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1HE ATLANTA (JEOKUIAVAND iNEWa. SATURDAY, JULY ,6 1907
AFTER A DAY OF REST BASEBALL BEGINS AGAIN
HERE ARE THREE FAMILIAR FACES
It was a shame to waste Friday. Two good baseball teams
were in town, so were some fifty thousand fans and the finest base
ball park in the South lying lule.
But thero eonldn't be any game. The schedule did not call
for one and Montgomery did not have a postponed game in At
lanta.
So the two teams fiddled around their hotels and the fans
amused themselves as best they could.
After Saturday's game the Crackers have only three in a
row here and then there is a jump to Montgomery, where the
week is finished out.
The Barons come for the slaughter on Monday.
And speaking of that—how times have changed. When the
Barons made their second trip here last year they found the Crack
ers sharpening knives and taking nerve tonic.
About twelve months later the Barons are looked on as the
league picnic and everybody is glad they are coming—because
we need the games.
On the following Monday—July 15—Xew Orleans opens here
and the second invasion of the East by the West is on in
earnest
This looks like a critical time in the fight for the pennant.
If the Crackers can pull back into the lead then the prospects
that Georgia flies n flag next spring nre good. If they do not
then things look ^dubious—though the fire is by no means out,
even in that case.
The Cracker team is not in as good condition now ns it was
a week ago. With Sid Smith suffering from a bad finger and
Paskert laid up with a punk wrist the team is crippled. However,
it seems as though the Crackers were good to win, even without
v those two stars.
Usually an anonymous contributor is a knocker and a
grouch. Generally n man (or woman) who does not sign his name
(or her name) is a misanthrope and a hard loser.
As a general proposition anonymous contributors mnke us
tired and their efforts reach the waste basket with due celerity.
But really we have been favored with several cheerful selec
tion^ from an unknown fnn, which were amusing rather than oth
erwise.
The following came after three straight defeats:
Oh. Perrival, whither thou art this beautiful, balmy morning?
Verily thou muit have stayed up late last night until the "wee"
hours of the morning trying to frame up a formidable excuse
about yesterday's game—too bad, and ATLANTA LOST, and
Just to think (J) consecutive games on a stretch—how prepos
terous. It Is tough luck.
I will wait with a goodly amount of Impatience to see what
thou has to say In your little "cosy-corner" this afternoon.
' MORAL: Cheer up. Percy: there’s a "rainbow In the sky" or
rather the worst Is yet to come, •
Atlanta, Ga. The same
It is odd that because the Atlanta papers seldom knock the
team the sporting editors aro looked on as defenders of the pol
icy of the baseball powers that be.
Which is all foolishness. After nwhile it dawns on the aver
age sporting writer that only one team of the eight can win the
pennant and that to finish third is better than five of the teams
will do and when this “great white light” breaks ho quits knock
ing.
The point we harped on in the gloomy days last year—
that “the game’s the thing" and a pennant is only a cheap
chunk of cloth after all—is one that every basoball writer knows
and no real fan ever realizes.
If that idea ever gets home to a fnn he ceases to become a
genuine fanatic and sinks baok to the plnne of an “occasional
spectator.”
For a fnn isn’t a fan unless ho is utterly unreasonable about
expecting victories.
This little line of talk is not in the nature of. a "sour
grapes" production nor are we loosening a soft plaec in which
to alight in case it becomes inevitable Ihnt Memphis is going to
get the pennant.
We just wanted to explain in a general way why we don’t
knock and to ask one question:
What will it matter 100 years hence who won the pennant t
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY H, WHITING
SWEENEY
ISJICK
Three Crackers Now On List
of “Down-and-
Outers.”
SPADE IS LIKELY TO
WORK IN OUTFIELD
Sid Smith Will Have To Go
Behind Bat in Spite of
Hurt Finger.
ATLANTA.
New Or lentil
Hhrerei
Little
Xanhvlllft . .
Birmingham
Moutgomerj 70
Here are three players of the New York American League team who
trained in Atlanta thia spring. At tha left is Ira Thomas, the big, good-
natured catcher of the Yanks. In the center is Billy Hogg, the pitcher
with the free-flowing repartee and the high speed, and on the right is
Clark Griffith, tha foxy manager.
Griff has not given New York a pennant winner thie year, but he has
a team which is making a good showing.
Chnrlrston 73
Jacksonville. . . . .73
Mncon 72
Augusts 72
hlcnao . . .
Icvolnnd . .
Detroit . . .
Philadelphia . .
New York . .
HI. I-ouls . .
Boston . . .
Washington . .
