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OGER TWIRLS WELL
: iri PINCHES AND GETS
I GULLS EVEN BREAK
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Kirby Will Be Held For Boston Braves
KIRBY WAS TOLD THA .
CUBS OFFERED $10,000 .
FOR LATER DELIVERY j J
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CUBS’ SCOUT OFFERED TO
GIVE $10,000 FOR KIRBY
Manager Bris Lord Will Hold His Phenom for Boston Braves.
Youngster is Natural Hitter—Became a
, Star by Chance
fly REUBEN A. LEWIS
HAD Bris Lord been anxious to
yield his young star—LaRue Kirby
—to the majors the Mobile treasury
would have taken an abrupt swelling.
Jack McCarty, scout for the Chicago
Cubs, was directed by the Chicago moguls
to give the blond outfielder the “once
over” and report at headquarters. As
directed, he journeyed to Montgomery
last week and was pleasantly astounded
by the deft swatting antics of his pros
pect.
“Straightway the “Ivory-hunter” hied
to tlie sanctium of Manager Bris Lord
and engaged in an entertaining conversa
tion. McCarty conveyed the knowledge
to Lord that he was strong for Kirby
and wanted him to set his price on him.
With his usual reserve, Lord hinted that
the season was young and told McCarty
that he did not wish to sell Kirby now.
* * *
After the disappointing interview, Mc
Carty sought his prospect. Having
known him in the majors, the Cub scout
told Kirby that he hoped to elevate him
to the Cubs. “I’d give $10,000 for you,”
said the Chicago scout to the youngster.
But instead of becoming inflated with
pride, Kirby replied that he did not know
what Lord wanted to do with him, but
tlmt he wanted to please his boss.
The big outfielder admitted that Mc
Carty was willing to pay $10,000 for his
release and delivery at the close of the
Southern, league season yesterday after
noon. However, he declared that he
wanted to stay in the Southern through
out the year, for he realized he lacked
the proper experience to make him a
regular in big league ranks. This iB the
first year that he has ever played regu
larly in the outfield.
• * *
Lord will not sell Kirby to any club
until the Boston Nationals have exercised
a last bid. “Stalling practically gave me
everything I have,” said Manager Lord,
last night,” and 1 am surely going tc
show him every consideration. Kirby is
certainly a wonderful youngster. The big:
leagues crave right-handed hitters for
their clubs, and as Kirby bats right
handed, he should incite active bidding.
He. is the outright property of the Mo
bile club, for the Giants made us a pres
ent of him at the beginning of the year.
The only drawback the youngster has
at present is lack of experience. He is
a good fielder, with a wonderful arm.
Surely one would want no evidence that
he is a swell hitter. He is the leading
extra base hitter of the league.
“The manner in which Kirby was con
verted into an outfielder was not un
usual. During the exniomou bhiuw. »•
wanted to watch every man under fire.
As I had only three outfielders, including
myself, I had to get a substitute in the
outfield. The boys told me that he had
proved a good hitter with Pensacola In
the outfield, so I sent him out there.
• • *
"The big fellow proved a wonderful
surprise. He started walloping them to
all corners and bagging everything that
came his way. So I just decided to keep
him there, for it was Impossible to get
anything from the big leagues with the
Federal® so active in their search for
proper material.
* • •
“When Calhoun was Injured. 1 shifted
him to first base and there he starred.
In fine, I think he Tvill prove a star in
the majors- some day. He is just a
youngster yet, lor lie will be 24 on bis
next birthday. He is a willing student
and that is a matter of great satisfac
tion. There is no doubt that he is a nat
ural hitter. If he has a weakness, i
don’t think tlie pitchers have found it. It
was supposed that he couldn’t lilt a hall
on the outside, but he has driven out
many long hits on outside balls. He hits
to all three fields."
The big right fielder was born on De
cember 30. 1889, at St. Johns, Mich. He
opened his professional career with the
Lansing club in the South Michigan
league in 1910 as a pitcher. After a
brief stay of one month, he went to
Travers City, where he played until July
26. 1912, when he was purchased by tne
Giants for $2500. As a pitcher, he was
the wonder of the league. When he was
purchased by Scout Wilbert Robertson.
Kirby led the twirlers with 19 victories
and two losses.
Unusual as it is for a moundsman to be
a heavy hitter, Kirby lias an average of
over .300 for five years. This year, he
has a swatting mark of .339. In 1913, with
Pensacola In the Cotton States league
and Charleston, in the South Atlantic, he
slugged .302; 1912 was th^e only season he
failed to hit over the three century mark
for he registered only .292. In 1911 he
hit .356 and .324 the preceding year—his
first in professional ranks.
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Kirby has an ideal build for a star hit
ter. He ranges just a margin of an Inch
under six feet, weighs 180 and is just 23
years old. He possessed a might whip
and has a record of 10 2-5 seconds for a
100-yard dash. The blond gardener throws
right-handed and seems to show no ef
fects of the injury suffered by his throw
ing arm last year.
i Unle®8*he slackens his gait in the field
and at the bat, the Michigan lad will
bring a record price for a Southern
leaguer. While few concede he is as
promising as Big Dave Robertson, it may
be safely predicted that he will be, an
object of active bidding by big league
clubs. In all likelihood, the Boston Na
tionals will have him in the outfield in
1915.
