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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1901
Page
7
Classified help wanted notices from a 1970s era newspaper listing in detail positions nationwide. Includes male and female helpers, skilled trades like blacksmith and molder, clerical and stenographic work, bookkeepers, drivers, and sales agents. Also ads for apprentices in barber colleges, and general employment services offering positions across industries with pay and location hints.
The Sporting Chaff column previews a 4 PM baseball clash at Brisbane Park between the Maroons led by Captain Tas Short with Gibson on the mound and Harrigan catching, against the Blues captained by Charley Todd. It notes a seven-game series and lists the lineup, plus a Piedmont Park horse race cup event and upcoming club tennis and handball action at the Atlanta Athletic Club.
Cresceus, the trotting champion, set a new best mile time of 2 02 14 at Columbus, defeating a half-second off a week-old mark. Crowds of 12 000 witnessed the feat as wind and track conditions influenced splits from 29 to 150 percent, with Cresceus finishing strong amid gusts. Owner Ketcham received the wreath and a speech followed at the judges’ stand. Odds shifted to reflect the favorable performance despite the wind.
At St Louis on August 2, Delmar card featured favorites and outsiders sharing the stage. Jockey Dale, Det mar Park’s leading rider, had been suspended for charging Starter Dade yesterday. Fast track conditions set the scene for the six races with Land Ho leading the first race field of one mile and seventy yards, followed by strong performances across five furlongs to seven furlongs races and notable payouts.
At Hawthorne Chicago August 2 Obia the rank outsider carried 91 pounds to Robert Waddell's 112 and a head victory in the mile and a sixteenth handicap. Malay was second a length back. Conqueror LT faded outside money. Races featured long-odds triumphs with Tammany Chief at 20 to 1 in the final event. Weather warm, track fast.
Independence and Colombia schedule a second race in Newport as prospects for Boston boat hinge on tomorrow's result. A New York Yacht Club source says a win could lead Lawson to charter the boat for trial races against Constitution and Colombia, shaping future entries. Cadillac Defends Cup for Detroit. Cadilac beats Milwaukee by about eleven minutes in Chicago.
Willie Smith of the Midlothian Golf Club Chicago won the all comers medal play event at the Hollywood Golf Club near Long Branch New York. He defeated 64 contestants with a score of Mid while Willie Anderson of Pittsfield Massachusetts the current Open champion placed second with 165 points.
In the Indianapolis Sentinel a critique targets the party elite, likening today’s control to the Grant era oligarchy. The piece urges Republicans with ambitions to align with Hanna’s influential bloc fueling current policy.
Classified rental notice listing seven and eight room houses with modern conveniences. Ingram at 16 Courtland Ave offers a seven room home. Jackson Street near Forrest Ave features an eight room house in first class condition. G. H. care Constitution and John J. Glide renting agent advertise weekly rent bulletins for full descriptions and tenant leads.
The Labor Day committee met in Federation hall and reported finances abundant with no parade curtain due to expense. The Federation float will be the most unique in the South, followed by a car with three oldest Confederate veterans as guests of the Atlanta Federation of Trades. Prizes for all events and a Labor Day entertainment were arranged, with invitations extended to Confederate veterans and former Atlantans now living elsewhere. A council resolution to suspend city work on Labor Day was planned for the next meeting.
Five favorites and one outsider won at Brighton Beach today led by Tocket at 30 to 1 in the second race after a stretch duel with Odawaha. The card lists results for six races with times and payouts, noting winners such as Mystic Shriner in the first race and Intrusive in the sixth, plus an advertising snippet for Hawkes optician services at 103 Peachtree St.
Savannah Ga August 2 Special The plan to bring Jim Jeffries and Gus Ruhlin to Savannah for a scientific boxing exhibition during the state fair has been abandoned. The men will be made no offer to come here, as it is claimed their engagements at San Francisco will prevent them appearing in Savannah in the fair.
Detective Pat Campbell returns to Montgomery with John Budge an insurance auditor for Polley Holders National Union Chicago in custody on charges of defrauding and swindling. The arrest followed a complex scheme involving Landrum Augusta Moss Macon and state agency appointments with connections to the union. Budge to be moved to Macon for trial. Miss Barrymore’s Sudden Brave. New York Herald reports actress Miss Helen Barrymore travels to Europe aboard Oceanic amid a surprise reunion with Cy Gheriss Frohman and a planned copyright performance in London for Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines.
New York defeated Philadelphia 5 to 3 on August 2 with timely hitting. Tasier pitched well, holding off the visitors until the final inning when their bats came alive. Attendance 4,100. Umpire Emile. Time 1:83. Other game Boston beat Brooklyn 4 to 1 with strong fielding and Farrel’s throws. attendance 2,600. Time 1:60. Umpire Dwyer.
Baltimore defeated Washington 5 to 4 in a close game at Baltimore. Key rally credited to a batting error that produced the decisive run. Attendance estimated around two thousand. Pitchers were Nopes, Sresnahan, Carmiel and Clarke with umpires Cantillim and Haskell.
Memphis defeated Selma 10 to 4 at League Park with Valders strong at second base. Birmingham beat Little Rock 3 to 0 as Gillen shut down the locals. Beare worked the mound for Birmingham. Shreveport fell to Nashville 7 to 4 in a pitching duel. A Virginia Carolina League game saw Wilmington top Charlotte 4 to 2. Eastern League play included Worcester beating Providence 2 to 0. Social Circle posted 16 to 15 victory over Monroe.
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