Labor Day Double Bill Boosts Cotton States League Interest
The Drillers and Alexandria Becs clash in a 2:30 p.m. Labor Day doubleheader at Forsythe Park with a big crowd expected and implications for final league standings. Monroe and Reds games impact cellar positions. preparations include a large Rapides Parish turnout and reduced free list.
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Southern batsmen clash for stick wielding honors in fade-out
The Southern Association begins its winter fade-out as four batters vie for top hitting honors. Gulley of Little Rock leads with .377, Good of the Crackers and Kelly of the Pelicans tie for second at .375, Camp of Nashville at .373. Riley of Mobile and Cullen of Atlanta pace home runs with 27 four-base hits. Wilbur Good tops hits with 211, including 31 doubles and 20 triples, while Staffy Stewart of the Barons has 51 steals. Nashville leads team batting at .308, Chattanooga third at .302, and the Pelicans boast 180 errors while leading in team fielding with a .967 average. Kelly drives the pitching leaders with 15–7, Bates of Chattanooga 10–5, McLaughlin of the Crackers 19–10.
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Fathers of Bobby Jones and Watts Gunn
In Atlanta on September 5 Judge Will Gunn, Watts Gunn’s father, serves as vice president of the Georgia Casualty company while Robert T. Jones, father of Bobby Jones, leads the senior course. The two families wait as Bobby Jones defends his national amateur title at Oakmont against his young neighbor and friend.
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Georgia Casualty Company
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Unclear scoreline from scattered game notes
Fragmentary lines show multiple city scores and teams with odd abbreviations. Key entities include New Orleans, Birmingham, Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston. No coherent event or outcome is evident.
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Simmons Narrowing AL Bat Lead as Speaker Tops with 30
Youthful Al Simmons pursues the American League batting crown while Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker remain near the top. Speaker leads the Indians with a .391 average after a brief return. Simmons and Cobb are tied for second at .378, with Harry Rice and Harry Heisman close behind. Meusel homered twice to grab an AL lead with 27. Cuyler shines in the National League with a .355 average and 130 runs scored for the Pirates as they push toward the pennant.
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al Simmons
Athletics
Ty Cobo
Tris Speaker
Harry Heisman
Speaker
Indians
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Detroit Pilot
Harry Rice
Browns
Heisman
Bob Meusel
Yankees
Ken Williams
New York
Wingo
Detroit
Sisler
St Louis
Lamar Philadelphia
Collins
Hazen Cuyler
Pirates
Harper
Philadelphia
Cuyler
Washington extends six game AL lead over Mack's crew
Washington beat Boston 9 to 3 as Ferguson held the Red Sox to seven hits and Senators counted nine singles. The victory pushed the American League leaders further ahead of Mack's idle lineup in a fast-moving pennant race.
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Sburgh
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Pice
Pirates
Meridian Takes Double Header At Hattiesburg
In a doubleheader sweep at Hattiesburg the Meridian team dominated with strong pitching and timely hitting. Jackson State and Vicksburg each managed limited offense, while Barbour’s homer highlighted the lone local run as the Senators kept opponents at bay. The day featured solid defense and clutch hits that sealed both games.
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Manareer Patter
Hem Strne Joeson
Vicksburg
Senators
Barbour
Jackson
Tosers
Chamging
Dark Horses Lead Southern Leaders as Crackers Struggle
Atlanta narrowly clung to a hold on the Southern Association lead after a 11 to 10 loss to Birmingham. The Barons exploded in the sixth inning tying the game at six and scoring nine runs as Marquis shut the door in the later innings. The Pelicans missed a chance to regain top spot as New Orleans faltered and Atlanta fell behind.
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Southern Association
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Bagby
McLaughlin
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Monroe Contractors Ready for Any Major Project
Monroe lists a large number of firms prepared to perform first class service for houses, large offices, and multiple oil field lines with exacting requirements. The statement highlights readiness to execute operations across construction and oil field needs.
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Real Estate Dealers Ready to Assist Buyers and Sellers
If you are interested in buying selling or renting commercial residential or suburban real estate it will save you time and money to get in touch with one of the leading real estate dealers listed below. They are thoroughly experienced and ready to render efficient service.
Close 3 2 Bow in Mobile Bears Victory
New Orleans battled Mobile to a 3 to 2 win with breaks favoring Mobile throughout. Bear safeties came from misplayed grounders and bad hops. Nashville tied Memphis for third after 12 to 5 with two Chick twirlers. The Lookouts beat Little Rock 7 to 2 as Chattanooga produced four triples in succession.
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