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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1915
Page
2
Early Saturday Pests Are Gone reports Savannah will keep its SA league franchise. At a stockholders meeting committees were appointed to canvass the city for fan subscriptions to underwrite the club, targeting 100 subscriptions of 30 dollars each. Perry Lipe is expected to manage the team again.
The sporting editor shares a postcard from Captain Harry Welchonce saying he feels well and is aiming to be back in town by March 1. He signs with warm regards and sends greeting from the land of the sky.
The Georgia Alabama league directors plan a February 6 meeting in Anniston to decide league matters including next year’s status and the disposal of the forfeited Gadsden franchise. Five towns Montgomery Pensacola Cedartown Carrollton Griffin seek the franchise.
Freddie Welsh the English light weight champion defeated Willie Beecher of New York over ten rounds in New York. Beecher filled in for Charley White who was ill and used a heavy slugging style in the early rounds. Welsh, weighing 136 1/4 pounds to Beecher’s 140, showed superior ring generalship and landed multiple blows to Beecher’s head as the bout progressed.
Chicago January 26. Outfielder Ping Bodie, with the Chicago Americans since 1911, was sold today to the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast league. The deal returns Bodie to his home city.
This afternoon at three o'clock Marist faces Peacock on Marist's court. The game was rescheduled from Tuesday due to the Tech High contest between the Boys Highs.
The Southern league reduced the early Saturday game count for the Crackers to three this season. The schedule meeting in Chattanooga set a balanced path with no home stays longer than twenty games on road trips. New Orleans travels farthest, Atlanta second, and Little Rock third, while Memphis, Birmingham, Mobile, and Nashville follow. The Crackers play fourteen Saturdays at home and eleven Sundays away, yielding what local officials hail as their best schedule yet.
Aquatic and athletic events fill the week at the Y M C A with meets for school intermediates and Class A boys. Classified events run under new rules. boys aged 16 to 18 compete, with times and distances listed for 60 and 100 yard dashes, standing broad jumps, and swims. Results from Monday include winners in Plunge for Distance and multiple races, with times and placements noted for Classes A B C.
Interest in the coming classified athletic meet by the local C. A. is strong with entrants already listing their names to Physical Instructor Franklin. More sign up before the lists close. Entered men will be classified by past records and compete only against others in the same class, aiming to sharpen competition. Tickets are available from members or at the office, but no admission charge. Full event lists and entrant classifications will be announced tomorrow.
In New Haven on Saturday the plan to form two minor leagues was announced by President Gil More. One league will be new, the other already operates in Chicago. The move aims to organize Federal league players into two branches.
Tech High boys basketball game delayed due to wet court and moved to today at 3 PM. Marist Peacock clash also slated for today as both teams push to start despite missing two key players Bill Bedell and Allen Parmaree who will sit out. Harlan and Colcord fill Bedell spots while J Bedell backs up at forward. Admits 25 cents.
Eighteen boys win athletic pins under The Atlanta Constitution and the State High School association. Dec 10 at South Georgia college in McRae saw forty boys compete. fifteen won pins with fourteen bronze and one silver. Russell Branch earned the silver pin. bronze pins went to Dana Snell Keller Sands Whaley Graham Claude Lynn Elliott McMillan Clarence Crandall Horace Graham William Hogg Edward Redman Walter Ewing Bob Holland James Harwell Walter Pone Braxton Brown. Pins sent to winners. Doerun public schools held a similar event on Nov 25 with three bronze pin winners Julian Hicks Joe Bagwell Gem Davis. Pins mailed to them.
The Y M C A League presents Mohawks vs Apaches Cherokees against Comanches and Ottawas versus Winnebagoes in a trio of games tonight. Both leaders Winnebagoes and Ottawas have two wins and no losses, with strong forwards guards and a skilled center. First game begins at 8 00 o clock with following matchups to start after the opener. Tickets available from members or at the office. admission free.
Classified ad rates and rules outline steps for placing ads by phone or mail. Notices include a plumbing firm dissolution, lost and found items, and phrenology readings with locations and prices. Rewards offered for lost items and a list of readers and services are noted.
A collage of early 20th century ads and notices. Personal inquiries mix with job ads for stenographers, chauffeurs, agents, barbers, and millinery students. Professsions range from detectives serving Southern agencies to dresses and tailoring, with various requests for help in Atlanta areas and railways.
The notice advertises a new management for taxis and the Kimball, offering milder rooms, health bars, and wet weather features. It mentions a family motel with reasonable rates, splendid hotels with hot baths and central location, and weekly rates from two dollars and fifty cents to four dollars. Forsyth.
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