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Pop Anson is planning to lead a team of real Indian players around the country later in the season. « « • The Cr»ast league is still working to get a series for the championship of its division Now that the Coasters have been promoted to Class AA it is simpler than when they were in Class A At that they will be a long time In getting such a series. • * • The Milwaukee players are accusing Topsy Hartsei of stealing their signs. Topsy is said to be able to squat in the coacher's box and pipe all the catcher's finger work. ♦ • * Fizer Auss has fizzled. He is the catch er Mobile got from the woods—the one who rode 25 miles on mulebark to take the train for Mobile. The Gulls passed him on to Huntsville and that club canned him cold. • • • Claud Barr, a brother of Hyder Barr, is playing with the Bessemer club. Eddie Sabrie is playing first base for the Pittsburg team (of the U. S. league). • • • Charlie Swayne, the piano-legged giant Who trained with the Washington club here last spring, is batting .390 with Sac ramento. • • » The Columbia club has signed a player named Klock. Watch the punsters wind It up. Tv Cobb has driven in more runs this year than any other player on the De troit team. « • • The Browns have two pitchers whose names are Brown and Brown One Is a left-hander and the other a right-hander. Elmer Brown, a recruit from Akron, Ohio, is the right-hander. Charles Brown, from Burlington, lowa, is the left-hander. With the Indianapolis club going "bad” Manager Jimmy Burke’s job isn’t any too secure. The York State league voted on the question of Increasing its salary limit from $2,500 to $2,500, but the clubs voted it down. Tommy McMillan 1b batting .409 with Rochester thus far this year. Hans Wagner is suffering -with a strain ed tendon in his leg. ♦ » • Roger Bresnahan has announced that he will not play any more, but that he Will manage his club from the bench. Howard Camnitz, of the Pirates, is very Time has tested all its parts. Ford security is physical, as well as financial. Vanadium h steel has given it maximum strength and toughness—with minimum weight. And by all tests it is the one safest car. Another reason why |j every third car in xAmerica this year will be a Ford. All Fords are Model T’s—all alike except the bodies. The two-passenger runabout costs $590 —the five-passenger touring car $690 —the delivery car S7O0 —the town car S9O0 —f. o. b. Detroit, completely equip ped. Get latest catalogue from Ford Motor Company. 311 Peachtree Street, At lanta, or direct from Detroit factory. ——————————J* I BOXINGS I | DEVLIN vs. PERRY I slow' in rounding Into form this year and many doubt that he will ever be able to do it. * • • Eddie Collins made five errors in four games recently. * • • Any good ball players turned loose by any big league clubs may have trouble in getting by the Browns. They need players and will not give waivers on any thing that looks promising * » « Del Gainer seems to be one of those luckless players who is always injured or out of it for any reason or another. A sprained ankle is his latest complaint. Roy Golden, of the Cardinal team, has been sent to St. Paul for a season of Class AA polishing. "Socks” Seybold is playing right field for the Washington, V. S. league, club. I YESTERDAY’S GAME i Mobile— ab r. h po a e Maloney, cf. 3 11 2 0 0 Starr. 