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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 190ff.
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SPORTS
Edited kY PERCY H. WHITING.
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THE PREDICAMENT OF ATZ
AND OTHER BASEBALL DOPE
Jakey Ats It In I lie deuce of a pickle.
IIer« he but spent n bunch of lilt own
n ney In yetting from Ixm Angelea to At*
lint*, vln New Orle*n« and dnelniiatl (or
nt Irast Charley Frank aays that It it hit—
Ata’a yon understand, not Frank's money)
and now the National Asaorlatlon refutes
to let At* play with New Orleans and toys
i that he mast go lark to the roast.
Alt went from Now Orleans to Cincinnati
to see Herman, the national commissioner.
Herman looked at Ats'a releose, signed by
the owner of the Lot Angeles dob, and he
derided that, ns far ns be could see. At*
was free to algu with anybody. Ats then
asked him what he ought to do-about It
gnd Herman did not know.
8o there It stands.
"I can’t sign him until he Is free.** said
Frank. "I don’t see how they can hold
him. Ue has his release and Iwaldes the
Clubs out there are cutting salaries, which
they hare no right to do In the middle of
th- season, without the players’ consent.
I don’t see how the players can revert
l ack to the league any way. That can only
happen in case the team does not pay
J|i> ries. But Ats Is paid In full.
“It Is up to AU. I can’t sign him unless
Fecretary Farrell saya so, and that’* Just
what Farrell don't soy."
The latest rumor In regard to a meeting
to settle the ffrotest* before the league and
to attend to whatever business Is likely
to ceme up la that there will lie a directors’
inciting In Birmingham Saturday. How
ever, no official notification of such a meet
ing has reached Atlanta.
Theo Breltensteln Is out of the game for
th- present He was taken sick In Nash
ville and has been under the doctor’s care
ever since, lie has not been confined to
his bed at any time, but has been In no
shape to play ball. This cuta New Orleans'
supply of pitchers so low that Frank Is
badly handicapped.
If the person who loat a very handsome
locket at the baseball grounds Monday will
spply to Manager Bmlth be or she will be
pleasantly surprised.
Chsrley Frank saya he has It on the Monti
g.unery club. "Tho** peopfb dickered with
Holly," he said Tuesday morning, "and I
cn tight them with tho goods on. While he
belonged to the, they offered him more
money than I was paying. I have It In
black and white. Ho naturally I put In a
kick. Their dealings made Holly jump to
the outlaws, and I lost a gflbd man."
Raturday afterboon's game will again be
called at I o’clock Instead of 4. This will
be done to allow the Atlanta team to catch
a train for Rhreveport, where they ail) duo
to play Monday.
Jn order to hare a pitcher In good condi
tion for the game Hundny and not tired to
death by the* long ride from .Atlanta to
Shreveport, Manager Bmlth will probably
ship one out of Atlanta Friday night and
give him plenty of time to rest up before
the hard contest Honday. Just which pitcher
will go will lie decided later.
That the whole state of Georgia la pulling
for the victory of Illtly Bmlth and the
Crackers was brought out Monday when
the manager received a letter from Carl
I.loyd, a Benola rooter, who la, to Judge
by the letter, a little boy.
Inclosed waa what was guaranteed to he
the “lift hind leg" of the proverbial "grave
yard rabbit" caught by a horned owl.
nilly Bmlth waa much tickled over the
gift.and In return sent Lloyd a banebaH.
P. H. and N. B.—The manager, however,
dnea not agree to make n regular habit
of trading baseballs for rabblta T feet.
WRIGHTCANT
PLAYAT ALL
C0LLIN8 AND LITTLE TO DRAW
LOT8 FOR HIS PLACE ON
AMERICAN TEAM.
Special Cable—Copyright.
London, June 6.—Holcombe Ward la to
represent the American tinnls team In the
tingles at Newport Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. For Benia C. Wright's place It
Is understood that Krefgh Collins and Bay-
raond 1>. Little will draw lota.
