Bartley and Fisher Lead Southern League Pitching at Atlanta
Atlanta twirlers Tom Fisher and Bill Bartley top the Southern League percentage list after fourteen games each. Hart of Little Rock sits third, with Rogers, Folbre, and Johns following. The six leading pitchers include four Atlants stars, showing strong defense behind them as stats through July 10 are listed.
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Sixth annual Glidden tour starts from Detroit July 12
The sixth annual American Automobile Association tour including the Glidden Hower and Detroit trophies begins in Detroit on July 12 with about fifty cars. It spans nearly 1900 miles west to Denver and back to Kansas City, making this the most arduous and important tour to date with an exacting new set of rules and a nationwide itinerary.
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American Automobile Association
Detroit
Denver
Kansas City
Henters Ready For Gong In Atlanta Boxing Card
Boxing fans in Atlanta await a classy Armory show led by the Dugan Bishop ten round heavyweight bout. The two top contenders, Bishop and Malone, are in peak condition with a close weight, similar reach, and strong ring craft. The undercard features the Trent-rockemoffski ten round clash and a crowd-pleasing battle royal, with ticket sales brisk at Tom Potts' store.
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Atlanta
Dugan Bishop
Npecond
East
Neck of the Woods
Bighop
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Daley Leads League in Three-Baggers Across Week
Montgomery center fielder Datey Daley tops the league with eleven three base hits through Saturday July 10. Other leaders include Moran and Whiteman tied with six, with Gygli and Baer also among the doubles list.
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Montgomery
Meroe
Deley
Moran
Whiteman
Weimer
Kenta
Gygli
Baer
Auto Races Set for Rome Driving Park Tomorrow
Rome Ga July 11 Special Auto races postponed from July 5 due to rain will resume tomorrow afternoon at Driving Park. Two classes compete with 18 horsepower cars mainly local entries and 30 horsepower cars from Atlanta Chattanooga Savannah and others. A motorcycle race is planned as a handicap event starting at 4 o clock. stores may close at 3 for fans to attend.
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Driving Park
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Savannah
Atlanta Leads Teams in Fielding Across Southern League
Atlanta Crackers top the Southern League in fielding with a .963 percentage and few errors, leading Memphis New Orleans and Mobile in various defensive stats through games up to July 10. The report also notes Atlanta’s strong assist and putout counts and lists rival tallies for the season.
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New Orleans
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Pell to face Nat Thornton in Southern tennis final
H A Pell of New York Indoor champion, defeated Doyle of Washington in the singles to earn the right to meet Nat Thornton, title holder for two consecutive years. Play starts at 4 p m with Pell and his partner Grant already holding the doubles title and aiming to claim both championships.
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New York
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Washington
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Fell
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Johnson and Kaufman to meet in prize ring bout
New York July 11 A bid to clinch the heavyweight title match between Jack Johnson and Al Kaufman is planned for this week with September or October as the target. Johnson signed in June but pressure grows to cancel to avoid clashing with Ketchel plans.
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al Kaufman
California
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Charley Harvey
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Crackers Open Series Against Climbers in Montgomery
The Crackers begin a three game trip today in Montgomery against the Climbers. The season series stands 8-3 in favor of the Crackers from eleven meetings. Batting averages for all players through games through Saturday, July 18 are listed, with the Climbers leading in hitting while the Crackers hold the edge in fielding.
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Crackers
Montgomery
Nashville
Climbers
Atlanta
Krause Gains Tenth Victory for Detroit in July 1 Win
Krause pitched his tenth straight win as Detroit beat Philadelphia 7 to 4 in a game moved up from July 12. Mullin struggled early, two singles ignited a four-run seventh for Detroit, and Murphy sparkled defensively. The game featured two crowding errors and a ragged Detroit fielding effort.
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Krause
Mullin
Murphy
Philadelphia
Killan
Stan
Age
Thomas Time
Sheridan
Kerin
Standings in Extra Base Hits Across Southern League
Memphis leads singles with 476 while Montgomery has 451. New Orleans tops doubles with 46 and Montgomery leads triples with 26. New Orleans and Little Rock tied for home runs at 7. Montgomery surpasses all with 686 total bases, Birmingham 667, others close. Data through Saturday July 19 shows Memphis 478 singles, Montgomery 461, etc.
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Memphis
Turtias
Powe
Montgomery
New Orleans
Pelicans
Birmingham
Crackers
Little Rock
Atlanta
Mobile
Nashville
Crackers Lead Teams In Sacrifice Hits
The Crackers top the league in sacrifice hits with 136 through Saturday games. Birmingham trails with 116, followed by Nashville 168, Mobile 108, Memphis 102, Montgomery 97, Little Rock 18, and New Orleans 78.
