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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. MONDAY, JULY 30, 1906.
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| FINN'S FOLLOWERS HERE AND
E DI TED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
PENNANT PROSPECTS IMPROVE 1
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PU2H.E.
vmo 16 THIS «r8eAT-
BASE'S a-lL MANACrCR.
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‘oUR<MM'R»' COHIMfe HBMtf?
Kavanaugh Will Entertain
Protest on Game of July 21
The ||ime between Atlanta and Mem.
phi* July 21 ha* not been protected, a*
ha* been atated by aeveral paper*
around the Southern League circuit,
but It will be. Not being sure of hi*
ground, President Joyner wrote
President Kavanaugh and asked If a
protest based on the happenings of that
day would be considered. President
Kavanaugh'* reply was that there was
ground for a protest, and It will forth,
with be made.
This game. It will be remembered,
was the one which was called early to
let the Memphis player* catch a train
back to the Bluff City, where they were
Scheduled to play the following day.
A* soon a* Memphis got In the
lead In that game HurlburL Babb and
some of the other members of the team
belled their nickname of Hustlers by
delaying the game th every poaslblo
way. Umpire Campau did not do hi*
duty In keeping the game going, and
when It was finally called the Indignant
fans surged on the field and threat-
encd trouble. Some of the leas reapon-
sible members of the crowd followed
Campau clear to the train, but no harm
was done to him.
The protest which will be made will
be based on the ground* that the urn-
plre did not do hi* duty as set forth In
rule 26, which says:
"A forfeited game shall be declared
by the umpire In favor of the club not
In fault at the request of such club In
the following cases: Sec. 6. If a team
employ tactic* palpably designed to de
lay the game."
President Joyner will allege that Um
pire Campau did not do hi* duty and
that the game should have been for-
felted.
President Joyner will also show that
the passenger agent of the road which
the Memphis team was going to use
came to the grounds and told Babb
that the train was late and that there
was plenty of time to play the game
through. After'heating this, however.
Babb Insisted that Smith stick to the
original agreement.
"I am not at all sure that the protest
will bo sustained. 1 don't know. But,
anyway, I wanted to show the people
of Atlanta that I was not In sympathy
with such doings.” Such was the state-
ment of Chief Joyner.
It may be that Charley Frank I* not
the smartest manager In the Southern
League, but he certainly knows more
things than he tells about.
Look at the attendance figures of the
last Atlanta series. Four thousand four
hundred paid admissions at the first
game, and that on a Thursday; 2,600
the next day and well on toward 6,000
Saturday when rain fell nnd caused
the Issuing of the largest bunch of rain
check* of the season.
And all this crowd turned out, not
because the Pelicans wero playing ball,
but because for two months steadily
the Atlanta papers have been roasting
Charley Frank and calling him every
thing from a murderer, liar and robber
on up.
"Managing a baseball team,” said
Charley Frank In speaking of the hap
penings, "doe* not consist In spending
a lot of money In high-priced players.
To keep from dying of dry rot a man
must keep hi* name before the pub
lic.
And 1 guess that's where. I keep
mine,” added that Dutchman with a
chuckle.
Glidden Tourists Take Part
In Strenuous Hill - Climb
By Private Lenaed Wire.
Brctton Wood*, July 30.—Intcreat her# to
day centers In the open hill climbing con
test In Crawford Notch, for which thirty-
three machines have l»een entered.
The thirteen cars that finished here In
the competition for the Glidden touring
trophy with perfect scores will receive
equal credit nnd Charles Glidden will pre
sent the entrants with the silver medals.
Under the deed of gift requiring that the
trophy shall remain In the possession of
the holding club until won by the repre
sentative of some other club, the Buffalo
Automobile Club will retain the custody of
the cup.
Percy Pierce, who won the trophy last
year for the Buffalo dub, Is on the clcau
slate in this contest.
The announcement of the disposition of
the prises was made after a meeting of
the tour committee bad been held. Several
protests and requests for rebates on lost
points were thrown out.
