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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} CH500000OOOO 0 O000O DOO ttOOOOO C FITZ 18 THROUGH. O 0 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 O Ct OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 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.