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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20 1906, SPORTS ATLANTA TEAM IS MAKING GREATEST ROAD RECORD IN HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE TIi- Atlanta dub just nolv In making tin* grentoi the Southern !,engiic. Since leaving Atlanta <»m* w< Cracker* have played ten mm***. Of the ten. eight Inivp been victories. Tin* two ilia I were lout, mu* to Memphis mid * the other wny by n margin of one run. Tim first gn Memphis by tin* score of 4 to X Spark*. I tig one tun! Inning. •oril In the history of mu Inst Saturday, the no to I little flock, wicli went lie on th- trip wn* ilroppeil to Itching ng.ilnut Uehhardt, liar- tlnnl content at Little Hock Kotur- I the trick. * of 8.8 per day. Ill Which inn* Child* got the small end of « 1 to 0 buttle. Can that record lie lien ten? It wjih. atnl la n crippled team. too. A* to why Atlanta litis Iteeii wlniilng- Hiipcrh pitching, Lacked liy heavy am In the tell gniiiea. Atlanta lina umd< game. opponents have made fifty four, an Atlanta'* team hatting average for tl Opponents' team hatting average, .175. Atlanta lam stolen two Imsea to every one hy opponent*. And the fielding has heen on a pifrlty. Hughes. Harley and Zeller have won all the guinea they have pitched, two Chllda and Sparks have each won one and lout one. seipienthil hitting, has eighty-eight lilts, an i trip, .258. Double-Header Will Close The Series With Shreveport By PERCY WHITING. Shreveport, Ang. 29. The went her permit ting, the Crnckers will play a double-header With Shreveport this afternoon, the completing their third series of the final trip away from home. Sparks will pitch the first game. If he Wins It Childs will he put In to work out the second contest, Tom Hughes being sent on to New Orleans to open the series there, thence going straight to Atlanta to open the first series at home. Should Sparks lose, however, Hughes will he used In the second game. Hilly figures that If nnyhody can Win from the l'lrates, Hughes Is the man, nnd If Sparks loses Ids game he wants to put forth the best effort to get the other gnnm nnd the decision In the series. HARVARD CREW IS GOING SOME By Private I .eased Wire. Putney. England. Aug. 29.—The llnrvnrd crew gave the Englishmen another •hock by rowing over the course from Put ney to Mort lake In nineteen minutes and seconds. Tho time Is conslde ed very fast, although the conditions Were not very favorable, with the tide running strongly nnd the wind favoring the crew ’most of tin* wny. The course Is so crooked, however, that flic wind hindered the crew port of the Way. The time of the row wns n most remarkable ope, when It Is rememlwred that Morgan has l*eon rowing only sln< Saturday, after a slight Jittnrk of ptomaine poisoning, ami that Kidinrdsoii has bee the boat only the same length of time, after being out with tonsllltls for ten days. The times at various points along the Course were ns follows: The first mile was taken In four minutes and thirty-five seeonds; Hammersmith bridge, alHMit 1% miles from the ntnrt, wn reached In seven minutes and fifty-eight Seconds; Chiswick church, a bit short of 3 miles, In twelve udnntes and nineteen seconds; Barnes bridge, about the 4-udli mark. In sixteen minutes nnd forty seconds, and the Ship, opposite the finish, in idle teen minute* nnd forty-tlve seconds. Ilad the crew rowed hard all the wnj It could have easily taken forty-five seconds from the time. When the time wns nouncod all the Englishmen at the finish were astounded. It ts thought here t«*daj that the betting odds, which hare hither to favored Cambridge, will favor liar yard tomorrow. Thousands saw Harvard row, nnd they applauded the Americans enthusiastically along the line. Cambridge rowed twice, hard t*oth times, but did not get out of the ordinary. THE DOWNFALL. Out on the field with their nineteen straight Strode the Sox with a confident smile, While the puhtle (mured by myriads through The creaking nnd overworked stile. ••We've won nineteen gtiiues," suld Fielder Jones, ••And the fame of the Providence drays Shall l*e eclipsed ere the sun goes down Ou this greatest day of days. ••They were a bnII team tried nnd true— Long was their record-a score Of unchecked wins to their