Pemphill finds infield mix boosting Crackers hopes
O'Dell returns to third, Al Alperman at short and Ganley in right fortify the lineup. Sykes at first, East and Ganley on the keystone, with Ganley set to hold right field. The club aims to win more games as May 15 approaches and Hemp Hill may trim the pitching staff to five by the long trip, releasing several veterans.
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O'Dell
al Perman
Ganley
Yihan
Wolverton
Coleman
Atlanta
Whitey Alperman
Pemphill
Alperman
Whitey
AL Odell
East
Keystone
Sykes
Bob Ganley
Harry Davis
Cleveland Naps
Nap Lajoie
Hd Bohnhorst
Neal Ball
Herman Bronkie
Nashville
Captain Olson
Mobile
Hemphile
East Ard
Bemphtil
Paige
Miller
Deasau
Sitton
Atking
Johns
Auburn Comes to Town for Three Games
The Yellow Jackets schedule three upcoming games against Auburn, with matches set for Thursday and Saturday this week. The old-time rivals are expected to be evenly matched, though the Jackets appear to hold a slight edge based on recent form.
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Yellow Jackets
Auburn
Jackets
Women Golfers to Meet Today at Atlanta Golf Club
The first spring meeting of the Atlanta Ladies Golf Club will be held this afternoon at Hast Lake course. The handicap match play event offers prizes including bags clubs and balls provided by Stewart Mattdoch, the club professional.
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Atlanta
Stewart Mattdoch
Bali
Heavy Rain Delays Volunteers Trip To Nashville
Telegram to manager Charley Hemphill reported grounds flooded in Nashville after a heavy downpour turned the field into a lake. Four games were postponed, forcing doubleheaders on future trips and leaving the Volunteers off the road for now.
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Charley Hemphill
Nashville
Hemphill
Mercer Baptists Play Five Games This Week
Macon Georgia April 28 Special Mercer university schedules five home games this week aiming to win the majority to boost its S I A A ranking. Wake Forest visits Tuesday for two games known to challenge Mercer, followed by a three game series with Tennessee on Friday and Saturday including a double header on the final day.
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Macon
Mercer University
Wake Forest
Mercer
Baptists
Tennessee
Hill wins Coke Davis Medal Play at East Lake
E C Hill captured the Coke Davis Medal Play title after 72 holes at the East Lake course of the Atlanta Athletic Club finishing net 312. Coles and Atkisson tied for second with 317 while King earned the fourth cup with 223. Atkisson posted the day’s low gross 345 with Adair at 349.
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E.C Hill
East Lake
Atlanta Athletic Club
FR. Coles
G. H Atkisson
C. P. King
GH Atkisson
Georgia plays Virginia on road trip stop in Charlottesville
Georgia baseball team on a road trip will meet the University of Virginia in Charlottesville after which they head to Chapel Hill to face the University of North Carolina on Tuesday and Wednesday. From Chapel Hill they travel to Raleigh for a game Thursday against North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College.
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University of Georgia
University of Virginia
Georgia Boys
Chapel Hil
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Raleigh
North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College
White Sox fall to Tigers as Detroit wins on April
Detroit outslugged Chicago 5 to 2 after an 9 to 6 game earlier in icy conditions. Pitcher Lange struck out eight in five innings but walked hitters and was relieved by Mogridge after sixth. Batteries Lange Mogridge Block Burns Dubuc Stanage. Time 2:05. Umpires Perrine and Dineen.
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Detroit
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Block
Burns
Dubuc
Stanage
Perrine
Dineen
Ole Miss to Visit Vanderbilt in Nashville Series
Nashville April 28 Special. A hard fought three game set is scheduled Monday Tuesday and Wednesday as the University of Mississippi visits Nashville to play Vanderbilt University in a major southeastern college basketball series.
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Miss
New Orleans Acquires Fritz From Memphis in Trade
Memphis pitcher Charlie Fritz formerly with Memphis and briefly sent to Hiranean City was sold today to New Orleans. Manager Bernhard announced the deal before his departure for Atlanta.
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Fritz
Memphis
Tenn
Charlie Fritz
Hiranean City
New Orleana
Bernhard
Atlanta
Cadets Face Three Tough Tests This Week
Gordon Institute in Barnesville Ga plays Locust Grove Institute here on Monday and Georgia Military College on Friday and Saturday as three hard games fill the schedule this week.
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WDON
Barnesville
Gordon Institute
Locust Grove Institute
Georgia Military College
Beating the Yanks Sparks Baltimore Victory
Baltimore in the International league defeated the New York Americans 8 to 2. Opportune batting by the Orioles and wild pitching by McConnel fueled the win in an April game played in Baltimore.
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McConnel
New York Americans
Quit Kicking That Ball A Ragged Local Verse
A dialect flavored ballad laments careless kicking and repeated misplays by a local team. The speaker notes fans’ frustration as frequent mishits undermine effort and spirit, urging steadiness and better control on the field.
