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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, AUGUST 26. 19 07. SPORTING PAGE EDITED BY PERCY H. WHITING NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS WHAT THE CUBS ARE DOING TO THE GIANTS Says Myron W. Townsend in The St. Louis Star-Chronicle: Superseniltireneu Is a characteristic of some professional ball players. They scan the papers to pick oat paragraphs which reflect on their ability to play the national game. If they And ohe derogatory word, they pout and grunt and curse and swear at the writer. Professional ball players are "touchy." They avoid newspaper men as they would rattlesnakes. With low cunning, many of them attempt to conceal their motives and movements. Posing In the limelight as public celebrities, fresh water players resent honest criticism. Flings of sarcasm rankle In their souls. Only the hard shelled veterans like Wallace and Yeager and Jones can stand the gaff. Few players who could be cut down by the cruel spikes without a murmur, can put up with the PEN' prick. This is an' odd failing with ball players, as it is with actors and actresses. They can’t stand the gaft of criticism. Of course no public character dotes on criticism, no matter how friendly. Iiut ball players, as a rule, are savagely sensitive and one criticism rankles for a whole season. The baseball writer who keeps on absolutely friendly terms with a ball player for one entire season is a wonder. The average ball player has a sneaking desire to fight yon if you happen to score a fielder an error when he thinks tha. he is entitled to a hit. Or, conversely, if he makes an error, he wants the batter credited with a hit—in which case the pitcher is stung and kicks. They are a good lot, these ball players of the Southern League, and never a man has been thrown with them who did not like a large-proportion of them. But they make life hard for themselves and hard for the men who write baseball by developing a sensitiveness to criti cism instead of growing as thick a callous on their feelings as they do on their hands. PROSPECTS NOT SO BAD, DESPITE MANY DEFEATS Those Kew Orleans games did not do a thing to Atlanta's pennant prospects. One tie, one victory and three defeats was hardly what Atlanta fans bargained for. These, combined with the Babblers' vic tory Saturday and Sunday have dumped the Crackers to a point where It Is going to be hard climb- Fiowever, things are looking up! Atlanta plays In Shreveport Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday, and the Shreveport team Is genuinely “easy." Probably the Pirates will hit a streak and play marvelous ball, white Atlanta Is there. Every team the Crackers stack up against seems to do that these days. But If Atlanta la to win anything this trip, her chance Is right now. Moreover, the Memphis Hustlers play the Montgomery team, and If there Is one aggregation In the east besides Atlanta which la cal culated to worry Memphis—and of this we are not certain—It Is Mont gomery. The Climbers haven't any especial love for Atlanta, and It Is a cinch that they will not try as hard to beat Memphis as they did to beat Atlanta. But still, they can cer tainly do as well against the Bluff ers as Birmingham did. In the sale of Ed Sweeney to the New York Americans a legitimate attempt to keep the star catcher for next year? It Is very probably the hope of the local association that they can get this man back from New York sometime next spring. Birmingham has at last tumbled lo the fact that Wilhelm will not be with the Barons another year. That became Inevitable when Vaughn was signed for another year. That pair mix like oil and water. Wilhelm la a marvelously good pitcher, and Atlanta or any other Southern League club would be glad to have him. Harry Vaughn ought to have good men In Murdock and Schlap- plcasee. They have played good ball for the Sallies. GawnniE LOOKING FOR A TIE" SCORE ss ATLANTA'S PENNANT PROSPECTS BADLY DISFIGURED BY THREE DEFEATS AND A VICTORY IN NEW ORLEANS FISHER VS. R. ZELLER Pirates’ Manager or Gra ham Will Probably Work Today. MANAGER B. SMITH ISN’T DISCOURAGED Despite Jolt in New Orleans He Believes He Has Chance. 