Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER, 11,1906. KNHIMIHtHHHHHHIHMtll Six-Day Race Still Holds Center of Stage :Edited By PERCY H. WHITING. • * ■••••• * f ■ % lfW. If I? 1 ! »■ » | f p f m a ! not news, but views IIVANONl STEALS LEAD, * BOBBY WINS IT BACK BY PERCY H. WHITING. This deathly calm which is preceding the aninml meeting of'the Southern League is ominous.- ...1 . An car placed right close to the ground does not detect the slightest trace of any rumbling. And yet— Well, if there is not something decidedly strenuous stirring in Birmingham Dec. 22 then here is one recorded guess which goes wrong. Atlanta fans are wondering if President Kuvuuaugh is going to keep his promise to have it out with Lowry Arnold and the At lanta delegation for the roast they handed him in mid season. Not longer ago than last September he told the writer that the ease wbs not ended. .Maybe the conclusion will come over in Birmingham. If it comes at all it will come then—and Knvnnnugh is a man of his word. * Things may be said about the salary limit, too, at the Birm ingham session. The league had a man examining, the books of the various clubs during the summer. If he was “onto his job” he no -doubt found out things, for if ever a salary limit was exceeded it was in the .Southern League last year. Maybe something will be said at the meeting about salaries. If so. it will be interesting. Charley Murphy has signed a new pitcher by the name of Willie Kuinni. What’s the answer! Lost—One baseball magnate, answering to the name of “Billy.” When last seen he was headed for New York and was wear ing. in addition to some other things, a green and red necktie and a diamond scarf pin. A liberal reward will be paid for any information as to his whereabouts and his present occupation. It wus with deep regret that Bobby Walthour's friends in Atlanta learned of the unfortunate accident to his team mate, McLean, the Boston rider, which dropped him one lap behind the other riders in the great six-day race at Xcw York. With his new team mate, .1. Bedel, he is hanging to the leaders and it is Imped that some lucky accident or some fine riding will give him a chance to make up the ground which he lost. Atlanta’s Unlucky Rider Is Still Plugging Gamely Along, But Still One Lap in the Rear. OOO0Q0O0OO0OOOOOO0OO00OC00 0 RIDERS BEHIND RECORD. 0 O New York. Dec. 11.—At 10 0 0 o’clock the iicore In the six-day 0 0 lac© stood 670 miles 6 lup* for all 0 0 except Walthour and Bedell, who 0 0 are one lap In the rear. © 0 The record for that hour was 0 0 679 miles, 4 laps, made by Kikes 0 0 and McFarland In 1900. 0 0 O 00000000000000000000000000 New York, Dec. II.—In a dashing at tempt to steal a lap early today Carle Vanonl. of the Vanonl-Breton team, threw the thousatid* of spectators In Madison Hquare Garden Into a state of boisterous excitement. The daring little Italian, who had Just relieved his partner, shot from the bunch as they turned the Madison av enue side of the track and before the others were fully alive to the fact, he had gained half a lap. Hiiectatnrs Jumped to their feet and cheered wildly. Walthour started after Vanonl with the bunch behind him, and for the next five laps a nefve-wrecklng pace was set. At the fifth lap Vanonl was overhaul ed. It was a maddening puce while it lasted. All through the early hours today the foreign riders In the six-day bicycle race In .Madison Square Garden made muny vain attempts to catch their op ponents napping and forge ahead a lap or two. In. one of the sensational sprints Mo ran. of the Irish team, and Folger, team-mate of Root, had a nasty spill at the "hoodoo curve.” The two riders crashed and unable to release them selves from their wheels, went tumb ling flown the Incline. Trainers ran to their assistance and the riders were carried to their cots at the side of the truck. Moran quickly recovering and amounting. Folger remained off the track fifteen minutes. Larry Hoffman Will Play In Mexico City League Jack Ashton, former Vicksburg pitch- . and Fred Wclnlg. a minor league twlrler, passed through San Antonio *n route to <!lty of Mexico, where they will play in the Mexico City League, says Harrington B. Jones In the Com mercial-Appeal. Larry Iloffmnn. of Atlanta, is to com plete the Yankee trio, but he was de tained a few days in Chicago Ashton, it will be remembered, was with Billy Earle at Vicksburg, but for the Inst two seasons has been the stnr twlrler of the Columbia team In the South Atlantic League. WHnlg was nlso with ibe same team. The city league season lias already opened In Mexico City and will continue till the middle of January. Ashton said the Sally league had a lively season last year and that Wil son Matthews, who resigned as um pire to