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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY ,APKLL 17, 1!)07
CRACKERS AND BARONS ARE WATCHING THE SKY
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
Our old friend, the eolleg e track meet, will be in our midat
Thursday, when Tojli and Ciemson will meet upon the cindered
speedway. And this revives a question asked in other years.
The meet is scheduled to begin at 2:30 o’clock, to permit
plenty of rests between acts. Southern track teams are not made
up of many men and there arc few specialists. The 100 yards
sprinter also enters the half mile dash and very often the mile
run. Therefore managers have been wont to sprinkle between
the events an interval long enough to give their runners ample
time to recover their lost wind. If this cannot be arranged, a se
ries of skillfully planned delays often results, and accom
plishes the end in view.
But all this time the spectators sit upon hard benches, often
under wintry skies and in chilling blasts. There is no brass band
to while away the waits, and these grow more than tiresome.
Manager Emerson, of the Tech track team, announces that
he will do his best to keep things speeding up and avoid the
waits. It is to be hoped that the managers of other teams wiH co
operate with him and push their meets to a quick conclusion..
Tech and Ciemson Clash
In Track Meet Thursday
Tech and Ciemson clash In what
promises to be a hotly contested track
neet at Piedmont park on Thursday
tfternoon. On account of the Inrgc
number of events the meet will no
tailed promptly at 2:30 and It Is hoped
to run through everything much earlier
than Is usual In these events. If there
la one thing the public dislikes It Is a
fragging athletic contest, and this one
thing more than all else has proved a
ttumbllng block to the popularity of
track meets In the South. The trouble
Res really In the paucity of material
ind the fact that very often a team
will have the same men entered In
the mile, half and quarter, with the
tonsequence'that the manager will try
to have these events put os far apart ns
tosslble and falling this will allow of
lllatory tactics that serve to delay the
llfferent events until his men are rest-
id.
With the above facts In view, Man-
tger Emerson, of the Tech team, has
Hated that every effort will bo made to
run the meet oft promptly, and It lie
loes come up to this he will have set
in example for every other manager In
.he South, and besides will have won
:he approval of all true lovers of the
iport In Atlanta.
Captain Kurt Irk, of Clemson's great
football team last season, will be one of
:he star performers for the South f'ar-
illnn Institution, while Monroe, Plt-
ard and Roberts, of Tech's football
•quad, will wear the gold and white.
Saptaln Goodler, of last year's track
;eam, will probably be the star per
former for Tech, os he Is entered In •
lumber of events.
The following Is the official list of
in tries:
100-Yard Oaeh. .
Clemgon—Marston, Warren, Hall. n.
Tech—Qoodler, Robert, May.
16-Pound Shot Put.
Clemaon—Kurtlck, Gardener, Mc-
Latiren.
Tech—Monroe, Plttard, Johnson or
Sweet.
220-Yard Run.
Ciemson—Warren. Cannon, Ballon.
Tech—Cheney, Robert, May.
One-half-Mile Run.
Ciemson—Byrd. Prldmore, Harris.
Tech—Davenport, Mclntyro or Kel
lers, Jones.
220-Yard Hurdlaa.
Ciemson—Kurtlck, Warren, Rosebor-
ough.
Tech—Emerson, Legg.
16-Pound Himmtr Throw.
Ciemson—Kurtlck. Gardener,' Mc-
l.nuren and Fleming.
Tech—Monroe, Plttnrd, Johnson.
Running High Jump.
Ciemson—Hprntt, Marston.
Tech—Qoodler, Monroe, I-egg.
640-Yard Run (One-fourth Mile).
Ciemson—Warren, Cannon, Dallen.
Tech—Davenport, Cheney, McIntyre.
Pole Vault.
Ciemson—Furllck. Warren, Weyman.
Tech—Qoodler, Monroe.
120-Yard Hurdle*.
Ciemson—Spratl, Rosrhnnnigh, Mnr-
ston.
Tech—Emerson. I.egg.
Mile Run.
Ciemson—Byrd, Prldmore, Harris,
Weyman.
Tech—Gary, Jones, Willingham, Da
venport or Evnns or McIntyre.
Running Broad Jump.
Ciemson—Kurtlck, Warren, Hprstt
Tech—Qoodler. Monroe, legit.
Officials.
Judges and Timers—Forest Adair,
Burton Smith, W. H. Glenn, Arnold
Ilroylas, Professor Branch, I)r. Cren
shaw. Professor Lowell, Dr. Jnckaon.
Referee—W. R. Tlchenor.
Starter—Professor Weems.
