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ATLANTA 3 BIRMINGHAM 1
Atlanta put np a rlp-snortlng exhibition of baseball at Piedmont park Wed
nesdsr, and won the closing game from Birmingham by n arorr of 3 t<
The game bussed along for the first alx linings like a well oiled piece of nin
chlnery. Then the Baron* mixed together
Montgomery and an error by Winters Into
Nothing worried, Atlanta tinned Into her half of the geventb and did things.
Or, mostly, Birmingham didn't do things. For three bad errors were squeezed
Into the Inning, and Atlanta scored thre
Zeller pitched great ball, and had the Barons right where he wanted them from
•nd to end. Beagnn did well also, and with errorless support, the affair would prob-
ably have gone the first nine Innings 0 to 0.
But the Atlanta cripples put up better ball In the field than did the Bnrona,
•nd richly deserved the victory they won.
This victory gate the Atlanta team two out of tin* three games with Binning
ham. which la certainly good for a lot of cripples ngnlust the league leaders.
The score: s
ATLANTA-
Crosier. If.. 4
Hoffman, 2b ..4
Winters, rf ..3
8. Smith, 3b 4
Morse, ss.. .. „ .. •• ..3
Jordan, lb 2
Kvers. 2
Wallace, cf 3
Zeller, p 3
Totals.
5 27 13
Totals..
Score by Innings:
Birmingham „ .....0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—1
Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 •—3
Summary: Two-base hit, Wallace; atollen bases, Jordan, C. Smith; sacrifice lilts,
C. Smith, Winters. Jordan; first base on balls off Zeller 2; struck out by Zeller 3,
by Reagan 1; wild pitch, Zeller 1. Time, 1:35. Umpire, Rudderbnm. 9
THE DAILY DOPE HARVEST
PLUCKED FROM EXCHANGES
Birmingham appears to hare met with
more success—at least at home, especially
with Atlanta. Of course the ga
by the Advertisers were on the square to n
certainty, but the fans around the circuit
don't lielleve It.—New Orleans States.
Thla la the same howl that New Orleans
bas put up erery year since the league was
organised.
Judging from an article In The Atlanta
Georgian, the fans of the Gate City are
crying for more and better pitchers. How
keenly does this remind one of the cry that
went up In Birmingham recently. But, se
rloualy. Atlanta Is In more need of twlrlera
than Is Birmingham In spite of the fact
that Smith's staff numbers five and Harry
Vaughnn's but four. Hughes, Zellnr, Har
ley, Sparks and Childs make up the Atlanta
quintette, but tne local fans here would
not swap Wllholm, Hagan, Clark and Sallee
for sixteen like them.—Birmingham Age-
Herald.
The team Is doing pretty well, thank you,
with the little old bunch they havo had
right along.
Since Chattanooga has taken up the tight
for entrance Into the Southern League, and
since a fight has been Inaugurated against
the retention of Shreveport and Little Rock,
It.la a practical certainty that some official
steps will In* taken if* reference to this
matter the heglnnlg of next season.—Birm
ingham Age-Herald.
Here's hoping.
Hardly a fan who baa seen the present
Pelican team play will challenge the as
sertion thnt, had Manager Frank gathered
In this team even a month or six weeks
after the start of the season he would have
led the race all the way with the others
Ncblom catching sight of the local boys'
heels. Thnt wouldn't have done, for the
other fellows are pretty sore ns It Is, and
there Is no use aggravating them any
more. Mr. Frank Just wanted to tense them
all the season, and then Jump right In and
get the pennnt at the very last.—New Or
leans Item.
The Babblers are all In good shape, i
expect to win the |»cnnnnt. They take
stock III the talk thnt the eastern clubs
have thrown or will throw games to Birm
ingham, and say such talk Is mere bosh,
llnbli and his men sivent Monday afternoon
around the scorclninnl and howled with Joy
when the ln»y posted two runs for Atlantn
In the ninth Inning, showing the Flreerack
era hnd defeated the Barons.—Memphis
News-Hcliultnr.
