Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
BY O. b. Keller.
Crackers look pretty fair

TIME Crackers look pretty fair
This estimate is offered with
a number Of things to be m
derstOod The mere fact that Bill
Smiths men licked the Louisville
ColonelS. to ), in the first game If
the exhibition season does not OF il
self make the Crackers look good,
Any team is likely to win an exhibit
tion game Back in 1908, we per
sonally saw the Crackers trim The
Chicago cubs in a desperately fought
battle But Atlanta did not win the
Southern League pennant that year.
And the cubs? Well, they wound
up worlds champions.
So we take 1t that one swallow
doesn't make a summer though We
have known several to cause fall.
RUT the opening exhibition game
- Of the season appealed to tho
500 fans present as being very near
the regular article Of baseball The
Louisville Colonies, a representa- tive
Team of class "A league showed
real fight and the Crackers were
lucky to win, But in their luck, aud
outside Of 1t, too, they looked preOy
good
The Atlanta defense looked good
deal better than the offenSe. Five
hits. one SCratChN blow. made Np
the sum OF the attack on Grover Lou
dermilk and the youthful Northrop.
That of itself Is not impressive OS-
born, the Colonels' center fielder 81,
nearly that MANY Wallops all by hiu-
self He pounded ont four clean.
riuGir singles aud two very hard
fouls In his four times at bat. end TX
4..tt N,.ts a
and deserving all Of H.
THE Crackers runs came IN a cou-
pie of Jumps in the first two IN
niugs. before G. Loudermjl> had col
iectCd his extensive anatomy and cor
IL to working in one section. SeverGl
bases ON balls hit hatSmsn and "
WclCAunCe'S presence OF mind IN
striking out on a wild ritvh COZ
spired With an error by the tan pitch
rr h'uSclf to produce four runs
And That was absolutely al fur the
Crackers l.oudermilk finally got
tuned an and all the Crackers could
see Was smoke HE famed seven IN
four innings Including the fore
mention q We'chon,e incident ami
Welded ont, three sits Northr .
came on and vas even stinsier. CIV
ing m two hits In four innings Tom
my Long WAS the hard hitter. setting
two. w&0e No'rNonCe. Munich ami
Nrcnrr urorated me other three
Mr. Klrcher'S blow was cuCourac-
ms Thc new hand was infected 60
hit for Gl Price In the sixth, and
nude nS debut popular by cracking
one rsht ON the nose.
RuT II the Crackers batting alta *
- was not impressive. II must be
remembered that this was tho drst
pitchnS they had looked al this year
and II was blamed good pitChipg.
too. YOU may take IL from us The
Louisville pitchers had put In regular
time down in Florida, and were show
ing mid sea son stun all the way
And this was the most encouraging
feature W the drst game The Crack
ers having Corra'led skinny lea3.
stuck their cleats into it and held IN
Ike the Grim Reaper, They played
t's, errorless rame, and absolutely
declined 20 blo.y I'm any Of the pinches
They looked mighty good on the de-
Tense against a team in better con-
ditun NJ a higher class, as the leagu"
ratings go.
nENT. Price and Browning took
- turns OF three innings each or
the rubber and Gilbert suffered an
the ulckiuC. which came IN the fourth
and dfth innings
Gtlhert'S own wi'dness caused part
81 his trouble. and resoundine wal
Ions by NglarrN. BeaumiNer
o'RuurAo au6 he redouhtsbls O,-
born were rCs0ons bic for the rest ~
a. Fi,s or the Cn'onels' nine hits
came IN those TWO innings, and onIv
fast fielding kept the score down
Dent gave up two hits In the FIRST
inning ard one IN the second. but held
the euemy 70 nSeld splashes when
trouble ,oomed, Browning show ed q