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! 'HI'.' ATi-.VNTA • TKOKOI A'N AND HKWB, COVE First +•+ Dent Punch May Win Fight, Says 4-04. 4-»+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Hurls To-day With Conzelman Bill Smith •i-*+ +••* 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 *•+ *e4- 4-e* 4-«+ 4-e4- *•* +•+ 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. YOU ARE particular who you have in your home. The Want Ad Man will assist vou In securing refined tenants. Phone Main 100 or Atlanta 100. By Lou Castro. 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. NO MATTER WHAT YOU WANT, it will save you time and money if you use Hearst’s Sunday American and At lanta Georgian- J0BACC0 HABIT T ■ prove your health, proton a your life. No more stom ach trouble, no foul breath, no heart weakness. 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