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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,1907.
ATLANTA WINS THE PENNANT
HOW SOUTHERN LEAGUE RACES HAVE FINISHED FOR THE PAST SIX. YEARS
1902.
1903.
Nashville 80
Little Rock 77
New Orleans ..72
Atlanta (8
Memphis... 68
Chattanooga 60
Shreveport ...48
Birmingham.. >9
W. L.
.688 Memphis 73
.611 Little Rock 71 60
.805 Shreveport 68 68
.491 Atlanta.. 62 60
.456 Nashville 60 64
.424 Birmingham 69 64
.400 .Montgomery.. 63 67
.127 New Orleans 46 78
1904.
.6(9 Memphis 81
.687 Atlanta 78
.639 New Orleans ..79
.608 Birmingham 73
.484 Nashville... 72
.480 Little Rock 61
.442 Shreveport ..65
.170 Montgomery... ..44
1905.
W. L.
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.577 Atlanta. T1 60
ii* Crackers Have Never Fin- Birmingham 70 61
.452 Memphis.. ... 89 62
.404 “ ' -
.223
ished Worse Than Fourth,
Nashville... ... .....47
Littles Rock.. ...39
• 1906.
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P.C. CLUBS—
1907,
Played. Won.
Lost. p. c
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73
57
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65
.348 Nashville.
..47
90
97
.343 Montgomery. •
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ATLANTA HAS WON THE RAG
Hooray) Hoorayl the deaf.nlng ory
Comes rolling up the street;
It echoes to the listening sky
In cadence strong and sweet.
From east to west, from north to south,
It bursts and will not sag,
From lip to lip, from mouth to mouth—
“Atlanta's won the rag I”
Hoorayl Hoorayl go ring the bell,
Light bonfiree everywhere.
Hoorayl Hoorayl tho small boy’a yall
Splits wide the shudd’rlng air,
And
_ strong men weep and babies crow
And all the fans do bragt
“ ’Tie come at last—I told you so—
Atlanta’s won the rag I”
’Tis true, 'tie time!. It Is no dream.
Hoorayl Hoorayl Hoorayl
Babb's club at last has found some men
Can beat ’em every day;
Go write in characters of gold
High on the walls, nor lag
LII. u!nn tn thn WApIfi' “ H
While saying to the world: “Beholdl
Atlanta’s won the ragl"
GAME THAT WON CHAMPIONSHIP
CAPTURED BY STRENUOUS BATTING
The game that settled the pretensions of ’’Chesty'' Charles Babb and his crew to the pennant of 1907 was
something In the nature of pickled picnic.
After the sixth inning.
Up to that epoch-making spasm of run-getting the Travelers looked like dangerous contenders. But four
runs were sent over In tho sixth and two more In the eighth and the wind-up showed Atlanta the winner—score
9 to 3.
Ju*t after the curtain went up on the first act the critics pronounced It nn artistic failure.
The Crackers, In their eagerness to win, gave every symptom of nervousness and the fielding was lumpy
all over.
Russell Ford worked hard for success, and after a bit the Atlantans got In their stride and began to
hit. After that It was all over but footing up the totals.
“Old Bill’’ Hart did not have anything, anyway, but his "noodle.’’ For a couple of Innings he rather "had It
on ’em" mentally.
Then the Crackers began to out-thlnk him and the boom of the base hit woke the echoes around Ponce
DeLeon—and kept them awake.
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0 Dea Moines, Iowa. Sept. w_
0 Omaha yesterday won the tv,,?
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0 home team In the second gam. i
0 to 0 after Des Molne, had cL
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POOR GREENVILLEI
WRESTLERS ARE THERl
Special to The Georgian.
Greenville, S. C„ Sept. 14.—Thli
has become the mecca of the ---•
slonal wrestlers of the country
the past lew weeks they have all b«
here except the great Gotch ■
In a faet match at the Grand betvu,
Christensen and Burt Hudson Chrt.
tensen In endeavoring to break . hu,
mer lock of Hudson’s vaulted and iuj
ed on his head, sustaining & slight cm
cusslon of the brain. The match m
furious while It lasted, but was f1„0
declared off on account of the accMi.
to Christensen. ,0 “
The New Orleans and Memphis mo
re going utter the Pelicans for drooffi
four straight games In Atlsnts. Tbs
certainly .hasn't changed so mnch tut
lie Frank Is throwing games to
Smith. The "fighting rubber bit]
can not be Imbued with much broth*
love—Birmingham News.
