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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1011.
SPORTS| CRACKERS. BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE REAL TEAM
EDITED BY
PERCY H. WHITING
eTOand^l’iewjS
( mosttyIthe latter) t
When a real, ingrowing faness taken to scoffing, the scoffs
and spoofs and stuff just fairly fly. We cite this as an ex
ample: »
Sporting Editor the Georgian.
Dear Mr. Whiting: 1.have been ao busy lately that l liad forgotten the ailly
,raaon Is upon us until I read Not News But Views" In Friday's Georgian. Any
t,...l can break Into print, but it la a singularly rare and lucky fool who can get a
wise man to foster bin foollshneea with euch diverting gravity.
Presumably this pretty idea would apply to all minor leagues; sach club could
pay its players any salary It pleased, the one and only limiting feature being that
p.i player must ever have played In a league of a higher class. Let us he local a
nv.ment: Zimmerman Is stated for a try-out with the Cubs this fall. Suppose
Isn’t quite the Cub class yst, and that no other major league club needs him;
shall ho never play another game of professional ball? What of all the many bril
liant young players who u« not quite fast enough for what Mr. Grantland Rice
persistently refers to as The Big Tent, yet who are absolutely the class of minors
—men like Hess and Atkins. ray? No more baseball for them?
And the older player*—Breltenstein Is the first to mind, of course, in the
Southern—the "old fellows ’ who still have years of splendid '
who are done with the majors—the "old. heads'* that steady
yames out of the lire by sheer, hard-earned experience-
them, either?
Dach club to have fourteen players, four of whom can have previously played
In the league of which their club Is a member, or In some other league of the
lame class—Just four. The other ten must bs chosen from a lower league, or
from no league at alL Kindly oonslder. Each and every manager must sell or
lire his entire team each and every year, save the four. (Why four, anyway—why
not three or live or one?) Where would this army of players go? D to C and
c to B. and B to A, and A to the majors. Well. ' '
major leagues—how many In the Class A? Ret
ary yeai
a hlghe
HE IS REAL KING
RUDDY BACK ON JOB.
•K-H-f-H-t |: U * If
' • ? BIG DOINGS IN
Umpire Frank Ruddorham. for.
+ merly a Southern league standby. *j*
-j- who has been performing In the +
4- Eastern league until recently, +
4* made his 1911 debut In Atlanta 4*
4- Monday. .
4- "Ruddy" was on tl\e job. as ever, 4*
+ and Was warmly greeted by the 4*
4* players. This urnps enjoys the 4-
4- unique distinction of being really 4*
4- popular among the players. +
4* - 4*
'H*4*4"H*4"M"M*4-l-t-K-i*
experience—no more baseball
• to a lower league.
But every manage
also secure ten new men, none of whom could have
srhaps all the other universities and colleges and schools—high, pul
-would create the chair of baseball, thus furnishing employment
late "has-beens" who can not be passed down, while training our i
jni:, r
and private
the unfortunate 1 ,
tire mala population to be Cobbs, Mathewaons, Wagners and Doolna.
Very sincerely. , . A KAN(EHS).
Nix, nix on thig ribald joshing!
We only said that the idea propounded by the Augusta
chsp was novel and interesting, and that it. contained one real
plan for bettering the situation in the Son'thern league—that
of cutting out all former big leaguers.
We don’t ask that any other leagues than the Southern
take up this idea. And, of course, even if the Southern did, few
others would.
As for Zimmerman—what if he was barred by a big league
trial! We got him from a smaller league, as we did Wells, Johns,
Sykes and 0 ’Dell, and \te can get more. As for Breitenstein and
his ilk—why, they are the very chaps who have made the South
ern league salary limit a delusion and a snort.
Fear not—the Southern league isn’t in the least likely to
adopt the plan. But we still hold that it isn’t at all a bad one.
The fans of Atlanta will be called on between now and
the end of the season to contribute to the Scotty Walker bene
fit game. No contribution toward such a cause could be more
worthy. Scotty was injured while on duty. The lows .of'the
Southern league forbid the Atlanta Baseball association to con
tinue Walker’s salary while he is ill. So it is up to the fans.
And yon, Mr. Fan, are YOU going to do YOUR part!
AUGUSTA EXPLAINS WHERE
IT STANDS IN SQUABBLE
And Incidentally Takes Heavy
Fall Out of Some Other
Sally League Clubs.
By THOMAS J. HAMILTON.
