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By .Joe Agler.
■» TASHVU.LE. TENN.. April ill.
i\l The Cracker batteries for to-
^ " day's game will be Weaver and
Dunn. Manager Schwartz will use
••Lefty” Williams, with Ludwig at.the
receiving end.
The Crackers won the opening game
,,f Feries from the Vola in eleven 1n-
i' ngx. 3 to 2.
King” Brady hjiHAd grand ball,
Mru L aided by the hitting of - Bailej
;in d Graham, who drove in the Crack
ers’ three iw. the first game
I,, Billy Smith's ■ aggregation. The
game "as one of the hardest fought
,,f the season and the Crackers had to
eo to the limit to wMi.
Charley Case had the Atlantans t
his mercy in the pinches. With men
on bases we could do nothing with itis
curve ball.
The Crackers hope to take three out
of four of the present series, with an
,-ven break of luck.
Dave Bunting has been released to
Akron, Ohio.
Crackers Lost Bats.
The t’racker9 had to borrow bat-s
from the Nashville players, as ipo
f baggageman left our bats at Chatta
nooga.
Billy Smith *aid that probabiy the
baggageman did not want us to win,
and that was^the only way to keep us
,,iK of the "ftori’’ column.
The Crackers are having fine weath-
.r ?mh some of Us are recuperating
from the cold weather In Atlanta
Game Was Thriller.
You might wait ten years withorn
seeing a more exciting game than that
one yesterday.
Y\> got away good in the first with
a couple of runs.
The Vola grabbed one buck in th
sixth and tied it up with one more in
tlip ninth*.
In the eleventh she popped.
Tommy Long, the Coffeyville kid.
opened by planting the ball in center
,r a safe hit. Bailey flied and Wally
Smith tried to break a shin for John
ny Lindsey. Keating hit a fielder'-;
mice and it was all up to Pat Gra
ham. And Pat was there with a rak
ing smash over Goalby that sent home
1 he winning run.
Looked Squally in Eleventh.
The Vols threw a misty scare into
1:s in the lost of the eleventh. With
two out. Perry and Schwartz singled,
io.it some nice relaying of the ball
headed off Bill Schwarts* when he
tried to grab second and ended the
game In our favor.
It was a snappy contest, finished in
<> hours and ten minutes, which
isn’t bad for an eleven-inning game.
But I'll tell you this —I'm too tired
to write more. I put in a day's work
in a bit over two hours this after
noon—and 1 didn’t malte a hit, eithei
Cobb Issues Final
Baseball Statement
AUGUSTA. GA„ April 19. Here is
the “farewell” statement just issued
by Ty Cobb, the hold-out Detroit
outfielder:
It seem? 1 am a burden to the
Detroit Club as a trespasser of its
rules. 7 f that be the ease let Presi
dent “NgvLn put a price on me and
I'll take a chance on being able to
negotiate my own release.
”1 don’t think 1 shall ever play with
Detroit again. I would much rather
join some other club. This is pos
itively my last statement in this
matter.”
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Tech baseball lea
April 19.—The
ini has a chance
to reverse the verdict with Au
burn here this afternoon and will
try to do it. ^
A double-header of full nine in
nings each will be played.
For Tech Atteridge will catch the
first game and Witherington the sec
ond. Eubanks will pitch the first
and Fielder the second. For Auburn.
Davis will 'try to pitch both games
and Williams will again do the re
ceiving.
The entire Auburn outfield will be
changed so as to bring in left-hand
hitters against Tech's right-hand
pitching.
Barr, of Montgomery, umpired a
very satisfactory game yesterday.
Recruits Play Well.
It is worth mentioning that Tyler
Montague in right field and Amason
on first, for Tech, distinguished them
selves by splendid playing, each get
ting a hit and both keeping out of
the error column.
The Tech-Auburn game yesterday
afternoon was one of the best ever
seen here. Auburn won it in the last
half of the ninth by a three-base
drive of Catcher Williams, which
scored a runner from first. Up to
this time the score was two all.
