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THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 9. 1923
JACKSON'S FIELDINGIS
FEATURE OF GAME Al
PLAYGROUND DIAMOND
Fast Backward Running Catch in
Sixth Cheered by More Than
Thousand Fans
DAVENPORT IS INVINCIBLE
Norris and Baby Wilder Both
Sent to Showers After Being
Batted Unmercifully
Americus easily defeated Arling
ton at the Playground diamond
here Wednesday atternoon, 13 to
0. The game, generally speaking,
was slow and uninteresting, but a
couple of brilliant plays which
punctuated the contest won the ap
plause of more than a thousand
fans who were present. One of
these was a backward running catch
in the sixth, when Joe Jackson
handled Folmar’s high fly to deep
center, and robbed the Arlington
batter of an easy homer. This was
characterized by many as the most
sensational and spectacular play
ever seen on a minor league dia
mond. Jackson also starred in the
third when with the bases filled he
drove out a homer that counted
four tallies for Americus.
Norris, who started on the vis
itors, was both wild and weal, pass
ing three batters and giving up
seven hits, while ‘Baby’ Wilder who
succeeded him was touched for nine
hits that counted six runs during
the four innings he hurled, in ad
dition to being credited in the sum
mary with one wild toss. Daven
port, who pitched for Americus,
was in great form, giving up only
seven scattered safeties, with no
visiting runner passing second on
the trip aronud the bases.
Following the conclusion of the
game, it was currently reported
upon the streets here that the Ar
lington and Dawson teams had de
cided to disband for the season,
but no official confirmation of this
counld be obtained this morning.
The box score:
Americus— ab. r. b. po. a. e.
Nolan, 2b., 4 3 3 6 3 0
Williams, 3b4 3 10 10
Elmore, Ifs 3 4 0 0 0
Jackson, cf 4 12 10 0
Brannen, lb 4 0 1 9 2 0
Parsons, rfs 0 10 0 0
Lindsey, sss 2 3 8 7 0
Duren, c 3 0 2 8 0 0
Davenport, c 4 110 0 0
Totals 38 13 18 32 13 0
Arlington— ab. f. h, po. a. e
Adams, lb 3 <? I 8 2 0
Davis, ss3 0 1 2 2 1
Thrasher, rf4 0 1 2 2 0
Folmar, cf 4 0 2 0 1 0
Lawrence, 3b. ..401111
Lightfoot, 2b. ..4 0 0 3 3 1
Graybill, If 4 0 C 1 0 0
Morgan, c 3 0 0 5 0 0
Wilder, p1 0 0 0 0 0
Norris, p 2 0 1 2 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 24 11 3
Score by innings:
Americus 004 321 30x—13 18 0
Arlington 000 000 000— 0 7 3
Summary: Home runs, Jackson.
Two-base hits, Lindsey, Nolan, El
more. Struck out by Norris, 3; by
Wilder, 1 ; by Davenport 7. Base
on balls, off Norris, 3; off Wilder,
!• off Davenport, 1. Double plays,
by Brannen to Lindsey; ;Lawrence
to Adams; Thrasher to Davis;
Lightfoot to Adams. Passed ball,
Morgan. Wild pitch, avenport,
Wilder. Sacrifice hits, Davis, Du
ren. Left on bases, Americus, 5;
Arlington 6. Norris pitched 4 in
nings with 7 runs and 9 hits; Wild
er pitched 4 innings with 6 runs
and 9 hits; Davenport pitched 9
innings with no runs and 7 hits.
Time of game, 1:40. Attendance
estimated at 1,600. Umpire Mayer.
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HOW THEY
STAMU
SOUTH GEORGIA CIRCUIT
Yesterday s Results.
At Americus 13; Arlington 0.
At Blakely 2; Bainbridge 5. 1
Albany 7; Dawson 5.
TEAM— Won Lost Pct.
AMERICUS 11 4 .734
Bainbridge 9 6 .600
Blakely 6 7 .462
Albany 77 .500
Arlington 6 8 .427
Dawson 3 10 .231
Where They Play Today
Bainbridge at Americus.
Arlington at Albany.
Blakely at Dawson.
SALLY LEAGUE
Yesterday’s Results.
At Gastonia 5; Macon 13.
At Augusta 4; Charlotte 1.
At Greenville 7; Spartanburg 5.
TEAM— Won Lost Pct.
Macon 22 15 .595
Charlotte 21 16 .568
Spartanburg .18 16 .529
Augusta 16 17 4''s
Greenville 16 19 .457
Gastonia 12 23 .343
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterday’s Results
At Boston 0-3; Detroit 4-2.
At Philadelphia 3; Chicago 5. .
