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ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, MONDAY, "FEBRUARY 4, 1907. ! , NEWS OF SPORTS EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING TOM FISHER IN LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT’S NEW MANAGER HAS STARTED IN WORK ON 1907 TEAM. STARS OF SOUTHERN GO TO MAJORS IN SPRINGIrnTNEWsilur views Tom Fisher, minat^r of the Rhrevc- pon team, left his >nwig tn-Andmnn. Ind., Friday and must already lx* safe ly at Shreveport. Tom writes that he will be In At lanta this tiwnth for the schedule meeting of the league. THEY’RE OFF AT OAKLAND MANY GOOD HORSES ON HAND FOR OPENING DAY AT HOT SPRINGS. Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 4,*—'"They're off" today at Oaklawn. and unfrs* all ■Igna go astray the meeting will he the moat successful that has ever taken place here. For weeks |»uM the strings of faat horses have been arriving at the track, the’ number so far sur passing expectation* that It was found necessary to pruvldf additional stall room. Many unnamed youngsters are In the stables and several- prominent horsemen have a number of colts with which they hope to surprise the turf World ere many weeks huve |m*sed Other better km.wn horses are here In considerable numbers to get Into condition for the ('rescent City Derby and other big events to la* run on the Southern tracks this springs. Among the well known stables represented those uf Harney—He lire! her.—LL L Some of Best Men in League Get Trial With Big Leagues and Several of Them Will Certainly Make Good. have graduated to the maj.tr " will be the cry of a goodly r»f ex-Houthern Leaguers this Christy, of Kansas City; O. \V. Itlsseii of Pittsburg; I'. T. Chinn, Louis Celia and F. A. Forsythe. >000000 ON WEEK'8 CALENDAR. O MONDAY. 0 Opening of the race meeting at O OOakUwn, Hot Hprlngs, Arfc. 0 O TUESDAY. 0 O Annual meeting of the United O 0 States National lawn Tennis As- 0 O aoclatlon at the Waldorf-Astoria, 0 O New York. 0 O Fifteen-round bout between 0 O Rouse O'Brien and "Kid" Good- 0 O man, at Thornton. R. I 0 O WEDNESDAY! 0 O Opening of bench show of the O O Collie Club of America, at Harris- O O burg. Pa. 0 O Opening of bench show of t the O a Columbus (O.) Kennel Club. O O Ten-round bout belwecu Jack O a Reed And Wit Dougherty, at In- 0 O dianapolis. O a Anuat meeting of the Virginia 0 League uf Baseball Clubs, 0 Annual meeting of the North O 0 American Fish and Game Prolee- O V ttve Association. At G'tebei. 0 8 THURSDAY. O Opening of annuul tournament 0 O of National 8kl Association, at O 0 Ashland. Win. O 0 FRIDAY. O O Start of the motor boat race 0 O from Miami. Fla., to Nassau, N. I*. 0 O SATURDAY. 0 8 Congress of 8nowshoers*for the O championship of the world, at O O Montreal. . 2 0 IryJoor games of the Pastime A. O 0 C„ In Madison Square Garden* 0 0 New York. 2 0 New York State championship 0 O skating races, at New burg. N. Y. O O Open handicap swimming meet 0 0 under auspices of the New York 0 0 Athletic Club 0 0 The Ascot Handicap, with 93,<M*0 O 0 added money, for two-year-olds O 0 and upward, will be run at Los O O Angeles. league: bunch spring. Maybe It will be a case of "hack to the minors" after the try-outs, but any way Hughes and Archer, of Atlanta; Liehliardt and Nichole, of Memphis, Absteln, and fly rile, of Shreveport; llrndy. of Little Rock; Sallee, of Bir mingham. and Maxwell, of Montgom ery. will try u swirl In fast company this, spring. Several <>t these men nfe sure to make good—barring accidents and In- rtlng the proviso that they are In as good condition this year ns they were last otinny Hughes Is a sure winner. Tom led the Southern League as a pitcher last year and can undoubtedly Job with the New York Amer icans. He has everything that any good pitcher ever had. and. In addi tion. he takes care of himself and is ambitious. Tom will be a sucres*. That Is a cinch. Unless Our prediction »rse than usual, Tom will not only hold Ills own In the