Many of the tourists left this place today
for their homes.
Ths opinion la widely expressed that the
contest for the Glidden trophy will never
bs an absolutely satisfactory one until the
basis of award Is changed. Either It should
bs made a manufacturers’ contest or an
•rent of amateurs In ths sense that they
own the cars they drive, make their own
entries and do not carry chauffeurs or me
chanics supplied by the factories
P. B. Flynn, of Pittsburg, who drove •
Pierce car and carried his wife and slater
with him, was the only amateur making a
perfect score for the Glidden trophy.
ROY8TON WINS TWO.
Special to The Georgian.
lloyston, Gn., July 30.—Royston defeat
ed r*a?onla In two successive games of
ball here Thursday and Friday. The first
wns won by a score of 12 to 2. The fea
tures wore the heavy hitting of Bagwell,
I.nndrntn nnd Htoach, for Royston, nud
the excellent pitching of Frank Ander
son .
The second game was harder fought,
nnd devoid of auy special features. 8core,
8 to 6.
Score by Innings:
FIRST GAME.
B. II. E.
Royston 410 201 130-12 15 fi
ILivonia 000 000 200- 2 3 2
Snmmary: Struck out by Anderson 13,
by Roberts 7. Batteries, Royston, Ander
son nnd t'beney; Lavonla, Ilotterta nnd
Crawford.
SECOND GAME.
R. H. E.
Royston ISO 110 O0»-8 12 6
Lnvnnla 200 110 001-6 8 4
Batteries. Royston. Cobb and Cheney;
I*avonta, Ilolterts, Pulliam and Crawford.
The Georgian’s Score Card.
ATLANTA.
CROZIER, If ....
JORDAN. 2b ...
WINTERS, rf
S. SMITH, 3b ....
MOR8E, a*
FOX. lb
WALLACE, cf ,
ARCHER, e
SPARKS, p
HARLEY, p.
TOTAL8 ..
H. E. 1 NASHVILLE.
GILBERT, cf
WISEMAN, rf . (
;! PEARSON, If...
JAN8ING, 3b....
I FRARY. lb
BECK, 2b
BOHANNON, M .]
WELLS, c
;; ELY, p
TOTALS
Score by inning*: 1234 6678* 10 11—R
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TAD SHOWS HOW THE 8UPERBAS ARE COMING ON IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT RACE.
FINN AND HIS FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS
READY FOR FOUR GAMES AT PIEDMONT
It la always a pleaaur# to chronicle the
arrival of Mike Finn and hla truaty fol
lowers. They pulled out of the biggest
thing In middle Tennessee Sunday night,
and are even now holding forth at the Ara-
The Nashville team la alwaya aura of a
welcome lu any town where gamea arc
needed. Back In their own burg, they go
to the park ala daya a week and play one
game each day, Just to keep the franchise
from expiring. f)n the road, they play be
cause they need the money. '
With the right kind of luck, Atlanta
should wlu. at least, four out of four with
the Flnnles. A double-header is on the
hills for Tuesday, and single games will
be on tap Monday and Wednesday. Then
the Crackers hit the road for a trip
through the Alabama end of the Eastern
circuit, tackling Montgomery first, nnd then
Birmingham.
The game Saturday did not develop into
much. With things looking bright for At
lanta, a moat terrific rnlustorm lauded on
Piedmont park, n#>d baseball Immediately
became out of the question. After thirty
minutes, the gnrae wns declared off nnd the
big crowd streamed out Into the mud and
rain, and a wild scramble began for the
ears. Tho supply was far from adequate,
and wet wearing nppnrel was all tho go
among the faithful.
Tom Hughes was to get $100 from some
of his admirers, so rumor has It, provided
he pitched on ^Saturday and won. Hard
luck that rain knocked Tom out of that
bunch of excess salary.
