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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1913
Page
12
The Yellow Jackets face a four game road stretch beginning with a two game series at Auburn Alabama against Mike Donahue's Alabama Polys. The following week Alabama meets the Yellow Jackets in Tuscaloosa Alabama for another series.
The Public Ledger lauds baseball opening in Philadelphia as a wholesome democratic influence. It extols the game’s simple appeal, notes its leveler effect on society, and contrasts it with violent pastimes while affirming baseball as America’s firmly established national sport.
Memphis manager Bill Bernhard refuses to waive Otto Jordan, oldest Southern league player, as Jordan joins the Turtles. Chattanooga opens waivers in the Crackers Lookouts series, sending Otto Jordan to Memphis by waiver. Jacksonville receives Cruise and Ware sent to Houston in Texas Teague affairs.
Chicago tally 7 runs to St Louis 2 as Lange silenced St Louis except in the fourth and seventh frames. Mattick drove in Weaver with a homer in the second, while Schalk, Collins and Bodle contributed key hits. Walsh relieved Lange with two outs in the ninth to finish the game.
National League action in Chicago ends 7 to 4 as Pirates beat Chicago Hil. in the first game of the series. Hendrix struggled early, Cooper faltered after, while Miller and Clymer sparked the visitors with solid hitting and key plays. Crowd overflow forced ground rules and two bases on a misread hit.
Tuscaloosa April 13. The University of Alabama team leaves Tuesday for a four game swing in Georgia. The schedule includes games at Athens against the University of Georgia on Wednesday and Thursday and a Friday doubleheader with Mercer University at Macon.
New Orleans hosted Mobile in a Southern league doubleheader. In the first game Evans held Mobile to a long lead while Kirby struggled, and New Orleans won 7 to 3 as Stevenson hit a homer. Mobile captured the second 6 to 1 with flawless Campbell support. Hendryx and Hendryx provided notable hits as the box scores record multiple two-base hits and steals. In Memphis, Parsons and Montgomery contributed to a 4 to ? defeat, with unearned runs aided by a balk.
In today’s schedule, Birmingham faces Ponce de Leon with a 3 30 o clock start. Memphis travels to Mobile and New Orleans to Montgomery as others visit Nashville Chicago and Cleveland.
West Point Ga April 13 Special The West Point High School baseball team defeated Opelika High School 6 to 1 on Friday afternoon at West Point diamond. The win keeps West Point undefeated for the season and merits congratulations.
Cecil Ferguson, pitcher, was sold by Memphis to Vernon of the Pacific Coast league. He joined the local club from the Boston Nationals last season, posting nine wins and eight losses for Memphis. The sale price was not made public.
Robert Kelly of the Long Island Athletic Club won the Smile open road race staged by the Morningside Athletic Club in New York today with a 4 minute 30 second handicap. He led a field of 213 runners, 199 of whom completed the event.
Americus Ge April 13 The exhibition games between the Americus and Albany league teams to be played here tomorrow and Tuesday will open the baseball season locally Albany's team will travel to Columbia to open there and stop for two games with Americus Manager Harry Weber has eighteen hopefuls trying out for places on the Americus roster and will field a competitive lineup against Albany.
The tenth annual South Atlantic League season opens Thursday with strict salary enforcement. Opening day matches include Albany at Charleston, Macon at Columbus, and Savannah at Jacksonville at 8 20 p.m. Admission details follow.
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