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WEARY CRACKERS BEAT MEMPHII With blood In their eyed the Fire cracker* jumped into the cecond of the Memphle-Atianta come, determined to get revenge for the treatment ac corded them on Monday. Here 1* the way they played the game: Pint Inning. Thiel beat out a bunt. He tried to awlpe second and vu out. Babb walk ed. Carter grounded to second and Babb waa out Carter stole. second. Nlcholla walked. Nadeau popped out. One hit; no runs. Winters walked. Crosier sacrificed and Winters went to second. Sid Smith popped out Morse out, short to first. No hits; no runt. Second Inning. Carey singled. Jim Smith sacrificed and Carey went to second. Hurlburt out. second to first, Carey on third. Suggs fanned. One hit; no runs. Hoffman filed out. Jordan popped out. Fox out, short to first. No hitsi no runs. Third Inning. Thiel lined out to Fox. Babb popped out. Carter grounded to third and safe on Hoffman's error. NIcholts popped out to Jordan. No hits; no runs. Archer out, third to first. Hughes filed out. Winters out, second to first. No hits; no runs. Fourth Inning. Nadeau popped out. Carey fanned. Jim Smith out, third to flrst.No hits) no runs. Crosier singled. Sid Smith grounded to Suggs and safe on first. Crosier on second. Morse sacrificed the runners forward a base each. Hoffman filed out to right. Crosier scored, and Smith on third. Jordan out, short to flrst.Ona hit; one run. Fifth Inning. Hurlburt oilt, Hughes to Fox. Suggs singled. Thiel hit to Hughes and Suggs died at second. Thiel stle second. Babb out, second to first. One hit; no runs. Fox fanned. Archer popped out. Hughes filed out. No hits; no runs. Sixth Inning. Carter fouled out Nlcholls out, pitcher to first. Nadeau walked and swiped second. Carey filed out No hits; no runs. Winters singled. Crosier sacrificed. Wontera on second. Sid Smith hit to short and Winters filed at third. Morse fouled out No hitsi no runs. Seventh Inning, Jim Smith out, second to first. Hurl- btirt out third to first Suggs fanned. No hitsi no runs. Hoffman out, pitcher to first Jor dan fanned. Fox fouled out to Babb. Eighth Inning. Thiel filed out. Babb filed out Car ter filed out. Archer filed out Hughes fanned. Winters put short to first. Ninth Inning. Nlcholls filed out Nadeau filed out. Carey fanned. Atlanta. AB. n. H. PO A. E. tVInt.m, rf. . . 3 0 1 1 0 ft Crotlur. If.' . . 2 i 1 0 0 S. Smith, c. . . 3 0 0 7 X 0 Morse, »». .. . 2 0 0 0 ft 0 Hoffman, 3b. . 3 0 0 0 2 1 Jordan. 3b. .. . 3 0 0 7 3 ft Fox, ll». .... . t 0 0 9 ft 0 A rcher, of. . . S 0 0 1 ft 0 Hughe*, p. .. . t 0 0 0 2 0. Total* .... 1 2 27 8 1 Memphis. AB. R. H. PO A. E. Thiel, rf. ... . 4 0 1 3 0 0 Babb. 3b. ... . 3 0 » 2 X 0 Carter. If. .. . 4 0 0 1 ft 0 Nlcholls, as. . 3 0 0 1 5 0 Nadeau, cf. . . 3 0 0 1 0 0 Carey, Jb. ... . 4 0 1 12 0 0 J. Smith* 2b. . 2 0 0 l 1 0 Hurlburt, c. . . 3 0 0 3 -1 ft Sugge. p. ... . 3 0 1 0 3 1 Totala .... 0 3 24 11 1 Score by Innlnge: Memphis .... 000 000 000— 0 Atlanta 000 100 00*- 1 Summary. Struck out—By Hughe* 3. by Suggs t Base on balls—Off Hughes 2, off Suggs 1. Sacrifice hits—Crosier (2), J. Smith, Morse, Thiel. Stolen base*— Carter, Nadeau. Hit by pitched ball— Nadeat. Umpire—Rudderham. OTHER GAMES. Nashville • Little Rock game post poned on account of rain. Montgomery-New Orleans game Is postponed on acount of rain. Blrmlngham-Shrsveport game post poned on account of wet grounds. national! Chicago 010 010 010 —S s 2 Cincinnati ... 001 000 000 —1 t l Batteries: Overall and Kllng; Kwlng and Schlet. Boston . . .. 102 100 002 — « 12 1 New York . . 000 403 31* —11 13 3 Batteries: Young and Needham: McQinnlty and Bresnaham. Brooklyn.. . ... 110 000 000— 2 6 4 Philadelphia . ...001 000 14*— 6 9 1 Batteries: Strlcklett and Bergen: Lush and Donavan. St. Louis .... 