Mercer Beats Tech 8–0 Behind Hunt's Dominant Pitching
Mercer launched a dominant 8–0 victory over Tech as Hunt dominated on the mound. He allowed five singles and struck out twelve, while Cowart led Mercer hitters with three hits. Burr handled first base with twenty chances without an error as Mercer fielded flawlessly at Grant Field.
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Hunt
Tech Yellow Jackets
Mercer
Tech
Grant Field
Cowart
Burr
Tecr— Wooten
T. Montague
Ibson
Grace - Wooter
Wooten
Pitts
Sams
Bson
Shaw
Farmer
Castro
Crackers Win Final Exhibition Game Against Agogas
In the season finale exhibition, the Atlanta Crackers beat the Agogas. Dewberry pitched five innings yielding no runs after the fifth, with Kissinger and Munch behind the plate for Atlanta and Entjes, Dewberry, Lowry, and Weaver handling the Agogas batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crackers
Agogas
Atlanta Crackers
Agonas
Tito i
Acros
Dewberry
Atlanta
Kissinger
Munch
Entjes
Lowry
Weaver
Scribes' Golf Tournament Round One At Capital City Club
In the Capital City Country Club zalf tournament first round results show Forbes defeating Clarke 7 up 5 to play. Forbes then won again 6 up over Small. In second flight Price defeated Paschal by default while Jemison beat Harris 6 up to advance.
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Zalf
Forbes
Clarke
Small
Price
Paschal
Jemison
Harris
North Side and South Side Local Court Matchups Described
The listing outlines several court or matchups by side and location. North Side bodies include Eugenouu versus Oakland Mont and Tenth versus Davis at SE Piedmont Boulevard versus Ivy. South Side features Formwall versus Peeples at Grant Park and Wraser versus Will at Brisbane with Battle Hill versus Walker at Brisbane.
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North Side
Eugenouu
Oakland Mont
Tenth
Davis
Piedmont
Boulevard
Ivy
Formwall
Peeples
Grant Park
Wraser
Will
Brisbine
Battle Hill
Walker
Brisbane
S. W. Pied
Handsome Score Book Ready and Prizes For Opener
The local baseball association unveils a two color score book with complete Southern League records and team images. Prizes entice fans and players with $350 in trades, optics, cameras, and suits for feats like attendance guesses and home runs, contest ends in August and September.
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Baseball Association
Smith
Harry Welch
The
Hawkes
Optician
Georgia Defeats Illinois in Slow Exhibition Baseball
Athens Ga April 14 Special The University of Georgia baseball nine won a closely contested game from Illinois by 2 to 1. Sam Armistead caught his first college contest while Hitchcock and Gunkel pitched well, with Armistead showing promise as a receiver. Score by innings Illinois 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Georgia 0 0 1 1 0 0 x 2 5 9 2. Batter ies Gunkel and Bradley Hitchcock and Armistead. Time 2 45 Umpire Brown.
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Athens
University of Regia
University of Tinois
Sam Armistead
South
Hitchcock
Gunkel
T. F H. E. Minois
Georgia
Bradley Hitchcock
Armistead
Brown
Alabama
Puinve
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Tulane University
Smith
Trigg
Louisiana
Aycock
Tulace
Rowe
Prolane Bee
Smith and Wells
Trigg Sand Brown
G M C Tops Gordon in Season Opener
In Barnesville Ga on April 13 G M C won 6 to 4 against Gordon in the prep championship opener. Errors by Gordon and long hits by G M C fueled the victory while Camp pitched well except in the eighth. Kingery stood out defensively and at bat, with two singles in three trips. The same lineups met again tomorrow, with Maxey opposing Gheeshing.
