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CRACKERS BEAT BILLS
IN MORNING STRUGGLE
PONi'E PE LEON BALL PARK. July 4.
_ T he Crackers defeated the Billikens
llprP In the morning game. i
THE GAME.
FIRST INNING. i
single opened the game for Montgoy- ;
by grounding out. Harbison to Agler. ]
Ksfts Singled to right. Elberfeld lined
t McElveen and Wares was doubled off
first, to Agler. NO RUNS. •
Callahan went out. Wares to Sykes. Al- ,
, . rtnan singled to center. On a balk. Al- I
. man went to second. Bailey singled ‘
' , right and Alperman scored. Gribbens (
b ., the hit get by him and BaileV went ]
,econd.. Hemphill bunted to the box 1
■ was out, Bonner to Sykes, and Bailey
'„s nl to third. McElveen pasted a two
n.-gger to left, and Bailey scored. Harbi- (
, r was hit by a pitched hall and went to ,
. . Agler was walked, and the bases
croaned. Graham fanned. TWO RUNS.
SECOND INNING.
nwert bounded one into Becker’s hands '
ar .i was retired to Agler. Sykes was
.ailed out on strikes. Bills smashed one
to Mperman too hot to handle. Bills then
to steal, but was out. Graham to Al- ,
ret man NO RUNS.
Becker out. Wares to Sykes. Sykes
bl . :ite d and tried to beat it. but was out. s
'I Glister to Sykes. Alperman pasted
~n,- bv short for a single. On a wild pitch
~,„an took second. Bailey drew four |
I,a ; ones. Hemphill out, Bonner to Sykes,
y.t RI NS.
THIRD INNING.
Gribbens died to Bailey. McAllister
popped to Alperman. Bonner fouled to
\gl>r. NO RUNS.
McElveen flied to Bills. Harbison dit
toed Agler drew his second pass of the
game. Graham flied to Gribbens. NO
Hl NS
FOURTH INNING.
Becker walked Stingle On a wild pitch (
Stingle went to second. Wares bunted to 1
fie box and on Becker’s wild throw to j
first' Stingle scored. Wares was held at ,
first. Elberfeld popped to Harbison. Gra- .
ham and Alperman headed. Wares trying (
m steal Elwert. went out. McElveen to J
\gler. ONE RUN. ]
Becker fanned. Callahan flied tn Stin- ,
gle. Alperman was hit by a pitched ball. :
tlperman’s steal was successful when 1
Wares dropped the throw from McAllis- :
ter. Bailey was walked. Hemphill sin
gled to left and Alperman tallied. Bai
ley went to third and Hemp to second
on the throw-in McElveen flied to Bills.
ONE. RUN.
fifth inning.
Sykes tried to bunt and popped a foul
to McElveen. Bills filed to Hemphill.
Gribbens out, Alperman to Agler. NO
RUNS.
Harbison doubled to center. A S l , el '
walked, his third in succession. Graham
flied to Gribbens. Becker singled to right,
Harbison scoring and Agler going to third
and Becker to second on the throw-in.
Callahan doubled down the first base line,
and Agler and Becker scored. Callahan
stole third, and on McAllister's wild throw
he scored. Alperman singled to center,
his third hit of the game. Alperman tried
to pilfer but was out, McAllister to Wares.
Bailey was walked tor the third time. He
stole second. Hemphill singled to right
and Bailey scored. Hemphill went to sec
ond on the thfibw-ln. McElveen, flied to
Bills. FIVE RUNS.
SIXTH INNING.
McAllister out, Alperman to Agler
Bonner fouled to Agler. Stingle popped
to.McElveen.. NO RUNS.
Harbison fouled to Sykes. Agler Tttt to
short and beat it out for a single. He
was caught trying to steal, McAllister to
Elberfeld Graham grounded out to Earl
Sykes NO RUNS.
SEVENTH INNING.
gWares out, McElveen to Agler. Elber-
CWd fouled to McElveen. Elwert singled
>6' left and when Callahan let the ball get
by him the runner went Xo.sec.pqd. Sykes
popped to Alperman. NO- RUNS.
