Murphy Eager to Meet Wilson in Atlanta Boxing Card
Frankie Murphy, Brooklyn lightweight hopeful, aims to meet champion Wilson in Atlanta. Wilson, who has lately stopped several challengers, faces spotlight as a potential real champion after a string of defences and a controversial win over O Dowdey. A Miller card in Atlanta promises multiple ten round bouts and a six round Stribling bout as part of a strong season program.
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Johnny Wilson
Solar System
Wilson
Mike O'Dowdey
Host
Jemon
Wison
Atlanta
Frankie Murphy
Brooklyn
Murphy
Frankie
Miler
Billy Sunsay
Enrico Caruso
Tom Watson
Boys' High routs Commercial High in lopsided basketball win
Gilmer street team led by Slate with 25 points and 21 of 28 free throws dominated the game 36 to 6 against Commercial High. Stevens and Pitts provided support as Commercial struggled with turnover and weak defense. Referee Matheney oversaw the match at the auditorium.
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Commercial High
Pryor Straat Inds
David
Gilmer Street
Uroda
Slate
Stevens
Pitts
Boys’ High
Pos. Com
High Alata
Cherry Carlisle
Woodrufe
Pharr
Carlisle
Speer
Jackson
Meacham
Ater
Cobb County
Miss Ragsdale
Miss Hearn
Ameman
Southern School Book Depository
King
Burton
Rubenstein
Horton
Hie O
Hooper
Whatley
Moore
Wilson
Hapeville Quinter
Phi-Heta
Hapeville
Rugley
Fulgham
Kurman
South Carolina
Local Club Faces Tigers Tonight at Auburn
Today at noon the Athletic club quintet travels to Auburn to face the Elainsmen in a tough road game. Bean's boys impressed earlier this season by dominating the Tigers, and Maltien's squad is expected to present stiffer resistance, though the visitors are favored to win.
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Auburn
Sarlier
Tigers
Tech Cinder Men Set for Big Meet
Grantfield cinder paths host track hopefuls as Assistant Coach George Griffin and Captain McClaskey lead workouts. Coach Alec shifts from basketball duties and plans in three weeks for full college track work. McClaskey backs from injury with a cane, eyes mid March return. First tryout for the team slated for the Baltimore Strait on March 19, with six to seven men selected. Yallow Jackets to compete in South Atlantics and open meet events.
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Grantfield
George Griffin
McClaskey
Alec
Mac
Ankie
Baltimore Strait
South Atlantis
Lewis Loses Fight Over Absorber Mouthpiece
New York boxing officials ruled the rubber mouthpiece protector illegal after Ted Lewis vs Jack Britton at Madison Square Garden. The decision followed a hearing where Britton admitted entering Lewis's corner after the second round and striking Zell Goodman during a dispute over the protector.
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New York
New York State Boxing Commission
Ilegal
Ted
Kid
Madison Square Garden
Jack U Britton
Rk Subcommittee
Britton
Zellz Goodman
Lewis
Top-Notch Fistic Card Set for Tuesday Night at Auditorium
Promoter Miller presents a six-man ten round lineup and a featured all round bout at the Auditorium. Main event pairs Jack Didon of Indianapolis and Grant Hiller from Atlanta in ten rounds. Semi windup features Larry Avera of Atlanta vs Battling Budd of Atlanta. Preliminary has Fearless Young of Atlanta vs Freddie Baarde of Birmingham. Openers pit Young Striking of Macon against Tim O Dowd of Atlanta. Denham trains under Jack Daly and Fearless Ferns and Billy Hooper as he faces heavy hitter Dillon in the main bout.
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Tim O'Dowd
O'Dowd
Atlanta
Stribling
Freddie Boorde
Fearless Ferns
Hoarde
Budd
Miller
Jack Didon
Indianapolis
Grant Hiller
Jack Denham
Larry
Denham
Dillon
Symnasium
Billy Hooper
Jack Daly
Daly
Enngy
Boorde
Ferns
Freddie
Biaey
Bat- Ung Budd
Larry Avera
Avera
Walk Miller
Agogas and Georgia Freshmen Clash Tonight at Athletic Club
Atlanta fans see the Georgia Freshmen face the Agogas at the Atlanta Athletic Club tonight at 8 o clock. Admission is fifty cents. The Freshmen boast an undefeated season with wins over Georgia Military Academy Athens High School and Gainesville Athletic Club. Griffin Athletic Club defeated the Freshmen 58 to 19 last night. Team includes Mercer Murray Jos Ben Welborn Venable and other local products coached by White.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Agogas
Atlanta Athletic Club
Georgia Military Academy
Athens High School
Gainesville Athletic Elub
Griffin Athletic
Bohren
Boney
Wares
White
Douglas Aggies
R O T C Quintets At Tech To Start Next Saturday
The Tech company announces RO TC basketball begins next Saturday at 1 30. Each eight man team plays on an outdoor court with rain postponements. The winning regimental team earns heavy jerseys with company letters. Captains Drew Moses and coach Alexander will set rules. Only Monday and Wednesday teams miss formations. no practice signouts.
