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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 8,1908.
SPORTS
Edited by PERCY H. WHITING
FIGHT FOR SECOND PLACE IN LEAGUE
WARMS UP AS TEAMS NEAR FINISH LINE r |
— T ' 1 1
1 1 1 J
ATLANTA MAY RUN SECOND
IN SPITE OF HARD LUCK
HARVARD CREW RACED CAMBRIDGE TODAY
Memphis, seventy-three—flfty-two.
New Orleans, upvcnty-onf—fifty-
four.
Atlanta, seventy-two—flfty-flve.
That’* how the team* stand now In
the .race for second place.
Memphis ho* won only one more
name than Atlanta anil has lost three
less.
That would not be a (treat mnny— If
the season had happened to be young—
but quite a few with only a week and a
day to play.
The season ends next Saturday. At
that time Birmingham will be declared
the winner of the great and glorious
rag—which rng will be formally award
ed to Birmingham at the meeting of the
Southern League, which will be held
In the Alabama metropolis In Decem
ber.
This Is now a double-rivlted, special
ly reinforced, one-best-bet sort of a
cinch. Every man on the Baron team
can fall dead this afternoon and yet
the Barons will win. There Is nothing
to that, and hasn't been—not since It
became evident that the Southern
League, out of what looks like a rather
misguided spirit of generosity—decided
not to go Into the Castro matter.
But second place Is still open. And
Atlanta, New Orleans and Memphis are 1 organised.
running nose and nose—In the reverse
order from that named.
Atlanta has nine more games to play,
Including Saturday’s contest. Memphis
has eight.
Well. If Memphis loses live and wins
three, and Atlanta wins six and loses
three Atlanta will get second place.
The standing will then be:
Club. Won. Lost. Pet.
Atlanta 78 68 .871
Memphis 76 67 .6il
This winning of second place ought
not to be so difficult a matter. Shreve
port and New Orleans come next week
and they nrc both good clubs. But At
lanta Is the best In the South on her
own grounds and six out of nine. In
cluding one from Little Rock, ought to
be quite clnch-llke.
As for Memphis-next week Babb's
hired men will have to tackle Mont
gomery and Birmingham. The former
team ought to win a game or two and
the latter to cop the majority. If they
do, then Atlanta will win second place
and the team will get that thousand
dollars. For New Orleans does not
seem to be In at present, though the
pelicans din win n game Friday.
It will take hard work and good luck
to land Atlanta second—but here’s
hoping.
If Atlantn can finish second to Blrm
Ingham It will be the best performance
of eastern clubs since the league was
Salvidere Looks .the Best
Among2- Year-Olds of 1906
By J. 6. A. MACDONALD.
New York. Hept. A-Early In the year the
experts rooceded the 2-y«*ar-old champion'
i Ship to Water Pearl. Then before the ruu-
nln/r ot the Brighton he sprung a squeamish
i tendon and went out of training. Within
the very next week three comparatively tin
| beard of stars calmly moved within the
sphere of the championship ken—Salvidere,
i::*etltnc<w and Fountilnblenn. Klnce then
. their performances have t»een so high class
! a a to make-Water Pearl and Oran no bet
ter Iliad equals. With the Flatbuah Htakes
over, the 2-year-old championship laurels
must he finally awarded to one or other of
the above trio. There are but two othcra
worthy of consideration. A filly, James It.
Keene's Court Dress, has shown so well In
her atako engagements she really deserves
a ranking with the very top-notehera.
Then Oscar Isewlaohn'a colt, Yankee Gun,
ran ao strong a fourth to Electioneer, Pope
Joan and De Mund that he la regarded 1>y
many of the experts as the heat youngster
• In training. Pope Joan, deaplte her Futur
ity performance. In too whlspy to gain the
smite of a sharp observer.