Augu*U, Ga., July 2S.—Just now when
the cry I* being railed In certain cltler
of the league to "kick Augusta Into llni
or kick her out of the league." It ap
pears to the people of this city that
something should be said In defense of
the burg.
When a league meeting was called In
Augusta for the middle of June the lo
cal franchise had been turned over to
the league by the owners because they
did not feel like losing any mors money.
A new baseball syndicate was organ
ized here and It was with tha distinct
understanding that avery club In the
league be within the (alary limit by
Juno 23 that the new owners consented
<o operate the club. All the local fans
•aw that fonr clubs would be In the
lead and four would be trailing In the
•eeond half of the season, ss was, the
ease in the first, unless the strong clubs
weakened their teams by cutting oft the
salaries of some of their star players or
■old them to other clubs. It was con
ceded and agreed to by all of the di
rectors present that tha only salvation
would be the observance of the fl.900
■alary limit, and every director agreed
<o observe the limit A penalty of $100
Was fixed aa-the.flret fine for violating
'he limit and a second offense would
■oean a forfeiture of the franchise.
Albany In Limit! Wow!
June 32 came and found Augusta and
Jacksonville the only clubs that were
'» the limit. Albany claimed to be In
'he limit also by putting In the contract
f U'eimer at 1100 per month and that
"I Aleock at 3175 per mopth. However,
when these two players were asked by
President Joyner to sign affidavits that
™y did not receive money from out
side sources, they refused to do It. As
*'»* predicted, the failure of the clubs
1,1 get In the limit caused Columbia,
'many, Columbus and Macon to rush
"> i he front In the second half of the
■ '> >n, just vis they did In the drat,
'ugusta couldn’t compete with clubs
" ji paid 12,(00 per month for their
'rams and the locals began to lose. The
attendance dropped almost to nothing.
During the last flfteen days the tesm
' J* at home the management lost 1(0
per day.
President Willard about two weeks
began a campaign to get a league
meeting to straighten matters out.
' '"ally, after getting Secretary Far-
"f the National Association of
".isehall Clubs In behind President
'">ner the latter called a meeting,
'! ilch was held several days ago In
"J'annah.
Joyner Knocks Augusts.
' It ho Augusta was one of the two or
"■ree dubs observing the salary limit,
“id oltho this club had asked for noth-
except that the other clubs observe
•" limit. President Joyner gave out an
mtervlew before the meeting saying
’Mat he would make Augusta "walk tho
blank." The league meeting lasted for
about .lx hours and resulted In prac-
J ally nothing except tn remit all the
, "**■ Joyner had Imposed on the clubs
T violating the salary Unit. A com-
"ice was appointed to Investigate Au-
-' i*!a and to take the franchise If they
'"•n’t think matters wer* as they
•Imuld b« here.
.‘"lumbla and Macon.
the league the ten per cent of the. re
ceipts of each game for the past two
pears, are two of the clubs that are
raising so much noise. It Is understood
In Augusta also that neither of them
has paid the 3300 guarantee that each
club Is supposed to deposit at the be
ginning of each season.
To dig Into a little history. When In
1903 Lou Castro managed Augusta tht
season was divided. Chattanooga won
i first series and Augusta the second.
BIG LEAGUES
RECONSTRUCTED CRACKERS
WILL SOON BE IN THE GAME
, King Cole, who,has become the most dependable twirler on Prank
Chance’s staff of late and Is new bearing the brunt of the work in the
Chicago Cube* fight for the 1911 pennant. Cole haa proved stronger
against the leading elube than when oppeelng tail-enders, which makes
him doubly of value to the Pee'rlete Leader,
RAIN SAVED
CRACKER CLUB
Once More a Downpour Came
to Rescue of Atlanta and
Game Was Called Off.
Rain saved Atlanta again yesterday.
With the third Inning half gone, the
Crackers two runs to the bad* and
Breltenstein going strong, rain camo
down in a deluge and the game was
called off.
SAM WEEMS RELEA8ED.
Maoon, Ga„ July 25.—The local club
has unconditionally released Pitcher
Sam Weems and It Is probable that he
will sign with Columbus. Weems Is a
Chattanooga was allowed at that time graduate of Auburn and while there at-
to get Demaree from Savannah and
Helm from Columbus at the very end
of the season, and won the pennant
over Augusta. This was done In vloi
latlon of the league constitution and
Augusta was not permitted to use Wag
ner, a player who had been purchased
from Columbia several weeks before the
season was ended. Fans all over the
South recall what a deal Augusta re
ceived at that time and the local club
haa been treated badly ever since.
