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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS'.
PENNANT RACE NOW WARMING UP IN FINE STYLE
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
! NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
Well, we’ll have some baseball in our own lot in a few days.
Manager Dobbs’ rejuvenated aggregation will be on hand
Wednesday morning and Wednesday afternoon they tear off their
first contest on the local diamond.
Nashville will be with us for four games and then comes
Birmingham for four. Then the team goes out on the iong*haul
through the West, which starts in Nashville and ends in the new
Ponce DeLeon Park.
With Nashville as a first division team and Birmingham
traveling on last year’s reputation there ought to be a lot ot inter
est in the games and all of them ought to be entertaining.
“Cussing” seems to be a common crime in the Southern
League these days. Friday somebody .over in Montgomery said
that they thought that they heard Billy Smith say something
that they thought sounded something like profanity and Presi
dent Chambers was all for making him apologize (“the which”
he didn’t do).
And the next day Carr, of Shreveport, said words to Ed Ilurl-
burt and Ed forthwith knocked him half way across the lot.
It is really'pitiful to see poor old Montgomery squirm un
der the suggestion that the Pretzels arc going to leave the league.
That shot must have hit pretty close to the mark—or else the
mark was extra sensitive.
The action attempted by Montgomery against Billy Smith
was slightly suggestive of bush league baseball.
Billy Smith did not use profanity on the occasion mentioned.
He is ready to take oath to that effect and to produce witnesses
who heard the conversation with Rinn, when it was alleged pro
fanity was used, and who will swear that not an oath was passed
on either side.
Montgomery’s amateur moguls seem to have it in for Atlan
ta. They voted against the Birmingham aful Atlanta clubs dur
ing the league meeting and sided with Charley Frank and
against tho East on all deals.
Just why this friendship for Frank and this dislike for
the other Eastern clubs with which they ought to be lined up if
they expect to get anything but they very worst of it, is hard to
understand.
As has been remarked before, we hope Montgomery will stay
in the league. But the way to hold that job is to get a baseball
team and turn out some crowds at the park. Howling at sporting
editors and trying to have baseball manngers arrested will not do
anything toward keeping the franchise. r
Macon's Road Work Over;
Now Comes Series at Home
THREE OF MONTGOMERY’S “FINEST’
PITCHER WALKER.
This Is the man Billy Smith tried
so hard to get from the Jackson
ville team. He Is big, a left-hand
er and undoubtedly a ‘‘comer/’
PITCHER BURNUM.
OUTFIELDER M'CANN.
Mike la one of the oldest and best
players In the league.
Here Is the southpaw who was
with Atlanta last year. He has
wonderful ability and if he will
keep In shape and pitch his best he
Is likely to be one of the leading
pitchers of the league this year.
"J DIDN’T ‘CUSS' ANYBODY AND THE
WHOLE THING IS ALL TO THE BUSHES"
—SAYS B. SMITH.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, CJa.. April 22.—Macon's styl
ish twelve-inning draw with Savannah
last Saturday afternoon saw the work
upon the rood come to a close for some
time. And about time, too, for out if
the twelve games up to date tho local
club baa played but three under homo
settings. Notwithstanding six games
have been won, live dropped and the
other turned Into such a hard knot that
no one haa been able-to part the strings
yet.
Today Savannah opens In Macon and
with Pitcher Quinn on the picket line
an afternoon of Interesting events
should develop. Quinn will mnke hie
first nppearance In Macon'today. He Is
just In from Toledo, where he liegan
work this spring. Tho management
there opined that tho pitcher was in
need of a year's more schooling and let
him come to Macon tor a neat sum.
At the windup of the Macon-Snvnn-
nah series Columbia hits town for a
set-ln of three days. This series will
be Columbia's first visit to Macon this
year. What should go toward making
these three battles of more Interest will
be tho presence of Chandler upon the
line-up of the visitors. Chandler woe
let out ot Macon last week and wns
quickly offered n position by Kanxler.
