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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. AUGUST . 19 07. BUMPING THE BUMPS STILL CRACKERS PASTIME IN WEST SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS Says Myron W. Townsend in The St. Louis Star-Chronicle! Stiperaensltlveness Is a characteristic of some professional ball players. They scan the papers to pick out paragraphs which reflect on their ability to play the national game. If they And one derogatory word, they pout and grunt and curse and swear at the writer. Professional ball players are "touchy." They avoid newspaper men as they would rattlesnakes. With low cunning, many of them attempt to conceal their motives and movements. Posing In the limelight as public celebrities, fresh water players resent honest criticism. Flings of sarcasm rankle In their souls. Only the hard shelled veterans like Wallace and Yeager and Jones*can stand the gaff. Few players who could be cut down by the cruet spikes without a murmur, can put up with the PEN prick. This is an odd failing with ball players, as it is with actors and actresses. They can’t stand the gaff of criticism. Of course no public character dotes on criticism, no matter how friendly. Hut bull players, as a rule, are savagely sensitive and one criticism rankles for a whole season. The baseball writer who keeps on absolutely friendly terms with a ball player for one entire season is a wonder. The average ball player has a sneaking desire to fight you if you happen to score a fielder an error when he thinks tha. he is entitled to a hit. Or, conversely, if he makes an error, he wants the batter credited with a hit—in which case the pitcher is stung and kicks. They are a good lot, these boll players of the . Southern League, and never n man has been thrown with them who did not like a large proportion of them. But they make life hard for themselves and hard for the men who write baseball by developing a sensitiveness to criti cism instead of growing as thick a callous on their feelings as they do on their hands. PROSPECTS NOT SO BAD, DESPITE MANY DEFEATS Those New Orleans games did not do a thing to Atlanta's pennant prospects. One tie, one victory and three defeats was hardly what Atlanta fans bargained for. These, combined with the Babblers' vic tory Saturday and Sunday have dumped the Crackers to n point where It Is going to be hard cllmb- owever, things are looking upl % Atlanta plays In Shreveport Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday, and the 8hreveport team Is genuinely “easy.” Probably the Pirates will hit a streak and play marvelous ball, while Atlanta Is there. Every team the Crackers stack up against seems to do that these days. But If Atlanta Is to win anything this trip, her chance Is right now. Moreover, the Memphis Hustlers play the Montgomery team, and If there Is one aggregation In the east besides Atlanta which Is cal culated to worry Memphis—and of this we are not certain—It Is Mont gomery. The Climbers haven't any especial love for Atlanta, and It Is a cinch that they will not try as hard to beat Memphis as they did to beat Atlanta. But still, they can cer tainly do as well against the Bluff ers as Birmingham did. In the sale of Ed Sweeney to the New York Americans a legitimate attempt to keep the star catcher for next year? It Is very probably the hope of the local association that they can get this man back from New York sometime next spring. Birmingham has at last tumbled to the fact that Wilhelm will not be with the Barona another year. That became Inevitable when Vaughn was signed for another year. That pair mix like oil and water. Wilhelm Is a marvelously good pitcher, and Atlanta or any other Southern League club would be glad to havo him. Harry Vaughn ought to have good man In Murdock and Schlap- plcasse. They have played good ball for the Sallies. Mike Finn claims that Charley Babb Is not Immune from draft merely because he has released himself as a player. Wonder If Mike Is right. He