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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1907. NO LET-UP IN STRENUOSITY OP PENNANT RACE SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS •••••••• •••••#••••••! IIHHHnMtllHMttMHIHIl Under double-column headlines The New Orleans States runs the following utterly outrageous and mendacious fake: Birmingham, Ala., Aug. S.—It Is rumored about tofrn that the members of the local team of the Southern League are so dissatisfied with Manager Vaughn that they will throw all of the games to Atlanta 1n the coming series next week. It Is said that they want Atlanta to win the pennant, and for this reason are willing to throw the games. It Is said that the men cut up all sorts of high Jinks while on the road, and that Vaughn can do nothing with them. It Is alleged that "Billy" Smith of Atlanta, fearing that he will be canned as manager of the Atlanta team next season. Is trring his best to win the pennant, by means fair or foul. It Is claimed that he has some power over the Baron gang which Vaughn Is unable to overcome. Locally none of the baseball magnates or any of the sport ing writers In this city believe that Vaughn would countenance such a thing, for be has always been known as a clean base ball manager. But the local men believe that Manager Smith, of the Atlanta ball team. Is capable of anything like the charge made against him. At any rate, since the charges have been made, President Kavanaugfc should do his duty. It Is well known that there has been much trouble between the Birmingham manager and his men. and that they do not do tbelr best for him. The Birming ham papers have been roasting Vaughn and the team right along. There is no doubt that President Kavanaugh will make the Investigation, which should be had. This apparently marks the downfall of Vaughn as manager of the Birmingham club. It may be that a new manager will be secured In a few weeks, or perhaps not until next season. Words fail us to express an opinion of that story, and the man who wrote it—words, at least, which would be fit to print. We wish to go on record as believing that, as a piece of news, it is bogus, fictitious and utterly spurious. In the first place, games are not thrown in bRseball. Thera was one notable exception to that rule, but the thing happened before baseball was entirely civilised, and is practically out of the question now. In the second place “Billy” Smith has no fear that he will be canned next year, for the president of the local association has stated publicly that he is entirely satisfied with Smith’s ad ministration, and that it is the intention of the baseball asso ciation to keep Him indefinitely. As for Smith’s having some “power’’ over the Birmingham team which Vaughn is not able to overcome—well, of all men dacious fabrications, that is nearest the limit! The charge that “Billy” Smith would do such a thing as se cure the throwing of baseball games is so ridiculous as to be ro mance of the most spurious and hocus-pocus variety. No manager the Southern League over had tries any harder than “Billy” Smith does to win--by legitimate methods. But it is gammon and bnneombe to charge that he would frame up a deal of the kind suggested, and the man who wrote the articlo knows it, or ought to know it. This charge is so utterly unveracious that it is not to bo taken seriously. It is just a straight-out hoax, a piece of jour nalistic thimblerigging. No man with a half-grain of sense would believe any such delusive bunch of misinformation. But not all the people of any city have good seme, and doubtless some of the-least well-balanced in New Orleans may have fallen for such a story. And it doubtless did harm. For the good of baseball in the league it ought to be known who wrote such b story. If tho man who wrote it has the nerve to publish his name we should all like to sec it. In the meantime people informed of the facts of the case will continue to believe that it is nothing more or less than a falsification and a fabrication. ' Ode to “Busted Phenoms” By WILLIAM F. KIRK. Where la Jim Clancy, the fielder, who played In the Cotton States Leatue, Batting them over the fences with never a trace of fatigue? Where la the hard-hitting ehortatop who signed with McGrow In tha spring? Where la the notable catcher