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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. JUNE 1.1907.
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BASEBALL AND GOLF WILL MAKE NEXT WEEK A BUSY ONE
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
SALLY LINE-UPS LIBERALLY SPRINKLED WITH EX-SOUTHERN LEAGUERS
DOMINICK MULLANEY.
As bone-yards for battered, blighted,
crumbling, deteriorated, faded, weath
er-beaten and otherwise retrograded
baseball players, the class C and. 1)
leagues especially shine.
And the ones which prove the havens
of rest for Southern league players are
usually the South Atlantic Lengue, the
Cotton States League—and to a lesser
extent the Qulf Coast League, the Vir
ginia State League and a few like
that.
If you take a look at the line-ups
of any of the teams In those leagues
you will find them just bristling with
Southern league discards. Of course,
quite a few of the players In these
leagues, the Cotton States and South
Atlantic particularly, are farmed out
and have a string tied to them, to
BAXTER SPARKS.
which, when the string Is pulled, they
respond with great alacrity.
The South Atlantic League has never
been ns full of Southern League mis
fits. farm hands and not-qulte-good-
enoughs us at present. And In conse
quence this league Is about as fast as
they make them.
Here Is the unofficial count: Charles
ton has nine ex-Southern Leaguers,
Macon has seven, Augusta has six,
Columbia has five, Savannah five, Jack
sonville five. That makes a total of
37 ex-Southerners In the Hally league
—and nil of them are making good.
Here Is the dope:
MATTHEWS HA8 M08T
Charleston. 8. C., June 1.—Charles
ton has a team that looks a lot like a
Southern League aggregation.
Matthews himself may be called a
Southern !<enguer, ns he umpired for
a season for President Kavanaugh In
1902 and played In the old Southern
League.
Relslngor and Evers, Charleston's
catchers; Raymond, pitcher; Shlppy,
second baseman; Frost, third base
man; Jimmy Smith, shortstop; Pat
Meany. right field; "Nig" Mullln, cen
ter fielder, and Ote Johnson, shortstop
and pitcher, are all from the Southern
League.
Relslnger was with Nashville for a
year and a half before he came to
Charleston last season. Evers caught
for Atlanta last season. He was re
cently exchanged by Augusta for Clar
ence Fox. Bugs Raymond, the eccen
tric twirier from Chicago, played with
Atlanta In 1905, and for a part of the
season In 1906, and then went with
Matthews at Savannah. He came to
Charleston this season from Jackson,
Miss.
Shlppy, the Indian, who lately came
to Charleston from Michigan, was sec
ond baseman for Birmingham In 1904
and 1905. Jack Frost was third base
man for Memphis In 1902. Pat Meany
played In the field for Little Rock last
year. Nig Mullln was a fielder for New
Orleans In 1901 and 1902. Jimmy Smith
played In the Southern League as a
shortstop for six years, dividing his
time with New Orleans and Shreve
port. Ote Johnson, Charleston's star
Inflelder, pitcher and batter, came here
from Little Rock, where he played two
years.
MACON HAS 8EVEN.
Macon, Go., June 1.—The South At-
A Good Three Dozen
To Be Found in
Entire League.
lantlc League can not be termed by
any meane a dumping ground for
Southern League athletee, who have
been ahelved for one reaaon or an
other, but nevertheleea there are
enough ex-warrlora of the claea A cir
cuit drawing pay thla year from Sally
League managements to make up two
full teama at the least By stretching
matters, a bench warmer or two could
be found.
Take the case of Macon. The pres
ent pitching attfr Is well-nigh com
posed of (lingers who at one time wore
"Atlanta" across their breasts and
looked to Cap Joyner and the others
fur pay envelopee on the let and ISth.
Dick Harley, "Vees" Loucke and Wild
Bill Clarke all pitched for Atlanta.
Clarke waa there under the manage
ment of Jordan, or It may have been
back ae far aa the last year's reign of
Abner Powell. Clarke was followed by
Loucks under Billy Smith In 1006 and
Harley waa there at the same time.
All three men are now doing good work
In this league, although none has set It
on Are.
Aside from the pitching department
of play, Macon has drawn upon the
Gate City for other men, or rather Ma
con has redrawn upon Atlanta, as Stin
son was the property of the Macon
club before he was called to the higher
clrcfiilt. Smith secured Murdoch from
Charleston at the close of the season
of 1905, but he came here early last
spring.
