Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, August 30, 1912, LATE SPORTS, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Text8 GKOKIiAN TCW GOT® * Z LDITLD Zy W. 9 FARNSWORTH BRADY Will DEAL HIS BRAND TO LOOKOUTS CHATTANOOGA, TENN., Aug. 30.—Brady and Priest will be the opposing mound men in the second game of the series ' between the Crackers and Look outs. The fact that Atlanta lost yesterday has not discouraged the Gate City warriors in the least, and for the first time in weeks they dis played some fighting spirit this morning as they lounged around the hotel. They are confident of win ning today, again tomorrow, and thereby cop the long end of the series. The Lookouts captured the first game of the struggle yesterday by ; s siore of 4 to 1. The home team’s Polish batterj', Covaleskle and Gid do, proved Altogether too good for Whitey Alperman s misfits. It was tne Lookouts' first victory In ten games, too. Johnson Pitched Well, Lyman Johnson hurled for the Crackers, and really hurled a very useful game, but errors cropped out in his support at critical times, and when the Lookouts mixed some timely hits with them, runs were scored The Crackers were a trifle too daring on the base lines, and would probably have scored more than one run had they not attempted to stretch hits, or go an extra station on an error, good pegs cutting them down. Joe Agler offended twjce In this respect. Harbison once. The Interest In the game was In tense, and when It was seen that the rival hurlers were twirling Just about the same brand of baseball, the fans sat back and waited for something to break. The some thing was the Atlanta support Bailey's Work Feature. Harry Bailey’s great running catches in left field were easily the feature of the game. He made a critical error on a fly by Coyle, but he robbed Mickey of an extra base hit a few Innings later, and electri fied the crowd by racing to the flag pole in left center and capturing Gray’s long drive that looked good for a homer. Coyle’s first base play was the feature from a Chattanooga stand ppint. The Crackers counted their only tally in the second inning. McEl veen beat out a slow roller to third; Reynolds walked; Humpty was forced at third on Callahan's roller. Wolfe kicked in with a timely blngle and Reynolds scored Barr’s Double Costly. In their half of the same Inning, the Lookouts scored the runs that really won the game. With one gone, Glddo drew a ticket. Corti leskle was retired by Callahan after ' a hard run in deep center. Coyle flew to left, but Bailey dropped it 1 and both hands were safe. Barr cut loose with a two-sacker, on which the two runners counted. With one gone in the sixth, Glddo walked. Covaleskle forced him at second. Harry went to second on a wild pitch and counted when Coyle , drove out a single In the seventh, again after one was gone, a man walked This i time it was Balenti. Moran went 1 out, but Jordan kicked in with a , single that sent the chief home ward. HANDSOME BOY BREAKS TRACK RECORD AT MACON MACON. GA.. Aug 30 —The trotting record for a Georgia track was broken here by Handsome Boy. owned by G. II Escos, of Athens, when he made the mile In 2:18% in the third heat The previous record was held by Lecco Wilks, owned by Dan O’Connell, of Macon, and was made at the state fair here last year A crowd of 1,000 people attended the opening of the three days’ raoe meet yesterday afternoon and saw two good events. The 2:20 trot was won by Handsome Boy, in three straight heats, hts time 2:12%. Veteran, owned by Morgan Thompson, was second; Clement, J. T. Morton, Gray owner, third, and Frank lin. S. Wise. Atlanta, owner, fourth In the free-for-all race for a purse of , 1150. Joe Wilks, owned by Dampler, of i Valdosta, was the winner in two straight I heats. Nellie Gentry. Dan O'Conn. 11. | Macon, owner, was second, and Lady i White, C H Escos, Athens, owner was third The time was 2:15%. JIMMY BRITT PLAYS JOKE ON BROADWAY NEW YORK. Aug. 30.—While a scis sors grinder was busily engaged in sharpening cutlery opposite the Metro pole hotel. Jimmy Britt, the ex-prlze fighter, sauntered up to a group of men in the lobby, cast a casual glance across the street and said: “Holy smoke, but that’s a dandy make-up." "What do you mean'.’” some on*' in quired. “Why,” Jimmy replied in a confiden tial way. "that’s .Billy Bums, the de tective I used to know him in San Francisco. No make-up can fool me.” Instantly the group took life, and in a few minutes the whole bunch was across the street. They told others, and so did Jimmy. Pretty soon tile scis sors grinder was playing to a gallery of about fifty people, while Britt looked on from across the street. k Meanwhile Detective Burtts was strolling down the boardwalk at Atian- BfJc City. 1- Billy Smith, Crackers’ New . Manager, Snapped on the Job THE POPULAR “BILLY” serving up.some .Zj ■'< jjjSSgSSsK OF HIS BENDERS TO W HIS batters / DURING PRACTICE w game. • ■■ ''■ cngßsl ■ y ■ I <uKKSKohS * MBkKHhE/// L/r ' M I'< / 'j i .. 