Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-08
BY Percy II. Whiting.

THE Cracker players continue
to take their own sweet time
about reporting a good
delegation arrived yesterday and
probably a few more viii filter in
today.
It's hard boiled cinch that any
player who doesn't kick in with his
valued presence or an irreproach-
able allbi by tonight will be in the
bad graces of Bill Smith-and
that's no pleasant place to De.
IT'S "a suffering shame that after
a dollhouse winter, spring should
rurn off cold as a Siberian blizzard.
Yesterday afternoon the poor play
crs shiyerod. shuddered and swore.
Their ire was aroused, but not their
perspiration.
Yet for all that there was a
practice, and a corking good one.
The big. loud noise was Wallace
Smith. An the now men looked
good. but Wally looked superlative-
Iy excellent, or words to that ef-
feet.
He started the reyerberatious
when batting practice was on. He
didn't talk much, hut he fairly mur-
dered that ball. When Bill Smith
was pitching 10 the -batters Nally
Krupped a couple through the box
that would have taken leg off II
the manager hadn't displayed an
agility out OF all proportion to his
years. II was noted. after hit,
TINT when Wally came to bat Bill
Smith hurled the ball with one eye
ON tine batter and the other on the
exit. He may be TOO old to play
but he's too young to die.
All of Smiths hits. however. were
mot of the too hot-to-handle va
rery. lie knocked them to all
fields, for singles. two-hasgers and
threc-bacgers. He didn't foul and
he didn't strike. He just hit. or
course. from smiths showing in
the National league last year it
was evident that he could hit-but
Yesterday he looked like Il sure 500
hitter.
At fielding Smith looked clever
enough. He's a big, wholesome
chap. cut along the AL o'Dell lines,
and it would take "a ball OF rifle
velocity and road roller ponderosi-
" 10 be too speedy for him.
II you'd like a prediction, here
II is: Wallace Smith will play third
base for the Crackers this year.
TO use in roserving all the pan
egyrics for Smith. He was in
good company. Look this chap
Nusser over the first time YOU are
out at the park. If he doesn't stack
up with Walter Johnson In size.
appearance, motions and physical
characteristics, then nobody ever
Clio. No doubt he's a lot shy of
having Walters speed, but from
what he showed the very first day
ouI it is suspected that he can
burn 'un over with the best when
ne rs 10 tOllAlL41Al. VII tNAhNt tH.~
ono ranks with the best
Another huge hurler is BauSe-
Vein. This man is an elephant.
AND white size isn't everything, its
II lot-ou the slab. or course. EiR
pendley was "a ciuon and Tiny
Hickman q wonder But it's sol
dom that way. \ GOOD ~ per cent
II the star huriers are big men
or at lea 81 tall men. Ii takes ire
mendous strength 10 hurl a game.
and the big men have an the hes,
Of H. All the reports Oh Bausevei
are encouraging and So are mis-
looks
IT was hard not 20 be surprised at
the lack of size of lunelder
Heating. late Of Portsmouth. Va.
He's in the prswu class all right
For size though at that he stacks
10 about twice ss big as Tommy
Mcmillan. one ec Americas crcat .
as; S.or s,ors.
once Heating gets .t tG. ne..
hcNever Nou forer' -rs. he's skin