ALTHOUGH OUTHIT
BILLS ANNEX FINAL
Montgomery, June 25.—New Orleans out*
flit Montgomery more than two to one
in the last game of the series played here
this afternoon, but the locals won, 2 to 1.
McLeod and Kissinger hurled great ball,
the latter allowing only four hits, but Mc
Leod was effective with men on bases. In
the ninth New Orleans rallied and scored
one run and had runners on second and
y third with no outs. Sylvester hit a hoi
one to McLeod, who held the runner on
third and tossed Sylvester out at first.
Bluhm then fanned and Northen, hitting
for Adams, went out to Snedecor unassist
ed. Score:
New Orleans— AB. R. H. O. A. E,
Hendryx, cf. 2 0 0 3 0 <!
Starr, 2b. 2 0 1 1 3 (
Barbare, ss. 4 1 3 0 2 (
Burns, If. 4 0 1 2 0 (
Lindsay, 3b. 4 12 11]
Sylvester, rf. 4 0 o o 0 (
Bluhm, lb. 4 0 3 11 2 (
Adams, c. 3 0 0 6 0 1
Kissengor, p. 3 0 0 l 6 (
•Northen . 1 0 0 0 0 (
Totals . 31 1 10 24 14 ]
■' *Batted for Adams in ninth
Montgomery— AB. R. H. O. A. E
Hollander, ss. 4 0 0 2 2 1
Baker, 2b. 4 0 0 2 2 1
Daly. If. 2 0 1 3 0 1
Snedecor, lb. 3 0 0 8 11
Parker, rf. 3 0 0 1 0 1
Jantzen, cf. 3 0 12 11
Gribbens, 3b. 3 1113 1
Donahue, c . 3 118 3 1
McLeod, p. 3 0 0 0 2:
* Totals . 28 2 4 27 14
Score by Innings:
New Orleans . 000 000 001—1
Montgomery . 000 000 02*—:
Summary: Two-base hits, Barbare
Bluhm. Stolen base, Hendryx. Double
plays, Jantzen to Snedecor; Baker to Hol
lander to Snedecor. Base on balls, Mc
Leod 1, lvissenger 1. Struck out, Kissengei
5. McLeod 6. Time, 1:58. Umpires, Rud*
derham and Kellum.
SOUTH ATLANTIC
At Columbia: Columbia 4, Charles
ton 1.
At Jacksonville: Jacksonville 1, Co
lumbus 3.
At Macon: Macon 11, Savannah 2.
At Augusta: Augusta 13, Albany 4.
texas League
At Waco: Waco 5, San Antonio J
At Austin: Austin 2, Galveston 16.
At Dallas: Dallas 5, Beaumont 9.
At Ft. Worth: Ft. Worth 5, Hous
ton 4.
f AVIATOR SETS MARK t
| Independence, Cal., June 25. \
♦ Silas Christofferson, aviator, in 4
4 a biplane, flew today over the 4
4 peak of Mount Whitney. 14,898 4
t feet high. He attained an alt!- 4
4 tude estimated more than 16,000 4
4 feet and established, it is con- 4
4 tended, a new American altitude 4
4 record. 4
4 1
,4 = ' - —
LOOKOUTS HAMMER
NASHVILLE HEAVERS
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 25.—Ham
mering both Renter and Kroh hard,
Chattanooga took her second straight
game from Nashville this afternoon, 9
to 4. The fray was ragged and drawn
out. Renfer and Sindler both retired
because of the heat. Hemmlngway was
banished by Umpire Fifield In the sixth.
Score:
Nashville— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Callahan, cf. 4 0 2 3 1 0
King, If. 4 0 2 2 0 0
Sloan, rf. 4 1 0 2 0 0
Paulet, lb.-3b. ..4 2 1 5 1 0
Smith, c. 2 0 0 5 1 0
Hemmlngway, 3b. 2 0 0 1 0 0
Schwart*, lb. ... 1 0 0 4 0 0
Williams. 2b. . . 3 1 2 1 3 0
Lindsay, ss.4 0 1 1 4 2
Renfer, p. 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kroh. p.3 0 0 0 2 0
♦More . 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals .32 4 8 24 12 2
♦Batted for KroTi in ninth.
