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


THE home coming Of the
Crackers and the debut Of
the reiuvenated 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 intield
er. ia get a squlnt at Joe Agler. the
famous first baseman; TO 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
10 whether this club has or has not
q chance to make big noise in the
Southern league this season.
II this new Atlanta team IL good
enough to pull up in the race there
Is going 70 be the grandest three
cornered two listed knock down
and kick 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 he high old times
In the Sunny Southland Whether
OF not the Crackers have a chance
10 make this rise in the world
whether or not their fortunes can
be improved will soon be told.
And the coming series at Ponce
DeLeon will have a lot to do with
the telling
II the Crackers are going 70 edge
IN into the thick of the fight they
must soon be about it. The season
IS getting decidedly close to half
wav over The Crackers are sched
uled to play lao games. As a mat
ter Of fact, considering All the post
. ponements that have already been
piled M. the locals win be lucky
to get away with 1876 games This
year Already they have PLAYED 60,
which is A per cent Of that num-
Der. and decidedly close to one half.
And right now the Crackers are
next TO last.
THIS has been great year TOT
lot Of things but particular
ly for records What with the ia
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 q few
minor records going down every
few DAYS, It is verify a great SEES
sion.
Colonel Richard W. Marquard's
record is probably the most re
narkable Of the bunch And one
odd feature Of 1T is that no two
writers can seem to agree on what
the dickens the real record Is. any
how The dopesters started off with
the CHESHIRE Reulhach mark Of IA
straight games and boosted that for
while Then somebody alleged
to discover that Jack Luby once
ran 90 straight before they got him
Then somebody hobbed up with "a
straight for Mccormack. And now
comes a man who alleges that
Thomas Lovett. pitching for
Bridgeport in the Eastern league in
1887. ran "a in a row-all fun length
contests
And no sooner does somebody set
up one mark as the real record be
fore somebody comes along and
bowls Il over Colonel Marouard
eollared the Chesbro- Reulbach
mark, and is still going. with II to
his credit. Then somebody discred
tied the Luby performance. With
the proof that Jack only ran II.
anyhow. Shortly after that the
dopesters took a fan out of Nc
Cormack's mark. showing that the
former Chicago man never beat Is
consecutive victories
Lovett's mark Of - in a row
seems 70 he All 10 the good. hut he
started his winning streak in the
exhibition season. which rather
spoils the mark as real record.
II was grand performance
though for 7 on,ett vror an III