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iTHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1907.
CRACKERS NOW TACKLE PRETZELS A FEW TIMES
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
TOO BAD!
WE_L0SE!
Wet Ball Causes Errors,
and Errors Cause
* Defeat.
HITTING KIDS FOR THE YANKS
CRACKERS RALLY,
BUT ALL IN VAIN
Barons Outhit by Crackers
But Errors Prove
Very Costly.
It was a queer (tame the Crackers
dropped, out at Ponce DeLeon yes
terday.
It was one of those "If affairs.
Suppose It hadn't rained nfter the
first pluy of the day and the ball hadn't
been slippery anil Caatleton hadn't
chucked It over Jim Pox's head In the
second Inning—score 3 to 2 In favor of
Atlanta.
Or Imagine that Billy Smith hod
taken Castleton out Just one inning
sooner than he did—score J to 3 at the
end of the ninth Inning.
Or just think If Hnrry Vaughn hod
left Ragan In the box—score IS to 4
In favor of Atlanta.
Or Just for example Imagine that
Dyer had made a three-bagger In the
ninth Inning, after Sweeney and Becker
had singled—score 6 to 4 In favor of
-Atlantn.
But what's the use?
Here are the figures:
Birmingham’ 4, Atlanta 3.
So help us, It was a hard game to
lose.
You’ll have to admit that the Bnrons
were playing the kind of ball that won
the pennant for them last year. Not
an error did they make in the neld and
not many hits. But they transformed
their five hits Into four runs and "got
away” with everything movable. After
aome of the things they pulled ofT, It
wae a wonder that they left even the
diamond.
To begin with the worst of the trou
bles, Roy Castleton had an ofT day,
Moleaworth, who was the flret man up,
made a hit.
Just after that happened It began to
rain like mad. and for a few mlnutee
the game wae called.
When It wae etarted again every-
thing wae wet and slippery, including |, e , ril |"
the ball that wae put In play. I l'ullsddeiphlii
Caatleton could not curve It any and New lark
Smith tingled.
Then Gardner hit a nice one down
to Caatleton and the Mormon picked
the ball up and with all possible delib
erateness threw It S? feet over Jim
Fox's head.
On a dry day It would hnve been a
genuine punkerlno, but with the ball
as slippery as a chunk of warm Ice,
Boy was hardly fo be blamed.
However, blame or no blame—-Molea.
worth and Smith eoored. Then Meeke
hit for one bate and Gardner scored.
In the third Inning things began to
get squally again, even though four
consecutive hits In the second had giv
en Atlanta two runs.
For Castleton walked Molesworth
and let Demont go safe on another er
ror. Molesworth died at third, but
Gardner singled and Demont scored.
In tha fourth Inning Ford was sent In
to relieve Castleton, and a hit was
all he allowed Birmingham during the
real of the game.
It was Ford's prettiest exhibition In
Atlanta. Russell has always handled
himself like a real pitcher, but he wile
getting results yesterday. Every ball
he put over seemed to be Just what
the catcher ordered. He had the Bar
ons all guessing, and If he can keep
up that 3:03 clip he hit he will make
the league wonders hump some.
Regan gut enough In the second. The
tail-end of the Atlentas' batting order
fell on him In clusters and knocked
him out of the lot.
Then "Little Eva" Wilhelm went to
the rescue and managed to keep out
of hot water, except In the eighth.
However, It was warm some 111 the
ninth.
Twice the Crackers rallied Just as
though they meant business.
In the eighth Becker. I’askert and
Castro singled and Paskert scored.
Otto Jordan was the batter who ended
the Inning. It was a swell chance for
one of his home runs, but someway It
did not come off.
In the ninth, nfter Fox and Bid Smith
had given It up for a bad Job. Sweeney
was sent In to hit for Ford, end landed
a single.
Becker followed with another.
With two men on bases It was up to
Bill Dyer, but William tlld not have a
hit In his system at that point and the
game ended.
Among those who watched the game
waa Will McQueen, qne of the owners
of the Birmingham franchise, and a
prominent capitalist of the Smoky
Town.
Mr. McQueen did not seem worried
over the baseball situation, especially
after the Barone won the game; and
he bellevea that the team Is going to
do well.
The score of Wednesday's game:
Birmingham.
Standing of the Clubs.
