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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11,1907.
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YOU’LL FIND IT ALL HERE—BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL
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NOT NEWS,
BUT VIEWS
\ EDITED BY
IP. H.WHITING
WILD BILL DONOVAN IS LAST HOPE OF DETROIT'f B.KIRK’S\
I COLUMNI
Well, the world’s champion, j
ship affair looks so much like the]
Cubs that you can't see the Tigers,
at all. The Bengal King is back;
in his own lair today, however;
and he may yet twist the Cub’s
tail—if any. But we doubt it.
Two or three things have been
hammered into us hard by this se
ries of games.
The first is that, compared with
Atlanta, Chicago is a mighty poor
baseball town.
The best attendance turned out
this year in Atlanta was about ten
thousand.
The best turned out in Chicago
was 25,000, to see the first game ot
a world championship series.
And Friday, to see the third
game of the series, only a measley
12,600 paid admission, hardly
more than saw Memphis and At
lanta battle at Ponce DeLeon Park
September 11.
And yet, according to the oen
sns of 1900, Chicago had some
eighteen times as many inhabi
tants as Atlanta. And the pro
portion probably remains the sarile
now.
If the Windy City fans had
turned out as well as Atlanta fans
do there would have beon 180,000
present—a real good crowd.
Another thing which has been
I very impressive has been the real-
’ ly poor class of ball played during
j the championship.
The first game, which was sent
out as “one of the greatest ever
! played in the world,” looked quite
mediocre, judged from box score
i standards. The hits, errors, stolen
bases and other symptoms of loose
i play, were so evident that it did
not take a very careful baseball
diagnostician to pipe it off that
both teams had stage fright and
' had it BAD.
The second gamo was a little
better and the third was really a
good game of baseball—would
doubtless have compared favor
ably with those that Atlanta and
Memphis played in that last drive
for the Southern League cham
pionship.
And lastly, dearly beloved
brethren, wo should like to call
your attention the notable fact
that Detroit has not been playing
If He Can’t Win in Detroit
Today It’s
All Off.
MINER BROWN TO
WORK FOR CUBS
JAMES 8HECKARD.
Sheckard plays left field for the Cube.
TECH AND DAHL0NEGA
MEET HERE SATURDAY
Local Interest amons football cranks
centers Saturday on the Tech-Dahlone-
ga game at Tech park, though a num
ber of Georgia men will go to Athens
to see the Tennessee and Georgia teams
get together.
The Dahlnnega game ought to prove
comparatively easy for the local play
ers. for the North Georgia team Is
undeniably weak. But for all that, it Is
likely that there will be some Interest to
the contest. After Coach Uetsman has
anywhere near the ball that was
expected of tho Tigers. Whether
they are off-edge, or whether they
aro outclassed, or what it is, we
don’t know, but tho Cubs have
shown them up in every game but
tho first and in this only the vast
ly superior pitching of Donovan
saved his loose-playing team mates
from a bad defeat.
And of tho Detroiters the most
crying disappointment has been
Ty Cobb. This Georgia youth was
counted on to win the champion-
lt safely won he Is more than likely to
put In some of hie new men and give
them a trial ot various positions. This
Is the last cinch game of the Tech sea-
eon until Mercer le met the Saturday
before Thankeglvlng and Coach Her
man will nevor have a better time to
try out his doubtful material. In con
sequence of the certain weakening of the
Tech team the Dahlonega bunch has a
chance to do something and the game Is
likely to be “some fun.“
ship for Detroit and as yet he has
played only ordinary ball and hia
batting has been distinctly weak.
Oh well, tho best of them fall
down sometimes, and this seems to
be Detroit’s time.
LOCUST GROVE WINS.
Special to The Georgian.
Locust Grove, On., Oct 1L—In & one
sided game here Monday Locust Grove
administered a crushing defeat to the
Gresham School, of Macon. The final
■core was 37 to 0.
With Tigers at Home and
Donovan in Box Detroit
Is Hopeful.
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By JAMES CRU8INBERRY.
Chicago, Oct. 11.—“Wild Bill” Dono
van le Detroit's only hope.
