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THE ATLANTA GEORGLYN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1907. 1 AFTER SATURDAY NO BASEBALL i HERE 1 ILL SEP! r. 2 SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY I PERCY H. WHITING * i >•••••••••••«» NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS SCENES A T LAKEWOOD, WHERE ST A TE SHOOT IS IN PROGRESS Here is a little fable which we copied from some of those baseball humorists, Hugh Fullerton probably, but maybe it was somebody else: Ball players who aspire to lead the league In batting spend most of their spare time In watching their own and the average of the other swatting heroes, playing the great American game. And much comment do they make about the way the scorera mark up the averages. The scorers In each city, where there Is a hefty boy who can hit 'em where they ain't, are always accused of padding the averages of the popular Idol. Just now there Is a rumor among the American Leaguo ball players to the effect that the St. Louis scorers can see Niles, whether he makes a hit or not, and that they can not see Oeorge Stone, when he does make a bit. Such talk as this has always been one Of tho erroneous grouches fostered by ball players from time Immemorial, and ^though there have been Isolated cases where favoritism baa . been shown In compiling hitting averages, yet such conduct now- adays would not be tolerated even If tho official scorers desired to pull off any such play. But one can not make the players be lieve this. The othec morning Bill Coughlin and Sam Crawford were looking over the biffing averages of the different players, and Sam said with a note of suspicion In his tone as he looked at the names of the fellows who were above him on the list: "ft's mighty funny how these guys get such a big hitting average; don't you think so,'Billf ho Inquired as he turned to ward the third baseman. "Well, you know they say that figures can't lie," replied Bill, as he turned over a page. "They might not lie," replied Sam; “but dog my cats, If they ain't placed In some mighty embarrassing positions at times." In the center is a view of the club house of the Atlanta Gun Club. On the left Is Tom Poole, manager of the Gun Club and one of the most expert and enthuslastio shooters In the state. On the right ls'a view of a squad at the traps. The Southern League has long been nfllicted with knockers who groan about the favoritism of Rcorers. Last year there was an awful howl, after the official averages came out, that Sid Smith hod been getting everything and "nobody oise nothing." The year before there were other howls and next year will bring on a fresh crop. Afi a matter of fact tho writer has never seen a case of favor itism in this league. As far as he or anybody has been able to observe the scoring has been done fairly. There has been some kicking among local players of late. But it is hardly to be taken seriously. The trouble with local players is that they get a shade too good treatment from the local papers. If a 'player has a good nay he is boosted to the skies, which he usually deserves. But when he has a bad day, instead of roasting him to the other place, the matter is not mentioned, or, at worst, is glossed over. It is a fixed principle with Atlanta baseball writers not to knock. If they can’t boost they talk about the weather or some thing innocuous. If some of these Atlanta players happen to get transferred to Birmingham or New Orleans next year maybe they will have something more to kick about than the scoring. MACON WINS V FIRST GAME “Wild” Bill Clarke Twirled and Held Savannah Safe. Sun Proof Team Celebrates With Banquet at Etowah A din 2T complimentary to tho Sun Proof team, winner of the pennant In Tho Georgian Commercial League, was given by tho Plttoburg Plate 01089 Company at tho Etowah Thurs day night. Those present were W. B. Keen, W. S. May*, Joseph Redwlne, R. H. Lock- rldge, \V. W. Rice, H. E. Harman, Jr., H. C. Nowell, W.