4s MK/ v LOOKING OVER A CONTRACT baseball] Diamond News and Gossip :— _ rhe Delehantys were the greatest of baseball families Four out of five broth ers were sent to the big leagues. The fifth played baseball. The lather was ■lames Delehanty, Sr., a Cleveland me chanic. The boys were Ed. Tom, Frank, ■ ll ' e “nd Willie The greatest was IJd. His most famous feat was that of knoek ng four home runs out of five times at bat • • • Almeida has been directed to report to the Red team at the close of the Southern league Reason and will play his tlrst game In New 5 ork He and Marsans are ex pected to draw out the entire Cuban colony In the metropolis. • V • Doubt has arisen about the (Hants' round-the-world trip Several of the (Slant players have decided they do not want to go and some question has arisen over McGraw's ability to finance It • • • Ihe Browns will send three men to Montgomery In return for first pick on the Montgomery team next year The men Dobbs is to get are said to be First Baseman Joe Kutina. Pitcher Charles Koy Brown and Outfielder Pietro Comp ton. * • ♦ • Pitcher Schultz, of the Savannah team, who has been bought by the Giants, will r , e V, or \ York just as soon as the sally league post-season games are over. • • • Minneapolis recently won six games in three days from Indianapolis. There's one other team in the world in Atlan ta s class • • • It Is said that Claude Herrick did not . T n<l yto being traded to Baltimore But, shucks, that didn’t get him anything. Oh. yes here’s a new solution of the managerial problems at St. Louis and Brooklyn Bresnahan Is to be traded to Brooklyn for Nap Rucker ami Zack n heat. And Miller Huggins Is to man age the Cardinals Maybe. , going to run a special train from Youngstown for the world’s series Umm\ MeAlevr s friends in the Mahon- I mg valley are just bound to see his Red Sox perform • ♦ • Jud Daley has been called to his home LhA ,or ‘"fP.?!‘‘ r> "f »ls only cm id, a little son born this summer* th’Jm?. 1 ? cl,,bs finished in h ft " f ,he s,lll > lei, Kue season: T „ J.. , .. Won Lost I’.C. Jacksonville. . ... 35 i- 570 Savannah 31 r.>r. Macon ; 95 Columbus . ' 5k .1'- Columbia. is 324 • • • 1 Bernlt McCaj let up in his : Sally pennant was s!u , ' ’n'T th,j elah were r I ’S star players and then petuiant ’ <! *’** WRs n't winning the • • • North'’?-!!!-'' an all- N« rth < ar<>lma h ugio . and wants Greens boro and Charlott- in it Count out Mobile It would take a miracle now for the Hulls t.. eop Thev are more likely to ;. UI , Also award last place to Atlanta The Crackers could not a given point much less Chattanooga • 4 • President William Grayson, of the am-/ ec t I < Ul> " :rnid an oner of Ha,ooo for his outfit THE ATLANTA NEWS. ERIDAY. AUGUST 30, 1912. _ -Players Bill Smith Has “Sent Up” Al Orth, pitcher, star with Philadelphia and New York American team many years. Dolan, infielder, several years with Louisville in old 12- elub league. Ollie Pickering, sold to Louisville, afterward with Cleve land Spiders. Dan McGann, first sacker, sold to Boston, afterward first baseman oi New York National World’s Champions. George Nill. second baseman, sold to Cleveland, where he stuck several years. Al Newton, noted southpaw, sold to Louisville, and later with New York Americans. Gilroy, pitcher, sold to Washington. Dummy laylor, sold to New York Nationals, for which club be pitched many years. Bernard, outfielder, sold to Boston Americans. Paul Sentell. shortstop, sold to Athletics by Macon. Russell Ford, New York American’s star pitcher. R-oy ( astleton. pitcher. New York Americans, Cincinnati Nationals. • Ed Sweeney, catcher. New York American's star receiver. ‘Rube Zeller, pitcher, sold to New York Americans, now dead. “ Dode Paskert, outfielder, sold to Cincinnati, now with Philadelphia Nationals. Bob Spade, pitcher, sold to Cincinnati, and a star for one season. Jimmy Archer, star catcher of Chicago Cubs. Sid Smith, sold to Athletics, afterward with Cleveland, now with Columbus. Williams, catcher, now with Boston Americans. ■ Rube” Benton, pitcher. Cincinnati. “Hub” Northern, outfielder. Brooklyn. Bob Higgins, catcher, Brooklyn. Roy Moran, sold to Brooklyn for fall delivery. FIVE MATCHES SHOT AND WON AT SEAGIRT RANGE RIFLE RANGE. SEAGIRT. N . Aug. 30 Five matches were decided yestetday at the Seagirt shooting tour nament. Sergeant Pefry S. Schofield, of Mass.ichusetts, won the Nevada tro phy match; the field and stall’ of the Third infantry. Neu Jersey National Guard, won the cavalry team match; the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver club, of New York, won the revolver team match; A P. Lane, of New York, won tile all-comets squadded military match J. H. Snook, of Ohio, won the all-comers squadded rapid-fire match. Shooting conditions were excellent. I Simplify home, apartment, room seek ing by saving time, temper and tramping consulting The Georgian Rent Bulle tin. ZIMMERMAN HITS BALL ON LINE FOR 425 FEET CHICAGO, Aug 30.