O Keefe Knocks Frank Whitney in Upcoming Bout Signings
The Dixie Athletic Club matchmaker announces Tommie O Keefe of Philadelphia and Frank Whitney of Vedor Rapids will headline next Tuesday night. Their previous Atlanta clash drew praise as one of the best since the Gate City bout, with Whitney in better shape and both fighters eager for a rematch. O Keefe arrives tomorrow with manager Johnny Loftus and Al Kubiak, who will face Carl Morris the following Tuesday.
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Dixie Athletic Club
Tommie Okr
Philadelphia
Frank Whitney
Vedor Rapids
O'Keefe
Whitney
Gate City Athletic Club
Atlanta
Eeery
Mrs. Whitney
Tli
Johnny Loftus
al Kubiak
Michigan Giant
Carl Morris
Jim Fox Again Heads Columbus Baseball Club
James Claudius Fox was reelected manager of the local Sally League baseball team at a board meeting held last night in Columbus Georgia.
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Columbus
James Claudius Fox
Sally League
Moran to Sacramento as Crackers star joins coast club
Washington exchanges confirm dispatch from Washington about the sale of player Morgan to the Pacific coast. It is Roy Moran former Crackers left fielder who goes to the Sacramento club. Moran said Friday he is willing to join the team and will report promptly when sent for.
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Morgan
Pacific Coast
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Moran
Marquard to Wed Miss Seeley in New York Shock
St Louis September 6 notes that former $11,000 Giants pitcher Christy Marquard says he will wed vaudeville star Blossom Seeley as soon as she wins a divorce from Joseph Kane, who faces a $25,000 alienation suit from Marquard. Seeley approves.
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Specald
Rute
Marquard
New York Giants
Blossom Seeley
Joseph Kane
New York
Rube
Miss Seeley
Jimmy Carroll Dead in Street Car Accident
Former heavyweight boxing champion Jimmy Carroll died late last night after being struck by a streetcar days earlier. He held several championships in his era and never recovered from the shock.
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Jim Carroll
Wil
Georgia Nine Faces Heavy Spring Schedule
Georgia baseball manager plans a tough spring with a long western trip facing Tennessee Michigan Gary State Wisconsin and others. Clemson games at Clemson and a possible Sewanee tilt are on the slate with Auburn Alabama Tennessee Vanderbilt Tulane Texas and more in Athens. Captain Bob McWhorter leads a challenged squad with limited pitching and infield depth while veterans McWhorter Bowden Hutchins Covington and Rucker Ginn anchor the lineup.
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University of Michigan
Gary State University
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Alabama University
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Bob McWhorter
Meorris
Corley
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Hutchins
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Rucker Ginn
Larden
Hsted
Harris
Marist
Clements
Gordon
Howell
Henderson
Lucien Patterson
Shell Brannen
Kid Brannen
Griffin
Ilarris
Charley Thompson
Ed Dorsey
Walker Flournoy
Columbus
Link
Fred Gillen
Rawson
J. W. Walker
Frederick
Denham
Riverside
Cromarty Big Enets
Durden
C. C. Brooks
Royston
Shorty" Brooks
Cunningham
Cook Is Chosen to Lead Jackets
Homer Cook named captain of the Tech football Jackets at a team meet yesterday. He graduates this year, plans postgraduate study, and may return to play football. Albert Loeb named alternate captain to lead next year if Cook cannot return. Other players awarded the letter include Lenhrmann Montague Loeb and Hutton among others.
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Tech
Jackets
Cook
Covington
Emory College
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Uittle
Lenhrmann
Fox Montague
Center Loeb
Ha Means
Steward Golly
Money Hutton
A C Quintet to Open Season in Atlanta Title Tilt
The 1912-13 Atlanta Athletic Club basketball season opens tonight at the club gym against the Bessemer Athletic Club. The game is expected to be the stiffest opener ever staged on the local floor as both teams seek early ranking leverage. Atlanta lines up EF Smith Forbes at forwards Dubarg or H Smith at center Harrison and Captain Carter at guards. Tip-off is 8:30 with Dick Jemison as referee and Blanchard to umpire.
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Bessemer Athletic Club
Bessemer
Atlanta
Smith
Forbes
Dubarg
H. Smith
Harrison
Carter
Dick Jemison
Columbus Y M C A defeats Bessemer Athletic Club in basketball
Columbus Young Men's Christian Association beat the Bessemer Athletic Club 33 to 16 in Columbus Ga. The Bessemer squad showed passing skill but struggled with goal throwing, scoring 4 in the first half and 10 in the second. Peddy Jed led Columbus with seven field goals and three fouls, while Clay of Bessemer made three of their five field goals. Time 20:16. Umpire PD Kirven.
