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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN 'AJS’D NEWS. THURSDAY, JULY 18,19Ui,
WITH STRONG TEAM, MIKE FINN INVADES ATLANTA
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY U. WHITING
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
Two out of three from New Orleans wasn’t so bad, hot
with a lot of overworked and crippled pitchers to rely upon.
And as we have remarked before New Orleans has a good
team and is entitled to get away with it pretty often.
Of course, it hurts to lose on a day when Memphis wins.
But, hats off to Birmingham. The Barons took two out of three
from the Babblers and that helps Atlanta, quite materially.
Here is hoping that Montgomery will do likewise.
Our eheerful friend, Mike Finn, is in our midst today with
n fast team. The last time Mike was in the burg his team was
shot to little bits. Ilia pitchers were all to the bad, And he had
to depend on a green catcher and his infield was not in good run
ning order. And what Atlanta did to the Travelers that trip is
history.
Alike is back this time with a rattling good team. His bunch
has forged toward the front with alarming rapidity and is a
first division proposition sure—in its present form.
So look out for good games.
If Atlanta can only do business in the way of pitchers all is
well. There has been a lot of knocking on Bill Dyer, but Bill is
doing his best and is bucking into the hardest luck that has hit
an Atlanta player in a long time. When it turns Bill will be as
good ns the best of them. Third has been the only weak spot in
the infield, and there aren't any defects in the outfield. It is all
a # matter of pitchers.
Ford, Spade and Castleton are good men, but they have been
worked too hard due to the fact that Zeller has had a bum wing.
Rube went into Wednesdaygame under a great disadvantage.
No man can rest for a week—not even take a ball in his hand,
much less pitch one, and then go out and twirl a hard game. Mus
cles are kept in condition by use, not by rest, and Rube had a
trifle too much of the latter for the good of his wing. If he
feels no ill effects from Wednesday’s game he ought to uncork a
good exhibition the next time he pitches.
And on Monday Memphis is in our midst.
President Kavanaugh is certainly doing the umpire thing
right. J. C. Davis is announced as the seventh on the list and an
eighth is said to be in prospect.
Probably this is a good scheme. Octtninly no league is in
danger of having too many GOOD umpires, and the best way to
locate the good ones is to try a lot.
Philadelphia will stand for about as much as any city in the
country will—not even barring New Orlenns. But it seems as
though they would have drawn the line at the Bob Fitzsimmons-
Jack Johnson bout. That was about the punkest ever.
Poor old Fitz has been “out” for years and years, and should
have had sense enough to stay out and not run the risk of be
ing knocked out.
They certainly believe in a liberal supply of hits in the big
leagues. In Wednesday’s games Brooklyn made 10, Cincinnati 11,
Philadelphia 12, St. Louis 10, New York Americans 11 in one game
and 13 in another, and Washington 15.
And yet next fall will mark the sixteenth annual howl of
the foul strike rule and for legislation to improve hitting.
Poor Old Bob Fitzsimmons
Knocked Out by Johnson
ONE OF GIANT MAINSTAYS
The Picture showa Leon Amee, of
the New York Nationals. His work
recently has been exceptionally
good and he Is winning a lot of
games.
LAST GAME OF PHICAN
HARD-WON VICTORY
SERIES
FOR FRANK
MimHIlHMHUmHHHHMHHHMHMIHimH
j Standing of the Clubs, j
. >w Orleans 76
Little ttock 79
Naabnue ...... 82
Ulrmlnghnm 77
Shreveport 72
Moutgomerj 8}
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C FITZ 18 THROUGH.
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a Philadelphia. .July IS.—"1 shall 0
<1 never light again. Johnson beat O
O me on the level and I am wise O
O enough to know that my days aa a
a a lighter are over. My arm was O
O In bad condition or I would at the O
O very leaat have made a draw of 0
O the light. Out It la all over now 0
O and a good loser never makes any O
1 O excuse. Johnson ha* It on any 0
O man In the country, excepting pos- 0
O atbly Jeffries."—Robert Fltsalm- O
O mons' statement. 0
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By~TAD.
Philadelphia, July IS.—Bob Fltsstm-
mons was knocked out In the second
round here last night by Jack Johnson.
The light was a big disappointment, a*
there was no damage done on either
side until Johnson hooked hta right on
Fltx's Jaw, sprawling him on the door
and ending the battle. Fits had no
show. Father Time took his lighting
spark years ago, and last night he was
a mere shadow of ths great Fltxslm-
snons. He showed no speed, his Judg
ment of distance was poor, anil as for
taking punishment he could take none.
