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L THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, JUNE 25,1907. I ALL THE NEWS OF THE BASEBALL AND SPORTING WORLDS NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS BY PERCY H. WHITINO. Nashville, Tenn., June 25.—The cork came out of the tennis bottle Monday afternoon, the golf tournament and the return of the baseball team due Thursday and things like that impending, this town is slated to bo lively in a day or two—too lively for a sporting editor off on a vacation. It looks now as though the Tennessee tennis championship were due to be a protty nice event. In general make-up it will not be very much different from the one last year, except for the decidedly notable absence of the present Tennessee champion, Reuben G. Hunt, of Alameda, Cal. As far as can be learned Mr. Hunt will not defend any of his Southern title 1 and in consequence there seems a better chance than last year that the Tennessee and Southern championships, will stay in the South. Dr. Karl Little, of Cincinnati, Georgia state champion, will doubtless be the strongest of the invaders. However, he is not a player of Hunt’s class and it is doubtful if he will be able to win his way to the top with the comparative ease that the Cali fornian did last year. NAVAL ACADEMY VARSITY CREW PREPARING FOR GREAT RACE J With Thornton and Scott as the Atlanta delegation, there is no especial reason why a prize or two should not go to Georgia. It seems to be the feeling up here that Thornton—in his present form —can handle any Southern player and that he is more than likely to win the Tennessee championship. In Scott he has a strong doubles partner and quite probably he will be able to make it warm for the Rodgers brothers and the rest of the fast doubles teams in the tournament. The only visitors who arrived for the flrst-pf-the-week of golf were Clarence Angier, of Atlanta; Percy Galbrcath, of Mem phis, and Will Ward, of Birmingham. Mr. Ward went to the semi-finals in the recent championship in Atlanta and will be a strong contender here. The Nashville course has suffered, like all Southern courses, from weather not suited to the rapid production of grass, but at that it is in nice condition and any old time it is the snuggest little course in the South and one over which every Southern player ia always pleased to perform. As for baseball—well, this town is a little sore on the game at the present shouting. The Dobbers had dents put in their system over in the West —like all the rest of the Easterners. And it hurt. Getting baseball wallops was long the specialty of this town, but early this year the fans got out of the habit and it pains them to get back. The kicking over here is very loud and very tempestuous, but there is a general feeling that the change will be for the better when the team gets back in the East. The end of the Western games comes as a big relief to the Eastern clubs. The West is a more fearsome place this year than ever be fore—and goodness knows it has always been bad enough. With the East hack in the East things look rather better and Atlanta will now go to the top. Yes! But in the words of Grantland Rice—“Didn’t the Memphis team pin things on us over there!” This is the varsity crew of the Annapolis Naval Academy, now at Poughkeepsie. These husky young oarsmen have proved the biggest surprise of the Intercollegiate regatta thus far Despite numerous time trials to which they have been subjected, they are handling their sweeps with wonderful skill and show no signs of a physical breakdown. Experts say that no coach has ever worked his crew as hard as Glendon does the middles, and fear he may weaken them. RUSSELL FORD PITCHES GREAT BALL, AND WINS GAME FROM THE DOBBERS CRACKERS PLAY DOBBERS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON • The Crackers and the Dobbers will play the second game of the series at Ponce DeLeon-Parle this afternoon, and a good *game Is looked for. Nelson, the star Nashville slabn^n, will be in the box for the Dobbers. Billy Smith will probably pin his hopes on Swalm, the new pitcher he bought a few days ago. If Swalm doesn't pitch Tuesday, it Is probable that Roy Castlcton. the southpaw, will do box duty. The Crackers and the Dobbers are going to fight hard for Tuesday’s game, and the contest should bo a good one. The game will be called promptly at 4 p. m. Swalm Is Here and Will