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Sipeclal
Columbus Young Men's Christian Association
Bessemer Athletic Club
Bessemer
Peddy Jed
Columbus Y. M. & A
B.S. Clay
Peddy
Louons
Dazler
McDuffie
Massey
Clay
Donaldson
Schober
Time
Kirven
Army Officer Mallary Leaps to Death in New York Hotel
Major John Mallary U S A retired 69 leapt from the tenth floor of the Hotel Manhattan in New York, dying instantly. He suffered from melancholia and was under a nurse’s care. His wife Miss Turmure of Aiken South Carolina was with him. they had been staying in New York for two weeks. Mallary, born in Pennsylvania, graduated West Point in 1868 and retired in 1891, living much of his time in Paris.
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Miss Turmure
Aiken
S. C
Newport
R. L
Weat Point
Pennsylvania
Military
Alabama
Paria
What the Opening of the Panama Canal Means to the United States
A. B. Simms of Fulton National Bank spoke at the Granite Club on Panama Canal implications. Eleven members attended the December meeting at the University Club, with discussion favoring Southern states gaining the most advantage and shaping club opinion.
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A. B. Simms
Fulton National Bank
University Club
Stuart R. Roberts
Thomas W. Connally
Scribe
Stiles Hopkins
Hal F. Hentz
M. J. Boyd
E. Lee Worsham
Philip Weltner
W. D
A. D. Thompson
Wightman Bowden
Power Co Enjoined Over Old Legal Point In Georgia Suit
C H Beuchler sues Georgia Railway and Power Company to stop condemning his North Boulevard land for electrical lines. He argues his granite quarry on the site qualifies as a mill or factory under Georgia law. The blasting could disrupt high power lines and cause damage. Judge J T Fendleton issued a temporary injunction ordering a hearing on December 14.
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C. H. Beuchler
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Hie
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Beuchler
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J. T. Fendleton
Excuses Don’t Amount to Much in Public View
A terse maxim underscores that excuses rarely sway belief as people judge actions over words. The saying reflects common skepticism toward apologies and emphasizes accountability.
College Girls Sell Red Cross Seals in Banks
Washington seminary students will staff lob bins in Third National Fourth National San try National and Atlanta National banks today during banking hours selling Red Cross seals to support anti tuberculosis funds. Led by Mrs J Wade Conkling, the campaign will also see seminary girls driving to drug stores to place seals and advertising material around Atlanta. Committees will convene at noon at Atlanta Trust Company building to report on progress.
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Atlanta National
Red Cross
Washington Seminary
Atlanta
J. Wade Conkling
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Atlanta Trust Company
Fatima Brand Popularity Evident in Spending Lead
A remark notes that more money is spent on Fatima cigarettes than any other brand, reflecting the cigarette's strong popular standing and consumer preference.
Soldier Elevens Do Battle Today at Chattanooga
The Seventeenth United States infantry team from Fort McPherson and the Eleventh cavalry from Fort Dodge meet in Chattanooga on Saturday. The Seventeenth will field twenty men to defend its colors and aims to win. They previously defeated a picked Fort Sunday team 30 to 40.
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United States Infantry
Fort McPherson
Eleventh Cavalry
Fort Dodge
Chattanooga
Hoppe Equaled 182 Balk Line Record in Philadelphia Match
Willie Hoppe tied the world balk line billiards record by averaging 100 at 182 and scoring 400 points in four innings against George Slosson in Philadelphia. A 269 run in the third inning marked a city best for this form of play.
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Philadelphia
Willie Hoppe
George Slosson
Nate Cartwell May Get Murphy's Place
Philadelphia dispatch reports Nate Cartwell director of athletica at the University of North Carolina may succeed Michael C. Murphy, veteran Penn trainer, as he has left for the south for health reasons and Cartwell is mentioned as taking charge of the Penn athletes. Murphy expects a brief southern rest to regain health.
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Nate Cartwell
University of North Carolina
Michael C. Murphy
Penn
Murphy
South
Cartmeall
Reed to Testify in Famous Graft Case
Edward S. Reed, the detective who exposed graft in Atlantic City, left Atlanta yesterday to testify against city officials indicted in the alleged theft of 1,000,400 on the seawall board. M. S. Baught, previously with Burns agency, joins Reed’s team. Detective Baughn aided in the Beach case in South Carolina.
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Edward S. Reed
Atlantic City
Atlanta
M. S. Baugt
Burns Agency
Reed Forces
Baughn
Beach
South Carolina
Steamer Euston Freed From Iroquois Reef
The stricken Euston of Booth Line freed at 7 15 PM and towed by her own engines to Port Arthur. All aboard are safe and she is expected to reach Duluth tomorrow afternoon.
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Euston
Boothine
Iroquois Reef
Port Arthur
Change of Schedule for Dixie Flyer and Rome Express
Western and Atlantic R R announces new departure and arrival times effective Sunday December 8 1912 Train 94 Dixie Flyer leaves Atlanta at 8 am instead of 742 am Train 73 Rome Express arrives Atlanta at 1020 am instead of 1005 am All other schedules unchanged C E Harman General Passenger Agent
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Western & Atlantic R. R
Dixie Flyer
Atlanta
Rome
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