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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1914
Page
11
Bill Smith's Crackers return from eight road games with mixed results and insights into strengths and weaknesses. Weather and illness at Memphis and Chattanooga hindered play, signaling possible personnel changes. George Kircher stands out as a versatile asset, while pitching and catching remain key issues ahead of warmer conditions.
Edward Young Clarke former general secretary of the LaGrange Chamber of Commerce returned to LaGrange Georgia for a short visit and was greeted by many friends. He said he remains attached to the community and predicted LaGrange would soon reach a population of 25 200.
An advertisement from A. KL Hawkes Co Opticians at 14 Whitehall promotes a wide range of imported opera glasses priced from 450 to 25 and a special offer glass for 5 dollars.
Mike Finns Turtles travel to Ponce de Leon for a four game set against the Crackers. First pitch at 4 PM with remaining games at 2 30. Memphis features new faces in most positions as Dunn and Schlei catchers and Liebhardt or Smith to start. Wednesday marks Pop Anson day with Adrian Anson appearing at Forsyth theater.
Crackers face lineup chaos as captain Harry Welchonce is hospitalized with lagrippe and pneumonia after a fevered road trip. Tommy Lane’s finger heals and may return. Holland’s waivers spark a tug between Atlanta and Providence with Donovan Navin feuding over rights. Manager Smith battles for a useful infielder, exploring Courtney from Rochester as a possible third baseman solution.
First baseman Amason has been released by the Albany club of the South Atlantic league and sent back to the Cratkere by manager Frank Manush. The local manager has not announced the disposition to be made of Amason.
Herbert Caldwell reports the Memphis team the Turtles, with Shanley at short and Stark at third, will face the Crackers in Atlanta. McDermott remains on the injured list, Seneff moves to center, Allison to first, Duggan to left, Coyle to right, Multen at second, with Johnson and Schiei likely handling the battery. Love sold to Beaumont. McDermott to return when fit.
In St Louis on April 26 manager Rickey was absent but Jimmy Austin led the Americans to a 4 1 victory over Detroit. St Louis capitalized on errors and timely hitting to secure the win with Danas Davos and Stan age pitching for the home team and Wellman and Grossin behind them.
Baseball summary with scattered scores Kansas City over Chicago 12 to 4 and St Louis over Indianapolis 5 to 3 appears garbled with broken inning lines and unclear batter pairings. Batteries listed include Hennings Easterly Prendergast Brennan Wilson Willett Hartley Texter and incomplete team mentions.
Sherwood Magee of the Philadelphia Nationals and Sam Crawford of the Detroit Americans are named the leading sluggers of the two big leagues to date. The list covers the ten top sluggers through games played Wednesday, April 22.
Gainesville Ga April trains Gordon Institute baseball in Gainesville to face Riverside in a key G I A A series. Both teams rely on veteran arms like Slappey Dozier Maxey for Gordon and Morris Miller Driggers Page for Riverside, with early battles likely pitchers duels from Monday through Tuesday. The latter two games travel to Barnesville Friday and Saturday as Riverside continues the four game slate.
National League game in Chicago sees Pittsburg take a 6 4 victory powered by Hyatt and Mitchell home runs. Pittsburg built a 4 run lead in the sixth on multiple hits and an error, Chicago rallied in the eighth with two runs on Mitchell and Hyatt, then added four more in the last inning. Batteries Gooper Conselman McQuillan Gibson and Coleman Lavender Archer. Time 2 15. Umpires Klem and Bart.
The Miller Dismukes Hat Company will award a hat to any player hitting the bull during 1914 season games at right field. A sign announcing the prize has been printed, and the official scorer will determine if the ball hits the bull. The award begins with the Memphis game this afternoon and runs through the season.
Summary of scheduled matchups across Southern and South Atlantic leagues, plus National and American associations. Key pairings include Memphis at Atlanta, Nashville at Chattanooga, Montgomery at New Orleans, Birmingham at Mobile, Charleston at Augusta, Jacksonville at Savannah, Albany at Columbus, Columbia at Macon, and more. College games feature North Carolina versus R.M.I. in Lexington, Texas versus Westminster at Walton, Tech versus Mississippi A. & M. at Starkville, Mercer Labs at Milledgeville, and Gordon versus R. M. L. at Gainesville.
Results show Columbus 6 Cleveland 2 in American Association. Minneapolis 5 over Hansel Bilwaukee 8. Le Baw Louis ville 6, Indianapolis 4, Indianapolis 7 Louisville 1. International League games postponed. Texas League Austin 0 Galveston 5. Beaumonts Houston 4 San Antonio 3. Dallas Fort Worth rain.
College Park Maryland April 26 The University of Georgia baseball team arrives Monday for a game with Maryland A and M college. This tour will include a series in Lexington Virginia against Washington and Lee Tuesday through Thursday, a likely toughest test as Washington and Lee are strong in the South Atlantic. The trek ends with a two game set against North Carolina Friday and Saturday before returning home.
Amateur teams from Temple Baptist Second Baptist and North Avenue invited to a Junior Sunday School session at 119 Peachtree Street at 7 30 PM Also Grammar School league meeting to settle postponements at 2 PM today and Cosmopolitan league to meet tomorrow at 6 50 at 119 Peachtree Street City League meets Wednesday at 6 20 PM Bainbridge defeats Cyrene Institute 18-13 in a rough game Toole and Kwilecki star for Bainbridge Riverview beats Langdale in a sleeping match keeping top percentage in Chattahoochee league standings Batteries listed for both games.
Starkville April 28 Special The Tech baseball nine of Atlanta will arrive Monday for a two game series with Mississippi A and M College Monday and Tuesday Both teams are in good form and contend for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association honors this season The pair of games promises to be hot contests
At the Forsyth Valerie Bergere and company present an artistic playlet while Conroy and assistants perform diving feats and a whip specialist adds spectacle. At the Lyric Lucille LaVerne stars in Ann Boyd a melodrama with Dismiss Taverne in the title role and Marguerite Chaffee in a Georgian themed cast with LaVerne company.
The Grand marks its second week of Junior Keith vaudeville with a matinee at 2 30 this afternoon. Five acts plus a four reel feature promise lively entertainment. The Castillians perform artful mimicry while Dying poises and a cast of others, including The Three Tains and Flethert Hodges, share the program alongside a comedy skit Cupid's Mistake and a novelty dance by Austin and Blake. Three daily shows at 2 30 7 0 and 9.
Brownsville Texas April 20 a Texas National Guard regiment and two U S cavalry squadrons encamp near the Rio Grande to guard the border A provisional state guard regiment of about 1009 men ordered by Governor Colquitt completed with Company TF Fourth Infantry Crowell arriving Dallas artillery battery expected and hospital detachments encamped Colonel A W Blowers of Austin commands the troops
The advertisement notes quality Panama cleaning and best work by Bussey at 2842 Whitehall, labeled as the elder bat man.
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