Phelan Sees Giants Chances and Cracker Struggles
Gta. WwW A. Phelan, Cincinnati scribe for Baseball Magazine, analyzes the New York Giants season prospects focusing on Mathewson, Marquard, and Crandall. The Cracker lineup faces injuries and reshuffling as Joynes leaves for New York for varicose vein surgery. Substitutions and tryouts follow as HemPhilge plans to weed out players after exhibition games while some Cracker stalwarts move to Spartanburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Eye
Hemphilge
Luck
Stowers
Spartanburg
Sunday School League Opens 1912 Season Meetings Held
The Sunday School Baseball League held its first meeting at baseball headquarters 978 Peach Tree Street as officers were ready to commence. Directors endorse a Federation of Athletes to unite leagues. Another meeting set for Monday night March 25 at 8 to receive team applications.
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Peachtree Street
All Officers League
Athlettes
Riverside to field fastest ever Riverside baseball team
Gainesville Ga March 20 Special Captain Frank Ma Gillespie Riverside coach gears up for the season with a hard working squad. Indications point to Riverside fielding the fastest team in school history. Schedule lists games from late March to early May against Boys High Tech High Ninth District Agricultural School Atlanta School of Medicine Georgia Military College Bingham Birmingham College and two four-game sets with North Georgia Agricultural College. Dates pending finalization.
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Gainesville
Frank Ma «Gillespie
Riverside
Ln Pusy
Tech High School
Georgia Military College
Georgia Military Colege
Bingham
Birmingham College
Boys’ High School
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega
Two New Pitchers Join Memphis Squad
Two volunteer pitchers joined the Memphis squad in a March try-out scene in Memphis Tennessee. Turtle Jobbs Hopper, previously with St. Louis Americans and Decatur, and Sally from University of Vermont, who auditioned after Philadelphia Nationals exposure, arrived from Hot Springs seeking a chance. Ferguson, from Boston Nationals, appeared in uniform today but has not signed a contract.
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Memphis
Tenn
Hopper
St. Louis Americans
Decatur
Sally
University of Vermont
Philadelphia Nationals
Hot Springs
Ferguson
Boston Nationals
O'Day's Reds To Meet the Crackers In Atlanta Ex games
Hank O Day known as Hank will lead the Cincinnati Reds against the Crackers in exhibition games today and Friday. The Reds will be welcomed in Atlanta where O Day has deep roots. Stars Bob Bescher Mike Mitchell Larry McLean Dick Hollitzell and Hube Benton will join the squad, Benton likely to pitch. Local reporters W A Phelan and Jack Ryder accompany the Reds.
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Henri O'Day
Mike Mitchell
Larry McLean
Dick Hollitzell
Hube Benton
Chattanooga
Reds
Crackers
Yankees
W. A. Phelan
The
Times-Star
Jack Ryder
Enquirer
Morris Loses to Jim Stewart in Ten Round Bout
New York March 2 Jim Stewart the Brooklyn heavyweight outpointed Carl Morris of Oklahoma in a ten round bout at the Empire Athletic Club Stewart's cleaner work featured straight lefts and timely uppercuts Morris relied on inside fighting and crowding Morris bleeding from a left eye after a sixth round punch Stewart dominated the late rounds as the weight figures Morris 225 pounds Stewart 209%
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Aoe Hae
New York
Jim Stewart
Brooklyn
Carl Morris
Oklahoma
Empire Athletic Club
Stewart
Morris
Pickett Loses First Of Series In 100 Point Bout
F p Day of Atlanta defeated Fred Pickett of Jacksonville 100 to 89 in the opening game of a two match 100 point series. The match drew a large crowd at Montgomery's with both players sharing a high run of thirteen. Day led late after Pickett scratched on the final break, then Daly ran out to seal the frame.
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F. P. Day
Atlanta
Fred Pickett
Jacksonville
Montgomery’s
Day
Pickett
Daly
Shaughnessy to Meet Perry in Saturday Bout in Pittsburgh
Pete Shaughnessy travels from Texas to Pittsburgh to face Perry in the main bout Saturday night at the club. Perry, the Atlanta sensation, has fought Bobby Reynoldkis and Young Mlitchis, while Shaughnessy draws comparison to Clarence English after two ten round draws and a later decision. Englash to meet the winner at a later date. Semi windup and preliminaries to be announced.