credit went In the race of 'eighty-four! But we've won nineteen and they can not stop Our rush; when the day la dons Weil gather this double header and Make a total of twenty-one!" And the Sox raced out ou the trampled field. Speeding the practice play. While a phantom figure walked behind— A shadowy form In gray. “They think," said the shadow', "they will Break The record ! strove to earn, When I stood in the forefront game by gams, Taking my dally turn! ••They think they can shade the glory I Won with this good right nrm- Rtit they may learn ere the evening comes Of thr power of a sjw-rtrnl charm!" And they did. For Innings the Senators tralied Helpless behind the Sox, Till the ninth fierce Inning—then there came A wrb*s of electric shocks. The first End*"! flu Left the old record matchless brought glee to UadlHturues ghost! —*\v. A. PHELAN, In The Chicago Journal. Meeker and Hlcku •MU pitch for the Join the t E •e, whose absence will hurt n n pinch. Is cepected to In time for th • New tlrle Friday. It Is Ills brother In law who I lud his brother. llob Wallace will hardly lie used any more this season unless lurther accidents or absences cripple the team, both Evers and Archer have been fielding In gets! shape and hitting much harder than the "iMineliead" one. . Mug three piped It off to ns to urn linger! ely made a mistake league Standings j Clubs— Birmingham. McmphlH ... 117 Atlanta 116 New Orleans . 117 Hhreveport . .117 Montgomery. . 116 Nashville .... 119 Little Rock . . 110 80UTHERN. Played. Won. Lost. 80UTH ATLANTIC. Clubs— Savannah Augusta . . Macon . . . Columbia . . Charleston. . Jacksonville. Played. Won. Lost. Club- Mobile . . . Meridian . . Gulfport . . Baton Rouge Jackson . , Vicksburg . Clubs— Chicago . . . New York . Pittsburg . . Philadelphia. Cincinnati . . Brooklyn . . St. Louis . . Boston . . . Chibs— Chicago . . Philadelphia. New York . . . Cleveland . . St. Louis . . . Detroit . . . Washington . Boston .... COTTON 8TATE8. Played. Won, Lost. P.C. .626 .581 .669 .564 .547 .483 .328 .311 P.C. .623 .618 .523 .472 .448 .311 THREE OF THE MOST FEROCIOUS PIRATES mt Some Pertinent Paragraphs On the Great National Game AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Clubs— Columbus . . Milwaukee . Toledo . . . Minneapolis. Kansas City Louisville . . St. Paul . . Indianapolis. Played. Won. Lost. WEDNE8DAY’8 RE8ULT8. OLYMPICS CHALLENGE. The OfytnpL-* challenge any team In the city who** moodier* are under 17 years old to play a game Monday morning. September S iLilmr Itsyi. on the| r grounds at flic enr- ner of Highland «'enu** and Randolph Communicate with llarry M .Jfl t t>nturv but* Mala. Southern- Atlanta 3. Shreveport 0. Memphis 3. Birmingham 2. New Orleans 4, Nashville 1. Montgomery 4, /Little Rock Montgomery 5, Little Rock 1. South Atlantic— Augusta 2, Jacksonville 0. Augusta 4, Jacksonville 3. Savannah 2. Columbia 0. Hnvartnah 3, Columbia 0. Macon 4, Charleston 1. National— Chicago 8. Cincinnati A. Pittsburg 5, Philadelphia 3. Philadelphia 2, Pittsburg 0, American— St Louts 3. New York 1. Cleveland 9, Boston 3. Cotton Statos— Mobile 13, Jnckaon 2. Baton Rouge 3. Vicksburg A. Baton Rouge 8. Vleksburg 2. Meridian 5, Gulfport 2. Oulfj>ort 1, Meridian 0. American Association— Minneapolis 7. Louisville 2. Columbus 2. Kansas city 1. Milwaukee 5, Toledo 3. 8t. Paul 7, Indianapolis 0. Watch Brotman Grow. ooooooooooooooooooocoooooo o o O WHERE THEY .'LAY TODAY. O If the funs will kindly slop asking us who Is In charge of the local club, we will consldfr It n great favor. We would In* glial to answer the question, hut to tell the truth, we absolutely do not know nnd do not think any one hereabouts can en lighten you on the subject. There Is a president, manager, hoard of directors, executive committee, nnd n whole bunch of directors. All these have n soy, and —hy the way—you should attend one of the meetings. Talk about the "Kind Words Clill*”—It's not In It with the Nashville ftasehaII Company.—Nashville American. Poor old Nashville. Harley wns In good form nnd let the local sqmal down with four hits. Only In one fuufug did the Pirates bunch swats. —Hhreveport Times. Itnpp, the young catcher whom Frank took from Hhreveport some time back, caught Ids first gatue yesterday. Rapp handled himself pretty well, although he did not get much chance In throwing down to second, because Nnshvllle did not at tempt to steal.