffing or not.” Jones started to play ball In Spring- field, Mass., In 1896. He played minor league ball for but four months and than went to Brooklyn and became a big league star. He has been in the baseball limelight ever since, and Is as good a ball player as he ever was, and t will be a real surprise should he carry out his determination to quit the game.—Washington Post. r of last season's psn nant winners are finding the going >retty rough this season. Birmingham, n the Southern League, for a while was In the cellar: Portland, In the four-club Pacific Coast League, last >lqce; DesMolnes, Western League, 'ourth place; Grand Rapids, Central League, seventh place; York, Tri-State League, sixth place: Cedar Rapids, hree-I League, sixth place; Lynch- urg, Virginia League, fourth place; cranton. New York State League, rlh place; -Erie, Interstate League, iurth' place, and Paterson, Hudson Iver League, last place.—Memphis ews-Sctmltar. Gasklll didn't exactly quit yester- ay. Manager Fisher ordered him to le bench. Hickman had been warm- ig up during two Innings for this ■nergency, and when Ruddy kept Ruddy was Just bad, and that's Steubenville, Ohio, must be a great oseball town, when 1,500 men and oys will go on a strike In order to There was a time when New Orleans was the strength of the league. That day Is now burled with the archives of a dim and musty era. Both Bir mingham and Atlanta are better ball towns today, and Memphis Is Just as good. Nashville would be with a new ball yard, so Charlie’s massive hauteur of the old days, displayed whenever his hand was called, no longer carries any weight.—Nashville Tennessean. When It gets down to pennants. Ten- nessee has the rest of them backed Into the coal bln. , Out of the six now flying from Southern mastheads no less than four are waving over Tennessee soil. Nashville claims two and Memphis Is tho proud possessor of a like count. The only Jar to this pleasant dream Is the make-up of that highly classical ijttty, sung with great effect aome moqths ago: "It Isn't what you used to ho lt’s what you are today,” etc. —Nashville Tennessean. 00000000O0OOO000O00O0O0OO0 O LIGHTNING KILL8 TWO O 0 MEN RIDING ONE HORSE. O 0 0 O Gainesville, Texas, June 22.— O O John McGee and Riley Shelton 0 0 and the horse they were riding 0 0 were killed by lightning three O 0 miles southwest ot Gainesville O O Thursday. They were not found 0 0 until yesterday. O 0O0OOOO0O0O0O0000O0O0000O0 Special to The Georgian. Memphis, Tenn., June 22.—The locals defeated the Crackers here Friday aft ernoon; score 3 to 2. The gapie was hard fought and Interesting through out. Umpire Pfenninger gave some of the most awful decisions, so Billy Smith says, ever seen on any diamond. Billy Is sore at Pfenninger and has wired President Kavanaugh, of the. Southern League, to send another umpire' Memphis to boss the remaining games of the series. The Firecrackers played good ball Friday: and Castleton pitched a good game, but they could not win from the Turtle Backs. Sid Smith was put out of the game In the first Inning of Friday’s game for talking back to the “umps." Sweeney was Bent in behind the bat and showed up In good style, although he was rather excited at times. The attendance here yesterday was large and the Memphis fans will turn out In force to see the remaining games of the pertes. The fans of this city will turn out In large numbers because they know that this series will be the best games on, the home lot In a long time. In the second Inning of Friday's game Paskert knocked a tb^ e-bagger to left field and scored a moment later when Fox singled to right. The Crackers made another run In the fifth Inning, when Castro singled to center,. was sacrificed to second and scored on Becker's two-bagger to right The jHKjre of Friday^ game follow; A Atlanta. Becker, rf. Winters, cf Smith, c. . Sweeney, c. Paskert, If. . . 4 Fox, lb. ... 