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IIKARST’S SCNDAY AMERICAN BASEBALL AND OTHER SPORTS SJJNDAY, MAY 18, 1913
I
Three Members of England’s International Polo Four
Who Come to America as Challengers in Big Cup Meet
PIP LEAGUE'S
TITLE FOB 1313
MILLION DOLLAR POLO EM
FOR GHAMPIONSHIPOF WORLD
WILLBE PLAYED NEXT MONTH
By Jim Glover.
Best Players of England and the United
States to Clash at Meadow Brook™
Both Teames Secured and Paid Big
Money for Greatest Ponies.
MOST EXPENSIVE GAME
EVER ARRANGED IN SPORTS
American Club Has Expended at Least
$300,000 in Making Ready for In
vasion of Crack British Performers
—Teams Appear Well Matched.
< apxamen Dy jonn Watson, came her
In 1886. The other members of th
team were ('apt Thomas Hone, th
Hon. R T. Lawley and Capt. Mai
colm Little. The American- player
were Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., W. K
Thorn, August Belmont and Foxhal
Keene, The Englishmen won in tw<
games, the first match being unde
American rules. The cup, the gif
of the Westchester Polo Club, wen
went to Hurlinghain, where ft re
mained until July 5, 1909.
America’s first challenge for th
cup was given in 1900 by a team mad*
up of Foxhall Keene, W. and L. Me
Creery and F. J. Mackey. The Eng
llsh team, John vVatson, captain;
Capt. J. G. Be res ford, F. M. Freak*
and W. S. Buckmaster, won in on#
match by 8 goals’ to 2. The seconc
challenge was sent shortly befor*
Christmas, 1901, by cable from th<
1 olo Association. The team, whirr
was a thoroughly representative one
jailed with the American ponies ir
May, 1902. The players, all of whop
took part in one or more of the thre»
matches at Hurlingham. were R. l
Agassiz, John E. Cowdin. Foxhal
Keene captain and J. M. Waterbury
Jr. They won the first match. I
poals to 1 boating C. K. NIckalls
and (■. D uller. ' 8 ’ Rurkma " , <’'
In the second match tha Hurline
ham I htb played C. P. NIckalls, F
M. Freake, Buckmaster and G Mil
L er V"; n 5 won by 6 to 1. This mad.
i ,'J r u , malch necessary, and th<
Ftlgllah team, playing P W Nick
alls Instead of Freake, won the rub
her by 7 goats to 1.
American Team Challenges.
nn«"^‘„ t ri hrce years after ,he New
Fhlii m i tCh a Mf,fl<in ' v Brook team
I'nnl 6 !* nB i W J ,h thp snnt 'tlon of thi
Association. brought back thf
fnr'a * I bad prepnrec
for a round of Kngllsh polo tonrna
Dlav'fJ".!, 1909 ’ and only decided t<
plaj for he cup at the solicitation o
the Eng Ish players and of the Pol<
IS 8 0n ’, whleh passed a vote o
confidence In the Meadow Brool
team, captained by H. P. Whitney
ham Cab ed a °ballenge to Hurling
Whitney had chosen the tw<
in and Dl ' vpr «tix Mllburn
took muL B " me , I ' 0lt1 « F Stoddnn
took Mllburn s place. The Engllsl
makeup was Capt. Wilson F. M
kreake, P. W. NIckalls and Uort
Modelmuse. The Americans won t
won hv° A 5 ’ T h ° * eCOnd Kamp
i Amer ' ca , 8 goals to 2, th<
English Club playing Harry Rich
Freake, NIckalls and Capt. I.loyd, am
the Americana L. Waterburv J M
Waterbury, Jr. H. P. Whitney an,
Mllburn. John Bull was amazed a
s’L.Tf M 0 victory In the favorlt,
game of his cavalry officers
The ruling powers of the Polo As
soclation possess great wealth an.