Mike Finn Is much tickled over the fact
that he landed Elmer Duggan right out
from under Billy Smith’s nose. It seems
that Mike Finn was so anxious for the man
that he went right to . Dayton to find out
if the Dayton club bad a good claim to
him, and In that way he waa able to close
the deal right on the spot.
I did not know but, what Billy had him
landed all right,” said Mike, “until El
mer wrote his brother John that he bad
been awarded to Dayton. When I heard
this. Just on general principles, I wired
to Dayton for terms. The, terms they ask
ed were a little high for a new ninn, but
I went up there to look the thing up.
Atlautn hax no claim to the man, for he
Itclonged to Dayton all right, aud now he.
belongs to me.’’
First Baseman Beck, who has been with
the Nashville club for some time back,
has been turned orer to the New Orleans
club, to whom he belongs. Reck lost his
batting eye while with the Nashville team,
and had to be turned loose. Frank has
been notified that the player Is adrift, but
he has not onuonneed what he will do
about It
It seems natural to see onr old friends,
“tnisty” Miller, bock In tho Southern
Lfaguo. After a strenuous time In the Cot
ton States as a manager, “Dusty” has
come hack to the Southern, and will finish
out the season with Nashville.
Where, O where Is Chick Cargo?
Chick brought his wife from New Or-
lenns to Atlanta, closed a deal with the
York team, In the outlaw league, and an
nounced that be was going to leave last
Saturday night.
Mike Finn says that Cargo has gone to
York.
Bll|g Smith says he has gone back fo
New Orleans.
Manager Frank has been wired, bat not
heard from as yet
In the meantime, it is repeated with no
diminution of emphasis that the reason Car
go wished to leave the league wns his fear
of riding on trains at night. Cargo may
be ashamed of his weakness along this
line, nnd may have denied It, but It Is a
well-known fact among his team mates,
and la vouched for by Charley Frank.
A double-header will be on the bills for
Tuesday afternoon. The first game will be
called at 2:30.
The usual double-header crowd maj.be
expected.
“Dummy” Curtis Is In Atlanta for Mon
day’s game. Acordlng to those who have
talked with him, this Is Just a pleasure trip
for the “dummy.”
TWO WRESTLING MATCHES
AT PIEDMONT COLISEUM
“They’re off” in the wrestling matches
Monday night at the Piedmont Park
Coliseum. (Note—This Is the building at
the end of the Peachtree-Piedmont I*ark
car line nnd net the Peachtree auditorium,
na has been published.)
The main bout will be the postponed af
fair lietween Olseu. of Asheville, N, C., aud
Demotrlnl, of Greece. The Inst time the
men met the strangle hold waa barred and
as Pemetrinl used one the decision wan
given to Olson. Claiming thnt the bout but
not .the match should have gone to the
Swede, the affair wns protested by th#
men who had l»et on the Greek.
The whole thing will he wrestled over
again Monday night. George Baptiste baa
l>een brought from St. Louis to net ns ref
eree nnd has promised to give the public
a square drill.
As n special feature Glllmore and Chris
tensen have been mntched to wrestle for
n purse of $250. Christensen arrived from
Macon thla morning and Is presumably
MARTIN J. SHERIDAN NOW
CHAMPION GOAT CATCHER
By Privnte Lea set! Wire.
New* York, July 30.—Patrolman Martin J.
Sheridan, all round athletic champion of
the world who gathered laurels at the Olym
pic games, yesterday became the champion
goat catcher of the country. He waa sent
Arthur avenue and 187th street, where
Gnlseppe Serauo’a garden was being de
stroyed by the animals.
Hhcrblnn chased and caught tire goats and
flung them Into a wagon driven by Pound
Keeper Weigel., The goats chifed at the
confinement, nnd jumped over the tail-
board nnd side*. Weigel and Sheridan leap
ed to the streets and the merry chase went
on again.'
Roundsman McDermott, a volunteer, was
hutted In the solar plexhs and went down
like a log. Filial with auger, be resumed
the pursuit, and when he got n goat pre
sented It with a few wallops In the visage.
