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THE ATLANTA OEOKG1AN AND NEWS: rtUUAY, JUNE 16, 1911.
THIS ROAD TRIP ISN’T STACKING UP JUST RIGHT
EDITED BY
| PERCY H. WHITING
IF YOU DON’T WATCH THE GEORGIAN’S SCORE BOARD YOU MISS A BIG, FREE SHOW IN ATLANTA EACH DAY
TH0.SE TWO PHOTOGRAPHS GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE "SCORE BOARD FANS,” SEVERAL THOUSAND OF WHOM WATCH THE GAMES DAILY FROM PEACHTREE-8T., THE VIADUCT AND WALL-ST. THE MEN SHOWN ARE TYPICAL
FANS. THEY STAND FOR AN HOUR UR TWO OR THREE WATCHING THE WONDERFUL WORKINGS OF THE GEORGIAN’S GREAT 8CORE BOARD, ON WHICH EVERY ATLANTA GAME EVERY SEASON IS DETAILED.
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Our natural Inclination In to write aomcthlng about tho ball club. But
what <an W'c write?
No prlxo whatever will be given for a correct answer to thin queatlon.
All those folks who believe that time spent In the good, fresh open air Is
time well spent, and that people who take a half day off now and again are
better for It and able to do more work and better, should all Join hands on
this Saturday closing movement.
That the Saturday half holiday pays Is pretty well demonstrated by the
fact that It Is In force In most of the big cities of America. If it didn’t
"work out right" It wouldn't be continued.
The deaths from drowning In Atlanta— nnd heaven knows they have
come all to frequently of late—serve to bring out Into prominence the need of
learning to swim.
Not one of the recent deaths In the water but could have been avoided
If the victims had learned the manly (nnd Womanly, too) art of swimming.
This fast Increasing death list should have tho effect of stimulating In
terest In learning to swim.
In Atlanta It will soon be possltde for the boys and girls to get the nec
essary Instruction without the slightest danger. When the swimming pool
at Piedmont park Is opened, which It will be soon, the beginners will all be
required to confine their efforts to shallow w*ater. There Is a special place
for them and a fence around the "beginners' pool” makes It impossible for
them to stray Into deep water.
Every person who goes to Piedmont park for a swim will bo registered
and examined as to his ability to swim. If they demonstrate that they can
handle themselves well they will be licensed” as real swimmers and will bn
allowed the freedom of the lake. Even then, tho, they will bo protected, be
cause there will be boata and life buoys to use In case of cramps or acci
dents.
Those who are unable to swim will not bo allowed to enter the water
anywhere except In the shallow and Inclosed pool and, therefore, there will
be no dsnger of fatalities.
It 1s planned also to Instruct the boys and girls not only how to swim,
but also how to rescue those who are helpless In the water; how to resusci
tate those who have lost consciousness under wster and how to get Into and
out of a boat In the water.
This sort of work Is worthy of the support of all Atlanta people. Knr It
will make healthier and stronger boys and girls and will make them better
able to take care themselves and of others.
And, speaking of that, are there any more men'ln Atlanta who are will
ing to contribute tl a week toward hiring a man to tako charge of the swim,
mlng pool and to give Instructions at Piedmont park In the morning, at the
time when the regular Instructor supplied by the city can not be there?
J. A. Wlngo started thla off with a dollar a week. A. C. Ford, of The
Georgian, made It a dollar more a week. Biz or seven more men who will
pledge a dollar a week will solve the problem and will Insure the presence
of a man In charge of the swimming at Piedmont park for the summer.
Unless a man can be secured the lake will not bo open for swimming
except In the afternoons snd ths young folks of Atlanta will be robbed of a
privilege that Is rightfully theirs.
Who Is willing to help slong with this good work?
ON THE DOWNFALL
IMMHHMMII
la the lad who has been secured to —_
the place of Scotty Walker mi short. And
apparently he will class nearly up to the
speedy Walker. He had no luck at bat,
but Ids fielding waa neat. He has the
■lae and the speed to make a good fielder.