Railway and Electrics
Finally Down Atlantans
The Georgia Railway and Electric
Company's bowling team succeeded In
defeating the crack Atlanta team Fri
day night In the sixth game of the
aeries by the small mwrgln of 79 pins.
A large number of local bowling fans
witnessed the games, and were treated
to some tine bowling. These two teams
are evenly matched, and are rolling
close, exciting games. Of the six
games rolled the Atlanta team has
won five and the Georgia Railway team
has won one. The highest score for a
■Ingle gams was made by Milton El
liott, of the Georgia Railway team. It
was 218. The ecore and members of
each team were as follows:
Atlanta. 1
Elliott 185
Peroell 139
Shaffer 157
Uttley 174
Herbert 172
Gs. Ry. A E. Co. 1
Chambers 146
West 143
M. Elliott 164
Reeves 125
Lyons 162
214
128
138
188
206
2
158
197
318
114
167
210
137
Nothing Much But Notes
On Friday’s Ball Games
Little old Grant Schopp—"Shoopey”
M the players call him—cot away with
a phenomenally good game In Augueta
Friday.
The graceful little southpaw gave
Columbia 1 hits and .truck out a dosen
men. Not a Columbian .cored.
Savannah and Macon made 7 hits and
2 errors apiece Friday, but Savannah
had the luck .to get away with the
game. 4 to t.
"Rube" Waddell saem. to be on the
downward road. Friday he went In to
relieve Dygert. and was hanl ham
mered. and this la not the flret time by
eaveral (hat he mitered almllarly.
Cleveland won Friday*i game’ from
New Tork with the ae.letance of a
home run that wouldn’t have been a
home run except that the ball stuck In
a wire fence and could not be dislodged
In time to head off Lajole.
Luck In July Is a thing ran In Cleve.
land, and If Ihe Napa are having It they
get the pennant sum.
With the score 7 to X at the end of
the seventh Inning In fsvnr of Shreve
port Friday u looked as though Mem
phis were going down sgaln. But no
such luck. Memphis made a fluke ral
ly In tbs last two Innings and by bst-
btlng bard and taking advantage of
Shreveport's errors, won S to 7.
Ota, slush!
NA8HVILLE LOSE8.
Special to The Georgian.
Nashville, Ga., July (.—The local
third nine played the third nine from
Sparks, Oa., Friday afternoon and lost
by the score of 8 to 1. Tho locals
played good ball,, but wen clearly out
classed by the-Sparks team.
The line-up of the Naahvlle team la
as fallows: Catcher, Shaw; pitcher,
Anderson: first base, Snead: second
base, Hendricks: third base. Griner;
shortstop, Avera: right Held, Nessmlth;
center Held, Hull; left field, Hendley.
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CLUBS—
Chicago . .
Now York .
lilt.hurg . .
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Brooklyn .’
St. Louis ....
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Montgomery In Atlanta. Ponce DeLeon
park. Game called at 4 o’clock.
Naahvllle In ItlrinlnKhnni.
Little Hock III Now Orleans.
Hhrevoport In Memphis.
YE8TERDAY’8 RE8ULT8.
South Atlantic.
American.
(Moreland 2, New York 1.
Detroit 9, Philadelphia 5.
xurk o, i»i tit'kij ii i
littsburg 2, St. Louis 1.
American Association.
IndlsnnnoMs H, Columbus 0.
Louisville 4. Toledo 1.
Minneapolis 2, Milwaukee 1.
Kansas City 6, St. Haul 4.
Cotton States
Columbus 4. Mobile 2.
Meridian 4. Gulfport 0.
Jackson 14, Vicksburg 8.
CLAYTON WINS.
8peclal to Tho Georgian.
Clayton, Ga., July 6.—One of the
prettiest games of the season was play
ed on the Clayton grounds July 4, In
hleh Flowery Brnneh waa defeated
by a score of 18 to 7.
Several hundred spectaton were aa-
inblcd nn the surrounding hills, and
the colors of the teams were lavishly
displayed by the Indies.
For the nrst three Innings Clayton
made not a single run. and did not
renlly wake up until,the sixth Inning,
when they acured eight runs In about
. many minutes.
Following Is ths official account of
the game:
Clayton. ah. r. h. po. a. e.
F. Derrick. 2b. . « 8 2 2 7- S
Canon, c 8 8 3 8 0 1
C. Derrick, p. . . t 3 2 0 2 (1
Rafter, cf. . .. 5 1 1 1 1 (1
Kvans. lb. ... 5 1 2 12 1 2
Hogsed. 3b. . . S 1 1 2 2 2
Ntlneaprlng, ss. 6 2 2 2 0 0
Burton. If. . c3 3 0 0 0 (I
Paris, rf 4 1 1 0 1 0
Totals. . . .44.18 15 17 14 7
Flow'y Branch, ab r. h. po. a. e.
