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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, JULY 23,1907.
SOME RECORD OF RECENT BASEBALL STREINUOSITY
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
i NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
Honestly, it wasn’t right to do it
Those poor Memphis players were wobbling on their pins and
couldn't have given Montgomery a run for her money.
Stockdale and Carter were "all out” before they started and
the other members of the bunch were far from fit.
It was nice to get the game. It helped in the standing. But
it was no test of the relative strength of the two teams.
The real tests come Tuesday and Wednesday.
We are of the opinion that Atlanta can win but we may be
wrong. However, if the Bluffers can make Atlanta take less than
two out of three they will be doing surprisingly well.
Babb’s team is pretty fit this trip, except for weariness and
the absence of Cristall. This twirler collapsed after the game
Sunday on account of the heat and was not brought to Atlanta.
The rest of the bunch are all -right, however; and with a
good night’s rest ought to be in shape to give Atlanta a real run.
Here’s hoping. That game Monday was satisfactory in the
extreme, as far as the outcome went, but it wasn’t exactly ex
citing.
If Atlanta shnnld happen to eop those' three straight from
Memphis she would be in pretty fine trim to tnke on Shreveport. '
Tom Fisher’s team is having u run of hard luck which is appa
rently unending and the Crackers ought to be able to take two
out 1 of three, anyway, from the Pirates.
The. South Atlantic League seemis to be’standing up famous-,
ly under the departure of J. Ira (Slats) Davis. In fact, there is
;Cvident a tendency to poke a bit of fun nt Ilia departing figure.
. The Charleston Post devoted nearly a., column to. the good
byes. Here is part of it: . j;. . ' . V ,
Sad are the aca waves, sorrowful the mermaids, despondent
the fishes and weeping the soft shell crabs. Unhappy to relate,
1 the hulking frame of J. Ira (Slats) Davis will no more again’ this
heated term be hathed by ocean's salty billows, for the umplrlcal
autocrat has left these parts for the Southern League, following a
series of somewhat untoward circumstances In which J. Ira man
aged to have chief parts.
In order to please the summer residents of the greatest resort
on the South Atlantic coast President Charlie Boyer, commonly
called the Silent, because he has developed the John D. Rockefel
ler habit of knowing naught about things he ought to have care
fully packed away In his bralnery, ought to have emphatically and
Irrevocably declined to accept the resignation of J. I. (Slats)—
provided the aforesaid and hereinbefore mentioned, J. Ira
(Slats) was not given the odious degree of sktddoo, 1. e., permis
sion to meander elsewhere. The departure of Mlstah Davis for
hotter climes Is profoundly regretted by the above mentioned
summer residents who derived a hogshead of pleasure from the
■.reports of the doings and sayings of the great-J. I. when he was
In the surf flirting with mermaids, playing with soft shell crabs
and romping with the youngster masculine and femtnlno.
BILL SMITH’S LATEST
Here Is a lively
action picture of
Scotty Marken-
sle. Bitty Smlth’e
new twirler.
rounded up from
the Columbia
* »am. In the
South Atlantic
League.
Scotty Is called
the "Human
Corkscrew" down
In his burg, and
the reason can
readily be judged
from this snap
shot. \
'Mac” has a
way of winding
up like a ball of
cord, and then
breaking loose
like a young cat
apult. And when
he uncorks tho
ball It goes like
a Kansas hurri
cane.
Whatever are J. Ira’s faults, he seems to enforce discipline
on the diamond and in that, anyway, we are with him. Southern
League umpires have, as a rule, been too lenient in -putting up
with loud-mouthed ball players who delay tho gome and disgust
the patrons with their blatant bawling.
The league has put up with a lot in the past from such as
"Silent Jacob” At*, “Irascible William” Evans, “Blatant Bill”
Grnfihis, “Crabbed Arthur” Hess, “Continuous Performance”
Dobbs, “Vociferous Jonathan” Carr, “Yauping Harry” Mat
thews and “Gaggling Thomas”Parrott.
What the public wonts is baheball, fast and furious. If tho
players will leave the verbal gymnastics for tha Reclusion of their
own rooms it will please fandom better, If J. Ira will keep or
der wo are with him.