00000000 000000000000 ooocoa o o O Shreveport. La., Aug. 26.— o 0 Fisher or Graham will pitch for O O Shreveport today. Billy Smith O O will probably send in Zeller. o O o 0<HM<HM0<HKHM<HM000000000O New Orleans, La., Aug. 26.—The pen nant prospects of the Atlanta baseball team got a knockdown blow and nearly took the count here Saturday and Sunday. Four games were played during those two days, and of these Atlanta dropped three. It' was an awful wallop for Billy Smith. The New Orleans team. In spite of Its many real stars, has not been hitting the ball hard of late, and in consequence has not been winning games. With Zeller and Castleton lo rare and radiant form, It seemed cer tain that the cohorts of Smith could draw down three out of the four games, at any rate. But one out of four proved to be the limit. The Pelicans lived up to their repu tation as hitters and garnered only 35 hits during the course of the games. But these 25 were enough to guarantee three victories. The scores wore: First Game Saturday—Atlanta 2, New Orleans 1. Second Game Saturday—New Or leans 6, Atlanta 4 (seven ninings). First Game Sunday—New Orleans 2, Atlanta 0. Second Game Sunday—New Orleans 2, Atlanta 1. “Scotty’’ McKenzie was the man who brought home the victory In the open ing game. Manuel, who opposed him, was wild as a March hare, nnd his all- too-plenltfu! bases on balls gave Atlan ta the runs she needed to get the game. The second game Saturday was marred by darkness, rain, wrangles with Umpire Eldridge and a few such things. The Pelicans tore off a quar tet of runB In the second inning, and after that It was all over but the shout ing. The Crackers played one of their worst fielding games of the year, and the boys from Georgia were never In the hunt—for anything or anybody but Eldridge. They certainly made things miserable, though, for that mountain of Incompetence. Seven thousand people, many of whom paid to get In, saw the games Sunday. In addition, there were 4.000 at Saturday's games and a good crowd Friday. All of which means that for once this year Secretary Ethridge had no kick coming on the receipts at New Orleans, and the Atlanta club took away some money. Ford pitched a marvelously good game In Sunday’s opener, but despite the fact that he allowed the Pelicans only four hits, he was beaten. Partly he was to blame. He bunched bases on balls with his poor throw to Dyer, on which the third baseman got an er ror. And with this combination of mis fortune he let the Pelicans slip over the hits that beat him. Atlanta played errorless and speedy ball In the second game, but the bat ting of New Orleans In the sixth In ning and a near-error of Sweeney’s In the eighth put Atlanta on the blink. Castleton pitched a nice game, and If he had not opposed as good a man as Guess, would have copped a victory.- The scores follow: FIRST GAME SATURDAY. SECOND GAME SATURDAY. FIRST GAME SUNDAY. SECOND GAME SUNDAY. Atlanta. Becker, rf. Winters, cf. Paskert, If. Smith, ss.. Sweeney, c. Fox. lb.. .. • Jordan. 