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12 TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. ' SPORTS Edited by PERCY H. WHITING — - - -- CRACKERS JUMP THE SLAG PILE AND PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHTER : .. — . ;; Charleston Franchise May Change Hands Before 1907 GOING DOWN ! Special t® The Georgian. Charleston, H. t\. Aug. 9.-At tendance at baseball games in Charleston .hna dwindled to an edge. Iiecause of the general dlsoatls- faction with the management. Tender has tried out thirty-three men. and now has a team of twelve, with only three pitchers. The directors of the local team ars pretty well ••boated” by the experiments of Ten* der, and the team has by no means played winning ball. Morris was sold to Horan- oah for a small consideration, and there Is a feeling among the Charleston fans that they have been played with on all sides. Rumors are out that the team franchise has been offered to Brouthera of New Cft* leans, and also that It Is Mug looked at by the street railway people of Charleston, al though this has not been verified. It Is rather a certaluty that there will be a change of owners of the Charleston aggre gation next year. An offer for Turner by ftarantiali has lieeu refused by Tender, however, who de clares that he will not sell any more players this season unless a good offer Is made. He will secure Werilg and Foster, of liar- llngton. In the Hmith Carolina fttate league, after August 18, when the season of that organisation doses. Freeman Breaks 145 Straight and Sets a New Club Record H. I). Freeman set a new record for the Atlanta Gnn Cl Improbably a new record for the dty. and. aa far'as Is known, a new record for the state—when he broke 145 straight birds over the traps of the At lanta Gun Club at Lakewood Wednesday. When Mr. Freeman began shooting It was the continuation of 119 straight which had made the previous day. He missed hli fifteenth bird of the afternoon, but that one miss steadied him and he then smashed Iff straight, with never a miss. That was the finest shooting that was ever seen at the Atlanta Gun Club. It seemed for a while that Mr. Freeman would never make a miss, and his showing was unusually good. Counting part of hla two days’ work, Mr. Freeman broke 278 out of 279 birds. The l»eSl previous showing made at the Atlanta Gun Club waa two yeara ago, when Huff and Freeman tied with 120 atralght. The other membera of the club were not quite-up to their usual form Wednesday. Mr. Toole broke 47 out of bis 60, but other wise the showings rosde were not up to par. The scores: Targets. Itelsendofer. Venable. . . Thornton. . Freeman. . Toole. . . . Hunnlcutt. . Torter. . . . Jones. . . . I if a" TW0M0REW0N BY H. VAUGHN ATLANTA MEN PLAY DE8PE ATELY, BUT BARONS PLAY A SHADE BETTER. Flrnt Gama. . Birmingham 4, Atlanta S Second Gama. Birmingham 4, Atlanta 2 tiprclal to The (laoralan. nirmlnghnin, A UK. D.—Birmingham accom* plI.hM the remarkable feat of winning all four game, of two double-header. In rapid aurreaaliin here Tueadaj and Weduewlnjr. The gnniee Wertnwdnjf wore takeu Ojr acoraa vt 4 to I and 4 to & Harder fought game, hare aeldnm been .r.n on the .lag pile. The Atlanta plajara battled with grim ihtterailnatlou and It la llkelj: that their over-eagernree to win the game, accounted for the bobblea bj which they. loot. Both defcata were creditable alike to rlrtor and vanqulahed. Both Hparka nnd Stellar pitched plucky ball and cither might hare won with gilt- edged aupport. The luittered Cracker, were not able to play quite at their beat, how- ercr, nnd both game, were dropped ellghtly fraaaled work. Clark and Iteagan were the winning pltoh- ere and both pitched good game,. The acorea: FI ret Game, League Standings 80UTHERN. Club— Birmingham . New Orlaana . Memphla . . . Atlanta .... Shreveport . - Montgomery . Nnahvlllc . . . Little Rock . . Played. Won. LoaLP.Ct 5» 35 .631 >3 SOUTH ATLANTIC. RHtkllNOItAM. Moleeworth. cf. . . Alcork, ea. . . . . . Montgomery. 