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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, JUNE 20,190T.
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OfF-DAY GIVES THE CRACKERS SOME NEEDED REST
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
! NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
Did it ever come home to you that Atlanta haa not lost two
games in succession but once this yeart
Well, she hasn’t.
Once and only once New Orleans hung a couple of straights
on Atlanta and tried to spoil a nice record. But two straight
was the limit.
This is true for every team in the league and for eVery
combination of teams.
Atlanta has yet to lose more than two games in' succession
and only once haa she lost twice in a row.
That’s pretty good going. Straight defeats are what take the
heart and life out of the fans and the players and thus far the
Crackerville contingent has never had to stagger along under the
strain of consecutive defeats.
Like as not our time is coming. New Orleans shot over the
last defeat. Maybe the first game in Memphis will go wrong. If
it does another record has been made.
Anyway we are willing to risk it
Winning more ,than two in a row is an easier matter for the
Firemen. They piled up five straight once against Montgomery
and Birmingham and have another straight run of four to their
Credit.
Thursday the Atlanta team is hiking Memphisward. That
postponed game in New Orleans will not be played this trip and
Friday the Crackers open up a three-game series in the City on the
Bluff.
Doubtless the Bluffers are pretty well swollen up. They have
just finished making it three straight from Birmingham and feel
ready to do most anybody—from the Chicago Americans on
down.
If Atlanta could take the majority of games in Memphis there
would be an humble lot of Babblers which would start out on the
Eastern invasion.
However, maybe this is too much to hope. About one out of
the three would be a good deal more like it. And even that
would not be so bad.
We shall have Memphis over here again before so very long—
July 22—and then we'll endeavor to show that bunch a thing or
two.
Thus far the Atlanta team is a little better than even on tho
Eastern trip.
Out of nine games played Atlanta has won 5 and lost 4.
That’s fairly good going through the West.
Birmingham is the only other Eastern team which has done
nearly as well. The Vaughnites have won 4 and lost 6.
Montgomery and Nashville have made the most unmitigated
fizzles of their trips thus far. Montgomery has won only two
games out of seven and Nashville only one out of eight.
Verily the West is fattening this trip. Twenty-two won and
twelve lost is the total.
While the passing of Ed Ranaick, who seems to be a clever
chap, is to be regretted, Augusta is to be congratulated iu getting
so good a man as Dick Crozier as temporary manager.
But why “temporary" wo can't see.
Surely it would be a hard matter to get a better man for regu
lar manager than Crozier. He is a man of superior mind, knows
ball players as well as anyone in the South, is ns reliable as the
sun, is a mnn of faultless habits and seems to be just the right
person to hold down n managerial job. Dick's Atlanta friends
hope that he will be given a good trial and they are absolutely
confident that ho will make good. /
ELECTIONEER LOOKS TO BE BEST
IN $20,000 SUBURBAN HANDICAP
By J. 8. A. M’DONALD.
New York, June 20.—London
may hare the Ensllsh derby and
Parle the grand prlx, but there le but
one euburban handicap, and that will
be run and won down at the flower-
bedecked Bheepehead Bay couree to
day, with 50,000 New Yorkere and
others at hand to acclaim the -winner
and make the event one of the real
pulse-hurrying epleodea of the year.
The great affair la thla much her
aided horee race. To begin with, the
princely eum of 320,000 goes to the
owners of the flret three horses to ar
rive at the tape. The race la limited
to three-year olds and up, and the
Journey la laid over the gruelling route
of one and one-quarter miles.
The suburban he* the town by the
ears and It la safe to say that one of
the moat noteworthy renewals from
the standpoint of attendance and the
amount of money won and lost on the
result to be chronicled since the fix
ture was first won by General Monroe
away back In 1887, will characterise
the running today.
The favorite for today'* race Is
Electioneer, a three-year old. the son
of Voter Quesnal, who will race in the
Interests of Kell* Isman, of Philadel
phia. The bookmaker* will serve him
up at about 3 to I. Next Is the entry
of James R. Keene. Mr. Keene will be
repreeented by Superman and Veil,
and possibly Court Dress and Philan
der, who are spoken of as probable
added starter*
Emil Herz's 350,000 colt, Montgom
ery, comes after the Keene horse*
Keene at 6 to 1 and Montgomery at
about the samd price, le the order. F.
