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Georgia Bulldogs Getting
Ready For Initial Battle
of Season Against Mercer
ATHENS, Oa—Georgia's foot
ball aspirant* rested their sore and
tired muscles yesterday when Coach
Woodruff dispensed with scrim
mage and devoted the major por
tion 'of the afternoon session In
covering the fault* and flaws that
were evident In the fracas on Mon
day.
All of the participants came
through In Rood fashion with the
exception of Hatcher, who receiv
ed a Charley horse, but Ills nlhnent
will not cause him nny loss of time,
Tackling the dummy and blocking
were the main feature of yester
day'! practice and from the feroc
ity with which the charges hit the
dummy yesterday should give oppo
sition considerable trouble In this
phase of the game.
The 'Bulldogs have less than two
weeks In whleh to prepare for their
first battle of the season when the
Gregg, at 39, Sensation
of Coast League
By BILLY EVANS
While the major league races
have bean featured by aome excep
tional pitching thla year, the
minor* are not without their sen
sational performer*.
Vean Gregg, at the age 39, when
most pitchers are through, seems
to be enjoying a second lease on
life. His great work has been one
of the sensation* of the Pacific
Coast League.
The big left hander, who enjoyed
a rather short yet highly brilliant
career In the majors, 1* tts l ' l ' l
startling the coast experts by hla
great work for Seattle. His effec
tive burling has largely been re
sponsible for the fine showing of
that cluh.
Cregg's great comeback Is nil (he
more remarkable when It la re
membered that nfter quitting the
majors he practically retired from
baseball, and for several years did
little or no pitching.
The lure of the game, however,
proved too great, and Gregg at tho
ag« when a ball player Is con
sidered passe, particularly a pitch
er, is making his second bid for
national recognition.
PULLS GREAT
COMEBACK
To give a real touch of fiction to
Gt egg's career, eome major lenguc
acout should come along and pur
chase him for a fancy fgure, say
150.000, more or less, tlndeed, 1
hear ths Yankees were willing to
give quite a wnd for him for im
mediate delivery, but the offer wa*
refused >
1 will always remember Venn
.Gregg as one of the greatest south
paws I ever called balls and strikes
for. I rate him very close to the
great Waddell, and it was my good
fortune to be umpiring when
•Ruhe” was at the top of his
game.
GREGG IN WADDELL'S
CLASS
Gregg larked a bit of the speed
Waddell possessed, despite the fact
that he was very fast. His curve
ball was a corker. Wadell boast
ed a great curve but Gregg. X think
had a better one. It broke more
sharply than Rube's, making it
much harder to time properly.
Gregg came to the Cleveland club
of the American League and star
red from the very start. Had ha
taken baseball more seriously, ha
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••Bears’’ of Morrer University will
he played at. Sanford field. Reports
emanating from the Baptist insti
tution Indicate that Mercer will
bring an unusually strong team to
Athens and staunch supporters from
tho Central City are already claim
ing a victory. Coaches Woodruff,
Thomas and Mehre, however, are
not doing much talking, hut work
ing along In their usual quiet man
ner and Mercer will find the ment
ors prepared when the first whistle
sounds.
“Teany” Randall, backfield man
da luxe. Is Just about ready for Ihe
expected rough work this afternoon,
as his Infected leg has sufficiently
healed to allow the wizard of the
past three years to participate In
scrimmage. This hoy Is going to
have his greatest year this season,
Judging from Ills enthusiasm.
would probably still be In the big
show.
For a left bander Gregg bud un -
canny control. His favorite stunt
was curving one over on the bat
ter with the count three halls nnd
two strikes. He didn’t believe In
serving the batter a cripple In the
pinch.
WAS JINX FOR
ED WALSH
Terrific speed, a grant curve, un*
eanny control, and a world of
courage, made Gregg a touch pro
position to beat. Gregg took great
delight In picking the tough spots.
To Kd Walsh, great spltball pitch
er of tho Chicago White S.,x, he
was a sure enough Jinx. His fa
vorite specially was trimming
Walsh.
Gregg wns n strikeout pitcher.
He holds many such records. One
nf the greatest performances 1
over saw him give in this respect
was In a city series game between
Cleveland nnd Plttburgh In 1913.
In it 13-lnnlng game 19 Pittsburgh
players‘struck out, a most remark
able performance.
