Giants Hopefuls and Crackers News in Local Baseball Scene
WEE Ww A PRELAN discusses the New York Giants season prospects with Mathewson Marquard and Crandall as key hopes. JOYNES, popular infielder, leaves for New York for varicose vein surgery. sympathy from local players. PHELAN faces competition from EWarl Gykes for first sacker role. SEMPHILE to weed out players after exhibition games. several youngsters to Spartanburg. CHACKERS captain leaving hospital list. JOYNES sidelined permanently. Bailey shows speed as mending, aiming for regular berth. SURE THING bettors embarrassed after Murphy Attell scrap. Adeli allegations of $15,000 pump.
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Cincinnati
Baseball Masaxing
New York Giants
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Marquard
Meeeee
Old Eagle Eye
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Luck
Stowera
Spartanburg
Chackers
Rugeell
Bhortetop O'Brien
Plener Miller
Joynes
Sitton
Stowers
Hemp
Sunday School League Opens Meetings for 1913 Baseball
The first meeting of the Sunday School Baseball League for 1913 was held Saturday night at 978 Peach Tree Street with officers ready to do business. The Federation of Apple trees for all leagues was endorsed and urged by the directors as beneficial. A second meeting is scheduled for Monday night, March 25 at 8:00 to receive applications from teams wishing to enter the league.
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Peachtree Street
Officers League Iy
Federation of
Appletrees
Riverside Guts QUT Schedule For Spring Baseball
Riverside coach Captain Frank M. Gillespie trains a fast spring squad in Gainesville Georgia. The schedule lists games with Boy High Tech High Ninth District Agricultural Atlanta School of Medicine Georgia Military Bingham Birmingham and North Georgia Agricultural College, with dates to be finalized.
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Spe-Cial
Frank M. Gillespie
Riverside
Tech High School
Atlanta School of Medicine
Georgia Military College
Georgia
TWO NEW PITCHERS JOIN MEMPHIS SQUAD
Memphis Tenn March 20 Special no volunteer pitchers have joined the local squad trying for Turtle joba Hopper given a try out by Bt Lous Americans last year and who played with Decatur In the Three Eye League and Sally University of Vermont pitcher given a try out by the Philadelphia Nationals Both came from Hot Springs asked for try out and were granted Ferguson pitcher secured from Boston Nationals last year appeared in a uniform today for the first time He has not yet signed a contract.
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Tenn
Turtle Joba
Hopper
Bt. Lous
Decatur
Sally
University of Vermont
Philadelphia Nationals
Hot Springs
Ferguson
Boston Nationals
Reds to meet Crackers in Atlanta exhibition games
Hank O Day leads the Cincinnati Reds in two exhibition games against the Atlanta Crackers in Atlanta. The Reds feature stars Bob Reach er Mike Mitchell Larry McLean Dick Hollitzen and Rube Benton among others. Local interest centers on Benton as he appears in the series and Cracker lineup likely mirrors their Yankees game with a noted injury in the mix.
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Henry O'Day
Fang
Hank
Cincinnati Reds
Crackers
Oday
Reds
Atlanta
O'Day
Savannah
Bob Reacher
Mike Mitchell
Larry McLean
Dick Hollitzen
Rube Benton
Chattanooga
Yankees
A. Phelan
Times-Star
Jack Ryder
Hnauker
B. Red
Morris Loses to Jim Stewart in Ten Round Bout
New York report says Brooklyn heavyweight Jim Stewart outpointed Carl Morris of Oklahoma in a ten round clash at the Empire Athletic Club. Stewart's cleaner punching and a damaging eye cut on Morris defined the bout as Stewart attacked from the left and right, with decisive flurries in the sixth and finish. Weights listed as Stewart 225 pounds and Morris 209½.
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New York
Jim Stewart
Brooklyn
Carl Morris
Oklahoma
Empire Athletic Club
Stewart
Morris
Hrooklynite
Moria
Cincinnati Reds Leave Columbus for Atlanta
Cincinnati Reds departed Columbus for Atlanta to face Wolverton's New York Highlanders, then head to Chattanooga to try out Billy Smith's crowd. Manager O'Day preferred staying in Columbus until April 5, praising the local grounds as ideal for spring practice and drying quickly. He hinted the Reds may return south next winter.
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Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta
Wolverton
New York Highlanders
Chattanooga
Billy Smith
Reds
O'Day
Day defeats Pickett in first of two 100-point games
F P Day of Atlanta defeated Fred Pickett of Jacksonville 100 to 88 in the first of a two game series played before a large Montgomery crowd. Each player had a high run of thirteen. The match remained close until the final frames as Day showed better shot selection and control, winning when Pickett scratched on the last frame.
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F. P. Day
Atlanta
Fred Pickett
Jacksonville
Montgomery’s
Day
Jacksonyville
Daly
Pickett
Two Baseball Games at Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson hosted a field day with morning stunts and two afternoon baseball games. Company A beat Company B 1 to 9 in the mop up. Company D defeated Company G 6 to 3 as Corpl Tucker starred on the mound. Lieutenant Stone says the series will continue through summer with high spectator interest.
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Fort McPherson
Company A
Company B
Acorea
Company D
Corporal Tucker
Stone
Railway League of Atlanta
Pete Shaughnessy to Meet Perry in Saturday Bout
Pete Shaughnessy, now in Texas, travels to Atlanta to face Perry in a main bout Saturday night at the club show. Perry, the Pittsburg welterweight star, has impressed against Bobby Reynolds and Young Nitchie, with Shaughnessy tied by past draws with Clarence English. Waaglah vs. winner slated for later date. semiwindup and preliminaries to be announced.
