Atlanta Leagues
1956-4-01 Constitution. Jackson Loan hopes to become the first team to win three consecutive city championships. There are eight Atlanta leagues: three Saturday leagues and five Sunday leagues. Jackson Loan will play in one of each. Jackson went to the semis at the national tournament in Youngstown OH last year. Jackson Loan roster listed, with full names.
Lists other teams with multiple city championships.
1939-7-22 Boxes + standings for seven different leagues. Adams, National Biscuit (Atlanta League) pitcher, threw a perfect game. Jennings, Mt. Zion (Atlanta League) pitcher, won both ends of a double-header.
1955-5-14 Journal. Commentary + Sunday game listings. Harry McDevitt, Independent Baptist catcher, took the mound and struck out 20 Marine Reserve batters.
1956-5-26 Journal. Commentary + lines. Profile of Curtis Simmons, who's been involved in Atlanta sandlot baseball since 1926. Doesn't care about the major leagues - just the amateurs. As long as such men exist, Atlanta sandlot ball will flourish.
1956-6-10 Constitution. Lines, standings, commentary. Ralph Willoughby of Douglasville hit three grand-slam home runs in a 24-14 defeat of Glenwood Hills, setting an Atlanta Amateur Baseball Federation (AABF) record. 40-year-old Glenwood player Dick Jenkins homered twice.
VG pic of Marvin Gaines, Sherbutt hit leader.
1956-6-30 Journal. Bob Fish's Bolton team is doing very well though its wallet is empty - had to throw a fish fry for its support. "Mentally, it's more like the Bolton teams of old which have stayed near the top of Atlanta amateurs ever since there have been amateurs." Les Tidwell is a great help. He's been with Bolton 10-12 years; he doesn't play anymore but coaches.
1956-8-07 Constitution. Lines for AABF semis.
1956-8-12 Constitution. Lines, standings, schedule. Alpharetta team.
Pics of Chuck Kanavage and Ralph Turner.
1956-9-16 Constitution. Jackson Loan wins Georgia League title with 14-12 win over Welcome All. Ola won Dixie League title.
Atlanta Amateur Baseball Federation
1939 Fulton Bag
1941 Fulton Bag
1942 Lawson General Hospital
1943 Ordnance Depot (National champ)
1944 Lawson General Hospital
1945 Lawson General Hospital
1948 Clarksdale
1949 East Point Motors
1950 East Point Motors
1953 Clarksdale
1954 Jackson Loan
1955 Jackson Loan
1956
1956 Jackson Loan (Georgia League)
Mauldin, Paul SOUA regular outfielder 1956 Armored Express (Georgia League) pitcher
Atlanta City League
1926 7-25 standings the KKK was in 3rd place - 6-5 record
1931
1932
1935 Miller Service
1936
1955
first started getting called Tiny in 1924. Called Ernie before that.
1936-6-09 Bob Hasty has resigned as pitcher-manager of Warren - wants job in organized ball. Has 11-2 pitching record this season. Recently elected honorary mayor of Smyrna.
Atlanta city championship series
1929
1929-9-20 semi-finals. Will be game between Whittier, City League champs, and A.H. Turner's Office, winners of Insurance League.
1929-9-07 series opened.
Atlanta Commercial League
1934
1937
1939 8-20 standings
1940
Crisler, Joe 24-20 in GAFL 1939 Dixisteel
Hasty, Bob p PHA 1919-24 1937 Dixisteel 1940 Gas Co.
Atlanta Dixie League
1939 8-20 standings
Hasty, Bob p PHA 1919-24. 1939 Gas Co. three-hitter
1939-8-05 Bob Hasty k'd 17
1939-8-26 Hasty & his Gas Co. team will attempt to clinch second half pennant
Big Four League
Big Four League
1916
1916-7-23 Atlanta Constitution. Moultrie is taking Cordele's place - its manager, Schulyer, strengthened the team by signing five Eufaula players: Moore, McPherson, Price, Lenning, and Wilson.
Cordele disbanded - did not have enough funds to play through 8-05, when the season ends. Excess rain and excess failure the causes of death. All its players were paid in full.
