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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1912
Page
5
Albany and Columbus games report Armstrong and Giebel pivotal for Armstron s team victory in Macon. Hiboe's timely hitting and strong pitching by Armstrong pace a 4 to 1 win. Other games note Jackson ville and Albany efforts with Whitted three hits and Porray holding Albany to eight runs.
Heavy Monday rain made the East Lake links too muddy to play the Steuart Maiden prizes tournament for the ladies of the Atlanta Athletic Club. The event was postponed until Friday.
April baseball notes from Washington and Boston. Washington loses to New York earlier in the day with Gardner and Coleman turning a double play in the field as Vaughn and Street work the battery. In Boston Philadelphia defeats the Red Sox 7 to 1 as drizzle dampens pitching across both teams.
In Charlottesville April 29 Thompson received miserable support as errors at critical moments doomed the effort. Finlay scored in the fifth. two runs came on a misplayed throw by Covington in the seventh. Landes walked and scored on Rixey’s triple in the eighth. Ali Whorter and Hutchens produced ninth inning hits to create a final scoring chance. The visiting battery of Thompson and Thompson shone poorly against a steady Virginia lineup.
Columbus Ga April 29 Special Manager Fox reinforces his team by signing Edward Manning and Richard Moore after releasing Archie Middleton and Tom Butcher. Manning is a afielder pitcher, Moore infielder from the northwest.
The Joyner Bogg Club hopes to arrange competitive baseball games with amateur teams in or near Atlanta. Call Malin 199 to connect with C C Clapton for scheduling and inquiries.
The University of Georgia baseball team will host a two game series with the University of North Carolina, playing Tuesday and Wednesday at Chapel Hill in a special arrangement on April 29.
Vanderbilt center fielder Walter Morgan starred with a home run and two doubles and made the prettiest catches on Dudley field as Vanderbilt defeated Mississippi. Mitchell pitched well for Mississippi. Score by innings shows Vanderbilt 6 to 4. Batteries were Colling and R Morrison for Vanderbilt and Mitchell and Shields for Mississippi.
St. Louis reports pitcher Mark Allison of the American League club was released to the Montgomery club of the Southern Association on April 29.
In Tifton on April 29 Cromartie held Bunn Bell Institute to three hits and eight strikeouts, guiding the Second District Agricultural and Mechanical School to a 2 to 1 victory. Rain interrupted after the seventh inning and most errors came in the two innings after. Gardner allowed seven hits for Bunn Bell as Jones umpired. a late ninth inning rally by Bunn Bell yielded only one run.
A compact historical baseball timeline notes early NL games in Kansas City with Chicago defeating the Cowboys, 6 to 6 in 3 innings. opening of the Philadelphia NL club grounds. Pittsburg’s NL debut. 1903 Baltimore Eastern League game. 1893 Tebeau’s 10 put outs. a 1901 theft of bases by New York Nationals against Jack ONeill. Chesbro’s 28-hit glare by Highlanders pitchers Chesbro and Newton. a 1993 Rochester-Toronto sand storm interruption.
Washington April 29. After a day of discussion on reforms in wireless at sea the senate committee investigating the Titanic disaster enters final stage. Officers and crew will be released to England while Bruce Jamay and Marconi officials face questioning on regulations to prevent a recurrence. Witnesses include Marconi Sammis and Bride as details emerge on messages and delays.
New Orleans reports show torrential Red River and Black River floods as 85,000 gain government relief in Vicksburg area. Torras levees hold sparingly while Turnbull Island floods. residents evacuate, livestock ferried away. Milliken's Bend and Wilton aided by Red Cross nurses. Baton Rouge HQ for subsistence dept. Georgia politics noise follows with Wilson Underwood clash. Taft Roosevelt speeches printed as public documents.
Cambridge April 29 Robert Alphonse Taft son of the president will vote in the primaries here tomorrow and says his father will win the nomination. He asserts support despite disqualified Harvard students and cites residence evidence. Taft predicts his father will win and be president next fall. One line of sports notes follows with Gordon baseball and prep teams, noting games and camps.
A Scranton family describes a young daughter afflicted with eczema from birth. The condition appeared on her hands and other areas, and the parents sought relief through various remedies, including Cuticura Soap, as they relate the ongoing struggle and attempts at care.
Paris April 29. Louis Le pine head of Paris police appeals for harsher punishment for criminals after a deadly clash near Chosy ie Rol left two automobile gang chiefs dead. He cites massed criminals in sinkholes of Paris and vows to protect society through strict action while recalling detective Jouina buried today.
A plea to Atlanta housekeepers requests ordering five or ten pound cans of Snowdrift by mail or phone to have delivered through their grocer at regular price. The commission funds the Tallulah Falls Industrial School, owned by the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs.
A violent confrontation yesterday ended with the blasting of a garage where bandits had hidden. Bonnet, involved in the clash with police and public service arms, died as the garage went up. Public safety actions culminated in the blaze and a lethal outcome.
Jack Johnson returns to Chicago from Pittsburg where a recent automobile accident injured his shoulder. He plans to start training for the Jim Flynn match in Las Vegas New Mexico on July 4 and says the impact of the injury will not hinder his preparation.
Atlante April 29 1912 Fulton County coroner seeks another term citing more than 500 inquests and thorough investigations. He praises jurors and constable Sige TM Bros, notes typed reports on file, and asks voters to judge his performance rather than sympathy.
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