Woodllff. R., lb. 5 t 1 8 2 «
row, cf 5 0 2 2 2 1
Woodllff. Sb 5 0 0 2 1 1
Henderson, ss. . S 0 0 1 1 1
Rngby, B.. r. . . 5 1 1 0 2 0
Waldrlf. rf. . . 2 1 1 1 2 1
Woodllff. V.. If. . 4 2 r 1 0 0
Bagby. 2b. ... 4 o n l l l
Bell, c 4 0 0 8 3 0
Totals 40 7 6 24 15 5
Score by Innings:
Clayton 000 138 24x—18
flowery Branch Ill 210 010— 7
Summary—Two-base hits, Fred Der
rick. Crow. Home runs, Claud Derrick,
M. Woodllff. Double plays. C. Derrick
to Evans to Hogsed. F. Derrick to
Stlnespring. Crow to Bagby. Struck
Thirty Innings
Brol^e Record
Cleveland, Ohio, July 6.—A new
orld’a record In baseball was estab
lished here In the Fourth of July name
between the Brooklyn A. C/a and the
East End All-Stars. Thirty tnnlnfa
were played, tho score being 4 to 1 In
favor of the Brooklyns. Pitcher Leroy
won his own game by pounding out a
home run In the thirtieth inning, after
two men had walked.
Nashville Signs
Arthur Nicholls
Naahvllle, Tenn., July 8.—The local
club nas bought Arthur Nicholls, of
YVaterbury. Conn., to nil ’’Whitey”
Morse's place at rccond base. Nicholls
comes highly recommended and Is tout
ed as a wonder. It Is said that he Is a
good batter and a good fielder. Nicholls
can either play In the outfield. Infield
or work behind the bat.
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0 this year up to Saturday. Thirty- 0
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Second Baseman Zimmerman, of the
Wllkeabarre club of the New York
State Baseball League, has been sold
to the Chicago National League club
for 32,000. Zimmerman will not go to
Chicago, however, until the close of
the New York state League season.
September It.—Exchange.
Kid Elberfeld laid out a Josher after
the game Wednesday. The rooter be
gan to Josh the Kid, and before ho
know It he was stretched on the grass
unconscious for a few minutes. The
members of the club hustled the Kid
Into the club house.—Exchange.
President Havener, of the Milwaukee
ball club, haa purchased Outfielder Mc
Cann from Little Rock, of the Southern
League. He waa under auspenelon, but
the ban has besn raised. He Is expect
ed to Join the Milwaukee club here thla
week.—Exchange.
Peoria will aell Pitcher Kane for
8500. Buy him. He worked for Sevan
nah laat season, and won twenty-eight
games of a total of thirty-six pitched.
He might not be a star, but will do as
well as aome members of the present
Baron staff. Do something, for good
nesa sake!—Birmingham Age-Herald.
GAME AT HAWKINSVILLE.
Special to Tbo Georgian.
Hawklnsvllte, Ga., July 0.—All the
atorea closed and machinery cloeed
down to take holiday on the Fourth of
July. Beyond a game of baaeboll there
was nothing doing In the city.
Played Double-Header.
Special to The Georgian.
Villa Rica, Go., July (.—The Fourth
was celebrated here by a double-header
ball gains with Decatur (Go.), Deca
tur taking the first game by the acore
of 8 to 8. The next gome went to Villa
Rica, 5 to 4. Both games were thor
oughly enjoyed by everyone out.
State Tennis Championship
Will Be Red Hot Session
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga., July (.—Great prepara
tions are now being, made for the ten
nis tournament that Is to be held In
Mncon, commencing Monday next.
Many entries have been received and
the tennis club In this city Is busy at
work upon the tournament.
Among those who are Interested In
the tournament In Macon are: E. Toy.
lor. W. G. Solomon. Jr., W. Coleman,
J. Wheeler, E. P. Miller. F. J. Love. T
S. Lowary. Jr.. W. D. Anderson, C. H.
Williamson, F. R. Jones, H. D. Wln-
shlp. Harry Hopper, M. Altmayer, W,
D. McNeil. W. Gunn, Dr. C. C. Har-
rold. H. Newman, B. C. Smith, Jr, B.
B. Davis. G. A. Dean and George Gantt.
Of the above young men ten will be
picked for the tournament to repre
sent the Log cabin Tennla Club.
The courts at the club are being giv
en the best of attention and are In
perfect condition. New nete have been
secured and everything le about In
readiness.
