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Newspaper
Charlotte News
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1911
Page
8
W C D Jr notes a mixed day with Winston splitting a double header and the Patriots winning one. Augusta stays with the South Atlantic, Wilmington declines a Carolina Association franchise. Hargrave Wagnon Totman homered, Noojin Hayes Shumaker Williams others shined. Charlotte Greenville Anderson named today's winners.
The Hornets and Sox divided a doubleheader in Spartanburg, June 18, with both games full of errors and late rallies. Totman pitched well in the second game for the visitors, while Cross and Wagnon were notable for Charlotte in the opener. Attendance reached about 600 as managers shuffled lineups with three new players joining the visiting squad.
Greensboro June 13 Patrots won over the Spinners 7 to 1 as Walters held mound duties for the locals. Errors aided the scoring while Dovie stole home in the ninth. Ground details show two base hits by Sharp and Rickard with several sacrifices and a 1:22 time. Attendance 250.
A compressed box score note shows Westlake securing a win with a base hit and sacrifices while managing walks and outs. Key players include Sheesley and Fe rr all Stor m, with runners left on base indicating a tight finish.
In Anderson South Carolina the locals lost the opener to the Twins then won the nightcap in a hitless second game. Hayes from Asheville and a former Hornet held the Twins to no hits in the second game while Stewart started the first for the locals and was touched for four hits. Swindell followed and was driven hard. Kelly credited with the only assist for the locals in the second game. The first game would have been a shutout if not for a walk and circuit around the bases.
Two-base hit by Shumaker and home run by Yount highlight the Salem contest. Clemens and O'Halloran add sacrifice plays. Walfe and Stewart register four strikeouts each. McCarthy, iancy, Clemens, Gates, and O'Halloran steal bases. Brannon and Edwards allow passed balls. Winston-Salem five left on base. Time 1 30. Umpire Mr. O'Brien.
In yesterday’s twin bill results Spartanburg beat Charlotte 7 to 5 in the first game and lost 2 to 6 in the second. Greensboro defeated Greenville 6 to 1. Winston Salem topped Anderson 8 to 1 in the first game and Anderson won 5 to 0 in the second.
The tally shows Chicago 4 over Washington 0, Cleveland 1 over New York 3, Detroit 6 over Boston 4, and St. Louis 0 over Philadelphia 1, reflecting a day of varied outcomes with several high scoring affairs.
Rain disrupted schedules with several scores reported. Brooklyn 2 Pittsburg 4 New York 1 Cincinnati 3 Boston 5 Chicago 4 Philadelphia 8 St Louis 4 Atlanta 8 New Orleans 3 Nashville 2 Birmingham 13 Memphis 4 Montgomery 7 Chattanooga Mobile. Jacksonville 8 Savannah 9 Augusta 4 Columbus 5 Macon 4 Columbia 1 Charleston Albany. Not scheduled.
A series of game results shows Newark defeating Providence 3 1, Buffalo 4 over Toronto 1, Rochester 5 over Montreal 6, Jersey City 1 over Baltimore 2, outlining a busy hockey night across multiple teams and locales.
A sequence shows Columbus 2, Minneapolis 19, Louisville 8, St. Paul 5, Indianapolis and Milwaukee 5, Toledo 9, Kansas City 10, indicating competitive regional results.
Roanoke scored ten while Richmond had four in a decisive win. Norfolk added two and Danville three as Petersburg Lynchburg fielded Kain in the summary rundown.
Augusta committee reports $5,000 of $6,000 raised to keep the team in the Sally League for the season and plans to meet league directors to arrange terms for return. Wilmington fans reject franchise offers from Charlotte and Anderson, doubting Carolina League's stability while Augusta's status shifts.
Rain prevented all Tidewater League games today, stopping play across scheduled matchups. No results or standings available as rain caused postponements and rescheduling will follow.
In Appalachian League play scores listed include Asheville 6 Morristown 3 Bristol 6 Cleveland 5 and Johnson City 6 Knoxville 11 with multiple results indicating midseason action.
Two base siters Dwyer Fogarty and McCarthy. Base on balls issued by Swindell three and Hayes eight. Hit by pitch recorded for Spencer Kelly and McCarthy. Stolen bases credited to Gates Swindell Edwards Mullin and Fogarty. Left on bases show Anderson six and Winston-Salem eight. Time December. Umpire Mr. O'Brien.
Bowen Drug Store advocates Foley Kidney Pills as a quick, permanent remedy for kidney and bladder troubles and irregularities. The tonic formulation aims to regulate and strengthen kidney and bladder action for fast results.
The schedule shows Charlotte at Spartanburg Greenville at Greensboro Winston at Anderson in the Carolina Association. In the National League Brooklyn at Pittsburg New York at Cincinnati Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis.
The item lists American League games Cleveland at New York Detroit at Boston St. Louis at Philadelphia and Chicago at Washington. A stray remark questions a chronic wand shi ker and hints at a sand bag up his sleeve但.
Poetic lament notes a waning Hornets’ fortunes as the race for the flag loses momentum. The verse weighs the team’s dire position and hints at uncertain outcomes, suggesting a long road ahead with a struggle to balance finances and performance.
George Gardner boasts of a single rotten show this season at the opera house. He laments the failure and notes one chronic deadhead left after one act and demanded his name be scratched from the free list.
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