Tech and Mercer Resume Play in Macon
Tech and Mercer renew hostilities in Macon on Friday and Saturday. Mercer won the first game here 3 to 2. Tech took the second 4 to 1.
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1913
Page
3
Tech and Mercer renew hostilities in Macon on Friday and Saturday. Mercer won the first game here 3 to 2. Tech took the second 4 to 1.
Chicago April 7 Doc Semmens, famed for resigning as trainer after a blow to Manager Evers jaw, signed a contract today to train the Cincinnati Reds.
Exhibition matchups include Rochester at Atlanta Cubi facing Northwestern White Box in St Joseph Giants in Washington Cleveland at Chattanooga Doves to Baltimore Red Sox against Harvard Catholic University versus Cornell in Washington Clemson versus Furman in Greenville Tulane versus Mississippi A and Starkville Georgia versus Michigan in Athens North Carolina State at Virginia Military Institute at Chapel Hill
The Atlanta Athletic Club plans an invitation golf tournament at East Lake Club this summer. The local course, redesigned, is praised as peer to southern courses and equal to many in the United States, promising a large entry from southern golfers.
Boston April 7 The Red Sox world champions arrive after a month of training in good condition especially the pitching staff. Manager Stahl says we are out to repeat and believes we will repeat. They face Harvard tomorrow and Holy Cross Wednesday before opening against the Athletics in the American League season.
In Mobile Alabama on April 7, Special report notes Manager Finn released Moran to Seattle and sent pitcher Jasper from St Louis to Dubuque Iowa. The action reflects morning roster moves as part of the Gulls organization reshaping the pitching and outfield.
New Orleans on April 7 saw Johnny Jore of New York clash with Joe Mandot in ten rounds. No decision was rendered as ringside observers declared the bout a draw. The pace was slow but steady with Mandot scoring a groggy moment for Jore in the third, then turning the tide in the fourth.
Washington April 7. Rep Henry introduced a bill to provide furnished homes for American diplomats in thirty five capitals to end a trust that monopolized diplomatic posts. He said President Wilson faced costly obstacles and many diplomats could not afford housing abroad.
Keith Vaudeville features Bert Levy popular with audiences in Atlanta. Fat Rooney and Marion Bent dazzle as dancers. Valerie Bergere company presents a four sidelights sketch about a starving couple. Ben Deeley offers a well liked act hampered by missing costumes. Heyn brothers open with hand balancing. Billy Halligan and Dama Sykes perform, Elis-Nowlan closes with A Night at the Circus.
The Lyric opened last night with Ten Nights in a Barroom drawing tears for Mary's death and shouts of Release me from Harvey Green. Audiences recalled earlier days of dime theaters as the cast, led by George Hariig Luella Arnold and others, delivered strong performances with Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde teased as a Friday add on.
The Atlanta theater box office is open regularly again as Neil O Brien and his minstrel troupe prepare a Friday night engagement at the city playhouse. The company, praised as the best on the road, enjoys success since last August and includes many familiar performers. A Saturday matinee is planned.
Antonio Musica and his three sons, New Orleans hair exporters, were arrested weeks ago on fraud charges. They will be extradited after an unsuccessful habeas corpus appeal. Two daughters, held briefly, plan to leave for New York. The fate of $76,000 seized from the family remains undecided.
Informal conference of constitutionalist representatives held in El Paso ahead of a planned Mexico congress. Carranza described as military head, not provisional president, with no U.S. conference to avoid neutrality issues. Across the border, Villa nears tellego threatening the Mexican Central Railway. elsewhere federal forces bombard Naco as Ojeda fortifies the border. Ambassador Wilson facing charges from Rojas. Orozco Sr. denies death reports. rebels seize Tenancingo as federal troops move on Mexico City.
Oklahoma Bank Closed, McAlester April 7. Bank examiners Robert Neal and Frank M. Butcher today took charge of the First National Bank of Canadian. A shortage of about 20000 dollars is alleged to have been used to promote a town site and an industrial enterprise. A majority of the stock is owned by Galesburg, TL citizens.
Washington Georgia on Thursday will host more than 100 bankers and business leaders from northeast Georgia plus about 25 delegates from New York Baltimore and Philadelphia and banks from Atlanta Savannah Augusta and Macon The four Washington banks will host a program including a welcome by F Colley and Barksdale with J G Craft of Hartwell delivering the response Speakers include Benjamin W Hunt Andrew M Soule Robert F Maddox and J P Hillyer A Georgia barbecue prepared by John W Callaway will follow the talks The event is expected to draw the largest regional turnout of the week due to a special invitation crafted as a bank draft with bill of lading attached.
Five hundred women suffragists from every district marched on the Capitol April 7 to deliver petitions urging a constitutional amendment for woman voting. Alice Paul led, greeted by Rep. Bryan, with senators and representatives expressing support as both houses saw constitutional amendment resolutions and petitions introduced.
Detroit April 7. For the second time in six months a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage was defeated in Michigan. Only this amendment failed, others like initiative referendum and recall provisions led. Detroit municipal ownership passed by a large margin. Emmet dry and Lenawee flipped wet. Jackson and Genesee counties dryed later. States offices returns fragmentary. counting hampered by separate ballot papers.
The B. F. Goodrich Company reports no flood damage and full production to meet orders. A train load of eight cars of Goodrich tires went to Detroit on March 29, a carload to Dayton on March 30 in response to the Dayton Relief Association, and a carload of washout hose to Dayton on March 1 for relief workers.
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