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Roth Falters and Crackers Win
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BENNIE BOLAND WINS !
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CRACKERS SOLVE
ROTH’S DELIVERY
Spitballer Hammered in the
Sixth. Seventh and Eighth
Stanzas — Hardgrovc is
Slated to Face Atlanta
Today
SOUTHERN I.EA<HE STANDING
Played. Won. Lorst. Pet.
Nashville . 21 16 5 .702
New Orleans. 20 13 7 Olio
Birmingham . 21 11 10 .52 1
Memphis. 22 11 11 .500
Chattanooga. 20 10 10 .’>00
Atlanta . 21 10 11 *76
Mobile . [phone]
Little Hook . 21 5 16 .23 8
Results Yesterday
Atlanta 4. Birmingham 1.
Memphis 4. Little Rock 2.
Chattanooga 0. Nashville 7.
New Orleans S. Mobile 8. (Called;
darkness >.
Games Today
Birmingham at Atlanta.
New Orleans at Mobile.
Memphis at Little Rock.
Nashville at Chattanooga.
By DICK JEMISON
Atlanta. >lay I.— (Special.)—Buffa
loed by Both * npitfer. III* alow hull
and hi* slower one for five iniilng*.
the Cracker* learned the combination
In the sixth Inning nnd in that and the
next two inning* hammered out enough
hlnglc* to win today's contest 4 to 1
nnd make the series one and one. Dent
was pitted against Both, lie started
had with the usual untimely hobble be
hind him, but steadied after the Hr*t
three Inulugs and held the llarous in
cheek, scoring his second win of tlie
Henson over the Barons.
It was quite a coincident tLat the
•ticks of the rival slabmen should figure
in the runs. Roth drove in the run that
put the Barons in the lead in the second
inning with a double and 1 lent hit f»u*
three cushions in the seventh, giving the
locals sufficient to win by two rune count
ing on the blow.
MAGEE MAKES
GREAT CATCH
A great one-handed running catch in
( deep center field by Magee was the bright
est feature of the game. It was a vicious
drive from Rumler's bat, and when Magee
made the catch the big Cracker outfielder
was rounding second base.
Bisland robbed Carroll of a hit in the
Sixth. Rumler made four fine catches in
right field. These plays, with the base
running of Moran, were the other features
of the game. A fast double play by the
Crackers in the eighth staving off the
, Barons.
Carroll’s single, Ellam’s sacrifice and
Roth’s double tallied the lone Barons’ run.
Lee's single, Williams’ sacrifice. Smith’s
Infield out and Rumler's single tied up the
game for the Crackers in the sixth.
Bisland nearly knocked Carroll clown
with a vicious grounder to start the Crack
ers' seventh. «’arroll flagged the ball, but
Bisland beat Roth to the bag and was
given credit for a hit. Eibel doubled to
light. Dent then shot a screamer by
Clark between Magee and Sloan for three
cushions, scoring two runs.
With two gone in the eighth, Moran
singled and stole. Bisland popped a fly
which Hemingway dropped and Moran tal
' lied.
Hardgrove will be pitted against Allen
In Wednesday’s game.
The official score:
The Official Score
Birmingham— AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Magee, cf.. 4 0 o 2 0 1
Hemingway, 3b. ... 2 0 0 1 2 1
Clark. 2b. 4 0 T 1 4 0
Hloan. rf. 4 0 1 3 0 1
McBride. If. 4 0 1 2 0 0
Carrol, lb. 4 1 2 31 0 0
Elam, be. . 3 0 0 0 3 0
Hale, c. . 3 0 0 4 1 01
Roth, p. 3 0 1 0 3 1
Totals . 31 1 6 24 13 3
Atlanta— AB. R. II. O. A. E
Lee. If. 4 3 1 0 0 0
Williams, 2b. 3 0 1 2 6 0
II Smith, c. 4 0 0 3 1 0
\ Rumler, rf. 4 0 1 4 0 1
\ Moran. cf. 3 1 1 2 0 0
; SStoiand, ss. 4 1 1 2 1 1
A>oel. lb. 4 1 2 12 0 0
Potts, 3b. 4 0 1 2 0 0
iDent. p. 3 0 2 0 3 0
Totals . 33 4 10 27 14 2
Score by innings:
Birmingham .. 010 000 000-1
Atlanta . 000 001 21*—4
SUMMARY.
