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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1907.
WESTERN CLUBS GO HOME AFTER SATURDAY’S GAME
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITINGf
{ NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
The talk of introducing Cotton States baseball into New
Z' Orleans ia. entertaining, but not to be taken seriously.
The Southern League moguls did not mind getting a couple
of Cotton Staters into New Orleans on one off Sunday.
But they would most emphatically object to continuous
baseball there unless Southern League teams furnished all the
games.
Doubtless it would be a pleasing arrangement to the New
Orleans baseball association. It would get a fat grab out of the
Cotton States receipts—^enough to more than compensate for the
loss to the Southern League.
Fine scheme, bo. But not for us.
The introduction of Cotton States games would cut down
attendance at the Southern games; would divide the interest
and work a lot of harm.
And right now the attendance in New Orleans is so ex
tremely small that Southern moguls would “vie\y with alarm”
any movement which would cut .it any nyjre. From being the
"backbone of the league” New Orleans has sunk to being one
of the most insignificant of the vertebrae—one way out to the
far caudal end. t
Atlanta tried continuous baseball once. When New Or
leans was driven from home in 1905 by yellow fever the local
association threw Piedmont i’ark open to the visitors and they
camped here a spell.
But the experiment did not work well. The best baseball
town in the league couldn’t stand a continuous baseball per
formance.
So what chance has New Orleans I (
This is not the first time that the little leagues have tried to
break into the Southern League territory. A New Orleans semi-
pro. team wapted to get into the select circle this spring and back
in 1903 a K. I. T. league team made a formidable bid to break
into Nashville—even threatening to turn the little league into
outlaw to do it.
No. We are sorry for New Orleans In her efforts to pay
expenses. A high-priced team nnd poor attendance are two
things which combine about likeoil and water.
But we beg to be excused 'from any such contribution ns
they ask.
Things are looking decidedly better for Atlanta as a result
of Friday’s games. Atlanta won a clean out victory and Mem
phis went over the bumps in awful style?
The fans were a bit discouraged after Thursday’s hard luck.
But there is a general cheering up all along the line now.
ZELLER AGAINST BEEKER;
GAME CALLED AT 3:30
Rubo Zeller r». "Kitty" Beeker.
That la Saturday's bill.
And the curtain rises at S: SO Instead
of at the usual hour.
The beginning of trouble had to be
pushed up a half hour In order to let
the Fishermen get away on an early
train. .
YVlth the departure of the Bhreve-
portera cornea the end of the second
invasion of the east by the western
clubs.
This strenuous series of an even
dosen games has broken pretty well
for Atlanta.
Also, It has not broken very well for
Memphis—which helps a lot. The fig
ures follow:
Eastern Teams.
TEAM. Won. Lost P.C.
Atlanta 7 3 .700
Montgomery 7 6 All
Nashville 5 4 .550
Birmingham 5 5 .500
Western Teams. '
TEAM. Won. Lost. P.C.
Shreveport ^..7 6 .538
New Orleans 4 4 .500
Memphis 6 5 .500
Little Rock 1 9 .100
‘Lucky” Loucks
Very Unlucky
Portsmouth. Va., July 37.—President
Jake Wells, of the Virginia State
League, has disposed of "Lucky"
Loucks' case by fining the twlrler 125
and suspending him for fifteen days
with loss of pay for that period. All
this Is because “Lucky” lambasted Um
pire Truby at Athletic Park a week ago
when one of the decisions handed down
by Truby didn't please the Danville
slabman.
Loucks is about 3100 to the bad. His
brain storm, which he admits wss re
sponsible for the assault upon Truby,
cost him fully that amount In fines Im
posed by Truby, Mayor Reed and Pres
ident Wells. His suspension also cuts a
slice In the envelope he will receive
from the Danville club when the ghost
walks again In the camp of McKevitt.
Southern Bell Is
Winner at Bowling
The 8outhem Bell bowling team de
feated The Georgian team Friday night
by the i-los«*score of It pins on the
George W. Case alleys. This match
proved to be the closest and most ex
citing.ever held in Atlanta. The game
was so close that It was either side's
until the last ball had been rolled.
