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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1907.
NOT NEWS, BVT VIEWS I.ONt ERROR
DEFEATS
ONL Y GENUINE “IRON MAN’
Hard game to lose, especially because we needed it so badly.
Also we should have won. Hard luck.
Now come the Pirates, weary from being slaughtered in
Birmingham.
And what the Barons did Atlanta had better do. For we
need those games.
The middle of the present stay at homo has been reached.
Nine games have been played and nine remain to be played.
The first half of this period has been a helpful one to Atlanta.
She has taken her fnir share of the games and gives promise of
taking some more.
If the Crackers can take say six out of the remaining nine
games at home things will look pretty good. The season is
young yet. The rest of July, all of August and fourteen days in
September remain. Atlanta has plenty of time to cop the coin,
and it looks as though she had the team.
But now is the great and glorious time for a demonstration
of that fact.
ATLANTA
It was an odd thing about that Memphis series. The games
were the worst , of the season.
There were the two best teams in the league and both of
them made a specialty of fielding. The Hustlers led the league
in that respect and the Crackers were third.
And so the fans turned out in force, expecting the best
games of the season. And two of them were ns exciting as games
were made. But such fielding 1
It was a case of mutual stage fright. The Babblers were
knock-kneed with the fear of the thing and the Crockers wore
slightly worried.
The Crackers played the pluckiest kind of bnll, though, and
only over-eagerness could account for the many bobbles. In Tues
day’s game they grabbed the lead when it looked impossible to
do’ it and held it through a grueling contest.
And Wednesday they played the pluckiest kind of ball when
it looked as though an error had ruined their chances.
The (ant game of the Atlanta-Mem-
phln series went to the Bluffers, after
a heart-breaking contest, by a acore
of 6 to 5. One error, that let In three
run*. lout it.
Like Tuenday’a 'game, it was loose
ly Played, but trfldly exciting. It was
anybody's game to the finish. Both
sides scored in the last inning, and
from start to finish it was a rlp-snort-
Ing exhibition.
Manager Babb put his best man In
the box, Joey Bills, the Keokuk phe
nomenon, and the Western boy pitch
ed a fair game, though he did not
misa his bumps by much. Opposed to
him waa Bob Spade, Atlanta’s second
best man.
Right at the Jump the game showed
Indications of being noteworthy. In
"The Little Old Man” of the Cleveland Press is out with an
article against “the mangling spikes.”
The Little Old Man thinks they are not a necessity and with
him in his views on that subject are a lot of other people.
We had something to say against baseball spikes in these col
umns at the time when Jim Fox was so badly hurt last year.
We had something more along the line last winter and we pro
pose to keep at it.
Here is what Elmer Bates says:
Relics ot the rough and rowdy days o f base hull, and grim rel
ics, too. are the sharp and cruel spikes that are worn on the
shoes of tho ball players la every championship game today.
There Is no more excuse for the spikes nowadays—when disa
bling an opponent Is no longer part and parcel of the game—
than there Is for wearing brass knuckles or carrying a black
Jack concealed In the sleeve.
The averago ball player would tell you that he could not get
along without spikes. But that is foolishness. Leather cleats,
hob nails, corrugated rubber sales—there aro various ways of do
ing away with slipping.
And aftor a little practice tho players could do equnlly well
with any of the substitutes named. And even if they did not run
bases quite as fast there would be less players injured nnd that
is worth more than any possible increase of speed.
We are getting weary of reading that “Jones was spiked by
Smith and will be out of the game a month.” It is getting too
frequent to be funny.
WESTERNERS
DOING WELL
The weetern teams are not making
such a bad showing through tho east
this trip.
Three-fourths of their Jaunt has
been completed and at present the east,
em clubs have won IS and lost 16 to
the west.
Atlanta has made far and away tho
best showing during tho western series.
The Crackers have won 6 and lost 3
games. ... „
Nashville Is next best, with 6 won
and S loot. . . ,
The Alabama clubs have broken a
bit worse than even.
Memphis has not done so very well
In the efrete east. Four won and live
lost Is the record of Babb’s terrors.
New Orleans, which team has played
the least games, has made the best
showing—I won and 2 lost.
Shreveport has played the moot
gunei of any of them—eleven In all.