Probably Pitch Today Harry Swalm, the new Atlanta pitch er secured by Billy Smith, is a giant In site. Swalm is a big tall fellow and If you could tell anything by looking at him he should make good at once, for everybody seemed to like his looks. Swalm was out at the park Monday afternoon and worked out with the u Pat” Powers Is a Prophet While Pat Powers, boss of the East ern League of baseball clubs, stood nt the window of his office In the Flatiron building wistfully watohlng the whist ling winds toy with the ladles' skirts, Frank Farrell, who had stepped asked: Tgt, what Is a prophet V "I am." said Pat. "How?" exclaimed the big lengue baseball magnate. "Well. I can show you. When the baseball season opened X said that the tight clubs which go to make up what —excuse the boast—what I consider the greatest league of thtm all, would make a remarkably close race for the pennant " "We all said that," declared Farrell. "Sure," answered Pat. "but in my case it came true. In yours It didn't. That’s how Pm a prophet and you're— well, you're not. You will remember that at the time that I presented my 1W7 schedule at the league meeting last March I predicted that an unusu ally close race would result If the schedule was accepted and carried out M outlined. That my prediction was verified to the letter is evidenced by the unprecedented closeness of the present struggle. Never before in the history of organised baseball has such a race been known. Here It Is June, two months after play was started, and Toronto, on first plsce, has won only seven games more than Montreal, in last po*iuon,-~j;sw York Globe, i Firecrackers. Swalm Is called the "Hu man Whirlwind" down in bis home town. It Is said he has a world of speed. Swalm may pitch the second game of the series against the Dobbers this aft ernoon. Swalm Is In good form now and Billy may send him In to twirl at any time. Ford pitched a phenomenal game against those haughty Dobbers Monday afternoon, letting them down with only one lone hit, and not a single run. Not nan reached second base for the Dobbers. The Crackers played great ball Mon day afternoon, and the boys from Nashville didn’t even have the slightest chance of winning the game with Ford twirling like he did Monday. Ford pitched one of the best games ever twirled on an Atlanta diamond. Monday's game almost equaled that great game Rube Zeller pitched against the Flnnltes. One man scored oft Zel ler. Ford did not let a man cross the plate Monday. Ford had great control of the ball, and In fact ho had almost everything a pitcher needed. Te struck out six men and had the Dobbers guessing at all times. Little Elmer Duggan, who on one oc casion pitched a game for the Atlanta hunch, was on the firing line against the Crackers Monday. Duggan pitched a creditable game, and with better sup port would have made a better show- ng. Duggan made two wild illngs to first base In trying to catch base run ners and lost his own game. How Crackers Scored. The Crackers failed to score In the first Inning, but In the second they made It hot for the Dobbers. Paskert led off in the second by singling to right Held. Fox singled past short and Paskert went to second. Castro sacri ficed and each man advanced a base. Dyer hit to the pitcher and Duggan threw the boll away and Paskert and Fox scored. Ford went out from short to first and Dyer scored. The Crackers scored again in the fourth Inning. Fox led off with a sin gle to right field. Castro singled to center field and went to .second. Dyer SHELL CREWS ARE READY FOR WEDNESDAY’S RACES ever. The Dobbers played good ball Mon day. but they were not in it on the winning side. Russell Ford pitched the Atlanta team to victory Monday after noon, and at no time of the afternoon did the Dobbers have a single chance to win the game. The Dobbers were as helpless as little children. Here Is the box score of Monday's game: RUSSELL FORD. sacrificed to pitcher and on a wild throw to first Fcf: and Castro scored, and on another wild throw by the first baseman, Dyer went to third. Ford hit to short and on McCormick’s error Dyer scored. The Crackers made one more In the seventh inning. Sid Smith, who will be married shortly, doubled to left and ent to third on Jordan’s fly out to cen ter field. Paskert singled to left and Smith scored. Johnnv Dobbs, the Nashville mogul, had a rather painful accident Monday afternoon. Sid Smith doubled to cen ter, and in chasing the ball Mr. Dobbs sprained his ankle. Johnny will proba bly be in the game this afternoon, how- Naahvillo Persons, If. . Wiseman, rf. . . 