Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
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WIN CAME
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Southern League Champions Are
Victors in First Battle Of
Season at Poncy,

PONCE DE LEON, March Is
The Crackers won their first exhi-
bition game of the season this aft
ernoon when they took the Louis
vile Colonies into camp, 4 to 3. The
teams put up grand battle for SO
early in the season,
Elliot Dent, Price and Browning
did the mound work for the Crack
ers, while Laudermilk and Northru3
acted in a likewise capacity for the
visitors. Dent and Browning show
ed mid season form
Mcconnell and Schwind did great
work for Billy Smiths men. Os-
borne starred for the Colonies.
FIRST INNING.
Burch beat out low grounder TO
second base, but was thrown out try
ing to steal second, Munich to
Schwind. Stansbury went out, Lynch
to Eible. Osborne slammed clean
single to center. Severoid was called
out on strikes. TWO HITS, NO
RUNS.
Mcconnell drew four wide ones and
trotted to first base. Schwind at
tempted to sacrifice to Laudermilk,
but when the latter fumbled, both
men were safe. Welchonce sacri-
feed. Dodge to Weinberg Long
grounded to second base too hot to
handle, and Mcconnell was safe at
home. Long was thrown out trying
10 steal, Severoid to McLarry,
Schwind scoring. Flanagan drew
free transportation to first Eible also
walked. Lynch famed. TWO RUNS,
ONE HIT, ONE ERROR.
SECOND INNING.
Weinberg went out, Lynch to Eible.
McLarry out, Mcconnell to Eibls
Beaumille slammed a hot line over
third for two bases. Dodge was dis
posed of. Dent to Eibel NO RUNS,
ONE HIT, NO ERRORS.
Munich famed. Dent also struck
out. Mcconnell was hit by a pitched
ball. Schwind walked and Mcconnell
romped to the keystone sack. Wei
chonce famed out, but when the third
strike bounced off Severoid's chest
protector, Welchonce was safe at first.
Tommy Long followed with clean
single to center scoring Mcconnell
and Schwind Flanagan hit to
Dodge and WelchonCe was caught at
third. TWO RUNS. TWO HITS.
THIRD INNING.
Laudermilk was thrown out by
Schwnd Burch died on a grounder
TO Eible unassisted. Stansbury out,
Mcconnell to Eible. NO RUNS. NO
HITS.
Eible out, Laudermilli to Weinberg.
lynch famed. Munich dropped
Texas Lacquer back of short. Price
batted for Dent and struck out. NO
RUNS. ONE HIT.
FOURTH INNING.
Price went in to pitch for the
Crackers. Osborne singled to left
Severoid forced Osborne, Lynch 10
Mcconnell. Weinberg forced SIEVE
roid, Mcconnell to Schwind. Nc
Larry doubled to center on Wild
pitch Weinberg scored Beaumiller
singled to center and McLarry scor-
ed. Dodge went out, Price to Eibel
THREE HITS. Two RUNS.
Mcconnell went out, Dodge to
Weinberg. Schwind grounded in
front Of the plate and was out Sevc-
roid TO Weinberg Welchonce was
hit by a pitched ball Long fouled
out to Weinberg. No RUNS. NO
HITS.
FIFTH INNING.
O'Rourke batted for Laudermilk
O'Rourke doubled to right. Burch
sacrificed, Lynch to Eibe. Stansbury
hit to Lynch and Eible saved him an
error by making a grand one-handed
stab. O'Rourke was held on third.
Osborne singled to left and O'Rourke
tailed This was Osborne's third nit
OF the game. Osborne stole second.
Severoid went out Schwlnd TO Eible
on a fast play ONE RUN, TWO
HITS.
Northrup replaced Laudermilk on
the mound for Louisville. y Ilem-
ons went behind the bat Dodge made
fine play on Fldnagan's grounder
and tossed him out to Weinberg. III
bel went out the same way. Lyncn