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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1910
Page
8
Otto Jordan manager of the local baseball association plans to sign another first baseman and a catcher to bolster the lineup. He withheld the new players names, but described one as a promising youngster and the watcher as a 20 year old, 3 feet 10 inches tall, 180 pound left handed thrower from a league. Jordan intends to give them a trial.
The Atlanta Athletic Club basketball team trails this year in scoring with 129 points across five games, while opponents total 167. Individual leaders include Doonan with 41 points and Jemison with 39, with Atkinson, Spencer, Thornton, and Hudson also contributing. Field goals favor opponents 69 to 47, and goals credited to opponents 7 to 18. Doonan leads in goals with 12, Jemison 10, Spencer 9, Atkisson 7, Thornton 7, Hudson 4.
Otto Avian of the Atlanta Baseball Association has mailed all contracts and expects signatures this week. He rests easily, predicts hard fought campaigns, and says fans will learn soon which Crackers sign and who may hold out.
Pittsburg January 23 Thomas J. Lonen president of the National League of Professional Baseball meets with Charles H. Ebbetts Barney Preyfuss and others to discuss the 158 game schedule before the joint schedule committee meeting. The Boston club may send John Dovey and Fred Lake to press for schedule rights while the rules committee convenes but no major rule changes are expected.
New York January 2 Johnson known as Jack Johnson faced grand jury proceedings in New York County on felonious assault charges. He was required to post a $1000 bail and left for Montreal after the hearing amid defense claims of a frame up and witness inconsistencies.
January 22 report notes Stanislaus Bbysco the Polish champion and Yusuf Mahmout the Turk set to wrestle in Chicago January 28. The private match carries 600 in prize and a referee named F W Smith. Mahmout must throw Bbysco twice in one hour or lose. a single fall by Bbysco declares him winner. Zurbsco has defeated many mat men since arriving in the U S and had a showing against Gotch récemment.
A rediscovered Nashville Banner account details a 1883 Southern League game between Nashville and Atlanta. The piece recalls early stars Beard Marr Cahill Goldsby and others, notes rough umpiring and rowdy fan behavior, and highlights a close Nashville victory amid era-wide league competition.
Mike Saul faces Jimmy Dasher in a scheduled main event at the Monroe Athletic Club in the Steiner Emery building. The prior ten round draw drew a large crowd, and promoters expect a faster, cleaner contest with both boxers confident they will win. Two preliminaries start at 9 o clock, showcasing a strong bill.
Manager Jordan has heard from five players about the Hot Springs trip and all are eager for the chance to go. Catchers Harry Matthews and Sid Smith, Tom Fisher famed as the Grand Young Man of the Southern League, and Walter Baytes have signed to make the trip, with more expected this week.
Fire in Bowman Georgia on January 23 destroyed about half of a two block business area. The blaze caused estimated losses around ten thousand dollars and drew a large crowd as locals recalled a controversial umpiring dispute.
The Atlanta Athletic Club basketball team was overwhelmed by Columbus in a Saturday night game, sustaining a tough defeat but refusing to make excuses. Atlanta plans a permanent lineup to build team cohesion and pursue a string of victories, with Mercer, Auburn, Birmingham, and Columbus on upcoming schedules.
The Grand presents Hilcott Dexter in The Prince Chap a modern romantic comedy from Edward Fepis on tour after New York London success. Lyric features Mrs Wise of the Cabbage Patch in a character play about optimism and the true American spirit. Orpheum promises vaudeville laughs headlined by Elfie Fay along with Irene Latour Vernon Pea and more. Bijou vaudeville showcases Aring and Clarence Siegel Ayma De Pranitje Star and Blobe Cole and Cole and Arthur Barren with new illustrated songs.
A Georgia man, P. T. Wallace of Rutledge, Ga, registered at a St Louis hotel with a Little Rock, Ark, guest. He was found on the third floor with a rubber tube to a gas jet and died hours later after being taken to the city dispensary. A pass-book bearing his bank details and a note to notify his father were found. Wallace, 30, leaves a wife in Rutledge and had recently moved toward Little Rock.
Washington notes the annual post office report by acting inspector Theodore Ingalls detailing 1903 fiscal-year activity. It cites 46,000 cases outstanding and 14,091 under department consideration, with increases in post office robberies mall looting and related fraud totaling 181,942 dollars.
Montgomery Alabama report notes the state committee will call a state primary in August after a day of discussion. W D Nesbitt is named as chairman candidate with a plurality vote system. Frank Waite chairs lister to run for United States Senate against Bankhead.
Athens January 25 Special The Georgia Breeders Association was formed at the Farmers and Farmers Wives Conference to improve corn cotton and stock across the state. Officers elected include Commissioner T G Hudson president Swockbridge, and secretary treasurer John R Fain with directors DaLoach Lewis and Reese to run membership.
Fire at the new Waverly hotels and bathhouse in Hot Springs Ark destroys the building. Ninety two guests were checked and all escaped unharmed. Property loss is about two hundred thousand dollars. The blaze occurred early today with many dramatic escapes reported.
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