Chattanooga— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Johnston, If. ... 4 0 1 6 0 U
Shan ley, rf. 5 2 3 2 1 0
Jacobson, cf. . . . 6 2 2 2 »> U
Ens, ss. 3 0 2 2 3 1
. Coyle, lb. 2 1 0 5 0 0
, Flick, 2b. 4 2 1 3 4 1
Graff, 3b. 3 2 2 1 0 0
Street, c.4 0 2 5 1 0
Sindler, p. ...... 2 0 0 1 1 0
Howell, p.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals .34 9 13 27 10 2
Score by innings:
1 Nashville . 012 001 000—4
Chattanooga . 211 0T1 30*—9
Summary: Two-base hits, Callahan,
Williams, Lindsay, Ens, Street. Three
base hits, Paulet, Graff. Home run,
Graff. Stolen bases, King. Coyle. Base
on balls, Sindler 2, Kroh 3. Hits, Ren
fer 6, with 3 runs, none down In third;
Sindler, 7 hits, with 4 runs in 6 in
nings. Struck out, Sindler 2, Howell 1,
Kroh 3. Time, 2:15. Umpires, Fifleld
and Pfenniger.
THOMPSON STARTS
OFF WITH VICTORY
Atlanta, June 26.—Carl Thompson, for
mer college b^pball star, pitched his
first game for Atlanta this season today,
holding Memphis to four hits. The locals
won, 10 to 1. Holmes, pitching for Mem
phis. was hit safely 16 times. Score:
Memphis— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Allison, cf../. 3 0 0 2 0 0
Coyle,'rf..'..8 0 l 2 1 1
Stark, 88. 4 0 0 1 3 0
Mulren, 2b. 4 0 0 6 1 0
Wilson. If. 3 0 0 6 0 0
Dunckel, lb. 3 0 1 7 2 2
McDermot, 3b. 2 0 1 l 2 1
Bcmis, c. 3 0 0 1 0 0
Holmes, p. 3 110 2 0
Totals ;2 1 4 24 11 4
B. R. H. O. A. E.
5 o i a i i
>12 10 1
2 2 0 0
2 2 8 0 0
2 4 7 00/ 0
. 112 10
I' 2 3 3 0 0
E 0 16 2 0
T. 10 0 10
-a 10 16 27 7 1
i S ’ll
Me 000 001 000-1
A tli 030 000 07*—10
Si lilts, Holmes,
Elbt ut, Thompson 6,
Holr s, Thompson 2.
Holn s, Holland to
Elbe! Dunckel. Sac
rifice homnson, Alli
son. ice. Time, 1:65.
Umpir n.
A. nation
At Kf> City 9, Min
nenpolls
At Mil t 6, St. Paul
6 (11 Ini
Only ti hsduled.
GUDGER TWIRLS EFFECTIVELY
IN PINCHES AND WINS EASILY
ROBERTSON HIT TIMELY BY
ODELL AND KIRBY—M’BRIDE
HAS A BIG DAY—GUDGER
STARS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet
Chattanooga . 69 39 80 .565
Mobile . [phone]
Atlanta .*67 37 30 .552
New Orleans . 71 39 32 .519
Birmingham .C»$ HR 32 .529
Nashville . 6S 34 34 .500
Memphis . 68 28 40 .432
Montgomery . 73 25 48 .342
Results Yesterday
Mobile 5. Birmingham 2.
Montgomery 2, New Orleans 1.
Atlanta 10, Memphis 1.
Chuttanooga 9, Nashville 4.
Games Today
Montgomery at Birmingham
Memphis at Atlanta.
Nashville at Chattanooga.
New Orleans at Mobile.
Responding deftly In the pinches. Jim
Gudger checked the Barons and won. 6
to 2. The huge spitbaUist was faced with
trying situations frequently, but he ex
tended himself and emerged unscathed
from the yawning pitfalls. Dick Robert
son was batted for 10 hits, three going
for extra bases, and seemed to lack bis
usual effectiveness in the pinches.
Aggressive fighting gave the Barons the
lead, but the Gulls staged a batting rally
in the fifth and gained an irretrievable
trio of runs. To the cudgels of A1 O’Dell
and Larue Kirby the Baron flinger may
attribute his downfall. O'Dell hit safely
on each of his first three trips to the
plate, while Larue Kirby walloped the
longest home run witnessed In many days
with the aforementioned O’Dell periled
upon second base.
Clyde McBride made a determined effort
to overhaul the Gulls us he registered four
singles off big Jim Gudger. Lil Marcan
secured only one hit, but it rolled to the
outfield bleachers and the second sucker
scored a home run. But despite these ter
rific wallops, big Jim Gudger was mas
ter of the situation, and scored an easy
victory. The battle was replete with op
portunities and corresponding thrills, but
extended nearly two hours and a half
Pitches Well in Pinch
Gudger won his spurs before the Barons,
scored. In thq first round Carroll reached
second, but the redoubtable Knisely was
easy for the youngster. In the second
Covington and McBride occupied third and
second respectively before a Baron had
gone out. With Charley Schmidt en
gineering the twdrlJng. Gudger forced El
lam to hoist a short fly to light. Dtlger
fanned and Robertson rolled out, O’Dell to
Calhoun.
In the third Gudger proved invincible
but faltered in the fourth. Knisely drew
a pass and was safe at second when
his spikes forced Schmidt's peg out of
Dobard's glove. Covington took three
I futile strikes, but McBride, the star hitter
of the day, walloped a line drive over
senond and Knisely scored. McBride pil
fered second, but again Gudger demon
strated his pinch twirling ability when
Ellam was called out on strikes and Dil
ger went out easily on a grounder to
the mound.