His throwing Is accurate axuT he doesn't
waste any time In getting the ball away.
Local fans seem to feel that Catcher
Phil Wells, of the Crackers. Is all too
young to carry the responsibility of first
catcher on his shoulders. At tnat, tho,
they admit that he Is a rrand young
wT/'
on Its way to be verified.
Crackers today, was called to Atlanta by
the duath of a nephew. He will return
shortly. m
TannehlU snd Phelan did grand work In
routing the Crackers. Ths former, tho a
pitcher and an old one. Is proving a de
mon with the willow, and In this respect
Is following In the footsteps of Theo
Breltenstetn. who has always been a neat
sticker, especially In the pinches.
Undeniably he was off on balls and •Wlkes.
but th. Crackers played him fur a rummy
at every department of th, *hme and
yapped and yelled at him from the jump.
Atlanta once downed Preugh when he
R ve up hut two htta That waa on May
when' the Crackers woa-l to 1. Mil
ler pitched and allowed elz hits, but only
Just received 325 sam
ple men’s Suits from fac
tory, regular $15.00, $16.50
and $18.00 values, going at
$11.35. See window dis
play. I-X-L Clothing Com
pany, 10 Marietta-st.
FORBES BOXES WELL.
Jsnssvills, Wit., Junw 10*—-"Corae-
Back" Harry Forbes, of Chicago, show.
«*d his old-tlms form Ir. aji eight-round
bout with Joe Homeland, .if St. Lou!*,
before the Janesville Athletic club last
right, having the better 6f the mt»l.
a single run. This grouched Prough be
yond measure, but he worked off the 111
feeling In ths game yesterday.
Corbin did not * field well In the first
worth did fine fielding and held the runner
to one bag. But for his neat work Cor
bin would have taken three.
A big bunch of fane saw the game. Thla
should remove some of the sting under
which the Atlanta directors are smarting.
Johnston couldn't do much with Frock,
but he had little trouble with Johns and
Miller In the second.
Miller looked as If he had everything.
Poor Johna! He stepped In the fight
Five games In three days Is rather
strenuous work for hot weather.
Just one today.
t EAST AGAINST WEST IN %
+ FINALS OF TENNIS EVENT +
•f- Philadelphia, Pa, June 16.—The +
+ East waa pitted agalnat the West +
+ In the final round of slnglea In the +
+ Women’s National Lawn Tennis +
*i* tournament at tho Philadelphia +
+ Cricket club today. The represen- +
<• tatlvca from rival aecttons were“+
4- Eleanor Hears, of Boston, and +
4- Florence Sutton, of Lot Angeles. 4-
YOUNG NASHVILLE LAD, PITCHING FOR DENVER,
INVENTS NEW AND JUSTLY FAMOUS WAMPUS BALL
By INA YOUNG KELLEY.
Denver, Colo., June 10.—This Is the
story of the JWamp\is ball and of the
soft-voiced Southern youth who gave It
a reason for existing. This Is to tell
you why Benjamin Franklin Harris Is
going ahead by leaps and bounds to an
enviable position among the pitchers of
the Western league and performing so
scandalously well that big league scouts
have one eye fixed attentively upon him.
Tho Wampus hall Is a floater. It
starts rather high, but has a sharp
break, either down or to the side. The
brenk Isn’t wide enough to confuse a
catcher, but It will make batters sweep
large circles In the air trying to hit It.
When the husky young Harris, who in
vented It—name and all—throws this
particular ball from amongst his largo
repertoire lie curls the first three fingers
of hla throwing hand until his nails
touch the leather. The ball Is caught
with his thumb nnd little finger and
this sort of position puts the kind of
English on the sphere that makes It do
the aforementioned things to Itself
when It leaves a pitcher's hand—no. it
Isn't the knuckle ball, either. There
now, all you hopeful kiddles of Den
ver, get busy and see what you can do
with tho Wampus ball.
