Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
CRACKERS BEAT
BRONCHOS WITH
DENT At: BEST
By O. B. KELLER.

ers have played this season, Elliott
Dent, pitching in grand form, shut
out John Cancels Rochester club ii
the International League to o. in
a struggle that took only 1 hour and
% minutes to play.
The Crackers played the best field
ing game they have put up this year,
but the big feature was the pitching
of Dent The big Highlander had
the ener under his thumb at all
stages. He did not extend himself
at that, and Rochester got eight hits
off his delivery. Barrow collecting
three. But in the few ri1ch-s Dent
reeed up his big curve and stopped
the enemy dead Morley jennings
played slortstop and made a good
impression His fielding was fast
and accurate, and in four trips to the
plate he got a single, a pretty sacri-
flee and was hit by pitched bail.
Welchonce and Flanagan each got
two hits off Hoff, the Rochester
southpaw, and every Cracker in the
lineup secured at least one single.
FIRST INNING.
Little Tommy Mcmillan was the
first man to face Dent He went out,
Lynch to Eibel. Breen popped to
Lynch. Barrow sliced a single to left.
Priest lined out to Welchonce. NO
RUNS. ONE HIT
Mcconnell grounded to Courtney
and was safe when Hoff dropped
Courtney's tos. to the initial sack.
Morley Jennings, in his first appear
a ce in a Cracker uniform, sacrificed,
Hoff to Courtney. Welchonce ground
ed to Mcmillan. and when Tommy
threw the bah to the stands, Neon
nell scored and WelChonce took sec
ond. Priest muffed Longs fly in
right field, Welchonce remaining a
second. On the hit ana run, Eibel
missed the ball and Welchonce was
thrown out at third, Williams to
Schultz. Eibel grounded out to
Courtney. ONE RUN. TWO HITS
SECOND INNING.
"a Schultz handcuffed Lynch with a
line drive and was safe at first. He
died trying to steal, Dunn to Jen-
nings. Smith hosted to Jenninss.
Jennings made fine play on Court
ney's hot grass-cutter and tossed hnn
out at first NO RUNS. ONE HIT.
Flanagan singled to left. Lynch
sacrificed, Hoff to Courtney Court
ney took care of Joe Dunn's pop tly.
Elliott Dent surprised all by dropping
a clean single in left and Flanagan
romped over the counting STATE n
Mcconnell grounded Sharply to Breen
and Dent was forced at second on
very close play, Breen to MCMILLAN.
ONE RUN. TWO HITS.
THIRD INNING.
Williams flied to Long. Hoff went
out, Jennings to Eibel. Lynch ana
Eibel took care of Mcmillan. Nd
RUNS. NO HITS.
Jennings was hit ~ a pitched bali.
Welchonce followed with a single
past short, Jennings stopping at sec
ond Long sacrificed, Hoff to Court
ney Eibel hit to Courtney, who
threw the ball past Williams Jen-
nings and Welchonce scoring, while
Eibel took second. Eibel went out
trying to steal third Williams To
Schultz. Flanagan grounded To
Courtney and was out to Hoff TWO
RUNS. ONE Hit.
FOURTH INNING.
Bren singled to center, On the hit
and run Barrow missed the ball and
Brien was out at second, Dunn to
Mcconnell Andy made a nice play
on Barrow's slow grounder and re-
tired the runner at Station /. Lynch
scooped up Priests nasty grounder
and threw the visitor out at first.
NO RUNS ONE HIT
Lynch was called out on strikes.
Hoff knocked down Dunn's not
grounder and threw him out at the
first corner Dents grounder was
easy for Breen. who threw to Court
ney for the out no RUNS. NO
HITS.
FIFTH INNING.
Schultz sent tall fly to Lynch.
Smith smashed a hot grounder near
second that Mcconnell grabbed and
then threw to first in time to get the
runner. Welchonce made sreat
catch of Courtneys long fly NO
RUNS. NO HITS.
Mcconnell smashed hot drive
that bounded off Hoff's shoulder for
a hit After a short rest Hof re
sumed his work on the mound. on
the hit and run Jennings poled sin
gle to right and Mcconnell raced 10
third. Welchonce found one to his
liking and singled to right. Neon
nell registering and Jennings taking
third Long hit to Mcmillan and
Welchonce was forced al second 90
Breen. Jennings was doubled at he
plate when he tried TO score, Bheen 70
Williams. Eibel flied to Smith. ONE
RUN. THREE HITS.
SIXTH INNING.
williams was disposed Of by Lynch
and Eibel Dent and Eibel made easy
work of Hoffs grounder, Lyncn
knocked down McMillan's hot liner
and tossed him out to EibeL NJ
RUNS. NO HITS,
Flanagan ballooned to S mit1
Lynch dropped Texas Lacquer in
short left for one base. He went out
stealing. Williams e. Mcmillan
Dunn singled to right-center Dem
lofted to Barrow no RUNS. TWO
HITS.
SEVENTH INNING.
Jennings made fine play on
Breen's grounder past Lynch ana
heaved him out az first Barrow
smashed one-sacker tc right. Priest
singled past short, Barrow stopping
at second. schultz grounded to Jeu-
nings, who tagged Priest coming o.
To second. but dropped the ball nv
ing the bases with one out Lyncn