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ATLANTA GEORGIAN
ANDREWS, WEjDNEBDAT, MARCH 20,1MT. ' " •"■ '■ ' ' ' V '
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
BY PERCY H. WHITIKO.
The Atlanta team aecma to be one of the few in the league
which is not having any trouble with recalcitrant ball players. •
Montgomery has had to suspend Maxwell because he refused
to sign. Maxwell and the “Monties” could not get together on
the salary proposition. “Max” was always a rather chesty
youth and maybe a period of suspension will somewhat moderate
his views about himself.
Lewee, the Decatur, III., inflelder, refuse* to go to Shreveport
for fear of yellow fever. My, what awful rot. Should think
that Lewee would be’ worried about stayiug at home for fear af
black plague or of hanging around a stable because of the danger
of catching btjto. '
All Atlanta fandom is glad that Bobby Stafford is landed in
a good berth and everybody believes that he will do well as Sa
vannah ’s manager. Time wns when Bobby Stafford was as good a
fielding first baseman as the league had and a holy terror with the
bat Bobby’s health gave way, however, and he lost out in the
Southern.
If he is back anywhere near his old form he will be the hat
ting and fielding wonder of the Sally League, and even if he isn't
he should do well as a manager.
Only nineteen days to wait for the opening of real hostilities
in the Southern league. Then for the jump to Birmingham, the
Slaughter of the Barons and another lightning change hack to
Piedmont for the first home game of the season at Piedmont
Park.
In the meantime there are some good exhibition games com
ing. Wednesday and Thursday the Yanks try it again and Fri
day our old friends, the Naps, headed hy King Larry, will be
out at Piedmont! Larry and his men finish up the week.
The week beginning March 94 opens up Mondsy and Tues
day with the Augusts team of the Sally League. Then Detroit,
of the American League, jumps in for a couple of contests while
the Yankees finish up the week.
CLEVELAND TEAM GETS HERE FRIDAY doings of the yanks
Larry Will Bring Up
Good Bunch • to
Tackle Crackers.
One of the big events of the season
promises to be the gatflra Friday and
Saturday between the IL'rackere and
Napoleon LaJole's Cleveland American
Leaguer*'.
This team trained In Atlanta last
year and the year before, and made a
big hit with the Qate City fans.
Just what sort of a line-up Larry
will spring on the city will depend on
circumstances and some other things,
but one thing all local fans, hope, and
that Is that "Dutch" Llebhardt will
pitch one of the games.
"The Count" Is a rank favorite In
Atlanta, even If he did smear It over
the Crackere on many occasions last
year, and the local enthusiasts would
like to see him In action again. Doubt
less he will be one of the pitchers
used here.
Nig Clarke '* another Atlanta fa
vorite who will be with the team. He
used to catch for 'Atlanta and Is well
known and liked by alt Southern
League followers of the game,
Tuesday's Gamas.
Brooklyn, 4; Jacksonville,
Chicago, 8; Mobile, 1.
Philadelphia Nationals, 6; Bavan-
nah. I.
Nashville, 18; University of Nash
ville. 1.
Cleveland, IS; Mercer, 0.
CASTLETON IS NO "BLOOMER"
By SID MERCER, ofTha New York Globe.*
Aa the days of training pasa by. It
becomes more and more apparent that
the Tankeee will not be without the
services of a good left-han tad pitcher
this season If there ie any ■.vtwght to
the opinion of Clark Orifflth,' Jhn Mc
Guire, Jack Klelnow and tavern! other
Yankee players who ought to he able
distinguish a real gttener front/ a
spring "bloomer."
About all that New Torkere knew of
Caat|etop until he reported here was
that be was a good pitcher In some
minor league In the West. We alt
thought that Griffith would surely pick
up another southpaw before March 1.
It hardly seemed possible that a young
ster from a Claes D league couid step
Into fast company ao quickly. No praaa
agent heralded Caatieton's approach.
Somehow he was not regarded ae a
factor In the team this year and New
York fane rather expected him to be
sent back to 1he bush for more expe
rience.
Well, It looks qa ir young Mr. Cattle-
ton Is going to etlck and that he will
prosper. That's making a strong pre
diction for a young pitcher.
