Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
REMNANT DAY
AFR0ST; RAIN
WRECKS CAME
BY Percy H. Whiting.
4 TLANTA and Birmingham seer

n a
II linked on their big baseball
DAYS this year Both teams
had vretched weather for their open
ing day. and despite that they turned
out fine crowds. Every holiday and
lot of Saturdays the weather has been
bad in Atlanta. one Saturday We
lad 4 regular cyclone.
Now the Crackers go over 10 Biz
mingham to help the Barons raise a
peunant. and the ceremonies, as well
as the game have TO be postponed on
account of bad weather II they are
able to play Tuesday. the weather will
be- so awful that the crowd viii be
cut down materially.
THE Birmingham and Atlanta
Baseball Associations re MT
threatened with insolvency, however.
The attendance here this year has
been exceptionally good. and so 10 has
also In Birmingham. These are the
two Invest itties ia the circuit from
an attendance ewpOint-have been
for years. and probably always will
he
IT was tough luck for Cy Falken-
berg to havs his winning streak
wrecked However. IL took the cham
pions OF the world to do IT, and at
that he gave up fewer hits than the
man who opposed him.
CIV IS q fine example Of the genus
come bacltiCus" He was slated FOR
the baseball grave not so long ago.
Now he is one of the wonders OF
civilized baseball.
DITCHER HOPPER, star Of the
New England League and man
who will go to the big leagues sure in
the fall. is the only living hurler VINO
was ever traded for a dog
Bresnahan owned him for a while.
He picked him up in the brush, on the
recommendation Of a hunting friend.
When Roger got 10 thinking over the
thing. he decided that because man
could XIII quail was no reason why
he could pick out a bail player so he
tried TO get rid Of Hopper IN some
more dignihed way than releasing
him
Al that time Dick Kinsella owner
Of the Springfield Three-I League
club. had a dog that Bresnahan Gov
eted. ore day Roger went to KIN
sella
pick" he said what will YOU
take for your dog
w nat h you hiNS PAIN ''
sella.
I'm tell you what I'll do" Roger
yentured I'm give YOU Pitcher Hop
per for that dog
Done" said Kinsella, and the
trade was made
Hopper made good In the Three-I
and went with flourish TO the New
England League. where me has proved
a sensation. He couldn't be bought
now for a shipload OF dogs.
DALI PLAYERS are foolish about
ID a lot Of things. but they are not
more foolish about anything than
they are about their bats. They are
az fussy over them as an old maid Is
over her cat, and they nurse them
along with ridiculous care.
J. Franklin Baker guards his bats
like a prima donna guards her Jew
els After banging his home run Sat
urdaN the heavy Ciubber decided 10
Quit the game and let Orr have a
chance for an inning
Before going, Baker Went 90 the
row of bats In front Of the home
bench and carefully picked up his
three big bludgeons He put them
under his arm and disappeared In the
tunnel 20 the clubhouse.
Unlike other players, Baker never
places his home run implements ~
The common bat bag He stores his
sticks in his locker. and even on the
road takes personal care OF them.
rule on the Mack team which is
never violated ie this. Never under
any circumstances use one Of Bakers
bats ANY violation would instantly
cause oivil war