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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
8
In Minneapolis, Minn, Cantillon of the Minneapolis Peachant club said the opening season game against Indianapolis tomorrow is postponed to Friday due to a daylong snowstorm. The opener between St. Paul and Columbus is also postponed.
Charles E. Sands of New York defeated Dr G S Lerby of Boston in a four set semifinal to reach the final. The third set stretched to fourteen games as Sands edged Lerby to secure a spot in the decisive match.
Texas league with eight clubs will start the 1913 season in the state tomorrow. Galveston at Beaumont Houston at San Antonio Bee Worth at Austin and Dallas at ace. New York report notes polo breeder Harry Tappan of San Antonio died suddenly in New York at age 45 after arriving with polo ponies. Derby results list Joshua Crewe defeating D F Rhodes 6-4 6-1 6-1 and 6-0 in Boston.
Candy maker Harry L. Schlesinger leads a city effort to boost opening day attendance for the local club. He will grant a half day, pay for 200 employees tickets, and head a procession to the ball park. Merchants, bankers, and season passholders are urged to back the push for a record crowd and a paid attendance trophy.
Sewanee Tenn April 9 Special Michigan claims first win of season defeating Sewanee 8 to 2. Quaintance held Sewanee hitless in critical moments while Michigan bats produced runs in key innings. Dinkins McQueen Rogers and Gordon starred. box score lists hits and pitching details. Schedule notes list future games and venues across the region.
The Constitution reports ongoing flood relief appeals from midwest districts. Subscriptions total $8,709.2 with lead donors including J C Dowda of Pall Ground Georgia, George S Watts of Decatur Georgia, and W C Mansfield, bringing the grand total to $48,709.32.
Philip Weltner secretary of the Prison Association of Georgia reports good conditions at reform institutions after visiting several in the southern part of the state He spoke in Pelham to a convention of district club women on the need for an industrial school for wayward girls and secured promised support to establish such an institution A bankruptcy filing lists J J Vaughan of Carrollton as debtor with creditors J J Smith $95 7 T Vaughan $400 and Leon Hood $100 all located in Carrollton where Vaughan runs cotton and ice trading businesses
New York clubs reduce rosters under the twenty five player rule with Frank Chance dispatching Paddy Green to Pittsburgh and releasing Harbison to Chattanooga along with John Priest to Rochester Finley to Troy Galser to Albany Davis to Jersey City and others. Lou Bader also released to the Dallas team as McGraw trims the Nationals roster.
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