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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1912
Page
14
Brunswick August 10. Savannah South Atlantic league signs pitcher Young Wiggins from Brunswicks locals. He joins Monday in Savannah after seven unbeaten starts this season with four hits per game and nine strikeouts per game. Wiggins, praised for control, may rise among top pitchers.
Brockton mass August 10 three Reilly brothers Bernard James and John Reilly sons of Mr and Mrs James H Reilly have built a notable athletic legacy. Bernard excelled at Brockton High and Andover later captained Yale freshmen baseball and coached varsity during two years before turning pro and practicing law. James starred locally and at Yale captaining multiple teams and leading in athletics. John, youngest, captained Andover teams and earned Yale leadership roles as class president and baseball captain.
Milledgeville Ga August 10 Cliff Brannen famed athlete and pitcher at the university will coach the Georgia Military College prep team this year. Brannen longtime Georgia authority on football and baseball captained the 1912 football team and pitched for four years. He will live in the barracks and aims to field a strong winning team with practice to begin soon and a good schedule for both football and baseball.
Rome Ga August 10 Special. The annual golf tournament of the Coosa Country club runs at full headway with keen interest in the cup events. The Inks are crowded daily as elimination matches unfold with two dozen crack golfers competing for the club cups.
A compact digest of notable baseball events from 1898 to 1910, listing owners births and pivotal games. Comiskey born in Chicago. 1890, 1894, 1902, 1903, 1904 through 1910 game outcomes and standout pitchers like Waddell Mathewson Nichols Seymour Walsh and teams Cleveland Baltimore New York Giants Chicago White Sox St. Louis Cardinals.
Walter Marchand notes the Cubs struggle against the Giants, who hold the NL lead. He argues McGraw’s Giants look strong and likely to win the pennant, while Boston and the Athletics trail in the AL as Washington’s Senators pace the circuit this season.
New York reports veteran White Sox catcher Kid Gleason declines Ban Johnson offer to umpire American League. At over 40, Gleason still trains with the Sox, helping Callahan and Comiskey, and may become a manager someday.
New York reports Jack Curley, after losing 12000 on the Flynn Johnson bout, remains confident in Flynn. He plans to take Flynn to London mid August to arrange a match with Bombardier Wella who complains of climate but should be at his best there.
A Promoter discusses arranging bouts in England and France if Flynn defeats the English champion. He plans to return to the United States early next year and seeks a world championship match with Palser or any suitable contender in the Amelight, signaling a broad schedule of future games.
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