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AO THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. JULY 8, 1908. SPORTS ! CRACKERS TO CLASH WITH POWERFUL PELICANS ...... : Edited By= n PERCY H. WHITING IT WAS THE LONGEST HIT HIRAM EVER SAW . |V> ‘iVt , \!>x /Wd THEM he VllokrCU D . By PERCY H. WHITING. With one day's rest to the Rood the Crackers will ro after the mighty Pelicans Thursday for the first of four games—and for blood. There isn’t nny especial reason—barring the hoodoo—why Atlanta should not break ns good ns even ip the Crescent City. The Pelicans are not as mighty hs they once were, anil tho they •till lead the league, they do not do it by ai^y convincing margin. It is a hard game over in the vest this trip. The Mobile team, which appeared the softest of tho western ers, disheartened the Crackers by taking three straights. New Or leans and Memphis are in first and second plnces in the lengife race and going strong. Both will be hard to beat. And so will Little Jlock. Mike Finn’s team, which was not in extra fine trinv'at the •tart, is doing better work now and does not look one little bit like a second division aggregation. So the Crackers have their work cut out for them. Hopes are high in Atlantn that all four tennis titles will be retained in the Gate City for the first time in tennis history. Nat Thornton ought to be the best in the singles and should win his challenge round. In the doubles no team in the tourna ment seems to have nny edge on the present champions, Grant and Thornton; and they Rhould win the challenge round. MisR Gertrude Jones, now a resident of Atlanta, seems to have a nice chance to win the ladies’ singles and she' and her brother look a shade the best in the mixed doubles. • With good luck Atlanta will mnke n clean sweep of it this year. In yesterday’s Georginn there was a communication from a lady fan in which she entered three complnints—agninst spilling pop and tobacco juice on the iloors of the grand-stand, against open betting in the stands and against the use of profanity in the hearing of ladies. The tobacco and pop proposition jvould seem to be only/ a matter of common decency on the part of the men who go to the gnmes. And the same for the profanity. The above mentioned evils nre questions of manners rather than morals. Open betting at the gamea is a nytre aerious matter. Base ball has been kept the great nationnl sport by keeping it divorced from open betting. And nobody wants to see the two re-married. So long as there is little betting and no open betting on baseball it will stay n clean, decent game, liked by all who favor clean sports. If open betting is tolerated the game will in due time sink down to the level of horse racing, professional wrestling and faro. * The betting evil can be wiped out here in Atlnnta and the other unpleasant features complained of can be held in check by proper policing of the stands. Let large signs proclaim that peo ple spitting on the floors, using profane langungo and betting will be put out of the stands. Then have enough live men around the stands to enforce these rules. The elimination of the spitting evil will protect the health of the patrons as well as their clothes. The elimination of betting will insure that the great national game is kept clean and healthy. SHOWERS INTERFERE WITH TENNIS GAMES O0000OOOOO0O0OOOOOOOOOO0OO O o O SPARKS. OF GEORGIA, WINS O 0 POPULARITY CONTEST O 0 In a baseball popularity contest O 0 In which 1*0 players were voted O 0 for and In which over 150,000 O 0 ballots were cast. Frank Sparks. O O the Cave 8prlng*. Ga., boy. and O O Roy Thomas received the most O O votea and will each be presented O 0 with the two sold watches offered 0 O by The Philadelphia Evening Tel- 0 0 egraph. 0 O Sparks did not appear to be In O O the race until the day the content O O closed. Then the Frank Sparks 0 O Voting Club came acros* with over O 0 18,000 ballot* and the Georgia boy 0 0 finished In the money with a total 0 O of 22,85* vote*. , 0 REDS GET ROBINSON. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 9—rttchg er Mack Robinson has been sold by Birmingham to Cincinnati, to report at the end of thd Southern League season. Manager Morris, of Savannah, haa released First Baseman Morgan. Spalding's Sporting Goods. Mall orders promptly executed for Spalding's Baseball and Tennis Goods. Write for catalog. Best Kodak Finish* Ing. Satisfaction guaranteed. Orders for any article desired tilled at lowest prices obtainable. Let us attend to your city orders. The College "Co.op.” ... ^ Co.. Shelly Ivey, Mgr., %7 Peachtree-st., OOQO0OOOC99OCOOOO00O9QOO Atlanta. Ga. Courts Busy All Day Wed nesday, Rain Bothers On Thursday. A spanking young shower hit Fast Lake Thursday morning Just about the time that the first gnmes .. of the morning play In the South ern tennl,* championship were slat ed to start. In consequence all proceedings were suspended, pend ing the passing of the shower; and it will be late before the courts wljl be dried out sufficiently so that play may be resumed. The wisdom of Referee Frank Reynolds In rushing all events as fast ns possible was evident when today's storm broke. All events are so well advanced that a dny’s cessation from piny will do no des perate damnge. If the afternoon Is clear and the courts dry out play will be resumed Thursday afternoon. Three Incompleted matches will be taken up first. The play In All events will be started. Only n half dozen players were left In the singles at the end of Wednes day's play. In the lower frame Cowan Rodgers, of Knoxville, and 8. C. Williams, of Atlnnta, reached the semi-finals. In the upper frnme Hugh Whitehead, of Virginia, did likewise. To decide which man will be the ■emi-flnallst' to meet Whitehead, Mld- dlebrooks and L. D. Scott must play and the winner must meet Carleton 8mith. It looks like Cowan Rodgers io win the tournament and meet Nat Thornton In the challenge round. He Is perhaps not playing In his 1907 form, hut even at that he defeated Winston, the strong Virginia player, on Wednesday, 6-2, 6-3 In the senib-seml-finals. To get to the semi-finals Williams defeated Po*t, 6-3, 6-4 In a hard match. Whitehead achieved a like honor by defeating Clarence Angler, Jr., 6-3, 7-6 In a pretty contest. On present dope Whitehead and Rod gers meet in the finals. In the doubles no new teams joined Smith and Howell In the semi-final round. Two seinl-semi-final matches CARTER AND MIDDLE BROOKS. Intercollegiate doubles champions who are playing well in Southern championship. Eastern Carolina Begins All Over RALEIGH, N. C„ July 9.—Because Newbem withdrew from the league Saturday night, releasing all players, who then left the state, Kingston has also dropped out, her action being vol untary. At a meeting In Goldsboro the penna/U was awarded to Wilson, and the new season will begin Thursday. The clubs now are Wilson, Wilmington, j Goldsboro and Raleigh. schedule for the \yeek has been arranged. July 8-10, Raleigh nt-Wll- j ton, Goldsboro nt Wilmington; July 13-16, Wilson at Goldsboro, Wilmington nt Raleigh. THORNTON WINS IT Takes Tennessee Title From Cowan Rodgers, of Knoxville. Nat Thornton, of Atlanta, Southern .t>ennl» ohamplon, Added another title to his long list when he defeated Cowan Rodgers, of Knoxville, on the East Lake courts Wednesday afternoon in Jhe incompleted challenge round for the singles championship of Tennessee. The match was started In Knoxville last Saturday and stood In Thornton’s favor, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 4-3, when It was called there on account of darkness. The local man needed only two games to take the match and the champion ship, and those two he won In fine style Wednesday afternoon. The tennis was as brilliant as It was brief. STAGE EMPLOYEES WIN. The Stage Employees, in tho Union were started but neither was finished League, defeated The Constitution team when darkness put an end to the day’s Wednesday by the score of 6 to 2. play. Farrell and Rodgers put up sur prisingly good tennis and after losing the first set to .Whitehead and Winston, the favorites of the tournament, they won the second in good style. The sensation of the day was fur nished by the "kid team” from Knox ville—Cowan and Van Glider—which defeated the veterans, Scott and Wil liams. 7-6. 