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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1916
Page
6
The season saw many new pitched deliveries such as emery sand talcum and spitball variants debated after bans. Mentions Huston Ford and Danforth, with teams like Boston and Cleveland in focus, and references to players and managers across the American League. The piece notes experimentation and controversy around breaking pitches and the impact on performance.
Gy Hal Reynolda reports bright prospects for the Jacket Nine as spring practice begins with a strong nucleus led by Captain Morrison and the Smiths, Spence, Preas, and Wooten. Returnees, newcomers, and unproven players fill out the roster as the team prepares for the Georgia and Vanderbilt series and an anticipated twenty-game schedule.
In a memoir style reminiscence, Honus Wagner recalls early days in Mansfield now Carnegie born February 24 1874 learning the game from family and local clubs. He describes youth baseball in Steubenville Mansfield and surrounding leagues, signing with Steubenville in 1895, moving through South Atlantic and Louisville, meeting early peers and legends, and the rougher era of 1890s pro baseball with trains fights and locker room tales.
A reflection on golf as more than physical skill, highlighting physiology psychology and social mores. It argues golf tests the captain of one’s soul, demanding a clear eye strong will corrected mind and conscience. It frames golf as a measure of character and temperament.
Crackers manager Frank will decide training start in March based on attractive offers for a trainee camp from Florida cities. If secured, pitchers report first week and rest follow a ten day gap. if not, training starts around March 10 with main group later. Exhibition games will be few and mostly at the training camp or against Teel and Georgia. Frank will buy a player he likes on the spot and announces plans to strengthen the infield and batting lineup with Osborn, Moran, and Thrasher. The outlook remains cautious yet hopeful, with no guaranteed spots for veterans and no favors.
Plans for Auburn University to dedicate a new alumni gymnasium mark one of the college’s largest celebrations. A student alumni parade opens the day at 7:30 AM, followed by a championship class football game and a reception with President Thach in his mansion. Governor Henderson will attend to accept the building for Alabama.
Chicago manager Frank Evers outlines a plan to play ten games with the Cubs next season to help rebuild the team’s old winning machine. He expects Tinker to return to shortstop if possible and aims to revise the old combination, while signaling willingness to sacrifice personal comforts for the league’s good.
Entries tabulated for judges in the Hyuat bearing mileage contest show cars across the United States. The Hyatt company plans to announce the results after February and will verify records. Judges include Gosket Clakeon and Julian Haze with the Automobile Engineers and the Chamber of Commerce overseeing the event. Prizes total 1000 dollars for the greatest mileages, first prize 500 dollars.
This Sunday marks the birthday of James T Collins known as Jimmy Collins, famed member of the Wusimens baseball clan. He made his major league debut on January 16, 1874, beginning a storied career.
Bobby Walthour, famed bicycle rider, heads to Atlanta for a vaudeville bill at the Forsyth Theatre. The program features a speed trial where Walthour races a horse and a treadmill device, drawing crowds as spectators watch speeds logged on a dial.
In a chaotic exhibition during the play As You Like It, heavyweight wrestler Muldoon reportedly flattened an onstage rival, Orlands, in front of a cheering audience. The incident left actors stunned as Muldoon boasted he could pin any stage character, claiming to weigh around 20 pounds more than the man he faced.
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