Crackers tie Cavet as Mobile wins 10 to 1
Mobile defeats Atlanta 10 to 1 in a one sided game. Cavet allowed eight safeties but the Crackers bunched seven hits including three doubles two triples and a home run led by Mayer Moran and Neiderkorn with strong hits and fielding for Mobile.
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A. Ga
Mobile
Ab.r.h. Ro
A. An, Dowell, If
Dolfi
Ab.r.h.po
Eerie
Piraeus Baies
Becletior
Neiderkorn
Mayer
Moran
McDonald
Yerkes
Reilly
Yavet
Vet
Perkins
Douys
Yerkestonn
Holly
Massey
Swadina
Atlanta
Breitenstein
O'Toole
Games Today Southern Basketball Schedule
Teams listed play today across the South region with games including Birmingham at New Orleans Mobile at Atlanta Nashville at Memphis Chattanooga at Little Rock and more. Others show matchups Cincinnati Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia St Louis Chicago Boston and Detroit with various notes and statuses.
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Southern
Birmingham
New Orleans
Mobile
Atlanta
Clear
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Ubs
Pet
Nashville Ee
Eae Ees
Hattanooga Eens
Dlanta Panta Ewe Ee
Memphis Ee
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati Ee
Boston
St. Louis Ee
New York Chica
Cleve and
Detroit Ware
Washington
Philadelphia Nee
Postmaster General Affirms Reinstatement for Soldiers
A notice from the Postmaster General in Washington confirms that USPS employees who enter military service will be immediately reinstated upon discharge to their former positions and salaries. The order cites previous guidance and assures families that service members will not lose their jobs due to entering the armed forces.
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J. Blocker Thornton
Washington
Department
United States
Army
Post Office Department
Peary Reaffirms Crocker Land Faith and Sightings
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary confirms belief in Crocker Land and says he saw it in July 1906. He suggests optical effects or persistent cloud lanes may have misled him and MacMillan, and urges waiting for Stefansson’s discoveries before dismissal.
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New York
Robert E. Peary
Crocker Land
Tribune
Maine
Fitzhugh Green
MacMillan Crocker
Admiral Peary
MacMillan
Arctic
Stefansson
Daubert Retains Bat Lead as Hornsby Trails in NL
Chicago August 26 Jake Daubert regains the National League batting lead after a barley horse layoff. Hornsby of St. Louis sits second as Pittsburgh’s Carey remains top base stealer with 42, Flack leads sacrifices, Williams tops homers, and Burns scores most runs. Brooklyn tops club average at .261 with several batters above .300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jake Daubert
Hornsby
St. Louis
Mes
Carey
Pittsburgh
Flack
Wiliams
Wheat
Brooklyn
Burns
New York
Daubert
Wagner
Robertson
Chase
Cincinnati
Hinchman
Long
Zimmerman
Stock
Philadelphia
Leading pitchers for twenty games list of 1910 era stars
The record table lists top pitchers by 20 game results. Hughes of Boston went 138 in 3 with 2.35 earned runs per game. Marquard of Brooklyn 8 3 1.74. Rixey and Alexander of Philadelphia posted 2.05 and 1.41 ERAs. Pfeffer Brooklyn 2.08, Cheney Brooklyn 1.59, Rudolph Boston 2.31, Mamaux Pittsburgh 1.33, Benton New York 3.44, Doak St. Louis 2.78.
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Hughes
Boston
Marquard
Brooklyn
Rixey
Philadelphia
Alexander
Pfeffer
Cheney
Rudolph
Mamaux
Pittsburgh
Benton
New York
Doak
St. Louis
Batting chase tightens as Cobb gains on Speaker in AL
In the American League Cobb narrows the batting race on Speaker while lifting his stolen base total to 47 from 40. Phipp seizes home run lead with his ninth, Weaver and Chapman top sacrifice hits with 32, Jackson leads total bases at 232, Cobb scores 86, Detroit hits .260, and leading batters include Speaker .386, Cobb .3863, Jackson .350, Gardner .311, Roth .310, Strunk .306.
