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'HI'.' ATi-.VNTA • TKOKOI A'N AND HKWB,
COVE
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Dent
Punch May Win Fight, Says
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Hurls To-day With Conzelman
Bill Smith
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in Reserve
Bv Bill Smith.
W E'VE landed the first punch—
and the first punch has won
many a battle, believe me.
Not that this battle's won. not by
a iong shot; but it’s not lorn by two
or three long allots, and while there’s
life there's hope, you know. And I'll
confess right now that there's a good
deal more of hope pounding away in
the manly breast of yours- truly ♦rtan
there was at this time yesterday.
• • •
T KNOW Mike Finn, and T know hie
* club, though. For more than two
weeks they have regarded the South
ern League pennant for 1913 as their
personal property. Not until yes
terday did they realize that they had
a scrap, a heluva scrap, between them
and that old rag
And will they fight? Will a baby
cry? Will a duck swim? Why. I
could see the fight rising In that fat
Irif^iman every second yesterday
afternoon. If I don't miss my guess,
there's going to be some sweet bat-
ling ahead.
* * •
TF I didn’t know the Gulls for the
4 good, game ball players they are,
I might think that the smash we
handed them yesterday would make
them dog it the rest of the wav. Hut
I don’t think so. knowing Mike and
Ms men. We’ve got to fight, and
we’ve got to fight every minute we
are on that ball field, and pretty near
ly every minute we are off of it, too,
•or that matter.
• * •
U J E are in pretty good shape for
the going I guefs both clubs
were on a prettv fine edge yester
day, but they will both he steadier
as the series grows older.
I know I can count on my men to
go the limit. Every man is juai
as anxious to win as I am. and every
bit of baseball in their systems is
going to be Hhown this week. Once
or twice yesterday it looked squally
for a moment, but I never aaw a club
mme back to earth quicker and play
Readier, headier baseball.
• * *
I'M handing mvsplf a few medals
* for picking Gil Price to hurl that
opening «amp. We realized that it
wa» all important to beat the harrier
if we could, and 1 picked Price as
tr.e best man to turn the trick.
That's not throwing off on any
of the other pitchers, though, but
Price was mentally the man for the
lob.
The baseball world was pretty well
ftHtounded In 1906, you will recall,
when in the first game of the world's
eerie* between the White Sox and the
Pubs Fielder Jones, of the Sox, se
lected Nick Altrock to pitch. He did
this with Kd Walsh and Poe White
pn the bench, and both of these men
were considered Altrock's superiors.
Well, Jones won a world’s title by
picking Altrock. He knew that that
eccentric southpaw would not bo
frightened by the man-eating repu
tation of the Cubs. He knew he would
pitch against Chance’s mighty ma
chine with the same confidence he
would have In working against a
bunch Of bushers. That confidence
won for Altrock and he broke the
Cubs’ spirit.
And I remembered this In this
pinch.
0 0 0
P RICE is a cool, *clf-reliant fel
low. with no nerves—but all the
nerve in the world. I knew he would
go in confident he could take the
Gulls’ measure, and he did it to a
queen’s taste. Even with the bases'
choked, with one down, in the early
innings he never wavered, but kept
right on pitching ball, and he held the
Gulls scoreless until we had the game
packed away in the finest little cold
storage plant in this part of Georgia.
I ’M depending a whole lot on my
pitchers, you can bet. To-day.
unless mv plans go awry in some un
looked-for manner. 1 am going to send
' Eliott Dent to the hill.
Dent 1» ready. I believe he will
work the game n< his life
'aklng no chances
If by any chance he should falter.
I will have Conzelman always warmed
up. ready to step into the breach at
any moment. Joe will be the reserve
force, and the reserves have <lor*e
their share toward turning the lile
of victory.
T HURSDAY, according to my pres
ent plan. I will work Cpnzelman.
A?ith Thompson and Love in reserve,
arid if we get away—and I believe
we will—who will I come back with
for the supreme test Friday?
Why, Oil Price, of course.
1 guess you guewed it.
just as good as he was yesterday—
and that's 590me good.
I’m mighty glad we got Cavet out
of tiie way. I have always regarded
him as the Gulls’ most dangerous
pitcher. Of course, I have no dope
«*n whom Finn will work to-day, but
he kept Heinie Berger warmed u*
yesterday afternoon, and it wou dn’t
surprise me to see the veteran Dutch
man on the mound to-day. He is a
clever old fox. too. and is likely to
cjt ur*} us trouble, but I’m not looking
for it.
