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L v' ' ~~ I*: *>>i' -<t- <■ V* ■'•. *f ' ■»■.•'. -t— *f. < . -e- -/• t'■ r ?_<• x? -< I CRACKERS WILL FIGHT IMO TO WIN LAST EfflE MCBTIjE. July 46. It Is getaway day ’or the Crackers here, and Manager Jharley HemphlD announced this noon hat his warriors were going to cop the final game of the series or bust in the attempt. Hemp has not fully decided juet which pitcher ho will use this aft ernoon. but Atkins is long overdue and will probably decorate the mound with his presence. Berger is slated to work for the Gulls Yesterday the Crackers went down to defeat again to the tune of 3 to 2. losing out in the lart of the ninth. Hemp’s men tallied first, in the third inning. The run was forthcoming♦ on Itonahtu - single, a walk to Waldorf, a wild pitch and Alperman's one-bag ger Mobile tied up the count in the sev enth after two were out. Jacobsen sin. gled. moved up a notch when Paulet was Slammed In the ribs with an in ’ shoot and earned op O'Brien's timely bingle. In the eighth the Grackera again took the lead Agler was safe when Paulet fumbled his grasser He went,to third on Alperman's double and tallied on McElveen's sacrifice hoist. But in the last spasm the home team won out. O'Dell singled and scored when McE’veen threw Ixmg's crasser a mile over Agler’s head. Long got all the way to third on the peg and on a eeml-passed ban and Waldorf's muff of Donahue's recovery he brought in the deciding run. ?OS’ : flßsfir® ch F”W ® jST ORUMMfW Mokes twn ■ Fard work seem easier I I DRUMMOND I HA-Hlßai tFAF ■ CHEWING TOBACCO "If It’s at Hartman's, ft's Corwt" MEN'S VACATION FURNISHINGS Men. Hartman'" ig head nnarter® for everything von ’ll possibly need for either vacation nr buei- Straw Hats $2 to Wash Ties 25c and 50c Silk Ties . . 50c to Si- Lion' Collars 2 for 25c Negligee Shirts $1 to $2 50 Underwear . 50c to $1 50 Low Shoes $3.50 to $6 I Note Our Window Display / * I Sh rcarhfrep Street Opp PHcg RIHg 1 ‘lf It s Correct, It s at Hartman's" Crackers* Batting Averages, Including Yesterday's Game These averages Include all games played to date: Players. G. AB. R. H, Av. Becker, p. . . . 3 8 . 1 3 .375 Hat bison, ss. . . 2fi 85 9 27 .318 Hemphill, cf, . . 7K 290 35 91 .31 4 Bailey, if. ... 80 283 51 82 .290 Alperman, 2b.. . 80 303 41 s;, .281 Donahue, r. ... 31 96 9 24 .250 Callahan. If. . . 38 162 ?o 38 23.’. Graham, ~ . . . 29 86 9 20 .233 McElveen. 3b., . 8R 315 38 72 .230 Atkins, p. . . . 15 39 3 8 .20.', 1 oombs, utility .4 5 0 1.200 Brady, p tl 35 -1 7.200 Sitton, p 16 40 17 .175 Agler. lb 17 53 6 9 .170 Waldorf, p 2 5 0 0 .000 STREET CAR MEN TO HAVE BENEFIT GAME Tin Georgia Railway anad Electric company Employees association will be the hosts to local fans at a benefit ball game it Pome DeLeon park Saturday a stet noon. This game is a yearly event, and the proceeds derived from same, go to this asso nation to help in its upkeep yearly. The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Southern Railway Inman Yards teams of the City league will be the contestants in the gam-, and a warm battle can be expected. T. J. DRISCOLL CAPTURES CHECKER CHAMPIONSHIP T. .1 Driscoll, of Atlanta, is the Georgia checker champion, winning tin lit!, in the tournament which was heli! in At'.inta at No 2 engine house last week, with a percentage of .822 J S Hull was second. R. M. Nether land third and E A. R'sse fourth Elf teen players entered the tournament. BUCK CROUSE KNOCKS OUT KURTZ IN EIGHT ROUNDS NEW YORK, July 16. Ruck Crouse, who stopped Welterweight Pave Kurtz, of Newark. N J . in eight rounds at Madi son Suuare Garden last night, will try to get a bout with Champion Mike Gibbons RECRUIT IS HURT. DVBVQVE. IOWA. July 16— Pltehet Ray Benight, a recruit who arrived from Austin. Minn., yesterday. has been sent home by Manager Row land. Benight's knee, due to an old injury, gave way during practice and lu will be laid up the balance of the season. SIGN NEW PITCHER CINCINNATI. OHIO. July 16 Pitcher Tnylor, who was obtained by the Cincinnati baseball club from the United States league, was sold to the Indianapolis club of the American as sociation AL KAUFMAN IS SICK, RAN FR A NCIFCO. July 16. M Kattf. man. the local heavyweight who was m itched to fight Charlie Miller on July 21, is seriously ill with pleurisy The fight has been postponed. 