However, the league can't get along
without this city, and If Augusta leaves
the Sally there will be a hard time In
etore for the others. v
Sslly Needs Augusts.
When Aesop penned his famous fa
bias he forgot to write one about t
wheel. The spokes, the rtm and the
tire all talked with great gusto about
what thqy Intended doing, but when
they came to think about doing all they
had planned they found that they had
forgotten the hub. The hub Is a very
necessary portion of a wheel. Augueta
from her geographical position la a
pivot or hub around which the league
revolves. This city la the very center
of the league and the league can't do
without It.
ENGLISHMAN GET8 DRAW.
Memphis, Tenn, July 25.—Jack Lad
bury, the English boxer, entered the
ring a warm favorite over Battling
Burke, of New Orleans, in the South
ern Athletic club arena Monday night,
but a draw woe the best he could get
after eight rounds of hard fighting.
Hock Bones, the Southern welter
champion, earned a decision over Chris
ty Williams, of New Tork, after eight
rounds of hard fighting, featured by a
near-knockout administered to the
Southerner by Williams In the first
round.
DOUBLES TEAMS CHOSEN.
Three pairs who will play for the
right to challenge the doubles tennis
champions of America have been ae-
lectwl. They are McLaughlin and Bun
dy, of tho Pacific coast; the Doyle
brothers, from the South, and Little and
Touchard, from the East. 'The last
named pair won the right to take part
In the national event Monday when
they defeated B. C. Wright and N. W.
Niles, of Boston. (-4. (-4. 7-5.
The winners of the Chicago elimina
tion events will play Hacket and Alex
ander at Newport August 31.
FANS ARE FINED FOR
TAKING WALLOP AT UMPS
Charleston, 8. C- July 25.—T. A.
Burchfield, a Charleston baseball fan,
B id a fin# of ISO In the police court
onday morning for the privilege of
beating Umpire Kelly with his um
brella and then assaulting the police
Itl) the same weapon. Umpire Kelly
traded great attention as a college
pitcher. He has been deemed major
league material by some experts, but
this season showed lack of effective
ness. and was let out In order that the
Good Matches in
President's Cup
The handicapping committee of the At
lanta Athletic club muat be distinctly on
Ita game thene days, to judge by the close
scores made in the first match play rounds
for the president** cup, A stack of en
gagements have already been go: “
and almost all of them resulted .
matches. Here are the results of ths
matches played thus fur:
First Flight,
First Round—8. C. Williams defeated
C. Knowles by default: U. Adair defeated
I.*. Arnold 1 up 19 holes; H. J. Hopkins
defeated J. D. Osborne by default; ft. E.
Richards defeated C. W. Phillips, 1-1; E.
H. Harnett defeated_ I>. Brown, I-l; *
ilfhf i .
It, which Is now twelve men.
8COUTS 14, INDIAN8 0.
The Scouts defeated the Indians by
the scofe of 14 to Ox
Smith pitched a good game. He gave
up Just two hits and struck out sev
enteen batters. _ „ „
Score by Innings: R. H. E.
Indians ..000 000 000— 0 1 1
Scouts 430 201 OSx—14 12 0
Batteries: Edwards and Johns;
8mlth and Hopkins.
marvuTrucker HURL8 WELL.
Alpharetta, Ga., July 25^-In the first
game of a series Crabapple on Satur
day defeated (humming by a score of
10 to 2 at the former's ball park. Mar
vin Rucker fanned ten of the visitors
and allowed only three swats. Two
passes and a single In the second pre
vented him from making a clean shut-
° U Bfttterles: rrabapple, Rucker and
Rucker; Gumming, Crow and Looper.
DECATUR “CAN8" A COUPLE.
Oseatur, Ala., July 25.—Gilmore and
Dooley have both been releaeed by the
Decatur baseball club of the South
eastern league. This leaves Cook as
the only player of the ortglnul squad. It
Is quite likely that Cook will remain to
the end of the season. Since the be
ginning of the season the Decatur club
haa had three managers and a score or
more of players. While the Decatur
team hits been playing good ball and
making but very few errors, It has bqen
losing on nothing but hard luck.
R. Tlchenor defeated O. It. Strong, 2-1:
C. V. Rainwater defeated W. J. TUson, 1
up 19 hales.
