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J — AFT ElRTRiMMING^ CRACKERS TRY YANKS j SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING [*' i— GORDON OUTFIELdER. NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS 909090900009990000000009099900009099090000000099900000' BY PERCY H. WHITING. Poor old Brooklyn. Just as the team was ready to jump home with a clean score Atlanta happened along and put a large black mark in it. A team that hits the ball the way the Crackers do is like ly to beet any man's team. Such a bunch of sluggers is right there to break up the game at any stage. Thursday they went at it with a will and had the game won before the Dodgers had time to dodge. ' Harry McIntyre, Who pitched the last half of the game for Brooklyn, is one of tho best pitchers who ever graduated from the Southern League. Back in 1904 ho and Arthur Goodwin practioally won the pennant for Memphis. Both went to Brooklyn, but only Handsome Harry made good. He has pitched some marvellous ball for the Dodgers, and with a good team behind him would have ranked high among National League pitchers both in 1905 and 1906. That American Association is a "ratty” old organization. Syndicato ball and genoral rottenness have pnt it pretty well on the blink. Louisville is the worst in the bunch right now. A niggardly- policy has resulted in a general strike on the part of the ball playex-3 and Manager Chivingtonis straining a pocketbook in an attompt to get'together some kind of an aggregation. He is tak ing everything that other association managers had slated for tho discard. Billy Gilbont, late of tho New York Nationals, is said to be a,neartut for the new outlaw leaguo. Nobody else seemed to ■want Billy, so probably there is no resentment. Hawte.advlae -to -Southern League teams by tho New Or leans lten» “Uorf’t-let.tho big leaguors show you upl Put the fix ing* on them! Show thorn up I ’Do liko the Policans every spring and instead of hurt- ing-tho gnmo down hero tho victories will boost it.” Great ochdoo> Hammy, old sport, but someway it’s harder thnaSt sounds. And, anyway, that’s not tho "maiu chance.” Atlanta is qulto writing to let tho big leaguers tako their share and thon all tho rest provided she has a team which can wallop the other Southern Leaguo teams. JOHN DURHAM. Durham piny* rlaht fltld for Gor don and Ih lightning on the bancs. “Emmons for Quality" Clothes That Satisfy J l Made by the Stein-Bloch Co. The Tailors of “52 Years of Knowing How It’s certainly a pleasum to have a Suit that satisfies —a suit that you know is right in every way and that feels all over as if it fit you perfectly. Fabric the lat est-cut and Tailoring absolutely correct—a suit you can examine from the top of the coat collar to the hem of the Trousers and find no defect. • Perhaps you have not been wearing “Clothes that satisfy.” They’re here for your choosing. Stein-Bloch made, which means hand-tailored, made of pure wool tested materials and of the finest linings and trimmings— clothes that fit, clothes that wear and hold their good shape—“clothes that thoroughly satisfy.” The'prices, too, you’ll say, are most reasonable. Spring Suits ^. ' In all the new novelty mixtures, blues and blacks in two and three-button single and double-breasted sack suits. Two-Piece Suits, $12.00 to $30.00 Three-Piece Suits, $15.00 to $35.00 39 and 41 Whitehall Street BIG CROWD I GOES OVER i i Many Local Fans to See Opener in Birming ham. CRACK “PREP" PITCHER. MAYOR, HOWEVER, CAN’T MAKE TRIP Hoped To Be There to Catch First Ball Pitched by Mayor Ward. Mayor Joyner doe* not go to Birm ingham for the opening game. It had been planned that Mayor Ward, of Birmingham, waa to pitch the flrat ball of tho league seaaon and May or Joyner, of^tlanta, waa to catch It. But the catching end of the Ward- Joyner battery lo all off. For the mayor of Atlanta haa to atay at home for the bond election. All efforts on hla part to have the election put off have been unavailing and "The Chief" haa to atay at home. Atlanta, however, will send off a goodly delegation. President Dickin son, of the local club; Lowry Arnold, Its secretary: several red-hot fans, a delegation of newspaper men, and then a few others will hike to the Alabama metropolis April 9 to see the opening festivities. Atlanta's opening with Montgomery. April 10. Is likely to be quite an event, by tho way. A band of twenty pieces has already been secured, and there will be music galore from "play ball' to sunset. Also there will be the usual parade, first bait pitched by' seine notable and u lot of fancy