First of pennant series won by league leader
Smith outpitched Demaree as Mobile defeated Birmingham 5 to 4 in the opening game of the crucial pennant race series. Demaree passed four batters in an unusual outing while Smith worked through tense moments and held the Gulls to one hit in the later innings. Umpire Stockdale handled the game amid the series pressure.
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Results from Yesterday's Southern League and Other Leagues
Baseball scores feature Chattanooga and Nashville games with mixed results, plus Atlanta Chicago New York Cleveland Boston St Louis Washington Detroit Philadelphia and Chicago Poston and other teams. Key outcomes include Chattanooga 8 1 over 1 and 6 9 across multiple matchups, and Milwaukee and St Paul routing opponents in the American Association and Cotton States League sums.
Baseball scores from South Atlantic League games
Jacksonville beat Albany 11 to 3 Columbus defeated Macon 7 to 3 Columbia won 1 to 0 against Savannah who lost 0 to 2.
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Macon
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Fine trophies hung up for shooting events
At Seagirt New Jersey on August 29 the national rifle tournament opened with cavalry team match at 200 yards. Five man teams vie for a cup from the quartermaster general of New Jersey and later events include the Nevada trophy match at 600 900 and 1200 yards and a revolver team match at 50 yards with trophies and medals awarded by General Spencer.
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Cyclone Johnny Thompson Signs for Cincinnati Bout
In Chicago on August 29 two boxers named Cyclone Johnny Thompson and Eddie McGoorty signed for a ten round 160 pound bout in Cincinnati set for September 16 at 8 pm.
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Coast Clubs Refuse to Sell Star Players to Majors
San Francisco August 29 Manager Sharp of the Oakland club in the Pacific Coast League said coast players refuse alluring major league officers. Coast clubs have decided not to sell their star men and will meet every offer with counter offers as far as possible.
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Official List of Minors Called to Major Leagues
The National Baseball Commission releases the list of players whose releases were bought by major league clubs from minors since August 20, 1911. Names by team include Cincinnati Huntsville Knoxville Davis Galveston Moore Chillicothe McGraynor. Philadelphia Atlanta Mayer. St Louis Cleveland Tenn Griner Vicksburg Galloway Jacksonville Whitted. New York Mobile Demaree Dallas Bader. Brooklyn Nashville Williams. Chicago Macon Douglas Austin McLarry Taylor Birmingham Johnson. St Louis Houston Riggs Sherman Napier Bristol Sloan Montgomery Williams Johnson McAllister Mobile Walsh. Cleveland Bristol Walker New Orleans Nagelessen Clancy. Detroit Chattanooga Bury Albany Berker Jackson Deal Dallas Gibson Vicksburg McGehee Jackson Clauss. New York San Antonio Midkiff. Boston Beaumont Martina Brant Houston Foster. Philadelphia Memphis Altman Baltimore Walsh Murphys. Washington Cattanooga Moran Atlanta Agler Agreements not received and therefore subject to approval.
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Greenwood Finishes First in Cotton States League
Jackson Mississippi August 23 Greenwood ends the Cotton States League season in first place with a .080 percentage while Jackson stands second and Columbus third. Vicksburg won the first half pennant as several clubs withdrew reducing the circuit from six to three cities.
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Anderson Clinches Pennant in Carolina Association
Charlotte N C August 28 By winning today’s game from Winston Salem the Anderson team clinched first place and the pennant in the Carolina Association The Anderson club the smallest town in the circuit has led almost from the season’s start and the circuit will close its fifth uninterrupted season next Monday
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Wiley wins 100 kilo world motor paced title at Velodrome
George Wiley of Syracuse won the 100 kilo meter world championship motor paced race in Newark New Jersey beating Elmer Collins by about one and a half miles. Wiley clocked one hour 24 minutes seven seconds.
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Syracuse
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Kirkwood Stops Houck in Sixth at St Nicholas Club
George Kirkwood of St Louis knocked out Jimmy Houck of Philadelphia in the sixth round of a ten round bout at the St Nicholas Athletic Club. Arthur Sinck of Passaic stopped Kid Carter of New Orleans in the third round.
