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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1907.
CRACKER TEAM FAST CLOSING IN ON THE MEMPHII
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
IIINIMIMlWNItHNNIINIIII
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
On Monday it did not seem possible.
But it has actually happened. >
Memphis has lost two games in a row, Atlanta has won two
and the Crackers are exactly one and one-half games behind Mem
phis.
If Memphis loses that last* game to Little Rock nnd Atlanta
takes the last game from Nashville the Crackers will be but half
a game behind.
Then comes a shift in league line-ups. Montgomery comes to
Ponce DeLeon and Memphis mov^s on to Shreveport.
The local players therefore get a crack at the easiest team in
the East, while Memphis draws the official “pudding” of the
West.
But Atlanta plays at home and Memphis is on the road. And
that makes a difference.
If all goes well this week Saturday night ought to find Atlan
ta leading the league. It may not turn out that way, but then
again it may. And the fans are certainly worked up to feverish
expectancy over the prospect.
Next week it is not going to be such a picnic.
Atlanta hits the road for some little side-trips about the East,
playing first in Birmingham and then in Nashville. Memphis plays
New Orleans in the Crescent City, August 4, 5 and 6, and then
goes home for four games with Shreveport. The New Orleans
games will be no cinch for Memphis. Since the Pelicans and the
Bluffers hnve stopped losing any love between each other there is
a certainty of hard-fought battles when they get together. There
is no team in the league that the cohorts of C. Prank would bo
any more delighted to beat than their erstwhile friends from the
Bluff City, and blood, hair, fists and profanity are likely to fly
over in Memphis.
One thing that is going to help through the rest of the sea
son is that several clubs in the league would rather beat Babb
than draw a pension. New Orleans and Nashville may be num
bered in that outfit and in fact the "chestiness” of Babb’s team
has lost it friends all around the circuit.
CASTLETON
VS. YERKES
These Are Probable Pitch
ers in Wednesday’s
Game.
PRICE FOR PASKERT
BROKE ALL RECORDS
Mayor Joyner Will Proba
bly Accompany Team
on Final Trip.
It looks like Castleton against Yorkos
tin Wednesday's battle between the
Dobbera and the Crackera.
But, then, again It may be Mackenala
agalnat Perdue. Neither manager la
quite certain which alabater will bear
the brunt (If any) of the battle.
Wella will catch for Nashville, not
only because he la a'star, but likewise
because he la the only available catch
er. Hardy, the other backstop, la work-
id Smith will catch for Atlanta If
Mackensle works. If Castleton goes In
Sweeney may take a turn.
DOBBER THIRD BASEMAN.
M
Standing of the Clubs.
CLUBS—
Memphis. . •
ATLANTA. .
N *• "• < >rl**nn«.
Little Hock. •
Hinnlnifhnm .
Nashville. . .
Shreveport. .
Montgomery .
8outh Atlsntio.
Charleston 91 65
Jacksonville. .* .... 98 54
Macon.
.91 27
64
.297
American.
Played. Won. Lost P. C.
~ " .607
.0-
jm
.v:.
86
34
.414
61 .400
National,
Played. Won. Lost P. C,
M’ELEVEEN.
Here Is the speedy third base-
man of the Nashville team. He
has been putting up a good game
all the year and his hitting has
been tlnpely.
Nrtv York M
Philadelphia 84
Brooklyn ....... 91
guilty of having kept mum about how
young he really Is. But he now swears
that those are the figures. That makes
him the youngest catcher and pre
sumably the youngest player In the
Southern League.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Nashville In Atlanta, Ponce DeLeon park.
Game called st 4n. m. 4
Montgomery In Birmingham,
fthrereport In New Orleans.
Memphis In Little Rock.
Weldon Henley, the Atlanta boy who
Atlantaplays her last August games at home August 12, 13
and 14. Then she goes on the road for a trip which finishes up the
month.
JUST DOPE.
Good. Gu.rry, .porting editor of The
Ravnnmh Morning Newa, haa picked an all
South Atlantic League team, which b^says
would almost beat any regular team In the
Southern League today. Guerry has picked
a strong team from the Hally League, one
which In all probability would make
Southern League team - hustle to win flrat
honors. The members of the testa fol
low: Wohlleben, lb.; Logan, 2b.; Morrla.
