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UP-TO-DATE NEWS OF SPORTING WORLD ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 25, 1937. NEWS OF SPORTS EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING •••••••••••••••••••at NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS By PERCY H. WHITING. The spriiip meeting of the Southern League ia a matter of hiatorv, though not very exciting history. The playing schedule of 190" has been adopted. Next week the New York team reports in Atlanta. The fol lowing week the Atlanta team reports and the first of Uur ex hibition games is played. The next three weeks are packed full of exhibition games and the week that conies after that the At lanta team hikes to Birmingham for the flag raising festivities, and then back to Atlanta for league opening with Montgomery. "Not much which is exciting can he said about the league meeting. At the midnight executive session of the league, as ex- clusively chronicled in The Georgian, by the way, it was voted to allow Little Rock to transfer four games and Shreveport to transfer two. • Little Rock has permission to transfer one game of double- headers scheduled in Little RoCk as follows: With Memphis Slay 4th, with New Oilcans May 1. with Atlunta dune 12. with Bir mingham. June 22. Shreveport was given the right to transfer one game n# double-headers scheduled in Shreveport ns fol lows: With Memphis May 1, with New Orleans May 4. This transfer gives the Little Rock club a four-game disad vantage in the race for the pennant, Shreveport a two-game dis advantage and gives the following “home advantage” to various teams: New Orleans and Memphis two each, Atlanta and Bir mingham one each. It is an acknowledged fact that teums can win more games on their home grounds than on the rood. So the team which has the most games at home has the greatest advantage. If Little Rock takes full advantage of the “permission to transfer” Memphis and NewOrlenim will have twice the advan tage of Atlanta and Birmingham ami these two cities will have the advantage of one home game over the other Kastern clubs. But Mike Finn stated at the meeting that he hardly expected to transfer the Birmingham and Atlanta games. So Memphis and New Orleans will have the advantage of two more games at home and in the ease of Little Rock and Shreveport there will be the added disadvantage to these clubs of two more games apiece on tbc rend. __ NEWS OF NEW ORLEANS PLAYERS SPRUNG ON THE PUBLIC AT LAST MACON AUTOMOBILE CLUB PLANNING FOR BIG MEET Two games is a small advantage. Yes, but in a race like last yenr’s two games marks the dif ference between finishing second and finishing third. If Atlan ta had put two more games away in Inst year’s race the “bluff” city of Memphis would have dropped a peg and Atlanta would have finished in the much coveted second position. Atlanta and Birmingham made n hot fight to prevent the transfer—and lost. They were outvoted. Nashville and Mont gomery, the town8 which might have been expected to hang with the other Eastern clubs, went over to the enemy. The amateur moguls ia Nashville and Montgomery have not yet learned the wisdom of staying clear of Charley Frank. But they will. And it will be a bitter lesson, doubtless. It certainly has been to every other mogul who ever tried to do business in the Eastern sec tion of the league. However, there's no hard feeling. Any club is glad to see anything done which will help Shreveport along in the effort to make_botb ends meet. And the same is true in regard to Little Rock. It is only regretted that the financial assistance bad to be granted at the expense of flic chances ihPsr-twn trnmx httvr for- the pennant. And anybody knows that it hurts Atlanta to see anything done to help New Orleans and Memphis in the race for the rag. For it looks now ns though these two teams will be the ones which Birmingham and Atlanta will have to bent if they want to keep the pennant in the Enst. One very commendable action of the league was in taking ■tops to lessen the pass evil. The league allows (10 passes a day to each team. Last year some of the elyhs, notably Atlanta, were giving away more thnn twice that number. This is not fair to the AtUnta club and less fair to the visitors. It mentis that passes galore were going to people who bad no right to them. The Atlanta association nnd every one in the league lias been asked to cut down the number of passes issued and it will be done. Here after nobody will get passes but those who give something in re turn. Everybody who ought to pay to see baseball will have to pay. Clemson Begins Season With Unusually Good Prospects power machine* bow thnn hit r* . thnt nn auto meet this year woul.i C wore natfifactnry. It In hoped that flarurr ouifleM m other prominent autolnt will appear *• Special to The Georgian. Maeon. tin.. Fell. 26—The Macon Auto- luohlle ritih him lugun to make nctlve pinna fur the aprliit; automobile meet, which will 1m- held In thin city In May. Ileiify iaininr. acoretery "f the cluli. ntnted thnt the Auto I inert. Mr. Lamar aahl thnt It ( lull wan •oi|nhlerlnr the matter, nml ex J that the race track at reutrnl « pi i-ii'il to make some definite announcement ! cnttld lie used for the orrmiloii i.,,, noon. He »nl*l thnt there are a great tunny HI cloaed up the track. It would more machine* lu the rlty, nnd higher I Interfere with preliminary prai ti. , Will Cut Georgia Squad Down to Twenty-Five Men fpccjnl to The Georgian. I'nlverslty of Georgia, Athena, On.. Feb. 25.—These mild days lately have set outdoor baseball practice going at h lively rate. The different candidates are rounding Into form, and In a few days Couch Htouch will, be able to pare Ills H<iuad down. At present there are Mtil! something over forty men on the aquad trying out, but In a week this number will be cut to twenty-five. Most probably the 'varsity will carry fifteen men, ami the scrubs ten. The first game of the senson comes on March 29. when Georgia tackles Gordon Institute in Athene. From *'l accounts. Gordon will have a fast team till* season, so It probably win n ^ any walk-over. With the ’varsity squad pretty wc] decided on by the first week in Marc v > there will be a little over three u for Coach Stouch to weld the team t() . gether. Htouch has always turn*-.! oat good teams In the past, and «;• -rrl* HUpporters believe that he In K «*irur • > go himself one better this war and turn out the best team Georgia i.*- had In years. A majority of last year n ’varsity are out practicing every afternoon.' an 1 there Is a good bunch of new material showing up In fine form. Perry Lipe Sends Tickets To All of His New Players Special to The Georgian. Macon, (»«.. Feb. 25.—Manager Per ry will hqve all his new men I City Park within the next few rs. and from then on until the sea- h<gin* the players will be seen In action every day. All of the new players have been seat transportation and will soon re port. Soon after this tiie old men will be on hand anti the team will be «•»- leclvd in full. From present appear ances. the line-up will be as follow* Pitchers—Fox. Helm, ’lurke, Sean- tchers—llurnlsh nnd Robinson. Fir t llnse—Wohlleben. Second Rase—Rhoton. Shortstop— Patience. Third Rose—Lll*e._ f'ttHty—P*pc. (lut field—Chandler. Stinson. Mur doch and Houston (probably!. Manager J. A. Seogin. of the sopho- .. m«»rn baseball team at Mercer, has re- S: reived a number of offers for games J+ wilh utilei teams In the college and • •Hie and a few in the outside state. He ( haii arranged A scerte* of three games 11 with the Gresham High School team and believe* that these gullies should prove a tine drawing card. If th« games are played soon the manager of the "soph” team Is sure that the games will be_ largely attended Th* fflSt one .iqd |a open for gameii with any prep nch<> d or nmateur team In the state. •The Orange street boys defeated the team from Madison street Saturday in un Interesting game of baseball by a score of 7 to 5. For the orange street boys. Stapler at third and Smith at short played good ball. Ratterles—Orange Street. Rrooke nnd Cutler; Madison Street, Hodge« and Grace. GIANTS GO TO CALIFORNIA. Chicago. HI., Feb. 26.