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BADLY CRIPPLED TEAM
HEADS WESTWARD TONIGHT
THANK'S
Jim fox hu blown back to town,
looking and feeling fine. But the
wound on hie arm lx still In rather bad
condition. It has not healed, and If
Jim usee hie arm he will do eo at con
elderable risk. Whether he will be able
to play Saturday or the early part of
next week will depend chiefly on the
reeult of consultations with hts doc
tors.
Jimmy Archer’s shoulder, which was
Injured Monday when he did the
ground-and-lofty tumbling art at first
base. Is still In wretched condition, and
It Is not unlikely that he will not be
able to go out with the team for the
opening of the trip, though perhaps he
will be able to rejoin the bunch later.
Of Wallace's condition nothing defi
nite Is known, except that he Is yet far
from well
The'Atlanta team pulls out Saturday
night on the Frisco train for Memphis.
The bunch will play three games
against Babb's Burglars, four against
Little Rock, Including a dnuble-fieader
August 26. three games at Shreveport
and three against New Orleans:
Then they come back for the Labor
Day opening and the final eerles at
home, at the end of which the team
disbands and the basdball season
over.
With the team badly crippled as It Is,
local fans look with dismay on the
coming swing through the West. Un
less luck changes, It Is likely to be a
series of misfortunes, and there will be
Just cause for thankfulness If the bunch
comes back with whole skins.
Atlanta has gone back to fifth place.
That double-header Friday was more
than the standing of the club could
bear and there was a decided slump.
Birmingham still has a good lead In
the race, but If the gap In the Infield
caused by the Illness of Oyler and
Alcock Is not filled, there Is trouble due
for the tribe of Vaughn on the coming
swing through the west.
Friday’s Battles Both Go
Same Route As Thursday’s
FIRST GAME—MONTGOMERY 1, ATLANTA 0.
SECOND GAME—MONTGOMERY 8, ATLANTA 2.
About Friday’s game there Is little to say from Atlanta's standpoint
which Isn’t profane.
After the scores—Montgomery 1, Atlanta 0; Montgomery 8, and At
lanta 1—any healthy-minded man would most desire to cuss a few soulful
curses, just to relieve his feelings.
It was a case of cripples against cripples, In which the product of the
Alabama Invalid foundry had all the better of It. '
Mullaney'e Pickles were more or less "stove up," though they only had
one man out of his regular place, and that was Pitcher Breltenstetn, who
was at second base.
Atlanta’s line-up was on the order of a crasy quilt at the start and
after Archer hurt his bad shoulder and had to come out and Hughes went
in, the once' stout local aggregation was far, far (and then some) from
Its best.
The members of the team played with the same disregard for physical
Ills and with the same determination to do their best, be It ever so painful,
which has characterised their playing all along, but even this kind of work
did no good.
In the first game It was a case of too much MaxwelL This twirling
star allowed Atlanta only a single hit, which was Sid Smith’s two-bagger.
Doo Childs, who opposed him, pitched a magnificent game, allowing only
three hits and keeping these three hits scattered one to an Inning.
A base on balls, a wild pitch and an error allowed the only run to
cross the plate.
There would he no pleasure In writing about the second game and less
In reading what might be written. So let It go, with the statement that
Zeller was not at hie best and that he received only such support as could
be hoped for from a very tired and very sick lot of cripples. Molarkey
opened up for Montgomery, but he was oft and Walsh was sent In to
take his place.
The scores:
First Game. Second Gams.
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Apperlou*, cf. .. .. ...
Mk’aim. rf 4 0 2 2
.4 0 0 220
,.4 0 0 6 0 0
,.4 0 X 0 0 0
treltenateln, 2b. ...... .2 u u u «
Max wall. p. .. .. S 0 0 0 2
ToUln.. .. .. . 2* 1 3 27 10
' Score by innln*«: ~~ ~~~
Iornery.
Montfoi
Atlanta
ummarr: ..
rifle# hit*. Perry. Breltenateln: flr*t b«*e
on ball! off Child* 2, off Maxwell 6; struck
out by Child* 6, by Maxwell 8: wild pitch,
Child*. Time, 1:40. Umpire, lltidderham.
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ATLANTA-
Crosier, If
Hoffman, 2b.. .. ..
Winter*, rf and cf..
^Inters, r
Hmlth, ;
AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
..4111
..8 1 0 1
Jordan, lb..
Ever*, c.. ..
Archer, cf.. ,
Zeller, p. .
Hughes, rf..
Total* ^ 1 5 27 1
“ fi6M%UY= Ah. it. H.'fro.'.
