Pappas and Herman Set for Major Bantamweight Bout in Atlanta
Jimmy Pappas and Kid Herman lead a televised Atlanta boxing card at Bijou theater with ten round bantamweight title implications. Herman, the Southern champ, must beat Pappas to stay atop the division while Pappas eyes a career-changing victory and a potential 10 000 prize. Four supporting bouts, ringside seats at two dollars, and strict no smoking rules frame a high profile night.
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Jimmy Pappas
Kid Herman
Atlanta
Saul
Herman
Pappas
Jimmy
Papas
Bijou
Hias
Niami
Joe Paddy
Kid Reeves
Kid Williams
Battling Sheppard
Terry Nelson
Young Seymour
Mike Saul
Mike
Rex
Jumlin Gros
Chess’ Place
Stallings Signs Five Year Manager Contract
Boston reports George T. Stallings will continue as Guston Nationals manager for at least five years, extending his current deal. He arrived in Magou after meeting baseball magnates in New York and confirmed the five year term, noting March 1 as the start of teams being allowed to sign. He plans a January visit to Hadlocks plantation and a December 17 banquet hosted by the Macon Chamber of Commerce.
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Boston
George T. Stalings
Guston Nationals
Nectte
Xeauson
Magou
George Stallings
New York
Gaffne
Stallings
Macon
Haddocks
Macon Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Nine to Play Virginians Dates in April
The 1915 Virginia baseball schedule shows Georgia to face Virginia and other colleges in April. Key games include matchups with Amherst, Princeton, Cornell, Trinity, UNC, Davidson, and Harvard, with venues in Charlottesville and Durham among others. The slate lists multiple April dates and a May finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Amherst College
Marchottesville
Marchlottesville
Princeton University
Lottesville
E. Yaterversity
Farmhham University
Cornell Ualversity
Cornell University
V. Williamns College
Trinity Callege
Durham
N.C
University of North Carolina
Greensboro
X. C
Trinity College
Princeton
Harvard University
Brown University
Camri
Pravisity
New Llaven
One Hundred Athletes to Compete in YMCA Meet
Approximately 100 entrants are expected at the YMCA big meet on Wednesday night in the large gymnasium. Seven events are listed including an 80 yard low hurdle, standing hop and jump, rope climb, bar vault, and two 100 yard dash races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C. A
Youngs Men's Christian Association
Big Symnasium
National League Batters Showed Twists in 1914 Averages
New York December 13 Special compares official batting averages for 1913 and 1914 in the National League. Of 188 players in 1914 versus 183 in 1913, only 14 hitters topped .300 after filtering to those with at least 50 games. Fourteen batters qualified in 1913 and 1914, with Daubert Becker Wheat and Magee in both lists. Cravath dropped from .341 in 1913 to .298 in 1914 while Viox Zimmerman Meyers Lobert and Wagner also saw declines. Wagner, though a long-time high, faded from a peak .380 in 1909 to below .300 in 1914. Wheat and Becker rose, Daubert fell, and four-teen repeated the high marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National League
Thia
Daubert
Becker
Wheat
Magee
Cravath
Philadelphia
Viox
Pittsburg
Zimmerman
Chicago
Chief Meyers
Lobert
Wagner
Otts- Wwurg
Honus
Elis
Jake Daubert
Beats Becker
Sherwood Wen
BRICKLEY'S RECORD IN HARVARD FOOTBALL WILL STAND
Charles Edward Brickley, Harvard captain of 1914, leaves with 287 points for the Crimson and 588 team points over three varsity seasons. He played mostly in 1912–14, missing parts due to illness, and his tallies set a high mark for future stars.
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Charles Edward Brickley
Harrd
Brickley
Wa Ag
Crimson
Harvard
AWE
le Ae
Witte Sie
Atlanta Athletic Club Basketball Finds Open Date
An open date is posted for the Atlanta Athletic Club basketball team. No game will be played next Saturday, with the next contest scheduled for the following Saturday night in December at the selsilaule venue.