Manager Perry Llpe himself has had
Southern League experience, having
been with the Memphis club. Ross
Helm, of DeFunlnk Springs, Fla., w'ore
once the uniform of a New' Orleans
Pelican and upon one occasion was
used against the Atlanta club In the
Gate City.
NOW NOTE AUGU8TA.
Spedflt to The Georgina.
Augusta, Ga., June 1.—On the Au
gusta team are six men who formerly
tvpre uniforms In the Southern. Helnle
Busch, who Is playing a Jam-up game
at third base for the Tourists, Is a
Montgomery product and for six years
played with that team. Two years
prior to his going to the Capital City
of Alabama he played with Selma In
the old Southern League.
Dick Crosier Is covering the left gar
den for Augusta In magnificent style
and he Is from Atlanta, where he has
played ever since Abner Powell sold
his New Orleans franchise and went to
Atlanta, up until this year.
"Red" Bohannon, a native of Frank
fort, Ky., played with the Nashville
team last year. Charlie Dexter, alias
Schoenberger, was drafted by Atlanta
two seasons ago from Columbia and
played a few practice games before be
ing set adrift. Grant Schopp was ob
tained by Billy Smith this year from
the Iowa State League and turned over
to Augusta for a season's work-out.
Baxter Sparks waa with Atlanta all of
last year and a portion of thla.
columbia~has A FEW.
Special In The Georgian.
Columbia, S. C., June 1.—With the
Columbia team Is Pitcher Bob White,
who worked a while two seasons ago
with Shreveport. Manager Knnzler, of
the Gamecocks, came to this city from
Nashville the early part of last season.
Besides Kanzler and White on the local
team, there are several others who once
played good ball In the Southern. They
arc Second Bowman Lally, Pitcher and
Utility Player "Red" Russell, both from
Nashville. Ed Gandlnger, who Is play
ing a sensational game for Columbia In
center field, played with Selma, Ala.,
two seasons when that city was repre
sented In the Southern. Then, too,
there Is Pete Tlebald playing third for
Columbia. He played a few games Inst
year with Atlanta, but was released
because of his weak hitting.
SAVANNAHHA8 FIVE.
Special to Tlie Georgina.
Here Is the Savannah lay-out:
George Kahlk, catcher, Nashville '06,
Atlanta '05.
Walter Deaver, pitcher, Montgomery
'05.
Bob Stafford, first base, Nashville
and Atlanta '06.
DICK CROZIER.
John F. Connor, third base, Mont-
gomery '07.
Special In The Georgtnn.
AND JACKSONVILLE FIVE.
Jacksonville, Fla., June 1.—The
names of the players formerly In the
Southern, now In tho South Atlantic
League, with Jacksonville, are as fol
lows:
George Stultz, pitcher, with Mont
gomery 1903, 1904 and 1905.
Dominick J. Mullaney, first bnse and
manager, with Montgomery 1905-6.
Bill Evans, second base, with Shreve
port 1906.
Jack Lee, pitcher, with Shreveport
and Montgomery 1906.
Andy Roth, catcher, with Nashville
1904; Chattanooga previous to that.
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NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
, BY PERCY H. WHITING.
Well, Mike Finn ami his cohorts ore here and trouble is im
pending.
Mike ran into an unusual hunch of hard luck in Mont
gomery and lost with great fluency.
But for all that his team can be counted on to do busi
ness.
TltX' comes our remarkable old friend, Charley Frank,
and his wonderful ball club.
Charley is the league pcaohaud he has a ball club as usual.
Borne shake-ups are promised by Frank and after they arrive
the Pelicans will be better than ever.
Ill addition t a solid week of lmsebnll next week the
Southern Golf As*- riation championship will be held. This event
will bring probably a hundred outside players to tli»* city. In
fact a few players arc already on the way and more will start
Sunday and Monday.
The aixth annual championship promises to he very consid
erably better than any, previous one. Certainly the field will he
larger and the interest more diversified.
Generally ft ia a pleasure to throw unsigned contributions
into the wastepaper basket.
But now amt tNen an unsigned effort blows into the office
that we hata to send to the discard.
Such a one from a Crabapple Fan, dealing with Nap Rucker,
reached us today and was reluctantly chunked. It was enter
taining throughout and in part instructive.
But the rule against publishing unsigned contributions is
not brokeu, ba the otrooinstanees what they may.
ATLANTA HANDS ANOTHER STINGER
TO CHAS. BABB’S PUNCTURED CREW
•I Standing of tke Clubs.
