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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, THURSDAY, APRIL 24.1913.
Crackers Win Whirligiggy Game
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DEMAREE, the New York Giants’ promising pitcher, who was with Mike Finn’s Southern League Gulls
last year, herewith pictures his humorous impressions, both from the player’s and spectator’s point of view.
Becker, Weaver and Co. Get Good
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Harbison Pulls Off Quaint Play
By Percy II. Whiting.
A \V afternoon that Bill Smith starts Weaver and Becker ought to lie
declared “fan day” at the hall park. For there Is always such a lot
of good stuff doing.
Consider now the scores of recent Weaver-Itecker games, to wit, and
thus:
Wednesday. April 16—Birmingham 11. Atlanta S; 14 hits hy Barons.
Saturday. April lh Nashville !>. Atlanta 8: 11 hits by Vols.
Wednesday, April 2.“ Atlanta 8, Chattanooga 7, 10 hits by Fiber
kids.
Note the gradual improvement of the combination I They scaled the
runs down thus. 11, 9. 7. Also they settled down In the matter of allow
ing hits, to wit: 14, 11,, 10.
That pair is getttngvgood.
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W HAT the mischief the matter is with Weaver nobody seems to know.
If anybody had told Bill Smith a month ago that Weaver would be
knocked out of the box-three times between April 16 and 23 inclusive
Smith would have snickered. But it bus come to pass.
In yesterday’s game Weaver was knocked out in the second inning
with two hits. But both were liomers, from the tints of Curt. Elston and
•dabby” Street.
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T HE knocking out of Weaver was as nothing, however, compared with
what the Craekers handed Chappelle. In the second inning the At
lantans battpd clear around and three over and with six hits made 8 runs.
With Bailey up for the second time Big Bjll put his glove in his pocket,
turned on ids massive heel and left the box. Kid Elberfeld bad Forrest
More out in the bull pen. warming up and there was a long delay before
he could be dug up. But Chappelle was through. He didn’t give a cuss if
there weren’t any more pitchers anywhere. H t . had finished, after one of
the saddest drubbings a pitcher lias taken in the Southern league this
vear.
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7T was nice ttiat Atlanta, won for we should be forced, to admit otherwise
1 that it Mas oh well, what's the use. We won. Let Chattanoogans
grow the wrinkles.
Of course the Atlanta in and outfield pulled a couple of bad ones.
Two fell safe that were within reach of three men. They went as hits
but they should have lieen errors. Everybody went after them, nobody got
them, nobody seemed to know who was supposed to get them. And there
you are.
But then we won.
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I T fell to Douglas Hat-bison to celebrate his return io Ponce DeLeon
park with unite the most amazing play of the day. It was in the fervid
second. Wally Smith was on third when Weaver tupped ono to Harbison.
He caught Wally off third and a run-down was on. The ball was hurled to
Street and he shimmed it back to Harbison. "Dug'’ closed in a bit and
Wally dashed for the plate, with Harbison close after him. They passed
street, who was waiting to head Wally. They passed the mighty form of
Chappelle, poised in the path for the same purpose. Gradually Smith ap
proached the plate, with Harbison after him, but not gaining much.
There was need for a critical play. It was a crisis.
With a flash of genius Harbison drew back liis mighty right and
lll'RLED THE BALL FELL IN THE MIDDLE OF SMITH’S BACK.
The strategy of the thing was lost on the fans. Our personal belief is
that Harbison expected to fell Smith with the blow and that lie planned
then to pick up the Drill and press.it against Smith’s prostrate form.
Hut Smith, being tough by nature, didn’t mind the -wallop and romped
across with a run.
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I T appears that the Crackers have something on the Ijookouts. Yesterday
made the fourth consecutive victory of Atlanta over their hated rivals.
This afternoon Manager Elberfeld will try to reverse the count.
Just what the matter is with the Elborkids nobody seems to know, ex
cept that they are weak oil the slab. The rest of the team stacks up pretty-
good. Gabby Street is going like a wonder and his playing does a lot to
substantiate his claim that lie’s just as good a catcher to-day as lie ever
was in liis life.
1’resident o. B. Andrews, of the Chattanooga club, who witnessed the
game, snvs that he is not through strengthening the team.
-We'will keep after It until we get a winner, if we have to buy ball
players all summer,” said Mr. Andrews.
And when a man goes out after anything with that spirit he usually
accomplishes something.