2b. . Dyer, Sb.. . McKenzie, p. ab. r. h. po. a. e. Mike Finn claims that Charley Babb Is not Immune from draft merely because he has released himself as a player. -Wonder If Mike Is right. He haa'a habit of being. Savldge, the Jacksonville star, who has been sold to Memphis, Is slated to pitch the last game of the season at Bed Elm, Septem ber 8. when Little Rock and Mem phis clash. A New Orleans paper contains a story that Billy Smith and Char ley Babb will be urged to play with New Orleans next year. Anybody who believes that story puts himself In a class with the man who wrote It. Hughes and McKenzie Lead Pitchers of the Southland 'Hughe*, of Little Rock, and Mc Kenzie, of Atlanta, are leading ‘ the Southern League pitcher*. Neither man ha* pitched enough game* to be re* garded a* a regular, however; and the league leadership goes to “Whltey" Guese, of New Orleans. Caatleton and Zeller are still well up. The pitching Average* are as fol lows: Hughe*. Little Rock . Shields. Memphis ... 4 McKenzie, Atlanta ... 6 Castleton, Atlanta . . .14 Guese. New Orleans. .14 Schopp, Nashville. . . 2 Crtstall. Memphis . . .11 Zeller, Atlanta ... .14 Bills, Memphis ... .17 Gaskill. Shreveport . .11 Wilhelm. Birmingham .14 Stockdale, Memphis . .17 Spade, Atlanta . . . .15 Maxwell, Montgomery .12 .634 .667 .667 .647 .640 .654 .647 .583 .607 .557 .571 Hart, Little Rock. . .10 Fisher, Shreveport . .11 Eyler, Little Rock . .13 Malarkey, Montgomery 9 Beeker, Shreveport . .10 Ford, Atlanta ... .11 Reagan, Birmingham .13 Suggs, Memphis . . .15 Clark. Birmingham . .14 E. Duggan, Nashville . 9 Frits, New Orleans. .10 Walsh, Montgomery. .17 Helm. Montgomery . . 1 Walters, Little Rock . 1 Phillips, New Orleans .12 Manuel, New Orleans .13 Yerkes, Nashville. . . 4 Keith Little Rock . . 7 Sorrell. Nashville ... 8 J. Duggan, NnshvlUe . 8 Hickman. Shreveport . 9 Perdue, Nashville. . . 7 Graham. Shreveport . . 9 Weems, Montgomery. . 5 Turner. Birmingham. . .7 McWeller, Birmingham 0 .556 .550 .542 .529 .500 .500 .520 .536 .500 .500 .506 .500 .500 .500 .622 .464 .444 .478 .471 .471 .450 .412 .375 .313 .292 .000 Maddox-Rucker Team Has Challenged Y.M.C.A.Squad Atlanta, Ga., August 26. 1(07. Mr. Percy Whiting. Sporting Editor of The Georgian. Dear Sir—Having won every game we have played In the city thla reason, and having been defeated by only two out-of-town team*. Marietta and Nor- croea, we are very anxious to arrange a game with the "strong" Y. M. C. A. team. Should we win from them, we believe we would be entitled to the city championship of Independent teams. The Y. M. C. A. team has had a challenge from us under consideration for some time, but for unknown rea sons are unwilling to give us a date. As they are our particular friends, we can not believe that It la a case of “cold feet." Yours truly,- MADDOX-RUCKER BALL TEAM. B. S. Hule, Manager. SILOAM PROVES EASY FOR UNION POINT Union Point, Ga., Aug. 16.—Before the largest crowd that ever witnessed a game of ball in Slloam, the home team went down In defeat before the crack Union Point team by the ecu re of 7 to 1. Finch, for Union Point, waa Invin cible, while "Rube" Davis, of Slloam, was hit to all porta of the field by Union Point sluggers. . The score: Union Point ... 200 010 Qn • 7 lv Slloam 000 Mil t . r>! Batteries—Finch Union Point; ~ ' Atlanta. Becker, rf. . Winters, cf. Paskert, If. Smith, as.. . Sweeney.- c. Fox. lb Jordan, 2b.. Dyer. 3b.. .. Spade, p. . ab. r. h. po. a. e. Atlanta. Becker, rf. . 0 Winters, cf. 0 Paskert. If. . 1 Smith, ss. . 2 Sweeney, c.. 0 Fox. Ib. . . 0 Jordan. 2b. . j Dyer 3b. . . 1 Ford, p. . . ab. r. b. po. a. Totals. . . . New Orleans. Att, ss Manning, rf. . . Cross. 3b Subrte. lb. . . . Rlckert, If. . .. Gaston, ef. . .. Gatins, 2b Stratton, c. . . Manuel, p. . .. ab r. h. po. 26 0 Totals. . . p. New Orleans. 0 Atz, ss 3 0 Manning, rf. . , 4 0 Cross, 3b 3 0 Babrle, lb. ... 3 0 Rlckert, If. . . 3 0 Gaston, cf. . , . 3 0 Gatins, 2b. . . t 0 Matthews, c. . • 2 0 Phillips, p. . . 4 ab r. h. po. a. e. Totals 28 New Orleans, ab. Atz, ss 4 Manning, rf. . . 