Recker fouled to Sykes. Callahan sin
gled io center, and immediately swiped
secund. Bonner tried to catch Callahan
off second, and when Wares missed the i
Hall the Cracker outfielder event to third.
Alperman was hit by a pitched ball, and
at once stole second. Bailey flied to Grib
hens in deep right and Callahan tallied.
Alperrhan went to third on the out.
Hemphill flied to Wares. ONE RUN.
EIGHTH INNING.
Rills out, Becker to Agler. Gribbens
singled through Harbison and when the
Cracker shortstop- threw wild to first he
went to second. McAllister popped to
McElveen Ratner singled to center and
Gribbens scored. Stingle hit to third and i
Bonner was retired at second, .McElveen
o Alperman. ONE RUN. .'
McElveen flied to Billse. Hanbison
popped to Elwert. Agler again walked.
Graham flied to Gribbens. NO RUNS.
NINTH INNING.
Wares doubled to left. Elberfeld out,
MiTH-eer, t 0 Agler. Elwert flied to Hemp
s' kes 'singled to center and Wares
.-c< n.t Bills popped to Alperman. ONE
R1 N
COTTON STATES LEAGUE IN
ROW OVER SALE OF MEN
1 \ MISS , .lulv 4. -Unless the
< "r>al commission steps in and gives n '
■ r *• ruling, which at present does not
probable, the quarrel that has de
between President A. Lewis, of
, * ” ,,n n States league, and the Jackson
j ’i -zoo City management will culmi
n ,ir ’ r the resignation of President
," Q ° r lh ® disruption of the league,
controversy has reached an acute
neither side is willing tn make
n Vn rtures, frantic telegrams are be
’o < hairman Carry Herrmann
]/., / rAtarv 1 H. Carrell, ami President
a *. ' 1 a,KI ,hr '’’rectors of tlip Jackson
,H ’ on, hardly speak as they pass bv.
übo, P ’ ro ! ,ble carted last Friday night
f ' I Heinemann, ostensible owner
i azoo City franchise In reality it
h' 1 harley Frank sent a tele
unn.nmcing | hal he hu(J Hokl (jtp ()f
' ' players of his team to the Uleve
'a! 'lull.
' dent Lewis at once interpreted this
-tat deal, revealing a plan on the
barley Prank to make a joke out
"ttun States league and break up
tn. ‘ VHniz «tion; that the Yazoo City
~2 truiiriii was adopting this method of
K revenge for the ruling of ITesl
'""'is in the McGehee case holding
tr '. • games played at the close of the
■< . on whorein McGehee was used as
“t should stand.
• r Other ban.l. Frank and Heine
l„, "" ml that they have no desire to
Jl' the league, that they Intend to
I uo team through the season,
, toned to use cheaper pla'crs he-
I'oot attendan.e at its .
propose tn send several semi-
> "ttal placers from New Orleans to
I’la l <of the rcgitiai men.
Crackers— ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Callahan. Ifls 2 2 fl 0 1
Alperman. 2b. ... 3 2 3 3 2 0
Bailey, rfl 2 11 0 ft
Hemphill, cf 4 fl 2 4 1 fl
McElveen, 3b. ... 5 0 1 4 4 0
Harbison, ss4 11 11 t
Agler. Ibl 11 12 fl 0
Graham, c 4 0 0 2 2 0
Becker, p 4 11 0 2 1
Totals3l 9 12 27 12 3
Billikens— ab. r. h. po. a. e
Stingle. cf 3 1 0 1 0 <1
Wares. 2b 4 1 2 2 2 2
Elberfeld, ss4 fl fl 1 <1 fl
Elwert, 3b4 0 11 0 1
Sykes, lb 4 0 1 8 0 0
Bills. 1f.3 fl 1 fl 0 0
Gribbens, rs. . . . . 3 11 4 0 fl
McAlister, c. .... 3 0 fl 1 3 0
Bonner, p 3 fl 1-fl 2 0
Totals3o 3 f 24 7 3
Score by Innings: • R
Billikensooo ion 011—3
Crackers2oo 150 10* —9
SUMMARY:
Two-base hits —McElveen. Harbison,
Callahan. .
