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THE ATT. A XT A GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, AUGUST 26,19 07.
Says Myron W. Townsend in The St. Louis Star-Chronicle:
SupersenslUveneit Is a characteristic of some professional
ball players.
They scan the papers to pick ont 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 gaff of criticism.
Of course no public character dotes on criticism, no matter
how friendly.
Hut 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.
WHAT THE CUBS ARE DOING TO THE GIANTS
The average ball player has a sneaking desire to fight you 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.
Hut 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
ing.
However, things are looking upl
Atlanta plays In Shreveport Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, and
"easy." Probably the Pirates will
hit a streak and play marvelous
ball, while Atlanta Is there. Every
team the Crackers stack up against
seems to do that these days.
But If Atlanta Is to win anything
this trip, her chance Is right now.
Moreover, the Memphis Hustlers
play the Montgomery team, and If
there la one aggregation In the
east besides Atlanta which Is 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 1s 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 nest 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
to 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 Is 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-
FISHER VS.
R. ZELLER
Pirates’ Manager or Gra-
ham Will Probably
Work Today.
Javlor
WOUNPuP
like an
PCrHJ-OAV
ATLANTA’S PENNANT PROSPECTS BADLY DISFIGURED
BY THREE DEFEATS AND A VICTORY IN NEW ORLEANS
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 Seller and Castleton In
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
FIRST GAME SATURDAY.
proved to be the limit.
The Pelicans lived up to their repu
tation as hitters and garnered only IS
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 5, Atlanta 4 (seven nlnings).
First Game Sunday—New Orleans 2,
Atlanta 0.
Second Oame 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 bare, and his all-
too-plenltful bases on balls gave Atlan
ta the runs she needed to get the
SECOND GAME SATURDAY.
game.
The second game Saturday was
marred by darkness, rain, wrangles
with Umpire Eldridge and a few such
things. The Pelicans tore oIt a quar
tet of runs 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
FIRST GAME SUNDAY.
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, ho 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:
SECOND GAME SUNDAY.
pica see. They have played good
ball for the Sallies.
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 has 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
Hughes, of Little Rock, and Mc
Kenzie, of Atlanta, are leading ' the
Southern League pitchers. Neither man
has pitched enough games to be re
garded as a regular, however: and the
league leadership goes to "Whltey”
Guese, of New Orleans. Castleton and
Zeller are still well up.
The pitching averages are as fol
lows:
Hughes, Little Rock .
Shields. Memphis . . . 4
McKenzie, Atlanta . . . *
Castleton, Atlanta . . .14
Guese, New Orleans. .14
Schnpp, Nashville. . . 2
Crlstall, Memphis . . .11
Zeller, Atlanta ... .14
Bills, Memphis ... .17
Gasklll, Shreveport . .11
Wilhelm. Birmingham .14
Stockdale, Memphis . .17
Spade, Atlanta ... .15
Maxwell, Montgomery .12
Hart, Little Rock. . .10
Fisher, Shreveport . .11
Eyler. Little Rock . .11
Mnlarkey, Montgomery 9
Beeker, Shreveport . .10
Ford, Atlanta . . . .11
Reagan, Birmingham .15
Suggs, Memphis . . .16
Clark. Birmingham . .14
E Duggan. Nashville . t
Frits, New Orleans. .10
Walsh, Montgomery. .17
Helm, Montgomery . . 1
Walters, Little Rock
.636
.667
.667
.647
.640
.654
.647
.585
.607
.557
.671
[Manuel, New Orleans .15
j Verkes, Nashville... 4
| Keith Little Rock . . 7
Sorrell. Nashville ... 8
J. Duggan, Nashville . 8
Hickman, Shreveport . 9
Perdue, Nashville. . . 7
I Graham. Shreveport . . 9
I Weems, Montgomery. . 5
Turner, Birmingham. . .7
McWeller, Birmingham 0
.556
.550
.542
.529
.500
.500
.620
.556
.500
.500
.506
.500
.500
.500
.522
.464
.444
.478
.471
.471
.450
.412
.375
.315
.292
.000
Maddox-Rucker Team Has
Challenged Y.M.CA. Squad
Atlanta, Go., August 26, 1907.