Tw’o-basp Hits—Roth, Eibel.
Three-base Hit I)ent.
Double I’lay—Dent to Williams to Eibel.
Struck Out—Dent 3. Roth 1.
Bases on Balls—Dent 1. Roth 3.
8^riflce Hits—Hemingway, Ellam, Wil
liams.
Stolen Bases—Bloan, M<»ran 2, Lee.
f Tim©—1:40.
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MANAGER AND PLAYERS WHO HAVE HELPED PLACE YANKEES AT TOP
FRITZ.
MAtSEL
'BILL" DONOVAN
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HUGH
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CALDWELL*
WALTER. PIPP^
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STARS OF THE NEW YORK AMERICANS
When Bill Donovan took the Yankees for spring training he was not quite sure whether he was Lading a hunch of ball players or farmers. But ne said as he started: "f’U
have a hall team when we return.' And he has. The Yankees’ work in the campaign thus far has shown that the team is easily 60 per cent stronger than it was a year ago. Among
men who have helped to bring about tills condition are Donovan, Walter Pipp, Hugh High. Frank (Birdie) Cree and Fritz Maisel. There are others: in fact, every player connected
with the club has done his share and they are all deserving of unlimited praise. The return of Ray Caldwell, of course, assured the Yanks of a pitcher, who, when in condition,
as he has promised to lie this sumfner, is practically without a peer in the big leagues. What the Yanks have accomplished thus far this season does not appear as a flash In the
pan that will burn itself out when enthusiasm has been scorched with hard work. The players to a man seem to be on their toes to stay.
DIAMOND SPARKS
BIG DAVE ROTH assayed to
down Atlanta and yesterday,
and for live innings liad the
Crackers on his hip. In the sixth, how
ever, the tardy bludgeons of the At
lantans began to work—the seventh
and eighth innings merely swelled up
the score and the popular spit nailer
had lost another battle.
* * *
A week from today the Baron squad
must be reduced to 15 players.
• * *
As the Barons will carry five hurlers
throughout the season and the present
staff is composed of six men, one of
them must go. It begins to look as if
Hard grove or Roth would draw the
unlucky ticket.
* * *
Regarding the infield. Coombs and
Bell are now the excess baggage, and
It is within the range of possibilities
that both of these boys will be dropped.
There is a chance that Coombs may
stick as utility man.
* * *
In the outfield owing to differences
with the Baronial niai^igement, it is
quite likely that the popular Charley
Stewart will be dropped and Jimmie
Magee will he retained.
• * *
Our opinion is that Stewart is a hot
ter and more valuable player than Ala
gee. We are also of the opinion that
Stewart would make a mjghty accepta
ble utility man—but then we do not
know much about baseball according
to the Buroniul management.
* • *
Walter Johnson lost another game
yesterday. The great and only speed
artist is not making a very impressive
start this season.
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On Friday the Barons return home
and will remain at Riekwood until
May 25, when they go to Little Hock,
Memphis. Nashville and Chattanooga
for a series In each city.
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Memphis, under the management of
Briscoe Lord, will be the first of the
western visitors at Riekwood this sea
son. They arrive Friday and will play
four games with the Barons.
• * •
After . Memphis comes Harry Mc
Cormick, and his Cliattanoogans. The
’Noogans will linger in the city for
four games.
• • *
Bill Schwartz and the Nashville Vols
who are setting the pace in the South
ern circuit at the present will follow
the 'Noogans at Riekwood and the
long home siege will end with four
..v
games with (he baby member of the
league—Little Rock. The local fans
will then have seen every team on
the circuit.
* * *
With If* home games facing them,
the Barons should feel cheerful-and
tlie fans also.
The surest sign that the Federate
are losing out is the decrease in tiie
output of publicity this season. When
the outlaws fired the press agents tiie
money sacks were certainly empty.
• • •
Bernie Boland won another victory
for tiie Detroit Tigers yesterday. This
makes four straight for the former
Vol.
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Sam Crawford lias one supreme am
bition. to equal the 3000 hit records of
Hans Wagner ami Larry La.ioie, and
then to set up a mark of 3500 which
will endure as a monument.
