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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 1906,
H SPORTS
WINNING GAME AFTER CAME
ATLANTA TEAM IS MAKING
GREATEST ROAD RECORD
IN HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE
Th.* Atlanta Huh Jimt now In making the greatest mad record In tin* hlatory of
the SouthernLeague. HI nee leaving Atlnnta one week ago from Inst Saturday, the
Crnekera have played ten game*. •
Of tile tell, l ight have tw»nn victories.
The two 'Hint were lost, one to Memphis and one to Little Hock. each went
the other way l»jr a margin of one run. The tlrut game oti the trip whs dropped to
Memphis by the score of 4 to 3. Spnrks. who wns pitching ngnlust I.leblinrdt. hnv-
Ing one bad Inning. The other defeat was the final contest at Little Hock Satur
day. In which lh*c t'hllda got the miiuiII end of a I to 0 buttle.
fan that record he beaten?
It was. and la a crippled team. too.
As to why Atlanta has been winning—
Superb pitching, backed by heavy and sequential hitting, has turned the trick.
In the ten game*. Atlanta has made eighty-eight hits, an average of 8.8 per
gan
Opponents hnve made fifty-four, nn
Atlanta's team batting average for Hi
Opponents' team batting average, .176.
Atlnnta has stolen two bases to every
Ami the fielding has lieen on a parity.
verage of 6.4 per game,
trip, .238.
Hughes, Harley and ZelJe
Childs and Hparks have each v
hnv
i they hnve pitched, two each.
Double-Header Will Close
The Series With Shreveport
By PERCY WHITING.
Shreveport, Aug. 29.—The weather permit
ting. the Crackers will play a double-header
with Shreveport this afternoon, thereby
completing their third series of the llunl
trip away from home.
Sparks will pitch the first game. If lie
wlna It Childs will l»e put In to work out
the second contest, Tom Hughes being sent
on to New Orleans to open the series there,
thence going strnlght to Atlnnta to open the
firat series at home. Should Hparks lose,
however. Hughes will la* used In the second
game. Hilly figures that If anybody
win from the Pirates. Hughes Is the man,
and If Hpnrks loses Ills game he wants to
pnt forth the best effort to get the other
game and the decision In the series.
and Hickman will pitch for the
Whltey Mo
the Cracker*
join the teaiE
game Friday.
HARVARD CREW
IS GOING SOME
By Prlrnte leased Wire.
Putney, Engfnnd, Aug. 29.—The Harvard
crew gave the Englishmen another rude
Shock by rowing over the course from Put
ney to Mort lake In nineteen minutes and
forty-five seconds. The time Is consider
ed very fast, although the conditions
Were not very favorable, with the tide
running strongly ami the wind favoring
the crew most of the way,
The course Is so crooked, however, that
the wind hindered the crew pnrt *f the
way. The tithe of the row wns a most
remarkable one, when It Is remembered
that Morgan has l*oen rowing only since
Saturday, after a slight attack of ptomaine
|>ol*onlng, and that Hlchnrdson has been In
the boat only the same length of time,
after being out with tonsllltls for ten days.
The times st various points along the
•Course were ns follows:
The first mile was taken In four minutes
and thirty-five seconds; Hammersmith
bridge, atioMt 184 miles from the start, was
reached In seven minutes nnd fifty eight
seconds; Chiswick church, a bit short of.
t miles. In twelve minutes and nineteen
■eronda; Homes bridge, about the 4-mile
mark. In sixteen minutes nnd forty seconds,
and the Hhlp, opposite the finish, iii nine
teen minutes and forty-five seconds.
'Had the crew rowed hard ail the way,
It could have easily taken forty-five seconds
from the time. When the time wns an
nounced all the Englishmen at the finish
were astounded. It Is thought here todny
that the betting odds, which hnve hither
to favored Cambridge, will favor Har
vard tomorrow. Thousands saw Hnrvnrd
row, and they applauded the Americans
enthusiastically along the line.
Cambridge rowed twice, hard both tlmea,
but did not get out of the ordinary.
THE DOWNFALL.