Southern Leaaue
CM:BN— l'lajred. Wm
Meniphl
ATLANTA 72
Lit Up Bock 73
Nctr OrlruiiM .. . . . . r.5»
Hlireveport 66
NubIivIiIp . f. 77
Blriiilnffhnm 72
Montgomery 75
8outh Atlantic League.
CMJBfi— PlartMl. Won. I.nat. I*. C
Chnrlestnn 76
Jacksonville . . , . .77
Mncon *6
Augusta 76
American Leaguo.
IMiitihI. Won. Loet. P. C.
St. Louia 7.1
Boston 71
Washington 65
New York . . ,
FtaJhiv/.
coop Natlona! League.
cflSjgr.... rf y
Bolton . . .
t’lncliiimtl ..... 73
Brooklyn 71
ttt. Dade
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Atlanta In Montgomerr.
Birmingham In Nashville.
Molesworth, cf ..I
Demont. ss .. ..4
Smith, rf 3
Gardner. If 4
Meeke,. lb 4
Walters, lb .. ..4
Alcock, lb.,* ,....»
Lsttlmrr. c .. ..I
Ragan, p.. .
.Wilhelm, p..
Total .. .
Atlanta.
Becker, rf..
Dyer. 3b.. .
Paskert. If..
Winters, cf .. ..4
Castro, ss 4
Jordan, lb 4
Fo*. lb 4
Smith, c..
Caatleton, p
Ford, p..
•Sweeney ..
f Tom it i n ii to i
YESTERDAY’8 RESULTS.
Southern.
Birmingham 4, Atlanta 3.
Memphis 3, New Orlruni 0.
Montgomery 3, Nashville 0 (forfeited).
. Little Ilock 4, Ihreveport 0.
South Atlantic.
Augusta 1, Charleston 0.
Macon 5, Columbia 4.
Marnnnah 3, Jacksonville 1.
American Association.
Milwaukee 4, Indianapolis 2.
Kansas City 5, Colnndiua 2.
Toledo II, ftt, Paul 4.
Minneapolis 11, Louisville X
Cotton 8tatei.
* fport I.
Ilsn 1 (twelve Innings).
Philadelphia 1. Chicago h.
iloaton 5, Cleveland 0 Hirst game).
Cleveland 2. Beetou o (second game).
Detroit 3, New York 4.
National.
Philadelphia 3. Pittsburg t
Brooklyn I, Chicago 0.
v..... \... w r h, 1 ...ii— i
Carnes, Semi-Pro,
Signed By Vaughn
8peclal to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ain., July 11.—Manager
Vaughn hna signed a seml-profesalonal,
Carnes, who has been pitching this sea
son for Anniston. The youngster will
report here Monday and will be given
a thorough tryout. Manager Vaughn
Is endeavorlpg to release Turner and
get In exrhange a first class twlrler,
preferably a left-hander.
•Hit for Ford In ninth.
Runs by Innings:
Birmingham 301 000 000— 4
Atlanta 030 000 010— 3
HIM by Innings:
Birmingham .. . 30100010 0— 3
Atlanta.. ...‘...1 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 3—11
Summary: HR* oft Ragan, 6 In 1 3-3
Innings: Wilhelm, * In « Innings; Caa-
tleton, 4 In 3 Innings; Ford 1 In 0 In
nings: two-base hit. S. Smith; three-
base hit. Alcock: stolen base. Wilhelm;
flrst base on balls. Castleton 1. Ford 1;
hit by pitched balls. Ford 3 (C. Smith.
Alcock); strnck out. Castleton 3. De-
mogt. Meeks; Ford 3. Lnttlmer. Moles
worth. Walters; Wilhelm 4. Paskert,
Castro. Dyer. 3. Time. 1:45. Umpire,
Zimmer.
The Yankees have not been hitting anywhere near up to par this year,
but at that thsrs are three men oh the team who can usually be count
ed on to get hits when hits are needed. They are Laporte, Keeler and
Elberfeld. The picture shows the trio.
CHATTANOOGA NOW AFTER
NEW ORLEANS FRANCHISE
The Chnttanooga Times of Wednes
day carries n story to the effect that
prominent citizens of that burg are
contemplating buying the New Orleans
baseball club's franchise l%caae Char
ley Frank, because of refusing to pay
that 1300 line President Knvnnaugh
assessed against him, gets thrown out
of the league.
The city of Chatlunoogn would be
very glad to get Into the Southern
League, and it would probably pay as
well as some of the others, though It
did not do very well when It wo* last
In.
