Locals Hammer Opponents as Huntzinger Leads Penn Victory
Huntzinger pitched for Penn in a victory while three prep baseball games were postponed or cancelled due to wet grounds. Buys' High meets Marist at Marist, Lech High plays Ga M A at College Park, and Decatur faces Fulton at Decatur with one game postponed from Friday.
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Buys’ High
Marist
Lech High
Ga. M. A
College Park
Decatur and
Fulton
Decatur
Waycross Semi-pro Team Taken Into Camp 17 to 1
Waycross Georgia April 8 special. The Crackers crushed the Waycross YMCA squad 17 to 1 in a one sided game. Ole Marquard loaned to Waycross handled third for the visitors, Georges Dumont dominated with a sharp curve causing early trouble for the local batters. Mike Burke, Langford and Killinger produced the bulk of the offense for the Crackers. Marquard later turned over to Spartanburg of the South Atlantic league.
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Marquard
Spartanburg
Waxcross
Crackers
South Georgia
Pru Claba
Waycrom Y. M.U. A
Wil
Georges Dumont
Manley Llewellyn
Milter
Waitross
Brock
Mike Burke
Nashville
Glenn Killenger
Elton Langford
Theee Iate
Eriche Moore
Jon Guayon
Guyon
Oglethorpe Petrels Set To Battle Mercer Series
Oglethorpe Petrels prepare for a two game Mercer series not at the new Airmind Park but split between Hermance field and Buford. Macon visits Friday, then comes to Buford Saturday as the Petrels seek an upset against one of the South’s top lineups led by Tige Stone. Pitching is solid with Humphrey Morris Pease Willig Walhire. hitting shown improvement after recent drills.
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Oglethorpe Petrels
Mercer
Airmind Park
Wiit
Hermance Field
Huford
Macon
Buford
Baetord
Aeason
Oglethorpe
Chev
Macon Collegians
Seane
Lanrets
Oxlethorpe
Orlethorpe
Neces
Exereme
Petrel
Deaon
Axumat Yale Uelita
Detrely
Ogletorpe
Humphrey
Morris
Pease
Willig
Walhire
Jake Morns
Elmphrey
Venn
Elas
David
Partridge Ams Maurer
Hafele
Fampaxe
Yale
Penn State
Atlanta forms 100 amateur baseball teams this year
M D Gleason reports that Atlanta may top 100 amateur baseball teams after a Tuesday night surge. A Perrin Sunday school league formed at 60 North Broad with Grant Park Methodist Capitol View Baptist and Capitol View Presbyterians among six clubs, planning two more second teams. M D Arvoll was elected president and W F Corley secretary-treasurer. A Perrin Commercial league also organized by several Atlanta area companies at Perrin's headquarters with rules adopted. Suburban league under Trammell Scott to hold first reading of rules at Perrin's tonight, aiming for strong local baseball showings.
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M. D. Gleason
Atlanta
Loagh
W. MH. Perrin Company
North Broad Street
Perrin Sunday School League
Grant Park Methodist Central Baptist
Agoga Feds
Capitol View Baptist
Capitol View Presbyterians
Sumiay
M. D. Arvoll
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Grant Park Methodist
W. FE. Corley
Perrin Commercial League
Perrin’s
Scott
Double Bill at New Park Opens Season
NaGrape team will start their season against Center Hill at the newly opened Alamad Park in a Saturday double header. Randall notes NuGrape may be one of the strongest independent ball teams traveling out of Atlanta this season. The second game features Federal poison and World's Fair, with a tied first game and a 4 to 2 Fair win in the second.
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M. D. Gleason
Tt. Randall
NaGrape Company
NaGrape
Center Hill
Alamad Park
Randell
NuGrape
Atlanta
Federal Poison
Bis
O'Dowd Beats Proto In Ten Round Brawl at Atlanta
Timmy O'Dowd outboxed and outlasted Jimmy Proto across ten rounds in a rugged headline bout at the Atlanta auditorium. Proto absorbed heavy punishment, bloodied Proto’s left eye, and fought back hard, while O'Dowd displayed a shifting attack and steady defense to secure the decision as fans awarded both fighters ovations. The card opened with a disqualification in the semi windup.