• • •
A FTER the start we n ade yesterday
I don’t see how trouble can exist
for anyone on this good green earth
—except for old Mike Finn.
Agler Maty
ng Play
1 hat Sat;
ed Opener
stocky, sturdy
.and going the
route twice in four days, and if he
works Friday I believe he will be
P RICE is of
class that can
Despised Bunt Turns Tide of Victory to Crackers
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Gull Machine Crumbles Under Unexpected Attack
Agler was
easily the hero
By Fuzzy Woodruff.
T OO often have the chroniclers of
things baseballic indited this*
sentence: “He laid down a
•sneaking bunt.’’ The adjective is ap-
probrious. It suggests the kiss of
Judas Iscariot, the hidden rapier
thrust of Tybalt, the tonsorial treat
ment of Samson, and the doping of
Jim Jeffries.
But the sportive prints have made
It as classic as “Give me liberty or
give me death,’’ the sextet from
“Lucia,’’ and Hamlet’s soliloquy.
Wherefore fandom has grown to re
gard the bunt much as knock-out
drops in an enemy’s' beer, the impor
tation of a gang of repeaters for
political purposes, and the dashing of
a $ 1,000-bill in the face of a doubtful
legislator are held in popular esteem.
The method is useful, exceedingly use-
This photo
graph was
snapped by a
Georgian
camera expert,
who snapped all
the feature
plays of the
game. This
was by far the
most important
play of the
afternoon.
Cracker Cast-Offs Fall Down
O'Dell and Sentell Failures
By Innis Brown.
I T’S a Ion* land that ha# no turn
ing. Likewise anti so all sinks
fall in dry weather, which may
account, for the fact that even a
honest-to-goodnees Jinx may be
slipped a double cross at rare Inter
vals.
Well, the Crackers turned the trick
on Tuesday at the expense of the
fluttering Gulls. Reference is made is
the time-honored wheeze that a base
ball cast-off stands ever ready to
turn and smile his former' eolleaaes
hip and thigh, or In any other con
venient spot of said colleague’s anat
omy.
Slip a casual glance over the roster
of the Mobillans and you will lamp
the presence of Messrs. AI O’Dell and
P. Sentell. one-time Crackers, and at
presenl diligent laborers In the foi ls
of Ftnn. Time was when local bugs
would draw a sigh of relief on view
ing the nevry Al strolling to the plate,
when a pinch hit meant profitable
business. In fact, we always enter
tained an Idea that Al carried the
stuff that enables a fellow to deliver
best, when said delivery is most
needed.
Likewise, Mr. Sentell has been
known to wallop the hide off of the
old pill at most opportune moments.
Paul would likely he regarded as a
desirable citizen in any minor league
city between April 16 and a corre
sponding date In September. In fact,
he would readily be classified as
skilled lnbor on a ball field and no
body yet has found cause to label
him asaqulttcr.
All of which is predicated to show
that the old Jinx was slipped a clean-
cut, straight-forward knockout, for
neither of the above gentlemen were
able to hook us for the count In Tues
day’s game, despite the fact that
fortune passed them opportunities on
a silver platter.
T HK chance
to O’]
THE CRACKERS’ ALPHABET
By Misses Dorough.
A—1* for Agler, the Atlanta Fans’ pet:
B—11 far Bill Smith—best manager pet.
C -is for Conzelman, pitcher of fame:
D’s—for a Daddy—\Yallp Smith is his name.
E—is for Elliott, king of the mound;
F—It for Frank hlanush. pinch-hitter sound.
O—is for Gilbert, tome southpaw, by heck.'
H—is for Holland, our new star from Tech.
I’*—“lzzy" Bisland, too good to be real;
3—Is for Joe Dunn, who settles their "steal”
K’s -for the kicking the fans can't afford.
Low as our Tommy hits ’em to the board,
M’s—for the money the flag winners cop;
N—is for Sixon, who ranks near the top.
O—is for option—a manager's scheme;
, P’s—for the pennant, the aim oj the team.
q’s—for the question, early and late;
R—it for runt that dent the old plate.
5— is for Slim Love, whose future looks bright:
T—is for Thompson, who started out right.
