Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-03
CRACKERS OPEN
SERIES TO-DAY
WITH PELICANS
By Percy H. Whiting.
THE Crackers return from a siren
Cous road trip to-day. bringing

II II
Cous road trip to-day. bringing
more victories than was ex-
pected, and open here this afternoon
with the once famous Pelicans.
With the team back in something
resembling its stride now. with a new
and promising pitcher coming, with
Price and Councilman in good trim,
there is nothing 10 keep the Crs OK
ers from showing some speed on their
present home stay.
To-day's game is an extra affair,
a transferred game from New Or
leans.
on July 4 games will be played in
the morning and afternoon. Satur-
day one game will be played. All
these contests will be with the we'll
known doormats Of the league.
MEMPHIS and Mobile will furnish
4fI the opposition next week. The
week after Montgomery comes for
three games And then the Crack
ers beat it southwark.
AS things stand now the Crackers
are within comfortable striking dis
lance of the lead. All needed is a
good, brisk winning streak to get the
Crackers up there fighting with the
Gulls. The New Orleans and Mem
phis games should close up the gap
somewhat. Then the Gulls come, and
if the Crackers can sweep that Sc
ries and trim Montgomery they will
leave Atlanta for their Southern trip
SO close TO first place that II will
make 1t interesting,
Don't make the mistake of figuring
the Crackers out Of it yet. They
aren't. A squirt will put them up in
the running with rush.
IT'S hard to figure why Carl Thomp-
son isn't making a better show
ing. He looks like a great pitcher
and he wins few games. But some
how he couldn't stick with Birming-
ham.
Possibly by antagonizing the other
players on every team of which he
becomes a member Thompson hurts
his own chances. II is certain that
he did not stand high in the estima-
ton Of the other Barons and that they
did not give him good support. Many
a pitcher has been ruined because no
team would play behind him.
CHARLEY FRANK has won more
- controversies and less ball games
this season than any time in his his
tory. He practically hasn't lost an
argument or won ball game. OF
course that's an exaggerated state
ment but close to the real facts.
If this sort Of thing keeps on Char
ley will give up managing and be-
come lawyer.
by way. of warning, all chicken
II owners on the route between
Chicago and Montezuma the follow
ing item from Charley Dryden's pen
is hereby ruhliSbad.
Fred Toney is taking lessons las
soing chickens from the deck Of
motorcycle. This fall he and Richie
and Lavender will ride machines to
Lavender's home at Montezuma Ga,
and Toney has promised to supply the
grub en- route"
CHARLEY HEMPHILL is not a
- great manager That has been
demonstrated. Probably Charley him
self would hardly argue that he was.
But he can still hit that old pellet,
Up in the husky American Associa-
ton where 20 men are batting over
300 Charley is next 20 the top, with
a batting average of 1853. RI Miller,
Of Columbus, is the only man who
tops him.
TWO International League clubs are
fighting over the services of
Claude Derrick, ex- University of
Georgia player now with the Ath-
letics. Both Baltimore and Roches-
ter want him, with the chances fairly
good that he will go back to Balti-
more.
Derrick can not seem to stick in
the big leagues but he is plenty good
enough for the fastest Of minor
leagues and should have many good
years in the International