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Cliff Wheatley
Atlanta
Eddie Conlon
Chicago
Timmy O Dowd
Jimmy Proto
New Jersey
Tommy
Timmy
Bow
O'Doad
Sladown
Proto
Hay
Sammy Sandow
Himan
Tie
O'Dowd
Tim
Prom
Jimmy
Protea
Odowd'a
Ferns
Heferes
Jake Abel
Lewis Keeps Mat Crown in Dramatic Albany Show
Chicago April 3 Ed Strangler Lewis, heavyweight champion, retained the title by pinning Renato Cardini after three minutes and twenty seconds of the third fall. Cardini led early with a flying headlock for twenty minutes thirty-two seconds, but Lewis countered with a sequence of five dendlocks and a flying headlock to win. The match featured long climbs, with Cardini earning the first fall and Lewis dominance in the later rounds. Also on the card Billy Knox defeated Howie Sullivan, Sullivan pressing in later rounds. Baby Stribling beat Young Collins in four rounds, a debut for Collins, while Frankie Conway and Jake Abel appeared among the officiating and undercard.
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Chicago
Lewis
Renato Cardini
Cardini
Flynn
Chattancoast
Abel
Ferns
Chattanooga
Billy Knox
Howie Sullivan
Sullivan
Billy
Hollis
Condion
Baby Stribling
Collins
Fang
Stribling
Frankie Conway
Pugifiat
Dave Evans
Birmingham Athletic Club
Prote
Jake Abel
Atlanta
Retires Dartmouth Outfit On 3 Pitched Balls in 7th
Fort Benning, Ga. April. Infantry nine defeated Auburn Tigers 6 to 0 in a rain spoiled game. Huntzinger hurled six perfect innings, Maher and Schuff combined on a key rundown play, and Penn tallied in the first, fourth, and ninth frames. Dartmouth's scoring came in the first inning on a walk sacrifice and a single. Stars for the series include Maher Goldblatt and Heep, all star performers despite fielding miscues.
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Dartmouth
Fort Benning
Columbua
Tiu
Auburnites
Aue
Tigers
John Staton
Venn
Wageeut
Penn
Hin
Hnntzinger
Meehan
Huntzinger
Hi Green
Canewa
Jorknun
Thurston
Maher
Goldbiite
Heep
Acore Ug
Dartmouth Ab
Dagostino
Causewell
Jurkman
Smith
Harris
Shapleigh
Hee Ohea
Meerhan
Shinamen
Goldblatt
Wertgate
Schuff
Farrall
Sullivan
McMullen
Allen
Williams
Ter Huntzinger
Hollowry
xx-Trollow
Seba
Inniz
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Poncey
Ponce de Ton Park
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Athletics
Waycross
Poole
Blalock
Morgan
Balan Wien
Cable i
Wiley
University
G. M
Aim
Wiedmont Park
Columbia
Charlets
Ant
Patton
M.a.llan
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Kilpatrick
Hingori
Langfertinn
Moore
Feng Hales
G. M.A
Yin
Feross
Eg Uhner
Hu ii University
Hrock
Laver
Llewsten
Xharr Vieenes
Jolly
Vialarks Ae
Boswell
Peel
Medlin
Fisher Wiley
Univer_ eeehte Yee
Tity
Bonwell
Vorel
Fisher
Langford
Killinger
Ring
Merman
I. M.A
Lerman
Karr
DutHe
Llewellyn
Waley
Herman
Miller
Burke
Kilniversity
Iodriguez
Dumont
Atrike Mansby
Angley
Comereal Tigh
Sto Tat Geant Park
Sdes
Dartey
Comercal
Anderson
Devaur
McLibton
Hartman
Barber
A.B. Necatur
Sniper
Mallory
Darley
Adams
Buford Diamond
Sill Morrow
G. H. P. Cigar € O., Inc
Philadelphia, Pa
Distributor Inc
B. Daniels, Inc
Atlents, Ga
New Park
New York Yankees
Miller's
Warriors
O’dowd
Fearless Ferns
C. P. Talbot CO
Auburn Ave
Peachtree ST
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