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Double-Cross in Montgomery
Cost Atlanta Second Place
How Crackers Lined Up in Closing Games of Last 5 Years
Here urn the line-ups of the Atlanta teams of the last five years as they appeared In the last-game of each
season: ’ ,
The Atlnntn team finished the Southern
League season of 1906 In third pla^e.
Atlanta won her game Saturday, but the
Memphis Bluffers managed to work the
double cross and get one game credited to
them, while they dodged tho Impending de
feat In the second.
As usual. It was the railing of a game
too early that dumped Atlanta. For a fact.
If all the games In the Houthern League
had been played out to the finish this year
or had not been railed until It was really
too dark to play, Atlantn would have been
second with a safe lead over Memphis.
The Hhuster atrocity, the early calling of
a game during the last New Orleans series,
another such Incident In Shreveport and a
few others ruined Atlanta’s chances for
second.
The closing Incident was a sad one. if
Memphis had played out tho second game
In Montgomery the Burglars would undoubt
edly have lost and dropped to third place
and the Trackers would have held tho sec
ond position.
However, the Babblers had n benefit game
nt Memphis Sunday, and they allowed this
pffnlr to Interfere with a regular league
game. 'l9* play It they had to break off the
second game before enough bad been played
so that It counted.
Ho
It’s all
And, anyway, the Trackers got the $1,000
offered by the directors In case the team
finished second. These men felt that, though
the club hod the worst of the deal In Mont
gomery, It was not fair to refuse the play
ers tho money which they hail lost on n
fluke and they voted to give each man his
share of the thousand—a matter of $66
apiece.
At this meeting of the directors Billy
Smith signed Ills contract for next year
and Secretary Ft bridge was given $100 and
offered a contract for next year.
1902.
1903.
1906.
1904.
1905.
Frank, If.
Crozler, If.
George Winters, right field.
Winter*, rf.
Crozler, cf.
Delehanty, 3b.
Bridewell, ss.
Richard Crozler, left field.
Croaler, If.
Winters, rf.
Lauzon, cf.
.Sidney Smith, catcher.
Koehler, cf.
Rlckert, If.
VnIdols, ss.
Stafford, lb.
F. Morsehouser, shortstop.
Morse, ss.
Morse, ss.
Hoffmelster, lb.
Dougherty, rf.
Larry Hoffman, third base.
Stafford, lb.
Hurlburt, c.
Morse, 3b.
Otto Jordan, second base.
McKay, 3b.
Stouch, 2b.
Koehler, 2b.
James Fox, first base.
Osteen, 2b.
Moflen, p.
Htrelt, cf.
Matthews, c.
Robert Wallace, center field.
Clarke, c.
Zeller, p.
Baker, p.
Ely, p.
Peter Zeller, pitcher.
MrMakln, p.
Burnum, p.
Tho team of 1902, which was the first that Atlanta had In the Southern League, In scattered to the four winds
of heaven—or otherwise.
Frank went to Little Rock after Atlanta canned hlin, and from there he dropped out of baseball. Delehanty
Is now playing with the Highlanders. Winters is still with Atlanta. Valdols was playing In the New England
League when last heard of. Hoffmelster played in the Northern League last year, and presumably has now dropped
out of baseball. Ed Hurlburt Is catching for Memphis and Tommy Stouch* coached the University of Georgia
team last year.. Oscar Strelt. after a various career In Birmingham and Memphis, dropped out of the Southern
and bobbecL up this year with Binghamton, in the New York League. Baker, who pitched the closing game of
the 1902 season, was with Jacksonville during the season which so recently closed.
other members of that first team were Pabst, Krug. Leldy, Henley, Lattlmer and Zeke Wilson.
Dutch Frank Starts Fight
For a Thirteen-Men Limit
DESIGN FOR NEW SHAMROCK.
Glasgow. Sept. 17.—Messrs. Benny, ‘the
noted yacht builders, have submitted to
Sir Thomas_ Llpton prop
There will be two sides to the "play
ers’ limit” tight In tho coming nunual
meeting of the Houthern League.
