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TTP — i .1 i u l « | THE ATLANTA, GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, AUGUST, 29, 1907. ■ .'t < ■, • * k V’ * LAST ROAD SERIES BEGINS AT LITTLE ROCK SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING i NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS JIMMY BRITT ON THE JUMP Well, Atlanta is still only three full games behind Memphis— and only three more days of that road trip remain. If the Crackers can hold their own with Little Rock, and there is no reason to believe that they can not, then they will come home with a nice chance of winning the pennant. These last three games in the West are likely to be bad busi ness, though. Atlanta is playing Little Rock, the strongest team in the West, barring Memphis, while Memphis plays Nashville, the weakest team in the league—bar none. But'after all, it may not turn out so badly. Little Rock is far from invincible. Birmingham, the league’s “it-is-to-laugh,” walloped the very lining out of them on Tues day, and the Crackers are playing the kind of ball that worries any team. Nashville, on the other hand, is all to pieces, but for all that may manage to knock Memphis out of a game or two. * The Dobbers have it in forlMemphis. Every time the two teams have met there have been spiking bees and all kinds of un pleasantness. After the last series that Memphis plnyed in Nashville, Manager Dobbs received many anonymous letters from Memphis fans, saying‘‘Bring Hardy down here. Just bring him down.” There may not be any actual trouble, but the Nashville play ers hate the Bluffers worse than they hate work and they will certainly do their level best to win. We only wish that their level best was a little better. So far Nashville has amassed the enormous total of one game won out of 8 played on the present trip. So, unless the Dobbers take a brace, they can not hope to do much against the chesty boys from Memphis. Montgomery has made the best showing of any of the East erners. Malarkey's team has won 6 and lost 5 on the road. Atlanta has won 5 and lost 8. Birmingham has won 3 and lost 7. The defeat of Memphis Wednesday was really more encour aging to local rooters than a victory for Atlanta wonld have been. For awhile, before Babb retired from the game, it looked as though Memphis would never lose a game. And unless the Hust lers aid lose a few there did not appear to be much chance for Atlanta. This slump that the Memphii hnve hit may not be the soapy chute of historic fame, but it looks it from here. With Babb out of the game the Hustlers ought to be easy. Since he has been out they HAVE been easy. Unless those Bluffers pull together from now to the finish there will be no more pennants for Red Elm. Anyhow, here’s hoping. Vaughn Lands Two Men and ■ Is Scouting Among Outlaws Special to The Georgian. Birmingham. Ala.. Aug. 29.—Aftor scouting through the South Atlantic and Virginia State leagues. Manager Vaughn la preparing to look over tho products of the outlaw leagues of Penn sylvania and New Jersey. He wrote this morning that before returning he would visit Indiana, and make a flying trip through the territory of the Amer ican Association. While Manager Vaughn was In the East, Captain Molesworth has spent some days In the Cotton States territory. As has been stated. Birmingham will have a team next season made up of new men. Some days ago First Base man Meyers, of Vicksburg, was pur chased, and the management an nounces the purchase of Pitcher Rob inson. of Jackson. Manager Vaughn has made no purchases out of the Sally circuit, although he has several names down for draft. Meyers and Robinson will report to Birmingham at the clots of the Cotton States season. In the letter received from Manager ling the Information Vaughn this morning the Informal was given that every man In the South Atlantic and Virginia leagues who gave any promise of future greatness had been purchased by the majors. "The big leagues," Manager Vaughn writes, “get these players for a figure Just a trifle In excess of the draft