—New Orleans Picayune. If Jnkey Ats stays In the game much longer, the official scorer, physhinu and gto.imi keeper will he Joined by nil official undertaker. Jnkey attempts to smite peo ple at random.—Birmingham News. Manager Fisher announced last night that he would pitch this afternoon's game. win the long end of the series during Gllks* absence.—Hhreve port Times. Mike Finn Is credited with saying that the Castro deal was made over Ills head. The days of Annnnins have returned. It la positively known that linn was pres ent when nil negotiations were being car ried on.- Birmingham News. Money, money, money! Where have we. heard the word before? Oh. yes! It wns discussed at a meeting of the stockholder* a few days ago. The local company Is a regular Bank of England when It comes to talking.—Nnshvllle American. ••Rube" Zeller will work for the Ad vertisers. lie Is regarded one of the stars of the league nnd a ml Vip lietween he and Fisher should certainly result In u cracking good game.—Hhreveport Times. Stockholders of the baseball clwli, who were In session tonight, when asked if t'us- j tro had l»*eii sold outright to Birmingham ; ns stated Iii n telegram from Little Rock, j said they know nothing whatever of any ; such trade, and that Ids contract was still j held hy Nnsln llle. President MeSwcettey, J who Is at French Lick, according to those j present, had no authority to release the j player outright. An effort I* being made here to organise another company, to lie composed of tell men. A new* manager of the club was taken np. nod the name of Relley. of Minneapolis, nnd Johnny hour nnd eighteen minutes required to play the game. Winter* made a fast double play In the second Inning, when he caught Byrne nt the plate. a free pass to Bed Fisher struck out six Atlanta men, while Rtd»e nmde five of'the Pirates awing nt the air. ... BOGEY IN RUSSIA. By WEX JONE8. That left the _ And started for the llnksky To play a game of goff. He plnred a glided hnllsky Ftmii a golden tee. And with a Jeweled driver He tried to make It gee. He couldn't hit that hnllsky— It seemed to him to grin— And when he smashed his driver lie paused and swore like sin. tig right— mere euiur n blinding finshsky. And the duke was gone from sight. He'd hit that blessed hnllsky Smack on the blessed face— That hnllsky wan a Immbsky, And blew' him Into space! The caddy started bolting— He was a noted "Red"— lb*» tripped up ou his whiskers And lauded on his .head. The other halls exploded And J tingled all the crowd. And now around the palace No goffsky Is allowed. AN AMATEUR STAR consideration. Nothing Memphis Commercial Dobbs, were unde definite was don* Appeal. Mike Mower) limited mighty good t thousands who filled every Inch «*f seating Space for the double-header Sunday ut League park, and his dehut nt the bat wns nuspkinus. In response to the great hurst of applause that greeted him. he poked single through the (Hants* Infield, scoring the Reds' first two run* lie also made another blngle before the first game ended, and though he didn't get a hit In next game. It wss his long fir that scored the Reds' winning run In the aeeend game. Afield be didn't have much to do, but he did all he had a chance to.-liucluuuti Po4t. The two playing Atlanta In Shreveport (2 games).. Birmingham In Memphis. O Montgomery In Little Rock. O Nashville In New Orleans. O Atlantans with Ht. lauds er with tho Americans *ug Bennett with the Nationals, are ball. Koehler la con- I the greatest ground eoverer among American League outfielders, and Is now hitting -217. Bennett Is playing a steady gninc at second base, hitting .258. Hid Smith nnd (linger Winters maintain their heavy hitting. Otto Jordan Is also mauling the ball u few. Home fans In the city were beard to say something like this when the team lost the first game played on the mad: "By the time Aflrtiifn returns home she will In* run ning neck nnd neck with Little Hock for the cellar championship." Rule* Zell a r had the Pirates at bl* mercy All during (he game with his underhand Imll. It»*d Fisher looked like all the rest to Billy's Warrior*. In the second nfter two men were