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CRACKERS NOT IN BEST OF SHAPE FOR FIRST EXHIBITION GAME OF SEASON
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Bunkum Morris in Best Condition,
Zippy King Was in Good Shape
When He Reported.
By HENRY VANCE.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss., March 18,
Wllgk;ha first exhibition game of the
Crackers only a day or so away
~ Messrs. Higgins and Mayer find that
. their men are not in the best of
shape to play it. Most of the men
have been in camp but a few days
and the showers, however light that
they may be, hit town almost daily.
Without a hot sun the Cracker chiefs
are afraid to let the tossers cut loose
with all they have in stock.
The first game Is not an jmpor
tant affair, anyway, and the chances
are that the champions will take
things easy, even though a large
‘ binch of ‘townspeople are expected
‘to turn out for the game. The af
fair has been booked with a semi
pro outfit from New Orleans and
Higgins says he can’'t even remem
ber its name.
MORRIS IN GOOD SHAPE,
Bunkum Morris, rookie pitcher, is
probably in hetter shape than any
of the hurlers and Bunkum is ready
16 put some stuff on the ball. He
came to eamp more than a week ago
with Bob Higging, and admitted yes
térday that he had worked out a
few days at his home in Buford be
st he started SBouth with the club,
orris also stated yesterday that
h} has seen professional service be
fore, having worked in the Georgia-
Alabama League, where Ire served his
fork-handed offerings prior to the
entrance of the U. 8. into the Furo
pean struggle.
Zippie King Is another Cracker who
is in pretty good shape. King came
South ahead of the rest of the bunch
and the start he got on the rest of
the fellows is beginning to tell
1 thought I'd seen King before, just
as soon as 1 lamped him at work
on the greensward in uniform.
“Didn't you try out with Moley In
Birmingham once? I queried.
“Sure, I tried out over there In
1918,” e replied.
KING IMPRESSED MOLEY,
King was a raw youngster at that
time, making his first stab at pro
fessional baseball, but even though he
green he impressed Moley with
his wonderful fielding antics. The
oal:'by Baronial chief at that early
& of the lad's career admitted
fl(nt he would keep him if he could
hit.
Since then King has learned to hn.!
He pastimed with the Columbia out
fit in the Sally League last year
and clouted the apple for a .200 av
erage. He came to camp full of con
fidence this spring and the Cracker
hosses admit that he's going to make
a formidable fight for the shortstop
ping job.
Other infielders who are trying for
herths are Flohr, Brenner and Snggs.
The latter is a brother of Johnny
Suggs, the Cracker piteher, and he
. played semi-pro ball around his home
in Alabama last year. Flohr and
RBrenner were recommended to Cholly
Frank by the veteran Billy Carpen
-ler. Billy touted the lads highly and
Frank decided to give 'em a trial.
Tlohr can play either short or third
and Brenner is being used at first
hame at nresent |
ONE OUTFIELDER IN CAMP. |
‘With only one gardener in camp
the outfield has not hegun to shape
up as yet. It is early, though, and
by the start of the new week It is
_thought that every candidate for ~1
_Cracker job will he on hand with the
nopsible excention of Outfielder
Herndon, who has gained permission
m Boss Frank to report for duty
in the trainine season. Wern
don gave the promise that he would
work out at his home and be in con
ditlon for work when he reported.
Columbus Team Is
Winner Over Braves
h&BANY. Ga., March 18 —The Co
us American Association base
ball team, here for spring practise,
went over to Dawson for an axhibi
tion game with George Stallings’ Bos
ton Braves, In training at Columbus,
Ga., and defeated the big leaguers 3
to 2. ‘The game was one of the baest
wlflon games ever seen in this
on.
Home runs by Hank Gowdy and
Muylrennan, the Columbus pitcher,
featured the offensive side of the
game, while Terry Turner’'s remark
able fielding for Columbus was the
outstanding feature. The teams play
again in Albany this afternoon. The
score by innings: |
R.H.BE
Tolumbus . . . .200 010 000-—-3 8 1
Baaton . . . . .010 001 000—2 9 O
Batteries: Mulrennan, McQuillen
and Hartley: Oascher, Fillingim,
Gowdy and O'Neil. Umpires—Pech
ous and FEayers,
Frank Welch, Albany
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Boy, With Athletics
ALBANY, Ga., March 18.-Local
baseball fans were pleased at the an
nouncement of the line-up of Connie
Mack's Teamm A, which contains the
name of Frank Walch, an Albany boy,
a 8 centerfielder. Welch led the Vir
ginia League in batting last season
and the Athletics late late season.
When the Athletics play in Atlania
several local fans are planning to <o
up and see Welch in action.