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Jimmy Perry
Pittsburg
Atlanta
Bobby Reynolkis
Mlitchis
Harry Staten
Pete Shaughnessy
Texas
Perry
Staten
Shaughnessy
Clarence English
English
Englash
Jeter
Cleveland Defeats New Orleans 5 To 4 In Nine Inning Rally
In a March 20 game in New Orleans Cleveland regulars won 5 to 4 over the New Orleans club. Cleveland pitchers Baskette Zeigler and George faced Klawitter and Hitt. Also Montgomery Billikens beat the Cubs 4 to 1 in Montgomery with Johnny Dobbs guiding the four run sixth inning.
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Cleveland
New Orleans
Cleveland American
Baskette
Zeigler
George
Klawitter
Hitt
Billikens
Cubs
Montgomery
Ala
Chance
Waterloo
Capitol Heights
Johnny Dobbs
Evers
Sheckard
Bchulte
Hoffman
Tinker
Archer
Cheney
Nagle
Chicago
Smith
Herbert
McMurray
Atlanta, Ga
Cincinnati Reds Leave Columbus for Atlanta Scrimmage
The Cincinnati Reds departed Columbus, headed to Atlanta to face Wolverton's New York Highlanders, then plan to travel to Chattanooga to test Billy Smith's lineup. Manager O'Day preferred delaying departure to April 5 for ideal spring training on the California field, praising its quick-drying quality and calling the site ideal for workouts. The club may return next winter.
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Columbus
Cincnnati Reds
Atlanta
Wolverton
Chattanooga
Billy Smith
Reds
O'Day
Baseball double bill at Fort McPherson draws crowd
Fort McPherson hosted a morning field day and two afternoon baseball games. Company A beat B 14 to 9, then D edged G 4 to 3. Corporal Tucker starred for D while Lieutenant Stone planned more summer contests amid strong spectator interest. A Sunday showcase pits a post team against Atlanta Railway League players.
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Fort McPherson
Company A
Company B
Company D
Corporal Tucker
Stone
Railway League of Atlanta
Doc Wiseman Quits The Game In Nashville
Julius Wiseman known as Doc Wiseman a longtime guardian of right field for the Nashville baseball team has quit the game. He sends a letter to Manager Schwartz stating he has a good job in Cincinnati and will not report for duty.
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Nashville
Tenn
Julius Wiseman
Doc
Schwartz
Wiseman
Cincinnati
Ty Cobb to visit Augusta and Athens notable guest
Athens Georgia reports Ty Cobb the first citizen in the land as a guest of Athens with his wife and son at the Hotel Georgian. He travels from Royston his boyhood home to Augusta for a week and will join the Detroit team in New Orleans for training on March 27.
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Martian Phelan
Macon
Crackers
Yarl Sykes
Flrat
Phelan
Athens
Ty Cobb
Georgian
Cobb
Royston
Georgia
Augusta
Detroit
New Orleans
Poggenburg Wins International Billiards Match
Ferdinand Poggenburg, the American champion, defeated Frenchman Lahouret in the international billiard championship at the 18.2 balk line. The final score was 400 to 101, giving Poggenburg one win and one loss in the series.
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Oan Poggenburg
Aris
Ferdinand Poggenburg
Lahouret
Poggenburg
Cubs Begin Minor League Shuffle Three New Men Sent Down
Chicago reports Manager Chance has disposed of three of his new players to the minor leagues. Detachments include lefties Harrington and Dressen and infielder Louiz Smith. Dressen to Salt Lake City, Harrington to Lynn Mass by August 26, and Smith to Louisville by season end. Thirty four Cubs remain on the roster.
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Cubs
Chicago
Chance
Harrington
Dressen
Louiz Smith
Salt Lake City
Lynn
Mass
Smith
Louisville
Three Gulls Arrive In Mobile Ahead of Openers
Third baseman McNeill of Rock Hill Colorado, third baseman George Roche of Cincinnati, and catcher Joe Dunn of Springfield Illinois arrived in Mobile and reported to manager Finn. The two former Mobile players return, with games slated for Saturday and Sunday against the second squad or the Cleveland American League team.