The Gulls fought aggressively to sur
mount the handicap In the fifth and
succeeded. Dobard, completely dazzled by
the first three slants offered, slammed
the fourth to deep center for three bags.
Gudger was retired on strikes, but A1
O'Dell scored bis third successive safety
to left field and Dobard scored. Hudnall
hoisted weakly to Ellam, bringing Kirby
to the plate to respond to the Gulls’
urgent call. A recollection of Lord's
homer with the bases filled the day be
F<»re decided the Barons against walking
Kirby and so Kirby was given an op
portunity to hit.
LaRue Kirby Again
AH doubt as to hlB ability vanished
a moment later, when the Mobile wonder
drove the ball near the flagstaff in re
mote center field for a home run, scoring
O'Dell before him.
Gudger evinced signs of weakening in
the sixth, when Covington and McBride
slug’ed in succession, but Ellam and Dil
ger were downed without result. In the
seventh Robertson elevated a fly to Ix>rd.
Marcan, who had 'failed to hit safely,
aroused fond hopes by crashing a drive in
the center field groove for the second
home run of the contest. Stewart lined
out a vicious drive to Kirby. Carroll
singled over third and Pete Knisely smote
the pellet squarely on the nose to cen
ter field. Miller started with the de
tonation of the bat and, fleeting back
ward, dragged down the liner near the
fence. And thus the fondest hunch died.
Carroll’s bobble after a difficult stop of
Hudnall's rap in the sixth gave the Gulls
another marker. Kirby lined out to Mc
Bride, but Lord singled to right. Schmidt
popped to Marcan, but Calhoun bingled
through short and Hudnall counted. The
Barons rallied weakly In the eighth, but
were downed without, difficulty.
In the ninth, Shortstop Dobard Injected
a distinct feature by stealing home. He
reached first on Carroll's fumble and ad
vanced to second on Gudger’s sacrifice.
O’Dell's grounder to Marcan ushered him
a peg to third. As Robertson cautiously
wound up, the shortstop secured a com
manding lead and spurted over the rub
ber before Dilger could tag him with
Robertson’s tardy return.
Barons’ Hopes Die
Magee was given an opportunity to
break into the glare of calclugn In the
ninth, as a substitute hitter for Robert
son. The pinch hitter hoisted a fly to
Lord. Hopes soared when Marcan made
first on Hudnall's error and moved to
second on Stewart’s walk. Carroll hit a
short fly to left field. Lord, due to a
qiflck recovery following a faulty Btart,
bagged the hoist and doubled Marcan at
second.
Dobard. Stewart and Carroll scintillated
in the field. The Gull shortstop made
a wonderful stop of Carroll grounder In
the*first, and just failed to nip him at
first. Stewart cut off Schmidt's seeming
double to a single in the fourth, while
Carroll made two neat recoveries on fast
drives toward third.
Box Score
Birmingham— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Marcan, 2b. 4 112 10
Stewart, cf., . 4 0 0 0 0 0
Carroll, 3b. 6 0 2 1 0 2
Knisely, rf. 3 10 2 10
Covington, lb. 3 0 19 10
McBride, If., . 4 0 4 3 0 0
Ellam, ss. 4 0 0 4 5 0
Dilger, c. 4 0 0 5 1 0
Robertson, p. 3 0 0 1 1 0
‘Magee . 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals . 35 2 8 27 10 2
Mobile— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
O Dell 3b., ......... 5 1 3 0 1 0
Hudnall, 2b. 5 1 0 3 2 1
Kirby, rf. 4 112 0 0
Dord, If. 4 0 14 10
I Schmidt, c. 4 0 2 7 0 0
Calhoun, lb., . 3 0 18 10
Miller, cf. 3 0 0 2 0 0
Dobard, ss., . 4 2 2 0 5 0
Gudger, p...3 o 0 1 1 0
Totals . 35 lYo 27 11 1
•Hit for Robertaon In the ninth.
Score by lnnlnga—
Birmingham .7. 000 100 100—2
Mobile . [phone]-«
Summary Two-baee hita, O'Dell, Do
Is Some Speed Merchant
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CENTER FIELDER STEWART
—Photo by Henry G. Baird
In Stewart the Barons have a likely
successor to Speedy Bob Messenger, the
“Alabama Cyclone.” The fleetfooted cen
ter fielder is the leading baserunner of
the league, although he has participated
in far fewer games than others. In the
outfield, during the past series. Stewart
has demonstrated that he is one of the
fastest fielders in the league. Yesterday
afternoon he held Schmidt to a single on
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a hit that ordinarily provides access to
second. In the opinion of Scott Chesnutt,
the Birmingham boy who is making a
decided hit as an umpire. Stewart is one
of the fastest men In the league on
the sacks. However. Pete Allison of the
Memphis club Is declared to be the speed
iest runner of the circuit. Both Stewart
and Allison were purchased from the
Chicago Cubs.
