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TTTK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
1
fHE ASSASSIN
By Tad
Copyright, 1913, International News
Service.
SILK
HAT HARRY’S DIVORCE SUIT
Crackers Not Boasting, but Ready to Put Up All the Fight They Have
JOE AfiLER TELLS HOW TEAM FEELS ABOUT TASK
"M" OT that Finn’s men quit. They
did not quit, or show any signs
of quitting. If anything, they mad.i
more fuss In the field than we did.
and they were fighting all the way.
But while we are charged with more
Jump Game Is Good One to Win —Especially When You Have to Win It
CRACKERS PLAN BOLDLY FOR NEXT THREE GAMES
By O. B. Keeler.
A ND still we have no use for that
Cold Gray Dawn of the Morn
ing After thing.
To-morrow, now—
But we’ll just keep it in type and
go ahead with the gloat, and even
hazard a bit of dope as to tlie doings
this afternoon.
But no predictions, mind you.
• • •
I_T ERE we are. then, one up and
1 1 three to go, with Elliott Dent
slated to face the Gulls in the second
game and Joe Conzelman to J»imme r
gently in the Warming Pan through
out the entire performance.
« Unless—this is* understood—unless,
of course, the services of Mr. Con-
ste’man shall be required where the
spot-light plays its beams.
But that is an Emergency. And (of
course) Mr. Conzelman's gentle slm-
tnerings must be viewed in thut light.
» • •
PHAPMAN will be back of the wood
^ again, and that, with an extra
/ supply of eating-tobacco, will consti
tute Bill Smith’s changes for the sec
ond game of the all-important scries
The Little Napolon—the boys call
him that—is not chirping or hopping
about and singing in the sunshine.
Not yet. He is eating tobacco pro-
funelv.
Saying nothing and eating tobacco.
* * • ?
AS to what Mr. Mique Finn plans
to do, that is something else
again.
Mr. Finn says. In a general way,
that he is going to win a ball game
presently. He does not particularize
as to the method, but It is under
stood that Mr. Finn will adopt one
of the following plans:
(1) Either he will have the GulL
acquire more runs than the Crack
ers, or (2) he will have the Gull j
hold the Crackers to fewer runs than
the Gulls.
Both methods have been used with
much success in major as well as in
minor league baseball.
• • •
T} l T T right here a proposition con-
^ fronts the genial Mr Finn.
I f he decides to adopt either of the
foregoing schemes, what dealer will
tie call on to stack the cards?
• • •
A T some risk of redundancy, or tau
tology or something, we must
remark that. too. is something else
again.
Mr. Finn himself admits that he i«
rather in the dark, end prefers to see
his alleged help warmed up before
making a pick for the *iecond game.
By the process of elimination, much
affected by Socrates, Pluto and Sher
lock Holmes, we deduce that the nexr
offering will not be Pug Cavet, who
pitched yesterday. It is not Hkelv
to be either Hogg or Campbell, both
of whom got their lickings Labor Day.
This resolves the count to Heine
Berger and the other Robertson.
Mr. Finn can pick petals off a sun
flower for the choice.
• • •
O ESUMING the gloat, we got by
pretty neatly in that opening on-
to the unadulterated joy of,
about 7,000 fans—the largest week
day crowd of the season.
• • •
^ OT that the ball game, per se—
k ^ that is to say, of Its own mo
tion—was anything of an unparal
leled achievement, glorious as was
the general result.
There were several reasons why
that game didn’t cause us to pass on
by reason of apoplexy, one of the rea
sons being lack of a short, thick neck.
There were traces of stage-fright
breaking out all through the combat,
and the only thing that prevented
some wild scoring was the uniformly
close pitching, coupled with the fact
that the dumb work showed Itself as
much on the bastes as in the field.
* • •
W HILE frequently In danger. Price
was very effective, and only a
raw bobble in the ninth enabled the
enemy to break into the “R” column
It was Gil’s help that caused him mo»,
of the trouble, all along, to ofl?*>t
which the Gulls helped him out by
giving way to a mad desire to hit the
first hall on all occasions.