Tech secured both hers in the third
on two hits, an error and the squeeze
play.
In ihe fourth Williams scored one
by a home-run drive over the right
field bank.
In the seventh he did exactly the
same thing, scoring Aubren’s second
and tying run. In the ninth lie won
it with his three-bagger to left after
two were down.
Tech Fielded Well.
Outside of Williams’ terrific bat
ting the feature of the game was the
superb fielding «>f the entire Tech
team, and it is freely admitted here
that the Yellow Jackets played the
better ball, and to many it is a mys
tery how they lost.
Both Pitts and Locke pitched jam-
up ball, though Ldcke walked a lot
of batters, on which account Teoli
bad a lot of men left on bases
Both hurlers were rapped for five
hits each, while Auburn made three
errors and Tech one.
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Crackers Batting Bit Above Form
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Can Slump 20 Points—and Cop
By Peivy II. Whiting.
4 i 'T T t 1E CRACKERS have gone
A crazy. They’ll calm down .‘li
ter awhile,” say the fans of other
Southern League towns. “They just
happened to run amuck. Memphis
did it last year. They’ll wake up,
don’t worry. They'll be lucky to d.i-
ish bumateenth.”
And lest there be disappoint men• s
in store for Cracker fans be it said
light now that the locals are un
deniably hitting a good .25 point >
above their regular form. They arc
fielding at almost exactly their tegu
lar form or three points under, to be
exact.
Here are the figun s:
Bat. Av. Field Ay
Crackers of 1912 255 .918
('racker* of 1913 285 .94 5
A study of the dope hooks demon
strates that, while individual averages
will fluctuate, the average of a team
will be much the same from year to
year, provided th$ members of th.-
team are the same. •
.Let’s compare, therefore, the but
ting and fielding of the Crockers of
this year, with the batting and field
ing of these same men (most of thV rn
with other teams! last year, for i:
will give us a good line on what w.
may expect next year:
Batting Fielding
average. average.
1912. 1913 1912 191 *.
Agler .258 .160 .986 ..Mi-1
Alperman 286 .323 .953 .983
Keating 252 .227 .902 .821
Dobard 269^ .500 .925 1.0.tO
Smith 257 .267 .954 965
Bailey 315 .385 .965 .850
Welchonce 325 .300 .981 .963
Long 266 .323 .978 1.00 '
Dunn 236 .333 .963 .941
McAllister 253 ... .967
Graham 239 .387 .937 l.Oo;)
Reynolds 259 ... .951
M usser .333 . . 1.000
Brady 165 .300 .965 1.000
Weaver 250 .250 .864 .300
Bausevvein 300 ... .909
Price 250 .143 1.000 l.ooo
Becker 175 ... .909 .500
Club averages
.280 .948 .94'
T HE (’RACKER? are likely to
slump a little from their present
exalted batting average. They ire
“busting'' the ball a shade too hard
to last. Alperman. Dobard. Durm,
Graham. Musser and Brady are all
batting above their stride. Tommy
Long is showing a lot more with'
the bat than he did last year—possi
bly a good bit more than he will b.‘
able to show this year.
* * *
T HK CRACKERS of this years
team who played here last yelr
ought to „d<» better work with the
willow in 1913 than in 191.. The all-
joy stuff of 1912 is gone. And the
team is a winner instead of an awf ;1
looser.
WrtJly Smith, Harry Welchon i.
Lew McAllister, and Buck Weaver
are in more congenial surroundings
than la»t year. So a team avgrave
better than that indicated by lapt
year's records can be counted on.
it is worth noting, too. that ih->
Crackers can fall off a lot in batting
and still wit) the pennant. To-day
the\ average of .875. They lice
won seven game* out eight.
But it doesn’t take any average like
that to win a pennant.
The (’rackets can easily fall «»I f
twenty points in team batting -whirit.
likely enough t hex will, and still
win the pennant — which they >r«*
likelv enough to do.