Young in Baseball,
Bon Harris Is husky, but very, very
young In baseball, and If tho truth be
known—and here goes—he hasn’t been
long away from the maternul apron
string. Altho he has done a great deal
of history making in hls short career
besides developing an Inventive turn,
named, said career wouldn't break down
a library shelf In the telling.
"Near Nashville," Is fhe way this big
boy tells you of Ms birthplace.
"Yes, but hasn't the town where you
were bom a name?" he tfas nsked.
"No, for I was born on a furm nine
miles out of Nashville."
There you have it—big, husky farmer
boy. Well, Harris received the right
kind of a start, all the same, to make
him a regular pitcher. He lived on hls
fathor’s farm until he was sixteen years
old, going to school In Nashville and in
the country. At that tender ago he was
transplanted from beneath the paternal
roof and grafted upon the. tree of learn
ing, namely the Montgomery Bell acad
emy for boys In Nashville, where he
graduated some yfars later with more
or less difficulty.
It was not until hls senior year in
the academy, however, that ho discov
ered he could pitch ball. When he left
school it was to enter the offices of the
Cumberland Telephone Company, and
the telephone men having a ball team
In tho City league, Harris pitched for
them for a couple of seasons.
In February of 1909 Father Harris
decided to move hls family to Kansas
City, and here young Ben went to work
for the telephone company again, but
was with them only two months, when
at the opening of the baseball season In
1909 he waa signed to pitch ball for
Topeka. Topeka had a superfluous num
ber of young pitchers and farmed Har-
ris out to the Lyon, Kans., team, but
the youngster was allowed to remain
with that team only two months, when
he was recalled and finished the season
with Topeka.
He signed up again with them In 1910,
and Denver fans will remember tho
trouble he gave tho local team last
year. In fact, he proved such a diffi
cult problem that Manager Hendricks
grew desperate and bought him in Au
gust of last year?
Finishes-With Denver.
He finished the season with Denver
and signed again this year, pitching
baseball for the Grizzlies that will be a
big factor In their pennant winning. It
was while on the spring training trip
this year that he discovered and per
fected the Wampus ball.
There are two leading characteristics
about Harris that are Immediately no
ticeable—hls imperishable good humor
and hls wit. No, all humorists are not
good-natured. Some of the most noted
jokesmlths have an Ingrowing grouch
that simply shrieks "Keep your dis
tance!"
Harris is the author of that now fa
mous story of the one-legged man who
won a pennant by hls performance at
hat, and he Is now trying to foist off on
hls team-mates a story about a leugue
where five games of baseball were
played In one day. O’Brien really start
ed tho story, but Harris Is going him
1 one better with a sequel.
A pair of dimples are equally dis
tributed upon the two sides of hls face
and they play constantly like those tell
tale dimples of a naughty little boy.
Just at the present writing Harris tips
the scales at 190 and It is quite evident
from where we sit in the grandstand
that he would be Inclined to embon
point were It not for the dally hard
work that keeps him down In weight.
As it is, the handwriting on the wall
plainly indicates that he will be a stout
old gentleman with a big laugh when
he is sitting hack telling the kids
around the telephone offices of the fu
ture how he used to do things to the
mighty Soos.
Quite a Lady's Man.
The Wampus Kid is quite some lady
tamer and is constantly working at that
particular branch of hls trade, so the
fellow's say. The older ones shake their
heads ominously and predict dire mis
fortune for the youngster If he doesn't
"forget the girls,” but even a kid Can
see that most of them went thru the
same mill and came out all right, for
nearly every ball player over 25 is mar
ried. They are idols of the women In
their salad days and usually pick out
some pretty little life companion at a
very early stage in their career, then
settle down to hard w'ork to support
her as she should be supported. Harris
has a right to hls chance with the
pretty girls Just the same as did those
older ball players, and surely hls ctiance
Is awaiting him here. You’ll notice
several very pretty girls who sit pen
sively thru the games Harris pitches
and they never miss a movement that
he makes.