6-4, 6-4. In the ladles* singles only one match ►was completed. Miss Jones, of Atlanta, defeated Miss Murphy, of New Orleans, 6- 1, 6-1. The final round between Miss HI Miss staffed, but not darkness. Steady work was done all day on the consolation matches. In the lower frame of the consola tion Logan and H. W. S. Hayeg reach ed the semi-finals. In the upper Ea gan. Sanders, t'oleman and Holliday reached the semi-semi-finals. Wednesday's results follow: Men's singles, Third Round—Post de feated Orr, 6-3, 6-2. Singles, Fourth Round—Williams de feated Post. 6-3, 6-4. Whitehead de feated Angler. 6-3. 7-6. Rodgers de feated Winston, 6-2, 6*3. Ladles' Singles. Second Round—Miss Jones defeated Mtsa Murphy, 6-1, 6-1. Men’s Doubles. First Round—Cowan and Van Glider defeated Scott and Wil liams, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Whitehead and Winston defeated Logan and Post, 6-2. 7- 5, 6-4. Carter and Middle brooks de feated Angler and Smith, 6-3, 9-7, 6-3. Lowry and Taylor defeated Byrd and Thornton, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Score by Innings: R. H. E. Stage Employees .021 0Q0 03*—6 7 3 Constitution . . .000 011 000—2 6 2 Batteries—Vlning and Bettle; Agri- cola and Weaver. Aegur, the new hackstopper recently signed by the Augusta management, haa reported. — f Murphy and Taylor defeated IB** Jackson and Thornton, 6-3, 6-3. Consolation Matches. Men's Singles, Consolation, PreJIm- Inay Round—W. Nunnally defeated H. M. Ashe, default. Eagan defeated Orme, 6-1, 6-7, 6-2. Sanders defeated Matthews, 6-1, 8-6. Sphatllng defeat ed Berrien, 6-4, 6-3. Prescott defeated Alfrieml, default. Coleman defeated B. O. Smith. Jr.. 6-4. 3-6. 6-4. HoUl day defeated Daniels, default. Arnold defeated Farrell, default. Logan c de feated A. Haas. 6-1, 6-1. Fitzsimmons defeated Hulsey, 1-6, 7-6, 10-8. Grant defeated Byrd, 6-3, 6-3. ColqUltt de feated Lowry, 6-4, 6-2. Hayes de feated Ogburn, default. Sawyer de feated Hudson, default. Ramspeck de feated Stone, default. Consolation. First Round—Egan de feated Nunnally, 6-3, 6-1. Sanders de feated Spratllng, 6-L 8-$. Coleman de feated Presrott, default. Holliday de feated Arnold, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5. Hayes de feated Colquitt, 6-4, 7-5. Sawye-r de feated McTyson. default. Logav> de feated Ramspeck, 6-1, 6-0. Second Rqund—Logan defeated Fitz simmons, 6-0, 6-0. Hayes defeated NAT THORNTON. A.A.C.TEAM WINSBOTH Takes Second Game From Americus Team in Good Style, Score 7 to 6. Mixed Doubles, First Round—Miss Sawyer, (■*, 2-5, 7-5. Cunyu* pitched really a rent ball for the Atlanta “Athletic Club team In the game at Ponce DeLeon Park Wednes* day afternoon against the Amerlcue team, champions of south Georgia. In consequence hi a team-mates were able to pull out a victory, score 7 to 5. Ansley twirled nice ball for the Amer. lout team and allowed the slugging Athlete.- only 5 Jilts. With the kind as. slsiancc of two Americus errors, how ever, the locals managed to pu>! thru a victory. This game ended tfc Americus series. The Chattanoogr. team wit! be here all next week. Score fc;’ innings: R. H. E. Americus 002 220 000—5 4 2 Athletics 202 003 00*—7 5 2 Batteries—Cunyu- and Lafltte, Ana- ley and McGregor. '••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••s, CRACKERS OPEN TODAY ON NEW ORLEANS DIAMOND Chas Fritz and Russ Ford Will Work in Opening Battle. NEW ORLEANS, July 9.—'If tart' weather does not cut Into the game, un. Invited, and spoil the proceedings, the Atlanta team and the home club will play thie afternoon In the first of four games. Bgth managers allege uncertainty In .regard to which pitcher they will work. But Bill Smith seems to have his heart set on trying- Russell Ford again, while Charley Frank will take another chance with Charley Fritz, the erratic south paw. If this happens, there should be a game with quite a few hits on each aide and plenty of excitement. The Crackers believe that they can beat the Pelicans with Ford working against Fritz, and they will go right out after the game. . The New Orleans team Is not at Iti best and will not present Its strongest line-up. There’s always league-wide Interest In games between the Crackers and Pelicans and the series which begins today on the New Orleans grounds Is looked on as the banner event of the mid-season. Figuring It down to a line point more really depends on these next four games than most fans Imagine. The Pelicans are