IS IS THE QPE/8 SEASON for recruits
GIBSON BREAKS ANKLE;
OUT FOR TWO MONTHS
PITTSBURG, April 24.- There is
1 "mi in the Pirate camp to-day over
P - mws that Catcher (libson’s ankle
»r.>ken and he will be out of the
Kane for two months.
M\ defiance
at Biood Disorders
4 Remedy That Ha® Shown
Remarkable Purifying
Effect.
Most
At I.atit You Can Get Rbl of Dloo<l
Trouble*—S. S. S.
I he word medicine is one of the
i! st abused in our language. There
certain medicinal properties just
-ecssary to health as the food we
'Lake, for example, the well- .
' 1 tonic medicine S. S. S. This
blood purifier contains medic-
*' ’1 components just as vital and
essential to healthy blood as the ele- •
Idct. ^ of wheat, roast beef, the fats!
fi ; sugars that make up our daily i
ration. i
As a. matter of fact, there is one
hf j r ‘ient in S. S. S. which serves the
a ; tlve purpose of stimulating each
cellular part of the body to the healthy J
ar,u Judicious selection of its own ,
1 nutriment. That is why it
'Ues the blood supply; why it ,
h a tremendous influence in
has
a11 skin afflictions.
And in regenerating the tissues
V s - S. has a rapid and positive anti-
otal effect upon all those irritating
nces that cause rheumatism, sore
nroat, weak eyes, falling hair, loss of
^ i r, ht. thin, pale cheeks, and that
leanness of muscle and nerve that is
_ e n r rally experienced as spring fever.
, bottle of S. S. S. at any drug
°re, and in a few days you will not
. V fee l bright and energetic, but
.^u will be the picture of new life.
'• S. is prepared only in the labora-
r,f The Specific Co.. 137
1 lf t Bldg., Atlanta. Ga.. who main-
n _ v ery efficient Medical Depart-
where all who have any blood
er a stubborn nature may
p freely for advice and a special
’ : of instruction. S. S. R. is sold
"Vwhere by drug stores, department
o^-nerjtf. stores.
FRANKIE WHITNEY BEATS
REDMOND IN 10-ROUND GO
PUEBLO. COLO., April 24.—Frankie
Whitney, the Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
boy, defeated Jack Redmond, of Mil
waukee, in a fast ten-rounxMtoutJiere
last night Whitney had the best of
nearly every round and put up a great
battle.
The first hvo sessions were about
the only even periods of the scrap.
After that. Whitney solved Redmond’s
defense and had little trouble with the
Milwaukee battler.
FIRST GOLF TOURNEY OF
SEASON AT BROOKHAVEN
The first golf tournament of the sea
son will be played on the Brookhaven
Club course Saturday.
This will be an 18-hole medal play
-• ratch event. Players can tee off from
tb" first tee at any time during the
day, if they allow themselves sufficient
lime to complete the two rounds of nine
holes each.
Prizes such as golf bags, clubs and
'alls, will be awarded to the placers
making the low scores.
L. G. I. WINS.
LOCUST GROVE, GA.. April 24.— L.
; 1. annexed another victory to its
redit by defeating the Mercer sub-var-
iy by the score of 6 to 5. The L. G. I.
ov.-.’ hit Forrester for a total of 15 hits,
vliib; Mercer secured 8. Bowden, of 1 .
;. I., secured four hits in four times up.
OTHER RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Cotton States League.
Pensacola 6, Jackson 1.
Selma 1, Columbus 0.
Clarksdale 21, Meridian 9.
American Association.
No games scheduled.
International League.
Baltimore 11. Montreal 2.
Buffalo 3, Newark 2.
Rochester 11, Providence 4.
Toronto 4. Jersey City 0.
Virginia League.
Portsmouth 1, Newport News 0.
Richmond 13, Norfolk 2.
Petersburg 5. Roanoke 1.
Texas League.
Beaumont 4. Galveston 0
Fort Worth 2. Vaco 0.
Dallas - Austin. postponed,
grounds.
Houst<
grounds.
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip
Vean Gregg figures that a red shirt,
usually considered lucky in baseball, is
an awful jinx.
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Ed Walsh is still working on his slow
ball. This is his eleventh season of
attempts with that delivery. Last sea
son he got his courage up to start it
twenty-one times. Nineteen times it
came straight back at him.
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Vic Schlitzer seems to have waked up
this season and Is doing good work for
the Kansas City team.
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Bob Fisher says that the ninety feet
between third base and home plate on
Ebbetts Field is his idea of the origi-
inal lonesome trail.