Double ptay—McElveen to Agler.
truck out—Becker 1. Bonner 2. ■
Bases on balls -Becker 1. Bonner 7.
Sacrifice hits —Wires. Bailey
Stolen bases —Ca/lahan 2. Bailey, Alper
man.
Wild pitches—Bonner. Becker.
Hit by pitched balls—Bonner 2 (Harbi
son, Alperman).
Crackers* Batting
Averages, Including
Yesterday*s Game
These averages include yesterday s bill
with Mobile;
Players— I GI AB. Av.
Coombs, utility manl 1 I 1 0 | 1 11000
Dessau, pI 14 f 42 T” 9 14 .333
Hemphill, cf 66 255 30 81 .318
Harbison, ss 17 5? , 6 18 .305
Bailey, rs 70 .253 44 75 .296
Alperman. 2b 70 *266 38 67 1.252
Callahan. If 28 122 1 15 30 , 24ft
Graham, c 24 70 i 7 17 .243
Donahue, c 25 78 ; 7 18 .231
McElveen. 3b 76 279 35 64 .229
Atkins, p 13 3.3 I 3 7 .212
Brady, p 9 29 1 6 .207
Sitton, p 14 35 ; I 7 .94
Agler. Ib 7 22 , 2 3 .136
manager is not
PLAYER BECAUSE
HE DONS UNIFORM
WASHINGTON. July 4.—Clark Grif
fith, manager of the Washington team,
does not’ agrye with President Ban
Johnson on counting as a player a
manager who appears oh the field in
uniform, even though he may not go to
bat. He does not believe In the jus
tice of the latest edict of the boss of
the American leaguq.
“A, club is allowed 25 players," says
Griffith, "and that ought to include
players, not coaches. I am not a play
er just because -I wear a-uniform. 1
wear a uniform in order, to be closer
to the game than 1 could he if com
pelled to remain on the bench. I am
thus able to make complaints to um
pires and tasaist my team at critical
pinches.with tny experience. But .that
shouldn't make me one of the players
allowed the club. Harry Wolverton
may rightly he considered a player. So
might Harry Davis and Jake Stahl
and Jimmy Calta-han. They appear tn
regular championship games and figure
in the box scores.
"But Hughey Jennings and 1 are no
more players than Connie Mack, even
though we do wear a uniform and
coach on the lines. 1 am not in sym
pathy with President Johnson in thi°
! view of the matter, but hardly expect
to make a test case, as I haven’t the
limit of players, even counting my
self."
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Montgomery in Atlanta (morning and
afternoon games.)
Mobile in Nashville (two games..
New Orleans in Chattanooga (two
games.)
Memphis in Birmingham (two games.)
Standing of the Club».
W. L. PC. W L. P C.
B’hatn . .48 26 .649 C’nooga. 33 37 .471
M titphts 31 32 .536 Mont. ..34 39 .466
N. Or .35 33 515 Atlanta .30 37 .448
Mobile . .39 39 .500 N’ville. .29 42 .408
Yesterday s Results.
Mobile 5. Atlanta 1.
Montgomery 9. Nashville 5
Memphis I. New Orleans 1
Birmingham 4. Chattanooga 1>
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Toda*.
Albany in Savannah (two games.)
Columbus in Jacksonville 11 wo games.)
Macon in Columbia 'two games.)
Standing o, the Clubs
W L P C W L. P C
Cost. .5 1 .8331 C'bus. 2 3 400
Sav. . > 4 1 .800 Macon . 2 4 .333
J’ville. . 3 3 .500 Albany . 1 5 .167
Vesterday's Result*.
Savanah fl, Columbus 0.
Jacksonville 1. Macon 0.
Columbia 5. Albany 4.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Cleveland In Chicago it wo games. >
New York in Washington (two games.)
Boston in Philadelphia (two games
St. Louis in Detroit (two games.) '
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C W L. PC
Boston . 48 22 .686 C’land. 34 34 .500
Phila, .39 27 .591, Detroit .34 37 .479
Chicago .39 29 »74 N. York 19 46 .292
Wash 41 31 .569 S Louis 19 47 .288
Yesterday's Results.