When the gong called the pair to-
gether. the old gladiator looked as well
as ever, but as soon as the clever negro
feinted a few times It was easily seen
that the fight would not last long. John
son missed both of his first leads and
then swiftly shot a left to the ear that
forced Fltsslmmons to cUnch. They
broke with Johnson forcing the old man
around, feinting him Into knocks. Ho
hooked Fits again on the ear and Bob
came back quickly with a loft to the
stomach. As the gong sounded both
were lighting In close. The second
round opened with Johnson dancing
around Fltsslmmons and trying to draw
hU lire. He wrestled Fits to the floor
In a mix and after Bob got up, Jack
pulled back a left. Fits ducked and like
a flash the right shot to the chin and
old Fits went on his back on the floor
with his foot In the air. He tried to get
up at the count of four and fell on his
face again. At the count of eight he
tried once more, but -hla head struck
on the floor while he raised the rest of
hla body. Just as ten was counted the
poor old fellow rolled over on his bock
and was all In.
Johnson soys he did not wrestle Fits
down, but hooked him short and Fits
dropped ns he tried to pull away.
In the preliminaries two lemons wsre
squeezed. Black Bill, the so-called De
mon, was stopped by Morris Harris In
the third round. Kid Cutler,. John L.
Sullivan's protege, knocked Jtm Jef-
fords out In the third round. Fred
Bradley, of Boston, beat Frank Jef.
fries, of Seattle, at the Washington
Sporting Club. Jeffries had enough In
three rounds.
Cluba
Jacksonville
Charleston .
Macon . . .
Augusta . , .
82 87 35 .678
Making Plans For
Water Carnival
.•••»
CLUBS—
Mohll# 82
Meridian .
Jncknon . .
fJiilfport .
Vicksburg
rlnyetl. Won. Lost. P. C.
THE FIRST RULES
The Original Code of Baseball Playing Rules Formu
lated Away Back in 1845 by the Knicker
bocker Club.
The first set of baseball rules of which there ts any known record
was framed by the old Knickerbocker Club away back In 1845. They are
brief as compared with the present code, being as follows:
Section 1. The bases shall be from "home" to second base, 42 paces
from first to third base, 42 paces—equidistant.
Sec. 2. The gome to consist of 21 counts or aces, but at the conclusion
an equal number of hands must be played.
Sec. 3. The ball must be pitched and not thrown for the bat.
Sec. 4. A bell knocked outside the range of the first or third baso
Is fouL
Sec. 5. Three balls being struck at and missed and the last one
caught is a hand out: If not caught la considered fair and the striker
bound to run.
Sec. 6. A bell being struck or tipped and caught flying or on the
first bound Is a hand out.
Sec. 7. A player, running the bases, shall be out It the ball Is In the
, hands of an adversary on the base, or the runner ts touched by It be
fore he makes his base: It bslng understood, however, that In no Instance
U a ball to be thrown at him.
Sec. 8. A player running, who shall prevent an adversary! from
catchtnf or getting the ball before making his base !■ a hand out.
Sec. 9. If two hands are already out a player running home at the
time a ball Is struck can not make an ace If the striker Is caught out.
Sec. 10. Three hands out, all out.
Sec. 11. Players must take their strike In regular turn.
Sec. 12. No ace or base can be made on a foul strike.
Sec. 12. A runner can not be put out In making one base when a
balk is made by the pitcher.
Sec. 14. But one base allowed when the ball bounds out of the field
when struck.
Section 7 was afterwards changed so that Che first baseman only
could put a player out by holding the boll on the base before the striker
reached It. *
Clubs.
Chicago . .
Cleveland .
Philadelphia
Detroit • .
Now l'ork .
St. Louts .
lloston . .
Washington
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis .
American.
Played. Won. Lost. PC.
-.8
National.
Plftjrtt). Won. Lott PC.
. . . 79 59 20 .747
79 82 47 .405
84
66
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Llttto Rook In Atlanta, Ponce DeL<
park. Game called at 4 o’clock.
Memphis In Montgomery.
Shreveport In NuBhvIlle.
New '
YE8TERDAY»S RESULTS.
S4DIUUU1B 0, ItllllllilJ
Nashville 3. Little
Shreveport 3, Montgomery 0.
. South Atlsntle,
Macon 1. Ausutsn 0.
Jacksonville 6. Charleston L
fttrnunah 2, Columbia 0.
Cotton States.
