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New Recruit Does Well
And Crackers Get Bumped
MEMPHIS 7. ATLANTA 1.
Memphis tried out her new nisi), Laird,
In Wednesday morning's gntup. and he
proved a most effective pitcher. The Cot
ton Htntes youngster twirled nice toll and
had line support. In consequence, he al
lowed only one run off his delivery. He
waa bit quite often, Hilt all attempts to
bunch them failed, except In the flfth.
when two hits and n stolen base netted
one run.
In the meantime, the ftaldders were
working havoc with Baxter Sparks' curves,
and they earned a victory with their sticks.
Babb made four hits out of four times
at bat, and Nadeau made three out of
live. The Memphis bunch played error
less I tall, and were thero with the pep
per and other condiments.
The crowd was easily the ama^est of
the year—as might have l>oan expected
on a week-day morning—and the league
cluto will not get a large amount out of
their eighth of the receipts. Probably
300 people saw the game.
The contest was without special features.
Sparks ns the •'starter" and Fox ns the
"finisher," operated lu a couple of donhlo
plays. Jordan was the middle man In the
first and Morse In the second.
The score In detail:
ATLANTA-
Winters, rf..
Crosier, If. . .
S. Smith, e.. .,
Morse, as
Huffman. 3b..
Jordan. 2b.. ..
Fox. ll>
Archer, cf.. ..
Sparks, p.. ..
Totals. . . . .
urirtf'iHonrE:
4 0 1
..3 0 0 4 1 0
,...4 0 0 2 3 0
..3 0 1 0 4 0
..4 0 0 9 2 2
0 2 0 0 0
.32 1 4 27 19 1
All. It. II. PO. A. b.
..4 2 1 0 0 0
...414210
Xicbolis, as..
Xndcnu. cf.. ,
Carey, lb.. ,.
J. Smith. 2t>..
Hurlhurt, c..
Laird, p
Totals..
5 0 3 0 0 0
. . ..4 0 1 11 0 0
.....6 0 1 4 4 0
3 1 2 7 0 0
.87 7 16 27 14
Scorn lijr Inning,:
Atlanta. 2?? 22~J
M.iupiiii .010 ooo ya-7
Winter,, Hurl
Huimiiiiri" Two-tmae lilt
,-urt, Itntill; iluulili* nlny., HtM
to Fox, Hpnrk. to Mono- to Fox: .truck out
l»y Hpnrk. 2, .truck out hr lAlrrt 5; Mae*
on tmtla off Knnrk. 3, off f.nlril 1: «ucrlBo»
lilt., t'nn-r, ». Hmlth. lAlril; .tolcn lwi«'«.
t'nrt.r, Fox; hit hj- pitched imll bx Spark,
: (llurlluirt, Babb). Time, 1:45. Umpire,
A Few Stray Shots From
Tuesday 9 s Pitching Duel
The Babblers may be In’second place at
the finish, but they were headed the wrong
way Tuesday. ,
Suggs Is an unlucky dog. It takes n man
with an over-supply of misfortune to lose
• two-hit game. Itut that's easy for Cleorge.
He can lose them when they are.hitless and
errorless—which Is pretty good for a minor
league pitcher.
Nlcbolls played nice toll Tuesday, and It
• seems likely that he will make any of them
hustle to keep him out of a Job ns substi
tute Inflelder of the Philadelphia Amerb
I cans. If hs can hit In fast company he Is
a big leaguer for keeps.
Otto Jordan was eating them up down
his way Tuesday.
One of the hits made off Muggs' delivery
was very much of a scratch. It went right
hy Babb, but the scoring department, after
a consultation, decided that, to the best of
Its knowledge and belief, the ball was not
touched by Charles, the swift, and hence
was a bit.
Thomas McCullough, secretary of the
Memphis club, was among those present In
the press Ih»x during the early atages of the
game. Just after the one run was scored
Tom excused himself on the ground that he
had to count the money. Must have l>ecn
n lot of money, for he did not come back.
May to the score had something to do
with It.
You'll have to pass It to the Babblers on
one thing. They certainly have the best
fielding Infield In the Mouth. However, they
nre only a bit better than "the Billy
Smiths" at fielding nrJ no better at bat
ting.
The gamble for players already drafted
hns begun, and Detroit won Archer from
Atlanta, while Ht. Louis had to give up her
claim on Jordan.
I saw the stlkeo pennant proudly floating
Above the spacious grandstand on the
heights: ^
iiaturn"
Recalling .
1 aaw the Culm of Chance all dead and
burled
'Neath the avalanche of hlta we made
each day:
1 beheld the flag unfurled, lntoled "Cham
pions of the World—"
—William F. Kirk In New York American.
