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J i THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AJS'D NEWS. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1907. SOME SPRAYS FROM SPORTLAND’S BIG WATERFALL SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING [ NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS Bing! Bing! Listen to this: It’s Will Hamilton's most recent and most torrid interview with Charles Frank, manager of the New Orleans team: "Come what may. We are ready. "It they want to abolish salary and player Iliplts we are will ing. "It they Insist on disregarding both limits and let them stand Idle on the league's by-laws, we are willing. We’ll do just like the rest. "It the small clubs want to put their necks In u halter anil hang themselves we'll help them. We've been protecting them long enough. "There Is one thing we won't do any longer, and that Is to pay particular attention to the laws ot the league while others are open ly and flagrantly violating them. The rules were made for all. If one Is permitted to disobey them there Is no reason for the rest to obey them. "I have been standing up for the strict letter of the law all along. I hare protected the small clubs out of business policy. I have been the first to call attention to violations because everybody looked to me to do It. Nobody, not even the president of the league, has shown anv ea l guess Iowa come across." In those words, Manager Cholly Frank, Sunday, gave President Kavanaugh one of the moat stinging criticisms ever directed ut the president of the Southern League. In everything but plain words, Mr. Frank declared that the salary and the player limits of the league were a big farce. He said the w'ay things are being done In the South now Is nothing short of u burlesque. “What right have you to use Holland and Reilly?" Mr. Frank was asked by Sporting Chat. "They are my property. They belong to me," he replied. "I can't play them until after the Cotton States League season for reg ular service, but I can call on them any time they're not busy." "Doesn't that conflict with the fourteen-man rule?" was the next question. "What’s the use of talking about that rule?" said Frank. “It's a joke. Look what the othere are doing. Didn't Nashville violate that rule and Isn't It violating It every day? “What Is Atlanta doing hut violating the same rule every day? I called attention to It and nobody denied that Billy Smith had ami has fifteen men. Now they're trying to make an exception In his favor. Laws are laws, and they don't stand for any exception!. Billy Smith la no better than anybody else In Ihle league, and there la no reason why he should be treated differently. "What did Birmingham do last year? Didn't she borrow Castro from Nashville within thirty days of the end of the season and then win the championship? The fact that Castro went back to Nash ville and was traded by Nashville to Atlanta for Morse, Is sufficient proof that Birmingham didn't buy Castro. They let Vaughn get away with that and several similar stunts. “Discipline In this league Is a Joke. "Look what Carr did up In Memphis. He went on the warpath. Fought Hurlburt and the umps. and raised Cain generally. Did they suspend him? Well, not much. He did the Alphonse act and that was the last of It. It wasn't that way when Breltensteln cut up at Memphis last year. Ha apologised all right, but the Memphis club got him both suspended and lined. “Everybody read In the newspapers what happened at Birming ham the other day. In the last Inning Vaughn switched balls on us. Oarvln threw the old ball over the grand stand and a new ball was pitched out from the bench to Breltensteln, who was pitching. Breit then took the new ball and threwthat over the fence. And the um pire didn’t eay a word. He threw out a third ball. ‘1 have already tntd Kavanaugh that I had walked the chnlk- llne as long as I am going to under the circumstances. Ho replied that all cluba were treated alike. That’s tommy-rot. Any man who has eyes to read and a little baseball sense to comprehend knows that the league Is getting to be u Joke. "It’e coming to a pretty paes when a manager