Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-05
Bv Percy II. Whiting.
AIDES and gentlemen, we hay

AIDES ana gentlemen, we nave
with us today the blighted
- remains Of a once great ball
team. to Wit: The justly celebrated
Volunteers Of Nashville. Despite
the fact that. OWNS to accidents,
Injuries and certain financial and
legal cataclysms experienced by the
club. il does not occupy a proud po-
sition in the first division. it is at
least the second best team of the
northern division of the Southern
league. and is likewise the leader
of something, said something being
the second division.
WEIRD as it may seem at first
w glance. this contest today is
p crucial one! 1t is. indeed. Be
ginning with today unless Atlanta
wins every game yet to be played
and unless Chattanooga loses every
one. the Crackers are doomed 70
finish last. There's nothing else to
ii. Today begins the final and ulti-
mate show down
What the outlook is We leave to
the imagination and the arithmetic
of the reader.
THE truth is, there aren't likely
L to be any more changes in the
league race. or course Montgom-
cry and Chattanooga may either Of
them nose out Nashville from it's
proud position in the lead of the
second division But the rest of il
seems to be settled beyond all ques-
ton.
Mobile made a grand fight and
all honor goes to Mike Finn. From
now on the Gulls will be busy stay
Ing ahead Of the Pelicans-but they
will do it because they are a bet
ter ball club. which is an excellent
reason. as anybody will admit.
A FTER fourteen innings 81 wild
4 and savage playing, in which
extra base hits were as plentiful as
pickles at free lunch, the Crack
ers and the Turtles divided dou-
bic header equally between them
at Ponce DeLeon Wednesday after
noon. The Atlantans took the first
game, TO 8; the Memphians cop
ped the second. T to 6.
The crowd at the start was AZ
slim as a living skeleton, due chief
~ to the fact that the double head
er was not well advertised. and as
Umpires Hart and Pfenninger did
not show up for the beginning of
the first game and as Pitcher Mer-
rift was sent I'm to umpire. the
players made sort Of kidding bee
out Of it. The Crackers took awful
liberties with the best Parsons had
TO offer in the first two innings OF
the first game Most Of the dam
age was done by three baggers. In
the first inning. with the bases full,
Pitcher Price. who was subbing in
right field, hit a screamer to cen
ter that sent three runs home. In
the next inning, with the bases
similarly loaded. McEiveen put a
three Dagger to his credit and three
more runs sifted over.
The general complexion Of things
changed after these two innings.
Parsons took d reef in himself while
Becker, believing he had the con-
test where he wanted It, eased up.
There was a tride too much easing
for complete Cracker comfort In
the third Bernhard's men sent one
runner across And in the sixth
they piled up four TALES. II was
evident from the preparations and
demonstrations that the Turtles had
designs on a victory in the seventh
and they went at it strong, but
Becker summoned an he had and
sawed the visitors off short.
IF one We're inclined to be carping-
ly critical it might be pointed
out that Baerwald lost this first
game for Memphis. McElveeu's al
legged three Dagger should have
been merely a fy-out to the Bear
Cat. But he lost the ball in the
sun-a foolish ching for an expe-
rienced right fielder to 90. even if