Atlanta fans always have dreamt like that
At the first of the year. But they alwaya
wake up.
' However, we'ra going to win that pen
nant next year, and .that'll help some.
, The unanimity of opinion In the Southern
-League about Umpire Shuster Is Uttle short
of marvelous. From Nashville to New Or
leans and from Atlanta to Little Rook he
Is regarded as the worst In the business. He
will |>e lucky to last through the season.
I The Pelicans meet Atlnnta In the wind-up
of the seasou over In Atlanta, and that se
ries will no doubt be a hot battle.—New
Orleans Picayune.
It will tie worse than n battle—It will be
a slaughter.
Manager Frank coujd not tell just whst
will happen lu regard to the Breltenstelu
draft, but If St. toul* cannot he ludtircd to
let go Breltenstelu will, of eonrse, have to
report. lie has taken the matter up by
wire and ho|»ea for good results, but will
not know for several days.—New Orleans
ITcayune.
If McCloskey could have seen Atlanta
clouting the grnnd old man last Sunday It
would have I*een a cinch to get Brelt's re
lease.
Poor old Charlie Frank and his yellows
will have to travel the stony puth unless sll
signs fall, ill* men can’t bit and the twirl-
. era are only fair. Watch Birmingham, At
lanta and Montgomery give him some nice
entertalnmeut.—Birmingham Ledger.
It would be nice to get a rubber ball
party for Charlie's benefit—Just to make
things seem home like, but alas! Charlie has
the rubtor |mll market cornered.
Birmingham gets the pennfiut this year
for the first time In fourteen years.
More tlmn 7,900 persons saw the game In
Birmingham tabor Day.
If the Atlanta team had landed nt Pied
mont park In time to play n morning and an
afternoon game these figures would Hourly
have been equaled.
Umpire William J. Buckley, the Southern
tongue field Indicator, who received a per
emptory dismissal at the hands of President
Kavnuaugh some time back, has lauded a
berth In the Eastern longue.
In a letter to the sporting editor of The
Birmingham Age-Herald, Umpire lluckley
anys:
"I mall you herewith dippings showing
that I have ngnln got my feet upon the din
mond. I wish to tlm nk the various-spurt
ing editor* of the South for the encourage
ment that they gave me, and for the words
spoken In my behalf In the hour of my
rather unexpected dismissal. I am well
pleased with the new lierth, and believe
that I will give satisfaction. I look back
on my days In the Southern League with
pleasure. In spite of the heavy clouds that
appeared toward the end, resulting In
storm In which I alone suffered. For
one In the league do I hold a grudge. It Is
nil forgiven, and we will try to forget,
have nothing but the best of wishes for
everyone In the South. 1 congratulate yon
on the probability of landing the rag."
The clippings referred to were most c
pllmeutary to the best umpire that the
South hns claimed since the days of Billy
CnriM»nter. It Is said that his salary Is ex-
rdlent and there Is a general pleasure that
his name Is enrolled.—Birmingham Age-ller-
ald.
Innta team, will be on the pitching staff
wit If Harry McIntyre, late of the Southern
League, next year, for he has been drafted
bv Brooklyn. Washington took h crack nt
him, too, nut Brooklyn won In the run-off.
The Washington club has secured Joe Bean
by draft.
THREE OF THE SCRAPPY GIANTS
LEAGUE LANDS
UMPIRE RYAN
Special to The Georgian.
Little Bock, Ark., Sept, 6.—President Kav-
nnaugh has secured a new umpire, Tim
Ryan, who reported nt Montgomery yes*
terdny. Ryan hns toon with the South At
lantic tongue and was secured by President
Kavanaugh In response to a telegram ask
ing President Boyer to send his tost um
pire for use In the Southern tongue.
THORNTON WON
FROM COLLINS
By Private Leased Wire.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. B.—Nat Thornton,
Atlanta's tout tennis player, upset nil cal
culations here yesterday afternoon when
he defeated Krelgh Collins, of Chicago,
one of the tost players In the United
States, by n score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. In n
match Just previous, Thornton had defeat
ed Philip Eckert 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. This vic
tory, like the other, was clean cut, and
Thornton won by putting up a great game
of tennis.
Charles Rodgers, of Knoxville, was do-
feated by Ned Peebles, of Cincinnati, 3-6.
6-3, 6 4, and Bryan Grant, of Atlanta, was
defeated by U, T. Emerson by a score of
6-4, 6-1.
The Georgian’s Score Card.
