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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, JULY 30 1907.
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
Johnny Dobbs, the Nashville manager, has an idea which
should pull the league oilt of an awkward hole which it has
legislated itself into. -
He suggests that the league change its fourteen-man limit
rule so that when any player is so sick or injured that he has to
be out of th«. game for a considerable length of time—over a
week, perhaps—he can be kept on the pay roll without having
it count against his club on either the player or salary limit.
Such a chango seems only human—and humane.
It is manifestly wrong to force a team to cast adrift a player
because he is injured. It is inhuman to do it and it has a bad
moral effect on the team. You can’t expect players to take
chances of being hurt if an injury is to cost them their job.
On the other hand, it is practically out of tho question to
ask a team to get along with one man laid up for repairs and
only thirteen on the available list. -
It is all very well to say that it is ns fair for one as it is for
another. And it is, in the long run. But maybe it will take
a thousand years to even up. And that’s too long to wait.
Let the league have a rule that nn injured player can be
carried by any club, without affecting tho salary or fourtccn-
man limit. Then we will have our injured players taken care of
without any deception' being necessary. And at the same time
the patrons of baseball will not be asked to witness any exhibi
tions put up by a lot of cripples.
There has been some criticism of the Atlanta management
for planning to sell four playars. But this is uncalled for.
When a player is ready for the big leagues thero is only one
sane couise—and that is to sell him. If you don’t he will prob
ably be drafted. If he is not ho will hardly play his best when
he feels that he might be in the big leagues drawing a “maj
or’s” salary, provided ho got a fair deal.
It is the only fair way to tho players, and it works out for
the best in tho long run.
The only man Manager Smith has objected to selling has
been Sweeney. And that was because he felt that Ed would not
be ready to begin his big league career without another year of
seasoning. But even Ed will have to go, because it is better to
sell him than to let him go by draft.
■ We note with considerable pleasure that Memphis lost on
Monday.
While the Crackers were resting up for the big double head,
cr, the Bluffers were working themselves out in a hopeless ef
fort to down Little Rock. >
The Travelers playod a corking game and won by a Single
run, made in the eleventh inning. Cristajl was in the game, and
is evidently in good trim again. Eyler, however, pitched a much
better gajpo than the ex-Polican.
MUCH MUD;
CAME OFF
Persons, Formerly of Nash
ville, Jumps League and
Goes Home.
ONE OF THE PELICANS.
LISTER AND HARDY
GO TO MAJORS
"BOOZE HAS GREATEST
OF KNOCKOUT PUNCHES”
—SAY8 JOHN L.
What la tha REAL knookout punch?
John L. Sullivan, tho ones mighty
galdlator of tho prlzo ring, for ton ysara
champion of tho world and tho man
who discovered tho knookout punoh
with hlo gloved hand, la sparring with
hla one-time opponent, Jake Kllraln,
and ho declares that the REAL knook
out punch isn't given with the fist.
He has written an article on the real
knockout punohee as he understands
them, and he says they haven’t any
thing to do with the ring. Hla talk la
on knookout punohee that he aaya
mean “taking the count" for life.
Sulllvqn hae been a prominent figure
in American life for years, or since he
first became famous the world over.
That was in 1B82, when he whipped
Paddy Ryan, of Troy, N. Y., for the
championship of America. Sines 1892,
the year he relinquished the title, Sul
livan has spent almost his entire time
In travel. Naturally bright, he has
been a student of human nature all hie
life, hae read extensively and is in a
position to eee things with unbiased,
thoughtful eyes. Here la hie own
story■
By JOHN L. SULLIVAN.
I know a lot about . “knockout
punohee." I discovered one. delivered
a few, and have been punched a bunch
of them myaelf. 80 when anybody
talks about punches I take an Interest
In the conversation. When they begin
to talk about knockout punches I join
In the talk.
We hear a lot nowadays about the
man with the punch—tho fellow that
puts it over everybody else—the busi
ness man that has the wallop on his
nelshbors—the fighter that carries
sleep producers In both bands.
You know all about that.
But you don’t know, maybe, that:
The REAL, knockout punch Isn’t
carried In any fist, and never drops
you so that you can rise up aft
referee counts ten and collect your
senses and your share of the gate re
celpts.
The real knockout punches In this
life are the ones you never see—but
only feel.
