Cobb Early Days In South Atlantic League Revealed
William J. Croke recalls Ty Cobb arriving in Royston and Augusta in 1904 05 with bold play and rapid rise. He details Cobb’s roots from a farmer boy and his early pledge to baseball, noting 3,300 fans at a Savannah 1905 opener and Cobb’s record setting drive before joining the Detroit Tigers.
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William J. Croke
Cobb
Bill Croke
Bill Armour
Tigers
Royston
Croke
Atlanta
Alpharetta
Nap Rucker
Augusta
Savannah
St. Louis
Sports Q and A Highlights From The Athens Messenger
The column cites Frank G. Menke on a 1936 San Francisco tennis record by Helen Wills Moody and Howard Kinsey, notes Earl Averill’s .373 batting average as of July 5 1938, and recalls the Louis Schmeling fight rounds with bells missed through the fourth to sixth. Readers are invited to submit questions to the Sports Fan Question Man.
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Frank G. Menke
San Francisco
Helen Wills Moody
Howard Kinsey
Henry Roberts, Sr
Earl Averill
Louis Schmeling
Arthur Donovan
Ty Cobb and trade talk from early baseball days
The speaker recalls Cobb’s early fame and friction at Augusta and Detroit. He mentions Cobb’s temper, popcorn moment in center, selling Cobb for $25 in 1905, and paying Cobb from $90 to $125 a month as he improved. The tale covers teams, leagues, and players around 1905.
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Cobb
Rucker
Detroit
Bill Armour
Tigers
Eddie Cicotte
Augusta Club
Joe Jackson
Nap Rucker
Augusta
Southern Association of Higher Classification
Andy Roth
George Leity
Leity
Roth
Ed Ashhenbach
Charleston
Charley Paddock
Ty Cobb
Monk Havrilla Delivers Double in Extra Inning Win
In DUE WEST South Carolina Ernie Havrilla and Monk Montgomery delivered a 7 6 win over Erskine College in 12 innings on a muddy field. Maiden earned the win with relief and Montgomery drove in the decisive run after Havrilla’s eighth inning double and single.
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Due West
S. C
Ernie Havrilla
Monk Montgomery
Newberry
Erskine College
Havrilla
Monk
Ernie
Johnny Maiden
Peer
B. Stevenson
Bobcats
Baumholtz
Erskine
McGarity
Phillips
Safrit
Massey
MacDonald
Houser
J. Stevenson
Parkinson
Robertson
Edwards
Cotton
Timmerman P
Patterson P
Smith P
Tors. Coasnews
Ohio
Baumholtz If
Coen
Haynes
Maiden
TRI
Akarchistsinetnton
Dixon
Kish
Montgom
Doubler
Montgomery
Frey
Timmerman
Smith
Notes From Training Camps Highlight Softball Season Prep
From Tulsa to Corpus Christi and Washington, spring camp notes track Yankees Giants Browns and Tigers. Bracketed players like Buck Newsom Hafey Padden Heffner Cochrane Gehrig and Dean are named in camp updates amid weather delays and roster moves.
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TULSA
U.R
New York Yankee
Joe McCarthy
Tulsa Oilers
Yanks
Oklahoma City
Baton Rouge
Lou Chiozza
Tom Hafey
Tom Padden
New York Giant
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Giants
Jersey City
Bill Terry
Memphis
Memphis Chicks
Corpus Christi
Tex
Tu.p
Louie
Buck) Newsom
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Don Heffner
Grove Shows Arm Recovery In Spring Workouts
Léily Grove flashes a wide grin to signal his 39 year old pitching arm is back in form after last season injury. Manager Joe Cronin doubted his viability through winter but spring drills indicate regained velocity and command.
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Léily Grove
Grove
Joe Cronin
Reds and Red Sox Resume Spring Series After Wild Tie
Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox opened play with an 18 18 deadlock in eight innings amid dust storms and crowd hounding at Florence. Lloyd Moore and Ray Davis were slated for the mound for Cincinnati while Woody Rich and Eldon Auker were named for Boston. The teams combined for 46 hits as fielding woes and gusting wind disrupted play.
