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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAS AND NEWS.WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5,190'
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FANS AND GOLFERS AR
PUTTING IN A BUSY WEEK
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY i
PERCY H. WHITING 1
ZELLER PITCHES A NO-HIT GAME;
TRAVELERS BITE DUST AGAIN
Rub. Zeller proved himself the pre
mier pitcher of the Southland—If any
proof waa necesaary—by twirling a
no-hlt game Tuesday afternoon.
Only a little tough luck kept It from
being a no-hlt, no-run game. Of
course, Zeller won. Score 4 to 1.
In the first Inning Zeller hit the first
man up and walked the neat two, fill
ing the bases. A long fly then brought
In the. only Traveler run of the day,
and for seven Innings which followed
only three Travelers faced Kube In
each Inning. In the last another was
hit by a pitched ball, but he died Igno-
mlnlously at first.
It was a marvelous exhibition of
pitching, one of the best ever seen In
Atlanta. Zeller opened up with every
curve ever known to man, and he
f etched them all the way through, mix-
ng up the outfit In fine style.
The first run of the game waa made
by Utils Rock In the first lanlng. Beck.
er, of Atlanta, In the first filed out to
center. Winters wea hit In the "slats,”
and went to third on a passed ball. Sid
Smith singled to center and Winters
scored.
Atlanta also scored In the second and
third. In the second, with one gone,
Castro doubled and Dyer hit to Rock-
enfeld, who fumbled, and w<s safe.
Becker then tripled to center, scoring
Castro and Dyer.
Sid Smith tripled to right In the
third and scored when Jordan singled
to center. McCafferty settled down
after this and there was nothing doing
for the local crew until the seventh,
when Atlanta made two more runs on
three stolen baees and three hits.
The Atlanta In and outfield were all
over the big ball park Tuesday after
noon. and many a safe drive wag cut
off by the fast fielding of the locals.
' Jordan and Castro were the works at
second and short. Castro was the real
particular star of the afternoon,
was full of life and his fielding waa
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
BY PEBGY H. WHITING.
Rube Zeller, no-hit pitcher 1
That Rube is a great performer. Last year he was the
strike-out wonder of the league. This year he is tho unhitablo
twirler. '
At Rube’s present rate of going he will lead the other
pitchers of the league by such a margin that the rest will for
get that they ever started.
It seems just about impossible to grab those / Memphis
Hustlers.
They lose now and then. But every time they do Atlanta
goes and does likewise. When they win the Crackers win and
so it goes.
However a break will come sometime. And Atlanta fans
are confident that the break will come Atlanta’s way.
Big Walker was bumped agaiii Tuesday. This makes
about the "steenth” time. Guess maybe Atlanta fans are re
covering from the sorrow occasioned by the decision that the
big one belonger to the Pretzels.
Harry Matthews dropped the game for New Orleans to his
old team mates in Birmingham Tuesday and there was rejoio-
ing in the Baron camp and especially among the Birmingham
newspaper men.
There has been a lot of feeling about the Matthews case
and a lot of argument as to whether tho Barons or tho Pelicans
got the better of it. ,
"Memphis for 1008."
This inscription on a ribbon is being worn by the Memphis
delegation to the Southern Golf Association championship and
it likewise appears on the ooat-lapels of many of their friends.
Memphis and Louisvl)le have a hot fight on for the honor of
holding the championship next spring and tho climax comes
at the meeting of tho association Wednesday night, when the
award will bo made.
sensational. The same may be said of
Jordan.
Castro ran In behind third Tuesday
and pulled down a swift (rounder
which looked sood for a hit. It was
really Dyer's ball, but he failed to stop
It and f'astro was .Jahnny-on-the-Hpot.
Besides playing a good same Tues
day. Jordan was right there In the
batting, itut of four times at bat he
secured three hits. The Atlanta team
played an errorless same.
Zeller pitched great ball and deserved
a shut-out, but It was not on the pro
gram for the day. and so he had to
be content with a one-run game.
