Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-20
CRACKERS HOLD
SLUCG|NC MAPS
To 6 To 6 TIE
Billy Smiths Southern League
Champions in Suggest With
Cleveland Team.
By O. b. Keller.

PONCE DE LEON, March l9.--Gne
thousand bathroom bugs watched
the Maps and Crackers struggle along
for eight innings and the game was
tied in a hard knot to G. Umpire
George Winters called it on account
Of darkness.
In the first inning with Efrd pitcn-
ing. the heavy artillery Of the Cleve-
land club cut .oose after L.ebold and
Olson had got on by ba on balls
and an error Jackson and LaJOie
singled and Johnston doubled, scor-
ing four runs. After the contest
looked very much like a ball game,
the Maps only getting one more run
in the hfth inning the Crackers broke
loose. Singles by Schwind and Wei
chonce was followed by base on
balls and a couple Of errors and
wild pitch throw in, good for five
runs, tying the score Al. this hap
pened while Nick Cullop was pitch
ing. Hagerman went to the slab In
the next inning ard Bro ming to the
mound cor the Crackers, and eacn
side was able to score but one more
run
Harry Holland, former Tech star,
Is going TO return to the Crackers in
a few days. 1t may boz that he Is on
his way back here now, and will ar
rive in time TO play in TO -morrow's
game against the smuggling Cleveland
team at Poncy Park.
Manager Billy Saith received a
letter to-day from Clark Griffith,
manager OF the Washington team. in
which the leader Of the Senators
says:
Am returning Holland to you.
This voungster Looks awfully good Ia
me, but l believe that he needs an
other year of seasoning in the South
ern League. | shall expect to get
him back in the fall
u have been playing Holland at
short and he did remarkably well I'M
der the circumstances thai surround
ed him believe THAI You viii find
him a better shortstop than third
baseman
This letter .ante from Charlottes-
vile. Va. where the Senators are
training Holland was bought by
Washington last fall He Joined the
Crackers IN mid season and did eN-
cellent work despite the fact that he
was fresh out OF college bali ranks,
Manager Smith announced this ar
ternoon that he would probably give
Holland "a tryout at short instead Of
at third
FIRST INNING.
I.iebold, the first man to face EhrG.
drew four wide ones and trotted 10
first Olson hit to Ehrd, who threw
Mcconnell TO force Liebold, bat
when Andy was slow in covering
second both runners were safe, Jack
son followed with a clean single to
center. scoring Liebold and sending
Olson TO third. Nap Laioie the big
Frenchmsn, got a big hand when ne
stepped to the plate. He showed his
appreciation by smashing a single
trying to catch jackson of second
Efrd threw the ball to center field
and both runners advanced base
Johnston poIed one 20 left center fDr
two bases, scoring jackson and ia
ioie Dunlap sacrificed. Enrd to Ne
Council Birmingham grounded Ia
SChwind, who threw TO Dunn. catch
ing Johnston Al the plate. O'Neu
ended The inning fouling To Ei5,c
-FOUR RUNS THREE HITS
Mcconnell started the inning by re.
CeiYlng a free pass. SChWind popped
an easy ny to Lajoie Welchonct
lined To Liehoid liehold also took
care Of Longs line drive. no RUNS
NO HITS.
SECOND INNING.
Cullop whitfield al three fast ones
Lichoid singled 10 right Liehol,
died trying 20 steal second. Dunn &c
Schwind Lynch made "a fine stop o'
Olson's grounder back of the slat
End threw him out 10y fast throw {,
Eible. No RUNS ONE HIT.
Flanagan walked Eible famed
Lynch followed with single pas
third and Flanagan took second
Dunn singled TO center filling IA,
bases Etird fouied to O'Nel Me
Cornell hit To Lajole and was out d,
Johnston No RUNS TWO HITS
THIRD INNING.
Tommy Long let Jacksou's singl,
get b tween his legs and the Cleye
land right fielder completed the cir
cult on the error Laiole fouled z,
Dunn. Johnston grounded out t.
EibIe uuassisted Ehrd and Eibl,
took care OF JohuStou's grasscutter
ONE RUN. ONE HIT
Suhwiud went out Dunlap to John
ston WelchonCc drew base ol
balls Long ballooned to Jacks
Flanagan sent one stcker to righ
and Welchonce stopped al second
Eible forced Flanagan. Laioie To Dun
lap Nc RUNS. ONE HIT.
FOURTH INNING.
Lawrence replaced EHrd on th,
slab for Atlanta Birmingham wal
easy for Schwind and Eible O'NG
went out, SchWiud To Eible Cuao.
grounded out TO Eib,e. NO RUNS
No HITS