3b. . Mo Meek., lb. . Bear. If. . , Walter., Ib. AB. B. 11. PO. A. ,50 1 1 0 .50033 ,401 1 1 0 .33 4 3 30 » 3 ATLANTA Croaler, If. . Jordan, lb. . Winters, tt. . emlth. Sb. . . R. II. PO. A. I ,4 0 1 0 0 0 Morse, ss. ,4 0 1 4 2 1 ,400220 Hoffman, Sb. Wallace, cf. . H parks, p. • . Totals. . • 4 114 11 ,4 0 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 2 .27 S 6 29 10 S Score by Innings: Matthews. Stolen bnaee, Clark. Matthew. Walters. In play... Waltera to Alcork 8aeond Gama. BIRMINGHAM. Moleawortb, cf. . Alcoek, a,. . . . Montgomery, 3b. , AB. H. II. PO. A. K. 4 0 1 3 0 t Garvin, ■ Matthew,, Kcagnn, p. ,.301410 Totals. .37 4 4 35 10 ! ATLANTA. Croilcr, If. ... . Jordan. Ih Winter,, rf. . . . . hmith. Jb. Morn,, aa Ev,ra. HolTman, »,.... tev':: v.y AB. 11. II. PO. A. B. ,2 1 2 8 0 0 4 0 0 10 1 1 2 1110 0 ,4 0 2 2 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 0ft 0 112 0 Totals, .22 2 2 24 12 2 Brore by Innings: Birmingham Atlanta rifle® hits,'Croaler. Btot+at*m+* -.Vtbow, 85&y! RACE FOR KING’S CUP. By Private Leeeed Wire. Newport, It. I.. Auguat t.-Etfort. g amall aloop yacht owned by B. M. Smith, won the King Edward cup In the race yea- 'teniay off this dty. Queen, owned by J. Rogers Maxwell, finished first, but lost on time allowance. RAM’S HORN DEAD. By Private Leased Wire. New York, August 9.—Ram’S Horn, tbs greatest hors** which has come oat of the West since Mh Heaney's day, died .here yesterday from Inflammation of the howsla. lie waa racing tu tlie naiue of W. 8. WU- Club— Savannah . . Augusta . . , Macon .... Columbia . . Charleston . Jacksonville Played. Won, Lost P. Ct - 90 • 66 24 .622 . 94 66 28 . 91 48 46 14 CLIMBERS ARE NEXT VICTIMS BIRMINGHAM TEAM GOES TO MONTGOMERY FOR THREE MORE VICTORIES. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ang. Montgomery tic. np with Rlrinlngbntti thin-afternoon. Mull.ncy will bo hark In th. game today, which will greatly atrcnglhcn the team. Ilnuaen will be liehlnd the hnt nnd Tribble will do the twirling get. The fnnn hove much confidence In the Georgln boy'n nidi tty. It In tnld here thnt Montgomery hnn pruc llcnlly nlgned up hot teum for next year. Thoee on the old team who nre 'expected to lie tuiek nre: McCnun. Mullnney, Perry, Runch, Mnlnrky, Tribble, Watnh, and Mix- well. Hanaen or McAleese are not expected to he atgued up ngxln. Apperioua in going lu bunlneta here. CHJOOOOO0OOGOO<HKIOOOOO<IO<HSO O O O WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. O 0 Atlanta In Washville. O Birmingham In Montgomery. O O - O 00O000O0OO0OOO0O0OOOO00O0O 55 41 00 30 43 50 „ _ COTTON 8TATE8. Cl'* 1 ’*- Played. Won. Loat P.C. Mobil. .... ,5 (I 37 Meridian ... 33 64 41 Baton Houge . 34 41 41 Jackoon .... 34 41 41 Ou'fPJrt •••.»« 45 51 Vicksburg . . »5 IS 61 Club— Chicago . , Pittsburg . . New York , Philadelphia Cincinnati . Brooklyn . . Bt. Louis . Boston . . . NATIONAL. Club— Philadelphia New York .. Chicago . . , Cleveland . . Bt. Igrula . . Detroit . . . Washington . Boston . . . . . 101 71 80 . . 07 53 34 . . 06 (1 35 . . 100 46 64 . 101 44 57 . . 07 41 56 . . 103 17 65 . . 100 34 66 AMERICAN. Played.Won. LoaLP.Ct. .103 .500 .670 .651 .506 .4*0 .403 .350 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Clubs— Played. Won. Lott. P.C. Columbun . Milwaukee Toledo . . Minneapolis Mlnnrupnil Louisville Kansas City 8t. Paul . . . Indlnnapolls. 110 103 107 101 111 110 10* 103 .517 .674 .543 .613 .606 .471 .417 .343 WE0NE8DAY'8 RESULTS. 8euthsm League— Birmingham 4. Atlanta 3. Birmingham 4, Atlanta 3. vlllo S, Montgomery 3. Nathvll Shreveport 4, Memphla 1. New Orleans *. Little Rock 3. South Atlantic— Savannah 6, Columbia 1. oavniiimii u, \ "luiiit’ii* 3 Charleston 7, Macon 6. Cotton I Vicksburg 3, Mobile 3. Meridian 3. Jackson 1. Baton Rouge 0, Gulfport 4. American— Boston 3, Cleveland 1. Boston 1, Cleveland 0. Bt. Louis 3, New National— Chicago 3, New York 3. Pittsburg 3. Boston 0. ATLANTA CLUB BAS WITHDRAWN CHARGES AGAINST CHARLEY FRANK Secretary Arnold Writes President Kavanaugh That Atlanta With draws Demand for Investigation as Case Seems Judged Against Them in Advance, Secretary Lowry Arnold, on behalf of 10 Atlanta nsoeball Association, has withdrawn Iti demand for an Invcatlga tlon of tha ’'rubber batl” charges against Charley Frank and announced quits posi tively that the local club refuaea to pay the $200 flue assessed against It because It was alleged ttyit the club left the ground and refused to finish a game Ih New Or leans. Hr. Arnold's letter, which la a torrid production, follows: Atlanta, Ga., August 8, 1906. answer to your statement Hook, Ark.; luid "demau tied ~ 8200 r rant of the game In >r!