Influence The association lias hcct
In existence since 1890 an d th
championships have been fixture
since 1895. There are fortv-f™
civilian clubs listed in the Polo \s
sodatton. and thirty-seven milltar
posts arc members of the organtza
tion. Nine or ten clubs west of th
Rockies, mostly on the Pacific Coasi
are also affiliated. The Polo Asso
elation has absolute sway in the con
trol of the game In this country
In the earlier championships a
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, In 1905 th
matches were held within a squar
fornted by from 20,000 to 25,000 on
lookers, who lined the ropes and too
Uie greatest Interest in the game-
There was an exciting moment In th
first championship final when Foxha
Keene of the Rockaway team wen
down In a scrimmage at the Myopl
gnnl and hroke his collarbone Th
Rockaway team had been leading hit
it had to finish with only three met
and Myopia won out. The Rocka
way team won the next year, and th
crowd was so enthusiastic that Keen
had to struggle and run away to es
cape being carried off on the should
ers of his admirers,
Thera has not been so serious at
accident since then in anv of th
championship matches, and' althougl
Daniel Chauncey, Jr., lost his plac
on the Rockaway team tn 189
through receiving a scalp woun,
from a mallet in a match at Grea
Neck the game, despite its dashini
plays, is not to be classed as ultra
dangerous. The serious accident
occur chiefly when inexperience,
and too eager beginners are In th,
saddle.
The casualty In the match be
tween the Yale and Princeton team,
at Van Cortlandt Park in 1904 whicl
caused the death of Henry D Bab
cook, Jr„ was laid to the rashnes,
of the players. It was an unfor
tunate beginning for the game a
the colleges, and the sport has no
since been revived among the un
dergraduates.
Polo a Very Old Game.
Polo Is a very ancient game. It 1:
not English, as many people think
The name “polo" 1s from the Tibetai
word "pulu” (willow), the ball be
lng made from the hardest part o
the willow tree. The game was firs
suggested to British officers in Fndt,
by the Munlporees Still furthc
back the qiention of ehaugan (fou!
on a side), the Persian name for i
game played on horseback with mal
lets, occurs In writings that dat<
from before the jChrislkm era.
HE Boys’ High School baseball
team is the winner of the At
lanta Prep League champion
ship for the season of 1913. The team
has n-one through the present season
with a clean slate and has clearly
demonstrated that its victories'
have not been flukes. Although the
team still has one game to plas, that
against Peacock on the 21st, there is
little doubt that it will win, and
even though the result should Up •
against it, It would have no bear
ing on the title. For the last four
years this plucky team has had to
retire in favor of Marist, but it has
always been a hard struggle. This
time It is the victor, and Marist
must be content to trail.
* • •
A T the beginning of the season
** Marist looked the best of any
team in the league, and started ojf
in whirlwind style. It was soon no
ticed, however, that the Catholics had
a habit of blowing up just at the
crucial point of a game and it could
be easily seen that this would have
to be remedied if the team hoped to
win the pennant. The habit stuck,
and soon became chronic, and Marist’s
chances went glimmering. Then Tech
High loomed up a formidable foe.
The Culverites mowed them all down,
including Marist, but the bubble
broke when they humped up against
Boys’ High.
• • •
DEACOCK and G. M. A., the other
L nines in the league, have been
outclassed this year and have been
fighting it out for the cellar cham
pionship. Each won a game from the
other, but Peacock sprung a surprise
by beating Tech High and conse
quently went ahead of the Cadets.
The season has been a successful one,
the attendance at the games has been
good, and the teams have dished up
wme pretty good baseball at times
All of the schools will lose men by
graduation this year and the coaches
will have to start all over again to
develop new material for next season.
Many of the stars will enter college
in the fall, while many other will
enter into the game of life where a
good batting average means success
and a strike-out hitter failure.
Southern League Results
;e
if to
TWIRL SU1DAY
By Joe Agler.
CRACKERS’ FIRST BASEMAN.
NEW ORLEANS, LA., May 17.—By
bunching hits in the fourth, fifth and
sixth innings the Crackers copped the
first of their three-game series from
the Pelicans, 10 to 7, here this after
noon.
Wallie Smith continues to hit the
ball hard, and it is my opinion that
Wallie will hang up a record this sea
son, both in fielding and at bat, that
will be a good target for all future
third basemen to shoot at. He is play
ing a great game at third and his
double in the sixth inning, which
cleared the bases, practically put the
game on ice for us.
There is nto much to say about to
day’s game, except that it was one of
those old-time slugfests. The pitch
ers on both sides were hit hard.
Chappelle showed more stuff than any
of them.
I look for Bill Smith to send King
Brady and Price to the slab in to
day’s doubleheader and. I really think
we will win both battles. The New
Orleans pitchers are showing poor
form and are causing Manager Frank
much worry. 1 guess Bill Smith is
about in the same boat.
