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ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEW8, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1907.
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FIRST PRACTICE FOR THE ATLANTA TEAM TODAY |
j SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H> WHITING | *
By PERCY H. WHITING.
The dope sheet* compiled by Old Man Almanac do not picK'
gprinK «* a winner on any race carded for thi* week; but they’re
wronp.
She’s a winner right now. It’s in the air and so is base
ball.
Especially baseball!
This is one of the big days of the baseball calendar—not sec
ond in importance to opening day. For Atlanta’s first prac
tice was done this morning. \
From now to the far-end of next September. the fans will
have something to do—if it is no more exciting thifu seeing Lit
tle Rock trimmed or reading the baseball extras.
The Crackers have hit busy times with a rush. They must
get ready for a go with the Highbinder* on Friday and it will
take tall practice to put them in trim. However, Killy Smith will
send them through their pace, pretty fast ami they can be count
ed on to put up a pretty good front, right from the sturt.•
Of course heating the Highlanders is no easy job for any
man’s team and the local gung will be a week to the bail on
practice.
But look out for them!
TEN CRACKERS REPORT;
FIRST PRACTICE TODAY
Sid Smith,
Morning,
Schopp
Boss Batter, Registered Monday
and Zeller, Sweeny, Becker,
and Paskert Reported Sunday.
TABULATED DOPE ON CRACKER CLAN
Speaking of the Highlanders, we want to pass it to them on
one proposition. They are not “chesty."
They have a right to be "inflated” on the strength of past
performances and future possibilities. Hut they’re not.
Or, anyway, they don’t show it, which quite amounts to the
■ante thing.
To anyone who is familiar with the other aggregation which
is entitled to wear “N. Y.” on their shirt fronts, and which
boasts of a guy who ohjecta to being called “Muggsy" as man
ager, the difference is very noticeable and notable..
Atlanta has been spared that, but .Memphis and Kinningham
have not and a burg on the Pacific roast is getting it right now.
Among the other Nure-enough signs of spring is the great ac
tivity among amateur buseball players. Teams are being formed
fast these days and good tenins And good leagues waiting for
them.
The question of who is to blame for the formation of all these
leagues aud for the unusual amount of attention being paid to
amateur baseball by Atlanta papers thisycar isn’t worth arguing.
That question is for amateurs to decide.
We can’t recall, however, that the amateurs were getting
much attention until The Ororgiuu entered the field, nor that any
body offered any pennants for amuteurs in recent years until
The Georgian led the way.
All of which is in the nnturc of a preface to lend up to the
statement thHt there are still a few vacancies in The Georgian's
City, Commercial and Junior leagues and that desirable teams
are wanted to till these gaps.
Managers who want to get in .these leagues will have to
hurry.
PUZZLE PICTURE—WHO IS IT?
l....
REPORTED MONDAY.
H. Nmlth, catcher.
REPORTED 8UNDAY.
Zelter, pitcher.
Hweeney. catcher.
Keeker, third baseman.
Schopp. pitcher.
|\i*kort. outfielder.
Reporting day ha* come and gone.
Ten of the Atlanta player* have re
ported to Manager Smith.
Seven other* arc title any old tltiie
now.
Anti the three, college coache* will
he on hand April I.
The flr*t practice wa* pulled off
Monday morning.
With nine player* on the field the
Crocker* put up a pretty good front,
nnd the bunch cavorted around the old
Piedmont diamond with the grace of a
hand of gaxelle* ami the enthu*la*in
of a newly relea*ed calf.
Every man seemed to feel hi* winter
oat*, and It’ wa* all Manager Smith
could do to keep hi* charge* from cut-
tiug loo*c nnd overdoing the thing.
The Mecnnd practice I* elated for
Monthly afternoon, and regular work
will begin In enrne*t Tuesday morn-
ink
The office hour* of the Cracker* will
be 9: IS to 10:45 a. nt. and 1:45 to 3:15
p. m.
Just a* *oon a* the Atlanta player*
quit the Held the Highlander* will take
their place, so there will lie a tegular
coirtlmiouM performance every day for
all fan*.
