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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS TITTJRSDA V. APRIL 11, 1907.
On tho left i( the first Pretzel it bat. He it juat picking up Hit right foot and la
ready to clam at the ball. Sid Smith ia ready to receive the sphere. Umpire Rinn is shown in position, garbed in his official regalia. In the middle picture ie the first
RACE IN THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE ON IN EARNEST
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
SOME INCIDENTS OF THE OPENING GAME AT PIEDNONT PARK
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On the right ie Otto Jordan, doing atunta around third base. Otto got to third in the second inning, only to die at the plate. When
Otto had juat olid back to third, kicking up the base in the act. Third Baseman Connor, of Montgom-
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| NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS |
PERCY H. WHITING.
Won one, lost one—and 138 games yet to play. '
Guess that’s going some.
The dope served us about as usual Wednesday. The local
game turned out as predicted, though it tvas a shave, but the other
three came out twisted. For:—
Nashville beat Birmingham, Shreveport walloped New Orleans
and Little Rock handed it to Memphis. Now who would have
thought itt
Up in Nashtown Johnnie Duggan outpitchcd ‘Ginger’’ Clarke
and the Dobbers outfieldcd the Barons'.
In Memphis the Babblers were absolutely outclassed. Mike
Finn’s Small Pebbles played all around them, Loucks was touch
ed up for 11 hits and Eylcr, Finn's pitcher, let the Bluffers down
with six.
Toip Fisher pitched his own opener in New Orleans nnd held
New Orleans down to live hits. Crystal, Charley Frank’s new
wonder, was lambasted for 11, and besides made two errors.
If you can judge anything by a .single game—which you
can’t, but anyway—it is evident that tho teams which were slated
for second division honors are likely to give any of them a rub
this year.
Imagine Nashville, Little Rosk and Shreveport tied for league
leadership. Such a state of affairs is not likely to last long, but
it is refreshing for a change.
Atlanta turned out a nice crowd, considering the weather.
Overcoats, mufflers, ear pads, foot warmers and stoves were in sad
demand, with the supply entirely inadequate.
In conscquenco there wasn’t half the enthusiasm which the
same class of ball would have brought out later in the season.
If the weather worms up look out for a big crowd Friday and
Saturday—especially Saturday.
The Jacksonville club has taken a mighty start in the Sally
League, winning the first three games. Columbia has a clean
record, too—of defeats. i
“Red” Fisher was the only man in the league who made
more than two hits Wednesday. He ripped out three. The chief
distinction in the way of errors went to another manager—Chnr-
Iey Babb, who made three.
Jeynar just
LEAGUE SEASON AT PIEDMONT
OPENED WITH SNAPPY GAME
Atlanta Wins From
Pretzels by a
Run.
TECH MEETS CLEMSON
IN DUAL TRACK MEET
For tho flrzt time in a number of
year*, Clemson I* to meet Tech In a
track meet, the date havtns been eet
for Wednesday, April 17..
The meet Is to come off at Piedmont
park, and as both teams are reported
to be very strong this year. It Is
thousht that a number of records will
stand a chance of being broken. Fur-
tick, Clemson'a football star, Ik re
ported to be the best man on the Olem-
non team, and an he Is an all-round
athlete. It Is probable that with even
mediocre material to assist he should
bring the team up to an excellent av
erage.
For Tech Captain Ooodler promises
to be a star In several events. He Is
doing splendid work In the broad and
high Jumps, and In addition Is one of
the best men In school on the short
dashes and low hurdles Davenport,
who did so well In the mile last yeur. Is
back, and In addition MacIntyre and
Feller* are showing up well for the
distance events. Two of Tech’s foot
ball men. Plttard and Monroe, are do
ing good work with the shot and ham
mer.
Not in years has so much Interest in
track events manifested itself in the
NAT KAISER A CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
IS Oseatur SL Kimball Hous*.
Bargains In Unrsdeeinsd Diamonda
Southern colleges, and as this Interest
Is being fostered by the leading officials
ut the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Association, It Is thought -there Is a
bright future for this class of sport. In
addition to the meet with Ctemaon,
Tech is preparing for the annum field
day exercises which come off the fol
lowing week, and for the district meet,
whh h Is ,to be held either In Atlanta
or Mucnn. This event Is expected 10
bring together the finest hunch of run
ners, hurdlers. Jumpers and hummer
and shot men thut have been seen In
Georgia In many a long day. Kvery
college that will lie represented Is ea
gerly looking forward to taking as high
a place us poslsble, nnd the rivalry will
be keen.