bring the Snvananh club from the cellar to the pennant, was the big hit of the year. Matthews' hustling methods offset the tactics of certain other managers and between them there was a merry time ail year. Ashton spoke well of Ri.tchford, the big Augustan first baseman, whom Babb has signed for next year. They say that while he Isn’t quite as fin Ishrd ns Sabrl«\ wlotr. Connie Mack has gobbled up, that he hits well mid plays the bag mAgnlfleemly. Both Welnlg and Ashton were surprised that some Bout hern League team didn’t grab Ernie Howard, the Vicksburg, Miss., boy, who plr.yed the out held v Savannah. They say that Howard hit well and was easily the best outfielder •n the Sally Leagua SMITH AGAIN IS CHAMPION Carleton Smith Is again hand-ball champion of the Atlnnta Athletic Club. He defended Ills title Monday night against Nat Thornton, though he had to extend himself to the limit to down the A. A. Cl. great player. Thornton went away with the first set by a score of 4-11. He nabbed tho not one with even greater ease, by a score of 3-11. Then Smith rallied and by some of the best hand-ball ever seen at the local club he won the last three sets In succession by scores jf 11-4, 11-7 and 11-5. Jimmy Gardner and Rube Smith arc tin the cards for a 10-round bout to be pulled off tonight In Denver. Gard ner and Smith met In Denver two years ago when Smith was knocked out In the sixth round. The Yale football team scored 144 jiotniK an:! opponents 6 this season. Harvard scored 167 points and oppo nents 26. Records of Riders In Previous Six Day Races: M." Johann Mol, Holland. Hardy Downing, Him .lose W. K. KniiinolMon, Hnlt l.nkt* City I' I.. Hollister. Hnlt Uke City Patrick Logan. Ireland Louis Met fling, Cnundn Frank Calvin. New’ Milford. Conn...., George Wiley. Hrrneiise A. W. MacDonald. Homervllle, Mass.. John U. Coffey. Boston Petit Breton. France Carlo Ynnonl, Italy I Dnrlon disabled. 2Joined In revolt against management. 3 Mac I,eon badly hurt at end of sixth hour. 4 Moran teamed with Keegan after Maclean’s Injuriei bled him. Former Team Mate Mncl.cnn Hall 5 Stol »*n tide rat tty ft Hollister Bowler Htol Vnnderstuyft Caldwell B. Downing Position at Finish. Heeoiid Third Seventh Fourth Fourth Fifth Sixth Eighth Eighth First Fifth Quit 2 gutt 2 gult 2 guit 2 gult 2 Third Seventh 8 First Eighth 5 Downey ten mod. with I.ogau after Hall withdrew. 6 l.og.nn teamed with Downey after Keegan wlthdre 7 Bardgette disabled. * Fell In fourth lap 9 Gougoltx dlsalded. McDOUGALL’S NEW KITCHEN CABINETS At Reduced ...Prices... . At request of the McDougalls we have reduced the prices on these goods to just about one-half the reg ular rates. The reductions are really astounding. Just read below. First -Cl ass, Strictly Fresh New Styles •"SSaRSWKSK. No. 1852 was $32.50, now ...?.. .$21.00 No. 1855 was $37.50, now $27.75 No. .1885 was $45.00, now $29.50 No. 1854 was $35.00, now $25.50 No. 1857 was $40.00, now ....*.. .$28.00 No. 1886 was $50.00, now $30.00 This is an opportunity never offered before. Remember McDougall’s is llic great standard. This reduction good for just two weeks. Walter J. Wood Company 103-5-7-9-11 Whitehall Street. Here’s a Fresh Bunch of Baseball Dope If Memphis Will Put Up $250BIG KNIFE HURLED AT Smith-Simpson Match Is a Go FOREIGN BIKE RIDERS The 8mltli-8impaon match Is now up to the Memphis Country Club. The members of that club, through The 'Comemrclal Appeal of Memphis and The Atlanta Georgian, challenged Alex Smith, the local professional, to play Robert Simpson, the Memphis professional, at 72-hole, hotne-and- home match, for 9230 a side, winner take all. When this challenge was accepted by the members of the Atlanta Athletic Glub the Memphis club ’’back-watered*’ and changed their offer of a purse of 1250 a side to one of $123 a side. Thl< offer Smith refuses to accept. "I did not challenge them." lie said. "It was their own sehetm* und 1 think they ought to stick to tho*** terms. I don’t object to playing for less than 9250, but I do object to their offering one thing und then something else. If they will accept their own original terms I shall plav Hlmpson.” The matter has been formally acted upon by the local club, and It Is now up to the Memphis people. If they want to back Simpson against Smith for 1250, they can have the match. Otherwise there is nothing doing. New York, Dec. 11.