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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. O000O00C O000000000OO OCOOOQ * 0 O Shreveport, La., Aug. 26—0 0 Fisher or Graham will pitch for 0 0 Shreveport today. Billy Smith 0 O will probably send In Zeller. o O o 0000000000O000OOOOOO000OOO 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.