Crackers Rally for Big Win over Memphis Chicks in Double Header
In Russwood Park Atlanta's 22 hits, 38 bases power a high scoring victory as the Crackers topple the Memphis Chicks. Key performances from Styles and Damrau fuel a sixth inning rally while Red Smith adds four hits in five trips. Chapman and Ray support through a long afternoon of hitting and fielding. The win shifts the Southern League standings and sends the Crackers to Chattanooga for a three game series.
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Roy Fentress
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I . Burns
Return of the 1917 Crackers Offers Baseball Hope
A look back to August 16 1917 shows Atlanta in second place with 77 wins 49 losses and a .611 average as the Championship Crackers slump. The article notes lineups pitchers and a pending return of Griffin as the club aims to reclaim the pennant against the Pelicans and Little Rock Travelers.
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Atlanta
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Frank
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Pelicans
Mayer
McDonald
O'Mara
Moran
Thrasher
Munch
Reilly
Perking
Melnich
Brennan
Fullenweider
Bressler
Griffin
Dash
Fang
Bills
Feats, records, and city life in a late season column
The column recalls Gabby Street’s 1908 ball catching record from the Washington monument and notes the Reds and Crackers teams, the water meet in Atlanta, and local ambitions. It jokes about Atlanta apartment life and the city’s evolving skyline as the year nears its end.
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Gabby” ‘Street
Washington Monument
Gabby
Monument
Washington
Baseball Scores From Various Minor Leagues
In the South Atlantic League Augusta beat Charlotte 6 0 and Greenville defeated Spartanburg 12 7 while Charleston topped Columbia 4 1. In the Virginia League Newport News won at Richmond 8 5 and Suffolk and Petersburg drew 2 2 near Norfolk 4 3 Portamouth 6 4. In the American Association Milwaukee Louisville looms and St Paul beat Indianapolis 1 0. Minneapolis 4 Columbus 10 and Kansas City 6 Toledo 2. International League Reading 5 Rochester 4 and Baltimore 7 Binghamton were listed.
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Newport News
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Portamouth
American Association
Milwaukee - Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
Brand Circuit Races Resume at Belmont After Delays
The Grand Circuit meet resumed at Belmont track in Philadelphia after rain and a heavy track, with a rearranged program of five events. Surprises included Mr. Dudley driven by Brusie winning the William Penn stake for five year old trotters over Natalie the Great, who had not lost a heat before today.
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Cox
Nut- Bates
Hyde
Symirphy
McDevitt
Peter -June
Ananaeie
Dudley - Forbes-Boded
Ponce de Zeon Park Team Teeters in Hazy Atlanta Notes
Fragmentary text mentions Georgia, Washington, American, and Brown in a box, with references to Seers and Paty Gaidean. The piece references an admission of conte and a game in Atlanta, noting Reynolds leading and a strong park scene amid scattered names and odds.
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Georgia- Etton
Paty Gaidean
Major Leagues Ninth Inning Rallies Highlight August Games
Boston wins both against Pittsburg 5-3 and 3-2 in 165 innings with Fillingim and Carlson drawing the pitching duel in the opener. Brooklyn tops Chicago 3-1 as Gores seals three straight wins for the Dodgers. St Louis and Philadelphia split a doubleheader 7-2 and 2-4 as Mugsel’s homer fuels the first game, and Comiskey receives a birthday win as Chicago beat Boston 6-5 in eleven.
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Carter
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Samie
Woodward
St.Louis
Philies
Innnings
Mugsel
Chicago’ Americana
Charlen Comiskey
White ‘Sox
Hoyt
Wee
Noy Jones
Schanz
Villame, Kerr
Tte
Atlanta seeks national amateur title at Oakmont
The article centers on Atlanta golfers led by Bobby Jones Perry Adair and Richard Hickey entering the national amateur championship at Oakmont. It notes past regional champions and local promise, with Jones breaking a course record and Hickey drawing particular attention as a rising star in the national event.
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Atlanta
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Ontario
J. Douglas Edgar
Druid Hits
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Louis Jacoby
Perry Adair
Nelson Whitney
New Orleans
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Perry
Adair
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Clty
Bobby
Blakey
Perry ‘Adair
Sd Leese
Rich‘ard
Hickey
Richard
Hichard
Alexa Stirling
Mildred. Caverly
Balmont Spring Country Clubs
Waverly
Mays
Louisiana State Faces Hard Year In War-Impacted Season
The LSU Tigers prepare for a strenuous schedule with home contests leading to a key clash with Arkansas at the state fair. Mississippi College and Alabama are on the slate, while coaching changes and war-time constraints shape a tentative fall plan.
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