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Whiting. 1 I THEN President Kavanaugh yy began cutting the umpire staff of the Southern league by sending Billy Carpenter to the International and letting Bill Hart and Dan Fitzsimmons resign, he hit the game in the South a smashing blow. Nothing is much less likely to promote a succeesfu! financial season for the league than a poor staff of umpires. And Kav anaugh certainly sent away some of his best ones. Bill Carpenter was easily the best of Southern league uittpii s of modern days. He made mistakes—bad ones, some times, which the league reversed— as when last year he let a game in \tlanta run beyond the fixed time instead of forfeiting it against Atlanta, as he should have done. But in the main Billy Carpenter was the king-pin umpire of the Southern. The departure of Carpenter and the cutting of expenses is one of the by-products of a had season. Another is likely to be the chang ing of ow nership of some Southern league franchises before the year is out. • • • TT'S been a hard season financial -1 ly. Never in the history of Southern baseball has there been so much rain during a baseball Sea son. it has caused the postpone ment of innumerable games, it has scared half the normal attendance away from a lot of games that were actually played. Then there have been other trou bles. In Nashville they tried to play Sunday ball, ran foul of a state law and were in an awful pickle for a time. Then Atlanta, a town where all the visiting teams expect to make money well in ex cess of the guarantee out of every series, has had a tail-end team. And that, on top of a tail-ender last year, has kept the receipts below normal. • Os course, smaller gate receipts cut Into the league’s finances. The league is run out of a fund created by taking ten per cent out of the gross receipts of every game. Nat urally when the receipts fall off the league's income falls off ac cordingly And when the slump hit the league this year President Kavanaugh, w ho is nothing if not a good fin A ter. began cutting ex penses. He couldn't cut the scorers without danger of their putting up a jell He certainly didn't Intend to cuj into his own salary. So there was nobody ’-ft ... economize on except the umpires. Herne the cut in umpires ♦ • • I*HE league'? B hone of pulling out of the hole thle season lie? In the closeness of the rave For it's certainly tight Atlanta, even though last. ?till less than 200 points behind the league leaders. Ard Atlanta is nr xerx bad last. n week of « f ‘-ady winn'ng would put the (’’■'ackers in !h c first di\'i sion even now There are likely s o be tr*- rr>fndous change® in the Southern league r?< e :inx old time. Bir mingham of course has a fairly impre nr lead on the bunch Rut Mobile’* hold on second place <« ex trpinciv feeble and ‘ ’hattannoga in- third plac’* b\ the <kdn of It® teeth only A® for Memphis, it. is onh in the first dixi-i*n bx grace of * Hilf tarn**, and the ■Dm of New j'lrh v 1 on the leadership of the .v ond dix ision is not strong . ’di’p ■ ’ » be troublesome. Nash ville sixth by grace of » wbls k ( v wide lead ox’ev Montgomery Nnd N’lanti’. a? you xxeH know, is ar • \M.r’v»-iy inipr» sjive last 1 X 1 qplf. pf ffinv- in the ’eagUP ' begin to (lose m on Birming ham m.lZht F.V’lv h.jpppp .nrj if A' .ir’.i t A braca—x.