Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, May 25, 1907, Image 16

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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, MAY 25,1907 WEEK-END WHIRL OF SPORTS IS “ON” AGAIN ——j SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING | ri | NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS BY PERCY H. WHITING. When the sporting editor rose to inquire "Who ever heard • of public tennis courtsf” he bumped into a live wire. The said live wire is W. I). Ellis, Jr., a member of the Park Board, and Mr. Ellis wants it understood that the Park Board has not only heard of public tennis courts, but plans to put twenty in Piedmont Park, provided he can get the public steered away from the scheme of keeping Piedmont Park for a "fair grounds’’ instead of for n public park and play grounds. Mr. Ellis’ ideas for the transformation of Piedm Park from its present shaggy, broken-down and unkept condition into a modern, up-to-date playgrounds for young and old agree with those of every lover of outdoor exercise—and every lover of children and young people. Already Piedmont Park has a half mile speedway which, with a little expenditure, could be put in first class condition. Other cities in the country have their Driving Clubs whose members actually drive and who hold matinee races 'on Satur day afternoon. At these matinees gentlemen drivers compete with their fast horses for trophies or for honors alone. Mem phis has, and Nashville either “has” or "had,” first class matinee clubs. And why not Atlanta 1 Just inside of the dirt traok a cinder track could bo con structed at small expense on which foot races could be run dur ing the inter-collegiate, inter-scholastic and school track and field meets. Of course the other track can be used, but a ein- ■ der track would be a vast improvement and so much more up to date. • At present there are three diamonds inside the race track and a new one is being constructed in the center of the field, making four in nil. And all of them can be used at once. Rack where the old Midway was there is a spnee 300 feet by 1,000 feet, which is level as a billiard table and would make an ideal drill grounds. lip by the Coliseum there is another level space 300 by 400 feet which could be converted into an ideal playgrounds for the little children. The old government building would mnke a first class in door gymnasium and is the only building on the grounds which is worth saving. Some of it is n trifle slinky, but by taking tho good timbers out of the buildings which ought to be torn down it will be possible to make it firm and serviceable. According to the pinna sketched over by Mr. Ellis, the dry lake—now an eyesore of the sorest kind—could be converted into a sunken garden which would be a thing worth going a few miles to sec. Mr. Ellis states that the expenditure of $5,000 and 90 days’ work would give Atlanta as fine a park and playgrounds as ever was seen. J. BILLS, GASKILL AND ZELLER LEADING PITCHERS OF LEAGUE Sorrell, Guese, Phillips and Fischer Are Up Near the Top. Now what about it T Of course if it is necessary to keep the buildings until af ter the next state fair, all right. But let’s have the plans nil made to get them out of the way nfter that is over and to give Atlanta by next spring n playgrounds-park which will be something worth talking about. RICH BELMONT STAKES WILLBE RUN THURSDAY By J. 8. A. MACDONALD. New York, N. Y.. May It.