Although we have lost quite a few
games on this trip, I really think the
Cracker team hit harder and played
better ball in the field than any of
our opponents. It is also my opinion
that if Price, Brady and Musser get
to twirling the ball they are capable
of we will still reach the top of the
league. The boys are all fighting
hard and are anxious to cop the flag
this season.
SHAFER FORGETS HOME;
RETURNS TO THE GIANTS
NEW YORK, May 17.—“Tilly” Shafer
Is back among the New York Giants
again. After buying his ticket for Los
Angeles and giving rise to the report
that he had jumped the team, the star
player was out in uniform this after
noon
He reported at the club’s headquar
ters this morning, and after a conference
with President Hempstead, he decided
that he was not as homesick as he
thought and agreed to be a “good little
boy” from now- on.
'THERE are three games still ‘o
* be played In the local Prep
league. On Tuesday Marist and Tech
High will meet and on Wednesday
Boys’ High and Peacock will clash.
The season will come to a close on
May 27. when Peacock and Marist get
together. The game Tuesday will de-*
cide which team will claim second
place in the league. If Tech High
wins that team will be second, and if
AJarlst wins, the two will be tied and
an extra game will have to be played.
Jack Prince’s Track
To Be Fastest Evef
Builder Thinks Riders Can Do 100
Miles an Hour—but Hopes
They Won’t.
The busiest man In Atlanta these
days is Jack Prince, who Is building
what he declares will be the fastest mo
torcycle track in the world at Boule
vard and Jackson Street. Prince says
the track will be faster than the one
he built at Los Angeles, which is the
fastest In the country.
“The boys can make 100 milee an hour
on this track,” says Prince, “although
I hope none of them will attempt to go
that fast for any considerable distance.
The main trouble with thts terrible-
speed is the bursting tire—that is what
gets the boys. Just think of going at
that clip when hang goes the tire and
away goes the poor rider.”
The track is now nearly complete, al
though there Is much yet to be done on
the grandstands. There will be a seat
ing capacity of 10,000. Pew who. have
not gone to the grounds realize what a
really great undertaking this Is of
Prince. The grounds, which are under
lease, are worth more than $100,000.
The lumber alone for the track will
cost over $6,000. Then comes the. grand
stand. the grading and a nunared and
one other items, in addition to the
cost of labor.
BOBBY LOWE THROUGH
AS SCOUT FOR DETROIT
DETROIT, May 17.—Bobby Lowe,
former Tiger inflelder, and on© of th©
greatest players in baseball, has giv
en up scouting for the Tigers and ex- ,
pects to devote his time this summer ,
to real estate.
Lowe was for several years the dean §
of the Tiger scouts, but this winter
he announced that the inconvenience
of travel and a desire to be at home
was tempting him to quit scouting.
When It came to a time when a
decision was necessary, he decided
to remain in Detroit and devote his
time to his real estate operations. C •
Both Joe Sugden and Jim McGuire,' <
two of the best-known Tiger gum *
shoes, are on the trail now.
CAPTAIN RITSON is the leaden of the English team, In regi
mental polo Captain Ritson has been famous for his courage and
perseverance under adverse conditions, and temperamentally he
will be a bulwark of strength for the English. He is extremely clev
er on the defensive.
W HEN the American and Eng
lish polo teams canter on to
the field at Meadow Brook,
L. 1., next June to play for the in
ternational championship trophy the
40.000 spectators will be entertained
and thrilled by the most expensive
game ever arranged in the history of
modem sport.
On the authority of H L. Herbert,
chairman of the Polo Association and
the father of the »port in this country,
by the time the contest is staged at
Meadow Brook nearly $1,000,000 will
have been spent. Both countries have
been getting ready for two years. At
the conclusion of the historic struggle
In June, 1911, both Harry Payne
Whitney, captain of the victorious
American “Big Four,” and Capt.
Hardress Lloyd of the British team
said in interviews that they would
at once start organizing, the one to
defend and the other to challenge
again for the coveted cup. Money
has been poured out lavishly ever
In ponies, equipment and grand
tands alone the Polo Association will
tave spent $200,000. In a hundred
.nd one other ways—for instance,
coutlng for fast ponies all over the
wo Americas and Europe for two
ears, and wages for hundreds of
;rooms and stable helpers—the mem
bers of thq Meadow Brook, Rocka
iav and other clubs have already
xpended at least $800,000 in making
eady for the British invasion.