The last game of the series between
the Crackers und the Travelers will oc
cur this afternoon, and a large crowd
of fans Is expected. It Is hard to tell
who will pitch today. Rowan or Ford
will probably be In the rifle-pit for the
locals, though.
Tomorrnv Charles Frank and his pet
Peltcnns w III come over for a series of
three games, and It Is expected that
one of the largest crowds or the season
will turn out <o see Charley and his
celebrated "rubber ball” artists per
form.
Mr anger BlUy Smith found a pocket-
book Tuesday at the park belonging to
Waller .Stanley, and a pair of eye
glass cs. The owners can get them by
calling at baseball headquarters. In the
Candler building.
Here Is the box score of Tuesday's
great game:
ab.
Little Rock.
Rockenfeld, as.
Gilbert, cf. . .
Douglass, lb. .
Miller, If. . . .
Hess, lb. . . .
Page, lb. . . .
Bowcock, rf. .
Kunkel, a. . .
McCafferty, p.
h. po.
0 I
0 ' 1
10 0
OVER 100 GOLFERS PLAYING FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE SOUTH
Promptly at 0 o'clock Wednesday
morning W. E. Stauffer, of New Or
leans, and X. R. Clarke, of Mobile, teed
up on the first tee of the Atlanta Ath
letic Club's East Lake course, swatted
the rubber-cored gutta-perchas and the
sixth annual tournament of the South
ern Golf Association was on In ear
nest.
At four minute Intervals came the
othpr couples, and It will be well Into
the afternoon when the last of the play
ers are away from the first tee and
well started, on the long qualifying
round.
For the benefit of those few of the
uninitiated who happen to read this. It
may be mentioned that each man plays
eighteen holes, that the man who
makes the lowest score wins a cup,
that the sixteen lowest players ciuallfy
for the right to compete for the cham
pionship cup, that the next sixteen
compete for the Dixie cup, the next
sixteen for the Gate City cup and the
last sixteen for the Kennesaw cu- and
that the four players from each club
making the lowest scores constitute
the club’s team and the team With the
loweet score wins four handsome gold
medals.
The arrangement of the starting
schedule was made at a meeting of the
tournament committee which was held
Tuesday night at the East Lake boat
house. The drawing was made by lot
and all players were forced to take
their assignment or go to the foot of
the list. By a coincidence four of the
best players—Nelson Whitney and
Lawrence Eustls, of New Orleans: An
drew Manson, of Darien, and Joseph
Tllson. of Atlanta—were the last men
on the regular schedule and due to
start after 1 o’clock.
A count of the entries Tuesday night
revealed 138, which Is a larger entry
list than any other Southern cham
pionship has ever had. The New Or
leans event last year was the first one
to show over 100, and it had only two
or three over. Probably a smaller num
ber than 138 will start and an even
smaller number will ttirn In cards.
However, there will be 125 or 130 start
ers, and the tournament will be far
away the largest ever held by a South
ern Golf Association club.
One of the Interesting Incidents of
Tuesday was the arrival of Leigh Car-
roll, of New Orleans, the present
Southern champion. It had been feared
that Mr. Carroll would not be on hand
to defend Ills title, but he arrived about
noon. He and Andrew Manson are the
onlv plavers present who have held the
title, Albert Schwarts and A. W.
Gaines, of Chattanooga, not having en
tered.
Another big event of Tuesday was
the professional match played during
the afternoon between Bernard Nich
ols. of Nashville, and Wilbur Oakes, of
Chattanooga, against James Malden, of
Atlanta, and Nlcol Thompson, of Bir
mingham. The Tennessee pair won by
the close margin of one up. after out-
lucking the Georgla-Alabama team.
Not one of the men was on his game
and some of the nutting was weird. A
good gallery followed the match and
ns a result of a subscription among the
golfers about 5150 was split among the
■pros."
The cards follow (N. B. Some of the
holes were approximated):
Totals 25 1 0 24 15 2
Atlsnts. ab. r. h. po. n. e.