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GEORGIA-ALABAMA LEAGUE I
I
STANDING
Newnan . IK 23 15 .006
Opelika . 39 23 16 .590
Selma . 38 21 17 .553
TjuGrnnge . 38 20 18 .526
Rome . 37 18 19 .486
Gadsden . 38 17 21 .447
Talladega . 37 15 22 .405
Aniston . 38 15 23 .395
Zellars Pitches Strongly
Opelika, June 25.—(Special.)—LaGrange
took the last of the. series from Opelika,
score 5 to 1. Zellars was on the mound
for the visitors and held Opelika to tour
hits and his support was perfect. Da
vis, a new addition to the Opelika pitch
ing staff, worked for the locals and
pitched good, steady ball but his support
was very poor. His failure to cover first,
base on two occasions, together with other
errors, was responsible for his losing the
game. Score;
I-aGranse— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
.1. Donaldson, ss. .. 4 2 3 n 0 0
Holland, 2b. 4 1 0 4 4 0
0. Donaldson, cf. .. 3 0 2 6 0 0
Waldren, 3b. 4 0 0 1 3 0
LaFitte, c. 4 0 0 6 0 0
Bannister, rf. 4 0 2 3 0 0
Amason, lb. 3 0 0 6 0 0
Jackson, If. 4 110 0 0
Zellars, p. 4 12 10 0
Totals . 34 6 10 27 7 0
Opelika— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Spitznagle. es. 3 0 0 2 3 0
Newell, 2b, . 4 0 0 1 2 1
McLln, If. 3 0 0 4 1 0
Steele, rf. 4 0 1 0 0 0
Blackwell, 31i. 4 0 1 2 4 0
Chambers, cf. 4 1110 1
Schwartz, lb. 2 0 o 11 0 0
Williams, o. 3 0 1 6 2 0
Davis, p... 2 0 0 0 2 1
Totals . 29 1 4 27 14 3
Score by Innings:
LaGrange .000 102 020—3
Opelika .000 010 000—1
Summary: Two-base hit, J. Donaldson.
Sacrifice hit. O. Donaldson. Struck out,
Davis 5, Zellars 4. Bases on balls, Davis
1, Zellars 6. Stolen bases, O. Donaldson,
Chambers, Schwartz. Double plays, Hol
land to Amason; Waldren to Holland to
Amason. Wild pitch, Cellars. Hit by pitch
er, McLln. Time, 1:46. Umpires, Ely and
Head.
Teddy Vnnderveer Wins
Gadsden, June 26.—(Special.)—Werner’s
liner to center In the ninth broke up an
errorless game, scoring Sharp, and Gads
den won the final game from Anniston, 4
to 3. Ewing was knocked out of the box
and Kllllngsworth took his place. Van
derveer pulled himself out of some bad
holes and pitched a good game. Donald
son's sensational stop of Leaman’s drive
In the eighth nnd his peg to first catching
Mills was a feature. Score:
Anniston— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Lamar. 2b. 5 0 1 2 2 0
Stevenson, lb. 3 1 2 11 0 0
Donaldson, ss . 5 0 1 6 2 0
Proctor, cf. 5 2 3 1 0 0
Tisdale, rA . 4 0 1 0 0 0
Ragsdale, rf. 4 0 110 0
Abbott, 3b. 3 0 116 0
Shepperd, c . 4 0 0 2 2 0
Ewing, p. 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kllllngsworth, p. .. 3 0 0 0 1 0
Totals . 37 3 10 *24 12 0
•None out when winning run made.
Gadsden— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Leaman. ss. 4 0 0 0 4 0
Selph, 3b. 3 0 0 0 0 6
Sharp, 2b. 3 1 1 4 2 (I
Werner, rf. 4 1 2 3 0 0
Baumgardner, If. .. 2 1 0 0 0 0
Williams, cf. 3 1 1 1 o o
Jorda, c. 2 0 1 9 0 0
Vanderveer, p. 3 0 0 0 3 0
Mills, lb. 3 0 1 10 1 C
TotalB . 27 4 6 27 10 0
Score hy innings:
Arnlston . 200 000 010—3
Gadsden . 090 000 001—4
Summary: Two-base hits, Werner,
Proctor. Sacrifice hits, Sharp, Stevenson.
Stolen base. Proctor. Tisdale, Abbott.
hard. Home runs, Kirby, Marcan. Stolen
bases, O'Dell. Schmidt, Dobard, McBride,
Carroll. Knlsely. Double plays. Ellam to
Marcan, Knlsely to Covington, Lord to
'•udnnll. Sacrifice hits, Oudger 4, (Cov
ington, Knlsely. Marcan, Stewart); Rob
ertson 1 (Miller). Left on bases. Mobile
6. Birmingham 10. Hit by pitched balls.
Robertson (Calhoun). Struck out, Oud
ger 6 (Stewart, Carroll, Dllger, Covlng
to»i, Ellam 2): Robertson 4 (Hudnall,
Gudger 9). Wild pitches, Robertson 1.
Thrown out attempting to steal. Miller
by Dllger. Time of game, 1:20. Umpire a
Chestnut and Breltensteln.
i
‘ IH 1 'jA
Double plays. Donaldson to Stevenson.