4 Dobbs, cf. . . . . 3 McCormick, ss. . 3 Morse, 2b 8 McElveen, 3b. . . 3 Lister, lb 3 Wells, c 2 E. Duggan, p. . . 3 Totals ... .27 Atlanta— ab. Becker, rf. . . . 4 Spade, cf. . . . 3 Smith, c. .... 3 Jordan, 2b. ... 4 Paskert, If. ... 4 Fox. lb 3 Castro, ss. . . . 3 Dyer, 3b 3 Ford, p 3 Totals 30 Score by Innings: Nashville .... ab. r. h. po. a. e, 7 10 27 13 .000 000 000—0 Atlanta 030 300 lOx—7 12345678 9—Hits ashvllle . . .0 0001000 0— 1 tlanta 12 12 0 12 1*— 10 Summary—Two-base hit. Smith; stolen bases. Spade; sacrifice hits, Cas tro, Dyer, Becker; double plays, Jordan to Castro to Fox; first base on balls, Ford 2, Duggan 2; hit by pitched balls, E. Duggan (Fox); struck out, Ford 6, Person, McCormick, Wiseman, Wells, McElveen; Duggan 2, Spade, Ford; wild pitches, Duggan. Time 1:30. Um pires, Rinn and Hackett. • HMHIMUmi Just Notes Despite a rumor to the contrary, Cas tro denied Saturday night that he had Jumped his contract and left for Chi cago, directly ufter Saturday's game to accept a $10,000 Job with Manager Mulhooley, of the Windy City Side Lots. He will be on deck as usual to day.—Memphis News-Sclmltar. George Winters, of the Atlanta squad, whs unable to play Saturday owing to a broken thumb. But It is a remark able thing that the plucky outfielder worked throughout Frldny's game de spite the fracture, which was received In practice before the setto. George is bewailing the fact that he will have to remain out of the game for at least a week.—Memphis News-Sclmltar. Augusta Loses To Macon Team Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., June 25.—In a game that lacked considerable Interest, from the \ grandstand’s point of view, Macon took the scalp of the Augusta team in the first game of the series. George Stinson, with his timely home run, scored the only run of the after noon, his long drive going out over left field fence. Both pitchers, Quinn for Macon and Holmes for Augusta, pitched good ball, and for a time it was a pitchers' bat tle. Box score: Macon, ab. r. h. po. a, Murdock, cf. . . 4 0 0 0 0 Lipe, 3b 3 0 0 3 3 Houston, If. . . 3 0 0 I 0 Stinson, rf. ... 2 1 1 0 0 Rhoton. 2b. ..20124 Wohlleben, lb. . 2 0 0 11 1 Pope, sk 3 0 0 4 4 Harnlsh, c. . . . 3 0 1 5 1 Quinn, p. . . . 3 0 0 1 2 She Is to Race For Auto Cup ab. r. h. po. CAPITOL AVENUE STARS WIN. Cspitol Avenue Stars defented the South Side Amnteurs in a fust game Monday by the score of 4 to 2. The pitching of C. Suelllug nnd the catcb- iug of L). Sinko nnd the aTt-round playing of J. Boynton and W. Brooks were the fen- hall for the Amnteurs. IL If. Stars 0 1 0 l 0 0 0 f 0-4 6 2 Amateurs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0—2 SWEETGUM WINS. Special to The Georgian. Law renew lit*, Gn.. June 25.-r8we«tgnm again defeated on last Moudny Grayson’s afnr team nt Grayson by n score of 4 to 1. This Is the third gnma played between these teams, the Stveetguins having taken nil three by good scores. The game was hotly contested. For live innings It was three up and three down with Grayson. Montgomery did the twirling for Sweet- gum in n manner that was disastrous to Grayson's heavy batsmen. The score by innings: SWeef gum 2 101 0000 0—4 Gray sou luOOOftOO 0—1 Batteries—Montgomery ami Nunnaiiy; Nix •ml NU. . * Totals .... Augusta. Croxier, If. . . Bieman, as. . Bender, rf. . . Dexter, lb. . . Kustus, cf.* . . McKernan, 3b. Kendrick. 2b. . Fox. c. . . . Holmes, p. . . Totals 31 Score by innings: Macon Augusta Summary—Loft on bases, Macon 3, Augusta 6; home run, Stinson; two- base hits, Kustus, Bender; struck out, by Holmes 7, by Quinn 5; bases on balls, of Quinn 1, off Holmes 2; sacri fice hits, Rhoton. Croxier; stolen bases, Wohlleben, Dexter. Time 1:40. O0O0OO0OOOOO00<H>0O0OOO0OQ0 O GROUNDS ARE CHANGED 0 O AT PONCE DELEON. 0 O O O The new grounds at Ponce De- O O Leon have been changed since the O O team has been away on that last O O western trip. Two sections at the O O grounds in the grandstand have 0 O been reserved for the ladles, and O 0 no smoking will be allowed In O O either of the two sections. 0 O Only two sections are now re- O O served—these being the 75-cent 0 0 seats. The management has re- O O served two sections directly be- 0 O hind home plate and has placed O O chairs In these. 