-» u is more than probable it will—and if the weather braces up a bit, the Southern league may yet emerge from this season with prosperity and honor, despite the worst start it ever made. If th'ese things do not happen, look out for changes in the South ern league, one thing that is like ly to happen is that a franchise or two will change ownership, but will stay in the same town. There are several clubs In the league that tot ter every year things break bad. They are tottering worse than usual this year and may need some rescuing before the season goes much further. There is always an extra likeli hood of a change in circuit on an off year. The Mobile and Montgomery' franchises are always tentatively on the market. The Little Rock Baseball association is always ac tively in the market for a franchise. It will be immensely surprising if there aren't some franchise deals pulled before this season ends. BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip The senators have already won as many games from Cleveland as they grabbed al! last season. « * • The Phillies admit that they put a dis infectant on the ball rhe other day when Marty O'Toole was pitching They claim that the spit hall is Insanitary and that they have to protect themselves. The Pirates are asking that some of the Phil lies be fined for the offense. ... Manager Edward Maguire, of the Brock ton team, has been suspended for failure to appear on time for a recent double header. M that few fans blame him. • • • The Highlanders are to be reconstructed around Birdie Cree. Ed Sweeney and Hal Chase. That's all that is left of the old Highlanders. • • • The announcement of bad business in the Southern league has led to the. report that there will be changes in ownership of several cities and possibly a change in circuit. • • • From a mere foot blister an injury to Charley Case has developed into a threat ened attack of blood poisoning. He has been in tolerably bad condition as a re sult of the injure * ♦ • Charley Dryden says that just before the Giants left Chicago McGraw bought a bottle of Grubbin’s Foot Ease for Man and Beast • • » Ty Cobb is being greatly touted as Jen nings' successor at Detroit. » * • Charley Faust, the Giants' mascot, has gone to Cincinnati to appear before the national commission in person to ask for a year’s salary from the Giants His chance of getting it is a fat one w • • It »s probably lucky for the Pelicans that President Kavanaugh decided to re tain Theodore Breitenstein as an umpire He would never have done as a pitcher • • • Rock Island may get the Dubuque fran chise in the Three! league Attendance is off at Dubuque and the backers of the club are discouraged • • In the Texas league they are talking of recruiting their teams from across the Mexican border They say the Mexicans arc better nla'e'-s than the Cubans The only trouble Is in oxercoming the Texan's natural antipathy for all greasers. ' • • • Despite all the reports that the Yankees would use the Polo grounds in the future work will he started next week on the Yanks’ new grounds. 4 * Harrx Wolter has been suspended by Manager Wolverton This is dore because ♦he Yanks were threatened with going oxer the player limit of 25 He gets his salary just the as though he was w orking « • a Mrs Coline Grineau t *ioie mother I am L.ilo’e. died Fridax night » * * Manager Dooin trying to develop Runt - Walsh into a catcher That's the only pos’tmn be doesn't know how to plax Young pitchers on t h e Frowns staff are citching thunder and blazes these days Stovall doesn’t care a hang about winnig games But he does want to know what his recruit hurlers can do under fire And he’s finding out Some team is going to make a hundred hits in one game against the Frowns while “Brother George ’ is in vest’gating some young hurler • • » The Jmernatinna! league circuit may be changed so.”u b' the substitution of Syra .>.. » t.* •. r . i> f i a<>' ttART and Fitzsimmons, the two 1 - 1 umpires who have followed Billy Carpenter Into the discard, were among the best in the league. Old Bill Hart was no wonder, but everybody was so entirely con vinced of his honesty of purpose that he got past with a lot of stuff that would have ruined other um pires. Bill was on the square. He was doing his best all the time. The players all liked him. He knew the game. His eyesight might not have been the best, but it was good enough. Dan Fitzsimmons has ranked next to Carpenter as the best umpire of ’em all. He has always been fair, impartial and efficient. And what does it leave us—-Dan Pfenninger. well meaning but in competent and cursed with a back bone the consistency of mush; Rud- well meaning but slipping; O'Toole, who makes a good deci sion once in a while, but a