Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13

they accomplished that distinction
last year.
GAY what you want to about po-
litical steam rollers-they
aren't anything compared with the
Nashville diamond variety The
Rock city machine plloted by Ii
censed Engineer Schwartz again
Gattened the Crackers to postage
stamp thinness yesterday after
noon and won another game-this
time somewhat better one than
usual by a score OF to 2.
such rough work by some brand
new, double action, thirty ton roll
er might not be surprising, but to
see 1t accomplished by a contrap-
ton that has wabbled. squeaked
and all but blown up on several oc-
casions this season was painful.
while back the Vols were as AFFECT
and broken spirited Ito change the
metaphor with abruptness) as life
termers in the Bastile. Now they
are a yipping, scra piping, tipping,
hard hitting aggregation with as
much confidence as the Barons.
1t was pitiful about the Vols
while back. They were absolutely
detected. Their condition was due
more TO mental than physical fail
ings They couldn't win because
they knew they couldn't win. And
when that condition set in. the
slumpiness of their slump was aw-
full to behold.
Then Manager Schwartz, who
knows a lot OF stuff that isn't in
the rule book at all. set to work to
liven .em up. Before one game he
bought stryChnlne and made every
PLAYER take dose He practiced
mental suggestion, He encouraged
the players to do stunts to get their
minds off baseball
The players caught the fever and
tried by every method known TO
baseball 10 change their luck. Three
or four OF them bought billikens
and the other players bought in
Several wore little religious charms
around their necks. one or two
actually resorted to prayer.
Then finally the luck changed
And now the Volunteers are fight
ing and scrapping upward. They
never were cut out for a tail-end
team. and they will impress the
fact on the league before they are
done with IT,
THE pitcher who has linked At
i lanta all this season. Lefty"
Summers. was largely to be
blamed for Atlanta;s downfall. He
looked for nine solid innings as
though he were about to explode,
but he hasn't done 1t vet. Two sin
giles and an error let the first At
lantan across. Two singles and
sacrifice fiy let the other one home
Otherwise, the Crackers were help
less before his delivery Yet SO
near did he wander on the border
line Of total wildness that through
out good part OF the game Earl
Fleharty was busily engaged In
warming up.
This lie the third game Summers
has downed Atlanta in three
starts, though the one OF June 10
goes to him only because OF the
faultiness Of the Southern leagues
asinine rules for scoring games
won and lost F1eharty was really
the man who saved H. Summers
also beat Atlanta April IS. in 5-4
contest
MANAGER HEMPH1LL rather
W. wanted to try Lefty Russell
again in this game, but after warm
ing up the $4,000 wonder changed
his mind and at the last minute
slipped Brady in That # was
strictly an eleventh hour switch Is
evident from the fact that Hemp
Hill naggged Umpire Breitenstein
Just as he was ready 10 announce
the battery for the home club
and substituted Bradys name for
Russells They got to the ex-
Brave three times in nine innings
not hard. but firmly enough to win
In the NTH Schwsrtz's single Nc
Donslds sacrifice. Glenn's three
Dagger and Summers single net
ted q rair nf tallies In The eirhth