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V 12 sSSP Qjpi jStt onAn nro DOUBLE-HEADERS . GALORE ON THE BILL SPORTS Edited by PERCY H. WHITING FOR THE CLOSING WEEK OF THE SEASON ■ 1 1 1 1 1 J 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 O0O<KKK>0O0<HKK>0^ 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 NAT KAISER & CO. Confidential loana on valuables. Bargains In unredeemed Diamonds. 15 Decatur 6t- Kimball House. Let Brotman, The Tailor, Make your fall clothes, 3 E. Ala bama St., opp. Century Building. Watch Brotman Grow 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. Whitney’s New Go-Carts Fresh, Seasonable Goods Yes, right now, right at the beginning of the beautiful and glorious Indian Summer, we have received a big NEW stock of Whitney’s incomparable Go- carts. And the prices—well, they arc just right. $15 Carts $10 $30 Carts $20 5s*8seas*? SEND FOR OUR FINE NEW CATALOG. You are invited to open an ac count with us. Just choose what you want and make your own terms of payment. We have no collectors. We de pend on the self-respect and hon or of our customers. You do your own paying. How’s that ? Walter J, Wood Company, 103-5-7-9-11 Whitehall Street.