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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1914
Page
13
In New Orleans on July 24, heavy rain halted Friday’s baseball doubleheader between the Crackers and Pelicans. The teams will not resume play this day and schedule two doubleheaders on their next trip, while Bill Smith and the team headed home after a game with the Montgomery club in Montgomery on Saturday.
Australasia led by Norman Brookes and Anthony Wilding defeated Canada to reach a Davis Cup clash with Germany in Pittsburgh next week. The match featured aggressive play and long rallies with Brookes and Wilding sweeping the singles 6 4 6 3 6 4 while Powell and Schwengers struggled against strong lobs and net play. Exhibition matches earlier saw Schwengers defeating Wilding and Brookes beating Powell, with Australasian substitutes Dunlop and Doust winning their doubles.
The College Park team, pennant winner from the South Side, faces the North Side champion Sir James at Adair Park in the first of a best of three series for the Sunday School league title. Travel via Stewart Avenue to Catherine Street, then one block east. Other games include Pilgrim Class at Piedmont, First Baptist-leges vs St James forfeits, and Holy Innocents vs Capitol Aventis.
Boston results from Longwood highlight Davis cup players and California stars in the singles and doubles events. Bundy was defeated while Ye Yost and McLoughlin posted decisive wins. McLoughlin beat Bundy in straight sets in under forty minutes. Behr and Pell duel Dabney and Niles as eastern champions. The semi finals were set for Monday with the doubles final postponed to Tuesday.
Boston officials say the Defiance has been abandoned due to danger to sail again without further changes. Henry Taggard, secretary of the Eastern Yacht Club, represents Boston members of the Tri-State syndicate that financed the cup defense contender.
The Crackers and Billies meet at Ponce de Leon Park in Montgomery on Sunday with Carl Thompson likely to start for the Crackers and Case for the Billies. The game, moved to Atlanta, begins at 3 36 oclock and marks the thirteenth meeting this season, with the Crackers leading eight to three and two ties.
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association plans a two session meeting at the Georgian Terrace in Atlanta on July 30. Twelve of twenty five members favor the meeting, eight oppose, three unheards, and two not listed. Delegates are requested from each college to attend and participate in proposed rule changes.
Nashville won 4 to 3 over Montgomery despite being outhit. Three Nashville runs came in the second inning due to two errors and three hits, with the deciding tally in the seventh on a bases on balls stolen base and a three-base hit. Montgomery won three of four in the series.
New Orleans special manager Dobbs said Hemp hill has agreed to play for the Pelicans starting immediately against St Paul. Hemphill will likely share right field duties with Starry Sylvester as an alternate and regular starter.
Pittsboro July 24 Pittsburg defeats Philadelphia 3 to 2 in a pitchers duel. In the first inning Lobere was struck in the face by a pitch, bleeding, six stitches to close a cheek gash, Loberts injury not serious. Scoring by innings Philadelphia 200 000 000 2 4 1 Pillsbore 102 000 0x 3 9 1 Batteries Mayer and Kiliiter McMillan and Kafora Pires Hart and Rigler Time 1 87 Um pires Hart Rigler Only One Game Scheduled
In Birming ham, Barons batted Harding from the mound in the fourth inning and piled up 12 runs on 18 hits. Tragessor starred with a home run a triple and two singles in five at bats. Quarders relieved but allowed eight runs through five innings as Birmingham built a decisive lead.
Mobile pitcher Townsend beat Memphis hurler Merritt 2 0 as both lefties twirled well in a July game. Townsend allowed more scattered hits but benefited from solid defense and a late inning error. Final score 2 0 with Mobile scoring in the second and fifth and Memphis leaving runners stranded.
A fragmentary item argues that social propriety includes inviting a chaperone when a girl rides with a companion and warns against drinking beer or alcohol in such settings. The piece reflects era attitudes on public behavior and morality within sports circles.
In the first city tennis tourney final at Piedmont Park under the Atlanta Amateur Federation, J D Hunt faces R R Stewart this afternoon on court one for the men's singles title and a ten inch cup. Semifinals in doubles Hall and Collins vs Stewart and Hoysing set for Monday with the final to follow.
South Atlantic games featured the Gamecocks edging Feachen 5 to 4 with Macon sequence and Columbia performances. Charleston and Savannah matches showed mixed innings and battery pairings while Toronto defeated Cincinnati 7 to 0 in an exhibition. Umpires Moran Lauzon Pender and others are listed among the game notes and line scores.
Waycross defeated Cordele 3 to 2 with a three run seventh inning. Thomasville beat Brunswick 3 to 2 behind a late rally. Americus routed Valdosta 8 to 2, with strong pitching and solid hitting across the lineup.
Baseball summaries from Brooklyn Chicago Baltimore St Louis Pittsburg and Kansas City include score by innings, winning pitchers, and key batters. Brooklyn beats Chicago 5 to 4 in 11 innings with Fisk Watson Lafitte and Somers driving runs. Baltimore defeats St Louis 4 to 0 behind Conley and Jackliisch. Pittsburgh edged Indianapolis 5 to 4 with Mullin and Texter delivering key hits. Kansas City and Buffalo split a doubleheader. first game 6 to 4 Kansas City in nine innings, second game Kansas City wins 19 to 5 with Culhop Hunterly Moran and Krapp among batters.
Amateur league action featured Carrollton 5 College Park 6 in a tight setback. Waynesboro beat Sylvania 10 to 2 after a prior Washington series win for Sylvania. Hawkinsville shut out Douglas 4 to 0 as Fernande z twirled well. Umpires listed, with several matches scheduled for today and upcoming weekend.
