Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-10

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ming season.
Bill smith viii take almost the
whole works to Chattanooga. He will
leave at home only George Bause-
vein, who is slightly injured. and
Jack Herman, who viii not be needed.
barring some awful catastrophe ow-
ing to the fact that Leonard Dobard
viii be on the bench, ready % hn
any gap
smith has definitely decided on his
pitching schedule - Weaver for
Thursday, Price for Friday and Mus
ser for Saturday OF course. If Kid
Elberfelds minions knock any of
these pitchers out OF the box IL will
shake up the pitching schedule pref
~ badly, But no teams which have
faced the Crackers this season have
made any regular practice Of knock
ing out Cracker huriers. and Smith
Is willing To- chance the Chattanooga
crew
smiths announcement. made yes
terday. that Heating would play
shortstOp in the opening game nj
Chattanooga has been hailed by the
fans with JOY. They are wild about
the Kid, and they showed Il yesterday
by applaudiug him every time he
came 10 bat The boy is 81 binding
whirlwind on the paths: he fields
and throws well and hits about up
TO the shortstop average.
A SIDE from the changes indicated.
the Cracker lineup will be the
same i'm the Chattanooga series that
IL has been In the recent exhibition
games.
what Bnl smiths batting order is
going 20 Dee nobody ever knows I'M
al just before a game Eut 10 is
hardly likely that Smith will change
for the present "a batting order that
has served him So well iu the eX-
hibttion games
And speaking of these exhibition
games. never before has Cracker
team shown SO well in the spring
contests as the 1918 Crackers True,
The opposition has been weaker than
usual, but the way the Crackers play
ed they would have made IL trouble
some for any opposition.
PM SMITH. who isn't much of a
- hand FOR meetings and confer
EAaAf~t AhA Afaf ttAt. Afir hfAhfiIlfA yes
terday and held "a long mental work
out with them None but the play
ers know just what happened there.
Buck Becker. who is irTeprcssible.
came out with the remark, Well.
its settled. then We win the pen
naut II we win enough games" But
most OF the other players emerged
from the club house looking deter
mined and not saying lot. one
VhfF1o nl4nHH-aaI az Tht FRrRaflna
signals and the way To- make plays.
The players have the signals and the
inside stuff pretty well in mind
Three of the iuflelders. an of the out
flelders and two of the Catchers have
had big league experience or train
ing. and there is little fear hut that
they Will make their plays right
enough.
THE Crackers are taking their final
workout this morning before the
opening Of the season This after
noon thty will be busy packing up
and making plans for their first road
trip Of the season Late thiS after
noon they ron north. headed for Chat
tanooga. Tonight They viii spend
az the Hotel Patton. Ton morrow
morning they VIII loaf Tomorrow
afternoon they move against the
Chattanooga club. Beyond that we
can't go. but the baseball extra will.
And ten thousand loyal fans win be
waiting around To hay them when
they appear
DU.L SMITH hasn't much Co say
- about the probable outcome 81
the Chattinuuea series He would
rather win it cham eat. lie viii 40
after 81 as strou.s as hc ever went
after auythiu- But 10 is mp Co the
play They are we'll conditioned
they are We'll trained. they are good
individual performers. they have
made a wonderful showing in the
rraiuInE season. How they will show
under fire We shall know later
D. way ~ conclusion, Dc might be
- mentioned thar tbe Crackers lost
the final game of their exhibition
series. q tp g The Rochester club
was the winner. Eur Manager Can
Eel had To- stick SIN three pitchers TO
make it. ln the third inning the
Crackers assaileG keefe SEQ vigorous
ly as To score six runs Becker had
the International LeaEuera shut out
until the seventh. Then he fiCkered
and the visitors began rlliug up runs
In the first half af the ninth they
took the lead. DE- the last az the ninth
the Crackers made three safe hits
without Eetftr- ruT over the plate
and This cost them rne decision