If that great smiling pitcher can trim
the Chicago Cubs this afternoon over
In tho Tigers' own lair there will then
be a ray of sunlight on the dismal and
gloomy camp of the American Leaguers.
Without "Wild Bill” the chance of the
Tigers getting even a single game In
this struggle for baseball supremacy of
the world would Indeed be slim.
The other pitchers of the Detroit
team In the three contests played have
shown themselves absolutely unquali
fied to handle such batters as are on
the Chicago National League club. Add
to this the weakness of the Detroit
catchers and It Is easily seen where
Hughey Jennlnga has a task of the
greateat magnitude to lead hla club
through the aerlea and land the flag.
Some Few "Ifs.”
Should “Wild Bill* aucceed In trim
ming the Cuba today, and be able to
come right back again Sunday and
beat them again, there la a chance that
aome luck may enter Into the atrugglo
and boost the Tigers to the top. It
"Wild Bill” falls today, however. Jen
nings' hope will be hanging by a tiny
thread.
Donovan la the greateat pitcher of all.
He la better today than any of the
twlrlers on either team and seems quite
likely to do hla part In defeating the
Cubs. Then If George Mullln can trim
them, Detroit will have a fine chance to
win the majority, but they will have to
play to the limit to do It.
One tiny mistake and It's the Cuba
sure.
In the first gamo played, when Dono.
van held the Cubs to a tie In twelve
tnnlnga, he displayed tho only really
great pitching that has been done In
the series an for. He la n whole head
above anything that even the Cuba con
lead into the pitcher's box, and he la a
mountain of strength to the Detroit
club. He towers above all the rest of
the players on Jennings' squad, even
the much-touted Cobb proving to be
but a tiny mound compared to this
great mountain.
It’s Up to Bill.
If Detroit Is kept In the running for
the big title over Sunday, It Is a sate
bet that “Wild Bill" will be the man
that will keep them there. It la a big
task for one man and It remains to bo
seen It he can bear the burden.
“Emmons for Quality
The Greatest Showing Ever
of Fall Suits and Overcoats
DAVY JONES. IRA THOMAS.
Jones is the hard-hitting and fast running left fielJer of the Tiger
team. Davy made a punk error in Thursday’s game, but usually ha can
be counted on to play good ball.
Ths other gent shown in the picture is Ira Thomas, catchsr for tha
New York team.
Full Detail of Thursday’s
Championship Encounter
Weather, ideal for Fall Suits—mornings and even
ings demand a light-weight top Coat.
And where can yon find such clothes, clothes of
quality, clothes of style and fit and such assortments
of models and patterns to select from? Nowhere, no
matter where you go.
Suits, in dozens of smart models in single and
double breasted sacks in the new shades of Wood
Brown, Olive and Champagne in plaids, stripes, checks
and solid colors.
Overcoats, in short box style, medium and long
lengths, in all weights and in all the new shades and
patterns, as well as solid colors.
Come tomorrow and make your selection while the
stock is complete—and, too, be ready with the new out
fit for Sunday.
Men’s Suits, $15.00
Youths’Suits, 10.00
to
Overcoats,
Raincoats,
12.00
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to $40.00
25.00
40.00
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Chicago, Oct. 11.—Here ts the detailed
•tory of the championship game ot
Thursday:
FIRST INNING.
Chicago—Slagle filed to Cobb. Sheck
ard out, O'Leary to Roesman. Chance
lined out to Crawford. NO RUNS.
Detroit—Davy Jonea out, Evers to
Chance. Schaefer out. Tinker
Chance; Crawford out on a liner to
Chance. NO RUNS.
8ECOND INNING.
Detroit—Cobb fanned. Roesman filed
to Sheckard. Coughlin out. Tinker to
Chance. NO RUNS.
Chicago—Stelnfeldt doubled Juet In
side third. KUng sacrificed, Schmidt to
Rossman. Evers doubled over first,
scoring Stelnfeldt Schulte out Schae
fer to Rossman. Tinker out, O'Leary
to Roesman. ONE RUN.
THIRD INNING.
Detroit—Schmidt filed to Slagle.
O’Leary out, Tinker to Chance. Slever
out Reulbach to Chance. NO RUNS.
