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• 12 TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 190ff. mwmmfm II II .... II II cz. | BASEBALL ENTHUSIASM RUNNING HIGH j^jj ii li ii li * H SPORTS Edited kY PERCY H. WHITING. ^ IIJ JL..J! j^| BIG ENTRY FOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP j ^ n in Ml 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. R. H E. || NEW ORLEAN8 | R 1 H. | E. 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 | 1 TOTALS TOTALS { Scora by Innlnga: 1136 6 6 7 8 9 10 11—R Atlanta | j M 'Ml New Orleans j j 1 1 II I! 1 ..... i 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, sCASINO TONIGHT—MATINEE THURSDAY. Vaudeville’s Greatest Novelty, Laiky and Rolfe’s Spectacular Produc tion, THE MILITARY OCTETTE and The Girl Behind the Baton, the S; I DeMutha, Lewie and Green, Aira, Her- sea I hid Square Quartette, Cameragraph. 611 m ■ .4501 .433 61 II II 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 ADMISSION 50c Tickets On Sale at GOODRUM’S NAT KAISER & CO. Confidential loans on valuable,. Bargain, In unredeemed DiamerJ* 15 Decatur St. Kimball Hoirt* DIRECTION JAKE WELLS, Pl»sM»- NOWJPEN A PERFECT AMUSEMENT RESORTl BANO CONCERTS DAILY MORE SPORTS ON PAGE SEVEN. ) OOP- •