they said would outshine Johnnie Klttig? Whore la the wonderful pitcher that came here a few weeks ago To mix up our major league batsmen with the curves that he threw In St. Jo? Back to the Michigan hemlocks. Hack to the pines of Maine, Back to Dakota and old Minnesota They ride In a sorrowful train. Bnck to the friends who love them, Bark to the friends they love, They bounce away from the big league fray An spltballa bounce from a glove, cracking first baseman" who came here from Denver In Where la the May? Where Is the “second Hans Wagner," the Idol of all Santa Fe? Where la the "splendid young twlrler" who fanned twenty men In a game Between the Butte Blarers and Helena Terrors, and made tha poor Terrors look tame? Where Is young Micky McFadden, the wondrous utility man. Who threw a ball home from the center field loam as only a bush leaguer can? Back to the dear old homesteads, | Back to the cows and swine. Where luncheon Is "dinner" and "dinner" Is "supper," With never a flagon of wine! Back to the rolling meadows, ... Where the clover and timothy grow. Back to the grangers, back to the managers, The busted phenomenons go. —New York American. IT DIDN’T EVEN HESITATE HERE 18 A TOUCHING LITTLE CARTOO NB YTAD, GIVING A HEART-TO-HEART VIEW OF THE BA8EBALL SITUATION IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. LEAGUE’S NO-HIT MEN MEET IN BIRMINGHAM Rube Zeller Against Wilhelm Is Probable Offering—Weather Is Fair But Field • Is Heavy. Special to The Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 8,—Billy Rmlth got off hie grouch last night nnd carried his whole aggregation to dinner. He was stin pleasant this morning, too: "I cannot say who will work this afternoon. It all depends on whsther or not Zeller feels equal to ths task," said Bill. "He and Sid Smith took a run at daybreak. I trust he will be all right thla afternoon.” After the very heavy rain of last night the morning dawned crisp and cool as fall, an Ideal day for baseball In spite of the probability that the track will be heavy. The weather man saya rain, but Smith this morning predicted a game this afternoon. Pitcher Turner, after hip strenuous exercise yesterday, was taken III lost night but Is reported better this morn Ing. Harry Vaughan, on account of a de sire to'land the game today, will send his star, Wilhelm, to the slab. “I think I will have a news Item for you tonight," eald Vaughn today. "We are on the troll of. another pitcher, one said to have the goods." PHIL NADEAU GETS RELEASE Beecher Jumps; Sabrie and Stratton Are Out of Game. New Orleans, La,, Aug.. 8.—Phil Na deau has been released. He was hit In the eye with a ball and may be out of the game permanently. Beecher tried to play In his place yesterday but he played on one leg. "Scrap Iron" muffed on easy fly and gave Memphis her only runs against Manuel's superb pitching. So Beecher today packed his grip for St. Louis, saying he wouldn't play ball any more this year. Frank la now hunting an outfielder. Sabrie Is still out and three pitchers are playing dally for the locals. Strat ton Is out also with a split finger. 00000000000000090000000000 O O O CROKER'S ORBY ILL. 0 O O O London, Aug. 8.—It Is authorlta- O O tlvely said that since his return 0 O to Glencalre, Richard Croker’s O O Orby has shown signs of an at- O O faction of the kidneys such as he O O suffered from last year. This O O seems to kill hla chances for the O O St. Leger, which will be run on O O September It. O O 0 00000000000000000000000000 Joe Cans Ready For Jimmy Britt Los Angeles, Aug. 8.—Joe Clans, the light weight champion, will fight Jim my Britt and negotiations will be un der way soon. Gans specifies that the battla lake place at Reno on Labor Day. A 815,000 purse has been offered. On August 18 Gans will fight Memslc, whom he considers the beat of the crop of light weight fighters. Union Point Tlss Madison, Special to The Georgian. Madison, Ga., Aug. 6.—In the pret tiest game ever witnessed In Madison, Union Point tied the crack ball team of this city. The final score was 8 to 8. The Union Point boys outplayed the Madleonlans In every department of the game. Davis, for Union Point, pitched great ball, fanning fourteen men. He let Madison down with two hits. Dickens, the Madison wonder, was batted freely. The score by Innings was as follows: R.H.E. Madison 000 100 020—3 2 2 Union Point .. . .000 010 110—8 12 3 Batteries: Dickens and Mauphln; Davis and Lewis. Seorer, Atkinson. Umpire, Baldwin. Attendance,' 1,000, B. M. GRANT LOSES. Boston, Aug. 8.