All the player* who have *hown up
thu* far are looking fit a* can he with
the exception of Dyer, who wa* III when
REPORTED PREVIOUSLY.
Manager Smith.
Dyer, third ba*e.
Harley, pitcher.
Wallace, <»uthelder.
DUE APRIL 1.
Fox. llrst baseman.
Jordan, second baseman.
Winter*, outfielder.
he landed. However, he I* coming
around all right ami Killy Smith hope*
A NEW INFIELDER.
NEAL BALL.
H«r« is tha man who it rtgardtd
at reasonably certain to auccaad
Whitay Moraa at ahortatop.
DUE AT ONCE.
O'Leary, catcher.
‘ astro, shortstop,
liofftnati, third ba*e.
Sparks, pitcher.
Spade, pitcher,
f’hllde, pitcher.
Ford, pitcher.
that It will nt*: take more than a day
or two of Atlanta weather to put him
In perfect trim.
Zeller and Sid Smith are looking
very fit. Hid I* a* chunky a* ever, hut
look* ready to go into a game and clout
the old ball at a .300 dip, the way
he did all |a*t hummer.
Zeller look* better than la*t year,
even; and Manager Smith grow* more
and more confident every minute that
“The Rube" I* going to lead the league
thl* year.
Sweeny. Becker. Schopp nnd Pas-
kert all look promising, and are In good
condition.
Killy Smith will put III* team togeth
er with a rush. because there mu*t be
something doing Friday. In the first
game against the Highlander*.
it will take some scheming on the
part of Manager Smith to till the gaps
made by the absence of Fox. Jordan
and Winter*, but It I* perhaps fortu
nate that these star* are away, a* It
will give Killy a chance to try out some
of hi* other men.
DOINGS OF THE
YANKS]
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By BOZEMAN iBULOER. of Tho Now York Evening World.
NA8HVILLE (GA.) WINS.
S|hm |.iI to The tieorghiii.
Nashville, CJa., March II.—A game
of baseball wa* played here Saturday
afternoon between the Nashville and
High School third nine*. The score
was 8 to 7 In favor of Nashville. Jlni
Hull'* pitching wa* good.
TO SAVE THE FAMILY BANK ACCOUNT
PHIL O'NEILL’S WIFE JUMPS THE GAME
WHAT'8 THE ANSWER?
Thouoh you might novor guest it, thie it a lifelike imitation of our
old friend, Robart Wallace, candidate for an outfiald job with Smith's team
By J. S. A. MACDONALD.
New ihlcnim. Mnrrli tl line of tin* com
reliefs to the Inml money grind «f the b"
Hug ring during Hie current wee; was tl
seunitleunl ruluillintloil of ItnokUi’iker H
O'Neir* winter Clltlipidgli Dll lust Tuesd*
O'Neil In It well known cllitrneler l.i the pi
feiudouiil turf world. When he 1* n ulmi
no mote Mwect smiled or wittier Itlherul:
sails the sen of life Hut when lurk d<
not break well for him lie* feril er im
from him the beliei f.o on-^ „ u i self
O'Neil was * lien In ttm -Meld" * tn losu
nlmut New York last summer. II* start
In eit n shoestring nnd mu It Into the pi
verldnl tlinnet\ tpiiftlug a wlnn
oil the summer seiitoil nheitt New Ao-k.
hied himself II lid bo .kin; Clew to ' hU el
for the winter racing Winning a little a
losing II little, O’Neil found hllils** f id* '
S5.S1W to the g.NHl on the opening days
the Msrdl liras earnhnl Then ••time
Waterloo, lno after dn\ Im lost u til $r
»t>t was • hinged to the loning nldf of bin
rdger itrcoiint.
Now couie* the Ingenlou* liend «*f Hie
"I'lill. lin k Is against you nnd there I* no
iso bucking tt." declared Mrs. O'Neil one
enlng utter a particularly bad day.
ns ilm to
as Kiev s;
('Innlea II.i
at In tin*
el
nla
We'H
sib k aud get out or go broke," letoCed
o Nell, other words followed, nnd Mr*.