At New York 3; St. Louis 4. I
Only three games scheduled.
TEAM— Won Lost Pct.
New York .68 34 .667
Cleveland .57 47 .548
St. Louis 53 49 .520
Detroit 48 49 .495
Chicago . 48 52 .480
Washington ..45 54 .455
Philadelphia 44 56 .440
Boston 39 61 .390
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday’s Resoults
At Pittsburg 2-5; Brooklyn 9-2.
At Chicago 4; Philadelphia 2.
At St. Louis 4; New York 3.
Only three games scheduled.
TEAM— Won Lost Pet.
New York 69 37 651
Pittsburg .61 42 .592 ,
Cincinnati 61 43 .581 i
Chicago 55 49 .529 ,
Brooklyn 52 51 505
St. Louis 53 53 .500
Philadelphia 34 69 .330
Boston 30 72 .294
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Yesterday s Results.
At New Orleans 6; Littlj Rock
2. f
At Mobile 6; Memphis 3.
At Birmingham 12-4; Chatta
nooga, 5-1.
At Nashville 4; Atlanta 5.
TEAMS Won Lost Pct.
New Orleans 64 37 .634
Mobile 59 45 567
Nashville 57 52 .523
Birmingham 53 51 .510
Atlanta 53 52 .505
Memphis 52 53 .495
Chattanooga ...44 65 .404
Little Rock 38 63 .376
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SHAKY KAIN BLEW UP
IN SIXTH AT DAWSON
Notwithstanding This, Albany
Won 7-5, Hicks Finishing
1 on Mound
DAWSON, August 9. Shaky ;
Kain pitched wonderful ball dur
ing five innings of Wednesday’s
game here, but in the sixth he blew
up, and was batted out of the box.
Kicks who replaced him held the
locals to two hits during the re
maining innings and the final score
was Albany 7, Dawson 5. Sullivan
who worked for the locals, was
wild in the beginning when he
I walked six Albany batters. Reed,
! for Albany and Marquard for the
I locals, won the fielding honors of
'the game. The box score:
' Albany— ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Reed, 55....3 2 0 17 1
Cooper, 3b5 1 2 2 0 0
Eldridge, If 3 1 0 2 0 0
McCullough, lb 4 0 1 12 0 0
Mitchell, cf 4 112 10
McCullough, rs. 3 11 0 0 1
Cameron, 2b3 1 0 3 4 0
Angle, c)..3 0 0 1 0 0
Kimbrell, c1 0 0 3 1 0
Kain, p 3 10 110
Hicks, p1 0 10 0 0
Totals 33 77 27 14 2
I Daw>on— ab. r. h. po. a. e.
, Marquard, 2b4 114 5 0
I Ponre, If 4 0 110 0
I Winn, cf 4 12 12 0
Daniels, rf4 1 2 2 0 0
Sullivan, p 3 110 3 0
Webb, lb 4 0 1 15 0 1
Brunner, ss4 0 0 3 4 0
Rawson, c1 0 0 10 1
Comisky, 3b4 0 0 0 3 2
Pfeiffer, cf 2 1 0 0 0 0
' Totals 34 5 8 27 17 4
Score by innings:
Albany 105 000 001—7
Dawson LOOO 005 000—5
Summary: Three-base hits, Sul
livan. Two-base hits, C. FcCul
lough, Winn, Daniels, Webb, Hicks.
Sacrifice hits, Eldridge. Sacrifice
flies, T. McCullough. Double plays,
Reed to Cameron to McCullough;
Brunner to Marquard to Webb.
Struck out, by Kain, 1; by Hicks,
3; by Sullivan, 3. Hits, off Kain,
6; off Hicks, 2. Wild pitch, Sul
livan. Bases on balls, off Kain, 1 ;
off Sullivan, 6. Winning pitcher,
Kain. Umpire, Evans. Time, 1:50.
Our objection to work is there
are so many things to do.
Song writers are not as ragg
ed as their music.
Central of Georgia Railway Shows Improvement in Service to
Shippers
The transportation of persons and property is attended by certain inevitable difficulties
and hazards which do not handicap ordinary b usiness; conducted from a fixed habitation.
The public naturally does not understand the extent and variety of these difficulties and is
chiefly interested in results. Transportation is engaged in a continual warfare against those
forces that might prevent it from being safe, adequate and dependable.
Reference has been made in these statements to the progress made by the Central of
Georgia toward the goal that is always before it—perfection of service. It has been shown
that the passenger trains lack only a little of one hundred percent, maintenance of schedules;
that losses to baggage are negligible; that passengers have been so safe-guarded as to pre
vent any fatality for more than six years.
