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THE ATLANTA GEORGLYN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1907.
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NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
SCENES A T LAKEWOOD, WHERE ST A TE SHOOT IS IN PROGRESS
Here is a little fable which we copied from some of those
baseball humorists, Hugh Fullerton probably, but maybe it was
somebody else:
Ball players who aspire to lead the league In batting spend
most of their spare time In watching their own and the average
of the other swatting heroes, playing the great American game.
And much comment do they make about the way the scorera
mark up the averages.
The scorers In each city, where there Is a hefty boy who
can hit 'em where they ain't, are always accused of padding the
averages of the popular Idol. Just now there Is a rumor among
the American Leaguo ball players to the effect that the St. Louis
scorers can see Niles, whether he makes a hit or not, and that
they can not see Oeorge Stone, when he does make a bit.
Such talk as this has always been one Of tho erroneous
grouches fostered by ball players from time Immemorial, and
^though there have been Isolated cases where favoritism baa .
been shown In compiling hitting averages, yet such conduct now-
adays would not be tolerated even If tho official scorers desired
to pull off any such play. But one can not make the players be
lieve this.
The othec morning Bill Coughlin and Sam Crawford were
looking over the biffing averages of the different players, and
Sam said with a note of suspicion In his tone as he looked at the
names of the fellows who were above him on the list:
"ft's mighty funny how these guys get such a big hitting
average; don't you think so,'Billf ho Inquired as he turned to
ward the third baseman.
"Well, you know they say that figures can't lie," replied
Bill, as he turned over a page.
"They might not lie," replied Sam; “but dog my cats, If
they ain't placed In some mighty embarrassing positions at
times."
In the center is a view of the club house of the Atlanta Gun Club.
On the left Is Tom Poole, manager of the Gun Club and one of the most expert and enthuslastio shooters In the state. On the right ls'a view
of a squad at the traps.
The Southern League has long been nfllicted with knockers
who groan about the favoritism of Rcorers. Last year there was
an awful howl, after the official averages came out, that Sid Smith
hod been getting everything and "nobody oise nothing."
The year before there were other howls and next year will
bring on a fresh crop.
Afi a matter of fact tho writer has never seen a case of favor
itism in this league. As far as he or anybody has been able to
observe the scoring has been done fairly.
There has been some kicking among local players of late.
But it is hardly to be taken seriously.
The trouble with local players is that they get a shade too
good treatment from the local papers. If a 'player has a good
nay he is boosted to the skies, which he usually deserves. But
when he has a bad day, instead of roasting him to the other place,
the matter is not mentioned, or, at worst, is glossed over.
It is a fixed principle with Atlanta baseball writers not to
knock. If they can’t boost they talk about the weather or some
thing innocuous.
If some of these Atlanta players happen to get transferred to
Birmingham or New Orleans next year maybe they will have
something more to kick about than the scoring.
MACON WINS V
FIRST GAME
“Wild” Bill Clarke Twirled
and Held Savannah
Safe.
Sun Proof Team Celebrates
With Banquet at Etowah
A din 2T complimentary to tho Sun
Proof team, winner of the pennant In
Tho Georgian Commercial League,
was given by tho Plttoburg Plate
01089 Company at tho Etowah Thurs
day night.
Those present were W. B. Keen, W.
S. May*, Joseph Redwlne, R. H. Lock-
rldge, \V. W. Rice, H. E. Harman, Jr.,
H. C. Nowell, W.‘Daley, C. H. Collins,
Carl Wall, John Cunyue, Bernard Camp,
V. C. Vaughan, T. C. Klein, J. M.
Thomas, J. P. Keeton, R. S. VVe.sele,
P. H. Whiting, Trncy Beutell and O.
H. Jones.
An attractive menu was served and
at the conclusion of the culinary end
of the proceeding* short after-dinner
addresses were mode by R. S. Weseels,
O. H. Jones, Trncy Beutell, Joseph
Redwlne and II. E. Harman, Jr. J. M.
Thomas, president of the Commercial
League, and manager of the Bun Proof
team, acted as toastmaster.
Macon, Go., Aug. 18.—In the first
game of a aeries of three with Savan
nah on the home diamond, Macon
"copped" a victory by hard hitting. Both
teams played good ball, and at several
stages during the game It looked like
a walk-away for Macon, but Savannah
through good playing, held the locals
down, 2 to 1,
"Wild" BUI Clarke was on the rubber
for Macon and pitched a good game.
