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fTTE ATLANTA GEOKOIaK AND NEWS. FRIDAY, MAY 24. 1907.
THE REAL LIVE DOPE JUST FROM SPORTVlLLE
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SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
BY PERCY H. WHITING.
After giving Professor Ssnford’s side of the Georgia-Tech
defaulted game question a full day to sink in we are forced
to admit that our mind ia not changed.
As Professor Sanford takes all blame for the act off the
Georgia team and onto his own'shoulders, we desire to apolo
gize to anybody else whose feelings may hare been hurt. But
as we never specifically charged bad sportsmanship to anybody
in particular, W6 haven’t any specific apologies to make.
But we are still of the opinion that there is no possible de
fense for Georgia’s act and that Professor Sanford was alto
gether in the wrong, and Professor Randle and the Tech people
altogether in the right.
A second boiling down to Professor Sanford’s article
gives us this:
That amateur and professional sports are fundamentally
different because the professionals play for money and the ama
teurs do not.
We’ll admit this.
Second, that the game was "cast” by fraud.
We don’t admit this. >
Third, it would have been hurtful to have submitted a ques
tion of the honesty of the umpire to arbitration.
We can’t see that either.
One thing which Professor Sanford seems to have over
looked in making his distinction between amateur and profes
sional baseball is that, while the college players do not receive
any money for their services, the college athletic associations
do receive money from the public and that they depend on
this public for the patronage that makes college baseball pos
sible.
And. moreover, that this public, which was thrown down
so froatijy last Saturday, was made up of the supporters of the
two institutions—the people who contribute not only the money
which keeps the baseball teams going, but also some of that
which helps toward supporting the colleges.
We fail to see why more harm would come from charges
of fixed umpires in amateur baiiehall than in professional.
Cheating ia cheating wherever it happens—if it DOES happen.
These charges that Hoffman threw the game ought to bo
investigated. We don’t believe them and we have found no
body except Georgia supporters who do believe them. But they
have been made in print, and it is up to Professor Sanford to
substantiate or retract.
Obviously an injustice will be done Hoffman unless such
an action is taken.
We have yet to see why the question was not one which
was subject to arbitration, or rather to investigation—which
would have amounted to the same thing. It was not only
subject to investigation, but after the charges were made it
was only decency to investigate.
The absurdity of Professor Sauford's suggestion that the
question be left to three witnesses of the game does not seem
to have come home to the Georgia supporters. Imagine a prece
dent like that. Just suppose that every time there was a
close decision the matter should be left to the decision of
three spectators. Wouldn’t that be a lovely order of things 1
Hare is the proposition again: Georgia was given a
hard, possibly an unfair, decision iu a game. On this decision
her supporters charge fraud on the part of the umpire, though
by their own admission the charges would be ‘‘difficult to
prove.”
With this grievance alone Georgia asks that the game be
thrown out and when it is hot, refuses to play another sched
uled game.
Now, if that wasn’t poor losing, then we’ll apologize.
Marist Blues Win Last Game
And Championship of College
Tbt final (am* In the Marlat Blue
: and Gold antes was won Thursday aft
ernoon by iha Blues. This victory save
them the collese championship.
This last contest was by far the fast,
eat and most exciting of the season. In
the beginning of the ninth the Golds
tied the score by a three-run rally, but
when the Blues came to bat for the last
time they made the winning run.
Dunwoody, the Gold first baseman.
■tan tha I'llmrSal.l S e,.MU M V...
uunwnoqy, ine uoia nrat baartnan.
won the Elberfleld trophy by flooring
eleven hlta during the five game*
Line-up:
BhjM—Talvsy, p.; Carhart, 2b: Jack,
son, 3b; Daley, lb; Dttbard, as.: Knight,
c.; Mackey, If.; Barnwell, rf.; Dinkins,
IT.
Oolds^Colller, p.; O'Keeffe, 2b; Har-
rieom lb; Dunwoody, lb; Hanlon and
Morrison, If.; Kaufman, c.; Jentsen, as.;
Callaghan, rf.
Brora by Innings; r
1!S 02# 201—li
<,0 J d * 211 OOl m_|0
Summary—Hite, off Talvsy 2. off
Jackson 2, off Collier I; struck out, by
Talvey 7, by Jackson 1. by Collier ».
Race For Championship in
Virginia League Is Warm
HERE IS THE FIGHTING MUG OF AUSTRALIAN BILL SQUIRES
TOO MOIST
FOR GAME
The Atlanta team did not play In
New Orleans Thursday, on account of
rain, and has returned home with a
record of four won, five lost and one
tied on the western trip.
Thp standing of the other teams on
this Invasion was:
Won. Lost Tied.
Atlanta 4 5 .1
Nashville 0 6 '0
Birmingham 2 6 1
Montgomery 3 8 2
NEW PARK TO BE
OPENED SATURDAY
Owing to the wreck Into which the
Shreveport team butted Friday after
noon the opening of 'the new Ponce
DeLeon park will go over to Saturday
afternoon.