**ns out of which grew the arrest will recall that 1 wrote you tha' _ time the Investigation was held on subject, we desired that Charley Hi conduct l*e Investigated, on account of the ‘ - * 1ft in * ‘ use of rublter balls In that game, aa well Interest In our team, and almoat quit com- * ->•. . __ Frank Is so Intrenched In farce. We arc ridiculous lu us to attempt of these charges, although bis conduct la violative of fair, clean baseball. Certain newspapers In this league claim openly that Tranl- k - realisation or rvana s con- would probably end lu a especially moved to with- t for this Investigation, In that Frank baa become so jwworfnl that he cannot he disciplined, and It la a note worthy fnet that two years ago he persist ed In playing 8t. Yraln. an absolutely black Hated plifrer. ami when the other teams would Tiof play* with him, he started » r bell - Jew of the fact that you write me that you have “set on foot an lndei»endent In veatlgatlon, and hnre«nnt been able to And anything on which to base an action against the New Orleans club.” If that la your opinion. It la unnecessary for us to go any further. Another thing w the matter Is that matter heard In New' Orleans. In nil enn dor, we submit thnt New Orleans Hanlon Hands Gentle Jab At Manager J. J. McGraw By Private leased Wire. New York. August 9.—As the cask stands now, the Chicago* have the game down In. their “games won” column by the official sanction of Preoldeat Pulliam and It will remain there nntll the final decision of tbs New York dob's protest.Is made by the National League's board of directors. Manager Hanlon, of the Cincinnati Reds, was not averse to talking. “Eddie” odd: “The Chicsgos were right In the stand they took about playing the qpme on Tues day. They could do oothlng else, and the New York club was wrong. Johnstone as an assigned umplr® should not have been barred from the Polo Grounds. The New York dnb has not a leg to stand on unless they can prove that Inspector Sweeney took the Initiative In keeping Johnston* from entering the grounds. It was an Ingenious excuse the New York club nude for Its action, but according to Sweeney'• statement It won't wash. “McGraw and the Giants have little eg. case to find fault with umpires. I hsvs been up aralnst It at the Polo Grounds for the past fir® years, and I never knew them to get the worst of It. Tbs trouble with McGraw Is that he wants everything and usually gets It, too. “McGraw Is foolish to kick as hs doe® It does not appear to make any difference Just now In the attendance at the Polo Ground!, hut It took fiva years or so for Tebftu end his methods to kill Cleveland as a baseball town, but It came In time.” GRANEY FAILS IN MISSION GOLDFIELD HA8 RAISED $92,000 AND WILL KEEP THE GANS- -NELSON FIGHT. By W. W. NAUGHTON. By Private Leased Wire. Han Francisco. Aug. 9.—Eddie Graney, who went to Ogden In the hope of Inducing Battling Nelson to box lu thlfl dty Instead of at Goldfield, Ner„ fayed In hla mission and returned to San Frandsco last night. Graney did not appear to be greatly crest- failed over hla lack of success. It seems that he saw Tex Utckortls at Reno while on his way to Ogden, and ftora whet Rick ards told him made up his mind that there was no ebabee that Ban Frandaco could secure the contest an less the relief commit tee agreed that the funds at his disposal f>e converted Into a purse for the fighters. Do you know how murh money I’ve col lected for this fight?” asked Tex Rickards of the little borseehoer. “I heard yon had gathered up $30,000,” replied Graney. re got $92,000, and Goldfield la going to get that match If I have to offer It all,” mild Rickards, whereupon Graney wilted. STRANGE CASE OF ERVE BECK HAS HALLUCINATION THAT CA8- TRO AND HIS BUNCH ARE AFTER HIM. Special to The Georgian. Augusta. Ga.. Aug. 9-It seems ths report that Beck had the ”D. T.'s” was greatly exaggerated. As a matter of fact. It Is now believed here that the once-great player Is mentally unbalanced. Beck was Nlgned by Manager Ranslck Sat urday nnd he reported for duty In Tues day's game. He made two very costly *r- rora. but during the game and