South*™ Laaaua.
CLUBS— Blared. Woo. Loat. l».
Momiibln . , , , “ —
ATLANTA. . .
.Now orloaoa .....
Nnsbvlllo. • , . a
' l ittli* Hock ? M
Bhrrraport , II U }!■
' Mnnigumorr S |i *j
. Ulrniloghaia *
• ____® ou *h Atlantic League.
. ..rry-'yV
'Charleston . . . . f t 43 is 20 .556
‘Macon • . . . . | . tt tl 22 .4XM
havaonah ...... U J.t 21 .4*7
Angusu . 41 2» 21 .4*7
Columbia ...... 41 U 29 .293
Colton 8tatss League.
CLCB8- rinjrfd. Woo. I.ost. P. C.
Mobile 41 M 15 .634
Qulfimrt 40 2* 1* .600
Meridian 40 22 lit ,56o
Vicksburg 39 19 19 .5-10
Jackson 40 16 24 . 400
'Columbus 39 13 26 .333
American League.
CLUBS- Played. Won. Loet P. C.
Chicago J7 26 n ,7u3
ClereUnd ....... 39 25 14 .6(1
'Detroit 34 2» 14 W*
Newjork * 19 !« .543
Philadelphia .35 is 17 .514
Ht. Louie . S* 15 21 .3>5
Boetou . . 3* 12 26 .315
Washington 33 * It) 23 .9*3
Notional League.
. CLUBS— Played. Wou. Loet. P. C
Chicago 36 29 9 .763
New York ...... » 29 10 .737
Philadelphia J7 21 16 .568
Pittsburg .34 19 15 .{£»
Boston 33 16 17 .4*5
4'ini-limatl 37 15 22 . 405
Brooklyn 12 27 .»*
bt. Louie SB 10 29 .256
WHERE THJEY PLAY TODAY.
Litle Bock In Atlanta. Ponce DeLeon
perk., Uame railed at 4 o'clock.
Near Orleans In Birmingham.
. Memphis In Montgomery.
Shreveport in Neehrllle. ,
NAT KAISER A CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
1$ Decatur St. Kimball Hou...
Bargains In Unredeemed Diamonds
Dobbs Has Signed
Two New Pitchers
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Nashville, Tenn., May 11.—It te re
ported hero that Manager Johnny
Dobbs has signed Nelson, a Texas
League product, and bought Pitcher
Hall, from Ned Hanlon. Hall and Nel
son will report here In a few days, it
le said.
YESTERDAY’8 RE8ULT8.
Montgomery 6,
linn)
Him
rnilngham Nlircv»>|iort. n»tn.
South Atlantic.
Charleston 2. Jacksonville L
Macon 3. Havauiiah S.
Augusta 2, Columbia 2.
American.
Philadelphia 9. Washington 2.
Chicago 6, St. lAiuia 0.
iMrolt 2. Cleveland l.
New York 4, Boston 1.
National.
Beaton 6. Philadelphia 3.
Pittsburg i, Chicago 2.
Brooklyn 3. New York 2.
American Association.
Columbus 3. Toledo J,
Milwaukee 2. »t. Paul 1.
Cotton Staton League.
Vicksburg 5, Gulfport 4.
Meridian 4. Coin minis 1.
Jackaon 3, Mobile 1.
Home games might be closer than
that one to nothing session Friday,
but If so there would be no place for
fans with heart disease.
Not In a long time has Atlanta won
a game by a narrower margin, and not
this season, anyway, have the Crackers
had to stall ofT a more blood-curdling
rush at the finish.
Atlanta's one run was hard enough
earned. In the fourth, with two down,
Paskert startled everybody by bunt
ing.
Now' a bunt, with two down, nobody
on bnses and the score tied—and es
pecially a bunt by one of the league's
nest batters—comes as something of a
shock. Kvldently It wobbled the Hus
tlers a bit, for Paskert was able to
beat It out.
Fox and Castro then tore off singles,
und Paskert scored.
That gave Atlanta the lead, but It
took the hardest kind of fighting to
hold It. Inning after Inning saw Row’-
tin get In a bole, but ‘each time he
dug out, after a soul-warping period
of uncertainty.
And the big hole came In the ninth.
Babb sent "Buck" Thiel In to bat
for Plass, and Buck went out to Jor
dan. Then Crystal! went In to swipe
for Owens.
