Cubs poised as Giants tighten hold in pennant race
The Cubs fight for a pennant as the Giants push to a big lead. Miner Brown may return to the mound, boosting Chicago's strength. Murphy’s defense of his statements stirs Cardinals ire while Pirates’ Barney Dreyfuss hails a hot season led by Wagner. Wolgast vs McFarland set for Oct 27, and six league clubs to exercise options Tuesday. Atlanta remains hopeful as Mobile fans urged to boost attendance past 100,000.
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Waldoré
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Waldorf
Atlanta
Mobile Register
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Athinta
Gulls
Questions Answered By The Sporting Editor
Inquiries answered by Dick Jemison detail Birmingham club schedule for remainder of season. Home games listed through September 7. The piece explains which pitcher gets credit when a starter goes eight innings and is relieved with a save in the ninth. The second pitcher may be credited depending on exact scoring rules.
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Dick Jemison
Sporting
Constitu Yon
Birmingham
Conetitu Udon
Baseball Schedule Fragments From Various Leagues
A garbled list shows today’s matches across Southern and South Atlantic Leagues and the National and American Leagues. Cities such as Atlanta Mobile Nashville Birmingham Memphis Montgomery Chattanooga New Orleans Albany Jacksonville Columbus Columbia Macon Savannah Philadelphia Pittsburg Cincinnati New York Chicago St Louis Detroit Boston Cleveland Washington appear in scattered pairings and venues.
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Nashville
Birmingham
Methphis
Montgomery
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Albany
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A High One and Gin Drink Recipes Promotion
An advertisement details Rose Dry Gin cocktails including a gin fizz and Martini in a tall glass with seltzer lime and ice. It offers four bottle orders for $3.00 with free recipes for five gin drinks, six lines for eccentrics, and Rose Vermouth for cocktails. Orders include prepaid express charges and a list of distribution and packaging notes from Rose Co. Distillers.
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Mii Express
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Crackers Victors at Last as Sitton Shines in Mobile
Mobile report details Vedder Sitton's dominance for the Atlanta Crackers in a 7 to 2 win over Mobile. Alperman and teammates produced key hits and solid defense led by Maloney's fielding while Campbell struggled. Ladies’ gift box scene and a Beet incident add colorful notes to the game day recap.
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Yesterday's baseball scores across multiple leagues
Yesterday's results span numerous leagues with many city games. Highlights include St Louis 7 over Boston 5, New York 7 over Chicago 4, Philadelphia 3 over Cleveland 1, and York 9 over Detroit 4, plus American Association and International League matchups such as Toronto 3 Baltimore 1 and Buffalo 5 Providence 0.
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Baltimore
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Buffalo
Providence
Baseball Highlights Through 1910 From George L Moreland
A dated recap of notable baseball events from 1882 to 1910, including Ward's 18 inning Detroit win on Charley Radbourne's homer, 22-7 Cleveland over Worcester, 1894 Phillies beating Louisville with 49 total bases, 1902 St Louis vs Brooklyn 7-7 tie in 18 innings, 1904 Tannehill no hitter for Boston, 1909 Lajoie resigning as Cleveland manager with Johnson’s 1-0 12-inning win over Athletics, and Cubs King Cole holding Brooklyn to one hit.
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Rabun County Lawmakers Endorse Judge Pottie for Court Post
At a Rabun county lawyers meeting in Clayton on August 16, Judge J BR Pottie was unanimously endorsed for the court position. The special session gathered local legal figures to back his candidacy and to reinforce community support for his appointment.
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J. BR. Pottie
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Clayton
Rabun County
Gathas
Itha
Ppealy
Vn Eek
Semi finals set for Perry Adair golf at East Lake
Five flight semi final matches scheduled for this afternoon at East Lake. Birt Flight features G W Adair vs G H Atkinsson and Knowles vs Jemmon. Second Flight includes Whiting vs Dix and Tilson vs Eby. Third Flight pits Hopkins against Jones Jr and Harris against Scott. Fourth Flight matches Beasley vs Angler and Upshaw vs Butler. Fifth Flight includes Morris vs Howard and Graves vs Rogers.