Boston 7. Philadelphia 2
Cleveland 8, Detroit 6.
Washington 3. New York 2 (flrst game.)
Washington 10. New York 2 (second
game.)
Chicago-St. Louis, rain,
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today
Philadelphia in Boston (two games.)
Cincinnati in Pittsburg (two games.)
Chicago in St. Louis (two games.)
Brooklyn in New York (two games.)
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L PC. W L PC
N York 54 11 831 . Phila . 33 40 452
Chicago 36 26 581 S Louis 23 38 .377
P'burg 37 27 .’>7B Brook 23 39 371
C'natl .36 31 .537 Boston 19 49 .279
Yesterday's Result*.
I'hilßilelphta 8 Boston 5.
New York 2. Hrookh n 1 (first game >
New York 10 Bnstkltn !« tsecond game >
i über games not .«che<lul»<l
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS THURSDAY. *1 ELY 4. 1912.
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MORNINGLGAMES.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
MORNING GAMES.
At Birmingham: R. H.E.
BIRMINGHAM 200 000 00*—2 8 3
MEMPHIS. 000 100 000—1 5 1.
Foxen and Dilger; Merritt and Ton
neman Umpires. Pfenninger and Hart.
At Chattanooga: R. H.E.
CHATTANOOGAI4O 00—6 9 3
NEW ORLEANS. . . .010 10—3 6 0
More and Hannah: Weaver and Nagel
son. Umpires. FitXsimmons and Kellum.
Called on account
Moblle-Naahvllle game off; rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Philadelphia: R. H.E.
BOSTONOOI 000 110—3 9 1
PHILADELPHIA. . .000 021 10*—4 8 2
Wood and Cady; Plank and Um
pires. O'Loughiln and Egan.
At Washington: R. H.E.
NEW YORKOOI 004 000— 5 4 9
WASHINGTON . .205 021 ,20*—12 11 1
McConnell and Sweeney; Uashfon and
Atnsmlth. Umpires, Evans and Wester
velt.
At Detroit: R. H.E.
ST. LOUISOOO 010 002—3 10 1
DETRO. r 203 011 20*—9 10 1
Baumgartner and Krichell; Willetts and
Stanage. Umpires. Ditjeen and Sheridan.
At Chicago: ‘ R. H.E.
CLEVELANDOOO 000 010 1 6 4
CHICAGO2OO 000 00*—2 8 1
Blanding and Easterly; Peters and
Kuhn Umpires. Hart and Connolly..
VIRGINIA LEAGUE. '
Score: R. H. E.
Norfolk 4 10 2
Portsmouths 8 3
Poole and Lusky; Woods and Garvin.
Umpire, Black.
#
Score: • R. H. E.
Roanokes 9 I
Newport Newsl fl 0
Burleson and l<afitte; Brown and Evans.
Umpire. Mcßride.
Score: R H E.
Richmond 4 8 1
Petersburg 3 8 7
Perryman. Ayers and Mace; Creiger,
Brennegan and Lucie. Umpire, Orth.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Pittsburg: R. H.E.
CINCINNATI. . . 210 000 200— 5 7 4
PITTSBURGOO4 400 307—11 12 0
Benton and Clark; Camnitz and Simon.
Umpires, Klem and Bush.
At Boston: R. H.E.
PHILADELPHIA. .000 200 001—3 8 1
BOSTONOOS 200 000 7 9 3
Moore and Dooin; Donnelly and Rari
dan. Umpires, Eason and Johnstone-
At New York: R. H.E.
BROOKLYNOI4 201 100—10 16 2
NEW YORK. . 003 000 001— 4 8 2
Yingling and Miller:- Mathewson and
Meyers. Umpires, Brennan and Emslle.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
At Jacksonville: R. H.E.
JACKSONVILLE . . .000 000 002—2 8 0
COLUMBUSOOO 000 010—1 10 0
Wilder and Smith; Jones and Krebs.
Umpire, Pender.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
At Jersey City: R. H.E.