While the Yankees were tossing the
ball around at Piedmont park yester
day morning. Griff called Cestleton to
the box.
•kJo to It, kid." said the manager
You cut loose a few."
C«‘l»ton certainly followed In.
■i ruction* \
Jack Klelnow was doing the recelv-
Ing. Presently the ball begun t, pro-
dure loud and resounding thumps in
htablg mitt CaaMtton was displaying
waa faster than It really
looked possible for him to be. Then
he began booking thorn over and Grift *
eyes opened wider. for Caatleton was
throwing one of the beet curves winch
Griff hsd ever seen so .-levorly r.,..
trolled by a young southpaw.
Castlaton’a pitching was the subject
of much favorhblo comment fnm tha
other player*. He Is just beginning to
"it a good break on his curves. ||»
..Jd one which bende sharply Inward at
the plat* and alio fall*. Right-handers
us* thee* curves and generally con'rd
them much better than port fllnger*
but CasUoton put tbla one tn the sune
spot time after time.
"A right-handed batter will fall for
that ball every time.” remarked Kiel-
now. "It breaks so quickly, thouijh
that he can't dodge, and oven If he
doesn't Intend to bit, he wilt throw up
hit stick to protect himself. The usual
result Is cither a pop fly or an easy
grounder, with the runner getting a
bad start to first."
"Nig” Clark, ax-Atlanta and Batter Extraordinary to Hia Nibs, King Larry
YOUNGSTER LABELED "SATISFACTORY"
THE COUNT LANDS.
The Inst week of the exhibition serielyls ushered in by. the
Clevelanders, then come the Brooklyn -Twdley Dodgers and the
New Yorkers end the week here. i
April 7 end 8 will he given over to a much needed rest and
April 9 Billy Smith and enough of his trusted men to trim Bir
mingham will jump for the Center of the Suioke and do their
durndest to turn the triumphal ting raising into a slaughter.
Arrival of Cubs and Wilhelm
Gladdens Fans of Smokeville
Birmingham, Ala.. March SO.—The
I Chicago Cuba, National I-rogue chum-
, (none, arrived from Mobile last night.
From another direction came Irvin
Wilhelm, the premier Baron slab man
of last eoawin. The arrival of the
former start* the practice season In
Birmingham. The arrival of "Little
Bra" makes'the Barons Intact for the
Games between the Barone and the
• Cub* will bn played this afternoon, to-
I morrow and Friday. It la expected that
| the New York Highlanders will arrive
I for a game Baturday, an thin dale has
r been requested.
' The fann are well plrnned concerning
I fhe outlook. Practically the old team.
1 man: .Gardner, mittlrlder, and Turner,
I pitcher. In a cold-blooded manner, thy
I fann figure this: If the esprit du rorpa
of last season obtains again, nml Tur
ner develops Into the fourth regular
pitcher, than the chances are good for
another pennant. Gardner la a much
better hitter and fielder than Gear.
He larks that player's generalship,
however, and cannot wield the same In
fluence for good over tha other play
er*. Lister Is showing up exceedingly
well, and there Is no doubt hut that he
will make good for the entire season.
Roetilnger and Alcock are the utility
Inflelder*. Meek la expected to star
behind tho Blab with Garvin. Mlts* Is
the utility catcher. In Wilhelm, Hogan
end Clark the fan* believe that they
have the beet trio of pitchers In the
league. The fourth mainstay Is need
ed, and It looks aa If Turner, from the
Bouth Atlantic, wll|\be chosen Wal
ters, Oyler and Montgomery will com
plete the Infield. Smith and Molee-
worth, of last season's crew, will again
show up this year with the goods, and
Gardner, the old Bouthem Lenguo
pitcher, who starred In the Cotton
States last season ns an outfielder, a
hitter and a man with a great return
ing arm, makes tho nutfleld complete.
HITS GALORE
AT PIEDMONT
MACON AND ATLANTA FIND BALL
OFTEN; CRACKERS SCORE
THE M08T RUN8.
CASTRO AT BAT.
Tho camera snapped just *■ the
epped the ball eut by
For the laat time thin neanon Atlanta
ami Macon did their famous batting
duet net at Piedmont Park .yesterday
afternoon.