Becker, rf. . . . 4 0 1 1 0 0
Winters, cf. • . 3 10 1 0 0
Smith, 4 1 2 « 0 0
Jordan. 2h. . . 4 0 3 2 2 0
Paskert, If. ... 4 1 1 2 0 0
Fox, lb 4 1 1 14 0 0
Castro, 3 1 1 o » o
Dyer. 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0
Zeller, , p. ... 3 0 1 0 3 0
Totals 33 5 11 37 15 0
Runs by Innings:
Little Rook 100 000 000—1
Atlanta 121 000 02x—4
Hits by Innings:
Little Rock 000 000 000— 0
Atlanta 113 111 13x—11
Summary—Three-base hits, Becker,
Smith. Stolen bases, Pnskert 8, Fox.
Sacrlfico hits, Gilbert. First base on
balls, off Zeller 1, McCafferty 2. Hit by
pitched ball, Zolter (2) Ruckenfold, Gil
bert; McCafferty (1) Winters, Struck
out, by Zeller (4) Bowcock. McCafferty
8. Miller, Kunkel; by McCafferty (3),
Fox, Castro 2. Wild pitches, McCaf-
frrty. Time, 1:45. Umpire, Zimmer,
Almost a Ball Game Between
Local Theatrical Teams
There was nearly a baseball game
this week between the members of the
"It's Up to You. John Henry," com
pany, headed by Charlie Grapewln, who
are plnylng at the Casino theater, and
the Fawcett Stock Company, which la
presenting "Friends" at the Grand.
It happened at the Aragon In the
cafe Tuesday night. Frank Craven,
whose clever work with the Fawcett
Stock Company last week brought to
mind his work with "Man and Super
man" at the Grand earlier In the sea
son. was seated at a cafe table talking
with Charlie Grapewln, who had Just
ATLANTA vs. LITTLE ROCK
JUNE 1,3, 4,8. GAME CALLED AT 4 P. M.
Tloksts on 8ale at All of Opponhelm’s Places.
finished a performa/ice, and a stein of
beer (not the same) on the good luck
of Rube Zeller In pitching a no-Jilt
game In the afternoon.
"To think I was so near and yet so
far," commented Grapewln. who was
playing a matinee at the Casino—across
the tracks from the ball park at Ponce
DeLeon. "I could hear the shouting of
the fans and Imagine the plays, but that
was all. I almost forgot my part sev
eral times while listening for a shout
which denoted a good play.
“Say," broke In Craven, "I heard you
had a bunch of ball players In your
show. As manager-captain of the
Fawcett Frenxled Fanatics I will chal
lenge you and your team for a game of
ball, to be played at Piedmont park any
day you will select this week.
"All right," said Grapewln, “and we'll
get 'Handsome Hugh' Cardoxa to do
the 'umplng.' What day shall It be?"
'"It's up to you, John Henry,"' re
plied Craven, making a noise like a bill
board.
"Well, between 'Friends,"' quickly
retorted. Grapewln, "that should be
easy. How 'bout Wednesday?"
"We have a maSnee that day," an-
Malden. Thompson. Oaks. Nlcho'i.
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4 5 5 «
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Wednesday night at the East Lakt
pavilion a barbecue will be held for th«
visiting golfers and at the conclusion
the annual meeting of the association
will be pulled off.. There has been poms
talk of changes among the officers. i, u t
It Is more than probable that the oi]
staff, H. F. Smith, president; Andrei,
Manson, vice president: R. H. Baugh,
secretary, and L. T. Smith, treasurer,
will be re-elected.
Thursday morning the first ma
rounds In the championship, Dixie, i;
City and Kennesaw, flights will be play-4
ed. The winners in the morning rounds
will go on at match play for the four
main cups. The losers will be match'll
off nnd will play for the Junior cups
Friday come the semi-finals for al
cups and the handicap round and oi
Saturday the finals In all cups.
swered Craven. "Make It Thursday."
"Nothing doing. We have a mntlnce."
How 'bout Saturday?" broke In Jesse
Couch, assistant manager, of the Ara
gon, who had Joined the fans at the
table..
"Naw, that won't do. We both play
'mate* on that day.”
