Food For Fandom Mobile Opens With Six Game Series
Reports detail a six game home series for Food For Fandom Mobile followed by six on the road. Johnny Dobbs' Billikens will be the Friday opponent with Charley Case in Montgomery lineup and Walker and Knaupp new infielders. EF Brown likely to pitch the opener for Campbell.
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Sensational running catch robbing long hit in Pittsburg game
Left fielder Carey of the Pittsburg club made a spectacular running catch in Wednesday’s game with Philadelphia after a ball from Killifer looked like a home run. He juggled the ball then retrieved it with his bare hand. Mathewson allowed eleven hits in six innings against the Cardinals on Wednesday.
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Lookouts Tie With Barons After Seven Inning Battle
The postponement produced a tie after seven innings as Montgomery and Atlanta played to a draw. Case and Dent pitched well in a strong showing, while the Lookouts won a tightly fought bat and the victory hinged on a decisive moment from Elberfeld and Kroh.
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Montgomery Military Without Rifle Range
Special dispatch from Montgomery reports the city lacks a rifle range hindering future encampments. The past range on Barry L Holt property near Cypress Pond covered fourteen acres and leased to the state for 200 dollars yearly. After Holt's death the estate demanded 600 dollars annually, a price the state could not meet, ending the use of the range. The planned 3000 dollar clubhouse project is shelved. The only remaining range in Alabama is at Boyles near Birmingham.
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Guaranteed Eczema Remedy Ointment Advertisement
Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment promises to cure eczema and related skin eruptions with a physician's formula. A Bath Michigan man testifies after twenty five years of failure that the product worked. Available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Pfeiffer Chemical Co and Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
Escape from Mexican Prison Made Bolton Notable
Dr. William Stroud Bolton an El Paso pioneer aged fifty two died in El Paso. He was famed as the southwest’s most ingenious escape artist after using a U S Army uniform ruse to leave a Juarez prison in 1890 and return to El Paso. Bolton served as an army surgeon in the Philippines.
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Naps Hit Four Cleveland Pitchers. Jackson Hits Longest No Hit
The Cleveland Naps faced four pitchers Frank Chance used on Wednesday. Joe Jackson delivered the longest hit ever recorded on the diamond, sending the ball over the right field wing of the grand stand.
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Washington Drove Weisman From The Box In Third Inning
Washington drove Weisman from the box in the third inning of the game with St. Louis. Shotten for St. Louis, secured a single and worked Engle for four bases on balls.
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Athletics beat Tigers for tenth straight win
Hughey Jennings was ordered off the coaching lines in the fourth inning at Philadelphia Wednesday for disputing a decision. The Athletics defeated the Tigers, extending their win streak to ten games.
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Sentell and Cavet Record No Put Outs or Assists vs Memphis
In the latest game against Memphis neither Sentell nor Cavet recorded a put out or an assist, reflecting a quiet performance by the pair on defense and in the field. The matchup left both players with limited stat lines compared to previous outings.
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Pelicans face protests as managers push for league action
The piece notes Tommy Long’s rising hitting pace in the Southern League and references Frank’s protest against Mobile mound conditions. It cites Col Claire, Col Cluke, and President Kavanaugh amid talks of postponements and Sabbath games to profit from off days in August, with potential rematches if protests are denied.
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Golf Tourney On Capital Links Sees Narrow Local Presence
In Montgomery Alabama on June 5 Associated Press reports Wednesday’s golf event narrows to flight play with two local players left in the championship. Notable results include Seiden of Macon edging Ward of Birmingham after a comeback at the 19th hole and Jacoby defeating Tyson early before strong play.
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Ward
Birmingham
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Tyson
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Nashville
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Pensacola
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No Name Mentioned in Van Antwerp Inquiry at 5:26-71
Readers request input from Jimmy and Bob at Van Antwerp's about the No Name. The note cites a timestamp 5:26-71 and implies a discussion or lead connected to the location and individuals named.
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Weather For Today's Games In Southern
In Montgomery Alabama on June 5 the New Orleans team considered Weaver or Swindell or McIntyre as likely pitchers for the last game of the series with Montgomery while Adams was to catch. The Montgomery club arrived from Atlanta and E Brown would pitch with Donahue catching as hot weather and fair skies prevailed.
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Reds and Blues Tie In 14 Innings At St Vincents Picnic
Amateur game between the Reds and Blues of St. Vincents ends in a 14 inning tie at Spring Hill. Leiber t and Kelly homer as the teams exchange sensational plays throughout a lengthy charity picnic inning.
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Morristown Reenters Appalachian League
At a Appalachian League meeting in Knoxville on June 6 the Cleveland franchise was transferred to Morristown. E B Fisher of Morristown was elected president succeeding Jacob Smith who resigned. The Cleveland team will represent Morristown due to Cleveland’s poor attendance last season.
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Gibson Not Murdered Theories Dropped After Autopsy
New York news reports the murder theory abandoned after an autopsy on Benjamin C. Gibson a teacher from Owensboro Ky found in the East River last night following his disappearance from Columbia University ten days earlier. Bruises were deemed water related and valuables were missing, police believe river thugs took them. Gibson had vanished after a period of study.
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New York
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Owensboro
East River
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Gibson
Real Estate Bargains Open for Summer Sale
A sequence of residential and business listings across Cedar, Broad, Hannan, Lexington, Royal, Hyland, Palmetto, Ann, Myrtle, Chatham, and Commerce streets offers cottages and two story homes from $1,500 to $4,500. Properties boast modern conveniences and prime locations near car lines and business development.
Why Players Want Contracts Changed
Associated Press reports baseball players urge changes to the farm system. In a letter by Baseball Players' Fraternity president David L. Fultz to National Commission chair August Herrmann, he argues players must be paid contract salaries and cannot be forced to sign with a team or quit. He condemns duress in transfers and questions owners’ rights when bargains turn better or worse than expected.
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New York
David L. Fultz
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
August Herrmann
National Commission
Special Notice to Owners of Vacant Property
Real estate ad offers advertising vacant properties to attract tenants. Claims to have rented idle properties previously and pledges to placard windows with cards to draw tenants. Promises to apply proven methods for other landlords.
Poloists Show Finely Against Meadowbrook Freebooters
New York polo scene reacted to the withdrawal of Mr. Whitney and the Waterbury brothers as the newly selected quartet Milburne Stoddard Keene and Stevenson impressed in a Meadowbrook Field match. The international four defeated them 14 to 5 though Milburn and Keene displayed top form and Foxhall Keene matched his prime.
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Stoddard
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