Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-11
.UMPIRES HELP
CRACKERS LOSE
To GULL CLUB
By Percy H. Whiting.
umpires in yesterday ball
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THE umpires in yesterday ball
game were Wright and Wrong
chiefly the latter. or, any
how that's the way the fans felt
as they fled sadly out OF Ponce De
Leon Park, hooting at Umpire Pat
Wright and hurting cat-calls after
the GuTs.
Yet. 70 our own private notion
the poorest time to register KICK
against the umpires is after losing
bail game-and especially after one
OF the most horrible exhibitions OF
a generally ragged season.
Another thing-a poor umpire is
generally the most honest thing IN
the world
There was never any deception at
all about Umpire Wright, poor soul
He was doing his best, and it was
very bad But he broke II as FAIR
as he could.
And the Crackers, If anybody
should happen to ask you, lost the
ball game-and they lost It good and
proper.
1T ought to have been a parade
L The Guls are crippled, and they
started IN the game with the pep OF
a cart horse. For the Crackers, Gil
Price was his bully best and ought
10 have had a shut-out up to the time
the rain fell, wet up the ball and
cost him his effectiveness.
The Crackers just refused to win
the game They damned II down the
throats Of the Gulls. They firmly
insisted that Firms men MUST win
il. And after displaying the proper
reluctance. the Gulls did II. And what
was more they got 40 much amuse-
ment out Of the fielding efforts Of
the Crackers. and so much encour-
aEement over their cinchy victory,
that they laid In a stock OF enthusi-
asm and confidence that may last
them the rest Of the season.
nONT let Yesterdays game worry
- you. II was horrible in the ex-
IRENE But team that has been
playing as the Crackers have for a
couple Of weeks are entitled to one
real bad one It's a shame that 1t
has 10 go against Price. II ever a
man pitched winning ball. he pitched
IT, His own fielding blunders and his
own wild pitch looked bad But In
the matter OF hurting he was there
strong.
THE crowd does not deserve any
especial commendation-that Is
the part OF II who chucked pop bot
ties at Umpire Wright and later stood
around the GulIs' bus and shrieked |
The Crackers lost the game. The
best thing to do was to take It
calmly
The Incidents yesterday empha-
sized more than ever the necessity
Of dressing rooms on all grounds
for visiting ball players
Baseball should be a high-class
game. II Will never reach the right
plane so long as the visiting team
returns to its hotel In a bus. the
butt OF Jokes and gibes, and occasion
ally the target for rocks and sticks
The big leagues have walked up to
that The Southern hasn't-thouEh
be u said 10 Atlanta's credit that the
directors OF the local club have al
ways been in favor OF dressing rooms
in every burg in 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
mere are some more.
For six innings Cand until II rained)
Gil Price gave up but one hit.
\ press box enthusiast propounded
this query: Why not feed Cavet?"
He was referred to Mike Finn.
Mobile used a patched up team,
with Robertson at first, Paulette at
second and Clark and Campbell in the
outfield-and yet II had a game
thrust upon it.
Hint. Chain Joe Agler He mussed
up two PLAYS by going after a pop-ur
that belonged to another player
Sanitary suggestion: Chain the
sewer. II smelled most awful Vile
yesterday
Price beat out his usual bunt. He's
a marvel at that.
In the fourth inning Cavet retired
the Crackers on four pitched balls