Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

Cseball Association out of a peck
of money and robbed the fans Of
an afternoon of enjoyment.
T was q ioIlypop Of a game while
at lasted. BIZ Smith injected into
the foray the huge and gangIing form
of Pitcher Joseph Councilman. late OF
Brown University. later still of Pitts
burg.
This lad is a hugo, loose jointed
chap. with a fine burst of speed, a
quite considerable curve-and the ia
tai gift
His overland ball Is a wonder. He
is a fine, outstanding lad, with a lot
of reach. and when he let's out one Of
those overland pills It looks as
though the thing had fallen off the
moon.
In mentioning that Joe is WIND, &
is not TO be supposed that he is saw
age. Far from IT, But he's one Of
those lads that frequently gets himself
into hole and then has TO lay one
! across. You know the sort.
On what he showed yesterday, how
ever. and despite the holes into which
he got-and he wasn't in really deep
| but once and that in the frst--hs
looks like find. He seems cool un-
der fire and with a little real work
and he undeniably needs it-he may
make a sensational winner.
4 ONZELMAN escaped alive, and
- with moderate cause for acclaim,
through four innings. And in the
meantime the Crackers were trying to
let a Neua "a
kie, who was working for Chatta-
nooga.
The first shot out of the box tho
Pole walked Long. But Tommy tried
to steal and was pegged out. Cove
leslIie walked Welchonce and he also
tried to steal and was thrown out
Now, It was press box comment that
there might not have been the most
superlative wisdom in that play.
Stealing on Gabby Street Is no pas
time for children. And nothing is as
distracting to Coveleslde as a man on
first. II Long had stuck at that bag
and Welchonce had forced him to
second when he WAS walked, Cove
leskie would have been beaten right
in that inning
As II was, no impression was made
on yellow Harry until the fourth,
despite Longs neat two Dagger IN the
third.
In the fourth Alperman signaIissd
the return OF his batting eve by bin
going to right Bailey sacrificed with
something unique-a perfect bunt.
Wany Smith then lived up to his rep
utation with single. and Alperman
scored. Bisland was walloped in the
middle OF the back. Agler popped
out. And up came Joe Dunn. who had
obliged with a corking single In the
previous inning.
Then 1t began to rain.
-FOUR more put-outs and the game
would have been over-in At
lanta's favor. -Four measly put-outs.
They could have been made in two
minutes
But It rained.
The moisture was falling from
feeble, consumptive, sickly little
cloud. But It was real rain. And It
kept on raining.
The players sat m their hutches
and cursed. But It got them nothing.
Four outs stood between them and a
game. And they stand there yet And
they viii keep on standing until Au-
gust IA. And then the Crackers win
have TO go out and win It again.
oh, cursesl CURSES!
THE fans spent a pleasant after
L noon Raging KID Elberfeld. They
don't seem 10 like him any better than
they do Crouch" F'Oxen, and they did
not mind showing It.
You can say this for the KID,
though: He is playing the baseball ue
his career. II IS doubtful II ever IN
his life he played as well before.
THE Crackers go TO Birmingham
Monday to help the Barons raise
their pennant. Big festivities ars
planned and Messrs. Galloway, Nun
nally and Ryan, OF the Cracker direc-
torate, viii go over for the fun.
Before leaving Bill Smith light
ened ship by letting Bill ChappelIe 60
to Beaumont. Texas.