1916-6-28 Macon Telegraph. 3 of 4 boxes. Vaughn pitched both ends of doubleheader for Cordele.
1916-7-23 Telegraph. Cordele has dropped out - Moultrie will take over. Montezumans are backing their team 100% - Montezuma has reconsidered. Box - called Dixie League. Week's record given for teams, with w-l-r-h-e.
Bright Leaf Tobacco League
1929-4-05 Will be amateur; local players only.
1929-8-28 Marguerite Douglas getting all sorts of strange letters after her picture has been distributed in newspapers across the country.
1929-8-15(syndicated) pic of Marguerite Douglas, flapper manager of Nicholls club.
Georgia State League
1920 Carrolton Macon Telegraph usually has boxes 7-06 standings
1922 dnp
Mittwede, Walter 1920 Lindale says there are several SOUA quality players in league.
Macon Central City League + Manufacturers League
1914 * Macon Telegraph has boxes
1914-6-06 Flew Miller won 5-0 no-hitter for Telegraph in six-inning game.
1914-7-04 Flew Miller struck out 20 in 6-5 11-inning win over National Union of Atlanta City League.
1920-7-05 Flew beat Federal reserve of Atlanta
1914-7-14 May be signed by Macon Peaches.
1917-4-12 traveling representative of Procter Gamble
1920-8-07 Flew is top hurler in league. Has been defeated once only. Baby Wilder, Fourth National pitcher, is also with Monroe - Luther Bloodworth also with other team.
1938-5-11 (The Macon Telegraph) Memories from Buddy Calloway, now race car driver/mechanic. Averages around 150 races a year.
https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Buddy_Calloway Born Jessie Whipple Calloway - often spelt Callaway.
"Calloway is a dyed-in-the-wool baseball fan. Years ago, he recalls, he played on our side - for The Telegraph team in a city league. That was before he took up racing.
" 'I remember we had Flew Miller pitching for us. He's a brother of Wallace Miller. Lives in Miami now... Well, he could pitch with either hand - plenty of steam with his right and good stuff on both sides. So much stuff, to tell the truth, that I couldn't catch him. I was the regular catcher. We played on a diamond in the infield of the racetrack, on Grey's Hill and the Indian Mound site. We also had old Buck Holloway on The Telegraph team.
" ' Buck went up to the big leagues for awhile and quit when he was making $8,500 a year. Yes, sir he quit to become a danged farmer out here around Macon somewhere.' "
Million Dollar League
1920-7-02 lots of Southern League players jumping - one, Halt, offered $1K of "easy money" & $400/month
quotes Chattanooga News: "The plaything of the rich Mississippi Planters is striking body blows at Southern baseball these days, and ruining ball players rapidly."
1920-7-19 "The Million Dollar League is an independent organization composed of towns in South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, and is said to be backed by a number of wealthy men."
1920-9-07 Pike Albaugh returns to Washington DC after having pitched for Elberton
1920-9-11 after being suspended for five years for jumping, Joe Guyon, of Atlanta Crackers, forgiven and already back with time
1920-9-16 Culver Calhoun of AL - started with Bainbridge but after team disbanded signed as 1b with Thomson
1920-9-19 Birmingham All-Stars team getting put together - provisional roster
1920-9-20 Luther Bloodworth has received offers from Giants & Tigers for 1921 - will probably
refuse. Has already refused pro offers because he is a lawyer in Macon. Lost only 3 out of 10 games in Million Dollar League. more detailed
1921-12-01 it is being decided whether "Pepper Bob" Higgins will be suspended for having jumped to Windsor after having been fired as SOUA manager
1920-9-24 All-Star team picked by writer. George Johnston had 36-7 record overall this summer - 4-1 in the Million Dollar League.
1920-8-30 post-season series abt to start
Northwest Georgia Textile League
1934 8-12 standings
1935
1936 Shannon
1937
Nixon, Alton p 1939 Lindale Won six straight games before losing to Shannon
Satterfield, Claude long-time Toronto IL p-ph * 1934 Shannon 1935 Shannon confirmed MG 1936 Shannon "Red" 1939 Shannon Brightons three-run homer
1936-10-02 One of oldest leagues in state - has operated seven consecutive years. Had a total attendance of 100K this past season. Some talk - president is E.J. Reese - Melvin (Bad Eye) Lindsey of Shannon was the league's top pitcher. Banquet to be held tonight.