out OOOQ0OO00Q00QO0O00O0O0P000 otto Jordan bit to deep center for three SECOND PLACE TO DRAW $1,000 Treasurer John Dickinson Tuesday after noon telegraphed Billy Smith nt Hhreve port, offering $1,000 to the team If It fin ishes in second place. The offer was made by the board of director* of the Atlanta club. With this incentive held out ns nn addi tional motive for doing their best, there U no doubt hut that the Atlanta players will make a riffle toward keeping up the winning streak they have maintained while on the road. CYCLE RACES POSTPONED The bicycle race* that were to hare been a part of the day's amusements of the La bor Day program nt Piedmont park have heen called off. The Federation or Trades, after deriding to go to Piedmont park, later change*I to Ponce I»eLeon. As there Is not a place xultahle at Ponce DeLeon to run races nud the Piedmont track had heen let to other parties, (ins Castle decided to hold them nt sonic Inter date, perhaps Thanksgiving l>«.r. The mednls nnd prises had already been arranged for, but Mr. Castle says he did not receive any notice of the change until too late to countermand the orders for the prlxos. Having these on his hands, he has decided to hare the mces Inter on, The mednls are the regular N. C. A. elnl medals, niul are very handsome, being gold, silver and hrouse for first, second nud third places In each of the three events, the one-uille championship, five-mile motor- paced championship, nnd five-mile motor cycle race. • GRIFFITH GETS GOOD PITCHER It looks ns If Clark Griffith has lauded ie of the ••finds" of the season In Joe Boyle, the young twirier he Itought from the Wheeling club for $2,500. Boyle donned a uniform Saturday morn ing nud tossed up some of . his fast nud slow curves to Griffith.- After Boyle had dealt out hi* assortment of liender* Griffith said: . "That will do, Boyle. Be nt the grounds nt 1 o'clock and get on n uniform." Boyle warmed up well, nud when he hell rang be walked out on the diamond, cheered on by some 12,000 fsus. For the first two Innings he was rather nervous, nnd Klelnow mid Elbcrfdd hml to keep talking to hlui to steady him. After that he.settled down, accomplishing the remarkable feat of strik ing out ‘Larry loijole. Boyle has everything that a pitcher needs to 1*» n successful twlrler. He has plenty of speed. good control, and a great drop hall nfid n high Inshnot, which batters usually go after, lie mixes his curve* up very well. For n pitcher he swings well nt a I will. On hi* showing of Saturday he ought to develop Into a great pitcher. Only six games separate Grlfflth'a crowd from flrnt (dace, and there Is still a clinic of overtaking Comlskey'a White Box.—New York Hun. Zeller 9 s Artful Flinging Brings in Another Victory By PERCY WHITING. Shreveport, Aug. 29.—Reuben Zellnr's mhl-season slump seems to be a thing of the past, and the renusylvnnlan Is now pitching as good ball as any turned loose In the Icngue. * Yesterday afternoon he held the Pirate* In the hollow of his hand and mowed them dow*n without runs for nine Innings. Mennwhlle Atlanta pounded the erstwhile "King" Fisher for a total of three runs and the victory. The absence of Whltey Morse changed the llne-np. Hid Smith'.going to short, Hoffman to third, Archer behind the bat and Evers to center field. Hid couldn't ad just his throwing nriu to the shorter distance, and, after making one hefty fling clean over Jim Fox’s bend, returned to third, Hoffman swapping with him. Smith's bail throw was the only error of the gnme. Bellar was In greet form. Ills underhand delivery being particularly effective. The five hits he nlkiwed were scattered through ,ns many Innings nnd never was there a probability that the Pirates would score. Fisher was effective up to the sixth In- nlng, when Winters doubled, Smith singled nnd Hoffman tripled, putting two runs across. In the next Inning Evers singled, Zellar bunted and Winters singled, dosing the rumgetting. The absence of Morse didn't feaxe the team any. The squad was full of ginger. Two brilliant double plays—one from Zellar to Jordan to Fox nnd the other from Winters to Archer—were features of the team piny. The game wns worked out In 1:18, one of the fastest of the season. The news that the Atlanta directors have offered the club $1,000 to finish second was received with great pleasure by the squad., "We'll win that In a 'possum trot," said Jim For. Tho score: WlUlEVEIliitT- ~Fvni».. .. Kennedy, rf.. Ahsteln, lb.. .. Byrne, ns.. .. Bn ley, lf„ King, ef Hess. 3b I'O- A. K.'