has a habit of being. Savldge, the Jacksonville star, who has been sold to Memphis, Is slated to pitch the Inst game of the season at Red Elm, Septem ber 8, when Little Rock and Mem phis clash. A New Orleana paper contains a story that Billy Smith and Char ley Babb will be urged to play with New Orleans next year. Anybody who believes that story puts himself In a class with the man who wrote It. Hughes and McKenzie Lead Pitchers of the Southland Hughes, of Little Rock, and Me- Kensle, of Atlanta, are leading the Southern League pitchers. Neither man has pitched enough games to be re garded as a regular, however; and the league leadership goes to "Whltey" Ouese, of New Orleans. Caatleton and Zeller are still well up. The pitching averages are as fol lows; Won. Lost. Pet. Hughes, Little Rock . . 8 1 .780 Shields, Memphis ... 4 2 .607 McKenxIe, Atlanta ...» 2 .780 Caatleton, Atlanta . . .14 8 .638 Ouese, New Orleans. .14 7 .667 Schopp, Nashville. . . 2 1 .667 Crlstall, Memphis . . .11 6 .647 Zeller, Atlanta ... .16 8 .640 Bills. Memphis . . .17 9 .684 Oasklll, Shreveport . .11 6 .647 Wilhelm. Birmingham .14 10 .883 Btockdale. Memphis . .17 11 .807 Spade, Atlanta ... .18 11 .587 Maxwell, Montgomery .12 9 .871 Hart, Little Rock. . .10 Fisher, Shreveport . .11 Eyler, Little Rock . .13 Mnlarkey, Montgomery 9 Beeker, Shreveport . .10 Ford, Atlanta . . .• .11 Reagan, Birmingham .13 Suggs, Memphis . . .15 Clark, Birmingham . .14 K. Duggan, Nashville . 9 Frits, New Orleans. .10 Walsh, Montgomery. .17 Helm, Montgomery . . 1 Walters, Little Rock . 1 Phillips, New Orleans .11 Manuel, New Orleans .13 Yerkes. Nashville. . . 4 Keith Little Rock . . 7 Sorrell, Nashville ... 8 J. Duggan, Nashville . 8 Hickman, Shreveport . 9 Perdue, Nashville. . . 7 Oraham, Shreveport . . 9 Weems, Montgomery. . 8 Turner, Birmingham. . .7 McWeller, Birmingham 0 '18 8 .888 .860 .843 .529 .800 .500 .620 .686 .600 .600 .506 .600 .600 .600 .622 .464 .444 .478 .471 .471 .460 .412 .375 .313 .292 .000 Maddox-Rucker Team Has Challenged Y. M. C. A. Squad WHAT THE CUBS ARE DOING TO THE GIANTS u SL > h- jHg tsS U MET nJAWNNIE" M‘6I?AW LOOKING f=OR A TIE - SCORE Jaylor WOUND UP LIKE AN !!£8Tk av ATLANTA’S PENNANT PROSPECTS BADLY DISFIGURED BY THREE DEFEATS AND A VICTORY IN NEW ORLEANS FISHER YS. R.JELLER Pirates' Manager or Gra- ham Will Probably Work Today. MANAGER B. SMITH ISN’T DISCOURAGED Despite Jolt in New Orleans He Believes He Has Chance. Atlanta, Ga., August 26, 1907. Mr. Percy Whiting, Sporting Editor of The Georgian. Dear Sir—Having won every game we have played In the city this season, and having been defeated by only two out-of-town teams. Marietta and Nor- cross, we are very anxious to arrange a game with the "strong" Y. M. C. A. team. Should we win from them, we believe we would be entitled to the city championship of Independent teams. The Y. M. C. A. team has had a challenge from us under consideration for some time, but for unknown rea sons are unwilling to give us a date. As they are our particular friends, we can not believe that It la a case of "cold feet." Yours truly, MADDOX-RUCKER BALL TEAM. B. 8. Hula, Manager. SILOAM PROVES EASY FOR UNION POINT Union Point, Qa., Aug. 16.—Before the largest crowd that ever witnessed a game of ball In 8lloam, the home team went down In defeat before the crack Union Point team by the score I to 1. _ Finch, for Union Point, was Invin cible, while “Rube" Davis, of Slloam, » Davis, of was hit to all parta of the field by Union Point (luggers. The score: Union Point ... 200 010 004—7 11, *1 Slloam 000 010 000—1 S 10 Batteries;—Finch and Newsome for Union Point; Davla and Lewis for Sl loam. Aoierlcau League. Just Uka him. New Orleans, La., Aug. 26.