Boh Emslte, veteran Natlonnl
League umpire, called balls and
Notable Figures In Dodgesr’ Sensational Spurt
sack I'sHigy x \ iTa i ~Ttt 1 V r
wheat \ \ ' 1
PCEmXN
skrt' s 1 ■' _,
strikes that day. He regards It as
the best pitching he ever umpired.
It would be a strange coincidence
If Gregg, after passing out of the
majors, got his second chance to
deliver atme age. of 39.
DO YOU KNOW
BASEBALL ?
By BiUy Evans
QUESTIONS
1. There are runners on sec
ond and third. Batsman dou
bles, scoring both men. Team In
field discovers batter, who
made two-base hit, was an Im
proper bntsman. An appeal Is
made to the umpire before a
ball Is pitched. What Is the
proper ruling'.' A. says the runs
count. B. claim otherwise.—G.
F. D.
2. Manager of team at hat
sends In a left-handed pinch
hitter. Manager of team In field
substitutes a southpaw pitch
er. Manager of team at hat
then sends In a right-handed
pinch-hltter for the left-hand
ed hitter previously announced
as the pinch-hltter. Manager of
team In field wants to take out
his southpaw pitcher. Game
ends In nil argument. What Is
the proper ruling In such a sit
uation?—E. R. T.
3. Manager sends In a pinch
hitler to lint for tho pitcher.
The plnch-hlttcr happened to
a catcher, nafl at the start of
the next Inning the manager
decided to keep him In the
game as catcher to handle the
new pitcher. How do the shift
ed players hat? D. 8, A.
ANSWERS
1. Since the mistake was discov
ered before a ball was pitched to
Ihe succeeding hntsman, umpire
should declare the proper bats
man out. No runs can score on any
act of an improper batsman. Run
ners shop Id be sent back to their
original bases, IJ. Is correct.
2. It Is always possible to change
pinch-hitters as often an desired.
The announcing of a pinch-hltter
and then the using of some player
In his place, merely removes him
from the game. When a pinchpitoh
er Is sent In, he must pitch until
one hatter reaches first or Is retir
ed.
3. Catcher, who acted as pinch
batter for pitcher, nnd then Is
continued in the game, must con
tinue to bat In pitcher’s place. New
pitcher hats In the catcher’s place.
AT A GLANCE
Amsrican League.
Washington, 9; Cleveland, 5.
Philadelphia, 6; Detroit, 3.
Boston, 3: Chicago, 7.
New York, 2; St. Louis, 1,
National League.
Cincinnati, G; New York, 3 (first
game.
St. X.ouls, 5; Brooklyn, 7 (first
game.
Pittsburg, 5; Philadelphia, 6 (first
game.)
Chicago, 4; Boston. 3 (first game.)
Cincinnati, 5; New York, 7 (sec
ond game.)
Pittsburg, 6; Philadelphia, 3 (sec
ond game )
St. Louis, 2; Rrooklyn, 4 (second
game.)
Chicago. 1; Boston, 3 (second
game.)
Southern Association
New Orleans, 5: Mobile, 1.
Others postponed, rain.
International League.
Buffalo. 3; Syracuse, 7.
Jersey City, 2-3; Newark, 3 1.
Reading, 6-1; Baltimore, 9-2.
Others not scheduled.
American Association.
Indianapolis, 15-5; Kansas City,
2 0.
Columbus, 5: Rt. Paul. 2.
Toledo, 7; Minneapolis, 3
Louisville, 8; Milwaukee, 1.
Virginia League
Norfolk, 3; Petersburg, ?.
Portsmouth. 9 Rocky Mount, 8.
Richmond. 1; Wilson, 6
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Snarling Tiger Crouches Low
For Coining oi a Yankee Foe
Detroit, Its Cause Becoming Hopeless, Must Squelch
Yank Invader or Accept Defeat. New York and
Washington Still In Tie For First Place. Dodgers Gain
on Giants
EW YORK— A
snarling tiger
crouches low in
the western cave
today awaiting
the invasion of a
Yankee foe. His
tail bandaged
thrice from
Quaker wounds,
wounds, his paw
zealously guard
guarding a frail
pennant thread
already worn al
most beyond re
pair, the Bengal
will fight for the honor of the
west.
