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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1909
Page
8
George Reed leads the Mobile Gulls in a three game set against the Crackers starting with a doubleheader at 2.20. The Crackers hold the edge this season having won thirteen of seventeen meetings and outplaying the Gulls in hitting and fielding. Batting averages for both teams are listed from games through Saturday September.
In a slate of today’s games, New Orleans and Montgomery battled to a scoreless tie through ten innings before darkness ended play, Breitenstein and Lively excelled on the mound. Memphis defeated Birmingham in fourteen innings, Yancey delivering the winning run. a second game ended in a five inning time-limit tie due to rain and poor field conditions.
A terse note states that in every U S league today two games are on the Labor Day holiday schedule. The fragment also includes stray garbled lines about Panama hats and a contact at Whitehall, leaving the core fact as two games played across leagues on Labor Day.
Doc Wiseman has moved ahead of Al Newton for the lead in sacrifice hits with 49 through September 4. Newton has 45, Ellam 41, Kermwin 38, McMurray 30, and others ranging 21 to 25 as the race tightens in the Baraca League. White Caps down First Christian 4 to 2 in a pitching duel. Skipworth held the pennant-winner to one run as Harp, Hulme, Adama, Denham and Rupanks starred. White Caps close season Monday with a doubleheader against Willingham & Tift and J. K. Oreteine R. H. W. C. Bragis Felton Skipworth Jones.
In Tate Springs Tennessee, September finals of this week's golf tournament featured J E A Bond and I C Selbles of Birmingham as winners in a dramatic finish before several hundred hotel guests. Other finalists included T B F Stoney of St. Louis and H Hall of Mobile.
Chicago fell 6 to 1 as pitcher Smith struck out twelve but allowed hits. Second baseman Jake Atz was shaken in a practice collision with Cole and temporarily unconscious though not seriously injured. Score line shows Chicago 001 000 0001Gloveland 000 002 2206 11. Batteries Smith Owens Otis Borner Easterly. Time 2 hours. Umpire O'Loughlin.
Detroit defeated St Louis 6 to 1 after Powell pitched through nine innings and costly early errors by St Louis enabled three Detroit runs in the second and third. Willett went the distance for Detroit, fanning hitters as the Tigers clinched the win in the ninth.
The piece weighs in on the season’s top baseball find, highlighting Miller of the Pirates as a standout rookie. It compares him to stars like Wagner and Lajoie, noting his second base play and timely batting that strengthen his team's chase for the pennant.
The South Atlantic League may crown Count Castro's Augusta Tourists as second half champions after final games set tomorrow. Chattanooga trails but must sweep three while Augusta needs three losses, leading to a decisive Augusta versus Chattanooga series for the pennant and a likely clash with the Atlanta Southern League champions for the South title.
Pittsburg strengthens hold on first place by defeating Chicago 5 to 1 in eleven innings before a record crowd. Brown hit hard in relief as Leach, Byrne, and Wagner drive runs in the extra frame. Final score Pirates 5 Chicago 1.
Gygli of Birmingham tops the list with 34 stolen bases. Through games as of Saturday September 4, the season’s ten or more base stealers include Gygi 134, Henline 30, Jordan 28, Rayless 26, Daley 26, Kerwin 26, Butler 25, Dexter 25, Moran 24, Wiseman 24, Senteff 24, Collins 22, Robertson 22, Persons 21, Baerwald 21, Perry 20, Bay 20, Ellam 20, Molesworth 20.
The sporting editor reports $160 more added to the Billy Smith fund, bringing in fund receipts to $23 from the box at Pitts cigar store. Fans unable to visit The Constitution can drop by Pitts to contribute. The aim is to buy a present for Manager Smith with the funds raised.
Tech Raspiess of the Crackers is the top run getter with 80 trips to the plate. The list shows multiple players scoring 60 to 80 runs through Saturday play, including Wise, Parsons, Bailey, Dailey, Kerwin, Heume, East, Sentell, Weimer, Huelsman, and Rohe with varied totals.
