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TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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SPORTS
Edited by PERCY H. WHITING
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CRACKERS JUMP THE SLAG PILE
AND PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHTER
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Charleston Franchise May
Change Hands Before 1907
GOING DOWN !
Special t® The Georgian.
Charleston, H. t\. Aug. 9.-At tendance at
baseball games in Charleston .hna dwindled
to an edge. Iiecause of the general dlsoatls-
faction with the management. Tender has
tried out thirty-three men. and now has
a team of twelve, with only three pitchers.
The directors of the local team ars pretty
well ••boated” by the experiments of Ten*
der, and the team has by no means played
winning ball. Morris was sold to Horan-
oah for a small consideration, and there Is
a feeling among the Charleston fans that
they have been played with on all sides.
Rumors are out that the team franchise
has been offered to Brouthera of New Cft*
leans, and also that It Is Mug looked at by
the street railway people of Charleston, al
though this has not been verified. It Is
rather a certaluty that there will be a
change of owners of the Charleston aggre
gation next year.
An offer for Turner by ftarantiali has
lieeu refused by Tender, however, who de
clares that he will not sell any more players
this season unless a good offer Is made.
He will secure Werilg and Foster, of liar-
llngton. In the Hmith Carolina fttate
league, after August 18, when the season
of that organisation doses.
Freeman Breaks 145 Straight
and Sets a New Club Record
H. I). Freeman set a new record for the
Atlanta Gnn Cl Improbably a new record
for the dty. and. aa far'as Is known, a
new record for the state—when he broke
145 straight birds over the traps of the At
lanta Gun Club at Lakewood Wednesday.
When Mr. Freeman began shooting It was
the continuation of 119 straight which
had made the previous day. He missed hli
fifteenth bird of the afternoon, but that
one miss steadied him and he then smashed
Iff straight, with never a miss.
That was the finest shooting that was
ever seen at the Atlanta Gun Club. It
seemed for a while that Mr. Freeman would
never make a miss, and his showing was
unusually good.
Counting part of hla two days’ work, Mr.
Freeman broke 278 out of 279 birds. The
l»eSl previous showing made at the Atlanta
Gun Club waa two yeara ago, when Huff
and Freeman tied with 120 atralght.
The other membera of the club were not
quite-up to their usual form Wednesday.
Mr. Toole broke 47 out of bis 60, but other
wise the showings rosde were not up to
par.
The scores:
Targets.
Itelsendofer.
Venable. . .
Thornton. .
Freeman. .
Toole. . . .
Hunnlcutt. .
Torter. . . .
Jones. . . .
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TW0M0REW0N
BY H. VAUGHN
ATLANTA MEN PLAY DE8PE
ATELY, BUT BARONS PLAY
A SHADE BETTER.
Flrnt Gama. . Birmingham 4, Atlanta S
Second Gama. Birmingham 4, Atlanta 2
tiprclal to The (laoralan.
nirmlnghnin, A UK. D.—Birmingham accom*
plI.hM the remarkable feat of winning all
four game, of two double-header. In rapid
aurreaaliin here Tueadaj and Weduewlnjr.
The gnniee Wertnwdnjf wore takeu Ojr acoraa
vt 4 to I and 4 to &
Harder fought game, hare aeldnm been
.r.n on the .lag pile. The Atlanta plajara
battled with grim ihtterailnatlou and It la
llkelj: that their over-eagernree to win the
game, accounted for the bobblea bj which
they. loot. Both defcata were creditable
alike to rlrtor and vanqulahed.
Both Hparka nnd Stellar pitched plucky
ball and cither might hare won with gilt-
edged aupport. The luittered Cracker, were
not able to play quite at their beat, how-
ercr, nnd both game, were dropped
ellghtly fraaaled work.
Clark and Iteagan were the winning pltoh-
ere and both pitched good game,. The
acorea:
FI ret Game,
League Standings
80UTHERN.
Club—
Birmingham .
New Orlaana .
Memphla . . .
Atlanta ....
Shreveport . -
Montgomery .
Nnahvlllc . . .