Manager Emerson, of Tech, expects
to have the details of the Clenwon-Tech
meet ready In the next few days.
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Montgomery opened the Southern
League season here Wednesday In a
game which was a brilliant exhibition
of hall by both learns.
Atlanta won by a score of 1 to 0, but
It took the luck that failed the Crack
ers Tuesday In Birmingham and a
bunch of rattling good playing.
Montgomery played a game which
was a hummer nnd furnished a rude
shock to the local dope performed. who
had piped Montgomery off for a tall
ender. They played first division ball,
and If Castro had not added a corking
single on top of Jordan’s two-bugger
they might be tied up and playing
yet.
That hit put Jordan across with the
only run of the game, and won for
Atlanta
That Billy Smith made no mistake
when he put Rube Zeller In to pitch
the opener was evidenced clearly by
the score. The Bube made tho first
five Innings hitless for the Monties and
spread four hits through the next four
innings.
And this performance lie pulled oft In
the face of weather which would have
cracked an India rubber arm.
Big Walker pitched major league
ball. too. He allowed only one hit In
the first three Innings. He coughed up and the gunie was cracked open.
two more. In the fifth, but Becker, who
made the first one. was out stealing,
and Sid Smith, who made the second
one, progressed' no farther than first.
Aside from what has been told, there
Isn't much to tell. Atlanta hod a bunch
of luscious chances to score and the
Preltela had some few.
Hausen ripped the lid off In the sixth
and got nearer home than any other
Legislator. After his btngla Walker
struck out and then Houtx singled,
sending Hausen to third. Things
loo|ced stormy to Atlanta fans, espe
cially when Sweeney burned a hard
one down to Castro and the Vene-
xuelan almost bobbled. It looked like
a ted score sure, but "the Count” picked
up the ball Ip wonderful style and
snapped it to the plate- Just in time
to pinch Hausen at the wire. Then
Sweeney went out stealing nnd Mont
gomery's best chance was gone.
The day was awful for baseball. It
was clear, but the mercury spent the
day playing tag with the bottom of thd
tube and the wind blew hunks of dust
Into everybody's eyes. In spite of the
rank weather a crowd of S.OOO saw the
Legislators debut and they stayed to
the end. , ■
In honor of opening day there was a
hand and Mayor Joyner pitched the
first ball.
The mayor's performance was a hit.
Attired In his official clothes, but wear
ing an Atlanta cap, he marched proudly
to the rubber. A couple of photogra
phers were waiting for him and he shied.
Hut after a consultation with Sid
Smith as to signals or votes or some
thing he dropped Into place nnd ripped
tbe ball across first base line. Then
he ducked for the players' entrance
Weather Very Frosty,
But Large Crowd
Turns Out.
PLAY OPENING GAMES
IN 2 MAJOR LEAGUES
Highlanders Start in Washington, Cleveland
Makes Dubut at Home—No Game in
Boston, Wet Grounds.
Here Is the official score:
Montgomery, ab. r. h.
Houts, If. ... 4 0 1
Sweeney, ss. . . 1 o o
Connor, 3b. . . 4 n o
McCann, rt. ... 4 0 0
Apperiotls, rf. .. 2 0 1
Perry, 2b. ... 2 o 0
Elsey, lb 3 0 t)
Hausen, c. . . . 3 o 2
Walker, p. • . . 2 0 0,
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Totals. . .
Atlanta
Winters, cf.
Becker, rf. . . . 4
S. Smith, c. .,3
Dyer, 3b 4
Jordan, 2b. ... 4
Fox. lb 1
Pnskert, If. . . 3
Castro, ss. . . . 3
Zeller, p 2
New York, April 11.—The major
league baseball season of 1907 opens
this afternoon.
In seven cities In the East and middle
West twice as many teams will com
pete for victory In the opening games.
The great battles for pennant hon
ors are on again, and thousands of fans
nill welcome the beginning of a season
of the national game, which promises
to be more popular than the many sea
sons which have preceded It.'
The managers of both the major
leagues are confident of a great year
In baseball, and no team has spared en
ergy or money to place It near the top
of the column.
