Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06

ern League, three straight We
tories over Toronto, last year
pennant winners IN the Interna-
tiOnal; and it seems to show that
Judge Kavanaugh' s collection
OF clubs may have something on
Mr.. Barrow 5 celebrated interna-
tional League, National Associa-
ton rankings TO the contrary
notwithstanding.
The game was widely billed as the
| final prep of Colonel o. Forrest Wea-
YER the tall Tennessee sycamore who
will be called to defend tho diamond
I hOnorS Of the Gate City OF the South
at Chattanooga next Thursday after
noon at o'clock central time.
| against the onslaughts Of Elberfeld's
/ Dookouts
And as It was billed, so il was.
Weaver Loafed, but He Won.
And Orlie won. But let not the idea
permeate the brains Of the loyal that
q. Forrest worked very hard for &C..
He knew the day was very cold, very
windy, and the game very worthless
IN the final casting Of accounts. He
! therefore lobbed the ball over the pan
and let the Torontos hit--a perform
ance for which they are justly noted.
With Weaver thinking chiefly Of
saving that precious arm. il was mod
erately close up TO the Crackers 20 do
| their own winning. ana they did IL iu
game that was tied and united as
/ often as a pair OF shoe laces
II was a gritty, bicky sort OF game
\ for the Crackers. They got away with
| what seemed like a limitloss lead iu
/ tie first by scoring 1--WE runs. The
| game was less than half over. how
! ever, when Toronto caught up, and
/ from then ON IL was nip and tuck
I with considerable Of both.
The eighth opened with both teams
| tied tight. AEler and Alderman went
| out Il looked as though the game
must go the full nine innings, and
| maybe over into extra, frlgid, unwel-
come innings.
Welehonee Saved Game.
Then Welchouce broke into the role
Of deliverer. To begin with. he
walked. He then led something less
than quarter Of mile off first. anu
| what with keeping one eve on Harry
and one on the plate, Lush heaved
wild. or maybe Peaches Graham let
the bail 10 through him. AS mere
matter oI scoring. the point was fine
But Wclchonce didn't linger to de-
bate it. but dashed ON toward thru
Nhglsupun Graham got as fldgety as
high school freshman and his mis-
guided throw toward third 20 get Wei
chonce there went stark, staring wild
and NclchOnCe scored.
That was the deciding run.
In the first half of the ninth Arnbv
Mcconnell got safe on an error ana
Dutch lsaacs singled. Whereupon
the whole Stacker team took Itself
wci in hand and retired the side ana
ended the frozen agony.
Crackers There in Pinch.
II the Crackers had lost the game.
10 would have been declared bv the
fans regular Darnyard battle. But
with Atlanta the winner il looked first
class.
What made the game good was the
very thing that has MADE so many OF
the Cracker contests this spring So
encouraging. This was the fact thar
when the pinch came the Crackers
met ton the run.
II d lift was needed or a run the
Crackers delivered If a dangerous
batter was up and the pitcher couldn't
handle him. the flelders did. It's a
Team that rises to the emergencies. II
II keeps arising it Wilt will-wel
good might Birmingham and New Or
leans, You all know what Bill Smiths
teams do when they can deliver in
the pinch.