Bears Hopeful After Busy Series As Nashville Wins
Nashville beat Mobile Bears 13 to 6 as Atlanta Crackers dropped to last with a 9 to 7 loss. Birmingham Barons exploded for 19 safeties to beat Little Rock 13 to 4. Chattanooga Lookouts beat New Orleans 8 to 2. Memphis edged Atlanta 9 to 7.
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Emory
Cueto
Nashville ‘Vols
Ohile Bears
Elberfeld
Acosta
Blethen
Gilbert
Jimmy £ m
Mobile
Ors
Murray
Ellis
Nashville
Bears
Olson
Vols
Brennan
Ed Mor
Ohile
Polson
Felchrodt
Jones
Atlanta
Southern Association
Mobile Bears
Atlanta Crackers
Memphis
Birmingham Barons
Little Rock
Birmingham
Walker
Barons
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Lookouts
Pelicans
Amateur Games Preview and Local Baseball Notes
The Southern Art Glass Company team heads to Irving to face the local club. Lefty Pitts may pitch with Bunter on standby while Spring Hill Midgets beat St Marys 10 to 5 on Lipscomb’s pitching. Monk’s Furniture meets St Patrick’s Ath next Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Lyons Park. B L P Paint Jr. defeated McGill 11 to 4 for their sixth straight win. Industrial Company plans a Friday meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 102 North Royal, with key players listed. The Industrials open May 10 at Lyons Park against Wheeler Motors, then face Barrett Haberdashery and Snevely Tire on May 17 and 24 respectively.
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Southern Art Glass Company
Irvington
Pitts
Art Glass Company
Arling
Bunter
Spring Hill
St. Mary's School
Lipscomb
Monk’s Furniture Company
St. Patrick's Ath
Lyons Park
Conniff
Monk's
Saunders
Spacs
B. L. P. Paint Company Jrs
McGill Srs
Paint
Industrial Poe Company
North Royal Street
Ira Creel
Cobb and Speaker Must Deliver This Season
Two famed ball players Cobb of Detroit and Speaker of Cleveland are pegged as the AL’s highest paid managers on one year deals. Cobb is raked for a failing tenure as player-manager while Speaker faces similar doubt as an Indians skipper.
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NEA Service
New York
Cyrus Raymond Cobb
Detroit
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Cobb
Speaker
Babe Ruth
Lee Fohl
Messrs
Acid Test Opens Season Series for East West Teams
Opening day of the big league season places the East and West on a collision course with key matchups. Washington faces Chicago, Giants meet Cardinals, Yankees seek road success, while Cleveland and Philadelphia idle. Ty Cobb’s Detroit loses to St. Louis as Sisler extends his hitting streak. Pirates edge Cardinals in a late rally, and Braves top Dodgers to even their series.
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New York
Associated Press
Teaders
Washington Senators
White Sox
Giants
Cardinals
Polo Grounds
Yankees
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Ty Cobb
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Tiger Pilot
George Sisler
Phillies
Glenn Wright
Pittsburgh
Pirates
St. Louis
Cooney
Hornsby
Bottomley
Wright
Boston Braves
Dodgers
Spring Hill to Open Two-Game Set with Pensacola Aviators
Spring Hill College prepares for a two game series with the Pensacola Aviators starting tomorrow after a week that saw the Hillians split with Howard College and defeat Smith Bakery. Buck Foster is likely to start against Pensacola as Rehab hopes to rebound from prior defeat.
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Spring Hill College
Pensacola Aviators
Hillians
Howard College
Smith Bakery
Buck’ Foster
Aviators
Boy of Fifteen Is Tourney Sensation
Alan Smith, a fifteen year old Asheville golfer, upset Raleigh Allen in the first round of match play at the Spring Invitation golf tournament of the Asheville Country Club and faced Lynna Beecher in the second round. Other players include F C Mercer of Chicago G L Robinson of Toronto Henry Westall of Asheville E A Metts of Wilmington DC Dr C V Reynolds of Biltmore Forest and Glenn Allen of Asheville. The first check for the new bonus law paid up insurance policy totaled 1333 dollars.
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Asheville
N. C
Alan Smith
Raleigh Allen
Asheville Country Club
Lynna Beecher
Hillsboro
Ohio
F. C. Mercer
Chicago
G. L. Robinson
Toronto
Henry Westall
E. A. Metts
Wilmington
D. C
C. V. Reynolds
Biltmore Forest
Glenn Allen
Braves, Phillies, Indians stars shine in latest exhibition games
Southern Association star Maurice at first for the Boston Braves turned in a flawless 16 chances in a fielding display as Brooklyn fell. Nelson Hawks homered and doubled for the Phillies after three hits against the Giants. Fred Spurgeon four for four for the Indians against the White Sox boosting the rally. White Sox and Indians duel for double play honors. St Louis leads. Jim Bagby, ex Indians ace and 1920 hero, set for Atlanta Southern Association club after release.
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Belus
Boston Braves
Dodgers
Maurice
Brooklyn
Nelson Hawks
Phillies
Giants
Fred Spurgeon
Kalamazoo
Mich
New Oe
Indians
White Sox
Fred
St. Louis
Jim Bagby
Cleveland Indians
Atlanta Southern Association
Ile
Scatting
Stribling Wins Technical Knockout Over Romero
Stribling of Atlanta defeats Quintin Romero of Chile by fourth round technical knockout in Boston. The bout shows Romero unable to answer Stribling's sharp jabs and crosses as he suffers two knockdowns in the third and a final stoppage in the fourth. Stribling climbs through boxing ranks from bantamweight to heavyweight.