Out on the field with their nineteen
straight
Rtrode the Hox with a confident smile,
While the public poured by in> rinds
through
The creaking nnd overworked stile.
••We’ve won nineteen guinea," said Fielder
Jones,
"And the fame of the Providence (irayn
•They were n ball team tried and true—
Long was their record—a score
Of unchecked wlna to their credit went
In the race of ’elghty-f*
Our rush; when the day Is done
We’ll gather this double header nnd
Slake a total of twenty-one'"
And the 8ox raced out on the trampled
field.
Speeding the practice play.
While n phontom f
A shadowy form In gray.
•They think." said the shadow, "they will
break
The record I strove to earn.
When I stood in the forefront game by
game.
Taking tny dally turn!
"They think they can shnde the glory I
Won with this go«Kl right ann
um they may learn ere the evening cornea
Of the power of a speetrnl ehnrtn!"
And they did. For Inning* the Henntort
trailed
Helpless tiehlnd the Sox,
TUI the ninth fierce Inning—then there enme
A series of electric shocks.
Crash after crash, the base hits sipped,
Wliile low nnd anguished moans
Told l».»w the sudden blow had hurt
As it shattered the hope of Jones!
The first game ended and Its close
Kmii-d the eager I toast —
Left the old record mat* hies* nnd
brought glee to Hadtamriie’s ghost!
•-W. A. i’ll ELAN, in The Chicago j.uiri
rse, whose absence will hurt
In n pinch, I* expected to re
in llau* for tli * New Orleans
It I* bis brother Ill-law who
not his brother.
Hob Wallace will hardly be used any
norc this season uiiIcmh further accidents
cripple the team. Hoth Iv
’bonebritd"
That was a false alarm about Hilly Hinltli
signing three new men. The fellow who
piped It ofT to me merely made a mistake
ns to managers. It was Il.rhbr OUk* who
got the nn n. He won't tell who they arc.
j League Standings j
Clubs—
Birmingham.
Memphis . .
Atlanta . . . .
New Orleans
Hhreveport .
Montgomery.
Nashville . . .
Little Rock .
. 117
. 116
. 119
.581
.569
.50*
.547
.483
.328
.311
THREE OF THE MOST FEROCIOUS PIRATES
Some Pertinent Paragraphs
On the Great National Game
If the fans will kindly stop asking us
110 Is In charge of the local club, we
111 roiishtyr It a great favor. We would
l»e glad to answer the qocntlou, hut to tell
the truth, we absolutely do not know and
do uot think any one hereabouts can en
lighten you on the subject. There Is a
president, manager, board of directors,
utlve committee, nnd a whole bunch
of directors. All these hnve a say, nnd
—by the way—you should attend one of
the meetings. Talk about the "Kind Words
'lub"—It's not Iii It with the Nashville
Ilnsclinll Company.—Nashville American.
Poor ohl Nashville.
Harley was In good form and let the
local squad down with Riur hits. Only
In one Inning did the Pirates bunch swats.
Shreveport Times.
80UTH ATLANTIC.
Clubs—
Hnvnnnnh .
Augusta i .
Macon . . .
Columbia . .
Charleston. .
Jacksonville.
Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
106
no
107
COTTON 8TATE8.
Club-
Mobile . . .
Meridian . .
Gulfport .
Baton Rouge
Jackson . .
Vicksburg
Clubs—
Chicago . . .
New York .
Pittsburg . .
Philadelphia.
Cincinnati . .
Brooklyn . .
8t. Louis . .
Boston . . .
.623
.618
.523
.472
.448
.311
P. C.
.618
,545
.500
.495
.486
.355
PJaved. Won. Lost. P. C.
Cluba-
Chleago . .
Philadelphia.
Now York . .
Cleveland . .
St. Louis . .
Detroit . . .
Washington .
Boston . . . ,
AMERICAN.
Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
70 45 .610
.554
.526
.478
.407
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Clubs—
Columbus . .
Milwaukee .
Toledo . . .
Minneapolis.
Kansas City
Louisville . .
St. Paul . .
Indianapolis.