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Philadelphia
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Passaic
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Ottumwa Players Sold to Birmingham and Cincinnati
OTTUMWA IOWA August 28 Pitcher James Dunn and Outfielder Daniel Sence were sold today to Birmingham Ala for 500 each by the Ottumwa Central Association Club Pitcher Frank Gregory was sold to Cincinnati for 1500 to report September 4.
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Wanted Good Live Male Canvassers
Classified notice seeking male canvassers with easy work and good pay. Apply to Room 305 St. Andrews Hotel.
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Crescent Theatre Robin Hood Show Promoted
Crescent Theatre promotes Robin Hood as tomorrow’s best picture choice, urging audiences not to miss the latest notable film offering.
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Games Today: Mobile at Birmingham and Atlanta at Chattanooga
National League matchups list Boston vs Philadelphia Brooklyn vs New York Cincinnati vs Pittsburg St Louis vs Chicago Philadelphia vs Boston New York vs Washington. No other games scheduled today.
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Practice spins by auto drivers at Elgin
Fifteen drivers including Ralph De Palma tested for Elgin road races next Friday and Saturday. Rain made the course slippery yet De Palma in a Mercedes completed four laps of the eight and a quarter mile track and one round in 7 19. Teddy Tetzlaff in a Fiat seventy posted a 7 33 best for three laps. Erwin Bergdoll in a Benz ran 7 38 and Hughie Hughes in a Mercer special did 7 22. New arrivals included Joe Dawson and Don Herr. Bruce Brown could not field his car and was scratched.
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Indianapolis Speedway
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Fred Wagner
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Ankle Deep Wins Easy In Hydroplane Elimination
The 32 foot hydroplane Ankle Deep owned and steered by Count C N Mankowski of Lake George New York won the second elimination race for the Harmsworth trophy defense. The 39 mile course was completed in 51 minutes 32 seconds at an average speed of 54.92 knots or 40.15 mph.
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Robertson Leads Western Golf Championship First Day
Alec Robertson of Rock Island carded 147 over 36 holes at Idlewild Club on day one. Robert Simpson of Kenosha and defending champion finished with 158.
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Hilton Missing From National Amateur Trials
Chicago golf players entered in the national amateur tournament at the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton were disappointed as Harold H. Hilton the title holder did not submit a score. Hilton may have kept his score privately for yesterday and today.
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National League Contenders and Boxing Sparks In Anthology
The Nationals buy Walter Manning from Allentown for 3000. Concrete bats may replace wood as baseball weighs options including rubber additives. Johnson Jeanette fight plans row in Baltimore while Fitzsimmons Jr plans a future outside boxing. A New York writer ranks Chicago Pittsburg and New York as NL contenders with varied strengths.
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Naps Near Cuba Trip Deal After World Series
Cleveland Naps eye a month long stay in Cuba with manager Davis and Alemendares club manager Jiminez agreeing terms. Davis plans to sail a week after the world series with the entire Naps squad aboard.
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Baseball Managers Plot Fresh Crews for Next Season
Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics will overhaul his pitching staff and trust for the coming season. Jennings of Detroit and Callahan of Chicago plan to assemble considerably new teams. George Stovall of the St. Louis Browns will do likewise as the New York Yankees and Cleveland Naps are also expected to shake up rosters.
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Patchen H Easily Takes Honors In Neponset
Joe Patchen II won the Neponset Grand Circuit event on a perfect day in Readville Massachusetts on August 2. The final heat determined the second money with Knight Onwardo securing it. Nowaday Girl led a two year old trotters race at Plymouth, while Dillon Axworthy claimed a pair of heats and Zarrino won the amateur drivers race after an upset loss by Eva Cord.
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Notable Baseball No-Hit Game and Historic Scores
August 29 1885 Charley Ferguson of the Phillies pitched a no hit game versus Providence. Other notes include Louisville beating the Metropolitans thrice in a row for 86 total runs, 62 by Louisville and 24 by the Mets, and 1882 details of Columbus defeating the Athletics 15 to 1 on 16 hits. Also fire destroyed Chicago NL grand stand in 1894 and 1908 pitching feats by Jack Powell and 1904 Rube Waddell. At the Crescent tomorrow three reels of the year’s grand picture with admission five cents.
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