For the last few weeka Providence has had ths Atlanta club as Its special charge. In the critical places
luck has always pulled Atlanta out. But for a while yesterday it looked as though Providence was asleep on
The cogs slipped during the third Inning. Starke struck out as a starter. Then Hart sent a slow grounder
Jo Fox and Ford went to ftrst to receive the ball. But somehow he did not connect and Hart was safe. Ho
went to second on a wild pitch and scored when Pago singled. Gilbert followed with a blngle and stole sec
ond. Then came the play that brought tears to our eyes, itoekenfold Hied out and Page scored, which was all
right. But nobody took the ball on tho throw-ln. It went to the stand and Gilbert also scored. It was the only
time on record where two men scored on a fly-out—and no errors. »
Few Runs Didn't Matter
But, pshaw! the three runs did not matter. Fox’s three-bngger—the second In two days for Jim, by the
way—followed by Jordan’s single, netted the flrst run.
Paskert’s homer brought In the second. Then Smith walked and Castleton, who ran for him, was sacrificed
to second by Fox and scored when "Boston Bill" Dyer singled. That tied up the score, and the fans rose on
their hind legs and rejoiced, with much vocal demonstration.
The real whlrly-go-round came In the sixth. Fox, Dyer, Sweeney and Ford singled and Winters doubled.
Result, four runs.
In the eighth came the wind-up of the min-gettlng. Sweeney walked, Becker hit a Texas Leaguer and
Paskert tingled. Result, another pair of runs.
So you will observe that It was something of a cinch.
But who'cared? Everything was all right as long as Atlanta won—for that game was the one the Crack
ers needed In ordor to reach up and grab the pennant.
When the news came that Memphis was benten In Montgomery the Crackers were eo far ahead that the
game was cinched. And anybody could ace that Atlanta hnd at lait won a pennant.
And the happiest man on tho grounds was Bill Smith.
The hardest loser In the wofld, for such Is Bill, blushod as red as an embarrassed school girl and smiled
The score:
Little Rock,
Page. 2b 4
Gilbert, cf. . . . 4
Rockenfeld. ss. . 4
Wood, c 4
Miller, If 4
Bowcock, rf. . . 3
Hess, 3b 4
Starke, lb. . . . I.
Hart, p 4
ab. r. h. po. a. e,
1
Totals 34
Atlanta.
Becker, rf. .
Winters, cf.
Paskert. If. .
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Fox. lb 3
Jordan, 2b. ... 3
Dyer, 8b. . . . 4
Sweeney, c. . . 4
Ford, p 3
Totals
.35 9 13 2? 11
Runs by Innings: R.
Little Rock 009 000 000— 3
Atlanta 010 294 02*— 9
Hits by Innings:
Summary—Two-base hit. Winters;
three-base hit. Fox; home run, Pas
kert; stolen bases, Gilbert, Dyer, Jor
dan; sacrifice hits, Bowcock, Fox;
bases on balls, off Ford 1, ofT Hart 4;
struck out, by Ford 6, by Hart 4; pass,
ed ball, Sweeney, Time, 1:60. Um
pire, Pfennlnger.
Naps Will Carry
Their Own Cook
When the Nape come South to train
next spring. Instead of stopping at the
hotels In Dixie, they will bring along
their own cook.
The Cleveland players complained
when they were South'last spring that
they did not like the meals that were
being served them.
And so this year Instead of stopping
at the hotels they will have their own
cook and live In a flat or house leased
for the occastoa
nant rsce la 1908, much will depend upon
the materiel gathered; but area more will
dejiend upon whether or not thet materiel
tinker* ere suspended, end those
to keep tu condition ere either uroppei
! Into submleetou to tie club rules-
. one csij prewet sorcessruity
•here th* other three games for ths
world a championship will n. played stands
a chance .of nuking a fortnne between now
' 6 If his money holds ouL
LITTLE ROCK WILL HAVE
NEW STAND NEXT YEAR
Little Bock Is to have a new grand
stand and an altered park next year.
Such Is the welcome news brought
over by M. Finn.
It seems that the city has bought
PRACTICE BEGINS AT
MERCER UNIVERSITY.
8peclal to The Georgian.
Macon. Go., Sept. 14.—Football pros
pects at Mercer are brighter thnn In
several years. While this form of ath
letics has not received much attention
for n park the ground* on which the
diamond Is located and Is planning to
put a street through the outfleld.
This will necessitate a general
switch, and In the resulting mlx-up
Little Rock gets a new stand.
In past years, and In fact, last year
might be called the Initial seaaon, yet
there are many devotees of the pig
skin game among the students of the
Institution.
Coach Schenkcr has already arrived.
Captain Shaw Is here with a small
squad of men.
CRACKERS
CELEBRATE
BA TTLES OF FRIDA Y, THE 13TH,
CINCHED “RAG”FOR ATLANTA
“111 win the pennant,” said Manager Bnbb, of Memphis, at the annual league meeting,
“barring Atlanta.”
And what he said came true—except that Atlanta refused to be barred.
