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1 BY PERCY H. WHITING. What, again f By the same blooming se<fte\ Well, yes, it WOULD jar you some. Really the most encouraging feature of the exhibition games up to yet has been tho bad luck of it. Of course, we don’t believe in signs, except such as scratch ing the back of your head with the bat just before-you try the squeeze and things like that; but anyway I never saw a season start yet with the prospects too bright that there wasn't enough disaster waiting for mid-season to knock a ball team down 999 points. i Look at thd Naps and the Gians last year. Come nearer home and look-at New Orleans and Shreveport. The teams which finished one-two in the race last year look ed like jokes until the season was well under way. The apparent wonders fell by the diamond-side. Go it, you knockers. Have a good time while your opportu nity lasts. Roast the team for losing when three star men are out of the line-up. Take a soak at Dvcr before he gets a chance to limber up. Do your roasting of the pitchers now. For by and by they will come back with the merry laugh. No fan who gets discouraged now has the spunk of q jelly fish. The team may not win the pennant. It may not even finish one, two, three (though I don't see how it can fail to), but what has happened up to yet doesn v prove anything. Billy Smith thinks he lias “the works” in Russell W. Ford, the Cedar Rapids man. Ford has been showing the manager some pretty fancy stunts and Billy thinks that he will prove to be the pepper all right. If this chap does turn out to be a wonder there is cause for rejoicing. For if the Atlanta pitching staff proves to be all right you can bank on it that the team will be in the pictures at least. Sid Smith made a grand-stand play in the eighth inning. Ma- loney sent a hot liner over Sid’s head. The volunteer first base man chucked Sis glove at it. ns it went sailing by. The ball hit in the middle of the glove and Sid caught it in one hand ns it fell. There was a loud kick-when Umpire Lnfittc called Maloney safe. lie was, however, under the rule which says “the base run ner shall be entitled to advance a base if the fielder stop or catch a batted ball with his cap, glove or any pnrt of his uniform while detached from its proper place on his person.” Holmes must have thought that Billy Smith was working a “phoney” bajl on him in the eighth inning, for he refused to pitch the one thrown in and after some argument he carried his point and got a new one. With two such teams ns Augusta and Macon in the South At lantic League this year look out for happenings. If tho rest of the league is as fast it will be n hustlpr for sure. ONCE AGAIN A WALLOPING Augusta Defeated Atlanta Again by Monday’s Score—4 to 1. Bent on demonstrating that the 4 to 1 defeat of Atlanta on Monday was no blooming fluke Ranslck's Augusta team again defeated Atlanta Tuesday after noon by the Identical score—4 to 1. Give "Ducky" Holmes credit for the victor)'. This St. Paul man, who Is training with Augusta—and who, by the way, says he will not report to Ashenbuck's team—pitched superb ball and let Billy Smith's sluggers down with four hits. Both teams played well and the game was hard fought and Interesting. The Georgian's version of the box score follows: Augusta— ab. r. h. po. a. Bender, rl. t . . 4 1 0 2 o Maloney, cf.. . . 4 1 1 2 1 Wagner, lb. . . S 0 2 It ' 3 Bohannon, 2b.. . 3 1 2 1 3 Evers, c 4 # 1 5 1 Kustus., If. ... 4 0 0 0 0 Reinhart, 3b. . . 4 0 0 1 1 Blerman. os. . . 4 0 1 2 0 Holmes, p. . . . 4 1 1 3 6 Totals . . . Atlanta— Becker, rf. . . Dyer, Jb. . . ,. < Bid Smith, lb. . 4 Paskert. If. ... 4 Castro, cf. . . . 4 Ball, ss 4 Hoffman, 2b. . . 3 O'Leary, c. . . . 2 Sparks, p. . . . 