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Thank heaven. Retnag Hanaoj, who
has just broken into the sporting pages,
is a wrestler, not a baseball player.
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Of course, it had to be Charley Frank
who made the first protest of the sea
son.
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Frank's protest standing in the
Southern League reads something likt
this:
Made. Won. Lost. P.C.
Protests 931 3 928 .003
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As far as any charge goes that Mike
Finn “doctored” the pitching box—well,
it doesn’t go far. The reason is: What’s
the use? Finn can beat Frank as the
team stands v?ith any old sort of pitch
ing box. *
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President Barney Drevfuss says that
baseball welcomes an investigation. And
it will probably get it.
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Harry McIntyre’s release has been re
called, and he may stick with the Reds
through the season.
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A1 Bridwell is -ikying as good ball
this vear as ever he has since he has
been in the big leagues.
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Hans Wagner is to be operated on.
and It is unlikely that Honus will ever
he himself again: If the operation 1“
successful, the Dutch slugger will l>e out
of the game for months.
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Wallv Smith only missed getting *50
for hitting the bull on the Nashville
grounds by a few inches. But what s
the odds; It’s nearly payday, anyhow.
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The champion hard luck guy. however,
is Curt Kllston. In yesterday's game
tlds lad knocked the ball not only to
the bull, but CLEAR OVER IT Can
you beat that for being jinxed? .f the
ball had been hit a few ounces easier
it would have netted Ellston fifty bucks
sure.
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\gler and Weichonce were given two
bases on bads apiece. Agler made one
of his count for a run. Weichonce
scored his run after his two-bagger.
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Keating bad little chance in yester
day’s game. He was not in but a coll
ide of minutes, and then only to run
for Weaver. However, he managed to
steal a base and to score a run.
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The crowds at Ponce DeLeon Bark
continue large.
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Tommy Long is still lacing the baR.
Yesterday be made three, one a triple,
and should have bad four in succession
except for a f reak pk / by Flick. Tom
my is only hatting 412 now.
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This Flick looks promising. He
showed a lot of stuff yesterday.
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Tho Crackers continue to bum poorly.
i{ seems their only willow weakness.
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The Klberklds made a brave uphill
flght yesterday and deserved a better
fate.
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Gftbbv Street aimears a long way from
being “all in.” He hit well and threw
well.
CHW$TY MATHEWS
BE LL
LEAGUI GOSSIP
NEW YORK. April 24. Although the season is not yet very old, two events have already
dented baseball history which may have a big effect on the results of the rare. As if to show-
no partiality Dame—or perhaps w-e should cal her Miss —Fortune lias planted one in each
league.
Honus Wagner is In had shape, just how bad I do not know, but Information lias conic
to nip from baseball sources that his knee js exceedingly weak, and its condition has so badly
worried Fred Clarke, the manager of the I’trates, that he took Wagner to Youngstown himself
to consult with the famous bonesetter. Reese. The big Dutchman has lieen declared out of the
game many rimes before this and lm*s returned stronger than e\ l er. A few years ago; when
BOXING
News of the Ring Game
the Pittsburg club was playing at
Sportsman Park before the new
Forties Field was built, Wagner was
so crippled up with rheumatism from
standing on the damp ground of the
flat lands that It was thought then he
was nearing his finish. At that time,
Wagner wanted to quit the game, but
Dreyfuss insisted that he stick with
him.
Understand I am not reading Wag
ner out of baseball now. He may lmve
many years left in him, and none
more sincerely hopes so than 1 do.
He has been ohe of the greatest play
ers in the game. Hts knee may come
around in fine shape again, but Wag
ner is getting along in years, and
such injuries do not repair as quick
ly when a man approaches forty.
Honus has already lieen ufrald of
his legs. He has thought for a long
time that they would cave first and
put him out of tlie game.
“How are the legs, Honus?” I
asked him one day last season.
“They feel better this summer than
in two years,” he told me.
His underpinning did give him very
little trouble last season, and lie had
a good year. Everybody Iiegau to lie
lleve tlie legs were as good as ever,
and, in examining the outlook for
this summer, the prognosticators took
it for granted Wagner would have
another good year. Then Honus
twisted one of ills valuable legs in a
practices game at Hot Springs during
tlie spring training period. Little was
thought of the injury at first, but it
continued to grow worse instead of
better and, wlitn the club returned to
Pittsburg, Wagner was limping badly.