Ladies' Day Tuesday Pelicans Win and Tie
New Orleans crowds watch 5,000 fans as New Orleans tops Montgomery 6 to 0 in game one then and 0 in eleven innings game two tied 0 to 0 at darkness. Fritz trade to arrive. Charles Frank signs Memphis pitcher. First game highlights Johnston home run, Bonner and Swindell strong pitching.
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New Orleans
Montgomery
Johnston
Bonnerand Swindell
Eigit
Bils
Hebert
Swindell
Charles Frank
Memphis
Charles Fritz
Kansas City
Fritz
Atingiart
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Bing
Wendle
Spencerre
OlColsit
Chanar
Olwamert
Erroma
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Eacrifica
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Knavop Spencer
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Homner
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Lian
Pires
Hart
Fitagimmone
Rf Coles I Chanel
Fame
Hdrix
Fleert
Clancy
Bens
Atdelp
Gribbens
Coles
Koaupp
Stingle
Wilffame
Hébert
Hart and Fitzelmmona
Gulls Triumph Over Barons in Mobile Baseball Clash
Mobile defeated Birmingham 8 to 2 before a large crowd in Mobile Alabama on April 28. Demaree started the scoring for the Reds while O'Toole of Pittsburgh yielded the winning run in the ninth as Bescher and Bates delivered key hits. Umpires Rudderham and Breftenstein officiated a 2 hour game with 9 hits by Mobile and 3 by Birmingham.
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Barons
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Ala
Birmingham
Demaree
Reds
Pirater
Cincinnati
O'Toole
Pittsburg
Hendricks
Donnn
Bescher
Bates
R.H E
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Simon
Gaspar
Humphries
McLean
Clarke
Umptres
Owens
Brennan
Boyd
Smith
Walsh
Shaw Ayo
Jeonlt
Rowaert
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Yants
Carroll
Messenger
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Roche
Kneaven
Demares
Carrail
Dtolentases
Maloney
Starr
Johnston
Baile
Delmaree
Birch
Kneaves
Rudderham
Breftenstein
Two Hard Punchers Meet on Tuesday At Gate City Club
Tony Capon in prime shape and Dick Gilbert set for a big boxing match at Gate City Club on Tuesday night. Both fighters, famed for aggression and punishment, meet in Atlanta after a prior bout, with schedules tight for the next six weeks and a likely rematch in New Orleans.
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Tony Capon
Barney Williams
Capon
Sailor Schlossenberg
Southern Athletic Club
New Orleans
Dick Gilbert
Gate City
West
Caponi
Atlanta
Normal Girls Arrive Today for Georgia Normal Visit
Milledgeville college graduates arrive in Atlanta for a two day city visit led by Professor M. M Parks. Mrs Samuel D Jones asks for local drivers to lend automobiles Tuesday at 4 pm for a 90 minute city ride, with Mrs John Marshall Slaton offering cars. A class dinner is planned Tuesday night at the Georgian Terrace with noted guests.
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The
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Georgia Normal and Industrial College
Milledgeville
Atlanta
Nunnally's
Georgia School of Technology
Cars ‘Negie
Pastor draws lesson from Titanic disaster
Dr Dunbar Ogden of Central Presbyterian preached on the Titanic sinking urging believers to study theology amid life crises. He said God’s hand is in all things and humans possess self directing power, yet bear responsibility for actions rather than blaming God when calamities occur.
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Dunbar Ogden
Central Presbyterian Church
Watching the Clock From Judge in New Haven
Obituary column recalls a respected New Haven citizen who labored without watching the clock in youth and as a guiding example. It contrasts industrious thrift with a worker driven by interest, noting satisfaction may trump wealth. The piece honors a life spent in service and shared civic growth.
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New Haven
Jon
Helder
Tom
Atlanta Ad Men's Benefit Game Aims to Boost Attendance
The Atlanta Ad Men's club plans a high attendance for a benefit game to fund their Dallas trip for the national ad men's convention. Local merchants are urged to close early Tuesday to maximize turnout, with tickets available through committee members and several city cigar stands and drug stores.