For some fellows the punch la slipped
to them In a glass of boose—and It baa
the right to tho solar plexus beat a
mile for effect.
Knockout la Not Carried In Fist.
Old Easy Life gets In under another
lad’s guard and puts him down and out
before he knows It’s coming. No right
awing ever took away senses so sud
denly ns a little touch of Easy Life,
and you can get a lot to testify to that.
Take It from me—the REAL knock
out punches are the ones you want to
And then you want to learn how to
guard against them.
When a fellow starts In to be a fight-
er tha first thing he learns Is how to
hold hla hands; not to deUver a blow,
but to guard against a blow.
R’s a great thing to have the punch.
It’s Just as great and as necessary to
know the knockout and recognise the
knockout punch when you see It com
ing aa It la to know you’ve got the
punch In your own makeup.
There's one knockout punch that you
won't have any trouble recognising, al
though It comes In a good many differ
ent ways and tries to aneak In over
your guard.
It's boose—drink; strong drink of all
kinds.
It's no use to try to meet it. Ifs one
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of the real knockout punches of life.
Don’t let It land.
The Curse of Liquor.
A great many persons have said that
I should be an authority on what Is
commonly called the curse of liquor. I
am. I make the etatement only, but I
am ashamed to do so. But I am going
to be straightforward, I hope, nnd In
making this acknowledgment of n fit
ful past 1 want to put myaelf on an
equal footing with aome of the men
who may heed my talk and certainly
need something of tho kind.
I fought the booae, but I wasn’t the
man with the punch. No man carries
a swing or a hook or a cross or an
uppercut that can make an Impression
on Old Red Eye.
They used to say that I won most of
my fights by senring my men Into a fit
before getting Into the ring with them.
Hut Old Red Eye never gave me a
serious thought when I threw down
the gauntlet to him. I was Juat aa
easy as any of the rest of them.
You have heard before, I gueaa, that
no man can beat the boose game. U’s
a fact, established as early as were the
hills from which the booae la auppoacd
to come. Nobody can beat It by fight
ing? It.
era’s where you see the man who
can dodge tho punch getting In hla.sllck
work. Ilere'a where he la a bigger fel
low than the- man with the punch or
the man who thinks he has It.
When you start battling with Old
Alcohol you are up against tho real
punch.
The only way to beat It ts to have
will enough of your own to keep out
of range of that punch. Let It go
over your head, by your ear, or under
your guard arm, anywhere but down
your throat.
Liquor Drinking a Disease.
I am of the opinion that liquor
drinking Is a disease with some men.
Will power can cure It In some cases.
But such coses ore mighty rare. That's
why I say that the fellow who can
dodge the boose punch Is the mnn with
some class. Him for me, all the time.
A lot of people have asked me why I
didn’t quit the game before It nearly
ruined me. To them I have answered
that every man must learn hla lesson
well. Some learn It quickly, others
must take a lot of time. I was slow
and needed time.
But t saw my mistake before I made
up my mind that the game was un
beatable. Then I quit, and quit cold.
It cost me a fortune, then another and
then some more. That’s how I learned
the lesson.
You see, If I had been forced to keep
on digging a ditch or something like
that, most of my younger days I would
have had a cheaper lesson. It cost me
a lot simply because I hail the coin.
Perhaps In my time, and I do not
mean to say this boastfully, I have
turned more young men into a straight,
er path than any other man outside of
those occupying temperance lecture
platforms.
You ask me how I do It. Simply by
being forceful. I used the argument
that Is a champion of the world and
the man who really discovered the orig.
Inal knockout punch couldn't negotiate
a victory over King Kornjulce. what
chance had anybody else? Pretty strong
take that, but absolutely right.
And In some cases I use force to
make a man learn his lesson. When I
wss frisky and full of ginger I liked
to chuck In a little corporal punish
ment to my subjects, both In and out of
the ring. It never did any harm out of
the ring, and In most Instances I found
that my subjects didn't transgress any
more.
Young man, quit the booze, and quit
it for good. You older fellow, learn
Chicago Nationals Get Har
dy, But Lister Is Still on
Market. *
It wasn’t for lack of two baseball
teams, plenty of sunshine and a sched
uled game that a dismal quietness hov
ered over Ponce DeLeon park Monday.
The Ohly thing lacking was a dia
mond.