Though we do not offer it as an opinion that the abovo named
fact will do him any good.
POOR, TIRED BLUFFERS
WALLOPED TO A PULP
Old Rivals Will
Bowl Once More
The Atlanta Bowling team will matt
the Georgia Railway team on the lat
ter'* alleys on Piedmont avenuo Tues-
Jny night to bowl a match of three
fame*.
These teama are compoaed of five
men each, and are bowling the beat
ramea of thalr careers. Those who at
tend will witness some fine bowling.
3ames begin promptly at S o'clock.
THE ROBINSONS DRAW
BIG BUNCH OF COIN.
Si. • Joseph. Mo., July 23.—Mathews
Stanley Robinson and Frank DeHaaa
Roblnsort: owners of the 8t. Louis Na
tional Longue bakeball club, received
110,000 each tram the estate of their
incla, James H. Robinson, a hardware
merchant, who died on July ».
W H E RE THEY PLAY TO DAY.
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O chances per game by eaob play- O
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O appended figures show: O
O O
0 First base 10.0 O
0 Second base 0.8 O
0 Third base 3.1 0
O Shortstop 0.7 O
0 Catcher 0.1 0
0 Pitcher 1.6 O
O Center fl«ld 3.2 O
0 Left field 1.1 O
0 Right field 2.1 O
O »'*-'• - •; O
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O era. Tha second aacker ranks 0
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O goes to show that a majority of
f the hits tear through the center
of the diamond. 0
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SO LONG, CLARENCE
Clarence Eldrldge, a reformed sporting editor, tried tha Job of umpiring.
After hts first appearance In Nashville, Orantlaml Rice uncorked tha fol-
s.lowlng: ;t ■ i .
To the legion of the lost ones—to the cohorts of the damned.
And the ones who dally get It In the neck,—
Comet an umpire, young and bonny, nicely dreeaed and colleged crammed,
■ Though his life, I greatly fear, will be a wreck,
' For his bloomin' name le Clarehce, and hit cheeks -are like the rose,
And hts eyes are blue and Innocent to boot—
Though he's working every minute. I'm afeard he’s up agin It,
And my tip would be to chuck the Job and scoot,
CHORDS.
TTs a newspaper man what has gone astray—
Bah—yah—bah—
A college gent what hat lost his way—
Rah rah-rah—
A student out on a summer’s spree—
Doomed to a life of misery—
God have mercy on such aa he— t
Bah—yah—bah.
It'a a cinch to be an umpire—It'a a pipe—(It It like h—)
. You ere making eaey money—I don't think—
You over earn your salary when the game Is breaking wen—
As the players work to kesp you on ths blink—
But when you're young and tender with e chance to grow and thrive.
It’s a crime to throw your blooming life away—
So my tip to Mr. Eldrldge 1s to duck while yet allv*—
And to beat It very ewlftly to the hay.
CHORUS.
’E** a newspaper man what has gone astray, etc.
MEMPHIS VERSUS ATLANTA
JULY 22, 23, 24. TUE8DAY LADIES' DAY. GAMES CALLED AT 4 P. M.
Tired, hot and hungry, short on
breakfast, shy on dinner, minus much
sleep, and altogether worn out and
weary (p a result of nearly af ull
day’s jaunt across Tennessee, Mis
elaslppl, Alabama and Georgia,
rushed onto ths field' with lit
tle chance here Monday, and lost to
Atlanta 12 to 4. /
The awful trip, bad enough at best,
but lengthened by a missed connection,
had left the Hustlers fairly wobbling
on their feet from exhaustion and hun
ger, and this did Its part In the general
rout. And added to this was the beat
of Atlanta's hottest day.
Carter was the first man to go down
and out. He. left the battle at the end
of the second inning. The only other
man who dropped by the dlamond-sldo
was Stockdale. The Gray Fox was
crumpled up by the heat and the awful
drubbing he got, and pulled out at the
end of the sixth Inning. Neighbors
pitched out the rext of the game, with
Plasa In right field and Bills In center
field.
Stockdale pitched a. rattling good
game as long as there was any hope.