—The Bel mont etakee for S-year-olde at a mile and three-elshthe wilt be run on next Thursday at Belmont Park, another shift to Belmont Park from Gravesend occurring at the end of thle week. To the owner of the winning hone will go the splendid sum of $21,000, with $2,000 to the second and $1,000 to the owner of the third. This I* one of the richest and oldest 3-year- old classics on the turf valemlar. having been run for the flnt time Ju«t forty yearn ago last May 10. There In nothing of extraordinary quality In the field thin year, barring Balvtdere, Paumonck and Peter Pan. and there In no certainty about any one of thene stare going no long a route. Mnny of the Long inland cotta are atlll noft and short becaune of the re- cejit ipell of Inclement weather. John E. Madden has done a lot of work with 8alvldere, and he expects thin colt to run to flrst-olas* form. Kadtke will probably ride, while Miller will take the leg on ornn, from the NewcaaUe stable. James R. Keens has a strong hand with Peter Pan and Superman, not to eay anything of Gretna Green and Zambesi. He will probably start the first named two. Harry Payne Whitney has a nice colt In Paumonck, while the Newcas tle stable likes Oran awfully well. Colta carry lit. geldings 123 and Allies 131 pounds. The probable starters In the Bel mont stakes are: James K. Keene’s Su perman. sire Commando. 13$ pounds, jockey Preston, and Peter Pan, sire Ben Brush, 12t pounds, Jockey E. Du gan; John L. McGinnis’ Frank GUI. sire Collar, lit pounds. Jockey Notter; Newcastle stable’* McCarter, tire Knight of Thistle, 12t pounds, Jockey Hchllllng, and Oran, sire Ossary. 12t pounds. Jockey Miller; Harry Payne Whitney's Paumonck, sire Watercress, 121 pounds, Jocksr Koemer; Herman B. Duryea's Prince Hampton, sire San dringham, 122 pounds, Jockey England, er; John E. Madden's Halvldere, sire Belvtdere, 123 pounds. Jockey Radtke; D. C. Johnson’s Senator Clay, sire Gold, crest, 12« pounds. Jockey Martin; Au gust Belmont’s Okenlte, sire Hastings, 126 pounds. Jockey Mountain. ROY MONTGOMERY QUITS; "KID” 0YLER TO BE FIRED Special to The Georgian. Birmingham. Ala.. May 2f.—Third Baseman Montgomery, suffering from an attack of rheumatism, has retired probably for the season, and possibly for always. Vaughn has refused to sell Ragan to Xaahvllle for any price. The big pitch er ha* reformed and peace Js restored. "Tacks’’ Lattlmer has been offered a berth with Birmingham until Meeks and Garvin recover from Injuries. Oyl- cr can not recover the use of his arm and will be disposed of. Vaughn Is making an effort to buy Inflelder Swee ney from the Chicago Nationals. Waiv ers are being sought from other majors on this man. SORRELL. This man leads the Nashville pitchers and threatens to lead the league. Atlanta vs. Base Shreveport May 24-25-27-28. Came Called 4pm Bail LADIES’ DAY TUESDAY 00000030000000000000000000 o o O BURNS-SQUIRES GO O O 18 NOW SURE THING. O 0 0 O San Francisco, Cal.. May 25.— O O All the otouds that lowered upon 0 0 the Bill Squlres-Tnrnmy Burns 0 O match have rolled away and the 0 O two heavy-weights will surely O O meet In the green flelda of Ocean 0 O View July 4. 0 0 Tommy Burns arrived from Los 0 O Angeles to complete arrange- 0 0 ments for the Aght, and a confer- O O ence was held last night. Every- O O thing went along smoothly. O 0 0 00000000000000000000000000 CRAWFORD WIN8. Union Point. Ga., May 25.—Crawford and Union Point played here Tuesday In a game Ailed with errors by the home team. This places Union Point second to lost place In the leaguo standing. Score by Innings: Crawford ,100 200 0S2—8 Union Point 001 011 010—4 Batteries—Crowley and Gillian, Dur ham, Brooks and Overton. Joey L. Bills, of Shelton, Neb., form erly one of the Keokuk, Iowa (b’gosh) performers, and now with Memphis, Is the leading pitcher of the Southern League. He has performed eight times and has only lost one game. He also allowed one to "get tied on him" and won the rest—per cent .857. Prince Gasklll, of