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M THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, JUNE 20,190T. ± ii 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. : •••••••••••t«******e*******etee*MMMtM»< 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