price, and then prepare to farm thsm out. 1 believe that they skin the little leagues simply as a monetary proposition. About one of every fifteen In this com pany will make good In the big leagues, and not a third could hold positions In the Southern. However, when they fall with the majors. It Is probable that some Southern League team will ac quire them at a large figure." Manager Vaughn Is expected In Bir mingham next Monday, when the team returns home to meot the 'westerners. Three Golf Tournaments for Saturday and Labor Day The Atlanta Athletic Club proposes to have plenty of golf Saturday and Labor Day. On Saturday there will be an open golf ball handicap, with ths usual lib eral allotment of handicaps, and a golf ball entry fee. In connection with the handicap there will be an Invitation affair. In which sixteen golfers will begin a match play event, handicap, for a golf ball sweep- stakes. The balls will be divided 10 per cent to the winner and JO- per cent to the runner-up. On Monday there will be a pick-up team match between teams captained by George Adair, president of the club, and W. H. Glenn, vice president. The entry fee for this event will be a golf ball, and It will be an open affair. Labor Day Baseball Morning and Afternoon CRACKERS NOW IN ARKANSAS CAPITAI The Atlanta team opens In Little Rock Thursday .afternoon. Three games are scheduled for the Arkansas capital and there are three postponed games. How many of these will be played Is a question that Mike Finn must settle. As his team Is doing w, he will doubtless try to play at lea five games. On Saturday night the Atlanta tee starts for home and Monday mornli the first game of the last bunch w bo played at Ponce DeLeon. BURLY PIRATES WIN AFTER LONG STRUGGLE A. A. C. NOW HAS 8S0 MEMBERS W. A. LARNED BEAT LeROY Limit of Membership is Reached and Initiation Fee Raised. Veteran Wins Champion ship For Third Time in His Career. The membership of the Atlanta Ath letic Club has reached the limit—850. From now on the Initiation fee will be 150 Instead of $25, and members will be taken In only when vacancies occur. Work on the excavation for the new club house at East Lake Is progressing nicely nnd other Improvement work Is In progress, both at the town and coun try clubs. Newport. Aug. 29.—William A. Lamed fulfilled expectations yester day by winning the national cham pionship lawn tennis singles. The vic tory marks his third holding of the ti tle. His triumph In the final match of the twenty-seventh annual tourna ment was won against Hobart LeRoy, the Intercollegiate champion of Colum bia University, In straight sets. The score was 6-2, C-2, 6-4. Tennis at Macon Closes in a Week Turfing Greens on East Lake Course Bpeclsl to Tbs Georgian. Macon, Go., Aug. 29.—In a week more the tennis tournament which Is on at t|te Log Cabin Club will come to a close, nnd from now on the race will be exciting. Several of the play ers who entered the tournament have lost their matches, and not more than a doxen players are left. -This week two rounds, are to be played, so that by next week only the finals will re main to be played. The tennis committee Is now looking for suitable prises for the winner and the runner-up. These prises will be awarded on Wednesday of next week. Britt Is training hard for his go with Qans. Jimmy Is a great bellev-er In rope Jumping as a means of training, and is here shown performing on the slack rope. The hefty task of turfing several of the greens of the Atlanta Athletic Club's East Lake course with Bermuda grass has been started and will be rushed to completion. It has been found that the blue grass greens, which were attempted at first, were not a success and sodding with Bermuda seemed the only way to produce satis factory greet*). While this work Is In progress the twelfth hole will bo shortened and a new green built and on the fourteenth green will also be shifted Into a more desirable place. What Happened Wednesday inBaseball World The Pelicans defeated the Dobbers In the first game of a double-header Wed- nesday afternoon by the