This week finds Maron with fourteen
players on hand, five of them pitcher*,
three outfielders, two catchers and four
tnflelders. As Houston has not given
his'ultimatum either way there Is no
way of telling whether he Intends to
play ball this season or not. Should he
come, however, and stick, It would
possibly mean the dropping of someone.
J. Gans May Fight Nelson
At the Dane’s Best Weight
Chicago, April 22.—Joe Gone I* about
to give in to the demands of Battling
•Nelson and meet blm In the ling at 122
pounds ring-side In fighting togs. Tex
Rickard this morning wired the eport-
-lng editor ot the Chicago American
saying that he has offered a 140,000
purse for a battle between Dane and
Nelson in Ely, Nov., July 4. or Rep.
terober 3, and that he haa posted 320,000
with the Pint National Bank of Ely.
A telegram sent by Gans In reply to
Rickard's proposal states that he Is
willing to give In to Neleon on the
weight question, but that the proceeds
must be spilt TO per cent to the winner
and 25 per cent to the loser, but before
he derides definitely he would like to
bear what the public opinion on the
matter Is. Nelson, who In at his home
In Hegawlsrh,' today stated that should
Bans decide that he will sign nt 133
pounds ring-side with fighting togs, he
will sign at once.
Unless public sentiment turns Cans
from his present Intentions, It Is rer-
tain he will sign before May 1.
GAME AT MONTICELLO.
Special to The Georgian.
Montlcello, Go.. April 22.—The Huck-
erbueka defeated the Crsckerjacks In a
very snappy game of baseball here Fri
day. Both teams played nice ball. The
feature of the game wits the pitching ef
the two pitchers. Boiwlck, of the
Hurkerbueks, striking out 11 men. while
Wilburn, of the t’ruekerjacks, struck
out X.
About tills Billy Smith-President
Cham hers-Umpire Rlnn alleged pro
fanity Incident:
After Friday’s game In Montgomery
Billy Smith stopped Umpire Rlnn and
expressed his opinion of Rlnn's efforts
In the umpiring line.
The next morning Billy Smith re
ceived the following letter from Presi
dent Chambers, head mogul pf the
Montgomery Association:
"Montgomery, Ala., April 20, 1007.
"Mr. W. A. Smith, Manager Atlanta
Baseball Club, Montgomery, Ala.:
"Dear Sir—1 regret very much
that you lost your head yesterday
afternoon to such nn extent ns to
use the language that you did to
Umpire Rlnn In the presence of
ladles coming out of the grand
etnnd Immediately after the game
was over.
"I do not propose to act hastily In
this matter, but as president of the
Montgomery baseball club I must
earnestly request that you Issue a
public apology thla afternoon in
the presence of the attendants upon
the game. I heard the remarks
which you made to Umpire Rlnn.
and so did other reputable cltlxens
who will certify to same.
“Trusting that you will take the
proper view of this matter, and
Issue the above apology this after
noon, I am,
"Tours very truly.
"R. J. CHAMBERS.
"President."
. Upon receiving this contribution to
Southern Leaguo hjstory Billy Smith
politely but firmly refused to Issue nn
apology.
"I did not use the language attrib
uted to me or any language which de
mands an apology to anybody who
overheard It," said B. Smith. "I will
not apologise publicly or privately."
In a letter to the sporting editor of
The Georgian Billy Smith says:
"Chambers Is trying to take his spite
out on me. I don't know why he want
ed to have me arrested. Rlnn told me
he never heard me eay a word about
him, and I enclose a letter'1 received
ZELLER WINS
CLOSE GAME
Montgomery, Ala., April 22.—Rube
Zeller, backed up by the Atlanta bat
ters, hammered out a nice victory here
Saturday afternoon. The score
4 to 2.