Shreveport, is a good second, with n per rent of .833. He pitched In two less games than the Keokuk phenom and has won Ave out T)f six. Of course these statements go with th? qualification that the two pitchers who worked only once and won do not count. Two men only performed this feat. They were Torry, of Shreve port, and Ely, of Nashville. Our old college chum, "Rube” Zel ler. Is third among the workers, with a per cent of .800. He has pitched ten times and won eight times. Spade stands next to him on the Atlanta camp, with a 3 to 2 record and a per cent of .600. Castleton and Sparks have .600 each; Rowan .333 and Ford the same. Little old Schopp, now of Augusta, pitched through only one game, the opener In Birmingham, and this he lost. “Ginger" Clarke and Johnny Dug gan, of Nashville; are tied for the honor of having pitched the greatest number of games—eleven each. Dug gan and Sorrell have done the bulk of the work for Nashville, having pitched twenty games between them. Bills and "Ancient” Stockdale have done the bulk of the flinging for Mem phis. Between them they have ac counted for seventeen games. I The leading game-winning pitchers I for the various teams arc; Atlanta. Zeller; Memphis, Bills; New Orleans, Guese and Phillips, tied; Nashville. Sorrell; Shreveport. Gasklll; Mont gomery, Maxwell; Little Rock, Eyler, und Birmingham, Clarke. The standing of the pitchers follows; Won. Lost. Tied. P.C. Torry, Shreveport .1 0 0 1,000 Ely. Nashville 1 0 0 1,000 Fisher, Shreveport .5 2 1 .714 Bills, Memphis 6 1 1 .857 Gasklll, Shreveport. 5 10 .833 Zeller, Atlanta’..... 8 2 0 .800 Guese, New Orleans 5 2 0 .714 Phillips. N. Orleans. 5 2 0 .714 Eyler, Little Rock.. 7 3 0 .700 Stockdale. Memphis 6 3 0 .667 J. Duggan, Nashville 7 4 0 .636 Spade, Atlanta .. 3 2 .0. .600 Orlstall, Memphis . 3 2 1 .600 Perdue, Nashville ..3 2 0 .600 Clarke. Birmingham 4 6 1 .600 Hart, Little Rock .. 3 2 0 .600 Breltenstein, N. Or’s 110 .600 Graham, Shreveport 2 2 1 .500 Castleton, Atlanta .. 2 2 1 .600 Sparks, Atlanta ... 2 2 0 .500 Suggs, Memphis ... 3 3 0 .500 Reagan, Blrmlngh'm 4 4 1 .600 Lnkaff, Little Rock. 2 2 0 .500 Maxwell, Montgom'y 3 i 4 0 .429 Buchannan. L. R. . 3 4 0 .429 Matarkey, Montg'y .2 3 0 .400 Ford, Atlanta 1 2 0 .833 Rowan, Atlanta .... 1 2 0 .333 Frltx, New ‘Orleani. 1 2 0 .333 Manuel, N. Orleans. 2 4 0 .333 Wilhelm, Blrim .... 1 4 0 .133 Walker. Mont’y ... 3 6 0 .333 Walsh, Mont’y 3 6 0 .333 Bandy. Llttls Rock . 1 3 0 .250 Turner, Blrh’m .,..1 6 0 .167 Crlstall, N. Orleans. 0 2 0 .000 Loucks, Memphis ..0 1 0 .000 E. Duggan, Nashv’e 0 10 ,000 Schmidt, Nashville. 0 10 .000 Fisher. Nashville ., 0 2 0 .000 Mills, Nashville ... 0 3 0 .000 Schopp, Atlanta ... 0 1 0 .000 Burnurn, Montgom'y 0 10 .000 Schuman, Little R'k 0 10 .000 Dolan, Little Rock.. 0 10 .000 PIRATES ARE HERE, PLAY TODAY SURI Tired Shreveport Crew Arrives Some Thirteen Hours Late—Hickman Pitches the Opener. Well, Shreveport It really here at last, and promises to play haaelxill tbit after- noon. The Friday opening flailed. Shreveport didn't get here, and that was all there wna to It. Not only the Pirates did not reach here In time for the game, but likewise they did not arrive until midnight Friday night. red to find out where. Illlly Smith wna rather dlaguated that tho team did not show up “If th-T had not tried to aar? board, he anld thla morning "the* have started n day In advance tU? an open day. and could have mad. i/L But the- took a chance .art gou.fl" * • Thnr bawled ns out tor not hiring. rial train to get nt to ihreveport?!L'«. time* P Wtt wh,n 1 c,m ' to Petting" hen j Though eery tired and fnnbd , the long trip, the Shreveport 1 good condition. Hickman win JffJ'J opener, and Gasklll will probshi, 2 * next, though there Is no eertslntyl the order. All the pitcher, .re in condition except lloeker, who hi. J. ed Into form thla year. FOURTH ROUND SATURDAY FOR COMMERCIAL LEAGlll CLARKE. 