Second Round—A. Adair defeated 8. C.
Williams, 2-1.
Second Flight.
First Round—C. O. Llppold defeated J.
8. Italne, 2-1; R. P. Jones defeated R. A.
Palmer, 5-4; E. T. Winston dnfsated M.
Dargan, Jr., 4-3; N. R. Broyles defeated
A. A. Doonan. 2-1; F. Adair defeated „..
C- £ up; d ® feltl *} Charl’ton 10 31 .323
ed C. E. Parson. 4-3: Dick Jsmlson do* . HZ—.
feated II. Black. 1 up 19 holes.
Second Round—R. P. Jonea defeated C.
Q. IJppold, 2-1; F. Adair defeated N
Broyles, 3-1.
Third Flight.
First Round—T. H. Latham defeated
W. A. Fuller. I up; C. J. Holditch defeat
ed J. P. Webster, 5-4, -It. C. Moore de-
By LEN GRAVES.
The most notable of the games play
ed In the National league Monday was
rhe combat between the much-reared
Cardinals of St. Louis and the Poolns
of Philadelphia. The St. Louis players
lywe Just returned from a moat sue
censfui road trip and were greeted by a
record-breakIng crowd. Ton show this
crowji how much they appreciated their
support they trounced the Phillies good
and hard. The slaughter started In the
first Inning. Two of this year’s most
promising finds were pitted against
each other. Grover Cleveland Alexander,
of Philadelphia, and Bob Harmon, of
St. Louis. The Bresnahan crew I in
mediately solved Alexander’s assort
ment of twisters and forced hJm to re
tire In the Initial round. Bums, who
succeeded him, fared little better. * On
the dther side, Harmon had the East
eners eating out of his fist. He al
lowed his enemy only six scattered hits.
The final count was: 8t.« Louis. 18;
Philadelphia. 2. The Cardinals se
cured thirteen hits.
Rube Marquard, the $11,000 McOraw
beauty, waa strictly on the -Job Tues
day and handed the Cincinnati Reds a
taste of 'defeat by the score of 8 to 3.
New Tork got a big lead In the early
stages of the game and was never In
danger. The batting of Indian Meyer*,
the big backstop of the Giants, waa the
feature of the day.
Hans Wagner. Fred Clarke. Rabe
Adams, Wilson A Co., better known as
the Pirates, took a fall out of the lowly
Brooklyn Dodgers and scored a deci
sive victory, 8 to 2. Pittsburg gar
nered fifteen safeties, of which Wilson
got three three-sackers and a single,
out of four times up. The Dodgers got
nine hits off the once world's cham
pionship pitcher, Babe Adams. •
No games were scheduled In the
American league, and ns a result It was
"Addle Joss day” In Cleveland. Some
of the stars of the American league
were pitted against the Cleveland reg
ulars. This game was for the benefit
of the widow and children of
Addle Joss, the beloved pitcher of the
Nap team.
This all-star aggregation would be a
mighty hard one for any club to beat.
Among the stars of the day were Tris
Speaker, of Boston; Milan, considered
one of the elevereat outfielders of tho
present time, of Washington; Eddie
Collins, of the world’s champions; Ty
Cobb, the Georgia Peach; Frank Baker,
premier third sacker of the Athletes;
wahoo Sam Crawford, one of tha
mightiest sluggers of the day; {Ini
Chase, the first sacker without a peer:
Bobby Wallace, the plucky shortstop of
the St. Louis Browns; Charley Street,
catcher of the Senators; Livingston, of
ths Connie Mack tribe; Wood, of Bos
ton; Russell Ford, of the Yankees, and
Walter Johnson, of Washington. These
men were victors In this memorial bat
tle against such renowned^stars as Cy
Young. Napoleon Lajole. •Harry Sto
vall. Neal Ball, Terry Turner and Joe
Jackson.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Southern Ltapus.
Nsw Orleans
Montgomery. .. .. .
Nashville
Blrmlngl
MemphTi
Chattanooga.
Mobile
Atlanta
Won.
The Poncey Fort Will Now Be
Defended by a Pretty Husky
Bunch of Athletes.
Orailually the Craokere are being re
constructed.
Watson le back In the game and
playing In forth.
O'Dell begins to hobble around with
most enoouruglng speed.
