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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
4
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association meets in New Orleans Friday and Saturday to decide if Georgia and Tech reenter the league Vanderli and Auburn may be affected. The issues hinge on two rules and a liberal construction clause, with possible reentry discussions anticipated.
The four schools are seen as the backbone of the association and favor abolishing the one year rule. Students of intercollegiate athletics in this section believe the group will fail if the rule remains.
An expected stormy Southern league session will tackle salary limits set by the National Association in Frisco and a return to a 140 game schedule. Officers likely include Robert H Haugh as president with Stratford as secretary, while Mobiles franchise fate looms. Charley Frank to represent the Crackers and secure favorable early dates.
The Birmingham Age Herald The Memphis Commercial Appeal The Atlanta Constitution and club president will award the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football trophy next Sunday. Vanderbilt leads with three votes and Georgia Tech has one as a committee weighs last year’s Tennessee Auburn outcome and potential repeat. The committee must see a three vote margin to claim the trophy.
Frank Whitney the Fighting Carpent er arrived from New York and outlined plans for the aerop with Ad Wolgast ex champion. Both fighters expect to weigh 133 pounds at 1 o clock and begin training. The bout will be staged at the park theater near Tuesday night with ringside seats selling fast and transportation arranged. Whitney praises Wolgast while predicting a tough but winning battle for himself.
Three managerial changes have already occurred in the Southern league for the 1916 season. Nashville saw Will Schwartz resign with Roy Ellam promoted. Memphis replaced Briscoe Lord by Dolly Stark, a Nashville and Memphis veteran. Atlanta changed ownership and hired Charley Frank to replace Bill Smith, while Mobile may follow with Charley Schmitt. Additional shuffled duties could unfold if Knoxville joins.
Montgomery Alabama December 7 The ten dogs entered in the second series of the seventh annual Southern Field Trial Club derby stake ran a heat but four failed to find game. Judges ordered them into a third series to be run Wednesday morning after the second series concludes. In the all age trials eleven braces completed their first series this afternoon. Square Edges, drawn from the all age stake due to injuries, will run Wednesday pending rest of entries.
Georgia University and Navy agreed to meet at Annapolis on October 28 1916 with a separate Georgetown game hoped on the same date in Athens Ga December 7 Professors Morrin and Sanford depart for New Orleans for the SIAA meeting and talks of Georgia rejoining the association are noted
The Birth of a Nation fills Atlanta theatres with record crowds as Griffiths epic dominates the week. Tickets sell fast with limited seats remaining before the Saturday closing as premiere audiences flock to the grand venue.
Keith Vaudeville delivers a lively program praised by audiences in Atlanta. A seven act all venture show includes Howards dogs and ponies performing clever tricks with top comedians James C Morton and Frank I delivering humorous routines amid prolonged applause.
The 1916 Tech Willow Jacket team plans an experienced lineup with most players having four years at Tech. Guard Lang will rejoin the squad next fall, rounding out a forward line considered the best yet. The Jackets will open the season with about thirty veterans and only one departing player.
The big oneman of the Yellow Jackets, Duncan, is slated for a new position in 1916, likely fullback or end, with coaches predicting he will emerge as a star. If taught to start fast, he has the weight, speed, and football knowledge to dominate and power the team in the Southern contest.
Plans for a new baseball league to align with the Federal league are under way in Kansas City and surrounding states Missouri Kansas Oklahoma. The movement seeks franchises in major cities including Kansas City Kansas, claiming the city is the biggest in America without a baseball club. The proposed organization would likely be titled the Continental league and may pursue legal franchises.
The program features The Tik Tok Man of Oz and a Jesse L. Lasky drama titled Armstrong a Wife with Edna Goodrich and Thomas Meighan in supporting roles. Also showing are A Yellow Streak and other features with Irene Howley and Lou Tellegen, plus stage and screen talent in a bustling Grand theatre lineup.
The Vaudetee hosts the premiere of Becky Sharp starring Mrs Fiske in the title role. Critics mark it as a landmark performance never before seen in Atlanta, launching a four film or stage series with strong audience anticipation.
Mrs Fiskes pretense of Becky Sharp draws hundreds of stage men and an international rep as a leading actress. The Edison company proposal would perpetuate her characterization, making a lasting impact unlikely to recur in silent drama.
Five hundred dollars worth of jewelry disappeared from Captain Claxton's city home yesterday. Two Black suspects were arrested, valuables recovered, and a confession reportedly obtained. At the station, they gave names including Kingsland aged 163, Cook ally, and Robert Curry aged 34.
Important Schedule Changes for Georgia Railroad. Train Mo 2 bound for Algsisia will stop at Atlanta at 6 04 pm instead of 7 00 am arriving Augusti 11 56 am. Train No 6 will leave Atlanta at 12 10 pm instead of its planned time. Train No 4 for Augusta Charleston and Wilmington will depart Atlanta at 3 5 pm instead of 6 6 pm. Train No 3 will arrive at 6 16 pm and No 1 at 5 pm. General Passenger Agent mentions additional adjustments.
In New Orleans on December 7 Victor Rosenthal was chosen captain of Tulane University for the 1916 football eleven. He played as guard for three years and is entering his fourth season with the team.
Morganton Ga December 7 Spe 14 The school basketball team defeated the town team yesterday afternoon 29 to 23 in a tightly contested game. Dillon Beats Flynn New Forl December Dillon of Indianapolis defeated Porky Tilson of Boston in a ten round bout in Brooklyn. Rex Pobatilor captained the University of Florida football team here tonight. He has played center on the team for three years.
Walthour leads a fast field as Fogler Grengaan and Spears push the pace in a multi day bicycle race. By midnight the field is within three miles of the previous mark with 1000 miles reached at 11 18 pm as Sullivan Anderson lag the leaders by one lap and several riders trail by multiple laps.
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