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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1906.
IF PRESENT CLIP IS KEPT UP
SPORTS
TURNS DOWN $5,500 OFFER
FOR FOX, ARCHER AND ZELLER
Aa nn evidence of Ita desire to give the
fans clean, hlgh-cluas hall and to place the
team aa far up In the percentage column
an poaalhle, the management of the At-
lantaa refuted Ixma tide otfera from major
league cluha within the paat week for Jim
Fox, Jimmy Archer and Rul»e Zellnr.
A straight offer of $2,000 came for Immedi
ate delivery of Fox, $1,600 for Archer and
$2,000 for Zellnr. Though offered the oppor
tunity to clean up $5,600 In cash for straight-
out aalea, the offers were promptly turned
down, nnd these three brilliant pluyers will
wear Atlanta uniforms to the end of the
season.
Instead of selling valuable players, an
effort Is now under way to further strength
en for the final gruelling by purchase from
Little Rock of Rrady and Douglass. As told
In a dispatch from The Georgian's special
sporting correspondent, an offer of $1,000
In cash has l»een made for these two men,
with a strong possibility of getting them.
Billy Smith Is Now Trying
To Get Brady and Douglass
By PERCY WHITING.
Little Rock. Ark., Aug. 26.—With the
view of strengthening the club far the
home stretch, Manager Rllly Smith has
made Zimmer an offer of $1,000 for Rrady
and Dougins*. Douglass has led the league
In batting nil the season, nnd Is equally
good as a catcher or a first baseman, nnd
can play the outfield In an emergency.
Brady Is one of the star tossers of ths
league.
Zimmer Is considering the offer.
The Cracker* are at present playing- the
game of the Reason, the boys have ginger
In large chunks, and are playing a heady,
Insldq game, running bases daringly nnd
hitting opportunely. Since he was put In
center field Jack Evera has rapped out a
hit nearly every game, nnd at third Larry
Hoffman has surprised ninny fans by his
brilliant playing.
Manager Smith Is anxious for Archer to
Join the team. If Jimmy Is In condition,
he will lie placed In center field, as Hid
Smith Is catching too steady a game to
be removed from behind the pan. Sld'a
throwing has been far above criticism,
and his batting, along with Jordan's,
what has helped the team toward so many
recent victories.
Some Sport Persiflage
From Percy Whiting
By PERCY WHITING.
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 25.-ln answef to
a query from President Kavanaiigh, Mana
ger Harry Vaughan of the Birmingham
Club wired the president that the deal
whereby Castro liecame a Boron was a bon*
tide purchase and not simply a loan. This
will probably be backed up by proof from
the Baron manager, as Bobby Ollks and
Charlie Babb are kicking strenuously about
Castro being sold to Birmingham at this
late day of the season.
It Is now a settled fact that "Whltey".
Maxwell, the star of the Montgomery pitch
ing staff, will go to the big league after
the season In the Southern league Is com
pleted. A deal has just been pulled off by
the Montgomery management whereby Max
well will pack his grip for the Pittsburg
Nationals after the seasou. Maxwell will
undoubtedly be a great help to the Pirates
on the home stretch.
President Kavanaugh announced Friday
that be lisd received notice from Mullaney,
of Montgomery, that McCann, who has been
playing such star right field for the Pret
Xfls, has been suspended. , Mullaney gave
no reason for the suspension.
It Is the general opinion here In Little
Rock that Umpire Hhuster, who so deliber
ately robbed Atlanta of a game, Is slated
for the '‘bushes." Atlanta fans will hear of
this news with delight
Immediately after (he double-header to
day Atlanta will leave for Hhreveport. The
Crackers will not play In that town Runday,
as It Is an off day. The Rmlthles will have
the pleasure of watchlug Nashville and the
(illkers fight It out.
President Kavanaugh Is In receipt of a
letter from a National League player who
asks whether the Hhrevenort or the Little
Rock franchises aro for sale. The player,
If the franchises are for sale, wishes to pur
chase ode of them and carry It to Chatta
nooga.
