Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
By A. H. G. MITCHELL.
Copyright, 1918, by international New
Service.
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

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But the score was 9 to 5 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
Fleharty has an undoubted eye for
beauty, but business is business and
he attended strictly to It while he
was pitching To the little attributes
Of speed and curves that go to 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 for
tho Crackers
Fleharty craftily passed Gordon
Kelly to 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 to its total Musser also tight
ened up and BANKED the Vols for
brought things up 10 the last half Of
the ninth inning. Atlanta needed
i've runs 10 win and the task seemed
impossible
But
Strange things happen In baseball
Dobard, the first man up, scratched a
single which Fleharty KIN bcked down
but couldn't field IN time to get his
man at first The crowd cheered
feebly. Graham dropped a Texas
Lacquer" over the shortstop's head
The crowd howled. Long, batting for
Musser. shot a grounder at Schwartz,
which the Vol first baseman fumbled
and the bases we're full with no one
out. Pandemonlum broke loose. Ag-
Ter drove a 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 was now Welchonce's turn TO
bat He had hardly got set in the
batters box when he was hit on the
arm bv a pitched ball This gave him
the right TO first base and forced
run across the plate, making the
score 70 in favor Of the Vols, with
two out and the bases still fun.
Kelly at the Bat.
A shout-one long, continuous
shout-now went up from the Threats
OF the thousands Of men and wom-
en- I'm the park. Gordon Kelly was
walking toward the plate swinging
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 populace Of Atlanta and calmly
waved his bat 10 and fro, horizon
tally, waiting for Fleharty TO pitch
to him.
Il was the most dramatic moment
Of his life. There were two out the
bases were fun and four runs were
needed for his side to win. II was
ur 90 him There vas no lodging
the issue And IL was Gordon Kelly
Day. too. The vast crowd was there
To see him play his last game with
Atlanta The immense attendance
had gathered at Ponce DeLeou Park
% paw tribute TO him alone Cor
don Kelly was pale. but as cool as
an iceberg as he faced Fleharty and
waited
Ii was very ticklish position for
the Nashville tWlrlar, too He could
play safe by 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 FIeharty resolved