hanging to first place by a mere thread. Will the Crackers dump them over board? Once dumped the birds may easily be beaten. Their eastern road trip Is not far In the future. The Crackers nje holding to last place In the first dl. wslon by the merest straw. Will It mean the chutes for Billy Smith’s gang or will they take three out of four gamea and get In easy reaching distance of the lead, sending the Pelicans groping In the darkness of the second division? All of these things are possible, even probable,*so the fan who does not keep his eye on these next few games Is like ly to miss something. The Crackers and Birds are not scheduled to open until Frldsy. hut they have a postponed game to play, so hostilities will begin today. The series will wind up with Sunday’s game Billy Smith announced late this morning that he may send In Schopp or Vlebahn. Clark Is a possibility for the Birds, tho hla turn does not come until Fri day. The morning presented good weather Indications, but you can’t tell what will happen In that line fifteen minutes be fore hand In this climate. 8ILOAM DEFEAT8 UNION POINT. CHARLEY FRITZ. He pitches opening game against Crackers. gO0000000000000000000O000g O STANDING CF THE CLUB8. O a a PO00OO0000OO0O0O0O00O0000O Southern. Clubs- W. L. r.c. X. Orleans.30 32 .519 Memphis ..37 31 .544 Nashville .34 31) .531 Atlanta ..33 31 .515 Mobile ....38 M .514 Lit. ltnck..3SM .493 j Montg’y ...32 *8 .471 I Rlrtnliam .23 40 .385 South Atlantic. Clubs- TV. L. P.C. Jack’rllle ..54 18 .750 Snvunnnh .40 31 .583 Columbia .31 32 . 492 Charleston 29 41 .414 •Macon ....30 45 .400 Augusta ..28 43 .377 Amer. Association Clubs- W. I„ p.c, Indlsnap. .50 31 .817 Lculavllls .49 32 .808 Tolivlo ....46 34 .575 Colitmhna .0 40 .518 Mlnneap. . 38 38 .500 Milwaukee *8 48 .439 Ksn City .34 48 . 415 St. Bnul ...28 53 .329 Jackson ..47 tt .«! Vicksburg 47 38 .588 Gulfport ...41 40 .608 Columbus .38 41 .481 Meridian .*6 0 .482 Monroe ...31 60 .383 Carolina. Chibs— W. L. P.C. Greenville .34 21 .618 Snnr’hurg .32 26 .681 4freensb. ..29 27 .618 Winston . 29 30 .492 Anderson .23 32 .418 Cbsrlott* .22 34 .393 Amorlean. Clubs- W. L. P.C. Detroit ...42 30 .583 St. louts..42 30 .583 Cleveland .89 32 .549 Chicago ...40 33 .648 Phlln 38 33 .622 Boston ....33 39 .158 tVnsh’ton .27 44 .380 New York.27 0 .375 . National, Clubs- tV. U P.C. Chicago ...42 27 . 609 I’lttshurg ..41 29 . 603 New York .42 3) . .688 Cincinnati 38 35 . 521 Boston ...32 30 . 516 Phlla 29 0 .463 St. touts .28 43 . 394 Brooklyn ..28 42 . 382 Eastern. Clubs— W. L. P.C. Buffalo ..38 29 . 687 Fr’vld’nee 34 29 . 610 Baltimore .35 31 .530 Newark ...38 83 .522 Toronto ...34 32 . 515 Montreal ..32 35 . 478 Clubs- W. L P C Wilson ...16 6 .727 Raleigh ...14 9 .809 tVllm 7 ton .14 9 .609 Goldsboro 11 10 .524 Kinston ... 6 14 .300 Newbern .. 6 16 .231 Virginia State. Clubs— W. L. P.C. Danville ..39 28 .800 Richmond .39 28 .800 Norfolk ...32 *4 . 485 Roanoke ..31 35 . 478 Lynchburg 27 37 . 422 Portsm’tb .28 *8 .419 WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. Atlanta In New Orleans. Blrtuli ’ • - Nustav CITY LEAGUE; , SATURDAY'S GAMES Whittier Mills va. East Point, at Whittier Mills. Scottdale va. Maccabees, at Scott- dale. W. E. Carter Electric Co. va. Georgia Railway and Electric Co., at Piedmont park. NOT A SINGLE RUN. Panamas, straws, soft and stiff bate clean ed. dyed, reshaped. Bussey, 2*K WhltehalL SILOAM, Ga., July 9.—In a very fast and Interesting game of ball played on the Union Point grounds Tuesday aft ernoon, Slloam defeated the strong Union Point team by the score of 6 tor. The game was very fast and snappy Brooks, the star pitcher of Wood- vllle. was batted out of the box In the second Inning. He was relieved by Pry- ant. Score by Innings: *7 Slloam #12 002 l f -'—• Union Point 000 302 oo«-» Summary: Two-base hit*. Durham. Davis, Boswell and Rcy; struck out, Davis ll. by Brooks *, by Bryant 6 Umpire, McWhater. BOGART 7, 8TATHAM 2. BOGART, Ga., July 9.—Bogart met amf defeated the Statham team on tn ; latter’a ground by the score of > to - j Score by Innings: ... Bogart 300 000 013—• Statham 000 100 ooi-i j Batteries: Nunnally and McLeroy. : Ross and Evans. Umpire. Nunnally ^ Time of game. 1:50. Drink KOLA-ADE “Aik the Soda Water Man."