Chicago—Reulbach filed to Crawford.
Slagle fanned. Sheckard doubled just
Inside first Chance filed to O’Leary.
NO RUNS.
FOURTH INNING.
Detroit—Jones filed to Sheckard
Schaefer bounded one over Roulbach's
head and beat It out Crawford sac-
rtficed, Stolnfeldt to Chance. Cobb re
tired the aide when he bounded an easy
one to Reulbach. who retired him at
first. NO RUNS.
Chicago—Stelnfeldt filed to D. Jones.
Kllng singled to right Hung's hit was
followed by a hot liner by Evers to the
same place, Kllng going to seqond.
Schulte lined out a single to center,
Kllng scoring. Crawford, by a quick
throw, got Evors between second and
third, O'Leary to Coughlin. Schulte
got to second on the play. Joe Tinker
lifted a line fly to left, which Davy
Jones barely touched with his fingers.
The ball fell safe and Tinker got to
third, Schulte scoring. Reulbach lined
out a single to right and Tinker came
home. Slagle then ended the Inning
with a pop fly to Coughlin. THREE
RUNS.
FIFTH INNING.
Detroit—Rosman singled. Reulbach
R ve Coughlin a base on balls. Schmidt
unded a nasty one toward first base.
Chance captured It, and, with Reul
bach covering firet, Schmidt was out.
O'Leary then lined a hot one to Tin
ker, and the most sensational play of
the afternoon wns executed, Tinker
leaping Into the air and pulling down
the drive with one hand and running
to second, completing a double play on
Coughlin. NO RUNS. • .
Chicago—Sheckard was an easy out,
Schaefer to Rosman. Chance lifted a
high fly back of short. Both Crawford
and Schaefer went after tt, but neither
could reach tt, and It went for a double.
Stelnfeldt singled over second, nnd
Chance ecored from second. Killian
went into pitch for Detroit at the be
ginning of the fifth Inning. Kllng lift
ed a long fly to Crawford. Jonny Evers
lined out a terrific double, the ball go
ing clear to the fence In front of the
bleachers In right field. This moved
Stelnfeldt to third. He would have
scored, but tho ground rules allowed
him only two bases. Schulte ended
the Inning with a pop fly to Coughlin.
ONE RUN.
SIXTH INNING.
Detroit—Killian, the great batting
pitcher of the Detroit club, singled to
center. Davy Jones succeeded In get
ting a base on balls, although the Chi
cago players protested on the deci
sion. Schaefer knocked a hot one to
Stelnfeldt and the latter picked tt up
and made a snappy double play, Steln
feldt to Tinker to Chance. Killian, how
ever, went to third on the play. Craw
ford dropped a single back of second,
and Killian scored. Cobb then lined
out a single to left, moving Crawford
to. second. Rossman ended the Inning
with a fly to Slagle. ONE RUN.
Chicago—Tinker lifted a fly
O'Leary. Reulbach smashed a ground
er to Schaefer and was out. Schaefer
to Rossman. Slagle laid down an eoey
grounder to Rossman and was retired
by the first baseman unassisted. NO
RUNS.
8EVENTH INNING.
Detroit—Tinker captured Coughlin's hot
it In front of second end threw the cap-
In ont at first. Schmidt walked. O’Leary
fanned. Klllfan bounded a slow one to
Kveri and as Chance fumbled the throw
Killian was safe. Schmidt went to aecond
he play. D. Jonea ont. Tinker to first
NO RUNS.
Chicago—Shecksrd fanned. Chance filed
to Jones. Stelnfeldt walked. Kllng ended
the Inkling with an easy pop to Conghlln.
EIGHTH INNING.
'trolt—Tinker made a fast, snappy plaj
when he grabbed 8chnefer'a grounder to
deep short and retired the runner at first.
Crawford boosted a long fly which Slagle
captured In deep center. Cobb filed to
Sheckard. NO HUNS.
Chleago-Evera started the eighth with a
pop fly to Crawford. Scnnlte went out on
a grounder. Tinker popped out to aecond.
NINTH INNING.
Detroit—Rossman singled to center.