These two teams will meet next week
to. bowl the last game of the series.
The next games scheduled are between
the Oeorgla Railway and the Pied
mont bowling teams, to take place
Tuesday night.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Shreveport In Atlanta. Ponce DeLeon
perk. Game called at 3:10 o’clock.
Little Hock in nirmlnsham.
New Orleans In Montgomery.
Memphis la Nsahvllle.
NAT KAISER & CO.
CONFIDENTIAL LOANS
ON VALUABLES.
IS Decatur St. Kimball Houas.
Baroalns In Unredeemed Diamonds.
Standing of the Clubs.
CLUBK—
Memphis . .
ATLANTA . .
Nf\v OnUM
Nubrillf . *
Little Hook .
Ulrmlnghnu .
Montgomery .
Hhreveport . ,
. M
. 84
» 91
LltllliPr” 1 Lit i‘i|. »» On. lA'ml. 1. » .
Chitrleaton 90 54 88 .600
Jnrknonvlllv 90 IS » .678
JfftCOtt 80 61 39 .M7
Augusta ......
Havannnh ...... 88
Columbia 87
CLUB8-
Chlcago . .
Cleveland .
Hctrolt . .
Philadelphia
New York .
Ht. Isouta .
Bouton . .
Washington .
CLUBS-
Chicago . .
New York . ,
Pittsburg . .
Philadelphia
Brooklyn . .
Boston . . t
Cincinnati . .
Ht. I .onIn .
American.
Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
. 84 40 44
YESTERDAY’S RESULT8.
Southern.
Atlanta 2, Hhreveport 0.
Nashville 12, Memphis 7.
Little ltock 3. Birmingham 1. .
New Orleans-Moutomery, rain.
South Atlantic.
Macon 8, Jacksonville 3.
Charleston 8, Havaunah Ok
Columbia 4, Augusta 1.
American.
Boston 3, Detroit 1.
Ht. laouls 5. Washington 4.
Philadelphia 4. Chicago 3.
Cleveland 7, New York S (first camel.
Cleveland 8, New York S (second game}.
National.
Ht. I»uls 2. Brooklyn 2. ,
Boston 8, Chicago 7.
Cotton Statsa.
Gulfport 8, Mobile 0.
Meridian 5, Vicksburg 1
Jackson 4, Columbus 2.
IVmerican Association.
Louisville 5. Columbus 1.
Ht. Pant Minneapolis 3.
Toledo 2, Tndtansik>IIs 1 (ten Innings).
Milwaukee 8, Kansas City 8.
WHEN CUBS LEAVE NEW YORK THE GLOOM DEEPENS
HEKF APE TWO TH/f«
YOU caht* beat.
*IHE BIAI4TS
AMO A
Th.r. ws» gloom smong the Now York fsns when the Chlcsgo Cubs left the city after their recent visit. Cartoonist Igoo her. shows soms
of the reasons for the said gloom.
aSTLETON TOO GOOD;
PIRATES CANT SCORE
The theory that one good turn de- everything that came their way.
SHREVEPORT versus ATLANTA
July 25, 26, 27.
Games Called at 4 p. m.
serves another got a work-out at Ponce
DeLeon Friday when the Crockers
turned on the Pirates nnd made them
walk their shut-out plank.
Roy Gastleton. the ground-rent man,
waa the gent who put It over.
The Mormon wasn't exactly Invinci
ble, but he was near enough to It. so
that th 0 Pirates did not notice the dif
ference. They made In all Just three
hits off his delivery, to-wtt:
Carlin's, in the third.
Clark's, In the eighth.
Htckmnn'a, In the eighth.
Anii that waa about all for Shreve
port.
Little Hickman, the beat man for
his Inches in the league, worked for
Shreveport and proved to be no slouch
himself. Only once did the Crackers
light on him. and that was In the
third.
And, as happens quite frequently,
most of the damage was done with two
oute. t
Dyer Megan the excitement with a
fly-out to center. Caatleton then drew
a free paaa and Becker popped out.
Winters. Paskert and Smith singled
In succession and two runs scored.
■ And this brace of talllee won the
game for Atlanta.
