O'Keefe Meets Whitney In July Boxing Card At Gate City
Local fight fans anticipate a major boxing night at the Gate City Athletic Club on the Viaduct Place. Tommie O'Keefe and Frank Whitney will headline the event, touted as Atlanta’s greatest bout amid crowded rival plans in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
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Larry Staten
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Where They Play Today in Baseball Leagues
The schedule lists Southern League games with Mabie in Atlanta and Ponte de Leon, Birmingham facing Inhattanongs, Montgomeryin Nishvine, New Orleans at Memphis. South Atlantic League matchups include Athony in Columbia and Columbus in Savannah.
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New Orleans
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Jacksonville
Macon
Jacksonville Triumphs Over Macon in Open Playoff Game
In Macon Georgia on July 2 Jacksonville won 8 to 7 after a late rally with fourteen hits, four doubles, and key defensive plays. OBrien struggled and Horton, Smith, and Sisson made pivotal plays as Savannah-Columbus series tied 1-1 after eleven innings.
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Jacksonville
Hanideg
Obrien
Herten
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Horton
Smith
Ummira
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Depositors protected by 2.8 million at Trust Company of Georgia
Depositors with the Trust Company of Georgia are protected by 2,800,000 dollars. The bank offers 4 percent interest on savings.
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Trust Company OF Georgia
Crackers Tie Gulls In Two. Series Ends Wednesday
Mobile and Atlanta split Tuesday doubleheader with Mobile edging 9 1 in game two while Atlanta won game one 6 1 behind Litton. The second game featured Louie Laudermilk besting the Crackers, Maloney pacing Mobile with a string of hits, and a fifth inning call due to darkness.
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Aidy Campbell
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Turtles beat Pelicans 4 to 2 in rain halted six innings
In Memphis Tennessee on July 2 Timely hitting carried the Memphis club to a 4 to 2 win over New Orleans in a six inning game played between showers on a soggy field Spencer contributed a single and a three base hit while Knaupp drove in two runs with a single and a double.
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Cubs hand Pirates 9 to 2 in National League clash
Chicago piled up 16 hits for 28 bases off three Pittsburgh pitchers, winning 9 to 2 in Pittsburg. Hatterlea-Warner, Cole, Robinson and Simon powered the Cubs with solid hitting as Cheney and Archer worked the mound. Time 1:55. Umpires Rigler and Finneran.
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Cordele Tops Tifton 6 2 In Rain Delayed Game
Cordele defeats Tifton 6 to 2 in the second game of the series as Tifton struggles with runners on base and fielding errors. Rain halted play for about a half hour after the first inning with wet fields. Bowen led Cordele with three hits in four at bats while Keating sprained an arm late. Howell relieved.
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Ting a lucky eel that escapes skin ning
A misread or fragmented line quotes George Eliot on luck and happiness, suggesting escape from misery as the best fortune, though the text is garbled and lacks concrete news or names.
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George Eliot
Yankees Triumph 9 7 Over Red Sox Ending Boston Skid
The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9 to 7 in Boston on July 2, notching their first win after fourteen straight losses. The game featured a mix of hits and Boston errors, with NY taking an early lead and holding on through late innings. Also reported: Washington defeated Philadelphia 3 to 2 with key hits by McBride and Orring, while St. Louis and Chicago split a doubleheader, St. Louis winning 2 to 1 in game one and Chicago taking game two 5 to 4.
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Amateur teams flood Athens baseball scene
Athens Ga hosts a summer surge of amateur teams led by Frank Anderson’s squad with players like Bob and Howard McWhorter and Frank Anderson. Local action fills two city leagues with games nearly every afternoon at Herty Sanford and Chase Street parks, plus Quadrangular and Commercial leagues featuring multiple companies and clubs.
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Johnson and Flynn Enjoy Easy Las Vegas Workouts
East Las Vegas New Mexico July 2 Since they finished boxing a couple of days ago both Johnson and Flynn have taken it easy They are taking no chances with the fight only two days away A little road work and light gymnasium exercise makes up a day s work in each camp It is not expected the conference between Referee Smith and the fighters will develop much excitement tonight the men having already declared for considerable freedom from Interference by the referee The fighters it is said will stipulate that there shall be no holding and hitting and that they must take care of themselves in the breakaways Hef oree Smith will break them in event of an infraction of the old and hit rule
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Vaudeville at Forsyth Promises Record Attendances This Week
The Forsyth theater presents a strong vaudeville bill with Gus Edwards' Boag Revue eclipsing first week offerings. Notables include Master Georgie Baby Cuddles and Jack Lameye making his debut. Pretty Jeckalyne Lamay in An Hawai'an Flirtation already wins local approval along with a cast featuring James Gornton and Isabelle D Armand.
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Forsyth
Iva
Gus Edwards
I Brown to Speak in Mitchell County for Commissioner Candidacy
Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture J. J. Brown will go to Camila tonight for a Mitchell county barbecue on July 4. He is invited to deliver an address in support of his candidacy for commissioner of agriculture.
