Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
BY A. H. G. MITCHELL.
Copyright, 1918, by International New
Service.
TODAY S INSTALLMENT.

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But the score was 9 to 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.
F1eharty has an undoubted eve for
beauty but business is business and
he attended strictly 10 It while he
was pitching To the little attributes
OF speed and curves that go 10 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 fol
the Crackers.
Fleharty craftily passed Gordon
Kelly 10 first every time he faced
him despite the boots Of the crowd,
and inning after inning passed with
out Atlanta being able to add more
runs 10 its total Musser also tight
oned up and BANKED the Vols for
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brought things up to the last half of
the ninth inning, Atlanta needed
five runs 70 win and the task seemed
Impossible.
But
Strange things happen In baseball
| Dubard, the first man up scratched a
single which Fleharty KIN JCked down,
| but couldn't field I'm time 10 get his
man at first The crowd cheered
| feebly. Graham dropped a Texas
/ Lacquer over the shortstop's head.
The crowd howleG Long, batting for
Musser, shot a grounder at Schwartz,
which the Vol first baseman fumbled
and the bases were full with no one
out Paniemonium broke loose Ag-
| Ter drove 4 sharp grounder TO Perry,
| the Vol third baseman, and the cheer
| ing suddenly ceased when Dobard
was forced at the plate. But the
! bases were still full and the cheer
! ing started afresh when Whitley" Al
perman STROBE to the plate. Whitley
tried hard and swung viciously, but
only popped up a foul which Noyes
caught for the second out
II WITS now Welchonce's turn to
bat He had hardly got set in the
batter'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 to 6 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-
IN i'm the park. Gordon Kelly was
To- %
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 hatter's
box and squarely faced the pitcher
He assumed that AnsonesqUe pose
that was now So familiar to the base
ball nopulace Of Atlanta and calmly
waved his bat TO and fro horizon
tally. waiting FOR Fleharty 20 pitch
TO him.
Il was the most dramatic moment
Of his life There were two out the
bases were full and four runs We're
needed for his side 10 Win. It was
an 10 him There was no lodging
the issue And IL was Gordon Kelly
Day too. The vast crowd was there
70 see him play his last game with
Atlanta The immense attendance
had gathered at Ponce DeLeou Park
To pay tribute to him alone Cor
don Kelly was pale. but as cool as
am lCeuerS as he faced Fleharty and
waited
r was a very tiCklish position Cor
the Nashville tw.rler, too. He could
p.4v safe bv giving Kelly four bad
balls which would force another run
over the plate and then put his skill
against the next batter But pride
asserted itself and F7eh7rty resolved