—The pen nant prospects of the Atlanta baseball team got a knockdown blow and nearly took the count here Saturday and Sunday. Four games were played during those two days, and of these Atlanta dropped three. It waa an awful wallop for Billy' Smith. The New Orleana team, In spite of Its many real stars, has not been hitting the ball hard of late, and In consequence has not been winning gamea. With Zeller and Caatleton In rare and radiant form, It seemed cer tain that the cohorts of Smith could draw down three out of the four games, at any rate. But one out of four FIR8T GAME SATURDAY. Atlanta. ab. r. h. po. a. e. Becker, rf. . ..3 2 1 1 0 0 Winters, cf, , ,. 4 0 1 1.0 0 Paakert, If. . . 3 0 0 5 0 0 Smith, as 4 0 1 2 2 0 Sweeney, c. . . 4 0 0 3 0 0 Fox, lb 4 0 0 13 0 0 Jordan, 2b. ... 3 0 0 2 2 0 Dyer. 3b 3 0 1 0 4 0 McKenxIe, p, . . 8 0 0 0 6 0 Totals. . . .11 3 4 27 11 0 New Orleans, ab r, h. po. a. e. Att, an.. 3 0 0 1 2 0 Manning, rf. . . 4 0 0 0 0 0 Cross, 3b 8 0 1 1 3 0 Sobrle. lb. ... 4 0 1 15 0 0 Blckert, If. ... 4 0 1 0 0 0 Gaston, cf. . .. 3 1 1 4 0 0 Gatins, 2b.. .. i 8 0 1 0 4 0 Stratton, c. . . 8 0 0 6 1 0 Manuel, p. . .. 0 1 0 4 0 Totals. . . .80 1 6 27 15 0 Score by Innings: Atlanta ....100 000 010—2 New Orleana 000 000 100—1 Summary—Two-baae hits, Smith, Ga tina. Double play, Smith (unassisted). Struck out. by McKenxIe 1, by Manuel 6. Bases on balls, off McKenxto 1, off Manuel 2. Sacrifice hits, Gaston, Pas- kert, Atx. Stolen bases, Becker, Gae- ton. Wild pitch, Manuel. Hit by pitch ed ball, Becker. Umpires, Eldrldge and Rudderham. proved to be the limit. The Pelicans llvfed up to their repu tation as hitters and garnered only 25 hits during the course of the games. Rut these 25 were enough to guarantee three victories. The acorea ware: First Garni Saturday—Atlanta 2, New Orleans 1. Second Game Saturday—New Or leans 6, Atlanta 4 (seven nlnlngs). First Game Sunday—New Orleans 2, Atlanta 0. Second Game Sunday—New Orleans 2, Atlanta 1. "Scotty’’ McKenxIe waa the man who brought home the victory In the open ing game. Manuel, who opposed him, wns wild aa a March hare; and his all- too-plentiful bases on balls gave Atlan ta the runs she needed to get the SECOND GAME SATURDAY. Atlanta. ab. r. h. po. a. e. Becker, rf. . .. 4 1 1 0 « 0 Winters, cf. . . 2 1 1 0 0 0 Paakert, If. . . 3 0 0 1 0 0 Smith, sa 3 0 2 0 2 1 Sweeney, c. . . 3 0 0 5 0 2 Fox, lb 3 1 1 6 2 0 Jordan, 2b 8 0 0 6 2 0 Dyer. 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 Spade, p. . . . 2 1 0 0 2 1 Totals. . . .26 4 6 18 9 5 New Orleanx. ab r. h. po. a. e. Atx, ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 Manning, rf. . . 4 0 1 3 0 0 Cross, 3b 2 0 0 0 4 0 Sabrte, lb. ... 3 0 1 7 0 0 Rlckert, If. . . 3 1 1 1 0 0 Gaston, cf. . . . 3 1 1 1 0 0 Gatins. 2b. . . 3 2 2 2 3 0 Matthews, c. . . 2 1 1 8 0 1 Phillips, p. . . 4 1 1 0 0 0 game. The second game Saturday was marred by darkness, rain, wrangles with Umpire Eldrldge and a few such things. The Pelicans tore off a quar tet of runs In the second Inning, and after that It was all over but the shout- Ing. The Crackers played one of their worst fielding games of the year, and the boys from Georgia were never In the hunt—for anything, or anybody but Eldrldge. They certainly made things miserable, though, for that mountain of Incompetence. Seven thousand people, many of whom paid to get In, saw the games Sunday. In addition, there were 4,000 at Saturday's games and a good crowd Friday. All of which-Yiieans that for once this year Secretary Ethridge had no kick coming on the receipts at New FIRST GAME 8UNDAY. Orleans, and the Atlanta club took away some money. Ford pitched a marvelously good game In Sunday's opener, but despite the fact that he allowed the Pelicans only four hits, he was beaten. Partly he was to blame. He bunched bases on balls with his poor throw to Dyer, on which the third baseman got an er ror. And with this combination of mis fortune he let the Pelicans slip over the hits that beat him. Atlanta played errorless and speedy ball In the second game, but the bat ting of New Orleans In the sixth In ning and a near-error of Sweeney's In the eighth put Atlanta on the blink. Castleton pitched a nice game, and If he had not opposed as good a man as Guese, would have copped a victory. The scores follow: SECOND GAME 8UNDAY. Atlanta. Becker, rf. . Winters, cf. Paakert, If. . Smith, ss. . Sweeney, c.. Fox, lb. . . Jordan, 2b. . Dyer 8b. . , Ford, p. . . , Totals 28 New Orleana. ab. Atx, as 4 Manning, rf. . . 