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Cobb
Speaker
Phipp
New York
Baker
Weaver
Chicago
Chapman
Cleveland
Jackson
Detroit
Gardner
Boston
Roth
Strunk
Philadelphia
Sisler
St. Louis
Felsen
Burns
Shotton
Pitcher records and earned runs from early baseball season
Cullop of New York led with 12 wins and 1 loss, 1.68 ERA. Morton of Cleveland 12 5 2.51, Shore of Boston 14 6 2.48, Boland of Detroit 7 8 3.42, H Coval skr 1.83, Faber of Chicago 11 5 2.15, Ruth of Boston 16 10 2.12, Shawkey of New York 16 10 2.06, Koob of St Louis 8 4 1.99, Creccotte of Chicago 10 6 2.37, Mays of Boston 13 8 2.40.
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Cullop
New York
Morton
Cleveland
Shore
Boston
Boland
Detroit
H. Covaleskie
Faber
Chicago
Ruth
Shawkey
Koob
St. Louis
Crecotte
Mays
BATTING RACE SHIFTS IN MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
Tris Speaker went ten for forty yesterday in a Philadelphia Cleveland double header raising his average to .387 as Cobb and Jackson each had one hit in four at bats. Hornsby leads the National League at .318 while Robertson falls two points behind. Daubert Wagner Chase and others struggle with limited at bats and mixed results.
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Tris Speaker
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Cobb
Jackson
Robertson
Hornsby
St. Louis
Daubert
Wagner
Chase
AB. H. Pet. Speaker
Rumhote
National— Daibeti
Horneby
Sts
O.sc
Result Games At Atlanta and Other Scores
Result games show Atlanta 10 17 0, Mobile 1 8 3 with Day and Perkins Cavet and Schmidt. Memphis 1 7 0, Nash Ville 0 3 2 with Willett and Ruel Ellis and Marshall. New Orleans 2 9 1, Birmingham 4 9 0 with Walker Higgins Grimes and Smith. Little Rock Chattanooga first game 7 9 4 5 7 0 Brooks Hardgrove Chapman Marshall Merritt Peters second game Little Rock 4 6 1 Chattanooga 0 6 1 Holmquist Chapman Allen Kitchens.
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Atlanta
Mobile
Day
Perkins
Cavet
Schmidt
Memphis
Nash
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Holmquist
Chapman
Allen
Kitchens
National Scores and Player Pairs Across Cities
In Chicago and Boston standings show Chicago 0-3-0 and Boston 1-6-0 with Prendergast McConnell Archer Rudolph Blackburn listed as notable players. Pittsburgh and New York records read 2-11-2 and 6-18-5 with Harmon Schmidt Sallee Tesreau Ruarsden noted. Cincinnati and Brooklyn 2-4-3 versus 8-10-0 include Mitchell Wingo Cheney Miller. St Louis and Philadelphia 6-14-2 to 5-12-5 feature Watson Ames Meadows Gonzales Demaree Burns.
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National
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Iain
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
Prendergast
McConnell
Archer
Rudolph
Blackburn
Harmon
Schmidt
Sallee
Tesreau
Ruarsden
Mitchell
Wingo
Cheney
Miller
Watson
Ames
Meadows
Gonzales
Demaree
Burns
Baseball scores from three city matchups
American corridor results show Boston 2 9 2 to 1 4 1 with Shore and Cady, Davis and Spencer, Baker. Washington 2 12 0 to 2 10 0 with Harper, Shaw and Henry, Williams, Wolfgang and Schalk. New York 2 18 1 to 5 14 0 with Cullop, Love, Mogridge and Walters, Wiseman and Severeid. Philadelphia first game 9 12 3 to 13 12 8 Nabors, Williams and Picinich Bagby Beebe and O Neill. Second game Philadelphia 2 6 6 to Cleveland 10 14 0 Sheehan and Picinich Beebe and Coleman.
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American
Boston
Shore
Leonard
Cady
Thomas
Davis
Spencer
Baker
Washington
Chicago
Harper
Shaw
Henry
Williams
Wolfgang
Schalk
New York
St. Louis
Cullop
Love
Mogridge
Walters
Weisman
Severeid
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Nabors
Picinich
Bagby
Beebe
O'Neill
Sheehan
Coleman
Texas League Scores From Five Cities
In Waco Dallas defeated 9 to 2 while Beaumont shut out San Antonio 6 to 0. Galveston beat Houston 6 to 4 and Shreveport routed Fort Worth 14 to 1.