Hone*, if 4 2 2 0
...4 0 0 8 4 ,
.. ..4 0 0 12 0 1
...,4 0 0 7 0 0
...2 0 0 1 0 0
....8 0 0 0 3 1
.,..2 0 0 0 0
Hausen, c..
Apperlou*, cr. .
McCann, rf.. .. .
Militancy, lb., ..
Perry, 31*. . • .
Busch, •«.. .. '.
Breltenstetn, 2b..
M* tar key, p.. ..
Walsh, p.. .. ..
Totals.. ..
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.. _ 2 1 4 0 0
.411200
..4 0 1 2 2 1
..4 0 0 3 1 0
.4 0 0 3 0 1
...31 10
....27 ’ll 10 5?
7 3
Score by Innings:
Montgomery
Atlanta ..
Summary: Two-ba** hits, Walsh; stolen
hnscs. Apperlou*; aacrtftee hit*, Hoffman’
double plays, Mr
tvs, Morse to Jordan, »nien to
Busch to Multaney; flr»t base on ball* off
Zdler 2, off Malarkcy 1; hit by pitched ball
— - * * ‘y Zeller 5, by
Itche*, Zef.
Rudder
by Walsh 1; struck out by Z«
Malarkey 2, by Walsh 2; wild nl
ler 2. Time, 2 hours. Umplri
ham.
ONCE AGAIN—“8IGN IT.'
A atory of the Foote A Davies-Edge-
Wood game sent to the office Friday
was turned down becaue it waa not
signed. News stories and communica
tions of all kinds must be signed or
they are not acceptable for publication
in The Georgian.
NAT KAISER & CO.
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15 Decatur 6L Kimball House.
The Georgian’s Score Card.
CROZIER, If.
HOFFMAN, 2b...
WINTERS, rf.
S. 8MITH, Sb....
MORSE, s«.
JORDAN, lb.
EVERS, c.
HUGHES, et.
HARLEY, p
MONTGOMERY.
HAUSEN, c
APPERIOUS, cf
M’CANN, rf.
MULLANBY, 1b..
PERRY, 3b
BUSCH. 8S.
BREIT'STEIN, 2b.
TRIBBLE, p.
Score by Inning.: 12 8 4
8 8 10 11—R
Atlanta
Montgomery
AUGUSTA WINS AGAIN
AND STILL HOLDS LEAD
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, Go., Aug. 18.—The Augusta team
took the second of the aeries with the er*t*
while leaders of the South Atlantic League
yesterday afternoon by again shutting Sa
vannah out.
Nap Rucker, the ex-Atlanta star, was on
the firing line for the locals, and the won
derful Harry Kane was doing the box stunt
fot the visitors. He was, as he usually
is, while in Augusta, “off color,'* nn«T Wimp
he first went on the' grounds It could be
seen that he did not have the goods. The
very first ball that be tossed In the game
plastered Frank N’orcum, and the big In
dian made hi* way around the circuit be
fore be could be stopped.
The Augusta team played good hard ball,
and there was not a time that it looked as
though the visitors were going to do any
thing with Rucker. The old Georgian
was In the finest of form, and had every
thing that was needed for the capturing
of the game. He allowed but five hits, and
Kane did the same. Kane, however, was
as wild as s March hare.
The winning of the game yesterday made
It four for this week which go to the
credit of Rucker, as he won. Monday's game
and a double-header Wednesday and the
game yesterday. He is making quite a rec
ord for himself.
,a T r gEZ* thPOm '' ,tl — - <»•
N« B f f A r . A "- vpfu
McKernou, 2b 4 0 1 I S 5
Bender, |7. J o i f J «
Cnr.on, c .. l \ ? 2
South, lb.. .. ■ 2 o o r . ?
Ku.tu«, cf.... .... :. :.i s , § j j
Ulermnn, ss.. 3 o 1 5 l ?
Klchler, Sb ....a o l n l i
ltucker, p.. ::::! j 5 8 J $
Totals 26 1 7 e 7 '
“SAVAN'jjAH- ABrnn^w-ir
— ::i V 1 »
Howard, cf. . . . . ....4 oil??
llexter. If „ .8 0 2 1 1 5
Hoff. 2b .. 7...1 li
Dewla. 3b 3 0 0 1 2 J
Ka«o. P 1 0 0 0 8 0
Totals S3 0 ~5 «23 13 "•
•McKcrilBn out, hit by batted ball *
Score by lnulngs: —
Summary: Two-base lit, Dexter; le'fT^:
baaea Augusta 4. Savannah «; hsses 00 hslii
off Ilucier 1, off Kauo 2; struck out hr
Rucker 8, by Kaoe 4: hit by pitcher Nor
cum; sacrifice bit, Beuder; stolen Vm
Carson, South; wild pitch, Kane- n B .VS
ball, Kablkoff. Time, 1:60. Cnii' r^ 11,72
and McLaughlin. Attendance, 3,600. !
