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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1915
Page
11
After a rest day the Crackers start a four game series in Little Rock against the Travelers. Pitching by Hoyt Townsend Holmquist and Covington powers the Visitors as they seek wins. Charley Starr’s Travelers and the Crackers clash as Nashville, Chattanooga, Mobile and New Orleans trips follow.
Chattanooga beat New Orleans 2 to 1 in a tight pitching battle. George held the Pelicans hitless until the seventh inning before wavering, Cunningham allowed four strikeouts and five walks as Chattanooga rallied in the eighth. Key plays included Bidet’s defensive stop preventing a tying run and Hendryx stealing, with Graff and Daley contributing offensively for the Lookouts.
Gustave F. Touchard, 27, once indoor tennis champion, pleaded guilty to stealing golf balls valued at 140 from Shercombie & Fitch in New York. Judge Rosa Alaky set sentence for Predas George Gordon Battle, while counsel urged mercy noting his wife died in childbirth and medical bills and debt left him with a baby.
Reported scores from the International and Southern Leagues list Butta & City, Harring, Harrisburg, Rochester, Minneap, Columbus, Cleveland, Saint Louis, and many matchups. Word fragments suggest July 27 coverage with Freemans beating Aragon in a close game and local color quotes about a farmer.
Cincinnati wins 4 3 at home after Clarke errors in ninth allow tying and scoring. Griffith homers with batter on in fourth as Phillies drop final game of series. score by innings shows Reds 000 200 011 and Phillies 003 000 100.
Buffalo defeated Chicago 3 to 7 in a game loaded with missed opportunities and two double plays. Pittsburg beat Baltimore 2 to 1 in ten innings as Kelly sparked the winning run. Newark overwhelmed St Louis 11 to 3 behind Scheer's four hits and a home run, while Groom was roughed up early.
Brooklyn wins the first game 7 to 5 as Johnson holds the Kansas City offense in check until the ninth inning. In the second game Brooklyn leads early but Kansas City rallies to a 6 to 2 victory, aided by Cullop and Easterly behind solid pitching.
In Talbotton Georgia on July 7 the Columbus Chero-Colas defeated Talbotton by a score of 5 to 1. Cashion hit two home runs with one on, Lockhart starred at short, and Carter connected for three bags in the ninth for Talbotton. This marks the Cheros second defeat of Talbotton in two games, as they aim for a streak of three.
Dawson wins 5 to 2 at Eufaula grounds to take the second game of the series. Davis pitched superbly for Dawson backed by strong hitting in field and at bat. Score by innings shows Dawson 5 runs to 2, with Brooks and Williams noted in batteries. Dawson asserts state championship and invites disputes to local club.
Swainsboro downed Wadley 17 to 0 in Swainsboro Georgia on July 27. Pitcher Eady struck out 19 while Higden allowed 17 hits. Battenes Swainshoro Eady Tyson led the offense as Wadley’s Higden and Reddick struggled on the mound.
Hickory Level defeated Shady Grove by 13 to 3 as pitchers Cattrisht and hitters Robertson Baskin and Earneat starred. The game featured strong fielding at the keystone and decisive batting from the Hickory Level lineup.
Columbus Georgia July 27 In an eleven inning pitchers battle the Columbus Foxes defeated the Macon Tigers 1 to 0 giving them three games won to Macon's one. Voas pitched superbly and received strong field support with circus catches. Foster pitched well for Macon but his teammates failed to score. In the eleventh Herndon doubled and Potts singled scoring the winning run as Macon left runners on base several times.
Boston defeated Chicago 3 to 1 as Woods held the visitors to few hits and Boston connected on Russell and Faber. In other scores, Washington beat Cleveland 1 to 0 on a pitchers duel with Milan stealing home in the first inning, and Detroit subsumed New York 7 to 3 behind strong hitting.
In the Longwood Cricket club singles tournament favorites advanced through the second and third rounds, with G H Wightman pushing state champion G P Gainer to five sets and I R Wright nearly defeating W M Washburn. Norris Williams, national champion, beat Watters in two sets before fatigue slowed him late.
The description presents a play where a catcher fields a bunt or foul bunt and a runner on third attempts to score while a runner on second advances. The ball gets mishandled in the fielding action, leading to chaos on the bases. With one out and no clear tagging or forced play, the batter may be awarded first base if the catcher touches the ball and interferes, but the text is unclear on final outs.