George rtrmvne hae come and will
take his place In the outfield. It rt-
.malns to be seen Whether or not he can
make a better showing there than Brit
ton did. tn any event his speed and
hla head ought tn make him a useful
man.
In a few tluys now, if there are no
more accident,, the re/nade Atlanta
machine will be In the field and ready
for whatever may come.
Surely, then, there will be something
stirring.
Tho Atlanta pitchers are hurling
great guns. They only need a little hit
of support to win games. And the
Crackers as they are soon to be ought
to furnish this support.
The only novelty In Tuesdsy's line
up will be George Browne. Perhaps
by Wednesday O'Dell will be able to
work.
Here la a gueaa at the line-up for
Tuesday’s game with the Pelicans
Atlanta,
Browne, If. ... .
Ileumlller, Ss. ..
Watson, rf
Zimmerman, cf.
McMurray, c. ...
Sykes, lb
Jordan, 2b. ...
Miller, 2b
Paige.
Nsw Orleans.
Barr, If.
. .Johnston, lb.
... Manual;. Sb.
.. Callahan, cf.
Kirks. 3b.
Nagle, c.
, ... Doane, cf.
... Knaupp. ss.
Breltenstein, p.
P. 8.—Tee. Tuesday la ladles' day.
Browne Reports and Signs;
Britton Will Be Released
George Browne, the ex-blg leaguer re
cently bought by the Crackers, haa re.
ported In Atlanta and haa algned hla
Cracker contract. Al Britton haa been
placed on the Ineligible list, pending
sale. In order to make a place for
Browne. Tho former major leaguer
will play hla first game Tuesday.
McIntosh's Fight Trust Will
Be Grand Thing For Fight Game
London, July 25.—Hugh McIntosh,
Australian fight promoter, has formed
whitt Is probably the greatest pugilistic
trust the world has ever known. The
on tiro organization revolve** about tho
person of Jack Johnson, heavyweight
champion, who is under contract to
fight nome of the most conspicuous of
big sluggers: Besides Johnson, tho
newest fighting trust Includes Rill
Lang r Sam McVey, Sam Langford, Al
Kaufman and Porky Flynn.
Just as a starter Johnson has signed
& contract with .McIntosh for a fight
with Lang on December 26. This will
be followed on Easter Monday of next
year by a battle between Johnson and
Sam McVey.
It Is agreed on the part of Johnson that
If he beats both Lang and McVey he will
accompany McIntosh to Parts, where
Johnson will give battle to 8am Langford
for a purse end the title. This latter bat
tle la scheduled for the lummer of 1912.
Johnaon’a contract with Molntoah be
gins on October 31, when the colored
fighter aalla for Australia by way of Cal
cutta and other Oriental polnta. Ha will
give boxing exhibitions on the way.
Thin contract entails the canceling by
Johnaon of 119.000 worth of theatrical en
gagements here and elsewhere. Meln-
toeh now haa contracts that-give him a
monoply of the big fellows tn ths ring.
Stiff Penalties For
Huntsville Players
Joss Benefit Game
Brilliant Success
Huntsville, Ala., July 2*.—Became cf
their dummy work In lh« two games with
Helms Saturday, Manager*Riggs' has sus-
Catcher Brown and Pitcher
South Atlantic.
1 w. j.. p»
Columbia 34 R .7(0
Coiumb’a II 11 Cl
Macon... IT 13 .6(7
Albany.. 17 13 .547
Jack vine 14 13 .433
Pavann'h 13 20 .304
Augueta. 13 IS .337
-A. V. dude defeated B. M.
Q liurton defeated Lamar
1-2; M. Saul defeated W. E. Yankey,
i; O. A. Nlcholion defeated J. Moore,
; A. H..Llppold defeated H. D. Butler,
Blount, 2-1.
Hill. 3-2; M.
t up ‘
2 up
4-2. .
. Fifth Flight.
Flint Round—G. P. Street defeated J.
_ Will lama, 6-2; W. F. Upshaw defeated
J. W. Bachman. 4-7; D. P. Henry de
feated T. lllnman by default; • W. M.
Markham defeated C. II. Shelton, 7-4.
.Second Round—W. M. Markham defeat
ed D. P. Hanrg’, * ‘
»lxth Flight.
O. Oaten. 1 up 19 holes: Robin Adair de
feated J. C. M(’Michael, 4-4.
.Second Hound—Robin Adair defea<
M. Beaaley, 9 up and 5.
ted J.
8ECKEL HA8 LOW 8CORE.