—The bitterness between Moran and Folger Is not the ' only things of its kind among the Fresco White, the star end of the j riders. The feeling against the for- r»"-a Unlv»r.lty footbjUl «*»»> »«», French-Itallun team ->f been elected captain of next years , , _ . , ,, eleven. | Nation! and Breton and the Georget brothers by the American riders, be- 00000OO00000000OOQOQO0QQ0O oame Intense today. The Americans have become utmost sure there Is a 0 0 0 RAN8ICK SIGNS A STAR. Oj .. . „ It . #l q 0 | combination among the Italian and the O Kd Ranslck. manager of the Au- Oj three Frenchmen to work together, and 0 gusta South Atlantic league team. O|”do” the Americans. O yesterday alBMd Cliff Klieitihnrd. O; Vanonl and Irfon Georget warn al O Of Iho Kentucky Colonels. Rhein- 0 ;, , .. . , h ._ k ........ O hard Is a third baseman of ninth ' ... O promise. Tills will lie his tlrst O "ley left Breton and the other i.eorget 0 year in the minor league*. ns he 0 , would always take up the pace. When O lias heretofore refused to leave O ever an effort was made to cut dowi 0 rinclnnatl. and his capture by 0. their lead, they worked together t< O 2! maintain I. and paired In keeping up OOOOOOO CVOPOOOOOOOOOOOO OC'OG Of Course— ffiesH THE STANDARD OF PURITY. their wonderful pace. At 11 o’clock the first five leaders ( ! were Breton. Leon Georget. Root. 8am- | nelson and Downey. | Shortly before 10 o’clock Breton set out to relieve his partner, Vanonl, who had been riding since 6 a. m. and had allowed the speedy Frenchman. Leon Georget, to set the pace. As the riders Matted to sprint a cheer came from the crowd for Johnny Bedell and Root, Floyd McFarland's team-mate, forged ahead to the front. Their lead wa> only temporary, however, for Breton tresh from a two-hour’s rest, again I took the lead. As he got to the front j something flashed tn the dim light, 1 hurled from the galelry on the Twen- ! tv-seventh street side of the garden. It narrowly missed Rutt and Bedell, | who were pressing Breton closely, and i j fell among the spectators In the arena. | tThe mbwle proved to be a horn handled hunting knife, with a biid* about nine! B^rgtint w unredeemed Dia- inrhn long. win. threw it. or with oionds. Confidential loans on vg|. what Intent It was thrown , it Is Im- nobles. U possible to guess. The police have lie- “•”***• - i gun a tlgld Investigation -•-* luu 15 Decatur St. Kioiblll Katiii learned that a stub'; I& built, swarthy skinned man left tne gallery In the excitement following the Incident. 11 A. M. Score: All 688-1, except Walthour and Bedell, 6S8 even. Record 715 miles made by McFuilaml and Kikes In 1900. GREAT GOLFER WINTERS HERE Hilly Alexander, the utility man whe was with,.Memphis .two years ago. Is wintering In San Antonio. He played last season with the Auatln club. Wiley Platt, the ex-Nashvllle pitch- r. tnay soon lose his wife—by divorce. She charges cruelty and desertion. Platt could never get along with his teammates and quite likely found the same difficulty with his wife. . The Birmingham Baseball Associa tion Is attempting to get hold of the new fair grounds to use as a park next season. The New York Nationals will be about the same dub next season that It was last, and the one before. Me- Gann, ut first. In spite of reports to the contrary; no changes at second and third; maybe Shay, the Califor nian, will get a try at short and sc may HannlfAit, the New Haven Infield- er. It Is doubtful if either of the new comers can displace the present In cumbent. In the outfield no changes are contemplated. Ferguson Is the only new- man slated for n try with the old Giant pitchers. Clark Griffith wants two twirlers for his Highlanders and Is figuring on Case Patten, of Washington, George Mutlln. of Detroit. It will be ft hard job handling these men. but here’s guessing that Griffith can do It. The coming baseball season Is going to find more ball players in condition at the opening than was ever known before. The bnII player has come to look upon fat as a leper does tho first signs of the dreaded disease. Accumulation of fat is the beginning of the downfall of all ball players, and these knights of the diamond have come to realize It In a forcible man ner. It means a gradual drop from Ills high estate to days without fame and a decrease In salary.—New York Even ing World. Mike Finn has gone back to New’ England for two of his Little Rock players—Fred Lake, catcher and first baseman of the Lynn and New Bed ford teams of the New England League, and Page, third baseman of the Man chester-Lawrence team. Mobile seems much pleased with the prospect of having Bernle McCay as i their leader next season. The Mobile correspondent of The Sporting New writes: ’’The signing of Bernle McCay « manager of the Mobile team was a ul« move of the part of the local official President Inge and Ills associates nr not In the game merely for what th«r la In It, and are determined to give tIt people the best that Is to be had. X better selection could have been mad and surely none could have delight' the hearts of the cranks here more tin tho gat heritor in of this aggrt s.