The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914, February 14, 1909, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14. ■ * ‘~^ SPORTITORIALS A VflrtcniH rouiyHoiitlon, wltlrh will d*man<l all Mi* *1(111 of l'r*au<l*tit Joneh and tfl* directorate of the South At lantlc L**u#u*> hae <l«v«loped at Bavan t*OL VhU. iu u word, la the poHelbtl tty of SavuruMth wltbdiMwitiK from th* and ittanipimr to *♦•!! the fran rM** to another city, fOmcville hnvtn* bHo *n»»tr«et*Ki. That a nv'va of Ihte »ort would be die aatroaa to the l*-o«ur cannot lie qu*** ttwied The withdrawal of the city down oi* rkw, from the Halite circuit would be a iflHmia aeU>a> k. , Than* ivj>j>*a.r« to h* a conHlrlerubU* foundation for th* t<lan that Havnnaali may withdraw. Tb<r* are **v*mi con trtlmtloK ratiKi to tills, nhl*f of which, KtrunKv to say, U*« tn the withdrnwnl of the shopH and worMn* foroe of several hundred man of th« AtWuitle Ooaat Line rnitrowd from Savannah and pladnK thorn at Wnycross. For a *\imt»*r of year* th* baeoha.ll I-nrk at Savannah ho* been in a pre carious »t«iU« The city bought the land through th* diamond for opairfng op a strtont and during the winter actually opened the street. The football enthusi asts. however, penuit* led the city fa there to allow the atrvot to be closed up atfahi for the parfsn** of the pigskin warriors, and when spring come with the call of tl»e hurtling sphere i»*»d the or .-sck of ttk< last, the laisehaU peoplo hied UhW dlfrUiUtiy In vwring the pnrk ugalo, wvl oil was serene Owe of the arguments use.! at that tfiaa vm that to male* the struct opened Ihrrtwgh the pork a success, the A C. U FfApnWd wcsfhl lusvo to move Its coal sflstihh VKKah uftooked the street to the w«mA Hho railroad slaimed It would dvssse It imeoh kwv>wveai« nee tr» m<»vw th, « oa*t time, and they were hi ithmc wad matter* remained in shsfu IgK). Boft ttias that th* mftroad has turned on ove <oy and tnrmd ftv uhop force to WltpkxmuH ffut rdty furthers arc wroth utrti the big- corporahtm und arukovuice ttbmtr moan to retnlkvte by making them rturve fh<* sortl abate and thereby open the stuewt. ’rtrts mmw\i good-b)"# to llol tap street park. this. the owners of the Hnvannsh franchtee sonprht to make an arrangement to get rmfTTu pnrk. the property* of th* city, wsy out on fbe suburbs Then a big fire cMMfie and burned down tke stands at Dwfftn park, and nothing was Tuft but BASEBALL IS THRIVING ON PANAMA CANAL STRIP MONTGOMERY —Montgomery may he▼« to k>ok to another source for • third hiuraouut during the lt*o9 cam paigu. according to information re owitly received here in the form of a leltw from Wank Mnnush, secured by Montgomery from the Philadel phia Americans, to cover the last choc kiln' station on the 1909 Climber town. Manush, who placed third base for Columbus in the Cotton Slates league last year, is now at Empire, in th* canal xqjie, and according to hie let ter is so infatuated with thv condi tions there that he might spend the summer at that place. Salaries are big. money Is plentiful and there is much enthusiasm shown over the game, stated Manush. Manush is after Dolly Stark, the Memphis boy who started last year wKb Kittle Rook and finished with San Antonio hi the Texas league, to com* to Panama, as he states there is a groat future there for profee slonal ballplayers. The lathmlan llaeeball league, which is a founelub circuit, started its 1908 and 1909 season on Pecem ber JO. The association control* three parts at Ancon. Empire and Gorgon« The season's srhedule con •Ist* of 80 games As shown by the f. v ,iy of doing bualncae on the is'.hmua there will be no defunct basebal clubs Before the season starts eaot year, there la an advance sale ol season tickets, the prices of which Best Former Champions and Present Title Holders u barren waste. The park and tree ommlHfdon of th* city, too, liuve begun i plan of beautifying th* park by plant Ing trees over the space which would have to be used us the diamond, and there Is small chance to get Imffln para for baseball purposes, though almost any vacant place would do as well now, since thn stands have burned down. For a number of years there have been efforts to got a ball park or athletic field for Savannah, but situs have been very scarce and the efforts have failed. It looks like the Havantiahlans arc really up a tree for a place to play the game. The Savannah owners were very much put out at the defeat of KCc. Boyer for the presidency and died hard in th* league meeting, which elected Mr. Jones. In fact, some of the officials of the club, in writing to Augusta, stated flint they would not be hhmtifiod with liu«ub«ll tins season if Mr. lioyer were not re-elected. Then, too, the Savannah Club has not made nny money slnue the club passed from the ownership of Mr. Boyer to that of looal people. Several years of profit less ball have made many of the own ers and funs dlscottrngcd to the point whore even without the park question confronting them, the question of re maining on the Job would be a serious one. ..ir. N. r. Corlsh, secretary of the club, recently took a