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R.O.T.C. Shooters
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gla Tech R. O, T. C, rifle team has
been given out by its manager. The
echedule is arranged for the locals
to play other R. O. T. C. units of
Southern colleges.
The schedule followa:
Florida Unliversity, Gainesville, Fla.,
Mareh 20,
John B, Stetson University, De
Land, Fla., March 20.
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Au
burn, Ala., March 27.
Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.,
March 27.
North Georgia Agricultural College,
Dahlonega, Ga., April 3.
Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.
C., April 8.
Mississippi A. and M College, Agri
cultural College, Miss.,, April 10,
Clemson Agrictural College, Clem
son, 8. C., April 10.
South Carolina Univergity, Colum
bia, 8. C.,, April 17,
The Citadel, Charleston, 8. C,, April
17.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tenn,, April 24.*
Little Rock College, Little Rock,
Ark., April 24,
The matches with Aahurn, Emory,
Wofford College and l.ittle Rock Col
lege have been definitely planned.
The following officers have been
elected by the Tech Rifle Club: J. M,
Slaughter of Meridian, Miss., presi
dent; . A, Mcßee of Watkinsville,
Ga., vice president; A, A. Black of
Lakeland, Fla., secretary; o O
Berry of Columbus, Ga., treasurer:
Capt. A, 1. Pendleton Jr., executive
officer.
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Harry Frazee Having
% A Very Busy Time
Harry Fragzee is having a nice time
these days. He has more trouble than
Job had with his epldemic of pimples.
Between handling ball players and
trying to settie law suits Harry will prob
ably favor the theatrical business
Frazee is probably hoping that no one
in Gloucester or Bluffton, Ind., has prom
ised either Stuffy Meolllis or Hverett
Beott A ralse or a bonus. “It's great"
says Frazee, “"to have these other fellows
spending your money for you'
3,000 Palm Beach Fans
See Yanks Beat Reds
PALM BEACH, Fla.,, March "18.—Three
thousand persons vesterday saw the New
York Yankees trim the world's champion
Reds, 7 to 2, in the third game of their
series, making 2 to 1 wins for New York
Roush got one hit and it was a three
bagger. The Reds returned to their train.
ing grounds at Miam! and will have to
work hard to get in form for clubs that
have had more training
ape
Semifinals Reached
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n womens fourney
NEW YORK, March 18 —Miss Carome
Winn of New York was numbered among
the semi-finalists in the women's national
indoor tennis tournament today as a re
sult of her sensational vietory over Miss
Leslie Bancroft of Heston in the fourth
round, Miss Helene Pollak, New York:
Mrs Inge Hartmann, Lake Champlain
champion, and Miss Edith Sigourney of
Boston, were the other semi-finalists
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Hughie Jennings Orders
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Full Speed’ for Tigers
MACON, Ga.,, March 18 —Manager Jen
nings of the Tigers, ordered *full speed’
for his plavers today following the inter
ference with yesterday's game by a rain
storm The Tigers and Boston Braves
begin their exhibition tour Tuesday, and
Jeunings will avail himself of the reman
ing time here in letting all rvookies show
their worth
Herzog Plays, but
Angels Beat Cubs
PASADENA, ("al, Marech 18.—The Cubs
were (rimmed In a regulation game here
yesterday by the Los Angeles Angels The
score was 4 to 2 Buck Herzog plaved
through six innings, despite his trussed-up
rupture,
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Indian Regulars Give
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NEW ORLEANE, March 15+«The In
dian regulers stepped into the deliveries
of Cykowski and Nishaus yesterday and
won the dacision over the yannigans in
the first game of the series by a score
of 8 ta 0
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AT PHILADELPHIA—Fred Fulton won from Bartley Madden in a
slow six round bout. i
AT DETROIT—MeI Coogan, substituting for Johnny Dundee, won
a popular decision over Johnny Mendelsohn in ten rounds.
AT PHILADELPHIA—Danny Frush, Baltimore, knocked out Artie
Root, Cleveland, in the fourth round of a scheduled six round bout.
AT CANTON, Ohio-~Jack Britton, the welterweight champion, out
pointed Jack Perry of Braddock, Pa. in twelve rounds.
AT SAVANNAH, Ga~—~Young Denny fought a twelve round draw
with Jimmy Duffy,
AT DAYTON, Ohio—Harry Greb beat Tommy WRobson in twelve
rounds.
; AT CEDAR RAPIDS. lowa—MHarvey Thorpe beat Sailor Freedman
in ten rounds.
AT ST. PAUL, Minn—~Mike O’'Dowd beat Augie Ratner in ten
rounds and Harry Hills knocked out Kid Johnson in one round.
At KENOSHA, Wis—~Ted Jamieson won on foul from K. O,
Brown in four rounds.