score of 6 to 3. They attempted to play the second con text, but It was called In the sixth In ning on nccount of darkness, with the score standing 0 to 0. Yerkes pitched the first game for the Dobbers, and the Pelicans batted him to no small extent. Kid" Frltx twirled good ball for the Pelicans In the first contest. The second game was a pitchers' bat tle as long as It lasted. Zesner, a new stabman secured by Dobbs, allowed the Pelicans only two hits In the six In nings he pitched. Guese allowed the Dobbers only three hits In as many rounds of play. Charley Babb’s Chesty Babblers were kind enough to lose to Montgomery Wednesday afternoon, and In conse quence the Crackers are no further be hind the league leaders than they were Tuesday afternoon. Colltgan, Babb’s new shortstop. Just Notes played n grand game In the field. He accepted nine chances without an er ror. Crlstnll was sent In to bat for Colllgan In the ninth Inning, and mado a hit. It did no good, however. Weems pitched good ball for tho Climbers. Btockdale was batted hard. Little. Rock defeated the Barons Wednesday afternoon by the score of 6 to 2. Hurt pitched good ball for the Travelers and was Invincible. Wilhelm wip rather easy. Baxter Sparks, the former Atlanta twlrler, lost Ills game to Jacksonville Wednesday afternoon by the score of 4 to 3. Sltton, of the Jays, pitched good ball, although he allowed nine hits. The Jays secured only three safe swats oft Sparks, but won the contest. Neuer, the former Savannah pitcher, who was bought by Clark Griffith, of the New York Americans, pitched hla first game for the club Wednesday aft ernoon, and won It by the score of 1 to 00000000000000000000000000 O DOBBS GETS ZESNER. O O O O Special to-The Georgian. O 0 New Orleans, La., Aug. 29.— O Kid Wells, of Nashville, has been sold to Brooklyn. The Crackers and the Pirates of Shreveport will play two games In Atlanta, Labor day. The first game will be called at 10:30 o'clock In the morning, and the second contest will get under way at t:IO o'clock In the afternoon. Sunday will be an off day with the Pirates and that club will have plenty of time to get Into Atlanta for the morning contest. The Crackers win also have an off day Sunday, so the game will surely be played.. It Is expected that one of the largest crowds of the season will attend the Labor day games, and to that end the baseball management Is working handle the large bunch of fanatics. The Crackers will probably play Memphis four games when the Turtles are In Atlanta September 9, 10 and 11. It Is more than probable that those four games will deride the pennant winner. One team has about as much chance as the other, although the Crackers are still a few games behind first place and the pennant. Two Dutchmen Will Meet; Schreck Favored by All „ By TAD. New York. Aug. 2#.—Mike Schreck and A1 Kauffman meet In San Fran- risco tonight at A] Greggaln'a club In a 20-round bout ,X b * dd^sr thing about the go is that, although Kauffman has every advan- *** e * n . the mill, he la atilt a short- ender. At Is 15 pounds heavier, 5 Inches taller, 6 years younger and has another advamag, „f 3 Inches In reach. *. 8chr ' ck m * n don't dope out the advantage at all, but bet on the Cincin nati heavy because of past perform ances. He has gone through the list of heavies and has proven himself as fame a man u ever sat In a corner. Kauffman at present Is the biggest heavyweight In the world. When he steps In the ring tonight he will top the beamr at 20 pounds more than his op ponent. Both the big fellows are of German descent. Schreck being known as the "Fighting Dutchman” and Kauffman as the "Big Dutchman.'* Detroit tins gone linselmll ernsy, now that Hugh Jennings' bunch is lingering around loo top of tho Auiorli’iiii (.cagur. One rrltle write*: “Well, wo wore never quite ho nutty nlMmt anything In our live* n* we nre over this thing." OutUfMor ArmbruHter of the Tol«*«lo elub I* slntot! for the big league again this win- '>* V 0 *"!