000 000 010 —1 8 1 Pittsburg ... 010 013 00* —5 11 1 Batteries: Thompson and Marshall; Hildebrand and Phelps. AMERICAN. First Game— New York 004 000 021— 7 15 1 Boston 000 000 000— 0 4 2 Batteries: Clarkson and Thomas; Dl- neen and Corrigan. WIND30R. Windsor, Ont., Sept. 4.—Here are the results of the races here this after noon: FIRST RACE—Peter Paul, 6 to 1, won; Fustian, 3 to 5, second; Lou I’a- nla, 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:14. SECOND RACE—Salvlsa. « to t won: Sweet Kitty, 5 to 1, second French Empress, 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:01. THIRD RACE—Thistle Doe, 6 to , won; Dollnda, 3 to 5, second; Prestige, 6 to 6, third. Time, 1:47 1-5. FOURTH RACE—Minot. 11 to 5. won; Emlnola, even, second; Reside, 1 to 2, third. Time, 1:07 1-6. FIFTH RACE—King Pepper. 2 1, won; Sheen, 7 to 2, second; Marquis De Carlba*! even, third. Time, 1:27 1-6. SIXTH RACE—Scarecrow, 2 to 1, won; Pentagon, 2 to 1, second; Annlo Berry, even, third. 8HEEP8HEAD BAY. FIRST RACE—Anna May, 3 to 6, won; Princess Nettle, 100 to 1, second; Crimson Clover, 7 to 6, third. Time, 1:07 1-5. SECOND RACE—Wes, 4 to 6, won; Orly, 6 to 2, second; Water Dog, even, third. Time, 1:40 3-5. THIRD RACE—Fountalnbleau, 7 to 20, won; Vox Popull, 1 to 2, second; Victoria B„ out, third. Time, 1:14. FOURTH RACE—Neaion. 12 to 1, won; Cotton Town, 1 to 4, second; ironsides, even, third. Time, 1:63. FIFTH RACE—Shot Gun, 11 to 5. won; Oxford, 6 to 1, second; Prince Hamburg, 2 to 6, third. Time, 1:13 4-5. SIXTH RACE—Ostrich, 7 to 1, won; Sailor Boy, 3 to 1, second; Lotus Eater, 6 to 2, third. Time, 1:47 3-5. LOUISVILLE. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 4.—The races here this afternoon resulted ns follows: FIRST RdICE—Rothgeb, 8 to 1, won; Rush Thorpe, 6 to 1, second; Montal- ban, even, third. SECOND RACE—Toboggan, « to 6. won; J. P. Maberry, 3 to 1. second; go, even, third. THIRD RACE—Lacene, 12 to 1, won, Oasis, IQ to 1, second; BUttnsky, 2 to 1, third. FOURTH RACE—Old Stone, 7 to 1. won; Ceieres, 2 to 1, second; Alcor, third. _ IFTH RACE—Lldrene. 8 to 5, won; McIntyre, 5 to 1, second; Lady Vlmont, 3 to 2, third. SIXTH RACE—The Only Way, 3 to 1, won; Inspector Girl, 1 to 2, second; Male Lynch, 4 to 1, third. Becond Game— New York ... 000 000 011 —262 Boston 000 000 000 —0 4 1 Batteries: Orth and McGuire; Glaze and Armbruster. Philadelphia .. . .100 004 410—10 10 6 Washington . ..110 000 010— 3 5 1 Batteries: Bender and Schreck; Kit- eon and Warner. St Loulrf 200 010 001— 4 14 2 Detroit 000 120 000— 3 » 1 Batteries: Powell and O'Conner; Se ver und Schmidt. EASTERN. Jersey City >1? J Baltimore 3 “ I Batteries: Moran and Vandergritt; Ramsay and Hearne. First Game— . _ Newnrk 5 11 J Providence 6 11 2 Batteries: Krettsch and Stannage; Poole and Higgins. Second Game— Newark ... Xj 1® J Providence 8 9 8 Batteries: Roy and Shea; Frasier and Cross. First Game- Jersey City 1 IX 3 Baltimore 5 9 0 Batteries: McCam and Butler; Ad kins and Byers. Montreal ♦ 11 J Toronto 3 7 7 Batteries: Leroy and Dillon; McCaf- ferty and Woods. SOUTHERNERS ARE BEAT IN GOLF TOURNAMENT By Private I .easel Wire. St. lends, Sept. 4.—The Southern teem ws.le n poor showing In the teiun match yesterday over the Glen Echo course for the Olympic championship. The Southern ers tlhluheil last, but It may l«> mentioned that the team was far from a represents- live one. It was made up of II. II. latrton of Nashville. J. I„ Kerr of Memplila. F. «>. Watts of Nashville and W. t\ Word. Not a Southern champion nor a winner of nuy prize In n Southern championship plnycd on the team, and it waa small wonder that It tost. The Western Golf Association team fin ished first, while the Western Pennsylvania WAS I.IKE STEAL)NQ frow a mam asleep 5 (our Bovs were dead tired from their trip) PICTORIAL NOTE8 FROM YESTERDAY’S GAME. GANS GETS DECISION OVER NELSON IN FORTY-SECOND ROUND ON A FOUL J*ck Clifford and Eddie Doyle have witched to fight twenty rounds In Gold- Uid, Nev., feyteubec 3. HARRY LEWIS WINS. Hr Private Wire. Kaglnaw*. MIeb.. Kept. 4.