Little Rock . .
Played. Won. LoaLP.Ct
5» 35 .631
>3
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
RHtkllNOItAM.
Moleeworth. cf. . .
Alcork, ea. . . . . .
Montgomery. 3b. .
Mo
Meek., lb. .
Bear. If. . ,
Walter., Ib.
AB. B. 11. PO. A.
,50 1 1 0
.50033
,401 1 1 0
.33 4 3 30 » 3
ATLANTA
Croaler, If. .
Jordan, lb. .
Winters, tt. .
emlth. Sb. .
. R. II. PO. A.
I
,4 0 1 0 0 0
Morse, ss.
,4 0 1 4 2 1
,400220
Hoffman, Sb.
Wallace, cf. .
H parks, p. • .
Totals. . •
4 114 11
,4 0 1 4 0 0
4 0 0 1 2 2
.27 S 6 29 10 S
Score by Innings:
Matthews. Stolen bnaee, Clark. Matthew.
Walters. In play... Waltera to Alcork
8aeond Gama.
BIRMINGHAM.
Moleawortb, cf. .
Alcoek, a,. . . .
Montgomery, 3b. ,
AB. H. II. PO. A. K.
4 0 1 3 0 t
Garvin, ■
Matthew,,
Kcagnn, p.
,.301410
Totals.
.37 4 4 35 10 !
ATLANTA.
Croilcr, If. ... .
Jordan. Ih
Winter,, rf. . . . .
hmith. Jb.
Morn,, aa
Ev,ra.
HolTman, »,....
tev':: v.y
AB. 11. II. PO. A. B.
,2 1 2 8 0 0
4 0 0 10 1 1
2 1110 0
,4 0 2 2 4 0
2 0
2 0 0 5 0ft
0 112 0
Totals,
.22 2 2 24 12 2
Brore by Innings:
Birmingham
Atlanta
rifle® hits,'Croaler. Btot+at*m+* -.Vtbow,
85&y!
RACE FOR KING’S CUP.
By Private Leeeed Wire.
Newport, It. I.. Auguat t.-Etfort. g
amall aloop yacht owned by B. M. Smith,
won the King Edward cup In the race yea-
'teniay off this dty. Queen, owned by J.
Rogers Maxwell, finished first, but lost on
time allowance.
RAM’S HORN DEAD.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, August 9.—Ram’S Horn, tbs
greatest hors** which has come oat of the
West since Mh Heaney's day, died .here
yesterday from Inflammation of the howsla.
lie waa racing tu tlie naiue of W. 8. WU-
Club—
Savannah . .
Augusta . . ,
Macon ....
Columbia . .
Charleston .
Jacksonville
Played. Won, Lost P. Ct
- 90 • 66 24 .622
. 94 66 28
. 91 48 46
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CLIMBERS ARE
NEXT VICTIMS
BIRMINGHAM TEAM GOES TO
MONTGOMERY FOR THREE
MORE VICTORIES.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ang. Montgomery tic. np
with Rlrinlngbntti thin-afternoon.
Mull.ncy will bo hark In th. game today,
which will greatly atrcnglhcn the team.
Ilnuaen will be liehlnd the hnt nnd Tribble
will do the twirling get. The fnnn hove
much confidence In the Georgln boy'n nidi
tty.
It In tnld here thnt Montgomery hnn pruc
llcnlly nlgned up hot teum for next year.
Thoee on the old team who nre 'expected to
lie tuiek nre: McCnun. Mullnney, Perry,
Runch, Mnlnrky, Tribble, Watnh, and Mix-
well.
Hanaen or McAleese are not expected to
he atgued up ngxln. Apperioua in going lu
bunlneta here.
CHJOOOOO0OOGOO<HKIOOOOO<IO<HSO
O O
O WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. O
0 Atlanta In Washville.
O Birmingham In Montgomery. O
O - O
00O000O0OO0OOO0O0OOOO00O0O
55
41
00 30
43
50
„ _ COTTON 8TATE8.
Cl'* 1 ’*- Played. Won. Loat P.C.
