Crackers eye lineup shift to boost strength
Vedder Litton impressed as a tough pitcher with a lame ankle in Birmingham and could be credited with two wins. Pat Donahue shows promise as a receiver, while new outfielders and pitchers are being added to strengthen the Pelicans under Charlie Frank. The Giants and Yankees may share a park setup in 1913 as Highlanders owners eye Spark usage. Seabough, the veteran catcher, aims for a Memphis stint, while McDonough may be replaced by a veteran backstop.
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Vedder Sitton
Tae
Ulig
Vedder
Birmingham
Litton
Enemies Defeat Doves 3 1 in Close Ball Game
Unclear notes record a 3 to 1 Boston win aided by a wild error. Adams pitched well. Peainet Boston the key, with late runs and a 2 38 time. Umpire and batter details scattered in damaged OCR across teams Louis and Cincinnati noted in erroneous fashion.
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Eiemies
Adams
Boston
Ios Waa
Eieaburee
Kelly
Brown
Eling
Despite Injured Ankle Sitton Hurls Splendidly
Vedder Sitton was strong despite an injured ankle as the Crackers defeated the Gulls 8 to 3. Sitton pitched five scoreless innings, Maloney’s three-base hit and Alperman led a 13-hit Crackers attack while Donahue and Ganley sparked key later frames amid heated action in Montgomery.
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Sitton
Crackers
Vedder Sitton
Birmingham
Bob Messenger
Baron
Vedder
Gulls
Maloney
Paulet
Beanstalk
Mr. Cavet
Wae
Alperman
O'Dell
Donahue
Litton
Aitchison
Billikens
Malone
Hemphill
Ganley
Walsh
East
Dunn
Firs
Campbell
Cavet
Gardella
Ae Eee
MOB
Ab. Rt. Pa
Af Atl
Matoney
Batley
Ganley, Rt
Waishsa
Rhid & OO
Donahuee
Sittonp
Totaja
Jonings
Mobiles Beer
Atlanta
Barore
Starr
O'Brien
Lion
Kavanaugh Transfers Southern League Games to Little Rock
In Nashville a dispute over the Nashville club’s injunction stalls play. President Kavanaugh, awaiting Nashville officials' word by noon, contemplates moving Southern League games to Little Rock if home games cannot proceed. The Tennessee court dissolved the receivership and ruled the injunction valid only to Sunday.
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Kavanaugh
Little Rock
Ark
Nashville
Associated Press Dispatch
Tennessee Court of Civil Appeals
Tenneases
Hirsig
Nashville Club
Hirgig
Montgomery
Wortman key homer drives Savannah to series opener win
Savannah outslug Albany 3 to 1 in Savannah. Wortman drove in all three Savannah runs with a timely two-bagger and five innings of solid pitching by Schulz kept Albany off balance except for a second inning rally. Lowry and Reynolds faced Schulz and Colby in the batteries. Time 1:26. Umpire Pender.
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Barons
Turtles
Memphis
Tenn
Birmingham
Ferguson
McGlivray
Marcan
Eliam
Tne
WHAM
MEM
Maren Hwaldtf
Streif
McBridell
Boyd
Allens
Kerch
Fuono
Xxs
Indians
Savannah
Wortman
Albany
Schulz
Lowry
Reynolds
Colby
Pender
Peaches
Jacksonville
Fla
Ahercrombie
Macons
Applegate
Abercrombie
O’brien
R. HE
Macon
Cox
O'Brien
Kahikoff
Smith
Umpre
Clark
Washington 5 Detroit 2 in May baseball clash
Washington defeated Detroit 5 to 2 as Burns was pulled early. Moeller drove in three runs with a fourth inning double, while Burns and Dubuc struggled for Detroit. Pitching by Hughes and Alnsmith supported by Henry and strong Detroit fielding miscues shaped the game.
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Senators
Tigers
Washington
Burns
Detroit
Tighes
Moeller
Dubuc
Stanage
Hughes
Alnsmith
Henry
Hart
Con
Molly
Schedule Snippet Shows Teams in Several Leagues
A scrambled OCR snippet lists many baseball matchups across the Southern, South Atlantic and National Leagues with cities such as Mobile Atlanta Birmingham Memphis Nashville Montgomery New Orleans Chattanooga Albany Savannah Columbus Macon Jacksonville New York Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati St Louis and Boston among others, indicating a day of games and travel notes.
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Birmingham
Chattanooga
Mobile
Memphis
Atlanda
Montgomery
New Orleans
Columbus
Macon
Columbia
New York
Cinelonati
Chisago
Pittaburg
Philanelpnts
Joston
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cleveland
Atlanta
Pon de Leoname
Nashville
Chattanoola
Atiota
Mobfie
White Sox and Highlanders lose to Yankees
May 23 New York Hof fong pitched well until the eighth. Berger cleared the bases with a triple then scored as the Yankees added five. Final score 10 to 4. Also Boston beat Cleveland 6 to 5 in ten innings with Speaker driving in the deciding run. Cleveland tied in the ninth.
