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*TWK A 1 LAMA U&UKlilAJN AMU MEW'S. Win PEPPER KIDS TO-DM T HE Crackers will have a chance to slip over a little of the old revenge »tuff this afternoon when they hook up with the Pepper Kids for a couple of games, starting at 2:15, unless the weather man has made other arrangements Smith’s men are sore at the double defeat yesterday, and they will go after their tormenters for all there la in It. Needless to say, the tor mentors will do their best to keep up the carnage, and the resulting com bats ought to be worth traveling miles to see. Tommy Long's doctor said last night that Tommy might be able to play to-day. The speedy outfielder contracted a heavy cold from playing In the rain Thursday, and was In bed all day yesterday, a touch of indi gestion adding to his troubles Manager Smith was not certain this morning who would pitch for his club He fancied Carl Thompson would work in the first game, and had more than half a mind to shoot Gil Price at tho enemy in the second. Manager Elberfeld, as usual, was not divulging his plans, but unless he has received a fresh consignment of hurlers he hasn’t much option. At any rate, the pesky Pole won’t bother us—so far as can be seen Just now. Under the Circumstances You Can't Blame Mutt for Not Buying • • • • • • • • By “Bud” Fisher r • WELL I T00K*5 A way- OH HARRY SMITH LIKELY • TO MANAGE BROOKLYN NEW YORK. Aug 1«.-Harry Smith, manager of the Newark team of the International league, which Is believed to be a sure pennant winner this year, may succeed William Dahlen as man ager of the Brooklyns at the end of the present season At least this Is the story circulated by Insiders who know what Is going on behind closed doors at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn and Newark clubs are owned outright by Charles H Ebbets, Stephen W. McKeever. Edward J. Mc- Keever. Henry W. ^Tedicus and other* The failure of the Dodgers and the won derful success of the Indians have prompted deep thought among the own ers of those teams. PITCHER GEORGE MULLIN JUMPS THE MONTREAL CLUB NEW YORK, Auk. 16 — C*orgr Mullln, the former Detroit pitcher who was re cently sent to the Montreal club by Hugh Jennings. Is among the missing Mullln pitched a few games for the Roy als and then was told to sit on the bench He became peeved. It Is said and the other day. after vainly asking for a turn In the box. he disappeared Owner Liehenheim. of the Montreal club, who by the way is trying to sell the release of Left Fielder Gllhooley to a prominent major league magnate, has instituted a search for Mullln to no pur pose It Is believed that the former De troit star has joined a semi-pro team under an assumed name at the invita tion of h wealthy baseball fan who Is backing the venture I FIVE ON To WIN IN THE f FIFTH RACE IQA’S "fey STAfr f BRAVES GET FOUR PLAYERS. BOSTON. Aug. 16—The Boston Na tionals have secured four additional new men toward strengthening the team for next season Two are inflelders and two are outfielders The inflelders are Dugay. second baseman of the Waco (Texas League) club, and McCloakey. a third baseman of the Albany (Ga.) club, of the South Atlantic League. From the Dallas club the Boston Braves have secured two outfielders. Wilson and Duncan, both now batting better than 300 FRIDAY'S GAMES. First Game. Chattanooga, ab. r. H. Walsh, ss. ... 4 1 1 Flick. 2b, ... 4 0 1 Coyle, lb. ... 2 0 0 Elberfeld. cf. . 2 0 0 Johnson. If. . . 4 ft 1 Graff. 3b. ... 4 0 2 Williams, rf . 4 0 2 Graham, c. . . 4 0 1 Sommers, p. . . 