JERSEY CITY. . .400 000 000—4 8 2
NEWARKOI2 003 10*—7 6 3
Barry and. Wells; Bell and Higgins.
Umpires, Matthews and Murray.
At Baltimore: R. H. E.
PROVIDENCE . .000 010 000—1 5 3
BALTIMORE . 000 000 011—2 8 1
Covington and Schmidt; Danforth and
Rerger. Umpires, Byron and Doyle.
At Rochester: R. H.E.
’MONTREAL. . . . 020 011 000—4 8 1
ROCHESTER . . 000 200 021—5 8 1
Carroll and Angetemeier; Thomas and
Jacklitsch. Umpires, Kelly and Nallan.
At Buffalo: R. H.E.
TORONTOIOO 120 002—6 13 0
BUFFALO . 000 210 000—3 13 1
Gaspar and Graham; Beebe and Mitch
ell. Umpires. Guthrie and Mullin.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
At Indianapolis: R. H.E.
TOLEDOOOO 000 200 —2 7 2
INDIANAPOLIS . 000 000 000—0 6 1
Krause and Cartsch: Hixon and Casey.
Umpires. Irwin and Chill.
All other games off; rain.
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
Score: R- H.E.
Greenwood 2 9 2
Meridian 4 5 1
Tolson and Dudley: Needles and Muel
ler. Umpire, Kennedy.
Score: R. H. E.
Vicksburg ■ ' 1
Jacksono 3 2
Kenney and Berger; W. Smith and Rob
erts Umpire. Norcum.
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE
Score: ' R- HE
Gadsden 2 4 2
Anniston t 4 2
Randall and Wells; Hill and Brown.
Score:
Romes 2 1
Selma 2 8
Burmeister and Jenkins. McManus and
Guiterez. Umpire. Williams
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION
MORNING GAMES.
Score R ' H ,
CharlotteJ » 4
Anderson ■ • ■ ' 13 o
tan Pelt. and Malcomson; Fittery and
Milliman Umpire. Barr
Score: R- H E _
Winston-Salems « 3
Greensboro 4 12 3
Stewart, Radabaugb and Powell; Sid
rldgo and Stewart Umpire, Brune.
NAPS* PUTTING ON WEIGHT.
CLEVELAND, July L. —Apparently
the Cleveland players ate running a
race to see whtct) can take on most
weight instead pf taking off. Outfielder
Joe Jackson boasts that he is ten
pounds heavier than he was last sea
son. and Pitcher (,’rum Kaier goes him
four pounds better and claims to tip the
scales at 196. Kaier says he* gained
tlie fourteen pounds through hard study
in college last winter.
DEMETRAL TO MEET LEON
SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH. July *.—
William Demetral and Jack Leon were
matched yesterday to wrestle in a fin
ish ma’tch at the Salt palace. July 10.
The bout will settle a long standing
grudge. Thr two met a year ago in
Texas and after wrestling over an hour
fell from the ring injurint him
self.
ARMY WORM IN MONROE.
FORSYTH. GA, .lulv 4.—The army
norm has made its appearance In Mon
roe county. R T Mc.Mullan. living
near Juliette, and T R. Jackson, of
rfe net, ht(> had ton fl»lds devas
tated.
2 TITLE BOUTS
TODWENOT
CAUSING PANIC
By Left Hook.
TODAY will see two world's
championship pugilistic
events. One will be for
the heavyweight championship of
the wqrld. The scene of strife will
be Lae Vegas, N. M, and the prin
cipals will be Jack Johnson and
Jim Flynn.. The other affair will
take place at Vernon, outside of
Los Angeles. It will be for the
lightweight championship and will
be between Ad Wolgast and Joe
Rivers.
Candidly, neither of these events
is attracting the attention that
usually attaches to world’s cham
pionship disputes, and one does not
have to look for the reason In
neither Instance is the contest re- ,
garded as a tilt between a pair of
evenly matchflß men.
The suspicion that Jack Johnson
may have slowed up during a
couple of years of Inactivity and
high living is the one peg on which
the admirers of Jim Flynn hang
their hopes The thought that an
operation fof*appendicitis may have
robbed Wolgast of his snap and
speed is the one thing that makes
Rivers' chance# of success appear
the least bit rogy.