* * •
T HK thing about the ('rackets tint
does not show in the averages L
their pinch-hitting ability. ’Phi*yea;
w henever a run has been needed there
has always been somebody there to
drive it over. A hit in a pinch doesn't
do any more for your averages than
one in the open. But it makes aAl
the difference in the world in thg
effectiveness-of a club.
What with a few steady hitters, a
couple of sluggers and only a .“W
weak hitters the ('lackers seem to
have the most useful hitting club
of Atlanta’s baseball career.
Boxing Commission
Praised For Work
Governors Sulzer and Cox Thank
Gotham Fighters For Aiding
Flood Sufferers.
Hal Chase May Shine at Second
Q © © © 0 0 ©
Yankee Star Gets Real Try-Out
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Two former lightweight champions
will ret into action to-dav Ad Wolgast,
who losl his title to Willie Ritchie, will
meet Tommy Murpliy In a twvnty-
tound bout at ’Frisco.' while Battling
Nelson, who fell before Ad Wolgast. is
scheduled to box Bay Wood in a twelve-
round set-to at Bedford, Mass.
* » •
The outcome of the Wolgast-Murphy
match will he awaited by boxing iol-
lowers all over the country. Ad must
heat Murphy If he hopes io get on with
Willie Ritchie. Should Ad lose, he will
have the lime of his life working his
way into the charmed circle again.
* * *
| Bai Nelson has already proven him
self to he the ring marvel of the day.
The ••Fighting Dane” continues to bat
tle Iiis way throughout the country
against all comers. Bui will probably
be there at tbf* tiriisli of the twelfth
round with Wood, fighting as hard as
ever.
* * *
Jimmy Clabby, through his manager.
Frank Mulkern, has decided to accept
Eddie McGoorty's weight proposition.
158 pounds at 6 o’clock, to tight ten
rounds ai Denver May 2. Flabby has
been holding out for ringside weight,
but McGoortv refused to make it.
» * *
Pal Brown, who battled Ray Temple
to a draw at Milwaukee Wednesday
night, will cancel all bouts until July 4.
Brown must undergo an operation on
his right ear. His ear was damaged
by Jerry Murphy in a recent bout at
St. Joseph, Mo.
* » •
Johnny. Coulon wr ites from his home
in Fhicago that he is getting into great
shape tor his tight with Tommy Hurl-
son, the Detroiter, ai Windsor. Canada.
\prii 30. This will be < oulon's first
tight since he met Kid Williams, the
Baltimore sensation, at New York. Oc
tober 18. 1912.
• * •
Johnny says he will beat Hudson
easily, take on a few more short bouts
and then go to the coast for a long fight
with either Williams or Fampi.
* * *
It looks as though it would be a safe
bet for some of these wise ginks to
look inside of Matty McCue s glove in
the future. From the way he clouts
them he must have a ton of lead hid
somewhere
* * *
A Chicago critic writes teat Fharlie
White is sure io beat Joe Thomas at.
New Orleans Monday, h is a safe bet
that tills same critic never saw Mr.
Thomas in action. Joe can certainly
swing the padded mitts with the best
of them.
* * *
Charlie White is a wonderful ring-
man. and would give any boy weigh
ing from 125 pounds to 130 pounds a
neat trimming. However. Joe Thomas,
weighing 133 ai 3 o'clock, appears to
l»e a trifle too good for Ihe Fhicago
w hirlwind.
Freddie Welsh, lightweight champion
of lilt)gland, has received an offer of
>3,500 io meet Kay Temple or Kid
Scaler at Falgarv. Alberta. In a fifteen
round affair May 24 Harry Pollock,
manager of Welsh, is considering the
proposit ion.
New York boxing critics are referring
io Luther McCarty as the ’'Cheese
champion.'' Not a very good moniker
for a iitl«? holder to be carrying around.
* * *
Danny Morgan is trying to get Jack
Britton matched with either Joe Rivera
or- Willie Ritchie on ihe coast. Tom
McFarey, however, refuses to n;ake any
match uniII he receives some definite
facts from the Ritchie-Nolan combina
tion.
* • *
Young Jack O’Brien and Phil < ’Toss
will exchange wallops in a len-iound
trout at New York Wednesday night.