5 ho Giants open the season at home
meet the Philadelphia club at the
Polo grounds this afternoon.
Secretary Knowles, of the Giants,
and Manager Med raw have had a hun-
dre men at work at the Polo grounds
In order to put the filed. In condition
after the snow and rain of Tuesday.
The management Is confident that the
game will be played.
The Yankees play their first game
with Washington at the Capital City,
and Donovan's Superbas will toss the
ball with the Boston club on the lat
ter's grounds.
Game Costs Money.*
Never before In the history of the
game has so much money been expend,
ed on securing new players, and In get
ting men Into condition through the
medium ot extensive training trips.
Clubs have been sent to California, to
Texas, even to Mexico, In an effort to
assure a pennant winning team.
Two clubs, both representing Bos
ton, received severe blows during this
early training period, the Boston
Americans through the suicide of Cap- iuttl.
lain Chick Stahl, and the Boston Na
tionals through the death of Outfielder
Dolan, who succumbed to typhoid fe
ver. These events, beside creating a
vacancy In encj) team which will la-
hard to fill, have had an effect on the
players that can not be other than de
pressing.
Still Some Hold-Outa.
Rome of the clubs; too, still havF men
on ( thelr lists who are holding out for
more money. Of these hold-outs, the
best known are Stahl, of the Washing
ton: Parent, of Boston; McIntyre, of
Detroit; George Davis, of the Chicago
Americans, and Catcher Kllng, of the
Chicago Nationals. Although all of
these men are valuable, the managers
of the clubs in question have fortu
nately had ample time to fill the va
cancies thus created, and cortsequently
will be able to stand the first fen-
weeks until the new players drafted
from minor leagues become accustomed
to their surroundings.
The Boston Natlonals-Brooklyn game
which was to have been played at Bos
ton has been postponed until tomor
row on account of wet grounds. The
remaining clubs have been matched
against each other for the first game,
as follows:
American League.
Washington vs. New York, at Wash
ington.
St. Louis va Chicago, at St. Louis.
Philadelphia vs. Boston, at Philadel
phia.
Cleveland vs. Detroit, at Cleveland.
National League.
Chicago vs. St. Louis, at Chicago.
New York vs. Philadelphia, at New
York.
Cincinnati vs. Pittsburg, at Clncia-
Touts 23 1 B 27 14
Montgomery 000 000 000—0
Atlanta 000 010 OOx
Summary—Two-base ' Hit. Jordan.
Stolen buses, Jordan, Paskert, Apperl-
ous. Sacrifice hits, Sweeney, Fox, Win
ters. Double plays, Castro to Smith to
Jordan. Apperlous to Elsey. First base
on balls, Zeller 2. Walker 4. Hit by
pitched ball. Walker (Winters). Struck
out, by Zeller 7, l>y Walker 4. Time,
1:50. Umpires, Rudderham and Rlnn.
West End Stars Preparing
For City League Opening
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.
West End Stare would like to get a
game with some extra utrong team for
Saturday afternoon on any ground* in
or near Atlanta. The Stare fully re
alise that they will be up against It
when the city league opens up May
4. and for that reason they wish to
play Mtrong teams.
The team that will represent Weal
Knd this year will be very stning.
though composed entirely of young
sters. The list of players so far
signed looks good. Some of the play
ere:
Crane, last years second baseman,
consider**I best in Commercial League;
taockrtdge, best third baseman In Prep.
League ranks, ('apes, a Prep. League
outfielder and pitcher; Henley, an ex
cellent Infielder and pitcher; Prank,
everyone known him. shortstop pick of
t’ommerclal League. The rest seem to
be In good shape.
Bob Wallace Goes
to Richmond Team
Bob Wullate has been signed by
Manager Shaffer, of the Richmond club
of the Virginia State League, to fill the
vacancy of Outfielder-Harry Brown,
releused.
The Richmond Tinies-I)ls|vatch says:
••Wallace will be the best outfielder
in the Virginia State League, hairing
none. Lust ;eur Wallace fielded .»3v
with Columbia, in the South Atlantic
League, and battefl .260, standing ninth
In the whole league. He has a strong
arm. and Is able to send a ball In on a
line from centerfleld. Wallace was with
Columbia last year, and was bought by
Manager Smith for the Atlanta team
for $700.”