~ATLA~S r rX- WI liters, rf.. ....4 0 0 3 2 0 ....3 0 3 4 0 0 ....3 0 0 1 0 0 Graffiti*. Fisher, Totals. p!. ....3 31 0 5 27 9 0 Crosier, If.. .. 4 Smith, ss nnd 3h. . . .4 Fox, lb.. 4 Hoffman, 3b and ft 4 Jordan, 2b 4 Archer, c 4 "Aft. It. 11. fro. A. h: 12 110 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 ... 0 17 0 0 ..411300 ..38 3 8 27 11 1 ^eore by Innings: Hhreveport Atlanta Hutnmnry bases, Daley: double plays. Zeller to Jordan to Fox,. Winters to Archer; struck out hr Fisher 6. by Zeller 5: base* on balls, none; hit by pitcher. Winters; left on bases. Shreveport 4, Atlanta 6; first base on errors, Shreveport 1. Time, 1:18. Umpire Hudderhnni. “Now on to New Orleans" Battle Cry of the Crackers By PERCY WHITING. Special Correspondence. Little Rock. Aug. 28.—"On to New Or leans!" That Is the cry In the local camp right now. The hoys are going down to the Crescent Ity with n determination to win If It tnkea the very life that Is In them. Not a man on the team hut has a score to settle with Charley Frank nnd hla cohorts, and they are going to nettle them If It Is within the limits* of possibility. "I'd lie willing to lose every other game this season If we could beat Charley Frank out of nil those gnmen In New Orleans," wns Otto Jordan's sentiment. And "Cnp'n" can 1h» depended on to work to the limit to squnre his acocunt with "That Dutchman." Every time Otto sees a patrol wagon these tiny* he grits his teeth and curses New Or leans. The Pelican* in their own nest hare not been such terrible birds this season, and the players are of the opinion that, If all goes well,, the Crackers will take the series In New Orleans. They are going down after It, nt any rate. The team will have a day to rest up be fore their first battle with "the birds," nnd they will take advantage of It to get In the liest possible condition. Big crowds are expected In New Orleans for the Atlanta series, nnd Secretary Eth ridge Is counting on .filling the club'a de pleted pocketbook nt that point. Financing a team that hits Little Rock and Hhreveport succession Is a strenuous gnme. but Sunday In New Orleans ought to help. The most encouraging feature of the At lanta team's dash for secoud place is the fine work of the pitchers. Every one of them seems to he nt or very near his beat, and If they can come down through the stretch without a skip or a break things will look pretty good when the hunch gets hack In Atlanta for that Labor Day double- header. Here Is the dope on the hits made off the Atlanta pitchers from the start of the trip "up to yet:" * Date, Pitcher and Team. Hits. Sunday, Aug. 19—Sparks, Memphis 9 Monday, Aug. 20—Hughes, Memphis 10 Tuesday. Aug. 21—Childs, Memphis 4 Wednesday. Aug. 22—Harley, Memphis.. 5 Thursday, Aug. 23—Zellar, Little Rock... 3 Friday. Aug. 24—Sparks. Little Rock 3 Saturday, Ang. 25—Hughes, Little Rock. 6 Hat unlay, Aug. 25—Childs. Little Rock 4 Monday, Aug. 17—Harley, Hhreveport.... 4 Tuesday, Aug. 28—Zellar, Hhreveport.... I This looks like pitching ball. The only bad game on figures was Tom Hughes' and Tom won that against "Luckless" Lou ok*. Childs lost his game, bnt he gave up only six hits, and with any kind of hitting be hind hftn would havs taken down the game. Zellar and Sparks have pitched the two star games, • In each of which they held their opponents down to three hits. Childs' four-bit game and both of Harley's stand out well. With the team fielding and bitting well, the pitchers at the very top of their games and everything running smoothly, Atlanta has small reason for a kick. If / Was a White Man, Td Lick You," Says Gans News abd Notes of Sport. J. W. KELLY. Who pitched for the Silvey team, which won The Georgian pannant Ha hae wone 18 games this yaar, losing none. NAT KAISER & CO. Confidential loans on valuables. Bargains In unredeemed Diamond* 15 Decatur St Kimball Houis. By winning six «»f tin* last eight games with the Giants, the Chicago Cub* showed Gist they are !u a class by themselves. The Philadelphia ami Bouton clubs of the American league have signed n large hunch of youngsters for next season. It has I*eeu n bad rnennou tor the three star pitchers—Slatty, Happy Jack nnd the Reuben. Why the Clnelnatl team should allow the Boston outfit to wallop them is one of the mysteries of baseball this year. After making a fine record away from home, the Rrudklyu team went to the bad entirely. The Augusta and Savannah teams, which r»* fighting for the pennant In the South Atlantic Ie-ague, recently completed a ae ries of three great games. The scores By W. W. NAUGHTON. By Private 1 .cased Wire. Goldfield, Nev„ Aug. 29.