Athletics Five to Close Season in Big Local Clash
The Atlanta Athletic Club hosts Columbus Young Men's Christian Association in a decisive season finale on Saturday night. Columbus, once considered South champions, travels to Atlanta aiming to cap a strong year, while the locals seek a win to earn a top South claim and a strong finish on their home floor. Lineups hint at a tight battle as both squads vie for dominance.
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Atlanta Athletic Club
Columbus Young Mens Christian Association
Columbus
Regene
South
University of Georgia
Atlanta
Forbes
Ulercase
RF Smith Massey ¢ Duberd
Newman LG
Carter Dozier
Columbus Quint On Road Jaunt
The Columbus Young Mens Christian Association basketball team, seeking the Southern title, faces a road swing starting February 15. They travel to Birmingham to meet the Birmingham Athletic Club, then Bessemer Athletic Club in Bessemer, and finish in Atlanta against the Atlanta Athletic Club, aiming to close the gap with Georgia.
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Columbus
Columbus Oung Mens Chnatian
Slamnants
University of Georgia
Red and Black
Athens
Birmingham Athletic Club
Five
Birmingham
Besse
Georgia and Columbus chase southern basketball title in Athens return
The piece notes Georgia and Columbus square off in Athens on the 27th in a key return engagement that could decide the southern championship. It highlights Columbus’ road trip through Birmingham, Bessemer, and Atlanta and Georgia’s claim hinging on the Athens game. It also mentions Leathern and the Crackers roster plans and coaching shifts.
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Echgia
Columbus
MCA
Athens
Georgia
Birmingham
Bessemer
Atlanta
Prep School Quints In Eleventh Round
The eleventh round of games will be played by the local prep league Tuesday afternoon. Scheduled matchups include Donald Jader at Tech High, GMA Store Mountain, and Peacock 1 feet at Boss Firgh Fire Darian Fraver Tech tech game.
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Donald Jader
Tech High
GMA‘ +t Store Mountain
Peacock
Boss Firgh
Darian Fraver
Tech
jRoyNl
Tech Sign
Elmer Lawrence A Cracker Hopeful For 1914 Twirler Berth
In a daily feature the Atlanta Crackers profile Elmer Lawrence born May 21 1882 in Shamokin Pennsylvania. A right hand pitcher 5 feet 11 inches tall 175 pounds he starred for Knoxville last season with 24 wins 7 losses and 1 tie in 37 games. He pitched 188 innings allowing 285 hits and 142 strikeouts with only 5 batters hit by pitch and two wild pitches. The piece touts him as the best small league twirler in the country and expects spring training to mold him into a standout for 1914.
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Gilmert Lawrence
Lawrence
Knoxville
Appalachian
Seison
Lawrences
Smith Lawrence
Crackers
Chance Leads New York Club Amid West Coast Welcome
The American League secured Frank Chance to manage the New York club, prompting strong popular support though mixed reviews of his performance. He faced injuries and bad luck as western cities welcomed him with large crowds and flowers, including a Detroit debut gag about flowers and victories.
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Billy Evans
American League
Frank Chones
National Textue Duris
Ang Etar
Chicago Cubs
Gider
West
Chicago
Cubidat
Chance
Forest City
Detroit
Fmotco
Murphys Says Ban Johnson Tyranny Needs End In Baseball
Charles W. Murphy president of the Chicago National League ball club declares Ban Johnson of the American League tires of Johnsons control and vows to challenge the National agreement. Murphy cites Johnsons interference at meetings and past attempts to acquire or block clubs in Chicago as proof of tyranny.
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Ban Johnson
Charles W. Murphy
Cichaler W Murphy
Chicago Naional
Johnsons Camin
Murphy
Cantroits
Chicago
Federal Jeanue
Tbs
Murphys
Slib
Johnson
Exid
Vraphy
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Troubie
Cubs
August Herrmann
John Ecules
R Walsh
Tohnson
Vulphi
Tils
Welch Wins Honey Boy Trophy At Southern League Opening
The Honey Boy Evans Batting Trophy for the leading batsman in the Southern league will be presented at the opening Honey Hoy Evans minstrels performance at the Atlanta theater. Mayor Woodward will preside, and Weldoness Manager Billy Smith will accept. The trophy will then be exhibited in the theater lobby.
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Honey Boy Evans
Might
Honey Hoy Evans Minstrels
Atlanta Theater
Woodward
Weldoness
Billy Smith
Atlanta
Large Lenses Describe Vision Range and Optical Brands
Fragmentary OCR notes describe oversized lenses offering broad fields of view. Mentions include various brands and terms like Ash ta, Gloamur¢, Be rhea Go, Opti- Sika, Whitehalt, and Amber-and foal. The text is garbled and lacks coherent facts or dates.