The Rube hud his mighty arm work
ing In Its best style and Montgomery
baltera were helpless, save in one In
ning. The Allunta hatters were right In
their stride nnd piled up 10 hits, send
ing Burnum to the "vast unharvested
and making Maxwell look'rather wob
bly.
The acore:
Atlanta.
Winters, cf. .
Hoffnmn, 2 b .
O'Lenry, e. .
Becker, i f. *.
Dyer. 3b . .
Fox, lb . .
Pnskert, If. .
('astro, s.s. .
Zeller, p. .
ab. r. It. )>o, n. e.
1 t
Totals
Montgomery.
Houtx. If. . .
Nye, 2b . . .
Hausen, c. . .
Ratchford, lb .
Perry, rf. . . .
McCann, rf. . .
Apperlous, cf. .
Ball, ss. . . .
Burnum, p. ■ .
Maxwell, p. .
ah. r. h. po. a.
Complie* with all requirement* of the National Pure Food Law, Guarantee No. 2041, filed at Waihington.
An old soldier writes about
ARIOSA Coffee: “Your coffee
is the best and richest coffee I ever
drank since I left the Service, from
'61 until 1 received your coffee
yesterday." A soldier know* coffee
by the taste, and the way it make* him
feel, and would sooner go without
his bread than without his coffee.
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and the pore* of each berry sealed with
• coating of fresh eggs and pure sugar,
to hold the goodness in and make the
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Standing of the Clubs, j
ATLANTA..
Utile ICtM-k.
Mciii|»IiIn
NiiPhvllle. . .
New OrleitiiN.
Birmingham .
Montgomery.
SUreve|M»rt .
South Atlantio Leaguo.
CLUBS- Played. Won. Met. P. C.
Jacksonville U 7 4 .638
Knviuiniih 10 6 4 .600
Mimm II 6 IV .M3
riuirltmton 13 6 6 .500
i.'oliiinlilu It 5
Atiguata 13 4
.333
American League.
Clit'BR- " Played. Wou. Lout. P. C.
Chicago 9 6 3 .667
New York « 4 2 .667
Ctf> vein lid 6 4 2 .667
Philadelphia 7 4 3 .371
Detroit . .
lloNtOli . . .
Wn Mhl ns ton ,
IIUtiMI
tula .
from a man here which shows how
some of the people in this town feel
about It.
“Chambers was going to have me ar
rested and have the police take me
down in our buss. He was up at the
police station waiting for nje.
“1 guess the reason they wanted to
arrest me was that the city needed the
money.'*
Here is the letter of which Manager
Smith speaks:
“Mr. B. Smith. Montgomery, Ala.:
“Dear Sir—In reference to the
statement made by the prosldent
of the Montgomery Baseball Asso
ciation to the effect that he In
tended swearing out a warrant for
your arrest for using profane lan
guage, I desire to say that I heard
the whole conversation and if you
need me you can find me ut tele
phone No. 24 until noon.
“The only thing that I heard
verging on profanity was what his
umps told you.
“Respectfully.
“L. M. NORTON.”
WITH THE BREAK EVEN
CRACKERS AND PRETZELS
- GO AT IT ONCE MORE
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., April 22.—With an
even break with Atlanta on the home
grounds, Montgomery and Atlanta tie
up again this afternoon and’there Is
going to be some fine ball. Big Walker
will more than likely do the box work,
for the Legislators and Spade will work
for Atlanta.
The demand of President R. J.
Chambers upon Billie Smith to apolo
gise for the language said to have been
used before ladles when hs was talking
to Umpire Rlnn Friday after the game
has been settled. President Chambers
requested Smith to apologise before
the grand stand, but this Smith de
clined to do, stating that he had done
nothing of which he was ashamed;
that he did not use the language at
tributed to him and therefore had noth
ing to apologise for.
