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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
6
Albany erased a 4-3 deficit in the ninth inning as Minchew, Daniels, and Hines held Dawson scoreless late. Owen pitched eight frames for Albany before Bell finished, while Dawson led 3-0 after three but fell short as Albany rallied to win 7-4.
Detroit wins 9 to 7 over New York Americans in a high scoring game. Fred Haney sprained his right ankle in the first inning while attempting to escape Ward Jones, sidelined weeks with an injury, returns to play third base limping. Blue knocked out by a batted ball. infield woes persist as Cobb’s team loses.
Spartanburg pushed across six hits in the first inning and defeated Zweitel 8 to 3 to sweep the three game series. Kilman worked for Spartanburg, delivering a steady effort behind strong fielding by Bell. Greenville beat Columbia 3 to 1 as Rhonehardt stole a base and Corner held a shutout until late. Augusta defeated Charlotte 9 to 5 with Kilman again in control and Bell providing sharp defense and base work.
Yesterday's results show Spartanburg 8 over Macon 3 in Charlotte Augusta 9 in seven innings by agreement. Today Augusta hosts Charlotte while Macon goes to Greenville and Charlotte visits Spartanburg.
Yesterday's results show Boston 3 over St Louis 1, New York 7 over Detroit 9, Philadelphia 4 over Chicago 3, and Cleveland 5 over Washington 1. Remaining matchups include Chicago at Philadelphia, Cleveland at Washington, and St Louis at Boston. In the National League, Pittsburgh 8 Boston 4, Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 1, Chicago 16 Philadelphia 1, St Louis 5 New York 7.
In St Louis on June 21 the New York Giants came from behind in the ninth to defeat the Cardinals 7 to 5. Hornsby returned to the lineup after his mother’s illness as New York rallied for five runs in the final frame to secure the win.
Chicago slugged Philadelphia 16 to 1 on Wednesday, moving up to fifth place as Brooklyn fell to Cincinnati. The game was delayed 20 minutes in the seventh inning due to rain.
Only two games scheduled with Boston facing Pittsburg and Chicago meeting St Louis. The sports slate highlights limited action as teams prepare for upcoming fixtures.
Yesterday's results from the Southern Association show Mobile defeating Memphis 4 to 6, Atlanta beating Chattanooga on wet grounds, Birmingham losing 3 to 7 at Nashville, and New Orleans and Little Rock tied 0 to 0 after rain halted play in the second inning.
Chattanooga faces Atlanta while Nashville travels to Birmingham and Memphis visits New Orleans. Little Rock plays Mobile in a Friday slate.
Americus baseball season begins Monday with Albany visiting at the playground diamond. Rufus Lane announced the plan after a South Georgia circuit meeting in Albany establishing a 15 game schedule, with Americus hosting Albany and Dawson and later welcoming Arlington Blakely and Bainbridge. Delegates from Americus including Lane Bell Ray Cogdell reported others from Moultrie Colquitt and Quincy as seeking berths while $3,000 had been raised in rival towns to fund teams.
In match play disputes the protesting player must file a claim before teeing off the next hole or before leaving the last green on the final hole. Claims are usually submitted to the tournament committee immediately after the round. If casual water affects a ball on the putting green, the ball may be played as lies or dropped behind the water, within two club lengths, or in a position with a clear line of putt with no interference, without penalty. If a ball is moved by an electric mower, the player may drop at the spot where it was moved from without penalty, usually by agreement on the drop point.
Long hits from Nashville batters off Red Bates pace a 7 to 3 victory over the Barons in Birmingham. The Vols collect five triples and a homer after the third inning, with Benson hitting his third straight game homer. Bates loses to McQuillan and Robertson.
Memphis scored six runs to Mobile's four as pinch hitting sparked a two game sweep. Daily and Lapan combined on the mound for Mobile while Sigman Acosta and Heving appeared for Mobile.
Arlington wins a hard fought 3 to 1 victory over Bainbridge on Wednesday. Arlington put up one run in the first on a wild throw to first and two runs in the fourth. Brown and Cordell pitched well, with Cordell getting the edge and better support would have sealed it.
The South Georgia circuit schedule shows Albany hosting Americus on Monday June 25. Dawson faces Blakely and Bainbridge vs Arlington in Albany on the same day. Matches continue June 26 to 30 with several city pairings including Americus Albany Arlington Bainbridge Blakely Dawson and Dawson Americus.
Mog ridge faded in the seventh inning of a pitching duel as Cleveland defeated Washington 5 to 1. Mor ton held the mound through six innings while Cleveland’s offense broke through with speaker’s double for the first hit in three games, sparking the decisive rally.
Ehmke limited St Louis to three hits and earned his 10th win of the season for Boston as the 8 to 1 decision favored the Red Sox. Severeid doubled and Gerbers singled to plate the St Louis run in the eighth, while Burns single and Harris triple produced a Boston tally in the same frame.
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