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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 20,1906:
‘Three Hundred 9 Batters Are
Scarce in League This Year
Official return* compiled from the
record* of the Southern League anent
performance* of club* In the Inter-
*elie* show secret* that will furnish
fandom with Interesting reading, say*
T. O. Scarbrough In the Memphis
Commercial Appeal. The batting and
fielding figure* also reveal considerable
that the public may wonder at. The
batting and Individual record* made
by the player* will not be mode public
for some time yet, although It may be
stated that of the small army of men
three or four will have hit hard enough
thl* year to land In the coveted .300 »et.
The tnterclub series, however, show*
clearly that so-called “Jonahs" exist
In certain cities for certain clubs. For
Instance, the Memphll squad, which
finished second In the race, nosing out
Atlanta for that position, administered
defeat to Birmingham In a majority of
games, the serifs ending eleven aqd
•even, with two games unplayed.
Whatever chance the Memphians
possessed to win was besmirched at
odd Intervals during the season by the
looked-on weaklings from Nashville,
who won eight games of twenty played,
which was the best record made
against the Memphians, with the ex
ception of Atlanta, who won nine out
of nineteen played, and New Orleans,
the latter club being the one that
many thought would be beaten In u
majority of games. New Orleans won
twelve out of twenty played with the
Memphll, and proved to be the only
club In the circuit to win a majority of
games from the team that finished sec
ond to Birmingham.
Atlanta proved a stumbling block to
New Orleans. Manager Frank's follow
ers won but one game during the entire
season In Atlanta. The total show
that eight games went to New Orleans
In the series, while Atlanta won twelve
games.
New Orleans’ easiest victims proved
to be Xashvi/le, the record being seven
oo .’fiimi v if it*, inn rcinrii utfing seven
teen won for New Orleans and two for
Nashville. Atlanta and Shreveport
were tough propositions for Frank,
each club winning a dosen games dur
ing the season.
Atlanta’s safest spot proved the tall-
enders from Little Hock. They lost
sixteen games to Atlanta and won
four.
The Birmingham pennant winners
won the majority of the series from At
lanta. twelve to seven, and from New
Orleans eleven to eight. The Barons
also won the series from Little Rock,
Nashville and Bhroveport, and, as stat
ed, only lost a majority of games to the
Memphis club.
Official compilation of the league
averages will not be made for some
time yet, but It Is certain that Big Bill
Douglass, the consistent Little Rock
hitter, will lead the list with more than
.300 credited to him for more than 130
games played. Winters, of Atlanta;
Meek, of Birmingham; Babb, of Mem
phis, and Absteln, of Shreveport, are
others with a chance of landing among
the Three Hundred.
AVERAGES OF
ATLANTA MEN
WHAT M'CAY, M'MILLAN, I80N
AND WOODWARD DID IN COT
TON 8TATE8.
terest to Atlanta people— llernle
of In
once of the Atlanta team, and MrMlllnii,
Woodward and Ison, former Tech stars.
Here are the records of those men:
McCsy I Baton House). Pitching—Won 3.
lost 2. tied 0. lilts off hla d
29, hit batsman 1, liases
i delivery. 56. runs
otit SI. Wild pitches 0, per cent .600.
McCsy, Dotting—Oa; •" * ’
runs 45, hits 106, stole
balls k, struck
.271.
McCay—Combined fielding record nt sec
ond base, third base, shortstop and pitcher:
Put outs 286, assists 316, errors 60, per cent
’^Woodward (llaton Rouge), Batting—
Game* 66, ut bnt 181, runs 20, hits 41, stolen
bases 16. per ‘
Woodward. Fielding—Ontfiejd put outs 9t,
(lames
^ House), Hatting
II. St bnt 299, runs 12, ults 66, stole
per eeut .187.
SicMIllan. Fielding—Put outs 149, assists
281, errors 63, |n*r cent .872.
bases 13, per
list 23.
cent .222.
Ison. Fielding. First Hsse—Put outs 277,
assists 20, errors 11. per cent .973.
Ison, Fielding. Becond llsao— Put outs 27,
assists 46. errors 10, per cent .880.
