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CRACKERS START THEIR LAST SERIES IN FRANK’S BURG
SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS
“With a dozen Southern Leaguers already sold to the majors
and at least four or frve more sure to go within the next few days
it looks ns though the Southern League would furnish its usual
array of talent to the training camps of the majors next spring.
The Southern Leaguers who have been aetually sold to the
majors thus far are:
Castleton, of Atlanta, sold (t) back to the New York Ameri
cans.
Zeller, of Atlanta, sold to tho New York Americans.
Paskert, of Atlanta, sold to the Cincinnati Nationals.
Sid Smith, of Atlanta, sold to the Philadelphia Americans.
Hardy, of Nashville, sold to the Chicago Americans.
Bills, of Memphis, sold to the Philadelphia Americans.
Suggs, of Memphis, sold to tho Detroit Americans.
Keith, of Little Rock, sold to the St. Louis Americans.
Graham, of Shreveport, sold to the St. Louis Americans.
Massing, of Shreveport, sold to the St. Douis Americans.
Atz, of New Orleans, sold to the Chicago Americans.
Manuel, of New Orleans, sold to the Chicago Americans.
* In addition to this even dozen 'Wells, of Nashville, will
doubtless be sold to Cleveland.
Ball, of Montgomery, will be bought by the New York or
Detroit Americans.
Lister, of Nashville, is sure to be sold to somebody.
And it is not likely that Manning, of Memphis, will escape.
And they have not begun to draft yet!
Before the drafting season is over the number of Southern
Leaguers secured by the majors is likely to run to 25 or 30.
But how many of them will make good!
Well, that’s a matter for some consideration.
The one best bet in all the lot is Paskert. Ho has everything
that goes to diake n major league ball player and he will doubt
less fit nicely into the Cincinnati outfield. If he docs not it is a
cinch that the “Cincincys” will never get a waivor on him and
get him out of the league. v
Atlanta furnishes another practically sure thing in Castle
ton. This man who was loaned to Atlnnta has led the Southern
League this year. Last year he was the leading southpaw of the
P. and 0. League. And it seems that he is ripe for the big
leagues. 1
There is no reason why Sid Smith should not do well. Ho
is a natural batter and that is what moguls want. Also he is a
good back stopper, throws well to second and can play any po
sition in a pinch.
Zeller is the most doubtful member of tho Atlanta quartette.
At the first of tho season Rube seemed to have everything
swept before him and backed off the bonrds. But he evidently
pitched too much and ho does not seem likely to fulfill our proph
ecy that he would load tho league. If he hits Atalnta as a
Yankee next spring with all tho speed and ability ho had this
year ho will be hard to stop. And under the coaching of that old
fox Griffith he is likely to turn out a winner.
Hard^ and Lister of Nashville ought to stick—tho former
especially; Hardy is a big, husky guy who can hit tho ball.
Lister on his early season form couldn’t make a Cotton Statos
Leaguo team. On his present form‘ho is good enough for any
body. Tho question is—how will ho stack up next spring!
Ball is somewhat of a similar proposition. If he is good next
spring he can make any man’s team. If he is ns poor ns lie was
when Billy Smith let him go then he will hardly do. But Neal
is a talented shortstop nna ought to stick.
Atz, of New Orleans, is only an average good man and the
same strikes us as being true of Graham, Keith, Suggs, and
Wells. The last named is a comer and is headed for tho big
leagues bqt he is yet a bit young.
Bills and Manuel both have a chance. ’ Manuel made a mar
velous record in mid-season but ho has been getting his bumps
pretty regularly lately. Bills is a wonderfully good pitcher but
he looks a little light for the “big ones” and it is hard to tell
what he could do without a winning team behind him.
The only other man on the list is Massing. He is a big chap
and a good hitter and may very likely develop into a big
leaguer.
On the whole it is a pretty likely crop of big league timber
that the Southern is sending up. And we wish all of the players
well.
! Standing of the Clubs. |
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CLUI1S-
Mrmphti ...... :
ATLANTA 3
Little Rock 106
N«w Orlennt 110
Montgomery 113
Blrmingtmm ..... 116
Bhrerenort ..... 106
Nmhvlllo 1U
61
.44?
' South Atlantto.
CLUBS— Pin yet!. Won. Lo#t-T. C.
Charleston 109 67 42 .61!
Jacksonville 106 62 47 .MS
Macon ... "
Augusta . .