It was a real old Atlanta batting ral
ly, with the usual men figuring.
Pnskert and Sid Smith have batted
pretty well ail this year, but they have
been the real loud noise with men on
bases.
Singles from the bats of these two
men have doubtless won more close
gnmes for Atlanta than those from the
hit-machines of any live players.
And It happened os usual yesterday.
Barring the third Inning the Crackers
were as badly shut-out os Shreve
port. Both teams had on their fielding
togs nnd successfully speared about
Count Castro and Judd Daley were
the fielding heroes. Both of them
mode sensational catches. Daley hoa
been one of the most brilliant fielders
In the league ever since he has been
with Shreveport, and he regularly pulls
off some phenomenal fielding atunta.
If he could bat and run bases like he
fields, he would be with the majors
right now.
COMMERCIAL LEAGUERS
MEET IN THREE GAMES
STANDING OF CLUBS.
Played. Won. Lost. P.C.
ab, r. h. po, a. e.
.29 9 S 21 8
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
The score:
Shreveport.
Carlin, 3b. . .
Benson, ss. ...
Daley, If
Warrender, cf
Lewea, 2b. .. .
Mclver, rf. ., ,
Clark, lb. .. .
Massing, c. . .
Hickman, p. ,.
Totals. , .
Atlanta.
Becker, rf. .,
Winters, cf.
Paskert, If. .
Smith, 2b. ,
Sweeney, c.
Fox, lb.. ..
Castro, ss.. ,
Dyer. 3b.. ..
Castleton, p.
Totals 30
Runs by Innings:
Shreveport
Atlanta
Hits by Innings:
Shrevoport.. ....
Atlanta .
Summary—Two-base hits, Hickman.
Smith. Stolen bases, Fox. Sacrifice
hits, Winters. Base on balls, off Cas
tleton 3, off Hickman 4. Struck out, by
Caatleton (8) Daley, Lewee 2, Hickman
2. Wnrrender 2. Carlin. Mclver; by
Hickman (4), Sweeney. Fox. Dyer. Caa
tleton. Time of game, 1:45. Umpires,
Eldrldge and Davie.
Sun Proofs
Beck & Gregg. .
M. Kutz ......
Western Electric
L. & N
Koca Nolas .
11
.567
.545
.250
.083
Again this afternoon The Georgian
Commercial Leaguers will battle.
The race In The Georgian's Commer
cial League this year la one of the
most exciting pennant chases ever
waged In an amateur league In At
lanta.
The Sun Proofs club, the present
leader. Is only a few points ahead of
Beck & Gregg, and these two clubs
are doing their very best to pull away
from each other.
Three games will be played this aft
ernoon and all of them should be cork
ers. The Sun Proof-M. Kutz game I.
probably exciting more Interest than
the other games, but then the other
two contests will certainly be good
ones.
Sun Proofs and M. Kutx will play
this afternoon at Piedmont park, the
Western Electric Co. and Koca Nolas
at Ponce DeLeon avenue and Myrtle
street, and L. & N. will play Beck &
Gregg at Gammage Crossing.
Cotton States Teams Want
To Break Info New Orleans
Spoelsl to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La., July 27.—The Peli
can ball club Is working on an entirely
new wrinkle In baseball.
Indications are that' next spring both
the Southern and Cotton States
Leagues will be called on to determine
ivhether Cotton States teams shall play
In this city In 1908 when the Pelicans
are filling dates elsewhere.
There is no doubt that the Cotton
States League Is highly pleased over
the prospects of playing off-dates In
New Orleans. It remains to be seen
whether the Idea tickles the Southern
League. As far aa the Pelican club Is
concerned the plan Is a go.
The Idea was first suggested when
Secretary Heinemann, of New Orleans,
brought the Mobile and Oulfport teams
down here last Sunday to play off a
tie game. The Cotton States League
quickly consented to the arrangement
and the Southern voted unanimously
In favor of the plan. Then It was pro
posed that the same teams play here
again Friday and Saturday. Mobile
and Gulfport made a good deal, of
money out of this arrangement, playing
to a Sunday crowd of fully 6,000, which
wns the biggest crowd that ever at
tended a game between two Cotton
States teams. When Jackson, Merid
ian and one or two other Mississippi
towns saw what a good thing It was,
they applied to the New Orleans club
for dates.