Base on balls, Vanderveer 2, Ewing 2,
Klllingsworth 1. Hit by pitcher, Vander
veer (Abbott). Hits, Ewing 3, Killtngs
v.crth 4. Struck out, Vanderveer 9, Ewing
2. Wild pitch, Vanderveer 2. Time, 1:40.
Umpire, Blackburn.
Selma Cops Fourth
Selma, June 25.—(Special.)— Selma made
It four straights from Talladega today,
winning the last game by the score of
7 to 3. Talladega did not have a show.
The four errors made by Selma players
were not costly. Score:
. Talladega - AB. R. H. O. A. E.
; Brassed, lf.-2b. 5 0 0 0 1 0
Pace, 2b. 8 1 1 2 2 1
(’amp, cf. 3 1 0 6 0 0
Askew, rf. 8 0 0 1 0 0
Cox, lb. 4 0 0 7 0 0
Baker, c. 4 0 0 4 0 1
Crow. 3h. 4 12 0 10
Renlcke, ss. 4 0 1 4 3 0
Lewis, If. 1 0 0 0 0 0
Robinson, p. 3 0 1 0 3 o
♦Black . 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals . 35 3 5 24 10 2
•Batted for Pace in ninth.
Selma - AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Overton, ss. 4 0 0 2 1 2
Thomas, cf. 3 1 1 3 0 1
Farmer, 2b. 3 2 1 2 3 0
E. Cowan, 3b. 3 1 1 0 3 0
Burke, If. 4 110 0 0
Vhsterling, lb. 4 1 2 It 1 0
W. Cowan, rf. 4 1 l 0 0 0
Gulterez, c. 2 0 1 9 2 0
Smith, p. 4 0 0 0 0 1
— — — — — — |
Totals . 31 7 8 27 10 4
Score by Innings:
Talladega . 000 001 110-3
Selma . 000 105 01*—7
Summary: Two-base hit, Burke Home
runs, Farmer, Vasterllng. Stolen bases,
Crow, Renlcke, Overton, Gulterez. Double
play, Renlcke to Cox. Hit by Robinson,
Farmer. Struck out, Robinson 3, Smith 8.
Time, 2:10. Umpire, White.
Aaron a Puzzle
Newnan, June 26.—(Special.)—Aaron was
a puzzle to Newnan today and Rome took
the last game by the ecoreof 6 to 1. Lowel
lyn was Invincible for five Innings, but
the sixth proved his undoing when Rome
put four runs over. This gams makes
Newnan’s fifth defeat at horns this sea
son while she has registered 20 victories.
Score:
Rome— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Reldy, cf. 6 0 1 1 • 0
Taylor, c. 4 2 2 6 2 0
Smith', If. 6 0 2 8 0 0
Utley, lb. 3 -1 0 0 0 2
Hutchens, rf. 4 0 0 2 0 0
Rray, 2b. 4 1 2 2 3 0
Strlngfleld, 31>. ,-... .1 1 1 2 0 0
Alexander, ss. 4 0 1 1 2 0
Aaron, p. 4 0 2 0 2 1
Totals . 30 5 11 27 9 3
Newnan— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Sanders, cf. 4 0 0 1 0 0
Mackey, 2b. 3 112 10
Bowen, ss. 4 0 0 1 6 0
Howell, lb. 4 0 2 11 0 0
Craven, rf. 3 0 1 4 0 0
Smith, If. 3 0 1 4 0 0
Ktmhrell, c. 4 0 0 6 0 1
Edmondson, 3b. 3 0 1 1 2 1
l.owellyn, p. 3 0 0 1 4 0
Totals . 32 1 6 27 12 t
Scors by Innings:
Rome ...000 004 100—6
Newnan .100 000 '000—1
Summary: Two-base hits. Howell, Ed
mondson, Smith. Double plavs, Dowellyn
to Howell: Bowen to Howell. Base on
balls. Aaron 1, Dowellyn 1. Hit by pitch
er, Utley (Smith). Struck out. Aaron 4,
T-owellyn 3. Time, 1:45. Umpires, Nelson
and Creighton.
KNIGHT SOF ST. JOHN
CLOSE CONVENTION
Cincinnati, June' 24.—The business
of the International convention of the
Knighte of St. John was concluded to
day with the election of officere.
.lumen B. Dugan of Kenton, O., wai
elected supreme president.
Tidewater Giants Win
The Tidewater Giants downed the A.
B. C. team In a free hitting game 7
to 5. Manager B. A. Bass of the win
ning team announces that he Is anx
ious to meet any amateur team In the
county. R.H.E.
Tidewater Giants . 7 15 1
A. B. C. Co. t 11- I
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FINN SECURES WAIVERS
ON HIS FOUR TWIRLERS
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Seven Southern League Clubs Waive on Merritt, Liebhardt, '
Steele and Holmes—Three New Players En Route
to Join the Chicks
What the other clubs In the league
think of hie pitching staff was shown
to Mique Finn, the Irish leader of the
Memphis club. In a spirit of pessimism,
the Chick manager asked waivers on
Pitchers Howard Merritt, Uebhardt,
Steele and Holmes. To his surprise tho
other seven clubs in the league waived
on each flinger.