3 Cross. 3h. . . . . 4 Sabrie, lb. ... 4 Rlckert, If. ... 4 Gaston, cf. . . . 3 Gatins, 2b. ... 3 Stratton, e. ... 2 Frits, p 2 *■ Atlanta. ab. # Becker, rf. . . . 4 0 Winters, cf. . . . 3 ® Paskert. If. ... 3 J Smith, ss 4 1 Sweeney, c. . . . 1 0 Fox. lb 3 2 Jordan. 2b. ... 3 2 Dyer. Sb 3 0 Castleton. p. . . 3 “ 'Spade 1 Special to Tbe Georgian. New Orleans, Aug. 26.—The Atlanta Crackers left town last night not quite as dapper and gay as they came. Out of five games played the best they could get was one victory and a twelve. Inning tie. The Pelicans won two more games Sunday afternoon, beating Ford and Castleton. Frits held the Crackers down without a tally and Gueae naa effective In the, second game, although he might have lost but for the best kind of support. Umpire Eldridge was out of the way Sunday, and there was a marked differ, ence In the playing of both teams. There Is no doubt that Eldridge had both squads completely demoralised. Atlanta's bunched errors In Saturday's second game were due to hla rotten work, and It waa likewise hla failure to see Winters' foul two feet outside of first base which gave Atlanta her first run In the first game. Eldridge was warmly roasted by the local press, and he failed to show up at the park Sunday. Rudderham han dled the indicator In both games. Before leaving last night. Manager Billy Smith said his hopes were by no means blasted. He said he looked for a hard time with the Pelicans, as this team has beaten the Crackers every series -but one this season. Billy Is counting strongly on making a clean sweep of the Shreveport series and then getting tbe majority from the Travelers. | Standing of the Clubs, j Totals 28 •Batted for Sweeney in the ninth. Totals. Score by Innings: .30 1 8 27 16 Totals. . . .27 Score by Innings: 8 21 Totals . .29 4 27 12 New Orleans, ab. Ats. ss. ..... 4 Manning, rf. . . . 3 Cross, 3b 3 Sabrie, lb. ... 3 Rlckert, If. ... 3 Gaston, cf. . . . 2 Gatins. 2b. ... 3 Matthews, c. . . 3 Guese. p 3 Atlanta 100 000 010—2 Atlanta.. New Orleans 000 000 100—1 New Orleans.. Summary-Two-base hits. Smith, Ga- Summary—Two-base hits. Smith, Ga- tins. Double play. Smith (unassisted). «ln». Fox. struck out. by Spade 1. by Score by Innings: R. Totals .27 7 27 .000 000 010— 1 .000 001 01*— 2 Becker 1, • an «AA A A Ot-UI C UJ 1111(11150. »»• * 040 002 x—6 6 t,an i? ,* 2 Score by Innings: ■V. .SJUl Naw Orleans 002 000 000— 2 Atlanta Summary*—Two-base hit*. Manning. New Orleans . . ♦ Struck out. by'McKensle 1. by Manuei Phillips 4. Double plays, Gatins to Sa. Smith and Ford: stolen bases, Sabrie At ^ u J'™J] ln | n j 0 ®? B a^rtfl ce hUs^Fox «. Bases on balls, off McKenzie 1. off brie, Sweeney (unassisted). Bases on <*>d Gatins; sacrifice hits. Stratton. and j’ ordan; double plays, Gatins, Ats, Manuel 2. SacrIAce hits, Gaston, Pas- baUe. off Spade 3, off Phillips 1. Sacrt- Jordan: double plays, Ats to Sabrie, gabrle: Gatins to Sabrie: base on kert, Ats. Stolen bases, Becker, Gas- Ace hits, Matthews 2, Winters. Stolen Ford to Jordan. Gatins to Sabrie; ball, off Guese 1; hit by pitched balls, ton. Wild pitch, Manuel. Hit by pitch- bases, Gaston. Rlckert. Manning. Sa- bases on balls, oft Ford 2. off Fritz 2; Sweeney 2. Manning; struck out. by ed ball. Becker. Umpires, Eldridge and brie. Gatins. Wild pitch. Spade. Um- struck out. by Ford 3, by Frits 6. Time. Castleton 8, by Guese 4. Time of Rudderham. ptres, Rudderham and Eldridge. 1:60. Umpire, Rudderham. game, 1:80. Umpire. Rudderham. New Orleans Fans Sore at League's Worst Umps Special to The Georgian. • .New Orleans, Aug. 26.