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


THE home coming of the
Crackers and the debut Of
the rejuvenated team at
Ponce DeLeon park today is really
something OF an event. The Crack
err fans are more than keen TO see
Douglas HARRISON. the new infield-
er, to get squint at Joe Agler, the
famous first baseman; to lamp the
classic countenance Of Buck
Becker They are also wild 10 get
look a the new team. as team,
and to form their own estimates as
to whether this club has or has not
a chance 10 make big noise in the
Southern league this season.
II this new Atlanta team is good
enough 70 pull up In the race there
is going to he the grandest three
cornered. two-nsted. knock down
and-kick out fight that the South
has had in wears If the Crackers
could once get up in the battle
with Birmingham and New or
leans, there would be high old times
in the sunny Southland. Whether
or not the Crackers have a chance
70 make this rise in the world
whether or not their fortunes can
be improved--wi soon be told
And the coming series at Ponce
DeLeon will have lot to do with
the telling
II the Crackers are going to edge
up into the thick Of the fight. they
must soon be about it, The season
is getting decidedly close to half
way over The Crackers are sched
uled 70 play l40 games AS mat
ter Of fact. considering all the post
ponemepts that have already been
piled up. the locals will he lucky
to get away with 1915 games this
year Already they have PLAYED so,
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 a great year for
a 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 a few
minor records going down every
few days. it is verify a great SEES
sion
Colonel Richard w Marquards
record is probably the most re-
markahle Of the bunch And one
odd feature Of IT 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 Chesbr Reulbach mark Of IA
straight games and boosted that for
a while Then somebody alleged
TO discover that Jack Luby once
ran 20 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-ali full length
contests.
And no sooner does somebody set
UP one mark as the real record he
fore somebody comes along and
bowls it over Colonel Marauard
collared the CHESHIRE Reulbach
mark. and is still going. with II to
his credit. Then somebody discred-
ited the Luby performance. with
the proof that Jack only ran II,
anyhow Shortly after that the
dopesters took a fall out OF Me
Cormsck's mark. showing that the
former Chicago man never beat Is
consecutive victories
Lovett's mark Of q in a row
seems "a. be an 10 the good. but he
started his winning streak in the
exhibition season. which rather
spoils the mark as a real record.
II was grand performance
though. for LoVett won an his ex-