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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1921
Page
6
The south clings to old rough tactics in basketball with reports of brutal play across Georgia and Auburn venues. Calls for immediate action rise as prep games stay clean, while boxing and wrestling debates surface in Florida and New York legislation.
The Loch Flats practice signals spring as the Yellow Jackets begin preparations under Coach Clay. A Thursday meeting will review new material and training rules amid returning veterans. March 1 signouts, mid February cuts, and March 26 battles with Cincinnati University shape a competitive early season.
West Point High School edged Lafayette High 14 to 11 in a hard fought contest at West Point Ga on February 6. The Lafayette team suffered its first loss of the season as the rough line dominated from the opening whistle to the final bell.
Columbus Ga February 6 In what promises to be a hard fought game the Georgia Bulldogs meet Camp Benning on the local M C A floor Monday night The Bulldogs boast an unbeaten season while Benning features West Point veterans and skilled guards whose aggressive play and fast teamwork should challenge Stegemans five man defense for a close contest.
The national amateur 15.2 balk line billiard championship opens in Sleverana Ohio with seven top contenders. Matches are 300 points, two daytime and one evening per day, culminating February 14. Percy Collins of Chicago defends his title, joined by R M Lord of Chicago Frankie 5 Edgar T Appleby of New York Charles Heddon of Dowagiac Mich Emily A Renner of Youngstown Chia and Dr A I Brown of Cleveland.
Brooklyn middleweight Frankie Murphy returns to Atlanta for a headline bout against Sailor Kennedy at the Auditorium Wednesday night. Promoter Miller touts a high quality card with Barnett and Sharkey in the semiwindup and Stribling facing Kid Nappies in a seven or eight round opener.
New York February 6 Tex Rickard promos another championship fight Monday night marking his fifth title bout of the season. He arranges Jack Britton and Ted Lewis, lures Benny Leonard into earlier fights, and even aligned Jack Dempsey to battle Bill Brennan. Rickard promotes with a Bowery flair, draws huge purses, and runs a tightly staged Garden card with strict seating and punctual starts. He has earned about $800,000 this season from professional fights.
Prices continued downward with declines outnumbering advances four to one and the food index at its lowest since November 1916. Farm and dairy products show the greatest weakness as the food index for last week stands at 3.18, down from 3.31 two weeks earlier and 5.04 for the week ending February 5, 1920. Of eighty quoted commodities, eight rose, thirty six fell, and thirty six held steady.
In the 1921 Georgia Interscholastic Athletic Association season Tech High leads a tight chase with Riverside Military Academy and Boys High School. Gainesville Cadets show form, while Lanier and Gordon Institute hover near middle pack. several teams have played varied schedules with key games ahead.
Los Angeles February 6 Jack Dempsey heavyweight champion boxed an exhibition bout with sparring partner Bil Tate and Bill Montana professional wrestler at a benefit performance for disabled veterans of the world war. He was made an honorary member of the organization. Dempsey plans to leave for New York tomorrow night to join his manager Jack Kearns.
Philadelphia February 6 Miss Irene Guest of Meadowbrook club a star swimmer on the American Olympic team won the women s 100 yard middle Atlantic swimming championship of the Amateur Athletic union last night in one minute and nine seconds Mifflin Armstrong captain of the University of Pennsylvania swimming team captured the Middle Atlantic diving championship
February 6 reports French bantamweight Hugene eri qui delivering a knockout to Sid Godfrey in the tenth round. The win highlights an upset in Sydney boxing action as spectators witnessed a decisive finish.
Washington February. The partisan probe continues as Senate and House clash over money supply bills. Extra session anticipated as Republicans worry about party cohesion. House war investigating committees plan to end hearings by Wednesday after two years. General Pershing won’t testify though a statement will be filed. Final reports to House expected before March 4 with minority views. No action was taken on the resolution to investigate the committees.
At a Georgia meeting this week the South Atlantic field committee of the World Service council was organized. Speakers included Mrs. Bertha Woodward New York Mrs. George Elkins Philadelphia Miss Mary Colt New York Miss Jane Bellows Richmond and Miss Frances Herbert Richmond with Mrs George F Armstrong hosting the visiting workers.