—Heinie Zim merman. third baseman for the Cubs and leading batsman in the National . league, hit w hat is said to be the long est home run ever made on the local grounds In the game with St. Louis here, it was Zimmerman's fourteenth home drive this season and was made , when one man was on base in the first inning The ball struck the lower left-hand corner of the score board in left field, near the club house, and experts on long drives estimated that the ball traveled 425 feet before striking the board. Last Spark of Cracker Hope Now Extinguished Smith’s Men Did It, But Nobody Blames Bill By Percy H. Whiting. IF ever a faint hope existed that the Crackers might take a fall out of Chattanooga, pass the Lookouts and escape the ignominy of finishing last, that hope is dead —dead as a petrified pterodactyl. It was assassinated yesterday aft ernoon when the Lookouts downed the Crackers handily in the first game of the series in Chattanooga, t to 1. And thus is there another added bit of solace to the feelings of Bill HlHk/.X'W wlHmbw- # \ j,\ ' w ~ I <x ■ JivHSKf /y W/ W / / gg fa W w, < w/ W.Z” x - *.; " y// xr XSS>$“ “A « ■ //// WATCHING A PITCHER WARM UP. |news from ringside! Jack Dillon, who was scheduled to box Cyclone Johnny Thompson in Memphis Labor day, has wired the club he will not be able to fight on that date owing to an Injury. However, many fans believe it is simply a case of cold feet, as Dillon re cently ran out of a match with K. O. Brown. » • • Joe Sherman is training hard for his eight-round encounter with Harry Tren dall at the Southern Athletic club in Memphis Labor day. This will be a real tryout for Sherman* and he will be given several good matches provided he defeats Trendall • ♦ • Buffalo will have several good bouts on Labor day. Jumbo Wells meets “One Round" Davis, K. O. Brennan fights Jack Barrett and Jimmy Duffy will be stacked up against Bobby Wallace in what should be one of the best shows staged in that city this year. » « • Patsy Kline has improved so rapid!} that many believe he will succeed Johnny Kllbane as featherweight champion. The latest victim to fall before the little He brew was Kid Lenny, who lasted four rounds of a scheduled ten-round bout staged at Newark a few nights ago • • • Terry Mitchell and Joe Gans are booked for a ten-round light at the Surf Avenue Opera house at Coney Island tonight. * • • Willie Purcell and Young Attell are both training hard for the.lt ten-round engage ment in Cincinnati Labor day. These two boxers recently stirred up much trouble in boxing circles ift the Ohio city by sign ing to box at several dis erent clubs on the same date. . Smith, sorely wounded by the pros pect of finishing worse this season than ever before in his managerial history. For in the seventeen years he has been a manager he has never before finished worse than sixth. And only three times before has he finished in the second division. a 60UNTERPART of Bill Smith’s •4* managerial career has proba bly never before been known in baseball. Certainly its equal is not to be found in minor league history. In the first place, Bill started in ; Articles have been signed by Cyclone i Johnny Thompson and Eddie McGoorty for a ten-round fight to be staged in Cin- > cinnati September 16. . Thompson was : originally matched with Jack Dillon for a Labor day bout at Memphis, but Dillon was injured while training and will not be able to appear. • * * Johnny Kling, the boxer who was kick ing up such a howl because he could L not get any one to fight him. has at last I secured a match. He is booked to meet , t-iarry Trendall in St. Louis September 14. Patsy Brannigan and Frankie Burns have been practically matched for a ten round bout to be staged in Cincinnati on September 5., * * * Leo Kelly, who defeated I 'an Cullen in 1 Memphis recently, is wanted by many clubs for a Labor day engagement. Kelly I is paid a weekly salary by his manager for boxing and the manager runs all the risk of galmbling on the gate receipts. RITCHIE INJURES ARM: HOGAN FIGHT IS OFF SAN F'RANCISCO, Aug. 30.