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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FKiDAY, BEFTEMEEK 27, 1907.
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ALL THE DOPE OF THE BIG SPORTING WORLD IS HERE
i EDITED BY
IP. H. WHITING
I NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
By PERCY H. WHITING.
All of the final unofficial average and standings of the South
ern League are out at last and we may as well take a day off
and dope out an All-Southern League team, using only the fig
ures as a basis for awarding positions.
We did this once before and picked an All-Southern that
was weird in the extreme.
No claim is made that this “Dope-All-Sonthern” represents
the best team in the league. We are already on record about
that. But it will be of some interest (to us, anyway) to know
how near the figures will give us to what we picked and to what
the others selected.
It may be well to mention that the batting and fielding aver
ages of all the men who played regularly—note the regularly, tho
occasional offenders werj not noticed—were put down, under the
positions. Then the man with the best average standing was se
lected. Of course in cases where it was clo&e the man who had
the good batting average and the poor fielding average, got the
call over the man with tho good fielding average and the poor
batting average—for, as we have mentioned previously’ and often
—in the last analysis it takes hits to win games.
And now here goes for the *“All-Dope” team:.
The catcher* present a problem right at the jump. The three
who fielded best—Sweeney, Massing and Owens—batted under
.250, while the three who batted best—Hardy, Wells and Sea-
baugb—fielded poorly.
Seabaugh, with a batting average of .200 and a fielding aver
age of .976, seems to have the best average of the catchers.
Hardy, who fielded only .064, would have to get second place on
the strength of his .300 batting average.
It’s a cinch doping out your first baseman. Meek, who led
the league in batting, fielded fifth among the regulars. His aver
ages were: Batting .322, fielding .981.
The only other first bnseman with a decent braco of averages
was Lester, who batted .269 and fielded .971. Sabrie led the first
basemen at fielding, but batted only .218.
Second base is a pussier. Page, of Little Rock, batted tho
best—.270—and fielded the worst—.942. Tho choice seems to be
between James, who batted .254 and fielded .948, and Jordan, who
batted .248 and fielded .962. Of the two, Jordan’s average ap
pears a shade tho. better.
On averages nlone, no player stnnds out very prominently ns
the "real thing” third baseman. On tho strength of so good a
fielding average as .974 and a batting average no worse than .267,
Cross is placed at third. McElveen, of Nashville, as the best bat
ter of the lot, swatting .268, but he fielded poorly—only .914.
Atz is best liked at short, though Ball docs not miss it much.
Ball batted .297, but fielded only .921. Atz batted not quite so
well—.285—but fielded .956, leading all short stops.
A careful study of tho batting averages brings home with a
ilap tho fact that the outfielder* did not do the batting this year.
The only outfielders who appear among the first 25 arc Pnskert,
J. Manning, Molesworth and Daley. Three of the four arc left
fielders. ,
, As is entirely fitting, Paskert gets the award for left field.
His averages—.286 and .968—seem to be a Bhado better than J.
Manning’s, though the Memphis star “hit ’em out” .273 and
fielded .983.
As a matter of pure mathematics "Gladys” Molesworth
beats out George Winters and wins the job at center field. And
it is not a bad pick, for cortainly “Moley” played a nice game
this year with a very poor team.
Becker gets the call for right field among those who played
regularly in the “far corner.” He batted .262 and fielded .957.
His fielding was below par, but his batting gives him the job.
Doping out your pitchers strictly on a basis of games won
and taking only performers who figured in more than 12 games,
you get Castleton, Guese, Zeller, Cristall and Gnskill.
Of course no reasonable man would pick "Prince” Gnskill,
for his arm went dead before the senson closed and he was no bet
ter for all practical purposes than Weems, who lost 15 games this
season, ana Turner, who lost 20.
However, we aro not using judgment*—just figures, and wo
■ have given you what the figures show.
Regulars and Yannigans
Will Clash at Tech Park
This weather It fitting to b« the real
thin* for football, and the Tech team*
ought to ha able to hit It up at top »ihhh1
In the game Saturday. The Hegulara and
the Yannlgana wUl meet at Tech park, aud
while the game will be more or leaa of a
practice aerlmmage, admlaalon will l*e
charged and a fairly good crowd will doubt*
leaa turn out.
The probable llna-up follows:
RECRUITS.
MeFall,
Bell, r.-g
Malhott, I.
Hurt. r. t..*..
Johnson, I. t
Mice, r.
Roblnaon. I. •
E. Smith, q
Kmi>raon, r. h.
tower. 1.
Smith
Ightown
ne«, f.
Davie, . ..
Luck, 1. t.
Hill. r. e.
Robert, I. e.
Ilnrhnnnu. q.
Kofer, r. h.
.........Hlmmona, I. h.
Adnmaon, f. b.
Abou Ben Longshot
By W. F. KIRK.