R. Hitchcock starts Dandelion, who
ran second to Go Between In the 1906
suburban handicap, while the Newcas
tle stable sends up Running Water, re
puted the best handicap mare in train
ing, with Jockey "Marvelous” Miller
aboard. P. J. Millett believes he can
win with Cottontown, while Jim Fuller,
a strenuous citizen of Miner Springs,
Texas, has faith In his famous mare,
Tokalon, winner of last season's Brook
lyn handicap.
August Belmont stands . pat with
Blandy, an ordinary horse, while Boots
Duraell, clever horseman and start
man, sends both Nealon and Faust to
the post. W. Dugan and E. Dugan are
the respective riders. ... '
Sydney Paget, the British turfman,
has faith In old Cairngorm,- • while E.
W. Jewett and Bob Russell, noted club
man, depend upon Bedottltl.' ofle of the
few commonplace sons , of Meddler.
Wexford, a game old oripple, who
sometimes Is unable to stand In his
stall because of rheumatic legs, will
carry the silks of R. L. Thomas, the
millionaire Kentucky lumber dealer.
The old horse Is In fine form now and
It may be said with assurance that
many good Judges of racing form will
back him today. Frank Gill, winner of
the recent Withers' stakes, represents
"Lucky Jack" McGinnis, while Beacon
Light Is fhe horse which ran second to
Superman In the Brooklyn handicap,
with 100 to 1 against him.
"Graveyard Jake” Bennett starts
Flip Flap, the top weight at 120
pounds. Jockey Jack Martin will be
In the saddle.
Emil Hers firmly believes his Mont
gomery cannot be beaten. He hae al
ready wagered a little over 33,200 In
future books at an average price of 5
to 1. Undoubtedly Dandelion will re
ceive the heartiest manner of support,
for his final work for the race Is being
spoken of as exceedingly fine. Under
the clever handling of that past master
of trainers, John E. Madden, the
Hitchcock horse Is probably a good
deal better tfian he was a year ago.
So expert a price-maker as Book
maker 1. Ham, makes Montgomery a
first choice either over a fast track or
a muddy track. Any way you look at
It, the 1907 suburban handicap Is an
open race, and that means a heavy
speculative one. -
STAR THIEF
ISPASKERT
George Has Stolen More
Bases Than Any Other
Georgia Cracker.
ERNE WHIPS
ENGLISHMAN
Philadelphia, June 10.—The second
appearance of Johnny Summers, of
England, In the ring In this country
lacked the sensationalism of hts first
appearance, when he faced Tommy
Murphy, of Harlem. Summers laat
night opposed Young Erne, of this city,
at the National Athletic Club, and the
Englishman was defeated by such a
wide margin that there was not the
slightest chance for any dispute, such
as almost invariably follows a six-
round encounter here, where no deci
sion can be rendered.
In the second round Summers was
stmply outclassed by the Quaker.
Time after time, during the last four,
rounds. Bummers held on hard, and
thua Erne was probably deprived of
scoring a knockout.
POWDER SPRINGS WINS.
Special to The Georgltn.
Powder 8pringm, Gt. June SO.—In a
one-sided game Powder Springs defeat
ed the Rehoboth team by the score of
It to 6.
Powder Springs started the run get
ting In tho flrat Inning, securing five
hits off Walden, which netted four
runs.
Tho main feature of the game was
the magnificent pitching of Nelson. The
first tsn men who faced him fanned
the air. After the sixth Inning he let
up a little and Rehdboth secured four
runs. He was relieved by Mlddlebrooks
In tho last half of the eighth, and this
pitcher held the opponents down to one
scratch hit during the remainder of
the game.
GETS $1,000
FOR ONE RACE
Gravesend, L. I„ June 20.—The larg
est retaining fee ever paid" a Jockey
for a elngle mount In thla country will
be given Jockey J. I*, Lee, of New Or
leans La., by Jamea R. Keene, In con
nection with the running of the Sub
urban Handicap; that la, if the rider
cares to accept the princely wage.
