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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1912
Page
9
OHREEFE and Whitney plan a renewed match at a local club after an unsatisfactory previous bout. Keefe seeks a clear decision while Whitney aims to prove Keefe benefited from luck. The article hints at a busy schedule with six days of events and multiple doubleheaders surrounding the scene.
Baseball news covers performances from players like the Southpaw, Tom Kats, and Joe Tlobe, with mentions of Brooklyn and St Louis stars. Highlights include Christy Mathewson’s victory, Frank Chance named Cubs captain, and tabulations from Athletics vs Red Sox doubleheader and New York Americans’ slide from first.
Waxsha and Asbo were announced tonight by Iak Davis a Knowville pitcher in the vnea lachian Teague is said to join the Wiiwinnal National League team for Scene pa report Monday night.
The Birmingham Barons host Atlanta for a four game set and then welcome the New Orleans Pelicans for three days of doubleheaders and a rain-delayed schedule. With both teams boasting strong pitching and improving batting, the week promises a tense clash as the Barons seek a home stand win while the Pelicans chase revenge against the Crackers. The upcoming homestand ends July 29 after visits to New Orleans, Montgomery, and Birmingham, with New Orleans the first return attraction. Batting order features Marean, Alperman, Bailes, and Harbison among others in today’s lineup.
The Crackers, ahead of the Barons and Pelicans, show superior hitting and fielding. Individual stars like Almeida and others propel the Crackers as leaders in hitting, extra-base punches, and overall team defense, with detailed line mentions and notable performances.
Mobile defeated Memphis 2 0 in Mobile. Berger yielded six hits for Mobile while Memphis’ Par sons held steady but failed to drive in runs. Home defense faltered with runners left stranded as the visitors never advanced beyond third base.
The document features a sports editor's Q and A discussing figures for Otto Jordan and Mayer, debates on Red Smith with Brooklyn, and questions about baseball plays including sacrifices and force plays. It references Jemison and Atlanta, with explanations of bunts, grounders, and yardage of outs and safes in various scenarios.
Cleveland pitcher Stet scattered hits and got solid support as Cleveland defeated St Louis 4 to 0. Key plays included a throw to the plate by Birmingham and a fielder’s choice run. Batterymates Steen and Livingstone, with umpires Dineen and Sheridan, presided.
Fragmentary list shows teams and leagues with scattered city names and players such as Albany Columbus Macon and New York Boston. Missing clear outcomes or dates. readable names suggest a schedule or standings brief from multiple leagues.
Chicago won from St Louis this afternoon to stretch a four of five stretch. Scored by innings shows Chicago 102 000 gan 1 while St Louis faced 019 AU onew. Batteries were Leifield Lavender Archer for Chicago and Willis Nallee Daie and Nathan for St Louis. Robbing and Brookly series notes reflect ten innings with Henton hit freely, Hoblitzell doubling and Mitchell single in the tenth. Time 1:48. Umpires Loopis and Bush.
The Commodores ball team celebrates Fourth of July with a dramatic doubleheader win over Winder. In the first game, a fourteen inning battle ends 4 to 2 as Barnett Mize and Black shine. C. Vaeper leads late, while Seenares rerventinued t and other names appear in the chaotic recap.
Fragmentary scores show Southern Leagues Mecile 2 Memphis 0, National 25 St. Lewy 2, Brooklyn 0, Cleveland 4 St. Louis 1, Ubivage-Der: Boatponed. Other lines unreadable.
The Atlanta Athletic Club season continues with seven more tournaments ahead. The Tavitation event is set for Thursday July 19 and 20, followed by the Junior League Championship with rounds on July 19, 9 a.m. debut and July 16, 10 a.m. rounds. Additional events include the Presidents Cup, Perry Adair Trophy, Davis & Freewan Trophy, Club Championship, Vice President Handicap, and Trophies, all with qualifying rounds in late summer and early autumn.
Stockholm July 1 American athletes scored notable victories at the Olympic games. R C Craig of Detroit won the 100 meters final in a time equalling the Olympic record, while James Thorp of the Carlisle Indian School captured the pentathlon. The United States led the day with three flagstaffs hoisted as flags of victory waved.
Marion Indiana July 7 three persons were killed and more than a dozen seriously hurt in a head on collision between two Interurban cars on the Marion Bluffton and Eastern Traction line. The dead were William Lentz George Dolgouffee and Benjamin C Silvers. The crash occurred when a regular car met a park car crowded with merrymakers bound for an amusement resort on a straight track. Police investigate reports some injured were robbed including a woman who said a purse containing 100 was taken.
In Chicago today, 20 year old Theresa Parri was shot and killed by her husband Peter Parri a tailor in front of an elevated rail station after a quarrel. Parri threatened to kill anyone who approached him then fled aboard a Hobey car.
The four nights of the Cunningham golf trophy were played at the Mus Lake course of the Atlanta Athletic Club. In the first flight OB. Biehante faced Dick Jemison, in the second flight H. Moore met M., in the third flight H. WK. Neer faced S. Hudson, and in the fourth flight E. G. Ottley met Upshaw.
About 3000 fans watched the Atlanta Stars beat the Soldiers 6 to 3 in the opening game of a doubleheader at Fort McPherson. Star batters led by Red Parker and Blanton sparked late offense while pitchers from both sides kept the air lively. Soldier errors and defensive plays highlighted the fielding, with notable contributions from Alianta Stars players and Red Parker in left field.
Fairbanks reports the most violent Alaska quake ever felt, shaking for 49 seconds at 16 o clock with violent shocks through the night. Foreman Jiving Anderson suffocated under a slab loosened by the quake as tremors extend across the region. Washington notes the heaviest shocks since the San Francisco disaster with two hours of tremors recorded at Georgetown University observatory.
In Narragansett Bay the Fall River steamer Commonwealth rammed the U S battleship New Hampshire near the Newport naval training station. Both ships suffered damage but there were no fatalities or injuries. Commonwealth bow stove in, New Hampshire stern cut, compartments crushed, captain's cabin and boiler room damaged. divers found no damage to propeller, rudder, or engines.
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