Wright's hand la much lietter today and
ho was sllowed to take n walk, 1»ut the
snrgooim have told him he must not go to
Newport, even as 4 spectator.
ENORMOUS ENTRY LIST FOR COMING
SOUTHERN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
With the date of the opening of the
Southern tennis championship leas than n
month away, the keenest Interest Is being
tnkon by local enthusiasts In tha coming
event.
B. M. Grant and Nat Thornton, who re
turned Sunday from New Orleans, bring
ing with them a splendid coat of tan, both
gulf states championships and a era to of
cups, state that New Orleans la coming In
h body to the local tournament In the
list will lie A. W. fleguln, a veteran of,
thirty years’ eiperience on the temV*
courts and still a dangerous adversary;
Hr. King Logan, Dr. Bam Logan, A. Mr
Post nenry l^verlch, A. I. Leverleb, It
li. Logan. Dr. Burt be, Captain T.-C. Good
f-llow, of the United Btntee army, who has
taken part In numerous Eastern and Bonth-
ero championships; F. Datneron, Theo.
Itcuhl and I. Bahleman.
In addition to the large party of men
who will make tho trip, Miss Msy Logan
and Mlaa Charlotte Payne, chaperoned by
Mrs. Payne, will come to Atlanta to try
for the Southern women’s tannin' cham
pionship. Miss Logan and Mlsa Payne met
In the finale last week for the club cham
pionship la New Orleans and Mlaa IsOgan
proved the winner. Two other ladles may
make the trip to Atlanta, but It la not cer
tain.
From the far North will come Reuben
Hunt, now at the University of Mlchtgnn,
and Walter C. Lee, of Oraud Rapids, his
partner.
Nashville will send n large delegation to
th* tournament. In the bunch will un
doubtedly he Norman Farrell, the vice
president of the Southern Tentila Asaocln-
tu«u; Bradley Walker, the president of the
N ft shrill* club; Ernest Cooper and Verner
Jones.
Knoivtlle will be strongly represented.
Ibwdlng the East Tennessee team will be
the. Rogers brothers, Cowan and Charles,
(owan Rogers Is at present the singles
• hiiuplou of the Boutb Atlantic effete* and
«>f Tennessee, while he and hit brother
bold first honors Ip doubles In Tennessee.
In addition the Knoxville party Is likely
to contain Fred Ault and possibly |*e Me
Clung, once a famous athlete at Tale.
Norfolk, Va., can be counted on to send
a strong team. In the crowd .from the Old
Dominion state will bo M. A. Agelesto, J.
H. Taylor. W. If. Taylor, Washington Reid,
II. T. Whitehead and C. F. McIntosh.
From Richmond will come three candi
dates for first honors In the woman's cham
pionship. They are Mra. W. Hardy. Mrs.
II. Williams and Mra. M. C. Kvana. Mrs.
Kraut Is a strong player and last year won
the Pennsylvania state championship.
Just exactly how large a party will come
from Washington la uncertain, but there
will; be "a bunch." The three champions.
II. C. Davidson, In the singles; L. W. Glare-
brook, who plays with Mr. Davidson In the
doubles, snd Mlsa Marie Welmer, the la-
dies' champion, are all expected to ( ti# here
to defend their titles. The Davfdaon sod
Glaxebrook team can bo counted on any
way.
Biloxi. Mias., will send at least on* rep
resentative In O. K. Bwann.
Macon will, of course, send a Urge team.
In the lot will undoubtedly lie W. D. Mc
Neil, Sterling Blsckeheur, E. Taylor, Wil
liam Solomon and Klsworth Hall.
From Augusts there will also lie a Urge
delegation. Just what the personnel of the
team will be la not known, but Joaepb
Yarbrough will undoubtedly be here.
A couple of player* can be counted on
from Montgomery, probably I* W. Tyson
and W. W. Graves, and a couple from
Fliattnuooga, presumably II. H. t'hatnber-
laln and Putnam Morrison.