« The Flatbush running baa not definitely
j;,/jettled the question of the championship
£,t 5 my mind. When the weather gets a lit-
IlotJa bit cooler I should like to see HairJdere,
** Fountalnbleau, Electioneer, De Mund, Yan-
' ket Gun, Peter Pan and Court Dreas run
down a seven furlong straightaway. Halvl-
dere ought to win. The absence of the
much-heralded colt. Jack Atkins, Is re
gretted on all sides as much because of the
(•opularlty of "Barney" Bchrteber aa the
qnlet understanding of the youngster's abll-
' |ty to trim the t>e»t of tho New fyrk "ba-
Met" when right.
Horace ft., another colt brought East by
Hcbrlebor, and which he sold
Messrs. Ilalney for 126.089, Is too small and
light In flesh to ahow the clnsa credited
him. He has not grown an Inch since
leaving Memphis. Tcnn., last May. All In
all, I regard Mnlvldero aa the greatest colt
of the year,* with Water Pearl almost ns
fast and classy. Bnlvldere went to John
E. Madden from the sales ring for 13.708.
He has won Just 141,660 for Madden since
then and could not bo purchased today for
140.000.
Fotintsinbleaii came East from Louisville,
Ky. He won two creditable races and then
"Diamond Jim" Brady secured him at $£>,-
000.
Electioneer Is by Voter, from the well
known innro guesnnl. "Billy" Lakelnud,
the old-time Jockey, who won fame In the
days of the Bay District course at Han
Francisco and the Mot arte course at New
Orleans, bought Electioneer as a yearling
for $2,900. James II. Keene bad given Major
Thomas, of Dlxlnnna Farm, n free service
of his sire, Voter. The major mated
Quesnsl. Funny thing that three years
later the progeny. Electioneer, should bent
Kcone'n own entry. Pope Joan, for tho $37,-
040 first money and the renown of Jhe 1900
Futurity, something Electioneer did, aa we
all know, on Heptember 1. Both Halvldere
and Electioneer nre alow beginners, hut
resolute flnlshera. Both will develop Into
tremendous S year-olds. Yankee Gun la the
one and only horse In Oscar Lewlshon’s
■table. He was running over the lenders In
the Futurity when the finish came. He Is
a son of Yankee and a great big colt
It. Keene's I'eter " ‘
turlty and Is n bit c
first class at that.
SHARKEY OUT FOR TROUBLE;
' CHALLENGES JIM JEFFRIES
New York, Heptember A—Tom Sharkey la
Willing to re-enter the ring with Jim Jef
fries, If the Goldfield club will hang up
n purse, say, of the paltry aum of $60,-
000.
If Jeffries will not agree to meet him,
Tom will take on any other good man. Hut
the purse must be $60,000 with Sharkey.
One of tho hardest fights between light-
weights that has taken place In this vi
cinity In some tluie was pulled off at
Fort Lee, when Jack I#ow*ry and Alex
Dunspeath. of Paterson, n»«»t. The mill
took place In a road house. The contest
was a gruelling one, and was won by Low-
try. In the fifteenth round, on a foul.
ihtk Langdon. of Philadelphia, made a
pronounced hit at Dayton. Ohio, last night,
when' be carried little Gus Bexennh, of
Cincinnati, along at such a fast dip for
twenty rounds that It looked gloomy for
Gna In the latter rounds. The decision
of • draw wna not well received. The
boys were re matched to box In October.
Mika 8chreck, the Cincinnati heavy
weight, la still after Sam llerger. Terre
This is ths Hsrvsrd ersw which
carried ths stsrs snd stripes in ths
rscs today sgainst ths Cambridge
craw.
This craw is ths sama which do-
faatsd Yals this spring in ths annual
Yale-Harvard rscs at Naw London,
on tho Thames.
This aggregation has dona soma
vary fast worn both in England and
Amsrica.
Perhaps no craw ever sent abroad
has attracted more attention than
this one.
They went unheralded. The money
to tend them was quietly raised ana
they were shipped to England,
But sines they have been there
they have done stunts which have
interested all students of rowina.