"Well, how 'bout Friday?” suggested
Couch.
"No, that won't do." answered Grape,
win, slowly. "Friday Is an unlucky
day and one of us would be sure to
lose."
So the game won't be played until the
management arranges to have the
Tuesday matinee played on Thursday
Instead of Saturday.
GLOVERS DEFEATED.
Special to The Georgian.
Juliette, Ga., June 6.—In an exeltin|
game of. baseball Juliette tlcfrated
Glovers on the local dlam'ond Saturday
afternoon ’by tho' Acore or 4 ttr3. Th(
feature, of the game was the pitching
of Williams for Juliette. Batteries:
For Juliette, Williams and Walts, fur
Glovers, Wilson and Morgan.
Great Sale of Bedroom Furniture
It ia believed that Memphis ban tho better of the argument.
Wo’re “agin ’em” in baieball but we’re “fur ’em" in golf. The
argument# put forward by the Memphis golfers is that their
course hss never had a championship, while Louisville has;
that Memphis is within easy reach of nil the clubs in the associa
tion while Louisville isn,’t; and that their course is a good one
while Louisville'a . But they never finish out the last part of
the sentence.
The Tennessee city seems to have all the best of the argu
ment but the Louisville club has been working long and hard
for the championship and may land it.'
Standing of the Clubs, j
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Southern Loaguo.
, * LUBR- PlnvM. Woo. Loot. P. C.
■ mphti is a in .*>>:
ATLANTA 40 3« 14 .60C
: w Orleans M 19 17 .52*
»hvlll« 41 SI 20 .M2
i ..He Roek 41 19 22 .464
bhrevvport. • . . ‘
Montgomery. . .
Montgomery.
Birmingham «
_ 8outh Atlantic League.
CLUBS- Played. Wou. !/»■*. P. C.
Jacksonville. 46 SO 16 .652
Cherleetou a 27 SI .663
Macon 47 28 22 .632
Aug until ._•••• .44
American Loaguo.
CLUBS- Played. Wou. Lott P.
Chicago ....... 41 29 12
~ eland 42 24 16
St. Louis 41
Boston 40
Washington M
CLUBS—
Chicago . . .
New York . .
Philadelphia.
Pittsburg . .
Beaton . . . ,
Cincinnati . .
Brooklyn . . ,
fet. Louis . .
National League.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
Nashville 2.
South Atlantic.
Jacksonville 2. Charleston 0.
Macon 9. Savannah 0-
Macon 4. Savannah S.
Columbia 4, Augusta 2.
American.
Boston 7. Detroit S.
Chicago 10. Philadelphia «.
Washington 7. SL Louis L
ClrrrlBDd 4. N.w York I.
American Association.
Toledo-Mlnoeanolla. rain.
Mllwankee 7. Louisville 1-
Kansas city L Indianapolis L
St. I'aul Coiumbua. rain.
Cotton States.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Utile UiM-k In Atlanta. Pour* IM.0011
park. *itime railed at 4 1*. tn.
New Orleans In Birmingham.
Memphis I ia Montgomery,
gbreteport la Xusli* !!!»*.
Macon Won But
Had Tough Luck
Macon. Ga.. June 5.—During the
double-header yesterday afternoon with
Savannuh, Macon at aeveral stugeff of
the game played In hard luck. In the
fourth Inning of the first game Xfrs.
Will Clark, wife of Pitcher "Wild BII1, M
was taken alck, and It waa necessary
for Hill to leave the box and return to
town with his wife.
llarley waa sent in and pitched beau
tiful ball for the locals, holding Sa
vannah down to onlv two hits.
Again In the fifth tnnlng of the
second game Jack Robinson, the crack
bacKfltop for Macon, waa unfortunate
enough to have one of the fingers on his
light hand broken. Hobby was taken
from the game and llarnlsh was sent
behind the bat.
Bobby In attempting to make a quick
catch to prevent a man from stealing
second was struck on the third finger.
Robinson will likely be out of the
gsme for several days, ns his finger Is
giving him a great deal of pain.
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