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10 Crackers Have Played Cinches Thus Far; Sunday They Begin .On Toughest Teams r s League J.. . . By Percy H. hiring. A little woolly lamb could hold its own pretty well in a pen of similarly undersized “vnolly iambs. But when you turn Yaid 1. w. lamb loose in a den of '■avenous lions you tind out mighty *\uick about his scrapping ability. ’ Leaving Atlanta out of the dis cussion. for the present, on the [rounds that it is a doubtful quan ity, we can divide up the rest of "jit Southern league t«n ways r 1. Geographically—into northern ‘iubs, Chattanooga. Nashville and iemphls; southern clubs. Birming ham. Mobile. Montgomery and New jprleans 2. Zoologically—into little, woolly %jnb«—Chattanooga. Nashville and ■ Mlemphis; ravenous lions—Bir 7-iflingham, Montgomery, Mobile and <ew Orleans. ,* In other words, leaving Atlanta hit, the tough clubs are In the -outhern division this year, the 'inches in the northern. And thu ar the Crackers have played only 'torthern clubs —the 1. w. lambs. ' - On Sunday comes the beginning b'-f the real fight For the locals ‘ nvade the real jungle of the league ;nd match teeth, claws, b its, tricks, risdom and speed with the man taters. , If the Crackers can h<>ld their -wn in the southern section of the .ircuit this trip it will be most en souraging. j With a team In bad condition be cause of the bad weather through he practice season, and torn to pieces by constant changes, with a f’ am that has been held back by (yak pitching, the Crockets have nanag-d to get an even break in ■’lie games in the northern section. Mathey can hold that .500 perront irajfe through the coming trip Into Kite southern division, when .the Birmingham. Montgomery. Mobile Cnd Orleans teams ate tackled, readv tn jump back |KjK, with the players all in trim, ’•■-a /team shaken down to normal J the pitchers in good order and (l games right and left. « * • jB too bad about Pete O’Brien'. Pete has been read off the team baseball writers and baseball B. So shockingly against film I, i th<» s'-ntiment that the only | I'ns that keeps him on the club, Iffle only thing, is the fact that , Manager B .-mphlll wants him. | I, When you <*ome to think of it. j'tough, that's about all f t'Brii it * eefls to hold the iol>. tfOttr personal opinion j. that |<tf -unphill has better men on his l<»n<h than Pete O'Brien. But ten Ljßars of experience at writing liase ojß.ll has taught us a couple of Doing Active York Now For Battle With Flynn For Title - May Jack Johnson, w’ofld's. hi’tiyv welsjlit • hampion pu ;®t, hit the turnpike a; his first bit 'fjwork. .for.. tbv. .cbuiupionsbip fight .wi Jim Flynn at I.as Vegas, New ißiico, on- • Independent e day., Jolm .<’» did eight miles at a fast Walk >'jwi a few short jogs Interspersed. He i Wed-up a little stiff and sore, tmt in Jjther week the lameness will disap- if onirarv to the schedule mapped out, champion did no boxing. He was jij 4 after ills run and avowed that would not don the gloves until next II M Bjnsor. weighs 225 pounds stripped K ty. H> ■' ' ■ - nt fifteen pounds by May Jo. when J leaves here for t (;>■ battleground *1 Sbtpects to jump into the arena ;'1 Flji’nn weighing around 210 IDEM TOURNEY NEARS END: "SEMIS" SATURDAY ste semi-final matches in th< wmari jnament for the Maiden trophies will flilayed tomorrow In the first flight ■ Harrington plays’ Miss 1 >ruinnion,l ■ Miss Stirling plays Mrs Broyles In ■JSfea ted eighth flight Mrs. .'nine Ms; Mrs. Frederick and Miss Black Hs Mre. Gude. Writ ‘ EMEDYforMENI ' n< uil</ L >K N ON DIAMONDS ANO JEWELRY S t r t c t ly confidential. Unredeemed pledges tn diamonds for sale. 30 per cent less than elsewhere. MARTIN MAY (Formerly of Schaul A May.) 1! 1-2 PEACH I REE ST. UPSTAIRS Absolutely Private. Opposite Fourth Nat. Bank Bldg Beth Phones 15H4 WE BUY OLD GOLD f “The Biack Veil” W | By Dr. John E. White al Sunday Night at Second Baptist Church things, and one is that it is a waste of time to try to manage a ball club, l.et the manager manage the club, say we. We’ll take the games as they came and handle them for what they are worth. But we will | waste neither time nor space in telling Manager Hemphill how to conduct his affairs It Is reasonable to suppose that Hemphill knows more about the capabilities of O'Brien than you or Ido And if he didn't have good reason tn think that Pete is the best man for the job he surely wouldn't keep him. He doesn't ow e Pete anything. Hemphill has been playing ball for sixteen years. It is currently reported that he knows something about the game. He says that O'Brien Is tlm best man he has for the shortstop job Who are YOl’ to hack your Judgment against Hemphill's? It is a cinch that he I has more at rigk than you have. If he fails as manager in -Atlanta he Is mighty nearly out of baseball. He Mt’ST make good. He knows It. And. knowing it. he has staked bis reputation on Pete O'Brien as the best man for the shortstop job. (P S. Poor old Pete "nil got a single and a double yesterday and fielded sensationally!) • * • THE report, coming from I’hat tartooga, that Walter Miller Is i for sale, was no great surprise Mil ler was awfully good last yen-. He hasn’t been good this year. Cutting down time is near and somebody must be lelea.