Australia tops boxing with rapid title shifts and school programs
James J. Corbett notes Australia as a progressive boxing nation with frequent title changes among middleweights led by Jimmy Crabb and Dave Smith, plus growing influence of boxing in schools under promoter Snow Baker. He hints at future travels to inspect countries where boxing is valued rather than mocked.
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James J. Corbett
New York
Australla
Stanley Ketchel
Australia
McGoorty
Dave Smith
Australis
Jaff Smith
New Jersey
Jimmy Crabb
Jef
Andin
Jimmy
Guer Crabby
Cades
Sam McVey
Bey
Als
Auste
Peeten
Sam Langford
Snow
Baker
Melbourne
Intipades
Amateurs Carrollton 14, AH Stars 1 in Georgia league play
Carrollton defeated the Atlanta All Stars 14 to 1 in a fast game with Carrollton's Craven and teammates Carmichael and Stewart contributing in the batter’s box. Tallahassee beat by Coolidge 1 to 0 as Woods fanned fifteen batters in a complete game for Coolidge. St James downed Expo 12 to 6 with Vinson and Griffin delivering key hits and a dramatic home run by Vinson in the eighth.
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Carrollton
AH Stars
Atlanta All Stars
J Craven
Carmichael
Stewart
Atlanta
Cheek
Shocller
Coalidze T
Tallahassee
Coolidge
Woods
N Smith
Thomas
Talla- Basser
Aft Coolidge
Steen
St James
Minium Gemu
Expo
T Yinson
Tarlifin
James
P Martin
Cii
Vinson
Griffin
Feaures
Lawson
Sax
Tosa
Sf Imes
Nationa Union
Brisbane
Ponce We Leon
James— Abr
Hk Po
Martin Tbo
Serrei
Sassnett Sas
Martin
Barnes Rf Pui
Abc
el Hulnes
Wait Vinson
Rutherford
Willams Rt
Sassnett
Basse
Lanson
Sasnett
Jones
Netherland
Ainvon
Dall
Eiams
Hancock
Niswrenner
President's Trophy Next Over East Lake Course
The Atlanta Athletic Club will host the President's Trophy next Saturday with match play through August 30. Handicaps apply, scratch qualifying, and finals lengths vary by flight, culminating in late August. other tournaments, including Club Championship and Davis Freeman Trophy, follow in September and October.
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Atlanta Athletic
Atlanta Athletic ¢Elubg
Hanileaps
East Lake
Open Tennis Tournament At Asheville Country Club
The annual open tennis tournament of the Asheville Country Club, under US National Lawn Tennis Association, will begin Monday August 24 1914 on club courts in Asheville NC with events in all major singles and doubles. Matches use two of three sets, finals three of five for some events. Prizes include Grove Park Cup and runner up cups with entry fees set for men singles and doubles. ladies singles and mixed doubles enjoy free entry. Entries due by noon Monday August 24 with secretary William Burcher.
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Asheville Country Club
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
Asheville
Ralph E Racey
Tntrance
William Burcher
Marshall Sold to the Memphis Club in Southern Association
Charleston reports catcher Clarence Marshall has been sold by owner Walsh of the Charleston baseball club to the Memphis club of the Southern Association. The price was not disclosed. Marshall came from the Dallas club of the Texas league and will report to manager Finn on September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston $ C
Walsh
Carleston Baseball Club
Clarence Marshall
Memping
Southern Associate
Marshall
Charleston
Dallas
Finn
Pirates Release Mowrey From Pittsburg Club
Mowrey, third baseman for the Pittsburg National League team, was given an unconditional release today with option to join Brooklyn. National and American league clubs waived on Mowrey, and Pittsburg officials expect him to sign with Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirates
Mowrey
Pittsburg
H H Mowrey
Brookie
Brooklyn
St Paul Club May Move To Toledo Amid Financial Losses
St Paul club of the American Association may be transferred to Toledo Ohio soon according to a circulating report The present season has been financially disastrous with losses exceeding 300 dollars daily Toledo previously belonged to the American Association before being moved to Cleveland this season
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Toledo
St Paul
American Association
Ohio
Royal
Cleveland
Possibilities of N. Y. Harbor in Brinton’s Analysis
Willard C Brinton argues in The American Review of Reviews May issue that New York Harbor, with its ideal setting and vast hinterland, handles about six times the tonnage of Boston or Philadelphia and commands 47 percent of the nation’s foreign commerce. He suggests a single governing board for the harbor could unleash immense development beyond city and state boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
New York Harbor
Saloon in England and the Sunday drinking debate
The British house of commons rejected a Sunday closing bill limiting alcohol sales to four hours in London and three in the provinces. Critics framed it as a temperance measure amid arguments for worker rights, while observers noted declining public drunkenness and a curious anecdote about New York blue laws and a shared sandwich.