3 Cross, 3b 4 Sabrle, lb. ... 4 Rlckert, If. ... 4 Gaston, cf. . . . 3 Gatins, 2b. ... 3 Stratton, c. . . . 2 Fritz, p 2 r. h. po. a. o. Atlanta. ab. r. h. po. a. e. 0 0 0 0 0 Becker, rf. . . . 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 winters, cf. . . . 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 110 0 Paskert, If. ... 3 0 1 0 0 0 ° ? 1 J « Smith, ss 4 0 0 0 6 0 0,1 4 3 1 Sweeney, c. . . . 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 pox, lb 3 0 2 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 Jordan. 2b. ... 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 Dyer, 3b 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 6 0 Castleton, p. . . 3 0 0 0 0 •Spade 1 0 0 0 0 0000i»000i»4KH»0O000000O0a a 0 0 Shreveport, La., Aug. 26.— o 0 Fisher or Graham will pitch for 0 0 Shreveport today. Billy Smith 0 O will probably send In Zeller. o 0000000O000000000O00000OOO Special to The Georgian. New Orleans, Aug. 26.—The Atlanta Crackers left town last night not quite as dapper and gay as they came. Out of live games played the best they could get waa one victory and a twelve. Inning tie. The Pelicans won two more gamei Sunday afternoon, beating Ford and Castleton. Fritz held the Crackers down without a tally and Guese was effective In the second game, although he might have lost but for the best kind of support. Umpire Eldrldge was out of the wsy Sunday, and there was a marked differ, ance in the playing of both teams. There Is no doubt that Eldrldge had both squads completely demoralised. Atlanta's bunched errors In Saturday's second game were due to his rotten work, and It was likewise his failure to 6ee Winters’ foul two feet outside of first base which gave Atlanta her first run In the first game. Eldrldge was warmly roasted by the local press, and he failed to show u; at the park Sunday. Rudderham han dled the Indicator In both games. Before leaving last night, Manager Billy Smith said his hopes were by no means blasted. He said he looked for a hard time with the Pelicans, as this team has beaten the Crackers every series but one this season. Billy Is counting strongly on making a clean sweep of the Shreveport series and then getting the majority * Travelers. from the Standing of the Clubs. 6 24 14 h. po. a. Totals. . . .27 6 8 21 8 1 Score by Innings: Atlanta 102 100 0—4 New Orleans 040 002 x—8 Summary—Two-base hits, Smith, Go- tins, Fox. struck out, by Spade 1, by Phillips 4. Double plays, Gatins to Sa. brie, Sweeney (unassisted). Baees on balls, off Spade 3, off Phillips' 1. Sacri fice hits, Matthews 2. Winters, Stolen bases, Gaston, Rlckert, Manning, Sa brle, Gatins. Wild pitch. Spade. Um pires, Rudderham and Eldrldge. Totals 20 2 4 27 12 Score by Innings: R. Atlanta . ’ 000 000 000— 0 New Orleans 002 000 000— 2 Summary—Two-base hits. Manning, Smith and Ford; stolen bases, Sabrle and Gatins; sacrifice hits, Stratton, Jordan; double plays, Atx to Sabrle, Ford to Jordan, Gatins to Sabrle; bases on balls, off Ford 2, off Frltx 2; struck out, by Ford 3, by Frltx 6. Time, 1:50. Umpire. Rudderham. Totals 28 1 6 24 12 0 •Batted for Sweeney In the ninth. New Orleans, ab. r. h. po. a. e. Atx. as 4 1 .1 2 2 0 Manning, rf. . . . 3 0 1 4 0 0 Cross. Sb 3 0 0 1 1 0 Sabrle, lb. ... 3 0 0 8 0 Rlckert, If. ... 3 0 1 1 0 Gaston, cf. . . . 2 0 0 2 0 Gatins, 2b. ... 3 0 2 5 2 Matthows, c. . . 8 1 1 4 0 Guese, p 3 0 1 0 3 Totals .... .27 ~2 *7 27 8 Score by Innings; Atlanta 000 000 010— 1 Now Orleans 000 001 01*— 2 Summary—Stolen bases, Becker 1, Atx 2, Manning 1; sacrifice hits. Fox and Jordan; double plays, Gatins, Atx, Sabrle; Gatins to Sabrle; base on ball, off Guese 1; hit by pitched balls, Sweeney 2. Manning; struck out, by Castleton 6, by Guese 4. Time of game, 1:30. Umpire, Rudderham. New Orleans Fans Sore at League’s Worst Umps Orleana, Aug. 26.