Played. Won. Lost. P. C
.539
.523
.600
.469
.453
.346
OLYMPIC8 CHALLENGE.
The Olympics challenge any team In the
city whose tuemfwt* are under 17 year* old
to play a game Monday morning. September
S I Libor Imp. on their ground* at the cor
ner **f Highland avenue nnd Unmlolph
street. Communicate with Hurry M Pas-
ch*L 1X3 Century building. Bell phone 2961
WEDNESDAY’8 RE8ULT8.
Southern—
Atlanta 3, Shreveport 0.
Memphis 3, Birmingham 2.
New Orleans 4, Nashville 1.
Montgomery 4, Little Rook 2.
Montgomery 5, Little Rook 1.
South Atlantic—
Augusta 2. Jacksonville 0.
Augusta 4, Jacksonville 3.
Havitnnnh 2. Columbia 0.
Savannah 3, Columbia 0.
Macon 4, Charleston 1.
National—
Chicago 8, Cincinnati 0.
Pittsburg 5, Philadelphia 3.
Philadelphia 2, Pittsburg 0.
American— -
St. Louis 3, New York 1.
Cleveland 9, Boston 3.
Cotton States—
Mobile 13, Jackson 2.
Baton Rouge 3, Vicksburg 6.
Baton Rouge 8. Vleksburg 2.
Meridian 5, Gulfport 2.
Gulfport 1, Meridian 0.
American Association—
Minneapolis 7, Louisville 2.
Columbus 2, Kansas City 1.
Milwaukee 5, Toledo 3.
St. Paul 7, Indianapolis 0.
Watch Brotman Grow.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCDODOOO
WHERE THEY .’LAY TODAY. Q
Atlanta In Shreveport (2 games).
Birmingham In Memphis.
Montgomery in Little Rock.
Nashville In New Orleans.
llapp, the young catcher whom Frank
took from Hhreveport some time back,
ciitight his first game yesterday. Rapp
handled himself pretty well, although he
did not get much chance In throwing down
to second, ■ because Nashville did not at
tempt to steal.—New Orleans Picayune.
If Jnkcy Ats stays In the game much
longer, the official scorer, physician ntul
gto.'.nd keeper will he Joined by nn official
undertaker. Jnkcy attempts to smite peo
ple nt random — Birmingham New*.
Manager Fisher announced Inst night
that he would pitch this afternoon’s game.
He Is anxious to win fhe long end of
the series during Ollka’ nbseuee.—Shreve
port Times.
Mike Finn la credited with saying that
the Castro deal wns mnde over his head.
The days of Annnutns have returned. It
Is positively known that Flan was pres
ent when nil negotiations were lielug car
ried on.—Birmingham News.
Money, money, money! Where hnve we
heard the word 1 before? Oh, yes! It wns
discussed nt n meeting of the stockholders
a few days ago. The local company/la a
regular Bank of England when It Comes
to talking.—NashvJHe American.
"Billie" Zeller will work for the Ad
vertisers. tie Is regarded one of the stnra
of the league and a mOup lietweeu ho
and Fisher should certainly result In a
cracking good game.—Hhreveport Tillies.
Stockholders of the base!tall club, who
were in session tonight, when naked If Caa-
fro had been sold outright to Birmingham
ns stated In a telegram from Little Hock,
said they know nothing whatever of any
Niioh trade, nnd that Ids eontmet was still
held by Nashville. President MeSweeiie.v,
who Is at Freueh t.lek, according to those
present, hail no authority to release the
player outright. An effort Is belufi made
here to organise another eompany. to Ik*
composed of ten men. A new manager of
the elub was taken U|>, and the names
of Kelley, of Minneapolis, and Johnny
Dobbs, wen* under ennsblernttou. Nothing
definite was done.—Memphis Commercial-
Appeal.
Mike Mowery looked mighty good to the
fhouNunds who filled every lueb of seating
space for the double header Sunday at
League park, utid his debut at the bat was
auspicious. In response to the great burst
of applause that greeted him. he poked n
single through the l J taut s’ Infield, scoring
the Heels' first two runs, lie also mnde
another Idngte liefore the first game ended,
aud though he didn't get a hit In next
game, it win his long fly that scored the
Hods' winning run In the second game.
