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L 16 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, SEFTEMBEK 7, 1907. ATLANTA SHUTS OUT NEW ORLEANS, AND MEMPHIS LOSES; LOCAL TEAM AT LAST LEADS IN RACE FOR THE PENNANT \ NOT NEWS, BUT VIEWS ] Atlanta leads the league! The long fight for first place has been won at last and now begins a short, sharp engagement: To hold the lead. There's the rub, perhaps. But no use worrying about that now. The Atlanta team is playing as never a Southern League team played before and no bunch under the determined leadership of Billy Smith will ever let up until victory is cinched. The rejoicing in Atlanta Friday when the baseball extra came out with the news of the defeat of Memphis by Birming ham and incidentally the account of the third downfall of New Orleans was something that has not been equalled in baseball cir cles since Atlanta won her last pennant back in the prehistoric days of “the other league.” It has been felt all along that if the Crackers could once get ahead of the bunch and out of the ruck in the stretch there would be nothing to it but a clean pair of heels to the finish. And now at last the Atlanta colors have flashed in front and it is up to the Crackers themselves to fulfill the fans’ predictions. As has been said a dozen times, the whole thing is going to hinge on those Mcmphis-Atlanta games next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. And won’t they just naturally be hummers! Billy Smith is going to sprain a wing winning them and the consumption of tobacco and the wear and tear on the At lanta bench where Bill slides up and down will be something awful. And maybe the crowds will not be out to root the Crackers home to victory! On Monday the attendance will doubtless break every, known league record for a Monday game. Tuesday and Wed nesday will also see record-breaking crowds on hand. Thoso three games will decide the much mooted question of whether tho flag will fly in Tennessee or Georgia this year and not a fan in Atlanta but is vitally interested in tho question. Bight now is a period of awful suspense in baseball circles. Atlanta has the lead. The question is, can she hold itt It is too much to expect of Birmingham that the Barons will win again Saturday. They have certainly done their fair sharo toward keeping the rag in the East. And there will be no hard feelings if they lose today. So, evidently, it is up to Atlanta to make it six straights if the Crackers do not want to start off somewhat behind Memphis next weok. * This is especially true because of tho fact that Memphis plays at home Sunday afternoon with Little Bock and will, of course, win that game. If Atlanta and Memphis both win today and Memphis wins Sunday then tho last week of tho season will find the Crackers and the Babblers absolutely tied, with 74 won and'54 lost this season. And then comes the battle royal for the rag. The honor of pitching Atlanta to victory Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will doubtless be divided among Cnstleton, °pade and'Ford. At first Smith thought of using Castleton twice, but the fact Hint he needed his services Friday mndo a change m plans neces sary. Boy wanted to work twice against the Babblers, but once against-them and once against Little Bock will probably finish up his career in the Southern League. NOTES OF THE GAME It takes a pretty good team to shut New Orleans out for twenty.f 0UP consecuUve Innings. But then we have always maintained that Atlanta had just such a team. There Is no denying that Atlanta made an awful start. The verv fir,, ball hit was missed by Sid Smith. That wobbly play sent Atz safe to flr,, and he whs advanced to second on Manning's sacrifice. 1 Cross was the third man up and he hit up as punky a pop as you oftm see. Either Smith or Jordan could have got It with ease. Both tried for I, but It fell between them after one of those nerve-racking ffter-you-Ai phonso acts. However, Castleton Just flourishes on hard luck and he puUed out of tin hole with neatness and dispatch. The closest call of the day came In the seventh Inning. After "Rrslt" had filed out, Atz and Manning singled In succession and Cross advance) them both a base on his out. 0 And Sabrle, the mighty batter who has made a hit or two even- ea m , was next at bat. '■ Castleton took no chances, but pitched the tall first baseman four aid. ones. It filled the bases, this stunt;but as was to be expected, Bill Phllltai the next man up, proved an easy out and the Inning (and likewise the suspense) was over. Sid Smith's two-bagger was a long one. It rolled way out Into right field and quite a distance up the bank. Fox's two-sacker was a fooler. When