0 0 All seats at the park now cost O O 50 cents, except the box seats. On O O special occasions the management 0 O will reserve other seats In the O 0 grandstand. Awnings have been O O placed over the box seats under O 0 the smokers. O O Bowling Tonight At Case’s Alleys The Atlanta bowling team will meet the Georgia Railway and Electric Com pany's team tonight In the second game of the series. These two teams are playing a aeries of fifteen games, bowling three at each meet. The next gatpes will be rolled Friday night. The games between these two teams are close and inter esting and neither team seems to have anything on the other. Poughkeepsie, N..Y., June 25.—If the plana of Mayor John K. Saguo are carried out there will be no public pool selling on the day before the In tercollegiate regatta here or on regatta day, which is Wednesday. The Columbia crews are taking things easy. "The hard work Is all over now,” said Coach Rice. Wisconsin's 'varsity crew did rather a surprising thing yesterday In taking a time row over the course. The Wls. consln freshmen beat the 'varsity a half length In the first two mfles. The Cornell crew Is growing In favor every hour with those who are fol lowing rowing. The Ithacans are get ting more Impressive with every row they take and the chances are that they will be prohibitive favorites in the coming 'varsity race. Captain Ingram, of the navy crew says that the crew will move about 34 to the minute In the race on Wed- nesday except for the last half mile when the pace Is likely to be acceler-’ Died. Some persons take this to mean that the navy Is not going to trv to row away from the others at the star- end will depend upon a flnlshlng spurt to do the business. The navy peopl6 expect that they will have at least three distinguished vis itors for the races here—Admiral Goodrich. Admiral Evans and Victor H. Metcalf, secretary of tt-e navy. The monitors Nevada, Arkansas and Flor ida are expected here tomorrow. The observation train of thirty-nine cars, all nicely covered, Is hero for the race. GRAND STAND AT EAST LAKE FOR TENNIS PLAYERS Everything Is being put In readiness for the Southern lawn tennis meet, which will be held In Atlanta, on the Atlanta Athletic Club’s tennis courts, on July 2 and on the following days of that week. Grandstands are now being erected to seat all of those comfortably that at tend, whether to witness the play or to play themselves. There will be a large entry list, com- posed of some of the best tennis play ers In the South, In this tourney, and a great week of tennis Is looked for by those In charge of the meet. The winners of the Atlanta tourna- ment will be sent to Newport os rep resentatives of the Atlanta Athletic Club and the South, and to make this possible the committee In charge has decided to charge an admittance fee of 26 cents to see the Atlanta tourna ment. Unusual interest In the tourney Is being manifested this year because the winners of the Southern championship in doubles have been admitted for the first time by the National Lawn Ten nis Association to compete with the Eastern and Western champions for the national doubles championship at Newport in August. IHIHMHIHMHHHHHMMMMIHI j Standing of the Clubs. Southern League. Played. Won. Lott. P. C. Jacksonville.. Charleston . , Mncon . . . Augusta . . • Savannah.. .. Columbia . . 41 American League. CLUBS— Played. Won. Lost. P. Chicago r ~ Cleveland ! Detroit ... Philadelphia . . 53 . 57 :s MRS. GOODWIN GUEST. Mra. Goodwin Guest la the fa mous automobillat. SJie Is making , a short trip to Europe. She will return in time for the Vanderbilt cup race. BEN HILL WINS. Ben Hill defeated Hemphill Satur day in a hard hitting game, 21 to 11. The features of the game were the timely hitting of Simmons, Baker and Sheats. This makes the fifth straight game Ben Hill has won. Score by Innings. R. H. E. Ben Hill 075 000 430—21 23 6 Hemphill 030 402 002—11 10 9 Batteries: Kimberly nnd Sheats; Barker and Carey. Time. 2 hours. At- 000000000O0000000000000000 tendance, 2Q0. WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Nashville In Atlanta. Ponce DeLeon park. Gsme called at 4 o’clock. New Orleans in Shreveport. Memphis In Little UoekT Montgomery in Birmingham. CHAMBERLINS WIN. Monday afternoon the crack team of the Chamberiln-Johnson-DuBose Com pany defeated the Davtson-Paxon- Stokea team by the score of 7 to 2. Chamberlin has only lost two games this season and would like