• It Is not very probable that Chatta
nooga will get a chance to buy the New
Orleuns franchise. Charley Frnuk Is a
foxy manager, and Is about ns likely
to let his franchise go as Rockefeller is
to give away his Standard Oil stock.
The fans of Atlanta would not be
very sorry to get Prank out of this
league, but It would be a mighty hard
Job putting him out.
What Happened Wednesday
On Several Ball Fields
Ross Helm, of Macon, won hie game Llebhardt. Winters, of Boston, let the
Wednesday afternoon by the eeore of Clevelanders down with only 2 hits;
Cleveland turned the tables In the
second affair, however, and had "Bavy-
5 to 4. Helm pitched a good game and
won the contest handily. Buokley, a
slabmun unheard of around this burg, fsebre was
NAT KAISER ft CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
15 Decatur 8L Kimball House.
Bargains In Unredeemed Diamond*.
on the firing line for Columbia,
Macon made 15 hits. Somewhat of a
swat-test for Llpe’a boys.
Umpire Buckley, formerly of the
Southern League, Is still doing a simi
lar duty In the South Atlantic.
Little Grant Srhopp, the former At
lanta twlrler, la pitching Wreat ball for
Augusta at present. Wednesday he de
feated the great and only "Bugs” Ray
mond by the score of 1 to rt. Schopp
allowed Charleston only 3 hits and had
perfect control. Raymond gave up only
6 hits. Schopp has been pitching good
ball since going to Augusta and he will
moat probably be In the Southern
League again next season.
Lew Moren, the former AtlantA pitch
er, defeated Pittsburg Wednesday In a
pretty game, score 3 to 2. Moren Is
now conatdered to be one of the best
pitchers In the National League. Lew
5aa been pitching great bail all season
and none of the youngsters In either
of the big leagues has shown better
form than he. Moren let the hard-hit
ling Ptttsburgers down with only five
hits.
"Jeems" Archer, who caught such
good ball for Atlanta last, year and who
was drafted by Detroit, is catching
quite regularly for that club now.
Archer has been playing great ball this
season and he,I* now doing the bulk
of the catching for Detroit. Archer's
batting has also Improved since he left
Atlanta.
Larry I^ajole’s Clevelanders broke
even yeaterday In a double-header with
Boston. Llebhardt. the former- Mem
phis twlrler. lost the first game for
Cleveland. Boston secured 9 hit* oft
Joan pitched for Cleveland artd Young
did n similar stunt for Boaton.
Brooklyn won another game Wednes.
day. Chicago was the victim of Scan
lon’s good pitching. When Brooklyn
wins a game It Is not because the team
plays the ball, but because of good
pitching. Chicago made only three hits
off Scanlon Wednesday.
The New York Olants won from St.
Louis Wednesday afternoon, score 7 to
1. Ames was on the firing line for
New York and let St. Louis down with
8 hits. Not so much of. a record, but
Ngp York won the game.
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Golfers Finish
Qualifying Round
Cleveland, July 11.—Thirty-three
contestants for the national amateur
golf championship had finished their
qualifying rounds of 36 holes, with
scores of 165 or better, at the close of
play last night. The qualifying scores
follow:
1st. 2cl.Total.