gets out In front of the grand stand and In the presence of ladles uses all kinds of curse worde to hie players and to the umpire. This thing happened in Birmingham and a Birmingham paper printed the facts. Vuughn waa the manager." Now allowing a slight margin for the natural exuberance of our friend Hamilton we want to call attention to thin outburst. It is a severe arraignment of the league and its president, and "interesting if true.” There is a considerable amount of plain unvarnished bosh in the first part of jour Unulo Charley’s outbreak. That Dutchman as a savior of smaller clubs and a prime mover in the law-aud- ordcr department of the leagues is—well, is a laugh. We thought that this “Hollnnd and Reilly” business would come to light in time. Now, on Frank’s own statement, lie bus been guilty of violating one of the league’s laws. To give as an excuse for this violation the fact that Atlanta and Nashville are violating the 14 player limit rule is puerile. Whoover sa.vs that Atlanta is violating the limit is suffering from the heat. Smith lias 14 men—Sid Smith, Sweeney, Zeller, Castleton, Rowan, Ford, Spade, Fox, Jordan, Castro, Dyer, Pas- kert, Winters and Bpcker. To say that Billy Smith, who has not even been on the coaching line this season, is a "player” is rav ing. We never knew that Nashville was violating the limit, llow about it, up there in middle Tennessee? That Castro-Birmingham incident is closed. Birmingham pleaded “gnilty with extenuating circumstances” and the league told the Barrons never to do it aguin and let it go at that. It is silly to rake that up now. We did not sec Carr run amuck in Memphis. If he did what Frank said, then he should have been soaked a fine and suspended. If Vaughn swore in the presence of ladies lie should get his, too. WILLIE KEELER, SCIENTIFIC BATSMAN As for switching balls on Frank—well, if anybody can get away with any "phoney ball act” on Charley they are entitled to. Taking it as a wholo Frank’s verbal spasm sounds a little like the howl of the loser. Southern League Race Is Closest in the Business By CLIFFORD. Hava you ever noticed the race In the other leasues of the country? you take the Handln( of the cluba of the different leasues you will are that the Southern la havlns easily the hot test race of all. What we mean by the cloaeat la that the teams are all together. Memphis Is leading the league at present and Shreveport Is last. In the other leagues, take the National for Instance, the Chicago Cubs are .7*5 and the St. Louis Cellar Champions are .ICS. Memphis Is leading the Southern with a percentage of .Ml and Tom Fisher and hts Pirates are last with the measley standing of .415. Not so bad. eh? At present the standings In the Southern league could be changed mighty quickly. In two weeks' time ’.he Memphll could poaelbly be the cel- ar champions, while the Pirates could te leading the league. The standing of tome leagues with the per cent of the first, second and last clubs are as follows: Southern League: First, Memphis, Ml: second, Atlanta, .5(7: last, Shreve port, .415. South Atlantic: First, Jacksonville. <21: second, Macon, .593. last Colum- Jla. .294. American League: First. Chicago, 174; second, Cleveland, .<46: last Bos om. .221. Louis. .216. Cotton State* League: First, Gulf port, .592; second. Mobile, .539: last, .312. American Association: First, Colum bus, .625: second, Minneapolis, .558; last, St. Paul. .396. Gulf Coast League: First, Alexan dria, .685; second, Lafayette. . 581; last, Orange, 324 Macon Men Are All Playing Ball Special to The Georgian. Macon. Ga, June 18.—The Macon baseball team has broken all records so far this season when It comes to winning ball. Yesterday's game was the twelfth straight for the locals. Out of thir teen games played Macon har won twelve and tied one a record that now stands pat In the South Atlantic League, Jacksonville while on a trip at home some time ago won eleven straights, but the new record by Macon hi'i: put a crimp into Mullaney's men. Every man on the Maeon team Is Willie la an example of what head-work will do for a ball play er. He la not a atar In anything but brain*. He bats, fields and runs baaes with the active assist ance of hla head, and In conse quence they can’t beat him much at any of thoee stunts. Willie makes a specialty of taking care of himself, keeping on peaceable terms with the umpires and behaving himself generally. It la doubtful If Clark Grimth has a more valuable player than Keeler, and It Is a cinch that Willie has a Job with the Highlanders aa long as he retains hla big league useful- nese. RAIN STOPS GAMES OOOOCHKKKHJOOOOO«H»«H30000 o a O MACON FANS GIVE O O PURSE TO PLAYERS. O 0 0 O Special to The Georgian. O 0 Macon, Ga., June 13.