The one leased for regular use by
the baseball association was so busy
trying to soak up about half an Inch of
water all over Its surface that It was
not fit for anything else. For half an
Inch of moisture over a surface like
Ponce DeLeon Ik quite a bit and pro
duces enough nice pink mud to lost a
So there Is a double-header for Tues
day; first game called at 2: SO.
Elmer Duggan and Hub Perdue are
announced as the Nashville pitchers,
while Ford and Spade will work for
Atlanta.
The Nashville team Is much the
same as when last In Atlanta. The
only two new faces are those on the
front of the heads of Messrs. Yerkes
and Ntchola.
Nichols Is an old National League
player, who waa with Chicago, and
St. Loula back In the “days that were
earlier.” He came from Waterbury, In
the Connecticut State League, and Is a
catcher, outfielder, Inflelder—anything
but nltcher, and he Isn't sure that he
can't twirl a few In a pinch,
Yerkes also camp from Waterbury,
and he Is a stem-winder, full Jeweled
and quite tho real thing. Four years
ago he was with St. Louis and a win
ning twlrler.
The warmth of the Southern dia
monds seems to have brought him
around and Manager Dobbs believes
that he Is In better trim right now
than ever before In his life.
Persons has Jumped. "' V
Instead of reporting to Little Rock, ns
ordered, he has returned to his home.
In Wisconsin—or wherever It Is—not
Little Rack, anyway.
This has been a tough year for Per
sons. In 1905 he was one of the best
GASTON.
Here Is one of Charley Frank’s
star players. He came from Chat
tanooga. and played In the Cotton
States League last year.
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Standing of the Clubs, j
PASKERT!
$3^250!
Record Price Paid for At
lanta’s Speedy Out
fielder.
CINCINNATI GETS
GENUINE WONDER
Some Little Dope on Base
ball .at Atlanta and
Elsewhere.
Southern.
Little Hock 3, Memphis 2 (11 Innings),
lllrdmhiglinm 4, Montgomery 2.
Shreveport 2, New Orleans I.
South Atlantic.
Savannah 2, Columbia 0.
Jacksonville 5, Augusta L
Charleaton-Mncon—Rain.
American.
Boston 4, Cleveland 2.
National.
Philadelphia 2. Cincinnati 1.
Now York 4, St. Loula 3.
Chicago 2, Brooklyn 1.
Boston 6, Pittsburg 3.
Virginia State.
Lynchburg 0. Portsmouth 2.
llanylllo 4, ltonnoke 1.
American Association.
Milwaukee 12, St. Paul 4,
Minneapolis 4, Kansas City 2.
Indianapolis 1, Louisville 0.
Columbus 8, Toledo 3.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Nashville In Atlanta, l’onoo deLeon park,
First game railed at 2:30
Montgomery In Birmingham.
Shreveport In Now Orleans.
Memphis In IJttlo Rock.
CLUHS-
mcn In the league. This year hla play. Memphis. .
Ing fell off. Finally Nashville asked ATLANTA,
waivers on him. Then followed' tho
squabble between Montgomery and Lit
tle Rock for his services.
And now Persons has lilt tho trail
for the far North and Little Rock Is
shy a much-desired outfielder.
Lister and Hardy are the Nashville
player* who go to the big leagues. The
latter goes to the Chicago Nationals.
The deal Is not closed as yet, but It Is
practically a certainty.
Lister Is still oq the market, all re
ports that he had been sold to the
Giants for 14,500 to the contrary not
withstanding.
Dan Brouthers, who Is scouting for
"Tough Mug” McGraw this year, will
be In Nashville next week to have a
look at the man. But Dobbs Is open
to offers for Lister at present.
There* Is some doubt as to whether
or not Johnny Dobbs will manage the
Naahvllle team next year. Dobbs owns
a fine dairy In Chattanooga and It has
lost money for him since he started
playing ball—more. In fact, than he has
made at playing the game.
So next year he must choose between
the dairy and the diamond.
Manager Dobbs does not think that
the Nashville club will have to pay the
9300 fine assessed against It by the
league president when Umpire Rinn
forfeited the game against Nashville
In Montgomery.
According fo Dobbs, this Is the way
the trouble came about:
"Montgomery tried to work the
squeeze play, but It went wrong. The
man who tried to score frpm third was
caught way oft the bag. McEleveen
went down on one knee after the ball
and tho man slid Into him. 'Mac' held
him not less than three feet off the bag,
but Rlnn called him safe.