Wobbly fielding spoiled the Memphis
chnnces early In the game. Twice a
ball hit by a Cracker dropped safe be
tween two or three Memphis fielders,
any one of whom should have got it.
Castleton, who worked for the home
team, wua also wonderfully good at
the start. Finally he aaw that the thing
was cinched and then he let up. His
wild throw In the sixth let in two rune,
after Plasa had walked and Babb had
singled.
Doubles by James and Rlchsrda let
in the third run for Memphis, and the
fourth resulted from Sid Smith’s er
ror, a passed ha)! and Manning's hit
Smith, by tha way, was playing second
In place of Jordan, Who Injured his
back slightly In the preliminary prac-
tlee.
An account of how Atlanta made her
runs would be profitless. A glance at
the hit column and a perusal of the
extra-base hit records In the summary
explains It all. Here are the figures:
Memphis— ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Manning, rf.. . . 4 0 1 2 1 0
James, 3b. ... 6 1 1 31 1
Richards, 3b. . . 6 0 2 3 2 0
Neighbors, cf.-p. 6 0 0 3 0 0
Carter, rf. . . . 1 o 1 0 0 0
Plasa, rf. . . . . 2 0 0 2 0 0
Babb, aa 4 0 1 1 3 0
Carey, lb 4 1 2 6 1
Owens, e. . . . 4 1 0 3 1
Stockdale, p. . . 3 0 2 0 2
Bills, cf. .... 1 0 0 1 0
CRACKERS DROP SWALM;
GRANT SCHOPP REPORTS
Total 38
Atlanta— . . ab.
Becker, rf. . . . 5
Winters, ct. . . . 4
Paskert, If. ... 4
Smith, 2b 6
Sweeney, c. „. . 5
Fox, lb 3
Castro, as. ... 3
Dyer, 3b 4
Castleton, p. . . 2
[ Standing of the Clubs, j
CLUBS—
Mfftnpliln . , ,
ATLANTA . ,
Mav Urluiiia
Little Hook .
Naihvllln . .
Birmingham .
Shreveport . ,
Montgomery .
Southern.
Played. Won. Loat P. C.
ti jg «•? r.itn
CLUBS—
Jacksonville
Charleston .
Macon . .
Augusta . .
Bavnnuah .
Columbia ,
CLUBS—
Mobile . .
Jackson . ,
Meridian .
Uulfport .
Vicksburg
South Atlantio.
Played. Won. Loat. P. C.
84
24
Cotton 8tates.
Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
. . . . 87 85 32 .632
.... 82 45 37 .649
. a • . . 87 45 42 .617
“ SI
44 42
22 63
CLUBS-
Chlcago . .
Cleveland . .
Detroit . . .
Philadelphia .
New York .
8t. Louis * .
Boston . . .
Washington .
Totals 35 12 16 27 11 2
Score by Innings: R.
Memphis 000 002 110— 4
Atlanta 160 104 01*—12
123456780 Hits
Memphis 0 2111121 1—10
Atlanta 2 6011421 *—16
Summary: Hits, off Stockdale, 12 in
six Innings, oft Neighbors, 3 In two In
nings; two-base hits. Smith 2, James,
RIchardBon; three-base hits, Castletqn,
Becker; home run, Smith; stolen
bases, Castro, Winters; sacrifice hits,
Castleton, Winters: double plays,
Smith unassisted, Rlchorda to James to
Carey; Carey to Owens to Carey;
Rlchnrds to James; base on balls, off
Stockdale 2, off Neighbors 2, off Cas
tleton 4; struck out, by Stockdale (1)
Paskert; Castleton (6), Richards,
Neighbors 2, Manning, Babb 2, Stock-
dale, Plasa, James; Neighbors (1),
Winters; passed ball, Sweeney. Time
of gome, 2:05. Umpires, Davis and
Eldrldge.
Back to Dubuque for Swalm.
No, he wasn't canned.
But the national commission decided
that his price was 1750, and Smith
thought that he was getting him for
2160.
That difference of 1600 spoiled the
deal. Bill Smith did* not want the
man Shat bad.
It ill came about through a bum
telegram. When Smith got his price
on tho man the telegram read 1160 for
his release.
