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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1902
Page
11
The charter revision subcommittee will meet near Fresy to discuss a new ward map dividing Atlanta into three wards. Chairman Calovel W. S. Thomson leads the group.
The Southern Lyceum Bureau establishes a southeastern department headquartered in Atlanta to cover Georgia Alabama Florida North Carolina and South Carolina. C H Mooney will run operations with R Coldwell in Louisville overseeing overall bureau growth and the new Atlanta office.
New York reports the National Trotting congress delaying races under new rules. Officers seek reelection. changes include disqualification for rule breaches, notice methods, sunset race limits, and amended heat rules. A records board was created and a definition limits public races with no betting or fees.
A conference is set for 4 PM at the Coliseum between Jack Prince Bobby Walthour and Eli Winesett to decide Walthour’s participation in upcoming bicycle races this month. Prince notes fans prefer a six day event over exhibition heats. The winter season opens the 17th with top riders, including Will S Fenn, aiming to challenge Walthour. Official referees A G Batchelder and C A Klosterman will oversee the event.
Owner Peter Will is arriving in the city to take active charge of the baseball park project at Piedmont Park. He wired Acting Manager Stouch that Manager Fabst may travel from the coast by Sunday with two assistants. Work on the new grounds is being pushed with dirt carts loaded for early progress.
Fewer sections of the field and a leveled infield show progress as dirt heaps around the diamond await workmen over the next days. A large relief effort will mash and smooth the surface, aiming for good shape by the first of March. Henry S Longley, a Texan who began in Austin in 1888, will cover right field for Atlanta and is noted for his solid play and punting skill.
Chicago February 1 Danny Duane New York lightweight was knocked out by Otto Sieloff of Chicago in the sixth round at the Acme Club. Duane rose after a hard right but another swing sent him down and out, ending the match.
At Charleston South Carolina February 12 Also Ran II was the only winning favorite on the program. Little Tower led from start to finish in the fifth race a 7 furlong event for purses with Huecena runner up and a fast time of 1:33 1-2. Other outcomes include Alzora first in the first race and Jim Scanlan winning the second.
Industry notes cite Moet & Chandon White Seal from Boernay, France as emblem of quality. A new Atlanta to Carrollton schedule via Bremen began February 9, with trains from Atlanta at 6:10 am and 4:15 pm reaching Carrollton at 8:50 am and 6:30 pm, while Carrollton departures at 5:30 am 9:20 am and 5:00 pm arrive in Atlanta at 8:20 am 11:30 am and 4:46 pm.
Opelika Ala February 12 Special report Joe Love and John Lewis Garrett fought in a pool room after arming themselves. Each fired, Love missed, Garrett shot Love in the side. Love not badly injured.
New York February 12 At midnight the leaders in the all day walking match were Hegleman and Cavanaugh with 431 miles and 6 legs. The night standings listed ten top teams including Shelton and Guerrero Fahey and Melkus Golden and Tracy Davis and Carroll and Fallon and Harrington among others with varying mileages and partial noon totals. Huntsville Alabama January 1 A bankruptcy petition seeks to declare proprietor W O Thompson bankrupt with assets around 5 075 dollars and his burdened estate.
Race report from New Orleans details six events with winners Little Lota Maverick Maclaren Intrusive St Cuth bert Malay and others. Entries list for upcoming races includes horses such as Fry ward Hunter Parna ssus and Kalama. Also a separate note: a Tuskegee Institute donor gives 23000 dollars for a girls dormitory building.
In Oakland on February 12 Sylvia Talbot won the 2 year old event by a nose over Artvis after Bullman fouled. O Connor rode several favorites but was unhorsed or disqualified on multiple horses including Duckey. Other races saw Fornera and Diderot win, with Formera placed, and a stewards inquiry noted into a race outcome.
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