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ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1907.
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OF SPORTING WORLD
NEWS OF SPORTS
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NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Ik ortrnnizi'tl l>nselmll on t hr verge of another war—a fight
compared with which the Tri-State affair would be but a akir*
miahf
The trouble with the Tri-State kept organized baaeball on the
run for two rears, enabled pliivora to hold'up manager* for exces
sive salaries and coat the baseball world a pile of money. But
if the American Association sees tit to withdraw from the all-
powerful protection of the National Agreement a way will be
gin which has not seen a parallel since the American League
came in to split up the patronage in the big cities of the country
and wage successful warfare against the National League.
The South will be directly interested in such a war, if it
comes; for the cause of all the trouble is in the rating of the
American Association along in the same class with the Southern
. League.
It will be remembered that when President Kavanaugh,
backed by the Southern‘League, broke with his organization.into
Class A the Eastern League and the American Association want
ed to get out of the class and go a step higher, into a special class
created for their •’.enellt and termed Class AA. This would ,give
them the privilege of draftii^t from other clubs now in Class A
-—the Southern, Western antTPacific Coast Leagues,
The attempt of the two disgruntled brothers to get into n
select circle was without result at the time the Southern League
was advanced and it was unsuccessful nt the last mooting of the 1
National Association of Minor Leagues. The American Associa
tion has also asked for representation on the National Commis
sion, which is practically the supreme court of baseball. It has
about as much chanco of representation on this hoard as' H.
Brimstone Satan has in the Hague Tribunal.
The writer is inclined to doubt that there is any movement
to break away from the protection of the National Agreement on
the part of the American Association. And yet it was only two
years ago when the big cities of the Eastern League and the
American Association tried to get together in a big outlaw or
ganization. The citics^whieh would have been in the scheme
were Providence, Newark, lSattlmorp nnd Hnffalo in the East and
Toledo, Louisville, Columbus and Indianapolis in the'West.
This deal fell through, but not until there had been a pret
ty stiff scare thrown into tho backers of organized baseball.
It is apparently a ease of swelled head on the part of the two
disgruntled leagues. They think that they are larger and better
than the Southern and Western Leagues and they want to play
by themselves and not associate with their supposedly smaller
brothers.
Well, what claim tho miserable American Association has on
distinction nobody knows. It is admittedly the rottenest league
in-the world. Charges of crookdness are every day matters. The
umpires are accused of accepting pay to throw games, the man
agers are charged with buying false witnesses against the um
pires. and “syndicate ball”—the ruination of the game wherever
it appears—is openly blighting the league. The league is mean
er than sin and “crookcdcr” than a snake throwing a fit.
On size you have to “hand it” to them. They have no city
as large aa New Orleans, but they have eight that range, accord
ing to the census of 1900, between 131,000 and 285,000, with a tb-
tal population of about 1,000.000.- ~ r— - —
However, it seems unlikely that the total attendance, the
salaries paid and the class of ball give the American Associa
tion any claim on membership in a special class nbovc the South
ern League. It is very unlikely that they will get any such
special rating and it is even more unlikely that they will revolt
and risk a fight with organized baseball.
But if they want trouble, all right. The National Association
of Baseball Leagues and the two major leagues are ready and
will carry the fun just us far as the American Association will.
If peace is possible let’s have peace. If not let the fight
be a good one.
HERE’S A BUNCH OF SPEEDY PLAYERS
IN AVGUSTA WEDNESDAY
Special in The (irurglno.
A usual*. O*.. Feb. 1!.—The annual
meeting of the South Atlantic League
will be held tomorrow morning at the
Albion hotel. In this city, and repre
sentative* from all the cities In the
league wiu be present.
It Is conceded that Boyer « , >
elected without opposition nn.l n,»'.
schedule proposed by Ml-iue i t,,;.
be adopted with a few correrti'.ni 1
may apply for
into the league, but It l« exi
her effort* will meet with no mi ,
Mellody Beat Lewis in
Fierce and Bloody Bout
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O ZELLER AND HARLEY
81QN CONTRACTS O
Rube Zeller an* Dick Hurley O
O have coir.e acrcaa with their sig- O
O natures. O
Lust week there two' pitcher* O
0 Hiczed ti .Ink apiece and ,0
O plastered It liberally on “ an ai- 0
O lanta contract. O
Both men are aaUsfled with the O
O salaries offered and both will turn O
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MILLED GEVTLLE TEAM :
HAS GOOD SCHEDULE:
GANS-BRITT FIGHT POSTPONED
By W. W. NAUQHTON.
San Francleco, Feb. 1!.—Mike Riley, of Tonopuh, In invoking the
newa gently to Joo dun* and Jimmy llrltt.
