Crackers Seek Outfielder Jay Kirke as Major Deal Nears
Manager Billy Smith of the Crackers pursues Boston Braves outfielder Jay Kirke for 1913, aiming to close by early next week after a Boston date line story. Kirke hit .222 for Boston this season, previously with New Orleans, and would pair with Tailey in left and Kirke in right to form a powerful outfield with Callahan Nixon and Long in center. If secured, the Crackers would reinforce pitching with Weaver and already solid infield and catching.
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Billy Smith
Crackers
Jay Kirke
Boston Braves
Smith
Stallings
Saddocks
York
Boston
Tino
Kirke
New Orleans
Tailey
Jeave Callahan
Nixon
Tommy Long
Weaver
Basketball Tonight At Armory Court In Fulton Leadue
Ogle Grice reports two more games scheduled for Fulton leadue night at the armory court with the Cost Athletics meeting Agogas and Company C and H facing strong opposition. Games start promptly at 6 o clock and admission is free, with elevator access to the third floor for the crowd due to a show.
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Ogle Grice
Fulton Ledue
Armory Court
Company C
Fucking Horn
Company T
Hoppe Beats Japanese Cue Artist in Billiards Match
Willie Hoppe, the 18.2 balk line billiards champion, defeated Kodji Yamada of Japan 100 to 59 in the tournament. Hoppe posted a high run of 175 and an average of 4.44. Yamada’s best run reached 111 with an average of 2.84. Registration in Thomasville shows 704 voters on the first, the town’s largest total.
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Philadelphia
Willie Eloppe
Kodji Yamada
Hoppe
Yamada
Thomasville
Speg
Hooka
All American Teams by Walter Camp Third Team Selected
Walter Camp names third team All American selections with players from Harvard Dartmouth Yale Princeton Wisconsin Penn State and others. Notable names include Engelhorn Pennock Ketcham Logan and Mercer, with centers and backs listed across colleges and universities in a period style roundup.
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Walter Camp
Hardage
Felton
Engelhorn
Pennock
Ketcham
Logan
Butler
Bomeister
Crowther
Brickiey
Thormpe
Mercer
Brown
Harvard
Carlisle
Pennsylvani
Collier's
Penn
State
Syracuse
Conney
Yale
Parmenter
Kulp
Trickey
Towns Hoeftel
Wisconsin
Pazzettl
Lehigh
Morey
Dartmouth
Norgren
Chicago
Wendel
Fulton League Opens Season With Double Bill
The Fulton Basketball league starts 1913-13 with eight teams and a double bill at the Amory under Referee Blanchard. GAAC defeats Baracas 7 to 6 while Baracas show a new lineup and height with Cagle starring at center. YMC A battles hard but loses to the hosts 19 to 17 as Warner and Scott lead the defense and offense.
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Ogle Grice
Fulton Basketball League
Amory
Blanchard
Y.M.C. A
Ss. Warner
Young
Bteeple
Jack”” Scott
Warner
Forbes
Swilling
YMC
A. Freaman
Scott
Bradbury
S. Warner
Hall
D. Warner
G. Freeman
Swilling Bullivan
Brittain
Ield
V. D
Os Orlene
Cardinals Seek Two Games With Crackers At Local Field
Cardinals manager Billy Smith received a letter from Miller Huggins asking to schedule two games with the Crackers in Americus on March 26 and 27. Smith replied favoring the local field for the matchups, noting the Cardinals will train in Columbus next spring.
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Billy Smith
Miller Huggins
St. Louis Cardinals
Crackers
Amerus
Billy
Huggins
Cardinals
Columbus
Kelly Heads Mercer Eleven
Macon Georgia December 4 At a banquet given by Coach Stroud to Mercer football squad Fred Kelley of Lawrenceville left tackle was elected captain for next season M s were awarded to fourteen members of the team Nine regulars are to return next year
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Macon
Stroud
Mercer
Fred Kelley
Lawrenceville
Atlanta Firm Wins Big Southern Contract
An Atlanta firm, Fielder & Allen, secured a $26,000 contract to furnish office fixtures and furniture for the Southern Railway Company’s new seven story building at Madison Avenue and West Mitchell Street in Washington. The project calls for fireproof steel filing systems and cabinets, replacing the old wood and pasteboard setup with vertical steel filing now used by eastern railroads. The notice notes this is among the largest contracts awarded to a southern firm by Southern Railway.
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Ital
Southern Railway Company
Southern Concern
Washington
Fielder & Allen
Atlanta
Southern
Madison Avenue
West Mitchell Street
Half Hundred Entries for Brookwood Bridge Road Race
About fifty contestants are expected as prep school athletes line up at Brookwood bridge Monday at 3 PM for the annual road race. The course runs from the Brookwood bridge along Peachtree Street and back, with entrants from Marist College Boys' High School Tech High Peacock School Donald Fraser School and Georgia Military Academy. Officials for the race have not yet been decided.
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Brookwood Bridge
Peachtree Street
Marist College
Boys' High School
Tech High School
Peacock School
Donald Fraser School
Georgia Military Academy
League Meets at Birmingham in December Change
The Southern league announces another date and place change for its annual winter meeting. Originally set for Birmingham, it moved to Little Rock for December 15, then returned to Birmingham for December 14 at the Hillman House. Manager Smith will attend and press against the sliding scale salary limit.