* * *
Tiie tonaorial outfielder of the
Tigers who has pastured at Detroit
for the last 1*2 summers has made
20.51 hits, an average of more than
184 a season. With statistics a bit
deficient, hut giving the slugger hte
average of 184 hits a season—he un
doubtedly did better—Sam Crawford
collected bingles in 1900 to 1903
inclusive, which would bring his total
to 2707. Just ordinary walloping this
summer and next will send Wahoo
Sam up in the charmed circle of Na
poleon Lftjoie and I I on us Wagner ;
then the barber outfielder of Detroit
is determined to keep on hitting the
ball until a mark is set up for all
time. Some ambition.
* * •
In the opening game of the San
Quentin prison baseball season a few
days ago a big negro boy playing
second base became angry at the de
cision of tiie umpire.
"Ah'II knock yo' haid off when Ah
git outa here." lie veiled.
"You’ll have to go some to catch
me." answered the smiling "limps."
"I beat you throught the gate by
three years and a half."
* * *
Dannie Clark kept up his wallop
ing yesterday. Charley Carroll is also
hitting well on the present road trip.
For some mysterious reason Edson
Hemingway lias gone hitless the
last two games. This must be Inves
tigated. R. F. L.
MEMPHIS DEFEATS
LITTLE ROCK TEAM
Keeley Holds Enemy to Three Hits
Charley Starr Makes a
Home Run
Little Rock. Ark., May 4—Erratic pitch
ing and costly* errors gave Memphis
victory over Little Rock. 4 to 2. todaj
Keeley held Little Rock to three hit?
but one was a home run and a not he
a double, scored a run. Score:
Memphis— AB. R. H. O. A. F
McDermott, 3b. .. 3 1 0 1 2
Coyle, rf. 3 0 13 0
Allison, cf. 4 0 3 1 0
Woodruff. If. 3 10 0 0
Andreen, c. 3 0 0 5 0
Cruthers. 2b. 3 2 1 2 3
Dumkel, lb. 4 0 2 14 0
Baldwin, ss. 4 0 0 1 4
Keeley. p. 3 0 0 0 3
Totals .30 4 7 27 12
Little Rock— AB. R. H. O. A. E
Jantzen. cf. 2 0 0 4 1
Starr, 2b. 4 1 1 3 1
Baker, If. 4 0 0 1 0
Downey, ss. 3 0 1 3 3
Merritt. 3b. 4 0 0 1 1
Covington, lb. 4 0 0 6 1
Farrell, rf. 4 10 2 0
Hayes, c. 3 0 0 7 1
East, p. 3 0 10 5
Totals .31 2 3 27 13
Score by innings:
Memphis ..010 210 000
Little Rock . 000 100 100
Summary: Two-base hit, East. Hom
run, Starr. Stolen base, Cruthers. Sat
rit'lce hit. Woodruff. Double play
Cruthers to Baldwin to Dunck^I. Starr t
i Downey to Covington. Struck out, Ke«
ley o. East 6: Bases on balls, Keely
East 4. Wild pitch,' East. .First c
errors. Little Rock 2, Memphis 2. Tim'
2:00. Fitiplre, Breltensteln.
TEXAS LEAGUE
At Dallas—Dallas. 0-3; San Antonio. 6
(Second game six innings, darkness*.
At Shreveport—Shreveport,. 7: Beai
I mom. 12. \ ■ ,
At Fort Worth-Fori Worth, 2. Hou;
ton, 1. I
At, Waco—Waco, 3; Galveston, L
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ANNUAL B. A. C.
MEET AT THE FAIR
Southern Universities Will
Compete in Athletic Carnes.
B. A. C. and Y. M. C. A.
Preparing for Meet
On Saturday, May 15, the eighth an
nual invitation field meet of the Bir
mingham Athletic club will be conducted
at the fair grounds. Teams representing
the leading southern universities and
athletic clubs will compete with the
local athletes, and several records are
expected to go by the board.
Already Auburn, the University of
Alabama and Clemson have signified
their intention of sending their track
teams to the Birmingham meet. The
Y. M. G. P of New Orleans will also
send a contingent of athletes and, ac
cording to Physical Director Olovv of
the Birmingham Athletic club, the field
meet this year will he one of the most
succesKsful In the. annals of the local
Athletic club.