1 34 4 8 27 15 ab. r. h. po. a. Totals ... .29 1 4 27 14 2 Score by Innings— R Augusta 201 000 020—4 Atlanta ono ooo oio—1 Summary: Two-base hits, 8. Smith, Wagner: stolen bases, Bohannon, Bender. Dyer; sacrlflre hits, Maloney: first base on balls, off Sparks 2. off Holmes 4: hit by pitched ball, by Sparks (Bohannon): struck out. by Sparks 7. by Holmes 5. Time, 1:45. Umpire. Lafltte. HOW CRACKERS ARE BATTING Here are the batting averages of the Atlanta players made during the ten exhibition games already played: Name. ab. r. Spade 7 0 Schopp 4 1 Becker 42 7 Ball 40 5 lloffman. .... 40 4 ityer » 1 O'Leary .... 2* 4 Sweeney 30 5 S. Smith .... 23 0 Sparks 8 1 Paskert 44 • Wallace 23 2 Zeller « 0 (.‘astro 44 2 > Harley 4 « Ave. .571 .500 .405 .325 .333 ,333 .276 .274 .250 .250 DETROIT TACKLES CRACKERS TODAY The Detroit team blew Into Atlanta Wednesday shortly before noon nnd this afternoon gives battle to Billy Smith's defeated but not disheartened (drees. The Detroit team has shown good form In Its exhibition games this year and promises to make an Interesting light wjth Atlanta. The Crackers are steadily Umbering up and before long will be ready to give a run for the money to any of them. Dyer, who Jumped right out of anow bank Into a game Is gradually working the stiffness out nnd can be counted on the put up brilliant ball In a few days. The Atlanta pitchers are slowly but surely coming around, and the whole team Is geflr.3 *■ wn business. Jim Fox and George Wlntera will be here for Monday's game and Otto Jor dan will Jump hark Into his old posi tion about Wednesday. With these three men In the game Atlanta will be ready to trim most any of them. ONE OF THE FORDS. THIS IS RUS8ELL W. Hero is the Cedar Rapids pitch- er, of whom Billy Smith expects much. Billy has watched his work carefully and i> delighted with it. CUTTING ’Eld) LOOSE. DICK HARLEY. Here is a anap of Dick just be fore he turna one of hie fancy benders loose. CLEVELAND WRITER DOPES OUT DETROIT Macon. CJa., March By ED F. BANG. r.—This man Ii(h thoughts. NAP TEAM IS BATTING WELL Seven Men on Team Are Swatting .500 or Over. By ED F. BANG. Macon. Ga., March 27.—When team binge tho sphere at a .408 clip and Helds for an average of .969 in five games, even though they be cxhlbl tion affairs, you can put It down in your brain box that that bunch of swatters and sphere gatherers will bear watching In any league. Well, that Is Just what the Cleve land Naps have done since they landed In Macon. They have won ail of the five games played, two against Macon, one from Mercer College nnd two from .Atlanta. The Naps scored 64 runs and bumped the horse^ilde for 78 hits, com pared to eight runs and 30 hits for their opponents. In two games La- Jole’s boys wielded tho whitewash brush, In one other they allowed only one run and In another but two. Pete O’Brien has a clean batting average, hitting a pretty single the only time he was at bat. Brother George Btovall is the real lender, how ever, with an average of .565, with Larry and Tprry 20 points behind. La Jole has scored most runs, 10, while Congalton leads In sacrifice, lilts with live. The figures 'speak for themselves PO. A. K. Bends 17 3 Bradley 9 8 Birmingham .... ..15 1 Congalton 9 l Llebhnrdt 1 6 Thlelman 0 5 Hlnchman 4 tf Bay 4 0 Flick 3 0 Ehman 0 2 JosS .. 0 l Stovall 43 1 Turner 9 17 Clarke 9 2 La jole 11 7 Perring 1 7 O’Brien 0 0 Berger 0 0 Totals 135 65 AB R II SII 1.000 1.000 1.000 l.OOu 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .978 .903 .917 .900 .900 .000 .000 O’Brien . Stovall . Lajole .. Turner .. Perring .. Thlelman . Joss Bradley .. Clarke .. .. I.lebhurdt Bdy .. .. Bends 11 Berger 6 Congalton ....19 Birmingham. .18 Hlnchman.... 9 Ehman I Flick .. .. 4 ...23 ...16 S .969 811 AV .. 1.000 2 .60S 2 .545 2 .545 l .500 .. .500 1 .500 .. .407 .. .444 1 .400 1 .375 . .364 1 .333 . .263 ! AU . .000 . 