J. Claude came to bat Brelten. stein motioned Gaston to move over toward right field. And then For spnt one right where Gaston had been. In nine cases out of ten Gaston would have been In the right place but the team Is flgHtlng for the pennant now and every case Is the tenth case. We wonder somebody has not named the New Orleans team "The Colts." With Breltensteln, Phillips and Cross In the line-up they are as much entitled to It as the Little Rock team. Becker seemed destined to go out on a foul In the first Inning, no mat- ter what happened. He first sent a long one to Bill Phillips and old Silver Top ran under it. lost It In the sun and let it go to the ground. The next foul went over Stratton's head and Milo nailed It. Jakey Atz pulled off his great whirling dervish act In the eighth In ning. Sid Smith sent a warm grounder to him and after missing It he booted the ball a bit. Then he lost It utterly and spun three times around like a top. When he had located the ball Sid Smith was Bafe a mile. Standing of the Clubs, j Crackers Light 4 on Breitenstein in the Opening Inning. EXTRA POOR FIELDING HELPED MEMPHIS TO LOSE The Birmingham Barons slaughter ed little Joey Bills, the pride of the Memphis pitching staff, on the Blagplle Friday afternoon by the score of 9 to 4. The batting of Demont, Meek and James was the feature of the contest. Demont got 6 hits out of 5 times at the bat and two of those snfe swatlets were two-baggers. Meek and James each made 4 hits out of as many times at the bat. Turner, who twirled for the Barons, vraa batted hard by the Babblers, but the Memphis boys could not win. Bills, who twirled for Memphis, was batted •11 over the lot. Big Ed Hurlburt, the Memphis backstop, did much toward helping the Babblers to lose. Hurl burt played loose ball and he threw the game away many times. Little Grant Schopp, the man who f Itched the first game for the Crackers n Birmingham at the beglnnlhg of the season, won his fifth straight game for Nashville Friday afternoon when he defeated the Little Rock Travelers by Big Entry For Cincincy’s Sports Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 7.— Almost every team In the two big baseball leagues will have representatives on the ground when the baseball field day events are run off here next Tuesday as part of an outdoor affair to be given by the bowler*, of Cincinnati and vicinity. When the list of entries was closed last night the names of thirty-five well- known baseball players were on the lists. The winners of the events will receive $100 and a gold medal. Among the players taking part will be Bernle McCay, of Mobile. OCILLA WINS. t*P«*«*lal to The c;«*r>rgtan. Ocllla, Ga., Sept. 7.—The Ocllla sec ond team won a shut-out game from Fitzgerald on the latter's diamond by i score of 7 to 0 Friday. the score of 5 to great ball and he allowed the Travel ers only six hits. Pnge's fielding was brilliant in the extreme. Shreveport defeated Montgomery Friday afternoon by the score of 4 to 3. The Climber* could not hit Torry, the Pirate twlrler, to any extent, and Shreveport won with ease—and then some. Walsh, who twirled for Mont gomery, was hit hard. The Pirates made 6 errors. Boston won two games from Wash ington Friday afternoon. Scores, first game, Boston 9, Washington 2; second game, Boston 3, Washington 2. The Philadelphia Athletics defented the New’ York Americans In both bills of a double-header Friday afterpoon. The first game resulted In a score of 0 to 4 and the last 6 to 2. Detroit defeated Cleveland Friday by the score of 7 to 4. IKH^OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO o o O SPADE VS. MANUEL. O O o O Bob Spade, the man with *'ev- O O erythlng,” is slated to oppose the O O Pelican batters on their last ap- O O pearance on Georgia soil this O O year. _0 O Moxle Manuel, the star of the O 0 New Orleans collection, will go in O O the box against him. Theodore O O Breitenstein will be back in left O O field, and Manning will play O O right field. O O O OOOOOOOOOO0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO On Friday Afternoon Atlanta com pleted the double-barreled wonder- etunt of shutting New Orleans out for the twenty-fourth straight Inning, and of winning the fifth consecutive game since returning home. The game meant the leadership of the league to the Crackers, and they more than went after it. After a first half made lurid by er rors and near errors, the Atlanta, team hit right Into Theodore ($10,000) Brelt ensteln and gave him one of the worst half Innings of his career. The rattle of base hits and the scratching of the scorers’ pencils cc blned with the cheers of the crowd make things decidedly lively for a few minutes. When the