Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-26
Bv Percy n. Whiting.

"HE home coming OF the
Crackers and the debut Of
the rejuvenated team at
Ponce DeLeon park today is really
something Of an event The Crack
er fans are more than keen to see
Douglas HARRISON, the new infield-
er: to get a squirt at Joe Agler tho
famous fret baseman; 10 lamp the
classic countenance Of Buck
Becker. They are also wild to get
a look at the new team, as a team,
and to form their own estimates as
to whether this club has or has not
q chance TO make a big noise in the
Southern league this season.
II this new Atlanta team is good
enough 10 pull up in the race there
is going to be the grandest three
cornered, two listed. knock down
and ktck-out fight that the South
has had in years II the Crackers
could once get up in the battle
with Birmingham and New Or
leans. there would be high old times
IN the Sunny Southland. Whether
or not the Crackers have a chance
TO make this rise in the world
whether or not their fortunes can
be improved-wll soon be told.
And the coming series at Ponce
DeLeon Will have lot to do with
the telling
II the Crackers are going to edge
up into the thick Of the fight, they
must soon be about It. The season
Is getting decidedly close to half
way over. The Crackers are sched-
uled TO play 14o games AS a mat
ter Of fact, considering all the post
ponements that have already been
piled up. the locals will be lucky
to get away with 1876 games this
year Already they have played so,
which is "A per cent OF that mum
Der, and decidedly close to one-half.
And right now the Crackers are
next TO last.
MS mas HFNi n htNeNA = NfAA 80
a lot Of things but particular
ly for records. What with the fa-
nous Marquard out for a new
mark. the Washington Senators
Just through With the greatest con
secutive road run that ever a team
made, with the Giants off for a new
mark for games won and a few
minor records going down every
few days. It 10 verify a great SEES
sion.
Colonel Richard W. Marquard's
record Is probably the most re-
markable Of the bunch. And one
odd feature of It is that no two
writer's can seem to agree on what
the dickens the real record is. any
how. The dopesters started off with
the Cheshire Reulbach mark OF Il
straight games and boosted that for
a while. Then somebody alleged
TO discover that Jack Luby once
ran 20 straight before they got him.
Then somebody bobbed up with "a
straight for Mccormack. And now
comes man who alleges that
Thomas Lovett, pitching for
Bridgeport in the Eastern league in
1887, ran "A in a row-all full length
contests.
And no sooner does somebody set
up one mark as the real record be
fore somebody comes along and
bowls It over Colonel Marquard
oollared the CHESHIRE Reulbach
mark. and ts Still going. With II to
his credit. Then somebody discred-
tied the Luby performance with
the proof that Jack only ran Il.
anyhow, Shortly after that the
dopesters took fall out Of Nc
Cormack's mark showing that the
former Chicago man never beat Is
con ecutive Victories.
Lovett's mark of "a IN a row
seems to be all to the good. but he
started his winning streak in the
exhibition season. which rather
spoils the mark as a real record.
II was a grand performance.
though. for Lovett won all his ex-