—After fifteen rounds of unmerciful slugging. Harry Lewis wan nwarded the deciaton over Jim my Itrlw*. Lewi* showed better form In an aggress ive line ihitn ever before. lie was sfter Brig** e\ery moment, nvoiding the Boston- len s rushes und showering lefts uml rights to the lusty and face. Briggs was gntue. Slid showed nn ability to take pun ishment. ns well ss to stand up under the driving pumite* Lewis sent to his body. PICKED TEAM LOSES. The Atlantns defeated a strong picked team Monday in n double-header. The ing of Stipe for the out fourteen men. seMtt*»red hits. The second game also weiti to the At lanta*. sn ore 9 to 3. Batter!*-*. Stipe and Adams for the At lanta*; foHwiuiftu, Smith uud Corley for the picked team. S By Private Leased Wire. Goldfield. Sent. 4.—Well. It's a O O pity that I can’t make 133 pounds O 0 In my fighting toga and be strong 0 O enough to fight, Isn’t It? I am O O glad that the question of whether O I am still lightweight champion Is O finally settled, and, 1 think, have O O shown conclusively that I don't 0 have to chop off an arm to make 0 that weight, and be strong enough 0 to lick the present crop of fight- 0 ers who are looking for my scalp. 0 What do I think of Nelson? He 0 Is a game boy, but an unclean 0 fighter. He has a lot to learn 0 0 about the fighting game. 0 0 1 knew that I did not have to be 0 at my strongest weight to beat O him, and I am willing to admit 0 0 that 1311 -2 pounds, actual weight. O three hours before the fight and O no chance to .eat before going In, 0 0 Is not my best weight. But I have 0 0 seen this fellow fight, and I knew O 0 how he won his battles, simply 0 O because he was the strongest boy 0 Q against men who knew the game 0 "" better, but did not havo the 0 punch to slow him up. 0 0 I knew how I was going to fight, O 0 nnd I knew that at the weight I 0 0 was forced to make would not be O O strong enough to land him with a 0 ^ punch, because he certainly has 0 an Iron Jaw. 1 took the other end O 0 of the game, worrying him down. 0 0 So 1 am now the lightweight 0 0 champion. O 0 The hardest blows I got In the 0 O fight were tups he drove against 0 O my Jaw with his skull. He should O 0 have been disqualified a dozen O 0 times before the twenty-fifth O 0 round. He knew that he was beat- 0 O en when that period was reached, O O and from thnt time he used the O O most unfair tactics at all times. O 0 The final four was plainly de- 0 O liberate. He was saving himself O 0 the disgrace of a knockout. 0 O O 00000000000000000000000000 T. Q. 8CARBROUQH 18 8WINGING AROUND CIRCUIT Accompanying the Memphis team on Its last swing around the Southern Longue circuit la T. G. Scarbrough, sporting ed- Itor of The Memphis Commercial-Appeal. In point of actual service, Mr. Hcorhrough Is probably the dean of the netive sporting edltom of the South, am! he Is ,nn ack nowledged authority on baseball nnd horse racing subjects. He used to play bail with the Chickasaw** of Memphis, when that team waa one of the fastest Inde pendent organizations In the United States, nnd he knows the game from experience, os well ns from careful study. Mr. Scarbrough has mads the sporting page of The Commercial-Appeal not only one of the beat In the 8outh, hut one of the heat In the entire country, and It rnnka alongside of The Cincinnati Enquirer. The New York Bun, and papers of that character. Gans Has Best and “Bat” Whipped. of ft Is NAT KAISER & CO. Confidential loan, on valuables. Bargains In unredeemed Diamond* 15 Oecatur 5t Kimball House Let Brotman, The Tailor, Make your fall clothes, 3 E. Ala bama St., opp. Century Building. Watch Brotman Grow SCHOOL BOOKS AND ALL SUPPLIES AT JOHN M. MILLER CO.’S, 29 MARIETTA ST. ot»o<Hjoeooot»taotwat>ot^^ O BY BATTLING NEL80N. 8 O O 0 By Private Leased Wire. 0 O Goldfield, Nev., Sept. 4.