Come to find out the wire had, been
sent 1760.
Smith claimed that he ought to have
the man at 1150, but the commission
decided the other way.
And Bill Is not weeping any large,
wet weep*.
Swalm Is a good man—but not now.
And the present itaff is doing well.
0. SCHOPP REPORTS.
Little Grant Schopp, the Ottumwa,
Iowa, pitcher who began the season
with the Crackers, and then was re
leased to Augusta, repotted Monday
afternoon.
Grant looks to be In fine shape, and
Is ready to Jump back Into harness at
a moment’s notlde. He was hit in the
wing by a pitched ball by Raymond
recently, but his arm hus about recov
ered from that Injury.
Down In the Sally League he won 16
games, lost 7 and tied 1. At least one
game wns thrown 1 away by his support
and four he lost In the mud, In which
medium he does not shine.
Grant says that things are going
nourishing down In the Sally League,
but that It la hot as mustard.
He states that Dick Croxler is mak
ing the finest kind of a manager and
doing well.
Maybe Schopp will not be used,
however. Either he or Mackensle
must go and perhaps both. They were
ordered In when Zeller's arm went
punk, and are not especially needed
now.
8C0UT8 ARE HERE.
Tom O'Brien, formerly manager of
the Montgomery team, and Louis Hell-
braunsr (or something to that effect)
are here looking over the Atlanta and
Memphis teams, with a view of picking
the best men for the major leagues.
The former scout represents Cleveland
and the latter Cincinnati. The Cincin
nati man Is taking a look at Becker
and Dyer, who belong to Ohio’s only
National League team. O'Brien Is cast.
Ing longing eyes at Paskert and Zeller.
It Is generally considered likely that
Cleveland or New York will get these
men, if they want them. And It Is
alro probable that they will be the only
ones who will go from the Atlanta
team, though Sid Smith Is a possibili
ty.
And then the unexpected may hap
pen In the drafting 'season, as It did
In the case of Archer.
JORDAN IS BETTER.
Otto Jordan Is recovering from the
strained back which kept him out of
GRANT SCHOPP.
lanta .606 and Memphis .698.
Verily, Atlanta Is closing In on the
leaders. Tho race Is a warm one, and
heating up every minute.
Billy Smith wishes It announced
that a lady’s silk jacket was found at
the grounds Monday. It can be se
cured by the owner by applying at the
park.
Manager Fisher has announced that
Corlln, who managed the Oscaloosa
team last year and who has been play
ing third base with Fort Worth this
season, and Patterson, a second base-
man of Oscaloosa, Iowa, have been
signed. Patterson will report at once.
Who these new players will relieve Is
not officially known, but rumors have
It that First Baseman Clark, who has
been suffering all season with an In
jured limb, and Pitcher "Kitty” Beek-
er will be released.
Manager Dobbs has released Nelson,
the solthpaw twirler who came from
the Texas League, to the Augusta, Ga.,
club of the South Atlantic League.
Johnny Duggan Is again in form and
he makes the sixth slab artist on
Dobbs' stafl, so someone had to go, and
after Yerkes pitched such a great
game It was decided that Nelson
would be the one. Nelson has done fair
work during his time with the Nash
ville club, but could not come up to tho
Southern League standard. He will
make Augusta a first class man.
It is. reported here that Yerkes of
Nashville, the league's leading nitrh..
Is down with the fever. * p her >
Little Rock defeated Montgomery „„
Monday afternoon with Keith pitching
by the score of 4 to 1. Walsh and
Keith pitched good ball, although the
boy from Little Rock had a little
better of the argument. Each slab”
man allowed five hits.
Birmingham defeated Shreveport | n ,
loosely played game Monday. Shrev.
port played punk ball, while the fiaroni
put up a nice artlele of the national
game, thereby winning by the sen
8 to 2. Gardner, the Barons' left-dri,]
er.^made four hits out of five time, ,J
Our old friend Baxter Sparks
feated Macon Monday afternoon bv
the score of 5 to 2. Dick Harley f or
merly of the Crackers, pitched .against
the little midget from Mlsslsslnn
Sparks allowed 8 hits and Harley lo
"Bugs" Raymond won another g am .
for Charleston from Columbia Monday
afternoon by the score of 7 to 1. ‘ Bug,’"
Is pitching good ball for Charleston
and Is still the star of the Sally League
Raymond gave up 5 hits.
