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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
7
Rain blocks three Crackers games and delays a double header with Montgomery, with two more contests against the Colts before heading to Nashville. Ford likely to pitch today as Smith pursues a strong finish. discussions note veteran players and aging stars amid Southern League chatter.
Two base hits by Connors Rarrie and Huber. Three base hits by Page Connors and D Stark. Double plays Buch mhn to Hess to Connors Hean to Conners Collins to Wood. Sacrifice hits Collins Buchanan. Time of game 720 umpire Carpenter.
Milwaukee and Toledo service faced postponements due to rain while schedules at St Paul Minneapolis and other cities show mixed results. Teams and routes affected include Columbus Kansas City and others with unclear details from the damaged OCR text.
Montgomery May 5 Special. If Old Jupe plays tomorrow Ford and Billy Christall will be on the firing lines with Hd Hurlburt catching for Atlanta and Mesitt for the locals. Ryan and Smith were disappointed as weather halted a promising hot battle. Local fans believe Atlanta is the toughest opponent yet faced. The teams are evenly matched. a single hit could decide the result. Manager Smith remains confident Billy can’t stop Atlanta’s big hitters and Russell’s pitching, noting yesterday’s near miss would have swung the game in favor of McKenzie.
Lafitte, a Tech developed pitcher under Coach Heisman, won for Jersey City in the Eastern League by beating Montreal 3 2. The decisive seventh inning featured Rockentehi’s three-base hit and Lafitte’s bunt for the winning run. He walked one and struck out seven.
Fragmentary item mentions Ford and Sorrell with scattered proper nouns such as Panamas felts hats and a street address 2634 White. No clear event date or formal action. reads like a clipped notice or ad snippet from a newspaper page.
The record lists multiple South Atlantic League baseball games with team names Macon Savannah Charleston Jacksonville Augusta and teams’ scores. It notes innings by innings tallies, battery pairings, times and umpires including Troby Lanigan Buckley and officials, reflecting close competitions and final tallies for each matchup.
A verbose reminiscence of early baseball figures and managers, criticizing umpires and praising players. It blends nicknames and era slang to discuss McGraw, Me Gann, Hughey Jennings, and Hanlon, noting the influence of players on managers and the enduring home run culture around the Orioles and Phillies.
Eugene Demontreville a famed Birmingham shortstop and former Atlanta manager clashes with the Birmingham Baseball Association over pay. He says he will not play unless his demands are met, played Monday under protest, and tendered resignation which the club did not accept. The association contemplates waivers or pressuring him to stay.
Today's card lists races across four furlongs to one mile sixteenths with various entries including Advancing Ocala Dralecon Cuke Fair Messenger Bessie Trent and many others. The program covers claiming selling handicap and stakes events with multiple horses named such as Wing Ting Major Lawrence Charlatan Montford Chantilline Royal Lady Senator Barrett Jane Swit and Senator Clay along with various odds and weights.
Rain delays trigger a one day shift as the Southern Handicap shoot of the Inter-State Association begins tomorrow in Irmingham. Two hundred professionals and top amateurs are in the city for the event, which runs through Friday.
Odds and incomplete lines describe a Boston versus Brooklyn contest with scattered battery pairings and times. Mentions of New York Phillies and Philadelphia accompany garbled names and partial score cues, yielding a fragmented, hard to parse game record.
The annual campus field meet is held this afternoon at 2:30 with a range of events including field and track races and humorous activities like a greased pig chase. No admission is charged and the public is invited, with prizes from local merchants to spur athlete effort. Notable competitors include Morrison, Davidson, Roland, and Tayler representing Vanderbilt and Mississippi.
Stone Street, bay colt by Long Street Stone Nellie, won the 34th Kentucky Derby on a track fetlock deep in mud. Sir Cleges finished second with Dunvegan third, as 15,000 spectators watched in rain and mud. Wagering shifted to Pari Mutuel machines, less total Derby bets than usual. Stone Street paid 123.60 to win, with other payouts listed for place and show.
High Private won the Greenfield stakes for two year olds at four and a half furlongs at 1 to 3, posting a track record time of 63 4-5 seconds. Big Chief, favorite, won the six furlong handicap from a strong field. Preceptor closed some ground in the stretch.
In Lynchburg the Lynchburg Ports mouth game was postponed due to cold weather. At Danville players from Danville faced Roanoke in a listed matchup. In Norfolk the Norfolk Richmond game was postponed because of rain.
Macon Ga May Special Jack Robinson joins Ma larky s team in Columbia tomorrow to boost the lineup. Leo Fingtana Collet and two other new recruits are counted as strong additions, signaling a return to form before the next home series.
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