"McCormick and I ran up and pointed
out to Rlnn that the base runner was
still oft the bog and when McCormick
said something not In any way of
fensive to him, he was ordered ont of
the game.
"Wo only had eleven men then and
Perdue had started In the game and
had been taken out. So we had no
body to use unlesq Perdue went back
In. I asked Mallarkey If this was all
right, and ho snM yes. I explained
this to Rlnn and after he asked Mal
larkey If he consented he said It was
all right, too.
”8o I came In to second base and
sent Perdue to the field. And while
he was going out Rlnn said, T call the
game.’ I asked him why. and he said,
•1 forfeit the game.’
He notified President Knvanaugh
that he forfeited the game because I
put Perdue Into the game, but I can
prove that I had Mallarkey'* and Rlnn's
permission.”
New Orleans .
Nashville. .
Little Rock ,
Birmingham ,
Hhrevoport .
Montgomery .
Southern.
Played. Won. Lost P. C.
... 89 53 36 .596
... 87 49 38 .683
The deni for George Paakert has
been closed.
The Cincinnati club pays the stag
gering sum of 33,250 for the young Ohio
boy.
The signed agreement was received
from Cincinnati Tuesday.
This la an enormous price to 'pay for
a Class /l outfielder. Memory falls to
call to mind a fielder who has brought
such a price In the Southern League.
Cleveland gave more for Llebhardt
last fall, but pitchers come high—high,
er than outfielders, as a rule.
That Cincinnati will get her money’s
north la a cinch, however, and for once
the Ohio club has not drawn a gold
brick.
That cleans up two of the deals that
the local club has had pending for some
time. Two more remain—that of New
York for Zeller and Cleveland for
Sweeney.
Says the Birmingham Age-Herald: -
The New Orleans Item charges that
Manager Smith, instead of having hon
estly disposed of four of his stars. Is
hiding them away under the wings of
the majors.
We do not presume to know anything
about Billy's tactics In this matter, but
we do know, and herewith loudly aver,
that It Is a feather In one's cap when he
has three or four men to conceal whom
It Is necessary, or worth while.
Both Hamilton and Roberts, as well
as everybody else, should know that
since the waiver rule has gone Into ef
fect, fake sales and "cover-ups" have
gone out of style. What Is the use of
"covering" a player when every club in
both big leagues has a chance to get
him before he can return to the club
which originally owned him. Thus If
any of the big league clubs want the
man they can get him. If none of them
want him, what’s the use of “cover-
Ing?’’
NOTES OF THE GAMES
Mike Finn's Travelers
"Chesty" Charles Babb's Babblers
Monday afternoon In Little Rock by
the acore of 3 to 2. It was a great vic
tory for the Flnnites and everybody In
the Arkansas capital rejoiced over the
fact that the Travelers had won the
contest. "Pop" Eyler was the man to
beat the Memphtl. Eyler pitched
great game against the Babblers. 1
allowed only six hits In eleven Innings.
Ho v.-as given magnificent support
The Barons proved to be "mud
horses" Monday afternoon and they
defeated Montgomery with ease by the
score of 4 to 2. Birmingham played a
much superior game to that of Mont'
gomery and the Climbers never had a
look In. "Ginger" Clarke twirled fine
ball for the Barons and he also re
ceived good support. Walsh was bat
ted rather hard by Birmingham.
Jacksonville defeated Augusta Mon
day afternoon by the score of 5 to 1.
Nelson, the former Nashville twlrler.
pitched for Augusta and was batted
hard by the Jays. Sitton pitched a
good game for Jacksonville.
Savannah defeated Columbia Mon
day afternoon. Neither side had scored
until the ninth rolled around, and then
on two errors by the Columbia team
the Savannah delegation of ball toss-
ers scored two runs and won the game,
Vlabahan pitched a great game of ball
for Columbia. He let the hard-hitting
8avannah team down with only two
scratch hits.
There wae only one game played In
the American League Monday after
noon on account of old J. P. butting in
nnd spoiling every contest scheduled to
be played. Boston defeated Cleveland
by the score of 4 to 2. The Naps play
ed good ball, but lost tho contest on ac
count of the errors made by O'Brien
nnd Turner. Glen Lelbhardt pitched
for tho Naps and Re allowed Boston
only nine hits.
