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Friday, February 19.
DOINGS OF THE DAY IN THE SPORTING WORLD
McGraw Drops the Last
' One of His Old Orioles
NEW YORK —There is not a single
player left on the Giant team of the
bunch McOraw brought from Balti
more when John J. sold out his entire
club, of which he was the controlling
factor.
There was a wholesale delivery 6f
the Baltimore team, Andrew Freed
man and John T, Brush, furnishing
the collateral, while Lawyer Sullivan
and Fred Knowles did the sleuthing.
The players who came to New York
to join the Giants as the result of the
deal were Bresnahan, McGinnlty, Gro
nin and McGann, and Filbert was
bought by McGraw the next winter.
McGraw was the man who was most
desired of course, but a whole club
had to be bought out to secure the
prise.
It was the original intention for
Kelley, Seymour and Donlin to join
the Giants, too, but Brush flagged
those stars and they became Reds.
After a while, by purchase, McGraw'
did eventually secure Seymour and
Donlin, the former joining the Giants
soon after he led the league in bat
ting.
With the passing of McGinnity in
fo the bushes, the last one of the old
Baltimore bunch hies himself else
where, with the exception of McGraw.
Donlin and Seymour are left, but did
not come here through the original
deal.
And to look back a bit and see
what that Baltimore crew did for base
ball in New York! Of course the ma
jortly of the credit goes to the man
Suggests Two Divisions For
the South Atlantic League
To make it easier this summer in
classifying the clubs that will make
up the South Atlantic League, and to
add more interest to the race, all
kind* of schemes are likely to appear
upon the scenes, but it would be hard
work to do better than dividing the
circuit into two divisions says Ken
neth Todd in the Macon News. Cali
one the northern division or wing,
and the other the southern division
By consulting a map showing the
location of the eight cities, the affair
resolves itself into but one solution
which is as follows:
Northern Division.
Charleston.
Chattanooga.
Columbia.
Augusta.
. Southern Division.
Macon.
Columbus.
Savannah.
Jacksonville.
This ranking or classification un
doubtedly puts the strongest teams of
thetpost in the Southern wing of the
league as four of the five pennants
have been won by teams of this divls
MANY EXHIBITION
GAMES JR SOUTH
CHICAGO. —The league bill teami
will soon be going south and the vari
ous sections of the country there will
see them in exhibition games.
The Pittsburg Nationals train at
Hot Springs. The following exhibi
tion games have been arranged.
April 8 and 4—At Memphis.
April 10 and 11—At Kansas City.
April 18—At Terre Haute.
April 13 —At Indianapolis.
Cincinnati will send one wing of
pitching staff, composed of the veter
ans, to Hot Springs, for an early
course of training, today.
On February 27 the junior division
of pitchers will go to Atlanta, the
traing quarters tills spring. The
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ager, and rightfully so. but good old
Roger Bresnahan, the solid old Iron
Man, Billy Gilbert, too, for he was
simply a fielding fiend in that cham
pionship year, and even Dan McGann
although he was gradually falling off
in his work for some years, did his
share to make baseball what it is here
today. Jack Cronin, too, should not
be forgotten. The big Staten Islander
did so we!! for a while that he be
came the favorite son of South
Beach.
Baseball’s most recewf boom in
New' York dates from the time Mc-
Graw and that hustling Baltimore
crowd came to the Polo grounds and
perhaps they haven’t made baseball
history too!
Of the New Y'ork Nationals who
won the world's championship in 1905
Manager McGraw' has since released
or traded Dan McGann. Bill Dahlen,
Billy Gilbert, Sam Strang, Frank Bow
erman, Joe McGinnity, Roger Bres
nahan, Luther Taylor, Sam Merles,
George Browne, Bill Clarke and Hall.
McGann has just signed with Mll
waultee. Bresnahan and Gilbert are
with the St. Louis Cardinals; Dehlen,
Bowerman and Browne are with ‘the
Boston Nationals; Taylor has been
sold to Buffalo;McGinnity is on the
market; Strang is with Baltimore,
and Hie others have dropped into the
minor leagues.