Mobil. .... ,5 (I 37
Meridian ... 33 64 41
Baton Houge . 34 41 41
Jackoon .... 34 41 41
Ou'fPJrt •••.»« 45 51
Vicksburg . . »5 IS 61
Club—
Chicago . ,
Pittsburg . .
New York ,
Philadelphia
Cincinnati .
Brooklyn . .
Bt. Louis .
Boston . . .
NATIONAL.
Club—
Philadelphia
New York ..
Chicago . . ,
Cleveland . .
Bt. Igrula . .
Detroit . . .
Washington .
Boston . . .
. . 101
71
80
. . 07
53
34
. . 06
(1
35
. . 100
46
64
. 101
44
57
. . 07
41
56
. . 103
17
65
. . 100
34
66
AMERICAN.
Played.Won. LoaLP.Ct.
.103
.500
.670
.651
.506
.4*0
.403
.350
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Clubs— Played. Won. Lott. P.C.
Columbun .
Milwaukee
Toledo . .
Minneapolis
Mlnnrupnil
Louisville
Kansas City
8t. Paul . . .
Indlnnapolls.
110
103
107
101
111
110
10*
103
.517
.674
.543
.613
.606
.471
.417
.343
WE0NE8DAY'8 RESULTS.
8euthsm League—
Birmingham 4. Atlanta 3.
Birmingham 4, Atlanta 3.
vlllo S, Montgomery 3.
Nathvll
Shreveport 4, Memphla 1.
New Orleans *. Little Rock 3.
South Atlantic—
Savannah 6, Columbia 1.
oavniiimii u, \ "luiiit’ii* 3
Charleston 7, Macon 6.
Cotton I
Vicksburg 3, Mobile 3.
Meridian 3. Jackson 1.
Baton Rouge 0, Gulfport 4.
American—
Boston 3, Cleveland 1.
Boston 1, Cleveland 0.
Bt. Louis 3, New
National—
Chicago 3, New York 3.
Pittsburg 3. Boston 0.
ATLANTA CLUB BAS WITHDRAWN
CHARGES AGAINST CHARLEY FRANK
Secretary Arnold Writes President Kavanaugh That Atlanta With
draws Demand for Investigation as Case Seems Judged
Against Them in Advance,
Secretary Lowry Arnold, on behalf of
10 Atlanta nsoeball Association, has
withdrawn Iti demand for an Invcatlga
tlon of tha ’'rubber batl” charges against
Charley Frank and announced quits posi
tively that the local club refuaea to pay
the $200 flue assessed against It because It
was alleged ttyit the club left the ground
and refused to finish a game Ih New Or
leans.
Hr. Arnold's letter, which la a torrid
production, follows:
Atlanta, Ga., August 8, 1906.
answer to your statement
Hook, Ark.;
luid "demau tied ~ 8200
r rant of the game In
>r!**ns out of which grew the arrest
will recall that 1 wrote you tha' _
time the Investigation was held on
subject, we desired that Charley Hi
conduct l*e Investigated, on account of the
‘ - * 1ft in * ‘
use of rublter balls In that game, aa well
Interest In our team, and almoat quit com-
* ->•. . __
Frank Is so Intrenched In farce. We arc
ridiculous lu us to attempt
of these charges, although bis conduct la
violative of fair, clean baseball. Certain
newspapers In this league claim openly
that Tranl- k -
realisation or rvana s con-
would probably end lu a
especially moved to with-
t for this Investigation, In
that Frank baa become so jwworfnl that
he cannot he disciplined, and It la a note
worthy fnet that two years ago he persist
ed In playing 8t. Yraln. an absolutely
black Hated plifrer. ami when the other
teams would Tiof play* with him, he started
» r bell -
Jew of the fact that you write me that
you have “set on foot an lndei»endent In
veatlgatlon, and hnre«nnt been able to And
anything on which to base an action
against the New Orleans club.” If that
la your opinion. It la unnecessary for us
to go any further.