After walking three men In the first
Inning, Clarke Settled down to busi
ness and, backed by faultless support,
won his game.
Neuer, who held the slab for Savan
nah, was hit hard at several times
throughout the game, and It was
through his wild throw in the ninth
Inning Macon scored her winning run,
Macon Is home for nine games, and
then takes to the road for three, re
turning home at the end of that time
end finishing the season on the home
diamond with Augusta.
The score:
ab.
.2
Macon,
Murdock, cf.
Llpe, 3b. . .
Stinson, rf. .
Houston, If. ;
Wohlleben, lb
Rhoton, 2b. .
Pepe, as. . .
Lafitte, c. . ,
Clarke, p. , .
h. po.
Union Printers and Barbers
Meet at Piedmont Aug. 28
A date—August 21—has been se
lected for the great baseball battle be
tween the Printers' Union and the
Barbers' Union. This affair will .come
off at Piedmont Park and the proceeds
will be for the benefit of the Old La
dles’ Home.
Hub Huddleston will lead the
printers' tram to whatever Is coming
to them, while R, T. Browne Is cap
taining the barbers.
Guy Ward Is Leading "Pros"
In State Shoot at Lakewood
day. Anthony Freeman, Money, Huff
and Hatcher were among the profes
sional stars, while Crayton, Todd. Rog
ers, Townsend and Henderson made the
best scores among the amateurs.
The full scores of Thursday's shoot
follow:
17
17 11
18
17
18
Guy Ward Is leading the profes
sionals In the Georgia state shoot which
ends today at Lakewood. He was the
leader on Wednesday and he pulled off
the beat score Thursday.
Excellent shooting was done Thurs-
Crayton It
"Anthony 19
Todd IS
"Freeman 19
Bates 18
Rogers ... ... ... 19
Townsend 19
"Money 20
*Hlghtower 17
•Hall 17
•Huff IQ
Carnes ...... .It
Everett 17
•Hatcher ... .20
Ward : ... .20
•Holt 19
"Henderson .19
Jackson . 7
Worthen .17
Baker
McClusky, H. J
Bleckley, L.
Wetmore
Smith. J. E.
Atkinson, W. Y 11 11 ..
Rankin 13 ..
Everett 14
Winter 18
•Professional.
17
20
IS
18 20
18 18 SO 20
18 18 14 19
It 17 18 19
18 20 17 19
17
17 II
19 17
7 9
18 14
18 16
...10
...15
, ...It
It
It
Totals . .
Savannah.
Morris, 3b.
Quigley, ss.
HowanI, cf.
Logan, 2b.
Brlskey. rf.
Stafford, lb
Hoff, If 3
Kahlkoff, c. . . .2
Neuer, 3
28 t
ab. r.
.8 o
.3 0
.3 0
.3 0
.4 0
.4 0
1
0
TOUGHEST LUCK EVER!
ATLANTA LOSES AGAIN
After Winning the Game, Rain and Rules
“Butt” in, and the Contest Is Given
to Pretzels.
Did you ever see a great big strong
locomotive, capable of hauling fifty
cattle cars, ditched by a single pig?
Did you ever witness the finish of a
16,000 automobile at the hands of thir
teen square Inches of mud?
Did you ever read of a big ocean liner
which met Its Waterloo at the hands
of a dozen square feet of rock? '
And don’t you expect some day to
read of an air ship being punctured by
a mosquito?
Well, that's exactly the kind of
gome that the Atlanta team has been
up against this week.
It’s a hard, cold world and we hate
to talk about our troubles, but there's
no getting around the fact that At
lanta has just lost three straight games
to the league Jokes.
It's a queer game, this baseball.
Here's a team that can go on the
road and break even, or nearly even,
with Memphis, New Orleans, Little
Rock and the real teams of the league.
And then can’t get an even break at
homo with the only genuine, guaran
teed cinches of the circuit.
All this Is Just by way of preface to
saying that Montgomery beat Atlanta
yesterday by a score of 2 to 1.
Totals ... .28 1 6 24 11 2
Score by Innings: R. H. E.
Savannah 000 010 000—1 5 2
Macon 010 000 001—2 7 0
Summary.