Coughlin forced Rosaman at second. Tinker
to Evers. Sehmlilt filed to Krera. O'Leary
filed to Sheckard. NO BUNS.
The acore:
Detroit. ab. r. h.
Jones, If. ... 3 0 0
Schaefer, fib. . . 4 0 1
Crawford, cf .. 4 0 1
Cobb, rf. . . . 4 0 1
Rossman, lb. . 4 0 2
Coughlin, fib. ,.3 0 0
Schmidt, c, . , 8 0 0
O'Leary, as. . . 4 0 0
Stover, p. . . , 1 0 0
Killian, p. . . 2 1 2
Totals ... .32 1 7
Chicago,
Slagle, cf.
ab. r. b. po.
The Cubs now have two games to
their credit and they are fighting the
Tigers In the Michigan metropolis.
"Wild Bill" has been announced as the
twlrler at Detroit today.
Indeed, It was all Jennings could do.
It Is a desperate day for the fans of
the City by Straits, and Donovan never
faced such a crisis before. The hopes
of thousands of the cltlxens of the
Wolverine City are upon him. Thou
sands of dollars have been wagered on
him, end "Wild Bill" will undoubtedly
face the crisis this afternoon with the
came smite he always wears..
Chance Confident.
After the game yesterday Manager
Chance declared, and not In a boasting
manner, that he believed his Cubs
would end the series on the West Side
Sunday. That means that he was con
ceding one victory to the Tieers. While
he feels confident of the final result
now. he does not Inteqd to take any
chances, and will hurl all his force
agalnet the Detrolts In every game.
However, he has never expected to be
able to win four straight, for when a
team does that without a great element
of luck entering Into the play. It means
that one team must be far superior to
Wooter,
Brumfield, ... ..
the other. He does not think his club nerry Pollard, rt.
Is so far ahead of the Tigers that he
could go on defeating them Indefinitely.
Chance is undecided on a pitcher for
today, bat If the weather Is warm he
will probably use Mordecal Brown, the
great three-fingered (Unger, who last
season was unanimously declared the
beat of the National League twlrlers. If
Brown were In the same condition to
day that he was a year ago this time,
when he went against the Sox, the
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8EWANEE WINS.
Special to The Georgtnn.
Sewanee, Tenn., Oct. 11.—The Agri
cultural and Mechanical College of
Starksvllle, Mlaa., proved easy picking
for Sewanee here yesterday. The final
score was 38 to 0 In favor of the local
team.
The line-up:
Mississippi. Sewanee.
Grant. I« Williams, le.
Uea. It. Lex Stone, It.
Dorroh. lg. ,.. Acbepe, lg.
" T. Evans, c.
rg. Fnulklns. rg.
.W. Evans, rt.
Mctnnls, re Lewis, re
McOeorge. Elsele, q.
Furman, rh Shipp, rh.
Clees, t Lanier, f.
Dent, lb Markley, ih.
world would probably read of on# of
those great pitchers’ battles such as one
has on rare occasions wltnesaed be
tween giants of the slab.
A PARODY ON "LITTLE BOY BLUE’*
(President Roosevelt, although thers
was no church to attend, observed the
Sabbath by staying tn camp Instead of
hunting bears.—News Item.)
The little bear dog Is covered with dust.
But sturdy and stanch he points-
The little toy gun ts covered with rust
And creaks like a senator's Joints
Time was when the dog was "seeing
red,"
And the gun was loaded for bear.
And that was the time when Little Bov
Ted
Fixed them and put them there.
‘Now don't go oft till .I'm ready," ha
said,
"You must wait for me till Monday
It shall never be claimed that Little
Boy Ted
Would murder a bear on Sunday."
But while they were waiting, a half,
starved bear
In the canebrake made a stir.
And Ted Just fled through the Sabbath
air,
Leaving his toys where they were.
Faithful to Little Boy Ted they stand,
A Southern pine beneath,
Awaiting the touch of his little hand
And the smile of his little teeth.
And they wonder, the dog with ths
drooping head
And the gun all loaded for bear.
What has become of Little Boy Ted
Since he fixed them and put them
there.
THE BASEBALL BUGLE.
