Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-30
Bv Percy n. Whiting.

team The new, Alperman-
managed ball club may not
be any better than that which
played under Hemphtll But 1t
looked better. anyway-snd played
better yesterday.
The old, morose pep" less gang
Of the earlier part Of the season is
gone. In its place is team with
lot of life and considerable APP
parent fondness for the work. The
long faces, the grouches. the SOM
berness of the old gang have de
parted. In its place Is a club that
is fighting baseball battles for the
love OF the lighting.
Yesterday they fought the Peli-
can team to an s-to-7 victory Ad-
mittedly. 1t was town ball" 1t
had more rough edges than a por-
cupine 1t was the old biff- bang
stuff, with small science and much
sport But chiefly of interest is
the fact that the Crackers won. No
matter how many runs the Peli-
cans made, and they made a plen-
ty, the Crackers always made Just
one more. They tied 1t and united
II time and again But always the
Crackers were there with Just
enough of the old punch to score
the winning run. And when the
tight pinch came in the first of the
ninth the waivering line OF defense
stiffened and held And the Peli-
can attack was thrown back and
battered down.
Also. 1t looks as though the
Crackers had plenty more OF the
same stuff packed away for use to-
day and tomorrow and all the rest
OF the season.
p EFORE the end of the week the
Crackers will be considerably
strengthened for the final rush to
the wire. The Atlanta Baseball as
sociation has gone into the thing
deep now. Before the purchases
contemplated now are finished It
will run to 100000 for the season.
The coming of Kid Howard will
be a grand help. If the Kid" has
his wing back he will be the Won
der OF the league He was very
marvel last fall This spring his
arm was pitifully weak and that
not only made him look a boob in
throwing but il got his goat so
badly that he forgot how to field,
1t was on the testimony of Buck"
Becker, the Washington pitcher
that Alperman decided to recall
Howard Becker had seen Howard
play recently and said that his arm
appeared all right
With Howard on third and Noel
veen in the outheld the Cracker
team ought to look pretty Fair
noNT forget one thing
Whitley" Alperman is going
10 manage the Cracker bah club ais
long as he is manager The direc-
tors gave one manager free rein
and he didn't do much for the
cause But that hasn't sickened
them OF the system They have
turned the club ove' to Alperman
just a absolutely as They turned IT
over 70 Hemphil It's up to him
And as for Alderman. he's toll
erahly determined chan himself and
can handle The PLAYERS
Il is strongly suspected that the
first thing Alperman viii do with
the club viii b. to reform or fire
any hard drinkers Alperman IS
'Dutchman' and doesn't see any
harm in beer But he's down On
the old red eve" and he is likely
to deal harshly with the usher, on
the club He hasn't made any
particular threats. but 1T is noted
that the consumption OF lye juice
has fallen Off very sharply
Another good point about AIper-
man is lhdt he is able to handle Ills
players without friction dc doesn't
believe in "bawing EN- out He
doesn't object to show OF good
spirits by his men, however. and
Isn't likely TO hne any body for