Afield he didn’t hnve inttrh to do, hut he
did ail he lmd u chance to.-Cincinnati
Post.
The two former Atlantans with St. I.mils
clttlis. Hen Koehler with the Americans
and I’ug Bennett with the Nationals, nre
playing excellent baseball. Koehler Is con
sidered the greatest ground-coverer among
American league outfielders, mid Is now
hitting .247. Bennett is playing a steady
game nt second base, hitting .258.
Hid Hmlth nnd Ginger Winters maintain
their heavy hitting. Otto Jordan la also
mauling the bail a few.
Home fans In the city were heard to say
something like this when the team lost the
first game played on the r»Htd: "By the
time Atlanta returns horn,, she will Ih» run
ning nook nnd neck with Little Hock for
the cellar championship."
Butte Zellar had the Pint tea at his mercy
all during the gnuie with his nnderhand
ball. Red Fisher looked like all the rest to
Billy's Warriors.
Winters and 8.
Just.one hour nnd eighteen minutes was
required to play the game.
Winters made a fast double play In the
second Inning, when be caught Byrne at
the plate.
a free pass to
Bed Fisher struck out six Atlanta men,
while Ruhe mnde five of the Pirates awing
nt the air.
BOGEY IN RUSSIA.
By WEX JONE8.
It was a haughty grand d
That left the I’eterhof,
And started for the llnkwh
To play a game of goff.
He tried to make It gee.
And when he smashed his driver
He paused and swore like sin.
The awful Russian consonants
Came out In bristling groups;
They sounded like explosions,
And the esnr called out his troops.
But ns the guards caum running
The duke nt hist swnuir right—
There came n blinding finshaky.
And the duke was gone from sight.
He’d hit that blessed liallsky
Hmaek on the blessed face—
Thnt bn 11 sky wns a botnbsky,
And blew him Into space!
The caddy started bolting—
He was a noted "Red"—
H'*t tripped up ou Ills whiskers
' up tin iiih w mi
And landed on his head.
AN AMATEUR STAR
SECOND PLACE
TO DRAW $1,000
Treasurer John Dickinson Tuesday after
noon telegraphed Billy Htulth at Shreve
port, ottering f1,000 to the team If It fin
ishes In, second place.
The offer was made by the board of
directors of the Atlanta club.
With this incentive held out as nn addi
tional motive for doing their best, there
Is no doubt but that the Atlanta players
will make a riffle toward keeping up the
winning streak they have maintained while
on the road.
CYCLE RACES
POSTPONED
.The bicycle races that were to hare been
a part of the day's amusements of the La
bor Day program nt Piedmont park have
been called off. The Federation of Trades,
after deciding to go to Piedmont park, later
changed to Ponce DeLeon. As there Is not
a place nuitnhle at Ponce Deleon to run
races nnd the Piedmont track had been let
to other parties, Gus Castle decided to hold
them nt some Inter date, perhaps
Thanksgiving Day.
The medals nnd prizes hud already been
arranged for, but Mr. Cattle says he did
not receive any notice of the change until
too late to countermand the orders for the
prizes. Having these on his hands, lie has
decided to hnve the races Inter on.
The medals are the regular N. C. A.' offi
cial medals, nud nre very bnndsome, being
gold, sliver and, bronze for first, second and
third places In each of the three events,
the oncmillc championship, five-mile motor-
paced championship, nnd five-mile motor
cycle nice.
GRIFFITH GETS
GOOD PITCHER
It looks ns if Clark Griffith has landed
one of tin? "finds" of the season In Joe
Doyle, the young twirier he liought from
the Wheeling club for $2,600.
Boyle donned a uniform Saturday morn
ing and. tossed up some oC hIS fast nnd
slow curves to Griffith. After Doyle had
dealt out Ms assortment of lienders Griffith
wild:
•That v*ll do, Doyle, He nt the grounds
at 1 o’clock ami get on n uniform."
