Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-05

Holding two Of the urchins by the
hand and With others standing IN
front Of him, Gordon Kelly was pho
togra phed again, amid cheers of the
throng The players took their places
once more and Kelly stepped TO tho
plate He let two balls go by and
drove the next one between the CEN
ter and right feeders for three bases,
scoring Alperman and Welchonce.
The roar that went up from the crowd
was like the sound of a mighty water
fall
over in the directors box sat Nc
Aleer and Taylor, of the Boston club,
the guests of President Galloway.
The other big league moguls had de-
parted for home, but the Boston men
remained to take Kelly North with
them after the game. No more ardent
baseball fan" than Taylor exists.
When Kelly scored the two runs with
his three base drive TayloPs yell
could easily be distinguished above
the din. He turned to McAleer with
a broad smile.
Better not stop payment on that
$50. 600 check yet a while; eh, Mac?'
mo. il looks like we had picked up
pretty good ball player, but We
will need that worlds series money
to pay for him." replied the Red SoN
president.
ANY time you feel like selling him
back to US for the same price, Just
saw the word. =" remarked Director Gus
RYAN. THAT boy would earn more
than $4,000 for the Atlanta club, as
an attraction here and on the road.
Perfectly Satisfied.
we are perfectly satisfied to let
the matter stand where it is" replied
Ill -. . h. ngrfa
est priced ball player in the world,
but / think the Boston club has struck
a bargain. at that"
The Vols were blanked in the sec
ond inning, and in their half the
Atlantans put three more runs across
the plate, driving Pitcher Case from
the box, and making the score 5 to 9
in their favor. Neither side got a
run across In the third inning. Cor
don Kelly drew a pass his next time
up, but the side was retired without
him scoring.
In the fourth inning the Vols de-
livered a blow that WE'LL nigh broke
Atlanta's back Three sharp hits,
with a base on balls and couple Of
infield errors sandwiched in. sent
three runs over the plate before you
could say Jack Robinson. Brady was
yanked from the box by Bill Smith
and Price, a left hander, was sent in
to stem the tide. He promptly filled
up the bases with free passes and
Callahan stepped to the plate He
took a toe hold, breathed in several
cubic feet Of atmosphere and laid his
bat against the ball. The bail shot
far out into right field. where there
was no ropes, with Welchonce and
Gordon Kelly in deadly pursuit. At
once the diamond took on the APP
pearance of a Coney Island merry GO
round Before the ball could be re-
trieved everybody had scored and
when things settled down the bases
looked as deserted as last years birds
nests.
This made the score to s in favor
OF the Vols, and the end was not yet.
Perry, the next batter, put up high
pop fly between Agler and Alperman.
Either could have got IL, but they
didn't Neither did they throw out
cautionary signals or use the Gus
tomary frantic bowls with which the
average fielder announces to all whom
II may concern that be is about to
catch a ball The result was the two
men came together in a crash and
the ball landed safely on the ground.
There was only one out at the time
and the vast crowd began to boot and
yell IN derision and cry, Take him
OUT"
Kelly's Great Play.
Bill Smith did take Price out and
Musser went to the pitchers box to
stem the tide, II possible. Schwartz
the next Vol up landed on the first
ball pitched and sent II soaring over
| Gordon Kelly's head-that is it would
have gone over his head if he had
stood still. But with the crack OF the
bat Kelly turned and ran IN the di-
rection the ball was going. Il looked
as II he could not possibly get 10
it. Perry evidently thought so. for
he started around the bases and was
past third and on his way home when
Kelly stuck up mis- gloved hand while
still on the dead run and speared the
ball. Then, stopping suddenly, he
turned and shot the ball TO first base,
completing a double play and retiring
the side. The cheers that followed
this remarkable piece OF fielding made
their forerunners seem like a little
hoarss whisper.