‘Daley, C. H. Collins, Carl Wall, John Cunyue, Bernard Camp, V. C. Vaughan, T. C. Klein, J. M. Thomas, J. P. Keeton, R. S. VVe.sele, P. H. Whiting, Trncy Beutell and O. H. Jones. An attractive menu was served and at the conclusion of the culinary end of the proceeding* short after-dinner addresses were mode by R. S. Weseels, O. H. Jones, Trncy Beutell, Joseph Redwlne and II. E. Harman, Jr. J. M. Thomas, president of the Commercial League, and manager of the Bun Proof team, acted as toastmaster. Macon, Go., Aug. 18.—In the first game of a aeries of three with Savan nah on the home diamond, Macon "copped" a victory by hard hitting. Both teams played good ball, and at several stages during the game It looked like a walk-away for Macon, but Savannah through good playing, held the locals down, 2 to 1, "Wild" BUI Clarke was on the rubber for Macon and pitched a good game. After walking three men In the first Inning, Clarke Settled down to busi ness and, backed by faultless support, won his game. Neuer, who held the slab for Savan nah, was hit hard at several times throughout the game, and It was through his wild throw in the ninth Inning Macon scored her winning run, Macon Is home for nine games, and then takes to the road for three, re turning home at the end of that time end finishing the season on the home diamond with Augusta. The score: ab. .2 Macon, Murdock, cf. Llpe, 3b. . . Stinson, rf. . Houston, If. ; Wohlleben, lb Rhoton, 2b. . Pepe, as. . . Lafitte, c. . , Clarke, p. , . h. po. Union Printers and Barbers Meet at Piedmont Aug. 28 A date—August 21—has been se lected for the great baseball battle be tween the Printers' Union and the Barbers' Union. This affair will .come off at Piedmont Park and the proceeds will be for the benefit of the Old La dles’ Home. Hub Huddleston will lead the printers' tram to whatever Is coming to them, while R, T. Browne Is cap taining the barbers. Guy Ward Is Leading "Pros" In State Shoot at Lakewood day. Anthony Freeman, Money, Huff and Hatcher were among the profes sional stars, while Crayton, Todd. Rog ers, Townsend and Henderson made the best scores among the amateurs. The full scores of Thursday's shoot follow: 17 17 11 18 17 18 Guy Ward Is leading the profes sionals In the Georgia state shoot which ends today at Lakewood. He was the leader on Wednesday and he pulled off the beat score Thursday. Excellent shooting was done Thurs- Crayton It "Anthony 19 Todd IS "Freeman 19 Bates 18 Rogers ... ... ... 19 Townsend 19 "Money 20 *Hlghtower 17 •Hall 17 •Huff IQ Carnes ...... .It Everett 17 •Hatcher ... .20 Ward : ... .20 •Holt 19 "Henderson .19 Jackson . 7 Worthen .17 Baker McClusky, H. J Bleckley, L. Wetmore Smith. J. E. Atkinson, W. Y 11 11 .. Rankin 13 .. Everett 14 Winter 18 •Professional. 17 20 IS 18 20 18 18 SO 20 18 18 14 19 It 17 18 19 18 20 17 19 17 17 II 19 17 7 9 18 14 18 16 ...10 ...15 , ...It It It Totals . . Savannah. Morris, 3b. Quigley, ss. HowanI, cf. Logan, 2b. Brlskey. rf. Stafford, lb Hoff, If 3 Kahlkoff, c. . . .2 Neuer, 3 28 t ab. r. .8 o .3 0 .3 0 .3 0 .4 0 .4 0 1 0 TOUGHEST LUCK EVER! ATLANTA LOSES AGAIN After Winning the Game, Rain and Rules “Butt” in, and the Contest Is Given to Pretzels. Did you ever see a great big strong locomotive, capable of hauling fifty cattle cars, ditched by a single pig? Did you ever witness the finish of a 16,000 automobile at the hands of thir teen square Inches of mud? Did you ever read of a big ocean liner which met Its Waterloo at the hands of a dozen square feet of rock? ' And don’t you expect some day to read of an air ship being punctured by a mosquito? Well, that's exactly the kind of gome that the Atlanta team has been up against this week. It’s a hard, cold world and we hate to talk about our troubles, but there's no getting around the fact that At lanta has just lost three straight games to the league Jokes. It's a queer game, this baseball. Here's a team that can go on