1938-10-04 Three Chattanoogans on league all-star team. Walt Little, Shannon pitcher, was 12-3 for the year and threw two no-hitters. Little, Walter? (Could find no connection)
Red Satterfield named all-star catcher because of his " 'pepper and ability to hit in the clutch and his knowledge of the batters.' "
All-star team picked by H.M. Crane, a league umpire.
1939-8-21 Good profile of Rufus Hooks, new Chattanooga Lookout.
Opening: "My dad, back in Harlan, Ky., would beat me up if he had seen me make those three throws to second today."
Says his dad played with Knoxville in the Sally League but I can't find him on BR.
Where has Hooks played and how did he happen to be here.
"I played some fast ball under my dad at Harlan, He wouldn't let me play enough, though. He would make me ride the bench for not playing well enough. He has wanted to make a ball player out of me ever since I was so high." Rufe stretched out his hand about waist high. "Mamma never did want me to play. Maybe she won't mind so much now," he smiled.
"I have been with Shannon in the Northwest Georgia Textile league for two and a half months. I went over there from Tubize because when I asked for a raise they gave it to another catcher who was sitting on the bench all the time.
"Claude Satterfield (Chattanoogan managing Shannon) brought me up to the Lookouts. And the first time I took batting practice here I hit some good ones."
Cuyler had told me Rufe that day plunked the last sign down in right-center, a spot Barna and Nicholson had never been able to reach. Ki Ki was sold on his hitting in a hurry.
1937-9-05 Line in Chattanooga. Shanon evens championship series by taking second game 2-1 from Cedartown.
1939-7-22 Atlanta. Commentary. Lindale beat Shannon 12-1. Aggie Lumpkin plays for Lindale.
1934-8-12 Shannon team pic
(1937-6-27) Lines in Chattanooga.
South Georgia League
1923
Jackson, Shoeless Joe * 1923 Americus
Southeast Georgia League
1929 Dublin 6-19 standings six clubs 8-08 standings four clubs
1929-7-09 Tiny Osborne, one of fattest players in baseball, is now with Dublin and performing well.
1929-8-09 Eldon Carlyle, 19-year-old brother of Roy and Cleo, signed with Atlanta Crackers. Had been hitting .442 for Dublin.
1929-8-23 Jack Walker, former Mercer player who played with Dublin, was signed by Macon Peaches.
1930
1930-6-03 Macon. Standings. Boston Braves scout signed Frank Stovall, brilliant shortstop for the Leesburg Jackets.
"The Southwest Georgia League limits player participation to those living in the county in which a member town is located, and such residence must have begin 90 days prior to the start of the season."
General
1920-9-24 Johnston had 36-7 record.
1920-12-10 fight over whether college players can play summer ball
1920-12-10 fight over whether college players can play summer ball
1926-5-23 Frank Thrasher works for marble company in Tate.
1926-5-25 Tate will only play three games a week to comply with Southern Conference rules for college players.
Pros:
Oliphant, Elmer of 1919 Atlanta SOUA confirm W/pic. Called "Famous Athlete" from West Point. Was on 30-day furlough from army 1919 Fort Benning
1915-5-03 Left the Americus Muckalees (GASL). Did not jump - notified manager Wagnon before departure. "Red was playing for a small salary here and was offered a job in Climax as a drug clerk in a drug store. The Buena Vista boy figured that a steady twelve months' job was better than one for only the summer."
Reed, Milton f 1919 Atlanta SOUA .380 in 22 games confirm Was on 30-day furlough from army 1919 Fort Benning
Singleton, Lonnie/Lonny good in SEAL 1926 Waycross Coast Liners Managed by Dutch Kenneman. Won 29 consecutive games in prior year. Roster listed. Other pros. Operate under standards of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Y.M.C.A. 1931 Thomasville Batted 3rd, pitched, and lost 6-4 to the Tallahassee Capitals.