Detroit, July 25.—The low «core for
the first lap of the qualifying found
In the Weetem Golf aeaoctatfon cham
pionship, which waa played here yes
terday, wan made by Albert Seckel, who
had 7* for the 18 holes. Weather con
ditions crabbed all efforts at low scor
ing.
American League.
W. Is. re
Detroit.. 59 21 .971
Phlla 64 11 .636
Chief go. 44 40 .624
Naw T-- 46 41 .631
S ave.... 47 44 .614
Mton.. 44 41 .494
Wash.... 90 II .141
St. Louis 26 II .291
National ^League.
Chicago. 61 II .622
New Y.. 61 SS .412
PhUa.... 12 24 .601
St. Louie 60 tl .111
Plttab’g. 46 17 .141
Clncl.... 26 49 .417
Brooklyn II 62 .269
Boeton... 20 16 .223
BROWN FIGHTS KELLEY.
New York, July 25.—Knockout Brown,
the clever New York lightweight. In
elated to box ten rounds with Jack Kel
ley. a Baltimore lightweight, here to
night. Brown in so certain of winning
American Ass'n.
W. lT Pe
Coiumb's 54 42 .663
Mlno’Hn. 62 44 .142
Kan. C.. 51 44 .637
Toleda.. 41 60 .490
Mllw lcee 48 60 .490
St. Paul. 47 49 .490
fcou'vlll* 44 62 .464
Indlan’lla 43 II .439
Gadsden. S3 L
Relraa... 31 31 .600
Rome.... 30 34 .469
Huntev’e 27 24 .443
Decatur. 26 34 .433
Eastern ^League.
g och'ter. 58 82
alto,... r>6 “
l 32 .641
; 33 .621
' 36 .004
Buffalo.. 31 46 .412
Jersey C. 37 45 .46t
Newark. It 62 .811
Prov’nce. 29 57 .337
Texes League.
W. L. Pe
Waco.... 65 46 .541
Fort W.. 64 46 .640
Han An.. 16 41 .138
Austin... IS 49 .111
Houston. II II .100
Dallaa... II $4 .414
Okla. C.. 49 12 .410
Galv*ton. 41 41 .994
while Matthews made such a por show
Ing on the elab in the aeoond game that
he waa batted for four safe hits and four
Kitty
sni*-
Cairo....
Hop'vllle I 1
Fulton... 4 1
Clarkv'e. 2 2
Paducah. 2 S
ill
Hatties.. 49 39 .157
Yaxoo C. 45 44 .606
Meridian 40 47 .460
Jackson. 39 49 .443
Graenw’d 26 60 .419
rune, and waa Anally knocked out of the
box by a batted ball. Riggs says the
“good fellows” among the rans here aro
ruining his men by keeping them out lata
at night and filling them up with bs*r.
Brown and Matthews were also fined 926
each.
Manager Riggs will do tMe backstop-
C r for hla team aa long as ha. holds
wn out. Matthaws waa crioplad by
the ball that struck him Haturday. 111s
E laca on the pitching staff will be taken
y Pitcher Bokenfohrt from the Cotton
Btatea league. He and Claud 'Leslie, a
hard-hitting utility man from the Texas
league, will Join the team In Gadeden.
Humma, an outfielder, la out of tha
game with a broken hand. Third Baer
man Hporn and Outfielder Henry .have
been farmed out to Morristown. Tenn., In
the Appalachian league.
MON PAY’S RB8U LTt.
Southern League. R n R
At Nashville (Andereon-Bea- f 7 j
Mobile**/Campbell-Dunn j 2 6 7
Montgomery-Ohattanooga; rain.
Birmingham-Memphis; off dag.
South Atlantic League. _
At Augusta (Abercromble-Lafitte) 7 IS I
Havnnnah (Robertson, Taylor-
Glebe)) I • *
At Jacksonville (Hamuela-Leary). 611 I
Macon (fichults-Reynolds) 4 6 t
At Columbia (Fulenwlder- Powell) 4 11
Charleston (Averett-Luskey).... 2 6
At Columbus (Radabaugh-Rey-
nolds) ® 11
Albany (McCormaek-Colby) .... 0 t
Cleveland, July 29.—One of the
grandest collections of ball players ev*r
seen on a single team performed here
yesterday afternoon before a crowd of
over 15,000 In the -Addle Joas benefit
game. The All-Stare met the Cleve
land club and won from them, 5 to S.