Mr. Percy Whiting. Sporting Editor
of The Georgian.
Dear Sir—Having won every game
we have played In the city this season,
and having been defeated by only two
out-of-town teams. Marietta and Nor-
cross, 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 Is a case of
"cold feet.” Yours truly,*
MADDOX-RUCKER BALL TEAM.
B. 8. Hule, Manager.
SILOAM PROVES EA8V
FOR UNION POINT
Union Point, Ga., Aug. 26.—Before
the largest crowd that ever witnessed
a game of ball in Blloam, the home
team went down In defeat before the
crack Union Point team by the score
Of 7 to 1.
Finch, for Union Point, was Invin
cible, while "Rube" Davis, of SUuam,
was hit to all paHs of the field by
Union Point sluggers. . The score:
Union Point ... 200 010 004—n
Stloam 000 010 000—l J 10
Batteries—Finch and Newsome for
Union Point; Davis and Lewis for Bl
loam.
Americas League.
Atlanta.
Becker, rf.
Winters, cf. . .. 4
Paskert. If. . . 3
Smith, ss 4
Sw-eeney, c. . . 4
Fox. lb 4
.Jordan, 2b. ... 5
Dyer, 3b 3
McKenzie, p, , . t
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Atlanta.
Becker, rf.
Winters, cf. . . 2
Paskert, If. . . I
Smith, ss 3
Sweeney, c. . . 3
Foz. lb.. .. .... 3
Jordan, 2b 1
Dyer, 3b 3
Spade, p. . . . 2
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Atlanta.
Becker, rf. .
Winters, cf. .
Paskert, If. .
Smith, ss. ,
Sweeney, c..
Fox. lb. . .
Jordan, 2b. .
Dyer 3b. . .
Ford, p. . . .
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
ab.
Totals. . .
New Orleans,
Atz, ss
Manning, rf. .
Croim. 3b
Subtle, lb. . ,
Rlckert, If. . .
Gaston, cf. . .
Gatins, 2b.. ..
Stratton, c. .
Manuel, p. . ,
II
ab r. h. po. a. c.
1
Totals. . .
Ntw Orleans.
Atz, ss
Manning, rf. .
Cross, 3b.. .. .
Rubric, lb. . .
Rlckert, If. .
Gaston, cf. , .
Gatins, 2b. .
Matthews, c. .
Phillips, p. .
.26
ab r. h. po. a. e.
Totals 28
New Orleans, ab.
9 Atz, ss 4
9 Manning, rf. . . 8
0 Cross, 3b. .... 4
0 Sabrle, lb. ... 4
« Rlckert, If. ... 4
0 Gaston, cf. . . . 3
0 Gatins, 2b. ... 3
1 Stratton, c. ... 2
0 Frits, p. .... 2
Atlanta.
Becker, rf.
Winters, cf. . . . 3
Paskert, If. ... 3
Smith, ss 4
Sweeney, c. . . . 1
Fox. lb 3
Jordan, 2b. ... I
Dyer. 3b 3
Castleton. p. . . 3
‘Spade 1
h. po. a. e.
MANAGER B. SMITH
ISN’T DISCOURAGED
Despite Jolt in New Orleans
He Believes He Ha*
Chance.
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O Shreveport, La., Aug. 26—0
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Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, Aug. 26.—The Atlanta
Crackers left town last night not quite
as dapper and gay aa 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. Fritz held the Crackers
down without a tally and Guese was
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 waa a marked differ,
ence In the playing of both teams.
There Is no doubt that Eldridge had
both squads completely demoralized.
Atlanta’s bunched errors In Saturday's
second game were due to his rotten
work, and It was likewise his 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
majority from the
j Standing of the Clubs, j
I £»,,«...MMSSHWMW,
.28
5 24 12
Totals
•Batted for Sweeney In the ninth.
New Orleans, ab. r. h. po. a. «
Atz, ss 4 1 1 2 2
Manning, rf. . . . 3 0 1 4 0 I
Cross, 3b 3 0 0 1 1 I
Totals. . . .30
Score by Innings:
Atlanta
New Orleans
16
.27
.102 100
Totals.