The local Y. M .0. A. has an excellent
track team this year and is entered
in the B. A. c\ meet. The Y. M. C. A.
athletes fully intend to lower the colors
of their local athletic rivals, but litis
Dr. Blow of the Athletic club contends
Will be- a difficult feat. According to
Dr. Glow of the Athletic club contends
fine shape and are hound to make a very
creditable showing against the colle
giate visitors a week from Saturday.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. let.
New Yoik . 14 3 0 4 .73 4
Detroit . 20 14 6 .70')
Chicago . 20 12 8 .600
Washington .. 15 8 7 .6S3
Boston . 32 6 6 .500
(Cleveland . 18 8 30 .444
Philadelphia . 15 4 31 .269
St. Louis . 19 5 14 .2t;S
Kolanri Wins Again
St. Louis, May 4.—Vltt and Cqbb scored
in the first inning of the Detroit-St. Louis
t game today on Shotten’s fumble of
j Veach's fly. A home run by McKee in
I the sixth completed the scoring for De
. troit, which won, 3 to 1. St. Louis’ lone
] tally was made by Pratt in the fourth
i Inning Score: R.H.E.
: I Detroit . 3k) 001 000-8 6 0
11 St. /Louis . 000 100 000-1 5 2
Batteries: Roland and McKee; Hamilton,
I'j James, Hoch and Agnew.
Jj Walter Johnson Is Defeated
ii Boston, May 4 Foster, ably supported
i) at critical moments, outpitclied Walter
* Johnson today and Boston won from
‘ Washington 2 to 0. Speaker’s triple
scored Hooper, who had been passed in
the first, and Lewis' triple and Hoblit
0| sell's single counted again for the Red
Sox in the seventh. Double plays started
0' '
11 by McNally, a recruit playing third base,
1 I were prominent factors In Boston's de
n fense. Score: R.H.E.
0 Washington . 000 000 000—0 0 1
0 Boston . 100 000 01*—2 4 S
0 Batteries: Johnson and Alnsmith; Wll
_ liams, Foster and Thomas.
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; BASEBALL
: MATINEE
n TODAY AT SUB
' BIRMINGHAM
ATLANTA
: Greenwood’s Cave
i- Fourth Ave. and Twentieth Street
ADMISSION 15c
%
Ban Johnson In Favor
of Dropping Court Suits
President of American League Hints At Peace—Says Baseball
Should Have Been Kept Out of Courts—Fed
Magnate Assents
Boston, May 4.—Ban Johnson, president of the American
League, today declared himself in favor of withdrawing from
the courts suits between organized hasehall and the Federal
League. A suggestion to this effect from Phillip Ball, presi
dent of the St. Louis Federals. he said, met with his-consent.
Johnson explained in an earlier
statement that he was willing to have
the suit in the Illinois federal court
withdrawn did not refer solely to thij
ease.
"The suggestion and my acceptance
of it," he said, "referred to suits gen
erally at issue between the Federals
and those allied with the national com- I
mission. Baseball should have been j
kept out of the courts and it is not
now too late to reach an agreement
outride of the courtrooms. 1 believe ’
John-on expressed the opinion that
the national pastime as professional
ized "would he bettered by the trials
which it is undergoing." He asserted
that peace, or an agreement between
organized baseball and the Federal
league was not in sight immediately
and had not been discussed recently,
but he added that he had no fears for
the future.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Played. Won. Lost. Pet.
! Philadelphia . Ifi 3 2 4 .750
Chicago . 17 11 6 047
Boston . 15 8 7 .5:;,'
Cincinnati . 17 o 8 .5 20
,st. Louis . 20 10 10 .500
Brooklyn . 17 7 10 .4 12
Pittsburg .. 18 6 12 ..>:>?
New York . 14 4 10 .280
Bob Harmon Wins
Pittsburg, May 4.— In a drizzling
lain Pittsburg defeated St. Louis to
day 4 to 3. The contest was slopped
twice by the rain and was called in
i he last half of the eighth. Both Ha;
tnon and Perdue were hit hard, long
FEDERAL LEAGUE
McConnell Is Defeated
Baltimore, May 4.—McConnell's wild
ness in the opening inning was suffi
cient to give Baltimore two runs, just
enough to take the first of the series
from Chicago this afternoon 3 to -
Quinn pitched good ball throughout
Wilson's homer over the left field fence
featured. Score: R.H.R
Chicago . 000 100 010—2 3 .