WINTERS, rf
CROZIER. If
8. SMITH, c.
HOFFMAN. 3b
JORDAN. 2b
FOX. lb
ARCHER, et
CHILDS, p
NICHOLLS, „
CAREY, lb
J. SMITH, 2b..
HURLBURT. c..
STOCK DA I.K, |>
'totALB
Score bjr Inning,: 12 3 1
3 10 11—R
Mempbl,
STRANGE BUT TRUE.
To Albany Stakeholder:
You need have no hesitation In paying the
bet. Boston and Philadelphia certainly
plnyed a 24-lnnlng game last Saturday. If
yon see It In The Georgian It Is so.-Spt.
Ed.
In the center Is John J. McGrow, man
ager of the New York Nationals. Behind
the mask Is Bpger Brcstmlinu and on
McGraw'a right Is Dan McGann, the
loudest toefer of them all. These three
men have been trouble makers for Na
tional tongue umpires this seasou und
show uo signs of being tamed ns the
season ndvnnces.
DRAKE TO QUIT
RACING GAME
FAMOUS HORSE OWNER SAYS
HE’8 DI8GU8TED WITH
CONDITIONS.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Sept. 5.—John A. Drake
announces that Ije will sell all of his
horses at auction at the conclusion of
the present meeting, and will retire
from active participation In racing.
•"I’m utterly discouraged at the pros
pect before me," he said. "Under the
conditions there Is not the slightest
chance to break even on expenses. My
complaint Is against the layers. They
treat mo unfairly In the way of odds
against my horses. No matter how
much they may be beaten the book
makers offer me ridiculous prices, us
ually less than even money, more often
3 to 5. Wes Is a sample. He has not
won
Clubs—
Birmingham.
Memphis . .
New Orleans
Atlanta . . .
Shreveport .
no". 7n~a"~longT tlme, 'ye*. The JESSSE"*-
RIFLE SHOOT
HAS STARTED
By Private Leased Wire.
Seagirt, N. J., Sept. 6.—At the end of
yesterday's shooting Jn the national rifle
tournament, the New Jersey team was
lending, with Massachusetts second and
New York third.
The scores of the leaders follow:
200 200
TEAM— Ynrda. Yards. Total.
New Jersey 609 504 1,015
MaKsachusetts 509 490 999
New York 495 502 997
United States Marine..41*0 606 966
Wisconsin 467 496 9X3
Ohio 495 488 983
Pennsylvania 507 473 98 1 )
Rhode Island 489 490 979
Connecticut 503 475 978
United Stntes Infantry..489 487 976
The scores made by the Southern teams
were:
290 200
TEAM— , Yards. Yards. Total.
Florida 481 441 925
Georgia 467 455 922
Texas 453 427 860
South Carolina 474 394 868
New Mexico 409 357 7Wi
Tennessee 888 360 7 IS
Louisiana 383 356 739
Oklahoma 384 313 697
Alabama 405 375 685
Mississippi 378 231 619
Weather conditions here were per
fect, with the exception of a strong wind
that blew across the range.
League Standings
A Little Unofficial Dope
On the Pitching of Rube
One of the thousands of "Roto" Zeller’i
admirers In Atlnnta hns furnished some In
terestltig dope on tbo "Uuto’s" work for
Atlanta tills season.
According to this dope. w*hlch Is undoubt
edly accurate, Zeller has pitched: •
Threo two-lilt games.
Three three-hit games.
Five four hit games.
Five five-lilt games.
Five six-hit games.
Four seven-hit games.
Two elglit-lilt games.
Three nine-lilt games.
Two ten hit games.
Two eleven-lilt games.
During the thirty-two games In which
Rato hns pitched the full nine Innings, he
has allowed 188 lilts, which have been
converted Into seventy-three runs. Ily a
little simple division. It becomes evident
Hint Ituto'* opponent* have scored mi aver
age of 2.3 runs n game, ami made an
average of 5.8 hits per game off bis delivery
this season. To say that this Is good work
Is putting It mildly.
During the season, Rube has lost two
games by n margin of one run, live by
a margin of two runs and one by a margin
of three.
The fnll list of gnmes Bubo has pitch
ed this season follows:
Date.
Result.
