Gulls Hunt Series Win as Mobile Dominates Barons Battle
In Atlanta and Chattanooga reports the Mobile Gulls push toward the league lead with strong pitching from J Bradley, Win Campbell and Heinie. Schmidt infield and Robertson headline the defense as New Orleans and Nashville swing through decisive games. Weather holds fair as fans crowd to see key action and a proposed doubleheader at Ponce de Leon stirs local talk.
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Iron City
Schmidt
Robertson
Molesworth
Fry
New Orleans
Nashville
Wilson
Walker
Adams
Schwartz
Snyder and Smith
Atlanta
Avet
Berger
Campbell
Baseball Scores Roundup From Southern and Other Leagues
In the Southern League Mobile routed Birmingham 9 to 1 and Nashville edged New Orleans 17 to 4. Memphis beat Atlanta 6 to 5, Chattanooga defeated Montgomery, and Atlanta 6 Birmingham 1 noted. National League results include Cincinnati 5 New York 1 and Chicago 3 Brooklyn 0, St Louis 15 Philadelphia 4, with Boston-Pittsburgh rained out. American Association saw Kansas City 4 1 St Paul 2 8, Minneapolis 11 Milwaukee 1, Columbus 1 Louisville 0. International League features Montreal 3 Providence 0 and Rochester 4 Newark 3, Jersey City 6 Toronto 1. South Atlantic results Albany 1 1, Charleston 0 6 5, Savannah 5 Macon 1, Jacksonville 2 Columbus 1. Texas League games Dallas 6 Waco 2, San Antonio 3 Galveston 28 Beaumont 8 Houston 1 Austin 4 Fort Worth 2. Federal League Indianapolis 3 Pittsburg 1.
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Birmingham
Atlanta
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Montgomery
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
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Washington
Sete
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Detroit
Baseball Nightly Oddities At Lookout Park
The Crackers routed the Turtles on Tuesday while the Lookouts beat the Barons and prepared to face the Gulls. Manning faltered in the ninth as Montgomery seemed to clinch a win for the Lookouts before a late rally and darkness halted play. Manager Dobbs tangled with umpire Fifield leading to an ejection. Cincinnati closed the season in New York with a 5 to 1 victory as Mordecai Brown limited the Giants to seven hits.
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Montgomery
Lookouts
C. Brown
Fielnt
Brown
Johnson
Fifield
Dobbs
Lookout Park
Cincinnati
New York
Mordecai Brown
Chicago
Giants
Cincinnati Tops Phillies as St. Louis Dominates Brooklyn
Cincinnati matched hits with Fromme but capitalized with four runs driven in by Tinker. Groh exited in the fourth for protesting a strike. St. Louis crushed Philadelphia 15 to 4 as Brennan struggled over two innings and Imley, Rixey, and Haislip finished. Philadelphia failed to string safeties for runs while Vaughn led Chicago to an 8 to 0 win over Brooklyn after a sharp duel with Reulbach.
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Fromme
Tinker
Groh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brennan
Browns
Imley
Rixey
Haislip
Dallas
Texas
Jamestown Independent Ties New York Americans 2–2 in Nine Innings
The Jamestown independent team halted the New York Americans on their field Wednesday with a 2 to 2 score after eleven innings. The game was stopped to let the Yankees catch a train.
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Jamestown
N. Y
New York Americans
Yankees
Vols rally past New Orleans in high scoring 17 to 4 win
Nashville built a 17 to 4 victory over New Orleans for a third straight win as Perry posted five hits over two games and driven in six runs. Beck pitched well for the Vols while Atlanta defeated Memphis 6 to 5 with Dent leaving ill and Conzelman and Love closing out the game. Long set a new Southern Association record with his 1011th run.
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Nashville
New Orleans
Beck
Vols
Perry
Atlanta
Memphis
Dent
Conzelman
Love
Long
Southern Association
Hill
Matchups Listed for Upcoming Games Across Cities
A schedule of lineups shows Mobile at Birmingham Montgomery at Chattanooga Memphis at Beharam New Orleans at Nashville Boston at Brooklyn New York at Philadelphia Philadelphia at New York Washington at Boston.