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Southern Loagis
Ad Men of
Aefray
Dallas
Texas
Ticketa
St. Elmo
St. Elmo Massengale, Chairman; Ivan E. Allen
A. & Adams
J. W. Hill
Fred Houser
Thomas H. Brannen
Hicks Tickota
Gale At
Candler Building
Tom Pilits
Brown & Allen's
Grant Building
Cruickshanks
Tomlin’s
Coue’s Drug Stores
Kimball House Drug Store
Piedmont Lobby
M. and M. Club
Gulls Lead Teams In Fielding In Southern League
Mobile tops the fielding list with a .968 percentage after play on Saturday April 27. The Crackery area to Poorest Helders shows Chattanooga with the fewest errors at 17 and New Orleans with the most at 30. The league table notes Mobile J 15 HO 170 18 88S Montgomery 28 405 198 20 ABT Birmingham 36 395 201 21 186 Chattanooga 12 B18 157 17 UES Mempha 12 328 154 18 DA4 Nashville 12 825 164 16 1H New Orleans 15 381 188 BU 951 ATLANTA BT 12 321 163 27
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Chattanooga
New Orleans
Montgomery
Birmingham
UES Mempha
Nashville
Atlanta
Coleman in spotlight as Hemphill eyeing young third baseman
John B Foster writes in The New York Evening Telegram about Cole man, a young third baseman the New York Americans hoped to acquire. Hemphill had sought him for Atlanta, but the deal falters as Coleman shows promise, fielding two hard drives and leaving New York fans optimistic for his future.
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John B Foster
New York Evening Telegram
Coleman
New York
Charley Hemphill
Atlanta
Dolan
Eddie’ Collins
Atlantas
Highlanders
Hemphill
Crackers Lead In Sacrifices In Southern League
Atlanta leads the Southern League in sacrifice hits through Saturday April 37 with 24. Mobile has 23, Birmingham 19, New Orleans 18, Montgomery 16, Chattanooga 14, Memphis 11, Nashville 11.
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Chattanooga
Aya
New Orisangs
Nashville
Montgomery
Mobile
Barons
Memphis
Birmingham
New Orleans
Gulls and Locals Tie For Stolen Bases Lead
The Crackers and the Gulls are tied for the season lead in stolen bases through games up to April 27 with 26 each. Birmingham has 22, New Orleans 21, Chattanooga 15, Montgomery 10, Nashville 7, and Memphis 7.
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Gulls
Birmingham
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Montgomery
Nashville
Memphis
Tennessee Plays Central Here on Monday
Tennessee meets Central in Knoxville Tennessee on Monday April 28 as part of the league schedule. Local fans await a decisive game between the two teams with title implications.
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Central
Knoxville, Tenn
Cantral
Southern and Cotton States Leagues Baseball Scores
Yesterday's results show Nashville-Ausma rain and several league games in progress. Chattanooga-Memphis fell to rats while Mobile beat Birmingham 8-2 and New Orleans defeated Montgomery 6-0. New Orleans 0 Montgomery 0. Cincinnati-Pittsburgh 3-2, Chicago-St Louis rain. Chicago and Detroit 5 Cleveland-St Louis rain. other games not scheduled. American Association led by Kansas City 11 Columbus 9, Louisville 5 St Paul 4, Milwaukee-Toledo rain. Minneapolis 12 Indianapolis 2. International League saw Buffalo 7 Jersey City 2, Newark 9 Montreal 2, Providence 5 Toronto 3. Cotton States League games pending. Texas League results list Waco 5 Austin 0, Galveston 5 Beaumont 0, San Antonio 7 Houston 2, Fort Worth 6 Dallas 0. East Atlanta loses as Edgewood White Sox beat them 18 to 0 with Red Smith pitching and Swiney Covington Hooks in offense. final score Sox 18 East Atlanta 6.
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BBS
Memphis
Atlanta
Sirminghem
Ori Monty
Maabville
Emery
Chicago
Philliphia
Washington
Biani
Detroit
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Cateago
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Lest
Jacksonville Maton Tso
Albany
Wms
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Columbia
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Chattanooga
American Association
Kansas City
Louieville
St. Paul
Milwaukee-Toledo
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Edgewood White Sox
Tennessee Baseball Team Visits Alabama for Key Thursday Game
Tuscaloosa April 28. The University of Tennessee baseball team travels to Tuscaloosa for a single game with the University of Alabama, whom locals expect to defeat.
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Alabama
Tennessee
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Tennessee
University of Alabama
Emperor’s hub brake claims in National Magazine
The Real Kaiser Oscar Fricher is described as inventor of a hub brake praised for safety though prone to inactivity. He reportedly sought a patent and impressed King Edward with demonstrations during a Sandringham visit. The piece also notes Emperor’s interest in commercial travel and a British firm’s lighting and cooking apparatus. Helen Prince, 15, enters Olympic Stockholm events in horse riding and multi-sport disciplines.
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Oscar Fricher
National
Stab3
Edward
Sandringham
Helen Prince
Stockholm
Notable NL pitcher Ferguson dies in Philadelphia
Charles Jo Ferguson, famed NL pitcher, dies in Philadelphia of typhoid. The piece recalls 1890 Western Interstate League games, Frank Chance’s first NL game, and other era notes including Billy Murray’s Quincy fielding and record bat averages in 1901.
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Charles Jo Ferguson
Philadelphia
Burlington
Quincy
Evansville
Terre Haute
Peoria
Galeabure
Billy Murray
Phillies
Pirate
Frank Chance
Griffith
Tim Donohue
John Heydler
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Boston
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Denahurg
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York
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