Abou Ben Long«hot—msy his tribe Increase—
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace.
And saw an angelic one at hla right hand.
Pounding a typewriter to beat the band.
"What are you writing. Bo?" Ben l.ong«hot said.
The angpllc typist turned his haloed head
And thus made answer: "I nm writing hers
The men that beat the races every year.
I've written four. Including Mr. Gates—
There are but six In the United States."
"And am I one?" Ben Longshot then did purr.
"Nix," said the angel, “and you never were!
"Then," replied Longshot, "while you're writing here.
Write me ae one who'll beat them all next year."
The angel wrote, and beat It. The next eve
He came again, and pulled from out his sleeve
A list of suckers dwelling Bast and West,
And lo. Ben Longsh”t's name led all the rest.
—New York American.
THREE VANDERBILT FOOTBALL PLAYERS
HASLOCK.
Here le a man who has hnd two
years' football experience on the
Vanderbilt scrub team, but who
lias never played ‘regularly until
tills yrnr, on account of parental
objections.
CUT LEAD TO
SLIMWHISKER
Athletics Have It .0002 Over
Their Nearest
Rivals.
Philadelphia and Detroit won again
Thursday and the American League
race Is just as wide open as ever.
Thursday's victory put Detroit only
.0001 behind the Athletics,.and for nil
practical purposes the teams are again
lied.
Chlrngo apparently took the count In
the lust few games, for the Box have
put themselves Into n hole that It will
take a - regular "Atlanta finish”
pull nut of.
Just nt present the Chicago team Is
three and a half full games hehlnd
Philadelphia and three full gunios be
hind Detroit. Of course a lend like
than CAN be overcome—as Atlanta
proved—but It Is hard to do It—with
the Athletics and Tigers going at their
present clip.
want ml mi Saturday.
Standing of the Clubs.
. 137
■18
i blcagn . .
Cleveland . .
Now York . ,
Boston . . ,
81. Isoula 142
Wnshlugtoo 139
. . 143
. . 140
. . 143
National.
CLUBS— Played Won. Lost. P. C,
Chlrngo ....... 143 102 41 .71!
Pittsburg 142 87 K .61!
Now York 144 81 63 .56;
Philadelphia 138 75 63 .34!
Brooklyn 142 64 78 .451
Cincinnati 143 60 83 .42f
Ronton 141 54 87 .38!
St. Loula 143 45 98 .31!
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
American.
Chicago at Bouton.
Sf. Lonla at Now York.
Cleveland nt Wntdilngtou.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Here la the captain, right end and punter of the Vanderbilt team.
I Jin “
TOM MAY STAY IN
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Manager Fisher, of Shreveport, Will Try to
Dodge St. Louis Draft and Manage
Pirates Again.
BARONS
TO CAN
VAUGHN
Corcoran, M. Cross, Powers
and Strang Are Of
fered Job.
HENRY WILLIAMS.
This youngster played corking
good football with Gordon lost
year and this year Is likely to win
a place as halfback on the Commo
dore team.
THURSDAY’S RESULTS.
Detroit S, Itoaton 5.
Cleveland 8. Now York 0.
St. Lout. 2, Washington 1.
National.
Pittsburg B, Itoaton 4.
New York-fit. loula, rain,.
MANAGER WEBER
SUES SON-IN-LAW
New York, Sept. 17.—John P. Weber,
former theatrical manager, well known
on the Great White Way, haa brought
a suit In the supreme court against
hla son-in-law. Owen Dewitt, wealthy
real estate broker, of Rochester, N. Y..
to recover 8250,000 damages. Weber
alleges that Dewitt, not satisfied with
the possession of his daughter, haa
alienated the affections and compan
ionship of hla wife, Emma Weber.
SOMETHING DROPS IN "PHILLY" TODAY
Detroit opens in Philadelphia Friday afternoon.
And now comes tha tug of war. a
Datroit and Philadelphia are tied for first placa in th. American League pennant race.
have been winning sv.ry gams and keeping things tied up.
But now one team or the other is ;e ‘
ant annas will took- a n/vid
Recently both teams
certain'to forgo’ahead, and the team which wins the majority of the pres-
But now one team sr the othsr is certain to forge ahead, and the team which wins the majoi
rise will look a nrwut dul like a pennant winner. To us anyway.
Detroit plays Friday,'! Saturday and Monday io Pannaylvania’s slowest and wickedest city.
Tom Fisher, manager of the Shreve
port learn this year, will make an effort
to get his draft by the St. Louis club
lifted and If he can he wilt manage the
Shreveport team next year.
Before the Southern League season
ended It was announced that Fisher
would again manage the Pirates. Later
It was officially "promulgated" that he
had been drafted. Later still It was
again stated that he would manage
Shreveport.
To straighten out the matter the
sporting editor wrote to Fisher and
asked him about It. Here Is Ills reply:
“Shreveport, La., Sept. 23.