U—is for umpires, who don’t get much praise;
V—is for Voss, star of old college da us.
W’»—for Welchonce—can he hit itt He ran!
XYZ we'll give Chappy, who backs up the pan.
6— for lurk and the happiest days.
Which the fans hand the Crackers, deserting all praise.
Chick Evans Makes American Sonders
New Golf Record Easy Winners Again
GARDEN CITY. N. Y.. Sept. 3.—
Chick Evans, Jr., of the Edge water
Golf Club, Chicago, has so far shown
the best golf in the national amateur
golf championship here yesterday. He
round of 71 is a course record.
This, with his 77 of Monday, made
«. total of 148 for the qualifying round
of 36 holes, and won the Chicagoan
gold medal for the lowest score.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU WANT, it
will save you time and money if you
k ose Hearst * Sunday American and At-
. Georgian
MARBLEHEAD. MASS., Sept. 3.—
The Americans defeated the German?
even more decisively than Monday in
the second of the international sender
yacht series yesterday. The race was
a repetition of Monday, so far at* lack
of wind was concerned and was won
by the Ellen, owned by Charles 1*.
Curtis, of Boston, with the Cima,
owned by Guy Ix>well. second, and the
Sprig, owned by John L. Saltonstall,
third.
The Serum led the German yachts,
with the Wittelsbach X a poor fifth.
The Angella IV fouled the first turn
ing mark and disqualified herself.
of a lifetime was put
Dell in‘the third. Gil Price
was breezing along on smooth seas
until tills frame. But trouble was
started when Chapman dropped a
third strike on Clark, first up, and
then did a ring-around-rosie in a
frantic eqffort to local** the ball. He
grabbed it up in time to peg to Agler,
hut the throw caught the fleet Mr.
Clark in the vicinity of his left
shoulder, and carrooned into Joe’s
mit, saving an extra basi since the
Gull gardener had already reached
the bag.
Miller forced Clark, but Price threw
Chvet’s bunt high to Agler. Stock
watched four wide ones pass and the
bases were all inhabited. Starr
popped a high foul to Chapman, and
two hands down. Enter Mr. O’Dell.
Imagine, if you can, a more luscious
opportunity to add several streaks of
grav to the ebony thatch of B. Smith,
and incidentally to smother all hope
remaining in the Crackers of landing
in front at the finish, for be it re
membered that Mr. Cavet was going
like a house a-flre, and a couple of
runs would have looked like a fair
sized mountain.
But Al. even with the aid of the
cast-off luck, failed to deliver. He
watched one good one pass, and then
played a straight shot to the corner
pocket guarded by H. Holland. The
ex-Jacket siezed it in big league style,
and whipped it to Agler in time to
nip Al, aided by a nice one-handed
stab by the agile Agler.
* * *
H AVING handed O Dali a chance to
rout the home talent, Dame For
tune. called it a day’s work so far as
Al was concerned, and straightway
began to work out a new clew to solve
the Crackers’ undoing by carting in
Cast - Off No. 2, in the person of
swarthy Mr. Sentell.
The ninth frame presented Mr. Sen
tell with his opportunity. Charley
Schmidt took one of Gil Price’s shoots
nd galloped down to first. Clark
shot a straight one to Bisland, and
the play was made to nab Schmidt at
second. In his hu-ry to effect a two-
ply killing WalUto Smith dropped the
throw, and all hands were safe.
Price appeared to weakening, and
at this juncture, sounded two bells
for Mr. Sentell, and he substituted at
the bat for Mons. Cavet. To all pur
poses and intents, Paul bad the desire
and determination, and in justice to
him. it may be said that lie carried
with it about everything else except
the finishing touch. He shot one
straight to the slab that looked
wicked. However. Price knocked it
down, and managed to kill him off to
Agler.
Mr. Schmidt lumbered in from third
with the run that saved the visitors
a kalsomining. However, Price was
looking for "games won,” rather than
shut-outs, and made no effort to cut
the run off at the plate. Stock oblig
ingly flied to Tommy Long in deep
left, and several thousand bugs went
wild.
Incidentally the several thousands
filed out through the gates, talking
and gesticulating frantically about
that remaining hope, commonly re
ferred to as a Fighting Charvce.