—Billy 0 0 Nolan generally does the talking 0 O for me. My buslnesR la fighting, 0 O and all I want to do now la aome 0 O more of It with Gana aa the other 0 O party In the fun. Everybody who 0 0 la any Judge of condition knowa 0 0 thnt Gana could not poaalbly have 0 0 laated more than three rounda 0 0 longer, nnd I felt aa though I 0 O could fight all night. 0 0 Referee Siler says that I hit 0 O Gana low, and what he says goes 0 § for me. I agreed to let Siler act 0 aa Judge In the battle, and I don't 0 O want to go behind what he saya. 0 0 But I certainly waa aurprlaed 0 O when he ordered me to my corner. 0 0 I waa sure that I had landed 0 O square In Gana'. stomach. That O 0 was the spot I was playing for In 0 0 the closing rounda, nnd every time 0 0 I landed I could see that it hurt 0 0 the “dingy.” I saw a good open- O 0 Ing, and I let go a wallop that I 0 0 hoped would end the show, and 0 0 the next thing I knew the fight O 0 waa Gana'. O 0 Nobody can tell me that I can O 0 not beat this fellow. I will admit 0 0 that he gave me a harder fight 0 O than I thought he would, but I 0 0 know how to light him now, and 0 O when we get together again I will 0 S bet my clothes that I atop him In- 0 aide of twenty-five rounda. 0 O I want to take back one thing I 0 0 said about Gana aome time ago— 0 O that he Is not game. He and Jim- 0 0 my Britt are two of the gamest 0 O men I ever faced, nnd I thought 0 O both of them were yellow until I O O got them Into a finish fight. I 0 O beat Britt and I can beat Gana. 0 0 I had him licked when I hit him O O too low, or they say I did any- 0 O how, and I lost. About this but- 0 O ting nonsense, I 'am getting sick 0 0 of thnt. Because I keep rushing 0 0 my man nil the time they say that O O I am deliberately ramming him. * O O O 0000000000000000000000000Q By Private Leased Wire. Goldfield, Nev., Sept. 4.—Joe Gana la lightweight champion of the world. Yesterday he defeated Battling Nelson In a fight which went 42 rounda. The decision waa given on a foul, but the blow which Nelson landed on Gana’ groin waa evidently a deliberate foul and was presumably hit to save Nelson from the knock-out which seemed In evitable. j Gana had the beat of it all the way, though Nelson fought with rare pluck and forced the fighting an long aa his strength laated. Nelson received $22,- 600 aa hla share of the purse and Gana received $11,000. About 8,500 persona inw the fight. By GEORGE SILER. By Private leased Wire. Goldfield, Nev., Sept. 4.-—It was un questionably one of the greatest fights since the first boxing glove was made, marred only by the rough work of Nelaon. I never saw two gamer or greater fighters In action, and though the bout terminated in a very unsatisfactory manner, there can certainly be no question In the minds of those who saxv the fight thnt the best man won. though he won on a foul. But for the fact that Gana never appeared to be hurt, excepting possi bly In two or three rounds In the twenties, 1 would never have permitted Nelaon to carry* on hla foul tactics aa long as I did. But aa it was a grand battle and as Nelson's constant but tlhg and roughing did not uppear to materially Injure clans' chances I nat urally did not want to deprive the rowd of the ring battle of a century Gans fought the kind of a battle that makes friends with the crowd, and therefore u clean, sportsman-like