Pennant Day Afrost Rain Wages Game
Atlanta and Birmingham face weather woes on opening day as crowds gather for pennant festivities. The piece notes strong attendance in both cities despite delays, highlights Cy Falkenberg’s resilient form, and recounts the famed dog-for-player trade involving Itcher Hopper and Dick Kinsella. It also comments on batter bat loyalties, featuring J Franklin Baker’s meticulous care of his bats and a rule against using his bats.
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Percy H. Whiting
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Barons
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Bresnahan
Roger
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Dick Kinsella
Springfield
Kinsella
J. Franklin Baker
Orr
Baker
Mack
With Chance in Old New York and Baseball Tales
Horace Fogels in Washington addresses congress about organized baseball woes. The Veiled and somber text hints at a fading era, recalling Chance era players like Johnny Aling Miner Brown and Tinker, and the old Mighty Sawing crew as a warning about the sport's decline.
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Miner Brown
Tinker
Chance
New York
Horace Fogels
Washington
Savage Best White Hope Jim Has Won Seven in Row
In Atlanta a heavyweight clash stirs title talk as Jim Savage climbs seven straight victories. Dan Morgan backs Savage with bets while experts debate the legit white hope. Savage is due in from New York with Sailor White to spar and meet in ten rounds at the Auditorium Armory.
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Jess Willard
Dan Morgan
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al Kubiak
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Jack Keating
Montana
Tom Logan
Philadelphia
Jack Fitzgerald
Burg
Whitey Allen
Bronx
Luther McCarty
McCarty
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Jack Curley
New York
Auditorium Armory
Memory and sports clash in a noisy sports column
A lively column riffs on memory and athletes from baseball and boxing. It mocks congressmen, notes on baseball trust quirks, praises managers, mentions Jim Thorpe, Nelson, Ritchie, and McGraw while riffing on Shylocks and racing. It reads as a collage of opinions and humor about sports culture.
Sailor White versus Jim Savage in ten-round clash at Auditorium
Local fans anticipate a corking ten round bout at the Auditorium Armory with Sailor White facing Jim Savage. White defeated Arthur Pesky and drew with Gunboat Smith. Savage is a vaunted cleveland heavyweight. Additional ten-round bouts include Mike Saul versus Terry Nelson and Meyer Pries versus Spider Britt.
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Terry Nelson
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Baltimore May Lose Williams-Coulon Bout
Bantamweight champion Johnny Coulon says he will not travel to Baltimore for a July 4 bout with Kid Williams unless a Baltimore referee is used. Williams' manager Sammy Harris promoted the fight and police there oppose out of town referees after a disputed decision for Abe Attell. Tom McCarey of Los Angeles bids for the match, offering Coulon a $5,000 guarantee.
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Williams
Billy Joh
Abe Attell
Conlon
Coulon
Harris
Tom McCarey
Los Angeles
Stroud Replacement Sought At Mercer
Macon Georgia June 10 Dr C C Strouds longtime Mercer University athletic director has accepted a similar post at the University of Louisiana. Trustees are considering Bo Williams Gordon college coach and former Vanderbilt star and A K Maddox ex Georgia football and baseball player and now director of the Fast Macon playground to succeed him.
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Mercer University
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University of Rochester
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Vanderbilt
A. K. Maddox
Georgia
Fast
Thornton Plays in Dominion Tourney
RICHMOND VA June 10 The Dominion tennis tournament opened with strong Georgia participation. In the preliminaries Preston defeated Gary of Augusta 8 6 2 6 4 6 4 and A H Allen beat Grant of Atlanta by default. Mrs Willard Sullivan defeated Miss Martha Robinson 6 0 6 1. Thornton of Atlanta and partner await a men doubles match against Donnan and W Miller Tuesday. Garrett and Gary of Augusta meet L H Natt and Preston in the same event.
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Martha Robinson
Sullivan
Saunders Taylor
Norfolk
Nat Thornton
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L. H.natt
Women’s Twenty-Seventh Tennis Championship Opens
Philadelphia hosts the opening day of the twenty-seventh women’s tennis tournament for the American championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club with matches beginning yesterday.
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Philadelphia Cricket Club
Drome Motordrome Opening Delayed To June 17
Weather delays push back Atlanta Motordrome opening to Tuesday night June 17. The Brooklyn Eagle recounts Brighton Beach crashes on a wet track with spills in the 25 mile derby and a two rider finish led by Billy Hagan over Hartley Thomas.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Brighton Beach
Brighton
Will Gibson
Gibson
Bert Sayre
Martin Kessler
Franz Krebs
Billy Hagan
Flatbush
Hartley Thomas
Philadelphia
Fodder for Fans and Baseball Wins Streaks
Hal Chase faces jeers from New York fans after joining the White Sox while the Athletics post their fourteenth straight win. Dodgers rally past Pirates, Naps lose with Falkenberg, Phillies overpower Reds, Cardinals crush Braves, Yankees again beat White Sox, Coombs nearing return, Tigers beat Senators with Cobb, Hummel shines for Dodgers, Peckin hits well for Yankees, Joe Jackson draws jokes, Jim Thorpe debuts with a safety, Giants win behind four Cub pitchers, Schulte undergoes surgery to remove goiter and improve batting eye.
Frank Schulte Undergoes Forehead Growth Operation
Chicago June 10 Frank Schulte right fielder of the Chicago Nationals underwent an operation yesterday to remove a growth from his forehead.
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Chicago
Chicago Nationals
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