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Atlanta Athletic Club
Handball Tourney at Atlanta Athletic Club Underway
The annual handball tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club is in full swing with two matches completed in singles and doubles. The tournament will resume during the Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Athletic Club
Vanderbilt to Stick to the Association
Vanderbilt University athletic officials denied reports they planned to withdraw from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association or form a new southern body. They praised the Lexington arrangement permitting all teams that wish to join, including first year players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt University Athletic Association
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
South
Vanderbilt
Lexington
Evans and Ouimet Here Xmas Week
Chick Evans and Francis Ouimet will visit Atlanta with plans to stay at the Atlanta Athletic Club and play Hills Golf Club courses during Christmas week. Evans, a regular guest of G. W. Adair, may be joined by Ouimet who has accepted the invitation. Adair will likely accompany Evans. The pair will tour the south two weeks, possibly visiting Nelson Whitney in New Orleans after Atlanta. On Saturday December 26 they play a 72 hole match at the Hast Lake course with Stewart Maiden and Willie Mann, 18 holes in the morning and afternoon, then a repeat at Druid Hills the next day, drawing a large Atlanta gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chick Evans
Francis Quimet
Atlanta Athletic Club
Raid Hills
Wale
Evans
Atlanta
G. W. Adair
Adair
Ouimet
Mr. Adair
Chick
Nelson Whitney
New Orlans
Oulmet
Stewart Maiden
Willie Mann
Hast Lake
Prep Basketball Season Will Be Best in History
By Carl Taylor prep schools begin practice for a six team league. Boys High, Marist, Donald Fraser and Tech High are highlighted with returning players Alfred Scott and champions from last year. The schedule runs January to February with two rounds of games and weekly fixtures on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Carl Taylor
Fang
Boys High
Boys’ High
Marist
Donald Fraser
Tech High
Peacock
GM. A
Alfred Scott
Jie
Jim Lewry
Alrying
Perth
Colcord
Fincher
Bedell
Caintix
Parma
Alee
Hearts
Yerrech High
Czintz
McLarty
Martin
Joe Bean
Shack
Harrison
Cocke
Dodge
Lowry
McGall
Last Fears
McCall
Georgia
Bean
Ittke
Pew
Etheridge
Wells
Sanders
Peatock
Foster
Battle
Caimless
Tech
UL M. High
Mar“High
S_Tech High
Maris Bish
Aboys' High
YAR Marist
Mighy Peacock
Donald, Fraser
Peacock, Marist
Boye High
Two Classes Split the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Football
Dick Jemison argues the proposed two class system for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association will be impractical and lead to endless disputes. He notes schedules, cross-class play issues, potential withdrawals, and non member complications, predicting the plan may fail after limited use and threaten the association’s unity.
Thirteen Dozen Golf Meets Across Palm Beach to Pinehurst
A long southward golf tour unfolds this winter with nearly thirty tournaments set from Pinehurst Palm Beach Belleair Ormond to Nassau. The season opens December 28 to 31 at Pinehurst and runs through April with events including women’s, amateur and open championships, four-ball matches and multiple city tournaments across Florida and the Carolinas.
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Palm Beach
Nassau
Ormond
Pinehurst
Belleair
John J. McDermott
Gil Nicholls
Pacific Coast
McDermott
Winter Golf League of Advertising Interests
Belleatr
South Florida
Ormond Beach
Florida
Falm Beach
Belleview
Dbelleai
Pinepuriat
Thirteen Dogs Drawn for the Derby Stake
Thirteen dogs drawn tonight for the Southern Field Trials derby stake at Letohatchie with a $750 purse. Training delays from rains reduced entries. first series for under two years old on Monday morning. Final rounds planned for Tuesday and all-age stake Wednesday with 32 entrants in that event. Judges Leon Check and Colonel W. Garth, weather forecast calls for clear cold.
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Montgomery
Ala
Letohatchie
Southern Trials Club
Square Gdgess
Fisher
Turbulent
Babcock
Katie Flyer
Jones
Miss Dan
Gude
Lady Money
Avant
Master John
Dozier
Nellije Wise Tieikes
General Demurrer
Mishel
Raps Ben
Miss Clark
Prince Rodney
Skyscraper
Holloway
King
Koras
Roger
Leon Check
Jacksonville
Fla
W. ¥. Garth
Huntsville
Allen Temple Divided Over a Mass Meeting
Rev R V Branesh pastor of Allen temple M E church faced opposition from officers during the 11 o'clock service over barring a Holmes Institute benefit meeting. Supporters say refusal due to pay concerns. Branesh cites technicalities making the services unadvisable.
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Allen Temple
R. V. Branesh
M. E. Church
Holmes Institute
Branch
Tve
Towns adopting commission government in lineage era
Towns across the region move toward commission form of government as cities align with new administrative structures. Officials seek streamlined services and clearer fiscal oversight, with discussions centered on council duties and department heads.
Legend of Leonora review in Atlanta tonight
Maude Adams stars in Barrie’s The Legend of Leonora a study of moods of a lovely woman aboard a train scene. Leonora pushes a man from a moving train and is acquitted by a chivalrous jury. The piece questions whether Leonora truly exists and reflects on timeless mother figures and changing women.
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Leonora
Maude Adams
Atlanta
Leotora
Barria
Darktown Holiday Shooting Incident Report
A chaotic night in Fort street Edgewood avenue and Darktown ended with injuries as Black celebrants under Hyvers influence fired a public safety item. Lindsey Cleveland, 25, wounded a youth, Lawrence Gibbs, in the foot before police detained him. Louie, another resident, fired in 209 Bell street area, evading officers as residents hid.