Atlanta won, but It waa one of those
whisker finishes In which It Is any
body's game until the tape js reached.
Lent wp forget, the score was 8 to'8.
Mangum, a local aouthimw, started
. the pitching for Atlanta and ahowed
| much sjieed and some promising curves
tin the strength of what he displayed
Tuesday he Is doubtless entitled to a
thorough try-out by some Class B. C
or D team. Rrhnpp finished out the
game and did well, as usual.
Clark started out to pitch for Perry
YELLOW TOP
HAS RETIRED
Special to The Georgian.
Nathalie, Tenn./.March 20.—Jnnttug, the
Rwerie, who ptnvc.1 third for the Nashville
team laat year, will not report tbla year.
The New England League could do
wome nhnn take In Portland, Me.
President Tim Murnnnc naya that It la
a good bnaetuUI town, and Tim should
go further and put the city Into hla
circuit.
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NOTE THE WIND-UP.
RUBE ZELLER.
When Rube ewata them to the
outfield he puta hie whole body
into it This enap showe him juet
before Ho uncoils.
And so Mr. Caatleton has been la
beled “Satisfactory." and he will doubt
less be found with the Yankees all
summer. The boy has many good
qualities. He Is nervy and has confi
dence. Ball players describe these
qualities In a different way. but we'll
let It go at that. He was the hero of a
no-hit game last season and Is very
ambitious to shine In fast company. He
Is willing to learn and his habits are of
the best.
The first two days of practice this
week enabled Griff to get a lot of work
out of the pitcher* and he is espects'l'.'
pleased with the efforts of Ilargar anil
Caatleton. Big Cy will get his first
chance Wednesday, as he Is slated to
pitch the first few Innings against At
lanta
The cripples are getting along very
nicely. Elberfeld did not don a uniform
Tuesday, and probably will not play
Wednesday. He bad electric treatment
applied to tbs strained muscles In his
back Tuesday, but did not get much
relief. Laporte I* working the scre-
neos out of his shoulder by constant
exercise of It, and Williams' thumb I*
resuming Its normal site.
Jack Klelnow will catch s nmj/rttv
of the games to be played this week.
Ira Thomas Ie throwing nicely, hut
fears tbat hie arm may get sore If ha
"shoots" tb* ball around the liases t.n
much. McGuire's hand has Improved
so much tbat ha wlll.be able to catch n
game next week. TBm Hughes, nitty
Hogg, Al Ortb and Walter Clarkson
are ready to go If and finish Wednes
day's game. Thetwlrler* for Thurs
day's game will ba picked from among
them. Joe Doyle Is not quite readv
and Brockstt may be needed for tnfleld
duty.
NO “JUNE PLAYERS” FOR GRIFF
By BOZEMAN BULGER, ef The New York Evening World,
Llpe's team, but a single Inning finished
him. Five hits and five runs was the
sad count Helm succeeded him and
did nice work.
Becker, O’Leary and Bchopp were
•'ll" with the bat. The Copper Country
Leaguer slammed out four bits for six
base* and displayed great batting form,
as well. That man I* the wonder-bat
ter and no mistake. O'Leary swiped off
n couple of singles, and cnch one of
them scored a run. 8chnpp made two
singles out of two times at bnt.
“Figuratively" apeaklng (Joko!) the
game follows:
ab.
MACON—
Chandler, If..
Llpe, 3b.. . .
Murdock, cf.
Rhoten, 3 b. ,
Harris, lb.. .
Stinson, rf. .
I*atlonre, as.
Walsh, c. .
Harnlsh, c. .
Clark, p. , .
Helm, p. . .
lb. po.
Totals
.3? 8 13 24
ATLANTA— nb. r. lb. po. a. e.
103-5-7-9-11 WHITEHALL STREET.
Broker, rf.
Wallace, cf. .
O'Loiiry* lb. .
I'nnkcrt. If. .
c’antro. Sb. •
Ball, ra. . . .
Hwceney, c. .
Hoffman, 2b.
ManRum. p..
8ohopo. pt ,
Spade . . .