Experts Travel to
Game in Cartercar
The Georgian’s baseball experts
were taken out to the opening game
of the series between the Crackers
and Gulls at Poncy Pary yesterday
afternoon in a Cartercar. driven by
the local manager, W. C. Mahoney.
The Crackers and Gulls may have
played a fast game, but their speed
was tame compared with the trips
given the experts by Mr. Mahoney in
1 his beautiful seven-passenger car.
Brennan’s Decision
Reversed by Lynch:
Warrant for Umpire
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—Reversing
the decision of Umpire Brennan,
President Thomas J. Lynch, of the
National League, announced that the
game of Saturday, August 30, be
tween the New York and Philadelphia
rlubs will count as a victory for the
Philadelphia team.
Umpire Brennan awarded the con
test to the Giants by a 9-to-0 score
when the Philadelphia management
was unable to clear a section of the
bleachers back of center field, claim
ing that the moving spectators were
a handicap to the New York batters.
The decision nearly precipitated a
riot and the members of the New
York club were afforded police pro
tection on their way to the railroad
station.
President, Lynch in his decision,
states that Umpire Brennan exceeded
his authority in declaring the game
forfeited to 'the New York club and
formally awards It to the Philadelphia
tetini by a score of 8 to 6. which was
the score by which the Phillies led in
the ninth inning when the game was
stopped by the umpire.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 3.—A war-
ant charging William Brennan. Na
tional League umpire, with assault
and battery and inciting to riot was
Issued here on the complaint of Henry
F Russell, superintendent of the Art
flub of Philadelphia, who claims he
was injured by the umpire during the
disorder which followed the forfei
ture io New York of the game al the
local National League park Inst Sat
urday. Mr, Russell charges Brennan
In his efforts to get out of the park
pummeled him and knocked him to
the ground, where he was trampled
on by the crowd.
McNeil Benefit Races
At ‘Drome’ Friday
The Jock McNeil benefit races at the
.Atlanta motordrome will be staged Fri
day night. The races were originally
scheduled to take place last Friday
night, but were called off on account of
rain.
The entire proceeds from this race
will be sent to the Scotchman’s mother.
McNeil was one of the most popular rid
ers in Atlanta, and it is hoped that a
big crowd turns out.
No passes will be honored at this
meet. Newspaper men, clerks, judges
and other officials have all agreed to
pay The riders, who are also given
rvitvs free, have agreed to race
as they never have before. They were
all great friends to Jock and will do
jnost anything to help the cause.
SIDELIGHTS ON FIRST
GAME AT PONCY PARK
B‘
By W. S. Farnsworth.
OTH Pug Cavet and Gil Price
were kept busy during the open
ing encounter. The Gull twirler
pitched 118 balls during the eight
times the Crackers were at bat. while
the local boxman made 115 separate
and distinct chucks.
Cavet pitched the most balls in one
Inning—nineteen in the eighth. Price
pitched the fewest—seven in the sixth.
The following shows just how many
balls were uncorked by each hurler
in each inning:
Inning • Price Cavet
First
16
12
Second
0
16
'Third
17
13
Fourth
13
11
Fifth
16
16
Sixth
10
Seventh
9
18
Eighth
15
19
13
Total
115
118
Welchonce 3 Points
Behind D. Robertson
Harry Welchonce is right on the heels
of Pave Robertson for the batting hon
ors of the Southern League. Harry
managed to get one hit out of four times
up yesterday, while his opponent was
held hitlesa.
Latest figures give Robertson a bat
ting average of .341, while Welchonce
is hitting the ball at a .338 clip. But
three points separate the two outfield
era.
Milwaukee Manager
Signs for Two Years
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 3— Harry
Clark, Milwaukee’s fighting thin
baseman and manager, who has pilot
ed his team to the top of the Ameri
can Association this year when, most
of the sporting editors about the cir
cult picked Milwaukee for second di
vision. signed a two-year contract to
manage the team to-day.
Mrs. Agnes Havenor, owner, refused
to divulge the terms of the contract.
•Crackers didn’t bat in ninth.
* * •
Holland didn’t cover the ground he
was standing on when O'Dell’s single
passed him in the opening spasm.
• * *
Price worked his curve ball on
Cavet as much as possible. It was
good judgment, as the shade Pug
wore kept him from getting his eye
on the benders.
* * •
Cavet sure is a cool young man.
Even when the going was rough and
stormy for him he took his time and
figured out his every move.