And, with New Orleon*. ha* the (lift-
tlnctlon of being the only western club
which has won more than It has lost,
The records follow:
East.
TEAM. Won.
Atlanta *
Nashville R
Montgomery 4
Birmingham .. ..
West.
TEAM. Won.
New Orleans .. .. (..4
Shreveport •
Memphis 4
Little Rock 1
MACON LOSES
TO AUGUSTA
Lost.
.444
Loat.
PC.
.667
.545
.444
.125
WASHINGTON WINS.
Bpeclsl to The Osorglsn.
Washington, Go., July 26.—Washing
ton won the series from Barnesvllle
here yesterday by trouncing the visitors
14 to 6. With the score 4 to 2 In
Baraesvllls’e favor. Lamar grew wild
In the seventh and the locals annexed
eleven runs.
CUTHBERT WINS.
Special to The Gcorglsn.
Cuthbert. Oa., July 25.—The last
name of the Blakely series went to
Cuthbert by the score of 10 to 7. The
heavy hitting of both teams was the
only feature.
Batteries. Blaksly: Bruner. Oriflln,
Blehop and Whlslner; Cuthbert, Bald
win, Dunn and Floyd.
NAT KAISER & CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLE8.
16 Decatur SL Kimball Houae.
Baroafna In Unredeemed Diamond*.
flpcelnl to Tho Georgian.
Macon, On., July 23.—In the third
and laftt game with Augusta played
on the home diamond, Macon lost out
In the ninth Inning.
Augusta scored two runs up to the
ninth, when Macon with a spurt shot
two over the plute. Augusta on a
passed ball by Robinson, scored their
third run, winning the game.
Rowan, who started tho game for
Macon, worked until the ninth Inning,
when Helm finished It. Rowan pitched
good bull, nnd waa steady throughout
the entire game.
Macon left last night on the midnight
train for Jacksonville, where they face
the Jays for three games, and then go
to Charleston for three, returning home
at the end of six games for a series
with Charleston.
"LIMITS OBSERVED/'
SAYS KAVANAUGH
Denies That Any Clubs Are Over the Salary
or Player Limit—“Everything Lovely,”
Says Judge.
Thera If no ruffling the cheerful op-
tlmlem of William Kavanaugh, presi
dent of the Southern Association of
Baseball Clubs.
President Kavanaugh Is making his
annual tour of the East and reached
Atlanta* Tuesday night.
He has been to Birmingham and
Montgomery and Is pleased with the
way things are going.
Everything ie progressing satisfac
torily." said the president Thursday. ”1
have heard some talk about teams ex
ceeding the players' limit of fourteen
men, but I have been unabte to And an
Instance where the rule waa violated
In other than a technical manner.
Mike Finn tVs unable to prove that
Nashville w*£ over the limit, though
he protested that Dobbs had sixteen
on the list. And when Dobbs’ protest
that Finn had over the limit was In
vestigated It proved that one of the
men he had with him had never been
signed and never been worked.
‘‘What about the statement of Mike
Finn that the salary limit Is, by gen
eral consent, regarded as a Joke” is.
baseball man asked. ' lh '
"Mike Finn Is a a .
Is mistaken." said the Judge' »?!
some hesitation over the choke of.
"No club In tho league Is over tk.
limit.” ho said. "And none of them u
going to be. 11
"I think that our umpires are good-
the ixjit *"*'*———* L ‘
eyer—and everything is golw
L&tlsfactorlly." 8 115
The visit of President Kavnnaum
brings to mind the fact that a year 2J
Atlanta newspapers, fans and club
owners were uniting in calling thl
Judge every bad name they could think
of. They charged him with favorlnr
Charley Frank, "shooting It into” At
lanta and raising Billy generally
This view* has gradually shifted
around and the wind now blows from
the other quarter. It is recognized that
Judge Kavanaugh has done more than
any one man for the upbuilding 0 f
baseball in the South and that his de-
cisions have been fairly and Impartial,
ly mttde.
the first Inning Paskert hit a clean
home run to center field. Richards In
terfered with him as he crossed third
base and after he scored he came back,
Apparently looking for trouble, but no
blows were passed.
