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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1912
Page
6
The Atlanta Athletic Club golf event closed with a strong final weekend despite few out of town entrants. Local players and notable figures like Jach O'Toole and Johnny Doble are mentioned, with Montogomery travel and upcoming matches noted.
A cluttered page lists Southern and South Atlantic League matchups with teams like Atlanta Montgomery Chattanooga Birmingham Nashville and others. It mixes league notices with an anecdote about an Irishman and a Jew pulling whiskers in a humorous tale, ending with a reference to the ancient Order of Hiberdem.
Heavy rain halted the Atlanta at New Orleans double-header. The Crackers and Pelicans will complete the games on the next Atlanta trip, with Brady slated to start the opener in Montgomery on Monday, as Hemphill and squad head there directly.
About 2000 Montgomery business leaders led by E. J. Meyer telegrammed President Kavanaugh demanding Umpire Fitzsimmons be removed after his alleged incompetency in Saturday’s Montgomery vs Memphis game, to curb rough crowds and improve baseball.
In Mottle Alabama Mobile outlasted Chattanooga 1 to 0 in fifteen dramatic innings. Maloney scored the lone run after Starr misplayed a drive by Moran, while Demaree pitched strongly for Mobile and Allen held Chattanooga in check. Umpire Jack OToole officiated his last league game before moving to the Western League.
Riverdale Georgia hosts a Friday game where the Riverdale Juniors defeat Hethaaita second team 9 to 5. standout infield play and solid battery work propelled Riverdale, who capitalized in late innings to secure the win. The score by innings shows Riverdale with a late surge and effective defense led by McConnell Gordon Shirling Walker and Swafford behind umpire Smith.
Baseball headlines from July 21 report the Cardinals losing to the Phillies 6 to 3 in St. Louis as a series of errors aided Philadelphia. New York beat Cincinnati 16 to 9 in a high scoring game with Wiltse and Crandall sharing pitching duties. Chicago swept Brooklyn in a doubleheader, taking game one 6 to 1 and game two 11 to 4, highlighted by Leifield, Roubach, Evans, and Dautert with strong bats and timely hits.
Memphis Tenn July 21 Special President Kavanaugh of the Southern League announced the season would be completed with five umpires Pfenninger Rudderham Kellum Breitenstein and Hart who recently left for the bedside of his aleck wire but will return in about a week. He met with F L Kuhn, former Nashville club president, about Nashville club matters, but no details were released as both returned home.
Rain affected New Orleans and Atlanta while Mobile beat Chattanooga 1–0. Memphis defeated Birmingham 4–2. New York beat Cincinnati 12–6 and Chicago 11–4 with Brooklyn 1 and 4 in separate games. Pittsburg-Boston rested. In American Association Kansas City 5 Toledo 7 Columbus 1 Minneapolis 4 Louisville 2, Louisville 4 Minneapolis 2, St Paul 5 Indianapolis 0. Cotton States League entries include Meridian 1 Meridian 1 and Vicksburg 0. Texas League results feature San Antonio 4, Dallas 1, Houston 4 and Fort Worth 0, Beaumont 9, Austin 4 with Galveston 4, Fort Worth 2, Houston 2 backing.
Detroit crowds attending the Gadillaqua speed boat races were stunned to learn that Lawrence Buell a 22 year old Detroit motor boat enthusiast will drive a hydroplane in the event. His entry guarantees a speed of 67 miles an hour the fastest time ever achieved in such a race announced today.
A Chicago golfer, a local favorite, captured the Western Championship title on Saturday. The win reinforces the player's status as a prominent figure in regional golf and boosts hopes for future competitions.
The Atlanta Athletic Club golfers will compete for the president's cup. Qualifying round is set for Saturday July 27 based on net scores. The first and second match play rounds must finish by August 2, with the third by August 3 and finals by August 4. Finals are 36 holes in the first flight and 18 holes in other flights.
Es Pelham Ga July 20 1612 letter from a Georgia sports writer recalls 1895 Atlanta Crackers team and management. He praises Becker Brady Waldorp and Dessay and urges revival of winning ways. Describes past players, team efforts, and fan loyalty in a nostalgic view of early baseball.
Berlin July 21. Thirteen members of the American Olympic team and Greek champion Tsichthras faced the best German athletes in a Berlin Sport club series. Brauns win over Meredith plus American and Greek marks in shot put and standing broad jump highlight a night of new German records and fast times.
The sporting editor addresses a reader query about a double header bet. He explains how a flat bet or wording can change outcomes and notes that bets depend on exact phrasing. He also provides Washington's home dates between August 34 and 1th, listing August home games against Chirag.
The pencil industry faces dwindling cedar supplies as native Juniperus wood shows promise as a substitute. U.N. and European demand, notably a Nuremburg firm using 400 million pencils annually, threatens production unless viable wood alternatives emerge.
Selma Alabama July 21 The Southeastern league was resuscitated this afternoon and appears set to finish the season as a four club league though talks may bring it to six clubs. Pensacola and a Lake City candidate are potential additions. Managers Stickney Selma and Selgi Gadsden were contacted by Blass Talladega. Rome will stay in and a new schedule will be drawn up for the rest of the season.
New York reports a more hopeful stock market as bank reserves exceed requirements and grain prospects improve. A sustained rise in prices follows, with easing call money but lingering concerns about future funding for crops. Strong crop outlook boosts railroads, steel, and farm labor demand amid improving livestock feed prospects.
A Philadelphia Press column laments degrading popular songs and urges censorship to protect youth and households. It contrasts Gilbert and Sullivan’s past lighthearted tunes with modern ditties deemed more improper, urging discernment without prudishness.
A reader lists best players from Southern league clubs in two all star teams including Moran, Wares, Messenger, McGilvray, Harbison, Elveen, Jacobson, Tanneman, Temarcee, Stengle, Alperman, Stanley, Almeida, Crandall, Joaston, Bailey, Yantz, Prough and more.
New Orleans July 2 The dominant factor in cotton markets this week is sentiment around the August crop condition report. The July period ends Thursday the 25th and private estimates will form, with many bureaus possibly releasing figures soon. Weather changes and Texas movement will heavily influence bullish or cautious tones as rains affect eastern and western belts and early yields.
A Philadelphia Inquirer item notes attendance was poor as Baltimore hotel keepers affected the delegates atmosphere, leaving lingering jokes about the event and its turnout.
The secretary of the United Kingdom Alliance attributes an estimated increase in Britain’s drink bill by 8,192,571 pounds for 1911 to an abnormally long spell of fine summer weather and a volume of home and foreign trade without precedent in its magnitude.
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