The names of the great men who are
objects of the search may be altered to
ault any part of the nation.
"Here, Johnny," said the father, "what
are you doing In thnt bookcase?"
want to find a history of the United
States."
"What for?"
"Well, Billy Jenkins says Tint Riley
pitched for the Nationals last yenr, and I
Independent.
Handsome Cups Are Offered
For Athletic Club Golfers
Most of the details for the tournament
next month to decide the ownership of the
new Trawlck cup have‘been arranged. At
the last meeting of the directors of the
Atlanta Athletic ’Association, It was de
cided to offer two cups, to be played for
•a second and third flight cups In the Tra-
wlck competition. These cupa will be kaud-
some affairs, though they are not of suffi
cient value to detract Interest In any way
from the main cup.
It la probable that the qualifying round
of tournameut will be played Tuesday, Sep
tember 18. The best eight scores will qual
ify for the Trawlck cup, the next sixteen
for the second cup, and the next sixteen
for the third cup.
The next day, match piny rounds will
begin, eighteen holes eaeli afternoon, and
the tournament will run through the re
mainder of the week. The final rounds for
•II cupa will l>e played Saturday after
noon, September 22.
A cu|» has Im»cii offered by Mr. Trawlck
annually for three years, and the one which
will be played for In September will make
the fourth. The first and third were won
by W. I*. Hill, and the second one by F.
G. Byrd. Ou all throe occasions, the affair
has been between these two golfers, anil
It looks nh though they would be tho
strongest contestants this yenr. The cup
will, of course, In* n very handsome one,
and It will become the permanent property
of the winner.
By having three flights, and allowing
sixteen to qualify In both the second and
third flight, It is hoped to Interest prac
tically nil the golfers In the club. No
entrance fee will be charged, mid ns the
qualifying rounda will classify the golfers
according to their ability, the affair should
prove unusually attrrfctlve.
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O CURTIS GET8 JOB
O WITH AUGUSTA. O
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O Special to The Georgian. O
O Augusta, Oh., Aug. 16.—The O
O Augusta club has signed Pitcher O
O "Dummy" CurtlH, formerly of At- O
O lanta, and later with the (’hurles- O
O ton club. He will ho worked O
O against Savannah tomorrow. O
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The Georgian’s Score Card.
CROZIKR. If.
HOFFMAN. 2b..
WINTERS, rf.
8. 8MITH, 3b....
MORSE. IB.
ARCHER, lb.
EVERS, c.
WALLACE, cf.
HUGHES, p
E. || MONTGOMERY.
[j HOUTZ, If
HANSEN, c I
APPER1US. cf. ..
M'CANS', rf.
MULLANEY, lb..]
PERRY, 3b ]
BIT8CH. »s.
YOUNG. 2b !
MAI.ARKEY. p..
Score by Inning.: 12 3 4
8 9 10 11—R
1 I
FRANCHISE TO
CHANGE HANDS
BABE BROUTHER8 MAY GET JOB
A8 MANAGER OF CHARLES
TON TEAM.
Club— Played. Won. Loit P. Ct
Chicago 105 62 43 .500
Philadelphia. . 103 60 43 .683
New York .
Cleveland . .
St. Louis . .
Detroit . . ,
Washington
Boston . . ,
103
104
102
105
31
74
.481
.392
.295
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Club—
Columbus. ,
Milwaukee. .
Toledo. . , .
Iioulsvllln. .
Minneapolis.
Kansas City.
8t. Paul. . .
Indianapolis.
Played. Won. Lost. P. Ct.
118
117
114
116
118
114
116
.627
.547
.553
.613
.500
.475
.421
.362
COTTON STATE8.
Club—
Mobile.. . .
Meridian. . .
Baton Rouge.
Jackson. . .
Gulfport. . .
Vicksburg. .
Played. Won. Lost. P. Ct
Notes on the Victory Over the Barons
Well! Well! Two out of three from
Birmingham. And with a buucli of crip-
pies at that.