M.; Llpe, 8b.; Robinson and Kahlkoff, c.;
Rnftery, If.; Howard, cf.; Murdoch, rf.;
Sarldgc, Raymond nnd Helm, p.
There will be quite a rivalry for the honor
of representing the Cincinnati club on
Bowlera' day In the base running event
Hujggtna, Lobert, Odwell, Mitchell nnd Kru
ger all have it chance, and Pnskerf, the
Atlanta recruit may cut In also. The en
try In this event will hnve to lie decided
by test. Pnakert may also be chosen for
tne long distance throwing contest.—Cin*
clnnntl Enquirer.
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BRUNSWICK WIN8.
Special to Tlie Georgian.
Brunswick Go., July 1.—The Bruns
wick baseball club defeated a team
from Waycross Friday and Saturday
at thla place. Friday's gome was a
pretty exhibition, resulting In a score
of 3 to 3. Tho game Saturday was
listless and full of errors. Boon 6 to I.
ATLANTA vs. NASHVILLE
July 29, 39, 31.
Games Galled at 4 p. m.
, A close Investigation Into league rec
ords leads Atlanta fans to take back
an exception mode when It was an
nounced that the price paid for Paskert
was the largest given up for any
Southern player, except pitchers. This
exception was made to let In Llebhardt.
But Memphis now admits that she
received only $3,000 for the young
Dutchman, and the Paskert price—
33,260—stands os the Southern record.
Is now with the Rochester team, holds
the strlke-out record of the league. He
put an even doxen men to the bod In
one game this season.
Mnyor Joyner, who Is the deeneet
dyed-ln-the-wool fan In Atlanta, will
probably make all or part of the laet
round of the circuit with the Atlanta
team.
"I haven't hod any vacation lately, 1
said the mayor Wednesday morning,
"and I think I shall take mine that
way.”
Bill Holler has been releoeed by Mike
Finn, of the Little Bock team, and
Walters, a left-hander, has been signed.
This gives the Travelers a brace of
southpaws.
Manager Smith asks that It be an
nounced that a large number of arti
cles—on empty purse, a pair of cuff
buttons, some umbrellas and a few
things like that—have been found at
Ponce DeLeon Park lately, and that
they will be returned to the ownera If
they will ask for them at the box
office.
The annual "orphans' day" will be
given by the Atlanta baseball club on
Thursday. Through the courtesy of
President Chambers, all members of
the orphans’ homes In and around At
lanta will ba admitted free to Thurs
day's game. Only orphans accompa-
tho homss
will be allowed to enter. They will
be passed In through the carriage gate
and will be seated In the east end of
the smokers.
Ed Sweeney Is 19 years oldl
He reached that advanced age July
There hoe been a lot of discussion
over the matter, and Sweeney pleads
The feet of holding the Nashville
team down to seven hits In two games
which was performed by Ford and
Spade Tuesday wak rendered especially
notable by the fact that Nlcholls and
Wells, of the Nashville team, are the
second and third best' batter In the
league and can generally ram the ball
to the woods whenever necessary.
YE8TERDAY’8 RESULT8.
Southern.
Atlanta 3, Nashville 1 (flrat game).
Atlanta 3, Nashville 1 (second game).
Little Rock S, Memphis 4.
New Orleans 4, Shreveport 1.
STONY OF GAMES
Montgomery
- - South Atlantto.
Augusta 2, Jacksonville 1.
Charleston I, Macon 0.
Columbia 2, Savannah 1.
"I believe that Wells Is the most
scientific batter In the league," said
Manager Dobbs of him. "You can talk
about Willie Keeler and the rest of
them, but I have yet to see a man who
has anything on our 'Kid.'
"He can hit any kind of a ball, can
place It where he pleases and his bunt
ing Is marvelously good. It Is prac
tically Impossible to tell whether he
Is going to Jay one down or hit It
1 got used to him 1 used
out. Before
to get mad every time he went to bat
with ordets to bunt. Ha would grab
hla bat os though he was- going to slam
It a mile. And then. Just aa I got
ready to cuss because he hit It out, he
would change his grip and drop the
ball right In front of the plate.
“You can all have your other catch
ers, but I.il take Wells for mine. I
think he Is the most valuable all-round
catcher In the league."