dust, mud, chunks of leather, excitement ami shattered repu tations settled, it was observed that At lanta had scored five runs and sewed up the thing In a burglar-proof sack. It was an uproarious Inning. Every man on the Atlanta team got at least one crack at the ball, and Becker was up twice. How It Happened. Jesse went safe right on the Jump because of an error. Becker sent a slow 4 one down to Sabrle and Breiten stein mis«ed It wlien the throw was made to first, To the writer It looked like Sabrie’s punk “throw, but the official scorer called It Breitenstein’* error, and it did not much matter. Somebody blunder ed ami Becker was safe. George Winters sacrificed In his ever-nrtlstlc fashion. Then Paskert pulled oft a one-bagger, which sent Becker to third. Sid Smith was there next with a double, scoring two run ners, and he scored next on Jim Fox’s two-sucker. Just by way of variation, Breitenstein walked Jordun. And then came Dyer with what the scorer said was a flit, followed by Sabrle’n wild throw’. Whether Bill was due the credit of a hit is problematical, but, anyhow, the bobble let Fox home. Sweeney follow ed with a hit and Dyer scored the last run of the day. It was a whale of un Innlpg all right. Old Brett’s arm had not wanned up and he had nothing but the proverbial “prayer." Monroe. La.. Is trying to get a Cot ton States League franchlre. If Mo bile. Ala., ever gets into the Southern League, the task should easily be ac complished by the Louisiana team. Bill Kremmer, the Mobile first base- man, who plated a few games with New Orleans while Sabrle w’as away, Is back with his old club.—Little Rock. Gaxette. B ASEBALL ATLANTA vs. NEW ORLEANS. THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY. The score: New Orleans. ab. Atz, KS 5 Manning, If. ... 4 Cross, 3b. . . .6 Sabrle, lb. ... 3 Phillips, rf. . . 4 Gaston, ef. . . . 4 Gatins, 2b. ... 4 Stratton, c. . . 4 Breitenstein, p. . 4 Total* . . Atlanta. Becker, rf. Winters, of. . . 3 Paskert, If. . . 3 Smith, ss. . . ,4 Fox, lb 4 Jordan, 2b. ... 3 Dyer, 3b. . . .3 Sweeney, c . . 3 Castleton, p. ..3 r. It, po. a. e. ab. Totals ... .30 6 8 27 12 2 Score by Innings: New Orleans 000 000 000—0 Atlanta 600 000 00»—6 Hits by innings: New Orleans Ill 210 210—0 Atlanta 000 100 100—g Summary: Two-ba«e hits. Smith, Fox. Sabrle; sacrifice hits. Manning, Winters; double plays. Cross to Gafins to Sabrle: Breitenstein to Gatins to Sabrle; base on balls, off Castleton 1. off Breitenstein 2; struck out. by Cas tleton 6. Time of game, 1:40. Um pire, KuUderham. STOCKDALE WILL PITCH FIRSTGAME Suggs and Shields to Pitch Other' Games Against Crackers. BABB HOPEFUL DESPITE DEFEATS Denies Report That He Has Protested Labor Day Games. Protested Games May Wreck Interest in Raa. CLUBS— ATLANTA Memphis 1Z6 Little Hock 119 New Orleans . * . . . 124 Montgomery . .... 124 Blrndnghnm 130 Shreveport . .... 119 Nashville ...... 129 CLUBS— Played Philadelphia .... 123 Detroit .121 Cleveland 125 Southern. Played. Won. Loat P. C. 127 73 64 .675 New York Boston ...... 120 Ht. Louis 120 Washington ...... 130 Special to The Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 7.— Stockdule, the gray fox of the Southern League, will be Babb’s opening offering to the fans of At lanta Monday. On Tuesday afternoon George Suggs will be trotted to the slab In an effort to kink the striding limbs of the fast moving Firemen. Charley Shields, the human work- house, will go on for the Wednes day performance with his left arm as the side from which the ball starts. The Memphll are In good shape, with the exception of Pitchers Stockdale and Bills. Stockdale seems to have gone stale, and his performance against the Barons Thursday afternoon was miserable. The home club simply drove ev erything he offered to the tall tim ber. The fact that Suggs worked against Birmingham Wednesday, again Saturday and against At lanta Tuesday, would Indicate that Suggs Is being overworked. The Firemen should beat him. Shields in Shape. Charley Shields Is In excellent shape. He has been begging Babb to work him twice against the Crackers, but Babb would not con sent. Shields will engage Eyler in the Sunday game a* Memphis, and, of course, could not tljen pitch twice against Atlanta. Babb will use Cristall in left field, possibly alternating with Bills during the Atlanta-Memphls series, Hurlburt will do all the receiv ing. "We are not out of the race yet,” said Babb to a Georgian reporter Saturday morning. “You must re member that we will get that game that Kavanaugh took away from us from Shreveport. There Is noth ing to It but ’us.’ We won the game fairly. I am over the limit Just one hour. Other dubs In the league have been openly violating the rules, and Memphis should not be made the scapegoat. Babb’s Bluster. ’•We are going to Atlanta to win. Stranger things have happened than a club winning the pennant on the road. Jt I take two out of three from Atlanta, we will have easy sailing In Montgomery, while the Travelers are going to expend every ounce of energy* against At lanta. I have not given up hope, A regular flurry of prtests Is im minent In the Southern League. After all, the fight for the pennant may come off In the directors’ rooms. Nashville advices have It that Babb has protested that double-header played In Nashville Labor Day on the ground that Dobbs had fifteen players. Dobbs claimed thrg he suspended John ny Duggan for being out of condition, and cut his team to fourteen men. But Memphis claims that such a sus pension was not legal. Atlanta Kicks, Too. But this Is not the only row. At lanta moguls still claim that Babb is over the limit. They pblnt to the fact that Cristall was In the game Friday, though he was'supposed to be sus pended. When President Kavanaugh asked the Memphis club why Cristall was suspended, the Judge was told that It was for "excessive gambling.” Evidently he has been forgiven. But It Is hard to see how Memphis escapes from being over the limit, and there is a chance that Birmingham wJJl be asked to protest Saturday’s game, provided Memphis wins it. Bill Qmith Sore. "I don’t see how* they get away with It,” says BUI Smith. ”If I tried it they would come over with a special train to Jump on me. But Babb defies the league right along and gets away with In case It proves true that Babb has protested those two games that Nash ville won from him, some 'retaliatory protests will be In order, and the ques tion of leadership of the league may be a matter of a lot of doubt up to the time the director’s meet, \ It Is regretted that Babb Is "losing hnrd,” for we should all like to see the race run on Its merits. McCullough’s Views, Here Is the Memphis dope on It, from the dispatches of Tom McCullough, secretary of the club, to The Commer cial Appeal: The legality of the suspension of Frankie Ow’ens and Billy Cristall has been questioned from league headquarters and this, It Is said, caused a hurry'-up trip from a Memphis attorney', who accomna- nied President Coleman here Wed nesday. President Kavanaugh wanted to know more about the suspensions. Owens’ mangled hand leaves no room for doubt about his fate, but It Is hardly probable that the Memphis management will be inhuman enough to “dock” him his season’s remaining pay, salary lim it or no salary limit, for he was hurt In the heat of battle, fighting for the team’s cause. Cristall has now been reinstated and is ex pected to report here Friday. Manning is 111 and Is suspended. He leaves for Memphis on the first train. Meantime Billy Smith, the Inventer of the handy suspending and reinstating process. Is In good shape with a full set of athletes, who are not to be tampered with at all. Zeller “AM Out. H Rube Zeller seems to be all out. When BUI Smith was asked w'hen Zeller would be worked, he replied de voutly: "Lord knows.” The Big Rube, after threatening a return tp form, went to pieces again CLUBS— Chicago New York 124 Pittsburg ...... 125 Philadelphia 120 Brooklyn 125 Cincinnati 125 Boston .... ,. 120 SL Louis 126 National. Played. Won. Lost. P. C. . . 128 91 37 .711 SMITH TAKES CHAMPIONSHIP Defeats Thornton For First Honors of Athletic Club. WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Now Orlonn* In Atlants, Ponce DeLeon pork. Gome colled nt 3 o'clock. Memphis In Birmingham. YESTERDAY’8 RESULTS. Southern. Atlanta 5, New Orleans 0. Birmingham 9, Meraphl* 4. Shreveport 4, Montgomery 3. Nashville G. Little Rock 4. America n. Detroit 7, Cleveland 4. Boston 9, Washington 2 (first game). Boston 3. Washington 2 (second game), Philadelphia 4, New York 4 (first gome). Philadelphia 6, New York 2 (second game). National. New York 8, Philadelphia 6 (first gome). New York 2. Philadelphia 0 {second game). Boston 3. Brooklyn 3. St. Louts 6, Cincinnati 0. Pittsburg 5, Chicago 4. oven though Birmingham haa dis appointed us." Babb (lenle* the report sent out from Nashville to the effect that he will protest the two Labor Day games. He charges that Dobbs had fifteen men, but he wants games that are won on the diamond and not through the council chamber. and Is not likely to twirl much more this season. Castleton, Ford, Spade and McKenzie are the boys now—and each one Is “delivering" In turn and delivering right. Vaughn Back Home. Harry. Vaughn returned to Birmtng- hnm Thursday afternoon, after his long scouting trip. Harry looked over some material In the Sally League and also the Virginia League. Vaughn