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Kavanaugh
Southern League
Birmingham
Little Rock
Hillman House
Smith
Poultry Show Entries Close Soon for Southern International Event
Only two days remain for fanciers to enter prize fowls for the Southern International Poultry Association show opening December 16. Secretary Thomas M Poole coordinates entries at 316 Temple Court building as the midnight Friday deadline approached. Officials expect strong Southern and national representation, with keen competition anticipated as Harry E Jennings, Knoxville superintendent, arrives in Atlanta to prepare for the exhibition.
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Southern International Poultry Association
Thomas M. Poole
Temple Court Building
Georgia
South
Harry E. Jennings
Knoxville
Atlanta
Kid Wolfe Sold From Crackers to Lawrence Club
Lawrence Massachusetts receives Kid Wolfe, a versatile youngster who played short and third and in the gaalfield for the Crackers the previous season. The transfer was completed by manager Smith on Wednesday afternoon in the New England league deal.
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Kid Wolfe
Gaalfield
Crackers
Lawrence Mass
Smith
Not Removed Gainesville Postmistress Helen Longstreet
Postmistress Helen D. Longstreet at Gainesville was assured by President Taft she will not be removed and will serve until her term ends. The decision was announced after a cabinet meeting and relayed by the postmaster general. A Wilson-era reappointment appears possible if she seeks it. Library post urged to connect library of congress with national libraries. The librarian proposed renaming the government's storehouse to Library of the United States. The report notes a public misperception of the Joyful Fountain, filled with champagne or gasoline.
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United States
J. B. Gaston
Helen D. Longstreet
Gainesville
Taft
Longstreet
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Library Post
Washington
Library” Post
Great Library of Congress
Librarian of Congress
Congress
Mc Goorty Defeats Gibbons In Ten Round Madison Square Garden Bout
Eddie Mc Goorty of Oshkosh Wis outpointed Mike Gibbons of St Paul in every round of a ten round match at Madison Square Garden New York on December 4. The bout drew the largest crowd since the Horton law repeal twelve years ago. Gibbons showed clever defense and footwork while Mc Goorty landed decisive blows to head and body throughout the fight.
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New York
Eddie McGoorty
Oshkosh
Wis
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Madison Square Garden
Gibbons
McGoorty
Police raid nets seven gamblers in Rail Road Street poolroom
In Tifton, Chief of Police R. G. Coar sey and Officer J. O. Thrasher raided a negro poolroom on Rail Road Street and captured seven negro gamblers at pool tables. Two other negroes escaped during the operation.
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Tifton
Weewave
Railroad Street
R. G. Coarsey
J. O. Thrasher
Weaver Signed by the Crackers
Buck Weaver, former star pitcher for the New Orleans Pelicans and later with the Chicago Cubs and Boston Doves, will join the Crackers next season after a long-distance agreement with George Stallings. Manager Billy Smith assembles a strong staff with Weaver and Donnelly as certainties, choosing remaining spots from Brady Litton Waldorf Johns Becker Price Herrigg and Bausewine. Waldorf Sitton and Bausewine will be sold.
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Buck” Weaver
New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Cubs
Boston Doves
Crackers
Billy Smith
George Stallings
Weaver
Billy
Donnelly
Doves
Bill
Brady
Litton
Waldorf
Johns
Becker
Price
Herrigg
Bausewine
Carolina Association
Smith
Sitton
Empire State League to Meet in Americus on December 10
Americus Ga December 4 that the next meeting of the Empire State League baseball organization will be held in Americus probably on December 10, per a letter received this afternoon from temporary chairman James Sinclair. The Americus board of trade extended the invitation as Americus had previously expressed interest.
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Americus
Empire State League Baseball Organization
James Sinclair
Americus Board of Trade
Prac
See New Way to Wash Clothes Demonstration In Window
A demonstration titled See New Way to Wash Clothes Simple Easy No Friction is shown in the window at Rhodes Wood Furniture in Rome Mitchell and Whitehall Georgia with a price tag of 3.50.
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Rhodes-Wood Furniture Ga
Mitchell and Whitehall
R. Huches
Dion
South Georgia towns join league with Americus meeting
South Georgia towns determined to enter the league confirm acceptance of the invitation. All towns will send representatives to the Americus meeting to formalize admission and discuss arrangements.
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South Georgia
Americus
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Willie Hoppe
IRS
TwoLevien
Princeton
Ashbaugh
Shaughnessey
Minnesota
Bennet
Bluthenthal
Annapolis
West Point
Bucknell
Wesleyan
Vanderbilt
Devore
Pumpelly
Fulton League
Baracas
G. A. C. Cops
Georgia Athletic Club
Tabernacle Baracas
Oerting
Davidson
Baraca
Cagle
Fifth Regiment
Mauck
Baraced
Jonoaun
Armstrong
Swicegood
Moore
Kelly
London
Tomjorrow
Lawrence, Mass
Esa Etateas
Unitedates Law
GEO. A. Dickel & CO
Distillers
Nashville
Tenn
Chattanooga Distilling Company
Chattanooga
Chas. Blum Compstey
Jacksonville
Fla
Paul Heyman
Wm. Wise Company
Ty Raga
the Southern Engraving Co
Henry W. Grady
Constitution Lidg
Mair
Helen Longstreet
Eddie M'Goorty
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Pelican
J. D. Hughes
Third National Bank
N. Broad St
van Winkle Machinery Co
Mm. Lewis & CO
Peters
Stein-Bloch
Parks-Chambers- Hardwick
Atlanta, GA
Sten
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