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Cl /ixiJn-WlA WHiVXVVXXAn iVCHl/ niiTTO. jnUl/AI, AOWUDX Z3, 1^177. 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. | . Ill 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 You prove your intelligence when you pick Arbuckles* Ari el sa Coffee instead of the mis branded, misnamed “Mocha & Java,” as die cheapest good coffee in the world. ■.Rmn—k-i.to BROa, New York C1Q. GAY DOINGS IN SARATOGA AS PICTURED BY TAD ’f'l' ««***<■» AOMiMM LICHENS TE/H 'THJJBfU- OOW* OH rtt£ 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