Moblls 4, Meridian 2 (thirteen Innings—
Inst garnet.
Mobile 4, Meridian 2 (seven Innings—nec-
>nd game).
Jackson 3, Gulfport 0 (sis Innings).
American.
Philadelphia 5. Cleveland 1.
Washington 13. Detroit 3.
Chicago 6, New York 4 (first game).
York 5, Chicago 1 (second game).
Nntionnl.
, . .ton 2.
Brooklyn 2, 8t, 1-oiils i (first game).
Brooklyn 4, St. Louis o (second fame).
Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 1.
I'lttsbnrg * New Tork 0.
American Association.
Milwaukee 2, Toledo L
Columbus 2, Minneapolis 1.
Virginia 8tats.
Norfolk ! Lynchburg 0.
Roanoke 3. Danville Y (first game).
Boanoke ID, Danville 1 (second game).
DOUGLASVILLE WINS.
Special to The Georgian.
Douglasvllle. Os., July 18.—Douglas-
vllle defeated Tallapoosa here Wednes
day afternoon in the best game of the
season by the scone of 5 to 3.
The game was In doubt from begin
ning to end, and was well played by
both sides.
Th e features were the pitching of
Seiman and the work of McCoy at sec
ond for Dougalavllte. Salman, for
Douglnsville. struck out twelve men
and gave up five hits, while Reed, for
Tallapoosa, struck out seven men and
gave up six hits. -
Batteries—For Douglasvllle, Seiman
and Enterkln: for Tallapoosa, Reed.
Head and Hutchins.
The following letter. In regard to the
coming Water Carnival, Is being sent
out to the canoe owners of the Atlanta
Athletic Club:
"Dear Sin—All canoe owners are In
vited to participate in the Illuminated
parade of canoes to be held at East
Lake on Saturday evening, July 27, at
8 p. ra. A prize will be awarded for
the best decorated canoe, as selected by
a board of lady Judges. Please signify
as early ns possible, by postal Inclosed,
whether or not you will take part.
"The parade will be In direct charge
of Rawson Collier as chief marshal,
and participants will report to him at
7:45 p. m. prompt, with lanterns un-
llghted. The parade will form at the
upper end of tho long arm of the lake,
near No. 2 golf tee, and will pass In re
view beforo the boat house.
"In order to give an afternoon at
traction, a few Bwlmmtng and canoe
races will be called at 4 p. m. Tho
canoe events will Include: One 440
yard (singles), one 440-yard (doubles),
one 100-yard (singles, 2 dismounts),
and one tilting bout (doubles). Other
details will be announced through the
dally press.
"HOWARD OELDERT, Chairman.”
Local Players
Still Winning
Augusta, Go., July 18.—Atlanta play
ers continue to do well In the South
Atlantic tennis championship now In
progress here.
The results of Wednesday’s matches
follows:
Ladles' Singles—Miss Brown, of At
lanta, defeated Miss Verdery,. 6-1, 6-8.
Men's Singles—Dawson defeated
Plunkett, 8-2, 8-2, and Rldgely defeat
ed Harper 6-2, 8-2.
Men's Doubles—Rldgely and. Plun
kett defeated Verdery and Harper, 6-2,
6-2,
Men's Singles—Gary defeated Har
per, 6-2, 11-9: Dawson defeated Wall.
7-5; Williams defeated Wrugg.
6-1, 6-4: Rldgely defaulted to Gary.
Men’s Doubles—William* and Thorn
ton defonted Harper and Wragg, 6-0.
6-1: Lee and Gary defeated Wali and
Agee, 6-2, 6-4.
Mixed Doublee—Miss Jackson and
Thomto defeated Miss . Evans and
Plunkett, 6-3, 6-1; Miss Verdery and
Lee defeated Miss Verdery and Wragg,
6-3, 6-1; Miss Brown and Williams de.
feateil Miss Cummings and Dawson.
6-1, 6-3; Miss Jackson and Thornton
defeated Miss Lyle and Mr. Bailey,
6-1, 6-3.
Frank's Relics played a very pretty
game of baseball at Ponce DeLeon
Wednesday and managed to land ou
Zeller with sufficient frequence and
timeliness to beat out a 5 to 2 victory.
•The Rube" was a fine example of
the physiological fact that It takes work
to keep muscles In condition. In ad
dition to the handicap of a badly swol
len gland on his arm, Rube had done
not a lick of work In nearly a week. In
consequence his arm had lost a lot o/
strength.. In the very first Inning the
Pelicans landed on him for three hits
and these, combined with a base on
balls and a sacrifice, gave New Orleans
throe runs and practically the game.