■Friend Percy:
"Yours of the Z0(h Inst, received and
will any that I have been drafted by St.
Louis, but Captain Crawford wants me
to remain with him and I am going to
St. Louis next month and try and have
the draft lifted from me.
"If I can draw my draft from St.
BURNS READY
FOR JOE GANS
Memsic’s Backers Have Lit
tle Confidence in
Their Man.
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 27.—Indica
tions are that one of the largest crowds
that ever paid to see a light In Los
Angeles will be In attendance at the
Parlflc Atljletlo Club tonight when Joe
Gans anil Memslc (Jimmy Burns) dome
together In (heir twenty-round light
for the lightweight' 'championship.
The advance sale has been enormous
and the reservations extra large.
Trained 'to the minute, and two
pounds under weight, Mesmlc laid
around his cottage yesterday and took
matters easy, knowing that his train
ing was over and that everything pos
sible had been done to put him lr con
dition to tight the'battle of his life. He
went on the road in the morning for a
tlve-mtle run.
Tommy Burns Is not over enthuslas
tic over his boy’s chances. "There Is
just one way for him to tight Gans, and
that Is by keeping on top of the cham
pion all the time,” said Tommy, “and
that's what I am going to make Memslc
do. One thing I will not stand for.
That Is to have Gans'using his paw
ing tactics, and reaching out with his
one hand nnd pushing the other into his
opponent's face.”
GanH did not work yesterday. He Is
at weight.
Louis I will manage the club again,
which no doubt I will. Will let yoji
know later on.. Wishing you luck.
"Your friend,
"THOMAS FISHER."
A 30c want advertisement In The Georgian
for a collector and forty-one people answer-
ed It before 10 o'eloek the next morning. A
40c box of Wiley's candy free with every 30c
want ad on Sntnrdny.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 27—While
the directors of the Birmingham Base,
ball Association have not elected as
yet a successor to Manager Vaughn
there la hardly a doubt but that an
other man will have the Job when an-
other spring comes.
In assuming this position, the direc
tors are not seeking to do Manager
Vaughn an Injustice. They are free
In their declaration that .Manager
Vaughn Is a good baseball man and
they do not, In the slightest degree
hold him responsible for the miserable
showing of the 1907 Barons, and former
pennant winners. But believing that
It Is beat for the sport In Birmingham
that a new manager be clinaen, the di
rector* arc preparing to find that new
man, much needed.
To that end several steps have been
taken. The Job was tendered Irvin
Wilhelm, star pitcher of the local team
but he declined for personal reasons'
At present four strings are out. Offers
have been made to and are being con
sidered by Tommy Corcoran, Cincin
nati shortstop; Monte Cross, Philadel
phia Athletic shortstop; "Doc" Pow
ers, Philadelphia Athletic catcher, and
Sammy Strang Nlcklen, New York Na.'
tional outfielder.
It Is a safe proposition that one of
the above mentioned quartet will pilot
the 1908 Barons to the pennant, which
the association thinks It will win.
260 Shoe Lastert Strike.
Brocton, Mass., Sept. 27.—Two hun
dred and sixty lasters went on strike
More Sports On Page 15.
“Emmons for Quality.’
», .. , __ next morning. „
40c box of Wiley's candy free with «m/ 30c
want ad on Saturday.
RUDDY LANDS
IN NATIONAL
Southern League’s Best
"Umps” Gets Job From
Pulliam.
Exceptionally Handsome
Are the Emmons Fall Suits
Go where you may, no matter where, in cities ten
times as large as Atlanta, look through the stocks of the
loading clothiers, you won’t find any better—and ten to
one you won’t find as good a showing of clothing as this.
Rich and handsome patterns, smart and attractive
models, perfect fitting and beautifully made, make the
Ennnons showing of clothes for fall and winter one that
should attract every well-dressed man in Atlanta and
surrounding territory.
There’s a pattern and style here for every man, from
the youngster who demands tho “loudest” to the old
gentleman of quiet taste. '
But come and see for ydurself—look or buy, as you
like.
Men’s Suits, $13 to $40
Youths’ Suits, $10 to $25
Top-Coats, - $15 to $40
Single and double-breasted Sack Suits in dozens of
smart models, made of pure woolens in the new wood
Browns and Champagne and Olive Green shades, blue
and black undressed Worsteds, Cheviots, Serges and
black Thibet.
Umpire Frank Rudderham, of the
Southern League In 1906 and 1907, has
clamped down on a National League
Job.
The dope on "Buddy’s" great work In
the Southern League reached the eyes
and ears of President Pulliam and
Monday he lent to Providence and
aaked the genial umpe to call on him.
This "Ruddy" did and he waa at once
ordered v* report at Pittsburg for work.
L.
We Are Sole Atlanta
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Smart Clothes.
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