Doyle warmed up well, nud when he Ih*H
rang he wnlkiM out on the dlnimmd, eheered
by some 12,000 fans. For the first two
Innings.he was rather nervous, nnd Klelnow
and Elberfeld had to keep talking to him
• steady him. After that he settled down.
mnipIlNhlug the remarkable feat of strik
ing out Larry laijnle.
Doyle has everything that a pitcher needs
to he it sueeessful twirler. He has plenty*
>f speed, good control, and a great drop
ball nnd a high Inshoot, which hatters
usually go nfter. He mixes his curve*
well. For a pitcher he swings well
nt a hall. On his showing of Hnturdny be
night to develop Into a great pitcher..
Only six games separate Griffith’s crowd
from first place, and there Is still a chance
of overtaking Coratskey’s White Sox.—New
York Sun.
Zeller 9 s Artful Flinging
Brings in Another Victory
——— i
By PERCY WHITING.
Shreveport, Aug. Reulion Zcllnr'x mlil-renum .lump «rem« to be a thing of
th- p„t. anil tbe'l'-unaylrnnlan I, now pitching a, good I Kill a, any turn-d looie in
tha loagn,. Xritordny of tor noon h- h-hl the IMmtw In th- hollow of hi, hand tad
mowed them down without run, for bin- Inning,. M-nnwhlle .Atlanta pounded the
cratwhllo “King" Flatter for n totol of three nine and the victory.
Th- hIj»-nc- of Whltey More- rbnnged th- llne-np, Rid Smith going to ihott,
Iloirmnii to third, Ar-b-r b-lilnil the Jiat nud Kvern to renter Held. Hid couldn't ad
just hi, throwing nrni to the Miorter dl.tnnre, and, after limiting one hefty fling
-l-nii over Jim Fox', hind, returned to third, Iloffman .trapping with him. Smith',
hod throw wo, the only error of the gnme.
Zellar wa» In great form, lila underhand delivery bolng particularly effretlre. Th,
Are hlta he allowed were Mattered through ire many Inning, and never wa, there
n probability thnt the Pirate, would «eore. Flahor wn« effeetlva up to the sixth t n .
nlng, when Winter, doubled. Smith alngled nnd Hoffman tripled, putting two run,
aero,,. In the next Innlug Kvere alngled, Zellar bunted and Winter, .Ingled, doling
tho run-getting.
The nbaence of Moiae didn't fonxe the team any. The (quad waa Cult of ginger.
Two brllllnnt double ptaya—one from Zellar to Jordan to Fox and the other from
Wlntera to Areher—were feiiturea of the team play. The game wa, worked out In
1:18, one of the faateit of the season.
The new, that the Atlanta dlrectora have offered the club J1.000 to finish aeeond
wa, received with great pleasure by the squad. "We ll win thnt In a 'poiium trot,"
said Jim For. ».
The score:
HHHRVEI’ORT-
ttvatis. 2b..
Kennedy, rt 4
Abstain. 1U 4
Byrne, ss .. ..4
Haley, If 3
King, cf 3
Hess. 3b.. ..3
Graffiti*, c 3
Fisher, p 3
Totals.. .. .. H
St ore by Innings:
Ail lb r. 1'o.~aT£:~atlantA-
\Vlnters, rfif..
~~ARVh. it. P6. JCW.
0 0 8 1 0
0 0 10 0
0 0 2 1 0
0 0 13 0
"o 1 27 ~9 1
..1121
...4 0 0 3 0
1 0
j, ib.
Iloffmnn, 3b and ss A
Jordan, 2b 4
Archer, c 4
17vers, cf ..4
Zeller, p 4
Totals..
.412121
0 115 0
0-1700
113 0 0
$ 8 27 11 1
...0 0 0 0 0
Summary: Two bn.«* hltsT Winters: thfcc-Kase bits. Jordan,
0 0 0—0
10 0-3
Hoffman; stolen
rers; rnrcc-nase hits. Jordan, Hoffman; stolen
•HT37 I'W* to Jordan to Fox. Winters to Archer; struck out
by Fisher 6, by Zcficr 5; bases on balls, none; hit by pitcher. Winters; left on bases,
Shreveport 4, Atlanta 6; first base on errors, Shreveport 1. Time, 1:18. Umpire
Now on to New Orleans 99
Battle Cry of the Crackers
By PERCY WHITING.