3 Castro, ss. . .,3 Dyer, 8b. . . .. 2 Castleton, p. . . 3 Totals 29 Memphis, ab Manning, If. , .• 4 Babb, ss 4 Carey, lb. Richards, 3b . Carter, rf. . , Neighbors, cf , James, 2b. . . Owens, c. . . Bills, p. . , 2 6 24 10 0 r. h, po. a. e. 0 16 0 6 27 16 1 Totals Runs by innings: Atlanta .,010 010 000—i Memphis 010 100 10*-1 Hits by Innings: Atlanta 121 020 000-0 Memphis 001 101 21«-J Summary: Two-base hit, Paskert; stolen bases, Castro, Richards; base on balls, off Castleton 2, off Bills 1; struck out. by Castleton 8, Manning 2, Carey 2, Richards, Babb 3; by Bills 3, Becker, Castro, Jordon; passed balls, Sweeney 2;- sacrifice hits, Becker, Dyer, Neighbors, Owens; double plavs, Babb to Carey, James to Babb, Casird to Fox. Time, 1:20. Umpire, Pfennln. ger. PITCHED BALL INJURES ROGER j Standing of the Clubs, j 45*34 Continental Tires Four Tires used 890 miles. Con tain original air. Never punctur ed. Will sell for about one-half price. Address, TIRES, Care Georgian. Southern League, Played, Woo. Lost. P. ft a i Montgomery . Birmingham . ,„^„8outh Atlantic League. CLUBS- l'lar*d. Wou. u Jacksonville 61 40 : Charleston ,63 37 Macon . 62 •* Augusta 69 Snvntinnh 69 Columbia ,68 ___ American League. CLUBS- Played, Won. I.mt. P. ft Chicago 62 34 1« .554 Cleveland ...... 66 34 21 .fit Detroit 49 39 20 . 531 1'hllmlnlphla 63 29 24 .541 34 ROGER BRE8NAHAN. Roger Bresnahan, the famous catch er of the New York -National League team, waa seriously hurt by a pitched ball In a recent game at Cincinnati. PAVO WIN8. Pavo, Ga., June 21.—Pavo defeated Moultrie here today by the score of 15 to 6 In a very Interesting game of ball. Score by Innings: Moultrie 212 060 010— Pavo Ill 682 020—15 Batten- for Moultrie, Blaslngamc. Hawkins and Webb. Batten’ for Pavo. Reddick and D. Redfearn. 000000000000000000O00O0OOO O BA8EBALL, KING OF 8PORT8. 0 0 J. if. Leveque, editor of The 0 0 Harlequin, of New Orleans says 0 0 of baseball; q O Baseball Is the noblest of mod- 0 O em outdoor games. 0 O It brings, without brutality, ev- 0 0 ery faculty of the healthy, normal 0 0 man Into play. 0 2 !* a " u P« rb sport for both O O the player and the on-looker. O 2 one °, f . the veo' few games 0 0 In the world which needs vast 0 O concourses for Its support and gets O 2 ‘hem without the aid of the bet- 0 2 o 2 *?? 8 no *°" of gambling on It. 0 O In Its nature, a game of science, O O of muscle, of skill. It discourages O O that prompting to betting excited 0 O concourses feel when they are wit- o 2 -“'ch* a h0rSe faC * ° r tt Blu *Flng O 0000O4*K h >0000O0000Q0 O 0 {Wi; ° CLUBS- N * W0 "AM*l.*W!m. lost P 6 hies go . 64 42 12 774 YE8TERDAY’8' RESULT8. .. Southern. Memphis 3, Atlanta 2. S h .«WrWa7l l Little Rock 6, Birmingham 4. American. Detroit 5, Philadelphia, 2. Cleveland 9, Washington 0. Boston 4, Chicago f (twelve Innlngi). 8t. Louie 7, New York 3. National, rttuburg 6, New York I. Chicago 2, St Louie 0. American Aeiocistlon. Toledo 9, Indianapolis 1. Milwaukee 4, Minneapolis 2. Louisville 8, Columbus 7. Gulfport 2 Jackson 0. Mobile 6, vlcksbnrg 1 (drat game). Mobile 4, Vlcksbnrg I (second gam< Virginia 8tsts. Lynchburg 7. Roanoke 2. Portsmouth 3, Richmond 2. Norfolk 4, Danville 1. WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. miguin iu djcuiiiuiBi Dlrmlnrbam to Little Rock. NnahrlUe In Sew Orteanr Montgomery (n Shreveport. AUTO MAGAZINE OUT. The June number of the South'™ Automoblltst haa made Its appearance and la an excellent magaklne In ev ery respect. It la attractive In styA well printed, haa a notable cover on contains a large amount of neus Interest to the automoblllst. It Is the Intention of the publisher* of the Southern Automoblllst to broa ■ en out and gradually take up 0,n sports In their publication. ROWAN IS RELEAsiD. Special to The Georgian. Memphis, Tenn., June Rowan, secured from Detroit bj BII Smith, has been gtven hie rel *"” Pitcher Swalm has reported from 1°**