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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 1907.
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Running the pennant up the pale,
rubbering in the rear are Montgomery
elothee ie Harry Vaughn.
Juet before the pennant swung clear. The man in the foreground
with hie back turned end hie hat off ie Judge Kavanaugh. Harry Vauohn
ie the big guy juet in front of the president.
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PERCY H. WHITING.
The first game of the Southern League peason is now a mat
ter of history.
It did not turn out just as we might have desired. Rut, any
way, let it pass. Birmingham needed it so much more than we
did that we’re more than half glad they won.
We’ll get it back from them later in the senson, too.
Let’s forget about it. Montgomery is here for four games,
which is much more exciting to talk about than any post mor-
tems over dead and gone happenings.
The Montgomery series ought to be something pretty fine.
On paper Atlanta is some considerable stronger than Montgom
ery, but gomes arc not played on pnper these days and the
“Monties” are likely to give the Crackers a run.
I guess this’ll be about all for today. The prevalence of
news so overwhelms one thnt there really isn’t much time for
views. ,
WHAT THE NOTABLES
THOUGHT OF GAME
After the opener wan over the sport
Ing editor jammed Into the rrowd at
the rate and Anally reached the open.
The Aret man he met was Secretary
Ethridge.
"What did you think of the game?"
asked the sporting editor.
"I think there were nearly 4,600
people there," was the verdict.
In the Atlanta sleeper Billy Smith
was located, engaged In the placid
pastime of shedding his clothes.
The queery, "What about It Billy?"
brought out this:
"We ought never to hnve lost It.
Schopp pitched winning hull. Dumb
errors lost It for us. But I am not
surprised or much disappointed. I
thought they would probably win
it. It would have been a hard
game for us to win."
Up In the other end of th« enr was
President Dickinson. The writer asked
him about it.
"If they had let Mayor Ward and
me finish It out the score would
have been closer, and more numer
ous. I was In Ane form. That ball
I pitched split the diamond. 8plt-
ter. too.”
About that time the train pulled out
and the sporting editor tumbled off. On
his way to the hotel he met Harry
Vaughn.
••Well, Harry, how about It?"
•Tin glad we win," said Harry.
"It means more to us than one
game. We had to get away with it
because It was the first one.
"1 want to say that Atlanta has a
great team. Neither team was at
Its beat and neither one played
quite up to what It should have
under the circumstances. I consld*
er Atlanta's tefun extra strong and
It looks to be between Birmingham
and Atlanta for tho pennant."
The sporting editor missed President
Baugh, of the Birmingham club, but
he sut near him through the game and
from the way he fidgeted around In hlv
seat nnd from the “I-won't-be-hnppy»
tlll-lt's-over" expression he wore It is a
cinch that he would have said he wmi*
glad Birmingham won.
Wobbling along under the weight of
an overcoat, a camera and a suit case,
headed for tho midnight train, the
sporting editor ran across William
Kavanaugh. president of the Southern
League, In the station shed.
Asking "how about It” was chronic
by then nnd It slipped out before tho
sporting editor thought.
"It was a lucky game," was tho
president’s comment. "Either team
could have won It a couple of times.
At least twice a hit by Atlantu
would have tied the score."
"I want to compliment the At
lanta team. It Is a wonderfully
good one. The outfield and tho In
field are both strong. So Is the
catching department. And so will
the pitching department be. 1
liked the work of Schopp. He han
dles himself like n ball player."
"Well, good night," said the
Judge, and he swung on the Mem
phis sleeper.
Top row: Meek, starting home from third with the first run of the Southern League season; Mayor Ward,
of Birmingham, pitching ths first ball; Sid 8mith, sliding back to first, aftsr reaching there on the first hit of the
season.
Bottom row: (on ths Isft) Ths Atlanta manager, Jordan. Larry Hoffman and Russell Ford, ready for ths
parade to start; (in the center) Mayor Ward and President Kavanaugh; (on the right) the platform and the no
tables who took a prominent part in the flag raising. From Isft to rip™. they art: President Kavanaugh, Harry
BIRMINGHAM COPS OPENER
AN EXCITING CONTEST
ATHLETIC CLUB OFFICIALS
WILLIAM GLENN. GEORGfc ADAIR.
: Her* are pictures of George Adair, whs waa re-elected pre.ident,
: and Wililam Glenn, who wae re-elected vice pre.ident, of tho Atlanta
; Athletic Club at the meeting Tuesday night.
Beth men ara anthu.ia.tic golfers and are here (hown in their golfing
rigs.”
Opening Day Cele
bration Was One of
the Best Ever.
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Yes, the Crackers went over and
lost It.
Lost It, too, in the face of pitching
which ought to’have meant a victory.
Lost It on a couple of bobbles where
easy "outs” were on the bill.
