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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1907. CRACKER CLAN FAST CLOSING IN ON SOUTHERN PENNANT SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING NOT NEWS, BUT views] ATLANTA WINS TWICE, AND BABBLERS LOSE; . LEAD IS CUT Well, after what happened Lnbor Day can you blame the fans of Atlanta for beinff “plum foolish” about baseball! We tried to be moderate in our hopes and it seemed too much to ask that Atlanta win both games and Memphis lose both- But that was what came to pass. When Johnny Dobbs Wes' in Atlanta the last time ho said: “Wait 'till we get those Memphis people up home. We’ll make them hurry faster thnn they ever hurried before.” We thought it was idle josh then, but Johnny seems to have put it across. Grant Sehopp beat the Dobbers in one game. Stanley Yerkes did the same thing in the first. To those gentlemen and the other performers of the Nashville team Atlanta is obliged. If the Birmingham and Montgomery players will only do as well we’ll get that pennant sure. That was a giddy, gorgeous crowd at Ponce DeLeon Mon day. And for the second time this year the people of Atlanta have put a large bunch of coin into the pockets of the Southern League and paid their annual assessment for the benefit of the weaker brothers. For, as all good fans know, the receipts of the holiday games are pooled and divided equally among all the clubs. “Dusty” Miller, once of Memphis, and formerly of Cincin nati, has testified in court that “drinking does not hurt a ball player if he indulges in it ns a beverage.” “Dusty” does not go on to say how much booze constitutes a beverage. And then ho runs a thirst parlor, anyway. The successor to the spit ball has been discovered. It has not been named as yet and nobody can pitch it, and those who are monkeying with it enn’t tell what it is going to do, but anyway, it’s the real thing. The new curve is secured by pressing very tightly with the third finger of the pitching hand nnd the ball is guided and twisted with this finger. What 11 you bet that McKenzie, the Human Merry-Go-Round, don’t use it inside of the week. Great Games Played on Labor Day Afternoon Ford wins morn ing game for At lanta and Cas- tleton does same stunt in the after noon, shutting out Shreveport team. Memphis team beaten twice in Nashville and Crackers are now only one full game behind the leaders of the league. DOWN Crackers are go ing stronger than ever before thi season and Bab biers seem demor alized. Lo cal fans can’t see any thing on horizon but N e w pennant. Orleans team here Wed STORY OF THE GAME It Is with some considerable pleasure that we take our typewriter in hand to narrate the fact that Monday afternoon's game went the same way that the morning battle did, and Atlanta won B to 0. q The second game of the home stretch series was a hummer. Castlet™ choked the Shreveport Pirates oft with five hits, three of which were di« tlnct scratches; and never as much as gave them a peek at scoring terri tory. Roy had that queer old hook of his working to perfection, and ti,« Pirates were the most helpless lot of grown men that you win often see Warrender, a batter of renown, struck out twice. Benson slammed the bui three times to Sid SmltH and never once got it out of the Infield. Dais* made three hits, but every one was a scratch, and Hickman, who HAS been known to hit'the ball, fanned thrice. • “ You can take It from us, that Roy_ was all there. If he had pitched any hafder It would have spoiled the fun. As It was, the one million pie—more or less—who saw the battle never really had any cause for un. easiness. Pigmy Gordon Hickman twirled for Shreveport, and counting out th. fifth Inning, he allowed only three hits. Unfortunately for Gordon, Jnrd„„ nlnnl nd n n/1 atolo ononnA In tbo fl fl b Dvzu* clntrlorl Qumonot, saerill ' (J singled and stole second In the fifth. Dyer singled, Sweeney Castleton singled. Becker filed out. Winters doubled and Clark perpetraS ed an error—all In the fervid fifth.' The result- was four runs for Atlanta Jordarf, In the sixth Inning, scored the lost run by spectacular bn« running. He singled, went to second on Dyer's out, stole third and went home on Clark’s error. That settled the scoring In the afternoon game, and at the end of first half of the eighth Umpire Rudderham called It oft. It was getti„, Jitebv ansi duatv nnrl It U'fin nhvlOllR tfl