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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1909
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text describes turtle and shell racing themes, interscholastic events, and vague mentions of a reporting manual, associations, and a possible racing cup. Specific names, dates, or places are unreadable, yielding a noisy, uncertain local item.
The Birmingham team defeated their opponent with a strong offensive showing. Key players Gye Heatin Lavelt Moleswa ite Bauar Leitveir McGhivray and Hauer contributed multiple hits and runs. Final score details show Birmingham ahead throughout with solid Umpire Fitaan officiating.
A fragmented clipping notes a recurring phrase about an umpire and mentions Keith Leite and a Hatters team context with unclear actions. The text hints at street reporting or local sports coverage, but specifics are unreadable.
Yesterday's scores show Southern League clashes with Memphis beating Atlanta and Nashville subduing New Orleans. Atlantic League games feature Jacksonville and Chattanooga drawing while Macon and Columbia post wins over opponents. National League matchups include Chicago and New York wins amid rain delays with Detroit and Brooklyn links noted. American League results list Philadelphia tallies and Cleveland efforts amid unsettled play.
May 2 report from Athens notes a promoter set to stage another card at the Armory Tuesday night. The program features bouts including a main event and supporting matches, with teams and fighters like Georgia and tech players mentioned alongside prospects and local interest in a strong night of boxing action.
A jumbled racing page lists bets, purses, and placements across multiple races. It mentions 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds, and older horses with figures like 70, 322.7, 15.45, and 9.65. Names such as Tim Kelly, Toinon d'Or, and Agnes Wood appear among the scattered entries, with purses around 31,000 and several mentions of trainers, venues, and stakes.
A large crowd expected for the final series game between Yellow Cret s and Georgia with proceeds supporting the May Carnival. Names listed include Jack Den, Joe Cuan, Id Clapp, Ted Eadwold, Lee Wilson, Ed Inman, and others. Tickets available at Aragon, Good Bn Deachtras, Edgewood Brown & Allen's, Jacobs TM Whitewall, and Alabama store. box club houses in Atlanta and Athens also selling.
The big bicycle race hosted by the Alex Snider company is set for today weather permitting. If conditions fail, the event may be postponed to next Saturday with Peachtree at 3 or 4 p.m. Entries list D. O. Alexander Ernest Calloway and Hoy of the course officials in charge.
Fragmented OCR shows partial baseball box scores and umpire mentions including Naps, Athletics, Phillies, and Dodgers with stray digits and broken names. Readable items indicate a game summary style but most proper nouns and figures are garbled or incomplete.
In a National League game the Cubs defeated Daves Q Chicago with a 7 to 0 score. Notable players included Bouton and Bowerman with strong pitching. Umpires Klem and Kano worked the plate as the game unfolded at the ballpark.
Lookouts and Gulls tied 2 to 2 with Spattano and Pihns contributing, while Falmettos edged Peaches 5 to 4. Indians defeated Electrics 4 to 2 in Savannah as Umpire VanStokle oversaw the games.
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