Another thing w
the matter Is that
matter heard In New' Orleans. In nil enn
dor, we submit thnt New Orleans
Hanlon Hands Gentle Jab
At Manager J. J. McGraw
By Private leased Wire.
New York. August 9.—As the cask stands
now, the Chicago* have the game down In.
their “games won” column by the official
sanction of Preoldeat Pulliam and It will
remain there nntll the final decision of tbs
New York dob's protest.Is made by the
National League's board of directors.
Manager Hanlon, of the Cincinnati Reds,
was not averse to talking. “Eddie” odd:
“The Chicsgos were right In the stand
they took about playing the qpme on Tues
day. They could do oothlng else, and the
New York club was wrong. Johnstone as
an assigned umplr® should not have been
barred from the Polo Grounds. The New
York dnb has not a leg to stand on unless
they can prove that Inspector Sweeney
took the Initiative In keeping Johnston*
from entering the grounds. It was an
Ingenious excuse the New York club nude
for Its action, but according to Sweeney'•
statement It won't wash.
“McGraw and the Giants have little eg.
case to find fault with umpires. I hsvs
been up aralnst It at the Polo Grounds for
the past fir® years, and I never knew them
to get the worst of It. Tbs trouble with
McGraw Is that he wants everything and
usually gets It, too.
“McGraw Is foolish to kick as hs doe®
It does not appear to make any difference
Just now In the attendance at the Polo
Ground!, hut It took fiva years or so for
Tebftu end his methods to kill Cleveland
as a baseball town, but It came In time.”
GRANEY FAILS
IN MISSION
GOLDFIELD HA8 RAISED $92,000
AND WILL KEEP THE GANS-
-NELSON FIGHT.
By W. W. NAUGHTON.
By Private Leased Wire.
Han Francisco. Aug. 9.—Eddie Graney,
who went to Ogden In the hope of Inducing
Battling Nelson to box lu thlfl dty Instead
of at Goldfield, Ner„ fayed In hla mission
and returned to San Frandsco last night.
Graney did not appear to be greatly crest-
failed over hla lack of success. It seems
that he saw Tex Utckortls at Reno while
on his way to Ogden, and ftora whet Rick
ards told him made up his mind that there
was no ebabee that Ban Frandaco could
secure the contest an less the relief commit
tee agreed that the funds at his disposal
f>e converted Into a purse for the fighters.
Do you know how murh money I’ve col
lected for this fight?” asked Tex Rickards
of the little borseehoer.
“I heard yon had gathered up $30,000,”
replied Graney.
re got $92,000, and Goldfield la going to
get that match If I have to offer It all,”
mild Rickards, whereupon Graney wilted.
STRANGE CASE
OF ERVE BECK
HAS HALLUCINATION THAT CA8-
TRO AND HIS BUNCH
ARE AFTER HIM.
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta. Ga.. Aug. 9-It seems ths report
that Beck had the ”D. T.'s” was greatly
exaggerated. As a matter of fact. It Is now
believed here that the once-great player Is
mentally unbalanced.
Beck was Nlgned by Manager Ranslck Sat
urday nnd he reported for duty In Tues
day's game. He made two very costly *r-
rora. but during the game and before It
started It was seen that he was laboring un
der some mental strain. He had Ideas to
the effect that “sixteen people were buried
under the home plate,” and that Castro,
the shortstop for Nashville, together with a
bn ml of bandits, waa after him with jack
knives and atlliettoes.
Yesterday morning, while In hla room,
still under the mental strain, he thought
a band of nihilists was after him. He made
n Jump for the outer world and went
through the window before. Mrs. Beck could
wires
stop him. He fortunately hit the wires and
«of* niiri no inr nunumin u* me next
day. Therefore I know you will not feel
offended If I take the liberty of handing a
copy of this letter to the press. They
should know we hare withdrawn
i against Frank, nnd we desire the
through them to know our reasons
I badly Injnrt ..