Jacksonville won a flfteen-lnnlnt
game from Savannah Monday. Score
Jacksonville 7, Savannah 6. Neuer of
Savannah, struck out 11 men. Neuer
gave up 10 hits and Lee 12.
Glen Llebhardt, formerly of Mem-
phis, defeated Washington Monday bv
the score of 6 to 2. Llebhardt gave up
7 hits. "Nig" Clarke, the former At
lanta catcher, was.behind the rubber.
With a three-base hit In the thir
teenth inning, Hans Wagner won a
game for Pittsburg Monday afternoon
from Boston, by the score of 6 to t.
Camnltx, the former Toledo pitcher)
twirled a good gome for Pittsburg.
For the first time in ten days, Brook
lyn lost a game Monday afternoon. Th,
Trolley Dodgers had won nine straight
games and were going strong, but they
lost to Cincinnati by a score of 2 to 1.
Lucky” Sylvester Loucks
Fined For Beating “Umps
)>
Sparks Breaks
Winning Streak
Special to The fJoorglnn.
Macon, Ga., July 2S.—In a game that
was full of errori on the part of the
local team, Augusta won th© first of the
aerlea from Macon her© yesterday.
Prom th© first Inning throughout the
entire game, Macon played loose boll,
and the players for some reason were
unable to connect. Harley, who pitched
for Macon, was hit freely by Augusta,
while Sparks, who held down the slab
for tho visitors, pitched a beautiful
game. The few hit's he allowed were
kept well scattered.
The score:
Macon.
Murdock, cf. .
Llpe, 3b. . . .
Houston, rf. .
Wohlleben, lb.
Rhoton 2b. . ,
Harris, rf. . .
Pepe, as. . ,
Lafitte, c. . .
Harley, p. . .
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
CLUBS—
Chicago . . .
Pittsburg 80
New York 79
Philadelphia ..... 79
Brooklyn 84
Boston 7f
Cincinnati ...... 82
St. Louis . . . • . .88
National.
Played. Won. I.oat. P. C.
Totals 84
Augusts.
Crozler, If. .
Blerman, as. ... 4
Bender, rf. , . . 4
Dexter, lb. ... 5
Kuatera, cf. . . . 4
McKerman, 2b.. 4
•Jji Busch. 3b. . . .2
[eon Carson, c. . . . 4
670 Sparks, p. .... 4
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
.452
.418
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
v Southern.
A*'*nta 12. Memphla 4.
8, .Shreveport 2.
Birmingham 8,
Nashville 5, Ne
Little Rock 4.
South Atlantic.
Augusta 6, Mneon 2.
Jacksonville 7, Savannah 6.
Charleston 7, Columbia 1.
American.
Chicago L Boston 1.
Cleveland g. Washington 2.
Detroit 6. Philadelphia ,3.
New York A St. ^ouls 4.
National.
Clnetnnatl 2, Brooklyn 1.
Pittsburg 6, Boston 4.
Cbteaao 2, New York A
Philadelphia 2. St. Louis 1 Hirst game).
Philadelphia 8, St. IxhiIs l (second game).
Virginia State.
Norfolk 2. Portsmouth 0.
tMarble 7, Lynchburg *
UtcbmoBd 9, Bo.auk. L
Totals ,
.26 6 10 27 14 4
nummary: Left on base*. Macon 6,
Augusta 8; struck out, by Harley 2, by
Spark. 2; bases on balls, off Harley 1,
Spark. 1; double play, Blerman to
Dexter, Sparks to Blerman to Dexter;
two-base hit, Kusters; stolen bases,
McKerman 2, Busch, Spark., Dexter,
Time, 1:50. Umpire, Brady.
STRONG TECH PLAYER.
JIM DAWSON.
Here I. a picture of the Teeb
hoy who defeated Sam William.,
of Atlanta, and reached the tennl.
final, at Augusta. / _
Special to The Georgian.