If the Crackers stuttered more in
the field, the Gulls snowed poor Judg
ment In their attack, and It may be
seen from the box f»core Just how
feeble that attack finally panned out
The mighty Robertson failed to get
a hit. while his rival, YVelchonre, ac
quired a single and a base on balls
In four times up
• • •
T HE little hitting the Finns were
able to do was sparsely scattered,
too, never more than one hit coming
in the same inning. The Crackers,
on the other hand, bunched seven of
their eight blows in the sixth and
seventh innings, when all their scor
ing was done. Agler’s sounding
triple in the seventh scored two runs,
on the bases by a hit and an error
of Judgment by Stock which gave
Chapmai credit for a blow of the
Cincinnati or fluke variety. Joe
mixed the enemy up in the sixth, too,
when, with Price on, he laid down a
neat bunt on the third strike and
legged it out for a hit while Schmidt
and Cavet collided over the pill.
• * •
S UMMING up results, and restrain
ing boastful chortles til a later
date—if at all—we note the following:
The Crackers require just three
more games from the Gulls.
Cavet pitched pretty well, consid
ering ne had one lamp in a sling.
The “Jump game” is a good one to
win—particularly when you have to
win it or fall entirely through.
Gil Price showed a fine quality of
courage, particularly when the bases
were full of Gulls in the third, with
only one out.
The latest reports had Bill Smith
resting easily.
Ditto—Mique Finn smiling.
• • •
P ROGRAM for the rest of the series:
To-day—Elliott Dent.
Thursday—Carl Thompson.
Friday—Gil Price—right back at
’em.
BASEBALL SUMMARY
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
Mobile at Atlanta. Game called at
3:30 o'clock.
Memphis at Birmingham.
Montgomery at Nashville.
New’ Orleans at Chattanooga.
Standing of the Clubs.
W L. Pc. I \v: L. Pc.
Mobile 80 54 .597 Mont... 08 63 .519
Atlanta 78 56 .581 M phis.. 62 71 .470
Chatt. .. 68 61 .527 • N’ville.. 59 75 .441
B'ham.. 71 64 .526 I New O. 43 85 .336
Tuesday's Results.
Atlanta. 4. Mobile 1
Chattanooga, 3; New Orleans, 0
Birmingham. 1; Memphis, 0.
Montgomery, 3; Nashville. 0.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
New York at Boston.
No other games scheduled.
Standing of the Clubs
W. L. Pc | \V. L. Pe.
Phila. . 83 42 .664 Boston.. 62 61 .504
Cl'land. 77 51 .601 ' Detroit.. 56 71 441
W gton. 70 54 .565! st L . . 48 83 .367
Chicago 67 63 .5581 New Y. 42 .80 .344
Tuesday's Results.
Chicago. 3-9; Cleveland. 1-3.
Washington. 2: I’hialdelphia, 1.
Boston, 4; New York, 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Wednesday.
Boston at New York.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn (two games).
Standing of l he Clubs.
W L. Pc W L. Pc
New Y. 85 39 686 B’klyn. 52 69 430
Phila.. 72 46 610 Boston. 53 68 448
Chicago 70 56 .556 O nati... 53 78 405
P'burg. 66 57 .5371 SL L... 45 83 .358
Tuesday's Results.
Boston, 5; New- York, 2.
Philadelphia, 3; Brooklyn, 2.
Pittsburg. 5; Cincinnati. 2.
Chicago, 5-6; St Louis. 3-1.
OTHER RESULTS.
American Association.
Columbus, 4; Indianapolis. 3
Louisville. 9; Toledo. 3.
Milwaukee. 3; St Paul. 2
Minneapolis-Kansas City, ratn.
Carolina Association.
Winston-Salem. 5; Greensboro, 4.
Durham, 14; Raleigh. 0.
