Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-27
YANKEES BEAT CRACKERS, Y TO B
BY O. B. Keller.

PONCE DE LEON, March 2I.--Ihe
first slaughter OF the season took
place,here this afternoon between the
hours Of and 4:i5 o'clock. Frank
Chances rebuilt YanSs, 1914 model,
rolled over the Crackers In easy fash
Ion, and when the final returns were
in the majority was 70 to 3.
The principal part Of the conHagra-
ton occurred In the NTH inning when
several bases on balls by "Rube" Kis-
singer, couple OF errors and three
sounding wallops produced seven
runs. Up TO that time the "Rube" had
held his own in fine shape. GIL Price
came on and got his in the next in-
ming when Walsh cleaned up the
bases with two on by driving tho
pill nearly to the center field bank for
the circuit
Against Carl Thompson and War
hop the Crackers could do little hit
ting, there most effective flash being
against their former team mate in
the fourth inning, when a base on
balls and successive doubles by Elan
agan and Eibel netted two runs The
Crackers were almost helpless against
the underhand pitching of Warh5p
A good crowd turned out to wit
ness the struggle.
FIRST INNING.
Maisel, the first Yankee to face
Kissinger, filed to Tommy Long
Lynch made a fine play on Hartzeli's
bunt and threw him out at first.
Walsh was retired on strikes. NO
RUNS, NO HITS.
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grounder and tossed him out to Will
Hams Schwind was patient and was
rewarded with a free ticket to the
initial sack. Walsh ran over in right
center and after getting under Well
chonce'a tall fly dropped the pill for
an error. Long fouled out to Swee-
ney. Flanagan sent a grass cutter to
Hartzell and Welchonce was forced
at second TO Peckinbaugh. NO RUNS.
NO HITS.
SECOND INNING.
Williams grounded out. Schwind to
Eibel. Holden bounced one into Kis-
singers glove and was out at first.
Mcconnell ran back in short right
and grabbed Gilhooley's short fiy NO
RUNS, NO HITS.
Eibel died, Hartzeli to Williams.
Holden caught Lynch's short. fly af-
ter hard run. Reynolds whitfield for
the third out NO RUNS. NO HITS.
THIRD INNING.
Pecklnbaught found one to his lik-
ing and poled IL down the left field
foul line for q double. Welchonce
made shoe-string catch Of Swee-
ney's line drive 10 center. Carl
Thompson drew big hand when he
went to bat. Reynolds muffed q
called third strike on Thompson and
j., was forced to throw the ex- Cracker
pitcher out 10 Eibel. Maisel was
called ont on strikes. NO RUNS,
ONE HIT.
Kissinger opened with a line single
/ to center. Thompson made q nice
play on MeConnelrs attempted SAG
rince bunt and forced Kissinger hl
second to Pecklnbaugh. On an at
tempted hit and run, Schwind hill
short grounder TO Hartzell and died
with Mcconnell in a beautiful double
play Hartzell to Peckinbaugh tc
Williams. NO RUNS, ONE HIT.
FOURTH INNING.
schwind made dandy stop OF
Hartxell's grounder and threw him
out al the initial corner After foul
ing one into the left field bleachers
| MalSn smashed double 70 right
Williams hit grounder TO Schwind
and BY fast sprinting beat Il out
Flanagan hauled in Holden's lone
drive to right and Walsh registered
after the catch. Klssinger gobbled III
4 Gilhooley's bounder and relayed the
ball to Ethel ahead OF the runner
/ ONE RUN. TWO HITS.
Welchonce was easy for Thompson
and Williams. Tommy Long waited
for four bad heaves and trotted u
first. Flanagan bounded long two.
bagger against the score board IL
center and when Holden relayed I'll,
ball home, Long was called safe al
the plate on a close decision. Elan
again went to third on the throw
home. Fiber followed with another
double, this one 10 right field ant
Flanagan romped over the counting
station Lynch tried hard, but hii