Special I'orrespondeucc.
Little Rock, Aug. 28.—"On to New Or
leans!" That Is the cry lu the local camp
right now.
The boys arc going down to the Crescent
tity with a determination to win If It takes
the very life thnt It In them. Not a man on
the team but has a score to settle with
Charley Frank nnd his cohorts, and they
nre going to settle them If It la within the
limits of jKisslblllty.
I’d be willing to lose every other game
this season If we could bent Charley Frank
out of all those games In New Orleans,"
wns Otto Jordan's sentiment. And "Cap’n"
can he depended on to work to the limit to
square hts acocunt with "That Dutchman."
Every time Otto sees a patrol wagon these
days he grits his teeth and curses New Or
leans.
The rellcnus In their own nest have not
been such terrible birds this season, and
the players are of the opinion that. If all’
goes wdl, the Cwckera will take the ttrlet
lit New Orleans. They are going down after
It, at any rate.
The team will have a day tn rest up be
fore tbclr first battle with "the birds,"
nml they will take advantage of It to get
In the l»e*t possible condition.
Illg crowds nre expected In New Orleans
for the Atlanta serlea, nnd Secretary Eth
ridge Is counting on filling the club's de
pleted pockethonk nt that point. Financing
a team that hits Little Hock and Shreveport
succession Is a strenuous game, but
Sunday In New Orleans ought to help.
The most encouraging feature of the At*
lanta team's dash for second place Is the
fine work of the pitchers. Every one of
them seems to be st or very neAr his best,
and If they can come down through the
stretch without s skip or a break things
will look pretty good when the bunch gets
back In Atlanta for that Labor Day double-
header. ** •
Here Is the dope on the hits mnde off the
Atlanta pitchers from the start of the trip
"up to yet:"
Date, Pitcher and Team. . Hlta
Sunday, Aug. 19-8parks, Memphis...... 9
Monday, Aug. 26—llughas, Memphis; 10
Tuesday. Aug. 21—Childs, Memphis 4
Wednesday. Aug. 22—Harley, Memphis.. 5
Thursday, Aug. 23—Zellar, Little Hock... 3
Friday, Aug. 24-Sparka. Little Rock 3
Saturday, Aug. 25—Hughi
This looks like pitching ball. The only
bad gams on figures was Tom Hughes' and
Tom won that against "Luckless" Loucks.
Childs lost hts game, but he gave up only
six hits, and with any kind of hitting be
hind him would have taken down tha game.
Zellar nnd Sparks have pitched the two
star games. In each of which they held
their opponents down to three hits. Childs'
four-hit game and both of Harley's stand
out well.
With the team fielding and hitting well,
the pitchers at the very top of their games
find everything' running smoothly, Atlanta
has small reason for a kick.
If I Was a White Man,
I 9 d Lick You, 99 Says Gans
News and Notes of Sport.
In the
ml after two
were out
00000000000090000000000004 Otto Jordan hit to deep center for three
J. W. KELLY,
Whs pitched for tho Silvsy team,
which won Tho Georgian pennant.
He has wone 18 gamee.thia year,
losing none.
NAT KAISER & CO.
Confidential loans on valuables.
Bargains In unredeemed Olsmond*
16 0«catur 8L Kimball Hous*
By wlnulng six of the last eight'games
with the Giants, the Chicago Cab* showed
that they arc lu a class by themselves.
The Philadelphia nud Boston clubs of the
American league have signed a large
hunch of youngsters for next season.
It has been a lmd season for the three
star pltchers^-Matty, tlsppy Jack nud the
Reulten.
Why the Ctncinntl team should allow the
Boston outfit to wnllop them la one of the
mysteries of iMtseball this year.
After making a line record away from
home, the Brooklyn team went to the, had
entirely. /
The Augusta and Kavannnh teams, which
nre fighting for the pennant In the Kouth
Atlantic Ijetgue. recently completed a ae
ries of three great games. The scores
By W. W. NAUGHTON.