Now, that wfts an unusual proceed
ing. too, for It Is not customary to take
your "lead-off" man out of the game
and put In a pitcher to bat for him.
However, the wisdom of the change
was apparent when Crystal! singled.
Bills was then sent In to run for Crys
tal! and he advanced to second on
Babb's hit.
Old Scoops Carey came up next and
there was a shiver—for Carey has been
"hitting 'em on the nose" of late, and
Is generally the man In the pinches.
Carey sent up a fly, however, and
there was a large sigh of relief heaved,
for everybody at the park saw that
George Winters had It cinched. That
Is, everybody saw It but Bills, who ran
madly for third base. Before he waked
up Winters had thrown the ball to Jor
dan, a double waa completed and the
game was won by Atlanta.
The weather broke In Jack Rowan's
favor. The sky was overcast and the
atmosphere was a good deal the color
of a dirty baseball. In consequence,
when Jack put his steam behind It
the horsehlde blended gracefully into
the atmosphere.
Result—about all the Babblers
could hit was the atmosphere.
Well, with only five points between
Atlanta and the leaders, and with Lit
tle Rock and New Orleans on the horl.
xon, the outlook doesn’t appear to be
so douded.
Atlanta should strike the road on
her next trip with a good lead, and If
luck holds out the same as the first
Invasion, the chances for winning the
pennant appear to be just an good as
when first predicted, maybe a little
better—but what's the use?
Rowan got himself out of several
precarious positions Friday afternoon
when the Bluffers appeared to have
things coming their way.
You've heard about people being
"keyed up." Well, players and fans
were on a tension Friday afternoon
that seemed aa if things would snap
most any moment.
With bases full and a crack batter
up, everybody went pale a few times.
With a man on first and Charley
Babb with the stick It looked as If
something would be doing. But, alas!
Those Memphis players rooted every
rnlnute. In the last Inning Babb show
ed himself to be a regular "cut up."
He did Ills best with the others to rat
tle Rowan, but the youngster was
steady.
George Suggs wanted to win his
game about as much os any of his
mates did. If not a little more. He
took his stand near the catcher and
coached vehemently and Jabbed at the
Crackers.
Suggs appeared to have It In for Jor
dan. He had the second baseman dodg
ing hot ones at the plate every time
Otto came up, and It seemed aa if
things would get personal.
Paskert scored the only run, made
one hit and had four put-outs to his
credit In the gAme. That's enough
glory In one game.
Count de Castro made the single that
scored Paskert. The Count made four
assists and three put-outs without a
bobble. Ha halved the glory with Pas.
kerb
Rowan walked five, hit two men,
struck out six. made one put-out and
assists. He didn't lose his head,
either.
James Claudius came to bat three
times. He was walked once and the
other two times he singled. The sec
ond hit helped Paskert with the win
ning score.
Babb worked In Thiel and Crystal
In the Inst half of the ninth. Crystall
made a hit and whs advanced by Babb,
but both died on the bags.
The double-play from Winters to Jor
dan In the last Inning that caught Bills
off second was so fast that It surprised
the crowd.
And maybe the Crackers didn’t Jolly
the Bluffers some while collecting bats!
The harpooners were out strong and
the thrusts must have stung a little
bit.
Chivalrous Ed Hurlburt! A crowd,
among which were some of tho gen
tler sex, was waiting for cars when the
Memphis 'bus started to town. One
fair damsel murmured a Jolt at the
Memphll for losing.
"We lost because It was ladies' day,"
replied Hurlburt, with a turtle-back
smile. Ed Is the man who knocked
down one of McGraw's Giants In Mem
phis because he spoke to a young miss
.without having the pleasure of her ac
quaintance.
The score:
Memphis. ab. r. h. po. n. e.
Owens, rf. . , . 2 0 0 1 0 0
Babb, ss 5 0 3 4 2 0
Carey, lb. ... 5 0 0 6 0 0
Richards, lb. . . 3 0 0 1 1 0
Carter. If 2 0 0 2 0 0
Neighbors, cf. . 2 0 1 10 0
Hurlburt. c 4 0 1 5 3 0
Huggs, p. . . , 4 0 0 2 2
Plass. 2b 3 0 0 * 0
•Thiel 1 0 0 0 0
••Crlstall.. . 1 0 1 0 0
“DUTCHMAN” SIGNS
THREE PERFORMERS
Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La., June 1.—Manager
Frank announced today that he would
have three new players In Sunday's
game. Their names are not divulged,
but It Is a pretty sure thing that Rtck-
ert and Nadeau will be released, one
pitcher Is pretty sure to go and tt will
be either Breltensteln or Frit*.