Here le the box score:
ab. r. h. po. a.
Carotins League. ‘
W L Pe.
Wins.-B. 48 26 .649
Greens'o. 47 31 .603
Charlotte 36 42 .463
Bpart'bg. 33 41 .444
Appalachism^
Asheville 34 22 .607
Knoxv’e. so 3 .(77
J. City... 12 :( .((I
Morrl.t'll 27 26 .(09
Cl.ve. .. 24 II .426
Brletol... IS 15 .140
Virginia League.
W L Pr.
Infuriated the fan* and waa nuiUbed at
the end of an eleven-inning game. Two
poor ded.lom cam# In aucceealon, giv
ing the contact to Auguata. Burch
field, with two other fane. J. J. Qavle
and W. M. Stall, were nrreatrd among
_ iv> rluba the rioterr. Davla forfeited ball of $10
•licit Augueta chargee have not paid and Stall paid • $5 Boe.
HYDER BARR CAN'T MAKE OUT
WHO THIS JOKE IS ON ANYHOW
Hyder Barr, former Atlanta ball player and Juet recently appointed
team cgptaln and virtually acting manager of the New Orleans club, does
not know whether or not his new Job Ik u Joke or a serious proportion.
Neither does Charley Frank, apparently.
In telling of Barr’s appointment Monday Frank said, amidst much
chuckling and snorting:
•Th’other day I went to Hyder and 1 hA|(1. ’Boy. you re the boss of the
team from now on/
•*He looked back at me a* tho he’d been shot and said, ’Who. me?*
•* *Yes, you,’ I told him.
•* ‘gay,’ said Hyder. 'they’re alt >lder than me and If I tell ’em to make
a play one way they’ll give me the laugh/ ^
“•That’s all right,’ I told him, -you’re boss. If you can't make 'em
play, let 'em play/ "
Then Charley stopped for u chuckle.
•Hometimes.” he added with a faraway look In his eye. “the team
pulls ofT !»ome awful play and ! ask Hyder about It.
•"Aw/ says Hyder. 'I told 'em to moke it this way and you saw what
they did. I'm a great manager.'
“And he Is, too,” added Frank, and another giant chuckle, that ended
In a loud guffaw, shook his generous rotundity.
Of ?ourM*, like almost everything else about baseball. It Isn’t half the
Joke that Frank would make out. Barr knows the game, has played under
a man like Connie Mack and is a young, clever, clean-cut player and a man
the players admire.
WHERE T^EY PLAY TODAY.
Southern League.
New Orteana at Ponce DeLeon; 4 p.
Mobile In Noahvllle.
Montgomery In Chattanooga
Birmingham at Memphis
South Atlantic League.
Havannah at Auguata.
Charleatotf at Columbia.
it)C
National League.
it Ptttiburg; clear.
,ll Cincinnati; clear.
Boeton at Chicago; clear.
Philadelphia at 8t. Loula; clear.
American, League.
Ht. Logie at New York; clear.
Chicago at Boeton; clear.
Cleveland at Philadelphia; dear; two
fternoon game.
Detroit at tYaahlngton; clear.
Jeraey city at Montreal:
game., rain.
Newark at Rocheeter; two afternoon
gamra: cloudy.
American Aaaeclatien.
Irmlavllle at Kanaaa City
ColumhrlK at Milwaukee.
Toledo at Minneapolis
Indiana polio at St. Paul
National League.
At Cincinnati iHmlth. Keefe-Mc-
Lean) 3 * 1
New York (Marquard-Myere)... t U 1
At Plttaburg i AdamJ-HImon) I If (
Brooklyn c Barger-Erwln) 2 • «
At Ht. Loula Olarmbn-Bllaa) It II I
Philadelphia (Alexander. Hurna-
Doolni * • *
Boaton-Chlcago; rain.
Amarlean Acaoclatlen.
Toledo I, St. Paul 0.
, Ht. Paul I. Toledo I.
Kanaaa City It. Columbus 7.
Indianapolis (. Minneapolis 4.
Ioiulsvlfle (. Milwaukee 1.
Milwaukee t, Loulavllle S.
Eaatarn League.
Rochester (. Newark I.
Toronto to. Baltimore 0.
Providence (. Buffalo 4
Montreal-Jeraey City; rain.
Carolina Laagua.
Greensboro 4, Charlotte 2 (1$ Innings.)