before It started It was seen that he was laboring un der some mental strain. He had Ideas to the effect that “sixteen people were buried under the home plate,” and that Castro, the shortstop for Nashville, together with a bn ml of bandits, waa after him with jack knives and atlliettoes. Yesterday morning, while In hla room, still under the mental strain, he thought a band of nihilists was after him. He made n Jump for the outer world and went through the window before. Mrs. Beck could wires stop him. He fortunately hit the wires and «of* niiri no inr nunumin u* me next day. Therefore I know you will not feel offended If I take the liberty of handing a copy of this letter to the press. They should know we hare withdrawn i against Frank, nnd we desire the through them to know our reasons I badly Injnrt .. Cnptaln Norcnm of the local team Halted him after he had lieen raptured, and ascer- - »rcun know when I was In the room with Beck this morning he looked out on Broad street and said: -'There la Castro mid his bunch ont there after me;' but I told him that the only hunch he mw was a bunch of ba nanas across the street.- The man Is cer tainly suffering from some mental trouble, ready said. .1 bore ndvloed .. send him to a sanitarium for a few days nnd see If It will not get his mind straight.” While Reck wns on his rampage yester day morning he lost—perhaps swallowed—a very fine diamond ring, worth probably $160. Mrs. Beck states that he had It on during the morning, but they hare not been able to locate It since hla leap out of the window. Iteck has been released by the local man ager. and while ha Is not bound to do a®, he Is looking after the comfort of the un fortunate player. Reductions On Odd Trousers neighborhood of league had eventually to capitulate, and allow him to come back with aim team and play ball. This conduct la so recent and notorious thnt It Is fresh In the minds of everybody. We wish, therefore, to withdraw wmaily unpleasant to Pranl the feeling among the people here at his conduct, and the same would doubtless lie true of New Orleans with reference to our you considered New Orleans as u«- mint ns Mi “ - *•- *ffe°{ad not pressed the charges against ilontgomery for hearing the luves- Frank earlier because. knowing . jqrulsancc the game it ml Investigate T ea of all sorts and character, we t but natural that such a serious . , raw prompt practice of taking cognisance of all rregulnrltlea lit Lynchburg L Portamoul Danville 6, Roanoke 4. Danville 2, Roanoke 1. Norfolk 1, Richmond 6. American Association— Minneapolis 3, Louisville < Indianapolis 2, St. Paul 3. Eastern— Buffalo 8, Jersey City 0. Baltimore 4, Rochester 1. Montreal ♦, Providence 2. at president of the Houtheru league, wl ont requiring us to stand sponsor for an Investigation, especially as one of the esses occurred with the Montgomery lmselrall club, over whooe action are have alrao- lutely no control. Almost dally the newt- NO BUSHWA. Bussey esn clean and reshape that old hat you have. 38 1*2 Whitehall St. ANOTHER “POLITICAL* GAME. Nashville, G*., August A game of trail was played here yesterday afternoon be tween the Smith and llowell teams. The Howell team woo the gama by a -ore of 1<) to 9. Score by tnulnga: Clark Howell Boys 006 122 MS— 9 Clark llowell Boys 112 U2 3-18 two teams played again Ihla after- The score waa II to 9 In favor of the Smith boys. Score by tunings: Moke Smith Boys 002 111 112—14 Clark Howell Boys 009 122 MS— 8 NAT KAISER & CO. Confldentlil loan, on valuables. __ J Bargains In unredeemed Diamond* and wuu Hits jeer s Urightuii Ueu- gports Oil Page NillC. 75 Decatur 8L Kimball Houaa. to, aa well In other et__._ , Itreltsnatelu. In ai using profane Irani ladles, at Memphl for saying that a—^ ,-- r -5— Frank. In a measure, eqfoys special priv ileges. especially In. the way of playing extra games on hla home diamond against the weakest team In the league. Which practically amounts to a gift to him of such games; and further because many people believe that muue from prosecutl ------- latlon of Irasetrall law. snch lntelv a> the honeaty of the game. Frank's policy Is lo get the tiest of ev- erythlng. ami he shows 11 lack of consid eration for other teams In the league, as well aa for his brother Iraoetrall