In winter Ben Harris goes home to
hls sternly objecting mother. Being of
that type of the Southland w'hlch be
lieves still in caste, Mrs. Harris thinks
baseball rather an outlaw in the legiti
mate professions. Her son's enthusiasm
Is fast winning her over, however. \
Having little, if any. past to dream
over and a rather glorious future to
anticipate, Ben Harris Is putting hls
whole big heart into hls work and hls
one ambition Is to help win the pennant
for Denver this year.
BARONS WERE CRIPPLED,
BUT THEY WON ANYHOW
Prough Pitched Phenomenal Ball in the First Game and Frock
Was Hit Hard—In Second Crackers Should Have
Won, But Miller Weakened in the Fourth.
STANDING Or TJ4E CLUBS.
S< uthern League.
New Orleans. . . .
Montgomery. . . .
Birmingham. .
Chattanooga. . . .
Nashville
Memphis
South Atlantic.
W. L. Pe.
Columb’s 45 19 .703
Albany.. 39 25 .609
Macon... 36 28 .663
Columbia 36 28 .663
Savann’h 30 34 .46»
Augusta. 25 35 .417
Jack'vllle 23 38 .377
Chari'ton 18 45 .286
Won. Lost. P. C
American League.
W. L. Pe.
Detroit.. 17 17 .615
Phlla.... 32 17 .653
Boston.. 28 22.660
New Y.. 27 22 .651
Chicago. 24 21 .533
Cleve.... 20 34 .370
Wash.... 19 33 .365
fit. Louis 16 37 .302
NASHVILLE PLAYS TIE.
* Willacoochee, Os., June 10.—The Nash
ville and Willacoochee second nines played
a tie game here Tuesday afternoon. After
ten Innings had been played the umpire
called the game In order to allow the
r *- * * a train. The
National League.
W. L. Pc.
New Y.. S3 19 .035
Chicago. 33 19 .627
Phlla.... 32 21 .604
Ptttsb'g. 29 23 .658
fit. laouis 27 24 .529
Clncl.... 24 29 .453
Brooklyn 19 33 .365
Boston.. 13 41 .241
American Ase'n.
W.
Columb'a 37
Kan. C.. 35
Mllw’kee 80
Lou’ville 29
Mlnn’lla. 29
fit. Paul. 27
Toledo... 36
lndlan’Ita 26
L. Pc.
it ,m|
22 .614
30 .600
30 .492
32 .476
32 .458
34 .433
35 .417
Cotton States.
W L. Pc.
Vlcksh’g. 35 22 .014
34 23 .696
30 27 .526
26 31 .466
26 SI .446
21 36 let
Hatties..
Meridian
Yazoo C.<
tlreenw'd
Jackson.
Southeastern.
W. L. Pe.
Anniston 19 15 .559
Rome.... 19 15 .669
Gadsden. 19 15 .659
Decatur. 17 15 .631
fielma... 14 20 .412
HuntsVe IS 22 .271
Eastern
Roch’ter.
Dal to....
Toronto.
Buffalo..
Montreal
Jersey C.
Prov’nce.
Newark.
31 .436
League.
W. L. Pc.
25 14 .714
30 21 .588
27 23 .640
S3 21 .623
33 23 .500
10 25 .422
17 38 .340
16 31 .326
Biding bicycle and skat
ing on wire 60 feet over
lake — free attraction at
Lakewpod.
Okla. C.. 36 26 .574
Fort W.. S3 29 .532
San An.. 33 30 .$14
Waco 31 29 .t»i7
Dullaa... 32 30 .516
Austin... 31 30 .608
Houston. 32 31 .608
Galv'ton. 21 40 .244
Kitty Lessee,
Hop'vllle 22 6 .786
Clark’ve. 17 8 .680
McLb'o.. 14 12 .538
llarr’hg.. 16 14 .517
Vln'cnes. 12 IS .480
Fulton... 12 16 .429
I*aducah. 9 19 .321
Cairo.... 9 21
Carolina League.