But, anyway. It was a Ane game, and
I'm glad I went. They gave Atlanta
a huge time, won the game by out
playing tho Crackers ami when It was
uli over everybody was satisfied.
Atlanta was practically "yelled” out
of Ic. The five thousand rooters fought
hard as the Barons, and when the
coal people pulled off anything good
thousand frantic fanatics tried to
split n thorax.
It was the awfullest noise yet. And
it would have shattered the nerves of a
sphinx.
The Crackers didn’t have the rattles
or unythlng like that. But in the ex
tra critical moments there developed
Just the few bits of nervous work which
meant defeat. x
Up to this point I haven’t mentioned
the score, and probably you know It
anyway. But Just-as a matter of rec
ord, It was 7 to 4 In favor of Birming
ham.
Probably you know about the game,
too, and the parade and the flag rais
ing nnd ull that. But. unyway, here Is
the Atlanta eml of It.
First, there was the parade.
Now, barring circus parades, these
strung-out affairs are generally frosts.
And If the populnee of Birmingham did
not enjoy the one Tuesday any more
than the participants. It was certainly
dull stuff.
It was a good celebration, though,
as such things go. It started on time,
and It put up an unexpectedly good
front. There were mounted police, a
big band wagon, carriages for city,
club and league officials, carriages for
newspaper men. carriages for the two
ball clubs and in the rear a donkey :
drawing a cart In which were "Hip” I
Hagan and Ginger Clarke.
Tlie thin! carriage behind the band
wagon was reserved for newspaper
men. But when the parade was ready
to start the Birmingham afternoon pa
per men were away "faking” stories of
the pennUnt raising: the morning news,
paper man wasn’t up yet. and The
Georgian's representative was the only
"visiting newspaper man” who mate
rialized.
This solitary grandeur game Is vastly
overrated. The query. "Who’s that
guy all by himself?” gets on your
nerves in time. And the farther a
parade goes, especially In Birmingham,
the less you like It.
So it wasn’t to be wondered at that
the newspaper carriage accidentally
dropped out of the parade.
When the carriages reached the
ftroun^ the band ami the two tennis
entered through a gate In deep left field
and formed in battle array-#ihe band
in the center and the teams, fifteen men
abreast, on each side.
At the word the band hit up some
thing noisy, and the parade ztarted for
the home plate.
It doesn’t sound very Impressive. I’ll
admit. But when the teams reached I
the first stand and four thousand fans
stood up on their hind legs and cheered
until the ground shook. It made the
tingles run up and down your nerves
and you realized, If never before, that
the great American game means some
thing more, to a lot of people, than a
mere matter of entertainment.
Just over home plate was a tem
porary stand and on this Judge Ka * “
naugh stood to make an address,
was one of the president’s usual happy
efforts. He said a lot of nice things
about baseball and Birmingham in
very few words, and Just when the peo
ple settled down to listen he quit. Un
dor the circumstances. It was a one-
best-effort. He said Just the right
things in just the right number of
words and retired.
Then the parade formed ugaln, and
with the Crackers on right flank and
the Barons on the left, marched to deep
center field, where Birmingham’s first
pennant pole had been erected.
There was nothing complicated about
the ’’rag” raising. The Birmingham
player grabbed a rope, somebody turned
the pennant loose and up she went.
And yet there were more nerve tin
gles when the handsome piece of red,
white and blue bunting, which pro
claims the Birmingham players "Cham
pions Southern Association. 1907,” went
snapping out In the brisk breeze. And
how the crowd .veiled.
Then, with the band playing "Dixie,"
and the fans yelling some more, the
players marched to their benches.
Thero was the usual practice by both
teams and then the Haronn took the
field.
Hagan, who was to do the firing,
stooped to one side when Umpire Hud-
dernam called "play ball," however, and
Mayor Ward walked into the rifle pit.
once he spat on the bpll and once he
pulled his cap down over his eyes.
Then he stepped forward, held a fake
consultation with Catcher Garvin,
walked back to the box, yanked ut his
cap again and pitched the ball.
Then he bowed and President Dick
InNon walked Into his tracks and
hurled the sphere.
And here the formalities ended. The
field was cleared of everybody but
few thousand spectators and the game
us on.
There is no use of going into details
about it.
Sid Smith made the first hit, giving
the Southern’s premier batsman the
honor of the first bingle made In the
league this year. Moles worth made the
first hit for Birmingham and "Big”
Meek* scored the first run.
Everything went well enough until
the second inning. Then, with men on
buses, liitle Schopp had a chance to
force a man on third. It was a dead
open and shut thing. He had the man
a mile. Instead of throwing It he walked
almost over to third and tossed it un
derlaid about 37 feet over Dyer’s head
and into the overflow crowd.
