Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-09
Bv Percy H. Whiting.

m tk r. FINN = 6ullS VIII MAKE
NJ their semi ANAL nal. appearance ,......,,,.
in Atlanta this afternoon,
providence and the weather man so
willing. and will attempt to acquire
one more game. The final struggle
between the two teams is set for
tomorrow afternoon. That game,
by the way. will be called early
And speaking of that it is about
time all games were started ear
Her. Yesterday the contest was
called at the end of the seventh be
cause of darkness or course, it
was an exceptional day and the
lowering clouds hurried night along
But the DAYS are materially shorter
now than they were month ago
Isnd so short that $3.50 start
would be the proper prescription.
Continuing a little further along
this tack, IT might be suggested
that everybody is ready to take
back any kind things said about
Umpire Stockdale's ability to hurry
ND ball game He let yesterdays
contest lag until 1t was crime,
Both teams lopfed disgracefully'
and stockdale did virtually nothing
TO hurry them along.
THE Mobile team figured Ia a
1 modest little railroad wreck yes
t.rdav morning. When they were
About 30 miles from Atlanta, the
engine hauling their train took a
hop off the track and messed things
up lot They were little too
far from Atlanta FOR walking, and
they didn't happen to have their
automobiles WIN them. 1t looked
as though there would be no ball
game. Just at the very nick of
time wandering freight train
hove in sight 1t hooked onto the
stranded passenger engine, hauled
II back on the track. and the Gulls
were able to reach Atlanta under
their own power, as 1t were.
II the Gulls hadn't been able to
realn Atlanta yesterday, it would
have saved Atlanta a bah game
for the time. at least For the
Guus hung defeat all over the To-
Gals. the score being Is to .. The
Crackers played a useful fielding
game. but couldn't hit Cavet, while
IA nj
of the best offerings of johnson.
Stick work won the game, 1t was
one of the all too numerous oCCa-
sions this year when the Cracker
team had a chance to win with air
tight pitching-and didn't get it.
q OMETHING happened yesterday
- that deserved swift action by
Umpire Stockdale
That was a short but loud out
burst Of profanity by Cavet Stock
dale had just awarded somebody
base on balls, and Pug" didn't
like it. So he cursed loud enough
to be heard in the press box
which is some loud. Cavet should
have been yanked and fined for this.
but he wasn't even reprimanded.
Audible profanity isn't allowed
on Southern league fields. Possibly
Stockdale doesn't know this II
not, he will shortly learn.
A ND while We are criticising. it
l might not be amiss TO say some
thing about the matter of
changing pitchers. Yesterday john
son was allowed to stay in the box
for Atlanta until the game was
hopelessly lost With Cayet going
good. and the score as one-sided as
loan shark contract. the Crackers
couldn't have won in a thousand
years Of trying. And at this stage
Of the game Johnson was yanked
out and Sirton substituted The
South Carolinan pitched a useful
game, but ne couldn't win it by
himself-eyen if ne did make one
heroic try.
There is lot more trick TO this
changing of pitchers than the av-
1rage fan dreams of. But one