The Duke of Westminster, who
nanced the British cup recovery
und. is understood to have collected
300,000. Other English polo enthu-
iasts must have gone down deep
nto their pockets to the tune alto-
ether of $200,000 for the good of the
ause Both countries boast that
liev have the best string of ponies,
ome costing $6,000 apiece, that has
ver been got together and the finest
xponents of the game with whom to
orm a team. This insures for
leadovv Brook this year a brilliant
xposition of the most exciting and
iif-etacular of games.
The Americans started practirlnn
r earnest on A©ll 1 at Lakewood.
The following players have been
elected by the Polo Association for
relimlnary practice under the cap-
ainey of H. P. Whitney: R. L. Agas-
lz Joshua Crane, H. \\ ■ Harrison,
oxhall Keene, Devereux Milbum. J.
: Phipps C. C Rumsey, Malcolm
itevenson, Ir. E. Stoddard. Lawrence
V. Waterbury, J. M. Waterbury, Jr.,
nd Rene La Monlagne. Mr WJiit-
ev Mr Mllburn and the two Wat-
rburys formed the winning four two
ears ago, ...
Thf* British team was selected from
hese placers W S. Buckmaster,
apt. Leslie St. C. Cheape, Capt. J.
lardress Lloyd. Capt. R. G. Ritson,
■apt G. E BeUville. F. M. Freake.
nd Lord Wodehouse. Captain Cheape,
■aptain Ritson, Captain Bellvtlle and
luckmaster are the favorites for the
Onglish team W. S. Buckmaster Is
naster of them all. Captain Cheape
.nd Captain Lloyd were on the vlslt-
ng team In 1910.
Corralled Finest Ponies.
The United States is ready to meet
he Englishmen, and as the latter say
hey have thts year corralled all the
inest ponies In England. -Ireland,
Cgypt and India, if they lose again
bey w ill not be able to say this time
hat it was owhig to the lack of good
nounts There is no doubt that two
care ago the American had the fast-
r animals. There was little to choose
letween the two teams. The English-
n-n excelled In the technique of rid-
ng and were gentler with their
lonles. their riding being in marked
•ontrast to the loose seats of the
tmeriean players. Team work was
narvelously good' on each side, but
he Meadow Brook four excelled lr
intng out fo( passing the ball.
The Americans won on their nerve
md speed The Englishmen appeared
o be slow thinkers, but were fighters
o the end. The unexpected good
rame the Englishmen put up rather
aught the Americans ofT their guard
rhe cup defenders only managed to
cin the first game, after scoring the
leoislve goal in the next to the last
a-riod. bv 4 1-2 to 3 goals, and the
eeond by 4 1-2 to 3 1-2 goals. This
ime the Americans w ill be thoroughly
trepared to go on the offensive al the
Irst sound of the bell.
Polo had hard work in securing ree-
gnition in the United States. The
lioneer polo organization tn this
ountry is the Westchester Polo Club,
> hich now plays at New port. In
8.5 the little band of New Yorkers
tho carted polo here sent West for
wo carloads of ponies and divided
hem by lot at $20 a pony. They had
iractice games at the old Dickel Rid-
ng Academy, later playing near Je
ms Park and finally settling on the
-.ell-appointed polo grounds at Fifth
■ \ -nue and 110th Street. About 1SS3
1 <• club removed to Newport and a
utseball team leased its new York
grounds. The title has clung to on.
if the baseball fields in New York
first great polo match at New-
whea the.HurUnghgni team.
LOOKOUTS, 3; TURTLES, 1.
MEMPHIS, TENN., May 17.-—Chat-
tanooga took the opening game of
the series by a 3-to-l score, winning
the game in the ninth inning, when
Butler, with a made-to-order double
play in front of him, dropped Shan-
ley’s throw. Hits by Flick and
Detcher netted two runs and the
game was won. Merritt, after the lo
cals had tied the score in the seventh,
tried to steal home. The play took
everybody by surprise. But Umpire
Flfleld called the veteran out and as
a consequence was roundly scored.
Parsons was hit hard. Timely stops
by the Infield kept the score down.
More, after getting away to an un
certain start, was invincible in the
closli\g Innings, with the exception of
the seventh, when hits by Merritt and
Ward tied the score. The box score:
Chat’nooga.
ab.
r.
h.
po.
a.
e.