Savannah
CtlumMa 1U
108 *64
American.
CLUBS—
Philadelphia .
Detroit . . .
Chicago . . . .
Cleveland . . .
New York . .
Boston . . . .
St. Louts . •
Washington . .
CLUBS—
Chicago . ...
New York iuy
Pittsburg 10?
Philadelphia 106
Brooklyn Ill
Cincinnati Ill
Boston 106
BL Louis 116
Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
Played. Woo. Lost. P.^.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Atlanta In New Orleans.
Birmingham In Memphis.
Montgomery In Little Bock.
Nashville In Shreveport.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Southern.
Memphis S, Atlanta 0.
Montgomery 3, Little Bock 2.
South Atlantic.
Charleston 2, Augusta 1.
Savannah 4, Columbia 3.
Macon 3. Jacksonville 2.
American.
Cleveland 2, Washington L
Detroit A Boston ?.
Philadelphia 2. Chicago 0.
oew »
Chicago 3. Boston 2.
Brooklyn 7. St. Loals 6.
Philadelphia 6. Cincinnati 2 (drat game).
Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 1 (second game).
C. M. A. DEFEATS DACULA.
Winder, Oa., Aug. 23.—The C. M. A.
ball team of this place defeated Dacula
In an uninteresting game Wednesday.
The features of the game were <he
pitching of Fuller, and fielding of Mc-
Elhanon for the locals.
Batteries—C. M. A., Fuller and
Thompson: Dacula, Holt and Atkinson.
Score by Innings—
C. M. A. 600 200 01*—8 *13 ^6
Dacula 010 000 010—2 4 6
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GEO. SUGGS TOO GOOD;
CRACKERS SHUT OUT
Memphis, Tenn., Aogr. 23.—Georgle
Suggs, the hardest of hard-luck pitch
er., wae In hie very beet form Thurs
day afternoon and his stinginess with
hits resulted In an Atlanta shut-out.
The score was Memphis 3, Atlanta 0.
It was one of Suggs' beet games. The
chap whose pitching the managers rave
about was really effective for once. He
struck out ten men, alloitod only three
hits and walked only four batters.
Only once did Atlanta have a chance.
And this was In the third when Beck
er, Smith and Winters got on bases.
But two were down when this thing
happened and as Bill Dyer was the
next up, and ns Bill didn't do a thing
but fan, It was all over with great ce
lerity.
Outside of the third Inning Castleton
was as good as gold. He gave up only
five hits during the day. but was
wilder than usual. He only gave up
a brace of walks, but he hit four bat
ters.
His undoing came In the third In
ning. Suggs was hit by a pitched ball,
Carter got away with sl.ngle and Man
ning was treated to four wide ones.
Neighbors' long fly-out let Suggs home
and Dyer's orroi^-when he threw low
to Fox—let In two runs.
The defent was a hard blow to Billy
Smith. He had hoped for an even break
on the Turtle ♦Back and counted on
winning with Castleton. However, the
excellent work of Suggs and the mo
mentary but fatal weakness of Cas
tleton ruined his hopes, and tow out of
six was the record made by the
Crackers during their Inst appearance
on the Turtle Bock this year. The
score:
ob.
3
Atlanta.
Paskert, If.
Becker, rf. . . . 4
Smith, ss. . . . 3
Winters, of, ... 2
Jordan, 2b. ... 4
Fox, lb 4
Dyer, 3b 3
Sweeney, e. , . . 2
Castleton, p. . . 2
. .23
Totals ,
Memphis. ab. r.
Carter, rf. . ■ , 4 1
Manning, If. ... 2 1
Neighbors, cf. . . *4 0
Babb, s* 2 0
Carey, lb. ... 4 0
James, 2b. ... 8 0
Richards, 8b. . . 4 0
Hurlburt, c. . . 4 0
Suggs, p 2 1,
Totals 23 8 5 37 11
Score by Innings: R.
Atlanta .000 000 000—0
Memphis 003 000 00*—3
Summary—Struck out, by Suggs 10,
Castleton 5; bases on balls, off Suggs
4, Castleton 2; hit by pitched ball,
Babb 3, Suggs, James; passed balls,
Sweeney: two-base hit, Becker; double
play, Babb unassisted. Umpire, Davie.
Time, 1:50.
0 1 4
0 9 <1
1 0 0
0 7 €
0 0 0
3 24 13 3
LOOKS LIKE
TBEfflMLET
McKenzie Will Probably
Oppose Old Bill Phil
lips.
