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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1915
Page
2
The upcoming golf event at Druid Hills starts Saturday with players qualifying for the club championship from scratch. First and second round match play must occur by August 26, with semi finals by August 23 and finals by August 29, handicaps applying in all other rounds.
Boston notes that Clark Griffith the Washington manager will appear as a player for a brief stint in a game at Braves Field next Wednesday. President Gaffney of the Braves says Griffith will pitch the first ball and George T Stallings Boston manager will catch it. The event counts as a ball or strike. Griffith and Stallings are close friends.
Chicago August 14 Jack Hutchinson of Pittsburg and A Clarkson of Indianapolis win first prize in the best ball medal event at Glen Oak Country Club preliminary to the Western Open golf championship. Walter Ogen Fred McLeod Tom McNamara and James Barnes did not finish thunderstorm struck the links late afternoon. 134 players listed to start Thursday including Chicago amateurs Rautenbusch and Charles Evans Jr.
George F Barber new physical director from Knoxville and Chicago YMCA college joins Atlanta Y M C A staff. Open house Saturday features aquatic events with 17 signed up, expected 40 participants. Events include 20 yard swim plain and fancy diving 80 yard swim and obstacle relay. Large pool accommodates visitors with folding chairs and splash curtains for ladies.
Pittsburg, Pa August 16 Pitcher Foueph Conzelman has been sold to the Indianapolis American association club according to an announcement by President Barney Dreyfuse of the Pittsburg Nationals The purchase price was not stated Conzelmen joined the Pirates in 1912 coming from Brown University
National League action reports the Giants defeating the Dodgers 2 to 1 in Brooklyn after a ninth inning rally. Dougals allowed only one hit until Burns’ double sparked New York’s late comeback and Lobert scored on Meyers’ hit in the tenth.
Detroit tops Cleveland 6-3 as Wambsganss muffed throws allowed three Detroit runs. Hagerman pitched poorly for Cleveland, while Walker struggled in the decisive inning. Beore by innings shows Detroit scoring in the first and final frames, Cleveland failing to capitalize on miscues.
Brooklyn earns a 4 1 win over Pittsburg as Finneran paused seven men while Hearne faltered. Chicago tops Baltimore 6 4 aided by late runs and McConnell home run. Kansas City defeats Buffalo 5 0 in a no hit no run game by Miles Maine with a disputed infield hit scoring.
In a set of compact results, Charlotte posted a 3 runs win while Abbeyville led 7 to 0 in a Carolina League note. Buffalo and Toronto figures appear, with Montreal province and Harrisburg also mentioned in a muddled score snippet.
Local obituaries report the death of Robert N. Dickerson longtime Lafayette clerk of the superior court aged, as well as Mrs Eva Lane Benton and Mrs Lucy E. Dickert in Monticello and Live Oak. Roy Lowe of Lafayette dies at 22, H C Cooper of Rome dies after five weeks typhoid, Miss Mamie Whitehead and Ruth Hammond funeral notices, Vivian Adams infant death. Funeral details pending for some.
Bituminous macadam is being laid over worn water-bound pavement on West Peachtree from Sixth Street to Peachtree Road at Eighteenth Street. County uses convict labor while city and property owners supply materials. Work began Monday after street had been torn up for some time and spans almost a mile.
marshal records reveal numerous property transfers and street repairs across streets such as Williams Main Jones Avenue and Thompson Street. entries specify lot numbers, street addresses, dates in August 1915, and payments or project details tied to contractors like A Yowler and G L Lynn.
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