A similar scene will he enacted
on the Atlantic seaboard Friday
when Pittsburgh nnd Brooklyn
will play the leading role in a
drama, which will be tragic to
one or the other,
Washington nnd New York. In
full view of the wire, are staging
a mad-rush down the American
League stretch at breakneck speed.
Detroit is struggling to keep up
but slowly its cause is becoming
hopeless. It must sqelch a Yank
Invader or accept defeat. Just as
merciless is the pace which Is be
ing set In the National, New York
with Brooklyn on Its heels, half a
length behind, is exhausted by the
dizzy pace.
The Giants Thursday had their
hair parted by the Cincinnati
Reds, dividing a double header,
losing the first game 5 to 3 but
coming under the wire first in the
nightcap, 7 to 6.
Brooklyn, battling frantically to
overtake that meager lead, gain
ed by the Giants advanced to with
in a half game of the 1923 cham
pions, by winning twice from St.
Louis, 7 to 5 and 4 to 2. Pittsburgh
games behind the lead was only
able to break even with the Phil
lies Thursday, dropping the first
section of its double header 6 to
5, but winning the second 6 to 3.
Chicago and Boston, both hope
lessly out of the swim, split even
In their two sessions, the Cubs
yanking the first game out of the
firo in eleven Innings, 4 to 3, but
the Braves copping the concluding
act, 3 to 1.
New York fans nre thanking Joe
Rush for a victory in St. Louis
Thursday. Tho Yankees drove into
the ninth inning, trailing by a lone
tally, when Rush slapped a home
irun tag on one of Wingard’s
scattered hits and knotted the
game, the easterners emerging vic
torious, 2 to 1.
Washington made it three
straight from Cleveland by win
ning the final game of the series
9 to 5. The Philadelphia Athletics
utmost ironed out the Detroit Ti
gers chances by a score of 6 to 3.
In tho other American League
game, the Chicago White Sox top
ped the Red Sox 7 to 3.
The complexion of both races
Is likely to undergo a change when
Detroit and Brooklyn games are
completed. One or the other in
each series must totter. Water
eventually finds its proper level
and tho 1924 races will prove no
exception.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Score: R. H. E.
Phllly , 30ft 001 100—5 7 0
Detroit 000 020 001—3 9 4
Hcimach nnd Perkins; Fillette,
Stoner and Woodall.
Score: ft. H. E.
New York . 000 000 001 1— 2 5 2
St. Louis .. 010 000 000 o—l 8 0
Shawkey nnd Bengough, Hof
man; Wingard and Severied.
Score: R. H. E.
Wash 000 200 025—9 17 0
Cleveland ... 211 000 001—5 16 1
Mnrherry, Russell. Speence, and
Ruel; Uhle and Walters.
Score: R H. E.
IBoston 010 010 010—3 14 0
Chicago 500 200 OOx—7 15 1
Fullerton, Quinn, ltoss and Hav
ing; Lyons and Crouse.
• in Brooklyn throw hack Fitts
hurjr and New York and win the
N itional League championship?
That *« the ouestion fnna In the
Hey rtler loop arc asking these day*.
The Pod iters have come forward
with a sensational rush and are
eonceded a nrxcellent chance to
win the pennant.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
First Gsms
Score: R. H. E.
Cinn 000 010 400—5 14 0
New York ... 201 000 000—3 5 1
• Luque and Wingo; Baldwin,
Jonnard and Gowdy.
Second Game
Cinn 012 000 101—5 12 0
New York ... 202 000 21x—7 17 1
Rixey, Sheehan and Hargrave,
Wingo; Bentley and Gowdy.
First Gams
Score: R. H. E.
Pittsburg .... 100 100 021—5 13 3
Phlly 002 100 012—6 11 4
Morison, Kremer, Pfeiffer and
Schmidt; Mitchell, Oeschgnr and
Henline.
Second Gama
Score: R. H. E.
Pittsburg .... 102 000 030—6 11 0
Phlly 200 000 100—3 9 3
Meadows and Smith; Carlson,
Weinert and Wilson.
First Gams
Scots * Yl TT K
St. Louis 000 000 131 000—5 11 1
Brook’n . 020 000 210 002—7 15 1
Dyer, Haines. Sotheron and Net
bergall, Clemons. Gonzales; Rue
ther. Grines, Vance and Taylor, De
berry.