Baltimore . 200 100 00*—3 o I
Batteries: McConnell and Fischer
Wilton; Quinn and Owens.
bits being numerous. Score: R.HL1C
St Louis . 001! 001 00—3 S t
Pittsburg . 120 010 00—4 3 •
Batteries: Perdue and Snyder: rtar
mon and Schang.
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to Men Who Care—
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-
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OLD ATHLETIC ROW
RESUMED BETWEEN
TWO STATESCHOOLS
Tennis Match Between Au
burn and Alabama Can
celed—Bragg of Au
burn Objected
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University, May 4.—(Special )—According
to information reaching the university,
Thomas Bragg, graduate manager of ath
letics at Auburn, has brought a stop to
negotiations looking to a tennis match
between Alabama and Auburn teams.
As announced several days ago arrange
ments for a tennis match between the
universities recently were completed, and
the game was to have been played this
week. The match was arranged between
the two teams and was not under the aus
pices of the athletic authorities of either
Institution. *
Alabama athletic authorities took no ac
tion on the matter, however, but the game
was called off by the Auburn contingent,
who wrote that Mr. Bragg was of the
opinion that the match might be con- .
strued as a resumption of athletic rela
tions between the two colleges, and that
such a relation would be entirely contrary
to the athletic policy of Auburn. The ac
tion prohibiting the match, according to i
reports reaching here, was taken over
the protest of the students who were to
play against the Alabamians.
Some friction seems to have developed ^
•t Auburn over the affair and local stu
dents express deep regret that negotia
tions were opened.
NASHVILLE VOLS
ARE FALTERING
Berger Hit Hard in Fifth and Sixth
Innings—Dodge and Johnston
Get Homers
Chattanooga, May 4.—Overcoming &
lead of 6 to 0 by hitting Berger hard
in the fifth and sixth innings, Chat
tanooga scored two runs principally
through the pitcher’s wild throw' in
the eighth and won an exciting game
from Nashville by 9 to 7. Dodge and
Johnston hit home runs. McCabe git
two singles and two doubles. Score:
Nashville— AB. H. H. O. A. 15.
King, cf. .. 3 1 ] 4 0 0
Matk, ss.1 2 1 1 5 0
Baker. 2b.B 1 l 3 0 i
Paulette, lb. .. S 0 l r 0 1
Farmer, rf.B 0 l i o o
Dodge, 3b.fi ] j j j 0
McC abe. If.5 1 4 2 ft ft
Smith, c.6 1 1 6 0 ft
Berger, p. 3 0 1 o t t
Totals . 37 7 12 21 7 3
Chattanooga— A B. \l. H. O. A. E. . *
Daley, of.4 2 1 3 ft ft ’
Kti»er field. 2 b. .4 l 1 ft 6 0
Johrston. If. ... 4 2 2 2 1 ft
liar rts. li>.4 1 2 13 ft o
McCormick, rf. .5 1 1 3 0 ft
Graff, 31 >.3 ft 1 1 3 1 i
Caveny, ss .... 4 1 3 ft 8 ft
Kitchens, c. . . . 4 0 0 5 2 ft
Maiding, p.ft ft 0 0 1 0
Clark, p . 3 1 0 0 3 1
Totals . 35 9 11 2 7 ID 2
Score by innings:
Nashville . 150 00ft ftlft- 7
Chattanooga . 010 024 02*—-9
Summary: Stolen bases, Daley. El
berfeld. Cavenev, Star. Berger. Sacri
fice hit*. King. Stark. Harris. Two-base
hit*. McCabe 2. Berger. Stark. Home
runs. Dodge, Johnston. Double play,
Johnston to Elberfeld to Harris. Hits,
off Harding 3 in 1 inning. 2 runs, none
out in second. Struck out, Clark 2, Ber
ger 5. Bases on halls. Hnrdlng 2, Clark
1 3. Berger 5. Time. 2:2ft. t7mpires. Ches
nutt and Pfenninger.
International League
Vt Jersey City: Jersey Ctty-Toronto,
wet grounds.
At Newark: Newnrk-Buffalo, rain.
At Providence: Providence 7. Rochea
ter 1. I
At Richmond: Richmond 1ft, Montreal 41. %
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