OXFORD DEFEATED.
Emory College, Oxford, Oa., July 31.
In a close and exciting game played on
the Weber athletic field yesterday aft
ernoon, the Emory College Summer
School team defeated Oxford by a score
of 3 to 2.
Summer School. .000 101 30*— 3 7 5
Oxford 100 100 000— 2 4 3
Batteries—For Summer School, Deen
Nstlonsl,
Pittsburg 12, Boston 2.
Chicago 7. Brooklyn fl.
New York 11, Ht. Imuls 6.
Cincinnati t, Philadelphia 0.
Cotton 8tatos.
Mobile 6, Meridian 1.
Vicksburg 4, Jackson 3.
Vicksburg 4. Jackson 3.
Gulfport-columbus, no game.
Virginia State,
Roanoke 3, Danville 0.
Portsmouth 4, Lynchburg 3.
Norfolk 3, Richmond 1.
American Association.
Indianapolis 5, Louisville 0 (flrat game).
jiiuiMunpuiiB u, uuumtiiip u mini gnuin;.
Louisville 13, Indianapolis 2 (second game).
Minneapolis 2, Kansas City 0 (flrat game).
Minneapolis 4, Kansas City 3 (second
game).
and Sharp; for Oxford, Donnell and
Robert*.
Summary—Three-baso hit, Roberts;
struck out, by Deen 8,- by Bonnoll 6;
banes on balls, oft Deen 1, off Bonnell
‘ Umpire, Price.
The Cohen ontflslder, Pardons, who pitch
ed such star hall In tho South Atlantic, Is
tub leads the fait organisation. Padrone
Nashville batters couldn’t hit the Cracker pitchers here yest*rd««
and In consequence lost both games of the double-header with Atlanta”
The scores were 4 to 1 and 3 to 1. "•
In the two games the Dobbers made the alarmingly slim tots] t
hit*. Ford gave up only 5 In the first and Spade coughed up *^ n it,,
second gome. • , Ine
Home few errors to the contrary notwithstanding, It was a brilliant
fielding game. The players on both teams got away .witn' some bhanom
enal stunts, and tho Nashville players put up an especial effort to mau.
by swell fielding for their weakness at the bat. ae up
In the opening game Ford and Sid Smith worked for Atlanta ..a
Elmer Duggan and Wells for Nashville. The little ex-Atlanta soil Gin.™
did well, except In the third Inning, and there a bit of rough work h...
him. Becker was the first man up nnd he singled. Winters nulled
his usual neat sacrifice and Paskert followed with a short slnrle to aa-
ter field. Dobbs fielded the ball In wall and Becker had 'to slide' for it"
but ho scored. He nnd Wells bumped at the plate and both were In th.
dust for a minute, but neither was hurt 118
Sid Smith came next and sent a little Texas Leaguer back of third
base. McCormick landed the ball and threw to McEleveen, who tried to
relay It to the plate. But he threw wild and Paskert scored easily a wild
pitch then let Sid Smith home and the game was on the pork for Nashrnis
■ The Crackers scored one more run in the first game. Jordan slnrUd
was sacrificed by Fox and advanced to third by Castro, who singles
Then Otto and the Count worked tho double steal in swell style and Jnr
dan came home.
Nichols was the man who stood off tha shutout In the first earn.
With one down In the seventh, he slnrled, advanced on Carr's out and
scored when McEleveen hit a one-bagger. '
The sefond game found Spade and Sweeney, the Sally League bat
tery, working for Atlanta. Sorrell and Wella did a similar stunt for th»
Tennesseans.
And things looked pretty good for Nashville for several innings With
one down In the third. Hardy was hit by a pitched ball, Sorrell was an
easy ouf, but Wells hit a warm one which Jordan missed. The little
catcher was safe at flrat and Hardy ditto on third. Then came the
double steal and Hardy scored. Wells fell down when midway between
the bases, but the Crackers were busy watching Hardy score and did not
bother him.
The Dobbers pulled out of bad holes in the first, second and fourth
Innings, but then the strain was too great.
In the fifth Spade and Becker, the first men up, were easy outs, win
ters then walked, after which Paskert, Cincinnati's 13.260 purchase
slammed a home run" to left field and with the assistance of his sensa
tional base running, two runs were tallied. Sweeney and Jordan followed
with hits, but nothing more happened.