trip, thought to be for th* purpose of looking into the ques tion of disposing of the fronohteo to another city, or of IntarestUng other capital In the Savannah club. Whether Savannah can dispose of her franchise to another olty is a ques tion in which th* league has something to say. Th* league has the power to refuse admittance to arry city, and the directors would probably not agree to i transfer of the franchise from Savan nah and would blonk it by taking the position that they would not admit any other city to whom th* franchise would be sold, and Inetst on th* franchise re maining in Savannah. It is thought this could be arranged by other Savannah lans or even outsiders buying the fran chise and putting a club in that city At any rate, it is certain that the question is a serious one and one that will come In for a lot of diacusaiod be fore li is finally settled. ! are as follows: Roses (four seatsl. $10: single seals >10: grand stand i single Heats. $7.60; bleacher single seats, $4. This advance sale of season tick ets ts to provide a fund which will guarantee to each club a eartahi ! amount of money for each game plav | cl. no matter how small the attend ! > anon The amount guaranteed depends an- j ttrely upon tha number of tickets add and everyone Interested ts requested to purchase season tickets before rhe opening of the season JOHNNY DOBBS WANTS TO SIGN CRISTALL CHATTANOOGA Pitcher Crlatalt. who was with Memphis two years ago and Migitgomery last season, ts auriotis to come here and play with Johmiv Dobbs' team Crist nil ts now a free agent, and he has written the local manager for term* Crts j tall I® a left-hander, and a fine work er, and Dobbs may add him to his staff, providing that he aells one of i hie right-handers tor the purchase I price Dobbs expects to make a few deals In the uext week or two by which he will trade several of hts young . players, and secure one or two more ! experienced men He aVoady has a i veri fast ltue-up, but there are one or two stations that may need a lit I I tie added strength, and this Dobbs The upper row of pictures is a pick of former pugilistic champions. The low er row shows the present champions. In the upper row, from left to right, are—Paperweight, Jimmy Barry; bantamweight, George Dixon; feather weight, Terry McGovern; heavy-feather, Young Corbett; lightweight, Joe Gans; welterweight, Joe Walcott; light-middle, Jack Dempsey; middleweight, Boh Fitzsimmons; light-heavy, Joe Choynski; heavyweight, Jim Jeffries. Lower row, from left to right—Paperweight, Johnny Coulon; bantamweight, Young O’Leary; featherweight, Abe Attel; heavy-feather, Jem Driscoll; light weight, Battling Nelson; welterweight, Jack Blackburn; light-middle, Jimmy Gardner; middleweight, Stanley Ketchel; light-heavy, Sam Langford, heavy weight, Jack Johnson. CHANDLER SIGNS WITHJORFOLK JACKSONVILLE—Hayes Chandler, iae clover outer gardener who play od mioh good ball for the Scouts last season, closed yesterday morning with Manager Win Clark of the Nor folk club of the Virginia league. This moans that the boy who stole so many bases for the Scouts, and who was a holy terror to all opposing catchers will not be a member of the South Atlantic league for another season. The Norfolk club has offered Chan dler a better salary than he could draw here and Mull&ney, always ready to do all in his power to help a fellow' player, has allowed the outer gardener to accept the offer. He so wired Manager Clark yesterday morn- Ing. Last season Chandler played excel lent ball for the Scouts. He went Into the game to win every after uoon, and many of hts timely wal lops put the game on the ice for the Hoouts His regular position was right Held, but he was always ready to Jump In and play any position where he was needed. The fans of Jacksonville are sorry that "Chan" will not be here. At the same time they are glad to know that he has bettered himself, and he has only the best wishes of local fandom few a successful season in the Virginia league. The player is now in this city and will remain here tin til early during Maroh, when he will report to the Norfolk club. Man ager Clark has secured a good mail, one of the best that played in the South Atlantic League last season. CALL HIM BERKEL, NOT BIERKORTTE The sporting editor yesterday re ceived a letter from Johnny Biep kortte, says the Jacksonville Tlmes- Unton, and the little lnflelder, in all earnestness, has requested that he uc known during she coming base ball season as Johnny Rerkol When lllerkortte first signed with the Scouts, two seasons ago. he vis I Ited the Ttanea-Vnion office on the night of his arrival in the city and asked that he be called Berks! in the j papers. Instead of Blerkortte. It was ■ thought that Sir Jonathan was merely "kidding " and no attention was paid jto hlg requests Throughout the season he request ed that he he called Berkel, but the tans had lrtni as Blerkortte. ami that name was the one that stuck to him. The little blonde says he has good reasons for wanting the name of Rer kal attached to him this season, and :li that is the way he heels abotu the