—Members the* New York National Longue tcam| are rounding up In Chicago prepara tory to starting for the "land of thel setting sun" to gc.L into condition r.ifl the pennant race of 1907. According 1 to schedule the work of training win I begin In I-os Angeles before the first u'l next week. Three weeks will be ape*I In California and then the Giants will travel homeward by easy stages, lin-r gertnK in Texas, Louisiana. Alabama! and other parts of the Sou^h to m*4tf various league teams before the op ing of the playing season. Special to The Georgian. Cletnaon College, H. (\, Feb 26—The baseball aeaaon opened a week ago nt Clem* •on, and baa been lively ever More. There are tnany candidates out trying for places. • and If Clemaon does not have a good team It will not be for lark of material, n«*r for lack of sntbualaatlr practice. Coach Hhaugbnesaey came In from Welsh Neck Februsry 16. and atarted things to humming the next day. lie Is a Notre Hanie man. and waa captain of the 'car , tlty baseball team at that institution, i Mr. Khaughneasey Is well known nnd well I liked here, lie helped Conch Williams last i fall lu the preparation of the Clemson {team for the Thanksgiving tussle with . Tech, and his work at that time contributed much to Clemaou’a great victory. As awn i|a It was known that Coach Williams could not be secured another season, cverylnxly wanted khaughneasey. Manager K. M. Htephenson tins a fine schedule arranged, giving six gntucs on the campus. Of the old men trying for places on the team, there are T. II. Dlssrlt, II. I*. Sykes. "Tommy" Itobrrtnoii. Strieker Colei*. Saudi fer. "I me" MeKsdden nnd others. Rlveil in captain nnd catcher, nnd Is sure of a place. "Tommy” Itobertson will have second base, or make -sum 1 man proto himself a "wonder’^to get It. I.ykes will likely keep right field. "Hoe" McFndden has about fenced In the center garden. The man who bents St tick er Coles for the po**ltli*n of shortstop will be better than any man Clemson has lied In thnt place In a long time. Hnudlfcr will make a strong race for his place at left field. George Warren Is among the prom ising candidates f.»r first base. ||e Is a g.ssi hatter and a fast runner. There are many candidate* for nil the positions. There are u ilosen trying for the pitcher's box That Is an o|h*ii m* •• The pitcher has not boon discovered, nnd will have to be developed. If two or three good l*»x men r»n be turned out, flcmson will have u gins! season. i PUT THIS AWAY FOR REFERENCE jitST llero la the Southern Longue ached, uh* ua it works out for Atlanta: AT ATLANTA. With Little Rock. Juno l,o 3. 4. July 18, 19, 2»>.<». September 12. 13, ll.o. With Memphis. May 29. SO.h 3«». 31; July 22. 23. 21 Septemlrer 9, lo. 11. With New Orleans. June 6. 7, K.o; July 15. 16, 17; Sep tember 4, 6. 6. 7.U. With Shreveport. May 24, 25,o 27. 28; July 25, 26. 27,^. September 2,h 2 3. With Birmingham. April 29. 3“. May 1, 2; July 9. 9, 10. August 12, 13. 14 With Montgomery, April 10, 11. 12, 13,u. July 4.H 4. 6.**; August 1, 2. 3*». With Nashville. April 24. 21. 26.lt 27,o; June 24. 25, 26. July 29, 3o. 31. Crintol Is another stuff ami Is also n_ pitcher of cxncrlcn* seasons III fast « .... ... __ was with Albany. *»f the New York State i League, after which In* played In the i League. II** was with Cleveland In I III 1912 In* pitched for Oakland, i Uttl and 19o|. i rtstol pitched t„ r Toledo. The season of UaC* found hltn with reroute, of the L.istern |.cttgt\c. nnd l.xti v**ar lie started with Harrisburg, of im,> Trl Suite League, but owlnfl to poor eundb tl*iti lie was released mid finished tin* *. a sou with Syracuse, of the Now York Si no League. St ml ion Is one of the old time favorites ' Lnst year lie held Hie pare with Hi** best ••ateliers In ill** Southern League. Wilf.ud j iGultletvx. n Nett Orleans product, mid Itlllv i i Hurley are lie- oilier catchers uiiom I- > v\ III try out. Hurley played short for • tie Itock lust season, lull Ills regular Hon Is Itclilnd tli" bat. Gulttercx was , I talon Rouge mid later with Montgoi He hss lieoii working hard all winter 1 '<1 Snbrle and Hob Tnrlton are cumll ‘ for first bus**. Snbrle was with the (' Mutes League with Kddle I hi tin and r.