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SOUTHERN LEAGUE SEASON WILL
SPORTS a
Edited by PERCY H. WHITING
"DOC” CHILDS MAY BE
SUSPENDED FOR SEASON
One month from Wednesday, on Sep
tember IS. the last gsmes of ball In the
Southern Lea rue will be played. On that
day, New Orleana wlnda up In Atlanta
With the Crarkera. and then the Southern
League will turn Ita attention from base
ball to league politics for a couple of
atrenuoua months.
Jugt at present, nothing part/.rularly
giddy aeenia to he stirring In the Atlanta
ramp.
It may aaftly be tipped off. bowerer.
that ••Doe" Childs la on the verge of get
ting his suspension for the remainder of
the season, nitty Smith was on point
of releasing him. but he has made up his
mind that, after paying Childs' salary most
of the season, he will not tarn him adrift
now. but will keep him out of the game
for the remainder of the season.
Dor will proliably be given one more
chance this Week. If he proves to Is* In
the poor condition he has In the other
games of late, he will lie suspended without
pay for the remainder of the season. IIS’
Is In anything but good condition at pres
ent, and Manager Hmlth Is abotif ready
to adopt some heroic measures to bring him
around.
It Is doubtful If either Otto Jordan or
Jim Fox will get Into the second gams
against IHrmlngham, though It may not
lie Anally decided until Jast before the
game. Doth men are Improving, but so
slowly that It la doubtful If they will
lie ready to play before the end of tbs
week, at least.
Savannah-Augusta Series
Will Be Red-Hot Session
Special to The Oeorglan.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 14.—Tho Augusta l>oys
are hitting well, but the Havnunah team
la doing Just as well, and It looks aa
though the pennant will l*e decided by the
aeries that will be played between the Jo-
cals and the Colts here the last of this
week. There Is more real Interest In this
aeries than has ever l*een taken Iwfore
In ball games In Augusta. If Augusta i»
able to come out on top lu the games In
Columbia today and tomorrow, there will
be a hnrd scrap ltetwsen the two Geor
gia teams, and It Is safe to say that the
locals will get two. If not three, of the
games front Morannah.
The rooters are forming In a band al
ready for the games Thursday, Friday
and Baturdny. There will not be seating
capacity for the large crowd, and It will
be necessary for the people to be turned.out
In the park. This lias been done on two
former occasions here.
Narannah lias a much worse road to trav
el for Ute rest of the season than has
Augusta. The home Itoya hare twelve
games at home, while Havnunah has the
majority of their games on the road.
Out of the twelve games at home, the
locals ought to win the pennant, and Man
ager llanalck says that he will get It at
that time.
Havnunah plays the locals the Inst three
days In this week, nnd then Havsnunh has
to piny Mncott In Mnbon. and It Is safe to
fflX
fans will pull for the Tourists.
GOOD PLAYERS GRADUATE
FROM VIRGINIA LEAGUE
Club— Played. Won. Loat P. Ct
Birmingham . . 100 64 36 .640
New Orleans
Memphis . .
Atlanta . . .
Bhreveport .
Montgomery . . 103
Nashville .... 106
Little Rock . . 104
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Special to The Georgian.
Portsmouth. Va., August 14.—The Virginia
league, which has been the sponsor In the
bygone days of many ball players who have
"delivered the goods" In the major organ
isations. Is bringing Its season of 1906 to
That four cluba have been gathered In
thla city during the present season Is a
startler. But It la au actual fact. The
first team failed to make good. It was
fired, to to speak. And In rapid succes
sion enough men to make three more
nines have been brought here In an equal
number of months, and at last, a painful
last, too. the management la satisfied to
finish the season with the aggregation at
hand—a hunch of tall-enders. And yet,
Portsmouth and Richmond have played
th# rseord crowds of the league. Continued
defeats have not disheartened the hutigt.
fans of thla city, and the tatl-eud aggre
gation has drawn thousands of dollars
through the gates of Portsmouth's Athletic
Park.
But speaking of baaehall timber, of which
Virginia and Ita leagues of the past has
been very prolific, there are Mine here that
will bear watching.
Bheckird. Polts. Browne, McCreery.
