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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1913
Page
8
Numerous games and postponements mark the Fulton and Atlanta leagues. Teams include Fifth Regiment, Knights of Columbus, Y M C A, Wesley Memorial, Wesley House, and Georgia Tech. Several matches were postponed or disputed, with mixed results and ongoing scheduling confusion.
Yaris, January 13. The six day cycle race ended with American Australian team Fagier of Brooklyn and Coullett winning after about 2780 miles in 144 hours. Second was Duprey and Lapizee of France, while Walthour and Wry took third. Mor an and Root finished seventh. ten teams completed the event.
Knights of So Tumekins claim forfeit after last minute disruption prevents full team setup. Fulton Basketball League directors plan tonight to finalize remaining three games and reschedule clashes with Armory events. Junior City Games and Atlanta league contests follow with Wesley Memorial, Knights of Columbus, and Tech teams among scheduled matchups.
W G Evans recounts a St Louis Browns tryout event featuring Paul Erichell a Teuton catcher known for his humor. A rookie shortstop delays a force play sparking laughter and a sharp retort from Silk Krichell. The bench erupts with heckling until Silk promises he will give recruits a chance.
Al Kubiak arrives to meet Savage at Dixie Athletic Club in Atlanta with a fierce main event, aiming to prove NY decision was wrong. Savage, fast and scientific, draws strong local backing while both boxers plan two workouts today and a Phalie A. C sparring session. Kid Mitchell and Christie Williams collide in a faster, more action packed semi windup with a four round opener featuring two dinges.
Jake Abel and Knockout Brown will arrive in Atlanta Wednesday to prepare for an Armory Friday night bout. Abel trains at Chickamauga Park with two sparring partners, plans a hard workout Wednesday, then travels in the afternoon. Brown, in perfect condition, will join promoter Dan Moran and prepare for Jake Abel, with an anticipated clash none of them has seen before.
A whimsical alphabetic ode from the St. Louis Timer listing baseball terms and slang as letters from A to Z. It playfully associates each letter with players, actions, and objects such as umpire argument, catcher, strikeout, error, fielder, inning, win, and victory, reflecting sports language.
The schedule committee of the Southern league will meet in Chattanooga Tennessee on Saturday January 25 to discuss the proposed schedule and present a finished product for the league meeting in February.
The handball tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club runs this week and ends with the winner earning a challenge round against current title holder Eugene S. Kelly. The event promises strong competition among club players.
LaGrange Georgia January 19 Special Local organizers nearing final steps for a Georgia Alabama baseball league. A mass meeting will decide on forming a city club with support from the chamber of commerce and local business leaders. Delegates may attend a meeting at Anniston Alabama to join the circuit with Rome Cedartown Gadsden Anniston Talladega. A B Manning promotes the move in LaGrange assisting local efforts.
New York January 1 The opening round of the Second American National Chess Masters tournament began at the Manhattan Chess Club with fourteen players entered. Only twelve faced the boards as Janowsky and Marshall postponed their match. Capablanca Kupchik and Stapfer won their games, with Capablanca needing 26 moves. Morrison Chajes Durant none drawn games.
Buenos Aires January 19 reports Lt Origone an Argentine aviator crashed near Brandston during a flight and was killed. The accident ends military aviation efforts in the region for the day as officials investigate the cause and mourn the loss of the officer.
January Americans joined in observing the twentieth anniversary of the Hawaiian monarchy’s overthrow. The event culminated with a banquet honoring those who participated in the revolution.
Signed contracts from several Atlanta players are arriving by mail at the Atlanta Baseball association. Seven players have signed including McAllister Nixon Moran Kenard Dohler Becker Harmer. Additional contracts expected from Brady Price Musser Donnelly Weaver Bouseveln Osborne Reynolds Graham Malcolmson Ayler Alperman Smith Da Bard Keating Bailey Callahan Sisson Long.
New York report says Manager George Stallings of the Boston Braves and John McGraw of the New York Giants plan a Wednesday conference on a possible trade. Stallings eyes three Giants infielders from his minor league days and may offer Vincent Campbell, former Vanderbilt star, who has hinted at retirement, as a trade piece.
Umpire Billy Klemm recalls his hardest call in the 1908 Giants vs Cubs pennant playoff. He describes a controversial first run call after a near-bribe and defensive miscues, noting Bresnahan and Herzog involved and Johnstone’s approach to the field. The decisive hit by Donlin stood, giving the Giants the edge as Chicago protested.
The Atlanta Athletic Club basketball team travels to Birmingham for a two game series with the local club. Each city hosts one game in this fierce rivalry seen as the toughest southern contest of the season. Some Atlanta supporters may accompany the team.
Nashville Tennessee January 19 a two hundred acre tract of the Belle Meade land known as the Red House Field has been bought by the Jesuits for 125000 dollars. The tract adjoins Belle Meade Deer Park and plans call for a half million dollar building program to create a premier religious site.
In St Louis on January 9 the Rev. B. Percy Silver failed to gain required bishop votes to become bishop coadjutor of Kansas. Forty eight of ninety eight bishops voted yes with thirty two new consents. fifty were needed. His divorce from his wife prompted opposition. Silver, former Army chaplain, once served at Omaha and heads the seventh missionary district with headquarters at Topeka. The Kansas diocese may call a new election.
After days ashore on a reef near Tortugas the Mallory Line steamer Colorado was floated and towed toward Galveston. Wrecking tugs lightened cargo and with aid of the revenue cutter Miami freed her from the reef. Schooners brought in salvaged cargo by late last night.
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