1.000 Jennings appears to have worked won ders with his Detroit team and It would not be surprising If the Tigers were un near the top-<Iurlng the entire season. The game here Monday proved that the Detroit players are In as good condi tion as the Naps. Their fielding was on a par with that of the Naps, but they did not shine with them In the batting department. Hughey has Injected all sorts of ginger In his men and Judging from the lino of talk handed out Monday, they will be the tabasco sauce of the American league. Jennings Is the “man behind.” Donning a uniform, he led In tho coaching, taking a position nenr the third-base line. It was Jen nings’ think box that directed tho most of the plays. This was evident to a close observer. Hughey was thinking all the time and the eyes of his men were focused on him, watching his every movement. Jennings does not want to be man ager In name only. He Intends to run things ns he thinks best. He will do the thinking und his men will execute Detroit will carry four outfielders— McIntyre, Jones, Crawford and Cobb. Cobb has made hla peace with Catcher Schmidt and everything Is again se rene. Coughlin. O'Leary, Schaefer and Ross man will make up the regular In field, while a utility lnflclder will be selected from among Lowe, Downes and Kllllfer, with the chances favoring the first-named. The two ’’rooky” pitchers, Willett and Lakaffe, who worked In Monday’s game, showed class. Willett was a lit tle wild at first, but he appears to have the goods, and Jennings will keep him. lie has un underhand raise ball very much like the one which made Joo Mc- Glnnity, the New York National League twlrler, famous. As for # Lakaffe. he will probably bo farmed, as Detroit has two good southpaws In Slever and K'11 Inn. Detroit looks stronger than New York right now, nnd Mannger Jennings Is pleased. He says that If he had been the most exacting manager In the blague his players * could not have worked more faithfully than they have. He says they are In such condition right now that they could open the American League season at once. LIVE DOINGS IN YANKEE CAMP By SID MERCER of The New York Globe. •44444l44444H44Hii LATEST DOPE OUTPUT ON TECH'S LINE-UP Judging from the results of lost Sat urday’s game with the preps from Bnrnesvllle, Tech supporters might be excused for feeling just a little de pressed, but they aren’t. They know that the game last Saturday was played with only a trial llno-up, nnd that the team was still staggering under the losts of 4ine of the most promising men on account of failure to pass his examina tions. Notwithstanding this, they hung together and pulled the game out when It looked ns though It might easily be lost by a single rnlscue. The team that faces Mercer Satur day, however, will have sterner work cut out for them, and will have to play | pretty hall If they expect to put It over the Maf4>n boys. , Helsmun has several changes In his line-up In mind, nnd It Is probable that j the next game will find a difference In the intield. First the proposition that I Is the hardest to he disposed of Is the selection of a good man for slmrt. La fltte played there Inst Saturday, but ! that Isn’t his regular position, j Buchanan, who caught last Saturday, I looks like the best man in sight, nnd will probably be shifted to that position. If that is done, it will be necessary to take Knight from first and put him be- j hind the bat. Knight Is really a better ' catcher than Ill’st baseman, and his ; work last season shows that he can be | depended upon there. With short and catcher disposed of. Brooks, the south- I paw, will probably be sent to first. Athletic Colts Tie the Barons Birmingham, Ala., March 27.—It took ten Innings to convince the Philadel phia American Colts that they could not down the Birmingham team. When the game was called the score stood 2 to 2. Birmingham made 7 hits and 4 errors, the Colts 4 hits and 3 errors. Wilhelm, Turner anil Mertx did the battery work for Birmingham, and Howard. O’Connor und Berry for Phil adelphia. Davidson Wins Special to The Georgian. Davidson. X. C.. March 27.