Could this lie Hammy Rtrang of the New
York Nationals? Hammy Is a native son of
Chattanooga.
CRISP COMMENT.
More bill lark fnr th. llnalnn Am*ric*n*.
Jhk T.nnetilll I. litd up with i hid in
kl. anil a strained miiaol. In hli left
am.
One* npnn a tlm*, th* New York High
Under. were gr*it eatra Inning winner*,
hut now they ***m unahl* to win when
the gam* goea over th* ninth.
Th* Washington rlub haa rel.naed Mala,
chi Klttredg* and signed dark Warner.
One vrteran take, th* place of another
-old .port."
For Jumping contract* or th* r***rr*
clauar. elstyelght player* have l>**u bar
r*d by th* national roinntlaalon frnqt play.
Ing with national agreement club*. The
Hat Include, forty-on* minora, twenty-two
National and live Anierb-au Iragnera.
Th* Philadelphia National* have liecn try-
ing bard to get out of the flrat dlvlalon,
but neither Cincinnati nor Itrooklyu ap
pear dlapoaod to take the Quaker.’ pUce.
The Cleveland club haa taken
and la .till In the American
tic*.
Clnelnall la a grand old hall town, nnd
It I* a good bet that the Keda would he
■ear th* top If the Ohio town lielnnged
to the American league, In.tead of Pe
trol!. Th* Queen City would go wild over
a club that bad a chance for the peu-
nant.
This la the pare traveled by the Weatcrn
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The Houston club In the South Texas
League won eighteen straight games this
•easou.
The Manning club of the South Caro
lina League lost the first twenty-five games
nliyed. Hounds like a record.
Johnstown lead! the Tri-State League
In attendance with an average of 1,669
on* for each game. Like the Boston
Toon
neraoi
Amerl
erlcans, the Jonnstown club Is a tall-
It Is rumored that Governor Higgins will
jMjnult elx rouad no-declslon_ bo^t« at bona-
de athletic cluha In New York state this
worth tl
> by her i
A yacht In the Marblehead races named
Hkldon had a racing number 13, and fin
ished 14 In one race and 9 In another,
FIVE STRAIGHT. HOW MANY MORE CAN HE HOLD?
KAVANAUGH HANDS OUT HOTSHOT
FOR BILLY SMITH AND LOWRY ARNOLD
Denies in Toto That
He Has Ever Favor
ed Frank.
which makes 23.
Is It loyalty to the club that represents
their city, or are the fan sucker*, to sup
port a aecond division or tall end team
season after season? It Is the nuinc gag
with nil these phony outfits. Each spring,
the malinger nnd owner begin to shoot
the hull con about what the team Is going
“ *•-- * -- |Q i
to do the coming Henson. “We are not
bent them, something like seventeen
out of twenty games. Nearly every league,
major or minor, has two or more of these
"spring champion*," nnd the* always quit
the season In the same old place. Still
the fans have to have basnbnll of some
sort or another, nnd, after all, they nre able
to see a pennant winner now and then —
they come to town.
playing very goot
Johnson pitches Saturday.
with Jordan on third, he singled.
double-header today.
By PERCY WHITING.
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 25.—"The Atlanta
Baseball Association hns made a lot of
charges against the Southern League and
against me personally, and, by God, they've
got to provo them."
Such was the statement of Judge Hava-
naugh made In Little Rock Thursday.
"The Atlanta dub has withdrawn Ita
barges and wants to quit, but the rubber
ball charges will be beard at tbo annual
Houthem League meeting.
More will be heard from me on the
charges made that Charley Frank has un
due Influence In league affairs. I don't care
to make a statement now, but I have writ
ten Lowry Arnold a letter which I think
will Interest him.
•I have tried to conduct the league's af
fairs fu a fair manner, and I have given At
lanta a square deal. But If they want a
fight they will get It and If they wnnt to
conduct It on a high plane that la satisfac
tory to me. If they want It rough aud
tumble, though, they will get that.
"I am sick nnd tired of the squnbldlng,
but I will never retire from the Houthern
League under fire."