matter It is nothing but right that he should be called such. He says hts reasons for such are his own. That, no oue will deity. The blonde-haired lad Is working for the East Coast at St. Augustine but he says he will be ready to re port whenever Mull gives the signal There is every reason to believe that Kid Berkel (don’t forget the namel will make the Scouts a good man during the coming season. will get At least he Intends to have strong candidates for every position, and it win be a survival of the fit i test when the fight for regular Jobs (comes off in March and April. THE AUGUSTA HERALD CASTRO TO ARRANGE DATES FOR GAMES WITH ATLANTA When Manager Castro left the city Friday night it was with the under standing that he would at once begin to confer with Manager Smith in an effort to get settled the dates on which the Atlanta team would play exhibition games with the Augusta club in this city. The dates desired by the local club and which will probably be settled upon are April 9 to 10. Atlanta has never played an exhibition game in Augusta and the games here with Bil COLUMBUS WANTS GMUBUM GAME COLUMBUS, Ga.—lt is not improb able that an effort will be made to secure the next fall Aubum-Georgia football game for Columbus. Already there is talk of it, and as Columbus is becoming more and more interest ed In sports of this charhoter. it is quite likely that the matter will as aume definite shape before much longer. It will be recalled that the last game between these two teams was pulled off in Montgomery, that place being selected as neutral ground. The game there naturally drew large crowds from Alabama points, but the attendance from Georgia towns was not as large as It would have been if the game had been played nearer home. Columbus sent a large dele gation to witness the game. Should the next game he played here, people from both states would have a fine opportunity for attending it. It would be as near to Alabama as it would be to Georgia, and it is not un likely that the attendance from both states would be record-breaking. It appears that Columbus Is the logical battle ground for all games between Georgia and Alabama college teams, and the sportsmen of this city will make an effort to secure at least a part of them. WRESTLING MATCH ON SEVENTEENTH Harry Seebeck, a professional wrestler who hail% from Columbia blew into the city Triday and an nounced that a bout had been ar ranged between him and Eddie Sears of Atlanta, to take place In Augusta on February 17. The Armory hall has been secured for the bout, says Seebeck. Seebeck Is a husky looking fellow who issues a challenge to any wrest ler In theee parts, or any others for that matter. In the eatch-as-catch-can style, who can make hts weight. 190 pounds. He will start training at once for the bout here on the seven teenth. Seebeck says if wrestling takes tn Augusta he will put on a number of bouts here. The bout on the seven | tcenth, is to be preceeded by some j sparring or wrestling matches. Want-advertiae it—if its salable, I and sell it. ly Smith’s men would prove interest ing. In addition to the games in Augusta with Smith’s men, the local bunch will journey to Atlanta for two games on April 12 and 13. There is a game scheduled with the New York Amer icans here on April 5. Games will also probably be arranged with the Anderson and Greenville clubs of the Carolina League. From Atlanta the Augusta club will go to Birmingham for a game on April 14, prior to open ing in Chattanooga on the fifteenth. MACON MAY CEI JOHNNY WACNON MACON.—It is not at all improb able but that John Wagnon, the well known Sallie leaguer who is now the property of the Newark club, may be turned over to the locals. If so, he will nicely round out the Macon outfield, making it one of the strong est In the league. Wagnon is too well known for mention, having played with Colum bia, Augusta and Jacksonville for the past several years. He made good everywhere. Last year he hit .296 and was one of the best outfielders of the league. His showing was such that Newark purchased him. But as George Stallings has al ready delivered several good men to Newark, which club he owns, there hardly seems any chance for Wag non The Newark team reports in Milledgeville in about three weeks. The deal will probably be closed at that time. SENT I HUNDRED TS MATTHEWS CHARLESTON, S. C.—Stockhold ers of the Charleston Baseball club have wired SIOO to Wilson Matthews, directing him to come to Charleston at once and assume actively his duties as president of the club. It is expected that he will get here the first part of next wee*, probably Monday or Tuesday. Matthews has asked the Charleston franchise own ers to put up $1,500 which they have not yet done but it is thought that once Matthews reports here for duty, interest will Increase tn the sport and the desired subscription of stock will be forthcoming and baseball will be assured tor Charleston. With the exception of Ball, Lewis, Durrett and Clancy of the team of last year have not been retained but all the other Sea Gull players are still held and they will form the basis of the new team. GEORGE STALLINGS LEAVES TOMORROW MACON. Ga—Manager George Stal lings, of the New York Americans will leave Macon tomrrow for Chica go where he is to attend a meeting of the baseball moguls. Upon his return Stallings will be n-adv to greet the Highlander* in Macon for they will be due here about that tme. WON if KEEP HOUSED 001 MACON, Georgia.