O'Neil retired from the Held of wordy war
fare thinking hard.
EXIT THE HEROINE.
The S.-Oim shifts IIlid the ell tnlti rises on
the next art. At i • o'clock next morning
Mm O’Neil. nlwa>s the l.niik-r. Is In fr uit
of the banking Inui-e wherein the O'NHI
funds are kept. Iieuin udlux Ik
,redtt tinlame of their
some ts.lV-'. Mrs O'Neil
I departed. Mindful
Clark Griffith and tt*r Highland lad
dies at time* have been given credit
for being brave, ferocious and Intrepid;
but the whole gang tucked their tall*
and ran for cover last night at the
mere *lght of a drled-up, llfelea* hu*
man finger. A broad yellow ntreak
spread over the club ond Griff'* usually
ruddy, complexion took on a deathly
shade, resembling Rocquefort cheese.
The melting of the backbone* came
about through the effort* of “White
wash" Wilkin*, the Teddy bear-*haped
old negro who carries bat* for the club,
to be the permanent in ascot o? the
Highlander*.
When the Now York club hail packed
up after Saturday'* practice “White-
wa*h" eld led up to Griff and Informed
the chieftain that If he would "Jen* let
him trav'l wld dein Yankee* fur tie
sum'r" he would give |h* club a luck
piece and a hoodoo that couldn't lose.
Bright and early Sunday morning
"Whitewash" wa* around at the hotel
nnd the player* had Ju*t assembled
to get their mall. Griffith wa* In the
center discoursing on the great condi
tion of hi* club when the old negro
wabbled In with hi* Teddy bear move
ment.
"Here 'tl*. bo**.: I to!' you I'd be
here." and he laughed with a loud and
confident guffaw.
Mascot Got* Wrong.
Griffith remembered about the mas
cot, and the whole crowd gathered
around to see what “Whitewash” had
for a luck piece. By degree* the old
negro unwrapped a peculiar fun* hu .
die of buckskin, and then to the
of Al Orth, onmth and other, h( . ,,
hlbltcd the dried and stiffened reinnil
of n human linger, nail and all
"(Ireat Jumpin' Handbill,!" '
Cnatleton. the Mormon, an he jumneS
out of the way to hide hi, eye, 12
Griffith . was too pate to speak' '
"You ain’t akeered, la you
nooentiy asked the old nrgro •
He then related In detail the r.-,..,
how he came Into po»*e,a|.in
uncanny luck piece, which, he say, 2
the essence of (rambler’s luck. 1
A little tax attached to the with,™.
Anger bore the letters "G. || p "J?
"•Whitewash" explained that the’
mer owner of the digit was « are.,
gambler and that he nan ehot aM
killed In a poker game on a
river steamboat many yearn ak.. t,.
negroes have a superstition that •
gambler’s linger Is the hem „r iLt
Tills gambler was killed bemuse £
lieat four aces with a straight iln,J
on a Saturday night at 18 .,Vh„ k S
that makes It doubly valuable a- ajuck
piece. Hence the amputation.
Not one of the hall players
touch the grim reminder of the
bllng tragedy, nnd the old negro had
to take his grim memento and .link
away. He has no more chanee of buns
a mascot now than Klherfeld ban „r
Ing next chairman of the peace c
ference at The Hagu*.
ft was a day of rest for the tfjgh.
landers, however, and they had time t
get over It. There was n» practlct
whatever during the day and the pi,,,
ers amused themselves by nursing their
sore and uffllcted muscles.
MORMON LOOKS GOOD
By ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, of Tho Now York Moil.
er, and ha* a good u*Hortment of cuftn
and a very fast hall. Griffith knots
very little about him, never having mi
him work, but drafted him on the rrc-
otnmendatlon of an umpire In the P
and O. League, In whom Griff ha* great
confidence.
A* CuHtleton 1* the only left-handed
pitcher the Yank* will have thin year,
It 1* very likely that he will he kept
the *quad If he *howa the least *lgn
becoming good.
