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Crackers* Batting
Averages, Including
Saturday's Game
These averages include all games
played to date:
PLAYER— 9. ab. r. h. P.C.
Becker, p 7 IS 1 6 .333
Harbison, ss 13 141 17 41 .291
Alperman. 2b97 368 54 9S 266
Graham, c 42 128 1 4 34 .266
Bailev. rf97 341 61 90 .261
Agler. lb. 34 107 16 27 .252
Callahan, If 35 21S 23 52 .239
McElveen. 3b 10:’. 371 44 85 .229
Sitton, p. 20 48 8 7 .146
Brady, p 16 49 2 7 .143
Lyons, rs. 5 14 1 2 .143
Reynolds c. 4 9 11 .111
Waldorf, p 5 14 0 0 .000
Duggleby, p1 2 0 0 .000
Howard, utility .... 1 2 0 0 .000
FILIPINOS DESERT THE
COCK PIT FOR DIAMOND
CHICAGO, Aug. s.—Baseball is in a
fairway to displace cock fighting and
sports of a similar nature in the Phil
ippines. according to William Pierce
Gorsuch. instructor in the department
of public speaking at the University of
Chicago, who has returned from the
islands, where he lectured before the
teachers assembly of Baguio.
"Progress of baseball among the na
tives is surprising.” said Mr. Gorsuch.
It is not only interesting the boys who
play, but is commanding the attention
of large crowds, who are deserting the
rock pit for the diamond. Everybody
likes it.”
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today
Montomery in Atlanta Ponce DeLeon
park. Game called at 4 o'clock.
Birmingham in Chattanooga
Mobile in Memphis.
New Orleans in Nashville.
Standing of the Ctuoa.
\V. L. P C W. 1.. P C.
R ham . 64 38 .628 C'nooa. .46 49 .484
Mobile' .37 46 .553 N’vllle. .44 53 . 104
N. Or. . 48 45 .522 Mont. . .44 56 .410
M'mphis 47 48 .495 Atlanta. 40 55 .421
Yesterday 1 ® Resuita.
New Orleans 8. Memphis 1.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games Today.
Albans in Macon.
Columbia in Jacksonville
Savannah in Columbus.
Standing cr tne Clubs-
W. L. PC W. L PC.
Sav’nah. 21 11 .656 Macon . .17 17 .500
J’ville. . .20 13 .606 Albany. .13 21 .382
C’bus. . 19 14 .576 Col a. .10 24 .294
Yesterday’s Results.
No games scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Today.
Washington in Chicago.
Philadelphia in St. Louis.
New York in Detroit.
Boston tn Cleveland.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C. W. L. P.C.
Boston .59 32 683 Detroit .50 52 .490
Wash . 63 38 .624 C’land. .45 55 .450
Phila. . 68 41 .586 N. York 32 64 .333
Chicago .50 48 .510 S. Louis 31 68 .313
Yesterday’s Results.
Boston 8. Cleveland 6.
Washington 3. Chicago 2.
Philadelphia 8, St. Louis 3.
Detroit 4, New York 1.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Cincinnati in Boston.
St. Louis in Brooklyn
Pittsburg in New York.
Chicago Tn Philadelphia
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C. W. L. P C
N. York 71 24 .748 C’nati. . 45 53 .459
Chicago. 61. 34 .642 S. Louis 43 56 .434
P’burg. .55 38 .591 Br’klyn. .35 63 .357
Phila. . 46 45 .505 Boston . 26 69 .274
Yesterday’s Results.
No games scheduled.
Annual Mountain
Excursion
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Saturday, August 17
$6.00 Asheville, N. C.
$6.00 Lake Toxaway, N. C.
$6.00 Hendersonville, N. C.
$6.00 Hot Springs, N. C.
$6.00 Tate Springs, N. C.
$6.50 Bristol, Tenn.
Final limit September 1.
Three trains to Asheville.
Morning Noon Night.
8:00 a. m. I 11:15 a. m. 9:00 p. m.
MAKE RESERVATION NOW.
BASEBALL
TUE S D A Y
Montgomery v. Atlanta
Ponce de Leon Park 4:00
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Wolgast Confesses He Needs to
Build Up Before Mixing Again
By \\. W. Naughton.
A LL things considered. Champion
x\. Ad Wolgast may consider him
self a lucky fellow. He showed
‘" n ,?.‘ U ' ivel " V in his four rounds with
W Illium Ritchie in San Francisco that
is stamina had been impaired by his
appendicitis, operation, and if he’ had
istened to the advice of some of his
b< ■ t friends lw would have postponed
ms affair with Rivers, of Los Angeles.
1 he fact that he refused to hearken to
counsel given him suggests that Wol
gast had Rivers sized up pretty well.
I h< < hampion had seen Rivers in most
of liis fights, and had watched tjtc Mex
ican training many a time and oft.
He felt probably that even if he was
not as good as formerly he could ac
count for Rivets, and the result proved
is diagnosis was correct. But at
mat he ran quite a risk.