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Barnesville
Gordon
Camp
David
Centerielders
Kingery
Maxey
Gheeshing
M.C
M.C. Score By Innings RH. Te Gordon
Dozier Monahan Camp
Elisan
Umnire
Reviere
Today’s Games Across Leagues List Mixed Encounters
A sprawling schedule lists numerous college and professional matchups across the Southern and Atlantic Leagues, with games in Atlanta Birmingham Montgomery Philadelphia Cincinnati and many others. The chaotic lineup includes city pairings, college teams like Virginia Johns Hopkins Hampden Sydney and Texas Baylor, and nonstandard venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tech
Grantfield
North Carolina
West Virginia
Chapel Hi
South Carolina
Guilford
Columbia
Virginia
Johns Hopkins
Charlottesvile
Washington and Lee
St. Johns
Lexington
Kentucky State
Llinois
Alapama
Vuiane
New Orleans
V.P. 1
Hampden-Slaney
Hampden- Sydney
Mississippi A. & M
Columbia Defeats Savannah In Low-Scoring Tilt
Columbia beat Savannah 3 to 2 with three pitchers. Thackam retired in the second, Green left after a hand injury in the eighth, Lowry finishing. Eldridge wins for Charleston in a separate game as Augusta rallies late. Johnson hurls no-hit win for Jacksonville Babies over Albany. Macon and Columbus battle to darkness with Bowden’s homer and a late call.
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Columbia
Savannah
Thackam Waa
Green
Osteen
Mayer
Rwe
Killingsworth
Smith
Thackam
Lowry
Braun
Moran
Johnson
Jacksonville
Fla
Apell
Frank Johnson
Albany Babies
Wells
Tohnson
Albany
Morrow, Wiley and Wells
Johnson and Cuele
Baltimore 3 Buffalo 2 in Federal League tilt
Baltimore Maryland April 1 crowds of over twenty five thousand witnessed the Federal League game in which Baltimore defeated Buffalo 3 to 2 despite numerous errors. Jack Quinn pitched well for Baltimore while Guinn and Facklitseh teamed on the battery. Moore Krapp and Blair worked for Buffalo.
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Baltimore
Buffalo
Baltimore Orioles
Cius
Baltimore Club
James H. Preston
Jack Quinn
Gilmore
Federal League
Rhe
Guinn
Facklitseh
Moore
Krapp
Blair
Yesterday's Results in South Atlantic League
Baseball scores from a local South Atlantic League rundown show Charleston defeating Augusta 5 to 4. Columbus beat Macon Turksonville 4 to 3. Albans Columbus swept Savannah 3 to 0, and Fort Worth edged Wace 7 to 6. Dallas 2 Beaumont 4 and Galveston 2 Houston 0 are also listed with mixed results.
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Charleston
Augusta
Columbus
Macon
Turksonville
Albans
Savannah
Kexras
Wace
Fort Worth
Austin
Dallas
Beaumont
San Antonio Galveston
Houston
Willard Knocks Out Daly in Ninth Round Fight
Jess Willard of Kansas defeated Dan Daly of New Castle in New Castle Pa tonight, striking in the ninth round of a ten round bout. Willard weighed 236 pounds to Daly's 207, and apart from one round, Willard dominated the match.
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Willard
Daly
Buffalo
Anril
Jess Willard
Kansas
Dan’ Dals
New Castle
Cumberland trips Sewanee in close game 3 to 0
Cumberland university defeated Sewanee 3 to 0 in a tightly played college baseball game in Sewanee Tennessee. Bohannon starred for Cumberland limiting Sewanee to three hits and eight strikeouts while Walker pitched well for Sewanee despite two costly errors. Upsher left with an injury in the fourth inning. Batteries: Bohannon Upsher Lowrey for Cumberland and Walker Dinkins for Sewanee.
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Cumberland
Sewanee
Tenn
Cumberland University
Bohannon
Othe
Tigers
Walker
Upsher
Bey Cumberland
Ohannan
Lowrey
Dinkins
Roanoke
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Today
Virginia Miliary’ Institute
Fourteen Vols Arrive Today for Atlanta Clash
Nashville dispatch reports the Tennessee Volunteers depart at 9:20 pm with manager Schwartz and secretary Hailey leading a delegation of loyal fans for a season opener against Hilly Smith’s Crackers in Atlanta. The lineup features King, Williams, Callahan, Sloan, Hemlingway, Schwartz, Lindsay, Smith, More, Berger, Boland, Rogers, Renter, and McCabe. Williams may join Tuesday. More to start on the mound against the champs.