Pitcher Still of Richmond
Joins Atlanta September 1
Special to The Georgian. -
Portsmouth, Vo., Aug. 18.—“Colonel" Still,
the Richmond club's crack twlrler, has been
sold, to the Atlanta baseball club of the
Southern League, He confirmed the report
that he will play with the Gate City team
on the Southern circuit after September 1,
when be will report to Manager Smith. Re
ports regarding the sale of Still to Atlanta
have been circulated widely on the Virginia
circuit of late, but Still would never talk
about It until today, when he admitted
that he will go south at the end of tbit
month.
He is a Kentuckian, and by profession a
newspaper man. He aspires to own a little
country .newspaper some day and settle
down with Mrs. Still into quiet life as a
Sad, Funeral Notes Sounded
After the Fierce Slaughter
Football Season Which Opens Next Month
Promises To Be Best Atlanta Ever Had
By BRIAN S. BROWN.
Those residents of Atlanta who love
the gentle and Indy-like game of foot
ball will have abundant opportunity
to gratify their tastes during the com
ing season. There will he fought out
at Tech park during the coming fall a
series of what should ho the most
memorable games known to the history
of Southern colleges athletics, and un
less all signs fall, the Southern cham
pionship In football will be decided
upon the same field whereon lost May
the baseball championship waa fought
out. ,
The schedule of the eleven represent
ing the Georgia School of Technology
will probably be the heaviest of any
Southern college this year, embracing
as It does every team which now seems
to have a look-in at the championship
—Sewanee, Vanderbilt, Clemaon and
Auburn. Present Indications do not
point to Georgia os a candidate for
high pig-skin honors, yet Athens has a
football tradition that will go far to
ward the regeneration of the once
haughty Red and Black, llopos are
expressed all over Georgia that the
change of coaches at Athens will result
In a much better team than represent
ed the Institution on the gridiron last
year.
With Williams In charge at Cjemson,
there should be no let-up of the high
standard which the Tigers have main
tained for years past.
Representing the technical school of
the two great states of South Carolina
and Georgia, Clemson and Tech have
been natural rivals for athletic honors
for years, and though the palms of vic
tory were waved over the Old Gold and
White last Thanksgiving day, Tech
feels that it will take several such
drubbings to wipe off the slate the 78-
to-0 defeat of 1903. Williams was the
only man who was ever able to get the
decision over Hefsman while the latter
coaching Clemson, and now that
he has left South Carolina college,
where football has been abolished, and
gone to Clemson, warm times may be
looked for there. Watch tho prediction
that ihe Thanksgiving day game will
be a memorable one, with a memor
able crowd to witness It.
Vanderbilt! There we have the key
to the situation. Most authorities In
the South say that when tho Gold and
Black of Tennessee meets the Gold and
White, of Georgia that there will be
decided the real question as to “who's
who" in Dixieland. Those In a posi
tion to know, state that the materlnJ
that will line up for Pan McGugln's
Inspection next month will not be near
up to the standard of last season, and
though no one doubts that he Is a good
coach, he will have to match his brains
against the smoothest artist in that line
the South has ever seen. Jack Hels-
man Is a law graduate of Pennsylvania,
but he doesn't confine his plays to
those he learned at college. The thet
is that he doesn't use the same plays
any two seasons In succession, even
w’hen there isn’t any change in tho
rules. John CounaHman waa assistant
coach at Tech In 1904, and when he
went to Cumberland last year he
thought he knew all of Herman's
plays and how to meet them, but so
skillfully did the ''wizard'' of South
ern football train hfs men that the
double pas* which Counselman had
helped to drill Into the men the year
before was worked right under his
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TECH’S SCHEDULE.
0
0 The corrected Tech football
O schedule follow's:
0 September 13—First practice.
0 September 29—Practice game.
0 October 6—Practice game. 0
0 October 13—University of Flor- 0
0 Ida. 0
0 October 20—Sewanee (practl- O
0 rally certain, though contract not 0
0 yet sighed). 0
0 October 27—Davidson. 0
0 November 3—Auburn.
0 November 10—Georgia.
O November 17—Vanderbilt. 0
0 November 24—Mercer at Macon. 0
0 November 29—Clemson. 0
0 All except the Mercer game will 0
0 be played on Tech Held.
