World of Sport Looks at Cy Young and Game News
By J W Weisman. Cy Young may still draw big money and win games at his age, with teams reportedly offering large sums. The piece discusses his enduring value, future roles for aging managers like Pop Anson, Jeffries boxing speculation, and the evolving basketball scene across southern colleges noting court differences and ranking among teams from Birmingham to Nashville.
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Cy Young
Pop Anson
Jeffries
H Boosen
Teague
Boston
Jemat
Preadent Hedges
St. Louis
Gemas
Ylow
Young
John L. Sullivan
Mr. Dovey
Pop
Anson
Legion
Ceteloe
Charles Murphy
Apson
League
National League
Mr. Murphy
Oleawet
The Home Magazine Promotes Martin Eden Serial and Offers Premiums
Readers are urged to subscribe as Jack London’s illness may affect publication of Martin Eden in the February issue. The magazine notes the complete manuscript is on hand and urges immediate subscription at $1.00, with premium options of rosebushes or Joel Chandler Harris’s The Bishop and the Boogerman. Atlanta-based offer targets readers nationwide.
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Jack London
Martin Eden
Remus
Home
Gerd
Joel Chandler Har Ne
Remus E
Atlanta
Georgia
Missouri rate case heard as Lathrop urges court to save railroads
Kansas City January 23 Gardiner Lathrop makes a strong plea to the federal court to save the Minaouri railroads from bankruptcy. He argues that enforcing current rate laws would doom the system, while Attorney Lehman contends the state case proceeds with standard procedures.
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Kansas City
Gardiner Lathrop
Minaouri
Missouri
Lehman
Gardingt
Patrgine Lathrop
Atlanta Team to Have Tallest Man in League
Avante will boast the tallest men in the Southern League next season. The article notes James Claudium Fox at a shorter height and highlights Brown Rogers, a 6 feet 6 inches pitcher new to Atlanta from Cincinnati Reds, 23 years old and attending law school, with a cannon-like fastball and solid control.
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Avante
James Claudium Fox
Ikeness
Brown Rogers
Billy Smith
Atlanta
Rogers
Arkansas
Rehanote
Wheeling
Cincinnati Reds
Atlantis
Atlanta to Produce Home Made Motor Buggies
Atlanta plans to manufacture automobiles locally. The White Star Automobile Company, capital $160,000, will use the Atlanta Buggy Company plant initially, with a plan to build a dedicated factory. Led by Clarence Houston and Frank J Long, the venture aims for 15 horsepower two cylinder air cooled engines, 38 inch wheels, and a $7650 cash price delivered to buyers. The first year output expected from Atlanta Buggy plant, later moving to a new factory, with one machine per day by May.
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Atlanta
Scomes
Jeep
White Star Automobile Company
Atlanta Bugsy Company
Claremcee Houston
Frank J Long
Harry W .Anderson
Hugh R Fincher
H. B Mott
Qarence Houston
Frank J. Long
Barry W Anderson
Hugh R. Fischer
H B Mott
C. D. Stark
G. ¥. Pierce
3. W. Foster
L. C. Fischer
Homer Stark
Atlanta Bogey Company
South
Saar Company
Victories Over Indians Mark Two Battlefields
Senator Hemenway of Indiana introduced a bill to mark the Mesquio Indians victory at Mississinopp and Colonel Campbell’s 1812 fight at Mississinopp. Representative Heflin of Alabama seeks a similar marker for Horseshoe Bend on the Tallapoosa. The Indiana bill requests a monument for Campbell’s command with a $10,000 appropriation and Indiana matching funds, while Horseshoe receives $25,000. Neither measure has been acted upon.
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Hemenway
Heflin
Washington
Indiana
Grant County
Alabama
Tallapoosa River
Mississinopi
Coronel John B Campbell
Horseshoe
Andrew Jackson
Hemenwey
Colonel Campbell
Negro Lived 113 Years in Bay St Louis
A longtime resident of Bay St Louis aged 113, Januarea Spencer, a familiar preacher in the community, passed away last night. Born in Sewanee, she spent many years as a revered figure in local church life, with ties to New Orleans saloon history and neighborhood gatherings.
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Bay St Louis
Mies
Spencer
Sewanee
Arly
New Fe Salone
Dar
Swat Milligan Beats Poison Oaks In Wild Tale
A colorful legend recounts Swat Milligan breaking free from a bear trap near first base during a disputed game against the Poison Oaks and Pepper Grass Terrors. Milligan allegedly used elaborate gymnastic and sweating tactics to rust the trap and score 213 runs amid a dramatic chase on a coal train.
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Atlanta
J A. L
McGlook
Hangter Twirlson
Heave
Thay
Milligen
Hiram Hesve
Sane Hegan
Milligan
Poison Oaks
Wan
Hiram Heave
Fitcher Heave
Swat
Ritter
Dureka
Minigan
Sunday Signs Articles To Fight Old Mephisto
Spokane dispatch notes Rev. William A Sunday, former heavyweight, touring revival in Spokane and promising a Los Angeles bout with Jim Jeffries. He claims a strong punch and predicts victory, while detailing schedule, coastal interest, and community support for his evangelistic campaign.