MACON WINS
ONCE^ AGAIN
Southern League Cast-Offs
and Recruits Are
the Stars.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 23.—It was a hard-
fought game that Macon won Thurs
day afternoon from Jacksonville. First
one team and then the other had the
lead, and victory was not clncbed untU
the eighth Inning, when Wohlleben;
with a blngle, scored Pepe, who was
waiting on second.
Wild'' Bill Clarke wae In the box
for Macon, and only gave up four hits,
and one of the four was a homer.
Lee, who pitched for' Jacksonville,
was hit for seven safeties, two of tnlm
being home runs.
The game was full of feature plays.
In the flrst Inning Murdock, the first
man up, lined one over left fleld fence,
making the rounds of all sacks. Viola,
In the fifth Inning, followed eult, and
Pepe, In the seventh, not to be out
done by the others, - also planted one
over the fence In left garden.
Jacksonville Is here for two more
games, and then Macon Is on the road
for six, returning home and finishing
tho season with Augusta.
The score:
ab. r. h. po. a.
Macon.
Murdock, cf.
Llpe, 3b 4 0 0 0 2
Stinson, rf. . . . 4 0 0 0 0
Houston, if.. . . 4 1 2 3 0
Wohlleben. lb. . 4 0 1 12 1
Rhdton. 2b. ... 4 0 1 2 3
Pepe. ss. . . . . 3 . 1 2 2' «
Robinson, a. ... 2 0 0 4 2
Clarke, p. . . . 2 0 9 1 6
Totals .... .30 3 7 87 20
Jacksonville, ab. r. h. po. a.
Thlsl. cf. . . . . 4 0 0 3 0
Marktey, 4 1 2 0 4
Chandler, rf. . . 3 0 1 0 0
Behan, lb. .... 4 0 0 8 0
Evans, 2b. .... 4 . 0 0 4 1
Lewis, 3b 2 0 0 0 4
Viola, If. .... 4 1 1 2 0
Roth, c 2 0 0 7 0
Lee, p. 3 0 0 0 7
Totals 31 2 4 24 16
Score by Innings: R.
Macon ,. . . .100 000 11— 3
Jacksonville 000 011 00— 2
Summary—Left on bases, Macon 6,
Jacksonville 5: struck out, by Clarke 6,
by Lee 6; .bases on balls, off Clarke 2,
oft Lee 2; hit by pitched ball, Chandler;
home runs, Murdock, Viola and Pepe;
K ssed ball, Rbblnson; double play,
p« to Wohlleben. Time, 1:40. um
pire, Buckley.
Nat Thornton Wins Again;
Cowan Rodgers Defeated
Newport, R. L. Aug. 21.—The cham
pionship competition In the National
Lawn Tennis match has narrowed
down to 16 men.
Teeterday's play was not of cham
pionship quality, however.
W. A. Lamed quickly disposed of I.
C. Wright, holder of eeveral sectional
titles, and R. II. Palmer, the conqueror
of Karl Behr, defeated Clarence Pell
only after playing four set*. T. H.
Mollenhauer defeated Cowan Rodgers,
'• Knoxville. Tenn, 0-7. 6-3. 6-2. 6-4.
Nat Thornton, of Atlanta, defeated M.
Chase, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
PRETZELS BUY PEPE.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Go., Aug. 21.—Montgomery
has bought another Macon player.
Next season Joe Pepe, the fast little
short stop of the Macon team, will
be seen wearing a Montgomery uni
form.
The deal was put through Thurs
day. The local management secured
2*50 for Pepe. This Is tho highest
price paid for any of the players se
cured bv Montgomery,
HOLLAND MAY
GET IN GAME
Mayor Martin Behrman
Will Turn Out to Wel
come Atlanta Mayor.
BASEBALL DOINGS ON
SEVERAL DIAMONDS
By WILL R. HAMILTON.
8peclal to The Georgian.
New Orleans, Aug. 23j—Atlanta's
ball team, the genuine seneatlon of
the 1907 eeaeon, will resume its
strenuous western campaign this
afternoon In the firet of a four*
game aerlea against the Pelicans.
Manager Billy Smith and the
Crackers were scheduled to arrive
here shortly before noon today, and
they will Have no more time before
the game than to eat lunch ahd
take a quiet little snooze in the
palm garden of the 3L Charles Ho-
tel.