-ed. Naturally the man who has been doing the poor work is the man who may reason ably expect the < n Another report from Chattanooga (hat O’Dell might hr tried at first base sounds interesting. Last year '•Dell batted 278 and stole 34 bases. Sykes batted .258 and stole' 20 bases. Thai mikes O'Dell ap pear somewhat the stronger man offensively it j s pretty nearly a cinch that O'Dell would field the position nil tight. Ho has the height and the reach. Sykes and O'Dell are both valu able men. it seems a shame to have either of them off the club. However, when we get a team so good that men like Sykes and o'Dell b tig In the balance we might to be in the chase for the pi nnant. • • » J7 VERY team that won in the , ’ Southern league yesterday scored six runs. So did every team th it won iti the I'nited States league The following other t> mis nisy won with six runs yesterday: 'lbany. Ci. New Y«-vk Nationals, Pittsburg. Boston Americans, Jer sey City. Dallas and Meridian. I Papke Sends Leech On His Way Back to F Pounding Pavement NEW York May 3. Bilh Leech, hold er nf manj amateur titles, who quit the New V «*rk police force t<» become a pugil istic realized his mistake today as he sadly reviewed the rv-nis «»f last night. Leech's professional debut was made with former Middleweight Chani pnin Bill} Papke as an opponent at the National Sporting Hub. After the ex-cop had been knocked dowh twice in the first round and three times In the second his seconds threw up the sponge Leech max go back to the force CURLEY EXPECTS $150,000 GATE AT TITLE BATTLE < 'Hli'AtH i. Mu 3. That the gate of the Juhnson-Fijnn fight will bring the prom.lters .tlMi.lion was the statement of Jack Curley Just before leaving <'hf e.igo fm I.as Vegas with Jim Flynn. Hetuils of tbe seating .it the arena have been worked out. according to I'urley, and the prices to be charged range from $25 to sll>. I'nliki the Reno tight, there will be no ssl> seats, and there will be no $5 sears Ever? Seat is to b, reserved, i Tin sl<) variety will be those fartlierest j from tin i, na Th. arena is to be I modeled after that built for the eham- ] pionshii go at Ueno It will seat tip- ! prdximafcly in.nnu p< upb-. JACKETS AND AUBURN IN SECOND BATTLE TODAY j. In one of the best aam, .. ~f t)i,. ! lege sgison, tin Yellow Jackets defeat - I cd ~ by the . 1.-s. .-.gore of 3 to _• : jin the tils: pari of th. ninth t looked i as though Auburn would ti< tin score, but timelj- fielding and a strikeout , saved the day fur the home collegians. ’ Auburn will play In -, t ' lie and to morrow. It has gotten to be a habit? with Auburn to take the football gam. annually from I'. .h, but tin Jackets ' are determined to turn the table: ami capturt a goat on th. diamond at least. I CAPONI MEETS GORMAN. ■ H.ITT AN<>l GA. TI-INN Mac .1. Tom- t'lpoiit id ,i... Gorman hie. been m.ltche.', to figtlt llete May 1.1. White City Park Now Open THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND FRTDAY. MAY 3, 1912. The Georgian’s Sport Page — SWELL POLE VAULTING BY LOCAL SCHOOL BOYS // t // [(£ I I / / if ! it 1/ - - I Jy\\ I N \\ / rtS \\ 'JI sH' ‘ // 1 * I" 'I \- lL YfX. m kxa Wr ». Mi HARGRAVE (Tech H. S. Star) Perry Starts Work For Devlin Battle At Gate City Club Jimmy Perry returned from Chat tanooga this morning and started in work at once for his bout with Tommy Devlin', the hard-hitting Philadelphia boy. at tin Gat, t’ry club next Tues day night. Perry beat Fighting Char ley Kennedy all the way over in Chat tanooga, but tile referee called it a draw. "I would have kii" ked Kennedy out had he stood up ami fought clean,, " said Jimmy. (tut lie was wrestling, butt ing and running all the time. I un derstand that Ifivlm is a great mixer, who is always fighting. Well, if this is so. I will be able to show at my- best against hint.” Perry will do only light work for the Devlin match, as lie is already in tine condition. He worked hard for the Kennedy scrap ami is only a pound or two ever the weight he is to make for the Quaker. ALABAMA PILES IT UP ON TENNESSEE'S TEAM 1 MVERSITY. ALA. May 3. Alabama defeated Tennessee easily yesterday 11 to 1. E'”t i’niu'ic.