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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 Aaaoclatlun: TRAMS- P. <\ Topeka...* ... MS hiv"nwooh::.."vS fesS’ -ttiy:::.:”"::..:::::-:::::: :g Wichita Hutchinson., .429 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. 7 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. oooooo<kkk>o<k>«oo<h«h>ooch» 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. 4