Browns in Florida for Spring Training
The St Louis Browns, led by manager Branch Rickey, spent Feb 1 in Florida practicing instead of St Petersburg. Mitchell and Wicker joined the squad but Wicker refused to discuss the Murphy Jalan controversy.
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Tacksonylife
Fla
Branch Juckey
St Lows Browns
Gul
St Tetersburg
Mitchell
Jesterman Wicker
Murphy Jalan
Lanai
Browns
Five Year Contract Signed by Harvard Coach Wray
Cambridge Mass February 15 Coach James Wray of the Harvard crews has signed a five year contract renewal the athletic council announced Under Wray Harvard has won the last six varsity races from Yale revealing strong team performance and continued leadership in the program.
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Cambridge Mass
Goach
James Wray
Harvard Crews
Athletic Council
Tomaht
Wrays
Harvard
Yale
Southern Railway announces Atlanta to Washington ticket sale
The Southern Railway offers round trip fares from Atlanta to Washington for 19.35 dollars. Tickets go on sale February 16, 17, and 18, with return due February 26, 1914. Fares from other stations are noted.
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Washington
D. C
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Washinngton
Crackers Face 1914 Roster Battle for Nine Open Spots
The article outlines six assured positions and twenty four candidates for nine other spots on the 1914 Crackers team. It lists pitchers Dent Price Iissinger Doscher Perryman and Wyn, infielders, outfielders, and catching prospects with managers Smith and team figures weighing who will win starting roles and who may be traded or sent to smaller leagues.
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Atlanta
Pitchere Dent
Price Iissinger
Lawrence Doscher
Perryman
Bifird
Heagenath
Sindler Wood
Browning
Chapman Dunn Walsh
Munch Reynolds
WeeConnell
Jenrings
Sehwind
Schmidt
Walsh
Lynch Broadwater
Manush
Nixon Manian Hitcher
Wible
McConnell
Tilcott Dent
Gil Price
Rightield
Chapman
Pinn
Reynolds
Worl
Munch
Reynolus
Clemson Announces Baseball Schedule For 20 Game Season
Clemson College in Clemson South Carolina unveils a twenty game schedule for the upcoming season with seventeen games confirmed and three dates pending. home games are slated for Clemson with others at Greenville. opponents include Georgia Mercer Farman and Auburn among others with two games at Rock Hall and Sparta.
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Clemson College
Clemson
Greenvilte
University of Georgia
Athens Ga
Ereking College
Clemon
Mercer University
Macon Ga
Farman University
Fisline College
Rork Hall
Prestteran College of South Carolina
Newbert College
New On
Woflord College
Spartanbure
Uburn
Father and Mother Train George Gray for Crucial Billiards Matches
George Gray, the Australian billiard ace, trains in London under his father and mother as the sole cooks provide a strict diet. The family insists that a tidy regime protects his form, with at home meals and no servants. Gray faces England’s top players in a bid to secure a majority of wins for Olympic selection.
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Gsions
George Gray
London
Gray
East Downs West For Championship Title In Racquets
In the final round here today East defeated West three to one to claim the gold racquet title. Clarence C Pell of the Tuxedo Tennis and Racquet Club beat C G Osborne of the University Club of Chicago. Pell had won the open championship for the New York Tennis and Racquet Club two weeks earlier and defeated Ernest Greenshield at Montreal for the Canadian amateur championship. He is entered in the national championship at Boston next week.
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Tuxedo Park
Clarence C Pell
Tuxedo Tennis and
C G Osborne
University Club of Chicago
Pell
New York
Ernest Greenshield
Montreal
Canada
Bostort J
Aero Clubs of World to Consider Big Race
Corlandt Lield Bishop, president of the International federation, announced at the Aero Club of America that a special Inter national federation meeting will be held to plan the world race for the Panama Pacific exposition. He will depart for Europe in three weeks to attend the meetings and coordinate cooperation from clubs in over 400 nations for a successful event.
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New York
The
Aero Club of America
A Cromailical Federation
Corlandt Lield Bishop
International Federation
Europe
Bishop Tod
Great Yacht Race Looms Over New York Stakeholders
New York February 16 The Americud cup races and preliminary plans are fixed but key details remain to be settled by Secretary G A Cormack of the New York Yacht Club. He warns the event will demand vast organization with up to 1,000,000 spectators, safety stands, government coordination, and wireless and press logistics for the racing course off Monmouth.
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New York
G A. Cormack
New York Yacht Club
McCormack
Sai | Cormack
Mefonde
Wn IP
Daily News
Usu
Norwegian skaters win world championship at Fragner meeting
Oscar Mathesen, Norwegian champion, won multiple events at the international meeting near Christiania. He captured the 600 metres in 47.7 seconds, the 1610 metres in 7 minutes 26.6 seconds, and the 6090 metres in 9 minutes 3.6 seconds. Russian rider Inpolitew won the 10 000 metres in 18 minutes 28.5 seconds. The King attended as spectator.