fight. Hla ring generalship was without parallel. When weary he permitted Nelson to hug and wrestle, but he let Nelaon do the work nnd husbanded bis n strength. When he felt that he had rested he cut loose with the finest exhibition of clean and accurate hit ting that I have ever seen. Deliberate and incessant fouling Is not an Indication of courage, but taking the beating that Nelson did and coming back for more, coming back so strongly that he several times seemed a winner, certainly Is. As to the final foul which cost the fight, 1 am compelled to side with the great majority, who believe that the foul was deliberate and premeditated. Nelson was beaten at the time and I do not think could have lasted much longer. WHAT NOLAN 8AY8. By Billy Nolan. By Private Leased Wire. Goldfield, Nev., Sept. 4.—I have not a great deal to say about the fight. We lost and lost t>y an unfortunate acci dent. All I want to do Is to get Gans Into another battle In the same terms and that will show which is the better OIWOOOO0OO0O0OOOOOOOOOO00 O “MY BOY 18 BEST," O 8AYS BATS MOTHER* O O O O By Private leased Wire. O O Hegewisch, III.. Sept. 4.—I am O O heart-bfoken. My son Is accused O O of using foul means to beat Gans. O O but I know Battling Is too much O O of a man to do anything like that. O O My boy Is the best little fighter O O today. Slier, the referee was O O against him. O O O O0OO0O00000000000O000O0OOO shoved in that unlucky punch. YANKEE BOATS BEAT GERMANS By Private Leased Wire. Marblehead, Mass., Sept. 4.—The flrat race for the Itoosevelt cup between German nnd American yachts proved easy for the Ameri cans, nnd boats owned on this side of the big pond finished one-two. The winner was the Auk. owned by C. F. Adams. The V|m, owned by Commodore Clark of the Ameri can Yacht Club of New York was second. The German yacht Wannzze was third. MOBILE WINS THE PENNANT ALABAMA TOWN CINCHES RAG | N FAST LITTLE COTTON STATES LEAGUE. Special to The Georgian. Memphis, Tenn.. Sept. 4.—Below will t* found the official Mantling of the Cotton States longue at the end of the season. Th« last games of the year In that league wert played yesterday: ■ Tb standing follows: , „ Won. Lost. I*, r Mobile. ........ 73 ' 44 fci Meridian . 65 54 SJ Jackson 58 60 Gulfport 1 .... 57 f,l m Baton Itouge. . 67 6: J75 Vicksburg 44 73 .J7J Mobile has had the pennant cinched f w nearly three weeks, and was way out la front at the finish. Meridian put up n good fight and kept second place cinched. Bernle McKay's team iu Baton Itouge fin. lshed In next to last place, though the bunch waa not far behind JAcksou and Gulf, port. MACON WON. Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Go., Sept. 4.—Macon took the morning game Mondny from the Tourists by the score of 2 to 1. Batteries: Augusts, Holmes nnd Carson; Macon, Fox nnd liar* nlsh. Both pitchers pitched a good gami, ATLANTA TEAM READY FOR DASH INTO SECOND PLACE The Atlanta team spent Tuesday In get- season. Hoffman will continue ting even with the sleeping and eating games and In trying to straighten out the kinks In their tired systems. The exhibition at Piedmont park Monday nfterm on may not have looked very pro fessional to the fans who had loafed all the morning, eaten a nice dinner and then gone peacefully to the park. It was nnother story with the Crackers. They pulled out of Now Orleans enrly Sun day* night. after having played a tiresome double-header on n terribly hot afternoon. All nljfht they fought heat, mosquitoes nnd insomnia In the "nlght-ran rish” ride from New Orleans to Montgomery. As luck would have It, the train split In the middle late Sunday night when n drnwhend was pulled out, and ns n result of thnt mis chance nnd others the train was nearly four hours late by breakfast