League Standings
JACK O’BRIEN
TALKED ABOUT
'JAWN" 18 REALLY 8TALL1NG <JN-
TIL HE CAN PLUCK SOME
THING EASY.
By TAD.
New York, Hcpf. 2#).—The l***t ndrertlsed
tnnu In the ring today Is Jack O'Brien, of
Philadelphia. Hob Fltxslmmoos, Terry Mc
Govern and John l«. Sullivan were In the
lend for a while, but this ’’wlssrtl of the
bull’* from Philadelphia will ^unke them all
look like unkun
No matter where he Is, what great sto
ries may fill the papers or how far nwny
orrespondent he may he, Jnck
O’llrlen will get his name In and hnv
good story with It. lie Is the grandest
salve artist flint ever pulled «»u n g|«m.,
One day be agrees to fight “Who’s This,"
the next day “Who’s That.” Kncli day he
gets a big boost, the papers of each town
tell his story, bow he started In the g*ine,
hut he thinks of this and that man, how
tunny pounds he carries, etc.
can’t keep him down. He’s like the
squirrel and the tree, lie's one of those
guys that won’t down. The latest front
!/»s Angeles Is that “Jawn" has arrived
there with lavender gloves, fifty-seven
trunks and a valet.
you can’t bent that,
telling them a bunch of fine larry
out there nnd the gents from the Houth
sre chasing hint sround to get a peek at
him.
Jawn” Is looking over the fight situa
tion. He Is really stalling around until a
fnt offer comes his way.
Club*.
Chicago. , ..
New York. .
Pittsburg . .
Philadelphia.
Cincinnati . .
Brooklyn . ,
Louis.
136
136
138
Boston 188
.471
.426
.416
.360
.312
Clubs.
New York. .
Chicago. . .
Cleveland . .
Philadelphia
Bt. Louis. . .
Detroit . . ,
Washington .
Boston . . .
.610
.563
.560
.500
.465
.380
.326
WEDNE8DAY'8 GAMES.
American—
Philadelphia 4, Chicago 3.
Cleveland 3. Washington 1.
New- York 3, Ft. I^mla 0.
Detroit 9, Boston 2.
National—
Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 2.
Brooklyn 1, Cincinnati 0.
Chicago 3, Boston 1.
St. Louis 6, Philadelphia 4.
Philadelphia 4. St. Louis 0.
Eastern—
Providence 4, Montreal 2.
Providence 2. Montreal 0.
Toronto 3. Jersey City 2.
Rochester 6, Baltimore 6.
Newark 4, Buffalo 2.
NEW “SQUOZE."
That felt hat can be cleaned and
reshaped like new at Hussey's. 2S^4
Whitehall Street.
BOXING NEWS
New York. Bept. NT—Marvin llart, of
Loufivllle, Ky., and Mike Kohrcck, of Cin
cinnati. today signed articles for a fight
to take place In Cincinnati shortly.
At the Broadway Athletic Club of l’hlla
delphta tonight Jack Johnson and Joe Jean
Bette, negroes, will fight.
NAT KAISER & CO.
'-cr.fidsntlsl loan* on valuables.
Bargains In unredeemed Dlamon*\
i f'reatur it Kimball Housw
BOUTS STOPPED
BY SHERIFF
Golf Tournament Put Off
on Account of Heavy Rain
The first attempt to play the qualifying
round for the Trawlek cup ended in a dull,
slekeutng splash. Before the first pair to
leave the first tie of the Atlanta Athletic
Club’s new volf course had reached, the
ninth Jude n heavy rain began to fall, and,
although the downpour did not Inst for
over half an hour, the tunruameut was
called off and the qualifying round post
poned until Friday. ^Just when It wUI l»e
finished will depemf% good deul ou the
convenience of the players and the condi
tion of the weather, but It Is likely that
the finals will be played about Tuesday.
K. ROOSEVELT
TO BOX SOME
A large field turned out for the qu*Jtfr| nf
round, and there Is every evidence that th»
affair will he a big success.