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Hyver
AL Fort Street
Edgewood Avenue
Lindey Cleveland
Boaz Alley
Lindey
Fort Street
Aasleya
Lindsey
Lawrence Gibbs
Thomas Alley
Lawrence
Webb
Harper
Linder
Milam
Evans
Darktown
Louie
Bell Street
Anti Aircraft Gun Proves To Be Successful
Washington reports that the Navy’s anti aircraft gun proved competent in tests against a kite at 2000 feet yielding insights for higher altitudes. The 7,000 foot air range and a 3 inch gun variant are noted with planned uses on small craft. Admiral Strauss cites cost, storage needs, and potential 14 inch gun production versus contract pricing, along with mineral production data for Colorado and Louisiana in 1913.
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Washington
Navy
House Naval Committee
Strauss
Bureau of Ordnance
Eagland
Indian Head Proving Ground
Mtd
Fort Mifflin
Philadelphia
Puget Sound Naval Magazine
Colorado
Fears for Civilians as Allies Advance
London reports from northern France warn of grave risk to civilians in towns held by Germans as Allied likely advances threaten. Civilians believed to aid the Allies could prompt German reprisals and destruction. Roulez evacuation happened amid hostile locals firing on retreating troops and killing stragglers with improvised weapons.
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London
France
Daily Express
Roulers
Cellara
Fate of the Dresden Involved in Doubt
Buenos Aires reports the German cruiser Dresden may have reached Punta Arenas near the Strait of Magellan. Dispatches say a German vessel spotted near there was surrounded by British ships and resembled the Nurnberg, which Admiral Sturdee reported sunk. Other summaries claim Dresden disappeared or sank, leaving its fate unresolved amid battles that killed several German cruisers.
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Punta Arenas
Strait of Magellan
Buenos Aires
Dresden
Fuerio Gallegos
Nurnberg
Sturdee
Puerto Gallegos
Falkland Islands
Valparaiso
Patagonia
Gneisenau
Schornhorst
Leinzte
Allies Hindered by Mud on Roads in Boulogne Dispatch
A Times dispatch from Boulogne reports the Allied advance stalled by extremely desellious roads as mud grips troops to the knees. Orders have gone to England for 1,000 tons of spades picks and wheelbarrows to remake surfaces with timbers like railroad ties.
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London
Times
Boulogne
England
Time to Forget Cotton and Diversify Farming
A wartime editorial urges Southern farmers to abandon cotton as the main crop. It argues Europe’s demand will drop after the war, predicting prolonged hard times and poverty unless farmers shift to alternative wealth, especially food production, to sustain farms and communities.
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Europe
Wes
Tips From Texas. From The Dallas News
A humorous anecdote about risk and money wages contrasts with a weather joke. The speaker notes that an old man enjoys a snow storm because a young woman prefers no bail, and adds a general remark that a wife worries less about a husband’s whereabouts if he has no money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
The
Dallas News
Suten
Pointed Paragraphs on Ambition and Listening
A compact reflection notes that talkers outnumber listeners and that the ideal man is a product of a woman's imagination. It suggests some accept limits to happiness and that success hinges on matching ambition with debts.
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Deine
Battleship doomed as fighting craft, says shipbuilder
London reports that England will rush existing dreadnoughts to completion but will not order new ones. The expert cites recent losses and naval shifts toward armored cruisers, destroyers, and submarines. France speeds up submarine work while Mussolini seeks subs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
England
Tyne
Newcastle
Percy Scott
Cloth Hall Stood 700 Years in Ypres Grand Market
The Grand place of Groote market in Ypres featured the Cloth Hall or Halles, begun by Count Baldwin IX in 1200 and completed by 1304, with Gothic facades, corner turrets, and a 220 foot belfry. The Nieuwerk and town hall stood nearby, while statues of Flemish counts and notable citizens were lost in earlier fires and later replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Groote
Ypres
Halles
Belgium
Baldwin IX
Planders
Flanders
Noith
The Husking Bee in a Moonlit Barn Scene
A moonlit night sets the stage for a rustic husking bee with a fiddler playing jaunty tunes while a boy discreetly hides corn in the barn. Red corn decorations replace missing color, lanterns glow, and guests gather as the evening unfolds in old-fashioned rural tradition.
Sauce for the Gander Sparks a Business Probe
Washington officials have long probed business and now Chicago business leaders want a grand federal inquiry. They argue a full look at how Congress spends more than two billion dollars and how the post office runs its revenue. The piece notes government lessons for business and suggests new rules. A Philadelphia college director lets students climb quarry walls to build nerves and muscles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Congress
Post Office Department
Aig
Im- Trons Pte
Opticians Offer Gift Glasses After Christmas
Ino L. Moore & Sons advertise a gift option for glasses after Christmas. The ad promotes suitable styles and exchanges, noting their shop at 42 N. Bread Street and urging readers to consider a pair from the Moore family-run opticians.
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Ino. L. Moore & Sons
Opticians
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Donald Wraser
Moore
Stanley
Candler
Thompson
Davis
Gabourne
Solthan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Auburn-Tennessee
Reading
Auburn
Birmingham
Iself
Southern Intercollegiate’ Athletic Association
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Leanora
Louisiana
Cloth Hall
Dan Tucker
Reid
Cleveland Leader
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