Totals 32 0 6 24 8 0
•Hit for Plass In ninth.
••Hit for Owens In ninth.
Atlanta. ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Becker, rf. . . . 2 0 1 1 o 0
Winters, cf. . . 3 0 0 2 t 0
Smith, c 4 0 l 7 o o
Jordan, 2b. ... 4 0 0 3 0 0
Paskert, If. ... 3 t 1 4 0 0
Fox. lb 2 0 2 6 1 #
('astro, ss. . . . 3 0 1 3 4 0
Dyer. 3b 3 0 0 o 0 0
Rowan, p. . . . 3 0 0 1 2 0
Totals 27 ' 1 7 27 8 0
Runs by Innings:
Memphis Don ooo noo—o
Atlanta 000 100 OOx—t
Hits by Innings:
Memphis oil 010 012—6
Atlanta. 100 300 12x—7
Summary - Stolen liases. Babb, Owens
Sacrifice hits. Winters. Double plays.
Babb to I’arey, Winters to Jordon. First
bnse on balls, off Rowan 5, Suggs 3.
Hit by pitched balls. Rowan 2 (Carter,
Neighbors). Struck nut, by Rowan (5).
Hurlburt. Neighbors. Suggs, Owens,
Richards: by Suggs (6), Smith. Jordan
2. Paskert. Rowan 2. Time. 1:50. Um
pire Rudderham.
Westerners Get Their Bumps
While Invading The East
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O Kid Burna and Dun Ytirk. two O
O local wrestler*, have been matched O
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O Atlanta Athletic tiub. O
Both of theee men are well O
O known In town and have previous- O
O ly wrestled to an exciting draw. O’
O Both of the local performer* arc 0;
O In tip-top condition and ought to Oj
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The Eastern teams are playing go.nl
ball on their home grounds against the
Western clubs. All of the Eastern
teams have won a majority of the
games played with the Westerrt teams
except one. and that exception—strange
to say—Is Nashville.
Nashville played good hall on the
Western Invasion and It Is hard to fig
ure out what is holding her back on her,
own grounds. The team has played five ;
games with the Western club** and has .
wo* two. Montgomery has been play- |
ing real ball against the Western clubs.;
having played seven games, winning J
five and losing two, a good record.
Atlanta haa played seven games and;
has won five and lost two. Atlnnta !*!
now tied with Montgom*r»- In tlte num- ;
ber of game* r«m and lost since the >
Invn-i n h*gan.
Birmingham hes won two games and
lost one. Tilt Larons have strength- *
cited their line-up und in a few dnv*
they will probable show some of the
other teams something.
The records o! tuc Eastern teams.
Including yesterday's games, follows:
May 24.
Atlanta and Shreveport, no game; I
Hhrevepnrt failed to arrive. *
Memphis 5. Nashville 2.
Blrmlnghr.ni and Little Rock noj
game; rain.
Montgomery and New Orleans, no-
game; rain.
Mav 2j. ;
•»ire—»•« :• rev*port j,
Birmingham 2, Little Rock l.
Montgomery New Orteurs i
Memphis and Noshvlllc, no came: j
rain.
May 27.
Shreveport 3, Atlanta 1.
Birmingham 7, Little Rock J.
Montgomery 9, New Orleans 3. »
DOBBS RELEASES WALL;
SORRELL GETS IN FIGHT.
Special to Tho Georgina.
Nashville, Tenn.. June 1.—Manager
Dobbs last night relensed First Eise-
man Joe Wall. First Baseman Lister,
of Birmingham, will take Wall’s place
at the Initial sack. "Tacks” Lattl-
mer was transferred for him several
dav* agoi Nelson, the star pitcher of
the South Texas League, who has been
bought by Dobbs, U e-pec;ed at an?
time.
FIVE GOOD GAMES FOR
COMMERCIAL LEAGUERS
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Played. Won. Lost. P.C.
Beck A Gregg ,
Sun Proofs .... 4
M. Kutx 3
So. States Elec. Co. 2
Koca Nolas .... 3
Southern Railway. 3
0
1.000
.800
.666
.500
.000
.000
The Commercial League will pull off
four games today Instead of three, as
usual. In addition to the regularly
scheduled games the M. JCutx and the
Southern Railway teams will play the
postponed game of last Saturday.