Second Game
Score: R. H. E.
St. Louis ... 000 000 200—2 7 0
Brooklyn ... 002 010 Olx—4 12 3
Dickerman, Dyer and Gonzales;
Doak and Taylor.
First Gams
ScOr®! H H E
Chicago .. 000 001 200 01—4 14 0
Boston 000 01 020 00—3 11 0
Aldridge and Hartnett; Barnes
and Gibson.
Second Game
Score: R. H. E.
Chicago 000 000 001— 3 2
Boston 000 1000 llx—3 9 0
Keen and O'Farrell; Genewlch
and O’Neil.
HOW THEY STAND
AMERICAN LEAGUE
, Won. Lost. Pet
Washington 85 69 .590
New York 85 59 .590
Pet 1 ; 014 79 67 .541
St. Louis 73 72 .503
Cleveland 73 72 .503
Philadelphia 65 78 .455
Boston 52 83 .428
Chicago 63 go .441
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
„ Won. Lost, Pet.
New lork 88 57 .607
Brooklyn 88 58 .603
Pittsburg 84 68 .592
Cincinnati 78 67 .638
Chicago 78 67 .538
St. Louis 60 85 .414
Philadelphia 53 91 .368
Boston 49 96 .33^
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Won. Lost. Pot
Memphis 102 48 .711
Atlanta 97 53 .647
New Orleans 89 62 .589
Nashville 77 71 .520
Mobile 67 82 .450
Chattanooga 61 87 .421
Birmingham .. .. 54 95 .362
Little Rock 50 99 .336
GRAND CIRCUIT
TOLEDO. Ohio.—ln a special to
beat the world's race record of 2:01
1-4 held Jointly by Hamberg Belle
and Tlllle Brooke. Tillie Brooke
went a mile In 1:59 here Thursday
in a race with Mrs. Y'erkes. Tommv
Murphy was in the sulky. Tillie
Brooke went the first quarter in
30 1-2, 'the half in a minute flat
and the third quarter in 1:29 3-4.
Sparkle, with Crozier up, won
the News-Bee pace, feature event
of the Grand Circuit card.
The 2:07 trot was won by Barks
dale. Kelly In the sulky.
Peter A. Montgomery took the
2:13 trot and the 2:09 trot went
to Vnn H.
Orfat pitchlna ha* heen a prime
factor in the team's belated drive.
I .oil bv the remarkable Pazzy
Vance the Brooklyn pitchers have
turned in on* brilliant perfor
mance after another.
Hut pitching, important as tt la
Isn't everything. Brooklyn is being
piloted by Wilbert Robinson, one
of the greatest managers in base
ball. Robinson can get as much
out of a ball player as any man
who ever ran a. ball club.
This may account for the splen
did showing the veterans—Zack
Wheat. Jack Fournier and Milton
Stork are making. Wheat Is the
oldest player in point of service in
th« National l.engue. Yet he ia the
team's strongest batter.
Fournier, a discard, has played
great ball at first and has hit after
the vigorous manner of a Ruth
Stock, another discard, has Oiled
a bad hole at third base and other
wise bolstered up what appeared to
be the worst Infleld in the major
leagues.
These men. along with the pitch
ers. will come in for their share of
credit if the Dodgers happen to win
out.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PELS, 5; BEARS, 1.
NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans,
which since Its game with Mobile
In the Alabama city last Sunday,
has been resting and playing exhi
bition contests In Mississippi, re
turned home Thursday and defeated
Mobile by a score of sto 1. Hoff
man's home run in the fourth with
one man on was enough to sew up
the game for the Pelicans.
Score: R. H. E.
Mobile 000 100 000—1 4 1
New Orleans ..100 400 OOx —5 11 0
Workman and Stokes; Calders
and Lapan.
BILLY EVANS SAYS
"What a wonder that fellow Cobb
is! Twenty years In the big show
and still going great.”
"The most perfect swing in base
ball. Why Speaker looks great
when he misses the old apple.”
It was Rogers Hornsby speaking.
Only the other day President Heyd
luer, of the National League, paid
Hornsby the (♦mipliment of rank
ing him ns the greatest batsman of
modern times.
Recently while working in St.
Louis I had the opportunity of chat
ting with Hornsby on several oc
casions.
An injury to his back had sent
him home for repairs just at a time
when it seemed he was certain to
break several long standing batting
records.