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Waco
Dallas
Beaumont
San Antonio
Galveston
Houston
Shreveport
Fort Worth
South Atlantic League scores update from three cities
In Charleston Augusta Columbia and Macon games, Charleston tied Augusta at 7 to 7, Columbia beat Jackson 8 to 0, and Macon defeated Columbus 9 to 5.
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South Atlantic League
Charleston
Augusta
Columbia
Jackson
Macon
Columbus
Moran Climbs to Leading Batting Standings in Southern Association
Atlanta outfielder Roy Moran moved into third place in the Southern Association batting race by going 4 for 5. Meusel of Birmingham rose to second with three hits in four at bats as Thrasher of Atlanta, injured, held the lead. Jacobson of Little Rock dropped from second to fourth after going hitless in six chances.
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Roy Moran
Atlanta
Southern Association
Jacobson
Little Rock
Thrasher
Meusel
Birmingham
AB. Petz Thrashge
Esse
Wulf wins Grand American handicap from 19 yards
John F. Wulf of Milwaukee won the feature event of the seventeenth Grand American Trap Shooting Tour by taking the Grand American handicap from 19 yards with a 99. The event wrapped after dark and scores were not officially released. Phil Miller of Dallas won the professional championship in a shoot off with Homer Clark of Alton, breaking 26 straight to 24.
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ST. Louis
John F. Wulf
Milwaukee
Wis
Phil Miller
Dallas
Tex
Homer Clark
Alton
Ill
Miller
Clark
Pitcher Martina Sold to St. Paul by Beaumont
Beaumont Texas August 26 An announcement said Pitcher Martina a former Southern Association player has been sold by Beaumont Club to St Paul of the American Association.
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Martina
ST. Paul
Beaumont
Associated Press
Texas
Southern Association
Texas Ague
American Association
Brooklyn President Ebbets Urges Merkle McCarty Trade
Ebbets of Brooklyn Nationals, visiting Cincinnati with his club, said he offered Lew McCarty for Fred Merkle of the New York Nationals and that he believes Manager McGraw would accept the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebbets
Merkle
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Brooklyn Nationals
Lew McCarty
Fred Merkle
New York Nationals
McGraw
Callahan Outduels Wolgast In Ten Round Brooklyn Bout
Frankie Callahan outfought Ad Wolgast in all ten rounds in a Brooklyn match. Wolgast clinched often and covered up, nearly being knocked out in the ninth as Callahan landed a solid jaw shot. Weigh-ins showed Wolgast at 138 1 2 pounds and Callahan at 132 1 4.
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Olp
Associated Press
NEW Ork
Frankie Callahan
Ad Wolgast
Brooklyn
Callahan
Wolgast
Giants Add Kru ger Killdun Middleton In AU Move
The New York Nationals announce the purchase of catcher Ernest Kruger and outfielder Killdun from Omaha in the Western Association. A deal for pitcher James Middleton of Louisville has been closed.
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Giants
Associated Press
New York
New York Nationals
Ernest Kruger
Killdun
Omaha
James Middleton
Loulaville
Stripling Returns to Virginia to Make Good in Hopewell
Thomas Edgar Stripling, recently pardoned by Georgia’s governor, has returned to Virginia to “make good.” He is in Hopewell looking for a job after being arrested as Danville chief of police and sent to Georgia to serve a life homicide sentence. he escaped from Harris County jail and is reportedly moving his family to Hopewell while his health improves.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Thomas Edgar Stripling
Georgia
Virginia
Hopewell
Stripling
Danville
Harris County
State Supreme Court
Culberson Colquitt Runoff Sees Texas Vote Tie Up
Dallas Texas August 26 with about sixty percent of Texas 500000 eligible voters expected to cast ballots in the Democratic U S Senate runoff between incumbent Senator Charles A Culberson and former Governor Oscar B Colquitt. Colquitt led the July 22 primary by about 31000 while the Mexican policy stance emerged as a campaign issue with final tallies not due before Monday.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Charles A. Culberson
Oscar B. Colquitt
United States
Colquitt
Protests Claim Progressive Petition Illegal in New York
A Brooklyn Progressive, B Franklin Waite, filed with Secretary of State Hugo Friday night alleging that a petition backing Governor Whitman and the Republican slate before the Progressive primaries is illegal. Waite claims the petition lists non members and files a fraud charge. Another Progressive petition backs Judge Seabury for governor.