One player who can lie counted on for
sure la' Dr. Joae Keldon. the fatuous He
wane* athlete. Last year Dr. Heldon played
with Palmer In all the doubles tournaments,)
but with whom he will play this year la
not known.
Asheville will undoubtedly have some rep
resentatives, probably D. It. Millard and
J. E. Cocks, and perhaps severs) others.
The AtUnts entries will be numerous.
Just how many pUyera will enter and
Just who they will lie U not known for
sure, but the following U a partial list
of the probable entries: t’arleton Smith.
W. II. Glenn, Howard Matthews. T. F.
Newell, Jr., Ilarry Prescott, J. C. Colquitt,
F* II. Reynolds, W. T. Colquitt. II. M.
Ashe, T. C\ Klngtuan, Ewell Gay. A. M.
Adam*, W. Tlcbeuor, J. M. Gregory, K. 8.
The Georgian’s Score Card.
LEAGUE AUDITOR HERE TO
EXAMINE BOOKS OF CLUB
Special to The Georgian.
Little Rock, Ark., June 5.—The At
lanta baseball club will be today In
vestigated by the personal representa
tive of President Knvanaugh. or the
auditor of tbe league, aa he la termed.
Mote K. Wormser. He will audit the
books of the Atlanta club and tee how
tbe fund has been disbursed, and
whether or not the salary limit has
been exceeded.
This Is the regular visitation, but It
has leaked out at headquarters that It
had been charged that Atlanta has vio
lated the limit as to salaries and the
number of players. The investigation
Is designed especially to determine
whether the suspended men are draw
ing pay directly or Indirectly from the
Atlanta club.'
President Kavanaugh Is now attend
Ing the Democratic state convention »>
Hot Springs.
Manager Prank, of New Orleans for
mally notified league headquarters to
day that he had suspended Ed H,.Me v
for Jumping to the outlawa. Btremtnu,
efforts have been made to get Holley to
return t,> New Orleans or to Join th,
' Little Rock flub.. *
Frank has also filed charges against
the Montgomery club, alleging that
Montgomery tampered with Holley
causing him to become dissatisfied and
violate his contract.
’ Mr. Wormer arrived In Atlanta Mnn-
day night and la registered at the Ara
gon. He put In Tuesday on the book,
of the club. What he has to report
may be ascertained later.
WALTHOUR HERE AND FIT
FOR HOTTEST RACES EVER
“Say, why can’t the greatest paper
In .the world have something t say
about Bobble, the greatest bicycle rider
In the world have something to say
races to begin next Thursday night at
the Piedmont Stadium—the greatest bi
cycle races In tho world?” expostulated
the genial and covlvlal Jack Prince
Tuesday morning, after he had climbed
the stair leading to the local rooms of
Tho Georgian, hitched his trousers Into
place, pushed his brown bordered white
straw hat on the back of his head, and
mopped his browi
“On the level, there was never any
thing like It," and Jolly Jack was In
the midst of one of the speeches for
which he is famed Justly., "Bobble Is
the goods. He got to town the other
day, and when he found out the great
est paper In the world had failed to
mention him—say, he wanted to know
what was wrong, Here he Is to meet
Tom Hall. England’s proud champion,
or the proud champion of England, I
don’t know which, and never a boost
from the greatest paper ever.
••I've spent more money than I ever
saw fixing up that Stadium bicycle
track.” continued the champion rain
maker, “and, say, she’s a peach., A
perfect bute, a lalapolupa. Thirty men,
big, husky, hefty chaps they are, have
been busy with hammer and nails and
planes, making the track ready. When
the chug-chug of the - motor machines
Is heard next Thursday night, and I
make my speech—spring eloquence?
oh. fudge! I ain’t eloquent—and shoot
my trusty revolver, the citizens of the
greatest city In the South and the read
ers of the greatest paper In the world
are going to see some of the greatest
races ever pulled off.
"On the dead, old sport. Bobble lathe
goods. He’s got a full six weeks to
■how himself to an admiring public be
fore he cuts back to der Faderland—I
mean Germany. Come out and take a
peep; It’ll bo well worth your while.