Portsmouth, Va., July 23.—Pitcher
Sylvester D. Loucks was fined 15 and
costs in the local police court, after the
last Danvllle-Portsmouth State League
baseball game here, for assaulting Um
pire Truby on the fl^ld of play.
Loucks, who was formerly In the
?m,r.A«v y ®* u * h * rn ftnd Sou,h Atlantic Leagues,
nit Manager Charlie Moss, of the
that he will perform before Thursday.
Sid Smith will undoubtedly be at sec
ond again and Sweeney will work be
hind the bat.
Jordan hurt himself reaching for a
low ball and had to retire from prac
tice just before tha gong tapped Mon
day. i
ZELLER OR SPADE.
Reuben Zeller Is the probable per
former for Tuesday, with Spado as
alabstcr In the concluding game of the
Memphis series.
However, this order may be switch
ed. It depends largely on how both
men feel.
Zeller’s last game came after a long
and enervating rest. But after tho first
inning of that contest he pitched well.
He has beep working steadily since
that time and ought to be hardened up
end in good trim for his coming bat
tle.
Spade also pitched a good game hts
last time out, and was never in better
trim than now.
Manager Babb announces that Car
ter Is In good trim, notwithstanding his
breakdown Monday, snd that he will be
bnck In the field again today. As usual,
the boy manager Is secretive about his
pitcher and will not announce who will
perform for him.
This from Htlgh Roberts, of The
Age-Herald:
The prediction Is made that Lave
Cross will manage a team in the
Southern League nekt season.
Atlanta needs a new manager and
a new thlrd-sacker. and Lave could
easily fill both bills and willingly,
perhaps.
And, too, Atlanta has a habit of
culling the brightest flowers.
It would be so pleasant for the
Cracker fans to boost when for
once the boast would be worthy.
But other clubs might have a
vacancy after September, and At
lanta’s empty boa.t may remain
good.
And in the meantime Bill Smith goes
right on being satisfied with his Job
and the local club owners and the local
fans keep right on being pleased with
the way Bill holds It down.
False alarm No. 1,674, Hugh. Try
aomethlng else.
Here is G, Rice’s advance dope on
the Atlanta-Memphla series!
Today brings a decisive battle down
at Atlanta between the Crackers and
Babblers. A series of three games will
be played, and much depends on the
result.
Atlanta’s chances of copping the rag
practically hang on how these games
terminate. Should Memphis get away
with the series, there remain* small
hope of Smith’s squad floating the pen
nant this year. On the other hand,
should the Crackers capture the series
they will put a severe crimp In the
standing of the Memphll. and, though
the Bluff City bunch will retain the
lead, the distance between the two
teams will not be so great.
PRESIDENT COLEMAN HERE.
President Coleman, of the Memphis
club. Is here with the team and wlt-
i.cried Monday’s game from Mayor
Joyner’s box.
Some of the fans expressed a feeling
of resentment toward the "percentage
liook" because that useful volume did
not show a larger advance for Atlan
ta as a result of winning Monday.
A* a matter,of fact, Atlanta wen:
up .666 snd Memphis lost .008 In conse
quence Of Monday’s slaughter.
If Atlanta wins Tuesday, the will go
up .005 more, while Memphis will lose
only .007, A Tuesday puts At*
Truckers, also formerly of the South
ern, with a pitched ball and Truby sent
Moss on to the first station. This
didn’t suit Loucks' point of view. He
contended that Moss made no effort to
dodge the shoot, but Truby was firm,
and with a vicious swing of his pitch
ing arm Loucks sent the umpire
sprawling to the earth.
Several spectators rushed upon the
field, and C. H. Herbert, a local Ice
cream manufacturer, struck Loucks
twice, and, In the melee, accidentally
banged Detective Broughton.
Loucks was the only one arrested,
however. In the police court he ad
mitted that he should be fined, assert-
Ing that he lost his head entirely.
"I went through the Southern League
last season," he told Mayor Reed, be
fore whom he was arraigned, "without
a mark of fine against my record, hut I
am to blame for losing my head today,
and deserve to be fined.”