When Twlrlers Ralph Works and
Maurice Kent report to the Memphis
club, there will be no delay about ship
ping his discards to points unknown.
"There's not a club in the league that
thinks enough of our pitchers to pay $400
for any one of them," said the Celt In
Atlanta. Mique Is one of the numerous
Southern league pilot* who "cusses" the
Feds. Hut for the activity of the out
law circuit, Muggsy McGraw \ould have
given him the choice of any recruit he
had. Hut. with the Feds ready to sign
anyone ho had bound for the Southern,
McGraw did not have the nerve to tempt
fate.
With the coming of Kent, Works and
Clothier, there will he several to leave
the Memphis club. McDermott* in the
early spring did not care to play in the
south and may bo sent away. However
he has been playing in fine form recently.
Burke, the recruit from the Appalachian,
has been given his outright release.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Played. Won. Lout. Pot.
New York . 54 33 21 .611
Cincinnati . 67 80 27 .526
St. Louis .. 62 32 30 .616
Philadelphia . 64 27 27 .600
Chicago . 69 29 30 .492
Pittsburg . 65 27 28 .491
Boston .. 66 24 32 . 429
Brooklyn .. 64 23 31 .426
Phillies Hally in Ninth
Philadelphia, June 26.—A rally In the
ninth gave Philadelphia the victory over
Brooklyn today, 8 to 7. Burns and Byrne
singled, Becker bunted, Cutahaw fell cov
ering first base and Pfeffer's throw went
wild, Burns and Byrne scoring and Beck
er reachtfig third. Lobert's sacrifice fly
■cored Becker with the winning run.
Score:
Brooklyn- AB. R. H. O. A. E.
O'Mara, ss. 6 1 2 2 1 1
Daubert, lb. 6 1 1 12 0 0
Dalton, cf. 4 110 0 0
Wheut, If. 6 1 1 1 0 0
Smith. 3b. 3 2 0 17 0
Stengel, rf. 2 0 1 2 0 0
Cutahaw, 2b. 4 1 2 4 3 0
McCarty, c. 2 0 0 3 2 0
Reulbach, p. 3 0 1 0 4 0
Pfoffer, p. 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals . 33 7 9 *26 17 2
•One out when winning run scored.
Philadelphia- AB. R. If. O. A. E.
Byrne, 2b. 4 1 2 3 4 0
Becker, If. 5 2 3 0 1 0
Lobert. 3b. 4 11111
Magee, ss. 2 1 1 1 2 1
Cravath, rf. 3 2 2 1 0 o
Ludertis. lb. 3 0 0 9 0 0
Paskert, cf. ......... 4 0 0 5 1 1
KtUlfer, c. 1 v»0 0 2 3 0
Dooin. c. 1 0 0 2 0 0
Tincup, p. 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oeschger, p. .. 2 0 0 ft 2 1
Burns, c. 2 1 2 3 0 0
•Devore . 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals . 33 8 11 27 14 4
•Batted for Dooin in seventh.
Score by innings:
Brooklyn .000 411 010—1
Philadelphia .000 104 003 -
Summary: Two-base hit, Byrne. Home
run, Cravath. Sacrifice hit, Reulbach.
Sacrifice flies, McCarty, Lobert. Double
play, O'Mara to Daubert. Bases on balls,
Reulbach 1, Oeschger 3. Tincup 1. Hit by
pitcher, Oeschger (Stengel). Hits, Reul
bach 10 In 8 Innings, none out in ninth;
Pfeffer 1 in 1-3 inning; Oeschger 7 In 7 In
nings; Tincup 2 in 2. Struck out. Reul
bach 2, Oeschger 2, Tincup 2. Wild pitch,
Reulbach, Oeschger. Time, 2:06. Umpires,
Byron and Johnson.
Conzelman Stops Cards
Pittsburg, June 25.—Timely hitting be
hind Conzelman's Rood pitching gave
Pittsburg the Beeond game of the series
today over St. Louis, 4 to 1. Vlox's
double, a single by Wagner, Konetchy's
sacrifice fly, Kelly's triple and a single
by Conzelman gave the Pirates three
runs In the sixth. They added unother In
the seventh on singles by Leonard and
Konetchy and Vlox's sacrifice. Score:
St. Louis— AB. R. II. O. A. E
Huggins, 2b. 2 0 0 111
Cruise, cf. 4 0 1 1 0 C
Dolan. If. 4 0 2 3 0 1
Miller, lb. 1 0 0 12 0 l
Wilson, rf. 8 0 0 3 0 1
Butler, ss. 2 0 0 1 1 1
Snyder, c. 4 0 0 3 3 1
Beck, 3b. 3 1 1 0 4 l
Ferrltt, p. 3 0 0 0 3 1
Totals . 29 1 4 24 12 1
Pittsburg— AH. R. H. O. A. E.