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T. C. Drew
William Mosses, Jr
Alexander
Tech High handily defeats Fulton High in big margin
Tech High beat Fulton High 66 to 19 as Nolan Richardson led with 30 points. The Smithies opened strong after a 24 to 8 first half, while Fulton showed flashes but failed to keep pace. Lineups included Tech High players and Fulton positions with referee Fincher noted.
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Bill Means
Tech High
Fulton High
Fulton
Smithies
Fultons
Bounty
Nolan Richardson
Smithie
Burke Loses Big Boxing Bout Bid in New Orleans
Rumor swirls that Burke forfeited a chance to fight Charlie Weinert at Madison Square Garden after Bob Martin soundly defeated Weinert’s camp. Burke pressed to force the bout despite a sick tag, while the Louisiana boxing commission allegedly weighed in. contract talks hinted Rickard might announce the event.
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Southy
Martin Burke
Charlie Weinert
Qex Richards
Madison Square Garden
Bob Martin
American Expeditionary Forces
Burke
Martin
Orleans
Louisiana Boxing
Bob
Atlanta
Weinert
Rickard
New Orleans
Richard
Tex
Great Games Tech Leaves Are Set for Battles in Virginia
The Gainesville prep slate features GM A cadets facing U S B at the YMCA with Riverside meeting Boys High on the same court in a GIAA game. GM A leads prep league amid a tight schedule as tech teams travel to Roanoke and Washington for major East tests.
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TECH
Virginia
Riverside
Atera
Bluebirds
Fourteenth Street
Smithies
GM. A
Pate
Florida Defeats Wofford In Close Basketball Contest
In Spartanburg on February 11, the University of Florida beat Wofford College by 43 to 50. Newberry College defeated The Citadel 38 to 20 in Clinton South Carolina on February 11. Clemson College triumphed over Presbyterian College 21 to ?.
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Spartanburg
S. C
University of Florida
Wofford, College
Newberry
Newberry College
Citadel
Clinton
Clemson College
Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Greenville
D. C
University of South Carolina
Furman University
Decatur High Girls top Marietta in close basketball clash
Decatur High girls defeated Marietta 19 to 14 on Decatur court to move into the lead in the girls league and push toward the championship. Misa Cunningham led Decatur with 15 points while Livsey and Leake starred. Marietta’s Montgomery and Leaks stood out for the visitors amid foul marred play.
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Lauren Clark
Decatur Highgirls
Marietta High
Decatur
Decatur Girls
Marietta
Misa Cunningham
Miss Livsey
Leake and Montgomery
Brown
Montgomery
Quaningham
R.f
McNeil Boelkhart
sGeseee
Sreeuss
Geese -Galley
Bundscho
Lockhart
Abelson
Gober
Mathens
Boys High honors 1920 prep baseball champions with gold balls
The 1920 Boys High prep baseball champions received gold baseballs as a tribute. Coach David and staff praised the team for its splendid season and discussed prospects for the next year. Players honored include Duke White Baby Roane Baum Clyde Wallace McGarrity Jerry Albright Hopkins Jake Morris and Coach David.
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David
Duke” White
Centre Wants Game With Petrel Nine
Centre college seeks a spring baseball matchup with the Oglethorpe Petrels on a focal diamond. Coach Anderson confirms May 16 as the proposed date and terms, awaiting a reply within a day or so.
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Atlanta
Centre College Nine
Oglethorpe Patrels
Centre
Anderson
Krank Mason Loses American Title in 15 Round Bout
New Orleans February 11 Frankie Mason of Fort Wayne Indiana claimed by some as the lightweight champion of America lost the title tonight to Johnny Ruff of Jersey City in a 15 round bout.
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New Orleans
Frankie Mason
Fort Wayne
Ind
America
Johnny Ruff
Jersey City
Soccer Game Today at Piedmont Park
The Howard-Taylor company soccer team, made up of players tied to cotton concerns, travels to Atlanta to play this afternoon at Piedmont Park with a 3 o'clock kickoff.
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Piedmont Park
Howard-Taylor Company
Atlanta
Withdrawal demand for U S mediator William Liller in Alabama
Montgomery February 11 Governor Thomas B. Kilby asked President Wilson to remove William Liller the U S commissioner of conciliation attached to the labor department from Alabama Liller had issued a statement critical of Kilby and was accused of bias and unfitness as a conciliator Kilby urged immediate withdrawal in the interest of harmony and to protect the dignity of the state and its chief executive
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Montgomery
Ala
William c. Liter
Alabama
United States
Department of Labor
Wilson
Thomas B. Kuby
Kuby
Lilte
Birmingham
William
Failer
Department of
Isbor
Liller
Second Outrage Within Two Days Near Ocala Florida
In Ocala Florida on February 11 a 76 year old white woman was attacked and robbed by a black man as searchers pursue an unidentified suspect in a prior attempt to assault a white girl the same area. The assailant in today’s attack was seen by the victim’s nephew and described to investigators.