After the game Saturday afternoon
Manager Smith wrote President Cham
bers a letter In which he stated his po
sition clearly and the matter «■„
dropped. a *
President Chambers of the local a,
soclatton states ■ that Montgomery il
better off financially this year than
ever before, and that If it takes money
to get a winning team Montgomery win
have one. ‘ m
It was Zeller's work which put th.
Legislators to the bad Saturday H.
went up In the air In the seventh but
soon settled down to old-time form
Although nothing definite has been
given out It Is said that Connors nnd
Busch will be sold. Connors Is one of
the best third basemen In the league
and he should have an easy time. He
seems to be dissatisfied In Montgom
ery. Billie Smith says Connors Is .
good one. It Is said that Shreveport
has offered 1400 for him.
"They will have to consult'me before
I am sdld." said Connors today.
Ball, the shortstop purchased from
Atlanta, la showing up in magnificent
form and Nye Is covering second bnse
as If he were an old-timer.
City League Teams Preparing
For Season’s First Games
TECH TAKES
BOTH GAMES
As a slight token of their regard for
th« Sewanee players, Tech took a cou
pie of games from the mountain lads
Saturday afternoon. The first game
went at a 5 to 2 clip and the second was
won by Tech 7 to 4. Lafitte pitched
great ball.
The scores:
Tech.
Wright, ss. . .
Robert, lf-p. ..
Knight, c. . .
Lafitte, p.-lf. .
Brooks, rf. . .
Buchanan. 3b.
Davenport, cf. .
Stewart, 2b. . .
Derrick, lb. .
ab. r. h. po.
1 10 3 b
ah.
cums-
C'lllCilffi). . ,
New York .
Phllndeipbla
Cincinnati
ItoMlOll .
I'ltUlmrg
8t. |.4MtlM
Brooklyn
Totals.
!S> Sowanee.
.330 Scarborough. s». . 4
Shipp, 2b. .
P- . Lyne, If. .
Ion. Lost 1*. C. stone. 3b. .
SJ Wodley, c.
Elsele. lb. .
Williams, p.
Poyner, rf.
Watkins, cf.
8 *17
h. po.
.333
SATURDAY’S RESULTS.
Southern.
Atfnntn 4. Montgomery 3.
Little IliM’k 3. New Orleans 1.
Nashville 3, Birmingham 1.
Memphis 5, Shreveport 4.
South Atlantic.
Jneksonvllle 4, Cnliimhln 2.
Savannah 2, Macon 2 (twelve Innings).
Charleston 4, Augusta 3.
New York 8, Boston 1.
New York 13. Boston 2.
St. Louis 2. Cincinnati 1.
Philadelphia 2. Brooklyn A
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Southern.
Memphis 3, Shreveport l.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Atlanta at Montgomery.
average cod per pound, and enables us
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ARIOSA sold in the United State*
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If your grocer will not supply, write to
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Totals 31 2 5 7 13 1
•Anderson baited tor Maxwell In the
ninth Inning.
Score by innings: R.
Atlanta .. a 010 002 010—4
Montgomery 000 000 200—2
Summary—Left on bases, Montgom
ery 6. Atlanta 7; two-base hits, Castro.
Apperlous, Faskert. Becker: three-base
hit. Dver; base on balls, off Burnum 1.
Zeller 2; hi* by pitcher, Burnum (Dyer),
Zeller (McCannl; struck out. by Bur
num 4. by Zeller (McCann); hits,
O'Leary. Nye. Winter*: stolen ba.es,
of Leafy. Dyer. Nye. Ball: first base on
errors. Atlanta I, Montgomery 1. Time,
1:1V. Umpire. R'~“
Totals 35
Score by Innings:
Tech ...
Sewanee..
Summary—Two-baae hits, Knight,
Wright. Three-base lilt. Lafitte. Triple
play, Derrick,.8tewart. Lafitte, Wright,
Buchanan. Left on bases. Tech 8. Se
wanee 5. Passed balls, Ktllght. Base
on balls, Lafitte 1, Roberta I. Williams
1. Time of game, 2 hours. Umpire, K.
Oroxler. Struck out. by Lafitte 7, Rob
ert 4, Williams 3.