Left on bases, Mgcon 8, Savannah
5; struck out, by Clarke 4, by Neuer 2;
two-base hits, Pepe, Wohlleben. Quig
ley; double plays, Neuer to Kahloff to
Stafford, Morris to Fagan to Stafford;
hit by pitched ball, Houston. Time, 1:16.
Umpire, Mace.
And let It be said In passing that the
team has not butted Into any harder
luck since the famous day when the
prince of all Incompetents—Shuster—
called that eventful gnme at Piedmont
park last year and robbed Atlanta of
a hard won battle.
It wasn't the umpire’s fault yester
day. Tho weather Just butted in and
Atlanta took the count.
When the game was called the score
was 4 to 2 for Atlanta. Tho Crackers
had broken loose with one of their
usual seventh Inning rallies and hod
scored four runs. Unfortunately,
though, before Montgomery could, get
through her half of tho Inning It began
to rain so hard that the game was
called. And after thirty minutes of
waiting, thd .prospects looked no better
and tho game was off for good.
But of course, under the rules of the
game, which say "If ths umpire calls a
game—the score shall be that of the
last equal Innings played," etc.; the
count went back to 2 to 1 and It was
Montgomery's game.
If that Isn’t the limit of luck then
we’re no experts on luck.
All the scoring that counted was done
In the first Inning. In that soggy sec
tion Montgomery yanked off a couple
of runs and tho Crackers made one.
Then Walsh and McKenzie, the oppos
ing pitchers, settled down and the
teams played ball. In consequence
there was nothing doing till the sodden
and sorrowful seventh.
In the first half of the seventh At
lanta ripped off three runs. But, alas!
alas! they didn't count. Poor Mont
gomery was able' to stave off the end
of the seventh inning until rain fell
with sufficient force to moke an end
of the game necessary.
Here ore the sorrowful figures:
ab.
Atlanta.
Becker, rf. . . .2
Winters, cf. . . .2
Poskert, If. . . .3
Fox, lb 8
Jordan, 2b, , .3
Castro, ss . . .3
Dyer, 3b. , , ,3
Sweeney, c. . . .2
McKenzie, p. , .3
po. a. e.
Totals
Montgomery.
Houtz. If. . .
Baxter, lb.-. .
Ball, ss. . . .
Henline, cf. . ,
Perry, Sb. . .
Nye, 2b. . .
Hausen, rf. . ,
Seahaugh, o. .
Walsh, p. . .
Totals.
The Silent Thing Repents;
"Fan’s Friend” Shoots Again
GOOD AND PLENTY 6HOT
BY THOMA8 HITCHCOCK, JR.
New York, Aug. 18.—Thomas Hitch
cock, Jr, has shot the famous'old stee
plechaser Good and Plenty, one of the
greatest horses of his class. *
According to many racegoers he was
the best Jumper that ever performed
on the American turf. He held the
steeplechase championship for more
thon two year*. The horse will be bur
led with ceremonies and the stable put
In mourning.
B ASEBALL
ATLANTA vs. MONTGOMERY
DOUBLE-HEADER TODAY
FIRST GAME AT 2 O’CLOCK.
Tickets On Sale At Oppenheim’s-
Sportlng Editor Atlanta Georgian:
Dear Percy—Did you see It? Did you
allow your glimmers to alight for one
passing, fleeting moment on the beau
tiful and Inspiring spectacle—I mean at
the aquatic bell game Thursday.
Certainly nobody missed seeing the
Silent Thing o;>en up. Consideration- ■
why the Thing bubbled over with It!
Generosity—It Just oozed out In big,
fnt streams! Mngnanlmlty and appre.
elation and sympathy—avalanches and
earthquakes and cyclones of It! You
could not have overlooked the cata
clysm, the delightful oceanic wove of
brotherly lore on the part of the Thing
—the Sweet Solicitous Silent Thing!
It rained, you know. Of course. It
was merely a shower, but then no one
would suffer the thought that the
Thing would allow those gocql, faithful
fellow* In the bleachers to sit In the
wet. Banish the thought. Starve it to
death nnd then choke It!
Just os soon as the shower began,
Percy, the entrance to the grandstand
was thrbwn open and all the sun-sap
pers were Invited In. They accepted
the kind Invitation with thanks,
course, and went In.
