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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
3
Twenty three universities send athletes to Lafayette Indiana for the twelfth annual Western Intercollegiate conference meet beginning tomorrow. Trials in the quarter mile are set for this afternoon with Todd of California listed as a 0 50 flat contender.
Southern League saw Atlanta defeat Montgomery 7 to 2 and Mobile 2, Nashville 0, New Orleans unclear, Morphis and Birmingham 5 Chattanooga 4. South Atlantic results include Savannah 1 Macon 0 and Jacksonville 8 Columbus 2, Albany 3 Columbia 1 and Albany 3 Columbia 2. National League reports Brooklyn 8 Boston 8 with Pittsburg Cincinnati 7 to 5, St Louis 5 New York 1. American League notes St Louis 5 Detroit 1. Other leagues show varied scores: St Paul Minneapolis Rain Columbus Louisville 5 4, Toledo Indianapolis 5, Buffalo 5 Montreal 4 Jersey City 4 Providence 1 Baltimore 0 Newark 6 Roanoke 5 Danville 2 Virgin League Roanoke 5 Danville 2 Newport News 3 Lynchburg 0 Richmond 1 Petersburg 0 Portsmouth 7 Norfolk 3 Appalachian League Bristol 4 Johnson City 3 Cleveland 7 Knoxville 1 Morgantown 2 Piedmont Salem 1 Cotton States Yazoo City 3 Vicksburg 4 Jackson Finttiesburg 6 Meridian 4 Greenwood 5 Carolina Association Spartanburg 3 Alderson 1 Greensboro 2 Charlotte Greenville 2 Winston Salem Kitty League Paducah Henkiney Me 0 Cairo 5, Cleve Henderson 6.
St Luke's Sunday school tent will be held today at Lakewood. Cars will leave in front of the Equitable building at 9 o'clock.
In Jacksonville on May 31 special Harry Red Ames defeated Jack Foy in a fifteen round bout. Ames led throughout and had Foy groggy in the late rounds as the crowd watched.
A compact reel of 19th century baseball highlights with team feats and standout moments. The entry notes the Kansas City Nationals’ 2-1 win over Washington in an extended innings game, John Healy’s one-hitter for Indianapolis, Cleveland Nationals’ 22-8 drubbing of Boston, and the Pirates’ big third inning against Baltimore. Also mentions Seymour of the Giants, Highlanders’ 13-5 win, and other tallies with pitchers Sudhoff and Krause.
Walter Reynolds Jr notes a full afternoon of amateur play with many city and railroad league matchups. Highlights include Red Seal versus Fairburn at Boulevard and Moose against Inman Yards at Hill's Park, plus Southern Bell versus Southern Shops at Brisbane Park and Beavera against Rae YMCA at Piedmont Park.
First Methodist and Georgia Avenue Presbyterian of the Taraca League collide at Ponce de Leon Park on Saturday afternoon. Both teams chase second place in a tight race and a win could decide the spot. a potential tie is possible. Admission 10 cents supports park costs.
A fast team of ball players organized among the amateur and semi professional circles in the city will compete with top independent teams. The Atlanta Stars plan frequent games at Ponce de Leon when Crackers are away, with several positions open for fast players to apply, stating experience and position to Manager A. General Delivery, Atlanta.
Barons owner Rick Woodward announces a new stunt at Rickwood park starting Monday as the team gambols to brass band music after each game. He claims music will draw crowds and help win the pennant, noting advertisements won’t be placarded at the ballpark.
Chicago May 31 A new municipal court dedicated to automobile offenses will handle speed related violations. Municipal Judge Gethmill lamented frequent accidents and said police arrest speeders but allow friends to flout the ordinance, promising stricter enforcement through the dedicated court.
Congressional sessions considered the conference report on the agricultural appropriation bill and sent it back for further conference. Senator Kern announced Lorimer would be held over until Tuesday. The eight hour bill passed 45 to 11. Adjourned to noon Saturday after a day of military academy and judiciary committee activities.
Waycross residents pursue civil actions after porch collapse at Mrs J Hugging home. Peaches flood local markets with early ripening fruit signaling banner year. Etherton hosts first chautauqua with Hobson vs Hanley debate drawing record crowds. Washington GA HS selects faculty and closes term with diplomas. Eufaula and Sumter County youths run away prompting a county chase. Locomotive orders for $375,000 inked by rail line. Snakes proliferate in Lyerly and nearby towns amid floodwaters. Elberton and Athens classrooms wrap up with honors and civic talks.
The drive to found an all-Southern Presbyterian university for men in Atlanta expands from Georgia to all sixteen southern states. It aims to invest $1,000,000 with an initial eightty directors already pledged to at least $1,000 each. Georgia figures include L. C. Mandeville and D. A. Thompson, while NC, SC, VA representatives are named. Site options in Atlanta narrowed to three, with construction to start before spring and full operation by fall 1914.
Boston May 31 Pietro Bonelli aged organ grinder after fifty years touring cities in the United States Canada and England retires to Italy with bonds worth nearly $60 000. He says he saved $50 000 by tramping and earned up to $20 a day. He is 62 and in good health and jokes about returning at a hundred.
An advertisement invites customers to Jacobs' Pharmacy on the Second Floor of the Main Store for expert examination and professional advice. It boastsPrivate fitting rooms and attendants for men and women, and claims the best equipped truss department in the Southern States with a large stock of standard trusses to fit any need.
A physician recommends Jacobs' Pharmacy as dependable for trusses elastic hosiery belts bandages and abdominal supporters. The store emphasizes safe fittings and the lowest possible prices to reassure customers in critical cases.
Extensive 1912 Fulton County sheriff sale notice lists numerous properties in Atlanta and East Point sold at public outcry on the first Tuesday in June. It details multiple parcels across Johnson Avenue, Park Street, Whitehall subdivision, Arlington Heights, East Point, and College Park, with detailed lot descriptions, owners such as J. C. Baldwin Emma Baldwin W. E. Jenkins E. S. McCracking and J. W. Lide, and creditors including Security State Bank Germania Savings Bank and Underwood Typewriter Company. The notice also includes related tax, court, and divorce notices from the Fulton Superior Court and City Court, plus sheriff sale procedures and official publication statements.
Washington May 31 after two hours discussion the senate sent the agricultural appropriation back to conference with the house. The main objection was to the money modification of the senate amendment directing the segregation of agricultural lands in forest reservations and 50 ag to exempt those needed for public purposes. Senator Smith of Georgia faulted the conferees for receding from the senate provision for a division of markets in the agricultural bill.
New York May 21 Hampton's Magazine suspended its publication and will not issue the June number. The company formed after a prior merger failed and lacks funds, with directors requesting a receiver in dissolution. Speaker Champ Clark reportedly invested $4 000 in the venture.
Multiple short reports from Georgia dated May 31 cover a pastor’s resignation effective August 1, a baby weighing 1320 pounds touring Atlanta, Waycross printers forming a union with officers named, Brunswick paving contracts for thirteen blocks, a rural carriers convention at Indian Springs with 75 to 100 attendees, and Jackson officers elected for the sixth district meeting with delegates chosen for Atlanta.
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