the road and break even, or nearly even, with Memphis, New Orleans, Little Rock and the real teams of the league. And then can’t get an even break at homo with the only genuine, guaran teed cinches of the circuit. All this Is Just by way of preface to saying that Montgomery beat Atlanta yesterday by a score of 2 to 1. Totals ... .28 1 6 24 11 2 Score by Innings: R. H. E. Savannah 000 010 000—1 5 2 Macon 010 000 001—2 7 0 Summary. Left on bases, Mgcon 8, Savannah 5; struck out, by Clarke 4, by Neuer 2; two-base hits, Pepe, Wohlleben. Quig ley; double plays, Neuer to Kahloff to Stafford, Morris to Fagan to Stafford; hit by pitched ball, Houston. Time, 1:16. Umpire, Mace. And let It be said In passing that the team has not butted Into any harder luck since the famous day when the prince of all Incompetents—Shuster— called that eventful gnme at Piedmont park last year and robbed Atlanta of a hard won battle. It wasn't the umpire’s fault yester day. Tho weather Just butted in and Atlanta took the count. When the game was called the score was 4 to 2 for Atlanta. Tho Crackers had broken loose with one of their usual seventh Inning rallies and hod scored four runs. Unfortunately, though, before Montgomery could, get through her half of tho Inning It began to rain so hard that the game was called. And after thirty minutes of waiting, thd .prospects looked no better and tho game was off for good. But of course, under the rules of the game, which say "If ths umpire calls a game—the score shall be that of the last equal Innings played," etc.; the count went back to 2 to 1 and It was Montgomery's game. If that Isn’t the limit of luck then we’re no experts on luck. All the scoring that counted was done In the first Inning. In that soggy sec tion Montgomery yanked off a couple of runs and tho Crackers made one. Then Walsh and McKenzie, the oppos ing pitchers, settled down and the teams played ball. In consequence there was nothing doing till the sodden and sorrowful seventh. In the first half of the seventh At lanta ripped off three runs. But, alas! alas! they didn't count. Poor Mont gomery was able' to stave off the end of the seventh inning until rain fell with sufficient force to moke an end of the game necessary. Here ore the sorrowful figures: ab. Atlanta. Becker, rf. . . .2 Winters, cf. . . .2 Poskert, If. . . .3 Fox, lb 8 Jordan, 2b, , .3 Castro, ss . . .3 Dyer, 3b. , , ,3 Sweeney, c. . . .2 McKenzie, p. , .3 po. a. e. Totals Montgomery. Houtz. If. . . Baxter, lb.-. . Ball, ss. . . . Henline, cf. . , Perry, Sb. . . Nye, 2b. . . Hausen, rf. . , Seahaugh, o. . Walsh, p. . . Totals. The Silent Thing Repents; "Fan’s Friend” Shoots Again GOOD AND PLENTY 6HOT BY THOMA8 HITCHCOCK, JR. New York, Aug. 18.—Thomas Hitch cock, Jr, has shot the famous'old stee plechaser Good and Plenty, one of the greatest horses of his class. * According to many racegoers he was the best Jumper that ever performed on the American turf. He held the steeplechase championship for more thon two year*. The horse will be bur led with ceremonies and the stable put In mourning. B ASEBALL ATLANTA vs. MONTGOMERY DOUBLE-HEADER TODAY FIRST GAME AT 2 O’CLOCK. Tickets On Sale At Oppenheim’s- Sportlng Editor Atlanta Georgian: Dear Percy—Did you see It? Did you allow your glimmers to alight for one passing, fleeting moment on the beau tiful and Inspiring spectacle—I mean at the aquatic bell game Thursday. Certainly nobody missed seeing the Silent Thing o;>en up. Consideration- ■ why the Thing bubbled over with It! Generosity—It Just oozed out In big, fnt streams! Mngnanlmlty and appre. elation and sympathy—avalanches and earthquakes and cyclones of It! You could not have overlooked the cata clysm, the delightful oceanic wove of brotherly lore on the part of the Thing —the Sweet Solicitous Silent Thing! It rained, you know. Of course. It was merely a shower, but then no one would suffer the thought that the Thing would allow those gocql, faithful