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Lexington
N. C
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Red Sox
Lloyd Moore
Cincinnati
Ray Davis
Reds
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Woody Rich
Boston
Gold exhibits return home from Golden Gate Exposition
Maryville California reports that several counties sent gold as exhibits to the Golden Gate International Exposition and have brought it back. Insufficient insurance left exhibitors unconvinced the public would pay attention beyond viewing.
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Maryville
Cal
Lawson Little's Mock Trial On Asheville Open Course
In Asheville today Lawson Little faces an arrest for assault and battery after a staged provocation on the Asheville Country Club course. The gag centers on winning the $5,000 Asheville Open Golf Tournament with partners Henry McLemore and Frank Willard, the Moon Mullins cartoonist, and features comic courtroom banter about golf mishaps.
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Asheville
N. C
Lawson Little
Asheville Country Club
Henry McLemore
Frank Willard
Moon Mullins
Lawson
Judge
Plucky Play on the Green Ends With Acquittal
In a crowded scene a golfer named Little was acquitted after a tense round where rival players argued over pace and bets. The judge heard claims of misplayed shots and on course tension as Willard and McLemore clashed over delays and bets during a two hour front nine.
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Plushbottom
Judge
McLemore
Willard
Class A Foe Downs Tribe
Oscar Vitt of the Cleveland Indians faced a 4 to 0 defeat as New Orleans Pelicans shut out the Tribe in the last spring game. Syd Cohen allowed four hits in a strong minor league pitching performance. The Indians totaled 15 hits in three games against lower league clubs.
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New Orleans
U.P
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Pelicans
Indians
Chicago White Sox
Pitsburgh Piraes
Vitt
Syd Cohen
Mobile
Pensacola
Blue Devils defeat New Marshfield 5 0 in baseball clash
Chauncey Blue Devils beat New Marshfield 5 to 0 as Vern Border held the visitors hitless through the first eight innings. Barber struck out nine for Chauncey as the offense produced five runs on five hits, four in the fifth.
Baseball Results and Rescheduled Games Across Multiple Cities
Scores from games including Cincinnati over Boston in eight innings due to ball shortages, Brooklyn over Washington, Rochester over Columbus, Cleveland over New Orleans, Philadelphia over Memphis, Little Rock over Athletics, and Bos'n over Ne sk. Several games canceled or postponed due to cold weather and wet grounds in Oklahoma City Atlanta Sweetwater and Jackson.
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Cincinnati
Boston
Weaver
Livengood
Barrett
Lombardi
Hershberger
Gatehouse
Bagby
Dickman
Kerksieck
Berg
Brooklyn
Washington
Fitzsimmons
Tamulis
Todd
Chase
Haynes
Ferrell
Giuliani
Rochester
Columbus
Johnson
Grodzicki
Hurley
Tickacek
Smith
Lanier
Andrews
Bremer
Burmeister
Cleveland
New Orleans
Hudlin
Feller
Stromme
Pytlak
Cohen
Beazley
Redmond
Philadelphia
Memphis
Mulcahy
Maturak
Millies
Lanning
Stout
Veverka
Gautreaux
Phila
Little Rock
Parmalee
Hayes
Dasso
Sayles
Ferraioli
Bos
Posedel
Frankhouse
Sullivan
Mass
Bittner
Stanceau
Dephillips
Oklahoma City
Ohia
New York
T. L
Atlanta
St. Louis
S.A
Sweetwater
Tex
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Jackson
Miss
S.E
Good Friday markets mixed as U.S. reopenings occur
Major markets abroad closed for Good Friday while U S banks and livestock and produce markets largely stayed open In Cincinnati hog prices ranged up to 7 45 per cwt for prime 180 225 lb animals with varied weights noted Cattle and calves showed steady to firm values with light supply while Pittsburgh hogs rose about 10 cents and sheep and lambs posted limited gains
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United States
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Toledo Grain Prices and Produce Market Report
Grain prices show Wheat No 1 red at 72 073 and No 2 red at 71 72. Corn No 2 yellow 47 4 48 and No 3 yellow 46% 74 79. Oats No 2 white 32 033 and No 3 white 29% 32. Butter prices range 92 score ex tras and 90 score standards 22% and 89 score 21% and 88 score 21%. Eggs steady with receipts in Kentucky and Southern Ohio 154% and Northern Ohio 16 white standards 18 hennery white extras 20%. Poultry steady with heavy hens 19 721, leghorn hens 16 18, old roosters 12 13, stags 15 11.