4 0 0 Giddo, cf. . . . 1 1 0 po 2 3 12 ft 0 2 ft 3 # 1 0 0 4 3 0 2 1 0 Totals Atlanta. Agler, lb. Manush. If. . Welchonce. cf Smith, 3b . . Bisland, ss. . Holland. 3b. . Calvo, rf . . Dunn, c. . . Dent. p. . Chapman . . Love. p. . . Voss .... .S3 ab. . 4 4 4 4 8 3 3 4 2 r. ft ft ft ft 0 1 ft ft ft 0 ft 0 27 13 po. 13 2 0 1 2 1 1 6 n 0 0 0 1 0 cr 5 3 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 Totals ... .34 1 6 27 19 1 Chapman bat*ed for Dent in the seventh; Voss batted for Love in the ninth. Score by inning?: Chattanooga lftO Oftft 010—2 Atlanta 000 000 001—1 Summary—Two-base hits—Walsh. Graham. Innings pitched—By Dent. 7. with 8 hits and 1 run. Struck out —By Sommers. 4; by t Love. 3. Bases on balls—Off Sommer’s. 3; off Love, 2. Sacrifice hits—Coyle. Bisland. Calvo Wild pitch—Love. Hit by pitched ball —By Dent. Walsh. Time—2.20. Um pires—Fifield and Hart. Second Game. Chattanooga, ab. r, h. .19 ab. r. Walsh, ss. Flick. 2b. . . Coyle, lb . . Elberfeld, cf. Johnson, If. . Graff, 3b. . . Williams, rf. . Street, c. . . Coveleskie, p. Totals . Atlanta. Agler, lb. . . Manush, If. . Welchonce. cf. Smith, 2b. . . Bisland. ss Holland. 3b. . « alvo, rf . . Dunn. c. . . Price, p. . * . Vos*, p. . . Totals ... .18 2 3 *14 6 4 xFlick out. hit by batted ball. Score by inning?: Chattanooga ft03 3ft—6 Atlanta 200 00—2 Summary: Two-base hits—Bisland. Walsh, Flick. Three-base hit—Smith Double plays—Bisland to Smith; Vos* to Agler Innings pitched—By Price, . with 4 hits and 3 runs. Struck out -By Price, 2; by Voss, 1; by Cove- jskie, 3. Bases on balls—Off Price, off Voss, 1; off Coveleskie. 2. Stolen bgAes—Welchonce, Johnson, 2; Elberfeld! Time—1:25. Umpires— Hart and Fifield. po. 1 0 7 2 ft ft 2 3 0 15 po. 5 2 1 2 1 ft 0 ) 0 1 KRAZY KAT • — e e — • • — e Which Makes it a Dog Fall QPst To shoo* You/' Kftftzy; 'T How Ail cf You cats are cmzv Dtb you Euefe- HFAft- OF 'Tkfe ■ MEftt ,Mo«KE.Y' That AAb* A ‘ Cats Paw * OF owe. of youfe- n-M&e. " L_ AwC> MAYBE, y0UVE HEAfcb 'TEU. 'OE THE 'MOWKEV '• C= WHAT WAbfe .A CATS MAW'' out op <?*je of OUR. FEOFLfee — •? -A *+ ***** BOXING News of the Ring Game Frank Whitney left last night for New York where he will try to get on with Young Shugrue or some other star lightweight Before he left. Whit ney hail nothing hut praise for Charley White and is looking for the Chicago boy to be the next lightweight chain pion. Whitney is also anxious to re turn here for some more bouts Ad Wolgast, former lightweight cham pion. signed articles yesterday to meet Joe Azvedeo, the Sacramento light weight, in a ten-round go at Oakland, Cal , on lAhor Day. Charley Eyton has been selected to referee the Leach Cross-Joe Rivers scrap at Los Angolea on l<«hor Day. Rivers and Cross will start work for the bout next week • • * Young Shugrue and Joe Hyland will clash In a ten-round engagement at New York to-night. Both hoys will weigh in at 135 pounds ringside. Willie Schaefer, Packey McFarland’s sparring partner, was matched yester day to box Dick Woods at 1‘lattesvllle, Ill . on Tuesday night. They are sched uled to go ten rounds at 142 pounds. • • • Billy Walters, Chicago welterweight, will don the padded mitts with Young Denny In a ten-round set-to at New Or leans Denny Is a great card In the Pelican City, where he put up a great battle with "Wildcat" Fern* • • • Steve Ketchel will travel to Denver. Col., on September 15 where he Is to mingle with Eddie Johnson This con test is scheduled to take place during “State Fair Week" and the fighters will go twenty rounds, weight to be 133 pounds at 3 