to get games for the coming Saturdays. Their Une-up la as follows: F. Hill, c; F. Pearson, 1st and captain; B. Ber ry, 2b; E. Wylm, s»; J. Farmer, 3b; E. Me Glason, Bridewell and Porter, out fielders; A. J. 8aye, Gentle and E. Sheartl. pitcher*. Our grounds are situated on North avenue, opposite the Tech school. We would like to get a large crowd out each Saturday. Gaines start at 3 p. m. * "NIG” CLARK IS THE GOODS Writing' from Washington, the sporting man of The Cleveland Press hns this to ssy regarding our old friend "Nig" Clark, former backstop for the Firecrackers: "Players nil around the circuit tell that ’Nig’ Clark Is the best catcher In the world, and I believe they are right," said Addle Joss recently. "The little fellow la not only a perfect mncblno back there, catching nny kind of fast or slow or curvo or spit ball pitching, but be la a reincar nation of Buck Ewing in' his manner of Jollying the batters Into hitting at the bad ones. "No ronld 1 ndeed, a pi __ except to stand up there and band up what k nnd Crlger and SulHvan, and air the Test! but Clark la the king of them all, nnd, more, over, he i« getting better every time he is * i the game." COLCORD WANT8 GAMES. The Colcord baseball team would like to get games with any team In the city. The Colcord club has a strong team this year, nnd they will make a game Interesting with team In this city. dress all challenges to II. M. Beck, 344 McDaniel street, or telephone W. D. Os borne, 97 west, or Standard 'phone 897. This team would like to get a game for next Saturday at 3:30 p. m. YE8TERDAY’8 RESULTS. 8outhern. Atlanta 7, Nashville 0. Memphis 6, Little Itock 2. Shreveport 6, New Orleans 4. Montgomery failed to arrive In Birmiug ham. 2 ST - L0 Ji'S PAYS *1.500 o 2 FOR “BUGS” RAYMOND. 0 s 0 O Special to The Georgian. 0 2 Charleston, S. C„ June 25.— 0 G Bugs Raymond. Charleston's 0 g muter ball twlrler, haa been sold 0 O to the St. Louis Nationals. He 0 2 IL ,U JP°t he released, however, until 0 O the South Atlantic season closes. 0 g Manager McClosky, of the Na- 0 O tlonals, came to Charleston under O O an assumed name. He Is supposed O O to have paid about J1.600 for the O O eccentric pitcher. o O o PQWWtKKHJOOOOOGOOOQtxiOOCiO How His Umps Called the Play .Huron i, s\iigiisin u. SnTannnh 4, Jacksonville 2. Charleston 4, Columbia 3. American. Philadelphia 9, Washington 2. Philadelphia 6, Washington 3. Cleveland 3, Chicago 2. New York 9, Ronton 8. New York 11. Boston 3. National. Chicago 4. 8t. Louis 1. Cincinnati 13, Pittsburg 5. _ , , Am.ric.n Association. Toledo 8, Louisville 1. Minneapolis 6. Kansas City 4. Milwaukee 14. 8t. Paul 5. Columbus 6, Indianapolis 0. . Cotton States. \ lektburg 6, Gulfport 6. Jackson 2. Mobile 0. Meridian 12, Columbus 9. Possibly the ha'rdest decision an umpire rer taektod fell to the lot of Jack Strat- mi,-who was umpiring a game between the Dallas, Ohio, team and the club from Sycamore Valleys, years ago. The teams wero playing down In Lynn’s bottom at Sycamore Valley, and the score was 15 to 12, or something like thnt, In favor of Dallas, In the ninth Inning, with two out and the bases tilled. At nny rate, whatever the score was, 8ycamore Valley noeded three runs to tie and four to win, nnd It happened that Butch Carpenter, one of the weakost bitters on the team, wae at hat. One strike bad been colled when Butch hit the ball. Where that ball went no one knows to this day. All the players wero running—they saw the ball pitched and saw It hit, but Jnat os the bat nit the ball the boiler nt Ulokle’t saw mill, about 200 yards away, exploded. About five minute* inter, when the smoxe nnd Htoam cleared away, the base runners remembered, nnd ran around to the plate. The renl argument started about a nrut hour Inter, when everybody had visit*! the wreek. Sycamore Valley claimed tne victory, declaring that four runB bad scerto —nnd Jack Stratton allowed their clalm- Clevelaml Press. MADDOX-RUCKER WANTS GAME. The Maddox-Rucker baseball lea™ would like to have a proposition 1mm some fast out-of-town team tor the Fourth of July. We can assure a go™ game with any amateur team in tne state. „ , Address B. S. Hule, manager Mad- dox-Rucker baseball team. Atlanta, Ga. NAT KAISER & CO. CONFIDENTIAL LOANS ON VALUABLES. 18 Decatur St. Kimball Houia Barcaln. In Unredeemed Blanton™ - ATLANTA VS. NASHVILLE Ticket* On Sale At All of Oppenhelm’e Places. JUNE 24-25-26 Game Called 4 O’Clock