Wet Grounds Stop Game Thursday With the Billikens
In Montgomery Alabama May 8 after inspecting Capitol Heights the grounds were deemed too wet to start the Mobilé Montgomery series game today Nashville will play Mobile four game set starting tomorrow Fritz is expected to start for Mobile and Buscher or East for Montgomery Lord expects a chance to win the final game while a large ladies day crowd is anticipated and the postponed game will be made up on the Gulls return.
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Montgomery Mobile final game postponed by rain in series
The closing game of the Montgomery Mobile series was postponed due to wet grounds and will be played later. For Montgomery Buscher and Donahue and for Mobile Hogg and Schmidt were named as probable starters. game details pending.
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Birmingham and New Orleans Must Decide In Final Game
Birmingham and New Orleans meet in the fifth and last game of the series at Rickwood Park this afternoon at 3 30. Birmingham plans to start Gregory or Johnson with Trogressor batting. Wilson or Styles will face the hurler and Higgins catches for New Orleans. Weather is clear and cool.
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Crackers Aim to Halt Lookouts in Atlanta Contest
Atlanta in a bid to break a five game skid against Chattanooga names Dent as pitcher with Dunn catching for the locals. Chattanooga fields Kroh on the mound with Street as battery. game scheduled for 3 30 p m in windy clear weather.
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National League Baseball Results From Pittsburg to Cleveland
Results recap across five cities with scores and key pitchers listed. Highlights include Pittsburg beating Chicago 16 to 7, New York and Boston both scoring 7, Philadelphia 6 over Brooklyn, Cincinnati 9 over St. Louis 4, and a rain-delayed Chicago-Detroit game with Cleveland.
Baseball box score summary
In St Louis Pittsburg game Camnitz Barger Berry Herbert Simon worked for St Louis while Buffalo routed Kansas City 84 to 10 with Moore Blair Packard and East erly pitching for Buffalo and Kansas City scoring small drives in the late innings
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Chicago and Montreal battle in IL league game
In a weathered score note from the International League results Chicago faced Montreal with a final listed as 5 to 2 after 10 innings. Separate line shows Rochester edging Newark 6 to 5. Also Baltimore defeated Buffalo 5 to 3 following 11 innings.
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Weather and Score Snippets From Midwest Sports Page
Kansas City 6 Indianapolis 5 and Cleveland 6 St Paul 0 scores hint at a late inning or period. Minneapolis 8 Columbus 2 shows a clear result. Milwaukee Louisville rain affects play and delays.
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Games Today in Southern and American Leagues
Southern League matchups include Mobile at Montgomery New Orleans at Birmingham Chattanooga at Atlanta. American League games feature Philadelphia at Washington New York at Boston Pittsburg at St Louis Brooklyn at Chicago Baltimore at Indianapolis Buffalo at Kansas City. Boston at New York noted in standings.
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Chattanooga Defeats Atlanta 5-0 in Baseball Tilt
Chattanooga defeated Atlanta 5 to 0 as Flick led the visitors with three hits in four at-bats including a three-base hit. Neither Atlanta runner reached second base, and Fox hurlers shut out the Aces. Final line: Chattanooga 032000000. Atlanta 000342500.
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Zbyszko Defeats Americus In Pro Wrestling Claim
Polish wrestler Zbyszko defeated Gus Schoenlein of Americus in a three fall match in Kansas City. Americus won the first fall in 1 hour 9 minutes 54 seconds with a toe hold. Zbyszko won the second fall in 7 minutes 13 seconds with a scissors and crotch hold. The Pole secured the third fall in 2 minutes 38 seconds with a chancery.
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South Atlantic League Scores Briefs
Macon defeated Augusta 2 to 1 while Columbus beat Savannah 3 to 2. Jacksonville led 11 to 7 at Columbia with Albany Charleston rain affecting play.
