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MONDAY, APRIL 26. MULLANEY AND HIS SCOUTS ARE HERE FOR THREE GAMES torn TEAM IS HERE FOR A SERIES Chaperoned by the Club-President, Mr. McWest and Mr. Lawrence West. Sporting Editor of the Times Union, Dominick J. Mullaney and his Jack sonville Scouts are here for a three game series with Count Castro’s Tourists, and the local aggregation will have their hands full. Against a crippled team, the visitors will loom particularly largo. but playing on the home grounds, with a: least two holes plugged up, the Tourists should get away with at least two games of the series. Mull is only carrying 'twelve men but thinks he is the only Manager in the league, excepting Castro, possibly who • can say that much. The old Scout declares the 12-player limit was utterly devoid of reason to begin with. “The trouble with the directors in this league is they want us managers to put winning teams in the field without spending much money. Econ omy is always the cry. 1 ant against the 12-player rule, although the Jacksonville club owners will probably pe the last to give in when the matter Is put up to them. Because 1 got away ivith the rag last year is due as much so a wonderful run of good luck as liny thing else. 1 dare say I couldn’t ho it again, even with the same team, |as any player Is liable to be.hurt any I day.” Mull has a splendid organization of baseball talent this season, and in games already played they shcfwed tip strong. Savannah lost five games out of six against the Scouts, and Colum bia was beaten twice. Nevertheless, Mull says Savannah outfit Is strong. "You can watch the Indians'’ he says, "even if we did beat ’em five out of six. They are a much stronger team than they were doped out before the season opened. And Columbia bitch is a faster set of ball players." Manager Castro may get in the game today. If h e does. McCarty will be sent to the right garden. "McCarty is a mighty fast little sec ond baseman.” declared the Count, "and If he could hit he’d be worth keeping all season. He’s just as good baseman as you’d want to see.” Cad Coles’ ankle is still sore, and will probably keep him out of the game until Wednesday, at least. Dun Halford, the Augusta athlete who showed up so well last week in the series with Columbus’ will play center field this afternoon. The Tourists and Scouts will line up as follows: Augusta. Jacksonville. McLaurin, If. Tensey, if Bierman, ss Reggv, if. Hornhorst, lb ' Taffe' ’ cf. McMahon, 3b Mullaney,’ lb. Carson, c. Dwyer, 3b Castro or McCarty, 2b Peartree, 2b Eialford, cf Bierkotte, ss Hannifan, rs Roth c H anks, p. Schultz ’ p. ICON WILL VOTE Foe 111 inSE Manager Lawlor ancl Sec retary Starr Are Now Both in Favor of Revok ing the Twelve-Player Rule. MACON, GA.—The 12-player limit rule which has beer, in vogue since the South Atlantic League opened on. the 15th of this month is now in its passing. It has been upon its de cline for about a week, for the sys tem showed at the start its many weaknesses, and subsequent develop ments have made the club owners realize their mistake in ever cham pioning such a regulation. Last night the Macon baseball as sociation received a letter from Pres ident W. A. Jones in which he asked for the views of the local club on a to a 13-player limit. A similar £>tter was directed to every club In She league and the answers that are received will probably settle the ques jlion for good. At the opening of sea •on Macon stood for 12 men and she field a similar position when 12 met) Rvere vot'd upon at one of the league Jraeetings. Since then, however, Sec jfe e.vy Starr and Manager Lawlor have »seen practical demonstrations of the ■ inability of the managers to cope with fa 12-man limit. As a result the an | swer from Macon is that she is ready ; to have the rule changed so that 13 men can be parried. Augusta was one of the first clubs to take a stand against the 12-man rule and of course that club will vote for 13. At least four of the other six clubs, and probably all of them, will •sk for a change and President Jones will then make the formal announce ment that 13 men can be carried. This will alow each club in the cir cuit 4 pitchers and two catchers. It should have been this way from the start, but the club owners during the winter thought they would be able to get ajpng with an even dosen players. COULDN’T LOSE THE PROFESSOR Student of Astronomy—i have dis covered a new star, professor. I Professor—What’s she playing in, my boy?