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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1912
Page
13
Buck Becker will miss two weeks due to pitching setbacks as teams in the league vie for positions. Coverage notes growing tension around key players, trades, and pennant races with mentions of Cobb, Griff, and Dygert returning to action for their respective clubs.
In a tense second game of the series Mobile loses late when two errors swing the lead to the Gull side. Donahue and Long spark a tied ninth before O'Dell singles and Waldorf errant throw allow the winning run. Waldorf and Cavet juggle roving hits through the game. Jim Donahue doubled and Paulet and Alperman contributed key plays for Atlanta while Mobile’s offense stalled after late rally efforts.
An advertisement touts Rose's Purity as a pure whiskey safe for home emergencies and medicinal use. It promotes availability at clubs and first class venues with express prepaid four quarts for four dollars.
In Columbus Georgia on July 15 the South Atlantic Foxes lost 2 to 1 to the Palmettos after a costly error and a late sacrifice. Ridgeway and Jones pitched well for Columbus while Sissons hit a triple and McGrew and Bennett contributed two runs.
T J Driscoll of Atlanta captures the Georgia checker championship at a tournament held last week at No 2 engine house. He posts an 822 percentage. Jos Hult finishes second, R M Netherlands third, and F A Risse fourth. Fifteen players entered the event.
Southern League features Atlanta at Mobile Nashville at Montgomery Chattanooga at New Orleans South Atlantic League has Maron at Albany and Columbia at Columbus Savannah plays in Jacksonville National League shows Brooklin visiting Pittsburg American League bill has Chicago at Washington St Louis at New York Detroit at Boaton Cleveland at Philadelphia
F H Hoover of Cleveland Ohio representing Woods Motor Company manufacturers of Woods Electric is in the city touring in the company’s interest. He is staying at the Piedmont hotel Proof Positive. The judge’s remark about portraits over Alsmeinteigiece and Blewite’s selbe is noted.
Over a hundred golfers will compete at the Aulsata Athletic Club for the second annual visitation golf tournament on East Lake course. Play runs Thursday to Saturday with 10 am starts. Handsome silver trophies honor winners and runners up in each event and the defeated debts Play will begin with the qualifying round Thursday. Eighty local players already signed, with many visitors arriving midweek. The course is in excellent shape as the grass springs up after recent rains and dry days are expected to keep the ground fast and smooth.
In Montgomery, July 18, two seventh inning errors let Nashville score three, while Montgomery tallied two in nine. Johnna pitched superbly for Nashville, despite Case leaving with a sore foot in the fifth. Final: Nashville 3 Montgomery 2.
Stockholm July 15 The only Portuguese runner in yesterday’s historic marathon, F Lazaro, died in hospital this morning after suffering sunstroke during the race. He collapsed on the return near Skiferiel after 19 miles, was rushed to a medical station, and never regained consciousness. Officials acknowledge starting at noon on a hot day was a grave error.
Philadelphia blanked Cleveland 7 to 0 behind Brown in solid pitching and strong Phillies play both at bat and in the field. The Phils set a season best with six sacrifice hits and one sacrifice fly, while Kahler Knapp Steen and ONeil supported Browns line.
Lawrenceville defeated Decatur 4 to 3 in ten innings on Saturday in Lawrenceville. Montgomery and McConnell with Kelley assisted by Mason pitched for Lawrenceville while Payne and Mason hurled for Decatur. The game featured a transfer of the winning run in the tenth with no outs in the frame.
Philadelphia July 1 The first break in the quartet of great pitchers that helped to bring two American league pennants to this city came today when Manager Mack announced he had released Harry R Cy Morgan to the Kansas City team of the American association Morgan came to the Philadelphia team in 1909 from the Boston Americans.
Mem phis Tenn July 15 Special Dan Fitzsimmons and Bill Hart umpired their last games in the Southern league today at least for the present season Hart sent in his resignation yesterday and Fitzsimmons followed this morning Hart cited his wife illness while Fitzsimmons cited heat and a judge's ruling as reasons The two plan to return home to Cincinnati and Rochester respectively The San Francisco bout between Al Kaufman and Charlie Miller scheduled for July 21 was postponed due to Kaufman falling ill with pleurisy.
The Georgia Railway and Electric Company Employees association hosts a benefit ball game this Saturday afternoon at Ponce de Leon Park. Proceeds aid the association, with the Southern Hell Telephone and Telegraph and Southern Railway Yards teams from the City League as contestants. Admission to the grandstand is 60 cents, tickets sold by street car men.
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