—The Indignation meeting held by the baseball fans In At lanta, In which President Knvnnnngh waa sharply scored for keeping young Eldrldge on hla atnff of umplrea, hna received the approval of the Atlanta baseball playera from Hilly Smith on down. Even Mayor Joyner hna Joined the clamor agnlnat the young newapaper writer who auddenly turned umpire without qualifying In any of the buah leaguea hereatwuta. •'You can’t hold anything ngafnat El drldge but Incompetence,” anld Mayor Joy ner to a New Orleana newapaper man Sun day. “He la wholly lueonmctent. He gave na the rough end of everything In Mempbla, but 1 blame It all to bta utter Inability to hold a Job like that.” Mercer Planning Football Team Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., Aug. 26.—Great prepa rations are being made by the athletic committee at Mercer University for a atar football team thla comlfij? season. The past several weeks Professor Holmes has been making dates for the team, and has secured several, among them being Georgia, Tech and Auburn. Captain Shaw will have a large crowd of the men on the Held as soon as the school opens, and under the training of the new coach, Mercer ex pects to turn out one of the fastest football teams in the South. WHITE CAPS PLAY. The strong White Caps team will play the East End team Saturday after noon at Poplar Springs, at 2:30. This Is the second game between these two strong teams this season. Last Saturday East End won by the close score of & to 4. Atlanta Is not the only town on the cir cuit wondering why Eldrldge holds Ills Job. When Umpire Flynn was discharged Just ufter that Finn *<'nndnl. In which Malinger Finn wns charged with forging Flynn's name to a telegram to President Knvanaugh, the president gave ns a reason thnt Flynn was Incompetent. Flynn says he wss dis charged simply to avoid a scandal In which Little Rocks manager and Judge Knvn- notigh's favorite would figure as the star villain. While Flynn was not the neme of compe tency he wss certainly more competent than Eldrldge and that any baseball player, manager, writer or fan on the Southern cir cuit will affirm. Reputable citizens who are substantial patrons of all ball games regard Eldrldge as Barbers and Printers Will Clash at Ponce DeLeon Hold Water Sports Next Saturday The heavy showers of Saturday aft ernoon made the water sports of the Atlanta Athletic Club at East Lake Impracticable and these events have been postponed until Saturday. The illuminated parade was held, however, and witnessed by a large crowd. The canoes were handsomely decorated and the award of the prlxe for the best decorated cano* to George Walker and Mlxa Alice Vandiver met with general npproval. By way of a comedy feature, a man dressed In women's clothes dived over- hoard In front of the club house as the GIRARD WIN8. Girard. Ga., Aug. 26.—Girard xml Rnrdls played here on Saturday. Lester made a little hit ilowu third hose line and scored the winning run. .8 6992001 1-4 The game Wednesday afternoon be tween the Union Printers and the Union Barbers at Ponce DeLeon park promises to he one of the beat contests In amateur circles In Atlanta In a long time. The Barbers and the Printers are both In good condition, and the going certainly will be warm when the two clubs get together. game would be played until Saturday night, when word waa received from Manager Smith by the two managers and tendered them the use of the grounds at Ponce DeLeon . All the proceeds will go to the aid of the Old Woman's Home, and a large crowd of fanatics Is expected to be out The game will be called promptly at 3:30 o'clock. Frank Challenges Babb For Two-Game Matinee New Orleana, Aug. 26.