—Harvard Lampoon. QUINTET OF FAST YOUNGSTERS WITH JOHNNY M GRAW "* ‘ ~ •• • „ -* y PRESIDENT JONES EXPLAINS THE MACON AFFAIR President Jones is in town, and the Augusta team is back home. Mullaney’s Jacksonville Scuots arc here too. Mr. Jones made a very exhaustive investigation of that unfortu nate Macon fracas, and took action according to his lights in the mat ter. And be it to his lasting credit that he succeeded in straightening out a very perplexing tangle to the eminent satifaction of all pa-ties concerned. The situation, summed up briefly, is this: The game stands for feited to Macon, because the Augusta team left the field; the Augusta club must pay a fine of SSO because the team refused to play; Castro must pay a fine of $25 because he refused to leave the grounds when ordered to do so by Umpire Settley. “Settlev wired me that he fined Castro SSO for calling his team off th field," said President Jones in discussing the affair. "So the first thing 1 did whep I got to Macon was to find out about that. 1 learn ed that Gast.o did not order his team to leave the field, so I remitted the fine. But on the other hand a preponderance of the evidence showed that Manager Castro had over-stspped the limit on the coaching line, and that he laid himself liable to a fine by refusing to leave the field when ordered to do so by Umpire Settley. So I imposed the fine of $25. I learned that Settley did not strike McMahon, but pushed him back when he rushed up. If he had hit him a blow I would have discharged him at once and signed another umpire." As stated in The Herald of Sunday, P/esident Jones has taken ac tion in regard to the player limit. Messages were sent Saturday to all the league directors to submit a vote on the question. Three clubs have already voted to Increase the limit to 13 men. President Jones is satisfied Charleston will vote for an increase, and expects to commu nicate with another director by long distance telephone today. And If he gets another vote to increase, he will immediately authorize by tele graph all clubs to carry 13 men. ' Mr. Jones’ position In the player limit matter is very clearly de fined. Before the season opened he made an effort, at a meeting of th« league directors held In Chattanooga, to get a majority vote for the in crease. But the directors said na y _ nay , So with t jj at the president desisted. Some weeks later Mr. Harry Morris tried to start the agita tion again, by requetslng President Jones to submit the matter to a vote. But having been once Bat upon, figuratively speaking, the lea gue mogul felt a delicacy in according the league directors a second opportunity to vote down his movement, and he declined to act on Mr Morris’ suggestion He felt confident that once the season opened and a practical test of the 12-player limit proved it to be an unwise regulation, the directors would decide to vote it down, and so they will probably do today, or tomorrow. Umpire Westerveldt will make his debut to Augusta fandom in to day’s game. He is a big, healthly, husky awete, who might readily be taken for a ball player, and if size and appearance count for any thing he certainly has the goods. President Jones is well pleased with his judicial staff. He de clares that Settley underwent the acid test in Macon, and came out. with a whole skin. Daly was a little oft on balls and strikes, to start, with but that is only natural in his first series, opines the league president’ and he is confident the diminutive arbiter will deliver satisfactory goods from now on. CHIEF NORRIS > BSCS iir Chief M. J. Norris, of the Augusta police department, has been very in strumental in arresting R. S. Harri son and Roy Davis, two men wanted by the authorities of Rahway, N. J. Harrison was a policeman on the po lice force of