The Atlanta battery ie eomewhet
uncertain thia morning. *lt is be
lieved MoKenzie will pitch this aft
ernoon’s game. On Smith’s reserve
list elso Is Zeller, who has not
worked In eome time, Sweeney
will very probably be behind the
bat, though Sid Smith may catch.
It Is not unlikely that Caetro will
be baek In the game today.
The Pelican battery wae an
nounced today aa Phillips and
Stratton. It wae reported early
thia morning that the locals would
be reinforced by Outfielder Hol
land, one of the players Manager
Frank bought recently from Gulf-
f iort. If Holland plays he will be
n left field In Rickert’s place.
It Ie wondered in loeal baseball
circles whether Smith will tend
Zeller to the elab in the local series.
It is Zeller’s turn to pitch, but it
is understood here that Smith it
going to let Rube rest up a bit be
fore sending him into the box
again. There ie a possibility that
he will twirl today.
Mayor Joyner, the baseball
mayor with the Crackers, will be
warmly welcomed hero by Mayor
Martin Behrman and other city
dignitaries. Joyner’s tour with the
Crackers has been talked of a great
deal in local political circles, and
hla pretence will probably be the
means of bringing the whole eity
of Now Orleans out
administration
to the next four games.
The Crackers and Pelicana will
play today, tomorrow and wind up
the eerlet with a double-header
Sunday.
A. A. C. Regatta To
Be Held Saturday
All plane have been completed for
the Atlanta Athletic Club's annual re
gatta at East Lake Saturday after
noon and evening.
Good contests are expected In the
various swimming and canoe races and
the decorated canoe parade promises
to be a brilliant spectacle.
Many parties have planned to spend
the afternoon and take supper at the
club, and the affair promisee to be a
great success.
Says the New Orleans Picayune:
The hot-headed action of Manager Bill
Smith, of Atlanta, fining Bob Spade 320
for failure to cover first base when
Fox fielded a grounder, may cause
Spade to leave the Firemen at an early
date.. Bob Is one of the very best hit
ting and working pitchers In the league.
He was depending on the second base
man's covering the Initial sack, and
la generally a good fielder.
Nothing to this effect has been noted
In Memphis papers. Wonder how the
Picayune man found It out?
Up to date, It Is believed that Spade
Is going to take hts turn as usual.
And as for Bill Smith's fines. Well,
they don't often stick.
New Orleans papers boost Redmond,
of Vicksburg, the inflelder secured by
Babb for next year, as a wonder.
Umpire Flynn, canned by the South
ern League, has caught on with the
Gulf Coast League.
As far as con be learned nothing
Is going to be done about Flynn's
charge that Finn sent telegrams to the
president of the league and signed
Flynn's name.
Clark Griffith laughs at the rumor
that he Is trying to trade Mortality,
Conroy and Williams for Lajole.
''Griff” says that Lajole' Is making
good as a manager and that he has not
made any attempt to get him aa a
player.
And by the way, Lajole has a good
chance to get Into that pennant game
yet. His team Is well within striking
distance of the leaders—and the Amer
ican league has far more than a month
to run—the season ends October 6, in
fact. 4
Atlanta Is likely to play In hard
luck Ip the matter of umpires. Eld-
rldge, the Incompetent, was shipped
down to New Orleans to qet him out
of Atlanta's clutches. And now At
lanta hikes to the Crescent City and
probably he will be inflicted on the
Crackers there. *
Tom Fisher Is said to be slated for
an outfield Job next year. Tom has
won 11 out of 20 games this year, with
a tail-end team, and has hardly out
lived his usefulness as a pitcher yet,
Says G. Rice, of The Tennessean:
“The most peculiar part of the 'pur
chase season’ Is the fact that so fnr
two of the best men In Dixie—Lister
and Wilhelm—h ive not been bagged
by some mogul of the Upper Circle.
Lister Is undoubtedly the best first
baseman In the South, and a ball play,
er with probably more promise than
any other In this sectlon'of the coun
try. Wilhelm Is one of the best. If not
the best, slabmen In the Southland.”
, Yes. and don’t overlook Manning,
who Is claimed by Memphians to be a
better outfielder than Paskert, and who
certainly ranks next to that Atlanta
crack.
SayB Will R. Hamilton, In his "Sport
ing Chat” column:
"The Georgia Crackers will open
their series Friday. Although the games
to be played here the latter part of the
week will not Interest the fans through.
