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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1905
Page
8
Atlanta hotels fill as northern visitors linger in the cold spell, while telegraph and telephone wires fail amid outages. executives and guests discuss Mrs Chadwick and local weather woes, noting drastic revenue losses but steady city operations.
Atlanta club owners revealed a new managerial bid with Joe Bean Maggie Magoon and two major league players under consideration. Magoon has been approached about managing and possibly playing in the infield or shortstop while Bauer and others show strong batting credentials.
The Atlanta bowling team rolled a strong score against Memphis at Bobby Walthour's lanes last night. Smith and Eliott led the effort with top individual scores, while the remaining bowlers posted solid but lower totals. News from Memphis did not arrive due to down wires, with Ward expected to return home later today.
Twelve year old Sam Nance of Monroe North Carolina stole nearly 300 from his father Dr G B Nance and traveled to Atlanta to seek adventure. He was found at the union depot and later confessed. Father and son reunited in Atlanta with warning of punishment.
Mercer announces its 1905 baseball schedule under Manager A T Martin Jr with games against Auburn Trinity Wofford Clemson Newberry Alabama and Georgia plus tech in Atlanta and Macon exhibitions with the local Macon club. Six veterans return and prospects look bright for a championship season.
University of the South in Sewanee outlines a 1919 style baseball schedule with games at Nashville Cumberland Vanderbilt Knoxville Athens and Atlanta plus a possible Cumberland series. Sparkman captain Wheat Lawrie Wiggin and new coach King Bailey slated. opening March 16 with limited practice time before the season starts.
The jury in the Shanklin Seaboard Air Line case awarded Ursula Shanklin widow of J B Shanklin $5,000 for the death of her husband, an employee at the Tamimad company, killed by a hand car in the Tattooed yards. The suit claimed defective hand cars and poor lighting caused the fatal accident. The verdict followed days of deliberation with the court and jury initially in abeyance.
Bad weather and suspended streetcar service forced postponement of two awaited events. The Piedmont Athletic Club basketball game between Placements and the Fairfieldingham clubs is moved to Friday week in February. The indoor baseball game between the Firemen and the Atlanta Athletics for the Indoor League title is postponed to another date.
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