W. L. Pe.
Greens'o. 27 16 .643
Wins.-8. 25 14 .041
Greenv’e. 19 22 .462
rtb'f. 18 23 .439
rlotte II 24 .429
Anderson 16 31 .340
Virginia League.
W. L. Pc.
Norfolk.. 31 16 .674
Roanoke. 26 19 .676
Rfchm'd. 20 20 .500
Pcterb’g. 20 25 .444
« x-nahhT- II <14 A tQ
W. L.
Asheville 14 7 .667
J. City... 14 9 .609
Knoxv’e. 13 9 .671
Morrist'n 13 11 .642
Bristol... 7 15 .318
Cleve.... 7 15 .318
THURSDAY'S RESULTS.
Southern League.
At Montgomery (Savldgo-Grlb-
bens) 4 8 7
Chattanooga (Benton-Higgins) 15 16 2
At New Orleans (Klawitter, Fra
ser-Nagle) 2 T 4
Nashville (Keupper-Seebough). 2 7 0
At Mobile (Demaree-Cadman).. 4 9 1
Memphis (Frits, Dickson-Don
ahue) 8 8 1
South Atlantic League.
At Albany (Mayer-Kunkle) 7 14 3
Savannah (Pope-Glehel) 3 10 3
At Jacksonville (Taylor-Cuesta). 2 10 3
Charleston (Averett-Luskey). .10 13 0
At Columbus (Radabaugh-Reyn-
olda) ,9 9 2
Columbia (Barrenkamp-Powell,
Coveney) 6 12 3
At Macon (lVeenis-Reynolds).... 6 12 0
Augusta (Red f earn, Neal-La-
fitte) 9 14 2
American League.
At New York (Flsher-fiweeney).. 5 12 1
Detroit (Mullln-Caaey, Stanege) 0 4 3
At Washington (Hughes, Groom-
Alnsmltn) 8 11 1
fit. Louis (Powell, Hamilton-
Clarke) 7 17 1
At Boston (Wood, Nunamaker-
Klelnow) 4 5 0
Cleveland (Blandlng-Easterly).. 2 6 2
Chicago-Philadelphia; no game; rain.
National League.
At Pittsburg (Hendrick, Adams-
Gibson) 7 8 1
Boston (Weaver, Brown-Kllng) 8 8 3
At Chicago (Brown-Archer) 0
Philadelphia (Bums-Dooin) 1
At Cincinnati (Suggs-McLean,
Clarke) 0
Brooklyn (Rucker-Bergen) I
At 8t. Louis (8allee-Bresnehan) 0
New York (Crandall-Myers).... 2
American Association.
Louisville 6; Milwaukee 2.
Indianapolis 3; Minneapolis L
Columbus 13; Kansas City 1L
fit. Paul 1; Toledo 0.
Eastern League.
Baltimore I; Providence 0.
Rochester 6; Toledo 0.
Montreal 5; Buffalo 1.
Jersey Clty-Newark; rain.
Carolina League.
Anderson 2; Spartanburg L
Greensboro 2; Charlotte 2.
Winston 12; Greenville 6.
Mcnuwn a, n«iunuurs t.
Vicksburg 2; Greenwood 0.
Greenwood 4; Vicksburg 3.
Yazoo 9; Jackson 0.
Sporting Editor The Georgian
1. Who did Atlanta play last July 4?
2. Who pitched the game?
3. Will Crackers get Texas Griffin?
4. Who will pitch July 4? A FAN.
Barnesvllle, Go., June 16.
y
1. New Orleans.
2. Kelber.
3. No.
4. Who will be president In 1947? One
is as easy to answer as the other.
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Virginia League.
Petersburg 5; Richmond 0.
Lynchburg 6; Danville 2.
Roanoke I; Norfolk 5.
uaivniuii v, rwn Aiuuniu •.
Oklahoma City 3; Dallas 0.
Fort Worth 4; Waco 3.
Houston 6; Austin 5.
Kitty League.
Hopkinsville 4; McLeansboro 3.