Atlanta's only other run came as a result of Castro’s homer In the
eighth. The Count soaked what looked like a single fo left field. He
was loafing to first when the ball took a bad bound over Wiseman’s head
and rolled to deep left field. • Castro then put on steam and scored.
The scores follow:
FIRST GAME.
Nashville, ab. r. h.
Wells, c. . . . 4 0 2
Wiseman, If. . 3 0 0
Dobbs, cf. . . . 4 0 1
Nlcholls, rf. , . 4 1 1
Carr. 2b. ... 4 0 0
McEleveen, 3b. . 3 0 1
McCormick, ss.. 3 0 0
Hardy, lb 8 0 0
E. Duggan, p. . 3 0 0
po. a. e.
Totals . ,
Atlanta.
Becker, rf.
Winters, cf.
Paskert. if.
Smith, c. .
Jordan, 2b.
Fox, lb.. ..
Castro, ss. .
Dyer, 3b. .
Ford, p. . .
.31
Nashville.
Wells, c. . .
Wiseman. If. . 4
Dobbs, cf. . . . 4
Nlcholls, rf. . . 4
Carr, 2b. . . .4
McEleveen, 3b. . 3
McCormick, ss. . 4
Hardy, lb. . . 1
Sorrell, p. , , . 3
8ECOND GAME.
ab. r. h. po. a.
0 3 0 0
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Totals ... .29 4 7 27 14 1
Runs by Innings:
Nashville 000 000 100—1
Atlanta 003 001 00*—4
Hits by Innings:
Nashville 101 000 201—5
Atlanta ..013 002 10"—7
Summary: Stolen bases, Wiseman,
Fox, Castro 2, Jordan; sacrifice hits,
Winters, Fox, Smith; base on balls,
off Ford 2. off E. Duggan 3; hit by
pitched balls, Duggan (Winters); struck
out, by Ford 3 (Hardy 2, E. Duggan),
by E. Duggan 4 (Becker, Winters, Ford
2); wll(K pitches. E. Duggan. Time of
game, 2:00. Umpire, Rudderham.
Totals . .
Atlanta.
Becker, rf.
Winters, cf. ,
Paskert, if.
Sv+eeney. c.
Jordan, 2b.
Fox. lb. .
Castro, ss. ,
Dyer, 3b. .
Spade, p. ,
.30 1 2 24 7 0
ab. r. h. po. a e.
4 -0
0 1
11 27
Totals ... .34
Buns by innings:
Nashville 001 000 000—1
Atlanta .. .. 000 020 01'—!
Summary: Home runs, Paskert, Css-
tro; stolen bases, Wells, Hardy, Dyer;
sacrifice hits, Wiseman; double pl&jrs,
Hardy to Wells to Hardy, Fox to Cas
tro to Jordan, Wells to Carr; bases on
balls, off Spade 3, Sorrell 3; hit by
pitched balls, Spada (Hardy): struck
out, by Spade 7 (McEleveen 3, Wise-
our, oy spnue i (aicisieveen J, Wise
man, Carr, Sorrell 2, Nichols), by Sor
rell 2 (Becker, Paskert): wild pitch,
Spade. Time of game, 1:65. Umpire
Rudderham.
left Jacksonville nfter musing much discus-1 HOT GAME 8URE.
slon and criticism In this league. The -
Jacksonville eluh was accused of signing a Special to The Georgian,
plnysr with negro Mood In hit veins. This Ilogansrllle. (In.. July 31.—Ilogansrl
they strenuously denied. The matter was I Mnnntvlllc piny here Thursday. Warm do
settled by l’sdrone leaving the longue. He I Ings are anticipated, for the MonaMM
la a fierce batsman.—Charleston Post J players have some old scores to settle.
Emmons Great Mid-Summer Reduction Sale
Begins Tomorrow
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“Emmons
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The policy of this store is to never carry over clothing from one season to another—prices are sacrificed to clear out all styles at
the end of every season in order to show you only the newest the next season.
Tomorrow we begin our mid-sunuher clearance sale of Spring and Summer Clothing. Price reductions will prevail during the
entire month of August. ' *
You well know the meaning of an Enunon’s Clearance Sale for you—it’s an opportunity to get the highest known quality and at
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