Before the Inning ended the Barons
had four runs.
They squeezed In one of them. And
that tickled Baronvllle almost to
death.
For a fact, to hear them talk over In
Birmingham about that play you’d
think that they invented it. They
How it Looked to Only
Atlanta Writer on
the Job.
ANNUAL BATTLE FOR
RAG BEGINS TODAY
With Montgomery playing in Atlanta,
Birmingham performing In Nashville,
Shreveport holding forth In New Or
leans and the rejuvenated Little Rocks
"debutting” In Memphis the Southern
League opens up today all along the
line.
Firing begins at all points at 3:30
and Is due to last until sundown.
In Atlanta the Montgomery team
will attempt to do what Birmingham
got away with yesterday. Whether or
not It will succeed Is a matter which
will be told In detail In the baseball
extra. ,
Here Is the best dope on the line-up:
Montgomery. Atlanta.
Walker, p... ,, Zeller, p.
Hausen, c Smith, c.
Klsey. lb Fox, lb.
Perry, 2b Jordan, 2b.
Sweeney, ss Castro, ss.
Connors, 3b Dyer, 3b.
Houtz, If. Paskert, If.
Apperlnus, cf Winters, cf.
McCann, rf. Becker, rf.
Rube Zeller will do the slinging for
Atlanta and needless to say it will be
well done. Billy Smith wants the open
er and he wilt split himself wide open
in an attempt to get it.
Hickman Perform,.
Shreveport.: La.. April 10.—Witter,
mood and Noah were released this af.
ternoon. Hickman pitches the openinr
game In New Orleans.
THE START AT NASHVILLE.
Special to The Georgian.
Nashville. Tenn., April 10.—Nashville
fans are going to turn out In force this
afternoon to help make the opening <(
the Southern League season In Nash
ville most auspicious. The local public
believes that Johnny Dobbs has cor-
raled a good bunch and they will root I
for a victory from Birmingham.
Johnny Duggan will be on the tiring
line for the Boosters and Clarke will j
work for the Barons. The Nashvlll,
team will line up as follows:
Dobbs, c. f.; Wiseman, r. f.; Person;,
1. f.: McElveen, 3b: McCormick, s.
Morse, 2b; Hackctt, lb: Hardy, c., and
Johnny Duggan, p.
Both Dobbs and Vaughn appear con
fident of annexing the game and tho
fans are anticipating a fine exhibition.
The weather Is fair, but a little crimpy.j
The field Is fast.
NAT KAISER « CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
ii Dec-.ur St Kimball Hou**-
Qarcains in Unrsdcstnsd Diamonds.
There la no uae going any further
Into the sad details. Atlanta rallied
gatnely In the fifth and sixth und drove
Hagan to shelter. Vaughn yanked Wil
helm right off the bench, where he had
been shivering along with the rest of
us; and without giving him the slight
est chance to warm up he sent him In
to pitch. It was an awful chance, but
Willie” got away with It.
The fielding of the Barons was bril
liant In the extreme: and so was that
of the Crackers. And this Is especially
true of the outfield. Paskert made a
stab which brought the Birmingham
fans to their feet with a stonn of ap
plause. and Becker twice sat down and
caught the ball from a reclining posi
tion.
The paid admissions Tuesday were
4.300. The Birmingham officials gave
Jt out as "between 4,600 nnd 6,000,” but
Judge Kavanaugh piped It off as 4,300,
and that must have been it.
After the game the Atlanta players
piled into carriages and rushed for the
station. There they had a car to them
selves, where they changed their uni
forms for "cits;” and In It they hiked
peacefully for Atlanta.
Here Is the box score of Tuesday's
game:
Birmingham, ab. r. h. po. n. c.
Molesworth, cf. . 3 0 1 5 0 0
Smith, rf. . . . 3 1 2 1 0 0
Gardner, If. ... 3 0 0 3 0 0
Montgomery, 3b. 4 1 0 1 0 1
Alcock. ss. . . . 4 1 3 I 3 2
Meek, lb 4 1 2 0 1 1
Garvin, c. . . . 4 1 1 2 2 0
Walters, 2b. ... 3 1 0 4 2 0
Hagan, p 3 1 o 0 4 0
Wilhelm, p. . . . 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total* .. . .1)1 7 9 27 12 4
Atlanta.
Winters, c
Becker, rf. . . . 5
S. Smith, c. . . . 4 1 3 6
Dyer, 3b 6 1 0 l
Jordan. 2b. ... 6 0 0 3
Fox. lb 4 0 I 8
Paskert. if. ... 4 1 I 3
Castro, ss. . . . 3 0 2 0
Schopp, p. . . . 4 0 1 I
Y. M. C. A. Golf Players to
Have Tournament Saturday
Another golf tournament will be held
over the Y. M. C. A. golf course at
Piedmont park Saturday afternoon.
