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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.