Scorer—Professor Boogher.
PRACTICE IN THE MUD
WAS ONLY AMUSEMENT
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Birmingham, Ala., April 17.—"Noth
Ing doing—rain.”
Such was the verdict at Birmingham
yesterday afternoon and no game .was
played.
Just when it started raining only the
night shift of street cleaners knows. It
happened while the town was peace
fully slumbering.
When the players hit the matting
.yesterday morning, the rain was doing
what looked '.Ike a continuous per
formance. Gradually It let up, though;
and along toward noon the sun did a
short sketch.
But In the afternoon the akles un
corked again and the big, lop-sided
ball which Is the official baseball sig
nal In this town, was run In.
The weather looked good enough to
Billy Smith, though; and he took his
tenm out to the park and put them
hrough their paces.
It was too soggy for any real prac
tice, but the Crackers dodged rain
drops and threw the ball around for
awhile After the manager had hi.
gang thoroughly warmed up and
Ing as though they had rolled iir.mnH
,n sticky fly-paper and then in th.
street, he took them back to the Hmci
The general veidlct here Is. ■in,,,,
ingham was spared another defeat
Maybe tills Is wrong, but anyway th.
Atlanta players were more than an*
ious for the game and the Barons \ ve t.
more than glad to dodge It.
It was the gloomiest kind of a day in
both camps. Living In a hotel is
enough when the weather is nn .
there Is a game to keep you amused
during the aftoruoon. But the ii, mr
bait players are strictly up against it
when the weather is bad.
If you doubt It, try killing a few
fleeting Hours the way the Crackers
had to this day.
This morning the Crackers found , ut
how the Barons put In their mornings
They meet at 9:30 and until 11 they
prayerfully consider If there are any
weakspnlnts on their opponent's leant
There Is some doubt among the Crack,
ers whether the Barons have given It
up In Atlanta's case or whether they
held an all-day session. One or the
other was sure coming to them.
Photo by McCrary & Co.
Top Row (from left to right)—Pittard, Johnson, Emerson, manager, MacIntyre, Robert.
“ ‘ J ' ‘ <R<
Bottow Row—Goodior, captain, Roberta, Maclean, Davenport,
team this year.)
obartt and Maclean ara not with the
Game Today Doubtful;
Sid Smith Coming Home
RAINY DAY DREAMS
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Birmingham, Ala.. April 17.—Did you
iver atop to think that Atlanta proba-
tly baa the two youngest players In the
eague—Sweeney and Rowan? This Is
:he “Kid Battery" right now. Each
nan Is 20 years old.
The value of Louis Castro to Atlanta
vas never better Illustrated than In
ilonday's game with Birmingham. Zcl-
er had one spell of real hard lurk and
pit In tin awful hole. It looked as
hough he was beaten, and there was
lo doubting but that the Rube was
vorrled. Then Castro and Hid Bnilth
;ot behind hlin and hnnded him a lino
•f talk that was enough to pull the
vobbtlest kind of n pitcher out of the
tery deepest of holes.
As a shortstop the Count Is all there.
Vnd as a purveyor of cheerfulness he Is
forth another salary.
After Stockdale won Ills first league
;ame for Memphis the Atlanta players
toted him the wisest "fox" In the
eague.
A "fox pitcher" Is a man who can
tin games with his "noodle," as ball
•layers refer to the “think pan," and is
candidate for "fox honors" Otis
nil the Cracker veterans. A few more
In the league who were "prominently
mentioned" were Breltensteln, Quese
and Phillips, of New Orlenns, and Hlck-
ninn, of Blireveport.
Ktnplre Rudderham got to telling
Arlle Latham stories the other night.
"1 remember one game," snld "Ruddy,”
"when Arlle made three or four of the
worst errors you ever saw. Chris Von
Der Abe was sluing up In the stand
wntehlng the game and ronstlng Arllo
for every kind of a lobster that ever
played baseball.
"Homebody soaked a high liner over
third base and Arlle went up after It.
When he fell back he went down and
liegnh groaning and rolling around on
the ground.
"Chris watched him a minute, nnd
then he started down on the diamond,
tearing his hair and yelling, 'Aeh, Qott!
They've kilt my Arlle and lie vus the
best hall player I ever lint.'