—The tight scheduled between “One-Round" l Hogan and Willie Ritchie, lightweights, for Septembe: 9. has been called off on account of an injury to Ritchie's arm received in training. i rteait and answer the Want Ads In The Georgian. A good rule for every individ ual who reads. Make it your rule and t you will be more prosperous and more contented. as a manager at the tender ag« (speaking from a baseball slant) of 25. T' Stranger still, he secured his first 1 job as manager when he had been ! playing baseball but two years. Imagine starting "Dug” Harbi- ) son or "Kid” Howard off next i spring as a manager. Yet they < have had two years experience and I they are nearly the age of Bill j Smith when he started. Perhaps more marvelous still, this Ohio ’kid bumped right into a hot race in the Virginia leagu* and as manager of Lynchburg he finished second. The next year, his fourth in baseball and his sec ond as manager, he won a pen nant. Some managers have been fn baseball twenty years without having the good fortune that came to Bill Smith his second year out. In all, Bill Smith has won five pennants in seventeen years. • « • ttERE is Bill Smith’s complete ■*■ •*■ record as a manager, giving the year, the team, the league and the positions that Bill’s team fin ished: 1895 Lynchburg, Virginia, sec ond. 1896 — Lynchburg. Virginia, first. 1897 Norfolk, Atlantic, third. 1898— Ottumwa, Western assocfJ ation, fourth. 1899 — Knoxville, independent. 1900— Albany, New York States third. ' 1901— Davenport, Three third. 1902 Davenport, Three fourth. 1903 Greenville. Cotton States third. 1904 Macon, South Atlantic, flrsfc 1905 Macon, South Atlantic, firsli . 1906—Atlanta, Southern, third. < 1907 Atlanta, Southern, first. 1908— Atlanta, Southern, sixth. ] 1909 Atlanta, Southern, first. 1910— Buffalo, Eastern, fifth. 1911— Chattanooga, Southern, ( fifth. ♦ » • A NOTHER record that Bill holds 1 is all his own and is one that nobody will contest with him. Wil- j liam has, beyond all question, con- I stinted more tobacco during the playing season than any living manager. . Bill hasn’t any fixed amouAt per i day or per game. But he comes to every game provided with two lib eral-sized plugs. If his team is a winner all the way, he will just nib ble the edges of one of them. If it is a close contest he will eat most of both of them. It would be a fair estimate to say that Smith ruins one plug of to bacco a game and one more during the course of the day’s business. Now', in the last seventeen years Smith has witnessed or played in something like 3,000 games, count ing spring exhibitions, post-season affairs and the like. On a basis, of two plugs of tobacco a day, this means that he has worried away close to 6,000 plugs during the playing seasons. Placed end to end, these plugs would measure 500 yards—over a quarter of a mile. Stacked on top of each other, they would rise to a height of 166 feet. They cost an aggregate of S3OO. Their weight was approximately 750 pounds. As a tobacco fiend, Smith stands unequaled. It is his prize dissipa tion. And he goes to it strong. * « • NOTHER chanter tn Bill Smith’s career is drawing to an end. It hasn’t been a particularly pleas ing chapter. On October 1 he will turn over a new page, take hold of the team that brought him his greatest glory and set out on a voy age of two years duration—with the destination Pennantville—but with reefs, ledges, hurricanes, pi rates and half a million sorts of trouble betw'een him and his tenta tive terminus. The Big Race j Here is the newest dope on how the Big Five batters of the American league are hitting: PLAYER— ab. H. P.C» COBB 455 187 ,411 j 461 170 369 c S 432 146 338 Tris Speaker fell off a fraction over two points yesterday when he failed to* connect more than once in four at-, tempts. Collms was up four times and didn t secure a blooming hit. He lost three points thereby. Cobb. Jackson and’ I Lajoie cidn’t play, as Detroit and Cleve< land did not participate in battle. BROOKLYN CLUB TAKES IN NEW STOCKHOLDERS BROOKLYN, N. announced today that former Aiderman S- 1 W. McKeever and E. J. McKeever, Brook ’tul T?J ltr vi Ctor v ha . li Purchased stock in ”■ ”, Brooklyn baseball club. President- 1 Ebbetts- needed capital to complete th» new Ebbetts field and the M'Ki-evroM him in his venture. r>r,r h ate?u?J )l a nt K 0 J their investment wa« d r SC r S x< d ’t- but at an election of off!- 1 ’,<> Sl 7 Kee ,Yer was made vice pres tdent. Charles H. Ebbetts. Sr., retains control and continues as president, with Henry Medicus treasurer and C. H. Eb betts, Jr., secretary.