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BILLY SMITH WILL MANAGE ATLANTA TEAM TWO YEARS
Billy Smith is going to manage the Crackers the next two years. While he
hasn t placed his .John Hancock to a contract yet. as baseball law won't allow
him to until he is released by the Lookouts, it is likely that the papers will be sign
ed. sealed and delivered within a few days. Also Smith wjll probably take charge
of the Cr.-ykers on Labor day. which will give him a chance to get a line on the men
he will want for next season.
Lns Ryan, one of the local directors, returned from his vacation todav and he
■ DEFEATS
KNOW; IB
DEFAULTS MATCH
Clarence Knowles has put a leg on the
Perry Adair trophy £s a result of the
final round in tne Adair trophy event.
But the real hero of the final round was
George VV. Adair. He and Knowles met
in the 36-hole finals and by <lint of play
ing phenomenal golf through the broiling
sun he defeated Knowles 4 up and 3 to
play. Then of course not desiring to win
a cup which he. himself presented the
club in the name, of his son. he defaulted
to Knowles and the loser in the finai
round will have his name on the cup
The winner last year was Charles 11
Strong. The cup must be won three
times to become the personal property
of any player.
The Knowles-Adair match was fol
lowed all day. through the terrific heat,
by a big gallery. Knowles bad an early
advantage, but by winning fifteen, six
teen. seventeen and eighteen in a row
Adair was one up at lunch time. He
continued to pile up his advantage through
the afternoon and the match ended on
the fifteenth green.
The results in the other flights follow
Percy H. Whiting defeated \V. .1. Tilson,
1 up.
H. J. Hopkins defeated L. D. Scott 2 up
W. F. Upshaw defeated .1. M Beasley 6
up. 4 to play.
H. L. Graves defeated C. B. Howard by
default.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Chicago in Philadelphia
St. Louis in X’ew York.
Detroit in Boston
Cleveland in Washington.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.r ] W. L P.C.
Boston 77 35 .688 I Detroit 55 50 .478
Wash. . 59 44 .611 C’land. 51 61 155
Phila .67 44 .604 N York 39 73 .348
Chicago 55 56 495 ;S. Louis 35 75 .318
Yesterday’s Results.
No games played.
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South’s Stars Now in Majors Make Formidable Team
By Fuzzy Woodruff.
MORE real stars of the base
ball firmament have at
tained major leaguedom
from the Southern circuit than any
one other outfit in organized base
ball. Names that have grown as
familiar on the score cards in the
two big leagues as the very type it
self were first printed in the box
scores of this circuit.
Many are called each year from
Dixie, and it is a striking fact that
most of those who get the sum
mons that means all to a profes
sional hall player respond to it and
stick. No Marty O’Toole, Rube
Marquard. Russell Blackburn or
Lofty Russell prices have been paid
for Southern ball players, but the
men from this section have usually
paid a far more handsome profit on
the investment than these pluto
cratic personages whose purchase
price runs up to kingly ransom fig
ures.
A study of the rosters of the ma
jor clubs will show the important
part that Dixie is playing In the
pastime.
Archer Came From Atlanta.
Take the catchers for instance.
Beyond question, the best receiver
in the National is Jimmie Archer,
and Archer wore an Atlanta uni
form before he was called to high
er things. Perhaps the premier
performer in the same position in
the American league is Big Ed
Sweeney, and Sweeney was Arch
er’s successor in Atlanta.
But the backstop’ping glory does
not stop there. It has been but a
few brief seasons ago that Nig
Clarke was considered the most
promising catcher in the majors
and only the unfortunate tempera
ment of Sid Smith kept him from
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staying in classy company to
which he was twice called.
The pitching list is hardly less
formidable. Russell Ford is among
the best right handers of the world.
Nap Rucker is unquestionably the
peer of any southpaw who ever
pulled on a right-handed glove.
Hub Perdue, the famous Gallatin
squash, can actually win games for
the Boston Braves. Rube Benton
and George Suggs are the Reds'
only dependable pitchers. Kent and
Ragon, of Brooklyn, won their
spurs in this circuit.
Dygert Almost Won Pennant.