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Paul W. Treanor
Nashville
Tenn
Vols
Schwarte
Hailey
Atlanta
Hilly “Smith
King
Williams
Callahan
Sloan
Hemingway
Schwartz
Lindsay
Smith
More
Berger
Boland
Rogers
Renter
McCabe
Hemlingway
Schwarts
Otto Williams
Avanta
Vol
Forest More
Earl Stimson
Bert King
Majors Open Season As Baseball Warms Nationwide
New York April 12. With fair weather the sixteen clubs of the National and American Leagues begin the 1914 season tomorrow afternoon. The leagues seek supremacy across six months of play leading to the world series in October. Chicago holds ten NL titles, Boston eight, New York seven, with other clubs trailing. The American League crown list features Philadelphia five, Boston three, Chicago three, Detroit three. The sport sees many winter trades and new managers, while the Federal League bids to challenge. The American Association also opens its season today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Boston
New Yar
Shurf
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Providence
Detroit
Philadelphia
Federal League
National League
John K. Tener
American Association
Atlanta Opening Day Parade for Crackers and Closings
Atlanta plans a citywide opening day celebration as Elliott Dant leads the Crackers to the first game. Ad men stage a parade with banners Atlanta Always Ahead while merchants close early to boost attendance and support the home team.
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Nashville
Elliott Dant
Atlanta
New Orleans
Memphis
Mobile
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Montgomery
Tully
Anstey
Peachtree
Whitehall
Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Automobile and Accessory Association
Johnson-Gewloner Company
Harry Schlesinger
Itelio
Harry L. Schlesinger
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Lowry National Bank
Fourth National Bank
Third National Bank
American National Bank
ML Kutz’ & Co
Nunnally-McCrea & Co
Chapin & Co
Ottley, Knowle, &" Miller
Massengale
Massengale Bulletin
Lewis-Seabrook Company
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Atlanta Telephone and Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Company
A. G. Spalding & Brox
FD. Frazier & Co
Capital City Tobacco Company
the Hirschbure Company
P. Richards Company
Gramling-Spalding Company
John Silvey & Co
M. Hirsch
Oglethorpe Park Auction Yields High Prices
The Oglethorpe Park auction attracted about 7,000 spectators as promoters led by Ansley reported nearly $38,000 from a select batch of graded home jets. Bids soared, with many more lots ready to sell, and future auctions announced by the Ansley firm. Investors including Charles Transer and William Brown purchased multiple lots, signaling strong demand for north side suburban property in Atlanta.
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Oglethorpe Park
Mewin FP
Ansley
Oslethorpe Park
Oglethorpe Park Investments
B 'Anel
the Constitution
Oglethorps Park
North Side
South
Anstey
Atlanta
Ansley Park
Charles
Charles $ Transer
Ww. Brown
Willam P. Nicolson
R. W. Bost
D. A. Loyless
W. Lane
MM. Jones
R. Laire
Georgia bankers tour to attend state meeting
A group of prominent financiers left Atlanta by private Pullman car to attend Georgia Bankers association meetings in Brunswick Macon Thomson Atlanta and Columbus as preludes to the state bankers convention on May 8 and 9. The list includes A H B Titus J P Roach K R M Thompson and others from major New York banks and several Atlanta institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia Bankers' Association
Brunswick
Macon
Thomson
Columbus
A. HB. Titus
National City Bank
New York
J. P.roach
American Exchange National Bank
KR. M. Thompson
Mutual Alliance ‘Trust Company
B. J. Abbott
National Park Bank
Carl Coonley
Coal and Iron National Bank
H. S.roszell
Fourth National Bank
J. P. Doolan
Hibernia Bank
Savannah
W. F. Augustine
Merchants’ National Bank
Richmand
Mississippi
Gorgia
Alabama
Georgia Arong
C. Culpepper
Thomasvilla
Chioles BB. Lewis
Marcott I
Good boxers secured for Grant benefit at Orpheum
Local boxers including Terry Nelson Battling Kelly Hanlon Walter Monahan Kid York Battling Sheppard young Nelson Kid Underwood and Stump Goodwin have signed to box at Count Lou Castro’s benefit at the Orpheum tonight. Proceeds go to Jimmy Grant’s sister in Chicago after his Atlanta death. Tickets are $1 at cigar stores or the Orpheum box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Nelson
Battling Kelly
Ad Hanlon
Aliapla
Orpheum
Lucille Love Visits Atlanta on Monday
Mystery tale star Lucille Love graces Atlanta with a first appearance in town. The feature draws large crowds as moving pictures at the Savoy and Alamo No. 1 add drama, with 7,080 viewers on Monday. Each week a new installment unfolds in The Constitution and at local theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Love
Atlanta
Land Constitution
Moving Pictures
Savoy
Alamo No. 1
Eddie Black and Co to Attend Opening
The Bijou theater cancels today’s matinee as Eddie Black and his stock company depart to attend the Cracker-Vet game this afternoon. The troupe travels by a large tally-ho to Poncey Park, with a big band led by George Hoffman, Bijou’s musical director.