♦ * *
Price fell down going after Paulet’s
puzzling grasser in the second, and
while flat on his stomach, chucked
with accuracy to Agler.
• • •
Holland should have smothered
Schmidt’s foul in second, but seemed
to be afraid of knocking a picket out
f the left field fence.
* * *
SchmWt was dead lucky on this
trip to the platter. He immediately
followed with another foul hoist that
Tommy Long let slip out of his wait
ing hands.
* • *
Chapman dropped the third strike
on Clarke in the third. He made a
quick recovery and chucked to Agler.
The ball bounded off Clarke’s back
Into Joe’s waiting- hands, but too late
for an out.
* * *
Pfenninger was all to the bad in tha
last of the third. He happened to
call ’em all wrong, but neither side
suffered. But how Cavet did bark
and yell!
...
Fans who were minus the price of
admission jammed themselves into
the trees and on the fences in left
and center field.
...
Manush did some bad coaching in
the last of the fourth when he let
Agler run all the way from first to
third on Long’s grounder that O’Dell
booted but didn’t let get far away
from him. Al simply picked up the
niU and watted for Joe to run into
it for a most foolish-looking out.
* • •
Cavet’s fast ball developed a pretty
hop during the latter part of the
game. With the hop Pug seemed to
lose a bit of control.
...
' Paulet had a Just kick coming to
him in the fourth. He hit a ball in
front of him that should have been
called a foul. Pfenninger, however
called it fair and Chapman tagged
the batter out.
* . *
Robertson, heavy hitter and league
leader, failed to connect safely. He
has made only three hits on the local
pasture this season.
• 0 •
Robertson waited out four in
row in the fourth. And not one of
them was anywhere near the plate.
* * *
Agler. besides being the batting ana
, fielding hero of the day, was tLo first
to get a hit off Cavet. It was a
single that came in the fourth.
• * •
Holland should have knocked down
Stock’s liner in the-fifth and held it
to a single. Ay it was, it was a two-
bagger.
* * *
Price can not hit a left-hander’s
curve. Which was very plain in the
seventh, when, with one down and
Holland on third, Gil did a Casey on
three benders in succession. And he
didn’t come within a foot of connect
ing on any one of the occasions.
* * *
O’Dell didn’t field any dne of his
chances cleanly. Al seemed to be a
bit “up in the ozone.”
* * *
Cavet 3neaked one over on Wally
Smith in the eighth for a perfect
strike, put Pfenninger was as much
asleep as the Cracker captain, and
poor Cavet was charged with a ball.
* * *
It was a herd fight from start to
finish, but the players put up a clean
exhibition and no signs of trouble
were noticed at any stage of the
battle.
* * •
Holland was anxious to get in a
long wallop in the eighth. As a re
sult of trying to kill the ball he proved
a fine “fish” for Cavet*si fast ball.
* * •
Robertson played Agler’s triple like
a busher. First he ran in tor a ball
that was over his head and then made
a bad recovery once he got his hands
on the ball.
. • •
The Crackers lacked a lot of pep
and ginger. They played good ball,
but here’s hoping that they make a
bit more noise to-day. Those Gulls
were talking and jabbering away like
a lot of college players all the way.
...
Mike Finn never lost his famous
smile at any time.
...
Bill Smith was as calm, cool and
collected from start to finish as a bull
pup with a bunch of firecrackers tied
to his tail on a Fourth of July morn
ing.
* * *
Harry Holland is going to show
more class to-day, or we'll miss a
strong hunch. The youngster was
nervous yesterday, and, at that, he
handled five chances in good shape.
He’ll look a lot better the rest of the
series, now he has taken the plunge.
• • •
While the last Grocers and Butch
ers’ half-holiday was last Wednes
day, there is a move on foot to per
mit all the employees that can pos
sibly be spared to go to the game this
afternoon. Most of the employers
have signified their intention of let
ting as much of the help off as pos
sible.
fill, but hardly ethical; no not hardly.
Atlanta’s faithful can arise in uni
son to-day and give thanks for the
invention of the bunt even as the
children of Israel gave thank? for the
convenient parting and closing of the
waters of the Red Sea; Lord Welling
ton for the arrival of Blucher, and
the American people for the f*ct that
it was the custom of soldiery in Revo
lutionary times, even as now, to get
tanked in celebration of Christmas.