—After win- 0 O nlng the game yesterday from O 0 Jacksonville, the Macon baseball 0 0 player* were presented with a O 0 purae containing about 2116, made O 0 up by tlje fan* about the city. O 00000000000000000000000000 Alabama Loses by Very Close Score Special to The Georgian. Amherst, Maas., June IS.—Amherst defeated the University of Alabama 2 ! here yesterday afternoon. The game was tfed until the last Inning, when Amherst secured the winning run. Score by Innings: R. H. E. Amheret 200 000 001— 3 6 5 Alabama 100 100 000— 2 3 6 Batteries—McClure and Henry; San ders and King. Umpire Rudderham has reconsidered hla determination to resign from the Southern League and will play “Demon” for the remainder of the sea son. The Southern League would have Buffered If Rudderham had resigned. It would have left the league with only one competent umpire, Chief Zimmer.— New Orleans States. The elements cut Into the baaeball game at Little Rock Wednesday, sloppy, drizzly, Arkansas deluge turned loose early In the afternoon and there waa nothing doing In the way of base ball games. So there was nothing for Billy Smith and hla men to do but smother the grouch they muat have felt and hike for Shreveport—on the hottest, bump lest run of the entire circuit. Poor old Mike Finn. Ha la the only unlucky Irishman In the baaeball bust- ness today. When he had three pitchers and 1-2 ball players there was never a rainy day. though Mika tat up nights praying for rain. And now that he has a full team In good running order It rains about every other day. And Macon won again! That makes only one dosen straight for Llpe's Lively Llmmera. If the Llpers keep this up, look out for two pennants In Georgia this year. Gueaa this Isn’t the Now York Ameri cans’ year for winning the pennant. The Highlanders loot to Detroit again Wednesday, this time by the rural score of 16 to 4. And the Yanks made ten errors. Well, that puts it up to the trained In-Macon Clevelanders to bring back the honors to Georgia. Listen to the howl of C. Frank: "Of course we’ve been up against it pretty hard, but we’ll continue to win. In a few daye we'll be back with our full strength. With our whole team on hand we would have broken all records in the East on that trip. “We shouldn’t have lost a game at Birmingham, and It's a cinch that we would have won all three at Atlanta, but for our crippled condition. Montgomery and Nashville | Standing of the Clubs. Southern League. CLUBS— Played. Wot. Lost. P, C. Meuilihls 44 26 II .591 ATLANTA 46 27 19 .587 New Orleans 43 22 21 .512 Nashville. Mont: Montgomery . . . Hlrtnlnghaui. . . . Little Itoclc. . . . Shreveport. . . . 47 21 26 .447 Jacksonville. Macon M Charleston 66 Aiiguatn 51 Hnvannah 52 Columbia 51 15 ATLANTA'S GREAT STUNT THIS YEAR IS WINNING BALL GAMES BY A SINGLE RUN New York 45 Philadelphia 44 Pittsburg 42 Boston 45 Cincinnati 46 < Brooklyn .. a * ... 46 It take** a good ball club guinea by one run. Last year Atlanta had a team which waa within about one run to the game nant. The Crackers always rallied little late and usually lost, when they did lose, by a nurrow murgln or a run or two. This year, though the Trackers have developed the encouraging habit of making the rnllfes long enough and hard enough to win gnmes. So far this year Atlanta has won eight games by one run while she has lost only thre by that narrow margin. That gives Atlanta a balance of five close games— eight won, three lost. No other club has nearly ns good a bal ance. Montgomery Is the only other club <n the league which has made a good showing In close games. The Pretcels have won