Business men are interested in another branch of the service—the handling and delivery
of freight without loss, damage or delay—and here also excellent progress has been made
by the Central of Georgia. Every class of shipper suffers by loss and damage to freight and is
benefited by the reduction of those items of wastage. The general public has a direct interest
because this unnecessary drain upon railway resources must be added to the transportation bill
of the nation, to say nothing of the annoyance and inconvenience of damaged shipments.
In 1916 the Central of Georgia Railway Company paid out in freight claims the sum of
$54,698-00. There followed a period marked by a decline in the morale —a period marked
likewise by an alarming growth in loss and damage claims, until in 1920 these registered
more than a ten fold increase and reached the astounding figure of $597,483. The rise in com
modity prices was reflected in these increased payments, but doubtless the principal factor in
this unhappy result was human behaviour, demoralized by the excitement of war activities-
With the restoration of railway property to its owners, the prevention of loss and damage
was taken vigorously in hand by the railways. The Central of Georgia for instance, estab
lished a special department, the purpose of which is to have freight so handled that it will
reach its destination in the same order and condition that it left its point of origin. No method
of education or co-operation is neglected. Reports are required, bulletins are issued, motion
pictures are displayed, meetings are held with the object of stopping the waste and securing
’ continued co-operation, ’ which is our slogan for the current year.
The year 1920 with its loss and damage claims of $597,483 marked the peak. In 1921
this amount was decreased to $375,707. But this total was still far too great and represented
a payment for loss and damage of one cent out of each dollar received as freight revenue.
The campaign was continued through 1922 and last year the payments showed a further de
crease to $199,123 —a reduction of $176,584 or nearly fifty per cent. Last year, therefore,
less than three quarters of a cent out of each dollar received from freight revenue was paid out
for loss and damage. Our employes have pledged themselves to still further reduction for
1923, though few railways can boast of so low a ratio of claim payments.
Acknowledgment is gratefully made of the co-operation of patrons which has enabled
the management to bring down the losses from nearly six hundred thousand dollars in 1920
to less than two hundred thousand dollars in 1922—a reduction of 66 per cent.
Shippers of freight have responded to the railway’s plea for co-operation with well di
rected efforts. This help has been evidenced in many ways, such as the accurate marking and
filling in of bills of lading; by the eradication of old marks on packages; by careful packing of
cases; by correct bracing, crating and banding; by wire strapping and the use of proper con
tainers. Insecure and careless packing of freight is an invitation to theft, as well as inadequate
protection against transportation hazards.
The Central of Georgia takes pride in its record of handling freight accurately, promptly
and safely- It proposes to give even better service in the future than in the past. To this end it
welcomes the aid of shippers, whose interest in this matter is as great or greater than that of
the railway. A A -A,
Constructive criticisms and suggestions are invited.
T 1 W 2 iSTKrftW w. a. winburn,
P resident, Central of Georgia Railway Company.
Savannah, Ga., August 9, 1923. J
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
BAINBRIDGE WINS
in BLAKELY GAME
Turk Had One Bad Inning Dur
ing Which Winnres Scored
Five Tallies
BLAKELY, August 9.—One bad '
inning during which Bainbridge
scored five tallies on four hits, two
errors, a walk, a fielder's choice
and a sacrifice, cost Blakely Wed
nesday’s game here. Turk, who
was on the mound for the home
team, was invincible in every
other frame, giving up only seven
hits, against 9 yielded by Roberts
who worked for the visitors. Ros
endfeld and Dutto handled several
difficult chances and Edwards’ one
hand stab of Parrish’s hot Ijner was
a feature of the game. The box
score:
Bainbridge— ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Rosenfeld, cfs 114 0 0
Knowles, lbs 118 10
Dutto, If 4 1 0 4 0 2
Parrish, rf4 0 2 0 0 0
Arnold, ss3 0 0 1 3 0
Wheeler, 3b4 0 0 0 2 0
Angley, c 4 1 2 71 C
Harmon, 2b. — ;r 4 114 3 0
Roberts, p--3 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 7 27 10 2
Blakely— ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Jenkins, Ifs 1110 0
Woodruff, 3b5 0 1 2 3 1
Pounds, rfs 0 110 0
Clarke, cf 3 0 0 5 0 0
Wilkes, ssl 0 0 2 2 2
Rose, 2b4 0 2 1 0 O’
Edwards, lb 4 0 1 12 0 1
Meyers, c 4 0 1 3 0 0
Turk, p 4 1 2 0 5 0
Totals 35 2 9 27 10 4
Score by innings:
Bainbridge 000 050 000—5
Blakely 000 000 200—2
Summary: Two-base hits, Par
rish, Turk, Meyers, Angley, Rosen
feld. Three-base hits, Knowles.