Crackers Fight to Close Gap in 1912 Southern League
Atlanta sports note explains Mobile’s six game lead and the Crackers slim chances. It praises Atlanta’s late season rally and notes fan support while stressing Mobile’s consistency and the long odds for overtaking the Gull in the final stretch.
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Julian Murphy
Atlanta Journal
Mobile
Inn
Crackers
Billy Smith
Gull Crew
Atlanta
Tennis Champion At the Festal Board
The American Davis Cup team was honored in New York as players gathered around the banquet to celebrate the return of the silver bowl after a decade. Maurice E. McLaughlin called for future international competition with the United States leading the way next season. He announced that Dunlop would join Wilding and Brocker for England’s all England championship, forming a strong Australasian team to contest the cup.
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Maurice E.mecloughin
America
Anthony Fying EK
Ollie Campbell
Holcombe Ward
William J. Clothier
Raymond D. Little
Fred S. Morey
R. Morris Williams II
Henry W. Slocumb
Harold H. Hackett
Dwight F. Davis
Maurice E. McLaughlin
William A. Larned
Malcolm D. Whitman
William C. Demise
McBride and Callahan Reinstated After Suspension
Captain Mc Bride of the Washington team and Manager Callahan of the local American League club were reinstated today following suspensions for arguing with Umpire McGreevy.
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Associated Press
Chicago
McBride
Washington
Callahan
McGreevey
League Leaders Again Trim Iron City Bunch
Win Campbell and the Gulf team defeated the Birmingham Barons 9 to 1 at Rickwood Park. Campbell allowed one run while his teammates hammered Hardgrove, scoring through two-base hits by Marcan Stock and Paulet, and home runs by Paulet and Schmidt.
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Birmingham
Ala
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Barons
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Marcan
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California fights to end boxing after Bull Young death
Los Angeles reports county supervisors adopted resolutions endorsing a prohibition crusade. They condemn professional boxing and plan to push an initiative to place the issue before voters, though the exact measure has not yet been drafted.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
California
County Supervision Board
John “Bull” Young
Jess Willard
Viox Emerges as Pocket Edition of Wagner
Jimmy Viox the Pittsburgh star infield partner to Hans Wagner shows rapid improvement around the keystone station. He is hitting well over .300 and earned notice from Manager Fred Clark for his 1911 Willow work with Lexington in the Blue Grass League.
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Robertson
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Miller
Fisrure
Jimmy Viox
Hans Wagner
Keystone
Pittsburg
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Fred Clark
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Wagner
Score by Innings Of Other Games At Atlanta
Baseball scores from multiple cities show Atlanta beating Memphis 6 to 12 with varied innings, while Nashville and New Orleans clashed to a 4 to 17 result. Other matchups include Cincinnati at New York, St. Louis at Philadelphia, and Brooklyn at CHPRRO in a slate of early-season games with standout pitching and fielding notes.
Wilmington Clinches Tristate Pennant for 1913
Wilmington has clinched the Tristate League pennant for 1913 despite yesterday’s 5 2 loss to Trenton. With six games left, Wilmington would still win by half a game even if York wins all remaining five. Wilmington's current record stands at 63–42 to York’s 57–40 as the season ends Monday.
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Wilmington
Del
Trenton
York
Atlantic City
Murphy Supports Plan to Revise Baseball Rules
Chicago August 28 President Murphy of the local National League team endorsed President Comiskey’s proposal to revise playing rules next winter at a managers umpires and newspaper men convention. He urged a smaller committee and funding by the national commission to overhaul the rules in ten days to two weeks.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Comiskey
Chicago Americans
Murphy
National Commission
Umpire McGreevey Resigns Amid Wife Illness
Umpire McGreevey of the American League resigns today due to his wife’s illness. The vacancy will not be filled.
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Associated Press
Chicago
McGreevey
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