seven by one run und lost only four by that margin. Hhreveport has a tine record In that respe.'t—backwards. Fisher’s team has not won a game by one run this year, but has lost seven by that tnarglh. New Orleans has had un even break win In that respect, winning eight and los ' ing eight by one run. Little R6rk takes the bun as a lost by-one-run performer. Finn’s team has lost nine thin year by that margin. Here are the records: Games Won by Ons Run. April 9—New Orleans 3, Shreveport 2. April 12—Nashville 5. Birmingham 4. April 13—Nashville 4. Birmingham 3. April 14—New Orleans 5, Shreveport April 20—Memphis 5. Shreveport 4. April 25—Atlanta 5. Nashville 4; Lit tle Rock 4, New Orleans 3. April 26—Montgomery 3. Birmingham 2; Little Rock 5, Shreveport 4. April 27—Nashville 6. Atlanta 6; Birmingham 2, Montgomery 1. April 29—Nashville 3. Montgomery 2; New Orleans 2, Little Rock 1. April 30—Atlanta 2. Birmingham 1. May 2—Atlanta 2, Birmingham 1. May 3—Little Rock 5, Memphis 4. May 6—Memphis 8. New Orleans 2. May 7—Atlanta 3, New Orleans 2. May 11—Atlanta 2, Memphis 1: Lit tle Rock 5, Nashville 4. May 13—Nashville 2, Memphis 1; New Orleans 5, Montgomery 4. May 14—New Orleans 3. Montgom ery 2. May 15—Atlanta 4, Little Rock 3; Montgomery 2, New Orleans 1. May 17—Birmingham 6, Little Rock 5; New Orleans 2, Nashville 1. May 19—New Orleans 2. Nashville 1. May 22—Memphis 2, Birmingham 1. May 23—Memphis 4, Birmingham 3, May 25—Atlanta 2, 8hreveport 1; Birmingham 2. Little Rock 1. May 26—Meinphls 4, Nashville 3 May 28—Little Rock 2, Birmingham 1, May 30—Montgomery 4-6, Little Rock 3-5. May 31—Montgomery 6, Little Rock 5. June 2—Memphis 5. Shreveport 4. June 4—Birmingham 5, New O leans 4. June 5—Nashville 6, 8hreveport 4. June 7—Atlanta 5, New Orleans 4; Nashville 4, Little Rock I. June 8—New Orleans 4, Atlanta 3; Little Rock 6, Atlanta 3. June 9—Montgomery 3, New Or leans 2. June 10—Atlanta 6, Little Rock 4. June 12—Memphis 2, Nashville 1. American League. CLUBS— Played. Won. 1 Cblcngo . . . • . . . 46 31 Cleveland ...... 48 31 Detroit 43 26 Philadelphia 46 25 New York 43 20 St. Louis 48 19 Washington 42 14 Boston. 46 15 CI.UB8— Played. played us to a finish, but if the club had b«* n , n good we would have won nearly all of those games, too. in stead of winning live and lus. Ing six, we would have wan nine and loat two—and that counting the Pfennlnger rob beries. "I haven't seen a thing I would swap the Pelicans for We’re the best club In the league and with an even break In luck we’ll Impress this fact on the public's mind real soon ’’But the league's getting to be a Joke." And right after this Montgomery shuts the Pelicans out.- Dumb playing by Up-ln-the-Alr Guess Is said to have been responsible for the Wednesday dlsaater. Charley Babb has signed C. W. Van. dergrlft, a University of Illinois player The National commission has decl6M not to reopen the Jake Stahl case. Stahl Is dissatisfied with his salary and play. Ing position with the White Sox. Washington will release Lave Cr»,i and Larry Schlafly. Jim Deletion:;- takes Croa.’ place, while Schlafly’s job will be held down by Perrlne. Montgomery has protested the game played with New Orleans when Frank called on hla Gulfport fishery for men and thua exceeded the "fourteen-men limit." It la hard to see how Frank can hope for anything but an adverse decision In this case. We see by The New Orleans States that "Nye and Ball, two Atlanta cast, offs, are playing splendid baseball for Montgomery." Query—When did Atlanta cast off Nye? We note In a Shreveport paper that Johnny Carr studied for the priesthood once. You would never think It, if you should see Johnny having one of his baseball brain-storms. HARLEY WINS FOR P. LIPE Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., June 13.—Macon again downed the top-notchers yesterday, making it three straights from the Jays. Both teams played fine ball, but Ma con hit when hits most counted, while Harley kept the six hits secured off of him well scattered. In the third Inning Harley pitched fine ball. With two men on bases and nobody out. Harley fanned the first two, and the third went out on a foul fly. The game was full of feature playing, not only on the Macon side, but by Jacksonville as well. This afternoon will be the last game for Macon at home, for about two weeks. In this afternoon’s game Sav- Idge will work for the Jays, while Quinn will wrestle for the local team. Macon. 