Buick Sets 1913 Car Sales Record Worldwide
Telegram from General Manager W Nash to R H Losey confirms Buick delivers over ten thousand 1913 cars by December 24 1912 and expects 30 000 more cars for the year with one third already delivered The note praises Losey and Atlanta Buick branch for cooperation and wishes a merry Christmas and prosperous new year
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Buick Motor Company
RH Losey
Atlanta
Buick
W. Nash
H ‘Trainroad
Collins
Flint Midh
HR Oh Loses
Buick Mater Company
Prep season opens Wednesday with cross matchups at two venues
The prep basketball schedule begins Wednesday January 7 with Boys High facing Tech High at Teth Foed and G, M A and Marist playing at Marist. The schedule shortened to boost practice time leaves all teams in good shape for the opening week and lists numerous early January contests through February.
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Tech
Teth Foed
M A
Marist
H & GM A
Peacock
T HS
Wairist
Pework
Peacok
Peack
Autos Built Now For All Kinds Of Weather
December is usually dull for carmakers yet a Whitman Voter Company report claims auto sales rise 10 percent in the first four months of the festival year. The article argues cars are year round necessities and that women drivers appear on winter streets, challenging the notion of seasonal demand.
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Iran
Fistal
senseMooWhitman
Atlanta
Egort
Donlin and Hurst in Little Repartee
The tale recalls Mike Donlin as a lively but troublemaking figure who quarreled with umpire Tim Hurst. After Donlin failed to hit, he mocked Hurst, who retorted with a sharp quip and a jab toward Donlin’s blouse, sparking a brief exchange on home plate.
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Donlin and Hurst
Mike Donlin
Tim Hurst
Mike
Hurst
Piurcrea
Mikead
Columbia University Hockey Team Barred
New York January 4 Columbia university hockey team suffered a setback by a ruling of the university committee on athletics yesterday that Captain John S Bates is ineligible because of the fourth rule Bates had previously played at Arcadia college Nova Scotia He considered this an inter sectional affair but the committee held otherwise.
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Columbia Star
New York
Columbia University
University Committee
John S&s Bates
Bates
Arcadia College
Nova Scotia
Opening Grant A C Boxing Show With Packey Or Nelson
Promoter Blanton leases old Baptist tabernacle for boxing. If ready by January 20, Battling Nelson fights. otherwise Packey McFarland opens. Venue seats nearly 600 with 400 in opera chairs. Nelson near-signed. Blanton seeks opponent for top welterweights.
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Packey
Battling Nelson
Grant A. C
Blanton
Grant Athletic Club
Olf Baptist Tabernacle
Tabernacle
Nelson
Packey McFarland
Atlanta boxing fans deserve big arena for top stars
A boxing fan writes that Atlanta fans want major fights here but lack a suitable venue. He notes Memphis offers stars for low prices while Atlanta charges high seats. He urges Dixie Athletic Club to upgrade to a larger hall to attract premier boxers and big crowds.
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Dik Jemison
Sporting
the Constitution
Atlanta
South
New Orling
Memphis
Werarlanda Nelsons
Bronsons
Saint Atlinte
Dixie Athletic Club
Widséz
Bresnahan Gets $20,000 in Compromise Over St Louis Case
Roger Bresnahan former manager of the St Louis Nationals club reached a compromise with owner Mrs Helene Britton. The parties will not disclose the amount but Bresnahan is reported to receive 20000 for a full cancellation of any contract claim. The agreement relates to alleged contract violations after Mrs Britton discharged him last fall.
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St Louis Mo
Roger Bresnahan
St Louis
Mra
Helene Britton
Bresnahan
Mrs. Britton
Britton
Georgia Nine Announces Mammoth 28-Game Schedule
The Georgia baseball team released a 28 game slate featuring clashes with major southern programs and a western trip. Losing its star pitching corps, captain McWhorter and several holdovers lead a roster built from reserves and prep material with key series against Clemson Auburn Michigan Tulane Alabama Tennessee Ohio State Vanderbilt Washington and Lee Tech and Michigan State.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Michigan
Michigan A. & M
Ohio State
Branne
Thompson
Bedingfield
Wilder
McWhorter
Ginn
Gdéeington
Bowder
Hutchins
Boston
Clemson
Auburn
Tulane
Alabama
Tennessee
Knoxville
Columbus
Ohio
Ann Arbor
Michigan A & M
Lansing
Vanderbilt
Washington and Lee
Tech
Atlanta
Navin Rejects Cobb Offer As Tigers Stand Pat At 15 000
Detroit January 4 President Frank Navin declares he will not raise the Tigers salary offer to Ty Cobb Sam Crawford or Jean Dubuc. He says the club cannot afford 13 000 a year for a second division team and favors developing younger players while aiming for a winner. If Cobb insists on 15 000 or nothing, the club will proceed without him.
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Detroit
Frank Navin
Detroit Clus
Navin
Ty Cobb
Sam Crawford
Jean Dubuc
Tementy
Delare
Tigers
Georgia Peach
Cobb
Detroit Covsnt
Center Helder
Crawford
Dubuc
Florida Pour High-Class Daily Trains From Atlanta
Florida service offers day and night trains via Southern railway with efficient schedules. Local sleeping car departs Atlanta 9 30 p m arrives Jacksonville 7 40 a m Beginning Monday January 6 through sleeping car will run to Palm Beach leaving Atlanta 11 10 p m daily Tickets and reservations at City Ticket Office No 1 Peachtree St
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Florida
Atlanta
Southern Railway
Jacksonville
Palm Beach
City
Peachtree St
Cobb and Waddell on Hunting Trip
Hickman Ky January 4 Ty Cobb has formed Babe Waddell and Joe Cantillion at Cantillion's home here for a hunting trip the three will be joined by Cobb's father in law Mr Lombard in the Reelfoot Lake district in the near future Waddell has been at Cantillion's winter home here for several weeks.
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Hickman
Ty Cobb
Babe Waddell
Joe Cantillion
Cobb
Mr Lombard
Reelfoot Lake
Waddell
Camtalion
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Luther McCarty
White Hope
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Joe Grimon
al Withers
Tommy Crawford
Jack Heinen
Joe Cox
Jeff Clarke
Harry Wuest
Jack Harper
Billy Shultz
Joe Hagan
Carl Morris
Jack Reed
Int Tewana
Jim Stewart
Jesse Willard
Jim Barry
Jack McFarland
al Kaufman
Jim Flynn
Jan J
al Palzer
W. M. Lewis & CO
Peters
Tin
Dundee
Union Every Garment
Auburn Avenue
Peachtree Street
Cobb and Waddell
Roche’ 'S
London
England
Fougera & On
Bookman Street
the Globe Clothing Co
Whitehall Street
Luckie Street
Seledt
Gwinn’s Shoe Shop
Piedmont Hotel
Bell Phone
IVY
JAFTE
J. D. Hughes
North Broad St
Third National Bank
VESTA
NRAA
Alexander-Seewald CO
N. Pryor St
SEA
Pleasure Cars and Trucks Velie Motor Vehicle Co
CE Dept
A Jno
Pierce-Arrow
Auburn Ave
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