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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1914
Page
11
Caller King resumes baseball details at his Viaduct base ball detailing parlors tomorrow. Sundays game with Mobile opens the updated parlors with improved seating and lighting. Admission to weekday games is 25 cents. Rain checks issued with every ticket. A donation box at the entrance invites fans to help cover expenses.
London on May 15 the British polo team prepared for the international polo trophy at Meadowbrook by loading thirty six ponies onto the liner Minneapolis valued at 69000 dollars most owned by Baron Winborne and including Energy lent by the Duke of Westminster. In St Petersburg Russia a chess event saw Lasker defeat Warshal and Alechine with Capablanca adjourned after a Capablanca game.
Georgia defeats Georgia Tech 9 to 2 at Grant Field to clinch the S I A A title series. Cor ley and Torbett bat for Georgia while Pitts and Witherington start for Tech as Hitch cock holds mound duties for the Red and Black. The win gives Georgia the series and the season sweep, with strong hitting from Clements Owens and Henderson and standout fielding, including a double play in a pivotal moment.
Georgia defeats Tech 3 to 2 as Montague leads with strong pitching and key hits. The contest features late scoring and a tense finish, highlighting Georgia’s sustained pressure in the series.
Browns verse Red Sox tied 2 2 Boston’s Bedient pitched after February appendicitis return and Walker homered for a long local shot. Senators defeated White Sox 8 3 behind Gandila two bases on balls and a double steal. Tigers beat Yankees 4 2 as Cobb injures knee but stars. Athletics down Naps 4 3 as Phillies prevail with aggressive hitting and errors by Cleveland.
Dick Jemison reports a lopsided game as the Billikens, bolstered by a shuffled batting order, routed the Crackers 13 to 4 at Poncey Field. Buscher pitched for Montgomery in a wild but effective effort, while Hollander impressed defensively and Billies hitters peppered the gaps to drive in runs. The Crackers will regroup as Montgomery hosts Atlanta in a later game and the teams prepare for travel.
Hunstanton May 15 Miss Cecil Latch won the British women’s championship beating Gladys Ravenscroft United States champion by two holes with one to play. Leitch, 23, becomes British women’s champion and had previously won the title of woman’s golf champion of Britain in 1912.
Score lines show Columbus 102 600 000 and Savannah 641 ODL DOx-669 with batteries McCormash Thompson Woolf Smith and umpire Vitter. Other games include Macon Charleston and Albany Augusta, with detailed inning totals and multiple batteries listed.
In a sweeping display of matchups across the Southern, South Atlantic, American, National, Federal, and state leagues, teams travel between cities including Atlanta Birmingham Mobile Charleston Columbia St Louis New York Boston and Pittsburgh as weathered rosters contest national and regional standings amid a patchwork of reported games and seedings.
Brooklyn 32 St Louis 6 in a scattered box score style listing innings and batters. Buffalo Chicago and Pittsburgh results appear with partial scores and battery lineups, followed by a brief note that other sports are on Page Ten.
The first golf tournament of the local season will be held at Capital City Country Club in Brookhaven. Qualifying rounds for the IZ Inmen trophy determine advancement by net scores with handicaps applied, featuring several flights and multiple rounds.
In a Georgia Alabama League game Anniston tops Rome 3 1 as Mayle pitches well for Anniston and Kilingsworth shines in defense. South nudges a run with a bunt and a hit, and Rome’s early rally fades as fielding and timely hits seal the win for Anniston.
In a Georgia League clash Thomasville and Valdosta traded runs in a 19 batter sequence as Brunswick edged Cordete 5 to 1. Wood and Heynolds pitched for the winners while Collins worked the plate.
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