Keene wants Lee to ride Veil and of
fers $1,000 cash, win or lose. Thla la a
counter-proposition to an offer from
the Jockey's manager to come on from
Latonlrt, Ky.. for the Suburban Handi
cap, for $1,000. Le® wired before the
opening of the racing yesterday after
noon, requesting until 7 o'clock to con
sider the $1,000 offer. Nlcol, who used
to ride Syaonby for Mr. Keene, will
take the mount on Superman at 112
pounds. In 1900 W. C. Whitney paid
"Tod" Slonne $14,000 for two weeks'
work. ls€e (a a negro boy. He can
is low as 92 pounds and will be able
to ride Veil at 94 pounds or Court Dress
at 98 pounds.
ocilla Win8. ’
Special to The Georgian.
Ocllln, Ga., June 20.--Ocilla won a
very one-sided game Wednesday from
Broxton on the local diamond.
Flveaah. the young pitcher for Ocilla,
had Broxton completely at his mercy,
striking out seventeen men and allow
ing only one hit. Freeman, for Brox
ton. pitched a fairly good game, com
pared with the support he received.
Batteries: Ocilla, Flveash and Hen
derson; Broxton. Freeman and Kirk
land.
George Paskert, the youngster who
has been shipped to the major leagues
from Dayton, via Atlanta, is leading
the team In stolen bases at present,
while George Winters, the man who re
fused to leave Atlanta for the big
leagues, Is the best sacrifice hitter of
the bunch.
That is what the records show.
Paskert has stolen 18 bases thus far.
which Is more than Sweeney, Zeller,
Spade, Ford, Castro, Rowan, Becker,
Sid Smith, Castleton, Winters and Jor
dan all put together. •
Dyer stands next to him with six to
his credit and Long James Fox is third
with five.
Fox Is next to Winters on the sacri
fice hit deal, with 10. and Smith and
Jordan ure tied for third honors with
8 apiece.
The sacrifice hit and stolen-base rec
ords of the Atlanta players follows:
NAME. Sacrifice hits. Stolen bases.
Paskert 2 18
Winters 13 3 1
Fox 10 5
Smith 8 2
Jordan 8 3
Becker.. 7 1
Dyer .. 2 6
Castro 6 3
Spade 1 2
Sweeney 1
Totals 67
Standing of the Clubs, j ■
ALABAMA TEAM
LOSES AGAIN
Providence, June 20.—Brown again
defeated the University of Alabama
yesterday at baseball, 9 to 0. The Ala
bamans could do nothing with Brown'i
pitchers and not a man got beyond
second base.
It has been announced that as Brown
has not been defeated In a college game
this year, It will claim the college
championship.
The Alabama team will return home
the latter part of this month. Before
returning the members of the team will
stop over at Jamestown Exposition and
at Washington for a few days' stay.
The team has a few more games to
play.
The record of the team on the tour ia
as follows:
June 4-6—Dartmouth 6, Alabama 0;
Dartmouth 2, Alabama 1.
June 8—Fordham University 3, Ala
bama 1.
June 11—Lehigh University 3, Ala
bama 4.
June 12—Amherst College 3, Ala
bama 2.
June 14—Tufts College 11, Ala
bama 10.
June 15—Williams 8, Alabama 3.
RUTLEDGE MOGUL.
CLUU8-
Meuintils « .
ATLANTA .
New Orleans .
Little Hook . .
Nashville . .
Montgomery .
Southern Lesaue.
HITTING SOME
ARE CRACKERS
tong Swats Are Specialty,
and Paskert Leads the
Bunch.
LUCKIEST INNING FOR
CRACKERS IS SEVENTH
Atlanta's lucky Inning 1* certainly
the zeventh.
In that aectlon of the game Atlanta
ha* m»de more run* this year than In
any other Inning.
Here I* the Atlanta score by Inning*
for the seaeon:
Inning 123356789
Atl'nta 28 20 30 20 15 24 35 16 17—203
Obvloualy Atlanta’* worst Inning I*
the fifth. In all the game* played thl*
season the Cracker* have yanked off
but the mournful total of 15 runs In
the fifth.
The ninth Inning looks a little flabby
too. but It stacks up very well consid
ering that. In 14 games this season,
Atlanta has not had to play out the
ninth Inning. In fact, the average
number of runs made per Inning played
showe up very well In the ninth.
That Is due to those rattling rallies
that the Crackers are always making.