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Camila
Mitchell County
Mr. Brown
Coombs Signed by Local Club Crackers Pick Up Utility Player
Chug Coombs last season with the Spartanburg club of the Carolina Association was signed by the Crackers. He pitched two innings on Tuesday and was driven from the mound. He is described as a useful man to have, likely a hitter and utility option for the club.
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Spartanburg Club
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Coulon Defeats Wagner In Chicago Bantam Bout
New York July 3. Bantamweight champion Johnny Coulon of Chicago completely outclassed local bantam Joe Wagner in ten rounds. Wagner was badly beaten aside from a brief second round flare. Coulon used strong hooks and right uppercuts though a cut opened Coulon’s eye in the second.
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Chicago
Joe Wagner
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Yesterday's baseball results across multiple minor leagues
Yesterday's scores span Southern League with Atlanta routing Mobile 8 3 and Nashville sweeping Montgomery 9 4, plus Birmingham and Chattanooga outcomes. Other leagues report mixed results including Jersey City over Newark 6 4, Toronto 5 Rochester 4, and Fort Worth 4 3 over Waco with several rain and darkness notes in Virginia and Southeastern circuits.
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Lightning strike kills two men in Georgia peach shed
Adairsville Ga July 2 Special Lightning struck a peach shed in the Weash Turner orchard about five miles from here at three this afternoon Jim Mayfield and a son of L M Jackson were killed outright Kin Kiltl was badly shocked and paralyzed on one side He will recover Others at the shed were not hurt.
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Weash & Turner Orchard
Jim Mayfield
L. M. Jackson
Kin Kiltl
Chamber to Host First Open Forum Meeting
The chamber of commerce plans a buffet supper and informal discussion on Tuesday July 16 at the Auditorium. Topics include the new chamber building the Lakewood exposition the municipal research bureau and other items of member interest. Committee members present were President Wilmer L Moore W H Kriegshaber Ivan F Allen and Secretary W G Cooper.
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Municipal Research Bureau
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W. H. Kriegshaber
McCrackin Named Referee at Valdosta
Judge Emory Speer appoints J F McCrackin referee in bankruptcy at Valdosta to replace WC Lane who did not seek reappointment. Alexander Proudfit reappointed in Macon for the eighth time. McCrackin, Mercer and Yale graduate, has ten years in the Valdosta bar.
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Emory Speer
J. F. McCrackin
Valdosta
WC. Lane
Alexander Proudflt
McCrackin
Mercer University
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Carl Hutcheson Stars in Announcing Ballots
Baltimore July 3 Special Carl Hutcheson of Atlanta who has performed well as assistant reading clerk at the convention announced votes for the forty sixth ballot with a clear voice. Delegates swung into the Underwood column as confusion reigned. Most Georgia members left on night trains after long hard work. Colonel C R Pendleton went to Philadelphia to visit relatives after the nomination of a president H H Dean of Gainesville was named temporary chairman.
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Carl Hutcheson
Atlanta
Georgia
C. R. Pendleton
Philadelphia
H. H. Dean
Gainesville
Progress in Southern Tennis Meet At Atlanta Club
Rain halted afternoon play but second day progress in the twenty fifth Southern Lawn Tennis Association event at East Lake, with many singles and some doubles completed. Results list numerous matches and defaults, as draws for remaining events proceed and officers' election was postponed due to weather.
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Southern Lawn Tennis Association
Atlanta Athletic Club
East Lake
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Smith
Atlanta
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Peabody Alumni Meet At Athens Georgia
Athens Ga July 2 Special The approaching meeting of Peabody alumni in Georgia Friday promises interest and value to former students and southern educational progress Dr Bruce R Payne president of George Peabody college will attend A Georgia state organization will be formed at the meeting The program includes Dr T J Woet Dr C E Little Dr Bruce R Payne and several professors
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South
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Laney Announces Candidacy for Fulton Justice of Peace
W J Laney, a well known Atlanta lawyer, announces his bid to succeed Judge Robert R Jackson as Justice of the Peace for the 1422d district of Fulton county. Election will be held Saturday at 2991 Edgewood avenue from 9 a m to 3 p m. Laney was educated in Atlanta public schools and became a lawyer in 1904 after an apprenticeship as a mechanic to fund his training. He is respected by the business community and fellow lawyers alike.
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Fulton County
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Atlanta
Rates Too High Says Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled a forty cent per hundredweight rate on cotton factory sweepings and waste from Lindale Georgia to Paducah Kentucky unjustifiably high beyond thirty two cents. The River side Mills of Augusta Georgia sued several southern railroads to set fair rates and minimum carload weights. the commission upheld the complainant’s position in all but the Augusta to Clifton Arizona route where the $1.39 charge was deemed reasonable.
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Western Union Cuts Telegraph Rates Across Many Points
Western Union Telegraph Company trims price to 30 cents for many destinations previously 40 cents. The change covers night messages and Day Letters, with substantial public savings cited. Historical context notes rates fell from $15 for ten words in 1866 to $1 now, and July 1 marks the latest reduction due to new 30 cent pricing. About 50,000 empty paraffin petrol tins are sought by the Granga Free State Forestry Department with tendering in progress.
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