—The Indignation meeting held by tbe bnselmil fans In At Innta. In which President Kavanangh waa sharply scored for keeping young Kidrldge on hla staff of umpires, haa received tbe approval of the Atlanta hasebnll player* from Billy Smith on down. Even Mayor Joyner has Joined tbe etamor against the young newspaper writer who suddenly turned umpire without qualifying In any of the bush leagues hereabouts. El* ayor Joy- ilny. **He la wholly Incompetent. He gave us the rough end of everything In Memphis, but I blaiue It all to hi* utter inability to hold a Job like that." Mercer Planning Football Team Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., Aug. 26.—Great prepa ration* are being made by the athletic committee at Mercer University for a star football team this coming season. The post several week* Professor Holmes ha* been making dates for the team, and ha* secured several, among them being Georgia, Tech and Auburn. Captain Shaw will have a large crowd of the men on the held as soon the school opens, and jun<i« r the i training of the new coqcl^fiercer ex pects to turn out on- he fastest football teams In the South Atlanta la not the only town on the cir cuit wondering why Eldridge holds hla Job. When Umpire Flynn was discharged Just after that Finn aeitndtt!. in which Manager Finn was charged with forging Flynn’s name to a telegram to President Kavnnnugb, the president gave as n reason that Flynn waa Incompetent. Flynn any* he waa dis charged simply to nvmd n scandal In which Barbers and Printers Will Clash at Ponce DeLeon Little Rock 1 * manager and Judge Kava- nough’s favorite would figure a# the star villain. While Flynn waa not tbe ncme of compe tency he was certainly more competent than Eldridge nnd that any baseball player, mnnnger, writer or fan on tbe (Southern dr cult will affirm. Reputable citizen* who art substantial patrons of nil ball gnmes regnnl Eldridge as a Joke am! his connection with tbe league lessens their respect for Judge Kavanaugn's organisation. Hold Water Sports Next Saturday The heavy showers of Saturday aft ernoon made the water sports of the Atlanta Athletic Club at East Lake Impracticable and these events have been postponed until Saturday. The Illuminated parade was held, however, and witnessed by a law crowd. The canoes were 1 handsomely decorated and the award of the prise for the best decorated canoe to George Walker and Miss Alice Vandiver met with general approval. By way of a comedy feature, a man dqpsred In women’s clothes dived over- h.iar.l In front of the club house as the parade repassed during the review and ocean tned considerable excitement and amuhement. dfe: • 62661 1-4 060126 1-6 rgerua; Uay- The game Wednesday afternoon be tween the Union Printers and the Union Barbers at Ponce DeLeon park promise* to be one of the best contests In amateur circles In Atlanta In a long time. The Barbers and the Printers are both In good condition, and the going certainly will be warm when the two dubs get together. Some doubt existed as to where the game would be played until Saturday night, when word was received from Manager Smith by the two managers and tendered them the use of the grounds at Ponce DeLeon . All the proceeds will go to the aid of the Old Woman’s Home, and a large crowd of fanatics Is expected to be out. The game will be called promptly at 3:30 o'clock. Frank Challenges Babb For Two-Game Matinee New Orleans, Aug. 26.