The crew was most wdrmly re
ceived in England and Its members
have won innumerable friends.
HARVARD IS BEATEN BY
IN GRUELLING RACE
CAMBRIDGE
DOWN THAMES
OUTFIELDER QUICK'S NAP
FEATURE OF DREAMY GAME
By EDWIN CAMP.
Except for the consequences of a little
aoooso that Mr. Quick took out In left
field, aud a ninth liming flurry, Friday's
game wus as serenely Innocuous as a rest
cure sanatorium. Although the score was
only 2 to 1, the Travelers never nettled
In danger of winning, except In the flunl
stanza, wbeu T. Hughes grew a little bit
careless.
The little nap Mr. Quick took -proved
the most exciting event of the day. provok
Ing Chief Zimmer to fearful wrath ami
resulting in the ejection, of the sleepy one
from the game. Quick was stationed out
In left field, and up to the fourth Inning
had had notblug to do but dreniu of days
that had ua happy been, when Jim Fox
lifted a sky-scraper toward lilm.
On the ball flew In Its ascendent course,
but Quick stood ns firm ns the rock of
Gibraltar, bla forehead In Ills hand nud a
look of deep dejection writ all over hla
physique.
It's hard to hare to play with a tall-
ender.
But, on the ball flew, and still mute
and Inglorious stood Quick, when Zimmer
cut loose a heartrending shriek.
Quick Jumped, nnd then started for the
hall. But he started the wrung way, nnd
before be switched, Morse scored and JJm
Fox got to second.
Then Zimmer ordered Quick to the
bench, nnd put Allen In left field. Quick
chewed the rng a while with his dear
manager, but there were no casualties.
Hughes was the master at all times. Lit
tle Hock's only run came In the first In
ning. the product of Zimmer's stroll, Gll-
tiert's sacrifice nnd DeArnioud's single.
Long Tom made the unusual record of
retiring the Travelers on three pitched
balls In the sixth Inning. Zimmer, Gilbert
nud DeArmoud each hit the flrat bail i.itrk.
ed. 1 *
Atlantn bit Brady freely, but dldn t mq
many runs as a result. Winters’
Croxler’a sacrifice nnd 8. Smith’s doubij
gave due .run In the first. Johnson» e p.
ror on Morse's fly, Iloffuian'a bunt flD d
Quick's nap gave Atlanta another fn »h.
fourth.
The throwlug of Bid Smith was sterling
976-1000 fine. He had five assists, threj
of which were secured in retiring would,
be baae-ruuners. Once, Bcrnlc Mc(’ny tried
Otto Jordan's fudge steal, but Smith and
Jordan cut him off. Zimmer also did prep
ty good catching.
The tabulated dlglta:
I.1TTI.I: itUPEZ AlT'll. II. f.
Kl linin'
(illlii'rt. of
DeArmond, rf.. .
Quick. If
Allen. If
Bird, Sb
Met'ay, 2b
Johnson, aa
Kiniiuerllug, lb..
Brady, p
•Douglas
-* 1 0 4 ] |
-.801300
..4 ft 2
Totals .. ..
•Hatted for Allen In ninth.
.. ..4 ft 0 1 j a
...no o r. i a
....3 0 0 1 1 1
....2 0 0j>lo
. ...3 0 0 0 6 0
....0 0 0 0 0 o
1 4 24 15 "i
ATLANTA-
Winters, rf
t 'rosier. If
H. Smith, c
Morse, ss
Hoffman. 3b
Jordan. 2b
Fox.
Wallace, ef
Hughes, p
Totals.. .. .. ....
Score by luuliigs:
Little ltock.. .. 100 000 Oftft—i
Atlantn .. .. .. 100 ino no*-;
Hniuuuiry: Two-Imse hits. »; Smith, r«x;
stolen liases. Winters; sacrifice hits, ('ro
sier. Hoffman, Gilbert; flrat base on balls
off Hughes 3; struck out by Hughes 6. by
Brady 2. Time, 1:45. Umpire, Ituddcrbmn.
