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fTTE ATLANTA GEOKOIaK AND NEWS. FRIDAY, MAY 24. 1907. THE REAL LIVE DOPE JUST FROM SPORTVlLLE -[ 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. Emmons Two-Piece Outing Suits WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Shreveport In Atlanta. Ponce Deleon park. Uatue railed in 4 o’rlock. Mtniiptifft in Nnuhrlllt*. Little Hock In Birmingham. New Orleans In Montgomery. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. South Atlantic. Charleaton 5, Mnuun 4. Jacksonville 2. Snvnnr.nh 1. Augusta 2, Columbia 0. American. 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