fill thnt two hnum mown ...... . * dusky and dusty, and It was obvious to all that two hours more of piavln? tfniiLl nnl hava rlnnn anvthlncf innrn thnn InrrfiflUA Atlnnt'i'a land * * would not have done anything more than Increase Atlanta's lead. So the Crackers called It a day's jvork, after putting two victories to YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Southern. Atlanta 6, Shreveport 2 (morning game). Atlanta 5, Shreveport 0 (nfternoou game). Nashville 2. Memphis 1 (morning game), Montgomery^9,^Little Itoek 0 (forfeit). inin 1 (morning game). Birmingham 13, New Orleans 0 (afternoon game). nesday for four games. ROY CASTLETON, WINNER OF SE COND GAME. 'Birmingham and New Orleans broke even In a double bill on the Slag Pile Monday afternoon. The Pellcana won the first contest by a count of 2 to 1, and lost the last by a score of IS to 0. • "Silver Bill" Phillips was on the firing line for the Pelicans In the second contest and wma knocked out of the box In the third Inning. Centerfielder , Gaston took his place and the game i was turned Into a farce. Birmingham , made 14 hits. "Eva" Wilhelm made four safe swats out of a* many times : at bat. I/Utlo Rock and Montgomery played only one game In Montgomery, Mon day afternoon, and the Travelers won that by the score of 6 to 1. The two clubs were scheduled to play a double- header, but the Travelers were late In arriving at the Climbers' headquar ters and Umpire Rlnn forfeited the first contest to Montgomery. Mike Finn, of the Travelers, will contest the de cision, however. Columbia won a double-header from Charleston, the Sally League leaders, Monday afternoon. The cellar champions won the first game by the score of 2 to 1, and the second 8 to 1. Columbia played good ball In both contests, nnd tho slabmen were In vincible. The Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers played the New York Giants a BtandHtlt Monday afternoon In twelve-inning game, score 0 to 0. Ames twirled for th* Giants ana Bell for Brooklyn. Each slabman allowed six hits. Cleveland defeated St. Louis In a ten-Innlng game Monday afternoon, by the score of 3 to t. Joss, of the Naps, t. JOSS, u. in and Powell, of the Browns, both pitched good ball and the honora were about even. The Naps won the con test In the tenth Inning on Bemls' safe swat. Macon Won Both Games From Crozier’s Augusta Team Macon, 8ept. I.—In a double-header yesterday with Augusta, Macon won both games by outplaying an d hitting the visitors. The first gam* dragged considers bly for the first three Innings, when both Augusta and Macon played fas t ball for the rest of the afternoon, and nothing but big league ball wa • delivered. Rowan, In the first gams for Ms con, only allowed Augusta four hits, and these he kept well scattered, wht le Macon pounded Sparks for seven safeties. , Only seven Innings were played of the second game. Stowers, the new man for Macon, was In the box an d delivered the goads. His support was good and the game was much faste r than the first. The largest crowd ever seen on t he Macon ball grounds attended the games Monday. Scores: Macon. Murdock, cf. . Llpe, 3b Stinson, rf. . , Houston, If. AVohllsbeni lb. Rhoton, 3b. . , Peps, as Lutlttn, c. .. . Rowan, p. , . First Game. r. h. po. . Totals. , , Augusta. Crosier, If. , , Bterman, as. . Bender, rf. . Dexter, lb.. . Custus. cf. . , McKenna, 2b. Busch, 3b.. .. Carson, c. .. Sparks, p.. .. .210 030 02x—3 Totals. . . .23 Score by Innings: Macon Augusta 810 000 000—3 Summary—Left on bases, Macon G, Augustas 3. Struck out, by Rowan T, by Sparks 2. Bases on balls, off Row el 2, oft Sparks 3. Home run. Sparks. Two-base hlls, Rhoton 2, Murdock. Three-base hit, Houston. Double play. Vohlleben (unassisted). Hit by pitch ed ball, Houston, Crosier, Wohlleben. Passed boll. Carson. Stolen bases. Wohlleben 2. Houston. Sacrifice hit, Pepe. Time of game, 1:55. Umpire, Buckley. Second Game, Macon. ab. r. 1] Murdock, cf. . . 8 1 Llpe, Sb 2 0 I Stinson, rf. . .. 3 o ; Houston, If. , . 4 0 Wohlleben, lb. . 