- II* wnn obtained from the rhlhidelphla American*. Jake Berkley I* playing a corking good Ml ‘ * City Blue*. ■*■•"* i""jsuii •» «i>i am gape nt Snu for the Knnsns City Juke plnys like n colt Instead of an old timer. McManus of the Montreal ctib has nn In jured arm and Is unnlile to play. He nnd the other Montreal players elalut that Billv l'hyle struck him on the nrra with a hot to keep him from throwing to second. This to the same Thyis that caused trouble lu the Southern league. AMERICUS DISBANDS. Americtu, Ga., Aug. 29.—After w season of victories, with only four scattered defeats, the Americus team has disbanded for the season. Atner- tcus has always supported a losing team until this season, when with a local team they defeated some of the strongest clubs In sduthera Georgia, and throughout the entire season they were ready to accept any challenge, no matter how strong the challenger. The team that so victoriously repre sented Americus this year was: Shipley, catcher; Bynum, pitcher; Wheatley, flrat base; Hooks and Simp son, second base: Kiker and McCles- key, third base; McCleskey, left field; Rylander, center field; McKay, right Held. v The best game of the season was when Americus and Montexuma played here and neither side was able to score In a pitchers’ battle between Bynum and Abercrombie, Lte Institute's crack pitcher. _ O Louis Zesner. a semi-professional, O -5 O pitched for Nashville In Wednea O day's second game, and held the O O Pelicans down to two hits In a O O scoreless slx-Innlng game. He 0 O will sign a contract to pitch for O 0 Nashville the yest of the season. O 0 Zesner has pitched two no-hit O O games this year. O O. O 00000000000000000000000000 WOMAN’S GOLF EVENT REACHES SEMI-FINALS. Chicago, Aug. 29.—In the semi-finals ft the Woman's Western Golf Cham pionship, to be played today. Miss Bai lie Alnslle, of Westward Ho, will meet Miss Helmer, of Midlothian, and Miss Llewellyn, of LoGrange, will meet Miss Lillian French, of Windsor. The games yesterday resulted as fol-, lows: Miss Alnslle defeated Mrs. A. T. H, Brower, 6 up, ( to plhy; MIm Hel mer defeated Mrs. Barlfette, 6 up'and fi to play; Miss Lewellyn defeated Miss Hlnkley by default; Miss French de feated Miss Sanders, 1 up In 21 hples. 0. Neuer allowed Boston only four hits. He pitched superb ball, and the Bean Eaters could do nothing with his delivery. Dusty Rhoades, of the Cleveland Naps, shut out the Chicago White Sox Wednesday aftemono and allowed them only four hits. He won his gams by the score of 6 to 0. Big Ed Walsh, of ,'he White Sox, was batted hard by the Naps. Detroit defeated St. Louis Wednes day afternoon by the score of 4 to 3. Donovan, of the Tigers, pitched good ball and the Browns never were In the running. Powell, of St. Louis, allowed the Tigers nine hits. The New York Giants put It all over the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday afternoon by the score of * to 2. Be- bee, of the Cardinals, hod nn off day, and was batted from one side of the lot to the other. McGInnlty, of the Giants, Just lobbed them over and had easy sailing. p banding of the Clubs. I CLUBS— Memphis. . , ATLANTA. . Little* Hock . Now Orlentis . Southern. Played. Won. Lott P. C. . . . 117 ~ Birmingham . 117 . . . 1U . ... 117 ... 117 »•...«* sM 52 .666 53 .627 67 .513 61 .47# 66 .439 61 .455 •4tt Charleston ....... Jm .ksonvllie .... 114 Macon ....... 117 Augusta 113 Knvaunnh 114 Columbia 116 .623 .67# 53 .547 58 .487 58 .482 .284 FOULKES IS CHAMPION. Niagara, Ont., Aug. 29,-w-Foulkes, of Ottawa, the, British Columbia tennl* champion, yesterday won the Canadian championship by defeating Burns, of Toronto. In* the International ladles' singles Mins May Sutton, of California, defeated Mrs. Harvey, of Buffalo, in straight setsi Miss Sutton also played an exhibition match against Irving Wright, of Boston, which was won by Wright, 6-4. Ml as Button’s work, how. ever, was superb. Lew Wilts**, brother of George Wilts** of. the New Yorks, has becu reinstate*! by the national commission lir«order that be i*»ny CSV y with **,iiie little minor leagne club, ho ring I,ion iKtulnhod for up. to th. Tri- Vat. League, where be felled to make gwd. CLUBS— Detroit . . . Philadelphia . Chicago . . . Cleveland . , Sow York , , 1 teuton . . _ St. I.otila . . Wnsbtogtou . American. Played. Won. Lost. P. C. . . .112 68 44 .607 Shreveport, La.. Aug. 29.