"When lie'got down nnd lenned over
the fallen clown. Arlle Jum|>ed up like
n flash, took olf Ills lint, smiled, grabbed
Chris’ hand and said. How ure you,
Chris, old Sport T "
Hid Smith Isn’t a catcher from
choice. He plays that position because
Itockdale got a vote of confldence from he knows he 1s more vnlunble there
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Birmingham, Ala.. April 17.—The big
"phony" baseball, which means "game
today," Is flying In the breexe this
morning, but the sky Is still overcast,
the weather prediction Is for rain and
colder, and the diamond Is n genuine
bog. Rain fell steadily all yesterday
afternoon, and at midnight a young
thunder storm was on tap. Just now
It Is not raining, but It may any min
ute. It 1s, doubtful If there will be a
game, and If there Is. It will be a
farce on account of the mud. Hid
Smith’s condition Is most unsatlsfnc-
Lipe Releases
Hayes Chandler
8p*clnl to The Georgian.
Macon. On.. April 17.—Hayes Chan
dler was released by Manager Perry
Llpe Tuenday night and Harris will
remain solid In outfield until Hous
ton comes. Chandler has been a good
hitter, but a claim Is made -that he
caused trouble among players. Charles-
ton may sign him.
than anywhere else on the team.
"If I was us fast a* Paskert," says
Bid, *Td throw my mlt out of the win
dow nnd never put on a mask ugaln.
Hut when you nr* slow you better be n
catcher or nothing."
Frank Roth, of the While Sox, Is u
great dramatic critic," says Larry Hoff
man. "I met him coming out of a the
ater one night. 'How’d you like ttyc
play?’ I asked him. 'Aw, It’s rotten,’
snld he. 'They didn't kill but three
guys In the first act.”’
Pitcher Garvin, of the Barons, Is a
'case."
• I don’t want anything extravagant,’’
ho told Rudderham before Monday's
game. ''Only give us the close ones.’’
The ball players say Umpire Rlnn Is
_ "homer." However, that Is a com
mon falling with umpires and Rlnn
seems to be a good one In every other
line.
The Birmingham paper* ore giving
loud calls to the Barons to get out and
hump themselves. And doubtless they
have a hump coming.
lory. A strain, which appeared very
slight during Monday's game, bus be
come more serious, und yesterday i
doctor was called In. It Is likely that
Sid will be sent back to Atlanta Thurs
day to rest up until the tenm returns.
This postpones any deals for the dis
posal of O'Leary. Sweeney will prob
ably catch the next game. Billy Smith
Is tickled over the easy way the At
lanta tenm took the league leadership.
"We loaf, Montgomery loses and
there we are,” says Bill. ,
Charley Frank has asked waivers
on Pitchers Crystal, Long and Frit*.
That means that he retains his last
year’s staff, Breltensteln, Phillips,
Guese and Manuel.
A NEW ONE.
BIRMINGHAM
TO DROP TWO
By PERCY H. WHITING.
Birmingham, Ala., April 17.—They
only have two men to drop from the
Birmingham staff and right now it
looks as though Pete Lister and Mitze
would be the men to go.
This dope comes from the press-box
and not baseball headquarters, but the
prevailing opinion among the press
prophets Is that Harry Meeks—who Is
a .300 hitter—will be sent to first base.
That will make the team 'shy a catcher,
but Montgomery, who is now at third.
Is doped as the next extra performer
behind the bat, to help out Lee Garvin.
Montgomery used to be a catcher In
the old days.
To fill the gap at third It I* the opin
ion that Alcock. now doing a utility
stunt, will get the call regularly. Al
cock Is not a first-class fielder, but he
hits the ball and that Is worth a lot tou
team like the one representing Birm
ingham.
That shake-up ought to strengthen
the team. It would give the Barons
two hitters In the Infield und this com
bined with the hard hitting outfield
ought to put the Barons right up In
team batting average.
THE CUBS’!
...COLUMN... 1
"A majority of the scribes r In the
8outh were Inclined to ridicule the
Idea that Nashville had a winning
squad previous to the first game. Since
whipping the Barons so decisively, they
have commenced to sit up and take no
tice."—Nashville American.
"Memphis. Atlanta and Montgomery
are sadly In need of strong pitching
staffs. All three are very weak In this
department, and unless there Is an Im
provement soon, these squads are liable
to find themselves hopelessly beaten."—
Nashville American. ^
Sullivan, who caught for New Or
leans four years, has reported to the
Lincoln club, of the Western League.
Manager Finn, of the Little Rock
club, bos furnished Pitcher Schumann
with a ticket to Philadelphia, from
whence he came.
"He will most likely make good tn a
faster league.”
Finn has released Catcher Dawson to
the Vicksburg club, of the Cotton
States League. A new catcher by the
name of Kunkel will Join the Travelers
soon.
Ollte Crlstall denies the assertion
contained In an afternoon paper that
he ts a member of the tribe of Moses.