For Charley Frank Is golug to hold out
for n thirteen-man limit Just ns strongly
as Atlanta and Hhreveport will "root” for
a "no-llmlt" club.
"Thirteen men Is enough on any team,"
■aid Tharley Frank before he left Atlan
ta. "Look at my (bam. I went through
most of the season with twelve men. Later
I put on Watt and Ilapp to help out dur
ing the double headers that plied up ngalnst
us. Then 1 cut down again, and In the
closing games I had ten men ou the
ataff.
"Of course, your players may be Injured,
but more often they are shamming, or they
My to themselves, ‘There’s a couple of
fellows on the bench making ns much
money ns me—let them work.’ And so
they say they are hurt.
"I have had men ou my team this year
who really were hurt, but they knew there
wss nobody to take their place, so they
played right along and forgot their trou
bles.
"Another thing. If yon only have twelve
men yon can pay each one an average of
$225 with the present salary limit. If yon
have fifteen men on the team you enn pay
only $180 to a player, und that dot's not
get you a player who does much In the
Houthern League. Twelve $225 men will
come nearer winning a pennant thuu fifteen
$180 men.
"Then, If you carry a team of twelve
men there Is a big saving lit traveling ex
penses and hotel bills In a season. It will
run Into tho thousands every year.
"Of course, expenses cut no figure to At
lanta, New Orleans and Memphis. We pay
expenses every year any way. But we have
got to look out for the little fellows. The
snvlug for them In a small team Is the dif
ference between making It pay and loslug
money. It looks pretty bad when a team
changes hands nt the end of each season.
It means that the ‘people who had It the
year before are tired. By nml by, you have
tired out nil the men who are willing to
be bled by a losing proposition, nml then
the league goes out peddling a franchise. .
"I hope tfcut the Houthern League will see
It this way. It will be better for the big
and small cities, too. If the ’players’ lim
it’ Is cut down to thirteen."
Pittsfield, Mass.. Hept. 17.—"Terrible Ter
ry” McGovern, who. with Ills family, is
summering In the Iterkshlres. has been ear
n'd from the Tolonlnl theater. A per
formance of the "Irish Pawn Brokers" did
not plense the pride of Brooklyn, whose
demonstrative language, according to the
TENNIS MEET AT DALLAS.
Balias, Tex., Hept. 17.—A large number
of tennis enthusiasts thronged the courts
of the Dallas Tlub nt Lake Tilff park
today nt t e opening of the regular annual
touriinmeut of the Texas Htnte Lawn Tennjs
Association. The play will continue four
days. Judging front the large entry list
and the promptness of officials and play-
in the opculng.contests, the tournament
l go tin record “ *
r pulled off urn
Texas association.
theater management, caused women to
leave the play house. McGovern will not
be allowed In the theater again.
Before Leaving for Trip
Smith Talks of 1907 Team
league Standings
(Pinal Official Standing.)
Clubs. Played. Won. Lost. P.C.
Birmingham. . 132 85 47 .644
Memphis ... 134 79 55 .590
Atlanta .... 136 80 56 .588
New Orleand. . 136 75 61 .551
Shreveport . . 136 70 66 .515
Montgomery.. . 130 63 67 .483
Nashville ... 137 47 90 .343
Little Rock . . 137 40 97
FAN TYPE No. 30.
Course Was Opened Saturday
Tournament Begins Tuesday
The new golf course at East Luke,
which la naiil to be the longest In the
United States and which will some day
be the best In tho South, was opened
Saturday afternoon for play, and Tues
day afternoon a tournament will start
there for the possession of three hand
some cups, one offered by Sam Tr&wick
and the other two by the Atlanta Ath
letic Club.
A field of perhaps 35 will start In tho
tournament. Should the number fall
below 30, three divisions of eight men
each will be qualified. If the number Is
above that, eight will qualify for the
Trawlck cup, and 16 for the second and
third.
No ground rules will be allowed dur
ing the tournament. All balls will have
to be played from where they lie. ex
cept as provided by the rules of golf.
No ground will be considered under
repair, however, and the "ground under
repair” rule goes out cf business for tho
tournament.