Cnptaln Norcnm of the local team Halted
him after he had lieen raptured, and ascer-
- »rcun
know when I was In the room with Beck
this morning he looked out on Broad street
and said: -'There la Castro mid his bunch
ont there after me;' but I told him that
the only hunch he mw was a bunch of ba
nanas across the street.- The man Is cer
tainly suffering from some mental trouble,
ready said. .1 bore ndvloed ..
send him to a sanitarium for a few days
nnd see If It will not get his mind straight.”
While Reck wns on his rampage yester
day morning he lost—perhaps swallowed—a
very fine diamond ring, worth probably
$160. Mrs. Beck states that he had It on
during the morning, but they hare not
been able to locate It since hla leap out of
the window.
Iteck has been released by the local man
ager. and while ha Is not bound to do a®,
he Is looking after the comfort of the un
fortunate player.
Reductions On
Odd Trousers
neighborhood of
league had eventually to capitulate, and
allow him to come back with aim team and
play ball. This conduct la so recent and
notorious thnt It Is fresh In the minds
of everybody.
We wish, therefore, to withdraw
wmaily unpleasant to Pranl
the feeling among the people here at his
conduct, and the same would doubtless lie
true of New Orleans with reference to our
you considered New Orleans as u«-
mint ns Mi “ - *•-
*ffe°{ad not pressed the charges against
ilontgomery for hearing the luves-
Frank earlier because.
knowing
. jqrulsancc
the game it ml Investigate
T ea of all sorts and character, we
t but natural that such a serious
. , raw
prompt practice of taking cognisance of all
rregulnrltlea lit
Lynchburg L Portamoul
Danville 6, Roanoke 4.
Danville 2, Roanoke 1.
Norfolk 1, Richmond 6.
American Association—
Minneapolis 3, Louisville <
Indianapolis 2, St. Paul 3.
Eastern—
Buffalo 8, Jersey City 0.
Baltimore 4, Rochester 1.
Montreal ♦, Providence 2.
at president of the Houtheru league, wl
ont requiring us to stand sponsor for an
Investigation, especially as one of the esses
occurred with the Montgomery lmselrall
club, over whooe action are have alrao-
lutely no control. Almost dally the newt-
NO BUSHWA.
Bussey esn clean and reshape that
old hat you have. 38 1*2 Whitehall St.
ANOTHER “POLITICAL* GAME.
Nashville, G*., August A game of trail
was played here yesterday afternoon be
tween the Smith and llowell teams.
The Howell team woo the gama by a
-ore of 1<) to 9.
Score by tnulnga:
Clark Howell Boys 006 122 MS— 9
Clark llowell Boys 112 U2 3-18
two teams played again Ihla after-
The score waa II to 9 In favor of
the Smith boys.
Score by tunings:
Moke Smith Boys 002 111 112—14
Clark Howell Boys 009 122 MS— 8
NAT KAISER & CO.
Confldentlil loan, on valuables.
__ J Bargains In unredeemed Diamond*
and wuu Hits jeer s Urightuii Ueu- gports Oil Page NillC. 75 Decatur 8L Kimball Houaa.
to, aa well
In other et__._ ,
Itreltsnatelu. In ai
using profane Irani
ladles, at Memphl
for saying that a—^ ,-- r -5—
Frank. In a measure, eqfoys special priv
ileges. especially In. the way of playing
extra games on hla home diamond against
the weakest team In the league. Which
practically amounts to a gift to him of
such games; and further because many
people believe that
muue from prosecutl -------
latlon of Irasetrall law. snch
lntelv a> the honeaty of the game.
Frank's policy Is lo get the tiest of ev-
erythlng. ami he shows 11 lack of consid
eration for other teams In the league, as
well aa for his brother Iraoetrall player*,
whom he does not hesitate to arrest and
humiliate. We felt particularly hurt that
Frank should have acte*! na he did toward
Jordan, after ire trad turned over our pork
In Atlanta to him when hla team was driv
en out of Ngw Orleans by yellow fever
last summer, nlthonah. as you probably
and dot-
j’ou write me that ray letter was
first yon have bad which hna any semblance
whatever to a charge against the New Or
leans club for the use of ruhl»cr Iralla at
New Orleans;” yet we nre Informed that
certain members of the Montgomery Irasc-
ball club went to yonr office In Little
Ilock when thnt team reached your city,
and while you werev out of town. Air.