000000O0000000000000000000 0 0 0 NOTHING BUT ZEROES 0 0 FOR 64 INNINGS. 0 0 :— 0 0 Clarksville, Tenn.. May 25.— 0 0 Frank Allen, the star pitcher for 0 0 the Southwestern Presbyterian O 0 University team, broke the world's O O record here In a game with the 0 0 Bowling Green, Ky„ league team, O O when he completed Afty-four In- O 0 nlngs pitched with not a run hav- O O Ing been secured against him. The 0 0 world’s college record Is Afty-two O v Innings. 0 00000000000000000000000000 D0NAL80NVILLE WINS. Donalsonvllle, Ga.,4 May 25.—Donal- sonvllle and Cairo played a great game of ball at Balnbridge yesterday to de cide the champion team of southwest Georgia. The game was won by Donalsonvllle by the score of 9 to 5. Features of the game were the batting of Whlsnant and the pitching by McCloud of the Don alsonvllle team. Batteries — Donalsonvllle. McCloud and Whlsnant; Balnbridge, Cairo, Nich olson and Polan. , Official Standing Middle Ga, League President Hall, of Greensboro, main mogul of the Middle Georgia League, has Issued the following stand of that league, which he guarantees »s official: CLUBS. Won. Lost. PC. Slloam ..8 Washington .. 4 Crawford 2 White Plains -..2 Greensboro 1 Union Point 2 1.000 .500 .600 .400 AS TO BATTERY ORDERS. Sporting Editor Atlanta Georgian: Dear Sir; The writer Is Interested In n local baseball league at this point. A question came up In a game here one day this week which has provoked no little discussion and several wagers ami which 1 would like to have your expert opinion on. The question Is tills: llai the losing team a right In the ninth In ning to reverse or change their bat ting order? For Instance, one team Is four runs behind the other, ninth Inning, the captain of the team Is next to bat with three men on bases; he sends In the man following him In the batting order. Instead of batting himself. This man makes a home run, clearing the bases. * Is this permissible under the rules, and has It been practiced by any league this year—1907 T I will very greatly appreciate a reply at your convenience. For convenience 1 Inclose stamped envelope for reply. Yours very truly, L. W. ANDREWS. No chsngs In the batting order Is permissible. A manager may take out any man and substitute any player who has not up to that time taken part In the game. But he cannot make any changes In the batting order of the players who" have been In the game. The umpire should not allow such a change and If he did allow It the game Is subject to a protest and the protest would be decided against the team 'Which made the change. 00000000000000000000000000 O O O JOHN D. CHALLENGED 0 O TO A MATCH AT GOLF. O O O 0 Cleveland, Ohio, May 25.—The O O Edgebrook Golf Club, composed.0 0 of Cleveland bankers, has Issued 0 O a challenge, through Its president. O 0 S. Crafts, tor a match' game of 0 0 golf with John D. Rockefeller and 0 0 his physician. Dr. H. E. Bigger. 0 O L. B. Walters, of the Union Na- 0 0 tlonnl Bank, says; a 0 "The whole thing started as a O O Joke when some members opined O 0 hat Rockefeller foosles the 0 0 ball oftener than he hits It, and 0 0 that Dr. Bigger In driving, fussed 0 O over his tee and often schlaffed 0 0 and got sand In his eyes. The dls- 0 O cusalon Anally led to the chat- 0 0 tenge.’ 0 0 0 0000000000000000O000000O00 DIXIE STARS WIN. The Dixie Stars defeated the Cove nanters’ second team by the score of 9 to 7. The feature of the game was the pitching of Ansley for the Dixie Stars. Dixie Stars—McDonald, ss.; Strlb- llnv. 3b; Ansley. p.; Wllhurn, cf.; Cowles. 