Fulton 16; Paducah 2.
Harrisburg 4; Clarksville 2.
Vincennes 12; Cairo 9..
Appalachian League.
Knoxville 4; Bristol 2.
Morristown 9; Asheville 3.
Johnson City 8; Cleveland 7.
Southeastern League.
Rome 9; Selma 2.
GadMen 9; Huntsville 0.
Decatur I; Anniston 7.
¥ MACON BASEBALL CLUB X
T GIVING ITSELF A BENEFIT +
Macon, Ga., June 15.—Ticket! $
+ have been placed on aale (or the 4*
+ "booster" baaeball game which +
+ will be played at Central City +
+ park Saturday afternoon. +
4 The tickets will be .old (or II 4
4 each, and It la expected that there 4
4 will be an attendance of at leaat 4
4 2.000, thereby Inaurlng that the 4
4 Immediate financial troublea of 4
4 the club will be taken care of. 4
CARTERSVILLE 12, ETON 6.
Cartersvills, Ga. f Juno 10.—Tho Car*
teraville baseball nine defeated the
Eton team here Saturday In a one
sided game by the score qf 12 to 6.
Dunn for Eton was hit hard, but fanned
fifteen men. McCormick twirled a nice
game for Carterevllle. He gave up only
three hits.
Score by Innings: R. H. E.
Eton 001 210 011— 6 2 6
Cartersvllle . . .023 002 22 # —11 9 8
Batteries—Dunn and Jackion; Mc
Cormick and Powell.
Birmingham, June 16.—In spite of their crippled condition, the Barons, with
vim and (lash, swept the Crackers off their feet yesterday afternoon and
copped both enda of a double-header. The score of the first game was 4 to 0;
of the second. 5 to 4.
Of the two, the second was by far the more Interesting. One tired. In
the first, of the almost perpetual slaughter. Prough pitched In powerful fashion,
and at no time did the visitors have a possible chance to make a circuit of the
bases.
But In the second, there was a quantity of that uncertainty which makes
a mundane existence worth while.
The Crackers, by timely swatting and thru errors and rough work of the
Barons, obtained a four-run lead before the locals got their bearings. But In the
fourth, the fans, with their noise, rushed to the assistance of the Barons and
W. Miller owned himself slipping. He walked Marcan, as an opener, and Phelan s
bounder leaped the head of Jordan. Molesworth made the first out, but Jess
TannehlU punched one between short and second. McQUvray’s difficult ground
er was mishandled by Sykes, and Johnson clipped In with a luscious smash
to center. Yantz flung one a mile a minute to right—and the sepre was tied.
In the first game the feature was the mound work of Prough and the
hitting of Phelan. In addition to holding the Crackers practically nitless, the
big Baron's control was perfect. He was in masterful form, and the Crackers
were as putty in hls fingers. Phelan faced Frock three times and blngled three
times, the last being a home run drive which sent two home ahead of the run
ner.
In the second game. Corbin got awaw with the fielding honors, tho when
It la considered that Wagner’s little finger has a broken Joint, he roust he ac
corded the first rank of laurel winner. He pitched an excellent game In spite
of hls bad beginning, and had hla support been perfect, the Crackers would
have scored only two runs.
Corbin robbed the Barons of two home runs. The theft of the drive of
Yants waa perfected with a single hand. He was more considerate of Phelan,
altho the work with two hands waa sensational In the latter case.
The wrangling of the Crackers detracted from the sport and caused a halt
In play on more than one occasion. Following the leadership of Jordan, prac-
tlcaUy every man took a hand in the bolting. But Byron held nfs own fairly well.
When Foxen, who was on the coaching line, refused to return to the Atlanta
bench when ordered, the umpire Instructed a policeman to eject him. Before
thla was accomplished. Jordan was ordered to hutitle the player out in a min
ute’s time under pain of having the game forfeited to Birmingham.