It looks like Zeller against Hickman
for the opener. Both these great twirl-
era are ready for the fray (anu In say
ing "great" In connection wl|> Hick
man, wo refer to size and not ability,
fw Gordon Is the most diminutive
twlrler In the business and that '.
being small some).
Hickman was beaten by Atlanta the
last t'me the Crackers tackled him
and beaten to a frnxzle. But last year
Hickman wes the official Jonah of the
Atlanta team and doubtless he will
make a few Cracht r backs squeag this
afternoon In Iho frencied effort to “con-
nect."
! Standing of the Clubs.
ATLANTA »i
Nflabrllle 23
Notr Orion ns. .... 28
Jacksonville
Charleston ... . . . .29
Savannah 35 is 17
Macon 27 IS 19
Augnata 27 17 20
Columbia. * * » f . 37 12 25
. 27
24 12
American t-eanue.
CLUBS— Played. Won. Loot. P. (
Chicago 21 21 ’ 10 .6“
Cleveland 22 20 12 .6
Detroit 29 17 12 .»
New York 28 15 13 .5:
Philadelphia 29 14 16 . .4!
8t. I*oula ..31 12 19 .21
Boston .... a . 29 10 19 .3
Washington 27 9 18 .£
National League.
CLUBS- Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
~ • %
„ . x . 12 .5S8
Pittsburg 25 14 11 .6ftJ
Boston 29 11 18 .878
Cincinnati 20 11 19 .217
St. Isonla 31 10 21 .228
Brooklyn 29 7 22 .241
Chicago . . . ..... .21
New York 21
Philadelphia 29
Siloam Defeats
Union Point Team
Special to Tha Georgian.
Portsmouth. Vs. May 34.—Tha Vir
ginia Lea gut's pennant chase Is as
..pretty as a picture Just at this stage of
the game. All of the dube ere going
hard, with the exception of Norfolk,
and none teems to have any great
advantage over the other, barring this
one exception.
Charlie Shafer's Richmond Birds and
"Pop" McKevItt's Danville bunch are
see-sawing at the top, while Win Clark,
from down Oalveeton way. Is piloting
the Roanoke pennant contenders.
Lynchburg la doing well with Jack
Grim at the helm, but the Hill City ag
gregation Isn’t playing the champion
ship ball thaw gave It tha dag last sea-
chief mogul. He's got a good-looking
SLY 1 .* »[•>»;»• h, ">. with Big Shuman
back In the fold, after some rather dis
appointing ante-season work In Llltls
Rock and Macon. Rutman. who played
down In the Cotton States lest season,
looks easily the best flrst-sacker on the
circuit, and his work with the bludgeon
has given him first place among the
league’s heavy stickers.
Old Dad Pender and his Norfolk tall-
enders are all lo the bad. The best
that Dad and his cellar champions have
been able to do up to date It to nell
three victories and drop IS Into the
percentage table of the other clubs on
the pennant highway here In the old
Dominion.
In Portsmouth, Charlie Moss Is the
NAT KAISER A CO.
0NFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
Decatur St. Kimball House,
irgelne in Unredeemed D'smonds.
FITZGERALD WINS.
Special to The Georgian.
Fltigerald. Gs., May 24.—The second
nines of OcUla and Fltigerald played
a spirited game of ball in this city
Wednesday. It proved a hard earned
victor)' for ihe local team by a score
of * to «. OcUla nude a game light
and a return game at OcUla Is probable
Here is the first photo taken in^this country of Bill 8quirss, the Aus
tralian champion. It shows just how the ex-miner looks whan ready to
fiphL It Is teen that he ia not an extra large men, but if he can fight as
well.•« his admirers say he can, his lack of bulk will not hurt him
much.
Another Handsome Trophy
For A. A. C. Trap Experts
The usual Saturday afternoon shoot
of the trap enthusiasts of the Atlanta
Athletic Club will be held Saturday aft
ernoon at East Lake and an unusually
large crowd Is expected.
In addition to the trophies already
announced. General Agent Holfi of the
Western Cartridge Company, has put
up In’ behalf of Ills company a hand
some medal, Thla prise will go to the
mun making the beat run of the sea
son.
The prospects of a good shooting
season at East I dike brighten each
Saturday. The dub has practically
perfect grounds, a neat Uttle club
house and every convenience for the
shooter*.
Special to The Georgian.
Union Point. Ga., May 24.—In a one-
alded game Wednesday Union Point
lost to Siloam by a score of 15 to 5.
Denham, the southpaw, had Siloam at
hts mercy for six Innings. Only three
hits off his delivery were made. IJe
hurt his arm, however, and retired In
favor of Brooks, who was hatted hard.
- Davis, for Siloam, was also hit hard,
but had good support.
Union Point only played three of
their regular men, while Slloam's team
was selected from all over Ihe county.
Score by Innings: R. H. E.
Siloam 002 101 65—J5 14 5
Union Point . . . .000 500 00— 5 11 6
Batteries—Denham. Brooks and Rey
nolds; Davis and Lewis.