4 1 < Rhoton, 2b. ... I 1 1 Pepe, as 8 Lafltte, c. Stowers, 1 Totals August*. Crosier, If. . . Rlerman, ss.. . Bender, rf. . . Dexter, lb. . . Custus, cf. . McKenna, 3b-lb. Busch, 3b. . , . Carson, c Nelson, p. . .. Kendiix, 2b. .. ab. r. h. po. pitcher In the league. Spade Is In fine trim, Zeller Is In form and McKenzie Is still doing work which entitles him to his hold on to first place among Southern League pitchers. The Memphis team Is evidently off- edge. The bunch has never recovered from the demoralization which result ed from Babb's leaving the game, and the gAng Is nqt playing much baseball now, even though Charley Is back. And right here we want to hand It to Grant Sehopp. This ex-Atlantan has made good his threat to lick the Bluffers for us, and has won two games from Memphis In four days. He and Yerkes were the gentlemen who hand ed defeat Into the Babblers Monday. The weather during the middle of the morning looked very un-baseball- llke, but If there Is any chance for It, Shreveport and Atlanta clash In a double-header Tuesday afternoon. Spade und McKenzie are the slabstera scheduled for a performance for the locals, while Fisher and Graham are likely to work for Shreveport Tom Fisher hurt himself rather badly In the morning game, Monday! The little finger on his left hand was either badly sprained or slightly . broken by one of his field perform- Innces, and It was with the grenteat j effort that he finished out the inorn- | ins game. This Injury will probably not hurt Fisher's pitching, but It will take the edge off Ills fielding!and batting. Atlanta Is closing In on Memphis in the drive for the wire. Monday afternoon the first games of the last Invasion of the east by the, west were played, and Atlanta lopped off two full games of that hrnd-start which Memphis had. Atlanta won both games at Ponce Del-eon and Memphis, lost both at old Athletic Park, In Nash- i villa. As a result, Atlanta ts Just one full '■ game behind Memphis, nnd 11 more days' agony remain. If Atlanta wins twu today and Memphis does not play —or tics: or If Atlanta loses one nnd ties one and Memphis loses; or If but what's the use? The Pirates had .an awful trip to Atlanta. They left. Shreveport at 6 Totslsl .000 102 1—4 Augusta 000 000 2—2 Summary—Left on bases, Macon «, Augusta 5. Bases on balls, off Stow- 2, off Nelson 1. Struck out, by 8towers 2, by Nelson «. Hit by pitched Irsll, Crozlor. Passed boll. Carson. Home run. Pepe. Double plays, Rho ton to Pepe to Wohlleben. Time of game, 1:20. Umpire, Buckley. { Standing of the Clubs. 8outhtm* Played. Woo. Lost. P. C. ... 122 70 52 .574 ui.T'ns— Chari-**,,,, Jarks . llliron Align- tile South Atlantic* Ployed. Woo. Lo*t. Hi 74 * 45 118 M 62 .475 CLUBS— Detroit . . riitiudelplifit American. Played. Woo. Loat. P. C. . . . 117 71 48 .607 t’lrvefnnd . New York . Huston . . Kt. I^iuU . . Washington ri.rns- Ctolfmgo . . lit (shunt . National. Played. Won. Lost. P. C. . . . 124 6$ 36 .706 Itruoklyu ...... 120 Cincinnati * 121 Boston n» »t. Louis 124 Atlanta played notable ball Monday In both urutnes, and. despite the absence of ('astro from the line-up. Hie team looked like a pennant winner. Bid Smith Is playing Remarkably well in Castro's place, und has been the hero | of the closing weeks of the Southern League season. .Sweeney kept up hla nice work behind the bat, and looks good to hold out until Llpe can relieve Sid Smith and let him get back Into the catcher’s box. P. Llpe. by the way, will not report mull Friday. Business will detain him In Macon until then. t South Atlantic. Colaiuliln 3, Charleston 1 (morning game). Columbia 8, Charleston 1 (nfteruoou game), hnvunnnh fi. Jacksonville 1. Mncon 8, Augusta 3 (morning gntne). Macon 4, Augusta 2 (afternoon game). Americart. Detroit 6, Chicago 5 (morning game). Chicago 4. Detroit 2 (afternoon game). ago ... „ Clcrelnml 3, St. Louis 2 (morning game). 8t. Ixmls 4. Cleveland 1 (nfternoon gnnie). Washington 3, Philadelphia 1 (morning Phil ndelphln 8, Washington 2 (afternoon game). Boston 12, New York 2. Boston 2. I'htlnilelplitn 1 (morning gome). St, Loots 8, Chicago 0 (afternoon game), St. I .mils 8, Chicago 0 (afternoon gnine). Brooklyn 0, New York 0 (twelve Innings). Shreveport. Warrender, ss. Benson, 3b. . .4 Daley, If. . ..4 massing rf. . . 4 Lewee, 2b. . ..2 Melver, cf. . .. 