King, If. . .
4
1
2
1
0
0
Flick. 2b. . .
4
ft
3
•>
1
0
Covle. lb. . . .
5
ft
0
11
1
ft
Elbcrfeld, ss.
3
ft
1
4
4
0
Belcher, If. . .
1
<l
1
0
ft
ft
Filston, rf. . .
5
6
1
1
ft
ft
Street, c. . ..
4
ft
1
5
2
ft
Gillespie, 3b.
4
0
ft
ft
1
0
Williams, If.ss
3
l
1
2
ft
ft
More, p. . .
3
l
1
1
3
ft
Totals . . .
36
3
11
27
12
ft
Memphis.
ab.
r.
h.
po.
a.
e.
Shanley, 2b
4
ft
0
1
4
0
Barrwaid, rf.
4
ft
1
2
ft
ft
Love cf. . .
3
ft
1
2
0
ft
Ward, 3b. .
4
1
2
7
ft
ft
Abstein, lb.
4
0
1
10
ft
ft
Merritt. If-
4
ft
ft
Q
2
ft
Butler, ss. . .
3
ft
ft
7
2
2
Seabough, c. .
3
ft
1
5
1
0
Parsons, p. .
3
ft
0
1
1
0
Totals . . .
32
1
8
27
11
2
Score by innings:
Chattanooga .... 000 010 002—3
Memphis 000 000 100—1
Summary: Two-base hits—Ward,
Flick Elston, Betcher. Three-base
hit—Flick. Sacrifice hits—Flick,
More. Double play—Shanley to But
ler to Abstetn. Bases on balls—Off
Parsons, 1; off More. 2. Struck out—
By Parsons, 4; by More, 4. Time—
1:55. Umpires—Flfleld and Kerin.
BARONS, 7; GULLS, 2.
MOBILE. ALA., May 17.—Birming
ham defeated Mobile this afternoon in
a ten-inning game, when Campbell
weakened, allowing two men to walk,
giving up a hit and the team behind
him making two glaring errors, the
score being 7 to 2. Prough was steady
in th© pinches and Mobile’s two runs
were made on an error and by the
daring base running of “Home Run’’
Robertson. The visitors showed the
best form of any team that has met
the league leaders in the seventeen
games played at home. The score:
Mobile.
ab.
r.
h.
po.
a.
e.
Stock, ss. . .
. 3
0
0
9
5
0
Starr. 2b. . .
. 4
ft
1
2
5
0
O’Dell. 3b. .
. 4
ft
1
1
2
1
Jacobson, cf.
. 4
0
ft
4
0
0
Clark, If. . .
. 4
0
1
6
0
0
Robertson, rf.
. 4
1
1
0
0
0
Paulet, lb. .
. 3
0
l
15
1
0
Schmidt, c. .
9
1
0
0
9
0
Campbell, p
4
0
0
0
9
1
Totals . .
.32
2
5
30
17
9
Birming’m.
ab.
r.
h.
po.
a.
e.
Marean, 2b.
. 5
1
1
2
3
0
Messenger, rf.
3
1
0
2
1
0
McDonald. 3b.
. 4
1
1
1
5
0
Knisley. cf.
5
1
4
4
ft
0
McGilvray, lb
. 5
1
1
13
2
1
McBride. If. .
. 5
1
ft
1
ft
0
Mayer, c. . .
• 5
1
1
3
2
1
Carroll, as. ,
^3
0
0
m
a
X
h. po. a.
2 4 0
112
2 2 0
3 0 4
2 10
19 0
0 3 2
0 4 2
1 0 1
0 3 0
12 27 14
h. po. a.
2 2 1
2 9 4
1 2 0
2 0 2
5 10
2 6 3
2 3 4
0 3 0
0 0 0
2 2 0
17 27 14
Totals . 39 7 9 30 17 2
Score by innings: ^
Mobile 000 010 100 0—2
Birmingham 100 000 100 5-—7
Summary: Two-base hit—Robert
son. Three-base hit—Knisley. Sac
rifice hits Paulet. Schmidt, 2; Mc
Bride, Carroll, 2. Stolen bases—Stock,
Robertson, Carroll Double play—*
O’Dell, Robertson, Carroll. Double play
—Messenger to McGllvray. Bases on
balls—Off Campbell, 4; off Prough, 3.