An hour later three of the goats had been
recaptured nnd Gnlaepi»e’s garden grew
agatu and waxed strong.
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O Shreveport In Memphis. O
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ready for the go, though he has a kick
coming abont something.
The sUrtlug gun will bs fired at 8:30
o'clock.
RAIN SPOILS
LEAGUE GAMES
Among the many eportlng event*
which were knocked In the. head by the
rain Saturday afternoon were the three
Commercial League team*. Not one
was under full headway before the
heaven* broke Joo»e and all three have
been postponed and will be played
later. No date for playing these gamea
ha* been decided on, but It I* likely
that they will be worked oft as double-
headers.
The game* scheduled for Saturday
are:
Beck & Gregg v*. Regenateln.
J. Sllvey v». West End.
M. Kut* vs. Foote A Davie*.
The J. Sllvey-Weat End game ought
to be a particularly good one, and the
other two will undoubtedly be worth
seeing.
Rain Stops Team Match
On Piedmont Park Course
The team match which was to have been
played Saturday afternoon between Til-
son’s team and Byrd’s team was stopped
by the rain. AH the contestants were on
the course when the shower hit the local
ity, and those who did not find immediate
shelter were thoroughly drenched.
Three pairs finished out the first round,
nfter the rain let np a bit, but when they
reached the club house the match wns de
clared off. When the postponement wns
decided on Byrd's team was slightly In the
lead.
The players finished up the afternoon
with an Impromptu driving match from
the first tee. F. G. Byrd proved the star
at this department of the game, though all
the players sent out some sensational
drives.
The short course which has been opened
at East Lake by the Atlanta Athletic Club
has Jumped Into Immediate popularity.
While the players are not allowed to use
the regular greena as yet and although the
course is fsr from being In Its best condi
tion, a number of players have been out
trying the course sod all seem pleased
with It.
The nine hole golf course at Memphis Is
being made into an eighteen hole affair.
Tom Bendlow, who laid out the first nine,
is putting In the second. The new course
will be 6,100 yards long and will rank-among
the best In the South.
Mr. Bendlow Is also planning to lay out
a putting course for the Memphis club
which can be used at night and wbleh
will be lighted by electric .lights.
The Western Qolf Association is doing
much this year to interest tho Junior golf
ers—those under 18 years of age. Inter-
cluli matches, open only to boys under 18,
and special tournaments with the same age
limit in effect are being run off. It Is
realised by tho W. G. A. that the time for
anyone to learn golf Is when they are young
and that to develop good players In the
West tho players must be started young,
at a time when n good swing Is easily and
naturally acquired.
Tho golf committee of the Atlanta Ath
letic Club might do well to notice the ac
tion of the organisation of which the local
club will no doubt some day be an active
member.
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League Standings
Club—
Birmingham .
New Orlean*
Atlanta . . .
Memphla . .
Shreveport .
Montgomery .
Naahvllle . ,
Little Rock .
Played. Won. Lo»t. P.CL
. 84 62 32 .618
. 91 53 38 .682
. 86 49 37 .670
. 88 60 38 .568
. 85. 48 37 .665
• 85 41 44 .482
. 93 31 62 .333
. 90 27 63 ' .300
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Club—
Auguata . .
Savannah . .
Macon . . .
Columbia . .
Charleston. .
Jacksonville
Played. Won. Lost. P. Ct.
. 84 52 32 .619
. 83 50 33 .602
. 84 43 41 -.612
. 85 40 45 .471
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'President McSweeney yesterday re
ceived a letter from President Kava
naugh announcing the suspension of
Captain Castro for three day*. The
suspension wa* ordered at the sugges
tion of Umpire Pfennlnger, with whom
Captain Castro had 'some word* last
week during a game with Little Rock.
The wielder of the Indicator Informed
President Kavanaugh that the Nash
ville player on that occasion used lan
guage which would not look well In
print, and recommended as suitable
punishment that he be prohibited from
playing for a period of three days.