The Chicago Cubs defeated the
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers Monday aft
ernoon after nine hard Innings of play
by thq score of 2 to 1. "Three-FInger-
ed” Brown pitched for Chicago and let
Brooklyn down with only two hits. Mc
Intyre. the former Memphis twlrler,
pitched a good game for Brooklyn, al
though he lost the contest. Chicago
made five hits off him and three of
those were made In the ninth inning.
Harry Lumley, of the Trolley Dodgers,
scored Brooklyn’s only run by knock
ing the ball over the fence In tho last
round of play.
The Now York Giants won an eleven-
inning game from St. Louis
afternoon by the score ot 4V j
Louis tied the score In the ninth in«i.
on MutthewiWs wild throw H
Giants won out in the eleventh' ho.
ever, on singles by Delvln and Bow
man and Seymour’s triple. w
"It I Were Manager” Is th„ „„
popular air in Birmingham right now
Birmingham Age-Herald. * n *'
When Clark Griffith left St. Lou
Tuesday he made the following stat?
“We may be pretty far down
line and look out of It, but I’m «>
hoPrtm that we will get up and
1-2-3. When we were home the
time my pitchers were In bogus fo
"On this trip they have dlsph
good speed.. Chesbro, Orth. Doyle
Hogg look O. K. to me. Then Ke
ton has a new lease on life 'wati
our smoke at home If the pitchers ke
ue the good work.
’’I own as-good a batting team
there Is in the A. L. It’s also a het
outfit. The baae-running could not
Improved on. I’m sincere when I
that wo are still In the race. Keek
will be back In right Wednesday.’’
Wouldn’t It surprlae you If the
ons won two this afternoon. Two mol
be landed, If the present series fal
Into the right column. I
Ye gods! Beaten on home grounl
by Shreveport! We are degraded. \\|
are humiliated! See, how our heJ
hanga low!—Birmingham Age-Herall
Shreveport and Naahvllle will be til
tall-emlers. Memphis, Atlanta and .vJ
Orleans kill lead. The Intermedul
positions will fall to Little Rock, Bll
mlngham and Montgomery.—Blrmlnl
ham NewB. • ]
Wonder where In the world such doj
came from.—Nashvtllo American.
'If the state of Georgia Is to be rel
resented among first division finlshe]
In balldom again this year, It looks |
though It Is up to Macon to turn 1
end of the trick. 'In the SoutheJ
League Atlanta has a firm grip up
second place and a chance to no
Memphis out for first honors. AtlaiJ
ta’s chance, however, can not be coj
sldered as good as Macon's.
On two othtr occasions since
South Atlantic League was shoved I
ward Into the map of baseball Ms
has been called upon to fight for flrj
honors for the state, and on both ocol
slons the Central City has delivers
This year another mighty effort will 1
made to stow away the cheese
for the past relics of the fray are
mere memories.—Exchange.
CHAS. FRANK LECTURES 0N|
SOUTHERN LEAGUE AFFAIR!
/
Charleston .
Jacksonville.
Macon . . .
Augusta. . ,
Savnnnnh . .
Columbia . .
CLUBS’—
Chicago . ,
Cleveland .
CLUB8-
Chlcago . . .
Pittsburg . .
New York . .
Philadelphia i
Brooklyn . . •
Boston . . . .
Cincinnati . .
at. I.ouls . . ,
American.
Flayed. Won. Loat P. C.
... 87 53 34 .009
National.
Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
... 89 65 24 .730
Special to Tho Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., July 30.—Charley
f Frank, while In Montgomery, made
Evidently feelings were hurt down In aome Interesting remarks concerning
Shreveport by The Georgian’* plea for
loss kicking In baseball. A Shreveport
exchange says:
P^rcy is troubled eomewhat with
near-sightedness. He can't see the
"undesirable citizens” In the
Cracker line-up.
How about "Battle-Ax” Sid
Smith, "Growling" Olto Jordan,.
‘‘Kicking’’ Billy Smith? They made
more trouble for umpires here than
any other players that have ever
appeared on the Shreveport dia
mond, and still there are others.
The writer only named the flagrant
examples which came to his mind. The
’’Smith Twins" and Otto Jordan have
always behaved themselves In Atlanta
And he Is surs that their conduct was
exemplary the only time he saw Allan,
ta play a series In Shreveport.