This Inst statement may be taken as a
intuitive declaration that the Judge Is a can
didate for re election as league president.
Bitter Toward Arnold.
President Kavanaugh Is extremely bitter
toward Billy Hmlth. He says he Is a man
out of his class In the Houthern league,
nnd that he Is « trouble-maker. The Judge
Is also out fnr l*owry Arnold's scalp. He
characterises Mr. Arnold's recent letter to
him as a "stump speech," and declare# it
Is full of glaring misstatements.
President Kavanaugh cites his connection
with the Rt. Vraln rantter-whlch was men
tinned In Mr. Arnold’s letter—nnd sfntes
that he did not enter the league until It
was utterly disrupted over the trouble, and
at a time when the Little R«*ck and Shreve
port clubs were about the only one# which
were left In th»\ organisation. He states
that he compromised the matter as satis
factorily as it could lie compromised nnd
without giving any undue advantage to
Frank or to anyone else. He mentions also
the fact that In the fall of 1904 he forced
Frank—over "that Dutchman's moat vigor
ous protest"—to acept Arlle Lithnm for um
pire In Atlanta when Frank npd the New
Orleans club were making n most vigorous
fight against that official, nnd he states
that because he had scheduled I*atl»nm for
the closing series In New Orleans he sent
him there. Frank had said he would not
allow l^itham to enter the park.
Cost Frank Psnnant.
All fans who were following hsseliaU at
that time will well remember thnt Frank'*
refusal to allow I*atham In the park result
ed In the games l>elng forfeited to Mont
gomery and cost Frank the iiennnnt and
even second place In the race. At the finish
—as a result of Judge Kavanaugh's firmness
In the I*nthnin matter—the clubs stood:
Memphis, Atlanta, New Orleans. And It
CRESCENT CITY
CROWDS SMALL
By PERCY WHITING.
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 25.—President
Kavanaugh has'punctured Charley Frank’
bluff which he made when he said that the
attendance In New Orleans was not falling
off, nnd that he would Aot trade the New
Orleans receipts for any In the league.
"The New Orleans week-day attendance
hns falleu off somewhat," said the presi
dent. "The crowds have been holding up
pretty well on Runday, but they are off dur
ing the week. Llftle Rock nnd Nnshvllle
have done worse than usual. Rbreveport
nnd Montgomery have about held their own,
nnd Atlanta, Birmingham and Memphis are.
better. Memphis will be the beat ever, at
the rate the returns are now coming."
On the whole. Judge Kavanaugh considers
that the present season hns been a success
ful one.
No change In the league circuit Is looked
for by President Kavanaugh. ‘The only
thing I have heard," said he, "was the
statement of Atlanta thnt the association
there would willingly go Into tty* South At
lantic. I wrote to President Joyner In this
connection thnt I should be sorry to see
him give up his franchise In the Routhern
League nnd ended hla attention to the fact
that Atlanta was In the Southern Longue
territory nnd thnt we should continue to
have bad there regardless of what he did.
may be ndded that Frank lost the $6,000
which the New Orleans Association offered
him If he won the pennnnt thnt year.
Judge Kavanaugh also touched on thy Ats
matter nnd cnlle«rattentlon to the fact that
Frank brought Jnkey to New Orleans nml
announced thnt he was going to play him
whether or no. This the league president
refused to jiltnw nnd he finally carried his
point and made Frank secure Alt's release
In it manner which was satisfactory to the
men who formerly owned the mil on hie' lanta" In the "pennant "rite
WHAT D0PISTS
HAVE TO SAY
This thing has got to cease. Think of It—
six double-headers! Whiff! Boom! Bing!
Bang! Bum! Walt a minute, Barons, there
are others. Harry Vaughan has gone wild
out west. Better telegraph him to keep bis
head. These things are hard to writs of.
Our Joy la too great to express In words.
Ilnugh's bloody, blarsted. blatherskite, bum
Barons, badly !>eat Bobby's broken band.—
Birmingham Ledger.
Hhuster robbed Mullaney of a game and
then Kavanaugh suspended Mullaney for
talking to the umpire. Tongb on Mullaney.