All. lUl mii
..4 1 2 0 0 J
.3 0 1 3 (i o
.4 0 3 6 5,
. .3 o o n o o
...3 0 0 0 I 0
• ■29 2 9 27 IS l
HOW CAMBRIDGE WON THE GREAT RACE
Putney, England, Bept. 8.—The winning of the Cambridge crew from Harvard this afternoon wax one of
the finest contests ever rowed on the historic Putney ti> Mortluke course.
At 4 o'clock tho wind freshened nnd cut up the water or the Thamee. which was setting In with the last ot
the flood tide. This put an obstacle In the way of the rowers which smashed all hopes of making tho course In
record time.
It was 4:28 when the crew put their shells In the water.
The actual start of the race was two minutes ahead of schedule. Harvard won the toss for positions and
hnd the Surrey berth, while Cambridge was In the Middlesex position. The real advantage at the start was with
Cambridge, however, for tho Middlesex side of the river at Putney forms the Inner course of the flrst turn.
So at 4:28 the race was on. Cambridge, taking full advantage of her position, put her full power Into the
stroke nnd succeeded In gaining a slight lend at the very start. Harvard struggled beautifully und In perfect form
to keep up with tho Englishmen, but they were at great disadvantage against the wind nnd the cantabs pulled
away to such an extent that Cambridge was two and a quarter lengths to the good nt Crabtree.
The boys from tho United States did not lose heart for a minute, but plugged steadily along. On the other
hand, the long continued strain hnd begun to tell on tho leaders, who began to fall back a bit, so that when the
crews came under Hammersmith bridge the Yankees hnd made up a length and a quarter.
Inch by inch the crimson boat ale Into the lend of Its rival. As the crews passed Beverly Brook Harvard was
only one length'to the bad and the rowers were still In ns good form as at the start.
Now the race was nip and tuck, Cambridge striving to pull away and Harvard bending every effort to borne
In even term* with her.
At Load Mills the boats were still Just about a length apart, the bow of the crlmnon being on even terms
with the stern of the light blue. Each crew was putting It up to the tune of 37 strokes a minutes.
As tho racers came up Dovers, watchers on the bank saw the light of confidence grow bright In the .eyes
of the giants from America. Captain Fllley called for a spurt, and the flght was on. Little by little, but with
the precision of fate, the crimson shell answered to the strength of her drivers. Little by little her bow was
pushed up along the quarter of the Britishers. Even ns they were about to enatch victory from defeat, the Har
vard boat wont wrong. These races on the Thames are battles of coxswains, anyway, and It Is probably due to the
superior knowledge of the waters of the course stored up In the memory of Cambridge's pilot that she won. How
ever this may be. certain It Is that the Harvard boat went wrong at Chiswick. Blagden steered his boat out too
fnr in the stream and that Is the story of his crew’s defeat. .
At Thornycrofts, Cambridge was lending by one and a half lengths nnd at Devonshire Meadows there
was two lengths between the boats. The race wns won then, and the Cambridge men let up a little, whereat
the Harvard boat n-nln caught up a little nnd finished only two lengths In the rear.
Tho offlclal time of the Cambridge crew wns 19:18. ,
Haute, Gram) Itnplils nnd Davenport rtubs
nre ready to put tlm men, If ths nisteb
esu tie srrsngvd.
Tommy Murray, of Ilnrlem, outpointed
Johnny Dwyer, of Perth Amlsiy, In one
of the fastest wind ups ever pull'll off In
Philadelphia, at the Xatloual Athletic Club,
last night.