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Boston
Mass
Young Stribling
Atlanta
Quintin Romero
Chile
Kent
EEF Sketches Stars in Wartime Baseball Card
Washington third baseman from Chicago born Oct 24 1900. Joined 1922 from Peoria Three-Eye League, sent to Minneapolis, recalled for 1923, also played short. Batted .281 in 1924 with .943 fielding. struck out five times in a June 17, 1928 game, tied major league record.
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Washington
Chicago
Peoria Club
Minneapolis
Aso
Reach Finals In Gold Match On Saturday
The state mae golf tournament advances to the third round today at Mobile Country Club with finals set for Saturday. Dick Crawford of Mobile remains the lone local in the championship, facing Munger in morning play as Birmingham Selma and Tuscaloosa players also compete in multiple flights and consolation rounds.
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State Mae Golf Tournam
Mobile Country Club
Mobile
Dick Crawford
Birmitzhad
Selma
Tuscaloosa
Crawford
Munger
E. P. Smith
Gregory
Birmingham
Crisman
Billings
Moughan
Woodward
R. L. Crawford
K. C. Munger
J. W. One
Glen Crisman
Th. P. Smith
R. L. Gregory
H. M. Woodward
S. W. Pipes
R. I. Speer
Doug Kirkpatrick
E. F. Johnstone
L. McCormick
C. O. Locke
Ed Allen
R. L. Wheeler
R. C. Geekle
Fr. Ti Peck
B. Sheridan, Jr
Walter Shearer
B. R. Wilson
T. H. Lining
A. M. Moragues
J. P. Courtney
W. F. Donovan
Clarence Corwin
F. Cillem
E. B. Walker
Gordon Hale
W. J. Atkinson
H. A. Drennen
P. M. Smith
M. H. Sullivan
S. K. Taylor
F. E. Courtney
Ed Vaurhn
W. W. Winter
O. G. Robinson
J. H. Co
J. W. Tullis
J. P. Wispacher
Horace Culver
W. Ross
Clyde Hunter
Warren Tyson
E. T. Williams
W. H. Armbrecht
Yourth Fiteht
H. A. Brown
J. P. Shine
A. N. Charpel
H. A. Bruner
O.M. Otts
H. H. Wefel
Cuv Yasteve
Hi. M. Hempstead
Crawford Johnson
C. C. Inge
J. R. Porterfield
W. N. Hunter
Thayer
Coxe
Henry Hall
Wie
W. T. Naff
Fowlkes
W. K. Syson
W. W. T.ovelace
Ray Schultz
D. A. Holloway
Matt Mahorner, Jr
Unassisted triple plays occur once in fifty years
Pittsburgh May 8 report notes that Glenn Wright’s unassisted triple play against St. Louis marked the third in the National League in fifty years and one in the American League. The Gazette Times cites earlier examples: Paul Hines in 1878, Ernie Padgett in 1923, Neal Ball in 1909, William Wambsganns in 1920, and George Burns in 1923.
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Pittsburgh
Glenn Wright
St. Louis
Gazette Times Sports Department
Paul Hines
Providence Ft. I
Erlle Padgett
Boston Nationals
Shortston Neal Ball
Cleveland Americans
William Wambsganss
Brooklyn
George Burns
Boston Americans
Spring Hill Beats Smith Bakery To Tie Series
Spring Hill college baseball defeated Smith Bakery 5 to 4 in seven innings to level the series at one game each. Captain Eddie Mc Evoy delivered a pinch single in the seventh, hitting two doubles and a single in four trips. Batteries were Grill Murphy for Smith Bakery and White Marston for Spring Hill. Later note mentions New York State census to be taken largely by women enumerators.
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Spring Hill College
Smith Bakery
Eddie McEvoy
Spring Hill
Harry Graham
R.H. E. Smith Bakery
Grill and
Murphy
White and
Marston
New York State
Quatrain Set to Sprint Today in Derby Prep
Louisville May 8 Quatrain the Derby favorite will be asked to show real speed today after injury Frederick Johnson owner said workouts by other stars Captain Hal Lee O Conner and Kentucky Cardinal highlighted the sessions Baalbee Edward Cobrian's entry completed a mile in 1 40 4 5 with notable exertion from the field as observers question stamina beyond a mile.
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Louisville
Frederick Johnson
Johnson
Captain Hal
Lee O’conner
Kentucky Cardinal
Hal
A. Pease
Baalbee
Edward Cobrian
Barton Defeated by Spring Hill in Baseball Thriller
Barton Academy lost 12 to 8 to Spring Hill High after Spring Hill surged with six runs in the seventh inning. Dog Burguieres led at the plate with four hits including a triple and two doubles, while Hill players pitched for Spring Hill and held Barton to eight.
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Barthén Academy
Spring Hill High School
Hilmans
Burguieriés
R. H. E. Firth
Spring Hill
Pratteries
Schiefflin, Sutton and Heubach
Burguferies and
Snyder
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Zenda Keefe
Jesse Greer
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Him
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Frank Shields
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Aet Carlton
Oswald Bluege
Alhambra
Spain
H. Pet. J. Smith
Fonseca
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R. Pete Cobb
Tigers
Erences
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Hale
Athletics
Sisler
Browns
Heilmann
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Gulley
Reeerane
Lewis
J. Stewart
Pet. McLaughlin
Wiltse
Toney
Briliheart
Clarke
Southern
Haas
Tolson
Eawe Smith
Wilson
Hawks
Barton
Hill
Shrine Home
First National Bank
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