—Unless the horseman who are spending the win ter at Central city park do more to keep up their end of the contract with the citl it is very probable that the park will never again be turned over to them. This winter they have been using it for sleeping purposes and have failed to keep the grounds cleaned. The contract stipulates that there shall be no sleeping in the stables by any but those who must look after the animals by night. This requires but a very few men. The city council was somewhat backward about granting the horse man the right to use the park and they are now regretting their action. Mat Maloney Mathew Maloney, the New York marathon run ner, who has just entered professional ranks. JOHN DOBBS GETS BOSTON PITCHER CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Johnny Dobbs this morning received the con tract of Pitcher Geprge, late of the Boston Americans. George is a left hander and is said to be one of the most promising pitchers in the South. Three years ago he was with a West ern league team and was purchased at a fancy price by the Boston club. His first season in the big league was very successful and he won con siderably over half the games he pitched. Early last season he was stricken with typhoid fever, an-d did not play. This year he is in good shape, and should make the local club a good man. He is wintering in Birmingham, and Catcher Meek was responsible for him coming to Chattanooga. Several Southern league clubs were after him. Want-advertise it—for there are people looking for a chance to buy , a used carriage. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14. ARLIE LATHAM BUFFALO.—The return to the dia mond or Arlie Latham, and particu larly his connection with the local club, brings to mind some interesting tales that are told about the "clown" when he was working for Chris Von der Ahe, who himself was one of the most interesting figures in baseball. Von de Ahe was a typical German, with a Teutonic dialect as wide a« his girth.' Latham never missed a chance to put one over on the "Poss manager,” but after everybody had given Chris the laugh he would come back with this: “Mit all his faults I luf him still.” Latham was playing in St. Louis on one July 4th. The park was crowd ed. Previous to going on the field Chris and Arlie had a run-in, and the German, whose fiery temper caused him to say things he never meant, told Latham that he wished somebody would "Shoot him dead." This was a cue for Arlie. When he left the clubhouse for the field he had concealed in his blouse a giant firecracker. This he placed undy* - third base when Von der Ahe had hi back turned. The game had gone about two in nings and Latham had made two er rors. Chris was furious. From his perch in the stand he yelled: “Und dat. is a pall player. Yes? Vy doant somebody shooted him?” This was Latham’s cue. He had a match in hts pocket and lifted the bag, as if he was to fasten it, he touched off the giant cracker. Everybody was interested in the play when suddenly there was a loud crash at third base. With the re port Arlie Latham was seen to totter a few steps and bring his hand up over his heart and sink to the ground. Von de Ahe saw Latham drop. He let out a screech and fumbled out on the field and was soon kneeling be side Latham. "Ach Gott, Arlie. I didn’t mean dat somebody should shooted you. Blease speak.” Latham suddenly jumped to his feet and, rubbing his ear, said: “It’s all right, Chris. TJie bul let struck me in the mouth and I swallowed it.” Chris did not see the joke until the team left the field. He then hasten ed to the clubhouse and fined Latham SSO for “shooting off" firecrackers on '.fie field. Of course Arlie didn't pay the fine. If he had paid every fine that Chris handed him Latham would owe Vipn de Ahe money. UNI EASEL ON LEAGUE TICKETS MACON, Ga.—Tickets bearing the union label will be used by the Sou'h Atlantic leifgue this year. This is understood by the different clubs and by President Jones as well and the agreements will stave off a lot of trou ble that has occurred each spring in the past. When the tickets have come out minus this label different labor unions have registered kicks and though there never has been an actual boycott the kicks have been there. BAT NELSON MAY FIGHT FRED WELSH SAN ANTONIO, Tex—Battling Nel ! son and Freddie Welsh, the English ! lightweight, may yet be brought to gether, according to Jockey Joe Pig gett, who received this from j New Orleans yesterday: / "Welsh says O. K. He has $2,000 I cash and will secure balance of $5,- j 000, but insists match before May, when he returns to England." It is said Nelson will fight for thii ; amount. Wantnadvertise it—if its lost, or found, or sought; and g«t resuits.