Joe Jeanette, the colored heavyweight,
who kiioeked out ''Illaek Bill," nt Pltlln- | n g that the affair Is an qren money prop,
dolphin, on Thursday night, In anxious tot osltlon.
meet Al Ksiifuuin In a sli.round bout In \oboily denied that the Harvard men nre
the Quaker city. The National Athletic ln t, ( ,|(,, r y„ rm> i„,t, on the other hand, the
Club Is ready to offer a purse If Knuf-1 Cambridge oarsmen hnd the advautage of
nmu will atdeatep the color line aud make | greater familiarity with tho course, which
Putney, England, Bept. 9-IIonr* before
the time set Tor the grout contest between
Harvard nnd Fainhrldge over this hlatori
enl course, the river batiks and bridges
were erowded and every available point
the water was occupied by boats gully
decorated.
The light blue colors of Cambridge pre
dominated. but there, wns nlao un ahum
dant Sprinkling of rrlmson. Mnny English
tneu wore tho two colors In combination.
There seemed to lie nn unanimity of oplu
Ion Hint the race would bo the greatest
International nffnlr ever contested betw
onratuen, nud while some bets are l»elng
made st odds of 6 to 6 In favor of Cam
bridge, It wna tho genral belief thin nioru-
the match.
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O WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Little Rock In Atlanta.
Memphis In Nashville.
New Orleans In llirinlngham.
Shreveport In Montgomery.
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The Georgian’s Score Card.
WINTER8. rf
CROZIER. If
8. SMITH, c..
MORSE, ss
HOFFMAN. 3b
JORDAN, 2b
JIM FOX, lb
E. II L. ROCK.
DOUGLA88, c
GILBERT, cf
DEARMOND. rf
i QUICK, If
BIRD. 3b
JOHNSON, ss
r
WALLACE, cf ...,|
i! KEMMERL'O, lb
JOHN FOX. p
ALLEN, p
TOTAL'S -
TOTALS
Score by Innings: 1 2*4
» 10 11—R
w
Item of no small Importance In
race of this kind.
An effort «wns made this inornlng to se
cure some expression of opinion on the
outcome from both mptnlns.
Captain Goldsmith, of the Cantab*, said
liefor* the race:
"Flense do not think that no do not real
ise that the Americana nre foeraen worthy
of our greatest efforts. We have been
greatjy pleased with the attitude of the
ynnkee captain and Ids men, and nre sur
prised at their wonderful Improvement lu
form since their arrival nt Pntney. But,
of course, we expect to win. Wo Indleve
wo nre Just ns fust as the Americans, and
have the additional advantage of being fa
miliar with the tides nud eddies of the
river. We do not expect to wlu by n
great margin, but we certainly should
come home to Mortlake fully a length In
the lead."
Captain Fllley po**e*«M| nil the confidence
Irani i»f full atreiigtli ami perfect reliance
upon Ids crew mates, lie said:
"We came over here to win, and hope
to realise our expectation*. A race of this
kind depend* upon the knowledge of the
coxswain fully ns much us the oaraiiinu»tifp
of the crew. Blagden has made a special
am! careful study of this course since
we have been here, nml we are willing
to sir lu front ot him. ami believe Hint
he will «b» tlm piloting correctly If w*
furnish the apeed."
GREAT INTEREST FELT.
The race Is*tween the crews of the Eng
lish nnd American "Cniubridgere" has «>e-
cusbmed quite as much intercut along the
Thames ns the usual luter-uulverslty races
t»etwecu crews of the English college*.
There Is no ilisguslng the fact also that
Harvard has won mnny staunch support
ers from the very ranks atf English row
ing cracks.
On every band, comment# i-onrernlug the
respective abilities of the rlwil eights can
Is* heard, but never a harsh word ngnlust
the |«i|s who have nunr from across the
sea* to contest with the lM*#t college oars
men of the British Isle*.
The odd# on the outcome nre close to
even money, with a shade In favor of the
Americans. A nttmlier of things have en
tered Into the shaping of these «nM*. The
Harvard boy* have lieen subjected to the
scrutiny during their dally practice
■pins on the river, with the result that
every trick nnd catch of their rowing Is
kuown. Even tho most ardent partisan of
old Cantab must confess that the form of
the Americans Is perfect. They are train
ed to the hour, nud show no evidence of
having Imen through one gruelling contest
already this year. . .