American League, but will be one of the stars. Next lo Hughes, Llehhardt seem* to have the best chance of landing. The Dutchman Is a great pitcher, and with the support that Cleveland will give lick go*Hi and tightT him he ought to .... . Like Hughes. Llrbhnrdt has everything In the curve line—nice control, a greut head, and steady habits. Absteln ought to do with Pittsburg. The ex-Hhrevcporter Is n natural hitter and he Is hired to swat the hall. If he can keep the clip he set with Hhreve- purt—.310—he will do well In the Na tional League A* n fielder he rankv with the best and he Is u reliable mac on first base. "Nick" Has Chance. AT VIRGINIA. O O00OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O BASEBALL SCHEDULE a *” "■ Q O Here Is the Vtilvervlty of Mr- a O Klnln’fl lmnehull .oheiliiln for Iso': 0 O Uarck 1#—Woodbcrcy I'VrveL ut 0 O Charlottesville. O O March 21— Lafayette, at Char- 0 O lottesvlll*. , ® O March 29—Cornell, at Char- 0 O lotteevyie. 2 O March 20—Columbia, at Char- O O lottesvllle. 0 April 1—Open. “ O April 2—open. O O April S—Pennsylvania, at Char- O 0 lottesvllle. ® O April 4—Pennsylvania, at Char- O O lottesvllle. O April 6—Vlllanova. O lottesvllle O April 6—Vlllanova. O lottesvllle. 2 O April 18—Dartmouth, at f Imr- O 0 lottesvllle. 0 0 ^Aprll 16—Georgetown, at < liar- O 0 lottesvllle. O April 16—GeorRe Washing! — ~ Ulmr- It Is about an even break for Nlch- olls. This youngster did very well at shortstop last year for Memphis. robubl.v he was the best man In the league nt that p»mltlnn. Hut a mnn who can displace any of those Phila delphia American Infleldero and take a regular position is a g*v»d one and we'll huve to slip It to him. •Icholls Is young and it Is no cinch that he will hang on. But he la coming fast and If ho docs not mtk« good this year he will next. Brady, of Little Rock, who goes to Plttsbuig. l*_anuthcr man with about «n even chance. Hrndy wan with the worst team In the league last yenr nnd In saying I his wre have not over looked Nnshvittr -and he showed llf 1ft lihenomenAI stylo, rtf course he could not win many games—no human be ing could with that Little Bock team behind him—hut he managed to win 14. lose only 24 and tie 2. If you saw Little lloi-k, play last $ear you will understand that such a |n?r cent wu* ;celU*nt. llut It Is somewhat doubtful If Rrndy will stick. He has about all the curves and shoots that any pitcher In the league evrr showed, but It will take his be.4t efforts to hotd on In the Na tional. Here's wishing him luck, though. Maxwell Is another pitcher who has about an even chance of landing. He pitched nice hall last vear for Mont gomery. He won 17 and lost If. games. But someway It seems doubtful If he 4s quite good cnoilgh >0 the majors, lie Is anotl TOM HUGHES, The Atlanta pitcher who lead tha Southern aLague last year and who gata a trial with tha Naw York Amarieana thia spring. Wtfr&L Bt-K LIEI3HARDT SALLEE. V~**S BYRNE MAXWELL. AB8TEIN By PERCY H. WHITING. It i» not the intention of the writer to edit thin column with the scissors. Such an it is he is personally responsible for | most of it. Hut when some man says what he has been trying to say and says it better snd in less words the only thing to do is to print what the other fellow says and concluded it with a "Them’a -my -sentiments.-— —— 1 Well,'here's what Caspar Whitney has to aay, in the Febru- . ary issue of Outing: I "Learn to say no to yourself with a biff N. Play hard when;! you play: and play fair. Don’t bet; it takes the edge off the fun. i" If the game does not uive you enough fun on its own account, j| look for one that does. “Don’t founble; it is a mighty poor investment; you never get your money’s worth. “Be ready for all your contests—your percentage of wins will then he higher. ' "Play in which the loser has no share in the benefits is poor play. “Never kill beyond your actual camp needs—and never kill, tiriu. The game which requires the incentive of money (betting) is one for sporting men. not for sportsmen. "If you cannot play the game, get out of it. "If von cannot speak kintllv of voiir competitors, hold VOUT peace. “It is better to lose through the other fellow’s cheating than h to win hy his dishonest methods. 