Wireless dispatch from the steam yacht Brin reports Shamrock IV, Lipton’s Americas Cup challenger, is well. The vessel ran 222 miles in the last twenty four hours amid fair weather as of July 24 off Cape Finisterre, Spain.
A garbled list of baseball matchups across multiple leagues including the South Atlantic, American, National, and Georgia Alabama leagues. Readable team names and cities appear inconsistently, with several misspellings and fragmented entries such as Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Boston Philadelphia St Louis Baltimore and Valdosta Amerus, Selma Angiston, Rome Gpeliza.
Marshalltown July 24 A rare surgical plan calls for transplant of half the left leg bone of 14 year old Adelbert Fields of Collins to his injured right leg. Fields was hurt near Melbourne when a haying accident caused a rope to bind his leg and shatter both bones. Surgeons hope the transplant will save the leg after the damage appeared unsalvageable.
Reno July 24 An incident on the Walker River Indian Reservation left Superintendent H V Hallman gravely wounded when Jim Bennett a full blood Piute fired a rifle at his home and shot him as he emerged The attack followed a dispute over medical orders including a diet for Bennett’s granddaughter Hallman was taken to Reno for treatment with a wound through the right shoulder and lung deemed not hopeless but serious The accused Bennett reportedly sought the tribal medicine man’s attendance but was overruled by Hallman the reservation physician
Wheeling authorities confront abandoning the workhouse as its population falls from 60 to around 25 since July 1 the Yost law and statewide prohibitions reduce arrests for drunkenness to only five. The inmate base remains largely habitual drunkenards.
Jersey City July 24 Mrs Gustav Ebert, wife of a plumbing contractor, filed suit alleging her husband had been drunk every night of their seventeen years of marriage and that he beat her with a turkey on Christmas Eve.
Evansville Ind July 24 Mrs Theresa Doering sues Michael Doering business man and Democratic politician for divorce after forty years of marriage. She alleges he never took her to a social function and always refused when she asked for money.
Comfrey Minn July 24 A bricklayer named John Lund was buried under 2400 bricks when a silo roof collapsed. He was thrown thirty five feet, sustained a dislocated ankle and knee and a broken arm and is expected to recover.
A mule refused to be driven in harness at a country home near Lowsville. The creature kicked a survey and four occupants were thrown against a barb wire fence, suffering serious injuries. Names listed include James Maxwell Helm of Houston Texas, Waxine Helm, and Mrs J W Carslow.
The sporting editor answers reader questions on Southern League teams and players. Questions cover purchase sources for players, coaching status, origins of players, upcoming fights, world champions, notable pitchers by team, top home run hitters, pennant winners, and tennis rules clarifications.
Mary Heaton Vorse notes that children hide another self when parents are away and tells of two year old Jamie who dances before a glass to rhythms only he can hear. His secret self emerges in quiet, playful motion as Alice observes, guiding him with gentle intrigue.
Chattanooga Tenn July 24 President C O B Andrews announced the outright release of Bus cher former Bilton beaver the Toca club requested waivers after Bus cher's poor showing at Birmingham the move ends his tenure with the team amid a string of disappointments this season.
Herbert Cavanessy of Chanute questions the doctor’s claim that female brain weight declines at thirty, noting few women live beyond that age while men reportedly retain weight until after forty. The piece reflects early 20th century science reporting with skepticism from a reader.
A garbled social column fragment lists names and remarks about local residents. Phrases disparage Lily Brown and Lane, suggest quarrels, preoccupation with appearances, and rumors of impropriety among the De Veres and Jones families. The tone hints at a faded tabloid gossip page from a past era.
A Topeka man died last week from heart failure after discovering he had an unpleasant fish on his lip. The tale implies many fishermen might share a similar experience if their catch appears as large as claimed later.
In Virginia Minnesota on July 24 jealous miner J Maribitee from Mountain Iron bit his wife’s nose nearly off after an argument. He fled into the woods as deputies searched all day. The wife was treated first in Mountain Iron then brought to Virginia for care. The injury required amputation due to blood poisoning.
Eva Levi files for divorce from Levi A Levi of East Columbus alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. She claims habitual spitting while she cooks and threats to kill, and seeks a restraining order to keep him away from home.
Washington July 24 Senator Pom ér en would send Colonel Roosevelt to Texas to search for rivers provided for in the pork barrel bill. Dur ton argued against it, reading into the record a note about men with Fort Worth ties on the Trinity River project. Kenyon noted Trinity funding surpassed one hundred thousand dollars and questioned locating the river in Washington. An interurban railbed proposal sparked debate on river bed usage.
In Losantville on a July day a bald eagle swooped into a woods pasture where Andrew Waddie fed his hogs. The eagle clamped a bell on its neck and carried off a thirty-pound pig, the bell ringing as the bird disappeared, leaving Waddie stunned and counting the value of the pork.
Frank Martin a two year old boy from Allegheny Pa slipped in a hole while wading at Gujnans Falls and uncovered an old wooden box packed with coins dating to 1728. The box contained gold silver and copper pieces some heavily corroded by water but many silver and gold coins remained valuable.
A stenographer on Cottage Grove stops a street car by placing herself in front of the vehicle. After the car is halted, the motorman appeals to a policeman. The officer suggests a transfer or a refund, warning of obstruction charges.
A threshing machine on the Deay farm at Clearweld five miles SE of town was badly damaged by dynamite yesterday. The explosive was placed in a bundle of wheat and fed into the separator. No workers near the machine were injured.
Nicholasville Kentucky July 24 a 6 year old boy James Simpson injured when a stick slipped into his head under the left ear while playing at home. He was rushed to Lexington hospital where doctors report the child in very critical condition with feared brain penetration.
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