Alex Smith* s Book
Is Now on Market
the same lesson. Remember the real
punch Is contained in the fiery stuff.
The fellow who beats It Is the fellow
who can dodge the punch.
Did you ever know that most of the
lying In the world Is caused by drink?
It Is. You don't know It, maybe, but
■top and think. Don't a drinking man
say more awfully foolish and uncalled
for things? And Isn't he sorry for tt
when he thinks what an ass he has
made of himself?
Say. take It from old John L.. a
champion once at ring and booze fight
ing. It's the worst game ever discov
ered.
I see In my travels, and I am mighty
glad to note It. too, that the age of suc
cessful drinkers has gone by. Em
ployers don't want even the “man who
can handle It,” If there Is such a thing.
Lots of men flatter themselves by
saying they can handle the stuff. Rot.
It wasn't made to be handled.
TWO QUERIES
ARE ANSWERED
In answer to something less than
one thousand queries:—
THE FIRST GAME OF A DOU
BLE-HEADER IS THE REGULAR
GAME.
All beta made on a game go on the
first game, provided two are played.
This Is only reasonable. In the nat
ural course of events a team would
Piny its regular game first. Then, If
nothing Interfered, the second game
would be played. It Is always under
stood that the first game Is the regu-
Inr scheduled game and the second
Is the postponed game.
To Sporting Editor of Georgian:
Dear Sir—In a case when there are
men on first and second and the bat
ter hits a grounder to second, the sec
ond baseman touches the bag and
then throws to third to catch the man
running from second; the third base-
man catches the ball and touches the
bag, but does not touch the runner. Is
the man who runs from second to
third out?
No. There was no "force," and the
third baseman should have touched the
runner In order to retire him.
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O BROKE 274 STRAIGHT. Q
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t- Guy Ward, the professional trap O
O shooter, who had a long unbroken 0
O run Saturday overdue Lakewood O
O traps of the Atlanta Gun Club, O
O continued hts great work Monday O
O nnd run 274 before he missed. In Cl
O the last 650 targets shot at Ward O
0 has missed only an even dozen. O
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
FINISH BATTLE FOR
M'FARLAND AND YANGER.
Chicago. July 0.—Packey McFarland
and Benney Yanger signed articles
yesterday for a finish fight before the
St. Joseph Athletic Club at Fort Wayne.
The weight agreed upon la 110 pounds.
Local golf players will be Interested
to know that Alex Smith’s long-ex
pected ’’Lessons in Oolf” has at last
made Its appearance In book form.
Tho fact that Smith spent last win
ter In Atlanta and that many local
players took lessons from him makes
this now volume of especial Interest.
The book Is beautifully printed,
handsomely bound and superbly Illus
trated. It contains over 80 Illustra
tions, showing all possible strokes.
The book contains a sketch of
Smith's life an Introduction, seven les.
sons, as follows:
"First Principles," "Stance, Grip and
Swing,” "Off the Tee and Through the
Green,” ’’The Short Game,” "On the
Green," "Getting Out of Difficulties,”
"Advtcs to Incurables,” a "Picture Qal-
lery,” and three chapters about the golf
ball.
The lessons In golf are the ones
which appeared In Golf, the magazine,
and are probably the beat and most
practical ever written. The picture
gallery Is a new addition, especially
for the book. In this ’’gallery” are
shown excellent photographs of the
various strokes. With the assistance
of these photographs a good Idea of
correct form can be gained.
Alex Smith Is doubtless the most
successful professional player -In
America today and no golfer who read*
his book can fall to profit by It.
BASKETBALL PLANS
FOR MONTGOMERY.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala.. July 30.—Physical
Director Van Lew Wilson, of the new
Y. M. C. A., will leave today for Van
couver, Wash., where he will become
superintendent of a school for the blind.
Wilson had planned a series of ath
letic events for the coming winter and
It Is supposed that his successor, F. J.
Kuckelt, of Beaumont, Texas, who for
merly did physical culture work In
Brooklyn, will follow the same lines.
