Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-28
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JACKETS BOW
TO AUBURN
Ragged Fielding Gives Donahue's
Men First Game, 8 to 5--Two
Battles To-day,
By j. w. Heisrnan.

N FTER waiting 45 minutes for the
~ rain to stop. Auburn and Tech
finally got started in what
proved to be a seven-inning game,
with the field wet and bad for base
ball.
Both teams showed new pitchers,
Auburn putting forward Savage, the
twirler who held the Montgomery
team down so well, and Jordan
mounting the mound for the Yellow
Jackets. Savage Jared the better OF
the two, on the whole, though he also
was touched up in spots. Jordan got
along well enough until Wooten
dropped fly squarely in his hands in
the third inning, after two were out,
whereupon Jordan appeared to blow,
for he walked the next two batters,
thus filling the bases, and Wynne,
next up. cleared them with double
over Pounds head. Witherington, at
the plate, dropped the throw-in to get
the third man.
They had already secured one N
the second, when Moulton hit safe to
wild throw to third by Wooten.
TWO more OF Auburn's runs were
scored in practically similar
manner by e. Montague dropping
fly ball with runners on second and
third, after two were out His err
ror was partly eXcusable, however, by
reason of the fact that he stumbled
over clod just as he was catching
the ball. Auburn's last two runs were
earned and came from clean hits.
Tech scored her first two runs In
the second by beating out a slow one
and by timely hits by Witherington
and Hill. Another was registered In
the fourth by Johnson's timely hit
with men on second and third, the
former having taken Wooten's place
in center. With men still on second
and third, Tech still had fine chance
to get couple more. 1t seemed as
though they we're bound to romp in
when Pound stung line drive almost
directly over second, but Moultoa,
who had been playing great ball for
Auburn at short, raced over, stuck out
mis- long arm and found the ball stick
ing in his gloved palm at the very
limit OF his reach.
TN the last half OF the seventh, Ma
lone went In TO bat for Donaldson
and took a stroll to first when Savage
kept them out of his reach. Poland
went to the plate with blood in his
eye, to bat for Burdick, but could do
no better, and was retired to the
bench on three whiffs. Here Fielder
was sent to first to run for Malone,
and succeeded in making third on
Johnson's infield out. From there he
scored when the next pitched ball
went through Catcher Mcneil.
On the whole, Auburn had, the bet
ter OF both the fielding and hitting,
though Tech would probably have
won but for the two simple outfield
errors that netted their rivals q total
of Ave runs The luck, too, broke best
for Auburn, but Tech has nothing TO
kick about beyond her own erratic
play
THE Plainsmen appear to have a
hard-hitting bunch. To-day Coach
Donahue probably win pitch Davis.
and he will be a hard man for the
Jackets to beat Who viii go in for
Tech is highly problematical as both
Eubanks and Pitts, the veterans from
last year. have been sick and are in
no condition to go in. Probably Bry-
ant win work at least a part Of one |
game, and possibly Fetner VIII be
used some. Two games win be played.