Memphis evened up In the third, when
Neighbors singled, and then, after Babb
and Carey had retired, scored on Hurl-
burt's single.
It was not until the fourth, however,
that the Hustlers got away with it.
Richards, the first man up. went out,
short to first. Neighbors then went
safe when Fox missed a low throw.
Carter drew a base on balls and Babb
was hit by a pitched ball. Then Carey
singled to right and Neighbors scored.
Becker picked up the ball und threw
It at the third bag. But Dyer wasn't
there and the ball went right on and
sneaked under the bleacher fenco. Car
ter, Babb and Carey came home on the
fluke.
In the fifth Spade tried to save his
own game. After Dyer had singled
Bob hit a homo run, scoring Bill and
himself. Becker singled and scored
on an out and Paskert's hit.
With the score five to four In Mem
phis' favor In the ninth, the Babblers
made a run off three successive singles.
But they certainly needed It. For in
the last half of the ninth the first ball
hit by the first man up, Castro, went
right through James. The next one
hit did exactly likewise for Babb, and
two mon were on bases. Ford, who
went In to pitch when Bob Spade's
hand was hurt by Babb’s awful hit In
the ninth, sacrificed the two Atlanta
runners to second and third and on
Becker’s fly-out Castro scored.
Only one run was needed to tie the
score and George Winters had the
chance of a lifetime. His best effort
was a fly to Manning, however, and
with It the game ended.
The score:
Here Is Joe McGlnnlty, pitcher
for the New York Nationals, and
strongest of all Iron men. Every
year Is predlclted as Joe’s last, but
he hangs on still, and la going
strong.
PIRATES HERE FOR
THREE-GAME SERIES
Shreveport is here for three games
and the first one Is due Thursday aft
ernoon.
Manager Smith thinks that he will
give Mackensle a work-out In the first
game against Shreveport, though he
may change his inlnd and use Ford
Both men are in shape and fit as Ad
dles. Ford only had a decent sort of a
wurm-up in the gaipe with Memphis
and would like to twirl the opener
against the Pirates.
No double-header will be played
against Shreveport this trip. The Pi
rates have a postponed game here, as
a result of the fact that they arrived
too late for the opening game of their
first series here. But Billy Smith Is
not going to take any chances by play
ing It now’.
Memphis.
Manning, If*. .
James, 2b. . .
Richards, Sb.
Neighbors, cf.
Carter, rf. . .
Babb, *s. . ,
Carey, lb. . . .
Hurlburt, c. .
Bills, p. . . .
Plass, 2b. . . .
r. h. po. a. e.
Totals .
The score
Macon.
Murdoch, cf.
I.lpe, 3b. . . .4
Houston, if. ... 4
Wohlleben, lb. .5
Rohten, 2b. ... 4
Harris, rf. . . . 4
Pepe. ss 3
Robinson, c. ,.2
Rowan, p. . . . 3
I.afltte. . . . 1
Helm, p 0
ab. r. h. po. a. e.‘
Total*. ... .3)
Auou»ta.
Crozier, If. .
Rterman, ss.
Bender, rf. . .
Dexter, rf. . .
Custis, cf. . .
McKeman, 2b
Busch, 3b. . .
Carson, c. . .
Nelson, p. . .
Sparks, p. . .
ab. r. h. po.
Totals .... 34 3 6 29 16
Score by Innings:
Macon 000 000 020—2
Augusta 010 001 001—3
Summary: Left on bases, Macon 10.
Augusta 4; struck out, by Rowan 4.
by Helm 1, Nelson 5; bases on halls,
off Rowan 2, Helm 1, off Nelson 5;
passed ball, Robinson; home run, Mc-
Keman; two-base hits, Pepe. Lafltte,
Carson; three-base hit. Bender; sac
rifice hit, Rhoten. Time, 1:60. Um
pire, Brady.
WE8TVIEW WIN8.
Westvlew played Battle Hill Satur
day a snappy contest. The score waa
12 to 11 in favor of Westvlew.
Batteries: Cowley and Prince, Jester
and Boian.
SHREVEPORT versus ATLANTA
July 25, 20, 27.
Game* Called at 4 p. m.
Atlanta.
Becker, rf.
Winters, cf.
Paskert, If.
