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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1915
Page
11
The city golf championship begins today at Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta with an expected entry list near 200. The course is praised as ideal for the event with true greens. Qualifying runs today and Saturday across two days, then match play begins in multiple flights culminating in 36 hole finals set for October.
Chicago September 23 fans and writers urge Philadelphia Nationals manager Moran to start Grover Alexander in the first World Series game against Chicago. Moran, firm on his pitching plan, faces pressure as Philadelphia leads the NL race and closes in on the season end. A letter from Fitchburg appeals Moran to pitch Alexander in the opener against Boston.
New York report states Columbia University began varsity football practice for 1905 after a ten year gap. 33 students turned out for tryouts led by Coach Nelson Metcalf and captain Tom Thorpe, with Harry Fisher noting cautious optimism about building a larger squad once the university opens.
Hugh Fullerton to provide dope on the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Nationals. The Constitution will publish in advance features beginning Monday and daily thereafter. Fullerton, a famed dope artist, will present a mathematical deduction style analysis for readers to follow and compare Cobb Cravath Speaker with other stars.
Chicago dropped to last place after losing two to Philadelphia 3 1 and 3 2, while New York beat St Louis. Alexander struggled in the first game but hung in for his thirtieth win, and Breanahan debuted Mulligan at short. Pirates top Braves 8 4 as Clarke bows out with gifts, Dodgers beat Heitz 3 1, Brooklyn edges Cincinnati 3 2 on Grifith miscues, and New York tops St Louis 7 3 behind Teareau.
Chicago defeated Newark 4 1 in the first game behind Brown, then Newark won the second 2 1 with Seaton on the mound. The Chicago lineup struggled in late innings while Newark rallied to even the twin bill.
Former Philadelphia American and Baltimore Federal League player Charles A. Bender sues the Federal League seeking 31,085 for alleged contract services. He says he signed a two year deal at 7,500 but was released. Pittsburg and Buffalo teams were involved as papers served by Deputy Sheriff Ed Ward Swartwood.
Birmingham September g Wallace the Birmingham catcher has been drafted by the Chicago Cubs and will leave Friday to begin work at once for the major league club in Chicago.
Boston beat Cleveland 5 to 4 and 6 to 2 as Joe Wood returned from a month on the mound. Roth homered for Cleveland in game one while Evans Wambaganss and Coombs produced runs. Boston pulled away in the eighth. In game two Roth again starred with a homer, and Brenton and Collamore held Cleveland at bay. Graney fractured his collarbone on a difficult catch. Yankees beat St Louis 7-0 and 3-1 as Mogridge and Markle shut down the opposition. White Sox defeated Senators 2-1 in Washington with Schalk delivering on offense and Scott with a solid pitching line. Athletics beat Phillies 5-3 as Detroit swept the series with a late-innings rally led by Cobb and Veach.
Local cricketish standings note lists matchups across leagues with teams including Atlanta, Memphis, Nashville, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Mobile, Los Angeles, Lenene, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Washington, Cleveland, St. Louis, Boston, Pillsby, Buffalo, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Newark, and Pittsburgh. It reads as a schedule snippet showing venues and cities for today’s games.
Capital City Club golf championship reaches final round with six flights to be completed by Saturday. Clarence Knowles faces Taipheed in the thirty six date final. other pairings listed include Henry W. Grady Jr. vs Rawdell Brown and Edward White vs Jack Lewis among Flight pairings.
Boston officials say more than 20000 applications have been received for seats at the World Series games. The surge comes as the Boston American League team prepares for the potential series in the city.
September 23 reports the second section of Anawamis Club annual tournament with Frank Presbrey and Martin Carey tied at 89 for gross. Carey excluded from net prize by rule, net 9-14-75. Notables Mahlon Pitney and others observed, while tomorrow’s final round looms.
Ty Cobb stole his 89th base yesterday in the Detroit Philadelphia game, breaking the American League record of 88 set by Milan in 1912. A statistician here confirmed Cobb’s achievement as the new league record.
Boston reports exchanges between Tiger and Braves management over a proposed two game set at Braves Field to clash with Red Sox and Phillies action in Philadelphia. If the first game is rained out the series would end after the second contest.
Heston reports the Red Sox will enter next season virtually unchanged with J J Lanuin stating no draft-for-player bidding occurred. He confirms five players may be candidates for 1919 places including Pennock and Cooperance, previously with Providence and Yorks, now with Boston to strengthen the roster for the World Series pursuit against the Philadelphia Nationals next month.
The Agogas and the Atlanta National clash for the city amateur championship in a best of series. Each side has won once in four games, with two ties broken by a decisive Saturday game. Clem Callahan may face Yorki Azugus as the bank nine lines up its rest of the squad. game time is 2 pm with 25 cent admission.
The Crackers clash with the Chicks in Memphis to open the final series of the year with single games today and Saturday. The trip has been disastrous, making the three games in Memphis critical for any improvement in their standing.
William Kennedy, once a National League pitcher, died in Bellaire today at age 50. He resided here and had left professional baseball years ago.
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