Do I think It’ll rain? Quit yer kid-
din’,” and he of many speeches bowed
himself out.
Jack says he has the swiftest bunch
of pedal-pushers In the world. All of
them are anxious'to beat Walthour In
his home town. Jack is a great hcllevcr
In Bobble, but he says the blond one
has got to ride right smart If he wins
the races scheduled.
Arrangements have been made for
aipple street car accommodations.
Prince says the crowd will be well
cared for, and be given a fine line
of sport.
Mansfield, G. A. Unwell, Jr., F. A. Hoyt,
i.’im Dorsey, U D. Hcott, J. 8. Hotbrain.
11 C. t'othram. A’. M. Parley, Jr., D. C.
Patterson, W, |>, llerrlen, C. 8. Davie. Nit
Thornton, II. M. Grant snd gam Williams.
This list, however, does not represent uenr-
ly all of the men who will plsy from the
Atlanta Athletic Club.
Alinnta will also bare st least one con
testant for the woman's championship In
Miss Kathleen Ilrown, who has won nu
merous prises In .the Bait and who will
lie n formidable contender If In good con
dition st the time of the tournament.
Already' seventy nine outsiders and twen
ty-nine Atlanta players ran In- counted on,
and It seemi certain that ths total will run
close to s hundred.
EDGEWOOD SECOND TEAM WINS.
Special to The Georgian.
Bdgewood, (Is.. Juno 5 —Saturday after
noon the Kilgewood second team met and
defeated the crack “lilxte" team by a
score of It to 0. Cneata pitched great ball
for Bdgewood, allowing only live bits snd
striking nut nine men. Dnll and Hull for
I'ldgrwnod tied for the batting honors. Barb
made four hits not of Are times op. Hat-
trrles-Edgrwood; I'ucsta snd Unit; Dixie,:
■ lender and Truttl.
I.loe up-Kdgewood: Ball, rntrber; Cues-
tn, pitcher; Hull, first tiese; Itcnn, second
base; Stewart, third tmse; Alexander, short
slop; Arnold, center field; Sloppy, left
field; Smith, right field. Dtxlcs: Trotll,
esteher; llendre, pitcher; Ijtinirum, (trot
boor; Tlirnoh. second lutoc: Icmory, third
Iiok>: McKinney short stop: Baxter, cen
ter field: Carmichael, left field; Whittaker,
right field.
The Kit
The Boys Are Aftnr That Fisa
Now, Sure Enough.
PUTNAM MILLS TEAM WINS.
Special to The Georgian.
Katonton. (Is.. June 5.—Putnam Mills de
feated Middle Georgia In a very Interest
ing gnme of ball Saturday afternoon. The
feature of the gamp waa the liattery work
of Snow and Oweue. Snow struck ont the
first eight. men up for Mlddlo Georgia.
Floyd for Middle Georgia also did alee
work, striking out ten men. Total strike
outs, by Snow It; by Floyd, 10. lilts off
Snow, 4; off Floyd, ». Two-liaee hits,
Snow, 1. One-lmse bits. Snow, !; Owens, 3;
Walla, I; Brsnnn, 1; Floyd, I; Clayton, 1;
Milton, J; Mnson, I.
Line-up—Middle Georgia; Clayton, catch
er; Floyd, pitcher; Dobbin,, first baae;
Melton, second lew; Mnnon, third bn«e;
Kubanka, short stop; Wooten, right field;
Fatle, renter field; Huff, left field. Put
nam Mills; Owens, catcher; K. Branau,
first hose; Nnwnoui. second baae; Walla,
short atop: t\ llrannii, third lama; Snow,
pitcher; Pnaehnll, right field; Howard, cen
ter field; IHaklns, left field.
ATLANTA.
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CROZIER. If ....
1 RICKERT, If ....
WINTERS, rf ...
i CARGO, sa
8. SMITH. 3b...
I BLAKE. 3b ......