Orth. Bowennan. Bob Stafford. McGsiiu,
Mathewaou. Shannon. I*arb. "Pug" Ben
nett. Tsnneblll, Cheabro, leaver, Ata, et
ah have gone before from Virginia and
now the Philadelphia National league club
has ranched down agd grabbed Mnscr, tho
beat filnger on the Lynchburg staff.
Others are under anrvelllance. Of the
pitchers, Charles Shuman, a 236-pounder,
playing with Portsmouth, Is tielng watched
with especial care. Willis, of Rosuoke. Is
the star of thnt dub's pitching staff, while
fltlll has been holding the Itlrhmoad dub
In thdr place. Of the three Shuman Is the
beet.
MrMnhon may wear n Baltimore Oriole
uniform next year. Hughey Jennings has
lieett looking on, while "Mac" has been
cavorting around third for Norfolk, nnd
he Is regarded a a fit for faster company.
Kdwards, for bitting,* throwing and gen*
era I nll-rouud work with the liver pad nnd
big mitt, Is easily the l»est catcher In the
Virginia !*afiio. |l« Is well worth a try
out on the Southern or Eastern circuits.
Revel I ranks with the beat twlrlera here,
lie has hern playing with the tall-enders.
Thousand dollar offers have l»eeii made for
him, but none have been accepted na yet.
Stanley, Norfolk's south-paw, hns been
handing In some elusive slants nnd benders
with disastrous results to hatting averages.
Hopkins. Norfolk; Brown. Knnnoka, and
McKcnltt. Lynchburg, are about all thnt
••look good" lu the outfield for advance
ment. Darlnger. the champions' short
Adder, Is like s rubber ball In the field and
on the base lines, with a good arm thrown
In. Medium Imtter.
Atiants, with the ."Houlii Atlantic" l*e
humming a coaxing song In the (late City,
might get In on the ground floor nnd laud
some of the Virginia league possibilities.
The season dotes here September ».
Club-— .
Savannah . .
Augusta . . . ,
Macon . . •
Columbia . .
Charleston .
Jacksonville.
.612
.620
.480
.441
.319
NATIONAL.
NELSON BEAT CANTON.
Special to The Georgian.
Nelson, Ga., Aug. 11—Nelson defeated
Canton on Canton’s ground Saturday by
the ecore of 2 to 0< Batteries: Canton,
Phllllpe and McClain; Nelson, Crilg Day
and Peniey.
Summary: Struck out by Pay 2»), by Me-
Ctsln 3; bits off Day 2, off McClalu IS.
BR0WN8VILLE 8,
POWDER SPRINGS 3.
Special to The Georgian.
Brownsville, Ga., Aug. 11—The lorn Is de
feated the vlsltore today In a fast game
by a score of I to 3. The features of the
game were the betting of Foreyth for the
locals, and the fielding of Clonts. Bartlett
pitched a good, steady game nnd did not
allow the visitor* to score during the time
he was In the box.
. Batteries: Brownsville, Bagby, Bartlett
nnd Heaton; Powder Springs, Nelsou, P.
Nelson ami Meadows.
JOBBER8 ’15, PACKERS 7.
The Commission Merchants defeated the
Packers on the iHttef'e grounds at the
Federal prison Saturday sf»ernot-» In S
game which was dose until the eighth In
ning, when bunched hits for the Mer
chants nnd eoatly errors on the part of the
Packer* gave the former team a good lend.
The lineup and score follow:
JOllBERH— PACKERS—
Hall If Cash
Rldgely 2I» Campbell
Lognn 3b.. ...
Doolittle r.. ..
Kilpatrick »*. . -
Fain and Barnes rf
Thompson...*. |» Baldwin
Dabney if* Barrett
Weddlngtou cf George
Score l»y Innings: It. II. E.
Merchants 216 003 18A-15 9 3
Packers 200 103 001- 7 9 4
The Commission Merchants are open to
ehnlleiigea from city teams. Address C. V.
Doolittle, 26 South Broad street.
.carnal
. ‘.Gullatt
Whitman
mrt \»
The Georgian’s Score Card.
ATLANTA.
CROZIER. It. ..
HOFFMAN', 2b...
WINTERS, rf. ..
8, SMITH. 3b.
MORSE. M. ..
ARCHER, lb.
EVERS, c. ...
WALLACE, cf.
SPARKS, p.
TOTALS ...
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Score bjr Innings: 1
BIRMINGHAM. | R.
MOLESWTH, cf.l
C. SMITH, rf.
M'TO'M'RY. 3b. .!