Smith, 2b. .
Sw'eeney, c.
Fox, lb. .
Castro, ss. .
Dyer, 3b . .
Spade, p. . •
Ford, p. .
Totals ,
.35 6 9 27 20
By Innings:
Memphis
..010 400 001—6
Atlanta 100 030 001—6
Hits by Inntngs:
Memphis .. 120 210 003>
Atlanta 102 041 100—9
Summary: Hits, off Spade 8 In 9 1-2
innings, Ford 1: home runs, Paftkert,
Spado; stolen base. Paekert; sacrifice
hits, James, Fox, Becker, Ford; double
play. Castro to Smith to Fox; base
on balls, off Spade 2; hit by pitched
ball. Spade 1 (Babb); struck out, by
Spade 5 (Manning 2, Babb, Carey,
Bills), by Bills 2 (Smith, Sweeney);
passed balls, Sweeney. Time of game,
2 hours. Umpires, Eldrtdge and Davis.
GAME NOTES
Joey Bill., the Shelton, Nebr., boy
who played with Keokuk last season,
clinched hi. claim on the league lead
ership among pitcher. Wednesday, but
he did not deserve to win.
e was outclassed at every turn by
Atlanta’s hard-hitting twlrler nnd only
bad lurk and a single hobble spoiled
Spade’s chances of a victory.
As was remarked In these columns a
few weeks ago. and also on previous
occasions. It Is hard to see how Mem
phis has any license to get away
with It.
There are no medals on the Infield,
there Is only one real star In the out
field, and the pitchers have more nerve
than curves.
And there the matter stands.
TRAVELERS OWN PERSONS,
IS KAVANAUGH’S DECISION
Montgomery, Ala., July 26.—Judge
Kavanaugh unexpectedly swooped
down on Montgomery Tuesday after
noon nnd as a result Montgomery will
lose outfielder Persons, who Joined tho
team from Nashville Monday. Per
sons, Kavanaugh says, Is the property
of the Little Rock club, Inasmuch as
Little Rock refused to waive on him
when Nashville asked for waivers. If
Montgomery plays him any more. It
will be at the cost of all games In
which he participates. He says that
when he saw Persons In a Montgom
ery uniform ho was of the opinion that
Finn had let him come to Montgomery,
but Inquiry of the Travelers' manager
i
revealed the fact that no such action
had been taken.
Judge Kavanaugh cast his eye about
the field and noticed that fifteen Mont
gomery men were wearing uniforms
when the good book of rule* say that
14 Is the limit. These players were:
Malerkey, Gear, Maxwell, Walsh,
Weems, O’Quinn, Seabaugh, Hausen,
Baxter, Nye, Ball, Perry, Hout*. Hen-
llne and Pereon*. "There te not a team
In the league, according to the books,
which Is over the limit, but I saw 15
men on the field today In Montgom
ery uniform,” said tho judge. In con
tinuing, he said: "Somebody will sure
ly have to be turned loose, but I sup
pose the Persons matter will again put
the Senators back In the limit.”
Piedmont Park Golf Club
Succeeds Y.M. C.A. Club
At a recent meeting of the Y. M. C.
A. Golf Club It was decided that the*
club withdraw from the Young Men’s
Christian Association and become an
entirely separate organization to be
known as the Piedmont Park Golf
Club.
Tho following gentlemen were elect
ed ns officers: John J. Eagan, presi
dent; George E. King, vice president;
B. L. Ridley, secretary; W. V. Ogle-
tree, treasurer.
The various committees for the
proper management of the club were
selected from enthusiastic golf players
of the old organization, and they have
already begun to Improve tho links In
every way possible. J. B. Whitman Is
chairman ot the greens committee.
All whose names were on the list of
the Association Golf Club will be en
rolled with the new club os charter
members. The dues will be 33.60 per
month, payable quarterly In advance.
as he did in 1906, and his fielding Is not
of Hint highly spectaculnr order.
However, he Is a wonder.
Last year It did not seem possible
that Charley would escape drafting.
Tills year It Is practically a cinch that
hla records are on the safe side.
single In the ninth so badly that he
had to leave the game. He may be out
of the game for some time on account
of the Injury. Floss takes his place.