2b 3 2 1 4 2 1 Walsh, ss 4 0 2 1 2 0 Jacobsen, If 3 0 0 2 0 0 Rohe, lb 3 0 0 10 1 0 Paulette, rs 3 0 0 2 0 0 Gardella, 3b 3 0 0 0 2 1 Dunn, c 2 1 0 6 5 0 Lelivelt, p 2 0 1 0 3 0 Berger, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 xßowan, p1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 4 5 27 16 2 Atlanta— ab. r h po. a. e. Bailey. If 3 0 0 4 1 0 Ganiev, rs, 2 2 0 2 0 0 Hemphill, cf 4 0 ,0 1 0 0 O'Dell, lb. : 4 0 2 7 0 0 Alperman, 3b 3 0 1 3 2 1 East. 2b3 1 0 1 2 0 O'Brien, ss.4 0 11 1 0 Graham, c 3 0 1 5 2 0 Dessau, p 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hogue, p 2 0 0 0 1 0 xxSykes'o 0 0 0 0 0 xxx W. Miller ......0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals2B 3 5 24 10 1 xßatted for Lelivelt in eighth xxßatted for Dessau in second, xxxßan for East in ninth. Score by innings: R. Atlantallo 001 000 —3 Mobileoo2 000 02x--4 Summary -Two-base hits. O'Dell. Starr, Walsh; sacrifice hit, Graham; sacrifice fly. Sykes; stolen bases. Maloney. Starr, Gan iev 2: hits apportioned, off Dessau 1 in 1 inning with no runs, off Hogue 4 in 7 in nings with I runs, off Lelivelt 4 in 8 in nings with 3 runs, off Berger 1 in 1 in ning with no runs; struck out, by’ Lelivelt ,5, bv Berger 1. by Hogue 4; bases on balls, off Lelivelt 5. off Dessau 1. off Hogue 2; wild pitch, ptessau; left on bases. Mobile 2. Atlanta 5. Time. 2:10. Umpires, Fitzsim mons and O’Toole. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: TUESDAY. MAY 7. 1912. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Today. Atlanta in Mobile Memphis in Birmingham Chattanooga in Montgomery. Nashville in New Orleans. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P C. W. L. P.C Mobile .15 8 .652 Atlanta .9 10 .474 M'mp’is .11 8 .579 Mont. ...9 13 .409 C'nooga .11 8 .579 N’ville. . .7 11 .389 B ham . .14 11 .560 N. OTans.7 14 . .333 Yesterday’s Results. Mobile 4. Atlanta 3. New Orleans-Nashville, rain. Memphis 10. Birmingham 0. Chattanooga 8, Montgomery 7. SOUTH ATLANTIC. Games Today. Albany in Macon Columbus in Columbia. Jacksonville in Savannah. Standing of the Clubs. W. L P C W. L. P.C S'van'h .10 3 .769 Macon .6 9 .400 Albanv .10 3 .769 Columbia 311 .214 J'ville . .10 5 667 Columbus 311 .214 Yesterday's Results. Savannah 3. Jacksonville 2. Columbus 6, Columbia 1, Albany 5, Macon 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Today, Chicago in 'Washington. St. Louis in New York. Detroit in Boston. Cleveland in Philadelphia. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P C. W L. P C. Chicago .13 6 .684 Phila. . ..9 8 ,529 Wash. . .10 6 .625 Detroit ,9 11 .450 Boston . .10 7 .588 St. Louis .6 12 .333 C’land .. 9 8 .529 N. York .4 12 .250 Yesterday's Results. All games postponed, rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Today. Brooklyn in Pittsburg, Philadelphia in Cincinnati. Boston in Chicago. New’ York in St, Louis. Standing of the Clubs. W L. PC. W. L. PC. C'natl. . .14 3 .824 P’burg. ..7 10 .412 N. York .12 4 .750 Brooklyn .6 9 .400 Chicago . 9 9 .500 Phila. . ..5 9 .357 Boston .. 8 9 .471 St. Louis .5 13 .278 Yesterday s Results. Chicago 5, Boston 3. New York 6, St. Louis 1. Pittsburg-Brooklyn, rain. Cincinnati-Philadelphia, rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Games Today. Columbus in Minneapolis. Toledo in St. Paul. Indianapolis in Kansas City. Louisville in Milwaukee. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P.C. W L P C M'apolis .15 6 .714' K. City .9 13 409 C lumb’s 16 8 .667 L’ville . ,8 12 400 Toledo . .12 9 .571 M’w’ukee 813 .381 St. Paul .12 11 .522 I'apolls ..7 15 .318 Yesterday's Results. Kansas City 7, Indianapolis 2. Minneapolis 4. Columbus 1. Milwaukee 8. Louisville 1. St. Paul 12. Toledo 8. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Today. Baltimore in Montreal. Providence in Rochester. Newark in Buffalo. Jersey City in Toronto. Standing of the Clubs W. L. P.C W. L. P C J. City. .10 4 .714 Roc’ster .6 7 462 B'ltimore 8 4 .667 Newark .6 8 429 Buffalo . 7 6 .538 Toronto ..5 8 .385 P’dence . 7 6 .538 Montreal .3 9 .250 Yesterday's Results. Newark 10, Buffalo 8 Baltimore 7, Montreal 1. Rochester 2. Providence 1. Toronto 1, Jersey City 1. UNITED STATES LEAGUE. Games Today. Reading in Richmond ■Washington in New York. Standing of the Clubs. W. L P.C. W L. P C. R'hmond 4 1 800 C’nnatl .3 3 .500 Reading 3 1 750 W’ngton 1 3 .250 P’ttsburg 3 2 600 C'veland 1 4 .200 Chicago .3 2 .600 N. York 0 3 .000 Yesterday’s Results. Gleveland 13. Chicago 8 Richmond 9. Reading 8 (10 innings). New York-Washington, rain. Cincinnati-Pittsburg, rain. COTTON STATES LEAGUE. Games Today. Jackson in Vicksburg. Meridian in Hattiesburg New Orleans in Greenwood. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P. W. L. PC. M’ridi'n 13 8 .619 J’ckson 10 10 .500 N O'ns 12 9 .571 H’sburg 911 450 V'sburg 10 10 500 G nwood 713 .350 Yesterday's Results. Meridian 12, Hattiesburg 5. Jackson 12. Vicksburg 2. Greenwood-New Orleans, no game. rain. Double-header tomorrow’. CAROLINA ASSOCIATION. Standing of the Clubs. W. L P C W L. P C Sp burg .7 3 .700 W.-STm 4 6 400 Crlotte .7 3 .700 G'sboro .4 6 400 A derson 5 4 .556 G'nvilie .2 7 .222 Yesterday's Results. Undersoil 5. Greensboro 0. Charlotte 5. Greenville 2. Spartanburg 12. Wlnston-Sa!»m 6. Crackers* Batting Averages, Including Yesterday's Game Manager Hemphill’s batting average has slumped to .317, but he is sttll leading the Crackers. Players— 'G. IAB ,R. H AV. Hogue, pl 2 6 | 2 3 .500 Hemphill, cf .. .. 19 ;75i 14 28 .373 Ganiev, rs! 11 !36 7 12 .333 O'Dell, utility .. ..I 17 57 8:18 , .316 Paige, p 4 11 1 3 .273 Alperman. 3b. .... 20 72 10 19 .264 O'Brien, ss' 14 53 4 13 .245 Bailev. If! 20 68 118 16 : .235 Kerr, c 18 60 5 14 .233 Sykes, lbl 19 166 10 15 ! .227 Graham, c| 4 9 0 2 .222 Miller, pI 8 14 4 3 .214 Dessau, pj 5 14 0 3 .214 Sitton, p 3 i 6 1 5 1 157 East. 2b 11 32 2 5 156 Johns, p, 5 11. O' 0 .000 Atkins, p .. . 2 6 0 0 .000 SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE. Games Today. Bessemer in Rome. Selma in Gadsden. Anniston in Huntsville. Standing of the Clubs W. L. P.C. W. L. P C Selma. .11 5 .688 H’tsville 77 .500 Rome ..9 6 .600 A'niston 7 8 .467 B'semer 8 8 .500 Gadsden 3 11 .214 Yesterday's Results. Rome 4, Bessemer 0 Anniston-Huntsville; rain. Selma 5, Gaxisden 4. Had to Have I His Nerve I liiOPaW A with Him— I B > Pad . > <xyjya-^V’< r^P i jrg; t*xJfeL« >i . ■& M 4b Ah his nerves, too—steady and strong for that moment of action. 'iBlSHr No time to figure it out —just time t o ;/o it. Th at ’ s why th c policeman likesa good chew thatkeepsaman’s machinery working good head '-■• machinery and hand machinery. .figem/ And what a heap of comfort it is '* $! at , h° se other times when the day’s work is—just being quietly on the -iugaSVß •* job. That’s when a man really ~. has time to notice the difference " *** between one chew and another. r'Wftr ' That’s when he stops to pick out f DRUMMOND | CHEWING TOBACCO I Yes, Drummond’s the mild, fragrant, nat- get a chew that is a chew. Get the whole- ||j ural leaf—the very best natural leaf, selected some, nerve-steadying comfort of a perfectly carefully from the finest Burley—aged till grown, perfectly cured, perfectly prepared "■ H it's mellowed up to that high Drummond Burley tobacco. Ask the tobacco man to- ij| y< standard. Tuck away a bit of Drummond day to hand over that snug metal box of?■ ‘ and get that splendid natural leaf flavor— Drummond. A ■ ■ *”** .