MORSE. M .....
| KNOLL, rf
POX, lb
j BECK, lb
STINSON, cf ....
! BIRD, cf
JORDAN, 2b ....
' O’BRIEN. 3b ....
EVERS, e
1 STRATTON, c ..
SPARKS, p
1 PHILLIPS. p..J
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TOTALS
TOTALS {
Scora by Innlnga: 1136 6 6 7 8 9 10 11—R
Atlanta | j
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New Orleans j j
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League Standings !
Outplayed in the Pinches
Pelicans Drop Game No. 2
CLUBS—
Played. Won. Lost.
P.C.
Shreveport .
. 41
27
15
.643
New Orleans
. 43
27
16
.628
Atlanta ’. .
. 43
26
17
.605
Msmphla . ,
. 42
24
18
.571
Birmingham
. 46
25
21
.542
Montgomery
. 43
18
2K
.411
Nashville . .
. 45
16
SO
.SIS
Little Rock ,
. 43
11
81
.262
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
CLUB8—
Played.
Won.
Lost. P.C.
Augusta, . .
. 40
27
IS
.675
Charleston . .
. 40
22
18
.150
Columbia . .
l!
20
It
.112
17 24
.475
.462
.416
GEORGIA 8TATE.
. CLUBS— Played. Won. Loat P.C.
Waycroaa. . . -4 17 7 .706
Columbus . . . It 16 6 .66!
Cordele .... II li « .671
Valdosta ... 14 10 14 .417
Albany 11 s 14 .114
Amerlcua ... 11 6 16 .111
NATIONAL.
CLUBS— Played. Won. Loat. P.C.
» 11 16 .674
By EDWIN CAMP,
Now, If Monday's gnme had been copped
by New Orleans In Joat the eame fashion
that Atlanta won, we ahould all bare been
unanimous In animadverting philosophically
on baseball luck. As It Is. we point with
pride to the •nperior work tn a pinch of
Billy Smith's climbers.
Beolly, It did look Tery much as though
tho wealthy ones outplayed the Firecrack
ers, except when crises esmo. Then they
fell down before the Impenetrable defense
of the locals
Atlanta got only one clean bit off Whltey
Guese, the other two being the Terteit
scratches. The amlllng tjvlrler had perfect
control, too. On the other hand, Ilube
Keller whs tapped,for six safeties.nnd gave
two bases on balls, each at a critical mo-
ment. However, three of the bits the Pel*
leans got were duq to Rube's weakness In
fielding buuts. ,
The only run of the game arrived In tbe
eighth. Cap'n Otto opened up with a neat
drive to right for one anck. Archer Hilled
trying to bant, and then struck out. Keller
drove one to O'Briea, who made a clever
'chop, but threw badly to aecond, laith
inda being safe. Dickie Crosier then
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg .
St. Louis .
Brooklyn .
Cincinnati.
Boston . .
.6(7
.663
.666
.404
.671
.366
.166
wafted a wobbly little grounder past Car
go. Just out of hi, reach, nnd Jordan came
home. Winters nnd S. Smith were easy
onto. • ,
In the fourth It looked like a forlorn
AMUSEMENTS
Played. Won. Imst P.C.
. 41 17 14 .660
, 17 -11 . 16 .565
. » 11 16 .560
. 41 11 10 .514
. 40 10 10 .600
. 16 II 11 .461
. 41 16 II .161
. 45 15 <0 .111
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
CLUBS— Played. Won. Lost P.C,
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LITTLE CHICK CARGO.
Carge it doing star fielding far
the New Orieene teem thie year,
and ie following in the feotetepa of
the lamented Bobby, by swatting
out a let of hits.
NEW ORLEANS’ OUTFIELDER.
Punch Knoll is doing fine work
for Charley Frank this year, both
in the field and at bat.
MONDAY’S RE8ULT8.
Southern.
Atlanta I, New Orleane 0.
Shreveport 10. Nashville 1.
Montgomery 5. Memphis I.