He says, to begin with, that In- will not bring tho disputant* to
gether on March 18. n» ho originally Intended, but that he may put them
In the ring In April. A good deal w III depend upon the way (lane behaves
himself In the mean time.
While BUey. for reasons host known to himself, haa weakened on the
Brllt-Oans match. It Is evident Hint he Intends to rontlnue In the tlght-
promotlng business.
He has bid for two rlaasy contest*—one between Abe Attell and Tom
my Bulllvati, and tile other between Frankie Noll and Jimmy Wulsh. For
the first of these a puree of 110,000 Is offered, while Nell ond Walsli
will battle fur 10,000, If sundry little matters In dispute are adjusted.
H|»orlal to Tho (ioirilnn.
Mllledgevllle. Go., Feb. 12 —E. N.
Reynolds and J. A. Burton, managers
of the Georgia Military College team,
have announced the following schedule
for this season:
March 11—B. E. Lee. at Thomaston.
March 16—Mercer ’Varsity, ut Mil-
ledgevllle.
March 23—Boya* High School, at
Mlllcdgavllle.
April 1—R. E. Lee. nt Mllledgevllle.
April 12—Richmond Academy, at
Mllledgevllle
April 13—Gordon Institute, at Barnes-
vllle.
April 19—Gresham High Behoof at
A AC. TEAM
BEATS DENTS
CLUB PLAYERS PILE UP 8KIDD00
NUMBER TO TEN FOR COL-
LEGIAN8.
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Trcre. Haute. Ind.. Feb. 12.— O
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0 Frank “Mum” YYarremlcr. outfield- O
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O Haute, who haa • persisted in say- 0
O ing that he would not play In the O
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O an offer trom Tom Fisher, nmn- O
A speedy game of basket ball \vj*
played Monday night at the Atlanta
Athletic Club gymnasium between the
A. A. C. team and the team represent
ing the Atlanta Dentul College. The
Athletic Club teum won by a score of
23 to 10.
The line-up follows:
A. A. C.—Thornton. Doonan. for
wards; Wynne, center; Colquitt and
Thompson, guards.
Dents—Avery and McCabe, for
wards r Ray. center; Pickett and Ml-
sell. guards.
Mllledgevllle.
April 20—Greslmm High School, nt
Mllledgevllle.
April 27—Gordon Institute* at MIL
tedgevtllc.
May 6—R. E. Lee, nt Thomaston.
Muy 27—R. E. I*ee, at Mllledgevllle.
Locum Grove, Stone Mountain and
le or two other schools have been
asked to play U. M. hut a* yet
nothing has been heard from them.
O jiger of the Shreveport teum
O the Southern League.
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WILL MI88 HOUSTON.
8pe<inl to The Georgian.
Macon, Oa., Feb. 12.—Parson Hous
ton will be missed by the local fans.
Houston came to the club toward the
close of the season last year and ma
terially strengthened the team by his
hard hitting and good coaching.
Tfie California League season will
open the first week In April.
The Northwest League will place
teams In Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane,
Vancouver, Rutte. Helena und perhaps
Portland and Grays Harbor.
It In said that Walter Clarkson will
be one of tin* regular pitchers this sea
son for the New Y'ork Americans.
The promoters declare that the com
ing Boston automobile show- will be
tho largnst and most interesting ever
lictd anywhere.—
THIS IS THE BOAT WHICH BROKE ALL RECORDS
CCttt^ZDGSET. EUVMED .7 aCHBCCmtiS PPQ8 -
The Dixie wes th* star boat of <ht recent motor boat raoaa in South
ern waters. At Palm Beach and Miami this speedy craft won all raeot in
which no handicaps were given to tho oppononts. and most of thooo whan
handicap* were given. It also brok* * world's record for a mil*.
Valley Fulls. B. I.. Feb. 12.—The
fight between Honey. Mellody and.Wll
lie Lewis here feat night was a fast
and furious one. Lewis had Mellody's
mouth nnd none bleeding In tIM sec
ond round, but he came up In the
third round smiling as his supporter.
yelled across the ring, "ten to
six that Mellody wins."
Louis backed’^way7~’trfib -Mellody.
catching him on tho law with a left
dropped him to hls-knees for the count.
That was the punch Lewis feared. Up
this time he wo, lighting nicely,
holding the champion at bay and out-
boxing him. That punch was the killer
for Lewis. He waited for the count of
nine and was up again lighting Ilka
a trail: Mellody went after him, shun,
ruing wicked lefts and rlghta to the
-body, while Lewi* cracked him on both
sides of the head wtlh lefts and rights.