In the first game, the Barons scored In the second Inning. TannehlU beat
out a bunt to shortstop, and McGilvray’s triple sent him over. In the fifth, the
Barons sewed up the first beyond recall. KUam opened with a single, and Mar-
can was passed. Phelan then amashed one to left, which, escaping Corbin,
went for a home run. The Barons, In the early Innings, played very poorly on
the bases, and three of them were tossed out at the plate.
The Crackers established a Mg lead in the second game right off the reel.
Wagner hit Zimmerman with the ball, and Corbin’s triple scored him. O'Dell’s
single scored Corbin. In the second, Syl<es was walked and sacrificed and
scored by Zimmermkn's bounder over second. In the fourth, with one down.
O'Dell walked and went to third when Ellam and Marcan balled up the easy
bounder of Watson. O’Dell reached home on the double steal.
The Barons tied the score In the fourth as recorded. From that point
throughout the eighth. It was a valiant fight for the deciding tally. Wagner
and Johns were both strong, however, and tho each aide had opportunities,
neither could score until the ninth. And then the Barons had no trouble.
Moleaworth opened with a hit over second. He took second on a passed hall.
Tannehill bunted perfectly and Molesworth having reached third, trotted home
with the winning run when Johns, essaying the Impossible task of heading Tan
nehill at first, threw wildly.
Birmingham—
Marcan, 2b . ,
Phelan, 2b . . .
Molesworth. cf. .
TannehlU, rf. . •
McGUvray, lb. .
Johnson, If . .
Yants. c. . . .
KUam. ss. . . .
Prough, p. . a a
Flrzt Game.
ab. • r. h. po. a. e.
22 4 6 21 7
6 0 0 0 0
0 6 0 1
Atlanta—
Zimmerman, cf. ,
Jordan, 2b. ,
Corbin, if . . .
O'Dell. 3b ... .
Watscn. rf . . .
Beaumlller, ss. .
Sykes, lb. . . .
Wells, c. . . .
Frock, p. . . .
Totals 24 0 1 18 9 3
Score by innings: ... R.
Birmingham . .010 010 x—4
Atlanta 000 000 0-0
Summary: Three-base hit—McGUvray.
Home run. Phelan. Sacrifice hit—Prough.
Stolen base—Phelan. Struck out—By
Prough 7; by Frock 3. Bases on halls—Off
Frock 1. Double plays—Jordan to Sykes
to Wells. Time—1:20. Umpire—Byron.
It is reported that President Ban John
son, of the American league. Is preparing
to appeal from the Jury s verdict In fa
vor of John M. Ward, recently rendered
in the United States circuit court. Pres
ident Johnson has turned a deaf ear to
those who have advised him to let the
matter reat.
..29 5 I 24 10 3
ab. r. h. po. a. «.
Second Game.
Birmingham ab. r. h. po.
Marcan, 2b. .... 3 1 0 3
Phelan. 3b 4 1 1 0
Moleaworth, cf . • . 4 1 1 1
Tannehllle, rf. . . . 4 1 2 1
McGUvray, lb. ... 2 1 1 9
Johnson, If. . . . 2 0 2 2
Yantz, c 2 0 1 7
Ellam, m. • ... 3 0 0 0
Wagner, 3 0 0 1
Totals
Atlanta—
Zimmerman, cf. . . _
Jordan, 3b .4
Corbin, If. .... 3
O’Dell, 2b. . . .2
Watson, rf 4
Beaumlller, as. , , , 4
Sykes, lb 2
Wells, e. 2
W. Miller, p 2
Johns, p 1
Totals.. .. .. ..,.29 4 6 *21 7 1
•None out when winning run scored.
Score by Innlnfrs: P
Birmingham ..000 400 01—
Atlanta 211 000 00-
Hummary: Innings pitched—By Miller
3 1-3; by Johns 4 2-3. Hits allowed—By
Johna 3; by Miller 6. Runs allowed—By
Miller 4; by Johna 1. Three-base hit—
Corbin. Sacrifice hits—Gorbln, I' fH*
Stolen bases—O’Dell, Watson, Sykes
Johnson. Struck out—By Johns 4:
Wagner 6. Bases on balls—Off Johns l.
off Miller 1; off Wagner I. Hit br
pitched ball—Zimmerman, Sykes. Passed
balla—Yants 1, Well* 1. Tlm*-2:10. tm-
plre—Byron.