-l player. ’’McCay was badly handicapped hot season with Baton Rogue. On at- count of the very poor attendant throughout the season he was cute pelled to have the cheapest team in t(»e league, though It must be confessed fur front the worst. The Cajans we: the lead for quite a while, but a hard struggle were finally overtaken “The new manager was quite a f.' vorite here the past season. Besides !>«■ ing an expert Infielder, he Is regarded41 a dangerous man to pitch to. His aver ago of .271 does not do him Justice most of his blngles coming at oppor tune times. He will find Ideal condi tions here, and It Is up to him to make good. Here’s hoping that he dues.' PLAN OPEN TOURNAMENT FOR LOCAL GOLF COURSE ©0000000000000000000000000 O o ALL-SOUTHERN ELEVEN. .(attics Maiden, one of America's best golfers, ha* arrived In Atlanta and will •pend the winter in the city. Maiden is Alex Smith's assistant at the Nassau Country dub. where Smith spends the summers. Through Smith's advice, he has decided to winter In At lanta and will give lessons and repair tmbf at UtelootH count.; { would be .ub.crttm] for a two-dty pro- Mttlden is a wonderfully eood aolfer. „ In Hmlth’a opinion he is the equal of The biggest thing In the way of win ter activity among tile golfers of the middle Houth promises to be a profes sional tournament played over the course of the Atlanta Athletic dub. With a good-sized purse up probably a dozen of the b?st professional golfers In the country would bo attracted to Atlanta for the event. The Idea grew out of the promise of the Atlanta Athletic dub to get up c four-cornered professional match for Alex Smith * benefit some time during his stay In Atlanta. While talking of this matter Smith suggested that the affair he made an open tournament and some of the best professional'* of the country be brought here for the event. He figured that the deal could be put through for 1300 and as 9250 was raised for a two-man match it is certain that 9900 or more 0 (Nash Buckingham, In Coninur-0 O clal Appeal. O Stone. 1, e Sewanee 0 |0 Pritchard, I. t. . ,i Vanderbilt 0 0 Elmer, 1. g Vanderbilt 0 great pleasure to the golfing membe-s 2 l !? nner * center Mississippi JJ of the Atlanta Athletic Chib and would 2 L horn * r ’ *• Vanderbilt J be a boost for the new course such as 12 5 to «r’. r ’ 1 *'• Vanderbilt 0 could be secured In no other way. 2 ?’ RIa ^ e * **• e Vanderbilt jj Perhaps also n caucus of the profes- 2 <I? arter Vanderbilt 0 sioiial talent which would be on hand I 2 J’ \anderb ° for the event would help the club In I 2 JJ* JJlak*. I. h Vandet bid settling the now vexatious question 'fl2 *' ,an * w * ful1 .Vanderbilt ^ U.e .hat,it. the nfw couree. j So<KK»OOOOOOeOOOOCK»OOOa0 3 any in America and he proved his ability by finishing third In the last opan championship. Likewise he won the Ohio professional championship, whore he led Bcrte Way and a field of good players by eighteen strokes. Malden Is an ndded attraction for the local golt course and with him and w ith Smith playing in Atlanta this winter, there will be some good golf stirring. NAT KAISER & CO. fessional match, which would bring , together In Atlanta some of the best golfers in America. Two men who would certainly be the features of the event would.be the two local pros. Alex Smith and James Malden. Then Simpson, the Memphis golfer, would certainly come over for the event and so would Nichols, the Nashville instructor, who is one of the best players In the country. Among the other players who would very likely come to Atlanta for the open event would be J. I). Tucker, th* Louisville pro; Thompson, of Birming ham; Thotnss Hucknall, of Bavannati; Charles Johnson, of Thomasvllle; per il*!* JamU* Hlmpson. of Little Rock: G. Reynolds, of Asheville, and Lau;i > Auch terlon It*. 8u*h an event :m »!»*« would nffor.i The annual meeting of the National Le-igue takes place today at the Vic toria Hotel, New York. If the personal difference* bet we* n Messrs. Brudi and Pulliam come to a head the meeting } untet, Houghton and Plttsbt will probably be n lively one. j up the league. * The International Hockey • begins it* season of 1900-7 today Tb« circuit this year Is the same la*' and tho schedule calls for 60 g.ua«* The Canadian 800, Michigan DIAMONDS. In connection with our business wc have added stock of DIAMONDS, bought direct from the IM PORTERS for cash. We propose selling them on very close margin of profit, cheaper, perhaps, than they can be bought elsewhere, and then, besides, IF DESIRED, THEY MAY BE PAID FOR IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS. To the average Young Man or Woman there is nn better INVESTMENT or SAVINGS BANK than the purchase of a DIAMOND. 817-818 ATLANTA DISCOUNT CO. Century Bldg. JOS. N. MOODY, President.