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Ghustiania
Oscar Mathesen
Fragner
Christiania
Mathersen
Russian Inpolitew
Local Shop Ad Describes Eyeglass Fit and Comfort
A brief notice from 42 N Broad Street advertises eyeglasses and comfort in fitting. The ad uses quirky wording about eyewear, sizing, and a request for Moore Bee to obtain a sense of style.
Cleveland Federal League Bid Hinted in Quiet Talks
James Gilmore president of the Federal League and SE Gates secretary held a private meeting with Bramley who aims to win a general Cleveland Federal League franchise. Discussion covered long term plans and financial strength pegged near 26 million dollars as talks proceed toward a possible league berth.
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Cleveland
James Gilmore
Federal League
SE Gates
Bramley
Cleve
Gilmore
Purdue Hub Sent South to Tampa in League Tug
The article recounts Hub Purdue receiving telegrams from Boston Braves President to meet Captain Sweeney at Met Sprigs, then a notice from Chicago Cubs President Murphy that Chicago secured his service and would assume Boston contact. Purdue says he will stay at Hot Springs until the league leader's decision is announced, effectively in limbo between clubs.
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Hot Springs Park
Boston Braves
St Sweenes
Gaffneys
Sweeney
Met Sprigs
Gaffney
Charles W. Murphy
Chicago
Purdue
Boston
Jim
Cub
Tampa
Hot Springs
Michigan Agricultual college leads national rifle meet
Michigan Agricultural College captures top score 98 in the fifth college division match at the national rifle shooting championship. Massachusetts and Iowa State tie for second. Washington State College leads the second division with a record score 66 and the University of Minnesota remains in the lead of the unrestricted division. Other listed scores include Washington State 466, Kansas 846, Notre Dame 920, Oregon Agricultural 909, Missouri 900, and Arizona among others with Pennsylvania State listed as defaulted.
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Washington Territory
Michigan Agricultual College
Massachusetts
Iowa State University
Washington State College
University of Minos
Massachusetts Agricultural
Princeton
Michigan Agricultural
North Georgia Agricultural
Minneapolis
Blarvard
Oklahoma Agricultural and ‘Mechanical
Vermont
Wisconsin
Clemson
Kansas
Vania
Notre Dame
Kansas Agerculture
Oregon Agricultural
Missouri
Worcester Polytechnic
Lousiana
Arizona
Pennsylvania State
Yale Working Hard at Indoor Apparatus
Yale rowing opens with Coach Guy Nichails at the helm. Training focuses on indoor apparatus to ready oarsmen for wet conditions. The new stroke is being developed under rigorous, practical testing as Yale reshapes its coaching lineup after 15 years and 14 coaches in the sport.
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Haren Conn Pebinarto
Guy Nichails
Yale
Oxford Universty Paramin
Record Shattered For Wall Climbing By Maryland Guard Team
The Maryland National Guard set a world wall climbing mark, breaking the previous 7 second record in a final run that surpassed 40 seconds. A Seattle team had previously lowered the record in unofficial events.
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Biltimore Velebraais
Companys Ko Otifth Rupment
Maryland National Guard
Seattle
American Athletes Sweep NSW Meet Titles in Australia
Sydney February 15 American athletes won all eight championships at the New South Wales meeting. George L Parker of California captured the 100 and 440 yard dashes. Ruric Templeton of Olympic Club San Francisco won the pole vault, Reginald Caughey of California the shot put, and Jimmy Powers of Boston A A the mile gun event.
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Sydney
Australia
New South Wales
George L Parker
California
Ruric Templeton
Mike Finn Releases Veteran Battery In Memphis
Memphis club confirms cuts of two veteran players Seabouch and Fitcher Parsons. Seabouch released outright while Parsons sold to the Tivy club in the New York State league.
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Memphis Tenn Perruars
Speead
Mike Pin
Adiift
Battery Pai
Catches Seabouch
Fitcher Parsons
Tivy Club
Ritual murder turmoil shakes Russia again in 1914 era
A fractured report describes a ritual murder in Russia tied to anti Jewish and Black Hundred factions. It notes a red headed suspect, alleged Jewish involvement, and claims political manipulation by ministers and exiled figures. The piece cites Uri wog and Passien factions, police inquiries, and protests amid wartime tensions.
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Lebrun
Berliss
Union of Russian Ieoy
Lagla O Ganivitien Teaders
Diack
Teappros
Fastoi
Pashkof
Prisat
Congressman Clashes With Mine Guards at Denver Hearing
Congressman Tamdee Cole clashed with mine guards during a Denver hearing as a witness faced questioning by Sergeant William Neils and others. The incident interrupted testimony on a coal mine dispute, with procedural delays and a demand for apology amid tense cross examination.
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Frans
Denver
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