Twice Atlanta has piled up three rung
In the ninth, three times two runs
have been made In the last Inning and
five times a single tally has been sent
over.
Now and then the Atlanta team gets
hoodooed on an Inning, and It Is a
matter of weeks before they can
a run In that- Inning. cow
The frisky, first had the Cracker,
buffaloed for awhile. Beginning April
29 and extending over a period of on.
dozen games tho Craclepra could not
make a run In the oponlng inning
They could score two In the second anv
old day and once they ripped oft elaht
In the third Inning, but up to May ii
there was nothing doing In the flr.i
Inning.
A longer spell of hard luck came in
the sixth Inning. For thirteen full
games In succession not a run was
scored In tho sixth Inning. Then after
thirteen games of hard luck It took a
thlrteen-Innlng tie to change the luck
This hoodoo started April 24 and
was not dodged until May 9, when the
Cracker* played that famous 13-lnnln.
tie with Memphis. *
The most runs scored In a single i n .
nlng was that famous 8-run stunt
made oft Hackett. of Nashville, April
26. In the next Inning of that gam.
two runs were made and two mor,
came In the next—this gave Hackett
the record of tho biggest one, two and
three-Innlng spasms performed by At
lanta this year.
Manuel Much Too Good and
Crackers Lose to Pelicans
The Atlanta players have been slug
ging the ball this year. The club has
made 90 extra base-hits thus far, for a
total of 118 bases.
The Firecrackers have made 70 two-
base hits, 12 three-base hits, and have
knocked the cover off the ball eight
times for as many home runs, which
certainly Is slugging some.
The Crackers always could hit the
ball, but this year they are batting
better than ever before. Jordan has
earned the title of "Home Run Otto."
He hae knocked three home runs. Fox
apd Paskert are tied for second with
two each. Parkert leads In total extra
bases, with 19, Jordan Is second und
Becker and Fox tied for third.
Winters has secured the most three-
baggers, three In all. Paskert and
Becker are next with two each to their
credit. Every one of the regular play
ers has secured two-base and three-
base hits.
Castro, Smith and Becker are tied
for the leadership in the two-base hit
line. Each of these players has 10 to
his credit. Fox and Paskert are tied
for second place with nine each.
The record In full are as fotlows:
Name. 2-bh. 3-bh. hr. t. e. b.
. 51
.431
South Atlantic League,
CLUBS— Pioy*Ml. Won. Lost. P. C.
Jacksonville 57 38 21 .H4J
Chnrlostou 61 35 26 ,f>7<
Macon Ga 33 27
Augusts 57 26 31 .45*
Ci«velan<l . .
Detroit . . .
I'hllmlHphlu
New York . .
Sf. l.oiiU . .
\Yn»lilugt<m .
"TUB" WALLACE.
Here is a snapshot of "Tub"
Wallace, manager and captain of
the fast Rutledge baseball club.
The greatest man tlie people of
Rutledge know just now Is “Tub."
He has collected an aggregation of
ball players that Is bound to at
tract attention for many miles
around. Games are being arranged
with all teams In neighboring coun
ties. and prospects are good for
some mighty nice sport in this line
during the summer.
"Tub" is listed "Jesse Clyde" In
the family Bible, and when off the
baseball ground gives attention to
his furniture emporium In Rut
ledge.
CLUBS—
Chlcngo . .
New York .
rhlUt(lel|>bls
Pittsburg . .
Bouton . . .
Cincinnati .
Brooklrn . .
Sr. Louis . .
National League.
Played, woo. l ost. P. c
FIVE MANAGERS’ LAMENT
By KENNETH TODD.
News Note.—Jacksonville, Charleston, Savannah, Augusta and Colum
bia fans are wondering whether Macon will continue her present clip
Word ho* passed around that the club Is In for business from now on.
Five magnate* who are drawing pay In this her* Sally League
Have figured out with eagerne*, and likew ise some fatigue.
Just how' to crimp the Macon spurt, Just block It up complete—
For all are wondering mightily how I.tpe found Easy street.
They've tried to maul hts pitchers, took shots at Infield men,
But still the club le going good and will go to the end.
"Root" Matthews has his scouts at work, and Mull will give a lob
To some hide and seek detective to pull Life oft his Job.