lot of bad ones, too: Kellum. w;ho is a passable man, but no wonder, and Breitenstein, who has never been as good as an umpire as he was as a twirier. [boxing Late News and Views L_ New Orleans boxing promoters are ar ranging to stage a figbt between Willie Gibbs and Monte Attell in that citv some time in the near future. Monte, who is a i brother of Abe Atteil, was at one time considered a near champ in the feather weight class. • • • Jimmy Barry, the Chicago heavyweight is doing eight days in a Vancouver jail Ihe big tighter, who was returning front Australia recently, thought he owned the boat, and because the captain of the ship disagreed with him he proceeded to hand the officer a few uppercuts and left jabs much to tlte latter's disliking. When the boat landed in Vancouver Barrx was placed under arrest and the imprisonment followed. • • • When the officer nabbed Jimmv as he left the gangplank he denied beating up the superior officer, but one look at the latter's face dispelled all doubt as' to the lacing he administered. • • • Young Jack O’Brien has signed a con tract with Manager Billy Gibson, of the Garden A. <’.. in New York, to aopear in three bouts at Gibson's club before Labor day. « • * No opponents have been announced as yet for the Philadelphia lightweight, but it Is known they will be selected from a list including Ad Wolgast. Joe Rivers. Willie Ritchie. Packey McFarland and possibly Jack Britton. In meeting any of the above pugs Young Jack would be forced to extend himsejf. However, Big Jawn places much confidence in his little brother's abilltv « e » Tommy O'Keefe and Joe Mandot are scheduled to box eight rounds in Memphis the first week in August (f O'Keefe Is defeated by Mattv Bald win In Boston tonight it is likelv Mattv will be given the Mandot date at Mem phis in place of the Philadelphia pug The bout between Harrv Trenda!! and Jack Britton, scheduled for St. I_z>uis, July 17. has been called off because Brit ton's left arm is affected with poison caused bv a run-in with an ivy vine • • • Bombardier Wells will have to deliver the goods Friday night when he is billed to meet Tom Kenned'- or he will have to step back to make room for some other promising "White Hone ' • • « There were but two blows struck in the Car! Morris-Con Com’skey flgh* staged a* Sapulpa recently The ex-engineer Struck both of these and they were enough to put Comlskev to sleep. The fighters were scheduled to go fifteen rounds * * * Petitions-to restore horse racing and do away with boxing of any form tn Califor nia are being circulated throughout the state for the signature of th» voters • » * Although Johnny Kilbane has chal ’en.ged Ad Wolgast for the lightweight championship, he says he would prefer to meet Joe Rivers, as he thinks the Mexican w ould be a better d’-awing . ard than 'he titleholder • • • tohhny Kilbane, accompanied hr h's w'fe and manager. Jimmy Dunn has left his home in Cleveland for several weeks' vacation in Canada Harr'- Pollock has taken Johnnv Daly under h's wing and has already chal lenged Johnnv Coulon for the bantatn we'ght title Curlev Jordan remains a favorite in hts eight-round go with Terry Nelson at. Chattanooga tonight Red Ames and lack Km- -'•!! make up the second mam f'ard alu! should fnrn-.s’h a a- Athletic Club Will Have Course Immense For Big Tournament The Atlanta Athletic club is using thirteen men. a half dozen mule teams, two mule-drawn lawn mowers, one gasoline mower and a keg of money in getting its course ready for the invi tation tournament that will be started Thursday morning. Not since the last Southern champion -hip was played In Atlanta have such preparations been made for an event. The tees have been re-turfed and '‘rest ed,” the greens have been carefully sanded and cut. the fair green has been manicured to the last gasp and all is ready for the tournament. Probably something like 60 Atlanta players will take part in th* tourna ment. In addition there should be fully as many from other clubs. If there are It will be the largest and most successful invitation event of Southern year-around-course history. HART AND FITZSIMMONS RESIGN UMPIRE BERTHS MEMPHIS, TENN., July 16.