Bob Spade To Play
With Meridian Club
WHERE THEY PLAY.TODAY.
Southern League.
Atlanta at Birmingham.
Chattanooga at Montgomery.
Memphla at Mobile.
8outh Atlantic League.
Savannah at Albany.
Columbia at Columbus.
Charleston at Jacksonville.
Augusta at Macon.
American Association.
Louisville at Milwaukee.
Columbus at Kansas City.
Indianapolis at Minneapolis.
Toledo at St. Paul.
National League.
Boston at Pittsburg; clear.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati; cloudy.
Philadelphia at Chicago; rain.
New York at St. Louis; cloudy.
American League.
Detroit at New York; clear.
Cleveland at Boston; clear.
Chicago at Philadelphia; clear.
St. Louts at Washington; cloudy.
Eastern League.
Buffalo at Montreal; cloudy.
Toronto at Rochester: clear.
Providence at Baltimore; cloudy.
Newark at Jersey' City; clear.
Jackson, Miss., June 10.—Bob Spade,
ithe former Atlanta, Cincinnati and St.
j Louis pitcher who held out last year,
I has signed to play third base for the
I Meridian (Cotton States) club. "Scoops"
{Carey, old-time Baltimore first bose-
i man, has signed with Greenwood.
i-H
•KNIEUPORT FLIE8 91 MILES 4*
+ AT 81 MILES AN HOUR *
+ +
4* Paris, June 10.—A new world's 4*
4* record for sustained speed In an 4*
4* aeroplane was made today by 4*
4* Aviator M. Nleuport, using a 4*
4* monoplane of hls own construe- 4*
4* tlon. Nleuport flew 91 miles at 4*
4* the rate of 81 miles an hour under 4*
4* conditions similar to those which 4*
4* will prevail In England this year 4*
4* in the race for the International 4*
4* aviation trophy. 4*
4- 4»
WAGNER AND TROTT DRAW. .
Akron, Ohio, June 16.—Billy Wag
ner, of Chicago, and Sammy Trott. of
Columbus, fought fifteen rounds to a
draw last night. Both men niixcl
things and at the end were working
for a knockout
WESLEYAN WILL BAR ALL
FRESHMEN FROM FOOTBALL
Middletown, Conn., Juna 16.—TVei-
It-van university la the first of the «tra"
college, to take a definite step In tn*
campaign to bar freshmen from Inter
collegiate athletic event*. The faculty
haa voted that freshmen here may not
take part In football, basket ball •*»
relay team*. The plan le advocated to
exclude from colleges men who are p*'“
to enroll themselves merely for to
benefit of their athletic power*.
C.-J-DuB. TEAM A WINNER.
In a practice game marred by mans w
rora the Chamberlln-Johnaon-DuBoae
team, of the Commercial league, put n
over The (ieorgten Ysnnlgana In a nve
Inning .enp by the aeore of 7 to o r '
day morning. The C-J.-DuB. •W'fi,
lion will he one of the strong contender*
for the rag In the fast Commercial le.*™
that start* Ita season next week. Tp*n*
ley. of C.-J.-DuB„ tho a bit wild, pitched
a good game.
+ WOMAN WHO OWNS CARDS
+ IS SUING FOR DIVORCE *
t ~ T
Cla..elaatJ Aleia l.iaa 1A Vf T*. *•
t naa niea suic ior aivorvc j,
4* Schuyler Britton. She accuses her ^
+ husband of cruelty and groos neg- J
+ leet of duty, but what either of T
+ the charge* mean neither ahe nor
her attorney, will aay. Mrs. Brit- >
+ ton l> the only woman owner of * .
•F major league baseball team. . ,T