On the other hand, It must be admitted
that the Englishmen nre not perfectly fit.
They have all the confidence needed, but
their work does not show the nulted finish
of their rivals, nml when they have been
subjected to sever** strain, they show signs
of exhaustion. This Is not true of tlu* liar
vnrd boys. Even after their most severe
trials, they have come down the course
without apparent fntlgue.
There I* a vast difference In the style of
the two crews. The Harvard I tout Is rig-
god with nil the modern appliances to aid
the rowers lu their work. Hlldltig stents,
swivel outriggers, lightweight—nothing has
been omitted. Thus nlded, the Americans
go to their work with a long slides which
lengthen# out their pull to n very appre
ciable extent. This arrangement makes It
possible f*w the rowers to put every pound
of strength Into the stroke; legs, laxly and
arms nil contribute someth lag to the re
sult. With the English rowers. It Is dif
ferent. Their stroke Is 1 governed from the
w*nlst up, and the greatest burden comes
upon the nrtna hud the small of the bark.
Whlle.lt Is possible to give some Idea of
the style of the two crews nml their vis
ible condition. It will he quite Impossible to
ntiy adequate line on them until the
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O UNASSISTED TRIPLE O
O MADE BY BIG MURCH. O
O O
O Murch, tho Ms flrat baseman O
O of the Mutu'hcnter team of the O
O New EngUtml League, iierformefl O
O the feut of executing n triple play 0
O unassisted In the flrat gume of O
O toilay’a double-header. Drohnn O
O and Coveney of the home team O
O loth singled, the former being O
O held nt second ba*e on Coveney's O
O lilt. Then Knvunagh, a left-hand O
O hitter, came to bat and drove a O
O liner done to the ground, directly O
O toward Murrh. Murch put down O
O hi* hand and the ball *tuck In hla O
O mitt. He then touched the bag, O
O putting out Coveney, and as Dro- O
O hun had circled around paat third O
O bane, Murch trotted to second O
O bane nnd touched that bag, com- O
O pletlng the triple play. O
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O BERGER AND O'BRIEN O
O SION FOR A FIGHT. O
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O Chicago, Sept. 8.—Philadelphia O
O Jack O'Brien nnd Sam Berger O
O la*t night nigned article* for an- O
O other content They style it the O
O "heavy weight championship of O
O the world." O
O The articles were drawn up and O
O signed In ten* than a half hour'* O
O conference and there wa* little ar- O
O gument over the proylslon*. They O
O will meet «ome time In January. O
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captain* have tanned for position*.
SOMETHING ABOUT COUR8E.
The I'nlney rourae I* not straightaway,
as the case on the American rouraes. The
Thame* between Putney nnd Mortluke hau
the nltnpe of u great home shoe magnet,
with the legs turned outward, tlm* mak
ing n rourae with three turns. The north
ern aide of tile rourae, or the outside of the
horse shoe. Is on lha Middlesex *16*. It
I* evident to ntiy one who will look nt
tin; ninp, that the crew having the Middle-
*<-x liorth will have the name adrantuxe
aa the horae which haa the poaltlon on
the rail. Should the crew bolding the
no I side of Murrey berth succeed In holding
tltelr iMuit on eveiujennn with the fnvor-
II''*, they will have n great advantage
when they turn the curve (uto the main
hotly of the home shoe.
The flnnt curve of the course haa been
estimated to lie worth three-quart era of
a length to the crew having the Middlesex
l«crtli. It la plula to lie aeen. therefore,
that should the crew In the Murrey posi
tion secure u lend of n length un the great
curve nnd stilt maintain Ita strength. Its
chnneea of wiunlng are of the lieat.