Outside of the wirlers Devlin and
Donlin are the only regular members
of the world's champions left, while
Matthewson, Wiltse and Ames are
the remaining pitchers.
ion. Macon has yanked down two
banners and Savannah and Jackson
ville have one each to their credit.
This puts it strictly up to the north
ern cities to develop some fast teams
during the 'coming season.
Another glance at the two divisions
will show that both ends are being
evenly dealt with in the matter of the
two new clubs Chattanooga swings
into the nothern end of the league
and Columbus gets a berth in the
other division. Still another scrutiny
will show that the southern end of
the league draws a brace of sea coast,
towns Savannah and Jacksonville
Macon and Columbus ought to be able
to hook up well with the other two,
and the four ought to be able to make
is exceedingly warm for the others.
Every eight club league in the coun
try has had some kind of a division
made. In the major leagues the ef
fete east is always looking for an op
portunity to down the clubs from the
western division and the same holds
good in the eastern league. Coming
nearer home, we have the Southern
league to look to for some classy di
visional scraps.
entire team has been ordered to re
port at Atlanta March 7. The train
ing wili continue diligently until the
return home March 26.
The following list of games has
been arranged:
March 11 to 13—At Atlanta.
March 18 to 20—At Atlanta.
March 22 and 23—At Chattanooga.
March 24—At Athens, Ga.
March 25 to 27—At Atlanta.
March 27—Colts at Knoxville.
Brooklyn will train at Jacksonville.
Exhibition games have been, hooked
as follows:
First team—
March 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25,
27 and 28 —At Jacksonville.
March 30 and 31—At Montgomery.
April 1, 2 and 3—At Birmingham.
April 5, 6 and 7—At Atlanta.
April 8, 9 and 10—At Nashville. ,
Second team—
March 30 and 31—At Macon, Ga.
April 11—At FjTaidsville.
The Boston American team goes
south February 24, training at Hot
Springs. The exhibition games are
as follows:
March 20—At Memphis.
March 27 —At Little Rock.
April 1 and 2—At Nashville.
The New York Americans will train
at Macon, Ga., reporting about March
1. On April 5 the regular working
north games start, the team being
spilt In two sections. The dates book
ed are:
First team—
Mq/rch 20—University of Georgia,
at Athens.
April s—Atlanta,5 —Atlanta, at Atlanta.
April 6 —Anderson, at Anderson.
April 7—Charlotte, at Charlotte,
N. C.
April B—Lynchburg, at Lynchburg,
Va.
April 9—Richmond, at Richmond,
Va.
Second team —
April s—Bavannah, at Savannah.
April 6—Charleston, at Charleston.
April 7 —Columbia, at Columbia.
April B—Danville, at Danville.
April 9—Norfolk, at Norfolk.
April 10 and 12—Richmond, at Rich
mond.
—Miss Gertrude Lyons of Savannah
will arrive tomorrow to be the guest
for the week-end of Miss Annie Rice
on upper Greene street.
—Miss Maude Hack entertained a
congenial party of friends for dinner
Thursday evening, at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hack,
of Deßruce, in honor of Mr. and Mrs
Carroll Budeau, of N. J.,
who are the guests of Mis*«Ruth Frost
at Hephzlbah.
—Friends of Miss Kate Mangum re
gret to learn that she is ill with the
erip.
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Harry Porter, one of the
greatest high jumpers in
the world, from a snapshot
showing him going over
the bar.
CHRISTY JOINS
HOLDOUT CLUB
NEW YORK. —Christy Mathewson
has joined the Giant holdout club.
The star twirler of the Polo Grounds,
so rumor has it, will not join Mc-
Graw's force until assured a salary
of SB,OOO. Secretary Fred M. Knowles
could not be found last night. It is
well-known that “Matty” has not yet
signed for this season, however.
Mathewson, who is in Cambridge,
coaching the Harvard pitchers, is not
well pleased with the terms of his
contract. While Mr. Brush offered
him a raise over last seasons
stipend, “Big Six" was of the opinion
that he deserved more. To the
writer he stated a couple of weeks
ago that he anticipated no trouble
with the management in any way. He
thought all differences of opinion on
the salary question could be easily
straightened out.
