Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13

refused to support him, and with
out a little help he cOuldn t win
ball games.
In Atlanta yesterday the
Crackers awarded Thompson
most amazing support. They
made plays that couldn't be
made. They pulled stops that
aren't invented yet. They broke
the heart of Pug Cavet, and
they Outgamed and outfought
the Gulls.
If ever a team deserved vic
tory that team was Atlanta.
Thompson pitched just the sort Of
ball that made him the greatest col
lege pitcher of his day.
He had an the old confidence and
just enough of the once painful de-
liberation. His fast bail went up 90
the batter with the skip Of a school
girl All the curves in his collection
were breaking as he ordered. And
with the skies overcast. the support
perfect and the roofing deafening
tAlfA e was ll'hNL a. NAtdliNt ihI "a llAAktA
Thompson got in just one hole that
was deep enough to show the stuff
he was made Of The bottom threat
ened to fall out in the seventh Up
to that inning Thompson had allowed
but two hits McGill opened the sew.
enth with a hard one 10 Agler. Joe
got one hand on II and then dropped
IT, If Thompson had covered first.
McGill would have been out. But
Thompson failed TO cover.
This was disconcerting.
Robertson developed a short single
and McGill went to second.
This was horrible
Odell cast-Uff and a dangerous
batter, was up next with Bad
Schmidt in the hole.
Gee, II looked tough.
Then Thompson put something on"
the sphere. What It was AL Odell
doesn't know yet And he famed.
Schmidt grounded foolishly to Ag-
Ter.
Then came a miracle.
Thompson Makes a Stop.
Paulette, ordinarily a weak batter
laced into the ball. II Travelled fast
er than eye could follow. Nobody
knew what had happened. Then
Thompson closed his hands staggered
the side was out. He had stopped as
hot a liner as ever was hit by a light
weight and he didn't even raise his
hands TO do II. The ball just drilled
In. and when he cOnvulsively closed
his pins he had it. From that time
on the Gulls didn't come near enough
to scoring to make # interesting.
Smith shifted his lineup again for
yesterdays game, putting the slump
ing Bailey on the bench and send
ing Manush TO the field. 1t was fig
ured that while Manush couldn't field
he might hit. And then. bless good
ness, he both hit AND FIELDED-
chiefly and most notably the latter
Once off the clouds and once from his
shoe tops he pluCked safe hits, the
victims being Schmidt and Cavet. He
seemed to go awkwardly for both OF
the flies, but he got them
Cavet's Goat Wouldn't Stick.
The Crackers made all the runs
they needed, which was one, in the
first inning. Long grounded to Stock.
who pegged poorly to first. Wei
chonce slipped one over the third sack
that Wright declared a fair ball. much
to Cavets disgust Alperman sacri-
feed and Smith was purposelv waIke4
(the only base on balls Of the davl
Bislaud famed. Just before Agiar
duplicated Cavet uncorked wiE
heave and Long scored.
And thereupon Cavet's goat,
large, plump AngOra, went skitte~-
ing away across the hills. and good
ness knows where. And it isn't baea
yet
However, the Pug managed to gel
on well enough until the sixth. thoug
the Crackers had him in trouble 4;
the third and fourth
Smith Scores One.
In the sixth Alperman opened witt
a double. Then came the thirs
wretched attempt at a hunt. Pre-
vious to that Welchonce and BislanG
had both hunted into force-outs AT
second. This time Smith hunted mis-
erably to Cavet and Alperman was,
tagged out at third.
Bisland singled and Smith took SEE
ond.
Agler singled to left. a little chop
hit back Of third, and Smith started
for home Stock fielded the ball and
threw sharply for the plate Smith
came in, arms and legs flying, jumped
in the air and landed, stomach down,
on the plate-safe by inches.
And that was the last run Of the
game
This game showed the Crackers in
their stride again Their attack after
1t had failed twice, finally came
through in style And the defense.
save in one inning, was tough as
chilled steel.
II the Crackers will continue play
ing that sort of ball they Will yet
win the pennant