Is much pleased over the outlook for next season and he will draft some players ns soon as "the law Is off." Vaughn would not give out any news on his return, only saying he would have Birmingham filled with men next season. Two Games in Memphis. Local moguls are worrying over the prospect that Little Rock will play two games with Memphis on Sunday. In Little Rock's present condition these two games would be In the nature of a gift for the Babblers and would proba bly give the Memphis team a tempora ry lead over Smith's team. Just now Finn Is up against the pros pect of losing Keith on Monday. Walters and Hughes, the two best men outside Keith, are said to be en tirely out of commission. This wifi help Atlanta Thursday, Friday and Sat urday, but It will make things easy for Memphis Sunday. * Kavanaugh Coming. William Kavanaugh, president of the Southern League, will pay Atlanta an official visit Friday and Saturday of next week to see the Inst stages of the pennant victory of Atlanta. Peasants for Players. Every Atlanta baseball player who makes a hit In Monday's game be tween the Babblers and the Crackers will receive a handsome tie donated by the Globe Clothing Company. Anil to mouse more enthusiasm In the contest they will also give a hat to any Atlanta player who knocks a home run. Some of the Crackers will probably get enough hits and enough ties to last them all next season. “Vinegar” Will Work. It Is likely that Dan Pfennlnger will be In Atlanta to umpire the closing games of the season at Ponce DeLeon This Is Umpire Rudderham's dope The local fans would be pleased If A colossal surprise was sprung on local tennis players Friday afternoot when Carleton Smith defeated Nit Thornton, tennis champion of the South, In their challenge round for the Atlanta Athletic Club championship. While Smith Is one of the club's best I players, he was not regarded as rank ing In the same class with the speedy Thornton and tennis experts were flab, bergasted at the result of the match. Thornton was Just naturally out. played and lost by scores of 3-8, 8-8, 1-6. 6-4, 6-2. This Is the first time that Smith ha, ever put a leg In the club championship cup. Just Notes IHUIMHIIMI6M6I6I Johnny Dobbs, the Nashville mogul has at last released Johnny Duggan, the young gent who showed up no will In the earlier part of the present year. Duggan Is a good pitcher and is capa ble of twirling winning ball, but he wai worked to death, his arm went bar* on him and he was released. If John ny can get Into condition by the lM season, the-Dobbers or any other c up In the league would be glad to get him. Outfielder Jimmy Manning, of tM Babblers, Is III and Charley Babb ii now playing Joey Bills, the pride « the Memphis pitching stnff, and Cri<- tall. In the outer gardens. left the team at Birmingham and hai gone to Memphis. Prince Gaskin, the man who pltcWl such good ball for tho Shreveport■ pi* rates and whose arm finally went d*** on him about the middle of the year, has retired from baseball for the rm of the season. GasktU will gh' e arm a thorough rest, ahd by the begin ning of the 1908 season should be u good as any of them. In the mean time, he Is umpiring games In Shreveport City League and Is gettiw away with his new Job fairly well, a • though he Is being mobbed once « twice a week. Ruddy were left to wo^k during tho.7 tTonsT.' last games, but presumably It H I 0 * to be. Double-Header, Maybe- , There Is a possibility that there be one double-header In Atlanta durini the Little Rock series. ,... Local fans will remember that at 1 spring meeting of the league in ta the league voted the Little K club permission to trar*fer certa games to other cities. And Little n* has one game left with Atlanta an wants to play It. Mike Finn has a * that It be run off as a double-heat the last Saturday of the season. L Billy Smith does not want M ™ I the risk of rain, and would rain r have It Thursday or Friday. , , There will be no double-head while Memphis Is heee, unless one the games Is tied or postponed on I count of rain. "Chesty" Charles Babb, the Memphll. haa decided that h«' " not experiment with the young " ers he bought from the Sally Leas • Bchwenck and Savldge—unless « . accident should cripple his present corps. I* | Babb says the race for the pennsiu too hot at this stage of the game t any experimenting, and that end on Bills, Suggs, Stockdale am hlelds. The national commission h ** ut some Interesting notices periai" to the Southern League. Neal award to the New York Amen . ha* been disputed by Chics*"' p Louis has bought ThomaaL.fi- of Shreveport; Benson, of Shre'ei" and Keith, of Little Rock. Sallee, who waa with Birmingham > season, will be with the St LouU •