If Mathewson is sincere in that
alleged demand for SB,OOO, a grave
danger threatens the Giants, Matty
is the mainstay of the pitching de
partment of his club. Without his
brilliant services, the club ‘could not
hope to figure as prominently as
last year. But with Mike Donlin,
Harry McCormick and others holding
cut for exorbitant salaries, the Polo
Ground club will indeed be called
upon to declare itself. Capitulation
to one would make little difference
to the financial situation. But if all
the holdouts had to be declared in
and pampered, it would indeed be a
very bad precedent for future times.
No one will deny that Mathewson is
worth SB,OOO a year to any club.
Many would willingly assume his con
tract for almost twice that sum. But
one of the many ironies of profes
sional baseball is that every player
does not get his just deserts. The
big Giant dinger was worth more
than SB,OOO last year. But the club
would be taking a chance in paying
such money for 1909, Matty evidently
realizes, that now is the time to get
the money.
YANKEES ARRIVE
II ICON SUNDAY
NEW YGRK.—The Yankees wil!
go into action sooner than was ex
pected. Instead of sending a de
tachment. of veterans to Hot Springs,
Stallings has ordered eight men to
report to Haddocks, Ga., next Sunday.
| Four of them—Willie Keeler, Walter
Manning, Pe'e Wilaon and Walter
Blair—will start from here Friday
night. Stallings and Irwin will be
on hand Sunday. Demmitt,, Sweeney,
Engle, and McConnell will go directly
from their homes. The remainder
of the big Yankee squad will report
at Macon the following week. Joe
Lake will be one of the last in camp.
His wife’s illness may keep him In
Brooklyn until after March
Will Elberfield Stay?
Washington writers expect to see
Joe Cantillon make a deal with Frank
Farrell in Chicago this week for the
services of Norman Elberfield. It
is believed that Pitcher Eli Cates will
figure In the deal some way. Cates
aays he knows positively that he Is
to be transferred to New York. i
THE AUGUSTA HERALf
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This is an Answer to the
Question—“ Can Merchants
be Honest in Business 7”
Spread, Ga.,
Feb. 15, 1908.
L. Sylvester & Son,
Augusta, Ga.
Dear Sirs:
The pair of pants came this date.
I must write to express my thanks
for the promptness and efficiency 1
shown by you in filling the order, i
The goods are jußt what I desired, ‘
and I could not have been better
pleased, had i come in person to
make the selection. The fit is fine
also. You gave me a bargain.
Yours truly,
L. S. BARRETT.
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Here we are again, with the latest
idea for Washington Birthday novel
ties. This live firm are offering ev
erything new in their line. Their as
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always fresh and good. Try their
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MACHUPROVING
IIS GRANDSTANO
MACON. —When the fans go out to
Central City park on opening day,
they will see a remodeled grandstand
and a lot of other Improvements, both
on the buildings and grounds.
Instead of the present entrance to
the grandstand there will be two
gates this season. The present open
ing will be built over with a tier of
seats and above it, on a speelal plat
form, the refreshment stand will be
located. A series of boxes will be
Installed along the entire length of
the wire netting, and the press stand
will be lowered to a level with the
diamond.
Instead of one exit, as at present,
there will be four this season. The
two entrances will be used as exits,
and two additional openings for use
after the game, will he constructed
at. the two ends of the tier of boxes,
opening so as to pass the people out
under the grandstand. The box of
fice will not he changed.
Together with the turfing of the in
field and the leveling of the entire
outfield, these Improvements will cost
the Macon club nearly two thousand!
dollars. When all this is done, the
fiark .will he one of the prettiest In
the south.
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Great Season-Hud Sale
Of High Class Suits and
Overcoats For Men
And Young Men
Tomorrow and Monday ends what has
proven to be the greatest value giving
event in our history. Owing to our
stocks being larger than usual for this
time of year—due to having purchas
ed heavier than in previous seasons—
we found it necessary to cut prices
without thought of cost to us— we did
And Do For Saturday
And Monday.