Mill should hnve learned by now that If
he wants to talk to, kick nnd knock au um
pire around he must Join the Pelican outfit.
Each partisan action Is a disgrace to the
league.—Birmingham News.
Mullaney baa been suspended. Nothing
was said of Ats. The former la with New
Orlenna, the latter with Montgomery. The
cause of the difference.—Birmingham News.
ATLANTA IS KEEPING UP
WINNING GAIT ON ROAD
By PERCY WHITING.
Little Bock. Ark., Aug. 25.—Atlanta copied her fifth straight road game yes
terday by beating the Little Rocks In a heart-breaking contest. 3 to 0.
Baxter Rparks, who haa loat the only game Atlanta has dropped on the road,
went Into the game like a "nigger after a watermelon." The midget was rap
ped safely but thrice during the contest, holding Zimmer’s Braves safe through
out the grind.
The support accorded the Mlsslsalpplan was what might be termed Impregna
ble, Atlanta's lone error coinlug In the final round and doing no barm.
Keith, who worked out for the tallenders, pitched a game contest, but the
support glveu him by his backsrs didn't serve to encourage him, and nndsr the
fire of fierce hitting by Bid Smith and Jordan, three tallies were prised out of
the long boy's system.
Manager Zimmer announced a double-header ns the drawing card for 8atnrday
afternoon, presenting Brady and Allen on the firing mound. T. Hughes and "Doe”
Childs have been designated as B. Smith's dingers for the two frays.
DOPE 8ERVED A LA GOOSE EGG.
TIttle icock-
bouglna,
DoArmond, 2b 4
Quick, If .4
Brady, rf 4
Gilbert, cf 3
Bird. 3b 3
Klinmerllng. lb. . . .3
Johnson, as 3
Keith, p 2
Ah. It. it I’O. A. E.
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ATLANTA-
ab. n ti.'VdrXTV.
0 0 0 6 0
0 0 10 0
0 2 3 1 0
0 0 110
0 110 0
0 0 12 0 0
0 0 0 6 0
0 0 0 0 0
Totals.. .. . „ 30
Score by innings:
0 3 27 14 0
Winters, rf 4
Crosier, If 3
Smith, c 4
Morse, ss .'.4
0 0,0
1
•jotTin it, .i»..
Fox, II)..
Evers, cf..
Rparks, p..
.4011
..3 0 0 3 1 0
Totals 34 3 9 27 14 1
Atlanta
Little Rock
feuramnry
000 0 0120-3
0 D 0 0 t M
Two-base hits, Hmlth, Brady; threy-laise hit, 1 Jordan; stolen baaea^
Crosier. Erera; base on balls off Sparks 1; struck out by Sparks 2, by Keith 4; bit
by pitcher by Hparks 1, by Keith 1; first on errors. Little Rock 1; left on bases,
Little Rock 4, Atlanta 5. Time, 1:30. Umpire, 1’fennlnger.
League Standings
SOUTHERN.
Clubs—
Birmingham .
Memphis . . .
Atlanta . .
New Orleans .
Shreveport .
Montgomery.
Nashville . . .
Little Rock .
114
112
113
113
113
115
114
80UTH ATLANTIC.
Clubs—
Savannah . ,
Augusta . . .
Macon . • •
Columbia . .
Charleston .
Jacksonville ,
107
, 105
106
, 102
103
.514
.481
.461
.320
Clubs—
Chicago . \
Pittsburg . . ,
New York . ,
Philadelphia .
Cincinnati . .
Brooklyn . •
St. Louis . •.
Boston . . . .
113
111
114
115
110
115
116
.637
.640
.456
.435
.391
.374
.336
AMERICAN.
Well, Vaughan nays he enn afford to be
roblied aa well as anybody elae, and he has
gone Into New Orleans with both hands up.
-Birmingham News.
Koehler Is «tlll clouting the ball. Yester
day he got a hit out of three tries.—St.
Iaouls Globe-Democrat.
