Columbus Triumphs Over Birmingham Team in Georgia Clash
In Columbus Georgia January 24 the Columbus MCA basketball team defeated the Birmingham Athletic club 31 to 15 likely sealing the southern championship. Peddy the Columbus forward faced heavy guarding in the first half while Mejor of Birmingham hit a spectacular center shot. The second half saw Peddy find space and Columbus capitalize on eight Birmingham fouls as Bezier led Columbus with strong guard work. Referee Sculley Mercer university timekeepers Dudley Cobb scorers Miliken Lewis Fleming.
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Miliken
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Peacock named assistant coach at Georgia
Athens Ga January 24 Special Emperor Peacock 1918 football captain at Georgia was tonight by the athletic board named Assistant to Coach Cunningham Peacock will handle the spring football material under the one year rule Cunningham will devote himself to baseball for the next three months The board expressed absolute confidence in Cunningham for head of all athletics at the university
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Bombardier Wells Knocks Out Pigot in First Round
Cardiff reports Bombardier Wells stopping Pigot in the first round of a heavyweight bout. Boston notes the signed contract for Larry Gilbert, last season's Milwaukee outfielder, for the American Association's Boston National League club, to be paid at league headquarters.
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Tennessee Baseball Dates Announced for 1914 schedule
Knoxville January 24. The Georgia Tech Tennessee games set, finishing the 1914 baseball schedule for the local college team. Remaining games include Vanderbilt at Knoxville and Central of Kentucky at Danville. May dates list Sewanee, Vanderbilt, and Kentucky State, with several players from 1913 returning for workouts and recruits sought next month.
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Gentlemen Rules Proposed for West Coast College Baseball
Urleans TH January 24 The Western Conference will adopt new National Collegiate Athletic Association guidelines to govern conduct on the field. Rules restrict catcher talk to brief cautions, ban bench coaching, curb outfield encouragement, and empower umpires to eject players for infractions.
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Powers of Europe to Coerce Albania
London dated January 24 reports a European demonstration in Albanian waters to force Essad Pasha to yield his claim to the throne. Each nation will send a ship to Durazzo to back the European choice. If Essad Pasha complies before arrival, ships will welcome Prince William of Wied. The powers also require a $15 million loan to finance his administration, a condition used to warrant delaying his sovereignty.
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Charges by Negro fighter stirs Chicago inquiry
Chicago January 24 district attorney James H Wilkerson denied government agents took money from Jack Johnson during the white slave act prosecution He said a special grand jury will probe the charges and noted attacks on former government attorneys Dewoody and Parlin are suspected of accepting funds The Johnson case involved bail and a writ to bar Johnson from leaving jurisdiction while he fled to Toronto after Chicago court action
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Canada
Federal Judge criticizes tirbornes and orders Johnson released
In Battle Creek Michigan a federal judge severely criticised him for exceeding its tirbornes and ordered Johnson's release, as reported from the courtroom dispute.
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Eighteen Phillies Sign Up Contracts
Philadelphia January 24 C C Cravath has come to terms with the National League club. Officials list signed players including Manager Doolin Cravath Magee Seaton Rixey Becker Reed Irelan Murphy Jacobs Tmeuo Moran Lobert Alexander Luderus Pasket under three year deals through 1914. Burns and Haiship contracts expected soon. Knabe signed elsewhere with Baltimore Federal League.
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Baltimore
Pipp and Fitzsimmons Sign with the Tigers
Detroit reports Walter Pipp at first base and Sitesimmons at shortstop have signed with the Tigers. Pipp appeared in a few games last season. Fitzsimmons is recruited from Spokane. Also noted, Walter Steffens is chosen to coach Carnegie Tech football next fall after a unanimous vote by the athletic council student board.
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Chicago
Langford Stops Curran in First Round Bout
Paris January 24 Sam Langford the American pugilist knocked out Patrick Curran the English heavyweight in the first round of a scheduled twenty round bout Most American league club announced it accepted the terms of Shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh and Utility Player Rogartzell for the 1914 season Both have been ordered to report in Houston Texas on March 1
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