Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31

TIME new Cracker club is going
to win some ball 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). 1t ought to do some business
today. And it is pretty certain to
do some execution in the i've game
series with the Barons, which be-
gins Thursday.
Why?
Well. simply because the team
has got it's nerve back.
Under HemphiH. the Crackers
were a lot Of bighted characters.
They were in the habit of losing.
Nothing helped them. Everything
made them worse. Their spirit was
smashed
AJ0dtltN AiBCL illtills III litN -"
brief 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.
If Swindell hadn't been so phe-
nomenally good in the second game,
the Crackers might have made
clean sweep of 1t. 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 bad showing
in the second.
II HE Crackers trotted out one Of
their new acquisitions from the
bushes yesterday-Ha Rey-
nolds late of Albany. Ga Just off
hand Mr. Reynolds looked pretty
good. He is a 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 win soon have
a ball club.
IN the first game "Humpty7 Me
L Elyeen made bad bull. He kick
ed himself out of the game. With
a pitcher playing the outfield the
team was badly enough crippled as
it was. Then when he got himself
relieved from duty it became neces-
sary to stick catcher. Graham. in
the infeld
It's a pretty good rule of base
ball not to get put out Of a game
where your presence is badly
needed
At that, Graham played nice ball
at third The Pelcans evidently
thought he would be joke on
bunts 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 d clean hit After that
they didn't bunt his way any more.
THE playing OF seven inning
games in doubIeneaders. lnau-
gurated by Manager Alperman.
made a hit with Atlanta fans. Full
length doubleheaders are pest
Two seven inning games give the
bargain fans a swell afternoon OF
baseball, without filing them so full
Of 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-.
e Ter on the players. and more re-
|s nunerative 70 The baseball associa-
y 'loh. They are equally fair for