The prize will be golf balls.
The handicaps have been rearranged
and It seems certain that the contest
will be a close one.
Interest In golf Is rapidly growing
among the member* of the Y. M. C. A.
golf club. The course Is now In first-
class condition. The turf on the fair
green Is all that could be asked and
the putting greens are In nice condi
tion.
Chris Crosby, who has been profes
sional at the Piedmont park course
during the winter, ha* resigned and
will probably go to the coast. A com-
t petent greens keeper will have rharp
of the course during the summer.
The handicaps for the golf tourna
ment Saturday follow:
John T. Blossom, 18: Rev. L 0.
Broughton. 14: L. G. Broughton, Jr,
14; J. B. Campbell, 10: Commlsky, 10;
J. J. Hagan. 6; J. B. Flcklen, 8: Mat
thew Harper, 10; S. M. Inman, 6; Ow.
K. King, 6; Dr. J. N. LeConte. 12: J H.
Lumpkin, 16; J. W. Millard. IS: Our
Mitchell. «; K. B. Muse, 10; \V. V.
Ogletree, 8; T. B. Paine, 8; B. L. Rid-:
ley, 8; F. B. Robinson, Jr., .1; F. 1.
Seely, 10: Morton Smith, 10: F. 1
Stone, 10: E. J. SpratHng, 10; James J.
Slaton, 12; W. L. Walker, 6; T. K.J
Weems, 18; Walker White, 18; John K.
White, 18; Percy Whiting, 8; J. B-
Whitman, 12.
Mercer and Georgia Clash
In Championship Battle
Special to The Georgian.
Athenn, Ga., April 10.—Mercer ar
rived in Athens this morning and
play Georgia this afternoon at 3:30 on
Herty field.'
This Is the first championship game
between the two teams nnd Georgia will
do her best to annex It.
Redfearn or Foley, both left-handers,
will probably work against the Bap
tists.
Redfearn pitched a good game against
the New* York Americans recently and
Foley kept the Gordon hitters guessing.
He nlso allowed North Carolina only 2
hits in a seven-inning game played
Friday In Chapel Hill.
ILKHTLY
HAKES Tiit
Totals .... .38 4 9 24 7 3
Score by Innings:
Birmingham 040 020 01*— 7
Atlanta 000 013 000— 4
Summary—Three-base hits. Meek,
Alcock; two-base hits, Castro, Paskert,
Garvin; sacrifice hits, 8. Smith,
Smith, Molesworth, Gardner; stolen
bases. Montgomery, C. Smith; double
plays, Jordan to Fox; struck out. by
Schopp 4. by Ragan 1. by Wilhelm 1;
bases on balls, off Schopp 1, Ragan 1
Wilhelm 1: wild pitch, Schopp; Innings
pitched, Ragan 7, Wilhelm 2: hits ap
portioned, Ragan 8,' Wilhelm 1. Time
of game, 1:50. Umpires. Ruddcrham
and Rinn.
LADIES’ DAY
IS THURSDAY
Ladle*’ day Thursday instead of Fri
day. All feminine fanastlcs please take
notice.
It was the original intention to have
Indies’ day Friday, but there was a
mistake In the advertising and this
mistake stands. And Thursday Is fa
dies’ day.
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS,
We want orders for
TIMBERS AND HEAVY FRAMING
in car lots or less. We can furnish orders of any size,
also everything in mill work and dressed stock.
E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS., 542 Whitehall Street
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
CLUBS—
Birmingham.
Montgomery ... .0
Shreveport 0
Little Rock ... .u
Nashville 0
Memphis 0
New Orleans ... .0
Atlanta 1
80UTH ATLANTIC.
CLUBS— Played Won Lost P. C.
Jacksonville ... .2 2 0 1.000
Charleston ... .2 I 1 .500
Augusta ......2 1 l .5H0
Macon 2 l 1 .500
Savannah ... .2 t 1 .500
Columbia .... .2 0 2 .000
Yesterday's Rssults.
Savannah, 2; Augusta. I.
Macon, 8: Charleston. 6.
Jacksonville, 1; Columbia. 0.
If you want to
drink tead^coSee,
buy a sealed pack;
age of Atbuckles
ARIOSA and grind
it in • vour ow»
kitchen as you want to use it
Roasted coffee loses its strength
and flavor if exposed to the air.
and even its identity as colfce
after grinding. Loose coffee sold
out of a bag, bin or tin is usually
dusty and soiled by handling-
Don’t take it!
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SPORTING RAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
SPORTING EDITOR’S CAMERA RECORDS INCIDENTS OF PENNANT-RAISING DAY