Virginia League.
i 7. Lynchburg 5.
• 12. Petersburg 9.
Norfolk (, Richmond 4.
Cotton Statee League.
Meridian (. Jackion (.
Vicksburg 5. Hattiesburg 4.
Yaxoo City 4. Greenwood S.
Appalachian League.
Johnson City 3. Knoxville L
other games, rain.
Kitty League.
Hopkinsville S, Paducah X
Harrisburg *. Cairo 1.
Vincennes 5. Clarksville X
Fulton 4. Henderson $.
Southaaaletn League.
Selma 2, Anniston 0.
Rome-Deeatur, rain.
Gaduden-lluntsvllle, rain.
Texas League.
Houston 4, Fort Worth 3.
Waco 4. Galveston 1.
Oklahoma City *. Austin t»
4an Antonio 14. Dallas 2.
Cleveland.
Graney, If. .
Olson, as 4 1 2 2 ( 1
Jackson, rf.. . . 2 0 0 0 0 0
Butcher, rf. . . . 2 0 I 1 0 »
Htovall, lb. ... 2 1 1 2 2 0
Lajole, lb 2 0 0 ( 0 0
Birmingham, cf.. 4 0 1 * I 1
Ball, 2b 4 0 0 J 1 0
Turner, <b. . . . 3 fl 1 i 1 0
Smith, c 1 0 0 0 1 0
Baaterly, c. . . , 3 0 0 2 0 0
Young, p. .... 0 0 0 0 0 0
JCalar, p. .... 1 # 0 fl 0 o
Standing, p. . . 1 1 1 0 0 0
•Griggs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 14 "i I 17 15 i‘
All-Stars. ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Speaker, cf. . . . 2 1 2 0 0 0
Milan, cf. . . . . I 1 2 I 0 n
Colllne, 2b 5 1 2 2 ( 0
Cobb, rf. 4 0 I 1 0 fl
Baker, lb. ... 4 1 1 0 I 0
Crawford. If. . . 4 0 1 0 0 0
Chase, lb S 1 3 17 1 0
Wallace, as. ... 3 0 fl 1 7 A-
Street, c 2 0 1 1 0 0
Livingston, c.. . 2 0 1 1 fl fl
Wood, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson, p. . . . I 0 0 0 1 A
Ford, p 2 0 fl fl 1 »
Totals SS 5 IS 27 17 0
•Batted for Young In third.
Score by Innings; R.
Cleveland 010 000 030—3
All-Starr 310 100 100—5
Summary:' Two-baaa blta—Birming
ham, Speaker, Milan, Blandlng. Three,
base htta—Collins, Olson. ' Sacrifice
flies—Wood, Chase. Stolen bases—
Speaker, Graney, Milan. Livingston.
Double play—Olson to Ball to Stovall.
Pitching record—0 hits oft Young in 2
Innings, 4 hits off Kaler In 3 Innings, 5
hits off Blandlng In 3 Innings, 2 hits'
off Wood In 2 Innings, 1 hit off John
son In 3 Innings, 3 hits off Ford In 4
Innings. Struck out—By Blandlng, 3;
by Johnson. 1; by Ford. 1. Time—1:33.
Umpires—Egan and Connolly.
RUSSELL GET8 DOVE CLUB.
Boston, Mias., July 25.—President W.
H Russell has secured control of the
Boston National franchise by the pur
chase of all the stock and haa an.
nounced that he will not aell It.
MAGEE FILES APPEAL.
An appeal to the directors of the Na
tional league haa been made by player
Sherwood Magee, of the Philadelphia
team, from the decision of Preatdeot
Lynch suspending him for the season
as a result of his attack on Umpire
Flnneran. Magee clalme that he was
not given a hearing by President Lynch.
M'GRAW CLAIMS O’TOOLE.
John J. .Menraw has decided to con
test the sale of Marty O'Toole to the
Pittsburg club by St. Paul on the
round! that President Lennon of the
It. Paul club had entered Into a pre
vious verbal contract to dispose of the
man to New York.
WOODLAND WINS AND L08E8.
Woodland, Ga., July 25.—The Thom-
aatnn team lost to Woodland Wednes
day afternoon 5 to 3. Another game
Thursday resulted 4 to 1 In favor of
Thomaston.
BASEBALL
Ponce DeLeon Park,
Wednesday, July 26,
ATLANTA vs. NEW ORLEANS
Game Called at 3:00 P. M.