—U. M. Grant, cham pion of the South In doubles with Nat Thornton, lost his match here yester day to W. 8. Warland. Most of the second round and part of the third were finished here yee- terday. Southern. CLUBS- Played. Won. Memphis 95 67 ATLANTA 93 63 Little Hock 98 S3 New Orleans . . . . 9t 4? Birmingham 91 45 Nashville 100 41 Montgomery 9S 44 Shreveport 92 40 FIRST BARON BATTLE IS WON BY CRACKERS Charleaon Jacksonville .... 98 Mncon 97 Aofuata 97 8avnnnah 94 Columbia 98 CLUBS?- Detroit . . Chicago . . . Philadelphia American. flayed. Won. Loat P. C. ... 92 57 35 .620 NctV aura . Philadelphia Brooklyn . Cincinnati . Boston . . . St. Lonls . WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Atlanta In Birmingham. YESTERDAY’8 RE8ULT8. Southern. rmln Memphis 2, New Memphis 2, New Orleans 0. Shreveport 2, Little I(ock«l. Nnshvtlle-Montffomery. rain. South Atlantic. Savannah 5. Columbia 4. Augusta 2. Macon l Charleston 2, Jacksonville 1. Detroit , Philadelphia Phllndeli ■ * Boston L New Yorl t 5. Washington 2 (sec lelphln 6. Cleveland 2 ( clpbla 12, Cleveland 8 ( i 3. St. Lout a 2. fora 8, Chicago 4. National. Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 2. New York 8, Chicago 4. Cotton States. Meridian 4. Mobile 0. • Vicksburg 4, Gulfport 2. Columbus 4, Jackson 2. American Association. Indianapolis-Milwaukee; wet grounds. Toledo-fit. Paul; wet grounds. Coluinbua>Mlnneapol!s: rain. y \ umuiUH.'niunrauviigi mill. Lodl.vllle 4, Kansas City 0. ALPHARETTA WIN8. Special to The Georgian. Alpharetta, Ga.. Aug. 8.—Alpharetta defeated -Creighton here last Saturday by a score of 10 to 7. Batteries: Creighton, Roberts and Wheeler; Alpharetta, Rucker and Smith. Alpharetta secured 14 hits and Creighton made 8. Attendance, 238. Castleton Pitches Fancy Ball and Gets Per fect Support—Great Batting of Castro, Jordan and Sweeney Helps. Special to The Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 8.—Atlanta has been bragging about close and ex citing games, but If they have ever pulled off anything In the peach belt which approached in hair-raising In terest the contest yesterday, then It was a'peach of. purest ray serene. The score was 3 to 1 In favor of At lanta, but from the third until the ninth It was a 1-to-l tie, and It took a real old Atlanta rally to pull the game Georglaward. Castleton and Turner were the op posing pitchers, and they both put up a ellt-edged exhibition. Bach allowed eight hits. Castleton gave up three baees on balls, while Turner passed nobody. The Alabama phenom, how ever, soaked two batters in the ribs, while the Georgia representative es caped giving any passes at that va riety. On the. whole. It was a pretty even break between the twlrlere, but the support given the Mormon wae high class In the extreme—errorless. In fact. While behind Turner three errors crop ped out and they figured In the scor ing. . Atlanta made the first run, which came In the second. And It only took a single hit to pull It off. With one man down Otto Jordan stop ped one of Turner's shoots with his eleventh rib and went safo to first. Just by way of "showlng-up" Garvin, he stole second. Then Garvin, Just by way of getting fancy, threw badly to second and Otto went on to third, Castro hit a nice little one Just beyond the Infield and Jordan scored. The lead lasted to Birmingham's half of the next Inning, when the Barons put over a run. Turner perpetrated the unexpected and sent out a safe hit. Molesworth sacrificed him to sec ond and Demont advanced him to third on his out. Carlos Smith then dupli cated Castro’s Texas Leaguer and Turner put over the only Baron run of the day. From that time forward there was nothing doing In the way of scoring. But Atlanta had nerve-wearing chances. In the third Inning Sweeney opened with a single and was sacri ficed to second—where he expired. In the fourth, Paskert opened the liming with a two-sacker and. went to third on Fox’s out. But nobody fol lowed with anything on which he could score. Things hummed along until the ninth and It looked like a tie game. Fox was the first man up In the last Inning, and he hit a fly to