The first line-up will be held todir,
when the flr*t team will take a crack
at a team compo*ed of the extra pitch,
er* and catchers. Thl* will not
counted In the champlonnhlp series
tween the regular* and the scrub*,
will merely be looked on a* a prelimi
nary canter. In which hit*. *en*atl<
play* and error* will not count.
Aside from the Lamming experience
of the preserved finger, there wa*
nothing unusual to worry the player*
during the day. There wa* no practice
and the hoy* lonfed about Jhe hotel
all day.
Roy t'antleton. the left-aided pitcher
from Youngstown, arrived on Saturday
and worked out in the afternoon. Can-
t let on came from Salt Lake City, the
Mormon town being hi* home. He I*
a youngster of about twenty summer*,
and Is not married, but thl* ha* not
prevented the player* from nicknaming
him "The Mormon."
CaMleton made a good showing In
Youngstown last season, winning 112
games and losing 12. He Is said to
have wonderful control for a left-hand -
left to III* credit Just 'Vlili the money
Mrs. 11*Nell betook herself to the railway
station, nnd In n brief inouivut she and the
family treasury fluid* were swiftly "iieut
Ing" back to New York.
Atsmt the uoou hour O'Neil wu« nt tin
bunk ns tisintl for another draw uii tin
O'Neil joint IIre,Mint Thtn enuie the mnl J
news of file neeount Invlnx U*eti closed out
nnd the going nwnv of Mrs. O'Neil. Tlmt
afternoon o Nell enuie to the trnckshlc
without n bunk roll, lie t.ld Ids clerks the
true story nnd they smiled In ii snuirky
wn.v The other iMsikmnker* laughed.
o'Nell *ald. "I mu not going to ttook this
nftemoon." Then the uaturnl ipientlon wa*.
"Why)” ’lleniuse uiv wife w.
E"
Inst reports
i'N'oII n
thought of getting
hushnud might
M"«re spi<
enure. l|lkl ., N ew lork.
it. totuttug 1 mwl the remunut* «if » sU.itte
I the s due nuailed Idm. tilled Id* mind to
■ wiimii her ( of ei. rvthlng eNe. 11* it be h.
noiiey. she i way ere thl* reuehc* the re.ule
a fading
rnlhvn
FAT SALARY
FOR TURNER
Cleveland. Dhb», March II It was
learned today tlmt Terry Turner, the
shortstop of the Cleveland Baseball
team, received an offer front President
Kllfoyie. of a three years* contract at
fio.mut for that period.
Cocnplia with sB requirement, cl the National Pure Food Law, Guarantee No. 2041, filed at Waihingtaa.
RIP SCHEDULE
ALL TO BITS
M We dined in *ome of the
finest hotels and restaurants, but
did not find any coffee to excel
^quality Aibucklcs ARIOSA."
That is what one lady writes and
inSBoos of other, prove they believe,
by wing more Aibueldes* ARIOSA
Coffee than al the other packaged
the United States put
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION DOES
NOT ACCEPT PROPOSED
ARRANGEMENT.
Chicago, March 11.— At a meeting
of the dtret tot* of the American Rase-
balk Association yesterday the schedule
recommended recently by the commit
tee was torn to piece* and a new set
of dates given out. The league season
will open on April 17. with the western
team* In the east. The season close*
September 16.
Milwaukee open* in Columbus. .Min
neapolis In Indianapolis. St I'.tul In
Toledo and Kansas City In Louisville
The Viet if IniII. was adopted as the
official sphere f»i Dm»7. la»*t year two
halls were used, different teams insist-
Irg on »eilain balls when playing on
their home grounds.
“THi* Date in History.**
1907- Jacob lire Kiev signs the parch-
Intent In Cincinnati. Manager Bancroft
s that Jake Is good for a hundred
The (act that Arbucklet*
ARIOSA Coffee coSsJbs and
has suited the health and taste of
Dost American people (or over
37 years, ought to induce every
body to at least sample it.
The cities hide many country gidt
and boys who Kaetly ugh for a
cup of good coffee hke ’’ mother" made.