time. The team had to wait until after 10 o'clock In the morning for any breakfast nnd they dbl not get any dinner. Every man went Into the game Mondny afternoon as hungry as a tramp nnd the game they played was creditable, under the circum stances. ... With the rest thnt came Mondny night the team ought to brace up a bit. The line-up used Monday will probably be tried again Tuesday nnd perhaps through the rest of the week, though Wallace tuny be switched Into center field. Smith has been playing good ball nnd hit- “ that he will be pretty steadily n third, fliidhH nqd Archer is likely to turn to do. Jack Evers will be given Billy Smith expects thnt Spade will land Tuesday night or Wednesday. After n da; or so of rest he will be pitched. Nothing 1ms been heard of Bug Raymond. He was ordered to rei>ort here, but hui not shown up. New Orleans baseball writers will b« greatly surprised to know thnt Morse hm turned aj • • • 5." Ct thnt he hey bad It flip: -rescent City thnt Morse had Jumped ...... not coming back to the At- The New York Amerlonns nre worklny hard to get Tom Hughes back to finish ont .the season with them, hut Billy Smith rnn't see It that way, nnd the redonbtablc Tom my will be there at the finish. Manager Smith and Tommy McCullough, secretary of the Memphis club, have Ihhmi worrying n bit over the question of the game they owe the league. The rule* of the league require that If teams can not pin; two games on I-nbor !>ny they must pU; the game or games which they were foreel to Dostnone thnt day on some other owe his Is necessary because the tongue {NOMi Klren rules i to the league and divided equally amoiu; tbs eight team*. Billy Smith wants to iday off the mmi Wednesday morning, and'has wired Judge Knvsnnugh, asking for the permission of tlie league to play at thnt time. ANOTHER MYTH HAS EXPLODED T. ROOSEVELT’S SON •WA8 AT RINGSIDE By C. E. VAN LOAN. By Private Liaised Wire. Goldfield, Nev., Sept. 4.—This Is the way thnt Joe Gnus won the light-weight championship iu the forty-second round of one of the greatest battles on record. Gnus, who had been getting tin? better of It. started the round with a left to the face and 'they clinched. Nelson had his head on Gan*' shoulder, and III* arm* down. Several times he hit Gans Itclow the licit, apparently feeling for a vital s|Htt. At last, he drew back his right arm and hit Cans a virion* blow square in the groin. The colored Imy sank to hi* knee* and rolled over on bis back. Referee Siler, without hesitation, ordered Nelsou to hi* corner, nnd awarded the fight to Gan* on a foul. The blow was dearly observed by every one In the arena, and none of the specta tors uttered a protest when the decision rendered that ended the loug-druwn- leaves no donldi which was the liettv. the two men who met before 8,500 specta tors here Inst night—a vast pleturesqtte crowd. In which the rough, armed men of the plnlns nnd the mountains nnd the ilapper men from the big cities were shoul der to shoulder—In which. Indeed, by the ringside sat Teddy Roosevelt, son of the president of the United States, with a - 1 gambler on one side of him nnd a *d cowboy on the other side. . ... fairness. It has now to lie admitted that Joe Gans, negro though be Is, Is the greatest boxer ami the greatest fighter man. Nelson could have stood the gait that both men were fighting much longer than. Gans, and every round fur ther that the fight went made It look better for Battling. If Gana had not bumped into that low punch, and It did not look very low to me at that, it Is practically a cinch that “Bat’’ would have copped him before the fiftieth round. But I have to give It to Gans. He surprised me. He showed more gameness than I thought he would, for he certainly took a bad lacing and