Tsch. 1
Wright, ss. . ..
Robert, If. . .
Knight, c. . . .
Lafitte. p.-cf. .
Brooks, lb. . . .
Buchanan. 3b. .
Davenport, cf.-p.
Stewart, 2b. ■ .
Derrick, rf. . . .
alt. r. h. po. a. e.
Totals. .
Sewanee.
Scarborough, es.
Shipp. 2b. . . .3
Lyne, If 3
Stone. 3b. ... 4
Wodley, c. . ..4
Elsele. lb 3
Williams, cf. .. 1
Poyner, rf. .. .2
Watkins, p. . . . 3
8 24 Jl
ab. r. h. po. n. e.
n
.23
5 21
Totals
Score by Innings:
Tech 200 050 0—7
Sewanee 000 100 3—4
Summary—Two-bnse hits. Brooks 2.
Wndlev Base on balls, off Watkins 3.
Hit by pitcher. Davenport. Double
ploy. Elsele to Watkins. Passed balls,
Knight. Left on bases. Tech 5. Se.
since 3. Time of game, 1:20. Umpire,
R. Crosier.
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The West End Stars took two games
Saturday afternoon, one from the
Southern Bell Shops nine and the other
from the Weet End Hustlers. Score
12 to 6. 8 to 3, respectively.
Henley did the box work for the
Stars In the first game and kept up
his past record by doing excellent
work, striking out 14 and giving up
but 6 hits.
In the second game Dukes, a new-
one. was given a chance to show what
he could do In the .pitching line, and
he did beautiful work. In the five In
nings he pitched, 11 batters fanned the
air and only three got hits.
In both games Ward, Vrane and Col
lins did the beet work for the West
End team, while Butts and Goodman
were the stars for the Bell boys and
Goodman and Allen for the Hustlers.
Henley has pitched five games this
year, and In the whole five hasn't walk
ed a man or made a wild pitch. *
five were victories.
First Game.
Southern Bell 8hops. JL H.
Fulton. 3b 0 o
All
Butts, lb.
Goodman, c. .. .
Weaver, p. .. ..
Northlngton, 2b.
Barthel, »q.
Williams, rf.
King. If. .. .
Keating, cf. .
Totals .. .. .. ..
West End Stsrs.
Frank ss
Henley, p
Crane. 2b
Ward. Ib
Mlddlebrooks, c. ..
Dukes, If.
Collins, cf.
Goree, 3b.
Everett, rf.
. J.
..12
Totals .. -
Scorn by Innings: B. H. E.
Southern Bell . .020 201 001— 0
West End ... .204 100 208—12 11
.Summary—Struck out, by Henley 14,
by Weaver 0: bases on balls, off Weav.
er 6, Henley 0; hit by pitched hall,
Weaver (Goree); two-base hits, Goree'
Frank. Henley and Mlddlebrooks: dou.
ble play, Frank to Crane to Ward
Time of game, 1:40. Umpire. lVat-
Second Game.
Score by inlnngs: R H F
West End Stars . . .203 12*— 8 in' S
West End Hustlers. .021 000— 3 3 I
Batteries—Dukes and Mlddlebrook*;
Goodman and Allen. Umpire. Weaver.
To SporUng Editor Atlanta Georgian:
The IV est End Stars want to play a
strong team one time before they stark
up against those of The Georgian's
League, so will some kind manager
give them a game? They want to see
how It feels. Write
„ BEN R - FRANK.
240 Raw-son Street.
The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company's
Sun-Proof team worked with might
and main Saturday afternoon at Pled-
mont rounding Into shape. The man
ager of the team lays that while they
haven't the pole erected to flv The
Georgians City League pennant, the
order for It has been given.