Appendicitis Kills All Dope.
It is easy enough to verify this
view of things If Wolgast bad not
been taken down with appendicitis
and forced to lay off several months
Rivers’ chances in a matclF*with
the champion would Ije considered
so small that the idea of tlij men
signing would have been generally
ridiculed. Pngvably the old light
weights would have risen on their
hind legs and joined in the one
concerted round of protests, for Riv
ers was knocked out by Feather
weight Johnny Kilbane not so very
long ago. Moreover, this meeting
with Wolgast will signalize Rivers’
entry into the lightweight division
and to have a green lightweight
striving for the world's champion
ship the flrst time out does not
seem by any means to be in ac
cordance with the eternal fitness of
things.
But Wolgast was under the knife
and the suspicion existed that
Wolgast as a champion had passed
away. To put the thing to the
test It was necessary for some one
to be sent against Wolgast—lt
mattered little wjto—and Rivers
was the handiest.
The men who consider them
selves best fitted to a crack at
Wolgast—to wit, Packey McFar
land. Freddie Welsh and maybe
Knockout Brown—would have ob
jected strongly to this Wolgast-
Rivers affair if there had been no
appendicitis, but as matters stand,
all Ad’s most formidable rivals are
viewing things complacently.
They regard the match as a test
case. If. Wolgast shows he Is the
Wolgast of old he will be more
harried and challenged in the next
few months than he has been dur
ing all the years he has held the
title.
Fan Claims Jack Is 36.
A few weeks ago. in discussing
the Flynn-Johnson outlook. T took
occasion to refer to the fact that
there was not a great deal of dif
ference In the men’s ages, the rec
ord books showing that Johnson
was 34, while Flynn has passed his
thirty-second birthday. The pub
lication of the article brought me a
note of protest from one who Is
certainly in a position to acquire
inside Information oh such mat
ters
Said the note: “For your own
guidance. T want to tell you that
the record book does not state
facts. Johnson Is fully 36 years
old. while Flynn Is only 30.”
If
somewhat better than I figured.
But whether Johnson be 34 or 36.
the question in a nutshell is. How
much has Johnson aged during the
pa*t two years?
if the’ negro is still In the heyday
of Ills fighting force—lf hfl is as
good as when he boxed Jeffries -it
seems to me 1t is not possible for
Flynn to have Improved enough to
relieve the colored man of the
championship. But if indulgence
and excesses have left their mark
on Johnson to an appreciable ex
tent he Is likely to encounter a full
sized mountain of trouble.
Flynn in Grand Shape.
Flynn, all reports to the con
trary. is trained to the proper
notch and is brimming over with
pluck and confidence. If he goes
down he will go down fighting, as
he did before.
As to calling the winner. 1 think
any one would be foolhardy to at
tempt it. Everything depends on
the changes that have taken place
in Johnson —If any have taken
place -during his lay-off.
FLYNN QUITS TURF.
LATONTA. KY, July > —T. W Flynn,
theatrical magnate of ('hit ago Heights
and who has taken a prominent part In
racing hereabouts /or a number of
years, has ordered Trainer "Dutch”
Jones to dispose of all his horses in
training. It Is said that Flynn intends,
to retire from the turf. Flynn cam
paigned a sntttll but classy stable at
the recent meeting here. including
Beautiful, which finished third in the
Kentucky oaks Cynosure Mrs Lally
and Heniietta W The latt'r 1- tin
pieperti of Well Brothers merchant
of i 'hlenjpt.
FODDER FOR FANS
A lot of kids are setting the American
association ablaze with their bats this
year. Such kids as Carr. Kansas City,
.377, Rbsaman. Minneapolis, 3SB: Clymer,
Minneapolis. .339; Butler. St. Paul, .336,
and other Methuselab-like Infants.
* • •
Sid Smith is batting .298 (or Columbus
In 74 games.
• ♦ •
League headquarters announce that’*
nwre games have been crabbed by rain
this year than ever before in league his
tory.
• • •
Howard Buck, of the Utica team,
pitched two games in two days so that he
could get away to be married. He got
three days off for the event. His wife has
never seen a ball game.
