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 Southern League except

in this Southern League except
Mobile
The race for the rest Of the sea-
son-or for month anyhow-is
bound to be between the Gulls and
the Crackers.
It has been a hard matter to take
he Gulls seriously. II class really
counts they are nowhere. PauIet,
Starr, Stock and O'Dell don't i'm.
press as an iufield Clark. Robertson
and Sentell are not exactly our idea
IF great outf1eld. Schmidt has
proved to be a useful catcher. but
pc can't win pennants 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 it
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 of once more.
To-day the Gulls have won shade
less than 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. Biz
mingham is going to improve a lot,
but it will start too late.
The race from now on is likely 10
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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 is a foolish thing that the Crack
ers are behind the Gulis 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. It is going
to take hard work to get to the Gulls.
They can't kid along" and DO It. It
will be a stern chase from now on.
It's all right to say a team like the
Mobile club hasn't class.
II hasn't
But as long as II goes through the
season winning two out OF three
games It takes q lot OF beating.
THE anal 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 VIII give the
Crackers a 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
storming. and they keep IT up until
Fourth Of July week.
y EFORE George StalIngs started
- out on his present season as
manager Of the Braves he said that
he was going to make good this time
or quit baseball The Braves are now
in next to last place. And the ques-
ton arises, Does the trick OF ele-
waiting the Braves from last to next
10 last constitute making good ?"
Considering the Braves and every
thing else, it probably does.
Right now the Braves aren't so far
shouting distance of Pittsburg VITA
a little luck, they might finish near
the top Of the second division.
T HEY'vE revived a fine old story
i at the expense Of Honest Dan
Pfeuninger. II seems that one day
over IN Birmingham, when the Crack
ers and Barons were mingling-oh, it
wasn't this year; in fact, il was some
years back-the grandstand was oc-
cupied by a bowling mob. And one Of
'em was drunk The chap who was
jingled stopped a pop boy and in
quired: Shay, m lad. IS it true that
F--f-f-f-fenniger is night washman?'
Yes. sir" answered the boy, they
say he works for Judge Kavanaugh as
a night Waterman"
The man relapsed into maudlin
stupor and Dan continued to call
thenl-worse and worse, as usual
Again the gent with the jag called
to the pop boy.
M lad" said he. mus be mis-
take bout Dan being night washman.
'Fe can't see EN- by daylight,
how'n'ell can he see 'em in dark
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