Musser Gains Ground as Crackers Win Thriller
Musser shows pitching gains with control and speed in a three hit victory over the Lookouts. Welchence shines with three star plays and a crucial home run, lifting the Crackers to their seventh straight win over Smith’s team while umpire Rudderham draws mixed praise for keeping the game brisk.
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Lookouts
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Welchence
Crab” King
Elberfeld
Welch
Harry
Dunn
King
Forest More
Johnson
Alperman
Young Williams
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Bill Smith
Otto Jordan in Near Mix-up With Fan
Waycross Georgia June 6 Otto Jordan manager of the Valdosta Empire League team came near a clash with a spectator after Waycross won 2 to 1 in 12 innings A remark directed at Jordan angered him and a confrontation nearly sparked Fans gathered as an investigation was requested by Empire League president Groover who planned to travel to Waycross to review the incident
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Waycross
Otto Jordan
Jordan
Groover
Empire League
Shugrue Beats Robideau in Fast Ten-Round Bout
New York June 6. Young Shugrue won on points over Sam Robideau in a 10 round bout at the Garden Athletic Club last night. The fight was fast throughout and excited the crowd. A return match has been talked about already.
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New York
Young Shugrue
Sam Robideau
the Garden Athletic Club
Highlanders Manager Sends Players to Skeeters
New York June 6 Manager Chance of the Highlanders announced transfers sending pitcher Klepfer and Clark to the Jersey City Skeeters amid a minor baggage controversy involving the team.
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Chance
Highlanders
Klepfer and
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Jersey City Skeeters
City Life Section Set for Bigger Sunday Fun
The Sunday American announces an expanded City Life section featuring exclusive material from Matt, Jeff, and Powers the famed cartoonist along with dozens of other contributors delivering new features and entertainment.
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Wonderful City Life
Sunday American
Matt
Jeff
Powers
Richmond and Return Fare Highlighted by Southern Railway
Tickets on sale June 7 and 8 offer a Richmond and return trip for 16.70 dollars via Southern Railway. The through Pullman sleeping car leaves Atlanta at 2 45 p m daily, arriving Richmond at 8 40 a m, with a dining car onboard. City Ticket Office is at No 1 Peachtree Street.
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First Board Track Motor Race Opens in Atlanta
Ten top board track riders arrive for the Jack Prince motordrome opening at the old circus grounds. Races start at 8:30 pm with identical machines and equal rider weight, promising close, high speed finishes.
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Circus Grounds
Jack Prince
Ne&ar
Henry Lewis
Shields
Renel
Lewis
Thomson Sets New All Round Record At Princeton
F.C. Thomson, a Princeton Theological Seminary student, won the all-round championship with a total of 7 499 points across ten events in Princeton New Jersey yesterday breaking the prior marks of 7 385 by Martin Sheridan of New York and 7 477 by James Thorpe who was later disqualified for professionalism. Thorpe had set his record last September at Celtic Park New York.
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N. J
F.C. Thomson
Princeton Theological Seminary
Martin Sheridan
New York
James Thorpe
Thorpe
Celtic Park
N. Y
Comic Section Brings Laughs for the Week
Mr Batch and Little Jimmy headline a comic section in The Sunday American. Lott and other fun-makers supply family friendly humor for the entire week with playful sketches and lighthearted gags.
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Little Jimmy
Howson Lott
Sunday American
Motordrome race night at old show grounds near Five Points
Doors open 7 p m for eight thirty start with nine races across one to five miles on a quarter mile board track. Riders include Graves Swartz Shields Lockner Richards Luther Renel McNeil Lewis and likely Glenn. Highlights Atlanta Sweep stakes motordrome purse and three corner match. Officials and prices listed. seating prices 56 cents grandstand 25 cents infield. negroes section noted.
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Harry Swartz
Willie Shields
George Lockner
Wilmer Richards
Freddie Luther
Georges Renel
Jock McNeil
Henry Lewis
Harry Glenn
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Erskine Brewster
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Four Big League Scouts In Atlanta To View Local Talent
Four major league scouts are in Atlanta for two days to evaluate players from the Atlanta and Chattanooga teams. Joe Sugden of the Detroit Tigers Bill Armour of the Milwaukee American Association team Mike Kahoe of the Washington Americans and Howard Earle of Pittsburg are conducting the talent search. They focus on Tommy Long Wallie Smith Harry Coveleskie Paul Musser Elliott Dent and Rudy Sommers from yesterday’s game.
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Joe Sugden
Detroit Tigers
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Milwaukee American Association
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Washington Americans
Howard Earle
Pittsburg
Tommy Long
Wallie Smith
Harry Coveleskie
Paul Musser
Elliott Dent
Rudy Sommers
Chris Von Der Ahe Dies After Long Illness
St Louis obituary notes Chris Von Der Ahe owner of the old St Louis champion ball team of 1885 88 and a renowned baseball magnate died at his home after two months of serious illness. Cause listed as cirrhosis of the liver and dropsy. Born in Germany in 1848 and came to the United States in 1870.
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Chris von der Ahe
von der Ahe
Germany
Savage Develops Punch Could Crown James Savage Champion
Boxing preview notes Jim Savage has a new punch after defeating Whitey Allen, with promoter Dan Morgan credited for guiding his development. The June 13 bout with Jim Flynn is billed as Savage's first major test since refining his power, as Flynn brings toughness and accuracy.
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Savage
Jim Flynn
Auditorium-Armory
Whitey Allen
Allen
Ale
IM Savage
Dan Morgan
Dan
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Morgan
Flynn
Baseball Friday games include city matchups and key results
Friday schedule features Chattanooga at Atlanta at Ponce De Leon with a 3 45 PM call, plus Memphis at New Orleans Montgomery at Mobile Birmingham at Nashville. Scores: Philadelphia 10 Detroit 6 Cleveland 5 New York 3 Chicago 5 Boston 0. National League standings list Mobile Atlanta Nashville Birmingham Chattanooga Memphis New Orleans.
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Heisman Selects All-Time All-Southern Baseball Team
John W. Heisman, famed Tech coach, ranks an All-Time All-Southern baseball team for Hearst's Atlanta Sunday American in a detailed, position by position selection. The bearcat feature argues the lineup could rival a major club, urging readers to buy the Sunday American for the full piece.
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Tech
Hearst
Atlanta
Cotton Scores and Baseball Results Across Cities
In Texas League play Dallas and Waco tied 0 0 while Austin beat Fort Worth 4 3 Beaumont defeated Houston 7 4 and San Antonio won 3 1 against Galveston. Clarksdale beat Sitar Pensacola 6 3 Selma trailed 0 none noted and Jackson Columbus game postponed with Columbus at Albany and Savannah at Macon on slate.
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Georgia Alabama League Thuregex'ef Results Summary
Gadsden leads with eight points against Opel six while Newnan posts eight over Talladega three LaGrange tallies five and Anniston three in the regional league results.
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Newnan
Anniston
LaGrange
Thuregex
Opel
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