A big storm of protest started fn
New Orleans semi-professional ranks
as soon ns this was done, but that will
amount to noshing, for the Pelicans
are under m> obligations to them In the
matter of dates or anything elBe.
Some Notes on Friday*s Game and Baseball in General
r
Carlin, Shreveport's new third base
man. handles himself In good style,
and he looks to be a comer. Friday
afternoon Carlin played good ball for
the Pirates, and although he had little
to do, he Impressed those that were
watching him by doing that little well.
Carlin secured one of the three hits
that hla club made.
In the second Inning it was three
up ami three down for both sides.
Warrender, first up for Shreveport,
walked and wns out trying to steal
second. Lewee fnnned and Mclver was
out from second to first. For Atlanta
Sweeney and Fox fanned and Castro
was out, second to first.
Roy Castleton, the gent who was'
loaned to Billy Smith by Manager
Clark Grlflllh, of the New York Amerl
cans, scored the first run for his club
Friday afternoon. This happened In
the third Inning after one was out
It happened thusly: Castleton walked,
Becker popped out to short. Winters
singled to center and Castleton went
to third. Paskert singled to center and
Castleton scored.
Both Castleton and Hickman pitched
superb ball and each slabman had al
most everything. Castleton allowed
three hits and struck out "presactly”
nine men. Hickman, on the other hand,
allowed six hits and struck out five
men.
Two two-base hits were made olt
each pitcher. Sid Smith waa the first
gentleman to make one, and he sent
the ball spinning down to left field.
Hickman, the smallest pitcher In the
Southern League, made the second,
and last, which waa a corker, to cen
ter field.
In the seventh Inning five men struck
out In succession. There of the men
were Shreveport players and two were
Atlanta men.
Things looked dark for the Atlanta
club In the eight Inning. The bases
were full, with two outs. Billy Smith,
at this particular moment, was devour
ing one plug of black tobacco every
ten minutes, and besides that, he wss
moving from one end of the bench to
the other, thus wearing out the bench.
Sweeney kept coaching Caatleton
throughout the entire eighth and helped
to pull him out of the hole. Sweeney
Is a good catcher, and besldea that, he
la a good coacher, especially for young
pitchers.
Fox atole second In the elxth Inning,
which was somewhat of an easy task
for the long boy frgm Carolina. In
the sixth Fox was safe at first on a
fielder’s choice. Jim then proceeded to
steal second, and this he performed no.
bly. Fox made a break for the second
R IIIow, and when about half way there
e fell, reached out one hand and Um
pire Eldrldge yelled: "Safe." And for
once he was right.
Jack Ely. the-former Atlanta pitcher, ' n "“f
... L. -It I. L'wMmr ollnsnoon tair.
center fielder, la playing great ball for
Richmond, In the Virginia State
League. 'Tuesday afternoon at Roan
oke, where the Richmond team Is play-
Irg, Wallace made three hits out of
five times at bat. Two of those hits
were three-baggegrs. Wallace made
three hits on Monday, One of the hits
was a home run.
The Charleston baseball players al
most went on strike Monday afternoon
at Charleston. The players got Into a
discussion with Manager Matthews, of
the Gulls, and for a while It looked oa
though the players would refuse to play
at all. This Is what The News and
Courier, of Charleston, says of the af-
seems to be all In. Friday afternoon
he was batted all over the lot by
Charleston. Ely was touched for nine
hits and the Sea Gulls scored eight
runs. Ely was a good pitcher many
years ago. but his arm has gone hack
on 1dm. Jack signed with Nashville
eurly In the season, but after some
time trying to get Into condition, he
was finally released by Dobbs.