—Manager Frank Is out with a challenge to Man ager Babb, of Memphis, which should arouse peculiar interest In Atlanta. Memphis and New Orleans still have two games to be played, one a tie game and the other postponed on account of rain. Manager Frank contends that the last time the Pelicans were In Mem phis he asked that these two games be played, but Manager Babb refused to play them. Since then Babb has In sisted that the weaker teams which have been to Memphis play off ail postponed games. Hts challenge to Manager Babb Is that those two games be played off next Thursday at Memphis. Next Thursday Is an off day for both teams. He stipulates that the results shall count In the championship race and that either Umpire Rudderham or Um pire Davis officiate. He wants none of Eldridge, Pfennlnger or Rlnn. The net receipts Manager Frank wants to donate to the fund for public baths In New Orleans, Inasmuch as he Is going to play these games on the Memphis grounds, although of them should be played here. -However, he says he will put this part up to Babb. "Memphis hasn't the best team In this league by far." said Manager Frank today, "and I want another op portunity (o show Babb that he hasn't. When the Pelicans played Memphis before my men were crippled up and not able to play ball at all. We gave him a. hard run for ever)' game. It Babb thinks he can beat tbe Pelicans two more games on his home grounds let him accept my challenge." «6l6t6H6IM6IMHMIHH666 CLUBS— ___. 114 Little Rock 109 New Orleans 114 Montffomcrjr . .... 114 Birmingham ..... H9 Shreveport 109 Nashville 117 67 47 .657 ST 52 .Et / South Atlantic. CLUBS— Flayed. Woo. Lo*t T, C. Charleston .... .HI 68 43 .411 Jacksonville • .... Ill Macon. . . Augusta . Snvannnh Columbia CLUBS— Philadelphia . Chicago . . • Detroit . . . . Cleveland . . New York. . , Boston . . . , 8t. Louis . . . Washington . 117 70 47 CLUBS— Chicago , . Brooklyn ...... 114 Cincinnati . • > • . . 114 Boston 110 8t. IxHil* 118 WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Atlanta In 8hrereport. Birmingham In Little Rock. Montgomery In Memphis. Nashville In New Orleans. SATURDAY'S RESULTS. Aikiuin 4. • xt w urirniis i hhih n** 1 **- New Orleans 6. Atlauta 4 (aecond Memphis 3, Birmingham 2. Nashvllle-Shreveport, rntn. Nashvllle-Shreveport, rain. Montgomery 4. Little Rock 2 (flrzt gameu little Rock 10, Montgomery 0 (second South Atlantic, Harannab 8, Columbia S. Augusta 2. Charleston 1. Macon 3, Jacksonville 2. American. Chicago 5, New York 2. Detroit 8. Washington 5. Cleveland 6, Boston A Philadelphia 6. St. I-null 4 (dr*! gsnwl-. St. Urals 6, Philadelphia 0 (second garnet. NEW FOOTBALL GUIDE. Wilson's "Football Guide and Annual Review for the season of 1000-7 has Just reached the office. The guide Is a new one in the football Held and Its author deserves credit for the man ner In which It Is complied. The volume ttontains 136 pages and Is of a neat stse. It Is Illustrated with tbe half-tone groups of all the lead ing colleges, universities, high schools and minor elevens of the country. , The Guide fairly bristles with foot- | ball lore, facts and statistics, and Is a valuable reference book and guide. MILLEDGEVILLE WINS. Mllledgeville, Ga.. Aug. 26.—Mllledge- rllle defeated White Plains In the sec ond game of the series Wednesday aft ernoon by the. score of 8 to 2. The locals took the lend In the first Inning, and tbe outcome was never In doubt. National. Philadelphia 5, t'lnclnnati 4 (flrat carir . Philadelphia 6. Cincinnati 4 (aecond gstuei. St. Louts 5, Brooklyn 1 iHrat game' Brooklyn 7, St. Lonls S (second gsmei. New York 7, Pittsburg 4. American Association. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. 8outhem, New Orleans 2 Atlanta 6 (flrst garo'C New Orieaua 2 Atlanta 1 (aecond gamei. Memphis 2 Birmingham 0. Shrer4port 2 Naahvllle 6 (6rst p™*';, Nashville 6, Shreveport 2 (second gtnwl- Detroit 7. Boston 1. _ . , St. Urals 2 Phlladelphls 1 («rst gam- • Philadelphia 1. St. Unis 0 (second gs»»l- Chics go 2 New York 2 VILLA RICA WINS. Villa Rica. Ga.. Aug. 28.—'Villa RW defeated the Dallas team In kj■Jr fought game Friday afternoon by w score of 2 to 0. A feature of the gs™ was the pitching of Ayers. Only « ■cratch hit was made off him. J