Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
RACE MIGHTY
TIGHT; LOCAL
CLUB IN HUNT
II Crackers Can Keep Playing As
They Did Last Week They
Will Cop Pennant.
Bv Percy H. Whiting.

rip-snorter Mobile. Montgom-
cry. Chattanooga and Atlanta
are within .04l OF each other. Biz
mingham. Memphis and Nashville are
far from out Of the race. It's getting
better every minute.
The Crackers have the chance OF
their career to make a showing now
Two OF the next three clubs they face
on home ground are ahead Of them.
II they can hammer the Turtles TO
pieces get a few games back that
the Guus owe them and plaster some
thing on Montgomery they vii. be
right up IN the race again.
They have fl IN them, too,
You can't lose confidence In a team
that pulls games out or the nre the
way the Crackers were yanking them
last week. Saturdays game, for in
stance. was as poor from fielding
viewpoint as any man would care 10
witness. but the locals had the old
Kick that was needed TO get them
out OF danger. They saved two games
Friday that appeared totally lost.
They won ali the way Thursday.
Both Of the games with Mobile were
won after they had been lost. And
altogether. the Crackers are showing
real recuperative power.
II the players win pull together.
forget all the inside politics and work
exclusively for Atlanta and for the
pennant there will be nothing 10 II
but another rag for Atlanta
d UCK" WEAVER is winning
ID game now and then for the
Meridian team and may come around
and make a pitcher OF himself yet
Il is possible that now be Is away
from the alcoholic possibilities OF At
Ianta's many social CD clubs he may
settle down and do some good work
He has the natural ability. all right
DILL SMITH has shown a lot Of
ID judgment this year in getting rid
Of the 'likker' fighters on his team
old Red Eye wrecked the Crackers
asst year smith isn't taking any
chances with distillery supporters this
year
IF old Rube Benton were only with
a ball club he might be a wonder
The other day in a game against
the Cardinals he made three hits.
scored three runs and perpetrated
"a = lll't ny. IL was " WY NV ""Hf
Ordinarily. Rube hits like a sur
fragette
GUESS the Maps viii never win a
~ ball game Usually they haven't
any team. When they have. II is
wrecked by internal discussions
When Il isn't as this year, accidents
do the rest
Here are the accidents since May /,
May Catcher Grover Land broke
his hand
May 11-Larry Lajoie broke in-
ger and a thumb
May 12-Jos Birmingham broke an
ankle
June Il--Twirler Steen broke his
pitching arm.
This IS only n partial list OF the
wounded. Ray Chapman the Maps
shortStop. was hurt the day Steen
broke his arm and couldn't play for
two weeks Buddy" Ryan. center
fielder, is playing with a broken
thumb.
pERCY SKILLEN. former Dart
mouth pitcher, now In the sport
ing goods business has invented a
device which he thinks win help
pltNNtIN develop control, q lnlNk
which Percy lacked or he might now
be "A big Lacquer It is a dummy that
stands at the plate. bat in hand, so
that a tWirier can pitch 10 Il hours
at a time. II ne feels Ike Il, and never
fear that wild shots will do any
damage.
Dutch Meyers, who is in business
with Percy, tried 10 sci. one Of these
devices to Jimmy Callahan to help
steady young SoN pitchers
Il don't deny that your idea may
work out all right" Manager Gala
han told Meyers But YOU needn't
send any Of those things around
Why not|' persisted Meyers
What do ! want with another DUN
my, when ! have three or four on
my team now" asked Callahan I'm
just use one Of them