The boys are lighting for the welter
weight championship >f the East.
* * *
George “Knockout” Brown, the Chi
cago middleweight. Is now fighting in
New York. George recently 1 landed
Bill Grupp a neat trimming in the
Eastern City, and is now- after a scrap
with Mike Gibbons.
Yesterday’* Results.
Albany 4. Charleston 0.
Jacksonville 4. Savannah 3
Macon 5, Columbus 4.
Other Results Yesterday.
International League.
Newark 1, Toronto 0
Montreal 2. Providence 1.
Buffalo 2. Jersey City 0.
Baltimore 4, Rochester 2.
Virginia League.
Portsmouth h. Norfolk 4
Roanoke 11, Newport News 0
Texas League.
Fort Wurth 2, Dallas l < thirteen in
ning*
Waco 5, Austin 5 'thirteen innings*.
Houston 5. Galveston 1.
San Antcnio 8. Beaumont 1.
Cotton States League.
Jackson 6. Columbus 3. i
Selma 6, Meridian 4.
NEW YORK. April 19. At the
weekly meeting of the State Boxing
Commission yesterday two letters
were read, one from Governor Sul
zer and the second from Governor
Cox. of Ohio, praising the work <>f
the commission in connection with
the benefits held for the flood suffer
ers.
Governor Sulzer’s letter follows:
Charles J. Harvey, Esq.. Secretary
and Treasurer, 4 1 Park Row, New
York City.
Aiy Dear Sir:
Many thanks for your very kind
letter. I certainly appreciate the
good work you have dope fo: the
flood sufferers of Ohio and have sent
e copy of your letter to (Jov#Anor
('ox.
With best wishes, believe me ever
•very sincerely your friend,
(Signed) WILLIAM SULZER.
Appended is t h® message of Gover
nor (’ox. of Ohio:
My Dear Friends:
For' the stricken people of Ohio
I Want too- thank y-m for yohr
offeiing. We are fburhed not more
by these substantial gene rootle*
than by the largeness of the hearts
of those from whom they flow.
Sincerely yours.
(Signed ) J A M KS M. COX.
'I’he commission then sen: William
Gibson President of the Fairmount
A. (’.. a letter extending him a vote
of thanks for Ills part in Hie benefits
Baseball Summaries.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Games To-day.
Atlanta hi Nashville.
New Orleans at Mobile.
Birmingham ai Chattanooga.
Memphis at Montgomery.
Standing of the Clubs
W. L. P C.
Atlanta. 7 1 .862
Mobile ... 6 3 .667
Mont.. 5 3 .62*5
N’ville.. 4 3 .571
W. L. P C.
M'pHis.. 3 5 .375
i\\ Or.... 3 6 .383
B'ham... 2 5 .286
Chati 2 6 .250
By A. 11. C. Mitchell
N EW YORK. April 19. Hal Chase,
a left-handed baseball player,
will have his first real chance
to demonstrate his ability to play
second base this season.
Baseball men all over the country
are interested in the question wheth
er he can make good in that posi
tion or not. 'Phe professional ele
ment of baseball is particularly In
terested Iti the question.
When it was first an tutu need that
Chase would have a try at the bag.
wise old baseball owls gravely shook
their heads and predicted dire fail
ure As a first baseman Chase bad
demonstrated his worth. He has been
pronounced the last in the business.
Being left-harujel helps rather than
hinders a first baseman. He is in
position to make many infield plays
that a right-hander would find al
most impossible. Hut a left-handed
second bfcseman that is something
else already.
Plays Hal Made.
For instance here are some of tin-
plays he made in u recent game
against Boston.
The first grounder that went in his
direction was In the very first In
ning. He was hardly set in his pos
ition wlit'ii I loo per. the first man up
for the Red Sox drove a hard glass
cutter, which if it had gone through
the diamond would have gone
through about five feet to the right
of second base, ('base came running
in and got his bands down on the
ball, but it glanced from his fingers
and before it could be recovered,
Hooper was saf • on first. The bail
was hit with such force and Chase
bad come from such a distance to i
take it that the scorers gave Hooper
credit for a safe hit which, of course,
saved Cha <• an error.