AT QUINCY, lll.—Marty Henderson beat Tony Caponi in ten
rounds. .
AT FORT WORTH-—Jimmy Hanlon of Chicago knocked out Bobby
Waugh at Fort Worth in the last round of a twelve round bout.
AT SALT LAKE-—Johnny Fisk, Rock Island, knocked out Willie
Wise, Salt Lake, in the second round of a scheduled six round bout,
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DAVENPORT, lowa, March 18—
Ralph Greenleaf, world's pocket bil
l Hard champion, broke a Middle West
record yesterday when he went out
with an unfinished run of 100, scor-|
ing a victory over Jerome Keough hy'
120 to 27 in an exhibition gamé& The
game required only four innings. l
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Jim Thorpe Says He's ‘
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Through With Gridiron
AKRON, Ohio, March 18 lim Thorpe |
will not pilay professional football next |
fal The world's greatest athlete m,ulfl‘
this announcement yesterday, while here
signing his basebsll contract with the |
Akron International League Club
Thorpe deciared he intended cenfining
The Winners Play the Victrola
Jack Farmer, Old
Vol, Comes Back
To Ellam’s Club
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March. 18—
Jack Farmer, former, Vol and Pitts
burg Pirate, who played last season
with the Portiand club of the Pacific
Coast League, has been signed by the
Vols. The club has been working on
the deal all season and secured him
through the Detroit Tigers, who got
him from Portiand.
Farmer hit .297 in the Coast League
last year and is counted on to be
among the top of Dixie's slugging ag
gregation this season.
AP APPSR
his athietic ability te baseball in the fu
ture and fearea if injured in football he
might ruin his chauces in the national
pastime.
All Casper Could Do Was Listen
Pa Is As Mad As a Hatter
BY JEAN KNOTT
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'Damask, Whit
'Damask, Whitney
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Star, Wins $5,000
Louisiana Derb
| NEW ORLEANS, March 18.—Har
ry Payne Whitney's Damask was the
winner of the $5,000 Louisiana Derby
lat Jefferson Park Wednesday after
noon. An odds-on choice of the
| strongest tyvpe, his victory was indi
lcated by the quotation ou tap against
| him Bulletproof was second and
Beadman third
Damask will in all probability be
the principal Whitney colorbearer in
the Kentucky Derby, the $35,000 fea
{ ture to be decided at Churchill Downs
{a couple of months hence. This is
{ probably the most improved colt in
|the three-year-old division and while
i he went into winter quarters with a
fair sort of renown, it was not until
the racing at New Orleans that he
| forced his way into racing's limelight
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\ Sewell, Alabama
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Star, Signs With
UNIVERSITY, Ala., March ..~—Joe
Sewell, star second baseman and cap
tain of the University of Alabama
baseball team, today confirmed the
rumor that he has been signed by
Johnny Dobbs, of the New Orleans
Pelicans.
~ The college star will not report to
the Pels until the end of the college
‘séason. He will be the third Crimson
player to be signed by a Southern
League team in the past two years.
Jim Boone and Liena Styles, of last
vear’s champion Atlanta club, also
hail from Alabama.
Sewell has had quite a bit of ex
perience as an infielder, and is a
star of the first magnitude. He as
picked on several All-Southern base
ball teams last spring, and in the
summer pastimed with the Westfield
Barons of Birmingham, which team
tied the Atlantic Steel Company for
the Southern amateur title.
He has received offers from several
professional teams. He stated that
the Atlanta and Birmingham clubs,
of the Southern League, and £t. Louis,
Cleveland and Philadelphia clubs, of
the National League, have all made
him offers,
Sewell is also a football player of
note, He played all last year with
Coach Xen Scott’'s “Thin Red Line,”
and starred in most games he played.
Mackmen Pound Card
Hurler, but Lose, 9-8
M'ALLEN, Tex., March 18.—Branch
Rickey's men took another game from
the Athletics yesterday, 9 to 8. All the
veterans of the Cardinals are showing up
fine, Heathcote copping three hits.
Blades, a recruit, was tried at second,
' while Bogart was played in left field.
. Sherdell traveled the entire route for
the Cardinals and while the Mackmen
gathered fourteen hits, he managed to
Lkeep them fairly scattered.
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By CALLAHAN
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Line-ups of Y.W.C.A
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and Savannah High
The Y. W. C. A. senlor basketball
team and Savannah High girls meet
on Wesley Memorial court Saturday
night at 8 o'clock. Atlanta’s basket
ball enthusiasts will be given an ex
hibition of a game played by girls’
rules by two teams that have never
played anything but girls’ rules. The
players say they will demonstrate in
their game that skill wins in basket
ball, rather than rough and heavy
work,
The two teams that will match
their skill have good piaying records
to their credit. Savannah High has
won in every game played this year
and the “Y, W.” team holds perma
nently the pennant for the girls’ sen
ior league of Atlanta.
