Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-20
CRACKERS COME
To LIFE AGAIN
IN WEIRD GAME
Browning Still Looks Like Regu-
lar Pitcher - Flanagan Hits
Hard and Makes Circus Catch
Bv o. B. Kccler.

T was only a practice game, 10
be sure, but 1t might have served
as an epitome. or something like
mat Of the Career Of the Perennial
Maps.
Tbcy almost. That was H.
How long has il been, old friend,
since the Maps weren't threatening
season in, season out, the Maps
threatened to win a pcnnanl IN the
American League Season IN, season
out. the White Sox won II, or the
Red Sox. or Detroit, or the Athletics.
These are not mentioned in order.
They don't have to be. The point Is,
the Maps always were threstening
WHY. hack in 1908, al the Maps
had to do to win the rag was 10 go
10 ST. Louis and win a couple Of
games out Of three. Heigh- no! IheH
lost the two right of the reel
Well
MEL. We didn't set out to mourn
w about the Maps; they don't need
u, and our job is TO dope out the
crackers. anyway Just watching
that game Thursday, you know, and
seeing the Maps threatening like a
ere in an excelsior works, and then
exploding as the water reaches the
powder magazine, and letting the
crackers tie It up, TO s, you know
DUNCHING the dope. as the Maps
ID punched runs and errors, we
should remark that our fielding looked
Almost human once more, only Tom
my Long achieved the cleanest and
most elaborate miss OF J. Jackson's
s.. h Id M
been our acute misfortune to wit
ness. 1t is not possible to decide
what portion OF Tommys anatomy
that powerful wallop sifted through,
but 1t continued far enough 10 stretch
neat single into run, fortunately
with no one on the bases. Tommy
might lie down in front of them
there are things that look worse Tor
ar outfelder to do.
THE rest OF the fielding, barring
a cross-dp in signals pulled by
Mcconnell and Schwind, In which
neither covered in time, looked very
fair. The Cracker hitting was light,
with Steamer Flanagan biting off the
lions share with two smackng singles
and two bases on balls In his four
times at bat The big fellow tears
lltAu last plNNUlAAk IA Hbth NioRNf oAiN
Yesterday he slashed one hit to LEFT
and pulled another 10 right. which
would seem to indicate versatility Of
attack.
THE heavy artillery Of the Maps
performed as per schedule. Jack
son belted two on the nose and beat
out a cleverly placed hunt, and leaned
against a couple in his usual form.
Aside from that, the Cleveland hit
Ting had nothing on that OF the
Crackers Efrd seemed TO have a
good deal Of stuff. in spite of his sore
wing. Lawrence confined the big fell
lows TO two hits and no scoring in his
session. and Browning suffered only
ono puncture-a fearful three ply
punch by a hloke named Billings in
the seventh which was made into a
run by means Of sacrifice fly This
Browning person continues 10 look
good lie fronted Messrs. Jackson
and Lajoie who led of In the eighth,
and got away clean. assisted by fine
running catch on the former by Mr..
Flanagan and a neat bit Of Unfolding
by Andy Mcdonnell.
THE return OF Harry Holland. who
is expected next week, will either
help TO solve u, Smiths puzzle, or
complicate It, or both. Clark Griffith
advises that he has been working
Harry at short, and that he looks
good in that role, Billy Smith says
he viii start trying Holland out as
soon as he lights and that viii leave
TWO jobs to be prorsted among Ma
nush, Lynch, Schwnd and Harry.
DIFFERING TO the Maps, We have
IN the also perennial gag about
Laloie slowing down, Yes This
year we understand that Larry has
had his glove made a shade larger
than formerly quarter OF an inch
longer in the fingers. Larry says that
viii about cover the shrinkage In his
ground covering capacity.