Lewi, wildly swung a right, catching
Mellody on the jaw and oendlng the
champion reeling away across the ring.
The wildest sort of a scene followed
then and both men. groggy, tried to
drop the other. Mellody recovered
quicker than Lewis. He had th, „.i
lop and the flrat tlfne he copped wii
II* on the Jaw. Lewis dropped .urui"
Lewis rolled over, pulled hlm.eif
getber a bit and waited for th,
of nine again. He got up reelin*
tried to clinch, while Mellodv
*4 hi* body with left* and right*
There waa a terrific noise till a r“tm5
the ring. 1
hi* heart waa gone and ht* jntt*m«r-
was something awful.. He tos.ed a slid
right toward Mellody. but ihe letter
pulled away from It and tlun 1
a left that caught Lewis on in, , v ,
onv again. Willie staggered t„ 1
ropes and there received
left dnd
right that put him down again.
" The referee had counted Do when I
Harry Tuthlll threw the sponge | n as I
a token of defeat. [
-Willie was leaning on the pJ
a daxed condition when they mnied
him to hla corner. He was • .tit-. ins.ed
all the way, and the only lime he hid I
a chance In the world was w hen he I
was groggy and accidentally c»|,porwj
Mellody In the third round. He hsiJ
neither the punch. Ihe stamlim. n,.r theT
ublllty to take punishment that MelMt
has
Augusta Team Is a-Winner
To Judge by Appearances
Special to The Georgina.
Augusta. Oa.. Feb. 12.—The line-up
of the Augusta baseball teum In the
South Atlantic League looks from this
distance to be about as follows:
Moore. Platt, Armstrong and Chris
tian. pitchers.
Connelly and Evers, catchers.
Bouth. first base.
Mhlppecaase. second base.
Rhetnhardt, third base.
Rlerman. shortstop.
Bender, left field.
Kustus, center Held.
Maloney, right field.
McKernan, utility man.
Manager Ranelck expects Wj lie Plait I
to ahlne here and display some of hit I
old-time form. In Bheft Moore. Ran-1
sick has one of the best pitchers In the I
league. ... I
Maloney will play right field and be I
the captain of the team. Instead of|
Norcum. who goea to Evansville,
local fans are much pleased with Rv
sick’s team and think It will be a pet.|
nant winner.
For Raising Too Much “Billy”
Dummy Wall Gets Six Months I
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, Gr., Feb. 12.—Dummy Wall,
tho local pugilist, who knocked out Ed
die DeOroote In the first round of a
prise fight In Augusta about two years
ago. was arraigned In recorder's court
this morning on the charge of being
drunk nnd disorderly, and also for re
sisting an ofllcer. He waa given the
limit of the law In both cases, and
will spend the next six months of Ills
life In jail.
Dummy could communicate with the
court only through notes, and in them
he expressed his sorrow at the manntrl
In which he had acted and promised I
to be better In the future. The re-1
corder had heard him make fair pm
lees before and stated that Dummy |
would not do to trust.
When arrested late Saturday night I
It required the united effort* of iso I
stalwart policemen and a barkeeper u |
detain Wall until the patrol wagon ar
rived. After he waa carried to
barracks he spent the night In emit
ting horrible and unintelligible NiirleUl
and no one In the neighborhood mu!d|
sleep. ,
WHAT’S HISTORY FOR THE GEORGIAN
IS NEWS TO ITS CONTEMPORARIES
The reuder» *>f one of our ’steamed contempt* *\ere Informed Mon
day that the spring meeting of the Southern League MIGHT !»•*
In Atlanta.
The reader.« of the The Georgian were assured hack In iVi-mLr
that the meeting had been officially awarded to Atlanta and were t^*l
exclusively last week that the meeting would probably he held
ruary 22.
CAREERS OF PITCHERS WHO HAVE MARKED EPOCHS IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL
It takes pitchers to win baseball
games, and this season the alabmen
promise to cut ns much of a figure ns
*>f old.
Since the days “when father was a
boy" and the pitchers used the old side
arm underhand swing, thr seemingly
endless battle between the pitcher nnd
the butsmen has been going on with
varying success. As early as 1876,
when the National League was organ
ised. the Authorities had In mind the
curbing of the pitcher. At Intervals It
was found necessary to allow the
twlrler more latitude, then to check
him once more.
Finally came the adoption of the foul
•trike rula, thf rule that has kept many
a twlrler In the game who would be
a "haa been” without It
The great pitchers th.it have used
their arms and wits against ihelr foes
at the home plate since the inaugura
tion of baseball make an Imposing ar
ray.