—Manager Frank Is out with a challenge to Man ager Babb, of Memphis, which should arouse peculiar Interest In Atlanta. Memphis and New Orleana still have two games to be played, one a tie game and the other postponed on account of rain. Manager Frank contends that the last time the Pelicans were In Mem phis he asked that these two games be played, but Manager Babb refused to play them. Since then Babb has In sisted that the weaker teams which have been to Memphis play off all postponed games. His challenge to Manager Babb Is that those two games be played off next Thursday at Memphis. Next Thursday is an off day for both teams. He stipulates that the results shall count In the championship race and that either Umpire Rudderham or Um pire Davis officiate. He wants none of Eldrldge. Pfennlnger ■ or Rlnn. "The net receipts Manager Frank wants to donate to the fund for public baths in New Orleans, Inasmuch as he Is going to play these games on the Memphis grounds, although of them should be played here. However, he says be will put this part up to Babb. ''5Iemphls hasn't the best team In this league by far." said Manager Frank today, "and I want another op portunity to show Babb that he hasn't. When the Pelicans played Memphis before my men were crippled up and not able to play ball at all. We gave him a hard run tor every game. If Babb thinks he ran beat the Pelicans two more games on hla home grounds let him accept my challenge." CLUBB— Memphis ATLANTA 114 Little Rook 109 New Orleans 114 Southard. Played. Won. Lost P. C. 114 67 47 .617 i 81 119 88 64 .4*1 Shreveport 109 60 69 .461 Nashville . 117 62 66 .444 South Atlantia. CLUBS- Played. Won. Lost r. C. Charleston ...... Ill 88 48 .611 Jacksonville Ill 63 48 .6(8 Macon 114 81 83 .688 Augusta UO 66 66 .6(0 Snrnnnnh Ill 66 68 .416 Columbia ....... 113 83 80 .191 American. Philadelphia , Chicago Detroit ; .691 .Ml _ 44 *94 Cleveland 114 (6 48 .679 New York 110 60 60 .455 Boston US 49 64 . 434 St. Louis Ill 48 64 .43 Washington 107 32 76 .191 CLUBB— Chicago .... Plttahurg . . . New York ...... Philadelphia 109 Brooklyn 114 Cincinnati 114 Boston ,110 Ht. Louis 118 National. Ployed. Won. Loot P.' . . . ill 82 n .1 WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Nashville In New Orleans. NEW FOOTBALL GUIDE. Wilson’s Football Guide and Annual Review for the season of 1908-7 has Just reached the office. The guide Is s new one In the football field and Its author deserves credit for the man ner In which It Is complied. The volume contains 138 pages and Is of a neat size. It It Illustrated with the half-tone groups of all the lead ing colleges, universities, high schools and minor elevens of the country. The Guide fairly bristles with foot ball lore, facts and statistics, and Is a valuable reference book and guide, MILLEDGEVILLE WINS. Milledgeville. Go.. Aug. 26.—Mllledge- vllle defeated White Plains In the sec ond game of the series Wednesday aft ernoon by the score of 8 to 2. The locals took the lead In the first Inning, and the outcome was never In doubt. SATURDAY'S RESULTS. Annum 6, gpw wriPiiiis a ihlsv . New Orleans 6, Atlanta 4 (oecond catx^V Memphis 3. Birmingham 2. ■ Nnahvllle-Hhreveport, rain. Montgomery 4. Little Rook 2 (flrat g«me». Little Hook 10, Montgomery 0 (zecood game). 8outh Atlantic. Savannah 8, Columbia 3. Auguata 2, Chnrleaton 1. Macon 3, Jacksonville 2. American. Chicago 5, New York 2. Detroit 8. Washington 5. Cleveland 6, Ho*ton 1 Philadelphia 6. 8t. Lonli 4 (first g»me>. Ht. lands 6, Philadelphia 0 (oecond game). National. _ . Philadelphia 5. Cincinnati 4 (flrat game). Philadelphia 6. Cincinnati 4 (oecond game). Ht. Louis 6, Brooklyn 1 (flrat game). Brooklyn 7. Ht. Loula 6 (aecond gamei. New York 7. Plttahurg 4. American Association. Cotumhns 8, Kanaaa City 1. Indianapolis 2, Ht. Paul 1. Minneapolis 14, Louisville 1. YESTERDAY’S RESULT8. Southern. New Orlesn. 2. Atlanta 0 (8rst k*m->. New Orleana 2. Atlanta 1 (second gam*b Memphis 2, Birmingham 0. Shreveport 2. Nnnhtllle 0 <8r»t gsmej. Nashville 6, Shreveport 2 liecoml gam-1. Detroit 7, Iloaton I. ... Ht. I-onln 2, Philadelphia 1 («nt X*®' Philadelphia 1. St. Lonli 0 (srcoml gam-1- Chicago 8, New York 2. VILLA RICA WINS. Villa Rico, Ga., Aug. 26.—'Fills defeated the Dallas team In a fought game Friday afternoon by score of 2 to 0. A feature of the go™ was the pitching of Ayers. Only