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J. Hopkins v. R. P. Jones, Jr
J. Cc. Harris v. L. D. Scott
Johnson Wins His Fourteenth Straight
Washington pitcher Walter Johnson held Chicago to one hit as the Senators won 4 to 0. Johnson matched the American League record with fourteen straight wins, as Chesbro did for New York. Other scores included the Yankees beating Detroit 9 to 8 in New York, Browns defeating Red Sox 3 to 2 in Boston, Athletics over Naps 2 to 1 in Philadelphia, and Brunswick beating Adel 6 to 3 in Brunswick, plus Winder routing Monroe 14 to 3 in Winder.
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Walter Johnson
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Ainsmith
Thue
Connolly and
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Giants Rally To Beat Cubs In Chicago Tilt
New York defeats Chicago 7 to 4 as Tesreau shines on the mound. Lavender starts for Chicago, pulled after two innings. Reulbach, Cheney, and Toney see action. Murray makes two spectacular catches and New York steals several bases. Phillies top Pirates 5 to 3 as Magee homers with two on. Reds defeat Dodgers 4 to 3 while St Louis down Boston 7 to 6 on wild pitches and late runs.
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Reusbach
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Local nine win pitchers' duel 4 to 2 on late miscues
In a tight pitchers' battle, Allen faltered in the eighth but New Orleans surged home three singles and a wild throw to beat Chattanooga 4 to 2. Coyle homered for a one run lead, Spencer later tied it, and Mills shone in his first game at third base.
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Meadow club cup singles final at Southampton
Niles of Boston and Johnson of Philadelphia won the Meadow club cup singles in the final round. Johnson defeated Williams while Niles beat Larned. In doubles semis Clothier and Gardner beat Biddle Williams and McLoughlin Bundy later edged Niles and Dabney, then beat Johnson and Watson Jr. in the semifinal. Also a prison escape reported from Hawkinsville Ga where ten negro prisoners broke out by sawing bars.
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Boston
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M. E.mclou
Hawkinsville
Amateur games on tap today across multiple leagues
The afternoon slate features City League matchups such as Southern Bell versus Moose at Ponce de Leon park and Inman Yards against Bean & McGil at Hits park. Other games include Woodward vs Grace at Piedmont No. and Westminster vs B N C at Piedmont No. plus several Saturday draws across the Atlanta leagues.
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Vet Cinder Men In Big Parade In New York
A parade honoring the American Olympic team on August 24 will feature a veterans guard of honor from cinder track and field. marshal Harry Buermeyer leads stars including Harry Fredericks Cinders Murray W E Purdy Tommy Burke and Martin Sheridan, all noted early American champions and Olympic competitors.
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New York Athletic Club
Veterans’ Brigade
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Tommy Burke
Boston Athletic Association
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Athena
Martin Sheridan
Ty Cobb Gains On His Rivals In Batting Race
The three leaders in the American League batting race are close, with Ty Cobb, Speaker, and Jackson posting solid numbers. Cobb had two hits in four at bats Friday, while Speaker and Jackson went 0-for-2 each, stalling their progress.
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South Atlantic Palmettos Top Foxes 7 to 3 in Columbia
Columbia defeated Columbus 7 to 3 as Weldeill labored with two triples and a double, three hit batters, four walks, and a wild pitch. Witter and Badel drove in runs, Barrett held the lead. final score 7 3 in 1 40. Umpire Kelly.
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Columbia
Columbus
Weldeill
Witter
Badel
Barrett
Celumiens
Jones and Moore set for Missouri Valley finals in tennis
Jones of Kansas City defeated Heath Moore in the Missouri Valley championship singles semis. He will face Jack Cannon in the finals tomorrow. In doubles, Jones and Batley beat Proctor Masters and H W Duval, and will meet Moore and Cannon in the final. Other results include Gainesville’s seventeenth straight win over Athens.
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HL We Jones
Heath Moore
Jack Cannon
John T. Batley
Albion
Oklo
Proctor’ Masters
H. W. Duval
Cannon
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