10, "Don’t throw mud: some of it is sure to spatter the wrongh person; besides—look at your own fingers.” ■j*" It’s good advice, nil of it. Think it over and see if it isn’t. i The S. I. A. A! hns returned a verdict of “not guilty but don’t let it hnppeu again" in the cases of Pollard and Sims. Oh well, we’ve all forgotten what they were charged with, anyway. Somebody hns respectfully suggested that Charles Murphy buy a steam calliope to accompany Charley and hia daily parade to the ball grounds. 4 , "The ctTili at Atlanta. (Ja.. iiT The South Atlantic League, is' having n tilt with the United States government over Jerry Arm strong.” This from The Boston Journal. In a measure this is perhaps correct. Only he doesn’t mean Atlanta nnd Atlanta isn't in the South Atlantic League and there isn’t any tilt. May lie he was thinking of Augusta. Emmoru for Quality Get a Raincoat At Reduced Prices Dope, From Pens of Many Baseball Writers 'Incinmitt will ptciont man* strange cs l«9 (he fans In -the opening land wlih ! Kamo on April II than any other team n the list | In either of the big league*. Now Counting on Jimmy. s though, ant! will doubtlern | that Bolt F.wlng Is certain to depart J.ih with the big leagues f rmn Hedlund. another of the old j standbys of 190ft goes, nnd those that are left are George St hid. Miller, llug- ln*. Jake WVItner, linn* Lobort and Mike Mowrey. of these, the latter two might he called youngsters, although they have Ju*t about made themselves Ith the fans, as both played Just whnt luck Jim Ardiri will ha\ with Detroit |* problematical Archer Is a good catcher When I comes to tleldtug the position nnd peg Ring them down to second and over to. . first there w«m»M trouble to beating | wlwUl ** bal1 ia * 1 Jlmyiy. I-ut his hatting Is hardly up to Amerhan League requirement* Lust year lie hit only .224 nnd in |9of» it was 264. Well, hutting like that will hardly do for h Detroit catcher. But up Detroit way. they seem to think that Jimmy will he a fixture on the team nnd are counting on using him during the season Here's wish- luck and assuring him that warm welcome waiting good enough for Atlanta any old day. Doubt About Byrne. Byrne I* another doubtful proposi tion. lie is one of the most graceful and best Udders the Southern League has ever seen, he Is as gritty a lift! chap as evei wore the "plat hatted ‘ Umpire Hank o’ a ultchcr for the ( lie could never g« keeping men close "F had a half-balk motion." says ;0*Day, "that was a fooler to hose run ners. but my catcher wouldn’t let me usi* It. lie wanted everybody that reached first to try to Meal second, and nlwa \* told me to let them get a* gay a* they pleased around llrst, so hat the • would he encouraged l r's auprenmey nnd without In taking from tin* pitcher nny resent prominence or Inter* sonullty." Hob Utufluuh has returm beloved Williamsport after make much of u hit In Bo Boston Host aay* ..f his vt glnuh has left t that he Won't come back tu »ee John L. Taylor, and If he comes at All ill he subdued In spirits. To hear him talk and llste would Bunk him a Lajole or nor I'nglauh I* a much hette than lie l- a ball player." for .md O at ChnrlottiuivlIL Ov...e, April 17—Trinity, at Charlenes- 01 , . Silk o'Lnughlln tells the following ns the only correct explanation of how he happened t>> become an umpire: "I plnved on an amateur team In Rochester, and my position was left field. I'm n »t a bit swelled when 1 suy that 1 was a Jimdandy outtleldcr. I was fast, judged a Hy bull well and could throw more than fairly. But at hatting I wa* a frost Jack TownsWul. formerly of the Cleveland Club, always reminded me of myself. He hits 'em just about a* l did Well, we were hot match nt Silver Lake, ne day. ami 1 had my In the hatting order her. In the ninth •*t wav Uf get- n '" r H‘»'*hester. one it was too. Alll tttvu * , ’ ,miMl ,n thought a runner above the plte April 20—Hnmpden Sidney, 0 Charlottesville. 