All Atlanta lacked thla season was luck.
With thnt necessary factor, tho pennant
would have flown over Piedmont park when
tho opening ball was flred next spring.
Ought to innke It three out of four
from Montgomery with all ease. The
Climbers have not proved so very pux-
zllng In the past.
.674
.545
.510
.495
.480
.350
WEDNESDAY’S RE8ULT8.
Southern—
Atlanta 3, Birmingham 1.
Nashville 2, Montgomery 1.
Little Rock 3, Memphis 3.
Shreveport 5, New Orleuns 4.
South Atlantic—
Jacksonville 3, Macon 2.
Jacksonville 1, Macon 1.
Augusta 4, Columbia 0.
Augusta 4, Columbia 1.
Charleston 5, Savannah 4.
American—
New York 10, Detroit 2.
Chicago 6, Boston 0.
Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 3.
Washington 4, 8t. Louis 2.
National—
Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 1.
Chicago 10, Brooklyn 7.
(Boston 5, Pittsburg 3.
Pittsburg 10, Boston 4.
American Association—
Indianapolis 6, Milwaukee 0.
Indianapolis 10, Milwaukee 8.
Louisville 3, Kansas City 2.
Toledo 5, Minneapolis 2.
Columbus 5, St. Paul 4.
Cotton 8tatae—
Mobile 2, Meridian 0.
Jackson 4, Gulfport 1.
Vicksburg 0, Baton ftyuge 4.
Eastern—
Baltimore 7, Rochester 0.
Rochester 6, Baltimore 3.
Montreal 2. Providence 6.
Toronto 7, Newark 0.
Toronto 4, Newark 0.
Jersey City l, Buffalo 1.
FLUBETOPIA.
Hats affected with thla malady
should be taken to Bussey’s, 28 1*2
hltehalh
Proceedings were enlivened In the smoker
Wednesday by a fight between Frank Dar
nell, a dwarf, and J. B. Bowen. Accord
ing to thosu who were In a position to
see the circus, Darnell made himself ob
noxious to those In the bleachers, and when
Bowen remonstrated with him, Darnell at
tacked him. There was quite n busy fight
for n few minutes, and Bowen got con
siderably the worst of It.
Tho fielding of Wallace In center field
was nbout the most brilliant thing that
has been seen at Piedmont park this'year.
Ill the first, fourth, sixth and seventh In
nings he made circus stops of bnlls which
looked good for safe hits. It la doubtful
If better work lias been done In the league
thla sear than that which Wallace has done
of late. If his hitting Improves u bit, he
la good for the rest of the season and
another try next spring.
Garvin made a stop that was all to the
grand stand himself. He stopped a fly of
Jordan's that looked more like a hit than
any other Infield put-out of the day.
Harley was'put off the grounds by the
order of Umpire Uudderham during
game. Harley's remarks were a shade
too sulphurous to suit his maps.
While the fight was taking place Wednes
day, a Baron got to first base. But every
body was so busy watching the stunt which
was not on the program that not one man
In ten knew whnt was happening on tl
field, or how the lone Baron got to first
Birmingham errors gave Atlanta
game. Itcagan deserved a victory.
tho
Tho Barons' pitchers are certainly hold
Ing thorn up In the rnce.
Gee!" remarked Garvin, the humorist,
e'H sure have a- hot team next year.
All the men on the team are youngsters,
here's me, practically a beginner; Motes-
orth, who has Just broken Into baseball;
1 lurry Vaughn, another youngster; Mont
gomery. who never saw a baseball gamo
until n few years ngo; Gear, Walters and
Matthews. Did you ever see such a lot
of kids."
And Garvin never cracked a smile.
D’SAULLES’ ALL-SOUTHERN TEAM
AUK CAPTURES
MORNING RACE
By John Longar Da Saullea.
Blake (Vanderbilt) and I land 1 ton (Vander
bilt), ends.