Wolgast is free to confess now that
ne needs more building up and he may
thank his stars that he is not In the
position of the man who locked the
stolen d H“ r K after the steed lla " been
stolen. He has gone to his farm near
< adiilac to lead the simple life for a
few months, and just what the future
holds for him in the fighting line is
problematical. There is room for doubt
as to whether he will ever be as sturdy
as he was before he became a subject
for the surgeon's knife.
If he decides to hold aloof from the
activities of the ring for the balance of
his days, the lightweight championship
question will be in a bad tangle. There
is not a man who could say
offhand which pugilist is best entitled
to step into Wolgast’s shoes.
Os a certainty Rivers has no claim
on the lightweight crown. The only
thing that justified the Wolgast-Rivers
match was the suspicion that Wolgast
had retrograded—through no fault of
his own—and the fight, if it did noth
ing else, proved that the suspicion was
well founded. But even though Wol
gast was far from being the Wolgast
who trounced Battling Nelson, he was
MEREDITH TO ENTER
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Aug. s.—Athletic
authorities at Syracuse university are
jubilant today. They have received
word that James E. Meredith, the
speedy distance runner of Mercersburg
academy, plans entering the university
in the fall. Meredith won his'spurs by
capturing the 800-meter run at the
Olympian games in Stockholm, setting
the new world’s record at 1:51 9-10.
Melvin Sheppard ran second to him in
this event and Ira Davenport, of the
University of Chicago, third.
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THE: ATLANTA GEORGIAN AM) NEWS. MUNDAY, Al (JI SI .•>. HH2.
a match for Rivers: but this should
stand as testimony that Rivers does
not belong in the best lightweight com
pany.
This is not a one-man view of the
matter by any means. The newspaper
experts who reported that the Fourth of
July fight in Los Angeles differed in
many essentials, but there was one
point on which there was striking una
nimity of opinion. The majority of the
scribes said that for many rounds be
fore the finish Wolgast was outpunch
ing Rivets and wearing him down.
Away from Les Angeles there is dif
ference of opinion as to who really di
rects the fistic fortunes of the Mexi
can, but .whoever it is. Rivers is well
advised. Willie Ritchie, probably San
Francisco's premier lightweight at
present, has claimed many times dur
ing the past few months that he is as
well entitled to a bout with Wolgast as
the next man. When doubt arose in
regard to Wolgast’s readiness to con
tinue boxing. Ritchie went to Los An
geles w ith an exceedingly fair proposal.
He asked for a match with Rivers with
the understanding that the winner was
to have the privilege of boxing the
champion when the latter decided he
had recuperated sufficiently to re-enter
the ring.
The Ritchie proposition was turned
down and Joe Mandot. of New Orleans,
was signed up to be Rivers' next oppo
nent at Los Angeles on Labor day. It
is a safer match for Rivers, probably,
but so far as lightweight development
is concerned it will not mean a great
deal, as Ritchie, a short time ago. de
feated Mandot signally in the latter's
home town.
The fact that Rivers has given him
the cold shoulder will not mean so
much of a bar to progress iA Ritchie's
ease, as Rivers is by no means the pivot
on which the lightweight question
hangs. It will be easy enough for the
San Francisco sapling to make his way
in the lightweight world if he has the
necessary fighting qualifications and
can do the weight.
McCarthy and stewart
MIX IN GOTHAM TONIGHT
NEW YORK. Aug. s.—Luther Mc-
Carthy. of Springfield, Mo., one of the
foremost of the American white hopes,
will make his first New’ York appear
ance tonight when he will meet Jim
Stewart, of Brooklyn, in a ten-round
bout at Madison Square Garden.
This contest is attracting more at
tention than any other since the 'Wells-
Balzer affair, and the Missourian is
picked to win. McCarthy declares that
he is in just as good condition now as
when he put away Cail Morris, of Sa
pulpa. Okla., and he is anxious to es
tablish a New York reputation.
The Big Race
Here is how the “Big Five” in the
American league are hitting right up to
date:
PLAYER— AB. H. Ave.
COBB 385 164 .428
SPEAKER 400 159 .398
JACKSON 376 139 .370
COLLINS 356 117 .329
LAJOIE . . 240 75 .313
Cobb slammed the pill yesterday for
two safe swats in three trips to the
plate. Jackson did even better, grab
bing four clouts in five attempts.
Speaker, like Ty, got two hits in three
times up. Collins only secured one hit
in five at-bats. Lajoie failed to count
once in five times.
DEMAREE was sold for
RECORD PRICE—SIO,OOO
MOBILE. Aug. 3.—Al Dema re was
sold to the New York Giants for $16,000
and not SI,OOO and $2,500. as was vari
ously reported at the time the deal
was made.
This is the largest price ever paid
for a player in the" Southern league,
and is enough money to make it cer
tain that the Gulls will show a big
profit on the season
Tire odd thing .about Demaree is that
two Southern league teams passed him
up. The Atlanta club owned him but
wouldn't offer him enough to make it
worth while to report. He went lo
Chattanooga and the Lookouts traded
him for Chappelle.