00000000000000000000000000 o o O JIMMY COLLINS WAS O O MARRIED IN APRIL. O O O O Boston, April 13.—A report Is O O circulated here to the effect that O O Jimmy Tolling former captain O O and luunnger of the Boston Amer-'O O lean League baseball team, was O O married to a Roxbury girl In Buf- O O falo three months ago. When O O seen at her home, the bride's 0 O mother verified the report. She 0 O absolutely refused, however. to O O give any detulls of the marriage. 0 O 0 C00OO000000000000000000000 ab. r. h. po. a. e. ab. Tifton. Short. 2b. Dowell, as. . . .6 Youmans, If. . .6 Walton, rf. . .5 Montgomery, c. . 6 Freeman, 3b. . .5 Norris, lb. . . .5 Daughtry, cf. . . 5 O'Quinn, p. . . . 5 Totals 49 Cordele. Kilby, cf. , . . 4 Williams, If. . .3 McGhee, c. & p. 3 Tracy, J„ 2b. . . 3 McMillan. 3b. . . 3 Miller, ss. . . .3 Tracy. A., lb., c. 3 n. rf. . . . 3 | Fate, p., lb. ... 3 upon It. { — one year ago today Macon stood In fifth place, and only had a l«H>ae grip at that, being two games from falling I Tifton 350 226 20*—20 Into the cellar—and on through. But [^oi dele .. 000 000 000— 0 Manager I.lpe this season hat picked summary: Two-baae hits. Dowell. | Daughtry; three-base hit. Montgom- : ery: struck «>ut, by O’Quinn 24, Pate 3, “ u i .McGhee 2; bases on balls, off Pate 3: a Mhlt by pitched boll. J. Tracy; sacrifice hit. Freeman: Wild piteh.'Pate 5; stolen And Charlie Frank refused to accept Mike McCann—the outfielder still be longs to Malarky and the local fans would be tickled to (Lath to see him nee more In right field hitting ’em out and throwing like ho did in the »>ld days before he fell off of the water wagon.—Montgomery Advertiser. TIFTON WINS GAME FROM CORDELE TEAM. Special to The Georgian. Tifton, Ga., June 13.—Tifton contln ues to defeat every club that cornea up to the rock. Tuesday afternoon the OO00O00O0000O0O0000000O0OC o 0 O GA3KILL TO PITCH O O AGAINST ATLANTA. O O 0 O Shreveport, La., June 18.—At- O O lanta is due to arrive here at Q O 11:30. O O Gasklll, Shreveport’# best pitch- O O er, will perform for the locals on O O the slab and Grafllus will catch. O O The weather Is slightly cloudy, 0 0 but it looks probable that there O O will be a game. 0 O O O00000O00000000000000000O0 his men more carefully. an<f them a splendid try-out. This spring’s early jiractic w« great help to the Macon tean . tin- tha. time Macon went up against some of the xtrongeM teams lr» the country, and defeated them. In one game with the Cleveland Americans Macon won by the »V I. and they also defeated the New York Americans two games. Macon while on the road w».i play showing up way above the standard, j eight games, and It Is the hope of ev- und all are nlavina the mat American * eev fan In this citv that thev will come National League: First. Chicago, und all are playing the great American*ery fan In this city that they will come 878: second, New York. .689: last, SL game as though their llv.s depom d home standing *n first place. NAT KAISER & CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. IS Decatur St. Kimball House. Bargains In Unr*d*»— --J Olsmon-'r. UNION POINT LOSES. Special to The Georgian. Rutledge, Ga, June 13.—The Union Point baeeball team, made up of stars from Union Point, Madison and Burk- head. went down In defeat before the alrong Rutledge nine here Tuesday to the tune of 6 to 1 before the largest crowd of the season. The feature of the game waa the bat tery work of Sams and Smith for Rut- Irdge. Sams waa Invincible throughout the game, and only In the seventh In ning after Rutledge had the game copped, did he let up, allowing one Union Pointer to cross the plate. The two teams are scheduled to meet at Union Point Tuesday, June 18. Score by Innings: R,H. E. Rutledge . . . .011 020 20*— < 10 2 Union Point . . .000 ooo 100— 18 4 Batteries -Sams and Smith- Stokes. Dickens and Hollla. Umpire, Porter. Attendance. 