■If that paper ever got to BuffaTo,
N. Y.. the Hibernians would bang a
"23" sign on me.' said Crlstall yester
day afternoon. 'The only thing that I
regret is that I am not a Hebrew, for
I would be running a bank, and not a
fnfo one, Instead of playing ball.' ’—
New Orleans Dally States.
Standing of the Clubs.
OUT OF SEASON DOPE ON
FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND
Southern League.
atlaxtI W- V *?' r &
Nashville .5 4 1 \i«j
New Orleans 4 3 i 'ryi
Uttle Uock r» :i ■©«
Memphis 4 2 •• '5.,.
Hhreveport 5 i 4
South Atlantic League.
CLUBS— Played. Won. Lost. r.
Savannah 7 ft -j
Jacksonville. • 8 f*
Macon 8 r» :t
Augusta.
kUgustn. . ,
'ofutuMa. .
Charleston.
American League.
Played. Won. Lost. P. P.
Detroit. . . .
Chicago. . .
Cleveland. .
Boston . .
St. Liuls. . .
Washington
New York .
CLUBS—
Chicago. . .
Cluclunntl .
Boston . ..
New York .
Philndelphla
Brooklyn .
St. L>uls .
rittsuurg. .
National League.
Played. Won. Lost.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
Southern.
Montgomery 3, Nashville 0.
BinuinKhnni-Atlaiita, min.
Memphis-New Orleans, rain.
Little Kock-8brereport, rain.
South Atlantie.
National.
Boston 4. Washington 2.
Philadelphia 9, New York 6.
Mlize, the Baron catcher, who
will probably fce utility man for
the "S^agpller*" this season.
By GORDY.
To those Interested in football, a
comparison of the game us played In
this country and as* played In Kngiand
will probably prove of some value.
Kngiand originated the Rugby game,
for which this country gave up. the
kicking game. Now England has about
given up the Rugby game for the kick
ing game. In other words, we aban
doned one style to take up the other
and England abandon* the style we
took up to take up the one we aban
doned.
Rather peculiar situation, this.
The Rugby game Is played In Eng
land by 15 men on each side. The
distance between goals Is 120 yards,
and the'distance from touch to touch
that Is. rush him from the side with the
shoulder. Most of the players are pro.
fesslonal*. It Is also a college game.
It Is strictly against the rules for
any player to speak during the progress
of a game, no matter what the provo
cation.
The strongest Iearue* in England are
the First, the Second and the Southern.
Twenty teams compose each league,
the two trailers of the First at the end
of a season being relegated to the Sec
ond, 6nd the two leader* of the Second
being promoted to the First. The
Southern competes with thb First.
The average attendance at a First
league match is well over 20.000—often
exceeds 50,000.
Any team may eon\pete for the Eni
Complies with all requirements of the National Pure Food Law, Guarantee No. 2041, filed at Washington.
“We dined in some of the
finest hotels and restaurants, but
did not find any coffee to excel
in quality Arbucldes' ARIOSA."
That is what ooe lady writes and
tnSioni of other, prove they believe,
by using more Aibuckle,' ARIOSA
Coffee than oS the other packaged
coffees in the United States put
h
The fact that Arbuckles*
ARIOSA Coffee costs less and
has suited the health and taste of
most American people for over
37 yean, c
body to at I
ly to at least samglejt.
The cities hide many country gnU
and boys who secretly sigh for a
cup of good coffee like “ mother" made.
"Mother” probably used the old
original " Arbucldes'" the first roosted
packaged coffee.
' See that you gctdie_sealed
_ one pound full weight,
5 the name ARBUCKLES’
m ....... ........ ._ _ sn*-.
80 yards. The musses take very little H»h cup. which •» Played for m rounds
clubs being drawn for by lot. The final
Is always played at the Crystal Palace,
London. Last year 125,000 people paid
admission to see the final, In which
Evcrton beat Newcastle, 2-0.
Association football Is an open game,
with practically no danger of loss of
life or limb, and in which dexterity nnd
training mean much more than size and
strength.
lew Zealand team, which won 32 out
of 33 games. Wales being the only vie •
tor.
What I* known as association foot
ball is the style now In vogue. It is
played by li men on each side, 5 for
wards, 3 half back*. 2 backs and one
goal keeper. The object I* to kick the
ball—a'perfectly round one—Into the
nmni n*neath the crossbpr.
p Is the only player
the ball. Tackling—
a* understood In America—Is forbid
den, but one may charge an opponent;
"Pete" Lister, :iie Baron first
baseman who was traded for
"Matty'' Matthews. Lister comes
from Portland. Ore. - HI* home Is
In Rock Island. III.
