Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-07
RACE MIGHTY
TIGHT; LOCAL
CLUB IN HUNT
If Crackers Can Keep Playing As
They Did Last Week They
Will Cop Pennant,
Bv Percy H. Whiting.

II vi IT, sTH-4 hAaH.t D. 1000
rip-snorter Mobile. Montgom-
4 cry Chattanooga and Atlanta
are within .G4 OF each other B.r-
m.agaam. Memphis and Nashville ar
far from out OF the race. It's getting
better every minute.
The Crackers have the chance OF
their career TO make q showing nov
Two Of the next three clubs they face
on home ground are ahead OF them.
r they can hammer the Turtles %
pieces. get q few games back that
he GuIls owe them and plaster some
thing on Montgomery they viii be
right up in the race again.
They have it IN them. too.
You can't lose confidence in a team
that pulls games out OF the fire the
NAV the Crackers were yanking them
asst week Saturdays game. for m
stance. was as poor from fielding
viewpoint as any man would care 70
witness but the locals mad the olu
kick that was needed TO get them
put Of danger. They saved two games
Friday that appeared totally lost.
They won all the way THURSDAY.
Both Of the games with Mobile were
won after they had been lost And
altogether the Crackers are showing
real recupeTative power,
II the players viii pull together
forget am the inside politics and work
exclusively for Atlanta and for the
pennaut there viii be nothing 70 IL
but another rag for Atlanta.
y UCK" WEAVER is winning "a
ID game now and then for the
Meridian team and may come around
and make pitcher Of himself yet
Il is possible that now he u away
from the alcoholic possibilities OF At
lanta'S many social CD clubs he may
settle down and do some good work.
He has the natural ability, all rignl,
DILL SMITH has shown a lot Of
- Judgment THIS year In getting rid
OF the '1ikkcr" fighters on his team
Dld Red Eye wrecked the Crackers
last year Smith isn't taking any
chances with distillery supporters this
year
II old Rube Benton were only with
ball club he might be a wonder
The other day in game against
the Cardinals he made three hits
scored three runs and perpetrated a
ga -riHcc ny. Il was very hot day
too.
Ordinarily, Rube hits Ike SUI.
fragette.
= UEsS the Maps will never win
" bali game. Usually they haven
any team. When they have, " 4
wrecked by internal dissensiou
When Il isn't rs this year accident
do the rest.
Here are the accidents since Nav
May Catcher Grover Land hrok
his hand
May l1--Larry IajoIe broke a I'm
ger and a thumb.
May l2--Joe Birmingham broke a.
ankle
June 1I-Twirier steen broke hi
pitching arm.
This Is only a partial list Of tn
wounded Ray Chapman. the Maps
-hortstoY, was hurt the day Stec
broke HIS arm and couldn't play 70
two weeks. BUDDY Ryan, centc
fielder is playing with broke
thumb
pERCY SKILLEN, former Dart
mouth pitcher now In the sport
ing goods business. has invented
device which he thinks viii hel
pitchers develop control thin
which Percy lacked or ne might nov
be a big Lacquer II is dummy tina
stands "a the plate. bat IN hand. $
that a twirler can pitch to II hour
az a time. IL he feels Ike e. and neve
fear that wild shots viii do an
damage.
Dutch" Meyers, who Is in bushes
with Percy tried TO sci one of thes
devices 10 Jimmy Callahan 10 he'll
steady young SoN pitchers
Il don't deny that your idea ma.
work ont aU rigat,' Manager Gala
han told Movers. But YOU ucedn'
send any oI those things around.
Way rot2" persisted Movers.
What 40 want with another dunn
my when have three or four ol
my team now asked Callahan. III
lust use one OF them"