Reid Zellars may have been called Rube after Peter "Rube" Zeller, (Zeller, Peter
Camnitz, Harry 1915 Dawson (play by play)
Fittery, Paul 1926 Georgia Railway & Power Co. (play by play) 1926 Thomaston
Camnitz, Harry 1915 Dawson (play by play)
Fittery, Paul 1926 Georgia Railway & Power Co. (play by play) 1926 Thomaston
Thrasher, Frank 1924 Tate 1926 Tate MG. roster listed - mostly college players. 24-3 record - challenge any club for series to determine state champions. roster w/ full names
1924 Tate team pic. 44-16 record.
1926-8-22 "Shakey" Kain pic. Star pitcher for Tate, team that has 25-4 record. Averages given - Thrasher is leading club with .442 mark.
1926-9-07 Team pics of Tate & Thomaston. Boxes: Frank Baker of Tate threw no-hitter. preview for state title.
Macon Peaches
1925-5-29 "Charley Morgan, widely known Macon insurance and real estate dealer, yesterday proved himself a loyal citizen with his heart in the right place for Macon's Peaches by leaving to join Ernie Burke's club for a few weeks until the crippled players are able to return to the lineup.
Morgan is a catcher. In 1921 he was with Toledo in the American Association, catching Hugh Bedient in the latter's run of 10 straight wins. He worked out with the Peaches Wednesday and, finding himself in pretty good condition, offered his services to Ernie Burke until Charley Moore is able to return to the lineup. He probably will join the Peaches in time for today's game."
1925-5-31 "Charley Morgan, the Macon insurance and realty dealer who deserted his business for a few weeks to help the crippled Peaches out until Charley Moore is able to return to the lineup. deserves praise for his work.
Morgan had been out of the game for several years. He climbed into a uniform one day and worked out with the club before game time.
Two days later he hopped into the regular lineup and caught. This is something extraordinary for it usually takes a man several days to get into shape to throw, run and get acquainted with himself behind the plate again.
But Charley Morgan didn't stall. He hopped right into the game and his work is commendable, all things considered."
1925-6-06 "When Charley Morgan. Macon business man helping the Peaches out, obtained his twelfth straight base hit off Poole in Thursday's game at Central City Park, he broke the world's record for consecutive hitting, held by Tris Speaker, manager of the Cleveland Indians, who 'set the mark in 1920.
Considering that Morgan has been out of baseball since 1921, when he was with Toledo in the American Association, his feat is all the more remarkable,
He started his record breaking streak on May 31 at Columbia, getting two hits on his last two trips at bat in that game.
Charley returned to Macon that night and did not play again until June 2. when, at Augusta, he bagged four hits for as many times at bat.
The following day he was in a double header. In the first game he obtained four hits for four times at bat. He did not start the second game but about the sixth inning he was put in and singled and walked out of two times at bat, giving him one hit for one time up to make his eleventh straight hit. That tied Speaker's mark.
Returning home Thursday, Morgan, on his first time up, hit sharply down the third base line. The ball took a wicked hop over Clayton's head for a hit that established a new world's mark for consecutive hitting.
On his thirteenth attempt Charley forced a runner at second and his streak was checked by P. Johnson, Augusta pitcher, who relieved Poole.
Morgan also set a new world's record when he had three perfect games at bat, getting nine out of as many times at bat during the three games, all of which were played against Emil Huhn's Augusta club."
1925-7-23 Okayish pic
1925-7-25 Syndicated column
1920-5-22 Luther Williams Banking Company - Charlie Morgan
1925-6-29 Homered into 13th inning to win game 2-1
1925-7-30 Only four hits
Zeller, Peter - good for SOUA 1905-07
1908-4-29 May have pitched last game of baseball - is sick and at Beaver Falls home.
1908-5-09 Once big, grown thin - cannot walk except about the house.
1908-8-20 Still weak and has bad cough.
1909-2-26 Macon. Recovering - is it 174 pounds - most he's ever weighed is 179.
1909-10-20 Pic - recovered and will pitch. Once k'd 19 in 14-inning game.
1911-4-20 Atlanta re death. Got typhoid fever shortly after making bigs, and also got consumption, which he died of.
Won both ends of several doubleheaders until he was styled the iron man of the Southern Association. On 1906-4-16, threw 19K 1-hitter. (Date must be wrong.)
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