Stolen bases, Pounds, Woodruff,
Rose. Sacrifices, Roberts, Wilkes.
Double play, Wilkes and Edwards.
Struck out, by Turk, 3; by Rob
erts, 6. Bases on balls, off Turk,
1; off Roberts, 3. Kit batsman,
Woodruff. Umpire, Harper. Time
of game, 1:50.
“THE EXCITERS” BREAKS
ALL SPEED RECORDS
Co-tsarring for the first time in
their career. Bebe Daniels and
Antonio Moreno appear in the prin
cipal roles of the Paramount pro
duction of “The Exciters,” at the
Rylander theater today and Friday.
Speaking of speed, one would be
lieve that even the modern miss
would, at least for awhile, be sat
isfied with but one means of ex
citement. But not so with Miss
Daniels in the role of Ronnie Rand
in this picture. Ronnie is a real
speed girl in ever sense of the I
word. Morning finds her out for j
a spin in her power boat, and with j
the afternoon comes a series of i
thrills in the air.
The close of the day means to
Ronnie a delightful trip in one of
her motors with the anticipation
of a series of similar exploits on
the following day. Pleasure is all
this girl has to think of. She has
not a care in the world—that is,
not until she finds herself married
to a supposed crook, bent on ex
torting from the girl’s family aj
goodly sum of money for the an- i
nulment of the marriage.
The vlii.cx of this peculiar and
interesting picture story stamps
“The Exciters” as a picture almost
alone in its class. It has received
the highest recommendations from
the critics and the management of
the Rylander theater considers it
self most fortunate in securing it
for so early a showing after be
ing released in the big cities.
JACKSONVILLE POLICE
NIP ROBBERY IN BUD
JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 9.—A
series of wholesale robberies of
house furnishings from residences
in' the fashionable Riverside sec
tion left unoccupied for the sum
mer by owners is believed to have
been nipped in the bud by the
prompt action of the Jacksonville
police department yesterday. Two
houses had been entered and every
thing movable taken out by the
thieves, according to reports to the
police, before the plot was discov
ered.
CONTRACTS LET FOR
BUILDING NEW ROADS
MADISON, Aug. 9.—At a meet
ing of the commissioners of Madi
son county, contracts for the con
struction of forty-three miles of
sandy-clay roads were awarded
Seago & Harper and F. C. Glass,
both local contractors. The con
tracts let were for the last three
of twelve projects contained in
the bond issue of December 14,
1921, for the construction of one
hundred and forty-eight miles of
sand-clay roads in Madison county.
TAXPAYERS BEHIND IN
PAYMENTS AT WAYCROSS
WAYCROSS, Aug. 9.—The peo
iple of Waycross are far behind in
i-their payments of 1923 city taxes,
according to a statement made
last night by City Clerk Walter
E. Lee.
According to the regulations of
the city, one third of the total
amount of the year’s taxes falls
due on April, 15th. A second
third is supposed to be paid on
July, 15th. All delinquent tax
payers are required to pay a sev-’
; en per cent interest on deferred
! payments.
PIEDMONT INSTITUTE
WILL OPEN SEPT. 4TH
WAYCROSS, Aug. 9. —Piedmont
Institute will open its fall session
on September 4 with great hopes
of making this biggest and most
successful year in the entire history
of the institution. All dormitory
space it is expected, will be filled
I to capacity when the session starts,
| with the possibility that many stu
dents will be forced to seek quar
ters around in the neighborhood of
the school.
Prof. W. C. Carlton, president
of the institution, stated this
morning that the faculty for the
coming year has just been com
pleted and will be one of the best
and most able faculties that the
school has ever had.
NOTICE
We Have Moved Our Auto Laundry
To
Jones Motor Co.
Jackson Street
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PAGE FIVE
ALABAMA ALUMNI EAGER
FOR GAME WITH AUBURN
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Aug. 9.
University of Alabama alumni, stu
dents and followers here for the
past few days have been enthusias
tically talking over the proposed
game between Auburn and the Uni
versity this fall in a post-season
battle as endorsed by the legisla
ture.
Many alumni have expressed
themselves as favoring a resump
tion of! athletic activities between
the two schools after a break of re
lations which occurred in 1906.
President George H. Denny of
the University, when asked for a
statement on the proposition re
fused to be quoted, saying that he
wished further consideration of the
matter before making an announce
ment.
SIMS WINS OUT IN
FIGHT AT ATLANTA
ATLANTA, August 9.—Mayor
Sims has won his fight to drop sev
en sanitary inspectors from the
city’s payroll. The county council
twice acted to restore them and in
each case, its action was vetoed by
the mayor. In its third considera
tion of the matter, the council de
cided to sustain the mayor.