- m a r*'W by ibe Knoxville batters prevented the game from being a slnu out. The contest was characterized io superb fielding by the Alabama team Joplin, especial!', at short held eontrib uthig a lion s share of spectacular work. Two 'is! double plavs by the Alabama inth’M enlivened ma ters. r o(l3' s game < -Deludes Alabama's con- D - s . n iht i.'-mc ground until after the V.Hide’hilt < next Friday and Sai uda\ whfi th* two teams will battle for i‘-X' ; 't om •! ship in Nashville. • • • PLEASE DON'T PHONE • • ASKING FOR SCORE • • OF BASEBALL GAMES • • - ' ' > ' :ndi■ fans • i B U| • • ' or' ng • part nt.nt of Th. • • a in afternoon asking • • f ■' ■... ha .' scores that it is a hso- • • 11l y p. ' -s.i ry ■.. refuse to an. • • '. .s ol this 'er. • | • Every i ffort has been made to • I • inxioiis followers of the • • . ..in t s impossible to an- • • all. Therefore it his been • ' • to .inswei none «if tiles’- • • meries. putting all fans on an • • 'tual footing. • ee»»te»*e«e. »ss»»»««*»ce»»e i HOLTZENDORF. (B. H. S. Champion) These photographs were snapped by Staff Camera Artist Mathewson and show the vaulters going over the bar. They were snapped at Marist college during the meet of the At lanta Prep league. Inside Baseball Wins First For Crackers in Chattanooga CHATTANOOGA. TENN . May 3.—ln all the fine little points that combine to make a fin ished ball club the Atlanta team excelled the locals here yesterday. Also in the btg things, such as making hits and runs, they were better. And the Hemphillites won. 6 to 2. This game was the fourth test in the Youth-and-Age stakes. Bill Smith, it will be recalled, after be coming disgusted with old-timers op the strength of their poor work for him last season, announced this year that he wanted nothing but kids. Os course, in the face of that announcement, he got Jordan and Moran, But in the main the club is made up of mere infants. Hemp hill. on the other hand, has the old est team that ever piayed in the Southern league. The average age of the Lookouts was probably hard ly over 22. The average age of the Crackers must have been close to 32. The contest was one between veterans and kids And the vet erans won. However, thus far this season the Lookouts have won two games and the Crackers two. so there isn't anything conclusive re corded yet. At inside baseball and at head work the Crackers had all the ad vantage their age entitled them to and then a bit more. The Lookouts were constantly tricked In the first inning, after Bailey had walk ed, Ganiev bunted him to second. Then Hemphill made most elabo rate preparations tn hunt. McDon ough fell for it, came way in. and couldn't get back in stop Bailey when he stole third. It was a cold-blooded trick, and Hemp hill made it count by singling im mediately thereafter. In the seventh the <'racket’s nearly got through with one of their famous relays from the nut field. With Evans on secorid.' Co- I veleskie bit a terror to left field. Bailey fielded it briskly, and threw j to A'permar..- Whitey made-a great 'White Sox Best Looking Team in West’—Dryden 4>»-F +•<■ -r«-r '-.••i* Ts They Sting Horsehide, Nothing Can Stop ’Em’ By Charles Dryden. CHICAGO, May 3.—Jeems Cal lahan loitered about a down town hotel wearing a wad of tobacco inside his face and an ex pression of pennant winning de termination on the outside of -ame face. Why not? There Is nothing in th£ West that seems to class with the 'White Sox. and the East ern athletes are having troubles of their own. Over in Detroit the other day Callahan was interviewed by Tiger scribes and he predicted a first division berth for the local lads. 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The extreme modesty fory which James John is noted alone prevent ed him from splitting the world series money by the Fourth of July. We hate to see a cuss belittling himself, but modesty will, prevail, particularly at this time of year. It would be more like it to split the purse by the last of June. Some of the lads need the money and are already drawing on their pros pects. This is the season for fun ny shirts with safety pins in the collar, and the classy members of the Sox entourage must live up to their pictures in the public’prints. . Leading ■ citizens of Detroit are puzzled to know why the Tigers should be creeping along in the middle distance while the Sox are out in front leading the bunch. Certain of the experts claim that Hugh Jennings has quit using his head. When he was a student at i u Crackers* Batting Averages, Including Yesterday‘s Battle This is the way the Crackers are hitting through yesterday 's game. Players r~77\~8 R 7T Aw Hogue, p. | i ti 2 3 750 Hemphill, cf 15 59 i:t 2s 425 Ganley. rs 7 24 2 .375 Wells, c 2 3 1 t 71.33 <>l 'eil. 3b. 15 s'i S 16 .320 Paige. i>.... 