Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
3v Percy II. Whiting.

TNHE Now Cracker club is going
10 win some bah games be-
tween now and the fifteenth Of
September 1t won one out of two
from the Pelicans yesterday, which
is vastly better than the usual
doubleheader performance Of the
Crackers (they usually lose 'em
both). Ii ought to do some business
today. And it is pretty certain TO
do some execution in the fyegame
series with the Barons. which be-
gins Thursday
Why?
Wen. simply because the team
has got its nerve back.
Under HemphiH. the Crackers
were a lot Of blighted characters.
They were in the habit of losing.
Nothing helped them Everything
made them worse. Their spirit was
smashed.
Charley Alperman. in the few
hrief DAYS he has had the team, has
peppered them up TO an amazing
degree. And the fact that the base
ball association Is backing him up
and buying players right and left
has convinced the Crackers that
everybody means business and that
they had better play ball or begin
hunting jobs.
II Swindel hadn't been so phe-
nomenally good in the second game
the Crackers might have made u
clean sweep Of II. In the first game
Weaver was pie to them, and they
had things their own way from
the Jump. Brady pitched tolerably
good ball in the first game, and
Sitton didn't make a bad showing
In the second.
IT HE Crackers trotted out one OF
l their new acquisitions from the
bushes yesterday Hamilton Rey-
nolds late Of Albany, Ga. Just off
hand Mr.. Reynolds looked pretty
good He is q large. raw boned,
ham handed chap. and he stands
right up behind the bat like real
catcher. His pegging to second was
phenomenal and he gave evidence
of batting ability If Reynolds is
as good in the rest of the games as
he was yesterday. he was good
buy" If the other new men stack
up as high as HARRISON and Rey-
nolds. the Crackers will soon have
a ball club
~ the first game "Humpty" Me
| Elveen made bad bull He kick
ed himself out of the game. With
q pitcher playing the outfield, the
team was badly enough crippled as
It was. Then when ne got himself
relieved from duty il became neces-
sary TO stick catcher Graham, in
the iniield
It's a pretty good rule of base
ban not to get put out Of game
where your presence is badly
needed
At that, Graham played nice bah
at third. The Pelicans evidently
thought he would be joke on
hunts so they began laying them
down in his direction Brady who
is a grand fielder. saw what was
coming and protected Graham by
fielding them himself
A bit later Graham got his re-
venge. His next time at bat he
hunted one down the third base line.
and while Grandpa Robe was
fielding it he cantered safely to
first. for a clean hit After that
they didn't bunt his way any more.
THE playing Of seven-inning
games in doubleneaders. inau-
gurated by Manager Alperman.
made a hit with Atlanta fans. Full
length doubleheaders are a pest
Two seven -inning games give the
bargain fans a swell afternoon OF
baseball. without Milling them so full
81 the national game that they
don't want to see another contest
In three weeks.
Shortened games IN doublehead-
ers are pleasanter 10 the fans. cas-
Ter on the players. and more re-
muneragive 10 the baseball associa-
ton. They ara equally fair for