Hornsby put in his time watching
the St. Louis Browns play Detroit
and Cleveland. It gave Hornsby his
first chance to watch the two great
stars. Cobb and Speaker, in a series
of games.
Hornsby marveled at the enthusi
asm of Cobb and his fine physical
condition after 10 years of strenu
ous campaigning.
Speaker's batting style Impressed
Hornsby more than the fielding of
the Cleveland manager, even though
he has no superior judging a fly
ball.
During the final series between
Detroit and St. Louis. Cobb cele
brated his twentieth anniversary as
a big leaguer. The date, August 30,
to be exact.
Most hig leaguers are passe long
before they reach the twentieth
milestone. Cobb, desptte the fact
that he has taken more chances
thin any player in the history of
the game, is still fit and stepping
out.
"Doesn't seem possible that Cobh
has been In the majors for 20
years." remarked Hornsby after the
anniversary game which was fea
tured by his work.
"If I stick that long. I hope I
have Just half the ‘pepper’ that he
has. However. I have no Idea that
I will he so fortunate. Infielders
are In greater danger and seldom
last an long as the outfielders.
”1 have always thought manag
ing a ball club was a big enough
task without doing any playing. Yet
Cobb, in his twentieth year. Is still
one of the outfieldlng stars, and
manages a* a sideline."
Cleveland followed Detroit Into
St. Louis and Hornsby watched
Speaker In a series of five games in
which the batting of the Cleveland
manager stood out.
Hornsby, a great hitter himself,
says he learns much of studying
the stvles of the other great hitters
and experimenting with them.
"To mv way of thinking. Speaker
has the perfect swing," was Horns
by's comment.
“It Is free, yet there Is the snap
at the wrist and the fellow through
which gives distance to the drive
when you connect.
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Second Round of Y. M, C. A.
Handball Set For Friday
Most of the first round matches
in the Y. M. C. A. handball tour
nament have been played and by
Friday night the second round will
be completed. There were no up
sets in the day’s play Thursday.
Belding giving Capers a stiff fight,
but being unable to overcome the
offensive of the former South At
lantic tennis champion, Capers tak
ing straight games, 21 to 15, 21 to
15.
Rube Sheron went into the third
round by" defeating Coffey in
straight games, 21-9, 21-5. Hurl
butt gets a default from Phinizy
while Benton goes into second
round by default from Moody.
Sancken fook O’Byrne into camp by
the scores of 21-9. 21-15. Owens
defeated Balk, 21-8, 21-17. In a
hotly contested affair "Chesty”
O'Connor defeated Dick Allen, ,21-
10. 21-9. Snow was in great form
and defeated Kihler, who seemed
WALTER HAGEN
To Play Ray Derr In Semi-
Finals Friday
FRENCH LICIv, Ind.—Walter
Hagen, New York, British open
champion, playing with Ray Derr,
of Philadelphia, a newcomer In
championship golf, and Jim
Barnes, of New York, formerly
national open champion, who
matched his skill with Larry Nab
holtz, Lima, Ohio, another young
ster, made up the two semi-final
matches in the national profes
sional golf championship at French
Lick Friday. .
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to be considerably off his usual
game, 21-5, 21-6.
The following matches must be
played Friday: Jones vs. Sikes,
Atkinson vs. Sibley, winner of the
Atkinson-Sibley vs. winner of the
Pones-Sikes match; Cashln vs.
Neckum, Capers vs. winner Cashln-'
Beckum match; Edelblut vs. Dan-j
forth, Hurlbutt vs. winner Edel- 1
hlutt-Danforth match, Russo vs.
Lee. Sherman vs. winner of the
Ruddo-Lee match, Sancken vs. Ow
ens, O'Connor vs. Leitchh and Snow
vs. Benton. The above listed
matches will put all of the third
round matches for Saturday, which
will be the beginning of the real
play of the tournament.
The committee earnestly requests
that all first round matches In dou
bles be played by Saturday at the
latest. Players are responsible for
setting the time of their matches
with their opponents.
TODAY’S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington at St. Louis.
Boston at Cleveland.
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis at Boston.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
Pittsburg at Brooklyn.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Atlanta at Birmingham.
Chattanooga at Little Roclt»
Nashville, at Memphis.
Mobile at New Orleans.
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