Savannah when he was arrested on the advices of Chief Nor rie. Davis was in Augusta, but skipped out one night last week. Car rying with him, the police believe, a suit of clothes belonging to a fellow boarder. He was arrested in At lanta and is now serving a term on the Atlanta public works. Here is a quintet of youngsters upon whom Johnny MeGraw depends in good measure to win the pen nant for him. From left to right they are—Murray, outfielder; Schlei, catcher; Meyers, catcher, Ray mond, pitcher, and O'Hara, fiflder. Davis will be brought back to Au gusta when his sentence is out to fact trial for larceny from the house. The police say they have good evidence against him. Officer Moore, of New Jersey is on his way to get Harri son from Savannah. Chief Norris received word from Mr. Chas. L. Moore, the chief patrol officer, of the reformatory at Rah way, N. J. that the two men were wanted. They were released on pa role, on the- condition that they did not leave the state. They left, how ever, Harrison, getting a job on the Savannah police force. Davis came to Augusta. Davis left before Chief Norris could arrest him. He will In all probability be tried here at the next term of court for larceny from the house. Chief Norris was told that Harrison was on the police force in Savannah, so he sent Chief Austin a photograph and a description of the man wanted. THE AUGUSTA HEPAI.D %££!>/ » '>*o ..rfV-S® « WV\*4 W** sVm' * ■ fr ILaJa „ ‘ " " 'St - -Si' ifc*> w\ Standing of Clubs South Atlantic League. Won. Lost. P. C. Chattanooga 7 2 .777 Jacksonville 7 2 .777 Charleston 4 3 .655 Columbus 6 4 .555 Macon 4 5 444 Columbia 3 fi .333 Savannah 2 6 .2jo Augusta 2 7 .222 Southern League. Won. Lost. P. C. New Orleans 9 2 .81R Nashville 7 i .700 Atlanta 5 4 .655 Mobile 5 4 .555 Little Rock 5 6 .454 Montgomery 4 5 .444 Birmingham 3 6 .333 Memphis ..1 8 .111 National League. Won. Lost. P. C. Boston 4 3 .660 Cincinnati 7 4 .633 Chicago 5 4 .555 Philadelphia 3 ;i .500 New York 5 3 fpo Pittsburg ( 5 .444 Brooklyn 3 4 .428 St. Louis 4 7 .866 American League. Won. lajst. P. L New York f> 2 .750 Detroit .. .. 7 3 .700 Philadelphia 4 4 .500 Boston 4 4 .500 St. Louis 4 5 .444 Chicago 4 5 .444 Cleveland 4 6 .400 Washington 2 6 250 SHADOW OF COMING EVENTB. 'Tou look so pale and thin. What’s got you?” "Work. From morning to night and only a one-hour rest.” "How long have you been at it?' “I begin tomorrow." —Success. ONLY HEIRESSES WANTED. Lord Lacland took his rejection much to heart. “Cheer up,” we said, slapping the young fellow on the back. "There’s plenty of fish in the sea.” "But not goldfish," his lordship oh served, gloomily. Philadelphia (Bul letin. Chief Austin Immediately placed Har rison under arrest. Mr. Moore will be In Savannah in a day or two to get Harrison. He will not be able to get Davison account of the charges 1 against him. ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ South Atlantic League. Jacksonville In August.!*. Chattanooga in Macon. Columbia in Savannah. Charleston In Columbus. Southern League. Montgomery In Atlanta. Nashville In Birmingham. Memphlß In Mobile. Little Rock In N? v Orleans American League. Detroit at Cleveland. St. Louis at. Chicago. New York at Boston. Philadelphia at Washington. National League. Boston at New York. Pittsburg at. St Louis. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Chicago at Cincinnati. SACRED HEART BEAT SHARON HIGH SCHOOL SHARON, Ga.—The boys of S. H. Seminary won an exciting game, In the ninth Inning, from the Sharon High school, today, by a score of 6 to 5. The features of the game were the hitting of the Convent boys and the fielding of the High school. The line-up was as follows; H. H. Sem’y. Postton High School IS. Logan .1. Cloth worthy Pitch J. T. Crouch L. Brown Cgtoh M. Shields R. Moore First. Base W. Puder R. Perkins Second Base T. Arnold R. Reynolds Third Base S. Campbell 1.. Jackson Short Stop J. C. Crouch H. Perkins Left Field P. Chealharu D. Flynt Right Field B Daly O. Fallln Center Field Score by Innings: R. Sharon H. 8 200 111 006— 5 S. H. Hem 800 000 102 6 J MAY COTTON MADE NEW HIGH RECORD NEW YORK.