The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-04

It's come at last. The Southern poets
are getting busy with pad and pencil
inditing paeans Of glory 70 Bobby Wal
thour. In Atlanta they make his name
the first word the children are taught
70 spell in the primary class.
Here is the remarkable lost-hy-one-
run record Of the Atlanta team, next
to the bottom in the Southern League:
Lost to Nashville, three games out OF
four by one run; TO Birmingham, one
game by one run; to Shreveport, two out
Of three by one run; TO New Orleans,
one game by same margin; TO Little
Rock, two out OF three played.
Willie Fitzgerald, accompanied by his
trainer. Harry Tuthill. will leave To-
ledo in a few DAYS for Frisco. where
Fitz Will meet Rufe Turner or Battling
Nelson in twenty-round go.
Z. D. Burns. manager Of Ed Smith.
the coIored lightweight, writes that
Smith IS ready at any time to make
Der Of rounds before any club in the
country.
Mike Donovan, OF Glens Falls. n. Y,
established a new record for the pro-
fessional heel-and-toe walkers for the
distance of 800 yards at Naticl,, Mass,
Monday. doing the distance In 1 minute
seconds. the old record being ! min
ute 2-5 seconds, made in England in
1854
Fred Burlew will ship several Of the
Bennington and Lorillard horses 10
Buffalo 20 race at the Kenilworth meet
ing. Among others, he viii send Hello,
a Buffalo Derby candidate Rurlew
offering him the mount on the colt in
the stake.
Jack Blackburn. who has been under
the weather for some time, is about
again and has started TO train. He is
likely 10 be busy once he gets started,
as he has offers Of matches with Joe
Cans. Dave Holly. Ed Smith and
Charley Mulhan. Blackburn IS open to
fight any man IN the world under 40
pounds.
The thoroughbred yearIings from
James 3. Haggin's Rancho del Paso
stud are now on the way from Cali
fornia to New York. They Will be on
exhibition at the sales paddocI,s at
Sheepshead Bay until Suburban Day
when the first Of the lot will be offered
for sale.
Umpire Kennedy and Second Base
man Altizer. of the Meriden team. had
a husky exchange Of fsticufs in AIerid-
en-. The umpire was worstcd-
The Philadelphia Americans come
nearer to observing the letter and spirit
Of the rule forbidding kicking than anv
team this season. 'Umpires have not
lost US any games says Manager
Mack. with refreshing candOr. All The
games we have lost. we lost ourselves"
In last Monday afternoons game Jim
my Williams ran hard, stuck out his
hand. and knocked down q live hit. a
fine stop That's an error isn't it?"
asked woman Of her escort. Ger
tainly.' was the response. If games
were scored along these ideas feeders
would have averages Of about COO
Great performance Of Hickey, Of Low
ell, on Decoration Day. In the two
games he made seven hits. four doubles
and home run. and five runs. In each
Of two games this season he went to bat
four times and made four hits.
The West gave the East a severe wal
Looping IN the recent trip West Of tho
National League teams. The West won
20 games and lost only IG The record
OF each club was as follows: New York
Won. 6; lost, !. BrOoIlyn-WOn. 3: lost
T. BostOn-WOn. 4. lost. 10 Phlladel-
phia-WOn, 3; lost. H. Pittsburg-VVo
10; lost. s. Chicago-Woh, II; lost.
St LOuis-WOu. .. lost. a. Cincinnati
Won. TO- lost. 3. The Eastern trip OF
the American League. Western teams
resulted in q victories for tho East anC
p for the West. divided as follows: New
hork-Won, - lost. 8. Boston-Won. z;