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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1912
Page
4
Metal vaults are finally destroyed by Just The Improved Concrete Vaults are waterproof, sanitary and everlasting manufactured and for sale by Dykema System Concrete Co. Office 319 Austell Building, Bell Phone Main 2896.
A garbled 1880s to early 20th century sports column lists players, teams, and game notes. It mentions Pete O Brien, Madison beats Eatonton 8 to 0, and a long run of baseball results with numerous players such as Zimmerman, Good, Donlin, Weg, Wagner, Mathewson, and Marquard. The piece mixes rosters, lineups, and game outcomes across leagues with dated references and scattered batteries.
Newborn Georgia hosted Minder in a hard fought afternoon tilt. Pitts pitched a no hit shutout with 14 strikeouts as Camp allowed six hits and nine punch outs for Minder. Newborns battery included Pitts and Smith with Camp and Smith for Minder. A double header is slated for Friday.
The opening day of the Dwight F Davis Cup preliminary games in Folkestone England saw C P Dixon defeat French veteran Max de Cugis 6 8 6 2 6 4 in the singles. Andrew Cobert of France beat Arthur W Gore of Britain 6 4 4 6 1 3 6 4 in a three set affair.
Local sports brief highlights daily hitting by players including Densay Coombs Hemphill Harbison Bafey Becker Alparman Donahue McElveen Brady Caahan Graham Atking Agler Waldert and others observed in early season drills.
Yesterday's scores span the Southern, South Atlantic and other circuits. Notable results include New Orleans 2 Atlanta 9, Mobile 4 Montgomery 3, Macon 11 Columbia 0, Jacksonville 5 Albany and Savannah 1, Columbus 0, St Louis 9 and Boston 6, plus multiple rain postings. From the International League Baltimore 11 Providence 5, Rochester 6 Montreal 2, Toronto 2 Buffalo 0. Appalachian and Southeast leagues report Bristol 6 Knoxville 5, Winston Salem 9 Spartanburg 1, and Gadsden 14 Talladega 0 among others with several postponements.
The American League bulletin notes Norman Kid Elberfeld released from Washington to the Montgomery club in the Southern League. Other players moved include Napier to St Louis, Crossin to St Louis, Butcher to Portland, Long to Mobile, Priest to Rochester, Osborn to Toledo, Kauff, Klepfer, Cann, Hoff, Gardner and Vaughn to various clubs.
Governors of southern states gather in the Capitol Senate chamber at 3 oclock for talks on the cotton situation. George Dole Wadley of Macon heads the Southern Cotton Corporation and urged a July 12 Atlanta meeting to seek better prices. Texans including W P Pearry arrive. Virginia and Alabama officials are represented. over 100 Georgia county representatives expected.
Representative William Schley Howard of Georgia introduces a bill to enforce Sabbath observance in the national capital. The measure would close clothing and grocery stores, barber shops, theaters, and photo galleries while allowing some open like drug stores and newsstands. Streetcars and public conveyances would be exempted. The bill aims to curb nonessential work on Sunday and may move to the judiciary committee.
Valdosta Georgia July 11 Special Valdosta gains a new hotel the Hotel Patterson to open to the public on the 15th instant The four story pressed brick building will add two more stories later this year and is described as one of the neatest and most comfortably appointed hotels in the state Manager William Foot of Jacksonville has leased the property for several years and will devote time to opening in time despite minor finishing touches.
In Nashville Georgia on July 11, Sparks defeated Nashville 16 to 0 as both clubs fumbled heavily. darkness halted play in the fifth inning with Sparks leading 16. Battery details list Lovett and Summerling for Sparks and Knight and Umpire Gene for Nashville.
Prominent Georgia doctors at the Georgian Terrace meet with Dr W Elkin to back a bill tightening medical education standards. They approve provisions for higher entrance requirements and aim to present the measure to the legislature early next week. The main change calls for a four year college course instead of three.
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