o’clock. Pittsburg Recalls Conzelman +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Crackers Lose Star Hurler BASEBALL Diamond News and Gossip J OE CONZELMAN, the Crackers’ big twirier, has been recalled by the Pirates. Barney Dreyfus, president of the Pittsburg club, ex ercised his option on the player, and he wdll report to Fred Clarke at the end of the Southern League season. Conzelman was sent to the Crack ers about two months ago, and has twirled great ball for Billy Smith’s team. He has lately been bothered with a lame arm, but in his game Friday he held the Lookouts to a tie. The Crackers will have the use of Conzelman for the remainder of the Southern League season. Smith is in need of good twirlers now, and wants to finish the race as high up as possible. BASEBALL SUMMARY •SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Games Saturday. Chattanooga at Atlanta (two games). First game called at 2:15. Mobile at New Orleans. Nashville at Birmingham. Montgomery at Memphis. Standing of the Clubs. Mobile. Mont Atlanta Bham.. W. L Pc. | 71 48 .597 64 48 .571 61 63 .535 I 61 56 .526 I W. L. Pc. Chatt... ’67 54 .618 M’phls. 56 61 479 N’ville 48 66 .421 New O.. 38 71 .358 Coast fans are looking for Ad Wol gast to hand Johnny Dundee a neat lacing when the pair get together at Los Angelos on September 9. Ad has promised to train for this match, as he is anxious to get on with Willie Ritchie in a title match. * • • Eddie Menney will exchange taps with Frankie Conley, the veteran bantam weight. in a fifteen-round engagement at St Joseph, Mo., on l^ahor Day This will be Conley's first fight in six months. • • • Jack White threatens to quit the box ing game Jack is discouraged over his reecnt defeat at the handf. of Johnny Dundee and wants to get away from the game. • • • Jimmy Gram, who fought several bouts here, left yesterday for his home In Chicago. Jimmy expects to return later In an effort to get on with Charley Lee. Kid Young and Spider Britt. • • • Terry Nelson is walking the streets with a broad smile these days His knock-out victory >ver Mike Saul has placed a chip on his shoulders. Nelson says he would like nothing better than to box Eddie Hanlon again, providing the latter will make 138 pounds at 3 o’clock for a night fight. • • • Word has reached here from Los Angela’s, Cal , to the cfi.'ct that Phil Cross will have to take part In three semi-final bouts to star attractions be fore he will get the chance to appear in a main event and prove that he is a good welterweight. $100,000 OFFER FOR TY COBB WAS ‘PHONY’ WASHINGTON, Aug 16—A report from Detroit that Clark Griffith, man agf-r of the Nationals, had offered $190,000 to President Navin, of Detroit, for the purchase of Ty Cobb had Washington fans almost on the verge or nervous prostration to-day. They wanted to believe the story. but they could not figure out where the $100,000 had come from William H. Rapley. treasurer of the Washington club, could not throw any light on the $100,000 certified check that Griff had flashed In Detroit. When told about It, Rapley laughed and said "I would like to know where he got it. Waahlngton sporting writers travel ing with the team were mean enough to send dispatches from Detroit that Griffith had Just signed a check for $100,000 afld jw rmitted It to be photo graphed ty> accommodate a newspaper Friday’s Result*. Chattanooga. 2-6; Atlanta, 1-2. Mobile. 6; New Orleans. 4 Montgomery, 5; Memphis, 4 Birmingham, 5; Nashville, 2. Standing of the Club*. W L Pc i W L. Pc. T’ville . 