GOVERNMENT DETECTIVES
TO GUARD FORTRE88 MONROE.
Norfolk. Va.,‘April 17.—The war de
partment has authorized Cotciiel Geo.
» Pt/Nn \ ^Arrrr t t I F. Harrison, ftr the artillery corps, the
AKIUjA LUrriX and Inc • commanding officer, uf F*»rtress Mon-
• . f a L 11 n l I r,,c ‘* '’it.. t'» employ, during the James-
Slgnatlire Ot /\rbUCKIC Drothere* (town Exposition, fen private detective*.
j \vho*e duties it shall be to sec that no
which entitles you to presents.
That i, the genuine article, no moUet
where you buy it ot what price you pay
for it.
Same old Coffee, same old firm.
If your grocer won’t supply, write to
ARBUCKLE BROS..
NEW YC*K CITY.
unauthorized persons got within the
new fortifications guarding the en
trance to Hampton Roads.
These detectives will be pul on guard
because of the jreat number of foreign
ers wim w|U visit Norfolk and vicinity
in the six months the exposition will be
open. As. pet imps, a large number of
these vMtorr will be military men, who
would nnturally have some cutlosity
to know the strength of the fortifica
tions. which is one of the four most
important coast
mntry, this pi
Jimmy Walsh to
Meet F. Weeks
Boston, Mass.. April 17.—Word has
been received here that Jimmy Wuiah,
of this city, who bus \jeen In the West
for some time past, h matched to
meet Freddie Weeks, the Colorado
lout her weight, at Pueblo, some time be
tween May 10 and May 30 for a purse
offered by Frank Selec.
A WEST END 8TAR.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Nashville In Montgomery.
New Orleans In Memphis.
Hhreveport In little Hock.
CANADIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE
IS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Montreal, Quebec, April 17.—The
onil disastrous fire within two w
eek*
visited McGill ITnlverelty yesterday and
practically destroyed the medical bulla-
ing, one ot the oldest and most valua
ble of the splendid collection on Ihe
college grounds. One of the best mu
seums of medicine connected with th,
college was destroyed.
WORK 18 COMMENCED
ENLARGING COTTON MILL.
Memphis opens with Little Rock and
a battle should result. Atlanta opens
with Montgomery nnd the Firemen will
probably take all four games. At least
they ought'to. The Legislators are
strong nowhere.—Birmingham Ledger.
Nbw. what do you think of that?
"The Legislators ure strong nowhere.'
Well, Just keep your eye on them. We
are going to take a majority of the
games from Atlanta, and what we will
do to Birmingham we dislike to say.
Just wait.—Montgomery Journal.
.Pal, we've been waiting four ycafs
and the Legislators are asleep yet.—
Birmingham Ledger.
Catcher Kfing. the Cub catcher who
reported, then went buck to his place
of business, saying that he had left
baseball for good, has taken another
thought and ha* returned to the Cubs.
I w 1st*.
Walter South, th* big first baseman
llllcry posts in the I who played with Augusta last year,
autton Is considered I will do the “Jim Fox" act for Columbia
I this year.
Sped,! to The (IfoVxtaa .
Gridin, Ga.. April 17.—The work of
grading the ground for the construction
of the addition to the Kincaid * ot*
ton Mill has been completed and actual
work on the foundation will be tom-
menced as soon as the material arrive,.
The mill will then be the largest In
Griffin and one of the largest In me
Mato.
BOYDEN ELECTED MAYOR
BY A LARGE MAJORITY.
Hpedal to Tile Georgian.
Salisbury. N. C„ April 17.—The ma>-
oralty contest resulted In the re-elec
tion of Mayor B. H. Boyden oyer T. »■
Vanderford by a vote of 5,2 again,!
892. The greatest convention of
city ratified the election tonight.
Boyden spoke to an audience of enthu
siast*. . ,
Although trouble was expected. tue
day was uneventful. Boyden R*' 1 '"
tlce that he would call a mass meeting
next week, whose purpose, It Is l111 '
stood, is to be a discussion of a quarter
million dollar bond Issue.
When Atlanta plays away from
home, come to 16 E. Alabama St.
. and hear the game called in detail,
i Ladies will be admitted free Fri
day. Game called at 3:30.
MR. TOM GOODRUM, CsHIW-
FIRST BASEMAN SOLMS,
Of th* West End Club of Th* Geor
gian City League.
NAT KAISER * CO.
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