Taylor (Vanderbilt) and Jones (Auburn),
tackles.
Derrick (Clenison) and Stone (Vanderbilt),
guards,
Patterson (Vanderbilt), center.
Kyle (Vanderbilt), quarter.
Johnson (Virginia) and Craig (Vanderbilt),
halfbacks.
Mauler (Vanderbilt), fullback.
The selection of an nll-Houtbern team for
1906 has been simplified by excluding men
. regardless of their abilities as players,
disregarded If Ineligible under any of
the terms set forth at the outset.
Left end Is to be taken care of by lake
of Vanderbilt. This splendid defensive end
has successfully guarded Ids territory In
most consistent manner throughout the
season -a strongly made young American
athlete, with brains and decisive action; he
Ighs 172 pounds and gets this lu full ac-
n under the largest of punts.
.eft tackle Is tided by Taylor, a player
use place bis not been strongly contested
by any other Southern player nor In the
Judgment of any competent critic. He also
By Private Leased Wire.
Marblehead, Mass., Aug. 16.—By
Wireless.—The Auk finished the rase
first this morning In the trials for the
privilege of defending the Roosevelt
cup. Time, 12:54.18. The Wlndrim
Kid was second with 12:54.33. Boni-
ilred, third.
halls from Vanderbilt and weighs 176
I pounds.
| Left guard. Derrick, comes from Clenison,
and Is a veteran player who, by steady Im
provement, Inis put himself In the first rank
of linesmen, lie was the umttistny of the
Clcmaon season and no «41ier Southern
player could so satisfactorily fill this Im
portant posltoln; hence, to balance the
team and utilise the lH>st of the material
available, be Is shifted from center to
guard.
The luttlul polut has been somewhat dif
ficult to decide, and the truth Is thnt there
Is no great amount of material to select
from. Atkin* of Hewn nee Is urged by
some, while Sims of Georgia Tech has his
admirers; yet. nil considered, the consensus
of opinion gives tbe place to Patterson of
Vanderbilt.
Stone nf Vanderbilt, a most aggressive
man. well trained, full of the beat spirit
which moves a man forward In a deter
mined endeavor: no man has yet faced him
without arriving at this conclusion. Van
derbilt bad this yenr many good men. many
more talked of than Htone, but there was
not a man on her team who could less
easily have been dispensed with, not ex
cepting that redoubtable ami brilliant -Craig.
Atone could play Ids guard on a much
.. _m f 13 to" 5. Hough pitched J stronger team.
good ball. The cimtest was close fo the j Right tackle is given hi Jones of Auburn,
-nth liming, when the Knot Washington J W |„, weigh*
WHO LOST A BIKE?
A. It. S|H»or. assistant gmundkeeper at
Piedmont park, wishes It announced that
some one left n bicycle at Piedmont park
about a month ngo. ami that the owner
1‘iire It by calling ou him. The ma
cldne 1* « l»oy a Dayton.
MADISON TEAMS PLAY.
game of
Special to The Georgian.
Madison. Ga.. Aug. 16. A si.
ball was pin yd here Tuesday 1**1
South Main street team and the Fast
Washington street team. Tin* latter team
nation; yet thla element, while often un-
devejoped, does not warrant us In displac
ing Hamilton of Vanderbilt, who guards
this side so faithfully and effectively.
To maneuver the actlous of tills organiza
tion, Kyle of Vanderbilt Is given the place
over Randolph of Virginia; the latter, su
perior In open field work and kicking. Is
Immature In diverting the attack as
trasted with the exceptionally high charac
ter of the work of Kyle.
I.»*ft hnlf again goes to Johnson of Vir
ginia, which place Is perhapa the strongest
In the field. He Is nlwnys at his best of
fensively and defensively, a gentlemanly
spirit gfibllng Ida every act.
Craig of Vanderbilt will again bo placed
at right hnlf, a splendid player who would
make Johnson a fine runnlug mate.