Carey, If. 3 0 0 3 0 1
Mowrey, 3b. I 0 0 0 0 C
Leonard, 3b. 3 1 2 1 0 o
Vlox, 2b. 4 1 2 1 2 C
Wagner, ss. 3 1 2 3 2 0
Konetchy, lb. 2 0 1 0 0 0
Mitchell, rf. 4 0 0 4 0 1
Kelly, cf. 3 113 0 1
Gibson, c. 3 0 0 8 2 0
Conzelman, p. 4 0 1 0 1 0
Totals . 30 4 t 27 7 C
Score by Innings:
8t. Louis .001.000 000—I
Pittsburg .>000 003 10*—4
Summary: Two-base hit, Vlox. Three
base hits, Beck, Kelly. Stolen bases,
Butler 2, Heck, Dolan, Leonard, Carey 2.
Kelly. Base on balls. Perrltt 6, Conzel
mari 5, Sacrifice hits, Konetchy, Vlox.
Sacrifice fly, Konetchy. Struck out, Per
ritt 3, Conzelman 4. Time, 1:58. Umpires,
Wlrgley and Eason.
Strand Wins Own Game
Boston, June 25.—Strand, who went
Into the box for Boston In the third
inning, practically won hi* own game
in the ninth when lie doubled, scoring V
W lulling, who also had made a two- ||
base hit. The final score was Boston
T. New York 8. A pass to Stock, fol* *
lowed by Meyers’ home run, tied • the
score for New York in the seventh. \
Scui »•: •
Boston— AB. R. H. O. A. K.
Gilbert, rf. 4 0 2 2 1 0
Kvers, 2b.3 1 1 2 4 0
Connolly, if.6 o 2 1 0 0
Maranville, ss. .. 3 1 l 1 4 1 fj
Gowdy, lb.6 1 2 11 0 0
Deal, 3b.6 o 0 0 0 0
Mann, of.4 3 2 2 0 0
Whaling, c. . 4 1 1 8 4 1
James, p. I o o o 1 o
Strand, p.4 0 2 0 1 0
Totals .38 7 13 27 15 2
I
New York— A13. R. H. O. A. K.
Peso her, cf. . 4 1 1 2 0 0
Burns, rf.5 l l i o o
Flftrher, as.3 0 u t I i
Robertson, If. .. 1 0 1 1 0 0
Bnodfraia, if. ... 3 o l i o o
Merklo, lb. 3 0 0 7 0 <>
Grant. 2b.3 1 2 1 l 0
Dyer, 2b. 0 0 0 0 1 1
Stock, 3b.3 L’ 1 0 1 0
Meyers, o.3 1 1 8 1 1
Tesreau, p. 4 0 1 0 2 n
••Murray . 0 o 0 0 0 0
Totals .32 0 9 *25 10 t
•One out when winning run scored. *
••Batted for Grant in eighth.
Score by innings:
Boston .113 010 001—7
New York...220 000 200—8
Summary: Two-base hits, Gilbert,
Gowdy. Whaling, Strand, Burns, Tm
rrau. Home runs. Mann, Meyers. Hits,
.Tames 8 in 2 Innings; Strand 3 in 7.
Sacrifice hits, Fletcher. Maranville.
Stolen liases, Gowdy, Mann, Gilbert,
Snodgrass. Ri»scher. Double pi.»\.
Whaling to Maranville. Bases on balls,
Tesreau 6, .Tames l, Strand 4. Struck
out, James 2, Strnnd 8, Tesreau 5. Balk.
Janies. Time, 2:20. Umpires, Hart aud
Bigler.
Chlcago-Clncinnatl, rain.
GAMES WILL BEGIN
AT FOUR O’CLOCK
The Management Decides to
Start Games Later—May
Have Contest
Beginning this afternoon, the battle be
tween the Barons and other Southern
league clubs will be begun at 4 o’cloek.
The decision of the management was
made in an effort to draw larger crowds.
Many have requested that the game be
started later to allow them to see ths *
opening inning. However, the manags- j.
ment is detrrrnined to allow the fans
to set the time. A ballot may be taken.
Unless the umpires and players co-op
erate to make the guinea faster, many
will partake of cold suppers tomorrow.
Rvery game of the Mobile series required
more than two hours’ time for nine in*
nings.
International League
At Baltimore: First game, Baltimore II,
Toronto 8; second game, Baltimors-To
ronto, rain.
At Newark: First game, Newark &
Montreal 8; second game, Newark 7, Mon
treal 1.
At Providence; Providence 7, Buffalo t; i
At Jersey C'lty: Jersey «’ity 7. Roches
ter 9.
Charles Becker Writes Book
Ossining, N. Y.. June 35.—Gharles
Becker, convicted murderer of Herman
Rosenthal, has moved from the top tier
cells to the main floor of the death
house at Sing Sing prison and today
began writing a book on his exper
iences as a New York policeman. The
execution Monday of Peter Rebacco
left vacant the second largest cell In
the death house and Becker was per
mitted to occupy It.
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