By the end of the first Inning Rube
had worked Into some kind of form
and pitched a rattling good perform
ance from that time to the end.
fact he allowed only two more hits, ono
In the eighth and one In the. ninth.
The king-pin of Charley Frank's
collection of relics—one Theodore
Breltensteln, 100 years old or there
abouts, was on the line of fire and he
chucked his usual thoughtful, hard
working, consistent game.
It Is a pleasure to see the old grouch
work. He has the best pitching form
of any man In the league—a long, easy,
frictionless swing, all done In the most
graceful manner possible. And he can
certainly field that position.
Brelt. let the Crackers double up two
hits In the third inning—which netted
nothing but exeltement, and three hits
In the fifth, which were good for two
runs.
That fifth Inning performance was
fine. Jordan opened with a single and
Fox doubled. Then Castro tried to re
peat his home run performance of the
previous day. But unfortunately ho
could get only to third, after a slash
ing drive and a fast run.
After that, aside from a blngle In
the seventh, Atlanta did not get any
thing safe In the hit line.
One of the features was a home run
by Ats In the eighth. It was a peach of
a wplt, clear Into deep left field and
over Into the bleachers.
In the first Inning Wednesday every
man who faced Breltensteln went out
from pitcher to first. The "Grand Old
Man of Baseball" fielded his position
in splendid style. He made five as
sists and no errors. When Breltensteln
falls as a pitcher, he will have no
trouble In getting on as an inflelder or
an outfielder. Brelt can hit, and that's
no Joks. ,.a 6
"Rube" Zeller started off poorly
Wednesday, and the old saying of, "A
bad beginning makes a good ending,"
failed to come true. Zeller pitched
under circumstances not very encour
aging, and every one will excuee him
for the defeat. Billy Smith had no
one but Zeller to send In, so he was
up against it. As a last resort. Billy
asked Zeller If he thought he could
pitch, and Rube replied: "Sure, I'll try
Count Castro was given a rousing
reception Wednesday afternoon when
he came to bat In the third inning,
and as a fitting climax he singled to
left and went to second on Rlckert's
error.
By the way, the Count Is getting to
be somewhat of a pinch hitter. Tues
day he won a game with a homer and
Wednesday he almost won the game
with a three-bagger. With a little
backing In the hitting line, Zeller
would have won hla game.
"Scrappy" Jakey Ats plays the game
for all there Is In It. Wednesday he
made an almost perfect record. Jake
made two hits out of three times at
bat and two runs. One of those hits
as a home run. Ats had five chances
in the field and he gobbled them all
up without an error.
If Atz did not have so much Jaw
ing with the umpire to do, he would
rank with some of the best in minor
league baseball. But no man Is a real
ly good player who spends more of
his time umpire-baiting than he does
playing.
The Crackers had a fine chance to
Store in the third inning. Castro, first
up, singled to left and went to second
on Rlckert's error. Dyer singled to left
and .Castro went to third. No outs and
twoinen on bases. Zeller fanned and
Becker fouled out to the catcher. As a
last resort. Dyer and Castro tried the
double steal. Dyer .stole second, but
Castro was thrown out at the plate.
In the seventh Jordan singled and
was sacrificed to second by Fox. There
was nothing doing, however, as Castro
fanned and Dyer filed out to center
field.
Jakey Atz knocked a fluke home run
in the eighth Inning. Jake knocked a
hot one over third base, which would
have been good tor at least two bags,
but the ball hit the bleachers
bounded over among the spectators SI
before Paskert could get the snheS I
had circled the bases. P e At »l
Jordan's single In the fifth L, ,.l
warm that It drove through Brelt.. '
stein and Gatins.
Vhe fielding was brilliant all me mwi
Jordan did some spectacular stunts JSS
so did the rest of the outfit As fie,^
the equals of the Crackers would 21
Hard to nna. |
Sabrie looks and handles himself I
something like Georgia Morarltv „ I
the New York Americans, who w2|
playing first base for the Yanks while I
they were In Atlanta. '1
Sabrie Is a' good man and Frank I
seems to have picked up a winner
that lanky chap. 0 ‘
Hers Is the box score:
New Orleans—ab. r.
Atz, ss 3 2
Rlckert, If. ... 4 1
Nadeau, rf. . . . 3 0
Cross, 3b 4 1
Sabrie, lb. ... 2 1
Gaston, cf. . . . 4 0
Gatins, 2b. ... 4 0
Stratton, c. . . . 4 0
Breltensteln, p. , 3 0
Totals .