features along that line. "Rube" Zeller Is slated for the home opening and will not make the trip to Birmingham. He will stay at home and get In trim for what looks like u hard wrestle with the Pretsels, NASTY SLAP F0RD0DGERS Billy Smith’s Crackers Hand Them One Just For Luck. The utter disregard of the Crackers for the feelings of tho opposing pitch ers was never better demonstrated than Thursday when Atlanta beat Brooklyn 10 to 5. Atlanta fell to bunching the hits In tho first and contlnuod the winning process In the second, fifth, sixth and seventh. Pastortous and McIntyre fared about alike. Fourteen hits for twenty bases was the total. Becker and Paskert made three apiece, Becker’s for a total of seven bases. Spade and Harley, who pitched for Atlanta, were touched up with reason able briskness, but managed to get through all right, allowing up especial ly well In holes. That man Harley promlsea to be a contender all the way this seasqn. He la In far better form than last year. Spade, too, is coming slowly but surely. The scorer Brooklyn. Maloney, cf. Casey, 3b. ... 6 Lumley, rf. . . 3 Jordan, lb. ... 4 McCarty. If. . . 3 Lewis, ss. . . . 4 Hummed, 3b.. . 4 Ritter, c 2 llutler. c 1 Pastorlous. p. . . 2 McIntyre, p. . . . 1 ••Batch . . . . 1 •••McFaul . . . 1 Atlanta. Winters, cf. . Becker, ff. . . . 5 Sweeney, c. . . . 4 O'Leary, c. . . . 1 Dyer, 3b 5 Ball, 3b 4 Fox, lb 3 Paskert, If. ... 4 Castro, ss 3 Spade, p. . . . . 1 Harley, p 2 •Sid Smith . . . 1 Totals 38 10 14 27 12 0 •Hit for Spade la fifth. , , ••Hit for Ritter tn sixth. •••Hit for McIntyre In ninth. Score by Innlhgs: Brooklyn 200 101 010— S Atlanta 110 042 2(1*—10 Nummary—Two-base hits, Lewis, Sweeney, Dyer. Hummed. Maloney; three-base hits, Becker 2: home runs, Lumley: stolen hasee. Hummed. Fox. Jordan 2: double plays. Winters to Castro: Innings pitched, by Pastorlous 3. by McIntyre 3. by Spade 5, by Har ley 4; hits apportioned, off Pastorlous 9. off McIntyre 0. off Spade 6. off Har ley 5: flrst base on balls, off Spade 1. off Pasterious 1. off Harley 1, off Mcln. tyre I: struck out, by Spade 2. by Pastorlous 4, by Harley 3, by McIntyre 1- passed bad. Butler: wild pitches, 8pade, Pastorlous 2. Time, 1:50. Um pire. Lafltte. * Two Birmingham players are re ported to lie holding out for more money. Pitcher Turner and Outfielder Smith. It Is probable that they will report before the bell rings. “BIG JOE” MERCER. Big Joe is one of the best prep pitchers In the South. He Is a pro tege of Frank Anderson, the Gor don coarh, and was developed by him at Stone Mountain. HURRAH FOR FREE SILVER RUCKER AND HENLEY SIGN WITH BROOKLYN 1\». By SID MERCER, of The New York Globe. Weldon Henley and "Nap” Rucker, two Georgia boys, signed their con tracts with the Brooklyn team Thurs day and' left with the aggregation for Lynchburg. Va., Friday night. This helps the Brooklyn pitching staff con siderably. , There was nothing vitally wrong with the Dodger staff last summer. No manager can have too many good pitchers, so Donovan has added some material that he and all his players consider first class. He may lose Doctor Scanlon, but In Bell he has picked up a right-hander who gets nothing but words of 'pralso from ball players, and Rucker, a south paw. who Is destined to be a big leaguer for many seasons If he does not suffer from lack of control. "This fellow Rucker has everything." declared Captain Jimmy Casey to me yesterday. "He can shoot them In un derhanded, overhanded and from any direction. He has a cross fire and a bunch of benders that will moke some of these club swingers *>™a k ' he1 ^ £“on MVoTd^’t haviffo fit SFttWl£ including Manager Donovan! who* I. going to give Rucke every chance to makegood. Rucker a blr young fellow, who pitched In the South Atlantic League last *ewion. Another addition to the team was Weldon Henleii. the tall OsgiyUa. left the team at Jacksonville tecause « ,a B , edl^ e ,TC.thWur^ "Donovan y coi*."dCTS Henley £ valuable SSffSSSTcu^r in hls°throe* seMons with the Philadelphia Athletlca hW falling was a lack JJ 1 * 0 ,! •d Just enough unsteady games to queer himself with Connie Mack. Hen lev 1b capable of wonderful pitching. He twirled a no-hit game against tho St C Louis Browns in 1905. Last .ea.on he finished at Rochester. If hels good at all he will be very good, so he is worth taking a chance on. Resides these new men, there are several Others who arc not stranger. Elri to Brooklyn fans. "Spltball r .i : Strlcklett looks just the same and does Malcolm Eason. Whiting. .New England League recruit of fall, Is still hanging on and so