3 71 2 :<•( Alpertnan. 3i> lit 53 in 1G .271 Sykes, lb 16 59 9 15 .261 Sitton. |i 2 I 11 .250 East, 2b 7 20 1 5 .250 Kerr. c. 15 40 5 12 .2 15 Bailey. If, ~ 16 ~3 16 13 .225 G Rrien. S" 10 37 3 8 .216 I>essau. p t It 0 3 215 Miller, p 7 it 1 3 215 Graham, c .3 6 1 .167 Howard. 2b 10 34 4 I .118 Johns, p : 4 S 0 0 .Ono Phelan, lb 110 0 .000 Atkins, p 2 ‘t 0 0 .000 DILLON 6-TO-5 CHOICE OVER KLAUS TONIGHT NEW YORK, May 3. -A personal feud will be fought out tonight when Frank Klaus, of Pittsburg, Haimant to the mid dleweight championship, and Jack I‘illon, of Indianapolis, Ind., < ollide in a ten round battle at Madison Square Garden. Despite the fact that KlamS gm. a de cision over Dillon in their right In t’ali fornia recentlj. the Hoosier rules a 6 t<> 5 " favorite. Sam Austin, who refereed the McFarland-Wells bout, will be the third man in the ring. Cornell the boss professor advised Hugh to use his head, and he did, hut not in the way the professor indicated. Edward Walsh, who docs not love Mr. Jennings like a. brother, avers that the only way Hugh could use his head was to dive into an empty swimming tank and crack the crown of the said bean. This is a line of bunk used only on the ball field, and to com bat it Jennings declares the Walsh family once stole the steeple off a church and would have taken the basement only the watchman , chased them away. Sox Pitchers Best in Years. The real story is that the Sox <ire crowning the pill and the Ti gers are not. Not in years have the Sox pitchers shown such promise, and while they are show ing it opposing teams have no more chance titan a snowbail at the Isthmus of Panama, Let Ty Cobb come up and whiff a couple of times, and the pepper oozes out of Wahoo Sam Crawford. The Tigers must hit to win, and they are not doing it in the pres ence of the Sox. Callahan has*com piled the best hitting team In years, and if the lads keep up their liek there is nothing 'to stop them. The best hurlers in the Nap and Tiger stables tried it and the Sox kept on going. Joe Benz Acquires Fame. Ij'aseball fame spreads fastew than smallpox or spinal meningitis. Joe Benz had forgotten the swell game he pitched at Cleveland un til a fine looking gent in a plug' hat tackled him at the park yesterday. Joe w as warming up near the stand when the gent approached him. “Are you the Benz from Bates ville, Ind?" the stranger asked. The great pitcher said he was. Docs your paw run a meat shop there?" “Surest thing you know ." replied Joe. "I know him well," the stranger chuckled. "Many is the time I have seen him drive his meat wagon past my house, and I have bought liver from him, too.” "Fine,” said Joe, and the con versation ceased. It does not do to grow too familiar on meat wagon acquaintance, and Mr. Benz is a stickler for Indiana etiquette. , ATLANTA SELLS HOWARD TO WASHINGTON TEAM I>, Austin Howard, resident of Wash ington, D. <'.. former Cornell third - bn:.eman and utility man for the At ■ lanta I’iub part of last year and thus far ; this season, has been sold to the Wash ’ ington club. I Howard's arm has been in bad shape > this year and Hemphill found himself J unable to handle the man. So he turned » him over to the Washington club, which ! has hankered for him-all this season. i “RAJAH” ONCE OFFERED HALF-MILLION FOR CARDS ST. LOI’IS, May 3. That Roger Bres i nahan once offered SIOO,OOO for the St. ) Louis Nationals' baseball park and Hub • came out bore yesterday in the hearing of the action by which Mrs. H. H. Brit ton hopes tn prevent E A Steininger from voting the stock of Mrs. Britton and her mother at meetings of the club In answer to a uues’’.on as to the value of the plant Mrs Britton quoted Bresna- I han s offer. M'INTOSH TO OPEN N. Y. CLUB. NEW Y"RK. May 3. According to a . well-grounded report in sporting circles, Hugh Melntnsh. the Australian fight pro moter, is soon m invade the boxing fiHd in this city. Mclntosh is winding up his affairs in the antipodes and is said to be preparing to start a big boxing club here ; in opposition to the Garden Athletic Hub, which ha 1 -- a lease on Madison Square Garden. M» intnsh promot' d the Johnson ' Burns fight when Jack Johnson won the heavyweight title.