L. Sylvester & Son'S,
Established Nearly Half A Century.
838 BROAD STREET.
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BLEAKLEY’S ARCADE.
THE BEST IN THE 35 CENTS CLASS.
Ladies’ Hosiery—Gauze Lisle, reinforced heel, toe and sole, 6-inch double gar
ter top, very fine and light weight. Special double stamp. Per pair ..29c
6 S. & H. Stamps with every purchase.
5 SUITS ONLY, 36x38 Bust. .1 each
blue and brown striped, sizr 36; 1 black
and gray striped, size 36; 1 brown mix
ed, size 38; 1 fancy dark plaid, size 36.
These are this season’s Long Coat
Suits and were $38.50 to $46.50 each.
Ti close we will sell them at $12.50.
Extra size 44 to 50, black Suite, at
$9.98 Suit.
BLOCKS Scientific Go-Farts, the best and most perfect bahy carriage yet de
vised. See them, prices from $6.00 UP
Our Great After Supper Sale - Saturday Evening-Sale Starts at 8 O’clock
Promptly.
Octagon Soap, 3 cakes for 10c
Ivory Soap, 3 cakes for 10c
One pound Imported Castile Soap. .10c
Men’s Solid Colored and Embroidered
Half Hose (19c) 8 l-2c
Ladies’ Seamless Hose, Black, Tan and
Balbriggan .. , 7 l-2c
Men’s Imitation Guyot Suspenders
(25c), at ....10c
Boys’ Suspenders (very good) ... 10c
Ladies’ Vests and Pants, 25c grade 19c
Children’s Seamless Hose, 7c pair, 4
pairs for 25c
Air Float Talcum Powder, box ... ,5c
Men’s Hemstitched Pocket Handker
chiefs (limited), each 2 l-2c
6 Cakes Flotilla Soap for
ATTEND THIS GREAT SATURDAY NIGHT SALE.
It Pays To Trade At Bleakley’s Arcade.
S. & H. (ireen Trading Stamps.
i he Fact that Our Stock
Is Made Up Principally
of the Finest Speci
mens of
ALFRED BENJAMIN & SAMPECK
Fine Clothing
Should bo sufficient attraction to
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ALFRED BENJAMIN AND SAM
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of the exclusive custom-tailor in every
detail.
Now You Can Chose
$15.00 and SIB.OO ft I A r H
Suits and Overcoats.. .. 0 I U l 3 U
$20.00, $22.50 and $23.50 SIQ C(I
Suits and Overcoats .. $ I 0 ■ w U
$25, $27.50 and S3O I n Cfl
Suits and Overcoats .-. .. $ I UiuU
$5.00 and $6,00 tQ RH
Paragon Trousers wOhuU
Big re Auctions in Children’s Depart
ment.
Boys’ Suits‘s2.oo
That weres3.oo and $3.50 with plain
knee trousers.
Boys’ Suits $3.50
That were $5.00 and $6.00 with bloom
er trousers.
Boys’ Suits $5.00
With Knickerbockers,, fancy weaves,
that were $7, $7.50 and SB.
Watch for Flap Jack Sal.
A Grand Sale of Laces Tuesday, 23d,
values up to $1.25 yard. See window
display.
REMNANTS OF TABLE LINEN.
20 yard lengths, very fine goods . .$1.15
2 1-2 yard length, very fine goods $1.45
3 yard lengths, very fine goods. .$1.75
3 1-2 yard lengths, very fine goods $2.05
Remnants of Kitchen Toweling and
Crash.
Children’s Hemstitched Handker
chiefs, each lc
Plaid dimity Handkerchiefs each 2 l-2c
Hand Bag 4, worth 50c each, at ... .19c
15c extra large sizdd Huck Towels, at
each 10c
12 l-2c Curtain Swiss, full 30 inches
wide, yard 8 l-2c
Hemmed Napkins, 1H inches square, 6
for 25c
Ladies’ Turn-over Collars, Embroider
ed ( 1 ()c), now, each 2 l-2c
35c New Net Veilings, Saturday night,
at, yard 25c
About 1 erate Lemons to he sold at,
per dozen 10c
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