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Jimmy Perry
Pittsburg
Atlanta
Bobby Reynolds
Young Nitchie
Harry Staten
Pete Shaughnesy
Texas
Perry
Staeven
Fle
Shaughnessy
Clarence Englsh
Lada
English
Huten
Waaglah
Cleveland Defeats New Orleans 5 to 4 in Rough Start
Cleveland regulars edged New Orleans 5 to 4 as visitors rallied with two runs in the ninth, aided by two hits and an error with none out. Baskette Zelaler and George led Cleveland’s batting against Krawitter and Hills.
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Cleveland
New Orleans
Cleveland American
Baskette
Zelaler
George
Cleveland Ttehers
Krawitter
Hill
Doc Wiseman Quits Baseball After City Hall Offer
Nashville announces that Josiup Wiseman known as Doc, longtime guardian of the tight field for the Nashville team since the Southern League era, has quit the game to take a good position in Cincinnati city hall and will not report for duty.
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Nashville
Tenn
Josiup Wiseman
Doc
Schwartz
Wiseman
Cincinnati
Ty Cobb to visit Augusta with family in Athens
Ty Cobb and his wife and son will stay at the Hotel Georgian in Athens as guests tonight. He will travel from Royston, his boyhood home, to Augusta for a week and report with the Detroit team for training in New Orleans on the 27th.
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Ty Cobb
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Cobb
Royston
Georgia
Augusta
Detroit
New Orleans
Three Cubs Go to Minor Leagues
Chicago reports manager Chance has sent three new Cubs to the minors. Left handers Harrington and Dressen and infielder Louis Smith are reassigned with Dressen released to Salt Lake City. Harrington may be recalled by August 30 while Smith shifts to Louisville by season end. Thirty four players remain on the Cubs roster.
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Chicago
Chance
Harrington
Dressen
Louis Smith
Salt Lake City
Lynn
Mass
Smith
Loulaville
Three Gulls Arrive
Mobile Alabama March 20 Third base man McNeill of Rock Hill Coto third baseman George Roche of Cincinnati and catcher Joe Dunn of Springfield Illinois arrived last night and reported to Manager Finn of the local Southern League club Games are scheduled here Saturday and Bun tley next with the second squad of the Cleveland American League team
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Ala
McNeill
Rock Hil
Coto
George Roche
Cincinnati
Joe Dunn
Springfield
Ill
Finn
Buntley
Convicted mail fraud defrauds customers in Houston case
F. E. Shofner proprietor of an employment agency in Houston was sentenced to five years in the federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth for using the mails to defraud. Ohio and several southern states witnesses testified that applicants paid him fees for positions they never obtained.
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Houston
Tex
F. E. Shofner
Fort Leavenworth
Ohio
Shofner
Missing in Action Phrase Stumps Inquiry in Town Meeting
Residents ask why officials cannot locate a person and details remain unclear as community members press for information during a local meeting. Officials cite ongoing searches and limited leads while urging patience and cooperation.
Questions Answered in Sporting Editor Notes
A reader asks for the Jeffries versus Corbett results. Jemison confirms two bouts, Jeffries defeating Corbett once in 23 rounds at Coney Island and again in a rematch of 1003 rounds at Ban Frenchies.
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Dick Jemison
Jeffries Corbett
Atlanta to Have Hill Climb Soon
Atlanta motorists plan a hill climb to outdo prior events with broad support from the Atlanta Automobile and Accessories Association. A committee of Crane Abbott and Wyte West will report next Wednesday on timing route improvements prizes and rules. A separate plan to charter a special train for the Indianapolis races May 28 to 30 also gains favor with Crane Abbott Geldert and K Levi named on the committee.
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Atate
Atlanta Automobile and Accessories Association
L. 8. Crane
B. S. Abbott
Wyte West
Transportation Club
Stewart Avenue
Indianapolis
L. 5
Crane
B. & Abbott
J. K
Levi
Howard Geldert
Yankees Beat Crackers 6 to 10 in Exhibition Game
Atlanta fans witnessed a mixed exhibition as the Yankees defeated the Crackers 6 to 10 in a season opener. Hal Chase highlighted fielding with a bare handed catch, while Wolfe and Cree fueled the Yankees' offense with key hits. Pitching by Vaughan Ford Caldwell and Mayer limited Cracker scoring early before a late Yankee surge.
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Ford
Caldwell
Warhop
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Dessau
Mayer
Britton
Kerr ang@ Miller
Chase
Mandpoint
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Sykes
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Jordan
Short
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Ryken
ATL& Ab
Yooverdy
Ad xOsthorpe
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Chire
Ogame
Dariale
Fritten
Will
Sacrifce Hive
Wolter
Delon
Warbop
Wendward
Fugitive A J Brown Captured With Pistols in Decatur Pawnshop
Detectives nabbed A J Brown, a Greenville, Alabama fugitive, in a Decatur pawnshop yesterday morning. He carried two pistols and thirteen in a grip, accompanied by his wife who sought legal help to secure a requisition. He claimed the pistols were bought wholesale in Chicago and tried to sell two Colt revolvers for five dollars each.
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Greenville
Ala
Decatur Street
Brown
Pate
Rosser
Attor Ofhose
Reagan
Breen
Jett
NG Brown
Chicago
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