Durham. 5; Raleigh, 0.
Asheville, 14; Charlotte 3.
* Virginia League.
Petersburg. 6; Richmond. 1.
Portsmouth. 2; Norfolk 1.
Newport News. 1; Roanoke. 0
International League.
Baltimore. 4; Newark, 1.
Providence. 13; Jersey City, 3.
Montreal, 2; Rochester, 0.
Toronto, 8; Buffalo, 0.
Federal League.
Cleveland. 6; Pittsburg 4.
Cleveland. 7; Pittsburg 3.
Kansas City, 10; liwlianapolis. 9.
St. Louis, 8; Chicago. 4.
The Official Score
Following is the official score of
the first game in the big series be
tween the Crackers and the Gulls,
compiled by O. B. Kee'.er of The
Georgian, official scorer for the
Southern League in Atlanta this
season:
Mobile ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Stock, ss 3 0 1 3
Starr, 2b 4 0 0 4
O'Dell, 3b 4 0 1 1
Paulet, lb 4 0 1
Robertson, cf. . . 3
Schmidt, c 3
Clark. If 4
Miller, rf 4
Cavet, p 2
8
2
3
0
3
0 0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 1
0 0
0 0
xSentell 1 0 0 0
Texas League.
Pallas. 4: Austin, 3.
Beaumont. 10: Galveston. 3.
Houston, 8; San Antonio, 2.
Fort Worth, 2: Waco, 2.
Appalachian League.
Knoxville, 4: Middlesboro, 2;
Morristown, 2: Rome 5.
Johnson City, 6. Bristol. 4
MARTIN JOINS YANKEES.
BOSTON. Sept. 3.—Patrick Martin,
a southpaw pitcher, purchased recent
ly by the New York Americans from
the Lawrence (Mass.) club of the New
England League, has reported to
Manager Chance. .
Smith, 2b . .
. . 3
Bisiand, ss. . .
. . 3
Holland. 3b. . .
. . 3
Nixon, rf . . .
. . 3
Chapman, c. .
. . 3
Price, p. . . .
. . 3
Totals . . .
. 28
Totals .
Atlanta
Agler, lb.
Long, If. .
Welchonce, cf.
.32 1 4 24 14 2
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
. 4 0 3 12 0 0
,.310
.301
0 1
0 0
1
0 0
3 1 1
1
3
2
2
0 1
1 0
3
4
1 0
1 1
2 0
13 4
4 8 2'
xBatted for Cavet in ninth.
Score by innings:
Mobile 000 000 001—1
Atlanta 000 002 20x—4
Summary: Two-base hit—Stock.
Three-base hit—Agler. Double play
— Miller to Stock. Struck out—By
Cavet. 3; by Price. 3. Bases on halls
—Off Cavet, 3; off Price, 3. Sacri
fice hits—Long. Bisiand, Nixon, Ca
vet. Stolen base—Nixon. Hit by
pitched ball—By Price. 1. Time—
1:42. Umpires—Pfenuinger and Rud-
derham.
Crackers Win the First Game
And The Georgian Wins in
Just as Convincing Manner
THE CRACKERS WON THE FIRST GAME, AND THE
GEORGIAN WON IN JUST AS CONVINCING A MANNER.
THE SOUTH HAS NEVER SEEN AS COMPLETE A..D IN
TERESTING ACCOUNTS OF A BIG SPORTING EVENT AS
THE GEORGIAN CARRIED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE
STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE GULLS AND THE ATLANTA
CLUB FOR SOUTHERN LEAGUE SUPREMACY.
AND THROUGHOUT THIS BIG SERIES, TO DAY,
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, THE ACCOUNTS WILL BE
JUST AS MINUTELY COMPLETE, THE COMMENT AND
GOSSIP OF THE STRUGGLES WILL BE JUST AS GRIP-
PINGLY INTERESTING TO BASEBALL LOVERS.