Left on bases—Mobile. 6; Birming
ham, 8. Struck, out—By Prough, 4.
Wild pitch—Campbell. Time—1:55.
Umpires—Pfenninger and Breiten-
stein.
BILLIKENS, 11; VOLS, 6.
MONTGOMERY, ALA.^May 17.—In
a good exhibition of townball Mont
gomery defeated Nashville this after
noon by a score of 11 to 6. There were
no features, except errors of the home'
team and heavy slugging on both
sides. The score:
Nashville. ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Callahan, cf. . . 5 2 2 4 0 0
Lindsay, ss. . . 4 2 1 1 2 0
Daly, If 4 1 2 2 0 0
Perry, 3b. ... 5 1 3 0 4 ft
Young, rf . . . 4 0 2 1 ft ft
Schwartz, lb.. . 5 0 1 9 0 0
Goalby, 2b. ... 4 ft ft 3 2 ft
Noyes, c. . . . 4 ft ft 4 2 ft
Beck, p 2 ft l ft l o
Breckenrldge, p. 1 0 0 3 0 0
Totals ... .38
Montgomery, ab.
Walker, cf.. .
Wares, 2 b.. .
Jantzen, If. .
Elwert, 3b. .
Sloan, rf... .
Kutina, lb.. .
Knaupp, ss. .
Grlbbens, c. .
Case, p. . . .
C. Brown, p . . 3
. 5
. 5
. 4
. 4
. 5
. 5
. 5
. 4
. 0
Totals . . .40 11 17 27 14 5
Score by innings:
Nashville 202 020 000— 6
Montgomery 302 500 01*—11
Summary: Three-base hits—Walk
er, Sloan, Knaupp. Stolen bases—
Wares, Jantzen, Knaupp. Sacrifice
hits—Daly, Lindsay. Double play—
Goalby to. Lindsay to Schwartz. In
nings pitched—By Case. 1, with 3 hits
and 2 runs; by C. Brown, 8, with 9
hits and 4 funs: by Beck, 3. with 10
hits and 6 runs: by Breckenrldge, 5.
with 8 hits and 5 runs. Struck out—
By Beck, 1; by C. Brown. 3. . Bases on
b$lls—Off Beck, 3; off Breckenrldge.
1; off C. Brown, 2. Hit by pitched
ball—By Case, Young. Left on bases
—Nashville, 7; Montgomery, 9. Time
—2:10. Umpires—Stockdale and Harr.
CY SEYMOUR WANTS JOB
AS PITCHER FOR BRAVES
NEW YORK. May 17.—-Cy Sey-
mour, once a Giant, who has been
playing ball since 1893. Is trying to
come back as a pitcher. He has been
playing the outfield ever since he
failed as a southpaw with the Giants
nearly twenty years ago. Then ne
had the biggest curve ball of any ma
jor league boxman and he excelled
them all in lack of control.
Seymour once struck out fourteen
men and gave eleven bases on balls in
a single game. He pitched in practice
at Ebbetts Field recently, showing
much of the old speed, also some wide
benders and puzzling drops. Cy .s
with the Braves imd Stallings may try
him in J
CAPTAIN LESLIE ST. GEORGE CHEAPE (to the ri^ht at the
top) hardest polo hitter, and his strength in this direction makes
him an admirable foil for Devereaux Milburn, the great American
back.
CAPTAIN NOEL EDWARDS, below, is rated one of the best
offensive polo players in England. His forceful driving and sensa
tional riding have won him high honors at the game. Captain
Vivian Lockett is the other mem ber of the challenging four.
Miss. A.&M. Captures
Two From Vanderbilt
Commodores Lose First Game, 8 to
2, and Second, J to 2—Baker
Stars at Bat.
NASHVILLE. TENN.. May 17 —Mis
sissippi A. and M. captured both ends
of a double-header from the Common
dores this afternoon, the first by a scofe
of 8 to 3 and the last 3 to 2.
Timely hitting, coupled with errors on
the part of Vanderbilt, enabled the Mis-
slssippians to win the opener.
Hobbs and Pearson pitched brilliant
ball in the second, Vandy only gath
ering four safeties.
After Brown had tripled fo r Vander
bilt In the seventh an attempted
squeeze play to tie the score was broken
up by a pitchout. Brown being mn down
on the base line. Baker’s hitting fea
tured both games.