Editorial.
The readers of this Journal remember.
no doubt, our editorial announcement
to the effect that Mr. Pegasus Plfile,
the Bronx poet, had been released from
the staff of The Bugle owing to his In
different work.
Now comes a gentleman who has
been one of The Bugle’s mainstays as a
subscriber, asking that Mr. Piffle be
reinstated.
The editor of The Bugle, although a
stem taskmaster, who exacts from ths
members of his staff the same high
quality of literary productions that ha
gives to the readers of this Journal him-
selt Is not unwilling to listen to reason,
and may give Mr. Piffle another chance,
after having carefully read the letter
printed below:
Editor of the Baseball Bugle:
• Dear Sir—I wish to enter a mild
protest, although I fee 1 that I am
Incapable of offering many pointer!
to the able editor. However. I have
been from the first a faithful fol
lower ot your column, and trust
that you will give this your favor
able attention.
In one of your Isauea of recent
date I note with regret that Mr.
PlfTle has been released from your
staff. While, as you say, Sir. Pif
fle’s batting average has taken a
horrible alump of late (I believe
tho figures show .023). especially
since his masterpiece of some time
back concerning the Giants, I think
you might let him stick this season
out. He might bat out a home run
the next time up. (Pitcher Hogg
did, you know.) I think that every
one should sympathize with a poet
anyhow, especially an unsuccessful
one that lives In the Bronx.
I have spoken to several other
admirers of your gifted paper, and
while they will not dispute the de
cision of the editor they agree with
me that It la too bad about poor Mr.
Piffle with the cold weather com
ing on.
Hoping, therefore, that If you can
see your way clear to reconsider
your decision you will do so, I re
main. yours respectfully, A. SI, R.
P. S.—I assure you that my mo
tives are purely disinterested, as 1
do not have the honor of Mr. Pif
fle’s acquaintance.
The editor of The Bugle Is not con
ducting his paper for hts own satisfac
tion, but merely for his own profit. Ths
editor wishes to please his readers, and
as “A. M. R." has mode so manly a plea
for the reinstatement of Mr. Pifrie, we
take pleasure In giving the erratic
Bronx poet another chance. We print
below, therefore, Mr. Piffle’s latest ef
fusion, written In a moment of de
spondency:
Despair.
The sun was shining In the Bronx
On a morning In October,
Overhead I heard the wild geese'l
honks
And got out of bed quite sober.
While eating my breakfast frugal
I felt Just simply grand
Till I happened to look at The Bugle
And saw I had been canned!
At first I could not credit It,
For my love for The Bugle waa
tender;
I often helped to edit It
When the boss waa out on a bender.
It seemed so strange, so unreal, so
weird,
That my head was all In a whirl,
And I tugged away at my flowing beard,
Which Is long as the beard of Earle.
And then I knew! I knew that Fate
With which I had seldom reckoned,
Had watched me from the old home
plate
And had thrown me out at second!
And now as I stt In my lonely home,
Which la furnished very frugal,
I wonder what will become of me
Since I am fired from The Bugle?
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
P. Hannon—B. wins.
Steady Reader—B. wins.
H. G. S.—You're on.
Sheckard. If. ... 4
Chance, lb. ... 4
Stelnfeldt, 3b. . 3
Kllng, c. . . . 3
Even, fib. ... 4
Schulte, rf. . . 4
Tinker, ss. . . .4
ReOlbach, p. . . 3
Totals . . . .33
Score by Innings:
Chicago
5 10 27 U 0
v-mew, 010 310 OS’—5
Detroit 000 001 000—1
Summary: Two-base htta, Stelnfeldt.
Evers 2, Sheckard, Chance; hits. »“
8lever 7 In four Innings, off Killian, 3
In four innings; sacrifice hits. Klin*'
double plays. Tinker (unassisted). Steln
feldt to Evers to Chance; left on bases,
Chicago 6, Detroit 7: bases on baits, na
Reulbach », oft Killian 1; first on er
rors, Chicago 1; struck out by Ren 1 '
bach 2, Slever 1, Killian 1. Time, 1:«-
Umpires, O'Day and Sheridan.
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