The line-up for the “Y” team will
be: Forwards, Peggy Launius and
Dorothy Weber, guards, Dorothy
Fischer and Jane Reiley; centers,
Gertrude Reiley or Isbal Dew. Miss
Lucy Adams is coach.
The Savannah High line-up will
be: Forwards, Elizabeth Inglesby and
Inez Helfish; guards, Mary Byers and
Marie Bargeron; centers, Anna Beck
man and Ruth Helfish. Freda Ren
froe is side center and Annie Laura
Connor side guard.
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Artie Root Stopped
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By Frush in Fourth
PHILADELPHIA, Marsh 18.—Danny
Frush of England dropped Artie Root of
Cleveland for the count of ten in the fourth
round here last night before the National
Sporting Club. 1t was the main bout.
Root was knocked out. When Referee
Joe Griffo reached the count of seven he
smiled and told the referee that he had
two more to go, but at the count of ten
he was still sitting on the canvas looking
at QGriffo. Root evidently lost track of
the count.
Benny Valger Arrives Sunday for
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Bout Here Tuesday Night.
Meeghan vs. Barnett,
By GUY BUTLER.
Jack Lawler, the pride of Omaha,
will set foot upon Atlanta soil Fri
day to put on the finishing touches
for his battle next Tuesday night with
Benny Valger, the famous feather
weight, who climaxed his sensational
rise to the top the other night with
a victory over Johnny Kilbane.
Lawler will bring with him his
manager, Joe Levy, and they will see
to it that jack is in perfect condition
when he enters the ring with the
champion’s conqueror. This is the
greatest opportunity ever offered the
Omaha streak, and if he succeeds in
beating the French flash. then he will
be in line for bouts with the other
great fellows in the feather class,
and of course, accumuate a small for
tune.
HIS GREATEST CHANCE.
Though Lawler fought Young
Chaney, Johnny Dundée, Benny Mc-
Neil and Dick Loadmann here, those
bouts were not half o important as
this coming clash, for Lawler will be
meeting the man who 18 looked upon
as the successor to Champion Kil
bane. Valger badly outpointed the
('leveland veteran a few nights ago,
and it is the consensus of opinion
among the. FPastern experts that
Benny is a far better fighter, and
will be the next kingpin.
However, he must overcome a great
obstacle in Lawler. The latter looms
up as a formidable barrier to the
featherweight throne, and if Benny is
successful in doing away with Jack,
then he will be entitled to be calléd
the greatest feather in the land.
Valger will arrive in this city Sun
day.
Stanley Meeghan, the little Irish
fighter, has been matched with Bat
tling Barnett of Walk Miller's stable,
Their bout will precede the main
event and will go ten rounds or less.
Both Meeghan and Barnett are good
hitters and it is not certain that this
engagement will travel the full dis
ta .oe:
A six round preliminary will open
the show.
ALL STAR CARD PLANNED.
Promoter McDonald will stage an
all-star noxing card week or so after
the coming show, and he will have
booked some of the best talent in
the city, including Stanley Meeghan
and either Freddie Boorde or Young
Jack Sharkey. Meeghan and Boorde
have® fought twice, each getting a
flecision, and fans here are anxious
to see them meet again.
Bddie Hanlon, whose shoulder is
improving rapidly now, probably will
be given a chance with Larry Avera
as his opponent. Eddie was billed for
the last entertainment, but a dislo
cation of his shoulder prevented the
bout. g
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Middle West Basket
Tourney Is Under Way
CHICAGO, March 18.—Nearly a dozen
States were represented in the second an
nual Middle West basketball tourmament,
which started here today at the University
of Chicago.
Today's schedule of games was as fol
lows:
Coushatta High School, Shreveport, La.,
vs. Kalamazeo, Mich.
St. Mary's, Winona, Minn.,, vs, Cedar
Rapids, lowa, Academy.
Altgona, Pa., vs. Stivers High School,
Dayton, Ohio.
Moundsville, W. Va., ve. Macomb, Il
Hyde Park High School, Chicago, v&
Central High School, Minneapolis.
Crawfordsville, Ind.,, vs. Central High
School, Peoria, 111,
Oakpark, 111., vs. Erie, Pa.
Ishpeming, Mich.,, vs. Woodward Tech.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Macomb, T 11.,, Academy vs. Wingate, Ind,
Lu‘ne Tech., Chicago, 111.,, vs. Clendenin,
W, ¥
Fond du Laec, Wis.,, vs. Boone, JTowa.
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San Antonio vs. Giants
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In Charity Game Today
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 18 —Tha
Giants will meet San Antonio in an exhi«
bition game here today for charity.