First Southern Fielding Averages Reflect Strong League Defense
The Southern league features strong fielding through the season with sixteen able outfielders posting clean averages. Hemmingway of Nashville leads at short with a high games-count, Barbare of New Orleans heads at short with .938, and Marcan of Birmingham tops second basemen as Lil has made no errors. Schmidt and four other catchers also rate with clean records as two thirds of pitchers have not booted a ball. The data covers games through Tuesday, April 28.
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Allen Star Clinches Best Score At Southern University Meet
Allen leads the Southern University track meet at Greensboro Alabama with 28 points earning the best score medal. Atkinson places second with 23 points as Newsom McGehee and others win events across sprints, distance runs, throws and jumps under Prof. John C. Godbey.
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Case to Oppose GullS in Opening Series at Montgomery
Montgomery Alabama May 4 Mobile faces Montgomery in the opening game of the series with a 3 45 start. Montgomery seeks to rebound from last week losses and may reshuffle the batting order. Case likely to pitch the opener though Lord has yet to announce the battery.
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Birmingham Opens Five Game Series With New Orleans Pelicans
Birmingham starts a five game series against the New Orleans Pelicans this afternoon, weather permitting. The 3:30 start has Johnson pitching for Birmingham with Dilger catching, while Buck Weaver is expected to start for New Orleans with Higgins behind the plate.
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Memphis and Chattanooga Set Final at Red Elm Park
Memphis and Chattanooga clash in the concluding game of the series at Red Elm Park today. Memphis will send Steele and Schlei against Harding and Graham for Chattanooga as weather threatens. First pitch is at 4 o’clock.
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Braves and Nashville Play Final Meeting in Series
In Nashville on May 4 the Atlanta and Nashville teams meet for the last game of the series at 3 30 under cloudy damp conditions. Nashville’s battery will be Berger and Smith while Atlanta uses Perryman and Dunn.
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Crown Juniors Beat Crescent Theatre 7 to 1 In Amateur Game
The Crown Juniors defeated Crescent Theatre 7 to 1 on Sunday. Key players included J. Kelly J. Cuthbert and Karcher with Kiernan earning the victory, allowing only two hits. Batteries Kiernan and Karcher Rhinehart and McCarron.
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Poor Support For Black Loses Game
Montgomery fell to Birmingham 6 to 5 in a late afternoon series finale. The game featured brief clutch moments but few standout plays aside from Daly’s second inning catch and notable hits by Knisely Baker and Daly. Umpires were Breitenstein and Fifield.
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Guile to Open Five Game Series With Billikens in Mobile
The Guile arrived in Mobile from New Orleans on Monday morning to start a five game set with the Billikens, East likely starting for Montgomery and Hogg for Mobile. Dobard and Hudnall may handle key roles while Kirby’s batting draws crowds. Reports say Sunday’s game was a standout with Robertson praised by Orleans fans.
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Turtles Visit for Four-Game Series Saturday
The piece notes the Turtles will play a four game series this Saturday with a large welcome planned for Celt manager. Finn appears eleven times this season and the veteran head offers two Saturday Sunday games. Finn leads in association funds, while the White Sox break a skid by beating the Browns 4 to 3. Carl Wellman pitched effectively for St Louis until the seventh inning, as Detroit continues to lead the American League by defeating Cleveland.
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Clarke's infield power drives Pittsboro Pirates to season lift
Grantland Rice notes Pittsboro's lineup, led by F. Clarke, features explosive infield punch and versatile fielding. He argues the guard's defensive strength and hitting depth push the Pirates toward pennant contention while Mack's team relies on dynamite infield and offense.
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