player*, whom he does not hesitate to arrest and humiliate. We felt particularly hurt that Frank should have acte*! na he did toward Jordan, after ire trad turned over our pork In Atlanta to him when hla team was driv en out of Ngw Orleans by yellow fever last summer, nlthonah. as you probably and dot- j’ou write me that ray letter was first yon have bad which hna any semblance whatever to a charge against the New Or leans club for the use of ruhl»cr Iralla at New Orleans;” yet we nre Informed that certain members of the Montgomery Irasc- ball club went to yonr office In Little Ilock when thnt team reached your city, and while you werev out of town. Air. Clark Miller, your secretary, wns nresent. and they showed him the rubber trail w'hlch had lieen obtained In New Orleans by Apperlous, the center fielder of Montgnm ery, and which had Ieocii cut open In 8hrevc|»ort before Gllk*. nnd found to In* practically contp<raed of tightly wound rub ber string*. We presume Mr. Clark Allller. ■' * “ In r who presided In yonr office In <your ab sence. acquainted yon with these fa« and If. aa president of the league, you not fare to go Into the mutter, and Alontgomery team has uo complaint. to make, we have decided not to l»e respousb lde for nn Investigation. Moreover, prac tically every newspaper In the Southern Iveague has commeiititl on the Alontgoiu- j nffnlr, as welj as the Atlanta game. 1 A new pair of odd trous ers with the coat -that has served you for the past four months will make you com paratively a new suit—any way, a great bridge-over to Fall suit time. And an op portunity to get Emmons’ quality at such price reduc tions like these: If yon desire. . . president of the loiigtm, to tnke up and vigorously, falr- . .. Investigate ana press •barley Frank, we . charges against ... will take pleasure In furnishing you the facts In the Alontgomery. as well ns the Atlanta Incidents, furnishing ..... .... names of witnesses. sihI doing all we cun to thfrnw all possllde light on the mntt<»r. Aa to Frank's claim ugalnat ua for the 2200 penalty, we deny thnt we owe It either morally or under any rule of Imaelmll. Our playera state that they did not re fuse to go on with the game, nnd thnt. aft er Jordan's arrest, the game wns forfeited by the umpire. The removal of one man frntu the game, when hla team mates are on the grouud. ready and aide to finish $3.00 Trousers now $2.25 $3.50 Trousers now... .$2.65 $4.00 Trousers now... .$3.00 $5.00 Trousers now... .$3.75 $6.00 Trousers, now.... $4.50 ^ $7.00 Trousers now... .$5.25 $8.00 Trousers now... .$6.00 Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Straw Hats—Half Price Frank's demand of us Is nut right, and every ou? who 1 ■EnMiniul, ,lu nintta* b nn«, I, l\-* ,hl kI peopl tin. led. ik’s dei sportsman will consider Frank's demand comes with poor grace, after hla malldoaa action In having Jordan arrested snd locked np. nnd after the manner In which home by yellow fever. If Frank bad lost any money by the forfeiture. It might !w different*. ’’ know, this c«mt ns several tlHMisstid tar*. The |»eonle got so much Imsclmll hum they I mm-s me tired of It. and Frank's team, having made a runaway race for the pen nant. the people practically took no more patrons, for the game went seven or eigh Innings ami he got the benefit of wluulni MATTY MATTHEW8. This U the great aud only Matty, as he looked the last time Birmingham waa lu Atlanta. Matty caught all four of the Birmingham games aguluat Atlanta and did good work. This stubby, good- natured liackstop glasses with Jimmy Arrher anil "Graffy” Grafflua as the most reliable am! hardest working catchers in the lea* us. lock. In hft demand was not more unscrupulous and ancon sctouable than be la. , If Krauk Insists on this, we would be arlng. and we would like to request that fldftvtt. aa It will l*e very expensive to lose the time incident to inch an ex amination. hr to take our playera to New Orleans with ua. when the amount in volved Is only Ktndlr rsnriitrf «»ur request for an In- veatlgatlon of Charley Frank's conduct, re- Men's and Boys’ fancy mixed weave Suits, One-Fourth Off $1.50 Colored Negligee Shirts $1.15 2.00 Colored Negligee Shirts 1.40 .2.50 Colored Negligee Shirts 1.75 39 and 41 Whitehall Street.