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Mobile
Ala
McNeill
Rock Hill
Colo
George Roche
Cincinnati
Joe Dunn
Springfield
Finn
Used Mails to Defraud Convict Sentenced in Texas
Houston March 20 I B Shofner proprietor of an employment agency in the getty was sentenced in federal court to five years in Fort Leavenworth for using the mails to defraud. Ohio and several southern state witnesses testified that they paid fees for positions never secured.
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Houston
Tex
I. B. Shofner
Getty
Fort Leavenworth
Ohio
Shofner
Fragmented plea for help in harsh speech
A damaged text fragment shows someone asking why others cannot find a person and laments a sad man, with garbled phrasing and incomplete quotation. The readable bits hint at distress and pursuit but lack clear names or context.
Questions Answered in Sporting Editor’s Q&A
The sporting editor answers reader inquiries about sports. A fan asks for Jeffries versus Corbett results. The record notes two 1900 bouts with Jeffries defeating Corbett at Coney Island in 23 rounds and again in 1908 in 10 rounds at San Francisco.
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Dick Jemison
Jeffries-Corbett
Jeffries
Corbett
Coney Island
San Francisco
Atlanta Hills Climb Planned by Local Auto Club
Atlanta motorists expect a major hill climb in the near future after a full meeting of the Atlanta Automobiles and Accessories Association. A committee including L. S. Crane B. & Abbott and Wrile West will report next week on route improvements prizes and rules. A separate push seeks a chartered train for Indianapolis races May 26 to 30 with L. S. Crane B. & Abbott J. B. Levi and Howard Geldert named to study details.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Automobiles and Accessories Association
L. S. Crane
Abbott
Wrile West
Transportation Club
Stewart Avenue
Indianapolis
L. 5
Crane
B. & Abbott
J. B. Levi
Howard Geldert
Yankees Crackers Exhibition Fails to a Close Defeat
Atlanta fans saw a fast opening game as the Yankees toppled the Crackers 4 to 3 in a pitchers battle early, with Hal Chase and Cree delivering key hits for New York while Wolfe and Dolan sparked late offense. Vaughan, Ford, Caldwell and Warhop hurlers kept the game tight, and a humorous seventh inning saw an umpire hit by a misdirected throw.
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Atlanta
Yankees
Vaughan
Ford
Caldwell
Warhop
Williams
Dessau
Mayer
Britten
Kerr
Miller
Chase
Hal Chase
Hal
Bai
Craker
Russell Ford
Creé
Dolan
Ledger
O'Dell
Wolfe
Ively
Harela Wolfe
Bhorfield
Cree
Hemphill
Chase al O’dell
Polan
Jordan
Walter
Woodward
Britton
Hartsell
Gardner
Willama
Osborne
Ozborne
Daniels
Sykes
Alperman
Ahort
Gykea
ATL Ab
Terrf
DelLrf
Danielkel
Hemphict
Gree
Harteeliies
Jordantb
Dolendt
Walfess
Gariier
SuTil Beore
Elsith
New York
Harteell
Johns
Meyer
Chase Miller
Weils
Wolter
Vatghan
21 DAYS MORE A. J. Brown CAPTURED IN DECATUR PAWNSHOP
A. J. Brown a Greenville Ala fugitive with his wife was seized by detectives in a Decatur street pawnshop. He carried two pistols and thirteen more were found in a grip. Brown claimed they were his rightful property and sought a requisition before the courts. Detectives wired Greenville for his return while the wife hired a lawyer. Brown said he bought the pistols wholesale in Chicago from a mail order house and was selling two Colts for five dollars each when arrested.
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A. J. Brown
Greenville
Ala
Decatur Street
Brown
Pate
Rosser
Atta
Alabama
Jett
Chicago
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Tell
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Eee
Anager
Francis E. Price
Ponce de Leon Park
Constitution
Charley Miller
Hank O’day
Baseball
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M’pherson
Doc Wiseman
Rose
ATACL
Ash
the Revenue Officer
OF Rose Co, Distillers
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Tani
Ahtuei Ukcksonville
PLA
Haenanivete
Dey
Om Fiand
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Eporte
Automobile Association
Teen
Nansbanl Anptaie
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