Wheat and Delay pace the three baggers with 12 each after games through Saturday September 4. Other players reaching or surpassing three-baggers include Moran 11 Whiteman 8 Weimer 8 Lentz 7 Seigle 7 East 6 Greminger 6 Filem 6 Gyeil 5 Smith 5 Bayless 5 Noyes 6 Dexter 5 Buerwald 5 Yancey 8 Molesworth 5.
Football practice at Tech will commence on September 14, one week from next Tuesday. Coach Heisman invites all candidates, old and new, to be on hand that date as the Yellow Jackets begin building for the 1909 season. Captain John Davis leads a strong nucleus, with Southern peers expected to challenge them once action begins.
Lowell Massachusetts September 6 local and visiting car enthusiasts await open ing events of automobile carnival week. The 10.6 mile Boulevard course is set with a pontoon bridge and three track bridges to aid safety as 600 patrolmen supervise. Nearly sixty cars entered for national light car sweepstakes races in three events at 20 15 and 12 laps. Cash prizes total 2700 with 5 000 trophy for the national event winner and 2100 in cash. Notables include Lewis Strong Robert Burman Louis Chevrolet Fatp DePalma and Harry F Grant.
Team leaders across runs hits two-baggers three-baggers home runs sacrifices and steals are listed through games played Saturday September 4 Montgomery leads runs 419 while New Orleans has 617 in that stat Atlanta 212 sacrifice hits Birmingham 170 steals Memphis 162 and Birmingham 604 in overall runs. Montgomery tops hits 966 with Nashville 944 and Memphis 998. Little Rock 116 two-baggers and Montgomery 112. Montgomery 43 three-baggers while New Orleans 30 and Atlanta 37. New Orleans 15 home runs and Montgomery 7. Atlanta 91 sacrifice hits and Birmingham 191. Birmingham 170 steals and Memphis 110.
Weimer and Molesworth top the list with 21 two-baggers each after Saturdays games. The tally includes Coulson 20 Center 19 Baerwald 19 and others such as Collins 18 Bay 18 Wineman 18 Wheat 18 Buckenfield 18 plus several players with 16 to 12 two-baggers including Perry Dasey Hueleman Bloran Casey East Robertson Ja Raftig and Daubert.
Montgomery leads teams in hitting through games on Saturday September 4 with a .239 average. Nashville is second at .233 and Birmingham third at .246. Atlanta shows the biggest gain in the last three weeks, rising to sixth place. Team names include Montgomery Nashville Birmingham Little Rock KROH PAC Memphis New Orleans Mobile.
Noah Henline, Birmingham out fielder, leads with 140 hits to date. The list shows multiple players with high counts including Bay 149, Seigle 190, Molesworth 125, Perry 118, and Coulson 108, reflecting a busy season with varied tallies across the roster.
The Crackers finished their final 1908 road trip with one win, one tie in a doubleheader against the Little Rock Travelers. They went 9-4-5 on the trip, scoring 69 runs to 36, 139 hits to 128, and allowing 22 errors to 47. The squad, dubbed hitless wonders, outhit opponents in most games and secured the pennant on this journey, as they head toward the close of the season.
Promoter touts a ten round boxing card at Armory Hall starring Zoung Dunkhorst and Big Gordon. Both contenders promise a decisive win amid mutual bravado and heavy training, with a brace of preliminaries including Knockemoffski versus Kid Grady and a finale that could attract a packed crowd.
Gordon Institute in Barnesville expects strong attendance at the formal evening in Gordon’s football prospects for the coming season Coach W A Cunningham has shaped the fall schedule after visiting Yost and McGuern and meeting their former players Gordon will face Tech Clemson Mercer Auburn Tennessee and others The squad shows promise with star Bob McWhorter and leaders Woodburn Fillingim Whatley Minnehan McCree Bargeron Finn Benkine Hopkins Finlay plus new players Henderson and Nicholson prep teams eyed but reluctant to date
A strong pitching staff boosts the team's high standing as Atlanta's pitchers pace the pennant chase. Fisher leads the staff, shaping the club's top position in the race.
The Atlanti Athletico baseball club finished with a strong season record. They played eight games, winning six and losing two, with no ties reported. In the 1904 season they played 22 games, winning 16 and losing 6.
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