' MEEKS, lb.
|! PEAR. If. !
I
WALTERS. 2b ..I
GARVIN, sb |
MATTHEWS, c. J
RE AO AN. p.
TOTALS |
9 10 a—R
Club—
Chicago . . .
New York .
Pittsburg . .
Philadelphia
Cincinnati . ,
Brooklyn . . ,
St. Louts . .
Boaton . . .
Played. Won. Loat P. Cl.
66 35
63 , 3#
AMERICAN.
.714
.653
.618
.471
.429
.406
.368
.346
.583
.683
.561
.52(1
.485
.390
.298
Club—
Chicago . .
Philadelphia.
New York .
Cleveland . .
Bt. Loula . .
Detroit . . .
Waehlngton .
Boston . . .
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Club—
Cnlumbu* .
Milwaukee . . 116 64 61 .557
Toledo .... 114 62 52 .544
Iaiulavllle . . . 115 69 66 .513
Minneapolis . . 115 58 67 .504
Kansas City . 117 66 61 ■ .479
St. Paul ... 113 48 66 .425
Indianapolis. . 114 40 74 .361
COTTON STATES.
Club!—
Mobile . . .
Meridian . .
Baton Rouge
Jackson . . ■
Gulfport . .
Vicksburg . .
98
34
64
.556
.610
.495
.480
.347
MONDAY’S RESULT8.
Southern—
Atlanta 5, Birmingham 4.
Montgomery 5. Nashville 0.
New Orleana 4, Shreveport
South Atlantic—
Savannah 8, Charleaton 0.
Macon 6, Jacksonville 1.
Augusta 4, Columbia 2.
Amtrican—
Cleveland 8. Washington 1.
Boaton 5. Detroit 4.
Philadelphia 8. St. Louts 0.
St. I<ouls 6, Philadelphia 1.
Chicago 0. New York 0.
Natiena!—
Chicago H. Brooklyn 3.
New York 6, Pittsburg 1.
New York 2, Pittsburg 1.
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 0.
American Aaaeelatien—
St. Paul 4. Louisville 2.
St. Paul 3. Louisville 5.
Kansas city s, Tolod
Virginia 8tare League—
Lynchburg 1, Danville 2.
Roanoke 9, Norfolk 0.
Roanoke 5, Norfolk 1.
Cotton States—
Mobile 7, Meridian 2.
Vicksburg 8, Raton Rouge t.
Jackson 1, Gulfport 1. -
Eastern—
Buffalo 5, Baltimore 3.
Jersey City 4. Rochester 3.
Newark 5, Montreal 1.
OPEN COURSE
SEPTEMBER IS
ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB LINKS
CHRISTENED BY PLAY FOR
TRAWICK CUP.
The new golf course of the Atlanta Ath
letic Club at Bast Luke will probably he
opened for play Saturday, Heptemlver 15,
and the course will l»e cbrlsteued the fol
lowing week by n four or five day tourna
ment for the Trnwlck cup.
The play for this cup la nu annual affair
In Atlanta, but heretofore It has been given
to the Piedmont Fsrk Club. It hns been
transferred, however, to the new course
nnd a letter has receutly been received
from Its donor stating that he will l>e In
Atlanta September 18. It Is likely that
the tournament will be started soon after
hi* nriivnl.
Full details ns to the prises for second
and third flights, numltcr to qunllfy, length
of rounds uml the like, will lie announced
liy the golf committee In the near future.
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O C. FRANK DID NOT O
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O Special to The Georgian. O
0 Shreveport, La., Aug. 14.—Char- O
O ley Frank, In an Interview here. O
O denies having naked President O
0 Kavanaugh to discharge Umpire 0
O Buckley. . O
O "All season I've worled along <3
0 without protesting an umpire, nnd 0
O I'm going to try to llnlnn up with- O
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O Jack Foy, who bars no one at O
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SALLY
THOUGHT
HE WAS
STII.L
in the
Box
'*<heh he
wcM-r-ia
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WILLOW DOWN
T0 THIRD
THOMPSON TO
MEET ELLIOTT
LOCAL BOXER WILL FIGHT 800N
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF
THE 80UTH.
Jack Thompson, the local lightweight,
ha* accepted the challenge of Joe Elliott . >
tight for the championship of the South
In tho lightweight class. Tho p'ace ami
the date of the fight have practically
been decided upon, and will be announce!
later.
