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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
6
Anniston outplayed Gadsden in the third game of the series to top the Southern league standings. The Models won with strong hitting and smart baserunning and a sharp double play Morton to Fisher to Morton in the fifth. Highlights include Dorsey and Milford with two bases, and Hicks, Hannon, Eubanks, and Wace m stealing bases.
Selma beat Decatur 2 to 1 in Selma on June 8 as McAllister’s deft catching stifled Adams and saved the game. The rally came in the late innings, giving Selma the deciding win in the series.
Anniston at Gadaden Selma at Decatur and Huntsville at Rome played solid ball but yielded a dull afternoon aside from a sharp seventh inning double play by Poole Cooper and Sparks of Selma. The score remains unreported.
In the 500 mile race new details emerge on the Amplex crash during the event. Club standings are updated as officials review damage and safety checks.
Anniston beat Gadaden 6 to 4 while Rome defeated Huntaville 2 to 1 Selma won 2 to 1 against Decatur Two base hits credited to Cook and Chancey Stolen bases by Gilmore and Wasterling Key double plays Poole to Cooper to Sparks Walks issued Dooley once Adama three times Struck out Adams five times Dooley three times Passed ball credited to McAllister Umpire Sorber
The Rome Tribune-Herald notes Gadsden players drawing praise with Scotty Carter showing promise at shortstop and Milford and Long suffering minor errors. Wasteriing and Medlock receive mixed mentions as Selma battles, while Anniston, Decatur, and Rome face upcoming matchups. Betting at the park is clamped down with sheriff support and a pastor condemning gambling. Rome Tribune-Herald reports women’s season passes priced at $1 on ladies days.
Three aviators in the Paris to Turin race are Andre Beaumont the leading Frenchman, Frey the German contender near the front, and Roland Garros who suffered an accident near Rome but is viewed as a likely winner. Prizes total about $100,000.
Huntsville June 8 Special. Two singles a two bagger and a hit batsman plus a wild throw by Horn produced two Romans runs in the third. The rest of the game was a pitchers duel with Wiley and Reis trading the honors. Gr iffin Kroher Brooks Evans led with two base hits. Justus Sacrifice. Lambert and Brooks stole bases. Wiley fanned nine Reis six Beusse allowed a passed ball.
Round trips offered to Tex as Oklahoma and California with return privileges. Chautauqua New York and Buffalo trips on select sale dates. New Orleans June to July sale windows with five day return and $1 fee for extension. Summer tourist rates to North East and West with long return limits. Information from J. K. Lanning TPA Anniston Alabama and W. A. Russell PA Louisville Kentucky.
Albany posts a 6 to 3 win over Columbia. Macon outlasts Charleston 7 to 1. Columbus edges Savannah 3 to 1. Jacksonville and Augusta game affected by rain.
The National League results show New York 9 over Pittsburg 4, Brooklyn 5 over Chicago 3, Philadelphia 4 over Cincinnati 3, Boston 7 over St. Louis 5. Box scores or further context not provided.
The American League games show Cleveland 0 at Washington 4. St Louis 2 and Boston 3 in separate matchups. Detroit 3 and Philadelphia 4. Chicago New York game postponed by rain.
Thursday features the Spring meet of the United Hunts Pacing Association at Belmont Park in New York. Other events include the Baltimore Country club golf opening, the Galt Horse Show exhibition in Ontario, and a three day aviation meet in Springfield Massachusetts. Also on tap are the Algonquin Hill climb in Chicago and Bill Papke's 20 round bout with Jim Sullivan in London. The Multnomah A A C hosts a national swimming carnival in Portland, while Jimmy Clabby faces Knockout Frown in Hammond Indiana.
A compact item lists cities tied to various states or regions including Mobile Atlanta Montgomery Nashville Birmingham Chattanooga New Orleans Memphis.
The schedule lists Augusta at Albany, Charleston at Columbus, Columbia at Jacksonville, and Savannah at Macon in the South Atlantic League.
Boston in St Louis Brooklyn in Chicago Philadelphia in Cincinnati New York in Pittsburg listed as matchups. The note outlines intercity games amid early professional leagues with teams swapping sites for competitive play.
St. Louis faces Boston, Chicago battles New York, Detroit meets Philadelphia, and Cleveland clashes in Washington in a string of intercity games highlighting regional rivalries.
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