Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-06
DENT HURLS
GREAT CAME
At PONCY
By O. B. KELLER.

PONCE DE LEON, April EN- the
cleanest and fastest game the Crack
ers have played this season, Elliott
Dent, pitching in grand form, shut
out John Cancels Rochester club ot
the international League, to o, in
a struggle that took only 1 hour and
25 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 enen under his thumb at all
stages. He did not extend himself
al that and Rochester got eight hits
off his delivery, Barrow collecting
three But in the few piachos Dent
reeled 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-
fee 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
ace in a Cracker uniform. sacrificed,
Hoff to Courtney, Welchonce ground
ed to Mcmillan, and when Tommy
threw the ball to the stands, Neon
nell scored and Welchonce took Sec
ond. Priest muffed Longs fly in
right field, Wechonce remaining az
second On the hit and 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.
Schultz handcuffed Lynch with a
line drive and was safe at first. He
died trying to steal. Dunn to Jen-
nings. Smith hoisted to Jenninss.
Jennings made fine play on Court
ney's hot grass-cutter and tossed HIM
out at first no RUNS. ONE HIT.
Flanagan singled to left. Lynch
sacrificed, Hoff to Courtney. Court
nev took care of Joe Dunns pop fly.
Elliott Dent surprised all by dropping
clean single In left and Flanagan
romped over the counting STATEN.
Mcconnell grounded sharply to Breen
and Dent was forced at second on a
very cl use play Breen to Mcmillan.
ONE RUN. TWO HITS.
THIRD INNING.
Williams flied to Long. Hof went
out, Jennings to Eibel. Lynch and
Eibel took care of Mcmillan. Nd
RUNS 40 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-
rings and Welchohce scoring, while
Fibel 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.
Brien singled to center on the vi,
and run Barrow missed the ball and
Brien was out at second Dunn "a
Mcconnell. Andy made a nice play
on Barrows slow grounder and re-
tired the runner at station !. Lynch
scooped up Priests nasty grounder
and threw the visitor out at first
40 RUNS. ONE HIT,
Lynch was called out on strikes
Hof knocked down Dunn's lot
rrounder and threw him out at the
6rst corner. Dents grounder was
easy for Breen who threw to Cour' .
ney fer the out 80 RUNS. No
HITS.
FIFTH INNING.
schultz sent tall fly TO Lynch