Jimmie Conway Meets Avera In Headline Event Tonight
Promoter Walk Miller presents a major fight card at the Auditorium led by Jimmie Conway versus Larry Avera in a ten round welterweight headline. Freddie Boorde faces Fearless Ferns in a ten round semi final with Billy Hooper meeting Battling Moon in a six round bout. Young Stribling and his father arrive from Macon for the four round bout, with Tompkins and Ferns also on the program amid optimistic promoter remarks.
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Jimmie Conway
Avera
Boorde
Ferns
Jake Abel
Larry Avera
Jimmy Conway
Auditorium Totonight
Walk Miller
Abel
Miller
Jake
Walk
Conway
al Otis
Jimmy
Thia
Freddie
Freddie Boorde
Atlanta
Tommy Tompkins
Birmingham A. c
Ress Ferns
Tompkins
Billy Hooper
Battling Moon
Tie
Knoxville
Stribling
Macon Kirbhlins
Domh
Bliller
Miller's
Larry Avert
Sterling Lightweight
Savannah
Larry
Chatham
Ts Cobb's 350000 salary echoes Cobb era paydays
Squibs recount the high salaries in baseball history with Ty Cobb as Detroit manager set to begin work after a massive contract, recalling Charley Comiskey’s pennant runs and various pitching feats from 1886 to 1915. The piece blends pay and performance lore, noting legends like Babe Ruth and Ted Sullivan while highlighting historic pitching and hitting milestones.
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Ruth
Baltimore
Larry Twitchell
Cleveland
Larry
Madden
Keston
Twitchell
Real Veteran of Big Leagues Ty Cobb Still Leads in Service
The passing of Sherwood Muacgee and Harold Chase leaves Ty Cobb as the oldest active veteran in major league baseball with fifteen seasons at the plate. The piece notes Cravath’s long career, Konetchy’s fourteen seasons, and other players reaching ten or more seasons, highlighting enduring stars and pitchers like Johnson, Marquard, and Alexander.
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Sherwood Muacgee
Harold Chase
Tyrus BR. Cobb
Yeasans
Georgia
Cravath
Philadelphia Nationals
Sherwood McBes
Dode Paskert
Medee
Paskert
Eddie Collins
Larry Doyle
Fred Merkle
Heinie Zimmerman
Konetchy
Ed Konetchy
Tris Speaker
Donnie Bagh
Clyde Milan
Joe Wood
Buck Herzog
Otto Miller
Brooklyn
Eddie Ainsmith
Tigers
Amos Strunk
White Sox
Walter Johnson
Rube
Mar‘uard
Slim
Sallen
Grover Alexander
Ray Caldwell
Earl Hamilton
Jim Vaughn
Claud Hendryx
Habe Adams
Fred Toney
George Tyler
Rube Benton
No-Hit Pitches Mark Southern League History
Birmingham hurler Pardéons threw the first no hitter in the Southern Association on May 2, 1883, beating Augusta 2 to 0 as Parsons, Kilroy, and others contributed. The era featured errors and odd box scores with Kilroy aiding Parsons and vice versa, while Atlanta and Augusta vied for pennant honors in 1885. Sanders led batting (.309) for Nashville, with multiple players posting high averages, and Mack of Macon topped scoring in 1885.
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Frank Ysbel
Jed
Ontfla
Ana
Cubs
Birmingham
Pardéons
Augusta
Vic Parson
Tom Rogers
Chattanooga
Ben Tincup
Troy
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Sowthern
Matt Kilroy
Parsons
Barons
Kilroy
Msg St. Thomas
Ted) Ramsey
Nashville
Hafford
Anza
Atlanta
Her
Macon
Columbus
Memphis
Birminghan
Southern
Sanders
Kreluntyer
Tom
O'Brien
Veach
Peckaboo
Mack
Roddy Mack
Louisville
New League Uninteresting By Cliff Wheatley
A regional report outlines Lawson's Continental league push with interest from eastern financiers waning. Rebel Oakes declines to join, citing oil wealth and reluctance to risk organized baseball. Southern cities like Atlanta Savannah Jacksonville and Montgomery may join if the venture succeeds, while an outlaw league idea with Macon Columbus Pensacola appears unlikely to launch. Separate notes cover upcoming pool tournament in Atlanta with multiple local papers involved.
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Federal League
Oakes
Pittsburg
Barney Dreyfus
South
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Macon
Savannah
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Jacksonville
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Mike Finn
John Dobbs
Dobbs
Pelicans
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Magntgomery
Columbus
Pensacola
Fang
Old South Atlantic Association
Macon Telegraph
Central City
Tacksonville
Wall Street
Florida
Brookes Aims to Regain Davis Cup From America
Norman H. Brookes of Australia pledged at a Melbourne dinner to lead a challengers team to the United States this year and win back the Davis Cup after Australia lost the recent series to America.
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America
London
Melbourne
Norman H. Brookes
United States
London Times
Wilbert Robinson Wintering Near Brunswick in Georgia
Wilbert Robinson former Brooklyn NL leader and World Series contender winters at Dover Hall near Brunswick Georgia sixteen miles away A number of top baseball men are expected to visit the club for a rest season Bieffer one of Robinsons top pitchers joined his teenage companion for hunting and fishing at Dover Hall.
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Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn
Dover Hall
Brunswick
Bieffer
Robinson
Dover Bgl
Tech High coach Tolbert declines Knoxville game
Tech High coach C. T. Tolbert says his team now has a full schedule and cannot accept a challenge from Knoxville High School. He notes Tech High is among East Tennessee's strongest teams and would consider a post-season game if their season stays in good shape.
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Tech High
Knoxville High School
East Tennessee
Tolbert
W. McS
Smithies
Kentucky's Heroic Welcome for Man o' War Highlighted Parade
The piece recalls Kentucky's tribute to Man o' War on his return, praising the horse as a national marvel amid Turf lore. It traces Uncle Dan Harness’s role, Imp's rise, and a Chillicothe homecoming, ending with broader notes on sports culture and legendary figures.
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Horsecom
Chillicothe
Imp
Dan Harness
Latonta
Uncle Dan
Ohio
Calliscothe
West
East
Brighton
Fairfax quintet loses to Wavely five in close local game
Fairfax High and Wavely High met in a fast hard fought contest in Wairfax. The Wavely five defeated Fairfax by 220 to 18 after a 4‑4 tie at the end of regulation. Five minutes of overtime were played to settle the result with Buckney James Brown Bradfield Holsteen Griffin Canady Hoffman involved for both sides.
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Lucile Avenue Boys
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James
Gam
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Wairfag
Ala
Spe
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James Canady
Hoffman
Foster
Harvard Virginia Track Meet Cancelled Over Whose Bloodline
Charlottenville January 14. The Harvard Virginia track meet scheduled at the University of Virginia has been called off after Harvard officials informed Dr. Lambeth that two Crimson runners had negro ancestry. The Harvard manager cited southern sentiment and cancelled the meet. Harvard now schedules a meet with the Navy on April 22.
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Virginia
University of Virginia
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Navy
Avera and Conway Ready for Victory Showdown
Larry Avera says he is in shape and trained hard. He claims superior boxing, strong stamina, and potential knockout power, predicting a decisive win. Jimmy Conway counters that if Avera outslugs him, he should win, boasting a knockout record and confidence in a knockout over strong opponents.
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Conway
Iine
Jimmy Conway
Larry
Avera
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