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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1913
Page
11
The region buzzes over player sales and position changes as teams including Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Birmingham shuffle rosters. News sheets note Detroit and Chicago moves, while fans debate prospects, managerial quotes, and upcoming battles for pennants and repairs to key pitchers.
Montgomery reports Harry Welch stars for the Crackers with a long home run and multi hit game while Wallie Smith sprains a ankle rounding second base in the fifth. Atlanta wins late as Welch delivers key hits and Grivben and Katina make standout plays in the field.
Mobile and Chattanooga opened a doubleheader with Mobile winning 9 to 2 in the first game as Hoyes streaks were broken and Sommers held Mobile to few hits. In the second, Chattanooga dominated the Tigers 9 to 2, with strong pitching and fielding sealing the win before a large crowd.
In Cleveland the visiting New York Giants fell 7 to 2 after Jackson drove in a full bases homer and added a double and two singles. Falkenberg earned the win for Cleveland while Schultz was pulled early for New York. In Boston, Detroit and Chicago, tight, dramatic games unfolded with late rallies and clutch hits shaping the outcomes.
Scores across multiple leagues show Atlas over Montgomery 2 1, Mobile 9 over Chatanoopa 2, Nashville 2 New Orleans 0 with Memphis 11 Birmingham 5. St Louis 7 Washington 4, Chicago 4 Philadelphia 8, New York 2 Boston 5, Detroit 4. Columbus 4 Toledo 1, Milwaukee 113 Paul J. Karuna City 2, Minneapolis 7, Indianapolis 0, Indianapolis 8 Loweritle 3. Chicago 3 Indianapolis 2. St Louis Corington 7. Newark 1 Montreal- Texas League Houston 2 Galveston 0 in 11 innings, Houston 4 Galveston 1, Dallas 5 Waco 4, Fort Worth Austin 2 Gan Antonio 11, Bpamont 2.
Michigan football great Paul Dickey, famed end on the 1907 and 1908 teams and an All Western and All American, arrives in Atlanta this week as headliner in The Comeback at Forsyth theater. He will be hosted by Michigan alumni during his stay, with events organized by Barry and Weaver.
The final series in the Public School leagues will be played Tuesday with matchups including South Side Formwalt versus South Pryor Fraser versus Crew Peoples versus Grant Park Oaklandg Clutve Adair North Side Luckle and Ivy versus Fraser. Managers plan a championship series at Marist College grounds May 5 16 and 21 between league winners with seven innings games for second place winners on the same dates.
Americus briefly relieves manager Harry Weber and names Hal Griffin as temporary manager after a string of defeats. Griffin takes charge as Americus has posted seven losses in nine games, with fans criticizing salary limit violations and the team’s dwindling interest amid poor results.
Four speed merchants arrived in the city to race on Jack Princes old circus grounds. They spent Friday tuning their machines and the saucer track should be ready by Friday with seating to follow. Most famous riders will compete and records may fall as riders average near 99 miles per hour on the saucer.
The clipped OCR snippet shows a tense exchange with insults and a cigarette, ending with a note that the man had been a baseball umpire. A phone contact line reads Main 5000 or Atlanta 209 for want ads.
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