Cleveland won two games from the
New York 'Americans Friday afternoon
and now Is only one game behind the
world's champion White Sox. The
Cleveland club is ptajring at a great
dteadvuntage-l/iese days. Manager La-
Jole, considered to be the greatest bat
ter In the world, but who haa not been
batting at the rate he Is capable ofgro-
Ing this year, la out of the game with
an Injured foot. Elmer Flick, the star
outfielder of the club, Is also out of
the gome. He saye that he will never
play.ball any more. The team is more
or Rss handicapped on account of It
being on the road. In all. the Cleve
land team Is playing a great game,
and putting up a game fight.
The Chicago White Sox lost to Phil
adelphia Friday. The Athletic* defeat
ed them by the score of 4 to 3. Plank
pitched for Philadelphia and Altrock
did a similar stunt tor Chicago.
Nap Rucker, the Georgia boy. lost a
game for Brooklyn Friday afternoon to
St. Louis. Rucker was defeated by
the score of 3 to 2. He allowed the St.
Louis team' only six hit*.
Bob Wallace, the former Cracker
The game did not commence until
4:45 o’clock on account of some dis
agreement between several of the local
players and the club ndicers. The
question arose ns to whether the pay
ment of fines of the players should be
borne by the players or the elub. Sev
eral of the players gathered In front
of the club house In plain clothes and
the question was discussed for some
time. Finally the whole matter was
satisfactorily arranged and the players
donner their uniforms and went to
their places In the field.
Hans Wagner atm .leads the Na
tional League In batting, while Niles,
the St. Louis player, leads the Ameri
can League swatsmen. Ty Cobb Is
pushing for second place In the Amerl-
can. being only three points behind
Flick, whose percentage Is .344.
DOUGLA3VILLE WINS.
Special to The Georgian.
Douglasville, Ga., July 27.—Douglaa-
vlllc defeated Falrburn In the fastest
game of the aeaxon here Friday after
noon by the score of 2 to 1.
Falrburn scored her only run In the
third, on two hits and an error. The
locals scored one In the sixth and one 1
In the eighth on Harding’s three-bag
ger and McCoy's single.
Batteries—For Douglasville, Griggs,
—... . j or F a j r t n j rrii
Official Program Out For
State Shooting Tournament
The ofiicial program of the ntntfc an
nual Georgia atate shooting tourna
ment haa been published. This event
will be held August 14, 16 and 15, un
der the auspices of the Atlanta Gun
Club, over Its traps at Lakewood. T.
M. Poole will manage the event.
The notes and rules which appear
In the program .are:
Targets will be thrown at 2 cents
each.
Shooting will begin promptly at 9:30
o'clock each day.
Purses will be divided In four moneys
—40. SO. 20, 10 per cent.
Referee's decision will be final, ex
cept In case of doubt, when he may v
appeal to contestants In squad. _
Amateurs only wiU be permitted to day for all shooters
r
shoot for the purses In the regular
events.
After the regular events, extra events
will be made up, in which all shooters
can take part.
Make entries for all day. Cashier
will refund money for all uncontested
events.
Lunch can be obtained /on the
grounds.
Cars every fifteen minutes, from 3
® p ' m- ’ marked "Lakewood.”
Eighty per cent shooters will do well
here. All shooters are cordially Invited
to come.
The program for each day conalsta of
ten events at twenty targets each, with
a 32 entrance and 810 added money.
There will be additional eventa each
NEW MEN
FOR 1908
Cracker Team Will Have To
Be Built AH Over
Again. ,
DEAL FOR S. SMITH
WAS CLOSED T0DA1
Crackers May Lose Eight I
Men From the Present
Team.
The start of the break-up of the At*
lanta team of 1907 has begun.
On the morning mall Manager Smith I
received a signed agreement from
Connie Mack by which Sid Smith be.
coirfes the property of the Philadelphia
Americans. 1
Sid will probably Join the team at I
the end of the Southern League season
to be In on the fun at the finish. “
The price paid for Sid waa a round
32.000. I
That Paskert, Zeller and Sweeney
are bound to go before the play| n *
season begins Is practically admitted
now by Manager Smith.
"I knew I’d have to lose the rest”
walled Manager Billy, "but I wanted
Sweeney for another year."
Cleveland will get the man, however
nnd will pay a good price for him!
Presumably Atlanta's priao pitching
plum, the redoubtable Rube, will ao to
Clark Griffith.