*• • »
Down in Savannah they have taken to
printing the names of "those present" at
the ball games. It doesn't take much
space. t (
• • «
The oldest baseball tn the world has
Just turned up. It was used In the famous
game between the Intermountains of Bos
ton and the Portland team In 857. This
was the first nine-inning game of baseball
and the first In which the ball was thrown
instead of tossed.
♦ * •
A St. Louis paper carried a story the
other day to the general effect that Ty
Cobb was blaming the Detroit fans for
the poor showing of tlie Tigers And
some linotype operator set it up "Tv
Sobb."
• • «
Tlie best looking pitcher the Cubs have
this year is Jimmy Lavender, of Georgia.
And they have him because the national
commission made them keep him. The
national commission ruled that if Laven
der was let out he had to go to Providence
Murphy couldn't pull any acceptable deal
with Providence, so kept Lavender. Now
he's sorry, like a fish
• • •
Galveston has released Helm. It looks
as though tlie old lad was about at the
end of his string.
j • «
Lee Lemon is the big batter of the
Texas league, with an average of 333.
• • » •
George Crable will appear in a vaude
ville sketch next season. He knows it's
good for he wrote It himself. "Germany"
Schaeffer has applied for a job with
Grable's company and may be signed.
• • •
John Ward says he will never reinstate
Hub Perdue until he pays for that uni
form he tore up.
• • •
Charley Murphy tried to get back the
$l5O he advanced Player Moore to get to
the coast, but the national commission
couldn't see it.
• • •
In Washington they call the Crackers’
new pitcher. Buck Becker, "the Pride of
the Navy Yard."
• • •
Washington is trying hard to get Pitch
er Schultz from Savannah.
• • •
Catcher Kite has been put In charge of
the Asheville team in place of Rudy Kling,
who resigned, as it were.
• • •
Umpire McLaughlin has been released
by the Appalachian league. Mr. Mc-
Laughlin has hit the bottom. Than being
released as an Appalachian league umpire
there is no deeper diamond degradation.
• a •
Jimmy Johnston is In a fairway to steal
the base running honors away from Roy
Moran. He is going wild on the bags
these days.
• • a •
Joe McGlnnity has dug up a southpaw
from his home town of McAlester and will
try him out. They say that, in action,
he looks like “Ding Dong" Bell, pitching
left-handed. •
a a a
"Duckey" Swann is the only Pelican
who will tell his real age He says he is
26. At least.
• • ■
Roy Radabaugh. ex-Cracker, held the
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Greenville team to one hit in a 1 to 0
eleven-inning game the other day.
• « •
Abercrombie has pitched sixteen games
for .Jacksonville this year and has won
twelve of them.
* • •
Well, it has happened at last. DominicK
Mullaney, who could chew up an umpire
and spit him out with the same motion
and who did it every few days, too, has
been named an arbiter In the Connecticut
league. Poor Nutmegers
George Foster, of Houston, won eight
games In a row before he dropped one.
He has won twelve out of fifteen games
this season.
• • •
Dan Mulcahey has quit the Yanks as
trainer. He was overworked
• • •
Pat Dougherty, former White Sox out
fielder. is managing a semi-professional
team at Hornell, N. Y
« • •
Pitcher Joe Conselman. signed by the
Pirates, won eighteen games and lost four
for the Brown university team In two sea
sons.
...
Well, th# White Sox have bought Wal
ter Johnson! Yes. sir. He was secured
from the Racine club of the Wiseonsitv
Illlnofs league.
♦ • •
In writing of the canning of several ball
players a Hiawatha editor (yes. the
editors write the baseball in Hiawatha)
said that the players need not be alarmed
for a Job, because Kansas would soon
need a lot of harvest hands. The players
got back by sending him a quarter for a
haircut.
AUTO RACES AT DUBLIN
WILL BE DECIDED TODAY
DUBDIN, GA„ July 4.—The auto
mobile races which began yesterday
attracted many thousand persons to
Dublin. The weather has been perfect.