FAY DEFEATS SCOTT AND
WINS PRESIDENT'S CUP
T. B. Fay won the president's cup in
the golf tournament at East Lake last
week by defeating H. G. Scott, the club
champion, in a 36-bole handicap con
test. 3-2.
The second flight cup was won by
Charles Sciple, Jr., woh defeated Dr. Joe
Osborne by a score of 5-4. Joe Button
defeated Hazelwood, 3-2. in the third
flight; B. M. Blount won the fourth
flight and W. M. Markham took the
figth flight cups.
MOBILE"SELLS WAGNER
TO SLLOUIS BROWNS
MOBILE. ALA., Aug. s.—Manager
Finn announced today in a wile from
Memphis that he had sold Shortstop
Walsh to the St. Louis Americans for
$2,500.
Catcher Vance has been released to
Roanoke in the Virginia league.
Mueller, catcher of Meridian, will join
the team in Memphis Monday.
GOOD-BYE. SOUTHEASTERN.
GADSDEN. ALA., Aug. 5—H. T. Bai
ley. president of the Southeastern
league, said today that the league will
be closed immediately. No more games
will be played. Rome gave up the
ghost Saturday night, leaving only three
teams —Gadsden. Selma and Talladega.
Mr. Bailey said that he did not be
lieve it would pay for Gadsden and
Selma, the high teams, to play off for
the pannant.
MORE TROUBLE FOR PHILLIES.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. s.—The ill
ness of Pitcher Brennan, of the Phila
delphia National league baseball club,
who was supposed to be suffering from
tonsilitis, has been diagnosed as a mild
attack of diphtheria.
NEWS FROM RINGSIDE
Johnny Dundee was married a few
months ago. Before he put on the
shackles Johnny fought whenever he felt
• ike it; that was about on< ea month,
.xow slant the difference. Dundee is
matched to fight Patsy Kline in New York
next Wednesday, and two days later will
travel to ('leveland and meet Matt Brock
m a 12-round encounter.
• « •
Owen Moran. accompanied by his wife,
sailed for England on the Cunard liner
( Hroma Moran had planned to box in
New « <»rk. but as he did not get a suit
able oner from any of the Gotham pro
moters he decided to hike for the other
side.
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one lb uml Hogan was successful in his
come back’ ac on the coast the other
night. As soon as Hogan finds he is in
as good a condition as he was last fail
he will leave for the East to meet some of
the best 133-pounders Gotham boasts of.
whose death reported in
Philadelphia the other day, was the only
boxer to ever weigh in lower than Sam
Eangford and defeat the Tar Baby. This
happened in Cambridge in 1904 Holly get
ting the decision after-a tough light. Hol
ly was a colored boxer ami the first pug
to use the somewhat illegal blow known
as the ‘loop the loop" punch
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(’harles Ledoux, the latest French box
ing sensation, has been offered a bout
with Jimmy Walsh by the Pilgrim Ath
letic club in Boston. The dub has also
calle lean Posey offer for an encounter
with Matty Baldwin.
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•lack Johnson, who is a fast frjend of
Jimmy Barry’s, max be seen in the Chi
cagoan’s corner tomorrow night when he
fights Dan Flynn in Boston.
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Wolgast and Tom Jones must have got
their wires mixed up Reports from W’ol-
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asl al Milwaukee say he has accepted
Billy Gibson's offer to box Packer Mc-
Farland in New York, while reports from
Toni Jones In Los Angeles saj’ he has re
ceived a wire from Ad denying the rumor
of a scrap.
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■ Willie Ritchie is going to pay some kid to
meet him in the ring even if only for a
second. Every time Ritchie's name is
mentioned by a promoter Willie's rivals
talk about the weather and then fade
away.
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Tom Burns is still elaimng the heavy
weight title and says he is ready to de
fend it. As for Burns really taking the
crown any one who ever saw a boxing
glove will not take him seriously for a
moment He has no claim on it anv way
and as for coming back he has about as
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A burnt child dreads Hie fire
much chance as the Boston Nationals
have of winning the world's series this
fall.
...
Jack Johnson is quoted as saying Sam
McVey. Sam Langford and Joe Jeannette
are the only first-class heavyweight box
ers in the game today.
...
Eddie McGdorty's next scrap will be a
twelve-round whirl with Buck Croitfee in
Cleveland August 12. McGoorty will then
go to Philadelphia where he meets Jack
McCamey in a six-round engagement on
August •> or 16.
...
Pete Krust and "Peanut” Schindel have
been matched for a ten-round go at
Quincy. 111.. August 12. They will weigh
in at 155 pounds ringside.
...
Dan McKetrick. who is managing Joe
Jeannette, says Johnny Coulon Is not the
real holder of the bantamweight title.
Dan says the real holder is Charles Le
doux, the French bantamweight.
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