IN WHIRLWIND FINISH NO HARD WORK
FOR THE PUGS
LOCAL BOY A SCRAPPER.
BITS ABOUT BOXERS
By Private I .eased Wire.
New York, Aug. 14.—Hughey McGovern
will meet Tony Lvssong In n fifteen round
go the Utter part of this month at llym-
onth. Mass. The boya will fight at 130
Joe Waguor. who declares himself to lie'
the featherweight champion of the worM,
Is anxious to meet any of the lM>ra win*
have hern Issuing ehnlleiigea lately. He
aaya all they have to do U to put op a
forfeit, and he will surer It.
More Sports ou Page Niue.
ATLANTA ’. 5 BIRMINGHAM 4
It la only by again invoking attention to,the merltorloua riding In the
stretch of the late lamented "Snapper” Garrison that due credit may be
* given the Atlanta team for its stirring climax Monday afternoon, which
turned victory Into defeat and humiliated the Barona, plus No-hlt Wil
helm.
About one-third of the fair-sized Monday crowd had already filed
slowly out of the grounds and boarded the trolley cars when the excite
ment came. They missed the whole show.
It was the last half of the ninth and the score was 4 to 3 against the
Crackers. Billy Smith took a sprinter’s start down on the bench and was
dislocating a plug of tobaeco. Determination was written all over his
crossed legs. But It looked like a poor sflow, for Evers, Wallace and
Hughes—the tail-end of the batting list—were due up. None had been
hitting worth a husza in hades. So he raced Ot Jordan In to bat for
Evers. Crosier and Zeller got busy on the coaching lines and managed to
stir up a smack of fuss from the sleepy crowd. •
Then Otto smashed out a single to center, and the crowd began to
ring the welkin. Wallace missed two a mile, then dropped a little bunt.
Sallee spiked himself on the nose trying to field the bunt., Both hands safe.
Crescendo screams from the crowd.
Hughed up. The Birmingham team held a conclave In the middle of
the diamond, and decided to dispense with Sallee. His feelings were hurt
and he refused to go. They called on Wilhelm to take up the burden. Like
a good pitcher, careful of his percentage of victories, he balked. It was a
bad Job, but he finally gave in. He thereupon pinked T. Hughes on the
finger nnd the bases were filled. Wagnerian discords from the crowd.
Dick Crosier tried the squeeze and Jordan was at the plate when the
bunt developed Into a foul. Then Crosier filed out to center. Jordan mado
a desperate dash for the plate. The ball beat Mm but he waded Into Mat
ty like a tor. of brick. The ball aped from Matty’s Angers to the water
bucket. Jordan safe. Wallace safe. Game over. Tremendous applausot
It was real stirring, for a fact.
There was no real reason why the game should ever have been In any
doubt, for Tom Hughes Aung a magnificent game.
An error by Evers accounted for the Arst run The Hams’ next run came
In, well earned, but with one down In the seventh errors by Morse and
Hoffman resulted In two runs and the lead.
Bailee was hit hard by the Crackers, but the bingles brought In but lit
tle In the shape of runs.
There was one remarkable incident to the gnme, Hughes hit a Texas
leaguer to right Aeld. Walters went after tho ball, but It bounced out of
his hands. Carlo Smith*, who was backing him up, nabbed the sphere be
fore It touched terra Arma. Something nifty.
Tho flguys:
Hoffman, 2!»..
Winters, rf.. .
S. Smith. 3b.
.Morse. **.. ..
Archer, ll>.. ..
Evers, c. . .
AH. It. II. l*o. A. K.
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...40 1 2 0 0
...411240
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.. ..4 0 1 U 1 0
6 0 0 8 2 1
...311100
....3 0 0 0 3 0
....1 110 0 0
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C. Smith, rf. .
Montinmiery. 3b.
..3 0 0 3 0
Meeks, lb.
Gear. If.. ..
Walters, 2b..
Oorvlu. **..
Matthews, c.