Friday night and Saturday were
times of big rejoicing for the Atlanta
ball players und Atlanta fans. It Is not
every team that can win a pennant,
and It Is an event of a lifetime for the
players.
Naturally the celebration was long
drawn out and riotous.
And a large time was undoubtedly
‘had” bv nil of tho players.
George Paskert was a fair example.
George walked Into the baseball as
sociation's ofllce Saturday morning
looking slightly drawn In the face and
a trifle blood-shot of the eye.
When he took off his hat he fingered
his head gingerly and then he looked
ruefully at the hat.
1 have made some mistake out ray
hat or my head or something," said
George. “First I thought I had Bill
Dyer’s hat. Then 1 thought I had Sid
Smith’s. But now I see by the name
In It that It Is mine. But someway It Is
a couple or sixes too small this morn
ing.
’Oh. gee!” said George, "But It WAS
n celebration!’’
The grand possibility that Atlanta for once in twenty-one years, might have a champion
baseball team was realized Friday—and Friday, the thirteenth, at that—when Atlanta won from
Little Rock and Memphis lost to Montgomery.
This happening put Atlanta three games and a half to the good and oven if Atlanta loses
Saturday and Memphis wins, and even if the directors give that Shreveport-Memphis game back to
Memphis, Atlanta wins the pennant by a game and a half.
There can be no denying that Atlantans are delighted that the home team has wort by snch
a margin that there can be no argument about forfeited games and the like.
The Cracker bunch has finished so far ahead that there is no question about its superiority.
Memphis can have all the games it ever claimed, and even then Atlanta gets,the pennant and gets
it easy.
Easterners Helped Some
And in the midst of our rejoicing let urf not forget that Atlanta owes a considerable debt to
, the other three Eastern clubs—Nashville, Birmingham and Montgomery,
Thcpe three could have beaten Atlanta out of a pennant. If they had cared tp throw the
Crackers down it would have been a einch—by not working very hard against Memphis.
But the Easterners hung by Atlanta nobly and every team in the lot played its level best
to down Memphis, In consequence Memphis was downed-and Atlanta got the rag.
The fans or Atlanta owe the other Easterners a debt of gratitude that they will be slow in
forgetting.
It was a great personal victory for Bill Smith. In two years this winner of pennants has
given Atlanta a rag and he has done it by working night and day, worrying all the time and losing
harder than ever man lost before. And don’t let’s overlook the* team. '
It was just a case this year of a locomotive working without a hitch from throttle to driving
wheels. The directors put up the money for players and kept their mouths shut, except in encour
agement. The manager got as many good ball players ns he could nt the start, and when some he
got proved not to be good he let them go and got some more. And the players put their heads
right down and worked all the season without friction—doing their best at all times.
And don’t let us forget our old friend LUCK. He played his part, the old lobster—sometimes *
by keeping hands-off, sometimes by sending rain when it would do the most good and in many and
various ways.
And LUCK helped, and without it no pennant was ever won or can ever be won.
We can’t do much in the way of rewarding LUCK,
out for Bill Smith.
And the baseball association will look
National.
Flayed. Won. Lo«t. P. C.
. . *133 93 38 .714
. . . 130 77 *3 .532
Brooklyn 131
Clnotnnatl 182
Boston 128
St. Loots 132
WHERE THEY PLAY 8ATUROAY.
Mttla Book In Atlnntn, Ponce DeLeou
park, On me called at 3:89 o’clock.
Memphis In Montgomery.
Shreveport In BlrmlnghnmV
New Orleans In Kabhvtlle.
FRIDAY’S RESULTS.
Southern.
Atlanta 8, Little Itock 3.
Montgomery 2, Memphle
Blrininghnm 2. Shreveport 2 (called <
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0 A RHYME BY SIME— 5
0 THAT’S ALL C
0 They fought the battle bravely.
O It took three month, or more.
O But tho finish was the grandest
0 Ever known In baaeball lore.
0 n
O The pennart prove* their knowl- °
O edge
O Of how tu field the ball,
0 Or catch or pitch,
0 No matter which,
O They played the beat—
0 That’, all.
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N'.ehrille X
American.
Cleveland 4, Detroit 1 (Bret
Detroit 10, Cleveland 0 (second
Washington 10, New York X
Boston 1, Philadelphia X
National. _
Philadelphia X Boaton 1 (Oret
Philadelphia X Boston 3 (eeoonu
Chicago 3, Cincinnati X
New York 2. Brooklyn
Plttahurg 4, St Louis
Batteries for the opening J?'; 1 / fot the
world's series: Brown and KHn* r Het
Cuba and and — for • .'"‘Jo,.-
for those who flit In the blank*
Exchange.
B AS EBALL
ATANTA vs. LITTLE BOCK.
September 12,13,14. Tickets on sale at Oppenheim’ 8 *
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