The course has improved wonderfully
over last Saturday, and by Friday nhoulj
l*e In good coudltlon. The scores
by most of those who started Wednesday
were excellent, nnd a new record for the
’course will undoubtedly be set during tUs
qualifying round. 4
Snm Trawlek, the donor of the hand,
some Trawlek cup, which Is the chief t
trophy of the tonn^ment, was present dur
ing the afternoon and watched the play.#
Boston, Sept. 20.—Kermlt Roosevelt,
son of the president of the United
States. Is to be taught boxing by Ffed
Bryson, a Waltham man. who has been
seen in the ring in Boston many times,
and is one of the best-known profes
sionals In the city.
Kermlt is attending the Gorton school
nnd will receive his Instructions In the
manly art at that institution. Kermlt
Roosevelt takes the keenest interest In
boxing and all athletic sports. He is a
much stronger boy than his father was
at his age, but President Roosevelt,
from a feeble boy, has built himself up
to his present robust health by outdoor
life and air. He Is very fond of boxing
and not many months ago put on the
gloves with Professor Mike Donovan,
once a champion middleweight, at the
.White House. Kermlt, like his brother
Theodore, Jr., has boxed with his fath
er, and that is where he learned the
rudiments of the art. f
HOW CARS START
WILLIE WILL
NOT COMPETE
New York, Sept. 20.—Below will be found
the list of the enrs which will start In the
Vanderbilt race nnd the order In' which
they will get away; .
1’osltlou. Car.
1 Ohlsinohlle ...
Tope-Toledo
If Tracy Wins Cup Race
He Marries Miss Taylor
New York, Sept. 20.—Tlie mystery ellug-.
lug to the appearance dally with "Joe"
Tracy In his whirling practice sprints
around the Vanderbilt cup course near
Mlneoln, I.. I., for the elimination trials
Hntardily of n young woman Instead of his
machination wn* dissipated today.
The young woman Is Miss Millie Taylor,
lid she la the sweetheart of the Intrepid
driver. Moreover, victory or defeat means
for him either Miss Taylor ns n bride or
le loss of her forever.
"If you win,” Tracy's sweetheart said to
him today, after she had gone around the
o'irse with him In nearly thirty minutes
for the 24 4-5 miles, "1*11 marry you.”
“But If you don't win,” said Miss Taylor,
shaking her finger nt the hlg fellow, nnd
with the most serious expression on
pretty face, "well—I'll go back to Wlrhltn,
Kan., where I came from, nnd I won't
have anything to do with you."
Thus It stands with Tracy.
Miss Taylor was u school tenche
Wichita ami came to New York to tench
In the kindergarten classes here. Home of
her friends, however, say that Tracy and
the Vanderbilt cup races may have hnd
something to do with bringing her here
from the West.
Matheson
Thomas
Maxwell
Thomns
Thomas .
Frnyer-Miller ..
Christie
Apperson
Prayer-Miller ..
I.oeoinoblle ....
Ilpynes
If L. M
Frnyer-Mlller ..
Driver.
Keeler
Lytle
Monglnl
Walter Christie
Robertson
l4iwwoll
Tracy
New York, Sept. 50.—W. K. Vander
bilt. Jr., denies positively that he will
drive a foreign car In the Vanderbilt
cup racea. When seen at hla home at
Deepdale he aald:
"While It Is true that I was thinking
of driving In the cup race the Mercedea
car, entered by C. L. Charles, of Parln,
I have derided not to do so. I have not
bought the car and will not buy It. I
understand there Is some objection
from the other contestants about my
driving a car and so I don't think I
would like to drive a car under the cir
cumstances."
f.ater In the evening Mr. Vanderbilt
sent out the following formal letter:
"To the Racing Board, American Au-
tomoblle Association: Gentlemen—Hav
ing been Informed by a member of the
bourd that certain of the manufactur
ers of American machines who had en
tered cars to compete for the Vander-
4>llt cup have commented on my driv
ing a Mercedes car In the race, and a.
I entered the race only In the spirit of
the sport, not wishing to take any
part that would not be agreeable to all
competitors or contestants, 1 be* to
withdraw my entry. I remain,
“Yours very truly,
“W. K. VANDERBILT, JR.”
PURPLES WIN.
, lui
Following are the pee
Played. Won. Lost, P. 0,
. .10 3 4 .«>!
rhool duties of fhe Itoys.
Interfere with the
‘another
CAR LOAD
WAIT TILL 1907.
