Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-14
CRACKERS HAVE
ONLY GULLS To
BEAT FOR RAG
By Percy FL. Whiting.
THE Cracker Club better forget
that there are any other clubs
IN this SoTtheru Taaeua axcept

that there are any other clubs
in this Southern League except
Mobile.
The race for the rest of the sea-
son-or for a month anyhow-is
bound to be between the Gulls and
the Crackers.
1t has been a hard matter to take
he Gulls seriously If class really
counts they are nowhere. Paulet,
Starr, Stock and O'Dell don't i'm
press as an infield. Clark, Robertson
and Sentell are not exactly our idea
Of a great outfeld. Schmidt has
= proved to be a useful catcher, but
ae can't win remnants by himself.
The pitching staff is good but lacks
lot of being great.
Yet this Gull team goes right
ahead winning two out OF every three
games it plays. 1T has been doing II
since the season started Every time
they lose one and you get a little
encouraged they go out again and
win two and It's all off once more.
To-day the Gulls have won shade
less than two thirds OF their games.
They have a lead of over 100 points,
or games, over the Crackers. This
Isn't much, provided the Gulls will
only slump. But If they keep right
on winning two out of every three
games they will be hard to head.
TT IS getting time for the Crackers
to settle down and chase the
Gulls, You can probably disregard
Montgomery and Chattanooga Nash
vile is a foxy team, with a wise
manager. But it lacks class. Bir-
mingham is going to improve a lot,
but II will start too late.
The race from now on is likely to
be a two-team affair The Crackers
are going to have to hustle to keep
ahead OF Nashville and Montgomery.
But they are going TO have to FLY to
get to the Gulls
II lie foolish thing that the Crack
ers are behind the Gulls. Size the
teams up, man for man, and the
Crackers should be leading by a cou-
pie Of hundred points.
The Cracker pitchers are coming
around. They are pitching nice ball
now. It is up to the team. 1t is going
to take hard work TO get to the Gulls.
They can't kid along" and do 1t. It
will be stern chase from now on.
It's all right TO say team like the
Mobile club hasn't class.
1t hasn't.
But as long as It goes through the
season winning two out OF three
games It takes a lot Of beating.
THE final game in Chattanooga
doesn't look serious. Next week
the Crackers are home. They
open with the pesky Nashville club
and follow with three games against
the Barons.
That week at home will give the
Crackers good chance to show that
they are in earnest in this pennant
chase. The Vols have always given
them nothing but trouble. With the
pitchers going right, II is high time to
shake off this Vol ink.
The Crackers had better pile up
what they can this week and next
FOR the week after they start barn
stornlns, and they keep II up until
Fourth n July week.
u EFORE George StalIngs started
- ont on his present season az
manager Of the Braves he said that
Inc was going to make good this time
or Quit baseball. The Braves are now
in next 70 last place. And the ques-
t5u arises. Does the trick Of ele-
waiting the Braves from last to next
30 last constitute making good ?"
Considering the Braves and every
lining else. IF probably does.
Right now the Braves aren't so far
behind st Louis and are within
~1outing distance Of Pittsburg. With
e. little luck thov might finish near
tine top u the second division.
7 HEY'vE revived a fine old Story
~ tho expense ~ Honest D7n
Pfeuuiugsr. % seems that Ole dag
over in Birmingham, when the crack
ars and Barons We're minglinC -uh, IT
wasn't this year. IN fact, ~ was some
wears back-the zrandstsnd was o--
Cupiad BIZ 2 bowling mob And one Of
en- was drunk The chap who was
iiuzied stopped r. pop boy and inn
Iu!red shay. W lad leg ~ true That
T--f-f-f- feuniger is night vsshman
Yes, sir. answered the boy. they
sse lr works for Judge kHvanaugh as
a night Uatc1mau.'
The man Uelapsed into w9udiiH
stupor anG Dan continued TO cal.
them-worSc and worse. AS usual.
Again the gent with the jag called
70 the pop boy.
M lad" said he mus be mis-
take bout Dan being night washman.
'F'e can't see EN- by day light
how'n'ell can he see EN- in dark ~
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