Score by Innings:
..100 000 010—2 Atlanta
..000 000 100—1 New Orleans
Summary-Two-base hits. Smith, Ga- Summary-Two-base hits. Smith, Ga
tins. Double play. Smith (unassisted). tine, Fox. struck out, by Spade 1. by
Struck out, by McKenzie 1. by Manuel Phillips 4. Double plays, Gatins to 8a-
Totals
.39
4 27 12
Sabrle, lb.
Rlckert, If. .
Gaston, cf. .
Gatins, 2b. .
Matthews, c.
Guese, p. . .
1
R - Totals
.27
7 27
.040 002 x—6 Vew Orleans ‘
m amiik no urieans ,
2 Score by Innings:
.002 000 000— 2 Atlanta
Summary—Two-base hits. Manning, New Orleans ...
Smith and Ford; stolen bases. Sabrle A WW.
Bases on balls, off McKenzie 1, off brie, Sweeney (unassisted). Bases on and Gatins; sacrifice hits, Stratton, an< j j' or( ) an; double plays, Gatins, Atz,
Manuel 2. Sacrifice hits, Gaston, Pas- baits, off Spade 8, off Phillips 1. Sacrl- Jordan; double plays, Atz to Sabrle, gabrle: Gatins to Sabrle; base on
kert, Atz. Stolen bases,’Becker. Gas- flee hits, Matthews 2. Winters. Stolen Ford to Jordan, Gatins to Sabrle; ball, off Guese 1: hit by pitched balls,
ton. Wild pitch, Manuel. Hit by pitch- bases. Gaston, Rlckert, Manning, 8a- bases on balls, off 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 Fritz 5. Time, Castleton 6, by Guese 4. Time of
Rudderham. plrea, Rudderham and Eldridge. i;50. Umpire, Rudderham. game, 1:30. Umpire, Rudderham.
New Orleans Fans Sore
at League’s Worst Umps
Special to Tbe Georgian.
. New Orleans, Aug. 26.—The Indignation
meeting held by the husetMiIl fan* In At
lanta. In which President Kttvanangh wa*
■handy ocored for keeping young Kldrldgv
on hi* atnff of uraplrea, has received the
approval of the Atlanta base bn 11 players
from Hilly Smith on down.
Even Mover Joyner haa Joined the clamor
agnlnnt the young newspaper writer who
Idenly turned umpire without qualifying
In nny of the hu*h leagues hereabouts.
i newspaper man Sun
day.
ua the rough end . . ...
but I btniue It all to bin utter Inability to
hold a Job like that.”
Mercer Planning
Football Team
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga.. Aug. 26.—Great prepa
rations are being made by the athletic
committee at Mercer University for a
star football team this coming seaaou.
The post several weeks Professor
Holmes has been making dates for the
team, and has secured several, among
them being Georgia. Tech and Auburn.
Captain Shaw will hare a large
crowd of the men on the field as soon
as the school opens, and under the
training of the new coach, Mercer ex
pects to turn out one of the fastest
football teams In the South.
WHITE CAPS PLAY.
The strong White Cape (earn will
play the Eaat End team Saturday after
noon at Poplar Springs, at 3:30. This
Is the second game between these two
strong teams this season.
Last Saturday East End won by the
dose score of 6 to 4. .
Atlanta Is sot the only town on the cir
cuit wondering why Khlrldge holds his lob.
When Umpire Flynn eras dim-barged y I
>tnl
after that Finn rondel, tn which Manager
Barbers and Printers Will
Clash at Ponce DeLeon
Southam.
Flayed, Won. ]
ATLANTA .
Little Rock .
New Orleans
Montgomery ,
Birmingham .
Naabvlil
/
CLUBS-
fharleaton .
Jacksonville •
Macon. . . .
Augusta . .
Savannah .
Columbia • •
, pl Yu
American.
Philadelphia .
Chicago 117
Detroit 109
Cleveland
New York. .
Boaton . . ,
8t. I.<>u!s . .
Washington .
and that any baseball player.
malinger, writer or fan on the Southern clr
cult will affirm.
Reputable citizen* who art *nlt*tantlal
patrons of all boll garnet regnrd Kldrhlge as
Hold Water Sports
Next Saturday
The heavy showers of Saturday aft
ernoon made the water ■ porta of the
Atlanta Athletic Club at Ehat Lake
Impracticable and these events have
been postponed until Saturday.