Summary— Innings pitched, by Den
ham 0. by Brooks 3, by Davis 8; hits,
off Durham 3, off Brooks 10, off Davis
10; struck out. by Durham 10. by
Itrooks 3, by Davis-10. Umpire, Mc-
nrhortee Scorer, Cox. Attendance,
'Emmons for Quality ’
ENTERPRISE DEFEATS GENEVA
Special to Tbo Georgina.
Enterprise, Ga., May 24.—The locals
defeated the ball team from Geneva on
Wednesday by a score of 11 to 4. The
feature of the game was the great
pitching of Bob Walden, who struck
out 17 men and allowed only a, few-
scattered hits.
The Enterprise battery was Walden
and Warren, and that of Geneva was
McRae Defeats
Abbeville Team
COMMERCIAL LEAGUERS
WILL PLAY SATURDAY
Cpeclal to The Georgian.
McRae, Ga., May 24.—McRae played
her first game of ball Wednesday and
defeated Abbeville by the srore of 15
to 7.
Christian was In the box for McRae,
and pitched n beautiful game up to the
sixth Inning, when, with the score 12 to
2, he let up.
The features of the game were the
three-base hit of "Cotton-Top” Flan
ders. the pitching of Christian and the
heavy hitting of the McRae team.
Halteries—For Abbeville, Mixon nml
Turner; for McRae, Christian and
Roach.
JACKSON STREET SLUGGERS WIN
lo' the near future.
The fourth round of gamea In The
Georgian's Commercial League will be
played Saturday afternoon, and the
irhedule calls for the following en
gagements:
M. Kuts-Southern Railway, Ponce
DeLeon-Myrtle diamond, Frank Bandy
umplre.
Sun Proofs-Southern States Electric,
Gammage Crossing diamond, Curleton
Floyd umpire.
Reck A Gregg-Koca Notes, G. M. A.
diamond, at College'Park, Henry Watts
umpire.
The shift In diamonds was made nec
essary by the ahem battle which lx to
be pulled off at Piedmont Park Sat
urday afternoon. Those In charge of
the hauls agreed to hold Ihe start of
hostilities off as far as possible, but it
was deemed advisable not to take a
chance of a conflict between the two
events.
The schedule this week seems to
have called for the most even lot of
gamea played thus far.
The Sun Proofa and the Southern
Slates Electric Company ought to put
up a hummer, .and so ought the M.
Kuta and the Hnutherp Railway teams.
According to the strict dope, the Beck
A Gregg (earn ought to have It over the
Kqea Note", hut every student of dope
know* that Just this very fact te more
•"•a likely to lead lo Urn'overturn of
the league leaders.
Reserve Hits follow:
Kuta Reserve List.
W. Sullivan, Huddleston, Ahles, Rich,
ardsnn. Lainmn. Edens, N. Sullivan,
Snrtortus, K. Sullivan, Cottonham, Mc
Bride, Rosche, Pumntead, Winn.
Southern Railway. '
Nverett, Bumste.-rrt. Paschal. Whft-
tlcse>-. Barry, Erwin. Shumate,
Vaughn. Parker,- Martin, Menkee,
MauCk.
Southern Slates Electric Company,
Bm rough, Hudson, Starr)-, Upchurch.
Barr. Lockridge, Humphrey. Landrum,
Mayfield. Clifton. Smith, Kates, Far-
gnson, Woodward.
As Manager Parker, of the Southern
Railway team, le soon to leave Ihe o|tv.
he has resigned from his managerial
position and pending the election of
another manager Captain Erwin Is act
ing In that capacity.
Some notes contributed by the M.
Kulx team follow:
The hanl-hlttlng Sun Proof team for
the first two games stacked up a total
of 32 hits. 16 per game. And yet last
Saturday t.nmma let them dowu with
five safeties.
The Jackson Street Sluggers and the
Boulevard Stars played an Interesting
game of ball Wednesday afternoon.
The Jackson Street Sluggers won the
game by a score of 19 to 1. Vaughan
pitched a no-hit game for the Slug
ger*.
The line-up:
Jackson Street Sluggers—J. A. Ew
ing. 2b.; E. Ewing, as.; Vaughan, p.;
Glower, lb.; Dlmmoek, 2b.; Joyner,' rf.;
G. Markells. c.; Cagle, cf.; O. Dantz-
ler. If.
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YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
South Atlantic.
Charleaton 5, Mnuun 4.
Jacksonville 2. Snvnnr.nh 1.
Augusta 2, Columbia 0.
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Detroit 10. Washington 0.’
... 0.
Cleveland 5, Phiigi.ruiu
St. I*«mia 8, Buatun o7
National.
Philadelphia 2. Pittsburg 0.
St. Louis 4. Boston 1.
nnrtimntl 2. Brooklyn 0.
Chicago 5, New York 2.
N. Sullivan put up the l#m gamr al
tblyet ecen bjt any locaJ amateur.
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