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Albany
N. Y
National Progressive Party
Whitman
Hugo
B. Franklin Waite
Brooklyn
Waite
Progressive Party
Judge Seabury
Polo Player Orrin A. Wilson Dies in Polo Accident
Orrin A. Wilson of San Francisco died from head injuries sustained in a polo match at Del Monte. He was unseated after a collision and fell from his horse yesterday.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Aus
Orrin A. Wilson
del Monte
Wilson
Rumler's Bat Mark Still Goal to Shoot at in Dixie Circuit
Rumler of Little Rock leads with eight home runs tied with Harris of Chattanooga. Wares of Little Rock tops stolen bases with 34 while Knaupp of New Orleans holds 45 sacrifice hits. Jacobsen of Little Rock has 208 total bases and Thrasher of Atlanta 68 runs scored. Little Rock also leads team hitting at .266. Leading batters include Rumler .341 Thrasher .334 Jacobsen .333 and Meusel .323 with Moran .317 and Schmidt .314. Pitcher records list Herbert Chattanooga Nashville 11 4 Kerr Memphis 21 10 Rogers Nashville 21 11 Marshall Chattanooga 17 9 Ellis Nashville 15 8 Smith New Orleans 21 12 Brennan Atlanta 14 8 Johnson Chattanooga 16 10 Hardgrove Little Rock 19 12 Grimes Birmingham 16 11.
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Rumler
Little Rock
Wares
Knaupp
New Orleans
Harris
Chattanooga
Jacobsen
Thrasher
Atlanta
Jacobson
Meusel
Birmingham
Moran
Schmidt
Mobile
Yerkes
McDonald
Kirby
Herbert
Nashville
Kerr
Memphis
Rogers
Marshall
Ellis
Smith
Brennan
Johnson
Hardgrove
Grimes
Locate Girl Eight Returns to Family After Six Weeks
Private detectives located Frances Riley eight years old at a relative's home in New Orleans. She is said to inherit her grandmother's estate near Athens Greece worth several hundred thousand dollars. Custody battles loom as her father J M Riley from Greece and the relative's attorney prepare for possible court action.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
San Antonio
Frances Riley
Athens
Greece
John Labadrote
J. M. Riley
Nashville firm wins state stationery contract
Montgomery Alabama reports Marshall & Bruce of Nashville won the two year state stationery contract. The bid was the lowest and best among bids opened by State Treasurer W L Lancaster and Secretary of State John Fainoy. Other bids for printing coal and wood will be opened later.
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Montgomery
Ala
Marshall & Bruce
NashVille
W. L. Lancaster
John Fainoy
Capitol
Nashville Volunteers Hold Lead Despite Weekend Slump
Nashville remains at the top of the Southern Association pennant race as they drop games to Memphis and New Orleans suffers three straight defeats in Nashville. The lead is challenged only by unexpected cracks from rivals while New Orleans falls in Birmingham.
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Atlanta
Nashville Volunteers
New Orleans
Nashville
Memphis
Birmingham
SouthernLeague standings shift as leaders stumble
Birmingham climbs to third while Little Rock sustains momentum and Atlanta revives. Memphis Chickasaws take two wins from front-runners in as many days. New Orleans faces pressure for second place as Chattanooga’s double defeat drops Lookouts to the second division. Mobile suffers another rough week with five losses to Chattanooga and Atlanta. Nashville and Birmingham post mixed outcomes, with Memphis and Chattanooga balancing wins and losses.
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Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis Chickasaws
New Orleans
Pelicans
Chattanooga
Memphis
Lookouts
Kitchen
Mobile
Gulls
Nashville
San Francisco swimmer sets women’s record at Golden Gate
Miss Babe Wright of San Francisco swam the Golden Gate crossing in 31 minutes 3.45 seconds on Friday, establishing an Amateur Athletic Association record for women. The prior best held by Miss Nell Schmidt of Alameda stood at 44 minutes 11.1 seconds.
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San Francisco
Babe” Wright
Golden Gate
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