Gardner, which should have been an easy out. Gardner missed It cold, however,, and Jim was safe at first. Jordan hit a two-bagger and Jim advanced to the third sack. Castleton sent a grounder to first and Meeks soaked the ball to Garvin, who togged Jim out at the pan. Otto went to third on the play and he died like Fox when Dytr ground ed to Turner. With two outs It did not look io .wobbly for Birmingham but Sweeney singled, scoring Castro from third and Dyer from second. And this hit won the game. in the last of the ninth It looked de cidedly as though Birmingham wai going to score. After Meeks had walked and Walters fanned Alcock and Garvin singled In quick succession Turner popped out, after missing a well chance to win hie own game and Molesworth retired, second to first. Here Is the score: Birmingham. nb. r. h. po. a. a. Molesworth. cf. 0 0 5 u 0 Demont, ss. . 0 0 2 3 0 Smith, rf. . . . 4 0 1 1 0 0 Gardner, If. . . . 4 0 1 4 0 1 Meek, lb. . . . 3 0 1 6 2 0 Walters, 2b. . . 4 0 0 3 0 0 Alcock, 3b. . . . 3 0 2 4 0 0 Garvin, c. . , . 2 0 1 2 i 1 Turner, p. . . . 4 1 2 0 4 1 Totals . . . .31 1 8 27 10 3 Atlanta. ' ab. r. h. po. a. e. Spade, rf. , . . 3 0 0 0 0 0 Becker, rf. . . 2 0 0 1 1 0 Winters, ef.. . 4 0 0 3 0 0 Paskert, If. . 4 0 1 0 0 0 Fox, lb * 0 0 D 0 0 Jordan, 3b. . 3 1 1 6 2 0 Castro, ss. . 4 1 1 2 2 0 Dyer, 3b. . . . 1 1 1 a 0 Sweeney, c. . 4 0 2 « 2 0 Castleton, p. . 3 0, 2 0 2 .33 3 8 27 12 • Rune by Innings: Birmingham Atlanta ...001 000 000—l ..010 000 002—3 ..012 001 202-3 ..Oil HO 003-1 Hits by Innings: Birmingham .. .. Atlanta Summary: Two-base hits, Gardner, Paskert; sacrifice hits. Fox, Castleton, Molesworth, Gardner; stolen bases, Jor dan, Smith, Molesworth: bases on balls, off Castleton 3; struck out, by Turner 1 (Winters), by Castleton 5 (Demont. Walters 2, Alcock, Smith); hit by Itched ball, Turner 2 (Jordan and lecker.) Time of game, 2:30. Um pires, Rudderham and Hackett.-, Atlanta takes the road. Now watch the Firemen take a tumble.—New Or leans States. HERE’S YOUR GREAT AUGUST CLEARANCE SALE OF MISCELLANEOUS BASEBALL JUNK "Chesty" Charles Babb's Babblers defeated the Pelicans Monday after noon In a pitchers' battle between Moxls Manuel, of New Orleans, and Joey Bills, the pride of Memphis, by a score of 3 to 0. An error by "Scrap Iron" Beecher In the fourth Inning al lowed Memphis to score the winning runs. Eddie Manning, the new Inflelder secured by Babb, Is making good with a rush for the Turtlee. Manning made one hit, three put outs, two assists and no errors yesterday. Memphis secured two hits off Manuel and New Orleans made five off Bills. Tom Fisher's Pirates defeated Mike Finn’s Travelers Monday afternoon by a score of 2 to 1. Shreveport scored her two runs In the fourth Inning on Hess' wild throw to>the plate. Beeker pitched a great game for the Pirates end he had the Travelers at his merry Eyler also twirled a neat gsme for Llti'e Rock. Baxter Sparks, the former Atlanta twlrler and Mississippi midget, allowed Moron only one hit Monday afternoon and won bis game with ease by the ■core of 2 to 1. Jack Rowan, also ones of Atlanta, pitched a good game for 31 aeon, but his failure to cover first In the seventh Inning allowed Augusta to score tjte winning runs. Rowan al lowed four hits. "Bugs" Raymond won another game Monday afternoon when he defeated Jacksonville by s score of 2 to 1. Charleston played good ball In the field. In chasing after a fly hall, BuckThetl, the former Memphis player, fell down In a "puddle" of water and before he could get the ball two Charleeton play ers hod scored. The entire outfield was covered with water. Columbia, as usual, lost a game Mon- i day afternoon. Savannah was the club to turn the trick. Columbia went all to pieces In the eighth and ninth In nings and Savannah won with ease. The score was 6 to 4. by the score of 8 to 2 and the second by the secore of 8 to 2. Detroit has won five out of five games from Wash ington In the series Just finished. The Tigers have been putting up a great figst for the lead and Jennings has undoubtedly gathered together a good bunch of ball players. Ty Cobb, the Georgia boy. has been playing great ball for the Tigers this year and he has helped as jnuch os any one on the team to land Dstrolt In the lend. Don ovan allowed Washington only three hits In the second