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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1913
Page
2
In Havana a chess event sees Marshall leading after eleventh round with a win over Enpebtk. Jaffe drew with Capablanca while Blanco de I Corzo also progressed. The game between Jes and Janowski was adjourned and the standings show Marshall atop the field.
Montreal March 1 Paradis of New England defeated Eugene Tremblay in two straight falls to win the lightweight world championship. The first fall lasted 55 minutes and the second 16 minutes, ending Tremblay's seven-year hold on the title.
A vintage ad extols No Rim Out tires offering 10 percent oversize, claiming rim cutting wastes rim and that oversize tires of equal quality outwear thinner tires. It argues a 25 percent higher mileage under average conditions and asserts costs per mile are not higher, promising large economy if proven by user comparisons.
A former Augusta player recalls his trying first pro season under manager Don Strouthers. He describes hustling in practice, a breakout first game with a homer, being released after the regular center fielder’s reinstatement, and his comeback with Aniston and Augusta before malaria sidelined him. He notes Strouthers’ later departure amid fan charges of game manipulation and his own path back toward a big league future with advice from Detroit Tigers officials.
The memoir recalls a Detroit fielding miscue and a turnabout in 1905 as George Leidy reshaped a lackluster player. Leidy motivated ambitious growth, mentored daily, and shifted him from a .260 hitter to a league leading .326 in the South Atlantic season.
A reader credits George Leidy for guiding a player from minor league indifference to major league opportunity. The writer recalls paying for Boston to Detroit travel and delivery costs, praising Leidy's pointers and urging others to pursue discipline and ambition in baseball to escape minor league stagnation.
James Thorpe of the New York Nationals contributed heavily in the 9 to 1 victory over Dallas in the Texas league opener. The Indian star went 5 times with 2 singles and a double, made 12 chances without an error, and helped on two double steals. Goullat and Smith pitched for New York, holding Dallas to five hits.
Boston athletic team shattered the 3720 yard relay mark at the New England indoor interscholastic meet. In a special match the Boston quartet Caldwell Hedlund Marceau Hai Pin beat Dartmouth, finishing in 6 minutes 59 seconds, 122-6 seconds faster than Harvard's earlier record. Phillips Exeter Academy won the meet and championship.
The Motorcycle South, a Southern focused publication, will be edited and promoted by C A Carroll. He announces the first issue will appear around March 1 in Atlanta area publishing circles. The venture aims to cover motorcycle news and related affairs.
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