" Mother" probably wed the old
original " Aiboclde,”* the fint routed
packaged coffee.
• See that you get the sealed
package, one pound full weight,
bearing the name ARBUCKLES*
ARIOSA COFFEE and the
signature of Arbuckle Brothers,
which entitles you to presents.
That i, the genuine article, no matter
where you buy it or what price you pay
for it.
Same old Coffee, time old firm.
If your grocer won't supply, write to
ARBUCKLE BROS.,
•-. new york ary.
It Is said that »
S-»x" signed their
and nmt they .u»
much nume> the
■•ver.il of the "Whttr
contract* tn Mexico,
unable to read hotv
lontracis call far.
RACING RESULTS.
HOT SPRINGS.
Hot Springs, March 11—The results
of today's race* are as follow*:
FIRST RACK—ondn. 3 to 1. won;
Watugn. 3 to 5, second; Lecta Kath
ryn. 3 to 5. third.
SF.t'OND UA«'F.--Peter Knight. 5 to
2. won; Birmingham, even, second;
Captain Neroth. 5 to 2. third.
THIRD RACK—Alson... 4 to 5. won;
Potter. t> to 5. second, Simon Kent,
out. third
FOURTH RACK—Pretension. 11 to 2.
won. Autumn Flower, even, second.
Flap, 4 to 5, third.
NEW ORLEANS.
New <hleans. March 11 —The fol
lowing are the results of today's race*.
FIRST RACK—Prince Hi mu*. S to
1. won. Consideration. 5 to •*. *econd;
llusted. 6 to 5. third Time 1 14 2-5.
HKCuND RACK—Kara. 2 to 1, won;
Saror Resarlus. 3 to 1. second; Hare-
foot. 3 to I. third. Time 2:56.
THIRD RACK- Mollle Montrose. 2
to 5, won. Dew of Dawn. 3 to 5, sec
ond; Brawney Lad. 4 to I. third. Time
41 3-5.
TofHTIC RAi'K—Juilgv Pont. >> to
t<», won; Emergency, out. second; Be*,
telling. «»ut. thlnl Time. 1:39 4*5.
FIFTH RACK—Frontenae. 9 to 5.
won; Southern Cross, out, second; Pen
tagon, 4 to 6. third. Time, 1:00.
Tomorrow'* Entri** ok Now Orloons.
New Orleans. la».. March 12—The
City Park entries for Tuesday are a*
follows:
Finrt’rkOe. 3-12 furlong*. Lula B .
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“GOT TO GO SOME," SAYS BOB,
“TO BEAT M^OUJ THIS YEAR"
Ha>* ltoh Wallace:
"Those outfielder* have got to go some to beat me this year.”
"I’m going to hit that ball"
' Ie»ok* like every man who has reported yet Is an outfielder."
"I've counted nine here. I don’t know whalf Billy Smith want*.with
so many outfielders."
"I'm going to hold a Job sure. The man who beat* me ha* got to hit
that bulL"
Thtee cheers for Bob, and long .nay he wave.
GRIFF PLANS CAMPAIGN
By 8ID MERCER, pf Th* New York Globe.
Orth, In particular. Is In great shape
Hogg had been throwing for about two
week* before he reported here, and this
morning he unloosened some speed that
made u big dent In Kleinow's big mitt
There I* no new* of Chase In thie
pnrt of the country. He and Griff ar«
exchanging telegrams, but not many.
The manager say* he ha* gone his limit 1
In the matter of salary. It Is said that
the club has offered fChase $3,600 for
the season and that he I* holding out
for $4.000—not $5,500.
Griffith declare* that he Is not trviof
to *ecur<* Jake Stahl front the Wash
ington club, for the simple reason that
he doe* not consider Chose lost to him.
He admit* that he talked to Joe fan-
Hlllon about Stahl nt the Americas
League meeting, but (feclnres he «1I<1 n'lt
secure an option on the former Wash
Ington manager. Stahl has refused !
Join the Washington team. It Is p’s*!
hie that he may be secured by the N>*
York club If Chase makes good bll
threat* to quit.
