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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
12
The piece previews upcoming games, noting key players Perryman Williams and Amby McConnell missing matches while Harry Holland and Walter Johnson spark discussion of hits and slumps. It covers Carl Thomas, the Crackers signed from Jersey City, and Memphis Chicks as next opponents, with coachs’ hopes for twirlers and team prospects in the Southern League race.
The Olowoodward Avenue Baptist church will hold its annual picnic at Stony Mountain on Wednesday the 24th. A special car will depart Fair and Grant streets and Fair Street and Park Avenue at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Chicago June 33 President Ban Johnson of the American league said there will be no third major league this season if at all. He noted the third league idea was only a suggestion to the national commission and no definite action was taken at the meeting in New York.
Detroit Mich June 22 Tyrus R Cobb the famous outfielder of the Detroit American league baseball club may be defendant in a suit for damages as a result of a melee in the butcher shop of W D Carpenter here Saturday night Cobb pointed a loaded revolver at Carpenter and then assaulted Harold Harding an employee when the latter attempted to interfere Carpenter conferred with a local attorney today and said he was inclined to seek damages in a civil suit It could not be learned whether any action would be taken on behalf of Harding Cobb in a signed statement admitted both charges He said Carpenter had inquired Mrs Cobb during an argument over a purchase he had made at the butcher shop He went to Carpenter's place of business to demand an apology and declared he took an automatic revolver to protect himself Yesterday afternoon while driving homeward in his automobile from the office of a physician who examined his thumb which he fractured during his fight with Harding Cobb ran into a grocery wagon Nobody was injured but the wagon was smashed and Cobb's automobile damaged.
New York June 23 The Brooklyn handicap long a spring feature of the Brooklyn Jockey Club at Gravesend race track will be run tomorrow at the Aqueduct course. The growing New York population has eclipsed Gravesend, at least ten top performers will race, the event kept at a mile and a quarter. Likely starters include Rockview Bunkin Luke McLuke Flying Fairy Charlestonian Thornhill and Lahore.
Buffalo arrival confirms Hal Chase jumped from the Chicago White Sox to the Buffalo Federals to dodge a restraining order. Chase played yesterday in Chicago and will appear Thursday for Buffalo. Comiskey and Farrell coordinate injunctions to keep Chase and A SchuJz from playing for other teams.
The Constitution’s sporting editor explains batter out on an infield fly when first and second bases are occupied and two are out. A separate wager on the Atlanta and Chattanooga double header is declared off after the second game ends tied, negating any win or loss chances for either side.
In St Paul on June 22 Federal Judge W H Sanborn granted a temporary injunction restraining Armands Marsans former Cuban left fielder of the Cincinnati Nationals from playing with the St Louis Federals or any other club except Cincinnati until the breach of contract claim is tried in St Louis federal court The Cincinnati Exhibition Company was ordered to post 13000 bond to indemnify Marsans further holding the contract valid and binding after Marsans began performance and received compensation Marsans three year member of Cincinnati seeks removal of a ten day discharge clause and briefly negotiated with St Louis prompting suspension and subsequent move to the Federals The case proceeds on its merits with Marsans free to return to Cincinnati or remain inactive until resolution.
In Jesup Georgia on June 22 special report says Will Jones a Black convict died from injuries received at Wayne County convict camp last Wednesday. Jones was knocked unconscious and later died after Deputy Rogers brought him to the county jail for treatment. Henry Williams the assailant is identified as another convict.
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