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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
5
Tulsa and Okmulgee clashed in a chaotic Oklahoma State League game on Ladies Day. Umpire McKee faced repeated assaults by team managers and players, with spectators taking sides as two substitutes officiated until police arrested McKee. Tulsa won 4 to 1.
In Columbus Georgia on June 6 Schuessler a new Alabama farmer boy beat veteran Bill Duggie by 6 to 2. Albany led with four runs. two came off Albany. A questionable call lengthened Albany at bat in the sixth. Schuessler pitched well with a key throw to the plate by Sisson. Final score 6 2 with umpires Pender.
Scouts 11, Peaches 2 in a game noted for wild pitching by Maw vee owe Stee and strong defense. Jacksonville hitters collected 12 hits, aided by four Macon errors as the sisters cruised to an 11 to 2 victory despite early threats.
Fragmentary newspaper note references Its Opportunity and mentions a snake and rattling busts in a period voice. Core names or places are unclear. text is garbled.
The Southern Golf Association tournament narrowed to sixteen in Chattanooga as players A Adair Eng land J E, Brooke R H, Henderson Arch, Wright H A, Edrington J P, Crawford B S, Whitney N M, Bush R G, Ward W P, Webb T S, Byrd F G, Selden J A, Baugh R H, Stewart W P, Rowan W H and others won morning matches to reach the championship flight.
Danville Virginia stockholders and directors unanimously voted to surrender the Danville franchise to league officials. President Jo' Soatwright will seek a new home in Suffolk as the club heads to Petersburg pending a new city to operate the team. Poor gate receipts and ongoing losses sealed the fate of baseball in Danville this season.
In Brooklyn, East Side lightweight Young Brown defeated English champion Matt Wells in the first round of a ten round bout with a clean left to the jaw. Wells recovered quickly but Brown showed surprising strength and cleverness, despite Wells landing more blows overall. Wells weighed 140 1/2 pounds, Brown 137.
Baseball results from June 1 to June 5, detailing Pirates beating Ceven 7 to 5, Browns/ Camnitz in mixed Boston defeat, St Louis beating Philadelphia 8 to 5, Dodgers edging Cubs 4 to 3, and New York 22 to 10 over Cincinnati with Fromme Keefe and Fletcher starring. Key pitchers Brown Camnitz Harmon Wingo Shultz Doolin Graham Rucker Needham.
Cleveland defeats New York 7 to 0 as Carl Thompson, Georgia recruit, allows two hits in four innings with four strikeouts. Kahler held the Yankees to two first-inning runs. Quinn defeated in four. Also Washington tops Chicago 8–4, Detroit beats Boston 8–4, and St. Louis tops Philadelphia 12–1 in afternoon action.
Fayetteville Georgia on June 5 defeated The Atlanta Journal 18 to 7 on Fayetteville grounds. Key plays included a triple steal in the seventh by Burks Medlack and Camp. Stinchcomb pitched well with 11 strikeouts, while Blanton was hit hard throughout. Batteries: Fayetteville Stinchcomb Camp Yournai. Atlanta Blanton Callahan.
An advertisement notes a $1.00 round trip from Atlanta to Ern Springs on Sundays via the A B A. The text also mentions the Volga and Don rivers converging and changing directions near Kalach and Tearsteyn, with the Volga flowing to the Caspian Sea and the Don toward the Azory? and the broader Black Ben and Madle regions.
In Chattanooga on June 5, Montgomery tops Chattanooga 5 to 2 as More walks two and Paige singles to drive in two after a late rally. Gribbens and Noyes drive in runs earlier. Paige and More combine on the mound with solid relief. Fatse walks three early. Kellum and Preminger umpire.
Albany authorities decide the iron bridge over the Flint River at Broad street must be rebuilt to handle growing traffic. Plans consider stronger flooring with durable material. Other notes cover Albany Park transformation, the Exchange Bank of Valdosta with $100,000 capital, two convicts retaken near Valdosta, the Dooley estate sale, and injury to Asben McCurry in Hartwell.
New York June 6 The American Automobile Association reported 43 additional clubs enrolled at its semi annual meeting. Most new members hail from the middle west with Kansas adding 11 clubs and Iowa seven. A dispute over Ohio motor federation proceedings was postponed to fall. The group referred a tax test case on motor vehicles to a special committee. Dr G E Dutton of Minneapolis was named chair of a committee for the Glidden tour with Detroit as start and New Orleans as terminus.
A touring car owned by John Sheffield was nearly destroyed by a fire sparked when a burning match met escaping gasoline while he and companions were away in the country. Gordon Appointments and local notices from Barnesville detail Gordon Cadets promotions and the long-serving Cincinnati Negro patrolman John Samples, with biographical notes.
Italians Resch prison Frank Marting and Emanuela Greco, recently convicted in New York on a white slave interstate act charge, arrived in Atlanta under U S deputy marshal. Greco faces ten years hard labor and a $10,000 fine, Marting five years. sentence deemed standard for such cases.
John Poulos, a Greek restaurateur, was injured after a pharmacist sold him carbolic acid instead of wood alcohol for an ingrown toe nail. His left leg and hands blistered, two doctors and a nurse treated him as he recovers. He plans to sue the drug clerk.
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