The games which will be played are
as follows:
Beck & Gregg vs. Sun Proofs, G. M.
A. diamond, Carlton Floyd, umpire.
Southern States Electric Company
vs. M. Kutz, north diamond, Piedmont
park; S. V. Stiles, umpire.
Koca Nola vs. Southern Railway,
Piedmont park, new diamond; E. B.
Sykes, umpire.
M. Kutx and Southern Railway,
postponed game, 2.:30 p. m., north dia
mond, Piedmont park; S. V. Stiles, um
pire. This game will be called at 4
p. m. to allow the teams to play in
their regular games.
Barring the happening of the unex
pected, the crowds which turn out for
these games will be the best of the
season.
GOLFERS OF CRESCENT CITY
READY TO INVADE ATLANTA
8peclnl to Til. Georgian.
New Orient).. La., June 1.—A zpeclal
Pullman containing representatives of
the Amlubon Golf Club will leave this
city tonight for Atlanta to attend the
golf tournament.
The more prominent golfers In the
party are: Lawrence Eustlce, Nelson
Whitney, W. P. Stewart, R. H. Brooke
W. E. Stauffer, H. 8. Eustlce, Harold
Duncan, F. P. Merrill and Messrs.
Naugle, Fox, Owen and Buckner.
The jocal club depend* on Whitney.
Eustlce. Brooke, Stewart and Stauffer
The special car will arrive at Atlanta
at noon Sunday.
LOCAL TENNIS PLAYERS ARE
DEFENDING TITLES TODAY
Sj»4M-|iil to The Georidiin.
New Orleans, La.. June 1.—Thornton
and Grant and Phelps and Lpgan are
today playing the la.it sets In the cham
pionship doubles. Judging from the
morning play, the result will be in
doubt to the last minute. At the com
pletion of these games Nat Thornton
will defend his title In singles against
Phelps. A tea at the New Orlean
Lawn Tennis Club this afternoon will
wind up the tourney.
Travellers Badly Crippled
For Games at Ponce DeLeon
Nashvllbs 2, MemphH 1.
May 23.
Atlanta S. Shreveport 3
Memphis 6. Nashville 2.
New Orleans* 7. Montgomery 4.
Little Rotk 2 Birmingham 1
May 22.
Memphis 6, Atlanta 1.
Nishvlttt 8, New Orleans 2.
Little Rorl; l‘V Montrcmerv 2.
May 30.
Atlanta 4. 1; Memphis 2. «».
Montgotn'-rv 4. g; Little IWH 3,
New Orleans 5. Nashville 3.
May 31.
Atlanta 1, Memphis 0.
Montgomery 6, Little Rock 3.
Mike Finn, v^nlul though Jarred,
reached A Hunt.1 with his battered
Traveler* Friday right and Is n >w In
trenched at Kimball.
"My t'.im Is absolutely shot to
piece7*," rai,*. Mlk* this r.v;rr»lng. "We
have 1 ne ruhlrr, Orr—0 natural ball
player, and a Mar, tin ugh u beginner.
We have the •n rr.r us tctnl of tnree
pitcher*. Orr. Hart ;rnd Buchanan. We
ar* playing Douglas at ilrst, of course; 1
but Dowtork. ar. outfielder I got from
me New rrgmnd League. Is at ,
Rockenf.fld Is pliving short mid Hess
I t at third In the outfiejd are Gilbert. I
Miller and Kunkrl." |
Buchanan, though sick, will probably
E«* Ir. to pitch todav. Page, second
ha-eman wjt** was Injured Tuesday In
Biimlngham. Is nil I! Si. awful s'aape. He
ough; not to plav for two weeks, ac
cording to Manager Finn but he will
ptobnbl} tie uorkeo Into the game to
day and is certain to perform by Mon
day if he Is able to stay on hls pins at
all.
Lake, the captain and catcher* has
not returned from hls home In New
England, all reports to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Hart, who Is doing great pitching f'*
Little Rock, la a veteran of the fln*t
water and pitched in Atlanta something
like twenty-two years ago. Mike Finn
guesses hls age at about 45. •
won again yesterday
fairly stood the Crescent City tearr
its head.
Hurrah for Nashville—and .the R
And everlastingly "Down wlln
Dutchman.—Atlanta Georgian.
here.—Birmingham Age-f
Don't you fellows know that
can't beat the Dutch? Wake u
New' Orleans Htates.
Can't, eh? Just WAIT!