At a special chamber of commerce meeting in Fitzgerald Georgia President J H Mayes was authorized to appoint a committee to frame a bid for locating a college to be established by the Primitive Baptist church in south Georgia. Saville is the only other city to have submitted a proposition thus far.
Tomorrow G M A meets Commercial while Boys High faces county lads and Bluebirds play Marist college quintet. Marist held G M A to 12 6 at halftime and Bluebirds risk a surprise as Coach Bean strengthens the lineup. Fulton clashes with Boys High as Gordon meets drop from title hopes. Decatur High girls vow to trim Marietta and affect the championship race.
Juliette, Ga February 6 A steel span over the Flint river in Upson county, one of the longest in central Georgia, will likely open to traffic in March. The project, costing thousands, is under the state highway commission with work on the Thomaston to bridge highway revised to shorten the route by about two miles. The highway will connect with the Dixie highway from Americus on the Faylor side of the bridge.
Juliette Ga February 6 A map of Lamar county showing every land lot and owners names has been templated by Captain J Murphy of Barnesville. The map is said to be one of the most complete and comprehensive ever made of any county in this state.
The Athens M C A girls basketball team stands as a top state contender with two years undefeated, beating Draughen's Business College 38 to 12 and Auburn Col in 9 to 7, as they chase the first round title in the Atlanta prep league amid Friday night games. Coach Fred Saunders schedules Decatur High versus Marietta High in a key clash, with both teams undefeated and tied for first. The University of Georgia freshmen show strong form, alongside Tech and GMA efforts, while the Atlanta Athletic Club Basketball drill primes for a showdown with the Auburn Tigers. The Constitution’s sports page wishes the Wilsons well in marriage, noting Jack Wilson’s role in local amateur basketball and Onnie Lacey’s past as Hanson Motor star.
Bradstreets weekly data show US and Canada exports for the week ending February 2 with wheat and flour totaling 8,542,116 bushels, down from 8,834,279 the prior week and 2,947,087 a year ago. For 31 weeks through February 3, wheat exports total 234,844,814 bushels, versus 13,983,360 in the same period last year. Corn exports for the week stand at 1,430,284 bushels, down from 1,462,045 the prior week and 211,760 a year ago. For the 31 weeks, corn exports reach 10,088,949 bushels, up from 1,797,886 last year.
Montgomery February 6 electors will vote on two constitutional amendments. One would restore a road bond provision allowing the highway commission to issue five million dollars in bonds at up to six percent interest. The other strengthens voter qualifications requiring good moral character and understanding of citizenship duties under a republican government.
Mexico City reports a special congressional session called by President Obregon to address key reforms. The agenda includes petroleum, agrarian issues, banking, labor laws, and indemnities as Obregon is expected to deliver a message urging swift passage.
New Orleans February 6. Cotton prices weakened over the week with March at 13.44 and July 18.93 a cent per pound. Spot prices fell more, closing at 13.25, down from 28.75 a year ago. Week saw wide ranges as market sentiment shifted on foreign political news and domestic textile prospects. Short interest and technical factors dominated trading, with rumors of cotton being cleared through Texas ports and mills resuming operations impacting demand.
Walter B. Brown reports a notably dull stock market week, with inactivity masking a broader business slowdown. The piece notes investors’ cautious stance, the German indemnity dispute, and pressure from rising wages on railroads, predicting slow improvement toward spring and midsummer.
New Orleans Mardi Gras opens with minimal remnants of its former glory as a river parade of vessels aims to meet the Queen City from Pittsburgh and Mississippi River points. Rex, King of Misrule, and the Mystik Krewe’s royal pageantry are sparse this year, with no naval or Comus parades and few Krewe balls due to fire damage to the French Opera House and related restrictions. Carnival activities shift to a single parade led by Rex, meeting the Queen at Pickwick Club before ceremonies preceding the Rex ball, while masking persists and most events are canceled or curtailed.
The 1921 Mardi Gras season opened tonight with grand electric lights in the business district. Thousands of visitors from across the country arrived as the city was festively decorated. The gun boat Niagara, sent by the navy department as a Mardi Gras attraction, drew thousands of visitors this afternoon.
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