These recent win* are rankling In several foreign mlmle.
And pennant hopes are glimmering—five teams no mor# are ''finds."
And all this trouble started Just a week or so ago.
When IApe lit up all batting eyes to show he was not slow.
Savannah fans are yelping for a victory now and then—
While dow n In Jaytown they are sore—they want their team to mend.
Augusta's hopes are rocky—Ranslck "can't win all." he snvs;
In return the fans arc yelling: "Don't lose all In the bis."
Columbia lias lost patience, Gulltown Isn't all the "cheese.”
Since Macon started on the climb to give the rest the "squeeze,”
-Macon News.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
Montgomery 4, IJttU- ......
Shreveport 4, Nashville 1.
South Atlantic.
Jneksonvllle 6, 111! 4.
Columbia 2. i ll.lie-ton 0.
bavannah 3, Augusta 1.
American.
Chicago 8, Boston 2.
Philadelphia 4, Detroit I.
Washington 1, Cleveland 0.
fit. Lolls 9, New York 0.
National.
Philadelphia 2. Plttahurg L
Boston 5. Chicago^ '
American Association,
Louisville 6. Minneapolis 0.
8t. Psul 6, Indtana|H>ll, 5 trtr.t garnet.
St. Paul I, Indhtnipoll, 1 walled
agreement*.
Kansas City 4. Toledo 3.
Milwaukee 19, Colmnbns 3.
Cotton States.
Meridian 2, Vicksburg 9.
Columbus s, Jackson 5.
Gulfport 18, Mobile 2.
Becker 10
Smith 10 1 o
Jordan 7 1 3
Paskert 9 2 2
Fox 9 1 2
Castro lo 1 0
Winters 6 3 0
Dyer 4 1 0
Spade 5 0 0
Totals 70 12 8
•T. E. B.—Total extra bases.
NELSON WINS.
ftliecinl to The Georgian.
Nelson, Ga., June 20.—Nelson won
double-header from Calhoun here Mon.
duy afternoon. Turk pitched for Nel
son In the first game and won. letting
the Calhoun team down with two hits.
Day, the old Tech College star, was In
the box for Nelson In the second game
and pitched a four-hit game.
Tho scores:
First Game.
Nelson. a|
Day, 2b 6
Turk, p 6
McKee. 3b 6
Rambo, cf. 6
Stearns, ss 6
Worley, If 5
Litchfield, 1b 5
Bane. lb. und If. 4
Stearnes, If. 1
Jordan, c. .. 4
h.
Totals
Calhoun.
Hostetler, 2b 4
.Roach, If 4
jDIckson, as 4
"Richards, rf. and p 4
Kidd, lb 3
Richards, 3b 4
! Lennlng, p. .. 3
, Rhyne, c 3
| Jeffries, cf. 4
..33
..47 17 14 1
New Orleans, La., June 20.—New Or
leans made It two out of three here
yesterday afternoon. The Crackers
lost the closing game by a score of
4 to 1.
Billy Smith certainly wanted the
game. He started off with Ford In the
box, and when It was evident that the
ex-Central Leaguer was not going to
hold the Pelicans he sent Rowan to the
rescue. Then when it looked as though
a hit might win. Spade was sent In to
hit for Big Jack. He did not twirl,
however; and Rube Zeller finished out
the game.
But all these endeavors were
vain, for Manuel held the Crackers
right down to hard pan except In the
seventh and In this famous “Atlanta
Inning" the Georgia bunch could put
over only one run.
The Atlanta pitchers did well, every'
thing considered. They gave New Or
leans only six hits. The three errors
In the Atlanta support made some dlf
ference.
And then luck played Its part. For
Atlanta made more hits and the same
number of errors that New Orleans
did, but somehow they came better for
the home team than for the visitors.
It looked as though Manuel would
keep up his shut-out record for awhile.
He held the Crackers safe as Sing
Sing until the seventh. In that In
ning the New Orleans team put up a
lusty exhibition of fielding; and that,
combined with singles, brought In a
tally. Atlanta had the bases full once,
and only on# out. With batters like
Spade, Becker, Winter* and Smith In
line it looked like runs galore. J3ut
nothing happened.
It was a nifty young game, all right,
ab. r. h. po. a.