By Private 1-cased Wire.
Goldfield, Sex., Aug. 29.—The direct|rs
of the athletic rtuh had o very atormy
meeting Inst night, the terms Imposed
upon Gnus In the matter of welghlng-ln
of Gnus Iwdng the cause of the turmoil.
Billy Xolnu wns there by Invitation, and
Gnus wns brought from his training quar
ters In an automobile.
Nolan sahl thnt he would Insist thnt Gans
weigh In lu ring costume, according to
championship rales. The club members re
minded Xolnu thnt when the articles of
agreement were 'being drawn up. It was
derided thnt screens should lie placed In the
ring, behind which the fighters might
weigh, nnd It wns clearly understood then
that the men were to weigh In a nude
state If they desired. Nolan said he had
nt understood It that *wny, hut the club
directors, to a man, sntd thnt such wns
their understanding In tbc matter. Nolan
remained olHlurntr, and nt one atege of
te conference, Gr,ns said:
"If I wns a whlte % mou I'd lick you."
Nolan replied:
"Don’t ever think of trying anything like
thnt."
The meeting lasted nearly four hours,
but no Impression was mnde upon Nolan,
who said:
"We will forfeit $5,000 and withdraw
from the fight -before we will give In."
Finally Gans agreed to adopt a very light
ring costume, to-wit: A pair of fighting
shoes aud an abbreviated breech clout.
Nolan said:
"That Is satisfactory to me," though
Just what difference the style of Gans'
roetuire made to Nola/i, so long ss Gan*
fought In It Is not very clear. The gist
of the whole business Is that Nolan rftr-
riod hla point. Gans must weigh In at ths
ringside In fighting array.
George filler had a talk with Gans and
Nolan relative to certain clauses lu tho
articles.' Clause 4 says:
"Orders by referee to break must be by
word of mouth."
Clause 5 reads:
"After a fighter has knocked down hit
opponent he must retire to bis corner."
filler held that there were times when
a verbal order to break waa Insufficient.
He said that one man might be dazed,
and dinging to the other desperately. In
such cases, It was for the referee to pnrt
the men. He held further that there wns
necessity for a man to walk all ths
way to hla corner after knocking down
his opponent. To step back a‘couple of
paeea would be sufficient. Both Nelsoa
nnd Gans told filler that they would abide
by hla ruling In the matters referred to,
hut It la probable that a more thorough
understanding will be bad before the fight
day cornea around.
were Augusta 1, Savannah 0; Augusta 2, Ha-
vaniinh 0; Augusta 1, fiavaunab 2.
The Increase club In the Wisconsin
League has two erftebrrjack Pitchers In
Jones and fichueilherg.
"Ducky" Holmes wants second place
for his Lincoln Western .League team, and
ts not many games away.
Tho Worcester elub Is leading the New
England league, and Jesse Burkett would
like to smile, but Is afraid that he would
hoodoo the team.
It Is a pretty safe bet that Birmingham
will capture the Southern league pennant
and Mobile tbc Cotton States I-engue em
blem for 190$.
MADDOX* RUCKER
CL0SE8 8EAS0N
The Maddnx-Rncker baseltnll team closes
Its season IaIn* day. at Rlverdale, Ga.,
where they play the Clayton County Con-
sins,
These teams have an even break so far, the Commercial Leagua,
U. S. BOXERS
ARE WANTED
By Private Leased Wire.
New York. Aug. 39.—Thp National s P° rt ‘
lug Club of London la catering to American
lexers. The latest man to receive an offer
from England la Jimmy Murray, the Sew
England lightweight. The club wants Mur
ray to meet Jakes White In a 20-round bout.
Murray aaya be will make the trip 17 * h,i
purse Is raised a little more.
ami are equally anxious to win the decid
ing game of the season.
The I sink clerks hare been r cry success
ful the first year of their organisation, and
promise a fatter team next year. Thef
have won a majority of their game*. ^
eluding a victory over the ebamph** *»