Is p M . torlous, the Albany southpaw. Bush. > young pitcher from New York state, also getting, a trial. From this talent Donovan should be able to pick at leatl five good men and that will be enough. There may be some changes In thi backstop deportment It Is likely that Jerry Hurley will go- back to the .New York State League. If he could hit th« veteran would remain In fast company, os there Is no doubt of his class as a big mitt man. Bergen haa not report, ed yet and the work Is being divided between Hurley, Ritter and Joi, nn , Butler, who was with Jersey City las) season. Butler may stick. He throws well and always knows what to da when he has to think fast. Tim Jordan has forgotten his yearn, lng to go back to the stone-cimini business. The Bronx boy Is bigger than ever, but ho doesn't carry an ounce of superfluous weight The only man who seems to be carting too much flesh is Phil Lewis. He Is the biggest man on the team and his weight haa slowed him up. especially In his throw, lng. While In Jacksonville, Donovan became very much smitten with thi work of an Atlanta boy named McMIl. Ian. He will keep his eye on this youn| Inflelder. The veterans of the Brook, lyn team say that McMillan looks like Johnny McGraw when the Giants' man. ager first broke Into the business. Hi la fast, has a great arm for accuratt throwing, and can hit. Alperman should be a much-lm. proved ball player, now that he Is a regular. Ho has been hitting the ball hard on this trip. In Wednesday'! game he put one over the left-field fcnco, a feat that has not been dupll. cated by any big league slugger thi* spring. Lumley boosted the boll ovei a forty-foot wall In right field Thurs- day Donovan seems tb have a good assortment of long and short hltten, hunters and base runners. Billy Ma- loney Is going after another record thi, With Hummel and Batch to do th, subbing, the Brooklyn team looks si least 10 per cent better than last sea. son, and perhaps more on account ol tho new pitchers. Brooklyn Looks Strong a team of Southern League hitter* It would bo piling it on too thick to , __ class the Dodgers with tho National Macon Defeated G-. M. 0. League entries In New York. Chicago and Pittsburg, but I look for them to >1 Those Brooklyn Patsleslookflke enUy eSaaww'vtattaj flrst division possibilities in the Nation- ■ at League this season, even if they did lose their first game of the Thursday by playing poor ball against by a Ratio of 16 to 1. Hpcclnl to Tho Goorplnn. , _ .. *1 {Hedgevllle. Gn.. April B.-Maeon** South Atlantic League team, led l>y Ferry Mpe, defeated Georgia Military eollogo , yester day afternoon by a score of 16 to 1. Hut for the bitting of the visitors, the game would have been featureless. Quick work on the part of the cadets caught several Mneonltes off bases. Lrrors by Georgia Military college helped Macon around, the boys Piling up a total of nine. . The score In detail: Macon- . ab. r. h. po. p. e. IJpe, 3b •£ | * ® i \ Murdoch, cf * f» ; \ J J Ithoton. 2b 5 Ntlnsoii. rf o Harris. If 5 Wohlleben, lb £ I'epe, ss .. * Uoldiison. « John Fox, llclui, p . 1 1 J 0 1 3 14 0 0 2 2 12 0 0. 2 12 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 41 16 13 27 13 6 nl». r. b. po. a. e. 4 0 2 1 3 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 i 4 0 0 4 1 1 4 0 0 3 12 3 0 1 2 0 0 I 0 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 3 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 I 0 0 0 1 0 ' 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 "E 24 5 1 x fmrHtn SOB 121 04*—16 O^ Mflituy College nummary'- Two-lwia* hit, lept, three* tare hit" Ltpe. M:;r.to<-h; liome run. Wohlleben: ln«W» pitched j>f ■{>. iiaim •* iii- McDiiii 3, by »ten»urn»ge «. struck out f»y Fox 1, Helm 2, HteinbrbTge 1. Time of game. 1:50. Umpire, Ilruntlej. Totalr (I. M. C.- Klker, 3b Korl»es. cf ..... Reynolds, c ... WJillden, lb .. Hutchinson, If Jordan, 2b Ilarren, ss Allan, rf Melanin.' P Mtembrblgo, p . fight It out with the Phillies for fourth place. If they finish In the second division, they look like the one best bet to come In ahead of Cincinnati, St Louis and Boston. Pat Donovan had a good ball team In Brooklyn last season.' He directs a better one this year, and If he can avoid, accidents and keep his pitching staff intact, he should get better re sults. He Isn't claiming any pennant, but he does say that there will be no Joke ball across the big bridge. Appar- cnily ine uiuc new* ...II Dodgers were regarded a*, easy victim* Last season they lost many a hard fought gamo and tho fans of Pat Me. Careen's district stuck to them