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College Games Scoreboard From Greensboro Results
In Greensboro Alabama the day’s college baseball scores include Pennsylvania State 4 over Princeton 7 Harvard 10 over Colby 2 Dartmouth 5 over Vermont 2 Yale 2 over Lafayette 1. The delivery highlights Little Chapman Hicks and McFaddin among notable players.
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Cement production soars in United States last year
Official figures indicate more than 92,000,000 barrels of Portland cement were produced in the United States in the previous year.
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Footballists to Play for the Championship
New York May. The first game for the official association football championship of the United States will be played at Pawtucket May 16 between Celtic Football Club and the Brooklyn Field Club, both of Brooklyn New York. The two clubs have eliminated forty top soccer clubs nationwide.
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Kilbane to campaign in lightweight division
Featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane signed to fight Johnny Griffith of Akron in Canton on July 4. Both fighters will weigh in at 133 pounds, signaling Kilbane’s intention to move up in weight class.
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Mobile Gulls Hopeful as Schedule Tightens in Standings
The report outlines Mobile tied for third after a loss by Atlanta to Chattanooga and a win potential against Montgomery. It notes Mobile's pitching depth with Hogg Robertson Gudger Townsend and Keeley, plus hitting form by Calhoun and the impact of weather on first baseman Steamy. It also tracks league moves including Red Lynch’s reassignment, Nashville coach Schwartz’s bench role, Grimes release to Richmond, and Beaum on and Columbus transfers alongside Memphis, Atlanta, Chattanooga contenders and Mobile’s upcoming Memphis series in a bid for the flag.
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Coombs Near Return for Philadelphia Pitcher
John Coombs former World Series star and Philadelphia pitcher may return to action in six to eight weeks after doctors examined him in Philadelphia. The athlete, who earned the World Series returns while hospitalized in 1911, weighs 188 pounds and will begin light exercise next week before gradual in game work.
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New Orleans Breaks Barons Winning Streak in Birmingham
New Orleans defeated Birmingham 2 to 1 as Roy Walker pitched for the visitors. Hardgrove started for Birmingham, allowing ten hits, while New Orleans capitalized on timely hits and solid defense to end the Barons streak.
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Cuban chessmaster Capablanca leads in St Petersburg
May 8 report from St Petersburg notes Jose Capablanca, the Cuban master, top the elimination round of the International Masters tournament with 8 wins and 2 losses. Lasker and Tarrasch close behind with 6 1 2 each, and a double round to determine prize winners starts next week.
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Turtles Take Both From the Volunteers
Memphis outplayed Nashville in a May 8 double header winning 5 to 3 and 5 to 3. Holmes and H Merritt starred, Renfer struggled in the first game, and Rogers yielded five first inning runs in game two before Marshall relieved with shutout relief.
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Polo Association Ignores Rumor of England Withdrawal
New York May 8 report says the Polo Association will not acknowledge London reports that England will withdraw from the international polo cup games. The declaration was issued by Harry Payne Whitney, captain of last year’s team.
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Auburn Defeats Cumberland 5 to 2 in Fastest Game
Auburn beat Cumberland University 5 to 2 on the local campus. Davis pitched well and McNeill Bohannan Cameron handled the field as Cumberland’s lineup produced three hits in the seventh but could not score.
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Krepps Breaks Leg In Virginia League Game
May and Samuel Krepps, second baseman for the Newport News club, broke his left leg yesterday in a Virginia League game against Norfolk to avoid a putout. The injury occurred during the sliding play at second base.
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Speaker Nears Big Red Sox Contract And Decline
Boston May 8 The famous Tris Speaker of the Cobb Jackson trio signed a high salary deal with the Boston Red Sox but appears to fade this season. He earns about 18500 dollars annually and faces questions about his future as outfield positions and career prospects are discussed.
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Tris Speaker Faces End of Hall of Fame Era Says Boston Writers
The article argues that Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker may be nearing the end of their dominant careers as the era of the famed trio fades. It notes Speaker’s declining form and questions whether he can sustain his peak while Cobb and Jackson remain under the spotlight.
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