-- B “A-- '-Y> .... J' ’■ r VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Games Today. Lynchburg in Newport News. Norfolk in Roanoke Richmond in Danville Petersburg in Portsmouth. Standing of the Clubs. 1 W. L. P.C. IV. L. PC. I P'smo'th 6 3 .667 P’sburg .6 6 500 i Norfolk .6 4 .600 I’anvllTe 6 6 500 t Roanoke 7 6 .538 R'hmond 5 8 .385 | N. News 8 7 .533 L'hburg .4 8 .333 i Yesterday’s Results. Portsmouth 5, Petersburg 1. ; Newport News 8, Lynchburg 4. ; Other games postponed. TEXAS LEAGUE. < , Games Today. < Austin in Galveston Waco in San Antonio Fort Worth in Beaumont. Dallas in Houston. 1 Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P C. W L P C. Waco. .13 8 .619 Dallas .12 12 500 Bum'nt 11 9 .550 S. Anfo 10 10 500 : Austin .1 210 .545 G’v’ston a lO 474 1 Huston 12 It .522 F. W’th 716 .304 i < Yesterday's Results. San Antonio-Waco, rain. . Galveston-Austin, -rain. Houston 5. Dallas 4. Beaumont 6, Fort Worth 0. OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY. Washington and 7, Georgia 7. A. and M. S. 5. Norman 2 Stone Mountain 3, Locust Grove 2. South Carolina 3, Tennessee 1. Clemson 2, Auburn 1. NEWS FROM RINGSIDE An cffnrt will be made tn pass a state bnxing law at the next session of the Ne braska legislature. Should the bill go through, boxing will be conducted on a plan similar to that of New York Th* 1 bouts will be limited from ten to fifteen rounds. • • • ■Reports from Columbus say that Sammy Trott and Matt Wells will box there some time this month. • • • Luther McCarty, the boy who knocked out Carl Morris a few nights ago, is only nineteen years old. yet he has knocked out ten of his last twelve opponents. • • • Frankie Burns has been substituted for Johnny Dundee and will box Johnny Kil bane in New York May 14. Dundee lost the match when he was defeated by Charlev White a few nights ago • • • Jimmy Johnson, who is managing Owen Moran, claims tn have an offer of $5,000 for Owen to do battle in Australia Moran is to receive two more bouts should he defeat, his opponent in the first one. Charley White now looms up as the most logical contender for Johnny Kil bane’s title. ♦ « ♦ Hugh Mclntosh, whom reports say will shortly open a new boxing •club in New York, already has two fight clubs, one in Sydney, N. S. W . and one in Paris. • « • Puck Crouse and Leo Houck will box twelve rounds in Boston tonight. * * • Ad Wolgast, who has been working out. in the mountains for a w’eek or two, says be is in as good condition as ever. • * ♦ New York papers ay the six-round go between Walter McGirr and a boy named King was the most brutal of any fight seen in New York. Sam Austin, the ref eree. allowed the fight to go the full number of rounds and at the end King was in a serious condition. • « • Packey McFarland has hired himself out to box .Toe Boyle, a Canadian light weight, in Elkhart, Ind., on Decoration day. UPHAM OF HIGHLANDERS SENT BACK TO BROCKTON BROCKTON, May 7.—Word was re ceived today by Manager Eddie Mc- Lean, of the local club of the New Eng land league, from Manager Harry Wol verton and Scout Arthur Irwin, of the New York Americans, that Pitcher Up ham. of the latter team, will be -sent to Brockton Monday. Upham, like Buck O'Brien, of the Red Sox. pitched win ning ball in the Connecticut league with Bridgeport. He had a record of 19 wins and 9 defeats. Pitcher Reiger, who has been playing with Lynn this season, has booked up with the local team. Okey Wood, who pitched good ball for Fall River a few seasons back, and who was tried here last season, Is an other new twirler Brockton has taken on. 13