Jim McGuire I* out with a statement
Having been photographed some
time* in the course of hi* brief baseball
career, Jim never had occasion to com
plain until an AtlantA photographer
tampered with a negative and produced
u flowing beard attached t<» his chla.
"That’* the limit," declared ha
“Hereafter I bar the picture bo>
A good general always plan*
campulgn far ahead nnd then put* In
hi* best lick* doing one thing nt a time
an<l doing It well. The one thing for
which Clark Griffith 1* working Just
now, nnd which he impressed uponstil*
players at a spedul meeting yesterday
morning, is the necessity for getting a
start that wlj! overcome the schedule
disadvantage.
For the first six weeks of the cam
paign the Yankees will be fighting
foreign aolK with the exception of
about nine days. The Yankee manager
well know* that It Is hard to head off
team that get* a good lead at the te
ginning of the season. He promise* to
return to Washington Heights after th
tlrst Western trip fighting for the leal.
If not holding It.
Everything points to n successful
i stall. Few teams that have trained
three weeks are In bettor condition
than the Yankees are right now. Mike
Martin says there Is not a sick athlete
nor n sore arm among the bunch. This
morning the Yanks went at their prac
tice with more energy than ever.
Of the pitchers Orth, Keefe. Hogg
nnd Clarkson are well advanced In their
training. They probably will pitch
three Innings a piece In the Hist game.
HENLEY LEAVES
ON WEDNESDAY
Weldon Henley leaves to Join the
Brooklyn team In Jacksonville Wed
nesday. Henley and the Brooklyn man
agement arc no nearer to the desired
agreement than they were when Henley
whs drafted, hut the Georgia boy will
report on time and try to tlx up u deal
with the Dodger*.
Moliere, Adelaide Royes, Letohntchlc,
Allasan. Relapse, Kin bay. Tiirtanoht,
Bonnie Hay. Ktntna G.. ail l«LS; Blister.
112: Dona H.. 112; Geneva S„ 112;
Futistun Model. 115.
Second race, steeple chase, short
course; IMttkln, 125; Hen|»ecked. 130;
Torchello, 134; Kster Joy, 134: Gould.
135; Henry A. Hchroeder. 136; Wild
Range. 137; Light* out, I3S; Creoltn,
140; Alabo. 14b.
Third rare, 5 -12 furlongs, selling;
Vohome. 102; Montelltnar, 104. Atten
tion. 107; Hyperbole, 10*; Bell Mence,
190; H«>Isuv. 109; Plaud. lo»; Rnthgeb.
112; Frank Fieaher, M2; Gold Duke.
116; Higginbotham. 117; Malestrom,
11R; Sadurhunak. 119; Brittany, 119.
Fourth race, mile ond an eighth;
Tom Dolan, 87: Pink Star. 87: Yan
kee Girl. 88; P«diy Prim, 96; Donna,
99.
Fifth race, 7 furlong*, handicap;
Fantastic. 90; Miss I^eeds, 93; Colum
bia Girl. 98; Pasadena. 110; Lancas
trian 105; 8t. Bella nr, 105. St. Vulon-
tlne. 112.
Six race, 6 furlongs; Ducssa. 107;
! French Nun. lo«; clique. 111; ijidy
Carol, 112; Akhad. 112. Prince Vlrutus.
I 113; Falda. 115; Limerick. 116; Paul
! Clifford. 117; Basil. 117; Bert Osra,
117; Reticent, 120.
Sevtnh race, mile nnd one-stxtenth;
COBB SPENDS
DAY IN CITY
Ty Cobb, the Georgia boy who pity*
with Detroit thl* year, I* In Atlanta os
his way to Join hi* team.
I’niplre* In the Connecticut and Trl
State League* will use the arm MffM*
system thl* season.
Illncklocl. 89; Doubt. 89: Warner <?H«-
wul, 91; Bitter Ml**. 93. Cora
93; Reside. 98; Lacache. 102. TmWJ
104; Glenclare. 106; Lady Cr.uvf.T*
lo7: Delmore, 107; Bell Indian
Monte. 111.
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ON VALUABLES.
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