—The cotton market I started firm at an advance of nine to eleven point* and after call Improved ' further. May led making a new high j record for the season. There was! talk of a squeeze In May * # ' • **ss&>■■<& 4%*/ V^S^Y Vi JOHNSON WILL FiEHT KEICHEIL CHICAGO —Ohamplon Jack John son, according to his own statement, has no intention of cancelling the match with Stanley Ketchell, set for October 12 at Sun Francisco, unless in near future he is able to secure posit ire agreement wllli Jeffries. COLLEGE BASEBALL GAMES THIS WEEK Walker, Great South African Runner, Sails For Fngland Monday. NEW YORK Among the interest ing sporting events scheduled to take place this week are the following: Monday Harvard plays Princeton at Now York. Wednesday Northwestern plays Illinois at Evans ton. Williams plays Brown at Williams. Naval Academy plays Maryland University at University grounds. University of Michigan plays Woos ter at Wooster. Thursday. Dartsmouth plays Bowdoln at Man over. Columbia plays Syracuse at Syra cuse. R. E. Walker, South African cham pion sprinter, sails from Johannesburg to F.ngland to meet Canadian cham pion Kerr. Ohio state league opens today. Saturday. West Point plays Columbia at Co lumbia. Entries close at Syracuse for the State Fair racing season. Montclair golf tournament opens to day. lIN SIIFUE CONGRESS OPEN LONDON.—The International Wo trmri Suffrage congress opened Mon day. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Call, of America presided. Delegate* repre senting Great Britain, United Stai-c arid the British colonies were In at tendance. BasebaH Peers’ Popularity Contest Herald Coupon. I cast my vote for . as the most popular baseball player on the Augusta Team. Name Address Fill out thia Coupon and send to "Deo" Oliva, at The Savoy. PAGE FIVE “BOG" POMS DIED FROM CUE POISON PHILADELPHIA, Pa—Mr Maurice Power*, star catcher for Philadelphia American League Baseball club and one of the best known and most, pop ular hall players iu the country, died at the hospital here of gangrene poisoning. FOOT GEORGE HILL GLIB MONDAY NEW YORK- -Annual New' YVirlt automobile carnival open* today with hilt climb at Fort George In which ten events are scheduled. White must of competitions are for gaso line vehicles, electrics, steamers and all types have been provided for. Contestants will be drawn from sev eral nearby states. Southern League LITTLE ROCK 3; NEW ORLGA**« 2. (At New Orleans.) Score: R H EJ New Orleans... .00(1 000 200—2 2 l Little Rock 000 100 Hi—3 S 1 Batteries —Brettenstetn and Mats thews: Hart and Casey. American League TIGERS a: NAPS 0. (At Detroit.) Score: R H I) Detroit 000 0002 tOx—3 6 1 Cleveland 000 000 000—0 3 0 Summers and Schmidt; Wright and Clarke Time, 1:28. Umpires, Kerin and O'Loughlln. CHICAGO 1; ST. LOUIS 0. (At Chloago.) Score: R H E Chicago 000 000 001—1 4 2 St. Louis 000 000 000—0 3 2 Scott and Sullivan; Graham and Stephens. Time, 1:45. Umpires Per rlnc and Sheridan. National League PIRATES 2; REDS 1. Score: R H 13 Cincinnati 000 010 000—1 1 2 Pittsburg 010 0110 100—2 8 1 Dubec and McLean; Camltz and Uib son. Time, 1:40. Umpirea, Khun and Kano. CHICAGO 6; ST. LOUIS 4. *5 (At St. Louis.) Score: R H B St. Louis 000 040 000— 4 10 4 Chicago * 300 110 000—6 5 0 1 Rhoades and UtoHuahau; Pfeister, Overall and Moran. Time, 2:08. Uni. plies, O’Day and Urns lie. FAMOUS GIOSOI ' GIRL MARRIED NEW YORK.—Mis* Nora Lang liorne, the youngest of the famoua Langhome Hlslers, of Virginia, and Paul Phipps, of London, were married Mondny afternoon, Bishop Courtney officiating, assisted by Rev. Mr. Noavc, of Virginia. Mr. Phipps and his bride will sail Wednesday for England and will make their home lu London. > ’•*, j ANOTHER QUERY. Little Willie- Say, pa! Pa— What I* It, my *on? Little Willie—Do they raise chicory In a hennery?- Exchange. . hi. . ) TWO OF A KIND. "Yes," said the farmer, "I get my living from the soil,” "Same here," rejoined the wash lady. -Exchange. FORGOT DIRECTIONS. Matilhy Land sakes, Hiram! What be you a’shakln’ that hoy for? Hiram—Wall, th’ forgetful little ratt.lcpale Jeal look his medicine an’ forgot tew shake th’ bottle like doc tol’ im!— Phlludephls Bulletin.