—Davidson took her third scalp here yesterday In the best game ever witnessed, de feating Oak Ridge 6 to 0. Smith Succeeded By James Maiden Alex Smith, open golf champion of America, hau left Atlanta for Augusta, Washington and New York, and will In a few days take up his duties at the Nassau Country <Tutft on Long Island. Smith has acted m» professional for the local club during the winter nnd has proved very successful In that ca pacity. • He fs succeeded by James Malden, the young Scotch professional, who has acted as Smith's assistant during the winter. NAT KAISER & CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. IS Decvlur St. Kimball Houa*- Barcains in Unredeemed Diamonds. Totals ..191 54 78 14 12 CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, We want orders for TIMBERS AND HEAVY FRAMING in ear lots dr less. We can furnish orders of any size, also everything in mill work and dressed stock. E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS., 542 Whitehall Street. This morning the Detroit Americans Invaded these precincts and for the next two days the Jennings crowd will entertain Atlanta fans, after which the Yankees will emerge from the back ground and take the center of the stage once more. Detroit plays Atlanta at Piedmont Park Wednesday and Thursday, and the Yankees will be among the specta* tors. Jennings Is credited with hav ing established discipline and harmony in the Detroit ranks. For two years the Michigan metropolis has harbored a first class ball team, and under the management of Jennings the Tigers are likely to be strong contenders this season. Jennings has a few young pitchers with hlnl. One of these he Is willing to turn over to the Atlanta club. This means that Clark Griffith must make the Atlanta club some definite prom ise of a twlrler or stand a chance of losing Atlanta ns a training camp. It Is probable that Griffith and Smith al ready have an understanding about this thing and that some announcement will be made next week when the team splits up. There does not appear to be much chance now for New* York to secure one of the Detroit outfielders. If one is desired. Jennings believes that he can keep both McIntyre and Cobb by plac ing Sam Crawford In center and switching Cobb to right. This seems to make an extra man out of Davy Jones. It is hardly Likely, though, that Jones Is to be placed on the market. Griff may not want him, anyhow. That little practice game at Pied mont Park yesterday morning was one of the best workouts the Yankees have had here, for every man had a chance to get In the game, which demonstrat ed, for onq thing, that Joe Doyle Is In poor form. From now until the season opens, Doyle will not bo asked to do much exhibition pitching. Griff has faith In Doyle and will .give him time to get right. ^Hughes Did Well. Walter Clarkson pitched a good game for the regulars, but no better than Tom Hughes. With a team ’ of pitchers and catchers. Hughes held the Regulars to three hits and one run In the five Innings that he occupied the box. He fooled the heavy hitters and Griff counts on him as one of the mainstays of the pitching department this season. The “gang” didn't show* Doyle much consideration. They pounded him for nine runs In one Inning, as he just lobbed them up with no speed, wasn’t all Doyle's fault, however, as his Inflelders booted the ball around several times. Griff worked in the last Inning and got away without punish ment. Clarkson was steady ail the way. Jack Klelnow* hit in the only run scored against him. Klelnow, by the way, has been the best hitter by fur In these early games. The brick top catcher Is one of those players who never causes many sensations, but he Is there deliv ering the goods season In and season out and doesn't have many bad dtfys. Jim McGuire was captain and first baseman of the Yanlgans. Billy Hogg yielded the leadership to McGuire and took right Held for his. McGuire chose Klelnow' to do the catching and reledsed Williams