Philadelphia, Sept. 20,-Tho attempt to
reopen the Imxlng club nt Ksslngton, Dela
ware county, under the name of the Olym-
pic Athletic Club resulted In a failure.
There win no crowd present, as the au
thorities had announced that they would
positively refuse to let the bout take place,
i If the state constables hnd to be
again called out.
The promoters decided to make a test
ise Slid Hughey McCatm and Bill Morrt-
si>n were put on, with IHIIy It neon h
Before the first round was over dep
uty sheriffs put the boxers under arrest.
They will be given a heating today.
By EARLE E. GRIGGS.
X.
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ATLANTA'S 8HUT-OUT8.
Here are the shut-outs which O
O Atlanta accomplished In 15)06: O
■** Atlanta i, Montgomery 0. O
Atlanta l, Birmingham 0. O
Atlanta 1, Nashville 0. O
Atlanta 7, Birmingham 0. O
Atlanta 7, Little Rock 0. O
Atlanta 5, Little Rock 0. o
Atlanta 1, Little Rock 0. O
Atlanta 1, New Orleans 0. O
Atlanta 1, Shreveport 0. o
Atlanta 4. Little Rock 0. 0
Atlanta 5, Nashville o. 0
Atlanta 2, Montgomery 0. 0
Atlanta 3, Little Rock 0. 0
Atlanta 3, Memphis 0. 0
Atlanta 1, Shreveport 0. 0
Atlanta 1, Nashville 0. 0
Atlanta 8, Shreveport 0. 0
Atlanta 6, New Orleans 0. 0
Atlanta 3. Little Rock 0. 0
Atlanta 3, Shreveport 0. 0
Atlanta 6, Little Rock 0. 0
Atlanta 3, Memphis 6. 0
00000000000000000000000000
THE "CRAB" TEAM. °
No more the Idngles will be bungled.
No more the hits be hut,
No more the files will field ward flow,
No more the outs be put;
No uioro the strikes will split the plate,
No more the bluff* be called,
The umpires now are gentleiueu
And they will not be balled.
No more will fans be funned
No more we hear "llnrd luck”'
No more will heroes swagger round,
They're gone beyond recall,
Hut wait, dear friend: Just wait a Mt
Till the umpire culls "XMny twill"
SHATTERED SPORTS
SEASONABLE BAWLS.
No more o'er snnwdh-nklnned diamond
The sphere Is deftly cast.
As w«* have seen It firm* and
Again tu hours past;
I pipe my wonderful rhyme and
Behold-the coiue fast;
I hear the melancholy
ebnJl!
Ooodby!"
Our lawyer*, doctors, teachers.
t’prnlse that Idtter cry:
"Won ehnust to Idff them features,
The umpire's got to die!”
Another deluge dews tuy eye:
"lioodby, baseball! • • • Goodby!’’
No more come boys conspiring
For knot-hole* at the fence,
To glimpse whnte'er's trnusplrlng;
“ really''no expense;
lias acIjiwUnMhj turned from thence?
Again a darkness floods uir eye:
' "’ • • • uoodby!
(Joodby, baseball!
Veteran Sam Thompson played eight
games with Detroit. He made 7 hits
and had 16 chances without an error.
In a game against Boston recently
Luporte, of the Highlanders, batted
1,600. Four times up and four hits, in
cluding a home run, two three-baggers
nnd n single for a total of eleven. This
Is the record of the season.
It Is said that the (’leveland club paid
$6,000 for Pitcher Rorgfrr, of Colum
bus.
The owners of the Ronton club in the
National League have not drafted or
bought a minor for next season. Must
be going to sell sure this time.
The Indianapolis club is the highest
salaried team In the American associa
tion. It is also the tail-ender In the
pennant race.
O
O
Tee 0
Let Hrotman, The Tailor,
Make your fall clothes, 3 E. Ala
bama St., opp. Century Building.
Watch Brotman Grow
By Harrington Jonss.
Manager- Will yam Smith.
Pitchers—Ginger flarko,
O Breltensteln.