The fans did not expect the players
to work In the rain. Certainly the si
lent Thing did not expect the leather-
lunged to root In the rain.
Sure, the bleachers were not allowed
to alt In the grandstand on Monday.
It la a fact, I must admit, that the
bleachers who went'to shelter on Mon.
day were not allowed to return to the
park to see the game which they had
paid admission to. I will also gram
you thas they hod rain checks which
were not recognized. Since you Insist.
I'll willingly admit that It rained harder
Monday, when they were not given
shelter and were refused admittance
because they hunted th* same, than It
did on Thursday.
But, Percy, the Silent Thing has a
right to change It’* mind. The great
white light had not yet gleamed In all
Ita phosphorescent splendor and gran
deur before It's dome of thought. The
soft, beneficent hand of appreciation, of
consideration, and of brotherly love
had not. yet laid It* gentle touch on the
Silent Thing's ripe, pulpy palpitator,
And so, now that the light Is shining
and the hand has found Its way, the
"Fan’s Friend” and “the friend of hu
manity" wishes to extend his heartiest
congratulations to the directors of th*
local association for deciding to allow
the fans In the bleachers to see what
they pay to see. He wishes further
most abjectly and humbly to apologize
for calling It a Thing.
THE FAN’8 FRIEND.
COMMERCIAL’S
BEST PITCHER
Harry Harm-
man d. Jr, the
University of
Georgia football
player, was an
•say winner In the
race for first hon.
ore ' among the
Commercial league
pitchers. When
t h e Commercial
League moguls
were voting on the
best twlrler In the
■eague Harmand
the unani
mous choice.
Harmand was
the star player on
the Valverstty of
Georgia football
team last year anil
ought to make the
All-Southern this
year.
For some unex
plained reason the
Atlanta man did
not make the ball
team this spring,
but he will cer
tainly do so next
year, 75
HARRY HARMAND, JR.
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DELMAR TROTS
A FAST MILE
Fails To Beat Sweet Marie’s
Record For Poughkeep
sie Track.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y„ Aug. 18.—Major
Delmar made a brave attempt at the
Hudson hiver Driving Park yesterday
to lower the track trotting record of
2:041-4, made by Sweet Mario last
year. The beat he could do wa*
2:05 1-4.
Ardelle,, driven by Geers, was tho
only favorite at the grand circuit races
to Justify the selection. The mare won
the 2:06 pace easily. Leeland, an even
money favorite for the 2:12 pace, was
distanced In the second heat through a
bad brook. Tommy H, the winner, sold
for 89 In pools of 365.
Summary:
2:12 Class—Pacing, puree 31,000-
Tommy H, b. g, by Delmar-Wllkes
(Nuckols), won; John McEwen. b. g.
(Ray), second; ' Coast Marie, blk. m.
(Fleming & Gill), third. Best time,
2:081-4. •
2:06 Class—Pacing, purse 31,000-rAr.
delle, br. m, by J. H. L. Yelser (Geers),
won: Nervolo, b. h. (Cox), second;
Princess Helen b. m. (A. P. McDonald),
third. Best time, 2:04 3-4.
2:16 Class—Trotting, purse 81.000—
Henry S, Jr, br. g, by Colonel Kuser-
TWO JAMES
ARE BILLED
Barring rain, mud and a few such
things, a doubleheader Is the bill at
Ponce DeLeon Park for Friday.
And It may be mentioned In passing
that It will take considerable mud
rain and the like to keep Manager
Malarkey from playing tho game. For
Montgomery needs the money.
Manager Smith and the men behind
the local club have It in for Malnrkev
The last time he was hero he sent iii
a protest of all the games he played
In Atlanta, claiming that Billy Smith
was over the players limit. In Ma.
larkey's list lie enumerated Tommv
McMillan nnd Sam Woodward as At.
lanta players.
President Kavnnaugh knew as well
ns local fans that such a kick was a
Joke and treated It acc. rdlngly. Rut
Bill Smith has not yet forgiven Smlltne
John for this absurd protest.
"Such things as that article that The ■
Georgian had yesterday from New Or-
leans .hurt baseball," observed Billy
Smith Friday. "I don't blame you for
running the story, but I do blame the
New Orleans man for writing' it. A>
far as I can seo there was nothing
phoney about tho game. The pitcher
got his bumps before there was time
to save the game, and after that there
was no use of wearing out another
pitcher. I-don’t seo that Mike Finn
has any call to throw games to New
Orleans or anybody else and I don't
believe that ho did It.”
