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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1916
Page
11
Virginia travels to Greensboro then Chapel Hill and Columbia for a basketball stretch. Captain White leads a fast infield style lineup with Thurman and Herkerl among key returners as Virginians hope for another strong season.
fragmented OCR summary notes exhibition results across leagues with various teams including Indians, Cubs, White Sox, and Yankees posting scores such as 5-4, 4-1, and 2-1. mentions players and batteries in unclear lines, signaling a busy spring slate and early season play across multiple venues.
The Macon Cracker team travels from Valdosta to Macon for four exhibition games with a Montgomery Sally League club next week, then return home. Manager Frank confirms the schedule and reports improved morale after the long Valdosta training trip.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a baseball play by play with references to a batter, home run, and counts but the wording is garbled and many names and details are unreadable. The record suggests a game situation but lacks resolvable entities or a clear outcome.
Rain halted a prison baseball game yesterday afternoon, ending a contest enjoyed by inmates. The match featured teams referred to as the “geasox” and other players, with early innings seeing contenders compete before bad weather forced cancellation and records noted by onlookers.
Gordon will play Darlington High in late week prep contests. Barnesville Gia Aor reports games are set for Thursday and Friday with local venues and nearby teams under consideration. The Jackson Hill Sunday School baseball team seeks additional games with prep or league teams. Address listed as Atlanta Georgia.
The Pacific Coast League prepares to begin its seventeenth annual season on Tuesday. The article details team ambitions, key figures, and anticipated competition across the league, including formerly prominent clubs and managers aiming to shape the pennant race. It notes star players and the coaching lineage shaping outcomes, with attention to the San Francisco Seals and Los Angeles area clubs.
Tech will make the first road trip of the season to Macon to face Mercer in a two game set Friday and Saturday. The series will spotlight early season strengths as Tech and Georgia compare.
The Cubs will travel to Memphis on Monday to play an exhibition game against the New Orleans Southern Association squad Wars, then return to Chicago. Manager Tinker announced the schedule, with games set after the Memphis stop before resuming their regular season.
Detroit tallies nine runs to New York two as the Tigers overpower the Giants in the deciding spring set. Detroit collects a two run homer and a triple in five at bats, while Coveleskie and Cunningham pace the mound effort.
The Boston Braves under Johnny Hyer left this morning for the Rockies where they are slated to play tomorrow. They then move to Richmond for a clash with the International League team on Tuesday and Wednesday meet the Washington club of the American League.
Headquarters for Andiorium opera glasses at reduced prices for this occasion. Make early selection at 2 N Broad street.
Atlanta Jewish delegates return from the Philadelphia conference report Americanism and democracy drive the congress. Leonard J Grossman says the keynote from Rabbi Wise calls for democratic leadership in Jewish affairs. A mass meeting is planned for next Monday to hear reports from delegates Richard Friedson and Morosman with further synagogue meetings to follow.
A Melbourne speaker described how Testament distribution comforted troops in Europe. Albert Brows performed hymns in Atlanta during Chapmans revival efforts. Rok and Barraclough spoke on mission work, noting Testaments in trenches and among wounded, with millions distributed to builders and soldiers.
Sophie Tucker headlines a revival era vaudeville program at the Former Odeon featuring a revue of varied acts. The bill includes music, comedy, and dance numbers with a strong stand by Miss Emma Lansing in a farewell Lyrie Rho production.
A mysterious film titled The Heart of Paula faces scrutiny over passion between a Spanish maid and an American man. Produced by Palins studios with support from Mrs Lirich, the cast includes Velma Loffer Jack Livingston and Herbert Standingsselsting, highlighting notable performers of the era.
New Orleans reports a quiet steady cotton market with little effect from bearish influences. Spot holders stay firm while western crop delays in Texas and rains in Louisiana dampen demand. traders note uncertain theories on market quieting by large operators and a possible return to strength if conditions improve.
Industry reports show heavy steel product sales totaling about 19.1 million tons in late March, driven largely by railroad equipment orders. Automakers and shipyards secured large contracts for plates, pipes, wires, and locomotives, with rail shipments and domestic orders boosting totals.
Louis White, arrested in connection with the death of Albert Williams, was discharged after a commitment hearing before Judge F. C. Bush in Camilla. The trial drew a large crowd as evidence pointed to self defense, and after four witnesses, the judge ordered dismissal of the defendant.
A fire at the Mineola planing mill and dry kiln of the Render Lumber Co. north of Valdosta destroyed the plant and yard lumber and machinery. The main sawmill and much stored lumber were saved. Insurance covered partial losses. Sparks gin at Sparks burned last night, including a modern Adams cotton factory. buyers planned to take over the plant but formal transfer hadn't occurred. A Philadelphia firm offered for sale theft prevention auto plates. a Maine insurer will use 100 plates. In local marriages, counts and ages ranged with oldest groom eighty five and youngest bride thirteen. five people adjudged for war crimes count.
Postmaster John Callaway and staff moved into the new Covington postoffice on Saturday. Owner Fowler funded more than $2000 in improvements, installing up to date equipment. The town now has one of the finest post offices of its size in the state.
EV M Cord conducts revival at Methodist church Willacoochee starting today with two series of meetings and will continue through the week. After a week the services move to Roberts Beulah and three other churches on the circuit. Hey Yo Pinson Mire will serve as pianist with Mr and Mrs McCord directing music and songs.
Metter defeated Savannah High School in a district elimination trial for the First Congressional District championship. Debaters Albert Bernstein and Pepe Eisenberg spoke affirmative for Metter, while Lin Breen and Albert Eisenberg represented Savannah as the negative. Judges issued a negative ruling.
Bradstreets notes a sustained upturn eight months into expansion with prices rising across sectors. Demand remains strong for apparel and large shipments while labor shortages and material scarcities hinder production and distribution.
Readable traces show irregular stock market sentiment in New York during April with copper and sugar futures weak but then steadier toward late trading. European demand and caution from trade authorities colored activity as industrials saw price restraint while materials surged on upbeat notes. Canadian bonds and Anglo French war dynamics influenced markets alongside anticipated April dividends and investment plans.
Net balance in general fund 1 R2000. Total receipts 276 Bos lots payments 2677 13. The deficit this fall year is $4 jat 1 4h against a deficit of $ Jot Big last year exclusive of Panama anal and public debt transactions.
Mouline Go reports Colquitt county will host a three day spring festival beginning Thursday with a monster parade and exhibition fights by a noted aviator. The opening day parade is described as among the longest in a Southwest Georgia town with hundreds of automobile floats and about five thousand school children taking part.
James Cornson of Rochester New Hampshire, long noted as a diligent farmer, plowed in February this year marking a continued monthly farming effort. The record highlights his consistency across the months, noting his previous February plowing as part of a multi decade habit.
Mobile April 2 A cyclone swept Yellow Pine Alabama six miles north of Mobile at 3 o clock Sunday morning destroying fourteen buildings including nine residences and five business houses. Twenty two head of turtle were killed and many homes demolished though no one was seriously injured. The residence of B D Thompson a ten room structure was blown 100 feet from its foundation. Damages estimated at about 40000.
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