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

But the score was 9 to against
Atlanta, and Fleharty was working
finely in the box for the visitors.
There was a pretty girl in the grand
stand who had occupied this artists
attention during his leisure moments
Fleharty has an undouhted eve for
beauty, but business is business and
he attended strictly to it while he
was pitching. To the little attributes
OF speed and curves that go to make
star twirler. he combined the
grit of the legendary mud turtle,
which never let's go until it thunders.
As there was no sign of a thunder
storm. the outlook was dubious for
the Crackers.
Fleharty craftily passed Gordon
Kelly to first every time he faced
him, despite the boots Of the crowd,
and inning after inning passed with
out Atlanta being able TO add more
runs to IT'S total Musser also tight
ened up and blanked the Vols for
/ the remainder NJ the game. That
brought things up TO the last half Of
| the ninth inning Atlanta needed
| five runs 10 win and the task seemed
/ impossible.
But
! Strange things happen In baseball
! DObard. the first man up, scratched a
| single which Fleharty KIN Jcked down,
! but couldn't field I'm time TO get his
/ man at first The crowd Cheered
/ feehIy Graham dropped a Texas
/ Lacquer" over the shortstop's head
/ The crowd howled. Long batting for
/ Musser, shot a grouuder at Schwartz,
| which the Vol first haseman fumbled
and the bases were full with no one
! out Pandemonium broke loose. Ag-
| Ter drove a sharp groundrr TO Perry,
/ the Vol third bascman, and the cheer
/ ing suddenly ceased when Dobard
/ was forced at the plate. But the
bases were stiI fun and the cheer
! ing started afresh when Whitley Al
| perman STROBE TO the plate. Whitley
] tried hard and swung viCiously. but
| only popped up a foul which Noyes
caught for the second out
/ Ii was now Welcomes turn Ia
! bat He had hardly got set in the
/ batters box when he was hit on the
| arm bv pitched bail This gave him
! the right TO first base and forced a
run across the plate making the
/ score 10 In favor Of the Vols, with
| two out and the bases still full
Kelly at the Bat,
A shout-one long continuous
shout-now went up from the threats
of the thousands of men and wom-
/ en- In the park Gordon Kelly was
/ walking toward the plate swinging
{ D. D.. rfH H..t
] The din increased as he threw away
! two of the bats and. graspiug the
other one. stepped into the hatter's
/ box and sQuarely faced the pitcher
/ He assumed that Ansouesque pose
/ that was now so familiar TO the base
/ ball populaCe Of Atlanta and calmly
/ waved DIS bat 70 and fro, horizon
tally, waiting FOR Fleharty To pitch
to him.
II was the most dramatic moment
/ Of his life There were two out, the
bases were full and four runs Were
/ needed for his side 90 win. 10 was
up to him There was no dodging
/ the issue. And II was Gordon Kelly
/ Day too. The vast crowd was there
/ rn see him play hits last game Witl
1 Atlanta The immense attendance
/ had gathered at Ponce DeLeou Paris
/ 90 paw tribute 20 him alone. Cor
I don Kelly was pale. but as cool as
lam iceberg as he faced F7ohartr an.
waited
/ u was ID very tickHsr position for
Tthe Nashville tWIrleT. too. He could
! UI8g safe ny giving Kelly four bad
balls. which would force another ran
over the plate. and then put his skill
IagaIusf the next batter But prlo"
asserted itself and F'ehartv resolve
10 give battle 90 his TeaoIu'an.e on-