Baseball players were surprised to
see him attempt to play ii: the open
ing games, and tills reckless treat
ment of tlie twisted knee made it
much worse. He soon had to quit
and now it will not respond to treat
ment. Dreyfuss Is worried. Clarke is
worried, and the Pittsburg fans are
worried. Apparently least worried of
all is llans Wagner they tell me.
"I can still work the clutch in my
automobile, and I guess I’ll be able
to limp around a little after the birds
next fall,” he said to somebody the
other day.
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Wagne- is a jieeuliar player. Base
ball is liis life, and he lias always
taken the game seriously. Still he
has pretended to do this and shuffles
about the field almost carelessly.
When he makes an error that affect
If that were possible. Ilis appearance
of indifference to his injury is doubt
less assumed when he says Ills leg
is strong enough to work the clutch
of his automobile.
It is remarkable how many veter
ans quit the game liecause their legs
give way first. There was Arthur
Devlin, formerly of the Giants, and
one of the best third basemen ever to
play In the big leagues. His arm was
good, his eye was good, and he was a
young mini w hen McGraw let him go
to Huston because he was getting
slow in the legs. That was one of
the hardest moves McGraw made lie-
cause Devlin was a particular friend
of his. It was the creaky condition
of Bridwell’s legs that picked him
off the New York cjuli although "Al"
seems to have regained his strength
through a rest. Aside from his
trouble with his head, Frank Chance
has suffered most from Ids legs, and
Ids underpinning has kept him out of
Charlie White’s victory over Joe
Thomas in eight rounds at New Orleans
Monda\ night has boosted the Chicago
boy to the top of the lightweight divi
sion. White also has victories to his
credit over Owen Moran, Young Shu-
grue. Johnny Dundee. Pal Moore and
Steve Ketchet. which proves he is made
of the real stuff.
Nate Lewis, manager of White, writes
that he is particularly anxious to bring
White to Atlanta to box Freddie Welsh.
Igiach Cross or Joe Rivers. A tight be
tween White arid either of these boys
would prove a banner attraction.
the game this year. Many doubt
whether Chance’s legs will be strong
r,,r 1.1,.. t,, ninv Johnny Coulon, bantam champ, turn-
enough e\ei ajMin lm mm to i>m> ed down hIs st . Louis ma nh with
regularly, in spite of predictions to Frankie Hennessey for April 29 to take
the contrary. ! on Tommy Hudson at Windsor on April
30. It will be an eight-round affair
and will test John's old-time hitting
The reason for the weakening of a
ball player’s legs first is apparent.
The greatest strain comes on this
part of the anatomy. All ball play-
power and stamina.
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"Peanuts” Sehieberl, of Rock Island,
ers are forced to make quick starts, j f nt L Chick Hayes have been matched
n „ . . I to box ten rounds at Indianapolis April
The strains on the legs are sudden | 03.
and severe. Base running, with its
“Battling" Nelson and Bay Wood bat
tled to a hot twelve-round draw at New
Bedford, Mass., the other night.
quick starts and sudden stops, wears
on the legs. In sizing up a hull play
er, the smart manager nowadays with
the increased desire for speed notices
the legs first. If he sees the recruit
Jim
! dough.
Flynn is still gathering In the
Not content with meeting Lu-
favors these, he is generally passed 1 ther McCarty In a six-round fiasco last
back to the minors even if lie has
other ability. Look at Lelivelt, of
the Yankees, who hatted ..’*do last
year, but still is sitting on the bench
because he lacks speed.
'Copyright, 1913, by McClure N«wm-
"aper Syndicate Company A
NAP LEADER IS SORE AT
SCHAEFER AND ALTROCK
wet
-San Antonio, postponed; wet
College Games.
IC f.. Columbia 4.
. , inceton 8. Pennsylvania 3
Dartmouth 11, Colby 1.
Armv 10 Swarthmore 9.
Navy 5, Dickinson 4.
University of Michigan 4, University
' Georgia 3. ^
Davidson College 6, Charlotte (Caro-
■. T fague) 2.
University of Virginia 3, University of
vth Carolina 1.
Washington ^ 6, Trinity (N.
ale
orgetown
A. and M. of N.- C. 2.
Nap
Lajoie. the Cleveland second
tuner, counted an “all In" when the
season started, la batttne over .400 and
Dlavir.sr a marvelous fielding game. This
Is his sixteenth season in the Dig
leagues. * * »
The lowlv Yankees whitewashed the
\ 1 hletica yesterday and shovel the
i|.- u -t(iwn team o*>t of first place in
he American League.