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Boston Transcript
House of Commons
London
England
Henry Chaplin
Wimbledon
Bmr Chaplin Iid
Griffith Boscawen
New York
Specters of Remorse and Midsummer Hauntings in Folklore Tale
A vivid catalog listing spirits and hauntings across a medieval and modern blend. George B. Morewood frames familiar phantoms like family skeletons and wizards of finance as elusive, ever-present shadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wizards of Finance
Shades of Might
Blue Devils
Little Witches
Good Souls
George B. Morew
War of Six Powers Greatest in History
A prophetic warning that a six powers war would be the costliest and bloodiest in history. It discusses unprecedented weaponry, naval and land combat, and the astronomical economic and human toll, including dreadnought costs, casualties, and the impact on global industry and families.
Prize Recipe for Delicate Fabric Cleaning Unveiled
A reader in August Woman's Home Companion describes a cleaning method for delicate fabrics that won a Paris institute prize of ten thousand dollars. Grate raw potatoes to pulp, mix with water to form a slurry, filter, use the clear liquid on spots, sponge, rinse in tepid water, and iron on the wrong side to set the color and remove stains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Home Companion
The
Exchange
Paris Art Institute
Atlanta Home Garden League To Hold Meeting Wednesday
The Atlanta Home Garden League will hold its regular monthly meeting at Carnegie Library in the lecture room at 4 pm on Wednesday the 18th. An exhibit of vegetables and flowers grown by children will be shown and a silver loving cup will be awarded for the second quarter to the boy or girl with the highest average. Special prizes from the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce will be given for beets tomatoes corn and parsley. Parents and friends are invited to meet the league’s young participants.
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Great Britain
Japan
Roumanija
Greece
All Powers
Eife
South Africa
Europe
Atlanta Home Garden League
Carnegie Library
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Am Aguh
Carnegie
Letter Box Fort Valley Go Dear Mise Mathews
A correspondents letter from Claud Greene Smith in Manchester Ga shares daily peach harvests with grandpa, noting mock birds, bird care tips, feeding schedules, and warnings about caged birds. He urges protecting wild songbirds and asks about birane in Avante.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Valley
Mise Mathews
Ralph Braswell
Liva
Manchester
Claud Greene Smith
Banner Gardeners Rise In Ninth Ward Garden League
Laura McDonald named chairman of the ninth ward Garden League with plans to win the August Carnegie Library prize for the member bringing the most friends to monthly exhibits Paula joined in April and shows spring garden success. Margaret Mausengale, daughter of Mr and Mrs St Hlmo Massengale, has excelled in parsley and pansies with a small but neat garden. She chairs the younger girls in the seventh ward and will bring them to the August 12 meeting to plan an early fall garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura McDonald
Ninth Ward
Garden League
Carnegie Library
Paula
Hresalf
Margaret Maosengale
Margaret Mausengate
St Hlmo Massengale
League
Margaret
Electric Flat Iron Designed to Curling Tron
A compact 7 pound outfit combines a 2 pound electric flat iron for heating water or curling, a cord and plug, a folding curling iron, and a hand sewn leather case. Nickel plated metal parts and polished finish describe the design.
Rose Gardening Tips and Techniques From Planting to Pruning
A practical guide to planting roses including selecting sunny sites, soil preparation, deep planting, watering routines, and aftercare. It covers fertilizing with manure, mulching, spacing, pruning old wood, maintaining moisture, and autumn root protection. It also notes methods for cuttings, planting times, and varieties like crimson ramble and Paul Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Newton
Gardening Books of Reference to Be Had
Books of reference on gardening may be had at Cogies library with titles by Greiner Peterson Hunn Jensley Maynard Storke Watson White gardening for the youth and children guides. Special attention is noted for southern conditions and practical garden planning with young readers in mind.
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Cogies
Greiner
Pyagnferson
Peter
Reut
Hunn
C 2
Jensley
J. H
Maynard ST
Rawson
Herbert Ket
Rogers
W S
Belden
Veryman
Storke
FarNy
Watson
Alex
Ruits
Wres Marpens
Childrezs Gardens
Duncan Frances
Higgins
Mm—Tittle
South
P H Weall
Trolley and Steam Railroad Fares Compared in Boston Area
From The Electric Railway Journal the Massachusetts public service commission Boston transit report compares trolley and steam railway fares to sixty eight suburban stations. It notes trolley single and twelve ride fares at five to ten cents and steam tickets from five to ten cents, with commutation rates affecting reach up to twelve miles on trolley and nine miles on steam lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Railway Journal
Massachusetta Public Service Commission
Boston
Air Commission
Uoon
Sixtty
Sacy
Steim
Stea
Villa's General Grasp and the Unflashy Drive to Victory
The piece, citing Joseph Rogers Taylor in The Worlds Work Villa, likens him to Grant in aggressiveness and plain horse sense. It recalls Torreon where Villa, exhausted, stated Torreon would fall, not by brilliant strategy but by relentless hammering at defenses until the defense broke and the city fell.
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Grant
Mexico
Joseph Rogers Taylor
Villa
Torreon
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