Season Tickets for Local Club Draw Fans in
The Constitution reports a plan to sell sixty or seventy game season books called Rootera tickets through the sporting editor. Tickets may be used individually or all at once, and no gate presentation is needed. Reduced rates aim to attract fans and visiting guests. sales require at least fifty buyers before issuance. Orders accepted by phone or letter with grandstand access included.
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Woulld
Sporting Editor of the Constitution
Brown vs Howard doubleheader on Atlanta campus
Two scheduled games between Howard and Morris Brown on the Morris Brown campus are moved to today after yesterday's postponement. First game at 2 o clock features Howard Brice Wiley and Wiley Addison for Morris Brown with Sykes Wiley. A large crowd is expected as Atlanta fans flock to witness the two top negro college baseball teams vying for the national title.
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J. Pluvius
Howard-Morris Brown
Morris Brown University
Atlanta University
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Wiliams
Auburn and Mercer to meet at Americus
Americus Ga April 7 Mercer and Auburn will play a series of baseball games in Americus during state hike convention April 27 and 28. Plans and definite dates for the games will be announced later.
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Auburn
Friday Game Postponed to 3 O Clock at Mo Park
Friday's game between Wilson and Lafitte postponed due to rain. Two other Crackers games scheduled before season opener next Friday in Mobile. Ed Lafitte, ex Tech star, and Hervey Wasther and Finia Wilson to pitch for Crackers in 1913. Perkine arrival possible to debut as catcher Jose Gutierrez may work out.
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Auburn Triumphs 6-3 Over Georgia In Opener At Auburn
Auburn defeats the University of Georgia 6 to 3 in the first game of the series at Auburn. Milligan and Ducote lead Auburn with strong hitting and pitching, while Georgia’s Clements hits a homer and Finley’s defense shines. Early mistakes by Auburn let Georgia stay close before a late rally seals the win.
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High Schools Meet At Y M C A Tonight Interscholastic Meet
The citywide indoor interscholastic track event is set for tonight at the local Y M C A gym. Over fifty top prep athletes from Boye High Tech High Commercial High and Fulton County High will compete in preliminary qualifying events and three entrants per school per event. The program features 75 100 220 yard dashes running high jump two standing broad jumps and a 12 pound shot put with finals planned later in May. Admission is 10 cents and events begin at 7 30 p m with star athletes from each school named.
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Mercer Tech Game Postponed by Rain
The Mercer and Tech game in Macon Georgia was postponed due to rain. A double header is planned for tomorrow if weather permits.
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Tech
Prep Games Postponed Until Next Week
The three opening round prep league games were canceled due to weather and will be rescheduled for next week. The opening games are expected Tuesday afternoon, marking the second round as the new plan.
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Jupiter Pluvius
Walter Elcock Arrives to Lead Atlanta Football Colony
Walter Elcock the renowned Dartmouth football star and former Washington and Lee coach joins Atlanta's football circle. He will open an office in the Hurt building through Port Jana Cement and resume coaching this fall, bringing Washington and Lee talent to clash with Tech Yellow Jackets.
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Strand presents Gold and the Woman at the Strand theater
The Strand theater offers Gold and the Woman with Thea Bere starring in a well produced feature praised for merit and audience demand. Arthur Maude and Constance Crawley are featured in a separate screen offering, while The Catepaw drama continues at Piedmont Forsyth Luckie Streets with accordionist O'Leary and soprano Tempest billed for a special performance.
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Strand Theater
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Tempest
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Revelation
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Southern Gas Men Elect Officers at Tampa Meeting
In Tampa on April 7 the Southern Gas Men association held its annual meeting electing Roscoe Netes of Tampa president. Roanoke Virginia won the 1937 meeting site with 22 votes, one ahead of Charlotte North Carolina. Officers include Eurat vice president Benedict of Charleston, J B Montgomery second vice president, D Brewer secretary, and directors Stephen Cobb Raleigh, Zeela Pensacola, Fitzel Birmingham, Gotiler Charlotte, plus members from Texarkana and Texas.
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Ala
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Raleigh
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Pensacola
Fla
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Birmingham
Open Hearing Planned on Howard Resolution for Oil Embargo
Washington April 7 The Howard resolution to hold an open hearing on an embargo against shipments of crude petroleum gasoline kerosene and similar products and granting presidential power to adjust prices will be heard next week before the house commerce committee Representative Carter Oklahoma urged favorable committee report on a bill to create an oil products bureau for gasoline statistics Pipeline owners urged price controls for gasoline and advocated government ownership of pipelines to supply navy yards with products.
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Commission Upholds Film Distributors Trade Rule
The commission validated a rule by film distributors restricting sales to more than one theater in a city. The decision supports price and distribution controls across venues, signaling continued enforcement of exclusive screening practices for studio releases.
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Washington
Baseball Rules Queries and 1918 Changes
The note discusses disputed infield fly rules and foul ball versus fair ball calls, noting variations in 1918 rules. It mentions updates in the Spalding Baseball Guide and asks when Georgia plays Tech, answering May 13 and May 20 for the pair.
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Pasewall
Exhibition Games Tie Brooklyn and Boston in Pitchers Battle
The Brooklyn Nationals beat the Boston Americans 3 to 2 in an exhibition game today. Cheney and Leonard held the visitors scoreless as Speaker hit a homer in the eighth. Brooklyn scored the tying and winning runs in the same inning on three hits and a sacrifice. Batteries Leonard Foster Thomas Cheney Marquard Meyers. At Columbus, Cincinnati defeated Columbus in the American Association 2 to 0.
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Washington Triumphs Over Philadelphia In Exhibition
In an April exhibition at Forsyth, Washington Americans defeated Philadelphia Nationals 3 to 2. Dumont and Burns featured for Washington while Merkle drove in two runs for the Nationals in the seventh inning to seal the win.
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College Games Preview of Tech Mercer Auburn Alabama Battles
College games outline matchups across Georgia and nearby states. Tech faces Mercer in Macon while Auburn meets Illinois in Baton Rouge. Alabama hosts S W P U in Tuscaloosa and Darlington trails Tech High in Atlanta.
Moonshiners' Terms Commuted by Wilson
President Wilson commuted the sentences of Annie and Ernest Vincennon, jailed in Greensboro for operating an illicit still. Originally four and six months, their terms were adjusted after a brief detention and a request to serve in Atlanta penitentiary due to intolerable conditions in Greensboro.
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Moonshiner Killed in Battle With Revenue Officers
Lexington April 7 reports say Washington Garrett a leading moonshiner in Kentucky was killed after a clash with revenue agents at Crank's Creek in Harlan County. More than 100 shots were fired but no government men were hit in the encounter. The long pursuit of Garrett by federal authorities is noted.
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Odious Patent Remedy Promises Rapid Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Evy H as a universal pain remedy for rheumatism neuralgic lumbago and swollen joints with claims of immediate relief after one application. It markets internal and external use for coughs colds sore throat diphtheria and tonsillitis and asserts deep penetration. The golden cod color bottle is guaranteed 50 cents and money refunded by Jacobs' Drug Stores.
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