Manager Frank Chance, of the Chi
cago Cubs, lias announced that he will
carry eight pitchers this season. He
said: “No team can have too many
pitchers.’'
Brown. Iteulbach, Pflester, Lundgren,
Overall, Taylor tuid Harper will prob
ably be In the bunch.
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I Standing of the Clubs. ;
Southern League.
CLUB»- Played. Won. I«o*t. I*. C.
Little Bock I 1 0 1.000
Shreveport I 1 0 1.000
Nosh rill e ..1 l o j.oou
Atlanta J i l .500
Birmingham ..2 1 1 .600
New Orleans t 0 1
Memphis .. .. «. 1 •» l
Montgomery 1 0 1 .(WQ
South Atlantic League.
CLrilB— Played. Won. Lost. P. (\
Jacksonville 2 3 0 i.Ouu
Savannah 3 J t .006
Macon 3 -i 1 .666
Charleston 3 1 2 &a
AtiKUNtn 3 1 2 .333
Cohuuhid ......... ..3 o 3 .mm
New Committees
For Athletic Club
George Adair. president of tile Atlan
ta Athletic Club, has appointed the fol
lowing committees to serve during th*
ensuing year: House. W. K. Stone,
chairman; Harvey Hatcher and S. C.
Williams; finance. J, H. Porter, chair
man, Lee M. Jordan and B. M. Grant;
tennis, L. D. Scott, chairman, F. H.
Reynolds and 8. C, Williams: golf, h
U. Byrd, chairman, W. J. Tilson and
Another Boost For Atlanta
From President Kavanaugh
Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La., April 11.—Presi
dent Kavanaug!) did not arrive here
yesterday In time to participate In
opening day ceremonies. He was de
tained by a burning bridge between
Birmingham nnd New Orleans and ar
rived last night.
Speaking of the Atlanta team and
Pitcher Schopp, the president said:
"Both the Birmingham and Atlnnta
teams are strong combinations, and In
fact every team In the Southern League.
Is better than last year, and I predict
some fast ball In this league.
"It looks to me like a toss-up as to
who will win the pennant—you can 1*/
your money and take your choice.
"I do not usually express any opinion
on the merits of Individual players, but
I will say that Schopp, of the Atlanta
team. Is about/as promising n pitcher
as I have ever seen. If he does nut de
velop Into a wonder this year I will he
surprised. He tins everything a pitcher
should have to win ball games and »
great head.”
Saturday Will Be Busy Day
With All Atlanta Golfers
Saturday will be another busy day
with the golfers. In addition to the
handicap at the Young Men's Chris
tian Association course, there will be
the usual golf ball handicap at East
Like. The handicaps will get another
shake-up and the chances of all players
will be still further evened up.
Saturday after next it is likely that
a handicap match play tournament will
be sturted. It Is proposed to piny a
Lowry Arnold; building, W. H. Glenn,
chairman, W. H. Patterson and W. K.
Stone; trap shooting. B. H. Worthen,
chairman, L. D. Scott and W. M. Arm
stead.
WILLIE -FITZ- GETS
DECISION OVER COFFEY.
Albany. N. Y.. April II.—Willie Fltx-
gerald, of Philadelphia, got the decision
over Kid Coffey In a twenty-round bout
fought Just outside of this city last
night. It was the rosiest fight ever
seen near Albany and was enjoyed by a
large delegation of sports from New
York city.
qualifying round, and. If possible, qual
ify two flights. Then the tournament
car. be played off at match play, »>*
lowing a week for each match. ,
The new official acore cards, whlca
htlve been put In the hands of the
printers, show on which holes Imnai-
caps are to be taken, and they will
used for the first time In the m»l CB
piny event,
A number of Atlanta golfers expert w
go to Birmingham this week > or
matches there.
CHICAGO ATHLETES WIN _ c _
IN SWIMMING CONTST.
Chicago, April II.—Chicago Athletic
Association of swimmers last night
feated-the University of Pennsylvania
squad by n score of 2t points to 19.
The visitors captured but two event*
The water |io!n contest resulted m *
victory for the local team, the ntw‘
score being 10 goals to 11.
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES.
Virginia State College S, WIlmlng'dA
Del, 2.
Dartmouth 4. Virginia 2.
Baltimore 9, New York 2