game. Charley Smith pitched for Washington and he gave up twelve hits In the.Iasi game. Hughey Jennings and the Detroit Tigers won two games from Washing ton Monday afternoon and now Jen- n'ng*' team Is leading the American Lingua. Detroit won the first game Philadelphia won two games from the Cleveland Nape Monday afternoon. The score In the first game was 8 to 2. and the second game 13 to 8. Addle Joss was the man to lose the first game to Philadelphia. Joss was batted rather hard by the Athletire. Big Bill Bernard could do nothing with Phila delphia In the second contest and the Athletics won with ease. Philadelphia made thirteen hits off Bernard's dellv- try. Clark Griffith's New York Americans defeated Chicago Monday afternoon by a score of 6 to 4. Hogg pitched a good game for Grtfflth and New York had little trouble In winning. The White Box twiden were batted rather hard By losing yesterday, Chicago goes Into second place. Boston defeated St. Louis Monday afternoon |n a well-played twelve-in ning game by the score of I to 2, Pruitt pitched a good game for Bos ton and he was given good support. Boston batted Dlneen bard, but good fielding by the St. Louis team saved many runs. Leon Ames, of the New York Giants, won his game from the Chicago Cubs Monday afternoon by the score of 6 da Chicago scored three runs in the first Inning, but after that Ames invincible and the Cubs could do noth Ing with bis delivery. McGraw, Mat- thewson. Shay and Dahlen. were pul out of the grounds for kicking. Hedges has one young player who la literally worth his weight In gold. The speed of Harry Niles, the Hiking Hot Foot, Is a revelation to the ball play ers and ball-o-mantacs. His feat In beating out'a batted ball, perfectly thrown by Elberfeld, caused .'hen a player 1s fleet enough to beat out Infield hits. It stamps him as a whirlwind on the bases.; Not only Is Niles able to beat out bunts, but ? :rounders which would be easy outs or slower players. In Niles, President Hedges unques tionably owns the most valuable play ing asset In the world. Harry has not yet reached the heydey of hla career. He has at least ten years before him In big league company. At the least calculation he Is worth 8100,000 to the St. Louis ball club. Figure what a strong attraction at the gate a scintillating star will be. A conservative estimate places hla yearly drawing powers at 110,000. Think of tha tens of thousands La- t In the colters of the Cleve- nd club, and then roughly estimate the value of Niles to the Browns.—St. Louis Star-Chronicle. “Kid" Eldrldge, Judge KavaiAugh's most recent Imposition on the baseball public of the South, made “Slats" Da vis do all the work Tuesday while he sat In the grandstand and guyed “Slat*." Some say he rooted for the Shreveport club, and many fans were Indignant that an umpire should do such a thing. Eldrldge Is said to have a bad foot as a result of a foul tip while working behind the bat, and he will stay off the diamond for a day or two. At any rate, the former quill- pusher had a lot of fun Tuesday calling ‘ • ‘ >ked the turn bn Davis' work. “It tool mighty good from here," Eldrldge yell ed when "Slats" called a hall. Davis took the kidding good-naturedly, as he takes everything else. "Slats" Is an even Jollier fellow than Rlnn, who makes a kicking player look silly as * * i he beams with all the radiance of the noonday sun.—New Orleans Item. If a winning team was placed In Birmingham twice the money would be mgde. Penny wise and pound foolish never made a man rich yet.—Blrmlnf- ham Exchange. "Of all sad words on earth I know, The saddest are these—"I let Lister go. rry ■ —Nashville Tennessean, Some one said early In the season that the American League pitchers had discovered George Stone's weakness, and that his days as a swell batsman were over. George ft as broken tn« combination. If It ever existed, and t* banging them out In championin'? style again. There Is no fluke about his hitting.—New Orleans States. Manager Billy Smith brought Helm to Macon In the middle of the season or 1806. In 1804 Helm pitched for WJ Monroe club In the Cotton was with Hattiesburg when Smltn signed him. He has been wf‘h club since. Helm will not be alt gether new In the Southern Leagur he held a Job with the New Orlr»n« club for several weeks a few ytv* <•* —Macon News.