IN THIS SERIES THE GEORGIAN WILL BE REPRE
SENTED BY THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF EX
PERTS IN THE SOUTH. THEY WILL OVERLOOK NO
POINT. THEY WILL PLAY THE GAME FOR YOU EX
ACTLY AS IT'S PLAYED AT PONCY PARK.
AMONG THOSE WHO WILL “COVER” THIS SERIES
FOR THE GEORGIAN ARE:
BILLY SMITH, THE CRACKER MANAGER, THE
MAN WHO BROUGHT A RANK TAIL-ENDER OF 1912 UP
TO THE TOP.
JOE AGLER, THE CORKING FIRST BASEMAN, WHO
HAS BEEN BOUGHT BY JERSEY CITY, BUT WHO WILL
BE WITH THE YANKEES NEXT SEASON.
LOU CASTRO. FORMER CRACKER, WHO KNOWS
”INSIDE” BALL BETTER THAN ANY OTHER MAN IN
THE SOUTH.
0. B. KEELER, THE GEORGIANS BASEBALL EX
PERT, WHO WRITES THE BREEZIEST ARTICLES OF
ANY CRITIC IN THE SOUTH.
W. S. FARNSWORTH, SPORTING EDITOR OF THE
GEORGIAN, WHO FOR SIX YEARS TRAVELED WITH
THE RED SOX, YANKEES, GIANTS AND DODGERS.
FUZZY WOODRUFF, KNOWN BY EVERY FAN IN
THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE, WHO HAS A WONDERFUL
STYLE ALL OF HIS OWN.
INNIS BROWN, FORMER VANDERBILT HERO, WHO
PERSONALLY KNOWS EVERY MEMBER OF THE GULLS
AND CRACKERS.
THE GEORGIAN WILL ALSO HAVE STAFF PHOTOG
RAPHERS AT THE PARK TO SNAP EVERY PLAY OF IM
PORTANCE.
THE GEORGIAN'S BASEBALL EXTRAS WILL RUN
COMPLETE DETAILED REPORTS OF THE GAME, SENT
IN PLAY BY PLAY. EVERY BALL AND STRIKE WILL BE
ACCOUNTED FOR IN THESE EXTRAS.
ORDER YOUR GEORGIAN EARLY FOR THE NEXT
FOUR DAYS IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE OF GETTING
ALL THE REAL NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THIS GREAT
SERIES.
errors than they are, I believe a
close survey of the game will show
that they overlooked enough bets to
more than balance the account, and
that, to my mind, ahows they were
feeling the strain.
I know all of our boys were feeling
It. Speaking for myself, I know it
was all I could do to look over old
Pug Cavet carefully when I was at
bat, and not give way to a crazy
desire to swing like a garden gate at
everything he wheeled up—for, as I
Maid before. Pug had some stuff yes
terday, in spite of the patch on his
eye.
• • •
ANT> right there was where the
** Gulls played Into Price’s hand.
Gil had it on them, anyway, an1
I am sure he would have beater, them
at any game they tried. But you
could tell the Gulls were nervous
by the way they kept tearing in and
trying to murder the first ball pitched
them.
Gil saw* right off how eager they
were, and he fed them bad ones—and
yo.i saw how they were popping them
up and fouling out and rolling easy
grounders at us.
• • •
VT OW, about the rest of these
games.
We all realize just exactly what
we are up against. I don’t suppose
the best fan in Atlanta has figured
over our chances any harder than
every fellow on the club.
Wolgast May Quit
Ring To Be Farmer
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 3.—The
obituary of Ad Wolgast. former light
weight champion, is written on all the
sporting pages with the record of his
defeat at Oakland by Joe Azavedo, a
green and nervous youngster who won
the decision at the end of ten round?*.
"What’s the use of going any fur
ther?’’ asks Wolgast to-day. “I don’t
need to box for a living. I don’t like
these short fights, and I would rather
quit altogether than spend my time
training and boxing around like a side
show' man.” He added that he was
thinking of returning to his Oregon
ranch and settling down as a farmer
Wolgast fought a characteristic
battle, but w r as wild. His blows lacked
the old sting.