0 0 April 22—Davidson, nt Char- Oj O lottesvllle. O April 2ft—Georgia. O lottesvllle O April 27—Georgia, O lottesvllle. O May 4—Georgetown. O tngton. O May ft—Pennsylvania, nt Phlla O del phi a.^ *d yet with the maj' finish. .1 mnn *!»•> lion." O May "—Vlllanova. nt VUlnno 0 May 8—Print eton. at Prlncet O N. J. o Mny 9—Ya1». nt X-w Haven. O Min 10—tipen. O Muy 11—Army, in W. t H<>1 0.' OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO oooeooooooo MUENCH& BEIERSDORFER * the PEACHTREE JEWELERS OUmond*. W«teh«», Jewelry. Fine . Watch, Clock end Jewelry Repair ing. t9 Peachtree Btreet-*—Atlenta, Ce. Bell Phene tail. MERCER EASY FOR AUBURN I Shi.vepoit Tlnd Memphis are pre- i paring t-* bring m o.* n. w mm into ; fitt» Southern League this >oar th.in h ve ever bet*n hroughl at one time hv any two teams, aiwa>* excepting Atlanta. Bur the exp* rtnu ntlug I Shr» veport and Memphis will he along a tllfTt-rent line from that at Atlanta Managers Usher and Bahh will play new men on their regular teams, h**p- ' mg t > land something in tl-.e shape .>f it ! pennant hv the lnje« t|on -»r new play- AUGUSTA NOT MUCH PLEASED NEW SALLY SCHEDULE IS CON SIDERED FAR FROM A PER FECT ARRANGEMENT. spirit no Special to The GcoTglnn. Augusta, Ha, Feb. 4.—The proposed sihrdtile •'f games In the South Atlan tic l.eagfie, which was recently Issued hy President Boyer, is not klckejl it against strenuously by local fans, hut all admit that it might have twen hot ter. The Tourists will pry open the *ea. we got two men on base, one out and me up. We hud only one utility hitter, and tlie manager, arter thinking for a long time, decided to send me up nnd let the extra tnan bat for the pitcher T.rlke out.’ says he. 'and thus avoid a double play.’ That made me sore and 1 went up to the plate, blind with determination. The first ball that cume up I shut my eyes at and swung. By »«iiiu' mvMferbuis chance I shot it over the head of the first baseman, and the swat won the game for us. Flight then* 1 retired «s a player. The fel lows were good enough to lnsl*t that 1 should stay, but I was obdurate, dually compromised by consenting for them, and In this wnj I worked Into the Job I’ve got Now’s tlie time to buy Raincoat. You save just. 26 per cent j on every dollar during the! Emmons February Clear- ’ anee .Sale—and, too, get a Raincoat you’ll always b o proud of. “Cravenette” wa ter - proofed, hand - tailored t 11 and perfect-fitting—a ooatl . . ... . . . . vo that will serve you in bright weather as well as in wetft weather. Stylish mixtures, solid) greys, blacks and tans oft smooth worsted and rough i Cheviot materials, to select i from. umplr The national commission snaked Birmingham the price Bluvcr Mi lore’s services from April 10, 1906. to' April 26. Moore was sus pended In the fall of B*o6. Last spring he was tendeted another contract. He was imt notified to report and fifteen days after the nea*on started he wua released. The commission ruled that In ten dering Moore a contract the Birming ham club, in effect, reinstated him and that the player could collect fifteen days •ay. FRANK ROTH OPERATED ON WHITE 80X CATCHER LOSES AP PENDIX AND WILL BE OUT OF GAME SOME TIME. LETTER FOR PARSONS. .uhurn. Ala. Jan. k. t hall team defeat* I Meicer last ht In a fast game. Auburn scoring ! (n Merc* r 9. Auhuin will play Uoluin- "Four strikes here next Friday night and the matters between the batsman and ■ Labor-Day the local team will be away I game promises to he exeitlnr. ns the I pitcher, and look* to he a idmph-. fair i from home, playing Macon In tlM last two ua.m* arc about vvmly matched, and effective way to olTsei somewhat series of the season. surely even Up StYHMiah In Savannah, .on n l will * lose It with Mac*»n in Mai >n, on September 4. 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