fellow* In the bleachers to sit In the wet. Banish the thought. Starve it to death nnd then choke It! Just os soon as the shower began, Percy, the entrance to the grandstand was thrbwn open and all the sun-sap pers were Invited In. They accepted the kind Invitation with thanks, course, and went In. The fans did not expect the players to work In the rain. Certainly the si lent Thing did not expect the leather- lunged to root In the rain. Sure, the bleachers were not allowed to alt In the grandstand on Monday. It la a fact, I must admit, that the bleachers who went'to shelter on Mon. day were not allowed to return to the park to see the game which they had paid admission to. I will also gram you thas they hod rain checks which were not recognized. Since you Insist. I'll willingly admit that It rained harder Monday, when they were not given shelter and were refused admittance because they hunted th* same, than It did on Thursday. But, Percy, the Silent Thing has a right to change It’* mind. The great white light had not yet gleamed In all Ita phosphorescent splendor and gran deur before It's dome of thought. The soft, beneficent hand of appreciation, of consideration, and of brotherly love had not. yet laid It* gentle touch on the Silent Thing's ripe, pulpy palpitator, And so, now that the light Is shining and the hand has found Its way, the "Fan’s Friend” and “the friend of hu manity" wishes to extend his heartiest congratulations to the directors of th* local association for deciding to allow the fans In the bleachers to see what they pay to see. He wishes further most abjectly and humbly to apologize for calling It a Thing. THE FAN’8 FRIEND. COMMERCIAL’S BEST PITCHER Harry Harm- man d. Jr, the University of Georgia football player, was an •say winner In the race for first hon. ore ' among the Commercial league pitchers. When t h e Commercial League moguls were voting on the best twlrler In the ■eague Harmand the unani mous choice. Harmand was the star player on the Valverstty of Georgia football team last year anil ought to make the All-Southern this year. For some unex plained reason the Atlanta man did not make the ball team this spring, but he will cer tainly do so next year, 75 HARRY HARMAND, JR. .24 DELMAR TROTS A FAST MILE Fails To Beat Sweet Marie’s Record For Poughkeep sie Track. Poughkeepsie, N. Y„ Aug. 18.—Major Delmar made a brave attempt at the Hudson hiver Driving Park yesterday to lower the track trotting record of 2:041-4, made by Sweet Mario last year. The beat he could do wa* 2:05 1-4. Ardelle,, driven by Geers, was tho only favorite at the grand circuit races to Justify the selection. The mare won the 2:06 pace easily. Leeland, an even money favorite for the 2:12 pace, was distanced In the second heat through a bad brook. Tommy H, the winner, sold for 89 In pools of 365. Summary: 2:12 Class—Pacing, puree 31,000- Tommy H, b. g, by Delmar-Wllkes (Nuckols), won; John McEwen. b. g. (Ray), second; ' Coast Marie, blk. m. (Fleming & Gill), third. Best time, 2:081-4. • 2:06 Class—Pacing, purse 31,000-rAr. delle, br. m, by J. H. L. Yelser (Geers), won: Nervolo, b. h. (Cox), second; Princess Helen b. m. (A. P. McDonald), third. Best time, 2:04 3-4. 2:16 Class—Trotting, purse 81.000— Henry S, Jr, br. g, by Colonel Kuser- TWO JAMES ARE BILLED Barring rain, mud and a few such things, a doubleheader Is the bill at Ponce DeLeon Park for Friday. And It may be mentioned In passing that It will take considerable mud rain and the like to keep Manager Malarkey from playing tho game. For Montgomery needs the money. Manager Smith and the men behind the local club have It in for Malnrkev The last time he was hero he sent iii a protest of all the games he played In Atlanta, claiming that Billy Smith was over the players limit. In Ma. larkey's list lie enumerated Tommv McMillan nnd Sam Woodward as At. lanta players. President Kavnnaugh knew as well ns local fans that such a kick was a Joke and treated It