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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. oooeooooooooooooooooeooooo O o O RAN8ICK WILL o O MANAGE COLUMBIA. O O O O Augusta, Ga.. July Ex-Man- O O ager Ranslck, of the Augusta O O baseball team of the South At- C 0 Untie League, has been signed to O O manage the Columbia team and O O wlli take charge at once. O O C OO0O0000O000OO0O000000O000 CLUBS— Chicago . . Now York . lilt.hurg . . Uhilndclphls Brooklyn .’ St. Louis .... 8 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. O0O0O0<H>0O0OO0000000OOO00a O 0 0 PLAYED 32 GAMES. 0 O O O To the Sporting Editor Georgian: O 0 How many ganiee nas Atlanta 0 O played at home this year?—Fan. O O O O The Firecrackers have played 0 0 thirty-two games on the home lot 0 0 this year up to Saturday. Thirty- 0 0 three games were scheduled up to 0 0 this afternoon's contest, but the 0 0 Firecrackers failed to play one 0 O gnme with the Shreveport Pirates O O because that team did not moke 0 0 train connections. 0 0 O 0O00000O000000000000000000 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. Id