Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-07
BY Percy II. Whiting.


TIME Cracker players continue
10 take their own sweet time
about reporting A good
delegation arrived yesterday and
probably a few more will filter in
today.
It's a hard boiled cinch that any
player who doesn't kick in with his
valued presence OF an irreproaeh-
able alibi by tonight will be In the
bad graces of Bill Smith-and
that's no pleasant place to be.
IT'S a suffering shame that after
a dollhouse winter spring should
turn off cold as Siberian blizzard.
Yesterday afternoon the poor play
ers shivcred. shuddered and swore.
Their ire was aroused, but not THEN,
perspiration.
Yet for all that there was a
practice, and a corlting good one.
The big, loud noise was Wallace
Smith. All the new men looked
good but Wally looked superlative-
~ excellent, or words TO that Of
feet
He started the reverberations
when batting practice was on. He
didn't talk much. but he fairly muir
dered that ball. When Bill Smith
was pitching to the batters he
Krupped q couple through the box
that would nave taken leg off If
the manager hadn't displayed an
agility out of all proportion to his
years. 1t was noted. after bit.
that when Wally came to bat Bill
Smith hurled the ball with one eye
on Smith 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
not of the too-hot- to- handle va
riety, He knocked them to all
fields, for singles, two baggers and
three baggers. 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 sure 500
hitter.
At fielding Smith looked clever
enough. He's a big, wholesome
chap. cut along the Al O'Dell lines,
and il would take a ball of rifle
velocity and road roller ponderosi-
ty 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 reserving all the pam
egyrics for smith He was in
good company. Look this chap
Musser 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
did. No doubt he's a lot shy of
having Walters speed, but from
what he showed the very first dav
ont il is suspected that he can
burn EN- over with the best when
he is in condition. on looks. this
one ranks with the best
Another huge hurler is Bausc-
vein, This man is an elephant.
And while size isn't everything. IFS
a lot--on the slab. OF course. Big
Pendley was citron and Tiny
Hickman a wonder. But it's sci.
dom that way. a good 80 per cent
of the star hurlers are big men
or at least tall men. 1t takes tire
mendous strength TO hurl a game,
and the big men have all the best
uf IT, All the reports on Bausewein
are encouraging-and so are his
looks.
TT was hard not 10 be surprised at
the lack OF size Of Infielder
Heating, late Of Portsmouth. Va.
He's in the pawn class all right
for size-though at that he stacks
M about twice as big as Tommy
Mcmillan. one of Americas great
est shortstops.
once Heating gets iu the held
however YOU forget that he's skin