Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06

But the score was to 5 against
Atlanta, and Fleharty was working
finely in the box for the visitors.
There was a pretty girl in the grand
stand who had occupied this artists
attention during his leisure moments
FTeharty has an undoubted eye for
beauty, but business is business and
he attended strictly TO it while he
was pitching To the little attributes
Of speed and curves that go to make
star twirler, he combined the
grit OF the legendary mud turtle,
which never let's go until It thunders.
As there was no sign of a thunder
storm the outlook was dubious for
the Crackers.
Fleharty craftily passed Gordon
Kelly TO first every time he faced
him, despite the boots Of the crowd,
and inning after inning passed with
out Atlanta being able 10 add more
runs to its total Musser also tight
cued up and BANKED the Vols for
the remainder Of the game That
brought things up 10 the last half Of
the ninth inning Atlanta needed
five runs to win and the task seemed
impossible
But
Strange things happen in baseball
| Dobard. the first man up, scratched a
[ single which Fleharty KIN JCked down,
but couldn't field in time to get his
man at first. The crowd cheered
/ feebly. Graham dropped a Texas
/ Lacquer over the shortstop's head.
/ The crowd howled Long, batting for
Musser, shot a groUnder at Schwartz,
which the Vol first baseman fumbled
and the bases we're full with no one
out. Pandemonium broke loose. Ag-
Ter drove a sharp grounder to Perry,
the Vol third haseman, and the cheer
ing suddenly ceased when Dobard
was forced at the plate. But the
bases were SIN full and the cheer
ing started afresh when Whitley Al
perman STROBE to the plate. Whitley
tried hard and swung vtCiously but
only popped up a foul which Noyes
caught for the second out.
Il was now Welcomes turn TO
bat He had hardly got set in the
hatter's box when he was hit on the
arm nv a pitched ball This gave him
the right to first base and forced a
run across the plate, making the
score Q 10 I'm favor Of the Vols, with
two out and the bases still full
Kelly at the Bat.
A shout-one long, continuous
shout-now went up from the threats
Of the thousands of men and wom-
en- in the park. Gordon Kelly was
walking toward the plate, swinging
three heavy bats over his shoulder.
The din increased as he threw away
two Of the bats and, grasping the
other one, stepped into the hatteTs
box and sQuarely faced the pitcher
He assumed that Ansonesque pose
that was now so familiar to the base
ball populace Of Atlanta and calmly
waved his bat 20 and fro, horizon
tally. waiting for Fleharty 10 pitch
to him.
It was the most dramatic moment
Of his life There were two out, the
bases were full and four runs Were
needed for his side 10 win. tt was
M TO him There was no lodging
the issue And Il was Gordon Kelly
Day. too. The vast crowd was there
% see him play his last game wiki
Atlanta The immense attendance
had gathered at Ponce DeLeOn Park
20 pay tribute TO him alone. Cor
don Kelly was pale. but as cool rs
an iceberg as he faced Fleharty and
waited
II was very tick1ish position FOR
the Nashville twirler. too. He could
play safe by giving Kelly four bad
balls which would force another run
over the plate and then put his skill
against the next batter But pride
a sserted itself and Fleharty resolved
90 give battle TO his redouhtable op-
ponsnt He therefore, gazed on the