It la stated thut the Cambridge crew
pinna to aturt Immediately and gain what
ever advantage la possible on the outside,
with the hope of placing Harvard In the
stern poaltlon and tiring her ont. If the
Harvard men are fooled l»y (inch tactics It
will lie their own fault, for they know
Just bow long It will take to cover ths
course, nnd It Is supposed that they will
row at their average speed throughout,
paying little heed to the tactics of the
Britishers.
The enurae Is 44 miles long, a hnlf mile
longer than the VsIr-Harvard course st
New 1-ondon, hut this fort will not euuse
the llnrrnrd crew any worry, for the race
Is to la* rowed ou the flood tide, which
will more than compensate for the extra
distance.
PERSONNEL OF CREWS.
Her.' is the personnel of the two teams
ns they will race:
Some Shattered Comment
On Baseball Happenings
Of coane. Atlanta won. BET—
Ho did Memphis, New orlenna nnd
Hhreveport.
If the other eastern claim will not do
their duty, what chauco has Atlanta for
second place.
Poor old Nashville Is suffering nnder the
reign of n pair of Incompoteuts—Shuster
and Wnlhscott.
The latter Is comparatively Innocnoua—
but that Shuster!!
J. riuvlus be thanked. It rained part of
the afternoon In Nashville, and only one
game could be played. Here's hoping It
rains today.
The. Breltensteln—the pitcher antique,
the umpire pugnacious, the relic Interest
ing—let Birmingham down with three lilt*,
and helped the Pelicans to beat the Bar
ons.
Pfcnnlngcr nud R/an are umpiring In Bir
mingham. Ought to be a pretty good
team.
That race for the pennant ln the Amer
ican League Is warming up right along—
and the teams still have a month to go.
Likely to In* a very heated proposition be
fore the finish Is reached.
The New Yorkers nre leading by a nose
right now, with Chicago nn entertaining
second, and Cleveland right there.
The race looks to Im between the first
two, though there Is no telling about the
Fish.. ..
Flint.. .
Morgan..
Ne whit II..
Fllley....
Blagden..
....No. ___ „ .
.. ..No. 3.. ..
So. 4.. .
. ..No. 5.. .,
.. ..No. <?.. ..
...No. 7
..Stroke.. ..
. ..Coxswain..
. ..itomtldsnti
.. ..Baynes
Powell
...Johnstone
Htenard
Scott
DILLON LEADS BUNCK.
BLAKE TO COACH
< GORDON AGAIN
!
Frank Blake, a memlter of the famous
Blake family, five of whom have been foot
ball players, nud who has won such wide'
spread reputation ns a football eoarh, leaves
Sunday night to resume charge of the crack
prep team of Gordon Military Institute, nt
Barnes/tlle, On., says The Nashville Ban
Last season, under the able coaching of
Frank Blake, the Georgians mopped up
with the best prep teams In the ftiuth,
playing Tech a goutl game, aud could have
defeated Georgia. Even the mighty Moon
ey team lost the verdict In a uilx-up with
the Barnenvllle bunch.
This season the efforts and the schedule
of Coach Blake's charges will 1h» eveu
more ambitious. Bnrnesvllle will play Au
barn. University of Florida, probably Tech
again; Welsh Neck, the South Carolina
prep champions, the Hoys' High school
nnd Dnhloncgn. Should Couch Itlnke
the prt*p championship of that section
again, hi# team will challenge the cham
pion* of Teuuevsee again, aud the game
may be played In Nashville this time, as It
was played in Georgia Inst year.
Coach Blake's team will average lmtween
145 and 158 potimts this season, but what
It may luck In weight It will more than
make up In speed nnd generalship, for the
latter qualities have always characterized
the efforts of this splendid young coach.
Frank Blake has been coaching three years
now*, nnd In that period hn* lost only five
games, nml failed to score In only two of
those. It would not In* surprising to his
many friends and admirers to see him
coaching a big college team next year. It
I# #abl that several unlvendtlea have Inn*u
dickering with him for terms.