0 0
The score:
Atlanta.
Becker, rf. .
Winters, cf.
Smith, c. . .
Jordan, 2b. .
Paskert, If. .
Fox, lb. . ,
Castro, ss .
Dyer, 3b. .
Ford, p . .
Rowan, p. .
Zeller, p. . ,
'Spade .. ..
Totals 33 1 7 24 13 3
•Batted for Rowan In seventh In-
nlng.
New Orleans, ab. r. h. po. a e
Atz, ss 2 1 1 l 55
Beecher, 3b. . . 4 0 1 0 2 9
Breltensteln, If . 4 1 2 1 9 o
Sabrie, lb. ... 4 0 0 7 2 9
Nadeau, rf. . . 3 0 0 3 0 9
Gaston, cf. . .. 4 1 1 5 1 0
Gatins. 2b. ... 2 0 0 3 2 0
Stratton, c. . . 3 0 0 6 1 0
Manuel, p. . . . 3 1 1 1 2 l
Totals.. .. ..29 4 6 27 16 3
Runs by innings: R.
New Orleans .. 110 010 10*—4
Atlanta 000 000 100—1
Hits by innings;
Atlanta 001 211 200—7
New Orleans.. .. .. ..120 010 20*—6
Summary: Hits, oft Ford 4 In five
Innings, off Rowan 0 In one Inning, off
Zeller 2 In two innings; two-base hits,
Breltensteln, Ats; stolen bases, Brelt
ensteln, Sabrie, Atz: sacrifice hits,
Gatins, Jordan; double plays, Beecher
to Gatina to Ssbrle; struck out. by
Manuel 2, Ford, Paskert, by Ford
three, Stratton. Beecher, Sabrie; by
Rowan 1, Gaston; bases on balls, off
Ford 2: hit by pitched ball, by Zeller
1, Nadeau; left on bases, New Orleans
Atlanta 7; first on errors, New Or
leans 2, Atlanta 3. Time, 1:42. Um
pire, Rudderham.
Just Notes
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
.Nashville fa Shreveport.
NAT KAISER & CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
IS Decatur St. Kimball House.
Bargains In Unredeemed Diamond*.
GARDNER.
Here is the ex-pltcher who has
been playtng fair ball In the out
field for the Birmingham team this
year.
Secretary A. Clark Miller has re
turned to Little Rock from Ills trip of
Investigation to New Orleans to gather
documentary evidence with which to
carry before the national baseball com
mission the Southern association's end
of the New York-Phlladelphla incident
In the springtime, which ended In New
York's manager, McGraw, refusing to
continue play with Philadelphia Ameri
cans owing to refusal of Umpire Zim
mer to call a balk when requested to do
so by the New Yorkers. The Southern
end of controversy In a nutshell
amounts to several hundred people
being disappointed at not witnessing a
ball game after they paid admission
for such an affair.
By winning twenty-two of the first
twenty-five games played, the Wichita
team of the Western Association made
a record which will no doubt stand for
wine time.
Totals
Score by Innings
Nelson 600 030 80*—17
Calhoun ,000 000 002— 2
Summary—Struck out, by Lennlng 5.
by Richards I, by Turk 10.
.. Second Game.
Nelson. ab. r. h. e.
Turk, 2b 4 0 0 0
Day, p 4 0 1 o
McKee, 3b 4 0 0,0
Rambo, cf. .. . 4 0 0 0
Stearnes. ss 3 1 0 0
II. Worley, rf. 3 1 0 1
Littlefield, lb. 3 0 0 0
J. Worley, If 3 0 0 0
Jordan, c 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 1 1
Calhoun. ab. r. b. e.
Hostetler, 2b . 4 0 0 2
Roach, e 4 0 0 0
Dickson, ss. .. 4 0 2 0
Richards, It 4 0 0 0
Kidd, lb 3 0 0 0
Richards, p 3 0 0 A
Boston, cf. 3 0 0 0
McLlatn. rf. 3 0 0 l
Jeffries, 3b. 3 0 0 2
Total 31 0 2 5
Score by Innings; R.
Nelson 010 000 10*— 2
Calhoun .. 000 000 000— 0
Summary—Struck out, by Duy 17, by
Richards 5.