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Birmingham
Ailants
Nashville
Mobile
Mempha
Montgomery
Little Hock
New
Lorleans
White baseball saves Sharpe’s reputation in Atlanta
The Atlanta Baseball Association officer Bil Sharpe proposed a visible warning device. A large white ball with Base ball painted on two sides is suspended over the streetcar tracks via a lanyard from trolley pole supports. It signals game status to anxious crowds, remaining up when a game is on and removed when not.
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Five Pointe
Bil Sharpe
Atlanta Baseball Association
Bill Sharpe
Baseball Schedule Now Showing Around Town
The leagues list today features Southern League games with Atlanta at Montgomery Nashville at Birmingham New Orleans at Little Rock Memphis at Mobile Savannah at Knoxville Macon at Jacksonville Augusta at Columbia Columbus at Chattanooga in the South Atlantic League. American League action sends Philadelphia to Detroit Boston to Chicago New York at St Louis Washington to Cleveland. National League matches include Pittsburg at New York Chicago at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Brooklyn St Louis at Boston.
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Montgomery
Memphis Eee
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Augusta
Chattanooga
Columbia
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Washington
Nee
Detroit
Boston
National League
Cincinnati
GYGLI LEADS LEAGUE IN STOLEN BASES INDIANAPOLIS RECORDS SHOW
Gygs the first baseman of the Birmingham team leads the league in stolen bases through Saturday July 10 with 24. Roy Moran of the Atlanta team is close behind with 23. Dick Bayless of the Crackers has 19 steals, while several others reach double digits.
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Birmingham
Roy Moran
Atlanta
Dick Bayless
Crackers
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Moran
Bayless
Jordan
Wiseman
Sentell
Bliam
Daley
Robertson
Heniine
Persons
Baerwald
McMurray
Berwin
Coulson
Boucher
Cocash
Newton
Montgomery Climbers Lead Southern League Hitting
The Montgomery Climbers show major improvement in ten days, leading the Southern League with a .233 team batting average. Birmingham and Memphis tie for second at .282, Little Rock at .228, while Memphis has the most hits at 553 and Montgomery 551. Montgomery also leads in runs with 268, Atlanta second at 285, Memphis third at 243.
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Birmingham
Memphis
Little Rock
Lontgomery
Atlanta
Clors
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Hite Heck
Al Newton Dominates Sacrifice Hit Leaderboard
Atlanta shortstop Al Newton leads the league in sacrifice hits with 32 through Saturday July 1. Kerwin of Montgomery is second with 23, while Wiseman of Nashville and Elam of Birmingham tie for third with 21 sacrifices each. The compiled list shows players with ten or more sacrifices as of July 10, including McMurray, Sentell, and many others across leagues and teams.
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Moran
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Five Players Tie For Lead In Two Baggers
Southern League leaders share eight or more two-baggers through Saturday July 16. Notable figures include Molesworth 13, Weimer 13, Rockenfield 13, Cocash 19, Daley 9, and Huelsman 11 among others, with several players at eight or nine.
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Molesworth
Weimer
Dexter
Coulson
Kerwin
Moran
Huelsman
Robertson
Cranston
Wheat
Cocash
Daley
Crackers Lead Stolen Bases in Southern League
Atlanta leads stolen bases with 107, Birmingham 100 sits second, Montgomery 92, Little Rock 90, Mobile 69, New Orleans 69, Nashville 21, Memphis 75, Montgom ery 92. Crackers top a heat base stealing table with 107 sacks on July 10.
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Little Rock
Mobile
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
Douglasville Plays Athletics Today
The Atlanta Athletic Club baseball team hosts Douglasville at Peres de Leon as part of a three game series this week. The Crackers hit the road, then face Mc Donough later in the week hoping to extend their 17–1 record.
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Huelsman Leads In Home Run Clouts
Frank Huelsman the big left fielder for the New Orleans team tops the list with four homers this season. Others with two or more homers through July 10 include Pepe Henling Dexter Lentz Casey Os W. & A. Wins another game as the W. & A baseball team defeats Southern Railway 8 to 6. Batteries: Wa A Fosythe Hell. Southern Railway Ray Watts. W. & A Bulfin Smith and Fosythe.
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Strelfer
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Tennis Tourney Opens in Macon This July
In Macon Georgia on July 11 Ali prepares for the annual Georgia town tennis tournament. Players from Augusta Atlanta Tarboro North Carolina and New Orleans entered. Eden Teyfor Jr and Mansfield with Carter defend doubles title on Lee Cabin Courts.
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