XV J. Travis. Garden City . 76 71 146
F. Herreshoff, Garden City 76 75 151
Walter E. Egan, Exmoor . 76 76 161
VV. C. Fownes, Jr., Oakmo’t 79 76
Norman Macbeth. Oakmont 80 76
P. W. Whltemore, Brookline 76 81
D. E. Sawyer, Wheaton. . 76 82
D. E. Sawyer. Wheaton . . 83 76
W. A. Stickney, St. L. Co. 83 75
F. R. Marton, Lambton, T. 81 79
W. K. Wood, Homewood . 81 80
C. H. Stanley, Cleveland . 80 81
C. M. Sherman, Utica ... 76 86
S. G. Stickney, St. L. Co.. 79 83
Max Behr, Morris Country 80 83
A. A. Omlstnn, Oakmont. . 84 79
Mason Phelps, Midlothian. 83 81
B. It. Chase. Oil City ... 93 102
E. M. Barnes, Englewood . 86 79
E. M. Barnes, Englewood. 79 85
A. M. Reid, St. Andrews . 81 84
H. W. Fraser. Inverness . 86 79
J. H. Childs, Alle. Country 83 82
H. E. Fownes, Oakmont. . 82 83
J. D. Cllmo, Cleveland ... 80 86
W. T. Tuckerman, Chevy C. 82 84
Albert 8. Eckel, Riverside. 83 84
H. R. Johnstone, Myopia . 86 83
R. P. Nevlns, Jr.. Allegheny 84 85
E. H. Brown, Euclid .... 8# 80
C. H. Seeley, Weeburn . . 84 87
E. E. Giles, Pittsburg ... 87 88
J. B. Kennedy. Mahoning . 84 89
XV. B. Smith, Phil. Country 81 92
Charles Evans. Edgewater 88 92
W. 8. Harban 90 86
E. F. Byers, Allegheny. . . 93 83
R. L. James, Allegheny. . 82 86
H. C. Roess, Oil City . .
C. H. Rider, Inverness .
C. W. Fownes, Oakmont
C. B. Cory, Columbia si 87
Leon Mitchell, Rock Island 90 89
H. S. Mead. Inverness ... 91 88
G. B. Higgins, Arlington. . 93 90
M. D. Dullery, Oakmont. . 94 90
Walter Gilliam, Normandie 97 90 187
W. F. Hart. Pittsburg ... 97 102
92
90 87
87 90
165
163
164
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
Well, seems as though our.dope about winning three gatnei
from Birmingham was slightly poor.
Rain won one and Birmingham took the other two.
Such is the uncertainty of baseball.
And thing* like that add to the spice of the sport. But they
do not improve our trances of copping the (jehnant.
Old Hard Luck seems to be out on our trail again. Not satis-
fled with knocking out Sweeney for a day, putting dents in l» as .
kert and Sid Smith and presenting two games to Birmingham
he has now laid his clammy hand on Rube Zeller.
Rube has been off for a couple of games and Wednesday the
cause of the trouble was ascertained. A swelling was located un-
dcr Rube’s pitching wing and he is likely to be out of tlw game
for some little time):
But this isn’t all.
For Spade was quite sick Wednesday. He was able to come
to the park and get in uniform,but B. Smitli was worried over his
condition and there is considerable doubt about his being able to
take his turn. ,
As Zeller nnd Spade are the team’s leading pitchers the hard
luck of having two of them in bad condition at once is obvious.
Castleton, Ford and Swalm are the only twirlers who are in
really first class condition. And two of these men pitched Wed.
nesday.
Considering that the team has gone to Montgomery with the
prospects of playing four games there in three days, things do not
look quite so blooming cheerful as they might.
However, there’s ho use in having hysterics about it, Tf the
regular pitchers go on the blink the irregulars will work, and
against Montgomery almost any team ought to be efficient.
In their present form, though, the Pretzels aren’t to be de
spised. They have picked up some and are playing prettv good
ball.
O 0
S Special to The Georgian. 0
Montgomery, Ala., July 11.—The 0
O Atlanta team hae arrived and the 0
0 bunch Is ready for the battle thle 0
0 afternoon. O
O Smith announces that Castleton O
0 will pitch again today. Sid Smith 0
0 will work behind the bat. 0
O For Montgomery. Malarkey and O
O Seabaugh Is the probable battery. O
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TENNIS PLAYER.
Awhile back we said that the West Would find the East
stronger on their arrival Monday than they did the last time
they invaded.
And from several points came hoots and whoops.
Well, since that story was written Atlanta has fallen off
some, due to injuries to players, but at that the Crackers are able
to give an account of themselves. Birmingham is certainly strong
er right now and playing better than in a long time and the
same is true of Montgomery.
Poor old Nashville is pretty well shot to pieces, but for all
that the Dobbers have a few wins left in their shattered anato
mies and will make some of the bunch from the Far West hump
yet.
Nobody would exactly care to say that the position of the
Eastern clubs is encouraging, but two of the Easterners—Birm
ingham and Montgomery—seem to be on the tip slant.
Little Rock has just finished a marvellous performance.
Three times in a row the Travelers shut ont Shreveport and four
times straight they won from the Pirates. For 34 innings Shreve
port did not make a mn.
New Orleans, with the “Peerless Manuel” in the box, was
shut out Wednesday by Memphis, 3 to 0. And that is the brand
of encouragement we are getting from C. Frank.