And of the hurlers of yesterday,
who can forget how little Jimmie
Dygert, the first year after he left
New Orleans and joined the Ath
letics was rushed into the breach
when Mack's stars collapsed and,
single-handed, almost won a pen
nant from Detroit? Handsome
Harry Mclntyre just this year
dropped out of the major circuit
after years of usefulness to both
Brooklyn and the Cubs, while big
Frank Smith has dropped out after
years of brilliant work.
The infield list loses nothing in
brilliancy Ask who is the best
first baseman in the world today
and practically every expert in the
land will stand on his hind legs
and shout "Jake Daubert” up to
high heaven. Young Derrill Pratt
has show n himself a sensation even
with the unfortunate environment
of being on the pay roll of the St.
Louis Browns.
And the majors are just full of
Southern league third basemen.
There is little Bobby Byrne, of
Pittsburg, who has won his world
series spurs. Over Brooklyn way
there is "Red" Smith doing duty
at the third corner, while the Bos
ton Braves have big Jay Kirke
performing a similar function. Lus-
ter was loaned the Southern league
when George Rohe turned the tide
of battle in the historic world se
ries between the Sox and Cubs. He
did this the year after his pur
chase from the Pelicans.
Send Up Great Outfielders.
But taking the outfield, the list
grows in formidabiiity. If the Red
Sox win, the bat of Tris Speaker
will be more largely responsible
than any other factor. Joe Jack
son ranks second only to Cobb and
Speaker as an outfield performer.
•For years Rube Oldrlng has been
a mainstay of Mack, while Bris
Lotti has been almost as useful.
Zach Wheat, the Indian, is among
the best, and he has a coming
companion in Hub Northern, now
working with him in Brooklyn.
All these men have won their
fame in the twelve years since the
reorganization of the Southern
league. Go back into the olden
time and the list is just as lumi
nous. Fred Clarke. Pittsburg’s
great leader; Hank. O’Day, manager
of the Reds; little Topsy Hartsei,
who up to last year was Mack’s
regular sun fielder, Heinie Pitez,
for years famous as a backstop;
Iron Man Joe McGinnity, one of the
greatest hurlers who ever faced
batter; Bill Armour, who managed
Cleveland, and so on and on.
Other leagues of the minors can
boast better salary limits. More
fancy prices may be paid for their
players, but from past perform
ances the major scouts would do
well to look over the Southern be
fore their eyes are turned in any
other direction in the whole realm
of the national pastime.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Albany in Columbus.
Savannah In Columbia.
Macon in Jacksonville
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C. | W L PC.
Sav’nah 27 IS .628 I Macon . 22 23
C'bus. . 26 18 .591 Albany .17 27 .386
J’ville. . 25 2(1 .556 I Col a. . .16 29 .356
Yesterday’s Results.
No games scheduled.
made the announcement that Smith will be signed for two veal’s. Rvan believes
that Smith is the proper man and thinks that he and his fellow directors, Callaway
and Nunnally, made a wise move when they secured the popular Billy for two
terms.
The Georgian was the first to print the news that Smith is to lead the Crack
ers next season. It was a clean “scoop. The other local papers at first denied
that Smith had been secured.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Today.
.Atlanta in Birmingham.
Memphis in Mobile.
Chattanooga in Montgomery.
Nashville in New Orleans.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C. | W. L. P.C.
B’ham. 68 45 .602 M niphis 53 56 186
Mobile .63 553 Mont . 53 59 473
N. Or. 57 52 .523 N’ville. .51 59 .464
C nooga 52 53 495 Atlanta 43 65 .398
Yesterday's Results.
Mobile 10. Atlanta 8.
Birmingham 6. Memphis 0
Nashville 5. Montgomery 1
Chattanooga 2, New Orleans 1 iflrst
game.)
Chattanooga 3, New Orleans 2 (second
game.)
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Today.
Brooklyn in Pittsburg.
Boston in Cincinnati.
Philadelphia in Chicago.
New York in St. Louis.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P.C. I W. L. P.C
, N. York 75 31 .708 C’nati. 52 59 .468
I Chicago .71 38 .652 S. Louis 50 61 .450
P’burg 65 42 .607 B’klyn. .39 71 355
Phila. . 53 55 .491 Boston . 30 78 .278
Yesterday’s Results.
Boston 5. Cincinnati 4.
New York 11. St. Louis 1.
Philadelphia 10, Chicago 6 (first game.)
Chicago 5, Philadelphia 1 (second game)
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