Will G. Solomon, Jr, and Eden Tay
lor, Jr, are now In Atlanta making
arrangements for the players coining
from that city.
Among the cities which will send
representatives to Macon for the tennis
tournament arc: New Orleans, Atlan
ta, Augusta. Cincinnati and Nashville
The entertainment committee has
prepared a splendid program for the
visitors and probably a dance will be
given on Tuesday evening at the Log
Cabin Club.
out, by Bagby 5. by Derrick 7. Base
on balls, off Bagby 3 off Derrick 2. Hit
by pitched bulls, Bagby 4. umpire.
Stevens.
NAT KAISER & CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
15 Decatur St. Kimball House.
Bargain* In Unredeemed Diamond!.
OCILLA WINS TWO.
Special to The Georgian.
Ocllla, Oa, July (.—Ocllla won both
games from Fttigerald July I. The
flret game was won by a score of 4
to-' 3. Batteries—For Ocllla, Ftveash
and Bruce; Fltggerald, A. Claypote and
Brabham.
The second game wae ( to 0. Bat
teries—For Ocllla, Wilcox and Bruce;
Fitxgerald, E. Claypole and Norris.
Flveash, the boy pitcher who has
been pitching such good ball for the
second team, made his debut with the
first team Thursday. He pitched a no-
hlt game, and struck out nine bats
men. If it had not been for the costly
errors behind him he would have won
A shut-out game. Wilcox pitched a
good game In the second, allowing
only one hit, but his support was far
superior to that given Flveash. Both
Claypoles pitched good ball, but tbetr
support waa ragged.
Burns to Meet
Negro Pug
San Francisco, July 6.—Tommy
Burns has about decided to meet Jack
Johnson, If Jim Jeffries continues to
refuse to light him. Tommy haa told
friends that he knows he can beat
Johnson, and that he will take him on
soon.
GRAYMONT DEFEAT8 GARFIELD.
Special to The Georgian.
Graymont, Ga, July ,6.—Graymont
defeated the aggregation from Gar
field here Friday by the score of 10 to 5.
The features of the game were the
receiving of Kid Horace and the work
of Baffold at short.
The line-up was as follows:
Graymont—H. Burden first base; H.
C. Durden, catcher: G. Durden, right
field; Canady, second base; R. Durden,
pitcher; Rountree, third base; Sutton,
center field: Saffold, shortstop; Rob
erts, left field.
Garfield—Jones, third boee; Alford,
left field; Byrd, catcher; Kimball, first
base; McNure, center field-pitcher:
DeLoache, second base-pitcher; Royal,
shortstop: Cowart, second base-pltch-
cr: Walsh, right field.
Summary: Struck out, by Durden 9,
by Cowart. McNure and DeLoache 9;
bases on balls, off Durden 1. off De
Loache 8; hit by pitched ball, Walsh,
Rountree. Tlme,l:45. Attendance. 200.
DEM0RE8T DEFEATS TOCCOA.
Special to The Georgian.
Demorest, Oa., July 6.—Demoreat de
feated the strong Toccoa team here
Friday In a pretty game of ball.
Score, Demorest 9; Toccoa 4.
Batteries—Demorest, Stevens and
Carpenter; Toccoa, Barber nnd Nowell.
Umpire, Stewart. Attendance, 500.
Ed Sweeney is sick.
As though Billy Smith did not hurt
enough troubles with Paskert nnd std
Smith down and nearly out, the lengtny
catcher Is taken down with a malady
which Is not especially serious, but
which Is likely to keep him out of the
game for a day or two—maybe longer.
The Illness of Sweeney puts Smith
well up In the air. With three men
knocked out, he Is In a bad fix.
If Paskert Is In any kind of shape he
will play In today's game. If he Is not.
Spade will go to the outfield.
If Paskert plays. Spade will pitch. If
he does not, Zeller gets the Job.
Probably Sid Smith' will have to
catch, sore finger nnd all. He Is In no
shape to go behind the bat. but Swee
ney Is absolutely out, and It will have
to be Smith, or—well, If It Isn't Smith
there will be a very large problem, be.
rauso the Atlanta team has only two
regular catchers.
Team All "Stove-Up.”
It will be with a very much shattered
line-up that the Cradfers take the field
this afternoon.
Fortunately no stronger team thnn
Montgomery has to be tackled. Th.it
will help some. Fortunately, too, At
lanta has a man like Spade w'ho can go
In nnd piny any position when needed.
In these times of trouble he Is likely to
be a more valuable man than ever be
fore.
Bill is Satisfied.