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Bijou
Eddie Black
Black Troup
Poncey Park
George Hoffman
Managers list across several cities in region
Managers named for several markets including Atlanta Nashville Memphis Chattanooga Birmingham Montgomery Mobile and New Orleans are provided with associated personnel named for each location. The list appears as a roster of individuals responsible for local operations or oversight across multiple cities.
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Atlanta—Bin
Smith
Nashville
Bill Schyarts
Memphis
Mike Fins
Chattanoora
Harry McCormick
Birmingham
Gladya Molesworth
Montgomery
Bobby Gaks
Mobile
Uris Lord
New Orleans
Johnny Dobbs
Langford and Cotton to Fight in 10 Round Bout
Chattanooga Tenn April 13 Special Sam Langford and Kid Cotton, the negro heavyweights, will meet in a 10 round bout tore Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langford
Cotten
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sam Langford
Kid Cotton
Eagles and Drum Corps Cast Ballgame Support Parade
Eagles club officials announced a 2:30 to 3:30 PM club closure for a ballgame attendance. The Drum Corps will lead an automobile parade to the grounds and raise noise during the game, promising an impressive showing for the Order of Eagles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Dram
Order of Eagles
Grant Park Baseball Benefit Arranged at White City
Grant Park baseball club plans a benefit at White City on April 16 to raise funds for uniforms and gear. The skating rink will host the event with tickets sold at Grant Park soft drink stands for 25 cents, with proceeds to the team.
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Grant Park
White City
Rant Park Baseball Club
Park Department
Grant Ark
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Scribes
GOLF
Lool Grammar League
GM. A
Stone Mountain
Donald Fraser
Tech High
Beacock
Boys’ High
Stars United Shirt
Coelar, CO
Troy N.Y
Bussey
Tampa Pry
Randolph
Havana
ARMOR
Woolen Mills
Etowah Barber Shop
Montgomery Billiard Parlor
Illinois
Southern League
Ponce de Leon
Iama
Brookly
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St. Louis
American League
Cleveland
Washington
Toledo
Richmond
Gan
South Atlantic
Gamecocks
Indians
Auslena
GeyoperEt
Eldridge
Benson
RW. E
Hldridze
Marehall
Werenhouse
Wheat
Vitter
Foxes
Villazun and Bowden
McCormick and Kimball
Umplee
Layer
Laitimors
Buffato
Kansas City
Brooklyn Chreage
Wen
Amunys
B.C
Nirginia S. Vale
Charlottesville
Yale
Leteaight
White
Vaughn
Nett and Ward
Middlebrook
James Batterie
Gile and Hunte
Raleigh
North
Carolina A.& Mit
Wane Forest College
Greenabo XN. C
Guilford College
Eniver of
North Carolina i
Bristol
Toronto
King College
Texas
University of Texas
Baylor University
Bsanante
Oaguy
Ashville
Rashville
McConnell
Willian
Jennings
Welchonce
Flanagan
R. Schwartz
Indaay
Lynch
Zene Dunn
Hoge
Hardgrove
Chattanoog
Ss. Mullen
Donekle
Graff
Schlei
Strest
E Leibhardt
Krak
Buck Bros. Company
Hightower Hardware Company
Forrest & George Adair
Elkin-Goldsmith Sanitarium
Ama Company
Ridley-Wiliamson-Watt Company
Byrd Printing Company
GP. Limbaugh
BR. G. Cochran Company
Hiowah
paidle-Redwine Company
Ward Company
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
Ruralist Press
Southern Ruralist
General Electric Company
Brads
Lakeland
Nashv
Memphi
Hemphin
Atlante
Neshville
Drum Corps
Fatima
Feder
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