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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1921
Page
2
The column argues for innovations like the forward pass in football while praising the old hard-hitting style. It recalls Sarge McGilvray, a Birmingham Barons figure, and notes public enthusiasm for football has grown, yet nostalgia for traditional play persists amid ongoing rule changes.
A national body to regulate professional boxing will convene January 10 in New York at the International Sporting Club. Delegates from seventeen states are invited to form the National Board of Boxing Control with aims including uniform state laws, title defenses within fixed periods, disbarment enforcement, and a self supporting revenue plan through dues. Notable appointees include Frank Brunsel of Kentucky and J O Vanmeter of South Carolina.
Decatur shifts from aldermanic to commission rule as retiring mayor S Steele hands city books to new commissioners. P J Pilcher is elected city manager to assume full charge after January 15 with a $3600 salary, while the board selects a new clerk and education officers and awaits further appointments. An audit of city books will be completed in a few days as Dabney presides over the transition.
The article notes the formal handover of the Davis Cup to the American tennis team after victory. It references events around January 8 and May celebrations, with mentions of Australia and New Zealand teams and associated figures. The piece reads as a brief sports update on the trophy transfer and related celebrations.
The first day of Atlanta building trades protests over the new wage scale saw contractors report work continuing on most projects. Some bricklayers were absent, but other craftsmen, especially carpenters, still reported to work. Union leaders held meetings with locals, aiming to rally workers against pay cuts, while master builders head A. Barge said Monday work proceeded with few missing. Charles W. Bernhardt and other contractors noted little change since Sunday's meeting and planned to start new work, hoping orders stay steady as weather improved.
New Orleans January 3. Alexander J Heinemann was reelected president and secretary of the New Orleans baseball club of the Southern league. John G Dobbs was reelected as manager. Other officers named include Li Salthonga H Imon and M Heltzmann with plans for extensive park improvements and 2000 extra bleachers.
New Orleans January 3 district attorney Robert Marr filed criminal informations against five directors of the Business Men's Racing Association and thirty eight lawyers alleging violations of fair grounds track betting rules and relatedtak.
The 1921 Atlanta amateur basketball season opens this week with three leagues lauded as strong. Wilson league boys start Friday with four games, Girls' commercial league begins Thursday, and City league features top teams. Schedule lists dates for Boys High, Grant Park AA, Central Night, University High, and Grace Methodist among others.
The January 17 boxing card at the Auditorium, directed by Walk Miller, features three ten round bouts and one four rounder. In the opener, Battling Budd faces Larry Avera in a ten round light weight clash with the winner to meet Jako Abel. Karst and Denham renew their feud in another ten rounder with Denham promising a knockout. Berns meets Fred die Boorde or Jackie Conway in a likely hard bout, and a 16 year old Macon boy takes on an opponent to be chosen later in a four round match. A battle royal opens the show.
New York reports the American Olympic committee seeking golf inclusion in the Olympic program. The royal and ancient committee refuses sanction and offers no governance plan if golf were added. Antwerp saw matches but no title, with limited nation participation.
Review notes Milton Nobles stars in Lightnin at the Atlanta theater. Frank Bacon and Winchell Smith play strong supporting roles with Stuart Fox as John Marvin. audience praised Nobles though some wonder if it leans comedy or drama. Also previews Trovato and other acts and a New York Sleeps film program at Bintto.
Keith Vaudeville at B B F Keith's Lyric showcases Frederick V. Bowers in a big song revue with dazzling sets and applause. Beeman and Grace dazzle with “You’ll Be Surprised” while Cramer and Travis perform a fresh burnt cork turn. DeLano and Pike add comedy, with Sarnorff and Jo Jo and other acts rounding out a varied program praised as one of the season’s best.
A polar mix of Farce and romance plays at the Strand with Roscoe Arbuckle and Flora Finch in The Life of the Party. The Cobb comedy features Algernon Byrd and a mischievous boy in a lively, brisk program alongside The Sicker TM parody by Paramount and Fox Sunshine Comedy.
Paramount star Billie Burke headlines the Frisky Mrs Johnson at Forsyth. The adaptation of Clyde Fitch’s play features lavish stage settings and costumes that captivate audiences, delivering a strong artistic performance in a popular photoplay.
The Criterion presents dramas and comedies including Blackmail a Lucia Chamberlain story with star turns by Bisa Tana Wyndham Standing and Gladys Walton plus The Scarecrow and The Love Flower in Bahama style settings. Douglas Fairbanks stars in Zorro at the Howard with an acclaimed orchestra and new costumes.
In weekly listings the Howard Theater features Douglas Fairbanks in The Mark of Zorro and other attractions. Crite Theater presents Viola Da and more films. Theater Tuesdays list Water and other screenings. Forsyth Theater shows The Frisky Mrs Johnson. Strand Theater runs Fatty Arbuckle in Life of the Party. Vandette Theater advertises Zeque and more. Alamo No 2 screens Evolution Man and Eddie Pola in a Circa presentation.
Seaplanes Nos 5 and 6 in NC division reach Banderas Bay after a fast run from Magdalena Bay and prepare to depart at daybreak for Acapulco with capt Henry C Mustin guiding. The squadron plans to resume the San Diego to Panama voyage, aiming to meet all fourteen planes en route. Crews rest and minor repairs follow a third of the southern trek with a perfect record so far.
Reduction of theater ticket prices in New York follows actions by Sam H Harris and the Producing Managers' association. Beginning tonight the top price drops to 260 dollars from 3.00.
Frank J Bauskett of South Carolina, long tied to the state department and later to passport control, died in Washington after a two months illness. A state bulletin from the New York State College of Forestry discusses yellow birch value for paper and lumber, urging future forest planting consideration.
Trial opened in Manila today for seventy seven constabulary soldiers charged with sedition after riots on December 15. Eleven people were killed in an attack by constabulary soldiers on the Manila police.
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