The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-09
in THE WORLD OF SPORTS

league met in Augusta and decided
to end the present season and to start
new season. The Charleston fran
chise. which was turned over TO the
league several days ago, was trans
ferred to Knoxville, and all other
games scheduled to be played with
Charleston will be played in Knox,
VILE The newspaper men were de-
barred from the meeting, and were
very indignant over the treatment
accorded them by the league direc-
tors. President Jones Of the league
announced after the meeting that he
thought the changes that had been
made would result in the league fin
ishing the season without any trou-
BILE, Certain changes have been or
dered to the Chattanooga park and
everyone seems satisfied with what
has been DONE The clubs represent
ed at the meeting were Jacksonville,
Augusta, Savannah, Macon, Columbia
and Columbus. The others were rep
resented by proxies. James J. jack
son was elected vice president of the
league. He owns a controlling inter-
EST in the Augusta club. He succeeds
H. II. Starr Of the Macon club, who
has withdrawn from the league.
The Spartanburg, South Carolina
association, will be organized. TWEEN
ty men have subscribed 500 each and
all Indebtedness Of the club will be
paid off, and the club will start Of
new. with money in the treasury
No difficulty was experienced in rails
ing the two thousand dollars only
two days being required. 1t is expect
ed that many changes will be made
in the personnel of the club.
At the present rate OF growth it is
estimated that before ten years have
passed ten TO fifteen per cent Of the
American farmers will own automo-
biles.
Big Bill Raftis, third baseman of
the Birmingham club, was seated in
a cafe in Slagtown recently when two
gentlemen seated at the next table
began TRADE of abuse on the big
third-sacker. Bill, instead Of becom-
ing angry, as is the usual custom with
players when roasted, joined in the
word scald and abused himself from
every standpoint. Bill said he was
glad to get in on the game.
Ty Cobb is now batting .324 and
has stolen more bases and scored
more runs than any other player in
the American league.
Pittsburg is certainly having a run
away race in the National league.
Wouldn't Cobb and Wagner look
good arrayed against each other in
the worlds series.
Bob Spade, the former Atlanta
pitcher, who has been holding out so
long, has signed his Cincinnati con-
tract and has joined the Red team.
The Macon, South Atlantic League,
Baseball club is now in the hands of a
committee composed of N. J. Ethridge,
chairman; George Dole Wadley, Jesse
b. Hart, w. A. Mcclellan and Clar-
ence Morgan, the final plans having
been made by the Starr brothers,
principal owners, and the new com
mittee. The new owners consist OF
an organization Of. citizens who will
seek charter in the superior court
at once. The sale required the pay
ment Of $1,000 in salaries, and some
small amounts reaching in all about
$1,000. The team goes to the new
owners with the good wishes of the
Starr Brothers, Vaughn and LATTE,
whose sales were reported, will prob
ably remain with the club, efforts
having been made to have the nego-
tiations for these two fine players
called off.
The following are leaders in bat
ting for their respective teams In the
Eastern Carolina league, playing in
over fifteen games: Goldsboro club,
Doak, 1928; Wilson, Bird, 324; Fay
Slemens, .307 Wilmington,
Smith, POI; Raleigh, Hoffman, 279;
Rocky Mount, Krebs, ,265.
The departure of Wilson Matthews
from Charleston is regretted by the
fans of that city. Matthews did the
best he could under the circum-
stances. He is a splendid baseball
manager and had other conditions
existed in the South Carolina league
than now do, he would have been
around the top Of the column with his
team.
Members Of the Augusta, Ca,
Automobile club are enthusiastic over
a proposition to hold an interstate
race.
Daddy Mclaughlin, the veteran UNI
pire, officiates\in the Eastern Caro-
lima league, and every team wants
him to judge their performance-he's
so fair.
The Automobile club and Lakeside
Boat club of Augusta, Ga, are plan
ming to amalgamate Members Of
the boat club will have the use Of
the motor clubhouse, and vice versa.
In a grand exhibition of rowing by
a crew remarkable for it's physical
power and endurance, Harvard, de-
feated Yale in their annual varsity
beat race on the Thames. The Grim
sons crew led from start to finish
and won by six lengths. Haryard's
time was 21:50; Yale's 22:10. BY this