Upon the receipt of the letter President
McSweeney wired the league president
that Castro was badly needed and
asked that the suspension order be re
voked. The president was obdurate,
however, and replied that the good of
the game In Nashville required that
the Veneiuelan take a few day* off.
There was nothing else to do. and th#
gallant captain for the next few days
will merely be a spectator at th# dia
mond battles.—Nashville Banner.
Club—
Meridian . .
Mobile . . .
Jackson . . .
Baton Rouge
Gulfport . .
Vicksburg . .
Club—
Chicago . . ,
Pittsburg . .
New York .
Philadelphia .
Cincinnati . ,
Brooklyn . .
St. Louis . .
Boston . . .
Club—
Philadelphia.
New York .
Cleveland .
Chicago . . .
Detroit . . .
St. Louis . .
Washington .
Boston . . .
COTTON STATES.
Played. Won,
Lost. p. Ct.
34 .600
35 .588
42 .606
42 .500
45 .477
57 .329
Played. Won. Lost P.CL
. 92 64 28 .696
. 89 58 31 .652
. 87 56 32 .636
. 92 42 60 .467
. 92 41 51 .446
. 88 36 52 .409
. 93 35 68 .376
. 90 30 60 .333
COMING FAST
IN THE RACE
ATLANTA NO.W 8AFELY IN THIRD
PLACE AND GOING
UP RAPIDLY. '
Played. Won. Lost P.CL
.632
.616
.575
.533
.511
.500
.379
.264
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Clubs—
Columbus. .
Milwaukee .
Toledo . . .
Minneapolis
Louisville .
Kansas City
81. Paul . .
Indianapolis
Played. Won. Lost
101 63 38
99 55 44
98 53 45
47
49 49
45
BADLY CUT.
Panamas cleaned, reshaped with
same bands 11.00; new bands, $1.26.
Bussey, 28 1-2 Whitehall.
Atlanta Is now In third place In the
Southern League pennant race after a hero
ic struggle. Saturday found the Crackers
tied for* that position, but Monday their
lead wns one of .002.
With four games coming in rapid suc
cession on the home grounds with tbs
Nashville team* prospects look good for s
clear lend over Memphis, nmlnoasibly
the passing of New Orleans. The Pelicans
are only .012 to the good now, and th«t
lead Is ono which ought easily to be over
come.
The Atlanta team la doming strong right
now, nnd prospects Ink bright for a good
position In the pennant race for the rsr
mnluder of the season.
SATURbAY’8 RESULT8.
Southern—
Nashville 2, Memphis 1.
Montgomery 6, Little Rock 0.
8outh Atlantic—
Macon 5, Charleston 3.
Jacksonville 1, Augusta 0.
Savannah 1, Columbia 0. ■
American—
Philadelphia 8, Detroit 2.
New York 6, Cleveland 4.
St. Louis 5, Boston 1.
National—
Pittsburg 9, Philadelphia t.
New York 2, Cincinnati 1.
Chicago 8, Boston 0.
Cotton States—
Gulfport 7. Mobile 2.
Baton Rouge 0, Meridian 1.
Baton Rouge 0, Meridian t. -
Jackson 1, Vicksburg 0.
American Association—
Indlanaimlls 0, Toledo 5.
Indianapolis 0. Toledo 12.
Louisville 6, Columbus 1. _
Kansas City 8, Milwaukee T.
SUNDAY'S RESULTS.
Southern—
New Orleans L Little Rock 9.
Shreveport *, MemphC >■
American—
Chicago 5, Washington S.
St. Louis 8, Boston 5.
American Aeeociation—
Louisville 1, Columbus 0.
Kansas City 4, Milwaukee *.
Toledo 11, IndlanapolIJ 6.
St. Paul 9. Minneapolis 1.
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JULY 30, 31, AUG. I.
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DOUBLE HEADER TUESDAY—LADIES’ DAY