Young iTetghton. who pltolied for
the Excelsiors, of Bn^oklyn. In the ear
ly sixties, was the first notable twlrler.
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On October 21, 1861, Creighton pitched
for the picked nine of Itrooklyn against
the picked nine of New Y'ork at Ho
boken. Brooklyn won by is runa to 6.
Creighton died at mi early age, as the
result of over-exerilon In running the
bases. Following Creighton came
George Zetleln. of the Athletics of
Brooklyn; Dick McBride, of the Ath
letics of PhUndelniifu; Asa Bralngrd.
of the Cincinnati Reds, and Phony
.Martin, of the Klkords of Brooklyn.
In 1867 Arthur “Canly” Cummings
pitched for the Hturs of Brooklyn. By
common consent Cummings la given
the credit of being the original curve
pitcher. Cummings Is now living In
MassnchusettH. He haa newspaper
dippings, published In 1867, describing
the curve. It was said the ball took
a peculiar twist to deceive the bats
men. “He used a peculiar motion of
the wrist that put English on the ball,”
•aid one critic.
Spalding a Pioneer.
A G. Spalding, one of the greatest
pitchers of his time, came to the front
In 1867, when he pitched f<»r the Forest
Vllys, of Rockford, III. In (hot year
the tour of the Nationals, of
Washington, revived Interest In base-
ball that bad been dormant since the
Civil war. The Nationals played the
Forest Cltys. and were beaten by 29
runs to 23. The next day they played
the Excelsiors, of Chicago, who had
tauten the Forest Cltys bv 4.'< to 41
and 28 to 25.
The , do|K" made the I'hhugo team
lontldent «*f boating the NatlonuK hut
the Washington IxNys Pent them hv 49
runs to 4. Their supporteiM wmi more
than enough money on the game to
pav the eX|H*nses of the <nilie trip
great pitchets In is;*,, Hu llrst
year or the National League, were
Hpaldlng. Cummings, Bobby Mathews,
of the Mutuals, of New York, and
Georg* 4 Washington Bradley. Chicago
won the |»cnnant with Bpaldlng as
boxtimn. Bradley had the best record
of the season as far as figures went.
The average of earned runs ugalnst
him was only 1-12 to a game. He
pit* hod for St Louis. In 1877 Tommy
Bond, who had been the best amateur
pitcher in Brooklyn, nnd WRl White,
who wore spectacles when pitching.
Joined the Boston club. The battery
of Bond and Snyder was one of the
famous one* In those days. Larkin, of
the Hartford club, ranked os the star
pitcher of the league with the best
record.
In 1878 the “Only Nolan.” of the In
dianapolis team, was the moat promi
nent pitcher, but he was hard to han
dle. and was suspended by his club.
John Montgomery Wnrd Joined the
l*rovldence club In this season, and
pitched himself into prominence. In
1879 Ward was the stur of the league,
nnd pitched the Providence club Into
the championship, to the surprise of
the busehull public. Jim McCormick,
of Cleveland, came to the front In thl»
year.
The year of 18so was a great one for
the pitchers Lurry Corcoran and FrM
Goldsmith did great work for Chicago,
the pennnnt winner. "Smiling Mickey”
Wnlch flashed to the front, pitching for
Troy. The sensation of the season was
Lee Richmond, of Worcester, a former
Brown Cnlversify player, who pitched
on June 12 the first no-hlt-tin-run
game. In which not a Cleveland player
reached first bu^e. Richmond's work
brought forth columns of discussion as
to why a left-hander *lmul<l tn» hnrder
lo bat than a tight-hander
Ward Pitehts Some.
Jo‘;nti' Ws-td uU.duuted Itichui *.u»
I feat five days later, when he shut out
| Buffalo without u hit or a run. not n
Buffalo player reaching first base.
Charley Radboume's star arose In
1881. He made the best record of the
year with Providence. Chicago, with
Coivoran ami Goldsmith doing the slab
work, again won the pennant. In thl
year the pitchers were put back to .Yu
feet Instead.gf 45 from the home plate
nnd the pitcher's box reduced to six
feet by four. Instead of six feet square.
Jimmy Galvin, with Buffalo, began his
ten years’ service as a star pitcher.
In 1882 Corcoran led the league
pitchers. At Detroit George Wetdman
came to the front.* He pitched against
John Wnrd In the 18-innlng game won
by Providence. Charley Radboume won.
the game with a home run drive.
Jim Whitney and Charley Buffington
won the pennant for Boaton In 1881.
Butfitigton’s drop ball became famous.
It w«ts an Innovation, and m&ny funs
traveled tulles to see what a drop ball
looked like. McCormick led the pitch
ers that year, not only In average of
earned runs, but alao In average of
nit* made off hts delivery.