Babb, despite his chronic grouch, la
the life of the team, plays a spi ctacu-
lar game at short und keeps the bunch
1 Its toes.
Charley Is not playing the game he
was last year, though. Maybe the cares
of being a manager are weighing on
him, but he Is not batting nearly as well
Sometimes the manners of some of
the Atlanta fans leave something to be
desired.
Take It Wednesday when, in the
ninth Inning, James was badly hurt In
trying to take a desperate chance. His
finger was broken and he has to leave
the game.
And as he walked to the bench a
amall Hurry of hisses greeted him.
Now. that’s distinctly bad sportsman
ship. To be courteous to your oppo
nents Is one of the primary rule* of all
decent games, but to be courteous to
your Injured enemies Is a thousand
times more desirable.
It Is sickening to see such exhibitions
from local fandom, and It Is the belief
that such a spirit does not represent
the typical American fan—who is fair,
and a gentleman before everything.
The heat was again excessive and
the players felt It; spectators likewise.
Spade's single.to right In the third
took n bad bound and hit Carter an
awful rap. He was down on the ground,
writhing with pain, for a few minutes,
but finished out the game brilliantly.
His one-hand stab of Sweeney’s near-
hit In tho eighth was a "wonder
catch."
President Coleman, of the Memphl,
left last night for Nashville with the
team. From that burg he goes home.
The crowd was again enormous. The
attendance at the entire Memphis se
ries has been record-breaking.
Spade, who was hurt In Wednesday's
game, will undoubtedly be able to take
his turn next time he Is due to work.
One of the fingers of his left hand was
slightly dislocated by the ball that
nearly knocked him down, but he
thinks that It will be all right by next
week.
Otto Jordan’s bad back Is still Im
proving, but ho Is not likely to bo In
tho game before Saturday. However,
his mind Is subject to change on this
question. In the meantime, Sid Smith
Local headquarters still denv the
story that Paskert has been sold to
Cincinnati for 33.000.
"Nothing definite has been done,
says B. Smith.
The Memphis team left Atlanta In
somewhat battered up condition
James Is likely to be out of the game
some time as a result of his Injury of
Wednesday. Luckily for Babb he hai
as - good a man as Plass to take his
place.
Babb Is scouting for another pitcher
to finish out tl\e season with him anil
to help out on double-headers. No*
that Crlstall Is out of the game, Babb
Is, In rather a tight place for men.
Babb bos his eye on a good man,
but Is not sure he can got his handi
on him.
Tho Memphis mogul Is likely to Ioh
only one man during the selling and
drafting season. That man Is Bills.
Thus far there has been no terrible
demand for him, but such a demand
may crop out later. And Babb, fearing
a draft, will doubtless take the Urn
opportunity to soli him.
Give the Memphll of 1907, with one
man missing, and Babb will hare t
cinch to build up a winner for 190S.
Standing of the Clubs.
CLUBS—
Memphis. . •
ATLANTA. .
New Orleans.
Nashville. . .
Little Hock,
filrmlujfham .
Shreveport . ,
Montgomery. .
Southern.
Played. Won. Lost. ]
49
.443
South Atlantlo. ^ ^
CLUBS— riayed. Won. Lost P. C.
Charleston §8
Jacksonville 88
Macon 88
Augusta 87
.680
4ft
46
61
.46b
.282
CLUBS!—
Cleveland . .
Detroit .. . .
Philadelphia
New York .
8t. Louis . .
Boston . .
Washington
BALL PLAYER’S
TRAGIC DEATH
Raleigh, N* C., July 25.—Preston P. Jom*
a Brown university man. playing on tM
Tarboro team, of the Eastern rsrollfti
League, while In delirium, threw himself
from an upper window of a sanitarium »t
Tnrhoro, nud received Injuries from whlrh
he died almost Instantly. He was Buffering
from typhoid fever. The body will be tsksa
to Providence, It I„ where Joni's lived.
Six Brown university men, who were pl«,
ing on the Tarboro men, asked for their re
lease when they heard of the death of their
comrade. Their releases were granted, im
this resulted In the dlsrnptton of the do!*
which will withdraw from the league.
CLUBS—
Chlcngo . .
New York .
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Brooklyn . .