<>ut the South as much as the Atlanta-
Memphls series, there will be plenty
of local Interest. The Pelicans will be
on their mettle to recapture third place
from the Travelers, and the series will
go a long way toward deciding whether
Atlanta Is going to stay In the race
with Memphis to the end.
"Barkers of the Atlanta team needn't
be discouraged If the Crackers lose a
big majority In the west. They are
expected to do that, and their only
hope, as has been pointed out In
■Sporting Chat,' lies In making a very
strong stand on their home grounds
while Memphis Is meeting reverses at
the hands of other eastern clubs. Three
or four games will be played here be
tween the locals and Crackers, and If
they can pick up Just a little In batting
"ley should win two out of three or
three out of four. Atlanta’s pitchers
are not one whit better than Birming
ham’s. In other departments the Crack-
ers are much stronger than the Barone,
and the Pelicans will have to depend
more on slamming the ball than on
poor fielding or poor throwing of the
Crackers. The Travelers continue to
win, but they haven’t third place cinch,
ed by any means."
Atlanta Just missed, landing a great
third baseman for nekt year—a man
named Vleder. JIo belonged to Winni
peg, and was pnt on the market. At
lanta and San Francisco accepted
terms on him about *he same time, but
San Franclsco.'s acceptance arrived
flrst, and the man went west.
The report that Atlanta has secured
a man' named Laughlln Is denied at
local headquarters.
Montgomery defeated Little Bock Thurs
day afternoon by the score of 3 lo !.
Bill Hart of the Trnrelera and Walek of
the Climbers pitched good ball, but the
younger man finally won the content.
The Sea Galls of Charleston defeated An-
gnatn Thursday afternoon In a pretly game
by the score of 2 to 1, I’alge pitched good
ball for the Gulla, while Nelaon and (.'ar
son of Augusta were batted bard.
Macon defeated Jacksonville Thursday by
the score of 3 to 2 In a game replete will
brilliant plays by both teams. Each club
S tayed a great game In the fleld and fait
elding saved many hits and runs. < lari
pitched good ball for Macon and Lee mad#
a very creditable shoniug for the Jay».
The Pittsburg Pirates hammered the once
famous Christy Matthewson all over tbs
lot Thnrsday afternoon In Sew York, and
when the game was finished In the eighth
Inning and the score was counted Pittsburg
had scored 29 runs and had made IS hill
The Giants made 6 errors. Sew York mad*
11 hits, but they scored only 6 runs on tbelt
swats.
Frank fipnrka, the Care Spring, fit.. hefi
defeated Cincinnati Thursday afternoon by
the score of 6 to 2. Sparks has been pitch
ing great hall. In the big league thia year
and his average la 16 won and 7 lost. Hj
is second nmong the winning pitchers «
the National league, Ed Betilboch cf thi
Chleagp Cubs Is leading.'
Our old friend. Sap Rnoker, the Marietta
On., boy. defeated St. I-oula Thnrsday by
the score of 7 to 6. The Cardinals made It
hits off Bucher's delivery, but they eetos
not score ss many runs ns the xmuq
Dodgers. Karger of St Louis elan nl owej
10 info swatlets. Brooklyn bunched bet
hits. I
"Bubo” Waddell pitched one of the led
guinea of his career Thursday sfternooS;
when ho shut out the Chicago "Idle .oi
and allowed them only two measly mm
Score: Athletics 2. White Sox ft ""'K
was on the firing line for the S°i and b
pitched s good game, but the Great "add"!
nut It all over him. Walsh gave up only!
bits.
Kruger Captures
Norfolk Stakes
Readvllle, Mass., Aug. 23—
three of the closest finishes seen In
present Grand Circuit meeting W
Kruger was returned the winner of t
Norfolk Stake yesterday. The pur*
was valued at 36,000.
Summaries.
2:10 trot, purse 34.500 (The P«n“'
Donald), second; By-Flora, hr.
(Splan), third. Best time, 2:08 «
2:08 *paoe, purse l6,000 (Thc
folk). Kruger, ch. g.. by Mercury
McDonald), won: John A- .
.(Geers), second; Darky Hal, bI -
(Rombough) third. Best time, *•"
(by John A). . hr
2:08 trot purse 31.200. Lottie. -
by Guy Thistle (McHenry), won,
go ret O.. b. m. (Davle). second . Kg
Mac. b. g. (Blitter), third. B** 1