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Kentucky
Ohio
Egg Prices and Live Poultry Summary from Market Notes
Market report lists eggs with firsts 16 and seconds 14 ungraded 15 percent, goose 75 85, No 2 50, ducks 20 shipping order, loose 20. Live poultry prices cover fowls leghorn roosters capons broilers roasters roasting chickens weights and color categories with prices from 8 to 25 dollars per hundredweight or per bird.
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Plymouth Rocks
Butter Receipts and Market Rates Review
Market report shows Butter Receipts 850 876 gross lbs with scores 93 92 91 90 89 and 88. Eyes Receipts 37 602 cases. Market steady with fresh graded firsts. car movement 164 with 16 less cars and 16 extra firsts. Checks 13 current receipts 15 dirties 14 and storage packed firsts 17 storage packed extras 17 2.
Egg and live poultry market report with varied prices
The eggs market shows unsettled tones with extra grade clean at 18 percent and extra firsts at 16 percent, current receipts 16. The live poultry market remains steady with hens heavy 5 and up at 20 21, medium and pullets at 21, leghorn heavy 19, roosters and cocks listed, capons breasty 72 and up 25 26.
Abel to speak at Jacksonville Eagles rally
John A. Abel of Marion, grand worthy vice president of the Ohio Eagles, will address the Jacksonville Aerie membership rally on Monday night April 10. A banquet will follow after the lodge closes. Bill McFarland recently returned from White Cross Hospital after mine injury.
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Jacksonville
John A. Abel
Marion
Ohio Eagles
Jacksonville Aerie
Bill McFarland
Blower
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Pggston Mine
McFarland
Notice to Estates Executors and Creditors in 1939 Filings
Public notice to executors administrators surviving spouses and creditors that inventories appraisements and schedules of debts have been filed for six estates including Flora A Fleming Jasper N Miller and Lawrence W Mace. Hearings before Probate Judge Francis D White set for April 24 1939 at 9:00 AM with exceptions due five days prior.
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Flora A. Fleming
Jasper N Miller
Lawrence W. Mace
Mary Morrison
Burke William
Jacob Pollock
Florence Pollock
Wallace Edward Baker
W. E. Baker
Francis D. White
Yanks Strut Bees Daily Detroit Slaves in South
Echoes from the Grapefruit League report hard working Detroit Tigers and lazy Boston Bees with Buddies in Florida. Bil ly Myers and Sonny Frey shine. Rudy York’s catching worries manager Detailing Red Barrett near pitching plans and Cubs ex Giants trio may see more games.
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Bees
Detroit
South
New York
Florida
Detroit Tigers
Boston Bees
del Baker
Tigers
Rudy York
York
Reds
Billy Myers
Sonny Frey
Frank McCormick
Bill McKechnie
Les Scarsellas
Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Wesley Ferrell
Tommy Bridges
Joe Gordon
Boston
Bobby Doerr
Church of God Schedules Sunday Services and Evening Program
The Church of God in South Haydenville holds Sunday School, a 9 30 a m service, and final practice for the evening program immediately after. Participants meet again at 6 15 for a program of pantomimes special music and a tableau starting at 7 30 p m.
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South Haydeneville
Athens National Bank Report of Condition Summary
Charter No. 774 details the Athens National Bank condition with figures for assets and capital, including cash items, real estate, and loans. F. L. Thomas, cashier, certifies the accuracy under oath in Ohio, Athens County, noting the bank's balances and ownership figures.
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Athens National Bank
United States
Eeersav Toterseseey
Collee- Hom
Ee Ee
Eens Bank Ee
Seema Feeedee
Seer Ee
Bank Prem
State OF
Ohio
County OF
Athens
Ss. I
Jas. H. McClure
Panusat
First National Bank
Federal Reserve N Dle
Poery
F. L. Thomas
Aetna
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Jacksonville Eagles
Abel
George Kirkley
Doerr
Gordon
Yankee
Dick Bartell
Cubs
Bartell
Leiber
Mancuso
Demaree
Jurges
O'Dea
Hartenett
Terry
Barney McCoskey
Beaumontts
Red Barrett
Ponca City
Church of God
S. Haydenville
Weer
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Thomas M. Wolfr
J. R. Harvey
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Pital
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