Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-11
UMPIRES HELP
CRACKERS LOSE
TO GULL CLUB
By Percy II. Whiting.

THE umpires in yesterdays bail
game were Wright and Wrong
chiefly the latter or, any
how that's the way the fans felt
as they filed sadly out of Ponce dc
Leon Park. hooJing at Umpire Pat
wright and hurting cat-calis after
the GuIls
Yet. 10 our own private notion
the poorest time to register "a KICK
against the umpires is after a losing
ban game-and especially after one
OF the most horrible exhibitions or
3 generally ragged sea son.
Another thing-a poor umpire is
generally the most honest thing 10
the world.
There was never any deception at
all about Umpire Wright poor soul
He was doing his best and 1T was
very bad But he broke 1t as fair
as he could.
And the Crackers. II anybody
should happen to ask YOU, lost the
ball game-and they lost it good and
proper.
1T ought to have been parade
The Gulls are crippled, and they
NthIAth III Ailt AtAAAtt W tNH N+a' l''f .'
a cart horse For the Crackers, Gil
Price was his bully best and ought
TO have had a shut-out up to the time
the rain fell. wet up the ball and
cost him his effective ess
The Crackers just refused to win
fhe game They jammed 80 down the
throats OF the Guls They firmly
insisted that Firms men MUST win
It, And. after displaying the proper
reluctance. the Gulls did f. And what
was more. they got so much amuse-
ment out Of the fielding efforts OF
the Crackers, and so much enCour-
agement over their cinchy victory
that they laid in a stock OF enthusi-
asm and confidence that may last
them the rest OF the season.
DON'T let Yesterdays game worry
- you. II was horrible In the eV-
IRENE. But a team that has been
playing as the Crackers have for
couple Of weeks are entitled TO one
real bad one It's a shame that II
has TO go against Price. II ever
man pitched winning ball he pitched
It, His own fielding plumbers and his
own wild pitch looked bad. But In
abe matter Of hurting he was there
strong.
THE crowd does not deserve any
! especial commandments is
the part OF II who chucked pop bot
ties az Umpire Wright and later stood
around the Gulls bus and shrieked
The Crackers lost the game The
best thing 10 do was 20 take il
calmly.
The incidents yesterday empha
sized more than ever the necessity
OF dressing rooms on all grounds
for visiting BAN players.
Baseball should be high class
game. II viii never reach the right
plane so long as the visiting team
returns TO it's hotel IN bus, the
butt of jokes and gibes. and occasion
ally the target for rocks and sticks
The big leagues have walked up 10
that The Southern hasn't-though
be II said 10 AtlantaB credit that the
directors Of the local club have al
ways been In favor of dressing rooms
In every burg I'm the league for visit
ing players. and viii provide one. II
the other cities OF the league Will
THE game had a lot Of wild and
festive features The most mar
velous was the fact that the Crack
ers pulled four errors in the first
inning,
Here are some more:
For six innings land until II rained)
Gil Price gave up but one hit
A press box enthusiast propounded
This query. why not feed Cavet2"
He was referred to Mike Finn
Mobile used patched-up team.
with Robertson at first. Paulette at
second and Clark and Campbell In the
outfield-and vet III had a game
thrust upon IT,
Hint: Chain Joe Agler He mussed
mp two plays by going after a pop-up
that belonged to another player.
Sanitary suggestion. Chain the
sewer II smelled most awful vile"
yesterday.
Price beat out his usual hunt He's
3 marvel al that
In the fourth inning Cavet retired
ne Crackers on four pitched balls