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Wauchula
Pla
Ben Campbell
Campbell
Zolfo
Nagro
Ocala
Fla
East Point Teams Split In Key Thursday Games
East Point High girls beat Fulton High 21 to unknown while East Point High boys lost 3 to 12 to East Point Methodist. Highlights: East Point players Pervine Boyd Thompson and Fulton’s Brown Cuttin starred. Methodist and East Point quintets set matches for tonight and Monday with Hapeville in city league looming.
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East Point
East Point High School
Fulton High School
Pervine
Boyd
Thompson
Brown
Cuttin
Fulton
Methodiats
East Point Athletic Associaon
Hapeville
East Pointers
Y W C A Team to Open Season Against Monroe
The Y W C A basketball team will play its first season game against Monroe on Saturday afternoon. Coach Lucy Marvin Adams has the squad in good form for the girls game, which will follow girls rules. Monroe tied for state honors with Savannah last season, making the upcoming affair a close contest. The Y team previously held the Girls Senior Basketball league pennant for Atlanta. Lineup includes Persie Unius, Mary Mann, Gertrude Blair, Mae Belle Chaffin, Sterling Johnson, Dorothy Fischer, Dorothy Morris, Janet Kelley, with Elizabeth Speer as substitute.
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Monroe
Lucy Marvin Adams
Fem
Savannah
Atlante
Persie Unius
Mary Mann
Gertrude Blair
Maébélle Chaffin
Sterling Johnson
Dorothy Fischer
Dorothy Morris
Janet Kelley
Elizabeth Speer
Kirkwood Lassies Rally to Beat Seminary 21 to 8
Kirkwood girls defeated Washington Seminary 21 to 8 on the Auditorium court Thursday. Kirkwood led 21 to 2 after the first quarter, with a strong start and steady defense. The game drew a large crowd as the two girls teams faced off, with Kirkwood remaining dominant through the match.
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Auditorium Court
Kirkwood
Washington Seminary
Tims
Seminary
Pos
SEM
Nash
Seston
Somens Seeeres G. Ee
sBelingral
Powell
Carpenter
Atlanta Boy Scout Rally Draws Citywide Crowd
Atlanta scout council held its annual rally at the city Auditorium with thousands of students and families present. Scouts from all sections marched in, received service ribbons, and Eagle Scout Jon H. Young of troop 9% was honored as Col. Edgar E. Pomeroy presided. Messages from President-elect Harding and Col. Paxon were read, and Medal recipients T. Bartow Ford Jr. and Robert S. Sams were announced.
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Atlanta
City
Atlanta Scout Council
Boy Scouts
W. A. Sutton
United States
America
Arthur R. Dyer
The
Atlan‘a ppOue Council
Mell R. Wilkingon
A. J Stitt
Wilkingon
A. L. Myers
Wallace Alston
Harry Badser
Kenneth Bure
Horace Boyd
Dhurman ' Chusteen
Wright Cook
Lemuel Calvert
Thomas Curth
Harald Dubbins
1. VY
Donchoo
Griham Dezia
Ldwin ‘Gaun
Wiliam Albson
Winton Higgins
Robert Hogg
Albert Holt
Frank James
Gordon Kuith
Charles Kelly
Carl Lippold
Howard McDade
Jonica Nepier
John Norman
Sandera Rowland
Alfred Hubty
Wilmer Slater
Billy Smith
Harry Brein
Wallacy Streater
Walter Streater
Harry Tarrant Gordon Neal Winte
Harold Wiliams
Harry Wolf
David Young
Robert Dillon
Millard Finch
Harry Maddux
John H. Porter
A. A. Jameson
W A. Sutuim
Warren G. Harding
E. J. Paxon
Harding
Scout Movement
Boy Scout Organization
Col. Paxon
Atlanta Council
Boy Scouts of America
Georgia
Organization of
T George Harrington
National
Boat of Five Underwriters
T. Bartow Ford, Jr
Robert S. Sams
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Eggle
Edgar E. Pomeroy
Jon H. Young
Scout Young
Bis
A. J. Myars
Alan D. Whittaker
Charles A. Sheldon
Roland L. Shine
PROFITS REALIZED BY ASSETS SALE SUBJECT TO TAX
Washington February 11 collection of income taxes on profits realized from the sale of capital assets will continue. Internal Revenue Commissioner Williams announced today until the constitutionality of the provision of the law has been determined by the supreme court, notwithstanding a Connecticut court decision in the Brewster case.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Williams
Supreme Court
Connecticut
Brewster
Panama Canal Zone Governor Sails for United States
February 11 report states Colonel Chester Harding, governor of the Panama Canal Zone, sailed for the United States and will not return to the Isthmus. Colonel Jay J. Morrow becomes acting governor as canal workers resign over withheld bonuses, risking a canal shutdown while fleets move off the west coast of South America. Washington notes Harding planned to retire this month and Baker said appointment to Harding's successor would be left to the administration.
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Panama
Chester Harding
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Isthmus
Jay J. Morrow
Canal
South America
Washington
Harding
Baker
J. J. Morrow
Woman killed as cornice falls at State Street store
A section of the cornice on the roof of a State Street department store collapsed onto the sidewalk, killing one woman and injuring several pedestrians. The incident occurred in Chicago and prompted investigations by authorities today.
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Chicago
State Street Department Store
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