The new course proved a disappoint
ment to tho players, who did not realize
t’.w handicaps which had been put in
the a ay of tin* committee In getting tho
r.'-v is holes ready for the opening. As
s matter of fact, there Is Just cause for
v oider that everything was as nearly
t> «l> a* 1^ proved to be.
The greens in their present condition
rtf uitni about threo weeks of work
under proper conditions, npd another
three weeks or So will see a marked Im
provement. Blue grass was planted on
the greens In the belief that water
would be provided and that they could
be taken care of. The water was not
forthcoming, though, nml the grass
burned out. After the water was finally
turned on the work hud to be done over
again.
The holes which have been played on
for a few weeks are In good trim, and It
Is evident that the course will be in
reasonably good condition within a
month or so.
A couple of dozen golfers were out (pr
opening day nml owing to the long
grass and the roughness of tlie course
the scores were nil high. The 102 made
by Joseph Tilson was the lowest re-
ported, and Is likely to stand for a few
days. Scores as high ns 125 were the
rule rather than the exception.
ut. defeating Will Ward.
Llfrmlngham. Il«m.v |l Lawton, Jr.. of i
doille. "..u t».e -• <•:.•! flight cup. and
iMii.iv.r.. m r.irCtiiagbatn, tL*- tlitid !
lit mi*, ill.* li.mdl-*sp (listed en Hater-;
H-outed in a tictory for MemphD men.
*ry Wnrrtner li.ol the b.*«t gross score, I
liari> Neulttiiti tU** b***t net More. *
AMERICAN.
Clubs.
Chicago . . .
New York .
Philadelphia.
Cleveland . .
St. Louis . .
Detroit . . .
Washington .
Boston . . .
57
Clubs.
Chicago . ,
New York .
Pittsburg . ,
Philadelphia.
Cincinnati . .137
Brooklyn . . .133
St. Louis ... 137
Boston . . . . 133
43 92
NATIONAL.
Played. Won. Lost.
. 137 105 32
.614
.606
.565
.557
.504
.. - .459
82 .383
134
.319
FOOTBALL RULES.
Carry your old felt hat to Bussey to
be cleaned and reshaped. 28 1-2
Whitehall street.
* The Erie, Pa., Club Is another baseball
organisation with an alliterative line up.
With Trane. Clark. Cranston and Cole. Erie
one over on I'lttshurg recently to the
AMERICAN.
New "York Wins.
St. Louis
New York 4 6 1
Batteries: Pelts and O’Connor; Ches-
bro and Klelnow.
3 12
.WIRES DOWN—FEW RESULT8.
Owing to the heavy storms along the
Atlantic coast The Georgian’s leased
wire Is down and It wus Impossible to
re-establish connections with New York
In time to #et the results of the races
and baseball games of Monday.
SEABORN W. HUNT
ADMITTED TO HAIL
ft pedal to The Georgian.
Haw klnsvllle. Ga., Sept. 17.—Seaborn
W. Hunt has been released from Jail
on a $10,000 bond. He was awaiting
trial upon the charge of being «• ces-
sory to the killing of Ba-ton : ' y
Roswell Daniel, who was tried 1 » * 1 n-
ctpal, was acquitted at last sc
superior Court and leleaecd.
, Billy Smith, manager of the Atlanta team
for next year ns he was this, left Atlanta
Sunday afternoon for Cincinnati, Dayton
and the cities of the'Central League.
Before leaving, Manager Smith said:
"I am glad that I shall be bark In At
lanta next year. This season lias been a
very satisfactory one here, though I wish
that* the team could have finished higher.
"We were beaten out of second place by
some dirty work in Montgomery, but we
will have to let It go.
"I feel that I have a good start for
next year. The way Hid Smith has Im
proved was very encouraging, and I am
counting on him to <lo most of the cutch-
Ing for next season. Then I am nil right
In the Infield, though I shall try out n cou
ple of men, nml 14 will not be much trouble
to get a good outfield. Wallace may come
Irnrk next year and hit like a pile driver.