VAUGHN GETS
REAL PITCHER
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala, July 23.—Mana
ger Vaughn announces this morning
the signing of Pitcher B. McWeller, of
the disbanded Interstate League of
New York. McWtiler was recommend
ed by Umpire Flynn as the test pitch
er of the defunct league.
POLLARD RESIGNS.
Special to Tho Georgina.
Birmingham, Ala., July 23.—J. W.
Pollard, University of Alabama foot
ball and busebe.ll coach, has resigned.
The faculty refused to make him the
head of aregular chair In the Institu
tion. His successor has not been
chosen. Pollrd has coached champion
ship baseball and fotball teams for the
university.
BIG GUN SHOOT.
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., July 23.—The
sixth state gun shoot comemneed In
Birmingham this morning, with 250
shots on hand. Many visitors are here
from Georgia, Mississippi and Tennes
see. Prizes aggregating 211,000 are
offered Shooting continues through
out tomorrow.
ATTENDANCE
INCREASES
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., July 23.—Prut-
dent Kavanaugh this morning stated
that the total attendance of the league
tlila season would be larger than ever
before. Attendance has Increased In
Atlanta, Nashville, Memphla, Mont
gomery and-Little Rock; decreased In
Birmingham and New Orleans and
broken even In Shreveport.
POWDER SPRING8 WINS.
Speplnl to The Gc/glan.
Powder Springs, Ga. July 23.—Pow
der Springs defeated "Brownsville here
Saturday by the score of 3 to 1. Score:
R. i? E.
Powder Springs - .161 000 10*—3 J l
Brownsville .. ..000 000 001—1 2 -
Batteries: Brownsville, Bagly and
Heaton; Powder Springs, Joyner and
McClendon.
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CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
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Barpalnt In Unredetmad Diamonds
CHAMPIONS OF ALL
TIME IN BASEBALL
By CHARLES L. ("CHIEF") ZIMMER.
At the request of The Cleveland News, I have made a selection of
players who aeem to me worthy of the very highest notch In the baseball
hall of fame In their respective positions—champlona of all champions to
my mind. They are:
c-u F '? S ' 1 o TEA . I ) 1 ’,ca „„ POSITION. SECOND TEAM.
Charlie Bennett, W-90. Catcher .....Buck Ewirm, W-*}
John Clarkson, ’88-89.. Pitcher Amos Ru.ie,
Chsrlia Com'skev, ’86.87 Fir.t baae Dave Orr, ’86-87
Sum 8< -* 7 Second bs.o Bid MePhee, ’90'|'
?' 1 / HM* 1 ’ Third bate Jerry Denny, 87-88
n^**i ,e 'M k ’oT 86 ’ 87 Shortstop Ed Williamson,
Tip O Noil,’86 1 87 Left field) Jack McCarty, 89-90
.Center field Billy Hamilton, W-J*
.Right field..... Harry 8tovey, *5 M
Ned Hanlon, ’84
Sam Thompson, '85-86.
_„J h * accompanying selection of the men whom I eonilder to be the
greatest ball Players of all time has not been made hastily. I gave the
matter much thoughtful consideration, weighed carefully the merit* of
3251 “‘.E 1 ®*?/ wh “ has come within my twenty-seven years of ”P*‘
rience on the diamond and based my opinion, not only on hitting abflltJ*
b “s , u| ? n . fl * ldln *- ba *e running and baseball brains. .
„„ .s h c !iu lc *J are ,h0 " e on the I*W l» the table; the second choice,
“S,*™ rtth .. The dates represent the years when these men were ln lh * , J
E!! me 5 nd ‘'It r [>layln * ln the years mentioned Is the basis on which J
my of * team—twoteams. In fact-eltber onset
ball today d ' 1 b * lev *’ *** lly defeat the best team of picked men In base
_,._£?*? p ' a >' 1 ed |he game without gloves In the Infield and outfield. anJ
J**! 1 .' c ° uld any player on third today excel the marveloux
gloveless fleld'ng of Jerry Denny? I think not. . ,„. k
a ct 3 rty "entlened Is not to be confused with another Jack
»ho o7„ y v»i tort?*. 01 “I ®*°’ Th * McCarty I havt chosen I* the one
who played with Bostos along In the late ’10s and early