Special Bargain Prices Open Mercer South Carolina Game Day
Special bargain prices draw a large Atlanta crowd for the Mercer and South Carolina basketball opener at the Atlanta Auditorium. The seven games today include Kentucky versus Tulane and Clemson versus Auburn with daily notes on teams, arrivals, and the busy efforts of Colonel Doonan to stage a grand tournament.
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Tournament Attracting Fans at Southern Championship
The U L A A basketball championship opens at the Auditorium with Mercer and South Carolina facing off at 2 p.m. Attendance is rising fast as rail officials estimate 400 fans arrived in Atlanta, with crowd numbers expected to double by kickoff. Southern interest spreads nationwide, and major news agencies will have reporters on site.
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Pierson Visiting in Thomasville Expects Match Here
Thomasville Ga February 24 Special James Fierson heavy weight champion wrestler of America and Canada may spend time in Thomasville and possibly settle here. He just returned from Nashville after a bout with Strangler Lewis, beaten after a hard battle and resting. An exhibition match with Dick Tolliver of Washington may be arranged next week or soon, with local sportmen coordinating.
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Georgia Not Confident of Victory in Southern Tourney
Athens February 24 University of Georgia basketball team has finished its schedule. The Red and Black claims no college has defeated them, with only Atlanta Athletic Club and Macon Y.M.C.A. baskets beating the Bulldogs this season. Georgia prepares for the St. A. A. Tournament in Atlanta, confident yet wary of strong Southern quintets led by Kentucky Tulane Alabama and Mississippi A. and M. Coach Stememan will take eight players, opening against Newberry Friday night. Georgia's roster includes forwards Anderson Rawson Murray. guards Captain Cheeves Owens Pew Gurr. center Paige Bennett. The Bulldogs arrive in Atlanta Friday afternoon.
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Agogas Claim City League Title With 32 28 Win
The Agogas defeated the Dental College 32 to 28 at Bays High winning the city league title. Singleton led with 23 points while Hughes added 16 of 28 for Center College. Hanson girls edged Amomas 12 to 9 with Gaine and Wilson standing out.
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Chicago Cubs Begin Spring Training at Catalina Island
Chicago Cubs arrive at Catalina Island California to begin spring training with the first contingent including recruited pitchers as they start the 10 day migration to the season camp.
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Gossip of S I A A Tourney Adds Colorful Auditorium Debut
Kentucky's party led by Coach Buchheit arrives with Mayden and Wilhem as guards and forwards. The fan policy lets spectators stay for the evening, with hot dogs in the lobby and no passouts. Georgia Tech coach Alexander jokes about using only Baby Roane among freshmen, keeping football players out of the tourney.
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Prep finals day caps 1922 basketball season
The final prep games of the 1922 season unfold this afternoon with G B M A champions facing Boys High, University versus Commercial, and Tech High versus Marist. Boys High recently held Bluebird to 26 24, signaling a strong challenge, while Tech High and Marist are noted for solid play. Griffin High journeys to Decatur for a key clash amid high hopes of revenge.
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Tech Track Team Prepares For Hopkins Indoor Meet
The Yellow Jacket track squad under assistant coach George Griffin departs Atlanta at noon for Baltimore to compete in the Jolie Hopkins University indoor meet. Daves, Welch, Barron and Williams travel. Daves shines in potential events, Welch aims for high jump and pole vault, Barron handles sprint duties, with times noted from recent performances.
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Leonard Beats Welling In Eight Round Bout
St Louis reports Renny easily defeated Joe Welling of Chicago in an eight round no decision fight. Newspaper observers credited Renny with the win late tonight. A separate French accident story noted paper dust explosion in a tube factory caused fatalities.
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Conference Delegates Meet Here For Southern Athletics
Delegates from leading southern colleges will convene at the Piedmont hotel this afternoon for meetings on athletic legislation. The conference, modeled on the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, aims to form a workable south wide body and to consider the one year rule and limits on college athletes. Participating schools include Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, University of Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, Clemson, Mississippi A&M, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Sessions continue tonight and Saturday morning with a luncheon for Georgia Tech faculty.
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Basketball More Popular By Walter Camp Conference Latest Rumor
York February 24 The article discusses basketball’s rising public interest and the push for a national governing conference at season end. It notes differing rule interpretations across states, cites Penn versus Chicago as an example, and argues for unified rule enforcement to prevent inequities and preserve the sport’s vigor. It also covers athletic funding, memorial fields, and contrasts form versus style in skill development with a spotlight on Jay Gould’s dominance in court tennis as an illustrative analogy.
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Atlanta Team to Practice Saturday at Piedmont Park
The Atlanta soccer players will stage a practice game Saturday afternoon at Piedmont Park. Several new players have indicated they will turn out, including R. N. Hall, formerly center forward for Aston Villa, a leading English club. Kickoff is at 6 oclock.
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Eatonton High Defeats GM C In Fast Local Game
Eatonton Ga February 24 special in one of the fastest games on a local court Eatonton High School defeated GM C by 16 to 7. The GM C team showed strong all round play led by Middlebrooks and Walker from the local side. The story notes a curious aside about the Australian opossum with a bushy tail.
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