—In a long, tedious game here yesterday the Shreveport club qmnaged tq squeexe out at victory, defeating Atlanta by a score of 4 to 3. Bad errors gave the home team a run In the first Inning. This lead was put to the bad In the fourth, when Atlanta lit Into Beeker and batted home three runs. This two-run lead which resulted gave Atlanta a shade too much confi dence. Spade, who is said to be un happy unless “In a hole," devotedihlm. self to striking out the opposing bats- men and did not mind an occasional base on balls or a hit. In consequence he was not keyed up to stop the eighth and ninth Inning ral lies of the Shreveporters. When the Pirates put over two runs In the eighth and the score stood 3 to 3. It looked like another 11-lnnlng per formance, but Spade and his team mates could not hold the Pirates down In the last inning, and Fisher's crew put over tho tally that spelled defeat for Atlanta. Castro's arm went bock on him Wed nesday and he had to drop out of the gome again. That put Smith back at short find Sweeney behind the bat. And this change' In the line-up hurt the Crackers. Sweeney Is all out and Is way off his form. A rest would put him back In big league trim, but he can't seem to get the rest. The fact that he allowed "Red" Fisher and "Mum" Warrender to steal bases on him proves quite conclusively that hb was not quite himself. Rapp, however, let Paskcri steal four t<mea. This really Isn't milch of A disgrace, though, for George Is the niftiest pilferer In the league. Here is how the Crackers and the Pirates scored Wednesday: "Husk” King, of the Pirates, made the flrat run. King was first up for the Pirates and singled. Benson bunt ed to the pitcher and was safe on a wild throw. King went to third. Fish er hit to second and on Jordan's error King scored. The Crackers scored three runs In the fourth Inning and passed the Pi rates with two runs to the good. Win ters walked and. went to second when Paskert singled. Smith sacrificed and Winters went to third and Paskert to second. Fox singled to left. Winters scored and Paskert went to third. The double steal was worked successful]] Paskert stole home and Fox secont Jordan uncorked a triple to right an Fox scored. The Pirates scored two runs In th eighth Inning and tied the count Ben son. the Pirates' little shortstop V.iC ed and went to second on a wild p i, ch Usher singled to right and Be n .„, ".^nt to third. Fisher stole second b u the Crackers held Benson at third Warrender hit to second and was ™ at first, Benson scored and Fishei went to third. Lewee singled and Usher sisired. Mclver walked. Clari singled, Lewee went to third and Me. Iyer to second. Rapp fanned and Beeker grounded out. The Plratea scored another run lo thejilnth Inning and won. This Is ho. they did It: King singled and went tn second when Benson bunted nnd was safe on an error. Fisher singled anil the base were full. Warrender hit to second and King was out at the plate Lewee fanped, but Mclver walked and Benson was forced In with the winding run. ab. 5 Shreveport. King. 3b. . . . Benson, ss. . . Fisher, If. . . Warrender. rf.. Lewee. 2b. . , Mclver, cf. . . Clarke, lb. , . Rapp, c. , . , Beeker, p. . > h. po. ‘ 1 1 0 3 Total. . . .26 Atlanta. ah Becker, rf. . . . 4 Winters, cf. , , . 2 Paskert, If. ... 3 Smith, ss 3 Fox, lb. .... 4 Jordan, 2b. 4 8 27 15 0 h. pn. a. e. Jordan, 2b. ... 4 Dyer, 3b 4 Sweeney, e. . . . 2 Spade, p 4 0 2 1 Totals 30 3 6 »2« It •Two out when winning tun wu scored. Score by Innings: Shreveport 100 000 021-1 Atlanta 000 300 000-1 Summary—Two-base hits, Clmrkfi Winters: three-base hits, Jordan. Win. ters; sacrifice hits, Winters, 8mlth tni Sweeney; stolen bases, Fisher, Warreni der, Paskert 4, Smith; bases on balls off Beeker 4, off Spade 6; struck out, by Beeker 3, by Spade 8; left on banes, Shreveport 9, Atlanta 7; wild pitch. Spade. Time, 2 -.30. Umpire. Davis. BARBERS LOSE TO PRINTERS Game at Ponce DeLeon Nets Nice Sum For Old Wom an’s Home. CLUBS— Chicago . . N>w York . , Pittsbnrg . . Philadelphia . Brooklyn . . National. Played. Won. Lost. P. C . 