was gamely going under when the “Bat" The pleasant little fiction of Charley Frank's that It was through him thnt Otto Jordan secured his bond after the “rubber ball Incident" In New* Orleans proved to be without foundation—like the average myth. The writer talked with the man in New Orleans w*ho furnished the money, and he states not only thnt Prnnk had nothing to do with It hut that his action In putting up the coin nearly cost hlui his Job taking tickets at Charley Frank’s park. Otto Jordan was sore proper when he saw hat a Marietta paper had to say about Nap Rucker nnd hla connection with the Atlanta team while Otto was managing It. 'll bet a hundred dollars to a tin dime that Rucker doesn't make good," said Otto. "They can call me a txonchead If they want That doesn't change It at all. But Ituckcr Is no pitcher nnd what they will do to him In the big league will be something awful.’’ “Yes,’’ chimed In George Winters, "and I’d like some of that bet, too. When he gets to pitching In the big league some big guy will get on the side line* nnd call him a ’blankety-blank Booster blankety-blank,' nnd Nap will go to pieces. He never will •tick.” Artie Brouthers Is sore at Charley Frank good and proper, nnd says he will not be back w*lth “that Dutchman” next year If he can help it. Ilroutliers Is n good ball player, but he hns not been showing It in his games with New Orleans. Croxler and Jordan, the "candy moguls,” have decided to stay In baseball during the rest of the scasiin. owing to the fact thnt their new store will not be ready for use until after the middle of September. When the season ends, however, the “soda mer chants” will get busy at their new Jab. THOMAS WINS FR0MMELL0DY By Private Leased Wire. Boston, Sept. 4.—Joe Thomas, the Cal ifornia welterweight, wou a notable vic tory over Honey Meilody, at Chelsea, last night, demonstrating his superiority In eleven rounds of whirlwind fighting. Mellody's seconds threw np the sponge in the eleventh round, ns their mail was down nod out. Honey had been knocked down iu the- third nnd teuth rounds, but had lieen the aggressor during the greater part of the engagement. GEORGIA BOYS OUTJN^FRONT CRACKER TEAMS FINI8H AHEAD OF OTHERS IN SALLY LEAGUE. Savannah Is the winner of the South At lantic pennant. Thu Inst games In the little Snllle League were played yesterday, and ns a result of the season Savannah Is first, Augusta second nnd Macon third. The standing follows: Savannah. . Augusta. . , Macon. . . , Columhln. . 'ha rleston. Played. Wan. Lost. I*. C . .113 71 42 “ . .114 70 44 . .110 57 53 .112 53 59 .107 48 59 Jacksonville 112 35 77 Two weeks ago It was nip nnd tuck be tween Savannah nnd Augusta, but Sn nnh got out ahead In the Inst tw*o week* ol play, and copped the mg. The league season hns been a anere^fnl ne, and most of the baseball association! owning franchises In the organisation hart done well. League Standings j Clubs— Played. Won. Lost. PC. Birmingham. . 122 78 44 .63!! Memphis . . 122 71 51 .582 New* Orleans . 123 70 53 .549 Atlanta . . . 123 69 54 .561 Shreveport . . 124 67 57 .340 Montgomery. . 123 60 63 .48$ N’n.-hvllle . . 124 41 S3 .330 Little Hock . J27 38 89 .29# NATIONAL. Clubs— Played. Won. Lost. PC. Chicago . . . 128 96 32 .750 Pittsburg . . 124 81 43 .633 New York . . 121 78 43 .645 Philadelphia . 124 56 68 .431 Cincinnati . . 127 52 75 Brooklyn . . 120 49 71 .409 St. Louis . . . 126 46 80 Boston . . . . 126 40 86 AMERICAN. Clubs— Played. Won. Lo*t. pa New York . . 120 72 48 Chicago . . . 121 72 49 Philadelphia . 120 67 53 Cleveland. . . 118 65 53 PI St. Louis . . . 121 62 57 Detroit . . . . 119 54 63 •jfj Washington . 122 45 <5 Boston . . . . 123 37 84 ATLANTA vs. MEMPHIS SEPTEMBER 4 and 5. Ladies' Day Today. Game Galled at 4 p. m>