Rocker pitched for Brooklyn
against Boston yesterday The Brook
iynites played an errorless game, so
.ucker won.
* * • *
Tlie Giants now lead the National
league. , , ,
on. the recruit first sac Iter of the
White Sox. grabbed three hits, includ
es two doubles, yesterday
* * *
Konetchy. first baseman of the Cardi
nal- made the only two hits his team
*ot off Hendrix, the Pirate pitcher, yes
terday Aided hy error, they were
enough to return his club a 3 to 1 win
ner.
The Chicago-Cincinnati game ended in
a 5-r> tie yesterday, the game being
Tilled In the ninth to permit the play
ers to catch a train.
CHICAGO, April 24.—The comic
opera coaching of "Dutch” Schaefer
and Nick Altrock is already meeting
with opposition from managers
around the circuit, and the Climbers'
funmakerp may be summarily ordered
to desist by Ban Johnson in the near
future.
“I hope that Ban Johnson puts the
screws on that pair so tight tney
won’t be able to wiggle," says Joe
Birmingham. Cleveland’s manager.
"That pair of clowns try to make the
opposing players look like a lot of
dummies. They won't get away with
it when they play the Naps ihi ’
season.”
ZBYSZK0 DOWNS LE MARIN
IN TWO STRAIGHT FALLS
CHICAGO, April 24. --Stan laus ZbySz-
ko. of Poland; fs to-day conceded to be
the greatest wrestler in America, with
the exception of Champion Frank Gotch,
and many wrestling fans were predict
ing he would defeat the Iowa giant.
The Dole last night defeated Constant
I.eMarin, of Germany. European cham
pion in Graeco-Roman wrestling, in two
Haight falls, using the toehold to gain
each fw.il. Nearly 500 women attended j
the match which attracted a crowd of
>0
JACK BRITTON AND MOORE
TAKE PART iN FAKE BOUT
PHILADELPHIA. April 24.—Direc
tor Porter, of the department of pub
lic safety, yesterday issued an order
that "Jack” Britton, the Chicago light-
weight pugilist, and "Pal” More. *
local boxer, will be barred from ap
pearing in boxing matches here in tm
future.
The order was Issued after receipt
>f a report from a pohco official that
a bout in which these tv;o boxers en
gaged on Monday night was* a fake.
AMERIC.US THROWS LUNDIN.
, NEW YORK. April 24. Americus, the
he felt tlu* Pirates had a good chance . wre s t jer, defeated Lunciin. champion of
to take the pennant. I he tragedj in i Sweden, in straight falls Iasi night, tak-
his career occurred in lfiOff in tlicjing a trifle
world’s series between Boston and! #a °h f ft h-
Pittsburg when an unfortunate slip
j the result of a game, it hurts him
j but to talk with him, you would never
I Ixdieve this. lie conceals it under
; his apparently placid temperament,
j It was he who insisted he appear in
tho first games of the season, accord
ing to my information.
"You’d I let ter take it easy for a
while*” Clarke suggested to Wagner
before the race started.
"All my leg needs is a little work
l guess,” llonus answered. "Let up*
try it out.”
Wagner must have feared his knee
might bother him and wanted to re
assure himself, lie was unusually
eager to last this season out because
JOHNNY KILBANE INSURES *
HIS HANDS FOR $25,000
LOS ANGELES, April 24.—Johnny
Kilbane. featherweight champion, who
will meet John Dundee, of New York,
in a scheduled 20-round contest here
April 29, applied yesterday for a policy
insuring his hands for $25,000 for a term
of three years, according to announce-j JohTiny Kilbane. featherweight chain-
men t at his camp. It was said Kilbane . pj 0 n of the world, has asked Promoter
hoped to retire from the ring at the Tom McCarey to stage an international
1 featherweight bout between himself and
week, Flynn Is now in New York trying
hard to get on with Gunboat Smith.
* * •
George "Knockout" Brown has taken
unto himself a new manager Dick
Curley will look after Brown’s business
from now on Curley is trying to get
Brown on with Mike Gibbons or Frank
Klaus at New York.
* * *
Milwaukee is to have another mid
dleweight battle soon. Boh Moha. pride,
of the beer town, ami Jack Dillon have
been matched for a ten-round scrap
April 28.
* • *
Matty McCuq, the Racine feather
weight, has two matches on his hands
at the present time. On April 28 Matty
will clash with Posey Williams, and on
May 15 he will meet Jeff O’Connell in a
ten-round go. Both matches are billed
for Racine
By llomer C. George.