Boston . . .
Cincinnati . .
St. Louis . .
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Shreveport In Atlanta, Ponce DeLeon
park. Game called at 4 o'clock.
Little Hock In Birmingham.
New Orleans in Montgomery.
Memphis In Nashville.
YESTERDAY’S RE8ULT8.
Memphis 6, Atlantn 5,
Southern.
Mfintn R m
2, Nashville 1.
Birmingham 3, Shreveport 0 (first game).
Birmingham 1, Shreveport 0 (second
game)
South Atlantlo.
Augusta 3, Macon 2.
Charleston 2, Colombia 1.
Savannah 3, Jacksonville 2.
.. _ ors
Washington M. St. Louis S.
4. Dffroit 3.
American Association.
Louisville 2, Milwaukee 1.
Indlnnapidls 4. Minneapolis 0.
Kansas City 6, Toledo 3.
The hits made by Paskert, Manning;
and Carey were Texas Leaguers. An
unusual number of these near-outs
were knocked during; the Memphis se-
rieift.
Slats Davis has made a good Impres
sion here. He keeps the players mov
ing; and does not stand for any fool
ishness.
Paskert stole a base as usual, a^d
James’ finger was hurt by Castro’s was safe a m“-
_ ... . Virginia State.
Danville 12, Lynchburg 0.
Itonnoke 2. Richmond 2 (called In elev
enth ou account of darkness).
ALAPAHA WINS.
Hpecla! to The Georgian.
Alapaha. Oi July 25 —Alapoha shut
out Vlllacoochee In a fast game on
Alapahn grounds by a score of 8 to 0.
The feature of the game was J. Paltt'
fine field work In left. He made two
beautiful running catches, each of
which resulted in a double play This
makes Wiliamstw.
... «» tiuuuic iiiay. i n «
makes Wlllacoochee’s second defeat
w h *. ■ c 2*' n ,he first game was. Alopa.
be. 15, W lilacoochee 9 **
SILOAM WIN8,
Special to The Georgina.
Slloam, Oa, July 16.—Greensbort
wan defeated Wednesday by the stroM
Slloam team by the score of 15 to >•
Little Bob Fllllnglm was In the hot
for Slloam and he allowed Oreensbero
only three hits and fanned eleven mea
Score by Inntngs: R- H. &
Slloam too 430 140—15 15 1
Greensboro .. . ,020 $00 000—5 3 «
Batteries: Slloam, Reynolds, W.. M4
Fllllnglm; Greensboro, Reynolds
Branch and Evans.
GREEN COUNTY STANDING.
Special to The Georgian.
Slloam, Go., July 25.—The folloslnl
Is the standing of the Green Counif
League:
Played. Won. Lott. PS
Slloam 15 16 0
Penfield 1 1 0
Woodvllle 4 4 0
White Plains .... 7 6 2 ■?“
Greensboro 6 3 3 -J™
Union Point 18 3 15 •»«
ACWORTH WINS.
fcpoelnl to The tleorglsn.
Acworth, Ga., July 26.—The Acwons
second team defeated a team from
rletta here Wednesday afternoon
the score of 4 to 3. The feature of
game was a fast double play ma« ’
Acworth. from left field to fi r * t t “*; f.,,
McLain, for Acworth, and RuM™
for Marietta, both pitched good
each giving up two hits. ....
Batteries: Acworth. McLain and
Lain; Marietta, Ruddell and Hill.
NWHORTER IS MANAGER.
Bpeclsl to Tbs Georgian. . . «
Emory College, Oxford. Ga..,J“J* .
T At a meeting called In chapel s"'
aay, Ford McWhorter, of Bowen™*
Ga, was unanimously elected
of the Emory College summer*^
baseball team. Manager Mew h ts
will choose his tram soon ord ,
men In practice for a 2 1 orforf
which has been arranged with v
and neighboring towns.
Balk Quits Ball.
J. Bogaln Befit, the
who used to be with the 0*™' rlli
team and who was afterwara
Roanoke. Is In Atlanta for a
Visit. _ . _ „ out ct
Mr. Belk states that he l» h( „
baseball for good. He says 'h ^
constantly receiving oilers to P> „
would gladly have It known thAt
>ut of the game-