3 to
17. Bent Blriiilngluiui. .
19. Lost to Htrinlnghiim
24. Bent Montgomery. .
27. Bent Nashville.. ..
MAY-
1. Beat Birmingham..
5. Beat Nash\|llc. . . . 4 t<
19. tost to New Orleans. 3 t
12. Bent New Orleans. . 3 t
K I .ost to Shreve|Hirt . 1 t<
21. Bent Memphis. ...4b
26. Bent Shreveport. . . 4 t<
9\ Bent Little Rock. .. 7 t<
JUNE-
Bent New Orleans. . 1 t<
Lout to Memphl!
to
New Orleans. 0 t
New Orleans, n t
Uttle Rock.. X t
I-out
Lost t*
5L U*st t
Lwt to Montgomcr
Unit to Blrmliighai:
JULY—
9. Bent Nashville. . .
J2. Beat Montgomery.
IV Beat Little Bock.
21. I*n*t to Memphis.
27. Beat New Orleans.
AUGUST—
1. Beat Nashville. . .
4. Bent Montgomery
11. Tied Nashville. ... 3 to 3.
23. Beat Birmingham. . . 3 to 1.
17. tost to Montgomery. 2 to 8.
~ * .3 to 1.
. 3 to 0.
II. Lost to New Orleans.. 4 to 7.
'Did not pitch full game.
123
123
124
124
123
124
127
.585
.569
.557
.540
.488
.330
.299
If Gans Meets Nelson Again
Winner Takes Entire Purse
By Private Leased Wire.
Goldfield. Nov., Sept. 5.~-"Good; I'll fight
Nelson again, if he wants to, but with
this difference: The winner must take
all," was Joe Gnua' reply when the Ilenrst
News Service correspondent told blip that
Billy Nolan was clamoring for another
chance nt him.
Gann was very earnest. He laughed
when be was Informed that Nolan had In
sisted that Nelson did not foul Gnus, and
that a deni was framed up to do Nelson out
of the title.
"Who will believe that?" said Gnus.
"If yon can find one man In that crowd
who saw us fight who will honestly u .
that Nelson had the edge on we, and tint
he did not foul me, not once, but a «]ot e|
times. I'll give him (600 cash. That sot*
to the limit.
"Now, here Is what I will do. pu
Nelson again next week, If he wants jo
the sooner the totter.
‘Til give him all he asked of me. ■■
far ns the actual fighting conditions at#
concerned.
"I'll agree to weigh In at 133 pounds.
I'U weigh In n doxen times the dnv
the fight If Nolan wonts It." ^
HUGHES WINS HIS GAME
FROM “LUCKLESS" SUGGS
ATLANTA 1 MEMPHIS 0
Maybe Memphis hns second place sewed up In a sack, but the Babblers did
not show it Tuesday when they lost to the Crockers by a score of 1 to 9.
The Atlanta players bad had n chance to rest up after their tiresome Jour
ney of Sunday and Monday, and they played the old time ball—the kind they
always play at home.
Tom Hughes faced George Suggs, and ns usual "Hard Luck George" lost h!i
game by n narrow margin. lie pitched great ball and allowed only two bit*
but bis own error, coupled with Oroxler's hit, cost hhn the gome.
Hughes vvns In fine trim, and had the Ilabbltes traveling the shut-out rout#
from start to finish. Three little singles were the tost they could do. Never
hns Hughes shown to better advantage, and be hud the Memphians wonderlug it
all stages.
The game was full of sunppy fielding. The line-up used by Atlnnta Tuesday
seems to be effective, and It may be seen quite often.
The Memphis team plnyed Its usual good game and the Babblers were flghtini
hard when the hist out vvns made In the ninth. They were just up against hotter
fielding and totter Hose running than they were used to.
The crowd looked rather small when the game started, but the spectators
poured steadily In for a half hour after the game started, and It Is likely
that Memphis pulled down something better than the guarantee.
The score follows:
MEMPHitP" XBTh. ri. P(». a:
atlanta-
Wlntcrs, rf..
Croxler, If. .
Smith, e.. ..
Morse, ss.. ..
Hoffman. 3b. .
Jordan. 2b.. .,
Fox. lb. .. ..
Archer, cf.. ..
Hughes, p.. ..
Totals
AB. B. II. 1*6.
....3 0 1 1 0
....1 112 9
...30071
..2 0 0 0 0
. ..3 0 0 (I 2
....3 0 0 7 3
..3 0 0 0 4
0 Itabb, 31 . ..
n Carter. If....
0 Nichols, ss.. ..
1 Nadeau, cf.. .
0 Carey, lb.. ..
0J. Smith, 2b.
0 Hurlhurt, c..
0 Suggs, p. .. .
1. P<». A. v
13 0 6
0 2 1#
....24 1 2 27 10 1 Totals..