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....3 1 ,1 5 0 0
....4 0 l 4 0 0
. ..4 1 0 3 5 0
...4101 0 0
....4 0 | 5 2 I
..4 0 0 1 2 2
....0 0 0 0 U 0
Score by Iniilnc*:
Atlanta ,
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flee hits. «’ Smith. Mtmtzi
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108103 898—4
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. * , F.J , ! 1 tr be»l bulls It. 11 tt-4 bos a. by Knllco 1. by Wilhelm !• striek nut
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OWRAY IS SATISFIED O
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O London. Aug. 14.—Tho Harvard 0
O crew, which is to row Cambridge O
O'next month, is out on the river O
O twlre a day, and Coach Wray Is O
O gradually getting his men Into O
0 shape tor the International con- O
O test. o
O Hard work wilt be the order at O
O Bourne until the end of next week, O
O when the Harvard men wll go O
O down to Putney to familiarise O
O themselves with the course over O
O which the race will be rowed, and O
i O to put the flnlahlng touches on O
i 0 the work of the crew. O
0 Wray professes to be welt sat- O
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THE WINNER8 WON.
The Little Winners Won n gnme from
the Ln.t Atlanta, Jr., team on Monday
at 3 p. ni. at tlie earner of South Delta
atre.s and South Io-.uor .air Hue. The
Utile Winners knocked four pit,lovs out
of the Ikix during the afternoon. Bedford
wna the first titteher. Derld second, Ha rues
thlnl ami llrttt fourth.
The Little Winners bars played twenty
game, ami won fifteen.
Reore l.r Innings: It ll .*
Little Winners 263 IW2 3I-—14 5 ,
hast Atlanta, Jr am mo am_o , 5
Ilatterles: Little winners. Palmer and
hl'olell; l.ast Atlanta, Jr., Bedford Do-
CUrt ,to fwrI"‘ l „ n :!'i * n '\ sud
' ,ant - implre, II. 1’slmer. * Time, l*JW.
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By Private Leased Wire.
Goldfield, Nev., Aug. 14.—Nelson uni
Gana are both ready to begin their train
ing, but neither will do any bard work
for a few days, owing to the necessity of
getting used to the altitude of 5.684 feet
above the sea ierel, which is some higher
than nny point at which either inun lint
ever trained before.
Nelsou will train at the brewery build-
Ing, sud the outdoor exercises will lie bag
punching on a platform built for this
work.
Guns has already begun bis outdoor
walks, and has bit punching apparatus la
*hn|>e for work.
Tho contract was signed today for tht
moving pictures with Miles Bros., of Han
Francisco, the same firm that mode ths
panorama of the prllt-Kelson fight. The
proceed* are to lie divided Into third*,
oue-thlrd to the club, one-third to Neb
son nnd one-third to Unns, with $2,.VO to
the firm making them before the division.
Orders for 1,0U0 seats have been received,
au order for one hundred scats from Har
ry Corl»ett, of 8nn Francisco, belDg re
ceived today.
There has l*een no Itettlng of nny coa-
sequence, so far, hut one man said he had
bet fifty hats upon Nelson, nnd thnt If h«
on he would start s hat store.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. 0
Birmingham In Atlanta. 0
New Orleana In Shreveport. O
Memphis Jn Little Rock. 0
Nashville In Montgomery. 0
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SPOKANE WON
FIRST RACE
By Private leased Wire.
Marblehead, Mass., .Aug, 14.—The first of
the races for the selection of th** d*
feuders of the Roosevelt cup against tbs
German ynchta was sailed yesterday. ■o4
was won by Hpoknne. Hayseed III was
second, and Wlndrlm Kid third.
The order of the finish and the time foe
Elapsed
Time
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' 3:43:24
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3:41.27
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FLUBET0PIA.
Hate affected with thla niaMj
should be taken to Bueaey'i. w
Whitehall.
NAT KAISER & CO.
Confidential loans on valuables.
Bargains In unredeemed ‘Diamond*
t5 Decatur St Kimball Hou§8
JACK FOY.
This bK*al pugilist Is rapidly go
ing up the ladder which leads to
big engagements anil large hunches
of money In the pugilistic world.
Foy made a good showing recent- _
!y against Peter Maher, and is now | O pirr.
out with an open challenge to all O O
men uf hi* weight. CCOOCOOGOOOCHJOOOOOviOOOOOOa
O famous oarsman. Rudolph Leh- O
O mann now a member of pari la- O
10 ment, has consented to act as um- O
Atlanta vs. Birmingham
AUGUST 13,14 AND 15.
Game Called 4 p.m. Tuesday, Ladies’ Day>