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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1914
Page
7
The piece surveys automobile racing bravery at Santa Monica with Pullen averting a collision to protect an elderly spectator. It notes Ralph DeFalco’s resurgent luck and dominance in Grand Prix circuits, and discusses the Federal League’s potential impact on salaries and signings, plus expectations for Sally and Southern League openings.
The Sunde Schuell baseball league will hold a meeting tonight at o'clock to organize for the 1914 season. Representatives from all teams are urged to attend and new teams seeking entry should send a representative.
Five master billiards players converge in Chicago for a 15.2 tournament starting Monday. Hoppe, the champion, and Roy Ymada lead a field including Slosson Sutton Demarest andKahim. They will play daily with a $500 purse and receipts to be shared, schedule set by early results.
Twenty eight members of the New York American League baseball team arrived in Houston Texas on March 1 to start spring training. Manager Chance and Mrs Chance arrived from Glendale California with players including Maisel Githos Tartzell Porlonpaush Fisher Gossett and several reserves. Several pitchers at Hot Springs Arkansas will join the squad later.
Decatur March 1 Sylvester S Flanagan a major Cracker prospect and left handed batter. Purchased for 500 from Indianapolis in 1913 he hit .320 that season led the league in hitting and played every game. Known as Pat Steamship he is a dependable pinch hitter and a solid fielder though Decatur field is harsh. He studies dentistry and medicine at Marquette and has roots in Welcome Wisconsin. In sale along with Lynen to balance club losses of about 34000, Atlanta aims for a stronger outfield in 1914 Crackers lineup.
The tenth annual spring golf tournament of the Pinehurst Country club in Pinehurst North Carolina opens today and continues through the week. A record field of about two hundred entries competes in 36 hole qualifying rounds. Match play is 18 holes, finals 36, with a gold medal for the lowest qualifying score and prizes for winners and runners up in all flights and consolation rounds.
Twenty three entrants are recorded for the Fifth regiment handball tournament at Auditorium Armory starting Wednesday March 11. Open to all regiment members with prizes for singles and doubles. Entry list closes in one week. send entries to I Pearson P O Box 53 Atlanta Ga.
Five members of the Cleveland Americans depart for Athens Georgia to join the team for training. Pitchers Govlits Hinton Hall Morton Bonn Buexel and catcher Shielda Sresley accompany manager Ler Fohl to Americus for exhibition games in early March with the New Orleans club.
Rome Ga March 1 Special President Boykin of the Georgia Alabama league announces the signing of two umpires W T White and Harry Makel who will report for duty May 7 One has played in the circuit last season and the other in the Texas Oklahoma league President Hovian has sent a contract to H Williams who umpired with the Southeastern in 1912 and Cotton States in 1913
Americus Ga March 1 Special preparations are under way as the Americus Baseball Association readies to host a Toledo delegation of about 35 players arriving Wednesday for an eight month stay. The Americus team, part of the Georgia State League, has signed most of its roster and will begin practice soon.
An advertisement notes Our Baby Album products from Maore & Sons at 42 North Broad Street. It promotes latest photo albums and urges customers to have a sales representative show them the items.
Santa Barbara Cal March 1 Aviator Lincoln Beachey lost control during a loop and plunged sixteen hundred feet but righted just four hundred feet from the ground and escaped with slight injuries. The new biplane crashed into a tree. the engine ran throughout the descent.
Chicago March 1 A report says Eddie Sweeney catcher for the New York Americans signed with the Federals. He was seen with Buffalo manager Gchlafley Brown of St Louis and Stovall of Kansas City. Sweeney expected at New York camp in Houston by tomorrow, signaling plan to join the new league. The club had reportedly made him an offer.
The report from Washington on March 16 shows Michigan Agricultural College atop class A in the intercollegiate rifle shooting league, with Washington State leading class B and Illinois class C. Notable results include Michigan Agricultural 983, North Georgia, California 93, and Oklahoma Agricultural at 647, while Clemson drops in class C with 535 and Missouri 916, Notre Dame 9332 v LSU, defaulted.
San Jose California March 1 chase first baseman of the Chicago White Sox today confirmed a report that he is dickering with the Federal league chase said he was told to name his own terms and that he replied with a demand of 30009 for three years and 335000 bonus to sign
Boston Nationals arrive in Macon for spring camp with manager Stallings and 33 players expected by tomorrow night. Today’s arrivals include Olu Hess Harris Gowdy James Schultz and A Deal among the group joining the trail squad.
Staten's boxers prepare for a ten round six bout card in his hall on Vinduert place. Harry Staten arranged the show with all bouts slated as main, semi wind up and preliminary. Thirty rounds total with fans assured reserved seating as numbers on seats.
New York March 1 mystery surrounds the Murphy National League exit with reports that Charles Webb Murphy earned over 500000 for Chicago club stock while owning grounds. Frank Chance Mordecai Brown and others dispute ownership claims and note salaries and stock holdings amid talks ahead of a league meeting in New York City Friday.