* * •
pr°R to the bunt is due the fact that
the Crackers are still leading a
pennant hope to-day and the hope is
not near so forlorn as it wan 24 hours
ago.
Wherefore it is moved, seconded
and unanimously carried that all
ignominy be removed from the afore
mentioned bunt, and it be placed
among the things that are noble and
good, such as the morning cocktail
and the accommodating friend with
$2 excess change in his pockets.
Had it not been for the adoption of
a bunting policy at the first moment
when the break in luck came the
Crackers’ way, there is no telling
what might have been written in
Dixie yestere’en. It is probable that
darkness would have stopped hostil
ities with both teams glaring at each
other and cussing themselves for the
failure to shove over a single run. Tt
is equally likely that the game would
have been the Gulls’ and Mike Finn
would have departed from Ponce De
Leon Park with the Southern League
gonfalon as se:urely nacked away as
any of the securities and cash in
any bank vault in Atlanta with the
whole police force awake.
To an innocent observer, who knows
nothing and pretends to know nothing
of the Machiavellan machinations
molded in the minds of the baseball
strategist? on the benches, it is mar
velous that the bunting attack was
not resorted to far earlier in the
H game.
Especially did this mode of assault
seem propitious for the Crackers.
* * •
TV/f EMBERS of both teams went on
the field as nervous as a noviti
ate in the goodly game of draw’ poker,
who finds he has drawn a king and
a pair of aces to a couple of mon
arch? and the gentleman next to him
has just bet a gob.
And when a club is nervous then
the bunt reaches its highest state of
effectiveness. Especially did Al O’Dell
seem to be afflicted with a realization
of the importance of the series. The
erstwhile Cracker, always tempera
mental, seemed to possess more of
that stuff yesterday afternoon than
a $10,000 tenor, and mind you, he was
guarding the third corner, the place
where the bunt is wont to go.
Again, it wouldn’t have taken
Mack or a McGraw to discern that, in
the early innings, “Pug” Cavet had it
on the Crackers in large quantities
Not until the Gull gang had flown
high and wierdly in the sixth inning,
after the bunting began, was there
the semblance of a clean hit off his
southpaw delivery.
* * *
T HE elongated Gull stood in the
box with a patch over his eye,
like the knights of old did when they
had sworn themselves to some deed
of chivalry and hadn’t made good.
and he gave every indication that he
was striving to perform that deed
on this particular occasion.
On the other hand. Gil FTice seemed
to possess sublime courage, a stout
heart, a glove, and nothing much else.
He was constantly in the hole, and
had the Gulls played a “waiting ’em
out” game, instead of attacking too
eagerly, the beans might have been
spilled for the Crackers early in the
session.
This is said in no spirit of en
deavoring to detract from the mag
nificent work of the Cracker hurler.
He labored as gallantly as ever war
rior did and It was Price who started
the bunting game that brought ulti
mate victory.
He was the first man up in the
sixth inning. Price is no Wagner,
and as Cavet was going along as
smoothly as a canoe In a mirror-like
pond, the Gulls were expecting little
or nothing from the Cracker pitcher.
In a second he realized the enemy
was off its guard, and on the first
ball Cavet pitched over he tapped it
to the Infield, just fast enough to
get past the pitcher, just slow enough
to compel Starr to come on at Casey
Jones’ speed to have any chance of
making the play at first base.
Result, the ball eluded the Gull
captain and Price was on first base
with no one down.
• * *
T HEN came the real play of the
game. *Joe Agler walked to the
bat. He is recognized as one of the
most skillful sacrifice hitters in the
league. Paulet crowded down the
first line. AI O’Dell edged in from
third. And then Agler outguessed
them.
I don’t know, but T would wager
that he purposely missed his first twj
attempts to bunt and. when he did b\
the Gulls smiled their satisfaction.
They reasoned that the Cracker first
sacker would not dare take a chance
of bunting at the third strike, and
Agler knew what they had reasoned.
He took his position to slam the
ball as O’Dell returned to playing a
deep third and Paulet moved back
behind first base.
Cavet confidently hooked the next
one over. Joe didn’t swing. He
dropped his bat and the ball nestled
along the third line with Joe scam
pering to first like all the demons
below the earth were after him.
The Gulls, completely surprised,
were unable to field the ball, and then
there were two on with no one down.