Looks as though Dobbs perpetrated a piece of foolishness
when he forced Umpire Rinn to forfeit a game to Montgomery
Wednesday. With the score tied in the sixth Dobbs put up such
a protracted howl over a decision that Rinn gave the game to the
Pretzels.
Three Good Games on Tap
For Commercial Leaguers I
SATURDAY’S GAMES.
Sun Proofs v». Southern Railway.
Ponce DeLeon avenue and Myrtle
itreet diamond. -W. F. Shumate, um
pire.
M. Kutx v». KOca Nolan. Gammage
Crossing diamond. E. B. Sykeg, umpire.
The‘Beck ft Gregg game will be
played on the Piedmont Park (north)
diamond., S. V. Style* will umpire.
With three team* tied for the lead-
erehlp In the Commercial Leaguo, the
proepect for a good fight for The Geor-
8PARTA WINS.
Special to The Georgian.
Washington, Go., July 11.—Sparta
•hut out Washington Wednesday by the
score of 5 to 0. Alfrlend woe In the
box for Sparta and Mtrurk nut five men
and allowed five hits. With the score
1 to 0 In the ninth Inning, Sparta
bunched four hits, which netted four
runs.
FIGHT AT BALL PARK.
New York, July 11.—Benny Yanger
and George I.ltile have been matched
to go ten rounds at the Summit Ath
letic Club at Fort Wayne. Ind., the
bout being n match for $1,200. The
club conducting bouts there has been
pulling them off In a ball park, and this
go Is likely to be fought In the open.
glan’s pennant were never so bright u I
now. [
One more round Is to be played, aid
before the season ends every team III
the league will have to meet every ots-1
er team Just once. In these five gamtt I
which remain the race for the p*»'l
nant will be decided. And from pr„'|
ent Indications, the battle for the ril I
will be a hummer. ,1
The schedule does not throw an, « I
the league- leaders together this ijsi'I
urday. On the following Saturday I
however, the M. Kuts team ptaya Betti
ft Gregg, and something will be stir-I
ring at that time. ‘
KEENE’S STABLE BURNS.
New York, July 11.—Fire In the •i»'l
ble of James O. Keene, a wealthy Ket- I
tucky contractor at Sheepahead B»( I
.today, completely destroyed the bulM'l
Ing and endangered the Uvea of M' I
teen, race horses. . I
The horses In the biasing ataw* I
were cut loose, and with some din- I
culty led to safety. ■ An alarm was «»■' I
In. but when the lire department react-1
ed the scene the building wae entire! I
destroyed. I
The lire Is believed to have b« I
caused by a match thrown Into a pwj
of hay.
GRIM’8 ALIVE YETI .
Philadelphia, July 1L—Joe Grim,'*I
pugilist, today brought suit
George Young, a teameter of thl ?, c 2|
for $20,000' for false arrest. I™*I
alleged, after a visit to hie home "
by Grim, he had missed eevcrnl h“ I
dred dollars of Jewelry and mono
He failed to appear against •■rim-
EOEN TAYLOR, JR.
Mr. Taylor is one o( Georgia's
best tennis plaVcrs and puts up a
strong game of golf as well. He
Is secretary of the Log Cabin Club
of Macon.
OLD CY’S SOLILOQUY
By GRANTLAND RICE.
(Cy Young Is pitching better ball for Boston this season than ever
before In hla seventeen ycers of major league service.—News Note )
Waddell's on the downward trend while Matthewson, the mighty,
Hae lost his grip, for now and then he gets a trllle flighty;
These two were stars and for awhile they both were mighty clever-
But men may come and men may go, while I pitch on forever.
How well do I remember now when Radbourne waa a dandy,
v And In the daya of ion* ago old Swciney waa the candy;
Now both of them are paaaed away—fond ties they had to aever-
ror men may come and men may rfo. but I go oir forever.
And Amoa Ruale, where ia he? he uaed to be a wonder;
< L‘ ,pp £' Meelctn* Nopa and Crane— alba, they've None Under!
* . p : jnch college chuma of mine—but now I aee them never—
tJuat like the r*at, they came and went, but I *o on forever.
I A^T n n!L whert> ° u * S’ e £ h,nf man no team could rattle?
And Ramsey—poor old Toad la dead—he’a worked hla final battle.
John Clarkson, too. la down and out. and Hoffcr, fast and clever
For atara may ahtne and atara may fade, but I ablne on forever ,
—Fl-om the Baverlcs of Cy
—Nashville Tcnn---«*