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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1912
Page
10
The Giants lead the National League pennant race with speed and strong infield taps while New York discuss possible trades involving Chase and Speaker. Cobb’s antics and Vanderbilt’s upset bid shape the baseball season as Southern college teams chase dominance.
In a sunlit doubleheader, the Atlanta Crackers endured fielding miscues and tight pitching as New Orleans triumphed 3 to 2 in the opener while a later rally sparked by Callahan and Spencer, with Bast hits by Hendrix and Bailey, highlighted a dramatic another game ending with strong defense by Barr and Knaupp. Walter Hast a second basing praised for its smoothness despite a late wobble. Fans filled the stands as shifts and steals kept the score close throughout the afternoon.
Report from May 13 1882 outlines early season baseball notes. Mentions Peter James Archer born in Dublin Ireland, Chicago Cubs search, 1891 Philadelphia Americans beating Cleveland 4 to 3 in 14 innings, Bad Delehanty four doubles in a championship game, Donovan of Brooklyn holding Chicago to two runs, Cincinnati’s 24 to 2 win over Philadelphia with 38 hits, Hemphill pinch hitting twice for St Louis Americans, New York Giants scoring in first inning, Devore Snodgrass Murray Merkle all scoring twice with Merkle homering, and Cardinale involved in a noted incident.
A fragmentary item notes a meeting or game involving Sewanee and the Volunteers with unclear details and dates. Despite garbled text, readers may infer a sports or social clash between institutions and a single scheduled moment. Further readable words point to May and a partial time mention.
A fragmented report notes a Birmingham event involving the Barons and Beaks with unclear details. The text hints at a round at Beaks and mentions spies and Beria in an encoded or garbled line.
The Merter Bayuists will close their 1912 baseball season with a ten game series against Sewanee. Wednesday and Thursday feature doubleheader action at Captaina Vode of Matcér with strong pitching duels including Giliem of Sewanee and Captaina Vode.
Montgomery scored three early runs and added three more in the fourth to pull away from Memphis. Me Elveen and Warren starred with hits while Miller pitched into 6 1/3 innings for the win. Umpires Plenninger and Carpenter at Montgomery.
Mobile over Nashville 3 to 1 as Al Demaree returns from a two week arm injury to strike out nine. Pigharts drives in two runs in the fourth, Starr and Succobenn add the other run in the fifth. Crowd of about 6,500 watches the win, with Demaree earning the victory and Flaharty taking the loss.
Trap shooters from across the south converge on Columbus Georgia for the Interstate association handicap, with the official start set for Tuesday after a day of preliminary events. John Philip Sousa is among the early arrivals.
The Dr. Hintian trophy will be contested in Atlanta for one weekend. A handicapped tournament runs through rounds of match play with finals by June 2. The first fight of the finals will be at 36 holes, while the prior round hits the foals at 18 holes.
A dying fisherman frets over telling his sea tales in heaven as the pastor ponders. He wonders if angels will permit story after story of catches and escapes, and the clergyman replies that tales will be stretched only slightly if Jonah is present in the crowd.
A letter from Jack George Jones of Garrett Indiana praises baseball knowledge and requests local papers send him a copy of today’s baseball edition and five copies to friends in other cities. He has never seen a league game but follows every batting average nationwide.
Chicago’s Packey McFarland and Indianapolis challenger Ray Bronson are signed to fight ten rounds May 29 at the Indianapolis American Association baseball park as a curtain raiser for Memorial Day auto racing. Weigh-ins fixed around 138 to 142 pounds, contest under Indianapolis Athletic Club. 15 000 seating expected.
Five women golfers join Tash and others departing for the Southern Golf Championship in Nashville. Atlanta representatives and other club players travel May 15 with Alexa Janse among the listed participants.
Amateur status and event details are unclear in fragmented OCR. Names and specifics appear garbled. Audience is informed of a college track meet in New Orleans with mentions of medals and placements but key facts are unreadable.
The fragment notes a boxing event with Tate and Shige, Mayer Fries, and a 4 six-round bout. An added attraction is mentioned as a bloods away, while the text is fragmented and uncertain about details.
Cincinnati hammered Rucker with timely hits as May 2 games saw Suggs scatter nine. Hgan Bates and Phelps led batting honors in a 4-2 win over Brooklyn. In St Louis, Miller and Campbell tied the game with a late double, then Brana drove in the winning run in the eighth for a 4-3 St Louis victory over Boston.
In Cleveland on May 12, the Naps beat the Senators 9 to 1 as Ryan cleared the bases with a sixth inning homer. Kahler struggled but held firm with men on, while Jackson starred in the field. Cleveland led off the first with hits but failed to score, and multiple baserunning adventures occurred as Washington tried to rally.
Gainesville Ga May 13 Special The Georgia League will be organized within weeks with clubs Georgia Railway of Atlanta Cartersville Gainesville Athens Iberton and Winder all within 100 miles The plan arose from a meeting between Gainesville manager B L Merck and Georgian railway officials and aims to rejuvenate local baseball with officers elected a schedule formed and games arranged in the near future
Tournament results for the A. L. Duba trophy are incomplete with scattered names. Pritat Nound beats Biook, C H Corwin loses after four plays, Movre defeats W Hi Gionn, CG Hidesian defeats C A TM, and Stontea Get Witietan noted with unclear outcomes.
Georgia boasts four high quality hitters and Hubert as a steady twirler while Eubanks fields well. Dope notes Georgia Tech and Georgia shine in pitching and batting, with past branches of sports not predicting this matchup. The Dope emphasizes Georgia Tech’s potential edge in this head to head clash.
Southern League saw Ausata defeat New Orleans 8 to 3 while Mobile edged Montgomery 6 to 3. National League featured Cincinnati over Brooklyn 4 to 2 and St Louis beating Boston 4 to 3. American League listed Cleveland routing Washington 6 to 1. Exhibition and other leagues reported varied results including Milwaukee 11 Kansas City 7 and Detroit 15 Providence. Chicago-Cincinnati and Montreal-Nor Jersey City matchups also noted.
An OCR fragment lists multiple minor league games and venues across the South with scattered city names including Birmingham Mobile Montgomery Chattanooga New Orleans Savannah Macon and St Louis New York and Washington. The text shows inconsistent spellings and broken phrases, indicating a partial schedule snippet rather than a cohesive article.
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