Atlanta—
Becker, rf?
Winters, cf. . . . 4
Paskert, If. ... 4
Smith, c 4
Jordan. 2b. ... 4
Fox, lb 2
Castro, ss. . . . 3
Dyer, 3b 3
Zeller, p 3
.31
0 6 o|
0 0 01
< 0 ll
11
5 27 16 7|
ah. r. h. pn.
Totals
.31
Scorq by Innings:
New Orleans . . .
Atlanta
Hits by Innings:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9—Hi
New Orleans . . .30000001 1— }l
Atlanta 002030100—ll
Summary: Two-base hits, Fox, Gas.|
ton: three-base hits, Castro; horail
run, Ats; stolen bases, Sabrie, Gaston; I
sacrifice hits, Nadeau, Fox; doublil
plays, Zeller to Fox; base on balls, oil I
Zeller 3; hit by pitched ball, Zeller I
(Sabrie); struck out, by Zeller 3, Gu.1
ton. Nadeau, Stratton; by Breltenstoln I
Zeller 2, Castro, Smith. Time of|
game, 1:40. Umpire, Rudderham.
THIS IS 'ARRY.
EYLER WILL PITCH
AGAINST CASTLETON!
Castleton against Eyler Is the bill of
fare for Thursday.
The catchers will be Sid Smith for
Atlanta and Starke for Little Rock.
Scotty Mackensle, the Human Cork
screw, has arrived from Columbia and
will very probably twirl Friday, or at
the latest, Saturday. He was ready to
work Thursday, but Billy Smith pre
ferred to try his left-hander against
Finn’s team.
Grant Schopp has not shown up yet.
In fact, It Is not likely that he will be
here for a few days yet. His lost day
for reporting Is July 25, and It Is likely
that he will be held In Augustu until
then.
Mike Finn arrived here Thursdafl
morning with Ms team In good condl-r
tlon. L
Mike won fame In Nashville by pro-1
testing nil three games he played then,!
on tho grounds that Nashville Is carry, f
lng fifteen men. I
The protest was more or less In re-1
tallatlon. When Dobbs was In Llttlll
Rock he, or somebody, set President 1
Kavanaugh on Finn's trail because nil
had fifteen men, though one of them|
had not been signed regularly to a con
tract and had not been worked.
So when Finn found that Dobbs had I
fifteen men In uniform every d a 2 s™!
one other—Morse—on the pay roll, but |
not working, he entered a protest.
UNION POINT WIN8 TWO.
Spools, to The Georgian.
Union Point, Ga., July 18.—Helena,
the strong team from Wilkes county,
played a series of games here. Helena
lost two and won one.
The first game was won by Union
Point. 12 to 3. The second was lost
to Helena by the score of 5 to 2.
The last and deciding game went to
Union Point by the one-etded score of
7 to 0.
The scores by Innings of the games
follow;
First game— R. H. E.
Union Point . . .111 112 212—12 15
Helena . , . .100 020 000— 3 4 8
Batteries—Dunham and Overton;
Short, Bryant and Short.
Second game— R. H. E.
Union Point . . .110 000 000— 2 5 3
Helena 000 000 032— 5 1 2
Batteries—Davis and Overton; Stro
ller and Short.
Third game— R.H.E.
Union Point . . .120 210 02— 7 12 0
Helena 000 000 00— 0 1 6
Batteries—Finch and Overton; Bry
ant, Strosler and Bryant.
NAT KAISER & CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
15 Decatur St. Kimball House.
Bargains In Unredeemed Diamonds.'
MANAGER VAUGHN.
Hero la the man who led the
Barons to victory last year—and
who is trying to lead them out of
the hole this year.
JUST DOPE.
"Jimmy” Collins will get more money
for playing ball this season than any
other played In the country. He will
receive 211,600.
President John I. Taylor had to see
"Jimmy" before the latter would con
sent to go to Philadelphia. Jimmy told
Taylor he would have to make It an
Inducement for him to move.
"How much?" asked the young mag
nate.
“Three thousand dollars,” valiantly
spoke out Jimmy, and It went, and so
did Jim.
A short time ago; that Is, before his
unpleasantness with Taylor, Collins
was considered to be beyond price.
The Athletics must pay Collins a sal
ary of 18,600. He has a two-year con
tract with Manager Mack at those fig
ures, It Is said. The Athletics had to
give Boston 67,500 In cash and Knight
for Collins.
