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Edited by PERCY H. WHITING
FOR THE CLOSING WEEK OF THE SEASON
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Bobby Gilks Will Probably
Manage Shreveport Again
As far at Manager Gllkt knowt. he
will manage the Shreveport team next
year—in epite of eeventy-nlne rumor*
to the contrary.
"I have not talked the matter over
with Captain Crawford,” said Man
ager Ollka. "but at far at I know now
I ahall be back. I did have tome-
thing elte In mind, and there It
poaMMJIty that the scheme J have may
hr carried through, but It It not cer
tain."
Manager Gllkt bring* the newt that
Wrlkart, the veteran flrtt baaeman who
played with Shreveport for aeveral
veart, and who woa lent to New Or
leans In a pinch once when the deal
caused a lot of talk, will probably
manage the Galveston team next year.
Welkart ought to make one of the
best minor league managers In the
business. He know* baseball and can
piny some yet.
In commenting on the fact that
Byrne, the speedy little shortstop of
the Shreveport team,- was laying off to
take a rest In order to try to get In
shape to report to the major league'
team which had drafted him this fall.
Manager Gllkt said: "These fellows
are making a mistake In going to the
big leagues when they are In bad shape.
Maxwell went to Pittsburg the other
day with his arm In poor condition. He
can’t hope to do his best Of course,
he can tell the manager that his arm
is bad, but what people want Is to see
the goods delivered. Byrne Is In
wretched condition to go St. Louis and
Abstain Is far from hi* best and will
make a mistake If he reports to Pitts
burg this fall."
It comes out now that Bobby Oltks
wanted to tell both Abstain and Byrne
to Philadelphia, but Connie Mack
dubbed along and rather than let
Absteln go to draft Gilks told him to
Pittsburg.
Another bit of history which haa de
veloped since Gilks has been here It
that he tried to buy the Charleston
franchise In the South Atlantic League
last year. It could have been secured
for a bit less than nothing at that time
and Gilks went after It. But he missed.
And It Is not at all certain that
Hobby would not take the tame fran
chise right now, provided It was handed
toJilm on the right kind of a platter.
Played Such Fine Baseball
That Neither Team Scored
ATLANTA.... 0| SHREVEPORT 0
By EDWIN CAMP.
Eighteen athletes, surcharged with capsicum, but afflicted with blind-
spots, spun out a ten-inning runlets performance at Piedmont park Mon
day afternoon. The engagement was the flrst of tho last week of play In
the Southern League this year.
Devoid as the battle was of tallies and meager aa It was In swats. It
was a nonpareil struggle, abounding In brilliant plays that transformed
nascent hits Into outs. But there was little to arouse the spirit of fandom.
The game was superbly mechanical, but with one exception wholly lack
ing In ability to awaken and stir the silent crank. Eighteen machines, In
capable of making a mlscue, would have put up just as Interesting a spec
tacle. The game demonstrated more clearly than any seen at Piedmont
park this year that baseball has evoluted too much toward defensive per
fection. Invincible pitching, barked up by flawless fielding, Is pretty enough
to watch—but give your real fans some good old time swatting!
Hickman, the petit, and Zeller had things all their own way. The mid
get allowed three hits so widely separated that they were never dangerous.
Zeller yielded two swats In the flrst Inning after two men were out, and
thereafter was as Invulnerable as Achilles with a shield on his heel. The
only fielding mltplay of the game was a dropped foul by Hess. That Is
the story ot the game.
The one event of Importance during the afternoon was a particularly
brilliant bit or head-work by the about-to-be major leaguer, Absteln. In
cidentally, It made two Atlanta players look like foolish ones.
It was this way:
Crosier opened the fourth Inning by getting a ripping single to center.
Then was scheduled the Inevitable sacrifice. Archer up stuck out nls bat
and met a high one a tittle bit late. Instead of a bunt a line drive materialised.
Absteln, coming fn like a steam engine, caught the ball squarely and Inten
tionally dropped It. Meanwhile Crosier, who was half way to second, turned
around and dug bock to first for dear life. Absteln picked up the ball,
hurled It to second, where Smith tagged the bag and then threw to Evans,
who touched first. Archer made no move to run. Double play of the pret
tiest sort you ever taw. It was some few minutes before the Atlanta team
found out where It was at. Then Crosier set up a claim that the drive was
foul. He may have thought so all tight, but credit must go to Absteln for
having a well-filled think-tank. ,
Though the game went ten Innings, only 11 men actually faced Zeller
and only St appeared at bat for Atlantn. Four men were up for Shreveport
in the flrst Inning. During the other nine, three men each Inning was the
result. In only two Innings Atlanta got four men to bat. In eight the
quota was three. Archer threw out threo trying to steal; Powell retired
four that way. Atlantn had two men left on bane. Shreveport had one.