acc. rdlngly. Rut Bill Smith has not yet forgiven Smlltne John for this absurd protest. "Such things as that article that The ■ Georgian had yesterday from New Or- leans .hurt baseball," observed Billy Smith Friday. "I don't blame you for running the story, but I do blame the New Orleans man for writing' it. A> far as I can seo there was nothing phoney about tho game. The pitcher got his bumps before there was time to save the game, and after that there was no use of wearing out another pitcher. I-don’t seo that Mike Finn has any call to throw games to New Orleans or anybody else and I don't believe that ho did It.” It looks like Spade and Ford against Malarkey and Weems In the double, header. The paper* for the sale of Rube Zel. ler to the New York Americans have changed hands. The price was $3,006. Bill has his eye on a lot of men down In the Texas League, though; and they do say that McMurry, the "red-headed devil-catcher,” .who Is working for Gal- veston, Blersdorfer and Cooper are on his calling list. . Clark Griffith, by the way, beat Bill Smith to a man. He was Bill Loudon, third baseman of the Dallas team. Thla man was touted very highly to BUI and the local manager wired an offer for him. But Clark Griffith opened nego tiation* for the earn* man and the Dal. las management passed up Bill Smith's offer and Loudon goes to the Yanks for a trial. Nad Patchen (Evens), won; Chlmee Bells, b. m. (Titer), second; Prlnclne, br. m. (McHenry), third. Best time, 2:101-4. 0 3 0 0 4 2 2 9 .92 2 D 18 11 Score by Innings: Atlanta 100 000— 1 Montgomery 200 000— 2 Hits by Innings: H Atlanta 110 820— 7 Montgomery 110 201— 6 Summary—Two-base hits, Castro; three-base hits, Paskert; stolen bases, Dyer; sacrifice bits, Baxter; double S lays, Ball to Baxter; base on balls, off [cKenxIt 2, off Walsh 2; struck out by McKenzie 2. (Henllne, Walsh); by Walsh 8, (Sweeney, McKenzie, Jor dan); wild pitches, McKenzie. Time of game, 1:40. Umpires, Rudderham and Hackett. ,••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••»•••••••••• I Standing of the Clubs. . CLUBS- Memphis iOt ATLANTA M» Little Bock . . New Orleans. . Montgomery . Birmingham • . Nashville . . * Shreveport . • Southern* Played. Worn Loat P. C. 43 .587 44 .573 “Emmons for Quality.” For Great Clothing Values Visit Emmons Tomorrow Emmons quality and at 25 per cent reduction should be great inducements to any man or boy contemplat ing buying clothing. Medium weights, too, that are good until December—and excellent beginners for next season. Come tomorrow—and have a new suit or pair of trou sers ready for Sunday. Aug. 31st is positively the last day of reductions. Men's Mixed Suits $12.00 Suits, now $ 9.00 $15.00 Suits, now $11.25 $18.00 Suits, now $13.50 $20.00 Suits, now $15.00 $25.00 Suits, now $18.75 $30.00 Suits, now $22.50 $35.00 Suits, now... CI.ITD8- Charleston . Jacksonville Macon . . , Augusta . South Atlantlo. Played. Won. Loat P. C. .... 102 a 39 .618 106 61 45 CLUBS— Philadelphia , Detroit . . . Chicago . . Cleveland . , New York . . Boston . , . St. Ia>uI> . . Washington . American. Played. Won. Lost P. C. 100 <1 39 .610 40 .696 .UBS— cSeafo . . * . . . 1’06 New York 102 Pittsburg 101 Philadelphia ..... 99 Cincinnati 104 Brooklyn . . . . . .104 .726 JR .545 .442 .433 JfiO .284 WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Montgomery jarltJgcn , Ne*fc Nash rule in Birmingham. New Orleans In Hbrcvepj Little Bock In Memphis. game called at All Straw and Panama Hats, Half-Price YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. South Atlantic. Jacksonville 2, Charleston L Macon 2* Savannah 1. American. Chicago * Boston L Philadelphia 3. Cleveland 2. ~ ~ ; 3. Detroit L Odd Trousers $3.50 Trousers, now.. .$2-65 $4.00 Trousers, now.. -$3.W $5.00 Trousers, now...$3.75 $6.00 Trousers, now,..$4.50 $7.00 Trousers, now...$5.25 $7.50 Trousers, now. - $8.00 Trousers, now.. $6^ All Boys' Wool and Wash Suits, One-Fourth Off- £ 39 and 41 Whitehall St.