The Cleveland Naps baseball camp opens at Sanford Field on the University of Georgia campus in Athens March first with practice games planned three to four times weekly. Manager Joe Birmingham surveys snowbound scenery, coordinates with Coach Cunningham, and awaits missing trainer Butte's arrival as Waterbury Folk brings New Orleans pitchers to join early exhibition games with the Crackers and other southern teams.
Kodak department at 14 Whitehall showcases a practical picture-taking machine labeled Weeue isa no two-dollar Urowhe. The display highlights the new Kodak window exhibit for the week, by KK Hawkes Co. Kodak dept.
Elliott Dent the Crackers right hander will report for practice today arriving from Oakley Maryland. He is joined by Al Nixon and a contingent expected to unload at least one or two players per train. Manager Smith will select fifteen from twenty nine on hand for the coming campaign with March 15 opener against Louisville.
Christy Mathewson of the New York Nationals said he will not play in the Federal league next season and will stay in the National League. He noted a telegram from President Gilmore about managing Brooklyn but has not replied. Giants president Hempstead did not discuss signing with Mathewson or Fred Snodgrass today.
The Federal league plans a six month season starting April 13 with four games in the opener. President Gilmore says the season ends in early October and the world championship could be played in the second week of October. Club owners after a Sunday meeting anticipate rapid growth and expect many players to be signed.
At the Atlante tomorrow night and Wednesday matinee and night the Atlanta will present Jain Drew in a famous double bill The Will preceded by The Tyranny of Tears with his New York company. Critics praise Drew and his changing roles as he nears career climax. Seats are selling for the performances.
In New York on a March night 100 unemployed men stormed Fifth Avenue’s First Presbyterian during a hymn. Rev Dr Howard Duffield welcomed them and offered seating. IWW leader Frank Tannenbaum said hunger and homelessness drove the intrusion. A purse was raised to provide food and shelter for the night.
Washington March 1 Preliminary census figures show the total indebtedness of the eight states of the union including sinking fund assets at 242 251 000 up 60 percent from ten years ago. The funded debt stood at 100 069 000 plus 339 000 000 in bonds and 41 000 000 in special debt obligations to public trust funds. Per capita debt varied by state with several states under 1. Massachusetts and New York held about 25 percent of all 48 state debt.
Miss Elizabeth Dorough died at 12:29 AM today at 224 Ponce de Leon Avenue. She is survived by her parents Dr and Mrs W T Dorough and three sisters Alice Dorothy and Zadia Dorough and a brother Tierra Borough. Funeral arrangements will be completed later.
The article profiles Thomas D. Marys business success challenging urban bias. It recalls Murphy once editor of The Reg Oak Independent in Ref Oak now running a national selling network, proving opportunity exists beyond big cities and that a strong idea can thrive anywhere.
Pavlova the renowned dance star and her troupe will perform three shows at the Atlante Monday and Tuesday March 9 and 10 with a matinee Tuesday. The Russing symphony orchestra accompanies her. Mail orders pour in from as far as North Carolina. Brenau college students from Gainesville will attend the opening night.
Keith Vaudeville headlines at the Forsyth with idance Reveries 9. Pretty Ethel Green returns after a hit two years ago. Willame Thomson and Copeland promise a laughable skit The Burglars Union. Curtis and company present Seed by Boya. Alison Wil offer a comedy Tet. Haumane to provide equai novelty and Prevent ad Brown moderation.
Norman Hackett presents Alas Jiminy Valentine at the Lyceum in a revival noted for strong company work and improving attendance. The production, previously staged years ago with mixed crowds, aims for a hit with Hackett and his troupe drawing growing city support.
A 19th century Tammany boss in New York attempts to court Jewish voters by kissing babies in a synagogue. His gesture, treated with reverence by Christians, backfires as it alienates the very constituents he seeks to win. He never repeats the tactic.
New Orleans March 1 Charley Frank former Pelican manager will return to Southern league duty in 1913, likely taking charge of a Little Rock club. Montgomery may be moved to Little Rock before season end, with a syndicate pressing to secure a franchise. The plan includes a lengthy 154 game schedule and financial adjustments to cover added games.
W L Arnold a longtime editor and newspaper figure in Nashville Tennessee died at 11:20 PM after a stroke and brain hemorrhage following several weeks illness. Born in 184? he began at age 13 and worked for multiple papers including The Tennessean American and The Chicago Times. He served as managing editor of The Nashville Union and The Nashville American and will be buried in New Orleans where his mother lives.
The article surveys scientists including Edward Conradl and Witchell who report that many birds imitate sounds beyond their own species. It describes sparrows gongs, water trickles, cricket songs, and frog croaks among various birds, noting nest proximity to water and habitat influences on their melodies.
The piece extols the return of story telling among children in cities, praising live tellers over books. It calls storytelling an ancient art newly reborn and highlights favorites like The Three Guides Apples and The Shooting Matchal Nottingham Town as beloved tales to be heard retold.
See the Kodak window this week showcasing sample prints and enlargements from No 2 Brownie negatives. Visit HK Wawkes Co Kodak department at 16 Whitehall to view the two dollar Brownie.
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