Just th« same. Toward tho finish they cam« strong and surprised the Giants, whl had - been winning a*, they plea»4 against thi* team for two seasons. Don, ovan hopes to start In at this same pact next week. , „ It takes a ball player to Judge ball players. Tho Yankees say that Dono. van has a etrong hitting and base run< nlngteam. In the first game here tht Dodgers showed clasa Thursday they had an off day—the first of the train, lng seaaon. It would bo hard to find a speedier set of men on the bases than those who lead off the Brooklyn battlnj order—Maloney, Casey and Lumley, Then comes Tim Jordan, who can ml them far enough to got to flrst bM4 without being a ten second man. Al perman Is another fast man and a good hitter. Bo Is Jack McCarthy, aclevet fielder and a foxy veteran In all depart, ments of the game. Highlanders on Exhibition After four days of Inactivity In the afternoons, the Yankees are once more on public exhibition Friday. The hard work of the training trip has accom plished the desired results and the game Is the thing now. The practice Thursday and Friday did not Include any exhibitions between two teams, as Griff didn't have enough athletes on hand to make two nines. The usual batting and fielding exercises constitute the morning workouts. There are only four pitchers with the team. Including Griff. Hogg and Brockett warmed up on the eldellbee, but A1 Orth took things easy. He 1 Is not feel- lng any too good. . Griff kept Brockett and Hogg here for the last two Atlanta games, and Is saving Orth for the Lynchburg contest. Brockett Is booked to work Friday alt. ernoon and both .he and Hogg will. *• the full route unless these Atlanta hit ters start something like they did with Brooklyn Thursday, In which case Orlfi will sail Into them with that old round house curve and a line of talk calcu lated to discourage young ball play' era. The Yankees saw their fellow craft,- men from the Greater City go down t» defeat at Piedmont Park. .This At lanta team can hit. but the New York era say they will not touch Hogg and Brockett for a half doxen hits In elthel game. Friday afternoon at Richmond Jim McGuire’s Colts will break Into thi Virginia League circuit. The two team, will be brought together, Monday nl(bl for the trip to Baltimore. GEORGIAN’S CITY LEAGUE WILL MEET AT GEORGIAN OFFICE SATURDAY NIGH1 Just a line here nnd now to remind managers of amateur teams who t wish to get their clube tn The Georgians City League that a meeting will he held in The Georgian office Saturday night. Any Commercial League managers are also asked to be present as mat ters may come up which will be of In terest to them. Bobby Wallace Released; Future Plans Uncertain Bob Wallace has been released. Billy Smith has begun the cutting process and Bob was the third man bf the season to get the official ax. Wallace Is undecided as to his fu ture plans. He wants to go to Indtun- apolis, but he has had good offers from Vicksburg and Richmond and may de ride on either place. In losing Wallace Atlanta loses tne most brilliant fielding outfielder In the Southern League. No man coaid go further after a ball than Wallace and no man could pull It down In more sen sational style nor sail It to home plate faster or better. Wallace lost out because of an inabil ity to bit the ball. He eould not con nect at critical times and by an unfor- plate he got the fans of the city Against him. He tried his hand at pitching nnd after a couple of short but brilliant efforts' he was walloped the third time out and that sounded his death knell. If the Chicago White Sox win the pennant for 1107 they will go to Ireland. That, is Comlskey'e offer. The problem of suitable parks serial to be In a fair way to be solved as- there Is every chance of a successtu season. _ The meeting will be called prompt!* at * o’clock. The new outlaw league which «** reported dead has suddenly come « life. The league Is composed of cluM In the following cities: Brooklyn Newark. Elizabeth. Allentown and Las- ton, and according to (the schedule as nounced. will sure Its season on 4 and wind up September 12. Pitcher-Harper, of the Chicago Ss- tlonals, has been released to the Co lumbus, Ohio, team. NAT KAI8ER & CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. 15 Dee-'.ur SL Kimball Hows' Garciir.s In Unredeemed Diamond*. CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS, Wc want orders for TIMBERS AND HEAVY FRAMING in car lots or less. We can furnish orders of any si 21 * also everything in mill work and dressed stock. Tci r, Ttrrr r TW«tr A W f. CANC "n-ti.t-ii *