22 16 .679 W’cross 19 2ft .487 Am’cus. 20 19 .513 ! V’dosta. 19 21 .475 C’dele . 19 20 .487 [ B'swick 18 21 .462 Friday’* Results. Waycrose, 10; Brunswick, 2. Amerlcus, 0; Cordele, 0 (eight In nings; rain). NATIONAL league. Games Saturday. Cincinnati at Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn (two games!. Pittsburg at New York. * Chicago at Philadelphia. Standing of the Clubs. W L Pc. | \V L Pe. New Y.. 75 32 .701 B’klyn.. 46 57 .447 Phila... 64 S7 .634 j Boston.. 44 61 419 Chicago 58 51 532 ! C’natl.. 43 70 381 P hurg.. 56 61 .523 l St. L... 41 68 .376 Friday’s Result*. Chicago. 14. Boston. 6 New York, 6; Rt. Louis. 1. Philadelphia. 3. Cincinnati, 2 (eleven Innings). Pittsburg, 3; Brooklyn, 3 (fourteen In nings). AMERICAN LEAGUE. Games Saturday. New York at Chicago. Boston at St. Louis. Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland Standing of the Club*. W L. Pe. I W. L. Pc. Phila 73 35 .676 Boston .. 53 54 448 Cl'land 67 44 .604 Detroit. 47 64 .423 W'gton. 60 48 556! St L 44 71 .383 Chicago 59 64 522 I New Y. 36 68 346 Friday’* Result*. Washington, 9: Detroit. 7. Boston. 2; St. Louis. 1 Philadelphia. 12; Cleveland. B Chicago. 3; New York. 2. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Game* Saturday. Columbus at Charleston. Albany at Jacksonville. Savannah at Macon. Standing of the Club*. W. L. Pc S’v'nah. 25 18 581 Col’bus. 25 20 .556 J’vllle 22 22 .500 W. L Pc. Albany. 20 44 456 Ch’ston. 20 24 .455 Macon 19 23 460 Friday’s Results. Charleston. 5-3; Columbus. 0-5. Macon. 6; Savannah, 2 EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE, Game* Saturday, Thomasvllle at Valdosta. Wavcross at Brunswick. Amerlcus at Cordele. Appalachian League. Bristol, 2; Knoxville. 2. Rome, 5-6; Middlesboro, 2-10. Morristown, 5; Johnson City, I. GEORGIA-ALABAMA LEAGUE. Games Saturday. Opelika at Gadsden. Newman at Talladega La Grange at Anniston. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. P C. | W L. Pe. G’dsden 50 36 .581 \ Anniston 44 45 .494 N'nan... 46 43 .517 L’Gra’e. 43 47 .478 Opelika 45 45 .600 1 T’dega. 38 51 427 Friday’s Results. New nan, 14. Talladega, 13. Opelika, 4; Gadsden, 1. International League. Baltimore, 4; Buffalo, 1. Montreal, 7; Providence, 2 Rochester, 4; Jersey City, 3 Newark, 4; Toronto, 0 American Association. Columbus. 3; Kansas City, 3. Ixnitsvllle, 3; SL Paul, 2. Minneapolis, 3, Toledo. 2. Milwaukee, 1; Indianapolis, 0. Virginia League. Petersburg, 7; Newport New*, 8 Roanoke, 8; Portsmouth, 4. Norfolk, 2. Richmond, 1 Carolina Association. Asheville. 1; Goldsboro, 0. •Winston-Salem. 5: Raleigh. 1 Durham, 11; Charlotte, 0. Texas League. Houston, 7 8; Dallas, 0-2. Galveston. 7; Austin. 4 Waco. 5; Beaumont. 1. Fort Worth, 2; San Antonio, 1. AMATEUR SCHEDULE. By defeating the Cardinals the Giants made It three straight, but they had to do so In order to hold their distance ahead of the Phillies, who are going strong. By beating the Reds the Phil lies likewise made it three straight. Brooklyn and Pittsburg went fourteen Innings to a tie The Cubs came away from Boston with another victory. • • • The Eastern teams in the American League won on Western fields yesterday with the exception of the Yankees, who were beaten by the White Sox. The Athletics took revenge in Cleveland, while the Senators landed a free scor ing contest in Detroit. The Red Sox grabbed a light scoring contest in St. Louis. • • • Pitcher Walter Johnson, of the Wash ington Senators, now holds the season record for victories. • • • The first eight Innings of the Pitts burg-Brooklyn game were played In one hour