-si Class, ls»th former New Orleans "is. mid lie Is touted ns n muicr. IL I lu the South Atlantic {.ensue VANDY PLAY8 NAVY. Nashville. Term., Feb. 26.—Vanderbilt nnd the Navy football teams will play In Annapolis October 16. GET YOUR LUMBEI FROM E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS Hard wood floorlnc a npeclslty. We deliver promptly and EU» raI >>« natlHfactlon. A full stock of Luinbtr. Saab. Doors, etc., on.hand. Wicea are 542 WHITEHALL STREET. ills hnttln itob Tnrlto 2*.’ balling Atlanta Golf Professional Wins Florida Championship ATLANTA ON ROAD. j At Littla Rock. May 13. 14. 15; June io, u, 12, 12,p. August 29, 31.0. | , At Memphis. ; 11 May 9. I a. 11; June 21, 22, 23x; Au gust l^x. 19, 20. 21. . s At New Orleans. May 2*>. 21. 22. 23; June 17. is, 19. August 23, 24. 25x. I l. At 8hreveport. 1 !' May 16. 17. l*j. 19X. June 14. 15, 16x. August 26. 27. 28. At Birmingham. April 9. April 15. Ks 17, 1H; June 27. 28. -I 1 .** August 5. 6, 7. At Montgomery. April 19. 2o.o 22. 23; July 11. 12. 13.o; August 15, 16. 17.0. At Naehville. 3, 4,o 6, 7; July 1, 2. 3; August .engU*' hi uni .996 fielding ms 1 »ecn with Union Ib.u I Miring t*M3 Tarlfm Hitiiic lime with the Itlriiilngiiaiii id dltl ►<* well th it Harry YaugUnii ir • bold him for tln> Harmis. but IL; • 'Uge IumI a resene claim. Three Second Beeemen. r..r <mi)H*| bis*: Jake All. Chick Cm 1 lien S« UncfTcr furnish a trio of «>• n •I*- «*it of wli'ini Charley Frank ought • pi. k a first elm** man. Atx pi I «Ii.»rt la r-d but In f«>: rgo Give Us XeivReasM\s. AToy 'Buck’s“Range GIVEN AWAY FREE THIS WEEK ONLY Mill \ I he Nr plain Ml rk. \. J,. liter from Imllnn tp.. **rk • bib of tile Trl a*» stiori«t*ip. plating baiting nterage ..f nf .92o. in tin* South nml will Hub 1I*> 8. 9, 10,o o -Saturdays, x—Sundays, h—Holidays, p— IVrmieslon 1 ■ *f tbeed games t.i Alex Smith, winter professional of the Atlanta Athletic t’lub. *»n Saturday woe the *u»en champbinshtp *»f Florida. HI* card wu a iunrvel<»ua one and eeta a new record for the Palin Reach court* It fotlawn: Out—I. 2, S. 3. 4. 4. 2. 4. 4—29 In—3. 6. «, 9. 6. 3. 3. 3. 4—34—63 Smith, rliyed one of the moat mar velous games ever witnessed South nnd beat Willie Anders* mer open champion. In the tine slbie style. Anderson finish)*! s* Tbc veteran Ptrry Weroen will um pire in th« American Association the coming aeason. Tom McDermott, manager of the Eaaton team In the new AUntitl*. Laatuc, played with Newark In IbVl-P-w GRIFFITH DUE SUNDAY NIGHT *f the Kost**! ti In New o, say altout lit* ... XZX ins Iasi season, had this t tt ••nptilln: l‘**r the life of me. I *-nn not mii|ersian*l n Uuriihatu b*» (iatliis go. I have s*** u m work nml I b«*lleve thnt Gatina-is 4l**> •mteat sliortntnp III Am**rl«-u, outabl*' of • Idg league. I In'lleve dial Frank will the beat short stop lu this league.'' Arthur 11. Hrouthere nml William (VUiieii • • lit** only eontemlers for tlitol has*- onthera I* considered s*» g*ns| thnt heliad . refusal of the Charleston management hU option. Then* Is some ilotifit almut lt r l«'ii coming here, ns In* la studying e outflehb rs will he trle*l out this »' Itlake. Hlek**rt. Nadeau. Gaetou ami nllu. Itlake and Illckert are the old - Argumllu Is th** mueh-dlerusee«l Cu »ho has Ih»**h secured f*»r a trial. Exhibition Gamee. New (h'leuns exhibition games fob I . h b». 13, 14. 1«, 17—New Orlennv \ s. I g*. National* .•h 21. 22. 23. 24-New Orleans r*. Ch. Ill MUENCH& BEIERSDORFER THE PEACHTREE JEWELERS Oismondt, Watchet, Jewelry. Fine Watch. Clock :nd Jewelry Repair I Ing. 90 Peachtree Street Atlanta, Ca. I 3tl. Phone 1311. Vi <?« Il I! -It I hi- It :.iu tti:t Hilly Smith >' nlKlit n lili | NVw V.nkj rt..|. at t ttoik Mon- | All. I NAT KAISER & CO. I! CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON valuaoi.es. IL Dec. -r St. Kimbad Howtt. 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