Young Smith, Gilks’ Texas League short fielder, played a superb game.
He handled twelve chances In great shape, two of his plays being of rare
brilliance. Otto Jordan also starred. lie covered everything from left
center to the scoreboard, accepting eleven chnnces. The throwing of Arch
er, who appeared behind the bat for tho flrst time since the team haa
been at home, was better than Crlger’s nt his best.
The figures:
ATLANTA. All. It. II. PO. A. K.
Vinters, rf. 4 0 1 0 0 0
Iraster, If 4
Hoffman. 3I>. . .
Jordan. !t> 1
Fox. lb 5
Wallace, cf 3
Zeller, p 3
. * 0 0 « 3 0
,3 0 1 0 3 0
0 0 3 1 0
0 0 7 4 0
0 0 9 0 0
0 0 5 1 0
0 0 0 3 0
Total.
AB. R. II. PO. A. E
Frans, 3ti 4 0 1 4 4 C
Kennedy, rf 4 0 1 0 0 (
Absteln. lb . 3
Smith, as 4
Holey, If. 3
King, cf. 3
Hess. 3b. ........ 3
Powell, 3
Hickman, p 3
0 15 7 0
0 0 10 0
0 0 10 0
0 0 111
0 0 6 5 0
0 0 0 3 0
.30 0 3 30 II 0 Total.
.30 0 4 30 33 1
Score by Innings:
Shreveport
Atlanta. .
Snmmai
The Georgian’s Score Card.
WINTERS, rf
CROZIER. If ..
S. SMITH, o..
MORSE, ss
HOFFMAN. 3b
JORDAN. 2b
JIM FOX. lb
WALLACE, cf
HUGHES, p.
Totals
E. || SHREVEPORT.
EVANS. 2b ...
KENNEDY, rf
AnSTEIN. lb.
KINO, cf..
ORAFFIUS, c
FRITZ, p
TOTALS
Score by Innings: 1 2 I 4 5 < 7 S 9 10 11—R
Shreveport
PIRATES FAIL TO LAND THE TREA8URE.
GILKS TO LEAD A TEAM
INTO “DARKEST HAVANA
Manager Gllka la aa busy as a hlU of
ants these days, getting together the
team which he will carry to Cuba on a
barnstorming trip.
The backers of baseball In Havana
opened negotiations with Manager
Frank, of New Orleans, but Charley
did not want the Job and turned It over
to Bobby Oltks, who is now enlisting
hla team.
Already Lee Garvin and "Little Eva"
Wilhelm have elgned for the engage
ment, and probably a couple of men
will be taken from the Shreveport
team. Mannger Gilks wanted Absteln
and Byrne, but the former Is going to
Pittsburg and the latter le not In good
condition. Gllke will also do a little
canvassing among the local players. He
would like to land Fox to cover first
base for him.
The team leaves the United States
October 15 and will be gone six weeks.
Practically all of the time will be spent
In Havana, playing with the Innumer
able tennis In that city.
Manager Gilks made his first trip to
Cuba as a ball player some fifteen
years ago, and says that the game was
pretty rough down there then.
He Is not worried that the present
excitement In Cuba will bother his
baseball team. ’As they play In Havana
and as Cuban revolutions are seldom of
sufficient seriousness to be worthy of
great notice, Alanager Gilks believes
that his team will play to good crowds
—revolution or no revolution.
Will Play Twice Wednesday
If Crackers Win Tuesday
A double-header Is on at Piedmont
park Tuesday and perhaps one will be
played Wednesday, to decide the game
which was left unsettled at sunset
Monday.
The question of a game Wednesday
will not be settled until Tuesday night.
If Atlanta wins both games of Tues
day's double-header, then the Crackers
will still be In tho race for second
place, and Manager Smith will play a
double-header Wednesday. If the
team loses both games Tuesday, then
no more double-headers with Shreve
port.
HUGO KELLY V8. SAILOR BURKE.
Special to The, Georgian.
Boston, Sept. 11.—A fifteen-round boot be
tween Hugo Kelly and 8allor Burke Is the
scheduled attraction arranged by the Lin
coln Club of Chelaea for Its patrons to
night. A lively contest Is anticipated, ns
both Kelly and Burke have recently shown
up well. Kelly distinguished himself two
weeks ago by knocking out Tony Cnponl,
while Burke still rests on his reputation ac
quired by knocking out Joe Gnm.
SIBLEY BACK
AT STONE MT.
Jesse Sibley, one of the best nll-ronnd
athletes who ever graduated from Vander
bilt, will be at the University School at
Stone Mountain this year as Instructor and
will assist Coach Beaver In devloplng tb«
football team. He will.also coach the base-
ball team In tho spring..