Box scores:
First Game.
Miss.
Kinney, 2b. .
Nobles, If. .
Baker, c. .
Creitz, lb. .
Frentz, rf. . .
Chapman, cf. . 4
Cole, 3b. .
Cooper ss. ... 3
Adams, p. . . . 2
Vand’blt.
Morgan. 11
Lyle, 2b 3
P. Turner 3b
Morrison, rf.
Whitnell, ss. . 3
Robins, cf. . .
Goers. If. . .
Brown, c. . .
McClure, p. .
ab.
r.
h-
po.
a.
e.
4
2
9
2
5
0
3
ft
0
2
0
4
ft
*>
6
1
2
3
0
ft
11
0
ft
4
0
ft
- 1
l
0
4
1
1
2
0
0
4
1
1
2
0
0
3
2
1
3
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
32
8
7
27
11
3
ab>
r.
h.
po.
a.
e.
4
0
2
11
1
0
3
1
0
3
2
0
4
0
ft
2
9
1
4
ft
ft
ft
0
0
3
1
2
1
2
0
4
ft
0
4
1
0
4
0
2
2
0
0
4
ft
ft
4
9
9
3
0
1
£
1
1
Totals ... .38 2 7
Score by innings:
Mississippi 100 020 302—8
Vanderbilt 001 000 001—2
Summary: Two-base hit—Baker.
Home run—f^jnney. Stolen bases—
Cooper, 2; Adams. Bases on balls—
Off Adams. 3; off McClure, 4. Struck
out—By Adams, 6: by McClure, 5.
Umpire—Brown.
Second Game.
Mississippi, ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Kenney, 2b. . . 3 ft 0 ft 1 ft
Nobles, cf. . . 4 1 2 1
Baker, c. . . . 3 0 2 10
lb. » ■ 2 X JL 3
Frentz, If. . 3 0 0 1 2 0
Chapman, rf. . 3 0 1,3 ft 0
Cole, 3b. ... 3 1 2 1 1 ft
Cooper, ss. . . 2 0 0 2 0 1
Pearsons, p. . . 3 0 ft ft 3 0
Totals
Vanderbilt.
Morgan, lb. .
Lyle, 2b. . .
P. Turner. 3b.
Morrison, rf. .
Whitnell. ss.
Robins, cf. .
Evers, If. . .
Brown, c. . .
Lattimer, p.
xLuck . . .
ab.
3
1 .
9
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Totals ... .20 2 421 13 2
xBatted for aLtimer in the seventh.
Score by innings:
Mississippi 000 011 1—3
Vanderbilt 000 011 0—2
Summary: Two-base hits—Baker,
Cole, Nobles, Morgan. Three-base hit
—Brown. Stolen bases—Brown, Mor
rison. Bases on balls—Off Pearsons,
6 Struck out—By Latimer, 2; by
Pearsons, 1; by Hobbs, 4. Umpire—
Brown.
MAGNATES GIVE AID TO
BUILD UP BOSTON TEAM
NEW YORK, May 17.—In order to
aid Manager Stallings in his efforts
to strengthen the Boston Nationals,
it is learned that the other clubs in
the circuit have agreed tacitly to
waive on players that Stallings may
desire to trade to other leagues.
Th£ Boston Nationals have been
in need of assistance for many years,
but It was not until recently that the
magnates realized the importance of
a winning team to buck the Red Sox
in tht Hub.
JOE EVERS TO TERRE HAUTE.
TERRE HAUTE. IND.. May 17.—The
local Central League team this after
noon signed Joe Evers, brother of John
ny Evers, of the Cubs. Joe. who is
an infielder, was released a few davs
ago by the Giants.
HOPPE GETS MATCH.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.—3
ager Ad Wolgast .has signed his
er, Willie Hoppe, to meet Red '
son in a twenty-round bout on *
er June 6 or
BANKRUPT SALE
Will sell to highest, bidder on Monday, May $9, 10 a. m.,
at 106 W. Mitchell Street, 14 head of horses and mules. A
lot of one and two-horse wagons and harness, office furniture
and fixtures.
t
I also have on sale now, cord wood, sand, coke, brick an#
lumber. Will sell below cost.
E. D. THOMAS, Receiver
106 WEST MITCHELL STREET
M 1023 ATL. 1015
TRUSSES
Jacobs’ Main Store
H-8 Marietta St.