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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1903
Page
7
Frank Anderson and Bower vied for this season’s baseball captaincy as students and citizens debated leadership. Jaques, previously captain, faced recall amid calls for fresh selection. In football, Jos Kiliorin was favored for captain with Dickinson expected to coach. the era promised tougher training and extended effort from players.
B Moore elected captain of the Tech football team for the 1904 season after a 2 PM ballot vote. He has served three years and is praised as steady and reliable. The squad expects a successful season under his leadership as ten players from last year return and many new men arrive. Manager and track team manager positions to be filled Monday morning.
London December 6 The dowager duchess of Manchester told the Associated Press from Sandringham house that her son is only taking the rest cure in response to rumors of his fitness. She urged contradiction of the reports and confirms he is resting. The note released from Sandringham clarifies that no illness is implied and emphasizes the rest treatment.
At the Western Jockey Club meeting in Chicago the Hot Springs Jockey Club seeks dates January 26 to March 22, with talks led by Judge Joseph A. Murphy and Judge George B. Sidener. Plans include a shifted racing start time, pool room betting rules, and a funded, near-complete plant housing up to 1,000 horses. Local prep is underway, with officials confident in securing favorable action.
Tomorrow afternoon at 12:10 o'clock the big New York six day race will start in Madison Square Garden before a vast audience. Eighteen teams have entered with strong talk that American riders aim to dominate and European challengers may struggle. Notable pairs include Walthour Munroe, Kra mer Fenn, Bedell Bedell, Keegan Turville, Newkirk Jacobson, and others in a fervent, ongoing cycling spectacle.
A fragmentary notice describes a frightened horse running down the street and dumping occupants amid a chaotic scene. It urges having a reliable Arnica Salve handy for injuries, referencing a long-standing remedy. The readable text emphasizes common accidents and the need for preparedness.
The city’s grammar school athletic contests showed strong November averages with Marietta Street School leading at 3 feet 10 inches in the standing high jump. West End and Formwalt Street School followed as top performers. Three boys tied for first in individual marks, including John Evers of Edgewood and Kenneth McKay and W. B. White of Formwall Street School. Clarke Grest and others posted near records, achieved in street clothes without training. The program has become popular, with each school appointing a measurer to keep records, and plans to erect up rights for younger students. The upcoming test is the standing high jump.
The Atlanta Athletic Club will host a December indoor championship with five events including standing broad jump shot put running hop step and jump rope climbing and running high jump. Scoring uses 1 to 10 with 10 for club records and deductions for shortfalls. The trophy cup has three year tenure, Clarke first held it and this year W. Glenn holds it.
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