and Brockett, whom he had signed the night before. Wil liams was at his old. post for the Reg ulars nnd Brockett put up a star field ing game in left. Hogg encountered hard luck In his hitting. He Is am bitious to shine ns a batter this season, and says he will beat Griff out any how. The first time he came up the outfield played close up, and the In flelders on the grass. Hogg rolled one to,Conroy the first time up. The next time Hog,: hit out a long one, but the outfield was playing back against the fence nnd once more Bill failed. Griff the Better!! It’s pretty tough,” he remarked to Mack Mum on Knight Deal; Bruner Jumps Baron Team Griff, "when you get such a reputa tion that the outfield plays you In a different place for different pitchers. But I'll make Stone and Lajole hustle yet.” The Yanlgan team leave* here next Wednesday for Richmond and a week from Sunday the others will desert At lanta and move on Lynchburg, Va„ ai Orth's home. Orth will pitch the Lynchburg game. Hogg's arm Is com ing back, but he will do very little pitching until the season opens. He will play the Infield at Richmond and Roanoke. Jimmy Williams Is back on the Job at second base and will play that position In Friday's game. The swelling In his thumb has disappeared. With the ex ception of Doyle and Elberfcld thr tcaip Is In good shape. MACON LOST TO DETROIT Macon, Ga.. March 27.—Macon tva, unable to cope with Detroit's heavy hitting In yesterday's game and lost by the score pi 5 to J. The best part of the game was Pitcher Jones' work In the sixth Inning, when he managed to squeeze through after seeing the bns-s Ailed and flo one out. He fanned both Harris and Wolleben and Induced the next batter to drive one to the inflow. Detroit left this morning. The score: ab r h po a e 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 ..4 0 0 0 1 0 . .2 0 3 6 1 ..4 0 0 0 0 0 .3 0 I 15 0 0 Special to Tho Georgian. Birmingham, Ala.. March 27.—Any body desiring any Information about the deal by which Third Baseman Knight, of the Philadelphia Athletics, was turned over by Connie Mack to Charley Frank will have to apply else where than to the astute Mr. Cornelius McGllllcuddy. For Connie won’t talk about It. Tl(e Philadelphia Athletic Colts re turn home today, where they stack up against the Newark team of the East ern League. The regulars open a se ries today with the Giants in New Or leans. Mack states that Shortstop Nlcholls, whom he secured from Memphis at the end of last season has proved a big disappointment, but that he will hold on to him for the present. In speaking of Brouthors, who failed both with Mack and lost year In New Orleans, Connie says that laziness is the root of the trouble. Mack saya that Artie has the goods. Pitcher Bruner, who was secured by Vaughn from Meridian, has Jumped the Barons. He has been suspended and fined 3100. He made a miserable show ing In his first game last week, and after It was over he disappeared. Guy Woodruff. Vaughn’s nephew, is now on his way to Birmingham. Cleve land drafted him, but failed to send contract. Birmingham grabbed him and expects that he will prove to be a valuable infleldcr. ..4 1-1350 ....0 0 0 0 0 0 ....1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Macon— Chandler, r. f. Llpe. 3b .. . Murdoch, e. f. Rhoton, 2b .. Harris. 1. f. .. Wolleben. lb . Pope, s. s. .. Harnlsh, c. .. Shumann. p. . Tribble, p. .. Scanlon, p. .. Stinson Totals 31 1 6 27 18 1 Detroit ab r h po a c D. Jones, c. f. 4 1 1 2 1 0 Coughlin, 3b 501040 McIntyre. I. f. 5 0 2 1 0 n Crawford, r. f. 4 1 3 1 0 0 Rossman. lb 3 0 114 1 0 Shaffer, 2b 2 1 0 1 3 1 Schmidt, 2 1 0 6 0 0 O'Leary, s. s 4 0 1 1 2 0 Rowan 2 0 1 0 2 0 Jones, 2 1113 0 Totals 33 6 11 27 16 1 Score by innings: Detroit 010 000 400—5 Macon 000 010 000—1 Summary: Two-baso bits, Shumann, Crawford. Coughlin: struck out. by Shumann 2. Scanlon 1, Rowan 1. 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