Clark Miller, your secretary, wns nresent.
and they showed him the rubber trail w'hlch
had lieen obtained In New Orleans by
Apperlous, the center fielder of Montgnm
ery, and which had Ieocii cut open In
8hrevc|»ort before Gllk*. nnd found to In*
practically contp<raed of tightly wound rub
ber string*. We presume Mr. Clark Allller.
■' * “ In r
who presided In yonr office In <your ab
sence. acquainted yon with these fa«
and If. aa president of the league, you
not fare to go Into the mutter, and
Alontgomery team has uo complaint. to
make, we have decided not to l»e respousb
lde for nn Investigation. Moreover, prac
tically every newspaper In the Southern
Iveague has commeiititl on the Alontgoiu-
j nffnlr, as welj as the Atlanta game. 1
A new pair of odd trous
ers with the coat -that has
served you for the past four
months will make you com
paratively a new suit—any
way, a great bridge-over to
Fall suit time. And an op
portunity to get Emmons’
quality at such price reduc
tions like these:
If yon desire.
. . president of
the loiigtm, to tnke up and vigorously, falr-
. .. Investigate ana press
•barley Frank, we
. charges against ...
will take pleasure In furnishing you the
facts In the Alontgomery. as well ns the
Atlanta Incidents, furnishing ..... ....
names of witnesses. sihI doing all we cun
to thfrnw all possllde light on the mntt<»r.
Aa to Frank's claim ugalnat ua for the
2200 penalty, we deny thnt we owe It either
morally or under any rule of Imaelmll.
Our playera state that they did not re
fuse to go on with the game, nnd thnt. aft
er Jordan's arrest, the game wns forfeited
by the umpire. The removal of one man
frntu the game, when hla team mates are
on the grouud. ready and aide to finish
$3.00 Trousers now $2.25
$3.50 Trousers now... .$2.65
$4.00 Trousers now... .$3.00
$5.00 Trousers now... .$3.75
$6.00 Trousers, now.... $4.50 ^
$7.00 Trousers now... .$5.25
$8.00 Trousers now... .$6.00
Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s
Straw Hats—Half Price
Frank's demand
of us Is nut right, and every ou? who 1
■EnMiniul, ,lu nintta* b nn«, I, l\-* ,hl
kI peopl
tin. led.
ik’s dei
sportsman will consider Frank's demand
comes with poor grace, after hla malldoaa
action In having Jordan arrested snd
locked np. nnd after the manner In which
home by yellow fever. If Frank bad lost
any money by the forfeiture. It might !w
different*. ’’
know, this c«mt ns several tlHMisstid
tar*. The |»eonle got so much Imsclmll hum
they I mm-s me tired of It. and Frank's team,
having made a runaway race for the pen
nant. the people practically took no more
patrons, for the game went seven or eigh
Innings ami he got the benefit of wluulni
MATTY MATTHEW8.
This U the great aud only Matty, as
he looked the last time Birmingham waa
lu Atlanta. Matty caught all four of
the Birmingham games aguluat Atlanta
and did good work. This stubby, good-
natured liackstop glasses with Jimmy
Arrher anil "Graffy” Grafflua as the
most reliable am! hardest working
catchers in the lea* us.
lock. In hft demand
was not more unscrupulous and ancon
sctouable than be la. ,
If Krauk Insists on this, we would be
arlng. and we would like to request that
fldftvtt. aa It will l*e very expensive
to lose the time incident to inch an ex
amination. hr to take our playera to New
Orleans with ua. when the amount in
volved Is only
Ktndlr rsnriitrf «»ur request for an In-
veatlgatlon of Charley Frank's conduct, re-
Men's and Boys’ fancy
mixed weave
Suits, One-Fourth Off
$1.50 Colored Negligee Shirts $1.15
2.00 Colored Negligee Shirts 1.40
.2.50 Colored Negligee Shirts 1.75
39 and 41 Whitehall Street.