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White Sox
Yankee
New, York
Hoffong
Highlanders
Colt
Berger
Ghicagro
New York
Peters
Banz and Sullivan
Hoff
Vaughn
McConnell
Sweeney
Boane
Egan
Med Sox
Nap
Boston
Cleveland
Speaker
Lewin
Iand
Hohrhorst
Ten Day Sentence Given to Tyrus Cobb
Chicago May 23 Tyrus Cobb the suspended Detroit star will be back in the game by Saturday according to President Comiskey of the Chicago American club who returned from the American League meeting in Philadelphia after Jennings players strike Comiskey conveyed the impression that a ten day sentence was placed on Cobb at the next session but this was not announced
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Chicago
Tyrus Cobb
Detroit Star
Comisakey
Chicago American Club
Philadelphia
Jennings
Comiskey
Cobb
Nex‘sion
Smiling Al Demaree to face Brady in final Mobile game
Atlanta crowd awaits Saturday clash at Ponce de Leon as Smiling Al Demaree seeks his ninth straight win for the Gulls in the Mobile series finale against Brady, the Crackers’ new hurler from the Boston Doves. Hemphill plans the matchup as details remain undisclosed.
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al Demaree
Brady
Crackers
Atlanta
Ponce de Leon
Gulls
Hemphill
Boston Doves
Portrait of Ban Johnson Read by Detroit Detective
Detroit detective Frank Wilkingon described Ban B Johnson, president of the American League, from a photograph. The assessment notes cold eyes, pugnacious head shape, strong self esteem, set lips, and Napoleonic character, predicting diplomacy if blocked but little concern for family life.
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Ban Johnson
Detroit
Frank Wilkingon
Central Detective Agency
Ban B. Johnson
American League
Perry Faces Jack Robinson In Gate City Club Bout
Boxing card features Jimmy Perry meeting Jack Robinson at the Gate City Club Tuesday evening. Robinson touts a new solar plexus like punch, while Perry prepares intensely to avoid a surprise. The show includes Eddie Hanlon versus Young Kid Seymour, with Spider Britt and Johnnie Herndon in the prelim. Warm Springs roads reported in good condition.
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Jack Robinson
Freebinson
Jimmy Perry
Robinson
Gate City Club
A &000
Eddie Hanlon
Kid Seymour
Spider Britt
Johnnie Herndon
1890s Baseball Chatter Mixed With scattered Scores
A compact column by George L. Moreland from 1884 to 1902, listing varied baseball events. Includes Athlet ics pitcher Atkinson retiring Allegheny, Gray of Pittsburgh allowing many walks and wild pitches, Harrisburg defeating Lancaster 24 to 0, Buffalo shut out by Toronto in two games, Cy Seymour of New York American drawing thirteen passes, Boston Red Sox enduring another defeat, and Pie Traynor and Pat Rucker actions with bases loaded highlights.
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George L. Moreland
Atkinsson
Athletics
American Association
Alleghenya
Gray
Pittsburg Nationals
Phillies
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Buffalo
Canadans
Cy Saymour
New York Nationale
Cincinnati Reds
Seymour
Bill Phillips
Boston Red Sox
Pieuer Pat
Boston
George Wiltse
Ics
Asbr
Bel
Washington
Hal Chase May Be Traded to the Red Sox
New York reports a deal under way that could send First Baseman Hal Chase from the New York Americans to the Boston Red Sox for Hugh Bradley and Olaf Henrikson. Boston president James R. McAleer denies any deal being considered and says nothing is agreed.
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Hal Chase
Red Sox
New York
Boston
Chase
New York Americans
Boston Red Sox
Hugh Bradley
Olaf Henrikson
Tris Speaker
wzweAleer
James R. McAleer
Boston Americans
Bradley
Henriksen
McAleer
Yesterday's Results Across Major Leagues
Baseball scores from multiple leagues show a mix of blowouts and close games. Notable results include Cincinnati 16 over Philadelphia 9, Chicago 10 over New York 4, Columbus 8 over Louisville 6, and Buffalo Jersey City 3 Rochester 0. Several matchups were incomplete or garbled in transit.
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Rae
Gilly
Gopher
Broyles
Charley Hemphill
Sykes
aDell
Pard
Yao Pks
Mike Kahoe
Pat Donahue
Pat
Brank
Charlie Frank
Pelicans
Charles
Fou
Frank
Avery
Wankees
Giants
Highanders’ Park
Ohn F. Brush
Posiby
Polo Grounds
R. Seabough
Tey
Memphis Turtles
Bill Sternhard
McDonough
Louis
Cincinnan
Mets
Ala
Montgom
Tun
Wares
Gribbens
Willams
Bills
Lindasay
Young
Storch
Perrs
Radabangh
Welthence
Schwartz
Bille
Hares
Basle
Fleharty
Fieharty
Redabaugh
Perry
Saame
Pitzsimmeny and
Carpenter
Lookouts
Birds
Brandon
Balenti
Moran
Chappelle
Longnough
Nash
CHAT
A. J'ston
Coyle
Gilgit
Oath
Evrore
Yaigh
Branden Ty Hannah
Dawson
Callahan
Hannah
Knaapp
Battent
Hendry
Knoxville
Nashville Baseball Club
Tennessee
Nashville Baseball Corporation
X. Y. Hughes
Hall
Cate
Wilson
Higsins
South Atlantic
Lake
Alumbia
R.A. Columbus
MecCormack
Krebs
Whackam
Reig
Irwin
Chicagd
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Cincinnati
Futsten ‘League
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Perry Meets
Meriwether County
St. Louis
St Louis
Jushington
Detroit Lemon
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Toledo
Carolina Ansociation
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Anderson
Spartanburg
Bufalo
Jersey City
Rochester
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Newark
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Providence
Virginia
Lenzan
Portsmouth
Richmond
Newport
News
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Lynchburg
United’ Staten
Kenzte Pietabares
Reading
Cinshinatta
Southeastern
Gaisten
Anniston
Lima
Appalachian
Atterlia
Johnston City
Métidian
Huttiéeborg Greenwood G
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