Blake uses the Yoet-MrGugln "hurry-up"
luck of hasebnll, and. perhaps, Clevtlxnd
niny not l>e beaten yet.
With the minor leagues closing up right
along these days. It la likely that several
of the ninjor league teams will be strength
ened—eapeduIly In the line of pitchers.
Tommy Hnghes, for example, in not likely
to weaken tho New York Americans, or
Llebhnrdt the Cleveland team. Ami they
nre only two of a large bunch of tnlrlen
who will he with the big league teams
for tho last month ot the aennon.
In the National* League, Chicago still
runs out ln front, with a margin of nliout
.109 separating her from McGraw's Micks.
Winters nnd Sid Smith were there with
the safe hits, aa usual. They have l»een
doing a bunch of bitting of late. Jimmy
Fox broke bark Into the base hit col
umn again, and may be bock on his hitting
stride.
It Is a pleasure to see Chief Zimmer
work lH»blnd the I tat. Time was when
"the chief" wna one of the best In the
business, and he has not forgotteu nil
It yet.
What n team of old-time wonder it con M
In* dug up In the Southern League-wlth
Zimmer catching. Breltensteln pitching.
Harry Vaughan on first base nnd bnsty
Miller In the outfield. These men were
among the lieat lu the world In their day—
nnd they are pretty well preserved vetersni
right today.
league Standings j
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First—Lieutenant Dillon, l.\ S. E., 1J0 out
of a (Nksslble 150.
Second—Captain F. 1*. Graham, l*. S. I.,
129.
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m.
F4»urth—Sergeant Brass, Montana. 139.
Fifth—Corporal Gandy, t\ 8. I., 13$.
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Clubs—
Birmingham
-Memphis . ,
New Orleans
Atlanta . . .
Shreveport .
Montgomery,
Nashville.
Little Rock ,
SOUTHERN.
Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
. 124 79 46 .417
. 126 73 52 .S*t
. 126 71 54 .54!
. 12 7 72 56 .887
. 126 6 8 58 .540
. 125 61 64 .!«!
. 1*7 43 84
j 131 38 93 :M
Clubs—
Plaved
Won. Lost.
PC
f'hlcago . .
. . 130
98
32
.754
Pittsburg . .
. . 127
t.i
46
.638
New York
. 125
82
43
.633
Philadelphia
. . 127
58
69
.457
Cincinnati .
. . 130
54
76
.413
Brooklyn . .
. .124
49
75
.395
St. Louie . .
. . 130
48
82
.369
Boston . .
. 129
41
SS
.311
AMERICAN.
Cluba—
Played. Won. Lost.
New York .
. . 124
76
48
.611
Chicago . .
. . 121
74
49
.6u*
Cleveland .
. 120
67
53
.551
Philadelphia
. . 123
68
55
.553
Ht. Louis .
. .123
64
59
Detroit . .
. 121
66
65
.461
Washington.
. 125
48
77
Boston . . .
. . 127
40
87
FRIDAY'8 RE8ULT8.
Southern—
Atlanta 2. Little Rock 1-
Memphis 4. Nashville 2.
New Orleans 2. Birmingham 0.
Shreveport 8, Montgomery
American—
New York 3. Philadelphia 2.
Boston 4, Washington 1.
National—
Chicago 9, Pittsburg 1.
New York 4. Brooklyn 2-
Philadelphia 1. Boston 0.
Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 3.
American Association—
Toledo S. Louisville 0.
Columbus 5, Indianapolis 4.
Minneapolis 5, Kansas CUT *■
St. Paul 14, Milwaukee 9.
Eastern—
Newark 2. Baltimore 0.
Rochester 9, Montreal 1.
Buffalo 3, Toronto 1-
SAME OLD STORY-
Bussey deans and reshapes all
and itlff hats. 28 1-2 Whitehall St-
Atlanta vs. Little Rock
SEPTEMBER 8
Last Game ot Series. Game Galled 3:30.