Birmingham 7, Little Rock 1.
South Atlantic.
Savannah 6. Jacksonville I.
Charleston 4. Columbia 1.
Augusta 1. Macon 1.
National. ,
New York I, Philadelphia 6.
A marl can.
Detroit 11, Washington 4.
Boston 6. Cleveland I.
Chicago 1, Philadelphia 1.
New York I, St. Louts 6.
American Association.
Indianapolis 7, I-outsvtlle 6.
St. Paul 11, Milwaukee 6.
Kansas City 1. Minneapolis 1.
Toledo 6, Columbus 1.
COTTON FACTORY EASY.
Special to The O*oegtaa.
Cartersvtlle. Go.. Jane 6—Csnersvllle
woe from -the Cotton Factory team here
Saturday by the mm of |1 to
a good gaOM-. Berk at first bow for tho
Cotton Far lory tad Coma rats for tho Is-
rata did tse work.
Bo ire by lanlpgs:
Cartersvtlle Ill (61 0H-1*
cotton «» MB
Time, 1146 I tapir*— Eaves.
RACES
hop*. Blake opened up by putting one part
Zeller. It weut for a tingle, but I(ub«
should have gobbled It up. Four hall*
sent "Punch" Knoll to first and Err*
Beck bunted to Rube, who again let tb«
■phere slide safe. Baaea full; noliody out.
Gee. but It looked hectic. The Atlnuta In
field drew In right tinder Bird’s hobo, erenr-
man white aa a sheet, but shouting word*
of rucouragement to Zeller.
"Get It orer, Itub*!" shouted Rid Smith.
"Make ’um bid It, Rape," grunt*!
Whltey Morse. . . .
And "Work hard," chimed Otto Jordan
and Jim Fox.
Well, who couldn’t pitch ball with four
aurh men Itehlnd him?
With three and two on him, Bird stun*
one to Jordan, who nonchalantly nabbed
It and tossed It to Jeema Archer. Blake
out at tne plate, the baaea full, only oue
down, and the celebrated Mr. CHBrien at
the bat. The lanky Irishman amaabed at
tbe I Mill and drove a wicked bounder that
hurtled Into the air, Rdb* lumped threw
feet off the ground, atal>l»ed the Dnll with
one hand, flung 1t to Archer, who turned
like a flash and sent It screaming to drat,
Juit heading off the Flying Fenian.
That’s why Atlanta won against the
perb pitching of Gueae—the team fought t*
the very finish nud the word "quitter
wasn’t In Ita lexicon. . . ..
The gnme waa worth walking ten mile*
to ace. A splendid Monday crowd waa
present, the box office figures being Ww*
The score:
ATLAStX“
Crosier, If. ..
Winters, rf. .
H. Smith, lb.
Morse, aa
Fox, lb.
Htlnaon, cf. ..
Jordan, 2b. ....
Archer, C
Zeller, p
Ah. it. ii.mTT
,.401000
,. 4 0 0 0 0 1
.. 4 U 0 1 3 •
2 0 0
3 0 0
3 S JJ
6 3*
1 4 •
Total a 1 3 37 I? 1 j
'New* GltLEiTlfl— AIL U.TirW’ X £
Rfckcrt, If. 4 0 t> 3 '
Cargo, ss. 4 0 11
3I>.
buK:
KnoU. If.
Beck. ll».
Bird, cf.
4 0
3 0
0 3 1
4 0 1 12
1 0
0 0 1 0 •
0 2 1 3 J
4 *1 13 J I
bcore l>y Inning*: " ... ftl i» i
Atlanta *...«»
Nummary—Two-lmae hit—Wake.
hits— Archer. Stinson. Double pluy-J^JS
to Archer to Fox. First baae on J
Zeller 2. Struck out—By Zeller X by ourw |
3. Time, 1:35. Umpire—Kennedy.
WALTHOUR
VS.
HALL
AMERICA vs. ENGLAND
MOTOR PACED RACES
Champions of the World
Coliseum, June 7 and 8
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