2b; Kelly, lb; Kirk, c.; B. Strlbllng, rf.; S. Kelly, If. The Covenanters—Candler, ss.; Scott, 8b: Gardner, p.: P. Mack, cf.; a. Strlb llng, 2b; Patton, lb; J. Mack, c.; Mc- Calway, rf.; Green. If. The Dixie Stars wish to challenge any team under 16 years old. Apply to George Ansley. Call 259 Decatur Bell ’phone. SLUGGERS WIN. Tuesday afternoon on the West End grounds the West End Sluggers de feated the Edgewood team by the score of 6 to 6. The game'was Interesting from start to Anlsh and not until the last msn was out was It certain as to which team would be the winner. The feature of the game was the batting of the Sluggers, who knocked out three pitchers, nut good deldtng saved a large score. Score by Innings; R. H. West Eno 120 001 02*—6 10 Edgewood 001 201 >001—5 8 Batteries; Thompson and Hancock; ilells. t'uesta, Beane and Keen. Struck out, by Thompson 14, by Bean* L by Mens 1, by Cuetta 0. S, Apperious and Nye Are Released Montgomery, Ala., May 25.—Manager Malarkey, of Montgomery, hsa at last released Sam Apperious, outAelder, and Second Baseman Nye. Both of these players are goed men but on account of the injuries they received earlier In the season they had to go. Apperious was undoubtedly one of the best outAelders In the Southern League. Second Baseman Nye was not very well known In the league and so his work cannot be doped out. Xyo was In Atlanta at the beginning of the dered a good player. season and was consld Apperious Is suffering from water on the knee, and la not expected to play ball any more thle season. REYNOLDS WIN8. Special to The Georgian. Reynolds. Ga.. May 25.—Reynolds and Fort Valley played a game of ball here Wednesday. Reynolds won by a score of 27 to 0. GOOD CHANCE FOR GAME. The Crescents wish to challenge any team under 15 years of age for a game to be played on our grounds Saturday morning. The line-up of the Crescents Is ss follows: Sutton, catcher; R. McCalley, pitch er; Brooks, Arst base; Oarwood. sec ond base; C. Sullivan, shortstop; Beane, third base; P. McCalley. left held; Thompson, center Aeld; Scott, right Aeld. Address all challenges to Charles Smulllan, manager, 27 Fraser street. NAT KAISER 4. CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. IS Decatur St. Kimball House. Bargains In Unredeemed Diamonds. COMMERCIAL LEAGUE TEAMS HAVE PONCE DE LEON-MYRTLE DIAMOND I A question seems to have arisen ovtr the right of the Commercti! League teams to use the Ponco DeLeon avenue and Myrtle street dia mond Saturday afternoon. That the league has the grounds for that time Is quite clearly Indicated by the following permit which has ben Issued to the Sun Proof team: The Pittsburg P. G. Co., Ball Team has permit to play ball on our property, corner Ponce Del-eon avenue and Myrtle street, on Saturlie afternoon, May 25, 1907. PETERS LAND COMPANY, Edward C. Peters, President j For M. Kutx Company and Southcem Railway game. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Played.Won.Lost.P.C. Beck & Gregg ... 3 3 0 1.090 Sun Proofs .... 3 2 1 .686 M. Kutx 3 2 1 .666 So. States Elec. Co. 2 1 1 .500 Koca Nolas ... 2 0 2 .000 Southern By. ... 3 0 3 .000 All aboard for the Commercial League games. Three of them on for today—one on Ponce DeLeon avenue, one at College Park and one at Gammage crossing. According to the beat double-dis tilled dope, these games will all be hummers and despite the many counter attractions good crowds are expected all up and down the line. These games are the fourth for each team. Here are the Saturday games: M. Kutx-Soutlu«* Railway, Ponce DeLeon-Myrtle diamond, Frank Bandy umpire. Sun Proofs-Southern States Electric, Gammage Crossing diamond, Cu Floyd, umpire. Beck & Gregg-Koca Nolas, G. diamond, at College Park, Henry Wat