and seven minutes. • * • Mike Donlln, formerly of the Giants and the Pirates, may join the Yankees It is understood that overtures have been made to Donlln since he waa un conditionally released by the Phillies this week. • • • The Chicago Cubs have purchased Heath Allison, an outfielder, from the Cadillac, Mfch., club. Allison has a bat- Pruritis a Severe Form of Eczema A Method of Home Treat ment that is Very Effective. Below are the scheduled games in am ateur circles for today: Sunday School League. Capitol View vs Holy Innocence, at Stewart avenue and Dill F1rj>t Baptist vs First Christian, at Grant Park. St Philips vs. College Park, at Pied mont Park (Machinery Hall). C C. C. vs S V. D., at Piedmont Park (Plaza) Baraca League. Agogae vs. Grant Park, at Brtsbine Park (two games). Wesley vs. McDonald. Jonathans vs. Gordon. There is probably no other remedy so well known as S. S. S. for the blood. And It Is remarkably effective in that form of skin disease known as pruritis, or Intense Itching. The action of S. S. S. is rapid. It contains one ingredient, the active purpose of which is to stimulate the tissues to the healthy selection of its own essential nutriment. And the medical elements of this matchless blood purifier are Just as essential to well-balanced health as the nutritious elements of the meats, grains, fats and sugars of our daily food. These facts are brought out in a highly Interesting book on skin diseases, compiled by the medical department of the Swift Specific Co., 184 Swift Bldg . Atlanta, Ga. It is mailed free, together with a special letter of advice, to all who are struggling with a blood disease. Get a bottle of S. S. S. to-day of your druggist. It will surprise you with its wonderful action in the blood. Don’t accept something offered you as "Just as good." The only reason why anyone should not try to sell you R. S. S. is the large profit made on something cheaper from crude drugs. Beware of any attempt to persuade you to buy something in place oJ S. S. 8. tin^ average of .340. He will not report until next season. * * • Old “Cy" Seymour was a visitor at the Polo grounds yesterday to see Mil ler Huggins, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, in an effort to land some kind of a berth. Huggins told the veteran that nothing is open now. Although Seymour is well to do the game still lures him. • • * Harry Spore, a young southpaw pitch er from Crestline, Ohio, has been signed by the Athletics. NAP LAJ0IE HAS FANNED EIGHT TIMES THIS SEASON CLEVELAND, OHIO, Aug. 16.—Nap Lajoie has struck out but eight times this season. Keating, of New York, has turned the trick three times, Baum gardner, Bush, Willett, Mosely and Dauss once each. No Chicago nor Washington pitcher has been able to fan him. NO INTERFERENCE IN DILLON-BROWN CLASH TERRE HAUTE. IND., Aug. 16.—Tha Central Labor Union committee has asked Chief of Police Fasig to prevent the Jack Dillon-George (Knockout) Brown l^abor Day bout. The committee was told by the chief he could not In terfere. From Chioago comes the word that Brown and Dillon are in great shape, which means a corking match awaits the public here. i (PEACHTREE _ ' CITY TICKET OFFICE A EITHER PHONE THE ATTRACTIVE WAY NORTH & WEST Sparkling Summer Beverage UNEQUALLED in its Wholesome Purity UNCHANGEABLE in its Excellent Quality UNRIVALLED Every Sip a Pleasure Unalloyed On Sale Everywhere A bottle of KO-NTTT will add to your enjoyment of th’e ball game. Also the Motordrome races. in its Pleasing Deliciousness Made by The Red Rock Company, Atlanta, Georgia