Montgomery Is to see Its first real
basket ball this winter and It la pro
posed to play the fastest teams In
this part of the country and an effort
1 nr *1-1(111 HKiccu u(iuu *— I will be made to^cttchynlvt^lly.
weigh In at 12 noon on the day of the I the Intercollegiate champions, on thelr
contest. August 20. MaUchl O. Ho- Southern tour during the Christmas
gan will referee. I holidays.
matters In which he is interested. For
Instance, when shown a report that
Atlanta was in need of a manager for
1907, and that Lave Cross had been
suggested, the pilot of the Pelicans
clenchel »hls fist and remarked that
there was nothing in tho way of ball
players in Atlanta who could get the
former big league star from him, but
that he might consider an exchange
whereby ho woulc^ give up the third
baseman for Piedmont Park.
Although his team had not put as
many games on the right side of the
ledger as he had hoped, the chubby
manager said: “Just keep your eye on
the Pelicans. We are going to strike
a gait when we hit home which will
astound somebody, and It will make all
managers and club owners which finish
ahead of us sweat blood before the final
game. No matter who Is In front when
we again hit the road. It will be worth
the price of admission to see allcomers
try to keep the winning Pelicans
down.
“I am not trading or selling any of
my men. New Orleans Is deserving of
good ball, and there Is no reason why
I should sell off my stars. I know that
but one man can be drafted from me,
and that next year I will have but one
hole to fill. When I sell a man It will
mean that I want to get rid of him,
or else I think that he Is deserving of
a reward for good work by going up
to faster company. Sabrte and At*
tb i
are wanted by several clubs, but
Is nothing definite as to any of
men.
“Talk about me running Ujis leai
why there is not a man in the buslnei
who Is doing more running than Prer
ident Chambers, of the Montgomei
club. He has scouts out all the br
and when he gets through with
Cotton States League I will be i
fled to take what Is left.
“Do you know that It is real amuili
to hear the howl which has gone
about my playing men from the
port team. Why, Montgomery
this man Holland last year and also
man*by the name of Murch. Was tnei
any cry against It? No; but w *
Charley Frank does anything It n
be wrong. Even when I was ui
the Gulfport stars I did not exceed
limit of the league. Right now I
carrying thirteen men.
'As for this rot about Gretna ai
Mobile taking the* places of Shrev
port and Little Rock In the Souther
there is nothing to It. Cotton Stati
teams have proven recently that
draw pretty well In New Orleans,
have no objection to the teams p
on the grounds of the Pelicans
the team is on the road, but there
no truth In the report that I am to
come a Cotton States magnate
run teams In both leagues.
“Have you ever noticed that but rj
youngsters are developed by me. «
t is a fact. I give the boys but utt
show. It Is too much for my nerve
and life Is too short tor me to imr
on the bench watching some young*'
pitch himself to death or else blow
at a critical moment.”
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SOX HAVE LOST EVERY
EXTRA-INNING GAMl
The White Sox are leading the
American League race, but are they
strong a combination In.pinchea as
they were last year? They have not
won a single extra inning game this
season. They have certainly been
playing a great game nr they would
not he at the top ot the league. A
slouchy team couldn't stay there half
minute. But In the strain that came
In those over-inning games where a
single tally means victory In most'
ery Instance for the side that m»“* J
the Sox have not responded to >
necessity by landing that l° n ®. j
across the plate In any Instance 1
the finish of the ninth Inning kRJ”'
score a tie. It was a
last year when the Sox hail their *"
fight for the American Leag>«
nant. Then they captured tne
portion of their extra Inning <
pen!
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WINNING BY SINGLE RUN;
CRACKERS FAVORITE STUNT
The happy faculty of winning a game by a single run seems to beloM
to Atlanta. This year no less than seventeen have been won by tn*
score. Getting them by* a two-run margin seems to be tnore dlfilctilt.
for only five have gone by that margin. And only three games this J'*
have been won by three runs.
By more than three runs sixteen have been won this ye ft r. .
greatest majority Atlanta ever piled up was against Little Rock June*
when the Crackers were the modest margin of thirteen runs to the
The average number of runs by which Atlanta has won games u>
year Is three and a third. And strange to say, the average number 01 ns
by which her games have been lost Is exactly the same—three an
third. .
Six games this year have" been dropped by the Atlanta team J
single tally three have gone bad by two runs and four by three
Eleven of the games Atlanta has lost have been by more fhan three ru*
ATLANTA vs. NASHVILLE
July 29, 39, 3L
Games Called at 4 p.