114 ... 114 . • * IK Cincinnati Boston . 8t. Louis NASHVILLE WINS. Special to The Georgian. Nashville. Ga. Aug. 29.—Nashville's third nine played the Hustlers Tuesday afternoon. Jim Hull was In the box #n>* VneKtrlllo omA *W — W—— . 1. Vr .« for Nashville. wind the best the Hustlers could do was to get one hIL Hull's hitting.also was a feature. At the end of the ninth Inning the score stood 13 to 6 In favor of Nash ville. The Union Printers defeated the Union Barbers at Ponce DeLeon park Wednesday afternoon by the score of 10 to 0. The Barbers never were In the running, and'the Printers cinched the game In the second Inning, when they scored their first run. The Printers put up a nice exhibi tion of the national game, and they made only one error during th* con test. Th* Barbers made 6 errors. The Printers batted Shaw, the Barbers’ slabman, all over the lot The type setters secured 16 safe awatlets off Mr. Shaw's delivery. A large crowd was out to witness the going, and the contest was thor oughly enjoyed by those who attended. The Inmates of the Home for Old Women were qut In force, nnd enjoyed the contest, too. * Something like 1350 or 3300 was taken tn. and all of that will go to the Home. The Printers made only one error, and that one bobble fell to the lot of Jim McComock. Jim played nice ball, but In some way or other he dropped the first ball that he tried to catch. The Printers and the Barbers are Indebted to Manager Billy Smith nnd the directors of the Atlanta club for the use of the grounds and the club house. GEERS’ HORSE WINS STAKE High Ball Captured Roger Williams Stake in Very Handy Style. i The following Is the box .score; Printers. Hull, ss Huddleston, c. . Callahan, lb. . , Hobby, 3b McComack, If. , Huddlext’n.P., cf. Johnson, p. . . Griggs, rf. . . . Lochrfdge, 2b. . po. a. e. Totals . , . Barbers. Bostick, ss. . Howard, cf. , Shaw, p. . . . Browne. 3b. . Cooper, lb. . Nation. If. . . Melntxer, c. . Underwood, rf. Reynolds, Jb. •29 10 16 It 13 r. h. po. a. e. .33 Totals Score by Innings: Barbers Printers 6 24. 5 R. ooo ooo ooo— o 010 222 12*—10 Summary—Two-base hits, Howard - Hull, Huddleston; thfee-baso hits, Time, 3:10. Attendance. 300. Providence, R.'L, Aug. 29.—The third day’s racing at Nnrragnnsett Park terday was marked by one Interestlnf event, the 2:01 class for pacers. This race required four heats for a de cision. v The event of the day. the Roger Wil liams stake of $5,000, for 2:12 trotters, brought out a larger crowd than either of the first two days. Summaries: 2:20 Pace. Purse $1.000—Laura Bel lini. ro. m., by Moquette (L. McDonald), won; Moy, b. m. (Hayes), second; MW Caret, b. ip, (Honey), third. Best fin* 3:081-4. Roger Williams Stake. Purse I5.000-- High Ball, b. g., by Doctor Hook* (Geers), won: Athasham, b. h. (D«RJ* der). second; Wilkes Heart, b. in. (Es telle), third. Best tlmo 2:07 1-4. 2.04 Pace. Purse 31,000—Argot Be* b. g., by Argot Wilkes (Cox). Kruger, ch. g. (L. McDonald), second. Ardelle, br. m. i (Geers), third. time 2:051-4 (by Ardelle). 2:18 Tirot..Purse $1,000-Thomflel* br. h., by Sllverthorn (Benyon). non. Wild Bell, br. g. (DeRyder), second. Zaxa, blk. m. (Payne), third, time 2:101-2. Ot* YESTERDAYS RESULTS Southern. Shreveport 4. Atlanta 3. Montgomery 1. Memphis 0. New Orleans 5, Nashville 3. Little ltoek t, Birmingham t South Atlantic. Jacksonville 4, Augusta 3. Macon 4, Columbia L Charleston 6, Savannah 0. American. New York 1, Boston 0 < Cleveland I. Chicago Detroit 4, St. Louis 1 National. Pittsbnrg 7, Philadelphia L WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Griggs, Huddleston. Hull: struck <** by fjohnson 9, by Shaw 10j ba ( '. e yt balls off Johnson 1. off Shaw 1: by pitched ball, Browne; left on haw Barbers 5. Printers 2; stolen t.NoUan 3. mSFiSSl Howard s, -. W3* ban 3. Hobby 3. McComack. SnfiUj H. Huddleston 3. Umpire. Tolk*» i - -