Fullback position Is filled by Manler of
Vanderbilt, although Clark of Georgia Tech
bus Iveeii favorably spoken of hr many.
The tennis ns rnted by competent critics
stand In the following order:
1. Vanderbilt.
2. Georgia Tech.
3. Clenison.
4. Hewn nee.
5. Alnbnmn.
6. Cumberland.
7. Tennessee.
8. Auburn.
9. Mississippi A and M.
10. Louisiana 8tnte University.
11. Tuhme.
12..University of Mississippi.
13. Georgia.
14. I’ll!versify of Nashville.
The last word on the question of the all-
Southern footlml! team Is sab! annually by
John De Saullea, the Yale nthletc. In Spabl-
Presumnbly, Garvin was "funning."
a matter of fact, the average age of the
collection he named would be somewhere
In the region of forty-eight years or there
abouts.
The Atlanta fan Is an odd nrtlclo. IIo
will turn out In droves to see Atlanta play
Little Rock, the worst team In the league,
liecnuse ho Is practically sure thnt At
lanta Is going to win. And yet he will
duck the last Birmingham series, which
was practically certain to be one of the
very best in the year, i»eenuHo there was
a chance that Atlanta might lose.
Wallace seems to have renovated his bat
ting eye; gets n single almost every day.
Wednesday it was a double.
Birmingham's Inflelders had n day off
Wednesday. » Only four made assists.
Walters took two of them, while the other
two were divided betwoeu Reagan and
Montgomery.
Special to The Georgian.
fbnrleiiton. S. C'., Aug. 16.-A moml.or „f
tho bnnrcl of directors of tho hns. bnii ctnli
(tavo out an Interview last night confirm-
lug tbe rumors that tbe ownership of the
Charleston franchise would cbnuue hniali
before next seitson, and he did not dear
that Babe Bruuthers was a possibility a,
- malinger.
The sale of Morris by renter, which ha,
knocked the Charleston attendance Into a
cocked hat. wan not authorized bv the ,11.
rector*. They are sore on Fender's man-
ngement of the team, slid eenfesa that ther
lint "Hilt IlFnlft. " lint ni-n nolo.. ... i..
Relations are strained between Fends,
and the directors.
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O UMPIRE IS SIGNED. 0
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O Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 16.— 0
O President Kavanaugh has signed 0
O n new umpire, and he Is "from 0
O Missouri.” His name Is A. J. 0
■O Walnscott, and he has been urn- 0
O pi ring In semi-professional and 0
O college games around Columbia, Q
O Mo., this season, but has had 0
O previous league experience. 0
O Walnscott officiated on the balls 0
0 and strikes In the Memphis-Lit- 0
O tie Rock game yesterday and his 0
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Jordan was trying hard to win the game
th when he slnj
But nobody hit.
The "Iron Molders" stole only one base
on Johnny Kvers. The lucky on#* was
"Horse Hhoo" Hmttli. who went to first
by the Big Four Itoute.
Itcagan must be the Bnrona' star batter
among the pitchers. He had two hlta stak
ed to his mi me Wednesday.
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0 Charleston, 8. C., Aug. 16— 0
0 "Dummy” Curtis, the southpaw 0
0 pitcher Charleston got from At- 0
0 lanta, and who has been Indefl- 0
0 nltely suspended by Pender, Ik In 0
0 Charleston stranded. He Is mak- 0
0 Ing efforts to raise money enough 0
0 to carry* him back to his home In 0
0 Kansas City, Mo. 0
0 Dummy declared today thnt he 0
0 had been Ill-treated by Pender, 0
0 who fined him $60 In Macon for 0
0 drinking, and fined Glenn only 0
0 $5. Curtis Is a printer and a 0
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MORE ABOUT NEW RULES
This Is what Mr. I»e
BA8EBALL AT CHATTANOOGA.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga. Teun., Aug. 16.—The base-
ball team of Trion. Ga.. will play the
crack team of Dnrtnn. Tenn.. at Olympia
nark tomorrow afternoon. The Southern
express team and that of the Seventeenth
Infantry will play Saturday afternoon.
away with the victory.