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very nos© in such a way that the V. P.
I. man couldn't see it.
Under the new’ rules the grandfather
of football would hardly know the
game. Originality of attack and de
fence is going to count a whole iot and
Helsmnn is nothing If not original.
With all due respect to every coach In
the South, he has done more with the
material entrusted to his care than any
other man who has ever attempted to
guide a Southern team to gridiron hon
ors.
Another team that is going to make
hard going for Tech Is the Orange and
Blue, of Auburn. Like Clemson, Au
burn Is a technical school, and as Its
students play the best football In Ala
bama they are natural rivals of the
Atlanta college.
Although Mike Donahue's team
was weak last season, he is no novice,
and may be depended upon to give a
good account of himself with this year’s
squad.
Sewanee Is another college where
there is a football tradition and the
purple-clad Tigers may be looked for
to give the mighty -Blacksmiths a
struggle as vicious as they did last
year when the best the two teams
could do was an even break—18 to 18.
It looks as though Hetsm&n Is going
to have to put up a half new team this
year. Day and Clark, two of last
year’s stars, are sure not to be back,
and the chances are Just about even
that Brown and “Red" Wilson have
played their last games. It was stated
at first that Billy Wilson, who is due
to captain the bunch this year, would
not he back, but later * developments
make it look as though the plucky lit
tle player will be there when the ref
eree blows his whistle for the first
down of the year. Another man who
will be badly missed is Butler, who,
next to Kyle, was considered the best
quarterback in the South last year.
He was conceded to he the finest Inter-
ferer who ever played In Atlanta.
Sam Roberts, w'ho played such a star
game on Thanksgiving day, graduated
in June, but is to be back for a course
in mechanical engineering, and will
probably be used to fill the gap at
quarter. Though light, he Is one of
the quickest men on hls feet which
the game has developed. Selman, who
played guard In most of the games last
season, will not be back.
Little things like breaking In a new
team have no terrors for a man of the
resourcefulness of Hetsman, and when
the Atlanta public Journeys to Tech
park next October and November It can
expect to see playing that will be well
worth the price of admission, both by
the Blacksmiths and their rivals.
American Association—
Indianapolis 1, Milwaukee 4.
Indianapolis 3, Milwaukee 4.
Louisville 2, Kansas City 7.
St. Paul 6, Columbus 6.
Mirtfieapolls 3, Toledo 0.
Cotton Stats*—
Gulfport 7, Mobile 3. /
Meridian 2, Baton Rouge 0.
Jackson 6, Vicksburg 2.
FINE HOSPITAL
for Panamas and old bats that need
cleaning and repairs. Bussey, 28 1-2
Whitehall.
Friday always’eras an unlucky day.
Guess we’ll have to transfer the title
of Burglars from Memphis to Mont
gomery.
The opening game was one of the
best of the season, but tbe locals are
so badly oyer-trained and over-strain
ed that they could, not keep the pace
through the second one.
Guess Doc Childs will be with us for
awhile yet He pitched nice ball Fri
day.
Speaking of pitchers, what’s Harley's
Job these days? Hls familiar face has
not been seen anywhere except on the
bench or on Peachtree street for these
many days.
If the team behind Childs had been
able to hit Maxwell the game would
have gone to Atlanta with a rush. But
the Pickle was rather too warm a prop
osition. Regular Dill.
ters came to haT In the fourth Inning
body else connected with Babb's Burg
lars will be fired.
Or maybe the New Orleans-!!™-
phls-Shreveport-LIttle Rock confeder
ation has nominated Memphis to win
the pennant this year, since New Or
leans begins to appear out of It.
League Standings j
Club—
Birmingham .
Memphis - , ,
New Orleans .
Shreveport .
Atlanta . . .
Montgomery.
Nashville ....
Little Rock .,
, 107
, 107
105
10fr
108
no
107
.561
.651
.547
80UTH ATLANTIC.
was out of Apperlous' reach.
Cann got under It and spot
looked like a good elngle.
(( The Charge is Absolutely False”
S —BILLY SMITH,
Billy Snjlth was rightfully Incensed at the charge made by Charley
Frank that he had won two pennants In Macon by the use of "rubber
balls.”
This charge Billy denies absolutely.
Such a denial la hardly necessary, however, for any one who knows
Billy Smith feels confident that he would not resort to any such meth
ods. He Is the kind of a manager who takes advantage of any legitimate
opportunity, but whatever he wins he wins on the square.
In answer to Charley Frank's charge Smith said:
-Any statement that I used rubber balls In Macon or anywhere else
Is a deliberate falsehood. I have never used one. and do not expect to.