Long, next up, twice tried to sacri
fice. He failed, but the Gulls were
not to be fooled this time. Oh, no.
They kept right on playing close in.
And what did Tommy do? Why, ne
hit one so sincerely on the nose that
Stock had difficulty in handling ths
ball and getting it to second in time
to stop Agler, while Price had raced
to third and Tommy was on first.
• * *
T HERE the Gull defense was broken.
There the brave heart of Cavet
quailed. The mighty Welchonce was
up and the day was done, the field
was won, or w'ords to that effect.
No use to recall Welohonce’s drive
and the drive of Wally Smith. They
but completed the work that the bunt
ing had done, and to-day Atlanta
realizes that by bunting they ha'-e
a chance for the bunting (which little
sally should be forgiven by all kind
and generous souls).
Crackers Are Under Fierce Strain
•!•#+ +•+ +•+
‘Every Play Means Much’-Castro
Rose Medal Trophy
Goes to Messenger
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., Sept. 3.—
The Rabdolph Rose trophy for the
leading base stealer in the Southern
League goes to Bob Messenger, the
speedy Birmingham outfielder. Ac
cording to the official average he has
already pilfered 64 bases. His near
est rival is Wares, of Montgomery,
who has 58.
Prough won the pitching medal,
winning 23 games and losing 6. For
the sixth successive year Birming
ham will have produced the leading
base stealer if Mesenger continues
his stride.
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I T was one of those old-time ex
citing battles and the home boys
won a thrilling victory. At times
I couldn’t help but think of the great
series between the Turtles and Crack
ers in 1907.
During the latter part of that year
the boys from Memphis traveled to
Atlanta to meet us in a series that
practical!*- meant a pennant. True,
the series didn’t mean as much as
the present one means to the locals,
as we had several more games to
play. But the teams were the leaders
in the fight for the rag and the series
meant much to both teams. We won
the series and the pennant. I hope
the Crackers do the same.
But, going back to yesterday’s
game I can’t help but take my hat off
to the boys playing under Billy Smith
I know the strain they are playing
under, and I hope they can keep
themselves together until the end of
the series.
Every game the boys go into they
must feel that It is their last. If
they lose. It Is all over. If they
win. they have another game to think
about. On the other hand, Finn’s
men need but one victory. They can
take chances that Bill Smith’s men
dare not take.
* * *
T HIS was proven in the fourth in
ning. Agler reached first on a
scratch single. Later he attempted
to take third when O’Dell fumbled
Long’s bunt. He was out, but as
luck would have it the Crackers man
aged to win out later. Now, at the
time there was none out and had the
locals lost there would be many fans
to-day blaming Agler for taking hie
daring chance. As it turned out, Joe
played wonderful ball, and it was hi?
triple that helped the home boys cop
the bacon.
The men playing ball for the honor
of Atlanta at Ponce DeLeon are real
fighters and they will battle to the
end. If they win, they will be ac
complishing a miracle. Think of it.
They have three more games to play
Mobile and they must win all of them.
One defeat and it’s all over. Surely
this seems impossible. Every play
and every move must be figured out
rA NE rally by the Gulls, one mis-
play, or one error of judgment
may lose one game. It may lose a
pennant. This is the strain the boys
are playing under. I watched yes
terday’s game and couldn’t help but
pull for Smith's crew. I fought with
might and main under him for vic
tory and can just feel him urging
the boys on.
Gilbert Price was the big boy yes
terday. Although a little wild, he ap
peared like a giant in the pinches.
His curve ball had the visitors puz
zled. and I would advise Smith to
use him again by all means. He has
the nerve and courage. He appeared
confident at all times and seemed to
be strong at the finish.
Cavet pitched himself out in the
first six innings. He started out as
if to pitch a no-hit game and put
too much stuff on every ball. In
fact, he appeared overanxious to win.
I hardly think he will beat the Crack
ers In this series. The stinging de
feat of yesterday must have taken
some of the confidence out*of him.
• * *
T O-DAY’S game is now the battle
the Crackers must win. Also,
they must face the pitcher whom I
think to be the strongest of Mike
Finn's hurling crew when facing the
locals. W. Robertson has beaten the
Crackers on many occasions this sea
son and seems to have their number.
Finn says Robertson is on edge, and
when he is there are few twirlers
in the Southern League who have
anything on him.
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