2 Clark, lb 3 Rapp, c 2 Hickman, p. ..3 Afternoon Game. ab. r. ,h. 0 0 1 I 0 i) Totals. . Atlanta, Becker, rf. . Winters, cf. Paskert, If. . Smith, ss. .28 ab. 3 3 4 4 r. h. po. 0 0 j Fox, lb 3 Jordan, 3b. Dyer, 3b. .. Sweeney, c. Castleton, p. 1 0 0 l) loos ..80 24 Totals. Score by Innings: Shreveport Atlanta Summary—Two-base Three-base hit, Smith. Melver, Clark, Daley, Jordan. Poskrtti Smith 2, Sacrifice hits, Winters, Sa te, ney. Double play, Sweeney to Jordan. Base on balls, off Castleton 3, off Hick, man. 2. Struck out, by Castleton }, by Hickman 3. Time of game, 1:45. Umpire, Rudderham. . .oon ooo oo-o . .000 041 Oz-5 hit, Wlnteri. Stolen bases, ABOUT 11,000’FANS SAW MONDAY’S GAMES can't stand It.” So says Ruddy. Jesse Becker’s stay In the sec ond contest wa* very brief. At 4:15 he advanced to the plate to start the game. At 4:17 Rudder ham called a third strike on him. At 4:17 1-8 Jesse had called Mr. Rudderham a liar, and at 4:17 1-4 was out of the game for the re mainder of the afternoon.—Arkan sas Gazette. Ruddy's account of the Incident Is amdrlng. "When I called Jess out on three strikes,” he said, "he threw his bat at I the grandstand. Then I put him out (Of the game. "TVin ♦ wlrrH Look at It any way you want to. and it seems certain that Atlanta han a better chance than Memphis for that pennant. The local pitchers are work ing better than ever before. Ford was at his best Monday and so was Castle- o’clock Sunday morning and reached Atlanta after ten o’clock Monday^ The bunch took their breakfast on the 'bus as they went out to the park, and they were a pretty weary crew before the finish. Rudderham will spend the winter at Providence, R. I., as usual. He man ages a large bowling alley at that place. Rudderham does not know whether or not he will be back with the South ern League next year, but local fans . . . - hope he will. He Is easily the best ton. Either mail ranks now with any and not hand me any bock talk. 1 “umps" In the league. Umpire Rudderham Is another tired one. “I have lost count,’* says Ruddy, "but I think I have umpired 87 games in the last two weeks. My disposition Is ruined. They better split the plate That night I saw him at the hotel and said: ‘Why, how are you. Jess? Just as though I hadn't seen him be fore In a month. " 'Hello,' said Jess, 'you blankety blank blank, double-back-action son of a blankety blank blank.’ •"Why, that’s ail rlgnt, Jess,’ I told him. *80 long os you would speak to me I'll not fine you for this afternoon, 1 and we've been good friends ever since.” Some Random Notes On Monday 9 s Game. A musing Incidents were more thnn numerous Monday afternoon. One gentleman appeared In the out field during the progrese of the game arrayed In a dress suit, high Fat and a full log. He tva* the center of Inter est for awhile. Another laugh came about as a re sult of the boldest piece of highway robbery ever perpetrated at the park. A chap brought out a large burgler- alarm rattle—one of tlioec things you whirl around and It makes a noise like a sawmill In action. He had a large time with It during the game. But when he started out of the park three men fell on him. took it away from him and starte a rough house. The small est policeman In the park saw the trou ble first and-for about ten minutes he was In the middle of a seething crowd • hat seemed likely to get him under foot nnd damage his features. Finally the crowd, in aw eying around the park. Jostled several other cop* who then came to the assistance of their wor ried brother. And that ended the fight. Becker's catch of Clark's fiy In the fourth Inning was the moat brilliant seen at Ponce DeLeon In moons.' The thing looked safe over Fox's head, but Decker started after It and by digging his feet Into the ground and running to the limit, he managed to fall under the ball and hold onto It, though he rolled a dozen feet before he could stop. Husk King, the Pirates' third base- man, came In last night from Shreve port, where hi* wife Is 111, and will play third today. Warrender. who played third and short for Shreveport, will go back to his o!d position In thl* after noon's games—right field. Tile Pirate* should put up a -better article of ball now that the full team Is on deck. , • B ASEBALL ATLANTA vs. SHREVEPORT. DOUBLE-HEADER TODAY. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, ATLANTA vs. NEW ORLEANS. The crowds of Monday were a shade smaller than those of July 4, but at that probably 11,000 people saw the two games. Ths morning crowd was estimated by Secretary Ethridge at 2,400 and the afternoon crowd at 8,400. This was •'paid admissions.'' As some "paper" was floated, tho total was probably higher. The July 4 crowd numbered • un tiling like 18,000, counting, paid admis sion*, passe* and "slch,” Doubtless the Labor Day crowd at Atlanta wa* larger than that of any two of the other cltlea whore game, were played. G. Rice Dopes It That Atlanta Gets the “Rag” Now for a whack at the good old dope—the last clean punch before we draw the real stuff without any fancy guessing tossed In, when the bleak, bare facts will hand It to us straight. Atlanta or Memphis? You can take your pick, but the dope passes the laurel twig to the Georgia outfit, and weil show you why. When Smith’s brigade cut loose on Its last western swing, Memphis had a lead of one battle. Atlanta was booked for 18 games In the wild and woolly section, while Babb's collection of baseball'biic-a-brac was set up for 15 matinees at home. At the opening of this Invasion we figured that Memphis would be forced to scramble 6 games Into the front In order to cinch the flag, and we also figured she would be able to turn this trick. Wc are willing to admit that the dope tricked us there good and plenty —but It wasn't the first time, so what's the use? Out of 19 road affairs Atlanta choked off 8 wins, me draw and met with 10 defeats—pretty nearly an even break. This U about the way we figured them out. At this writing—Sunday afternoon before the final Memphls-Nashvllle score has oozed In over the wires—the Bluff City crowd had only copped 8 wins out of 14 games. We had figured them for at least 10, and therein took the count. Smith’s people blew away with 2 out of 6 from Memphis, 1 out of 4 from New Orleans, 2 out of 4 from Shreve port and 3 out of 5 from Little Rock. After the groggy start at Memphis lar champeens today. Memphis opsin her road engagement only 3 flabby win* to the good. A defeat for Memphti Sunday would leave only 2 victories tJ spare. The rest of her schedule calls for 11 games on hostile soil, the opening gun bting fired here today. The full program Includes 3 games here, 3 In Atlanta, 3 In Birmingham and 3 In Montgomery and 1 at Memphis with Finn's team. Opening before friendly faces for the wind-up, Atlanta’s menu consists of * games with Shreveport, 3 with I.IJuJ Rock, 3 with Memphis and 4 with Ne* Orleans—14 games all told. and New Orleans the come back was the trick which shoved them In the race again. Memphis took down 4 out of 8 from Atlanta, 2 out of 3 from Mr. Vaughn's near-tallendera. 1 out of 3 from Mont gomery and, up to Sunday, 1 out of 2 from Nashville. Having finished with the preliminary bout, weil now cut Into the main ar- guraent. . Granting that they trim Dobbs’ cel- To finish In front, therefore, Allan!* must saw off 4 more wins than Mem phis does before the middle of Septem- In other words. If Babb’s clan win I out of 13. Atlanta must get away wits 11 out of 14. Should Babb's men knock down only 6 out of 13, Smith's team would halt to win but 10 out of 14. Out of her 14 home affairs, we figure Atlanta to pluck about 10. She may win 12 or win only 7 or 8, but the dope awards her 10, and we nre going »> the dope In this Futurity frame-up. This means 2 out of 1 from Mempm«. 3 out of 4 from New Orleans, 2 out « 3 from Little Rock and 3 out of 4 Shreveport. . . If Memphis can yank down i or ner IS games, she should crawl In front by a short eyelash. The query—can she do It? To do this she must win nt the odds of 2 out of 3 from Na-" - vllle, 1 out of 3 from Atlanta, 2 out <« 3 from Birmingham and 1 out of * from Montgomery, and the final game with Little Rock. It looks nip and tuck any way yjjJ • - ,(our mousy -but th* play It—too close for any of our to go stalling around for a bet—I shade belongs to Atlanta. k Which means to our way of thin* Ing that It looks easier for Atlanta ? :rab 10 out of 14 at home than It dor* or Memphis to nip off 7 out of the road, for with Scnopp anu Yf.s In form. It Isn't any double-decs 1 that she will nail any * out of » —Grantlnnd Rice. In Nashville iere.—Grantland Rice, Tennessean. Memphii Looked Easy to John Dobbs' Performers By G. RICE. Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 3.—The Dob- berr. defeated the Memphis pennant leaderc Monday In two games played before one of the largest crowds of the season. The teams played gilt-edged ball. The pitching of Sehopp of the second game wa* the feature, not mentioning Yerkes, who was the star of the morn ing game. _ ,, Hardy, who has been to Chicago __ play With the Cub* In the champion' snip game*, returned anu regular place In both game*. He pi*>” a good game and was there wl ,h willow. . The morning game wa* close and * citing, while the afternoon game *** Nashville's all the way through- i- ■ J I