Two new plnycra have accepted Little
Rock'a terms and one of them will finish
this season with the Travelers. Shortstop
Ed Kaphan of the Galveston club, who was
recommended by Boh Gllks, will Join Little
Rock August 25. Outfielder Ed Cermsk of
the Austin club Is the other player secured,
but he will not Join the team until next
year. Ccrmak Is said to lie the fastest
fielder In the South Texas I*eague.—Mem
phis News-Hdmltar.
services.
"Atlanta Did Baby Act.
These fncts In regard to Frank, Judge
Knvanangti mentioned, aa showing that he
had not given the New Orleans manager
any undue advantage at any time during
hla connection with the league.
"The Atlanta association did the baby not
In connection with the rubber ball Investi
gation." said the Judge. "They wanted to
name the time ami the place where the In
vestigation should be held nnd then quit
beenuse they could not. I thought thnt. na
New Orleans was the place where the Inci
dent happened, the Investigation should he
held there. Atlanta wanted It In Montgom
ery, but I could not see that that was nny
more a neutral point than New Orleans.
“Thnt matter will lie gone over," added
the Judge, "at the annual meeting, nnd wo
shall see what the league thinks about It."
It Is very likely that Dave Dealer and
Matty Baldwin, who fought such a hard
fifteen-round draw at Chelsea, this week,
III be re-matched. Both were dissatis
fied with the decision.
pol ,
lants will end the season on her home lot
It' now appears thnt she will end second In
t lie race. Here's hoping.—Birmingham
News.
Gultterex. the Cotton States catcher, who
was suspended by Baton Rouge, will finish
the season with Montgomery, Manager Mul-
laney of the Hleeper* having arranged with
Manager McCny'for the suspension to
raised.—Memphis News-Hctmltar.
In New Orfeohs today—the town where
rubber balls work overtime nnd where
Montgomery wss robbed of a game. Cam-
pail will umpire In New Orleans today. It
mlifht lui ut. t e. I that Vah* t tel i. ■ I e .La
might Ih> stated that New Orleans Is tho
home of Campau. It's like a manager of a
prise fighter refereeing a match In which
hla mnu Is a party.—Bli
man Is a party.—Birmingham News.
Hid Smith's triple was as pretty nn effort
. *- *- this seal
phis
Otto Jordan, "Bonchead Otto," Is the
whole life of the Atlanta team now thnt
Archer Is out of the game. With Jordan
out the Firecrackers, ns n team, would be
■vorae than n ship without Its rudder.—
Memphis News Scimitar.
Clubs—
Played. Won. Lost.
P.C.
Chicago . . .
. Ill
68
(3
.673
Philadelphia
. Ill
63
18
.568
New York . .
. Ill
60
46
.566
Cleveland . .
. 105
58
47
.152
St. Louie . .
. Ill
59
53
.512
Detroit . . .
e 110
54
56
.491
Washington
. 108
42
66
.389
Boston . . .
. 112
33
78
.295
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Club—
Played. Won. Lost.
P.C.
Columbus . .
. 127
78
40
.614
Milwaukee .
. 126
70
55
.566
Toledo . . .
. 124
67
57
.640
Minneapolis .
. 125
64
62
.508
Kansas City .
. 126
63
63
.600
Louisville . .
. 125
61
64
.4HH
St. Paul . .
. 124
65
69
.443
Indianapolis .
. 126
44
82
.349
FRIDAY’8 RESULT8.
Southern—
Atlanta 8, Little Rock 0.
Birmingham 3, New Orleans 2.
Shreveport 3, Nashville 1.
South Atlantio—
Savannah 9, Jacksonville 3.
Savannah 3, Jacksonville 1.
Augusta 3, Charleston 0.
Macon 2, Columbia 1.
Cotton 8tatea—
Mobile 13, Vicksburg 2.
Jackson 2, Gulfport 1.
Meridian 6, Baton Rouge 5.
National-
New York 3, Pittsburg 0.
Brooklyn 6, Cincinnati 4.
Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 0.
St. Louis 6, Boston 1.
Chicago 5, Philadelphia 0.
Chicago 7, Philadelphia 3.