umpire. Notiee to Managers. Please nominate at least one ttmpl apiece so that a mall vote on t be taken at once. Do not send In complete lists. Simply give the names men released and the names of t reserved, The best form Is: Released I Stars, John Smith. Signed by the 8 John Smith, etc. Please give Initials of all men. Send In stories of games | EARLY. Thla duty Is up to the t ger of the winning team. Arrange early each week to i muntcate with your umpire and I out If he Is going to serve, please notify the secretory. t themo I by t plej Mercer Plays Ball; Georgia Defeated Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., May 25,—Mercer beat Georgia here yesterday In a rattling game of ball by a score of 4 to 3. Georgia made three errors, while Mercer played perfect ball; also the locals made 7 hits to the Athenians’ 4. The score: Mercer. Kendrick, 2b .. Mallory, lb .. . Loftfn. c Power, 3b .. . Williams, rf. .. . Sid Conner, ss. Conner, cf McCathern, rf. . Hogg, p Totals Georgia. M. Hodgson, cf. . Derrick. 2b .. . Graves. If R. Hodgson, c. . Cobb, lb .. .. McWhorter, rf. . Martin, ss. .. . Williams, Sb .. . Brown, p r. h. po.' ..1 r. h. po. a. e. 4 24 14 Totals Score by Innings: Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1—2 Mercer 0 0011000 2—4 Summary—8truck out, by Hogg 7, by Brown 7; base on balls, off Hogg 4, off Brown 0; home run, Martin; three- base hit, Martin. Macon Golf Team Gives Up Trip Macon, Ga, May 25.—Owing to the Illness of Captain W. C. Redding, of the Macon Oolf Club, the match that was to have been played In Atlanta today was called off. Yesterday after noon, Captain Redding consulted with his physician and was advised not to take part. Rather than go In a crip pled condition, the advice of the doc tor was taken. The return match will probably be played some time In June. Within the next few days the Ma con golfers who are to take part In the Southern golf championship tourna ment In Atlanta will be named. The Central City will probably be repre sented by as many as half a dozen, f-0000000000000000000000000 O BRESNAHAN SUSPENDED. O O . o O New York. May 25.—Roger O O Bresnahan, a New York National O O catcher, has been suspended. O O While neither Bresnahan, McQraw O O nor any of the players will say o O what caused the suspension. It O O Is understood to have been tha O O result of a discussion of the play O O In the first (tame with Chicago, O O or 8t. Louis, where Bresnahan O O made a wild throw and allowed a O Q runner to score. o 00O000O0PO0O0O0OOOOOOOOO0O j Standing of the Clubs. Southern Lssaut. CLUBS—, Ployed. Ron. Loot r.C Memphis ...... 26 >6 JJ ATLANTA 3" « JJ New Orleans I M ■> >} : ; : 8 8« r .*i 2 j Montgomery. . . . • 31 U 20 South Atlantic League. CLUBS- Rayed. Woo. bwt. P < Jacksonville. Charleston. . Snvnnnnh. . Macon. . . Augusts . . . Columbia. . CLUB8— Ployed. Chicago . • • . . S Cleveland .....* 33 Detroit 39 New York » Philadelphia 3U 8t. Louie 32 .* ’ M Boston ... Washington • 8 CLUBS- §5'w"^kv;-:;:« * j Pittsburg ....... 2 2 S’ Philadelphia £> >} u Boston JJ j; C Cincinnati JJ l it Brooklyn * • YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Southern. Memphis 5, Nashville 2. Blrmlnghsm-Uttl* B*rk. '•JR' Montgomery-New Orleans, t* m - South Atlantic. Charleston 2, Msren 0. Americsr, Detroit 9, Washington 2. aSrSA'l^Phltadeiphts a National. Pittsburg 3. ClnclnnatlS. American Ajeeeiatlo* Billwinkee-Mlnnespolls. rtlo. Toledo «. Columbus *. ea • Louisville 5. Indianapolis 5 ■cent of rain). . «. Paul 9, Ksnrssjjy *■ Cotton State*. MobUe B S?“llKwi»“ j , Columbns 2, \ Icksbnrg 6. Virginia State- Mercer 4,»W^ WHERE THEY PLAY T0°A* Memphis In v.*“*nriSl‘o. ll |n Montgomery Attell Beat Solomon^ at the end of the tnent