Coombs Sick Again;
Out for Season
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.—Pitcher
Jack Coombs has had a recurrence of
his old trouble and to-day was forced
to return to bed. Manager Mack and
the club physician announced that the
twirler will be unable to don a uni
form again this season.
AGOGAS TEAM WINS.
The Agogas team triumphed over
Wesley. 9 to 2. yesterday. The win
ners scored three runs in the first in
ning and practically put the game on
ice. York was on the slab for Agogas.
with Lewis catching, while W.
Thomas did th^ slab duty for Wesley.
Crosley was on the receiving end.
F
ITCHING PILES
Exery sufferer from ltchin* piles should read
these words from H. S. llood, of Bellaire. Mich.,
who was
Cured by Tetterine
For sixteen years I had been a sufferer
from Itching piles. I got a box of Tetterine
and less than half a box mads a c* spirts
cure.
Tetterine plres Instant relief to all akin dla-
) ens."', such as ecxema. tetter, ringworm, ground
l Itch. etc. It has the right medicinal qualities
) to get at the cause and to relieve the effect.
> Get it to-day- Tetterine.
50c at druggists, r by mall.
SHUPTRINE CO.. SAVANNAH. GA.
THOMASTVILLE, GA.. Sept. 8 —
Thomasvllle and Valdosta are now on
an even standing In their fight for the
Empire State League pennant. Thom
asvllle took yesterday's game, 5 to 0.
Both teams have now won two games,
Roth, on the mound for the locals,
hurled the best game of his career. Ho
held Jordan’s men down to two scat
tered hits and was master of the sit
uation at all times. Hawkins and
Zellars were hit hard by the winners.
The former was knocked out of the
box in the third Inning.
THE ATLANTA ^ s N <iK G
TO-NGHT AT 8:15
THURSDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT
MARY’S LAMB
Bright Musical Comedy
Nights, 25c to $1.50; Mat., 25c to $1
FORSYTH T o’- N?GHT 1:30
Sam Mann & Co., T L h ;„!?* w
WILL4R0 SIMMS $ CO. ALEXANDER A SCOTT
GXSCH SISTERS MAMIE fLMORE
CAMILLE'S POODLES R g KEANE
KEITH VAUDEVILLE ALWAYS
A PTER the laot game with New or-
** leans, when we had heard that
the Gulls lost the afternoon game,
and knew for the first time w'e had
a chance to win the pennant—I tell
you, fans, It was a queer kind of
pight in that old clubhouse.
The boys were mighty solemn about
it. They knew what they were up
against. But we shook hands all
around and we made a sort of promise
that we'd every one give the best we
had in the shor> to this next series,
and win if we could, and lose fighting
all the way If we couldn't.
A PTER the game yesterday, the
** bunch had another little round
up In the clubhouse, and they were a
shade more cheerful. Not that we
feel that three games in a row aren’t
Just about as tough as four to win,
when you have to win every one.
But we felt we had one of Mobile’*
best pitchers—probably their best—
out of t£e way. And then’ we felt
that we had them on the run. I
can’t tell just how that feeling is. but
it comes over you once in a while—
and when It does, your team will
going great guns, first thing you
know.
• • •
W E aren’t bragging any. mind you.
But we are just determined to
put up all the fight there Is in us to
beat Mobile the rest of the series.
And I believe I can promise those
same Gulls that, win or lose, they
will know they have bf>en in a fight
for the pennant of 1913
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Thomasville Beats
Valdosta: Series Tied
BASEBALL
— 1 TO-DAY-
MOBILE vs. ATLANTA
Game Called 3:30
LYRIC ALL THIS WEEK
Matinees Tues., Thurs. and Set.
EMMA BUNTING
In Her Greatest Success
“THE CIRCUS GIRL”
Next Week—"Call of the Heart”
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