(Winner First Prize The Georgian's
Contest.)
I T was a slam-bang; hard-hitting,
musty-played game yesterday.
But Atlanta won and that mak^s
It possible to forgive all sins com
mitted. Even the bonehead exhibi
tions were forgotten wnen it w.-*s
over and the failles showed 8 to 7 for
the Home Talent.
With all the slowness and dullness
eliminated, however, there were mo
ments when the crowd stood up and
even turkey trotted. For part of that
second Inning was of the spine chill
ing variety. Even the Chattanooga
fans had un opportunity to shake
their feet in glee. But Atlantans got:
the most excitement out of the is
sue For a time the enthusiasm
merged Into mad rivers of joyous-
ness. Then the cup overflowed and
the home crowd settled down to easy
feeling of nonchalance. Some even
went home, suffering from ennui.
Plenty of Action in Second.
That second inning teemed with
action. First the hearts of the visi
tors were set jiggling with joy. Then
the blow-off came and the Atlantans
were galvanized into an enthusiasm
that swept over the stands like wa
ter shot over Dayton. It got too good ,
for most of us. For in that second
Chattanooga made the first score >f
three tallies. Atlanta followed with
eight, sending Pitcher Chappelle to
the bench when every man in the
game had faced him one time and
he had managed to submerge only
one.
Following this eventful round the
visitors made desperate efforts t, >
land on the big end of the book
keeping. but they could not qui'a
make It a go, though in what is al
ways termed by the losing team—the
fatal seventh inning—they earn >
within an ace of tying. A good
throw, a close decision and the final
rally^ ended with a shy run. Ther^
was’ nothing more doing.
Weaver started out to twirl i »r
Atlanta, but his pitching didn’t suit
Billy Smith. Elberfeld kinder smiled
up to it. as it were. Smith, however,
substituted Becker after the second,
though having a lead of five run.-.
More was substituted for Chappelle
in the midst of a bombardment that
must have made Madero’s defense
look ragged. Chappelle’s pitching
was not much worse than' Chatta
nooga’s fielding, though goodness
knows it was bud enough. Beck« r
was lucky to hold the game in the
seventh and eighth when Chattanoo
ga started a belated snurt.
Visitors Get Two Homers.
Two home runs and a base on
balls gave the visitors their three
in the second. Atlanta got her eight
tallies on two bases on balls, four
singles, a double and a three sacker,
with a sacrifice and some grand old
stone work thrown in. Chattanooga
scored two in the fourth on a two
bagger and two singles and in tho
seventh added two more on a double
and two singles. Some of the safe
ties were due to ragged fielding of
the bonehead variety, notably x
two bagger and a single which eitner
Dobard or Bailey should have had.
Altogether I could nol get .suffi
ciently enthused over the game to
write another prize winner, which
this is certainly not. It was too eas; .
FORTY-ONE CLUBS ENTER
IN CHICAGO FIELD MEET
•rid of that period. OHv the prelimin
ary documents were signed yesterday.
AMERICUS CLUB TAKES TRIP.
AMERICUS. GA.. April 24.—The
Americus club of the Empire State
League left last night for Opelika to
play seven exhibition games. While
the local team is not entirely com
pleted, many of the men are signed
up and numerous others here are
available. This w i* be t.. team’s
first trip abroad, a ! , od results are
expected by local tans
SHEPPARD TO REST.
NIA.V YORK. April :.4. Melvin VV.
I'Dppurd. the champion runner of the
Irish - An. erican A. (’,. declares himself
to be in such u nervous state since he
was mjured in a railroad wreck on ids
way back ft»m lire West about two
months ago. that he is likely to try no
running un.il late in the season.
Jem Driscoll. McCarey has the matter
under consideration, and will probably
stage the battle if Driscoll decides to
come over to these shores.
• * *
In the meantime. Kilbane is hard at
work for his affair with Johnny Dundee
pril 29. Jimmy Dunn, manager of
K lbane. writes that his protege ts feel
ing better than he ever did in his life
over 12 minutes to secure
J
ami one likely L> !> ■ made hy any play
er, Rave Boston the chance to .win
the title. Wagner ninde that slip.
He brooded over the error until he
had a chance to vlndhate himself in
the world’s series of 100!) against 1 >e-
trolt. How he took advnntaRe of op
portunity’s knock is now baseball his-
tory. lie told a friend last winter
he wanted to put In ono more good
I year for I’ittsburR In-fore he quit and
took excellent care of himself during
I the off season, even better than usual,
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