—The dlrent|r* of the athletic club had n very stormy meeting Inst night, the terms Imposed upon Gans In the matter of weighlng-ln J Gans lielng the cause of the turmoil. Billy Nolan wn* there hy Invitation, and Gnu* wn* brought from his training quar ter* In nn automobile. Xotnn said that he would Insist that Gans elgli In* In ring costume, according to championship rules. The club memliers minded Nolun that when the articles of agreement being drawn up,. It wns decided that screens should lie placed In tho ring. Itehlud which the fighters might weigh, nnd It was clearly understood then that the men were to weigh In a nude state If they desired. Nolan said ho bad not understood It that way, hut the club directors, to a man. said that such was their understanding In the matter. Nolan remained olHlurate, nnd nt one stage of conference, Gr/is said: If I wns a white uinu I'd lick you." 'Nolan replied: Itou't ever think of trying anything like that.” The meeting lasted nearly four hours, but no Impression was made upon Nolan, who said: "We will forfeit $5,000 and withdraw front the fight before we will give In." Finally Gans agreed to adopt a very light ring costume, to-wit: A pair of fighting shoes and an abbreviated breech clout. Nolan ssld: "That Is satisfactory to me," though Just what difference the style of Gnus' costume made to Noln/i, so long ns Gang fought In It Is not very dear. Tho gist of the whole business Is that Nolan cur ried his point. Gann must weigh In at the ringside In fighting array. George Slier had a talk with Gans and Nolan relative to certain clauses In the articles. Clause 4 says: "Orders by referee to break must be by word of mouth." Clause 5 reads: "After a fighter has knocked down his opponent he must retire t9 hla corner." Slier held that there were times when a verbal order to break was Insufficient. He said that one man might be daxed, nnd clinging to the other desperately. In such cases, It wns for the referee to part the meii. He held further that there was no necessity for a man to walk nil the wny to his corner nfter knocking down his opponent. To step back n couple of paces would be sufficient. Both NeJsoa and Gnus told Hller that they would abide by his ruling In the matters referred to. hut It Is prolmlde that a more thorough understanding will lie had liefore the fight day comes around. The I^iCrosse dub In the Wisconsin League ha* two crhclscrjndk pitchers in Jones and Hclincllherg. "Ducky" Holmes wnnts second plare for his Lincoln Western D-ngue team, and Is not many games away. The Worcester dub Is leading the New England league, nnd Jesse Burkett would like to smile, but ts afraid that he would hoodoo the team. It Is a pretty safe bet that Birmingham will enpture the Southern longue pennant nnd Mobile the Cotton States League em blem for 1106. MADDOXtRUCKER CLOSES 8EA8ON The Mnddox-Rueker Imselmll team doses * season Latior day, at Rlverdale, Gs., where they play th4 Clayton County Cou sins. » These teams have so even break so far, the Commercial League U. S. BOXERS ARE WANTED By Private tensed Wire. New York. Aug. 29.—The National Sport ing Club of London Is catering to American iMixcrs. The latest man to receive an offer from England Is Jimmy Murray, the S»# England lightweight. Jbe club wants Mur ray to meet Jafiex White In a 23-round bout. Murray sny* be will make the trip If tb« purse I* raised n little more. and are equally anxious to win the decid ing game of the season. The bank clerk* hnve l»een very aneec**- till the first year of tbrir organisation, ond promise a faster team next year. They have won a majority of tbrir games, in cluding a vletory over the ebampiors