Manager Clark Griffith, of the New
York Americans, says that rank umpir
ing Is the cause of the poor showing of
the Highlanders. That's one thing
about Griff—he always places the blame
where It belongs.—Ex.
Otto Jordan and Leewc divide the
honor of being the best second base
men In the league. But the Pirate cap
tain leads Otto an easy chase.—Shreve
port Times.
Yes, easy for Otto.
Hub Perdue, the Gallatin Foghorn, Is
leading the league from the rear end
of the base-hit column, as statistics
compiled today show that he has not
made a safe drive since the champion
ship season started.—Exchange.
Gratitude la a fine thing. Clark re
ceived more favors from the Shreve
port Association last year than have
ever been granted In the history of
baseball. But he evidently doesn't ap
preciate It. Up and down In the whirl
wind of life It Is frequently the case
that you find people who do not appre
ciate favors. Clark is unfortunate
enough to have a disposition of this
kind. He can play ball when lie wants
But he hasn't been playing the
game this year.—Shreveport Times.
1 j Denny Shea Is umpiring at Columbia
0 11 and The State of that city says that
1 o his work during Ills first game i
of the gilt-edge variety. Shortly after
the opening of the league season Shea
applied to President Boyer for a posi
tion as umpire, but tuere was no room
for him at that time. Ills many
friends hope that he will stick as one
of the regulars. Some tjme ago Joe
ilennager applied for a position as In
dicator handler.—Savannah Morning
News.
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j JOSH FOR THE GIANTS
Wanted—Some team to take about
six straight fall* out of Memphis and
Atlanta. That probably wouldn't help,
would it?—Little Hock Gaxctte.
John McMaUIn has pitched several
good game* for the team he Is man
aging and has helped the club out won
derfully In this respect. McMakln Is
one of the ugliest and best pitchers In
the league. He f* an ex-riemsonian
and could be with Montgomery today
If he cared to.
The visit of the New York Giants to
Chicago was the baseball event of the
season In the Windy City. Here Is The
Record-Herald's comment:
When asked to give his impressions
of our fair city, Mr. "Christy" Math*
ewson said: "What large lemons you
have here.”
When pressed for an Interview,
"Muggsy" McGraw said: "My team
never gets a fair show here. We can't
play our game with so many coppers
on the grouuds."
Roger Bresnahan voiced the senti
ments of the New York team in a few
well chosen remarks, as follows: "We
do not claim to have much chance to
win the season's series from the Cubs.
They won’t do aythlng but play base
ball.”
Bowernian suffered severely. 8pak«
he: "I like a fellow who’ll peel his coat
and come out and meet you toe to toe.
but when they put a gang In the grand
stand to sing poetry, you can tell em
for Bowernian that that kind of a stunt
Is for bloomer girls, not full-grown
lighting men. Why, cull, I haln't had
my fist doubled since I hit the town.
"My sox,” continued McGraw, "thl»
Is terrible and then some. Here wt
are, paid to do our work and letting
a covey of mollycoddles put It over us.
Can It be that we shall be known a*
the last of the demons?"
"It was Just like this," said Joe Mc-
Glnnity. "I'squeezed the ball all I
knew how, but somehow, just before
It got to the plate, It swelled out to tne
size of one of those board of trade
balloons. I hate a balloon."
Fourteen strikeouts Is very near the
league record. Perhaps If Ray*? 4 '”,
had recalled that the record Is 1o n
would have gone one better. k». •
mond Is the best pitcher In the IcMJJ
and that is all there is to it. You Ju«
have to give It to him, that's all.— 1
lunibla State.
SHE WENT TOT
HEGAMfc
maid ?’’
said—
ike—
n's fly—
base
face—
he score
ur"—
Vhat is a hit?*’
ke
oke?
—G. Rice. In Tennessean
"Where are you coin*, my prett>
"I'd like to go to the game," she
Alack-a-day—you foolish bloke—
Now ain't you eorry that you sp
Fur now you’ll have to tell her wh
That horrid man cauxht Wlsema
And why that gent around home
Has to wear a cage on his ruggec
"And who is winning?" although
May be "nineteen or twenty to (n
And "What Is an out?" and “X
Until you throw a conniption fit.
Now ain't you sorry that you spr
To the pretty maid—you foolish bl