The final line-up will be settled by
the first of the month, but there Is so
much good timber among the boys It
U difficult to decide.
Hold Track Meet
On Tech Field
The annual track and field meet of
the Georgia School of Technology will
bo held Wednesday afternoon. The
usual events will be decided. The en.
try list shows a large number of per*
formers billed in all events.
SOUTH EATONTON WINS.
Eatonton, Go., April 22.—South Eat-
Friday afternoon by a score of 12 to 7.
onton defeated Magnolia Hill here on
Special to Tho Georgian.
Sparks and Zeller Return
-• To Rest Up For “Boosters”
Rube Zeller nnd Baxter Sparks re
turned to Atlanta from Montgomery
Saturday night and aro notv resting up
for the opening performances. They
will undoubtedly pitch the Wednesday
nnd Thursday games against Nashville,
Zeller -taking the first turn.
Sid Smith, who hits been on the hoi-
pltnl list Blnce the game in BIrmtng-
GORDON JOLTS
ATLANTA BOYS
Special to The Georgian.
Barnesvllle, Go.. April 22.—Gordon
reaped revenge ample nnd eweet Sat
urday afternoon. Boys' High School
of Atlanta was snowed under by the
heavy score of IS to 0. This same team
lost year defeated Gordon t to 5.
The Gordon team has Just now struck
Its stride, nnd from present Indications
bids fair to keep up Its fast clip.
Big Joe Mercer le pltchng the best
ball of Ills career. He worked out five
Innings of the game yesterday and not
a hit did he vouchsafe the visitors.
Mercer has now pitched 18 consecutive
Columbia “Cans”
Couple of Men
Special to The Georgian.
Columbia, S. C., April 22.—Outfielder
Burt and Inflelder Bannister were re
leased here Saturday night by Manager
Kanxler. Bannister wns turned loose
because he was too Inexperienced, and
Burt was "tin-canned” on account of
his weak throwing arm. They both
may play In the South Carolina State
League. Hayes Chandler, released by
Macon, has been signed by the local
management and took part In the game
Saturday against Jacksonville.
ham a week ago. I* getting around
slowly. He was out Sunday and begins
to feel a little more llko himself. The
doctor eaye that ho will be able to play
about the last of the week.
. Otto Jordan is Improving slowly and
will hardly bo In shape before the team
leaves on its long trip
West
through ths
Innings without giving np a hit
Below follows tabulated score:
Gordon.
Faulk, cf. .
Simpson, 2b.
Hill, lb. . . ,
Oliver, If. . ,
Williams, c.
Stallings, rf.
Gridin, ss. .
Mercer, p. ..
Smith, lb.. .
Robertson, p.
ab.
6
8
h. po.
2 ‘
1
2
Totals.
B. H. S.
Cape, 2b. ... ,
McGovern, se. .
Lockridge, p-Sb
Brody, Tf. . .
Keen, cf. . . .
Landrum, o. . ,
Solms, lb. . • -
Klein, p. . . . ,
Jones, -
.41 16
ab, r.
13 27
b. po.
1 • 1
10 4
17 0 J
2 «
Totals. ... .33 0 2 27 10 ’’
Summary—Struck out by Mercer H
by Robertson 3, by Kleln 6, b> ^
ridge 0. by Jones 0. Passed bails. M
Barns 0, Landrum 2. Wwg’J**® SJ3
Faulk 1. Left on bases. High Scww
4. Gordon 4. Time of game. . noui»
Umpire, Ernest Yates.
GEORGIA WINS.
Special to The Georgian.
demean College, S. C., April *-
Georgia defeated Clemson 2 to ‘
exciting game here Saturday. ■
by Innings: , “■ . .
Georgia 000 010 010-3 ■ j
Clemson 000 000 00^-0 } *
Struck out, by Foley 5. by Faring
Batteries; Foley »nd Brown, F
and BisselL Umpire. Philip Sltton.
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