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

II was only practice game, TO
be sure, but it might have served
as an epitome, or something like
that. Of the Career Of the Perennial
Maps
They almost That was il.
How long has IL been, old friend,
since the Maps weren't threatening
Season in, season out, the Maps
threatened to win "A pcnnant in the
American League. Season in, season
out. the White Sox won H. or the
Red Sox, or Detroit. or the Athletics.
These are not mentioned in order.
They don't have 20 be, The point IL,
the Maps always were threatenlng'
Why, back in 1908, all the Maps
had to do 10 win the rag was 10 20
to st. Louis and win a couple OF
games out Of three Heighho! They
lost the two right off the reel.
Well
kL1ELI. we didn't set out to mourn
Wv about the Maps: they don't need
Il, and our job is 10 dope out the
Crackers, anyway. Just watching
that game Thursday, you know, and
seeing the Maps threatening Ike a
FIRE in an excelsior works, ana then
powder magazine, and letting the
Crackers tie It up, to 6, 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. Jsckson's
ground drive In third that II has ever
been our acute misfortune to wit
ness. 1t is not possible to decide
what portion of Tommy's anatomy
that powerful wallop sifted through,
but it continued far enough to stretch
neat single into a run. fortunately
with no one on the bases. Tommy
might lie down in front OF them
there are things that look worse for
an outtielder to do.
THE rest OF the fielding, barring
a cross-up 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 smacbing singles
and two bases on balls in his four
times at bat The big fellow tears
into fast pitching in good shape. and
and pulled another TO 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 cleVerly placed bunt, and leaned
against couple in his usual form.
Aside from that the Cleveland hit
ting had nothing on that OF the
Crackers. Ehrd seemed 10 have a
good deal OF stuff, in spite OF his sore
wing, Lawrence confined the big fell
lows 10 two hits and no scoring In his
session, and Browning suffered only
one puncture--s fearful three ply
punch by bloke named Billings in
the seventh which was made into a
run by means OF a sacrifice fly. This
Browning person continues TO look
good He 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 neat bit of Unfolding
by Andy Mcconnell
THE return of Harry Holland. who
is expected next week, will either
help to solve b. Smiths puzzle, or
complicate st, or both Clark Grifith
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 will leave
TWO jobs to be pTorated among Ma
nush. Lynch, Schwind and Harry.
ID EFERRlNG TO the Maps, We have
N the also perennial gag about
Lajoie slowing down. Yes This
year We understand that Larry has
had his glove made shade larger
than formerly quarter OF an iuch
longer In the fingers. Larry says that
will about cover the shrlnkage IN his
ground covering capacity.