Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
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Billy Smiths Southern League
Champions in Suggest With
Cleveland Team.
By O. B. Keller.

PONCE DE LEON, March 19.-One
thousand half frozen bugs watched
the Maps and Crackers struggle along
for eight innings and the game was
tied in a hard knot, to 6, Umpire
George Winters called it on account
of darkness.
In the first inning, with Efird pitch
ing. the heavy artillery of the Cleve-
land club cut loose after Liebold and
Olson had got on by a ba.e on balls
and an error. Jackson and Lajoie
singled and Johnston doubled, scor-
ing four runs. After the contest
looked very much like a ball game,
the Maps only getting one more run
in the fifth inning, the Crackers broke
loose. Singles by Schwind and We'll
chonce was followed by a base on
balls and a couple of errors and a
wild pitch throw in, good for FIVE
runs, tying the score. All this hap
pened while Nick Cullop was pitch
ing. Hagerman went to the slab in
the next inning ard Browning to the
mound for the Crackers and each
side was able to score but one more
run.
FIRST INNING.
Liebold, the first man to face Eird,
drew four wide ones and trotted to
first. Olson hit to Ef1rd, who threw
t. Mcconnell to force Liebold, bat
when Andy was slow in covering
second both runners were safe. Jack
son followed with a clean single to
center, scoring Liebold and sending
Olson to third. Nap La1oie, the big
Frenchman. got a big hand when he
stepped to the plate. He showed his
appreciation by smashing a single
to center and O'son registered. In
trying to catch Jackson off second
Efird threw the ball to center field
and both runners advanced a base.
Johnston poled one to left center for
two bases, scoring Jackson and ia
joie Dunlap sacrificed, Efrd to Ne
Council. Birmingham grounded to
Schwind, who threw to Dunn, catch
ing Johnston at the plate. O'Neil
ended the inning ~ fouling to Eibie.
FOUR RUNS. THREE HITS.
Mcconnell started the inning by re-
ceiving free pass. Schwind popped
an easy fly to Lajoie. Welchonce
lined to Liebold Liebold also took
care of Longs line drive. NO RUNS.
NO HITS.
SECOND INNING.
Cullop whitfield at three fast ones.
Liebold singled to right. Liebold
died trying to steal second. Dunn to
Schwind Lynch made fine stop of
Olson's grounder back of the slab
and threw him out by fast throw to
Tible. NO RUNS. ONE HIT.
&Flanagan walked. Eible famed
Lynch followed with a single past
third and Flanagan TOOK second.
Dunn singled to center. filling the
bases Efrd fouled to O'Neil. Nc
ConneIl hit to Lajoie and was out 10
Johnston. NO RUNS. TWO HITS.
THIRD INNING.
Tommy Long let Jackson's single
get b,twcen his legs and the Cleve-
land right fielder completed the cir
cult on the error Lajoie fouled to
Dunn. Johnston grounded out to
Eible unassisted Ehrd and Eible
took care Of Johnstun's grasscutter
ONE RUN. ONE HIT.
Schwind went out, Dunlap to john
ston. Welchonce drew a base on
balls. Long ballooned to Jacks On.
Flanagan sent a one ga Cker to right
and Welchonce stopped at second.
Eible forced Flanagan. Latoie to Dun
lap NO RUNS. ONE HIT.
FOURTH INNING.
Lawrence replaced Ehrd on the
slab for Atlanta. Birmingham was
easy for Schwind and Eible. O'Ncil
went out, Schwind to Eible Cullop
grounded out to Eible. NO RUNS.
NO HITS.
Lynch grounded out, Olson to
Johnston Dunn flied to Liebold
Lawrence reach first on Dunlap's
error. Mcconnell lofted a tall fly to
Jackson NO RUNS. NO HITS.
FIFTH INNING.
Liebold flied to Mcconnell. Olson
went out, Lynch to Eible. Jackson
aid down a pretty bunt down the
third base line and beat it out for a