450. Rutledge has won every game played thL season, and Is ready to play any amateur team In middle Georgia The New Orleans players hate Castro so much that the writers are now say ing Ball of Montgomery ha* him beat. Till* doesn’t show up Castro. It only sbowa up the man who expresses the o:—Birmingham New*. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Southern. Atlanta.Little Rock, rain. Metnpbls Nashvllle, rain. Shreveport 7, Birmingham 1. Montgomery 1, New Orleans 0. South Atlantio. Charleston 3, Aiigustn 2. Mncou 4, Jacksonville 0. Columbia 2, Savannah 0. American. Philadelphia 3. St. Louis 0. Cleveland 12, Boston 8. Chicago 13, Washington L Detroit 16, New York 4. National, Pittsburg 5, Brooklyn 4. American Association. Louisville 6, St. Paul 4. Columbus 4. Kansas City 3. Toledo <, Milwaukee 4. Cotton States. Virginia 8tata, Roanoke 7, Lynchburg 3. Danville 2, Nnrtolk I (eleven Innings), Portsmouth 5, Richmond L WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY, Nashville In Little Rock. People on the circuit begin to believe that Atlanta, Birmingham, Naahvtlle and Memphis will be In the first divis ion. New Orleans may nose Nashville or Memphis out, but Birmingham and Atlanta are sure flret dlvlalnnera. Beta are being made freely at odda that on the first of August Birmingham will lead the league,—Birmingham News. Murdock, cf . . , 4 Llpe, 3b 3 Houston. If. ... 3 Stinson, rf 4 Rhoton, 2b. ... 4 Wohlleben, lb . . 4 Pepe, aa 3 Hnmlsh, c, . ,.3 Harley, p.. . ... 3 Totals 31 Jackaonvitts, Evans, 2b. .. ..4 Blerkotte, as. . . 2 Viola, If 4 Mullaney, lb. . . 4 Lewis, 3b. . . .4 Burt, cf . . . . 4 Walters, rf, . . . 3 Roth, c 3 Sltton, p. 3 ab. h. po. a e. < 24 Totals 31 Score by Innings: Jacksonville 000 000 000—- 0 Mncon 000 202 OOx— 4 Summary: Left on baaee, Macon 4. Jacksonville 7; struck out, by Sltton 9, Harley 8; baaes off Sltton 1: hit by pitcher, Blerkotte 2; stolen basts, Stinson 3, Rhoton 2, Houston, Viola, Blerkotte, sacrifice hlte, Houston. Wal ters; two-baae hits, Burt, Walters; double plays, Pepe to Wohlleben. Time 1:39. Umpire, Harry Mace. “NOT OUR REGULARS,” SAYS A DOUGLAS FAN. To Sporting Editor of Georgian: I wish to make some corrections in your publication of the game between Broxton and Douglas. Douglas did not even know’ they were coming until they heard the noise on one of our back lot**, and found some long-whiskered men from Broxton playing our third nine boys from 10 to 14 years of age. At the beginning of the fourth Iwfing the score waa 19 to 8 for Broxton. Then the batter>* for the first team went in and shut them out for six innings, while the kids made 18 runs. The score ended 21 to 19 In favor of Douglas. We wish to correct this*because It throws a bad light on our regular team* some of whom are professionals. Douglas, Ga., June 11, 1907. A FAN. A FALLEN STAR How the Average Boston Fan Sizes Up the Passing of Jimmy Collins, Leader of World’s Champions, Now, surely yer mistaken, boy. It can’t be good old Jim: Ther atn t another feller on thla earth plays third like him. You rah t tell me that any manager with any sense Would swap Jim Collins for a kid worth hardly thirty cents. Why, man alive. I’ve seen that feller run In fer the bunts, And take etn fore (he batter knew he’d hit ’em—and the etunts That boy could do a-apeajln’ of the liner whistlin’ by W aa enough to make fanatics yelp and whoop and laugh and cry. Why, the whip of Jimmy Collllns waa the toast of all this land: , When we put the crimp In Pittsburg. I waa watchln’ from the stand. And I know what I’m a-ehoutin’ or—the league went almply wllu— And to think they’ve gone snd traded Jimmy Collins fer a child! v-iiat’s that? (I wouldn’t go to see no kid a-playln’ third. So the story of hie fanning, boot* and muffs I haven’t heard.) )ou say he made a two-base hit and almost scored a run? Gee whlx, thats great! I tell you Knlght’e the boy to start the fun. Fa vs I to all the fans I know a day or two ago: V*- *”I** n *" over, while he’, here vthave no allow, j °i!*^ trade that dead one off fer such a lad Knight.** LEE F. HEACOCki In Cleveland *Ne»a. i And, by gosh, they goes and does It, and It proves my Judgment right! “ * ‘ tveland Ne