Seven of nine athletes traveling to the National Amateur Athletic Union campionships at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco August 6 and 7 departed New Orleans today. Coach F. Gormley led the group including H Johnston, Forest Cakes of Tulane, Harry Fitzpatrick, Osa Smythe of New Orleans, Dudley Griffin, Tom Dutton of the University of Louisiana, and R. Lewis of Deridder. Dana Jenkins of Eunice and Clark Nobles of Mississippi A. & M. left for the coast Saturday.
Nathan Tycer, athlete of St. Paul’s College Covington La, named southern representative in the decathlon at the Panama Pacific Exposition games in San Francisco. He will replace Gilbert Ritchie of Birmingham who declined the invitation.
Newport July 27 Resolute defeats Vanitie in the first of a trio of America's Cup class yacht races. Charles Francis Adams steered Resolute to clear superiority in all points of sailing. Vanderbilt commanded Vanitie.
Washington defeated Covington 6 to 3 in Covington Georgia. Washington bunched timely hits off Hitchcock and capitalized on errors as Perryman starred in the pinches. Hitchcock took the loss for Covington while Ter ry man earned the win for Washington and struck out nine. scored by innings shows Covington 3 and Washington 6.
In Fitzgerald Georgia on July 27 the Nea brasia Indians edged Fitzgerald 2 to 1. The locals had only three baserunners before the ninth inning when a walk and a threebagger by Big Chief produced the two runs. Big Chief pitched well for the Indians while Sweet Gress, McFarland and Monahan appeared in the field.
Tonight at 6 at the Y M C A the third summer volley ball league games are scheduled. First matches: Boykin v Morrison and Smith v Atkinson. Second games at 8 45 feature Ball and Buckle captains versus Hill and Waters. Public invited to attend. league has 44 teams vying. ship schedule to follow. junior championship result noted with B2 72 over B1 42.
The Valdosta team of the F L A G League, 1915 pennant winners, is on a barnstorming tour of Georgia. They are playing in Griffin through Saturday and seek games with strong amateur or semi pro teams for next week or future dates. Address Otto Jordan, Griffin, Ga, until Saturday.
British steamer Mavisbrook, chased for over an hour by a German submarine in the Bay of Biscayne after disregarding a stop signal, dodges the submarine as two British torpedo boats arrive. Captain Brown reports the sub sank a French-flagged sailing vessel an hour earlier. crew fate unknown.
In Macon Georgia on July 2 a man named Howard Balkcom shot and instantly killed 16-year-old Robert Savage who he mistook for a burglar. Balkcom then tried to use the same weapon on himself but was stopped before he could act.
Geneva July 27 Nedjemkden Effendi Turkish minister of justice operated on for appendicitis at Lausanne Fassun Effendi denied reports that they were invested with powers to seek a separate peace with the triple entente. He said Turkey does not desire the war and would welcome peace but rumors are untrue. They sought to visit for health and to rest as both men suffer from war strain.
New York July 27 The Cunard liner Carpathia returning from Liverpool was chased by a submarine off the Irish coast on Sunday July 14, according to passengers Joseph Thompson of Canton Ohio a Lusitania survivor and Andrew Motherwell of Glasgow who said they saw a British patrol fire at the submarine’s periscope The captain said the patrol boats appeared to be practicing and not engaging a submarine
An explosion of gas in the Moderwelt mine today killed seven miners, with at least eight others badly burned. About 150 men were in the mine when the blast occurred, but most escaped with injuries or panic.
Gainesville Ga July 27 Special Forrest L Smallwood on trial for murder of Len Redmond was convicted this afternoon of voluntary manslaughter. The jury deliberated three hours and forty five minutes. Judge J B Jones imposed a twenty year penitentiary term. Three speeches were required to finish the case with final arguments by State's WON Stein and defense attorney Howard Thompson.
Blakely Georgia July 27 Special The body of Tom Sutlive a young bookkeeper for the Blakely Oil and other company lay in a pool of blood at the Merchants hotel room police say a bullet wound to the head and a revolver in his hand tell the probable suicide a note on the dresser confessed to contemplating death for years and asked why a man should prolong life the body was taken to Torre Gaines for interment
Macon Georgia July 27 a young Brunswick girl formerly in Tabernacle Rescue Home was found and restored to her father Edith Anderson a young Brunswick woman had been sought by police after escaping the home for several days A Macon man aided her eluding officers before she returned home with her father who planned to take her to Brunswick and place her in a convent
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