’atcher—Sldnah Smith. 0
O First base—Bill Douglass. 0
O Second bn sc— Jimmy Smith. 0
O Shortstop—Chohn t’hnke Atx. 0
O Third base—Ex-Bug league O
0 Brouthers. o
O Right field—Doc Wuseman. O
“■ ~ field—Charlton Moles- 0
•>rth.
They are getting together a nice
bunch of money in Rochester for the
local ball team If it lands one-two-three
In the Eastern League race.
No wonder they call Willie Keeler
the “scientific" hitter. He has struck
out but 13 times In five years.
Manager Babb, of Memphis, will have
to hustle to get three men anywhere
near the equal of Leibhardt, Suggs and
NlcholJs.
The baseball fans of Houston. Texas,
are sore over the showing of their
team. After winning the first half sea
r«»nlest ran mm
t somber seem:
otlmll season
But here's tli
These days i
They bring the
The murdered bnlfln
Ah. thought that's most unpleaaln'.
My son has made the tram • • •
Dost wow|er that I swab my eve?-
"Goodby, baseball! • • • t,o«Hiby!"
~ll. S. H., bi Richmond Dispatch.
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O O
a BRUCE SLATED TO 0
0 SUCCEED PULLIAM. 0
O Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 20.— O
O John E. lb uce, a prominent at tor- 0
O noy of thjs city and one of the O
0 owners of the 8t. Louis American 0
O baseball team. I* said to be slAted 0
0 for the president of the National 0
O League to succeed Harry Pulliam. 0
0 O
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Chicago has the tasebsll bug for fair.
From 6.006 to 10.000 fnna sre turning out to j
see semi professional games.
it looks ns though the Detroit team hts
Joined the Rathskellers.
Kid Scaler, a western lightweight, nnd
Johnny Murphy, of Hpoknne, Wnsh., have
been matched to meet In Spokane,* Sep
tember 27. Sealer took part In several flouts
In this city n few* months ago, nnd made j
m*1 Impression.
•• Clinton nnd Jack Lyons have been
nmt.-hed to fight to a finish at Fort I.ee
September 21. They are to weigh In
133 pounds nt 6 o’clock.
“EAGLE”
Ranges Receiv
ed today.
Guaranteed to
Be Perfect in
Operation.
We’ve advertised these Ranges just once before,
and then we sold all we had, in 6 hours. Now we’ve
got in another car-load containing 42 of these
“Eagles,” and we again offer them. They won’t
last long. This is the very BIGGEST VALUE in
the world in Ranges. You can’t duplicate this
Range for less than $45.00. Why, the oven is 18
inches deep! Really a regular $45.00 bargain for
$33.00.
This Btyle Range
Is always sold at
$45.00. but we
bought 500 at one
time, and got 'em
so we could offer
y o u this $45.00
Range for
$33.
The New
“EAGLE”
Steel plate French
Range is our lat
est Improvement
and Is made of
cold drawn blued
steel sheets, put
together lu the
most skillful and
sclentiflc manner
by first class me
chanics. Tlje "EA
GLE" is 00 Inches
high, 27 Inches
deep and 42
Inches long: the
oven Is 18x10
Inches, the top
hnB 0 large holes
and Is surmount
ed by a capacious
hot closet, made
of bjued steel.
Made of Blue
Steel
Throughout.
Come and meas-
u r e this Eagle
Range. If It Is
not Exactly as de
scribed we'U give
It to you for noth
ing. If It Is #x-
actly as described
Isn't It a big bar-
gin at
You win either
way.
The
EAGLE’
Is h a n dsomel.v
nickeled,all doors,
supports, flanges,
handles and edges
being solidly nick
eled. In fact the
beauty of the
“EAGLE" Is only
exceeded by Its
absolutely perfect
operation.
The "EAGLE"
Is fully asbestos
lined- and we
guarantee It to be
the most perfect
operating Range
ever sold In At
lanta.
EXACTLY LIKE ILLUSTRATION.
iTFRMt $3.00 DOWN,
I Itnmo. $3.00 A MONTH.
PRICE
$33
Walter J. Wood Company
£03-5-7-9-11 WHITEHALL
half by winning eighteen straight
- _ — — games, and then went to the had en- i
00000000000000000000000000 jkjq pcuuaut they started Lho secouil tlrely, winding up In third place.
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