The rumor that Billy Smith Is going
to buy the Macon team atlll floats
around, but It does not worry Bill.
'm satisfied with Atlanta," said
Smith yesterday. "If the local people
want me next year, I guess I'll be here.
Atlnnta Is a good town and I have no
kick.”
As far as can be learned at club
headquarters, the local owners are eat.
lafled, too, and unless unexpected things
happen, B. Smith will be In our mldit
again next year.
Croker’s Orhy
To Run Again
Dnlilln, Ireland. July 4.—Of all the detnlli
of the Itlug'a visit to this city none Is an
ticipated with so muchinterest ss the Leop-
ardstown races, where Richard Croker will
mnke n bid for fresh honors. Every mnn
with n half crown to spare will risk It on
Orhy, the winner of tho English nud Irish
derbies.
PLAYERS GIVE CUP TO
REFEREE FRANK REYNOLDS.
One of the pleasantest Incidents of
the tennis tournament now In progress
at East Lake wae the presentation Fri
day afternoon to Frank Reynolds, ref
eree. of a handsome silver loving cup.
Thle cup was given by the visiting
players to Mr. Reynolds as a toksn of
their appreciation for his services dur
ing the tournament.
W. R. Tlchrnor made a nent speech
of presentation and Mr. Reynolds re
plied briefly, but feelingly.
This graceful act on the part of ths
visitors waa well deserved, for the tour,
(lament has been especially well han
dled this year. With only one or two
notable exceptions, no man has had any
complaint about being played too much
In one day, and a puzzling schedule has
been run through with no conflicts.
Tennis Championship Has
Narrowed to Last Rounds
The woman's tennis championship of
the South Is won and the singles and
doubles are down to the last rounds.
A full day of sunshine Friday enabled
a lot of work to be done by the tennla
players and In one event the finish was
reached.
Miss May Logan was called on to de
fend her title In ladles' singles and
did so successfully, defeating Miss
Minor, of New Orleans, 8-0, 6-8. This
gives her the championship for another
year.
In the singles Nat Thornton, of At
lanta. defeated Dr. Little, of Cincinnati,
In one of the hardest fought matches
ever seen In Atlanta and Hugh Bates,
of Cincinnati, defeated Bryan Grant, of
Atlanta.
That puts Thornton against Bates In
the finals.
The Thornton-Little match was a
hummer. Each man had studied the
other’s weaknesses and each took every
opportunity to use the knowledge gain
ed In many tournaments. On playing
ability there was little, If anything, to
choose, and It finally narrowed down to
a question of endurance. Superior
staying qualltlea won for the local man.
He played a plucky up-hill game and
deserved his victory.
Dr. Little proved to be a good sports,
man and a good loser, and picked up a
strong following In the crowd which
watched the game. Only the feeling
that It was undesirable for a Cincinnati
man to represent the 8outh In .the na
tional Championships this year made'
the rooting against hl.n as strong as It
was. After the match Little collapsed
and had to be carried from the court.
In the double* Smith and How ell de
feated Norton and Cornelius In the
morning, but In the finals lost to the
Rodgers brothers. This entitles the
Knoxville players to challenge Grant
and Thornton for the title.
Whichever team win* In Ihe dou
bles It Is certain that a Southern lean
will go East to fight for the nation* 1
championship. In the singles It « »
Cincinnatian against an Atlantan, witn
the chances somewhat In favor of tne
local player.
The result*;
Singles—Third Round.
Thornton defeated Day, 8-3. 9-7.
Semi-Finals—Thornton defeated Lit
tle. 6-1, 2-8,10-8; Bates defeated Grant.
(-2, (-4.
Ladles’ Singlet.
Smith and Howell defeated Norton
and Cornelius, (-2, (-1. ,
Finals—Rodgers brothers defeated
Bmlth and Howell. 7-5, 8-1. «-2-
Mixed Double*—Flret Round.
Mis* Storrs and Cowan Rodgers as
feated Miss Minor and A. Grime*. ‘Y;
8-2; Miss Logan and B. Logan defe»‘
ed Miss Westmoreland and Nat Th ’hh
ton, 6-0, 6-1; Miss Evans and I*
Scott defeated Mis* Rodgers * na
Charles Rodgers, 6-1, 7-5. . , n
Semi-Finals—Miss Evans and L.
Scott defeated Miss Jackson » n *
Grant. 6-2, 6-1. . „ j
Consolation Singles—Second
C. Smith defeated Scott. 6-1, ~
M. Ramspeck defeated Leonard H***>
8-1, 8-8. , ...
Semi-Finals—C. M. Ramspeck V
feated H. Hatcher, 6-4, 8-0.
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