The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-14
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| Man Bre1tenStein OF New Orleans is
suffering again with rheumatism. 1t
is reported that the old mans back
Is giving him great deal Of trouble
The fans all about the circuit regret
this. 1t would be a calamity to the
Southern league for Brett to drop cut.
| He is the best drawing card in the
league, and without doubt the headi-
est pitcher that has ever performed
on southern lots. We all hope that
by June Brett will be flinging in old
time form.
British riflemen in the international
small bore match just ended demon
strated their superiority over the
| Americans by an overwhelming VIC
tory. The match was a friendly one,
with small bore rifles on gallery
ranges in the respective countries
The results were announced by cbaIe.
The British team made the grand
total of 1853 points out of posi-
BILE $4,000, or an average Of POI per
man. The scores of the American
team We're 14,179.
Chattanooga appears to be making
runaway race of the Sally league,
but the other teams are strengthen
ing right along.
In the Southern league there is like
ly to be very marked division be-
tween the first-fight clubs and the
second-night performers. Atlanta,
! New Orleans and probably Nashville
and Memphis seem likely to class far
ahead of the other four clubs. Bir-
mingham, Montgomery, and Mobile
IN he with
Rock an uncertainty, as usual
The umpires of the Southern and
Sally leagues seem to have gotten on
pretty well. At least none of them
have been mobbed yet They seem to
be pretty classy lot
Paul Cobb will not play with the
Augusta club after ALL He is still the
property of the, St. Louis Americans
and has left to join them. Augusta
wanted Cobb, but the big leaguers put
too high price on him.
President Jones of the South At
lantic is making a round Of the
league to ascertain whether the sal
airy limit is being violated.
The majority of the men playing
with the Columbus team have seen
service in the Southern league, one
of the "classiest" of minor league or
CARNATIONS. Becker, Coveney, Riggs,
Massing, Fox, Eyler and then some,
have all played in the Glass A circuit.
More than one thousand automo-
biles took part in New York's annual
carnival parade held under the aus
pices Of the Automobile Trade asso-
al at
were distributed to the best decorat-
ed vehicles. More than two hundred
| thousand persons, it was estimated,
viewed the picturesque five-mile line.
Arrangements have been made for
an attraction that will make the year
1909 memorable in the history of
American golfs The latest item of
news is of international flavor, and
has to do. with an exhibition tour Of
that rising Scotch professional,
George Duncan. who has been engag-
ed to visit this country
Regarding the probable future Of
| the South Atlantic league, President
w. A. Jones had the following to
say: Just make that as opti-
mistic as you like. The attendance
in all Of the cities has been exceed
ing encouraging, and the new addi-
tions to the league are drawing es-
pecially well. Nearly all of the teams
have new managers. and as matter
Of course, these new managers are
striving to give their respective cities
a winning team. Interest, therefore,
in the various cities of the league is
aroused to the highest pitch and the
outlook is bright for a most success
full season for this league"
Rev DR.. William j. Hlnley, minis
ter of the gospel and fan, preached a
baseball sermon to his flock in Pill
grim Congregational church at the
opening of the league season in Spo-
kane, Washington. speaking Of life as
confirmed rooter would expound the
rules OF the game. He talked of the
battery, fielders, basemen, coaches
umpire and the man at bat.
Pitcher McGinnity says the great.
strain on Christy Mathewson's arm
last year will tell this season and the
great pitcher will have to be worked
very carefully.
1t is rumored in Beaumont, Texas,
that determined effort will be made
by promoters of that town to stage
the Johnson-J effries match. The idea
is to build big, fight pavilion on an
island in Sabine lake, twenty miles
from there. The island in question
is about four miles from the shore
lines of Louisiana and Texas, and is
consequently without their jurlsdic-
ton, coming under the federal gov
eminent
Columbus has about the strongest
outfeld in the South Atlantic league
this season in Becker, Riggs and Mas
sing. All three Of these men are
sure to hit 300 in the Sally league
thf9 season