Manager Smith and the director! of
the club have tried to echeme It out
In every possible way to protect them-
selves from the Inroads of the major*,
but with no, avail. The ancient and
honorable prActlce of “covering" play,
ers has been put out of business by
the waiver rule of: the big leagues. 1
And In consequence there Is no way to
keep a player who Is wanted "un
there." I
Right now l| looks as though the
nucleus around which Billy Smith will
have to build his team next year wlU
be Just this: l ... 1
Here's What’s Left.
Certainties: Jim Fox, first base; j
Louis Castro, short stop: George Win
ters, center field; Spade and Ford,
pitchers
Now. Isn't that a peach of a wreck! I
A glance at the following list shows I
what happens to. the rest of the Atlanta I
team:
Where They Go.
Sid Smith has gone to the Phlladel-1
phla Americans.
Ed Sweeney will go to the Cleveland ]
club.
Rube Zeller will probably go to tbs I
New York Americana ..
Roy Castleton is at present the prop,
erty of the New York Americans and
Joins them In the spring.
Otto Jordan has long been wanted
by the St. Louis team and may bt
drafted by that or aome other organi
zation.
Bill Dyer belongs to Cincinnati and I
will not be bock.
George Paskert will be sold to the
Cincinnati Nationals.
Jesse Becker belongs to the Cincin
nati Nationals. Atlanta haa an optl'nn
on him, however, and he will proably
be back.
Smith to Buy Players.
Bill Smith Is prepared to meat lbs
crisis. If things evjr get In such Aaps
that he can get away he la going scoUt.
Ing through the Texaa and Central |
Leagues.
Last year BUI scouted for ten days |
through the Central and landed Pai-
kert and Ford. Both of them mails
good with a vengeance. But this year |
the Central League closes the tame I
day that the Southern does, and It
Bill la to do any scouting he will have I
to pass up the local team In order to
get away with It. This business o( I
br/ig a scout and a manager at thi 1
strine time Is pretty giddy business
but Bill waxes fat on strenuoilty. [
The Atlanta team Is going right out
to buy players. Bill Smith has al
ready got his eyes on one player In tbs
Sally League and two or three In tn« I
Cotton State*. Alto he has volunteer I
scouts working In several leagues. Lai-
ry Hoffman Is looking out for him in
the Cotton States and has tipped him
off on some good men.
Bill Is not going to run any chancel
of waiting to draft the men he want*.
He is going to spend money to 8"
thorn, and will be on the scene with the
necessary coin as soon as he Is *u«
of his men. '
Memphis has llready shown that ene
la working on the aame principle. J™
the Bluffers have paid Jacksonville l< l J
for Pitcher Savldge. And It Is a cinch
that Babb and McCullough have their
eyes peeled for anything that Is dolnf
in the Cotton States League.
TENNIS MAGAZINE MAKES
FEATURE OF LOCAL EVENT.
The number of American Lawn Ten
nis containing the account of
Southern and Nashville champlonehiP* |
haa made Its appearance. In this mar
aalne the local event comes In far***
and prominent notice. This wnte f
Is Illustrated with excellent ph«
graphs and has attracted much at
tlon among local players.
ACWORTH WIN&
8peelal to The Georgian. .
Acworth. Ga.. July 2T.-Acwor»h anu
Carteravllle played a slow game oi »
here Thursday, resulting In tha
of 10 to 2 In favor of Acworth __
the first three or four Innings the *
promised to be an Interesting on .
by the many errors of the visit
contest resulted In a ."SjJ'J^nlendl 1
Lemon for Acworth Pl* ch *i,® hits:
game, allowing only a few Jr™
The line-up was: £ e "°H D a Phil-
B„ Lemon, R.. Orr. O.. “"'pTAinsoa
Ups, Brooks. Awtrey, Jones. 1vemer.
Cartersvllle—Cop*. r 0 vln»to«-
Johnson. Hicks. Dobbs. Conn.
Knight, Turk. - Lento*:
Batteries: Acworth. Or* Vfrfl cf.
Carteravllle, Hick*. Turk and
Umpire, McLain, B. Bcorsr. u
Lemon.