American—
St. Louis 7, Boston 5.
American Association—
St. Paul 10, Louisville 5.
Milwaukee 3, Columbus 1.
Columbus 4, Milwaukee 3.
Minneapolis 1, Indianapolis 0.
Kansas City 3, Toledo 3 (called In
the seventh.)
Eastern—
Buffalo 3, Providence 0.
Rochester 1, Newark 0.
Baltimore 4, Toronto 3.
BAD COMPANY.
You and a
greasy hat. Bui
clean and reihape (the hat).
IT’S SKIDDOO
FOR SHUSTER
Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La., Aug. 25.—Local news
paper men who witnessed last Wednesday's
game, during which Manager Mullaney,
if the Bleepers, was ejected, resulting In
his Indefinite suspension by President Kav-
nnatigh, have written the league executive,
denouncing Rhnater’a action In this mat
ter aa being outrageous, and begging an
Immediate Investigation and the Immediate
reinstatement of the Montgomery mana
ger.
The Birmingham club arrived Friday
morning from Hhreveport, and began a
series of three games with the Pelicans.
Vaughan says Castro will remain In hlfl
line-up, nnd that the getting of Castro
from Nashville wss a bona-fide'sale, and
not a loan. Prank will protest every game
In w-hlch Ckstro participates.
ODDS FAVOR GANS;
BIG BETS PLACED
By Private I/eased Wire.
Goldfield, Nev., Aug. 25.—Fight excite
ment spread to Tonopah today, and, after
warm argument on the merits of the
two men, Jostlll Wednlll placed 112,600 on
Joe Gans to win against $13,000, Arnold
Kunsle and Donald Gillies taking the Net-
end. Mining stock quoted at $L2S
a share was put up.
H. F. Tlllotson, who has opened a book
here on the fight, la offering 6 to 10\po
Gans and 4 to 6 on Nelson. He aayc
the betting Is llgl ‘
last fifteen rounds, and the odds are 100
to 70 »u Gans. It Is even money that If
the (tattle goes to twentyrflve rounds,
Nelson will win.
In the mutuals, Gana Is the favorite to
win In the thirteenth or fifteenth round.
Atlanta in Little Rock.
Nashville in Shreveport.
Montgomery in Memphla.
Birmingham in New Orleans.
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HEINIE BU8CH TO WED
MONTGOMERY BELLE
Rporlal to The Georgian.
Memphis, Tcnn., Aug. 25.—Helnle Botch,
the popular little Bleeper shortstop who hae
been In the Houthern Leagne sine# Ita for
mation. first with Helms and then with
Montgomery, la to join the ranks of the
Senedlcta nt the end of the Houthern
league season.
September 18 Helnle Is to be joined In
matrimony to Miss Courtney, one of Mont
gomery's l*elle*. The marriage Is to be per-
'ornied at the Montgomery Catholic church,
both parties being members of that faith.
Mannger Mullaney, who Is Busch’s constant
rompnulon. Is to*be the best man, with Miss
Courtney's sister as bridesmaid.
The Montgomery club la to remain over
for tlie ceremony, and to show their appre
ciation for their little shortstop they nave
el the handsomest Itedroom suit to
urebnsed
.earn*fa also to* present the'cpnpli
ornamental or useful token of tbeh esteem.
After the marriage ceremony the Bleepers'
shortstop nnd his bride will leave for Cin
cinnati to spend their honeymoon with the
groom’s parents.
NAT KAISER & CO.
Confidential loan* on valuables.
Bargains In unredeemed Diamond*
15 Decatur St Kimball Houm.
PERCY WILL GO ON
Little Rock, Ark., August 24, ’06
W. R. Joyner,
President B. B. Club,
Atlanta, Ga.
Percy H. Whiting,
Care of Atlanta Baseball Team.
Little Rock, Ark.,
Whiting called home. See if Goodwin won’t let
him make trip to New Orleans. Forward our mail.
Billy Smith.
\
Play the string out “Mayor” Joyner promises - -
Atlanta shan’t finish worse than second if you com
plete the circuit.
The Georgian.
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