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Mephisto
Spokane
Wash
Terror Universal
Jim Jeffries
Los Angeles
Big Jim
William A
Tabernacle
Old Bay
Pacific Coast
Chicken Thieves Strike City Hen Robberies Rise
A string of poultry thefts reported across town shows hens and ducks missing from multiple homes. Notable losses include four hens and two ducks on Nelson Street and ten Plymouth Rocks stolen nearby, with several other coops hit Friday night or early Saturday. Police note past attempts to recover thirty hens in De Kalb and report the thieves remain at large.
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Dheir
Nelasn
Plymouth Rocks
C. Martin
Sempoon Street
DeKalb
Grocers Elect Officers at Alabama Convention
The Alabama Whalspass Grocers Association met in Birmingham for its semi annual convention and adjourned to meet in Montgomery on July 17. Officers named for the year include Liord M Hooper president NH A Porcheimer vice president and W C Warn Jr treasurer.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Whalspass Grocers’ Association
Montgomery
Liord M Hooper
Beams
A. Porcheimer
W C Warn, Jr
Wry
Wen Biewingham
Cleveland Automobiles Boost Output Amid Recovery
In Cleveland Ohio auto factories run at full capacity with overtime in some plants. At current output rates about 21.8 million dollars worth of automobiles will be produced this year. Employment exceeds 6,000 workers in the local auto industry.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pope Receives Bishop Alten in Private Audience
Vatican notes a private audience between Pope and Bishop Alten, details sparse. The encounter underscored ongoing church diplomacy and ecclesiastical relations within the hierarchy.
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Pope
Alten
Maton
Mer
Bank cashier sentenced in federal case
Sanantone January 23 Wil Mom Woods former cashier of the Woods National Bank which suspended in 1907 convicted of embezzlement and misapplication of funds of the bank he has been sentenced to eight years in Leavenworth federal prison Pending the perfecting of an appeal Woods was being held in the county jail here it is announced that an appeal bond of $20000 will be required Besides the charge under which Woods was convicted two other indictments are pending charging unlawful handling of funds of the bank to nearly $100000
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Jeffries
Tech
Mercer
Atlanta
Macon
Columbua
Athletic Club
Columbus
Mipporter
Columbus Court
Dirs
Atkigson
Spencer
Clnp
Glens
Birmingham
Vanderbilt
Mobile
Nashville Athletic Club
Montgomery
Georgia
Tulane
Sewanes
Chearing New Ground
Sanantome
Vex
Wil Mom © Woods
Caatier
the Woods National Bank
Funda
Leavenworth
Woods Wa
Woda
Fort Worth Bank Collector Arrested in $50,000 Theft
Fort Worth police report the vault theft at the First National Bank with losses expected to top eighty thousand dollars. Westwich Homan, collector for six years, was arrested and indicted on multiple counts of theft in connection with the missing diamonds and cash.
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Texas Bank Ar
Fort Worth
Dex
Dimand
Fist Ne“onal Bank
Weatwich Homan
Will Veto Prohibill Likely In Tennessee
Nashville January 23. A bill prohibiting the manufacture of intoxicating liquors in the state has passed both houses and will go to the governor Monday. He will have five days to consider it and is not believed to veto the measure. The general impression is that it will be passed over his veto.
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Nashville
Venn
Attack on a Labor Saver in Kentucky Ambush
An ambush near Lexington Kentucky targets G W Lichlichten of York who was demonstrating a new labor saving machine. Heavy stones and missiles were thrown as the crowd forced him to flee the farms where his machine was shown. If adopted the device could render many workers jobless. Names connected to the broader tale include Legare Patterson Asbury Lerorer and the Seventh Congressional district, though details are unclear.
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Laxington
Hare
G.W. Lchlichten
York
Autos Gossip Boosts Af Fiends Across Nation
Automobiles industry optimism grows as Frederick H Elliott of the American Automobiles Association forecasts strong year. He notes 76008 cars to be produced in America and a 20 percent rise in affiliated clubs membership nationwide. Local clubs urged to affiliate with the national body to strengthen buyers’ rights and club influence amid a big autumn auto show push.
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Mys
Frederick H Elliott
American Automobiles Association
Sutemotiis
Celimawe
New Salea Ara
Os Causs
Cara
Agen Ea
Wooms
Oldest baseball claimed as relics race across eras
A trove of relics centers on balls used in 1865 games at Williamsport and Troy, with claims that the oldest surviving baseball dates from 1865, and other early balls tied to Philadelphia clubs. disputes over provenance accompany the crosscountry hunt for sporting antiquities.
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Binca
Philadeiphia
Philadspihia
Mercastile
wes @ greet club
Olympic
Merrantila Club
As & Social Organisation
Cbasshallams
Theald Hall
Target Practice for 1909 and Career Change in 1910
Washington reports Adjunct General Alvord notified generals that the secretary of war decided target practice for 3903 shall proceed under current firing regulations and that the revised rules won’t take effect until January 1, 1810. Dawe declines reelection as secretary of the Southern Commercial Club citing potential duties in Washington. Work on the nugget will be erected in Washington.
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Washington
Alvord
Secretary of War
Arma
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