Unless Collins Is able to get back
Into his old-time form, It would cer
tainly appear as though the Athletics
purchased a "gold brick,” as Jimmy is
no longer a spring chicken.
With the best opportunity of Its ca
rper to cinch a good position in the
first division. Shreveport's baseball ag
gregation Jumped the toboggan, greas
ed the rails and threw away the life
line, Until Perfect Harmony Is signed
again, but little hope exists for a
change In the dally menu. To lose Is
monotonous, but to fall to score ts all
but crlmtnaL—Shreveport Times.
Just Notes
"There Is a tide In the affairs of men
which taken at Its flood leads well up
into the first division—but which, If
passed up Just a week too long, re
turns no more until another year."—
Bill Shakespeare.
UBehlnd
lng—
You still have got a pennant show
By winning sixteen In a row.
—Hank Longfellow.
Sweet Nashville, village of the Cum
berland brake,
I have a hunch you will not cop the
cake;
But there's a chance If you will only
play
The kind of ball you did In early May.
. — Olllo Goldsmith. •
(The above gems were dug out from
among the poets by G. Rice, of The
Nashville Tennessean.)
Munchausen, Pa., July 8.—The 30-
Inning baseball game In Cleveland and
the 36-lnnlng affair in Columbus have
been relegated to the rear.
The Lycrhetms and Fakenhursts, two
of the crack semi-professional teams of
the state, played a wonderful 50-tnnlng
tie game here Sunday. Neither team
was able to score, both Willie Lyer-
helm and Sammy Fakenhurst pitching
phenomenal ball. Not a hit was made
off either pitcher and only one man
reached first base, Lyerhetm weaken
ing slightly In the fiftieth Inning and
Issuing his only pass.
Lyerhelm struck out 92 men and Fa
kenhurst but 89. Not one error was
made by either team.
The game lasted from 12:80 o’clock
upttl 6:60, Umpire Ananias calling the
game so aa to allow the players time
to dress before attending church «trv*
Ices at 7 o'clock In a body.
Scouts from the American anil M-
ttonal Leagues are In Munchausen to* 1
day making overtures to all of the i» |
players.—Cleveland News.
Tim Flood, second baseman of thj I
Toronto team, was sent to Jail tor j
"sasslng" the umpire.
Holy Moses! In Toronto
There Is news to make you pale
Sass the umpire If you want to—
That Is, want to go to Jail.
There is woe among the batters,
As around the field they scud.
And their pride Is torn to tatters
By the fate of poor Tim 1 lood.
Fifteen days In Jail for Timmy?
Soon the parks will close so tight
That you couldn't with a JJn’ ro >\
Let In one gmalt streak of light-
—Exchange.
Young Eldrldge has a mlslson In lift-1
He wants to shorten the playing tl® I
Of the game. "Everything's out »1
Ciarence," the fane were hummlnw
following a few of his base decisions I
the early rounds. The new u|.ms tu I
gone with the Travelers to • s ' J,lul ™'(
despite Colonel Finn's request that »• I
be shifted to some other series. I
drldge was sporting writer on a I.u i
Rock paper, and It looks bad for hi” I
to be officiating over games in «n>™ I
team that naturally has his *ytnp»“»i
Is playing. It's a heWshlp '■» I
youthful arbiter that could eas > ■I
remedied.—Memphla News Scimitar.
Speaking of raising money IJJJ
nant winners, a Birmingham nia
the nerve to offer the Baron a I
81,000 If the team finishes one. >
three. His money is quite safe in |
pocket.—Columbia State.
BASEBALL CA TCHER SA YSHE
CAN WHIP.“TOMMY" BURNS
If "Tommy” Bums can’t get any one to fight he need look no further
than the Cincinnati club. Larry McLean Is willing to meet Burns at an)
time after the season la over. This Is no Joke with the big fel10 ''''it
la thoroughly In earneat. 1 have aeen Bums fight,” aald Larry. "■ n '
was enough to make me seasick. I can beat him in Hx rounds, and
back myself to do ao to the extent of my pile.” Larry i» *'* „‘r.ds.
Inches In height, with a tremeudoua reach, and weighs about -10 F t
He Is an accomplished man with the gloves, serving as boxing tn«r * (
during the winter months. At one time In hla career he j- rt n*
great reputation aa a rough and tumble fighter, on one occasion a
put three burly Boston coppers to rout unassisted. Larry means .
ness with regard to Burns, and will be glad to take him on after me “
ball season la over.