The decorated auto and float parade
was given at 11 o’clock yesterday. It
constituted tlie most important feature
of the day and was a success. Three
prizes were given for the most beauti
ful cars and James B. Hicks won the
first. The car of Mrs. Z. Whitehurst
came next and the Elks' float took the
third prize. There were in all about 75
cars entered, headed by the gigantic
auto-fire engine of the city fire depart
ment.
The program for today is centered in
the two free-for-all races of the autos
and motorcycles, which will be held
last.
NATIONAL COMMISSION
DECIDES TWO CASES
CINCINNATI, OHIO, July 4—The
national baseball commission .has de
cided that the Omaha club had (pur
chased Player Davidson from Brooklyn
and allowed the latter’s claim of $750.
In the case of Pitcher Pfeister, who
failed to report to the Milwaukee club
for two months after he had been sold
by Chicago, the commission held that
Milwaukee was liable for the purchase
price and they gave Chicago five days
in which to dispose of him without
incurring liability to him for salary.
For every day that he is retained
thereafter the Chicago club wllr be re
quired to pay him at the rate of his
1912 contract.
BOXING
Late News and Views
. .
Joe Jeannette was howling about sam
Langford being a quitter a while back,
but seems to be taking that role himself
at the present He squirmed out of a
bout with Sandy Ferguson, scheduled tor
Boston a few days ago. claiming some
minor difference with the club that
planned to stage the bout.
• • •
Johnny Kilbane is in good condition for
his twelve-round fight with Tommy Dixon
in Cleveland today. Kilbane has trained
hard for this match, as he considers Dix
on a good scrapper.
• * e
Joe Rivers, who fights Ad Wolgast for
the lightweight title today, says he
would rather meet Jack Johnson at his
own weight than to train down for a
match with Champion Kilbane The little
Mexican says he was forced to train down
so much tn his last bout with Johnny
that his punch was left in the steam
room.
• • •
A gold-buckied belt, with diamond
trimmings, will be presented by Promoter
Tom McC'arey to the winner of the Wdl
gast-Rivers fight.
• ■ •
The winner of the McGoorty-Brown
match tomorrow will be sent up against
Jack Dillon at Kenosha some time about
July 30
• ft •
Promoter James Coffroth Is tryfng to
sign Tommy Burns and Al Kaufman for
a bout to be staged the latter part of
the month.
• • •
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Joe Mandot. somewhat downcast by. his
defeat by Willie Ritchie, will start train
ing shortly for his fight with Willie
Beecher in New Orleans July 18.
• « «
Jim Barry, the Chicago heavyweight, is
being held In Vancouver, British Colpm
bla. charged with starting a rough house
on a steamer that was carrying him from
Australia. The row originated over a
card game In progress on the steamer
• ft •
Joe Thomas, a California middleweight,
is scheduled to box Jack Dillon in Terre
Haute today.
• * •
Joe HerrlCK, a brother of Jack, has
been matched to box Pat McKenna ten
rounds at Fort Warne today.
• * •
Hugh McGann, the Indianapolis heavy
weight, who challenged the winner of the
Palzer-Wells scrap, may get a chance at
the. American, as Palzer was the winner
over Wells
• • »
Johnny Coulon and Sid Smith have been
practically matched for a bout to be
staged before the club offering the best
inducements about September 1.
• • •
Both pugs are in favor of staging the
bout in New Orleans, as 20-round con
tests are allowed there.
* • •
Kenosha promoters are trying to close
a. match between Eddie Murphy and Wil
lie Ritchie for July 12.
• a •
Reports say, although notices to the
contrary have been sent out, the boxing
lid will not be rippecl off In Kenosha until
the night of .July 12.
MANDOT AND TEMPLE
BOX IN MEMPHIS TODAY
MEMPHIS, TENN., July 4-Ray Tem
ple. of Milwaukee, and Joe Mandot, of
New Orleans, lightweight pugilists, will
engage In an eight-round fight before the
Athletic club here at 3 o'clock this after
noon. and the Southerner declares his in
tention to overcome the advantage Tem
ple has in height and reach, besides a de
cision in the Wisconsin boy’s favor when
they met here several weeks ago.
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