Totals . . . .36 9 13 27 12 2
Score by Innings:
Macon 104 100 200—*
Atlanta 600 021 0l«—9
Summary: Two-base hits, Becker 2,
Pankert. Murdock. Rhoten. Stinson;
stolen basea. Castro, Stinson, Patience.
Rhoten; sacrifice hits. Patience. Ball;
double plays. Ball to Hoffman to
O’Leary; hose on halls, off Helm 2, off
ManRum 6; hit by pitched hull by Man-
gum (Llpe); struck out. hy Helm 8, by
Mat\Rum 2. by Bchopp 5. Time, 2:10.
Umpire, Latlttc.
Lake Charles. Alexandria. I*afavette,
Opelousas and Monroe. In Louisiana,
and orunRO. Texas, comprise the now
Gulf ('oast .baseball league.
Honey Mellndy and Joe Thomas will
no doubt come together again for u
longer light. *
EMORY TEAMS
PLAYING SOME
Special to The Georgian.
Emory College, Oxford, Go., March
30.—In two slow games full of errors
the senior* defeated the Juniors and
the sophomores defeated the freshmen
on Weber Field Monday afternoon.
Sentors, 8; Juniors, 8.
Juniors. Seniors
Smith, W. C., 2b.. .Woodruff, W. A., .lb
Jones, c Burt, I. f.
orr. 3b Bryan. P. E, 2b
Felker, p Simmons, c.
Arnold and Hnbertnon. lb.Harvard, c. f.
Smith, M., and Armor, a. n.
McGregor, e. s
Blair, r. f Smith, E. M„ r. f.
Clements, c. f Bryan, W. L,
Williams. I. f .< Stipe,
Summary: Struck out. by Stipe 8. by
Felker 10; hits, off Stipe 6. off Felker
8; bases on balls, off Felker'3;' hit by
Felker 1; errors. Juniors 8, seniors 7;
two-hnne hits, Blair 1, Hurt 1. Umpire,
Dr. Turner. Time. 1:40.
Sophomores. 6; freshmen,
Sophomores.
McCann, s. *. ..
Mobley, c. f.
Beckwith, r. f.
Smith, lb
Roberts, 3b
Freshmen.
...Edmondson, c.f.
Hammond,
Warren,
.Fox and Bird, r. f.
...a. Clay, lb
Burt, p Bond, lb
Copeland, 3b..Spivey and Wesley, 1. f.
Bryan. J. M.. I. f A. Clay, s. u.
Drake, c Partridge, 2b
8ummary: Struck out. by Burt 12,
by Hammond 6; hits, off Burt 4. off
Hammond 4; base* on balls, off Burt 4;
hit by Hammond 1; errors, by fresh
men 7, by sophomores 3. Umpire, Dr.
Turner. Time, 1:S0.
Game railed nt end of sixth Inning.
If the Cantlltons are fortunate enough
to land the pennant for Minneapolis
this season they can own a piece of
Minnesota.
Minnesota. Chicago, Northwestern
and several of the other large colleges
of the middle (tales are to take part
In today'* big Indoor atblelle meet
under the auspices of the University of
Wisconsin.
ALL THE SPORT NEWS
IN GEORGIAN’S “GREEN”
The Georgian ii publishing its baseball extra these dayi
with a green outside.
Hereafter its official title to not "the Baseball Extra” hut
"The Green."
In "The Green" will be found the result of the Atlanta base
ball game with full box score and full details, including the last
play of the last inning, and racing results at all prominent tracks.
When the leagne seasons begin remits in the sonthern, Nation
al and American leagues will be added.
No pains nor expense will be ipared to make "The Green”
full and complete in every detail.
Besides all sporting news "The Green" will carry any new
happenings of interest in Atlanta, Georgia and tha world .at
large. -
Did you ever hear of a June ball
player?
Whether you have or not, Clark Grif
fith cornea out boldly with the unquali
fied statement that ”1 don’t want no
June ball player In mine."
In that rather pointed observation
Griffith reveala himself as a flat-foot
ed foe to education and the mtxlns-up
of trades for a “June ball player" Ie
one who dies off to the schoolhouse
during the winter and doesn't show up
to Join hie club until after tbe com
mencement exercises In June.