Charley Radboume was the undis
puted star of the season of 1884. John
Wurd hud Joined the Giants In 188.1,
and Charley Sweeney deserted Provi
dence in midseason. Radboarne was
the team's only pitcher. He Jumped In
and won eighteen straight. games. .*
record that has never been equalled by
any pltchct. Radhourn's guiueness won
the play fm Providence In this year |
Charley Ferguson made Ids debut with i
tin Philadelphia club. lie was imt
«»n!> .« gieat pitcher, but a line «p.
aivuud i a. well. Ferguson play
ed with the Phillies until 1887. when
lie tiled suddenly. Fergusoh hail the
record of pitching two games in one
«lay anil winning both of them.
Two of’ the greatest pitchers the
game has ever known came Into tin*
league In lfi85. They were John Clark
son. with Chicago, and Tim Keefe, with
New Y'ork. They were the stars of the
league until 1890, and many an argu
ment did the fans have over their re
spective merits. It never has bet*n set
tled who w as the ’’king of .pitchers" «n
those days. Clarkson was sold to Bos
ton In 1888 for 810,000. m 1889 he
showed his worth by pitching seventy-
two games for hit team, of which for
ty-six were victories.
In 1886 Charley Uetxeln. of Detroit,
made his bow In fust company, and
helped the Wolverines to finish a close
second to Chicago. He was the star of
1887. when Detroit won the pennant.
Ruoia Makes Hit Bow.
The year 1889 marked the coming
Into the league of Amoa Rusle. des
tined to become the, greatest pitcher
of them all. Rusle began his career
with the Indianapolis club. He pitched
his first game against Cleveland and
did so poorly that Frank Bancroft, who
as {thronging iho iwua, sent him home
to siime night John T. Brush, who
ivned the Indianapolis club, hud faith
In Rusm nnd kept him nt work. In
1890 Rusle come to New Y’ork nnd
the "king of pitchers” until 1894. Ru-
slevs superiority lay In his ability
throw a fast curve hull, he excelling
any pitcher that ever lived In this
■peat. Dissipation mined this great
pitcher, and he Is now working
day laborer In Indiana
In striking contrast to Rusle's career
Is that of Cy Young, of the Boston
Americans, who came Into the league
In 1890. Young was pitching for a nine
In Canton. O.. \vh*n the Cleveland club
purchased his release In August foi
$200. In Ills first game he shut out
the heavy-hitting Chicago teum. let
ting them down for three acattered hits.
Young this season will begin his eigh
teenth year In major league ball. In
that time he has playipd with three
clubs. Cleveland. St. Louis and Boston.
Kid Nichols was another product of
1890, when he began pitching for the
Boston club. For twelve years he was
t he mainstay of the team In the pitch
cr's box. He helped Boston win five
4>ennants—In 1891 1892, 1893, 1897 und
1898
Young a Veteran.
Young h the only pitcher who began
In the Brotherhood yenr of isoo who is
still In hurness In fast company. Oth
er veterans of the ’90 s working |n the
Amertcan League are Clark tMffittr. of
New York, who Joined the Chicago
In*" the I
jrr «ith I
i.Mpht* [
m< tr.nsd I
in Au-i
teum In 1893, nnd Frank Donahue. «|
was with the Giants awhli"
«:iina year.
Chick Fruah r, of Chlcug”.
Orth, of the Highlanders, bfk*
National League in 1896. Fr.u
Louisville and Orth with Tim
Jesse Tannehlll was with *'i
In 1896 und went to Plttshuiv
Jack Powell, of St. Loul.<, br> l •
Cleveland In 1897.
But the star of the 1*'*.
twirlers was the only Rub*
He joined the Louisville !•.»:’
gust. He did not do w *11 .
farmed out for a tenron g«*inu |
Louisville in 1899. Rube lu». (
rrood records, one as a Jump"' ‘ ' I
club to club, another as ***** h'V'V ■
strikeout artist, ar.d another f, ’ r [ - ,
Ing twenty innings against ti * .1
Americans In 1909 anti ulnnins
relieving Couklty In the
and winning that.
McGinnity'a larly Work.
Joe McGInalty dropped In"'
tlmore in 1899. The Iron M.*n
his cognomen in 1900. w hen he i
the Brooklyn club Into the G I ^ i
"'in 1MM Ed Reulbarh. of Ho I
abs. led the National Leagu'■ .
ers. and Eddie Plank, of Ho AH'"'.,,
nornlnx K ;rn * I
. irtal
figured aa the star of tto
League.—Exchange.
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