Any way, we’ll give him a trial.
"I think I shall have no trouble in pick
ing up n good pitcher, a good Intb-bb
nml a g**od outfielder. Of course, I eha!
ilrnft any goml men 1 can get hold of and
(fork them Into any place where tin
But I inn not going to exiierlinout
with new players this year. I wm
liable men.
"I Iisp4* that we can wlu the pennant for
next year."
Local Team Has Never Been
Out of the First Division
The Southern League team which has
maintained the best average position
In the league race since Atlanta has
been In the league Is Memphis, whose
average position has been exactly third.
Atlanta Is second, however, only a
fraction of a position behind the Burg- N
lars. Memphis, during the last five
years, has finished first twice, second
once, fifth once and sixth once.
Atlanta, on the other hand, has been
wavering between second and fourth
places—once second, twice third and
twice fourth. Never since the Crackers
have been in the race have they been
out of the first division.
BEATING Of MULES
. IS INVESTIGATED
Alleged cruel beating of mules of
the Atlanta Baggage and Cab Company
was Investigated Monday morning be
fore Recorder Broyles, when \V. C.
Wilson, vice president and general
manager of the company, and three
negro drivers, Jerry King, B. Lindsay
and B. Fears, were arraigned for trial.
The cases against Mr. Wilson and
King were entered by Dr. Will Carnes,
representing the humane society, while
the other two cases were made at the
Instigation of the cab company. A case
was made against the vice president on
the Idea that the company was permit
ting the cruelty.
Mr. Wilson and other officials of the
company testified they were using every
possible effort to prevent cruelty to
the mules, and It was shown that the
company has a system of fines for the
drivers caught beating a mule. It was
also shown that the company had noti
fied the police to .make cases against
drivers whenever they were found mis
treating any of the animals.
Judge Broyles dismissed the case
against Vice President Wilson and fined
the trio of negroes $10.75 each.
Colonel Thurman Nominated.
Montlcello, Ga., Sept. 17.—Colonel A.
S. Thurman was nominated Judge of
the city court of Montlcello Saturday.
He defeated former Judge S. T. Reid
by a majority of about one hundred
and fifty votes.
The average positions of the teams
during the last five seasons has been:
Memphis, average position third.
Atlanta, average position slightly be
low third.
New Orleaps, average position slight
ly better than fourth.
Birmingham, nverage position slight
ly better than fifth.
Nashville, average position exactly
fifth.
Little Rock and Shreveport, tied with
an nverage standing slightly below
fifth.
Montgomery, with a percent slightly
better than sixth.
"AL” THOMAS
IS EXPELLED
y Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 17.— 1 “AI*
Thomas, one of the pres mt figures
the harness turf and widely known all
over the country as a leading trainer
and driver, way excelled yesterday fr«
the turf for life. The expulsion was
under rules 17 and 46 of the National
Trotting Association, which f"rbM
withdrawing horses without permission
of the Judges and lack of decorum. He
bred, trained and raced that some-tim*
champion trotter of Europe, Alta A**
worthy, 32:10 1-2.
Mrs. Swieegood Deed.
Hpeolni to The Georgian.
Sttllfburv, N. f.. Hept. 17.—Mrs. H. J.
Hwieegoml, one i*f the city’s best known
women, died Hnturdajr night. This was the
tMH-on.i iboitli In her family within a week,
her son. Lloyd Mutregood. having !»eeii
brought home early In the week from New
Orleans, where he wn» killed last week.
Mrs. Hwlcegmid was 62 years old, ami leave*
a husband, one *4»n. fire daughters, one sis
ter cud (litre brothers.
O4WOOOOOOOO04KHWOOOOOOOOOO
O .2
O HUGHES HEADS LEAGUE. °
o n
O The finish of the gnu them g
0 League season found Atlanta.
O best pitcher, Tom Hughes, out
O front of the other twlrlers of th
O league by a good margin. «*• 0
O pitcher’s record was’
Lost.
Tied.
M 0
O Won.
0 25 i in0
0 This per cent puts Hughes 1
0 the position of premier twlrler * * ^
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