"I don't give a durn how good a ball
player he la," affirmed Mr. Griffith,
"not even If he Is the greatest star on
the diamond. I won't have nu fellow
come kicking Into the club two months
nfter the other boys have been playing
for their lives, and then grab off some
of the glory. It Isn't fair, and I won't
stand for It on my club."
"Schooling la a good thing." admitted
the Highland chieftain, "but It won't
mix with baseball. It’s a logical cinch
that one will have to be chopped off ea
thebaseballandschool seasons lap. Then
I am In favor of letting the school get
the ax, for the simple reason that a
fellow gets hla money from baseball to
WAf In nn Iks aohn/tl '*
get In on the school.”
If you are still not “on." we will ex
plain that these remarks were largely
the result of Information from ohlo
that Frank Delehanty had started to
school and couldn't show up until vaca
tion time.
"I have tried a few of these June ball
playere,” wo* GrUBth'* concluding com-
ment, "and I don't want 'em In mine. I
wnnt a ball player who can show up
early In the spring for practice and go
right through the season the same *s I
do.”
DELEHANTY IS PASSED UP
This means that Griffith ha* practl
cally given up hope of Delehanty, and.
In fact, the matter seems no longer to
concern him. You know this fellow
Grlfllth Is Independent when be once
gets.cut loose.. He mode short work
of Doc TTew-ton forth rowing him down,
and no matter haw badly he needed a
left-hander, not once did he relent. To.
day Newton la without a Job.
Moreover. Grlfllth has gone to work
to get a new outfielder, and he prom
ises to havo him here before the High
landers act sail for New York.
It would be unfair to tbe other clubs
for him to .disclose the names, but It Is
known that Grifllth has refused to
wralve claim on two outfielders In the
American League, and unleu the club
which wanted to turn them loose
changes Its mind, Grlfllth can have hie
choice of these two men. ' He will not
say who they are.
Ae to the matter of Tyrus Cobb, of
ONE SIDE ONLY!
To the press agents of all baseball
teams and to all who send communica
tions tn The Georgian for publication:
Writ* on On* Side of the Paper Only,
If you don't your communication
goes to the discard.
NOTICE—R. CONLIFF.
There I* n communication for you
at The Georgian office. See sporting
editor.
Detroit, who had his trouble with
Catcher Schmidt and wo* supposed to
be on the market, Griffith says he ha*
no chance to get him. "In fact, I had
not thought of IL" eold Grlfllth. snd If
I did I don't believe there would be *
chance in the world, aa the matter now
stands between him and Detroit.”
The Chau matter remains unchang
ed. Grifllth never showe any appre
hension on that score nor does he cs-
prese any regrets over the absence of
hla great star. In my opinion. Grif
fith doe* not expect Chase to Join tbs
club until It starts North to open th*
season at Washington. He evidently
knows a great deal more than lie win
admit, Jiut, anyway, If he gels < boss
nobody will quarrel over the method*.
It looks very much ae If both chase
and th* club were ready to come to
terms, but neither wants the public to
see a complete backdown. From now
on. whatever they do, will be In seerst,
Wednesday morning Grlfllth end bit
crippled clan went out for n Hint
warm-up preliminary to * game
the Atlanta club. Elberfeld. l-ap'rtft
William* and McGuire are still "n th*
hospital list, Md It will be n ragged
looking affair thst-llnes up ngntn.t thi
Southern Leaguers this afterri"-n M-
berfeld went out to the Federal I ric'«
yesterday and had his bsek trea t*
with electricity In the hopes of untp
Ing the muscular knot which M«
somewhere nettf hi* spinal column.
Haiti Dropped.
Special tn The Georgian.
Shreveport, lit., March M.—Paul Basel, -
Cincinnati Inflehler. aisned by President
Crawford, bss been given his walking p*
K m by Manager Fisher. Basel's placing
• In-on routined to amateur nm! semi
Nashville Wins.
aahvlllr. Tens.. Mnrcb 20.—In tb* open*
Inf exhibition pi me* nu its achednle. the
NfifhMlI.- team rextrrdnY nffunnou tlefont.
rd tbe fnlxerwty of Sushi IIW* hr the
•cere of 18 to 1. The came went the fell
nine Innings. .mil ttu* profeMlontlt ba*l
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