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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
6
Selma beat Anniston 3 0 in a rain shortened five inning game. Heavy hitting by Chancey and a Wasterling homer featured, as Robinson and Smith pitched well. Umpire Burke ejected Aniston catcher Larry Brown in the second inning for kicking.
Huntsville rallied for three runs in the ninth to topple Gadsden 9 7. Fenner Ware led with three hits while Sporn Long Lakey Milford Bowden stole bases and Milford Webber turned a double play. Kuykendall allowed nine hits with seven walks and Ware struck out seven in two hours and fifteen minutes. Umpire Sorber.
The article presents standings for clubs with emphasis on positions and points. It lists leading teams and their recent performance. Details include club names, rankings, and win totals, reflecting competitive results to date.
A brief tally shows Selma 3, Anniston 0. Decatur 8, Rome 3. Huntsville 7, Gadsden 6. This provides a snapshot of recent game results across the listed communities.
Conference schedule fragment lists four city matchups including Anniston vs Selma Gadeden vs Huntsville and Rome vs Decatur with no outcomes or dates provided.
In Decatur on June 28 special report, the Boosters beat Rome 8 to 3 when play ended after the eighth inning due to rain. McDuff posted two doubles, Cook hit a three base hit, Burt added a double, and Rome made six errors to the Roosters two. Jenkins Reed Justus Kilpatrick stole bases, Hurtt earned two walks while Hickman walked once. Hurtt struck out nine and Hickman three. Time two hours. umpire Wood.
A brief want ad signals sale of personal property for cash. The notice emphasizes converting items into money promptly and may reference location or contact details for buyers.
The Pittsburg Despatch reports a prior observation that men who fill themselves with liquor tend to charge themselves with electricity, noting they are apt to become very shocking in behavior.
The note highlights opportunities for a wartime advertising campaign seeking strong backing. It frames a solid business plan as essential to attract support from investors or patrons during the conflict era.
Columbia tops Charleston in a 9 to 4 contest while Augusta edges Savannah 4 to 3 and Jacksonville beats Columbus 3 to 0. In the East Cincinnati defeats Pittsburg 4 to 1 and Philadelphia edges New York 6 to 7, Brooklyn 3 to 1. Chicago loses to St. Louis 5 to 7. The Macon Albany site notes wet grounds.
Washington N Y split scores 5 to 6 and 2 to 3. Philadelphia defeated Boston 7 to 3. Detroit lost to Chicago 0 to 3. Cleveland St Louis not scheduled.
A barber and a customer exchange a playful bet about treating a bald spot. The barber offers a costly remedy, pegged at at least $25, then acknowledges the bald customer as the sure solution. The punchline lands when the barber loses a tip and the customer walks away.
Annual Sportsmen of Pennsylvania tournament begins in Huntington Pennsylvania. Wighting Phil Schlossberg vs Eddie McGoorty ten rounds in East Chicago Indiana Thursday. Six days aviation contest opens in Detroit Michigan Friday. Yale Harvard rowing on Thames at New London Connecticut. AAU national track and field championships in Pittsburgh. Pacific States doubles tennis in Long Beach California Saturday. Gordon Bennett International trophy aviation contest in England. Central States tennis opens in St. Louis. Niagara Racing seven day meeting at Port Erie. Canadian Wheelmen championship at Waterloo Ontario. Royal Canadian Golf opens in Ottawa. Maritime Harness Racing begins at St John British Columbia.
Chattanooga in Atlanta, Birmingham in Montgomery. Memphis in Nashville. New Orleans in Mobile.
A playful dialogue compares how both pins and umbrellas vanish without a trace. The originator asks about where pins go and the other party notes umbrellas disappear as well, highlighting a shared mystery in a lighthearted exchange.
A rural philosopher farmer explains his method to a summer boarder as he tosses ice into a pond to prevent ducks from laying hard boiled eggs. The scene uses humorous dialect to depict a simple, practical summer precaution.
The milkman tells his assistant Thomas he will supply absolutely pure milk henceforth. He explains the plan to use distilled water only for all future milk, signaling a reform in his delivery business.
An inquisitive visitor asks the famed but crotchety artist how he mixes colors. The painter answers with dignity that he uses brains. The visitor then concludes the artist paints miniatures.
A man named Popleigh reflects on his inability to explain to his young son why men are sent to Congress. His friend Singleton notes the moment highlights a common parenting challenge about political institutions.
An amateur poultry raiser tells a Missouri man that even if he does not win at the game he hopes his hens will become self supporting. He adds humor by noting the hens eat their own eggs.
Savannah in Augusta. Charleston in Columbia. Columbus in Jacksonville. Albany in Macon.
Boston travels to New York in a National League clash while Brooklyn heads to Philadelphia. The triple bill features key regional showdowns as teams chase standings and momentum.
American League games feature Philadelphia at Washington, New York at Boston, St. Louis at Detroit, and Chicago at Cleveland, outlining key intradivisional and intercity clashes.
A Philadelphia Ledger reprints a tale from a South American state with a sudden plague of locusts. A planter in a city learns by telegram that no locusts are seen on his estate, while neighboring plantations suffer severe damage from yellow grasshoppers ruining the coffee crop.
Sonny learns the story behind a bullet‑scarred locket from grandfather Dan. Dave’s letters reveal three women—Laura Emily and a quiet country girl—each tied to a memory, but the locket lost its final clue and the question remains unsolved.
The Bornean native practices a pig divination ritual on key events. A pig’s legs are tied, a lighted brand is used to lightly scorch it, and the animal is then consulted about the issue at hand, such as enemies, luck, or sickness.
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