Mr. Sibley will not go back to Vanderbilt
O WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY, d
S Shreveport In Atlanta. 0
Memphis In Birmingham. 0
O Little Rock In Montgomery. 0
O New Orleans In Nashville. 0
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G. M. I. Football Team Starts
Work With Fair Prospects
Th. Gcorfla Military Academy football
team ha. sou*’ to work In earnest under the
direc tion of Coach Patteraon. the .treuuaua
disciple of Dan McGutgnn, Hurry-up Yost’,
trusted lieutenant.
Four of laat year’s regulars, two of la.t
yenr’a auba and a doxen likely lonklug new
men are on hand and It seem, probable tbat
a team will be turned out which will lie a
credit to the eollege, though It will mean
plenty of hard work for the conch, the regu-
lara nml the scrub..
The old men who are hack are Houghton,
Whitley. Merrln nnd Clarke, while the subn
who will try for the regular team thla year
are Doty and Forbes
Among the new men who look promising
aro Knpperbaah, Byrd, Willingham, Aklna.
Humroorlnnd, Alford, May, arlffln. Wilson.
Colley, and Haines.
For tho present Coeeh rattcraon Is put
ting his men through only tho very lightest
RECORD MADE
BY AUTO BIKE
>w York, Sept. 11—R. G. I
leveland. la today the guesi
New York Cycle Club. He
for the 3,653-mlle run from San Fran
cisco to New York by more tfinn sev
enteen days, and the beat previous one-
man automobile record by n day and a
half.
Mueller’s exact time for hla long nin
was thirty-one days, twelve hours and
thirteen minutes. The previous record
for the trann-contlnental trip on an
auto-cycle was held by \V. C. F. Chad-
eaypee, who a year ago went from
New York to Han Francisco In forty-
eight days. 11 hours. 35 minutes.
L. L. Whitman holds the one-mnn
automobile record, having made the
trip from coast to coast In 32 days and
"l hours.
Yesterday’s wns Mueller’s best day,
when he traveled from Fort Plain, N.
V., to thle city, n distance of 313 miles.
HOW’S THIS?
Butiey cleans and reshapes old felt
hats to look like new. 28 1-2 White
hall street.
work nnd tho candidate* will not be hur<
rlcfl for eevernt week*. Patterson Is a firm
Mlever In slow development nnd will take
bis time with the G. M. A. tenm.
Mr. Patterson, who has studied football
under three different conches nnd played
with Vanderbilt against tenraa from Michl
gnn to Texas, does not take much stock
In tho new rules.
“There nppenr to bo two sets of rules this
year—one for tho public nnd the other for
the players. As far as I con see, the com
mittee has not done much. The rules re
quire two umpires, hut you can have one If
you want; the rules allow a forward ppss,
but If the ball touches the ground It goes
over, nnd the new rules require your team
to make ten yards on three downs Instead
of five yards, so that the players will have
to work twice ns hard as Itefore. I don't
look for auy radical changes under the
new rules."
! League Standings j
Clubs—
Played. Won. Lost.
P.C.
Birmingham
. 127
82
45
.646
Memphis .
. 130
76
54
.585
Atlanta . .
. 128
73
55
.570
New Orleans
. . 130
72
58
.554
Shreveport
. 127
G8
59
.535
Montgomery
. . 127
62
65
.488
Nashville . .
. . 130
44
86
.338
Little Rock .
. . 133
33
94
.293
NATIONAL.
Clubs—
Plaved. Won. Lost
P.C.
Chicago . .
. 132
100
32
.768
New York . .
. . 128
83
45
.649
Pittsburg .
. 129
81
48
.628
Philadelphia
. . 129
59
70
.468
Cincinnati .
. 132
54
76
.424
Brooklyn . ..
51
76
.403
St. Louis .
. 132
48
84
.364
Boston . . .
. 131
42
83
.320
AMERICAN.
Clubs—
Played. Won. Loot.
P.C.
New York . .
. . 126
77
43
.611
Chicago . .
. 124
74
60
.603
Cleveland .
. 122
43
53
.666
Philadelphia ,
St. Louts .
Detroit . . .
Washington
Boston . . .
41
88
.552
.512
.460
.186
.SIS
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MONDAY'S RE8ULT8.
Southern—
Atlanta 0, Shreveport 0, 10 Innings.
Little Rock 1, Montgomery 0.
Birmingham 2, Memphis 0.
Nashville 7, New Orleans 0.
American—
Philadelphia 2, Washington 1
Detroit 2, Chicago 1.
Boston 4, New York L
Nstional—
Philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 1.
New York 4. Boston 0.
American Association—
Columbus 2. Louisville 1.
Indianapolis 2. Toledo 1.
Minneapolis 1, St. Paul 0.
Milwaukee 3, Kansas City 0.
Eastern—
Jersey City 2. RocIteiterL
Newark 10, Montreal 4.
Buffalo 6, Providence 0.
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