..4 0 0 1 0 #
..3 0 0 1 5 0
..« 0 0 1 0 4
. .4 0 1 12 0 0
..2 0 0 1 1 0
..3 0 0 3 1 0
..3 0 1 0 3 1
..29 *0 *3 24 U 1
Score by Innings:
Atlanta
Memphis
..0 0 0 1 0 0
.0 0 0 0 0 0
Summary: Stolen bases, Carter, Thiel, Nadeau; sacrifice hits, J. Smith, Morse,
Croxler <21; first base on balls off Hughes 2, off Suggs 1; bit by pltehed ball by
Hughes (Nadeau); struck out by Hughes 4, by Suggs 3. Time, 1:33. Umpire, Hud-
derhaui.
Clubs—
Chicago . . .
Pittsburg . .
New York .
Philadelphia ,
Cincinnati .
Brooklyn . .
Ht. Louts .
Boston . . .
Plaved. Won. Lost. P. C.
. 128 96 32 .750
. 124 81 43 .653
. 121 78 43 .645
. 124 56 68 .451
. 127 . 52 75 .410
. 120 49 71 .409
. 126 46 80 .365
. 126 40 86
THREE GAMES A DAY.
The Olympics and The Atlanta Jour
nal played n double-header Monday morn
ing nt the corner of Highland avenue and
Btindolph street, the Olytuples taking both
games. Tin* scores were 10 to 0 nnd
to 0. The feature of the game wns t
fast playing of tho Olympics. They did uot
allow a man to reach first base dur
ing the first game.
The Olympics played the East Atlanta,
Jrs., Monday afternoon on the Intter’s
grounds, nt Sanders Crossing, the Olym
pies winning by the score of 7 to 1. The
detailed score fellows:
HAST ATLANTA, JUS.—
McCarthy, c
Palmer, p
Hamby, lb
David, ss
Stanley, 2b l
Bovvers, 3b 0
Bryan. If 0
Townley. cf 0
R. II.
....0
0
0
Keer
rf...
Totals.. ...
OLYMPICS
Everett, e.. .
Miller. ll».. .,
Rnmstend.
Hudson.
Pnmhnl.
..0 0 0
111
•51;:."
Terrell. 3b.
Frlddell. ef
Cheek, rf
Ixodtotter, If...
iv team wishing to get s game with
the oly tuple*, phone 2054 malt), and ask
for Harry Paschal.
NAT KAISER & CO.
Confldantlal loans on valuables.
Bargains In unredeemed Diamonds
15 Decatur St Kimball Houes
Clubs—
New York .
Chicago . . .
Philadelphia ,
Cleveland. .
Ht. Louis . .
Detroit . . .
Washington.
Boston .... 124
Plaved. Won. Lost. P. C.
.604
121
120
118
121
119
122
.695
.558
.551
.529
.471
.385
.314
TUESDAY’S RE8ULTS.
Southern—
Atlanta 1, Memphis 0.
American-
New York 7. Boston 0.
New York 1, Boston 0.
Philadelphia 10, Washington 3.
Ht. Louis 4, Detroit 3.
National-
New York 11, Boston 6.
Chicago 3, Cincinnati 1.
Pittsburg 5, St. Louis 1.
Philadelphia 6. Brooklyn 2.
American Association—
Louisville 5, Toledo 0.
Minneapolis 2, Kansas City 0.
Columbus 2. Indianapolis 0.
Milwaukee S', St. Paul 0.
Eastern-
Jersey City 8, Baltimore 2.
Providence 4, Newark 6.
Newark 16, Providence 8.
Baltimore 4, Jersey city 1.
Montreal 4, Toronto 3.
GUN CLUB SCORE8.
The Atlanta Gun Club held a shoot to tor
Day over Its traps nt Lakewood.
The scores follow:
1 3 1 3
25
5 l 36
"3"
Fender
Everett
Venable
2*1
20
18
29
19
29
16
5!
23
m
21
29
29
22
18
17
20
3
*29*
21
§
21
21
!b>iM>ndnft>r. . . . .
is
20
21
1'nole
Hflles
U.vuus
•»
21
20
IT
Bent Montgomery. .. 3 to
Best Montgomery. . . 5 to
Lost to Ulrmiughutu.. 2 to
Let Brennan, The Tailor,
Make your fall clothes, 3 E. Ala
bama St., opp. Century Building.
Napoleon to Job* |» playing ;n faster gnrae
at present than ever before. He I* with
out doubt the wouder of the baseball
world.
Ntoiie, of Ht. ton!*; Chaw, of New
York, and tojole, of Clov-elaml, are fight-
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Derbies $2.00 and $3.00, Emmons
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ATLANTA vs. MEMPHIS
SEPTEMBER 4 and 5.
Ladies* Day Today. Game Galled at 4 p. m.