It looks like Spade and Ford against
Malarkey and Weems In the double,
header.
The paper* for the sale of Rube Zel.
ler to the New York Americans have
changed hands. The price was $3,006.
Bill has his eye on a lot of men down
In the Texas League, though; and they
do say that McMurry, the "red-headed
devil-catcher,” .who Is working for Gal-
veston, Blersdorfer and Cooper are on
his calling list. .
Clark Griffith, by the way, beat Bill
Smith to a man. He was Bill Loudon,
third baseman of the Dallas team. Thla
man was touted very highly to BUI and
the local manager wired an offer for
him. But Clark Griffith opened nego
tiation* for the earn* man and the Dal.
las management passed up Bill Smith's
offer and Loudon goes to the Yanks for
a trial.
Nad Patchen (Evens), won; Chlmee
Bells, b. m. (Titer), second; Prlnclne,
br. m. (McHenry), third. Best time,
2:101-4.
0 3
0 0
4 2
2 9
.92 2 D 18 11
Score by Innings:
Atlanta 100 000— 1
Montgomery 200 000— 2
Hits by Innings: H
Atlanta 110 820— 7
Montgomery 110 201— 6
Summary—Two-base hits, Castro;
three-base hits, Paskert; stolen bases,
Dyer; sacrifice bits, Baxter; double
S lays, Ball to Baxter; base on balls, off
[cKenxIt 2, off Walsh 2; struck out
by McKenzie 2. (Henllne, Walsh); by
Walsh 8, (Sweeney, McKenzie, Jor
dan); wild pitches, McKenzie. Time
of game, 1:40. Umpires, Rudderham
and Hackett.
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I Standing of the Clubs. .
CLUBS-
Memphis iOt
ATLANTA M»
Little Bock . .
New Orleans. .
Montgomery .
Birmingham • .
Nashville . . *
Shreveport . •
Southern*
Played. Worn Loat P. C.
43 .587
44 .573
“Emmons for Quality.”
For Great Clothing Values
Visit Emmons
Tomorrow
Emmons quality and at 25 per cent reduction should
be great inducements to any man or boy contemplat
ing buying clothing. Medium weights, too, that are
good until December—and excellent beginners for next
season.
Come tomorrow—and have a new suit or pair of trou
sers ready for Sunday. Aug. 31st is positively the last
day of reductions.
Men's Mixed Suits
$12.00 Suits, now $ 9.00
$15.00 Suits, now $11.25
$18.00 Suits, now $13.50
$20.00 Suits, now $15.00
$25.00 Suits, now $18.75
$30.00 Suits, now $22.50
$35.00 Suits, now...
CI.ITD8-
Charleston .
Jacksonville
Macon . . ,
Augusta .
South Atlantlo.
Played. Won. Loat P. C.
.... 102 a 39 .618
106 61 45
CLUBS—
Philadelphia ,
Detroit . . .
Chicago . .
Cleveland . ,
New York . .
Boston . , .
St. Ia>uI> . .
Washington .
American.
Played. Won. Lost P. C.
100 <1 39 .610
40 .696
.UBS—
cSeafo . . * . . . 1’06
New York 102
Pittsburg 101
Philadelphia ..... 99
Cincinnati 104
Brooklyn . . . . . .104
.726
JR
.545
.442
.433
JfiO
.284
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Montgomery
jarltJgcn , Ne*fc
Nash rule in Birmingham.
New Orleans In Hbrcvepj
Little Bock In Memphis.
game called at
All Straw and
Panama Hats,
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YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
South Atlantic.
Jacksonville 2, Charleston L
Macon 2* Savannah 1.
American.
Chicago * Boston L
Philadelphia 3. Cleveland 2.
~ ~ ; 3. Detroit L
Odd Trousers
$3.50 Trousers, now.. .$2-65
$4.00 Trousers, now.. -$3.W
$5.00 Trousers, now...$3.75
$6.00 Trousers, now,..$4.50
$7.00 Trousers, now...$5.25
$7.50 Trousers, now. -
$8.00 Trousers, now.. $6^
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