—Dan Fitzsimmons and- Bill Hart umpired their last games in the Southern league yesterday, at least for the present sea son. Hart went to his home in Cincin nati and Fitzsimmons left for his home in Rochester. Hart stated he resigned on account of the illness of his wife. Fitzsimmons intimated that he resigned on account of the recent decision of Judge Kava naugh in cutting down the umpire staff. Fitzsimmons stated that he would not work single-handed as hot as the weather Is in the Southern league. Fitz simmons also intimated that the rea son of Hart's resignation was also on account of not being willing to work single-handed In such hot weather. MACK SELLS CY MORGAN TO KANSAS CITY CLUB PHILADELPHIA. July 16. The first break in the quartet of great pitchers that helped to bring two American league pennants to this city came when Manager Mack announced that he had released Harry R. (Cyi Morgan to the Kansas City team of the American association. Morgan came to the Phil- : adelphia* team in 19"9 from the Boston Americans. JACK WHITE TRAINING. LOS ANGELES. July 16—Jack • White, the Chicago lightweight, has ' begun training for his scheduled twen ty-round fight with Owen Moran at 1 Vernon July 20 The Chicago scrap- 1 per's sojou n at Wheeler Springs has put him in tip-top condition I You can buy a ton of steel for twenty-eight dollars. Rut a ton of steel made into watch springs is worth twenty eight thousand. The differ ence? A matter of refinement. Ford Vanadium is the most highly refined steel used in automobi 1 e construction--- lightest---strongest—-safest. More than 75,000 new Fords into service this season—proof that thev must he right. Three passenger Roadster five passenger touring car ro9o—delivery ear ,•£7OO f o. h Detroit, with pl] equipment. Catalogue from Ford Motor Company, 311 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, or direct from Detroit factory. - . ’FRISCO CLUB AFTER BIBS ANDWOLGAST SAN FRANCISCO. CAD., Jnhy 1A— Lightweight Champion Ad Wolgast and Joe Rivers, of Los Angeles, may straighten out the tangle caused bv the outcome of their botrt on July 4 bv coming together in a return match In this city on Admission day, September 9. The dispute connected wtt.h the end ing of the Los Angeles bout Is bound to force the rival lightweights into an other meeting, and Jimmy Coffroth seeks to be the lucky promoter to grab the plum. Coffroth has already made a. move tn making a flattering offer to Wolgast. and is confident that if he lands the champion Rivers will be only too glad of the opportunity to taJse another shot at the championship. Coffroth quite naturally would not divulge the terms he offered, but It is known to run well up In the thousands. Attell to Get Winner. James was In Los Angeles when Riv ers and Wolgast fought on the after noon of July 4 and he lost no time in getting to Manager Jones for Wolgaet * services. Coffroth realized that the ending left lots of doubt in the minds of the fans and that battles of just such unsatisfactory finishes draw big gates Then, too, the local promoter says the boys are well matched and that every spectator would get a run for his money. It is Jim's plan to send the winner against Abe Attell, who now is a fullfledged lightweight. Abe has been in the care of Billy Nolan for months now and the former feather weight has packed on so much solid weight that he will never again fizht it' the class of which he was champion ; long. Kaufman May B°x Flynn, True, the supervisors of old Colma refused Attell and Murphy the right to fight, but Attell is not barred from ba' tling hereabouts. And the fans here would welcome a. meeting between the lightweight champion and Attell. The are w’onderlng whether the Hebrew is still as clever as a lightweight, as he was as a featherweight. With these fights In mind. Coffroth also laying plans for a match in whit h Jim Flynn will figure. If he can secure a suitable heavyweight he would stage the go Al Kaufman is likely to be selected by Coffroth as Flynn's oppo nent. for there are a number here «h' still believe Al has a good fight /-ft in him.