, who weighs 195 pounds, and this year play-
. iil tbe t»eat game In his history.
to get n kicker, we could place
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_ kicker, we
•rgln Tech at right end without
“ ‘ rncss of the orgaul
UNION POINT WINS AGAIN.
Special to The Georgian.
Woodvllle, Ga.. Aug. 16.—There was
game of bnselmll at Woodvllle
which Union Point won by a score
to 6.
Some of the changes In the football rules
from those used last year to the ones which
III In* used thla fall were given In yes
terdny'a Georgian. A further discussion of
the rhangea follows:
Holding lias been more specifically defined
to Include the following:
Grasping an opponent with the hnnda or
arms, placing the hands upon an oppoi
to push him away from the play, circling
in any degree any part of the nppomnt
with the ariu. any use of the arm
an opponent in blocking. The only allowa
ble use of the arm In tdo-kbig or obstruct
Ing nn opponent Is w’ith the arms close ti
the body.
The most radical of all changes made,
however, has been the Introduction of tic
forward pass, the rule for this reading as
follows:
"One - forward pass shall b» allowed i«
each scrimmage, provided such pass be
made by a player who was h-ddnd the Hue
of scrltumngc when the bill was put In
play, and provided the ball, after In Ing
passed forward, does not touch the ground
liefore being touched by a pliyer of eithe
side."
The nncessnry distance lo be gained In
three downs has l»»*en doubled—that Is, the
side In possession of the ball must gain ten
yards In three downs Instead of five, as for
merly. This Is the most direct legislation
against mass plays.
When the IhiII bas been kicked by ii
player other than the snapperhack, any
player on the kicking side shall be ou-slde
ns soon ns the ball touches the ground. This
Is also a very radical change.
It Is also provided that such a kicked ball
striking the ground, thus putting the kick
er's side on-alde, tnny not be kicked further
or kicked at from Its position on the
ground, or while l»oundlng. This la in or
der to prevent what might be dangerous
complications from men kicking at a rolling
rather Indefinite expression of
t£!l£l£a l ClJ M 3 rb *W> to "Starting
forward beyond the restraining line" In nil
<*•** throughout the rules.
,n ^ r,n * nt * pi®™*
kick fn>m a touchdown may touch or adjust
the ball In the hands of the holder so long
ns the ball does not touch the ground.
The rub* regarding foul play has been
amplified and specifically covers striking
with the flat or elbow, kneeing, kicking,
meeting by linemen when they are break
ing through.
Furthermore, n player on defense is for
bidden to strike In the fare with th** li***'l
of the hand an opponent' who Is carrying
the ball.
These offenses are punishable not only
by disqualification of tho player> hut, also
the loss by the offending team of hnlf tb«
distance to Its own goal llpe.
Tripping and tackling the runner when
clearly out of Imunds, piling up on a player
after the referee has declared the bull dead,
hurdling, and other acts of unnecessary
roughness, lire punlNhalde by a 15 yard l«
Tackling below the knee Is punishable
6-yard loss. Unsportsman like eondi
abusive or Insulting language to opponents
or officials Is punishable by suspension tor
the remainder of the game.
It Is provided that a tack!
fairly tackled ft runner above the km*
shall not In* penalized if he slides down 1**
low the knee after ninklug the tackle.
All the officials arc expected to peiullrt
offenses enumerated under
roughness, unsportsmanlike
disqualification.
across the goal line.
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Nashville In Birmingham.
Shreveport In Little Rock.
Memphis in New Orleans.
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TO THE LOYAL FAN.
contributions to the pap
out The Georgian. In spite of the repeated
announcements that snrh communications
are uot used. "A Loyal Fan” turned In one
Thursday morning.
Atlanta vs, Montgomery
AUGUST 16, IT, 18.
Game Called 4 p.m. Ladies’ Day Friday.