Prince Hal had nothing more to
do in the field except to look pretty
(and he is a pretty good looking fel
low at that) until the last of the
sixth. Then off Lewis, the first man
up, lie raced out into right field and
took a Texas a agucr that looked
safe from the stand. Gardner was up
next ami Larry drove a screeching
grounder that was headed for center
field and was ticketed for a single.
Chase sprinted at full speed toward
-ccond base, caught the ball on the
bound in his gloved (tight) hand,
passed it quickie to his left hand,
whirled around t<* the right and whip
ped the bull to first with almost one
mot ion.
The throw was straight and true,
•right into the fir-t baseman's hands,
and Larry was an easy out. < 'hase
had executed a hard play In a way
that made it look easy.
On that play alone the question as
to whether Chase can make good at
second ought to be settled once and
for all. It was u good play for even
a right-hander to make.
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B UYS HIGH defeated Tech High
in the annual track meet be
tween the? two schools yesterday
afternoon at Tech field, 63 to 36.
The captains of both teams proved
the real sensations of the meet.
Bill Bedell. **f Tech High, scored
16 1-2 points for ills team, almost
one-half of total number of points
gained by' the (’ulverites. Bedell won
two firsts, twp seconds and a third
place, lie came in an easy winner
in the 440-yard dash and the ham
mer throw.
Lockrldge, the leader of the Boys
High athletes, was h close second to
Redell in numb of points gained.
Me won three firsts which made his
total 15. The running broatt jump,
standing broad .tump and the 220-
yard low hurdles all went to Lock-
ridge.
No new’ prep records were made
and few of the old ones were even
equalled. The day was warm and
well aulted for a track meet. Most
of the winners !■» the events yester
day will enter in the annual prep
meet to be held at Tech Flats, May
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Yesterday’s Results.
Atlanta 3, Nashville 2
Chattanooga 3, Birmingham 2
Mobile 7. New orleuns 6.
Montgomery 9. Memphis 8.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Games To-day.
Cleveland at Chicago.
St. Louis ai Ixelrolt.
I’osiun at Philadelphia.
Washington at New York.
Standing of the Clubs.
W. L. P C. | W. L. P C.
Wash ... . 3 (• 1.000 J St. L.. . . 4 4 .500
Phila 3 l .750
Ch’go.
Cl'land
L...
I Boston . .
Detroit
N York.
Yesterday’s Results.
Washington 7, New York 5.
Boston ®. Philadelphia 6.
.St. Louis 3, Detroit 2.
Cleveland 4, Chicago 0.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games To-day.
Svw York at Boston (two games).
Philadelphia ai Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
Chi* ago at St. Ivouls.
Standing of the Club6.
Phila . .
P’burg.
St. I.
Ch’go
3 3
W.
B'klyn 2
N. York.. 2
Boston . I
C'nati... l.
Yesterday’s Results.
New York 13. Boh ton «
St. lyouis 8, Chicago 2.
Pittsburg 5. Cincinnati 5.
Philadelphia 1. Brooklyn 0.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
\V.
K City —7.
M w'kec . 6
St. Paul. 5
M a polls. 4
Standing of the Clubs.
W.
I'apol'iK... St.
I ville.. . 2
CTbitB.. 1
Toledo. 0
L P O
3 .500
6 .250
5 .167
6 .000
Yesterday’s Results.
Milwaukee 3, Columbus 0.
Indianapolis 5. Katina# City 3.
Minneapolis 8. Louisville 3.
St Paul 9, Toledo 7.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Games To-day.
Albany at Charleston.
Macon at Columbus.
Savanna)) at Jacksonville
Standing of the Clubs.
XV. L l J
J'ville.. 2 0 1.000
(ri'bua i 1 -500
CMeston. 1 I .509
W
Alban....
Macon.. 1
sav'nah 0
j_. (\
j . 500
1 .600
2 .900
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