Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
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INNING
Foxen Puzzles Crackers at Start.
Musser Routed-LocaIs Get
Attendance Trophy,

PONCE DE LEON BALL PARK,
June 19.-The Crackers and Barons
opened their three game series here this
afternoon. Musser and Chapman were
selected to do the battery work for At
lanta. while Foxen went TO the mound
for Birmingham with Mayer on the re-
ceiving end
The attendance trophy. which was
won by Atlanta on the opening day Of
the season at Ponce DeLeon, was
handed over TO the home team before
the game started The crowd eheered
wildly when President Kavanaugh pre-
scented the cup TO President Galloway.
who turned II over 20 Bin Smith.
FIRST INNING.
MaTcan opened the game with a sin
gle to right. Messenger sacrificed
Smith to Ager. on a wild pitch Mar
can took third. Kniseley grounded to
Bisland, who threw wild to the plate,
and Maroan scored. Mcbride singled %
right and kniseley took third Medil'
vray singled 70 left and Kniseley regis
tered. Mayer doubled TO left and Nc
Bride and McGilYray Tailed Mayer
breezed % third on the th.ow to the
plate Musser was relieved at this
famed, ELAN walked. Mayer and El,
lam tried a double steal ana the former
was out at the plate, Chapman to Bis
land 20 Chapman. FIVE HITS. FOUR
RUNS.
Long out, Carroll to MoGIvray. well
chnnce singled 10 left Alperman hit a
short single to right and Welchonce
took second Bailey grounded TO Mar
can and Alperman was out at second to
ELAN, Welchonce going to third on the
out Smith lined out 10 Knlseley TWO
HITS, NO RUNS.
SECOND INNING.
Foxen singled to right Marcan sin
gled to center and FoXen took second
Messenger hunted to Agler and Foxen
was forced at third to Smith on a fast
play. Kniseley hit a high fly to Long,
who dropped II, filling the bases. Nc
Bride hit into double play. He ground
ed TO Price, who tossed to Chapman,
forcing Marcan at the plate and the
first TWO HITS. NO RUNS.
Bisland singled 10 center. Agler se-
cured a Cincinnati base hit to Marean
and Bisland went to second. Chapman
FoXen and Bisland was forced at third
70 Carroll. Long grounded weakly 70
ELAN, who touched second forcing
Price. TWO HITS, NO RUNS.
THIRD INNING.
McGilvray out, Bsland to Agler.
MAYER fouled out TO Agler. Carroll flied
TO Welchonce NO HITS. NO RUNS.
Welchonce singled to center Alper-
man singled to left and Welchonce took
second. Bailey sacrificed, Carroll TO
marcan, and both runners advanced.
Smith popped to ELAN. Bisland ground
ed out to McGilvray- TWO HITS, NO
RUNS.
FOURTH INNING.
ELAN out, Alpernan to Agler. Foxen
famed. Chapman dropped the third
strike and was forced to throw to Agler
for the. put-out. Marcan got his third
straight hit, a Single to right, and went
out trying to steal, Chapman to Alper-
man. ONE HIT. NO RUNS.
Agler was called out on strikes.
Chapman popped out to Marcan. Price
out, Carroll to McGilvray. NO HITS.
NO RUNS.
FIFTH INNING.
Messenger flied out to Long. Kniseley
slid over second base in stealing. Chap
man to Alperman. Mcbride out Smith
TO Agler. ONE HIT, NO RUNS.
Long lined out to ELAN. Welchonce
flied to Mcbride Alperman singled over
third Bailey fouled to Mayer. ONE
SIXTH INNING.
McGilvray famed Mayer singled to
left. Carroll flied to Bailey. Mayer was
out trying to steal second, Chapman to
Alperman ONE HIT, NO RUNS.
Smith singled to left Bisland flied to
ELAN and Smith took second. Chap
man grounded out to McGllvray. Both
runners advanced. Price famed. TWO
HITS, NO RUNS
SEVENTH INNING.
ELAN lined out to Alperman. Foxen
smashed out a single to left Marcan
got his fourth straight hit, triple to
center. and Foxen scored. Messenger
singled to center and Marcan tailed.
Kniseley flied 10 Bailey. Messenger
stole second Mcbride walked McGil-
vray fouled to Bailey. THREE HITS,
TWO RUNS.
Long famed Welchonce flied to Mes
senger Alperman flied to Kniseley.
NO HITS, NO RUNS
EIGHTH INNING.
Mayer tripled TO center Carroll out,
Price to Ager ELAN singled to right
and Mayer scored Foxen out, Price to
Agler Marcan out Alperman to Agler.
TWO HITS, ONE RUN.