In fact, I never saw a rubber ball until I went to New Orleans on that
famous trip. Such a charge Is absolutely false, as well as absolutely
absurd."
Atlanta vs. Montgomery
AUGUST 18.
GAME CALELD 3 P. M.
scored. A base on balls and
pitch let the stubby third baseman get
to third base. When Perry ambled off
Childs threw In an attempt to catch
him. The ball went a trifle wide and
Smith dropped It.
Not a bad error by any means, but It
happened to he the unfortunate play
that lost the game.
No kick coming on Sid Smith,
though. He Is playing a beautiful
game at third and is undeniably one of
the most valuable men on the team.
. Apperlous nearly scored In the firs*
game. With two men down In the
fourth an error let him get to second.
When McCann singled he tried to score
but Winters sent the ball to Jordan,
who relayed It to Evers and completed
the put-out. Fine business.
Zeller pitched the widest "ball’’ of the
season Friday. Instead of going over
the plate It slid oft Rube’s fingers al
most at right angles to Its proper di
rection and brought up against the
grand stand. Fortunately no man were
on bases.
During the progress of the game
some admirer of Mullaney sent him
half a watermelon. This Dominick re
celved with much thanks and ate as
the game progressed.
Apperlous made a lucky single In the
first inning of the second game. Zelier
slapped the ball and almost stopped It
ami Hoffman went In behind him and
picked It up nicely. Unfortunately Lar
ry's balance became misplaced In the
shuffle and he fell down. Before he
could throw the hall everybody wan
safe.
Walsh has rather the most awkward
delivery seen at Piedmont this season,
but It Is certainly effective. The At
lanta batters could do nothing with
him.
Archer made a great one-handed
catch Just before he had .to give up In
the second game. Busch got away
with what looked like a hit, but Jeems
speared It.
Looks 4k though Augusta were hard
after the South Atlantic pennant
Handed another shut-out to Savannah
Friday.
Well, even If Atlanta did lose two
Birmingham won, so there is a crumb
of comfort In the gloomy situation.
Lourk* pitched fine ball for Memphis
against New Orleans. And Memphis /
Club—
Played. Won.
Lost. P. Ct
Augunta . .
64
39
.621
gavannah .
. . 98
59
39
.601
IVmcon . .
. 101
52
49
,515
Columbia .
. 103
49
54
.474
Charleston
. 96
43
53
Ui
Jacksonville
. 97
32
65
.330
NATIONAL.
Club—
Played. Won.
Lost P. Ct.
Chicago . . .
. . 108
78
30
.7 21
New York
. 104
69
35
.664
Pittsburg . .
. . 107
67
40
.62!
Philadelphia
. 107
50
87
.467
Cincinnati .
. . 108
47
61
.435
Brooklyn . .
. . 104
41
63
.394
St. Louis ..
39
70
.351
Boston . . .
. 109
37
72
.339
Club—
Chicago . .
Philadelphia.
New York . .
Cleveland . ,
St. Louis . ,
Detroit . . .
Washington
Boston , . .
AMERICAN.
Played! Won. Lost. P. Ct
43 .5»l
46
.67*
103
106
106
105
107
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Club—
Columbus. ,
Milwaukee .
Toledo . . .
Louisville .
Minneapolis ,
Kansas City
St. Paul . .
Indianapolis.
Played. Won. Lost.P.Ct
120
120
116
119
118
120
116
119
FRIDAY'S RESULTS.
Southern—
Montgomery 1, Atlanta 0.
Montgomery 8, Atlanta 2.
Birmingham 2, Nashville I,
Memphis 2, New Orleans 1.
Shreveport 6, Little Bock 2,
South Atlantic—
Augusta 2, Savannah 0.
Charleston 3. Jacksonville L
Columbia 2, Macon 0.
Macon 8, Columbia 4.
American—
Detroit 6, New York 0.
Washington 3, SL Louis 1.
St. Louis 4, Washington 3.
Chicago 4, Boston 3.
Cleveland 6. Philadelphia 4.
. Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 3.
National—
Pittsburg 4, Boston >.
Chicago 5, Brooklyn 2.
New York t, St. Louis 4.
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati -
Cincinnati' 2, Philadelphia 1.
Eastern— ,
Providence 6, Rochester I.
Newark 6, Buffalo 0.
Toronto 2, Jersey City 1-
Baltimore 8, Montreal 0.
Virginia—
Richmond 1, Danville 2.
Portsmouth 2, Norfolk 0.
Portsmouth 6, Norfolk 0.
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