The Illuminated parade was held,
however, and witnessed by a large
crowd. The canoes were' handsomely
decorated and the award of the prize
for the beat decorated canoe to George
Walker and Miss Alice Vandiver met
with general approval
By way of a comedy feature, a man
diyseed In women’s clothes dived over
board In front of the club house as the
GIRARD WIN8.
* Girard. Ga.. Acs. 26.—Girard sad
pkiTed ben- on shturdsy. letter
little hit down third baw line six]
nnd S.-toils
made a
_ and scored
the winning ran.
Sardis 0 4 0 0 2 6 9 1 1—1
Ulmnl .01000120 1-5
Batteries—Reddick sad Btrgeroa; Bay-
ruan and Mutkey.
The game Wednesday afternoon be
tween the Union Printers and the
Union Barbers at Ponce DeLeon park
promises 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
clubs 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 all
postponed games.
His challenge to Marfager Babb la
that those two games be played off
next Thursday at Memphis. Next
Thursday Is an oft 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,
111 put this part up to
he says he w
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 every game. If
Babb thinks he can beat the Pelicans
two more games on his home grounds
let him accept my challenge.”
NEW FOOTBALL GUIDE.
Wilson’s 'Football Guide and Annual
Review for the season of 1106-7 haa
just reached the office. The guide Is
a new one in the football field and
Its author deserves credit for the man
ner in which It Is compiled.
The volume contains 138 pages and
Is of a neat slxe. It la llluatrated with
the half-ton*? groups of all the lead
ing colleger, uolverzitiea. high sc boo la
and minor elevena of the country.
The Guide ratrly bristles with foot
ball lore, facts and statistics, and la
a valuable reference book and guide.
MILLEDGEVILLE WINS.
Mllledgevtlle. On.. Aug. 26.—Mllledre-
vllle defeated White Plains In the sec
ond game of the aeriea Wednesday aft
ernoon by the.ecore of 8 to 2. The
locals took the lead in the first Inning,
and tbs outcome waa never In doubt.
CLUBS—
Chicago ....
Pittsburg 110
New York 110
Philadelphia 109
Brooklyn 114
National
Played. Won. Lost. P. C
113 12 II .75
Cincinnati . . i ... 114
Boston 110
St. bools 118
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Atlanta In Shreveport.
Birmingham In little Rock.
SATURDAY’8 RESULT8.
Southern.
Atlanta 2. New Orleans l (first game).
New Orleans 6, Atlanta 4 loeceud gtmek
Memphis 3. Birmingham 2.
Montgomery 4. L...e
little Rock 19, Montgomery 0 («ecoo4
game).
South Atlantic.
Savannah 8, Columbia 3.
Augusta 2. Charleston L
Macon 3, Jacksonville 2.
American.
Chicago 5, New York 2.
Detroit 8. Washington 5.
Cleveland 6, Boaton 1 „
Philadelphia 6, 81. lamia 4 lint **«•'■
8t. lamia 6, Philadelphia 0 (second game).
National. .
Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 4 (Aral carnet
Philadelphia *. Cincinnati 4 (second
Bt. Ural, 5. Brooklyn 1 (first game' ,
Brooklyn 7, 8t. lamia 6 (second game'.
New York 7, Pittsburg 4.
American Association.
Columbus 8, Kansas City L
Indianapolis 2. 8t. Pont 1.
Minneapolis 14, Louisville 1.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
Southern.
New Orleans 2. Atlanta 0 (first 6sm»t
New Orleans 2. Atlanta 1 (aecond g*m«*
Memphis X Birmingham 0.
Shreveport X Nashville 6 I first fsmel.
' vtlle A Shreveport 2 (aecond garnet
I WirVll 9, IMIWlWl le - . - — ,|
Bt. Louts 2. Philadelphia 1 (first g
Philadelphia I. St. lands » (second gam
Chicago 3. New York 2.
VILLA RICA WINS.
Villa Rica, Ga, Aug. 26.—VUla RM
defeated the Dallas team In a bar
fought game Friday afternoon by
score of 2 to 9. A feature of the g
waa the pitching of Ayern. Only
aopflioh fait was mmlp off him.