Thomas Elected President of the Chicago Cubs
Charles H. Thomas was elected president of the Chicago National League baseball club with F Taft retaining stock for at least a year. Thomas, long associated with Murphy, said no plans to overhaul the club and would keep Henry ODay as manager. Taft and Murphy remain principal landowners. Johnson of the American League pressured for new leadership amid talks with syndicate bidders.
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Chicago
Charles H. Thomas
National League Baseball Club
F. Taft
Thomas
Charles W. Murphy
Bageb
Murphy
Leng
Ackhelder
J. Taft
Jade
Fhe Sehmulstia
Gilcimnatya
Piaxs
Henry Oday
Mr. Taft
Connery-Spegel Synd Scate
Clib
Taft
Cubs
Johnson
Teger
Detroit
West Side
American League
Athletics Will Play in Waycross Today
In Waycross Georgia on March 18 a big day of events is planned with road races ending at the aviation field and Aviator Beach testing a biplane. Thousands of visitors are expected as merchants anticipate record business and a special exhibition game between the Georgia State League meal team and Philadelphia’s world champions, managed by Connie Mack.
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Wasgross
Ceedianen
Aviator Beach
Waycress
Wi Lostanthana
Philadelpha
Connie Mack
Cards Tell Us About Buying a New Spring Suit
A playful promotional note hints that readers are about to purchase a new spring suit, urging shoppers to explore seasonal styles and trends. The message emphasizes the appeal of fresh attire for the upcoming season and suggests timely action.
Naps to visit Crackers in three-game series at Atlanta
Cleveland Naps arrive from Athens for three exhibition games at Atlanta with a 30-man party led by manager Lee and featuring Nap Lajoie, Joe Jackson, and Dee Johnston. Ray Chapman is out with a broken leg for three weeks. Terry Turner also bides time in Hot Springs. Admission 23 cents.
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Cleveland Naps
Wclock
Naps
Athens
Ansley
Cleveland
Ray Chapman
Terry Turner
Hot Springs
Terry
Kief
Naplanders
Joe Jackson
Nap Lajoie
Dee Johnston
Jackson
Johnston
Pelicans
Loest
Lajoie
Gene Paulet
Mobile
Nick Cullop
Jack Lelivelt
Jack Knight
Hutte
Army
Atlanta
Crackers
Actiod
Leibeld
McConnell
Olson
Lebwind
Wrelehanes
Lajor
Formston
Lanasan
Dunlap
Ible
Ib. Graney
Vibynch
yNeill
C. Pldt Minch
E. Carisch
C. Arate Dunn
C. Steen
Amateur Billiards Championship Sees Gardner Tied For Lead
Edward W. Gardner of New York suffers his first loss in the national amateur billiards tournament and remains tied for first with J Ferdinand Poevenbure, also of New York, with four wins and one loss. Poggenburg posts a 400 run in 34 innings as Milburn loses to Hedden who makes a high run of 18 inches and sets a new mark in the national title chase. Hedden of Dowagiac and W. Utzenheimer of Philadelphia advance to the afternoon round with Hedden seeking the special test run trophy as Brown of Brooks Ivo and Mayer, the current title holder, prepare to play tomorrow evening.
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New York
Edward W. Gardner
Con
Hish
Charles Seddon
Dowagiac
Mich
Eugene L Milburn
Memphis
Heddon
Charce
Philadelphia
Morris D. Brown
Brooks Ivo
Joseph Mayer
Women’s Indoor Tennis Semi Finals Narrow Title Race
New York March 18 the women’s national indoor tennis championship narrowed to the finals with semi finals play. Mrs C N Beard of Chicago defeated Mrs Frederick Schmils and Miss Margie Wagner advanced. Mrs S F Weaver and Miss Cassel won their semi to reach the final. The surprise was the victory of Mrs Marshall McLean and Mrs Schmutz of New Jersey over the title holders Miss Wagner and Mrs Theodore Cassabesi.
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New York
Stugies
C. N. Beard
Chicago
Frederick Schmils
Margie Wagner
Glare Cassel
S. F. Weaver
Miss Cassel
Pat
Percy Willbourn
R.M. Knapp
Marshall McLean
Schmutz
New Jersey
Chamions
Wagner
Theodore Cassabesi
C. Bruce
Willard Sullivan
Richmond
Beard
Br. H. Moore
Mobile Pirates Start Practice with Fourteen Men
Mobile Alabama on March 18 reports fourteen men at practice as pitcher Nick Cullom and shortstop Cobard join the squad. Manager Griscoe Lord expects catcher Charles Schmidt outfielder Jimmie Clark and infielder Al O'Dell to report in time for exhibition games with Detroit on Saturday and Sunday.
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Mobile
Ala
Nick Cullom
Cobard
Griscoe Lord
Charles Schmidt
Jimmie Clark
al O'Dell
Detroit
Bhyeece Deportmens League Forms In City Park Clubs
The Bhyeece Deportmens League will be organized this year for amateur players not in any other league. Games will be played on the city park diamonds. Dan Carey general manager of the Park department originated the idea. City Clerk Walter Taylor and reporters from the three Atlanta newspapers will serve as the league's official board of directors.
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Bhyeece Deportmens
City Park Diamonds
Dan Carey
Walter Taylor
Atlanta
Vols Suspend Four Players for Reporting Lapses
The Nashville Baseball Club suspended infielder Artie Hofman and outfielder Del Young who joined the Federal League, along with infielder Jack Spratt for failing to report and infielder Harry Freeland who reported but returned home.
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Nashville
Tones
Auarenh
Nashville Baseball Club
Artie Hofman
del Young
Jack Spratt
Harry Freeland
Dermott Plans Abroad Golf Campaign This Year
John J. McDermott, twice US open champion, will travel abroad this year to pursue new golfing honors. A friend in New York relayed the plan after McDermott spoke of the proposed trip. He has been playing exhibitions in the South with Tom McNamara and Michael J. Brady and is reportedly in good form despite recent illness.
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Pdermott
New York
John J. McDermott
United States
McDermott
Medermott
South
Tom McNamara
Michael J. Brady
Exhibition Games Rumor Roundup From March Baseball
Today's slate features multiple exhibition games across cities including Cleveland at Atlanta and Browns at Nashville. In Macon a nine inning Philadelphia and Chicago tie 8 8 after darkness ends play. Other results include Houston beating New York 6 3, Boston beating Macon 20 3, and Brooklyn defeating Augusta 18 6.
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Cleveland
Atlanta
Browns
Nashville
Louisville
Birmingham
Newark
Army Football Schedule for 1814 at West Point
Army announces a nine game football schedule for 1814 with all games at West Point except the Navy contest. Opponents include Stevens Institute Rutgers Colgate Holy Cross Nova Notre Dame Maine Springfield Training School and Navy. Ate veteran infielder formerly with New Orleans league club signed with Beaumont Texas league.
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West
Point
X. Aareen
Army
West Pont
Navy
Stevens Institute
Rutgers College
Col‘gate
Holy Cross
Vula Nova
University of Notre Dame
University of Maine
Springfield Training School
New Greaus
Ate
New Orleans
Beaumont
Texas
Stedman
Lelby
Charley Schmidt Arrives With Mobile Nine
Charley Schmidt reports for Mobile with his team as manager Briscoe Lord signs all players except Alt Obel who has not yet reported. Lord plans to visit the Boston Nationals camp soon to seek pitchers. In Pinehurst NC D Wyatt and Robert Hunter tied for 255 in the 54 hole golf event at Tin Whistle club. J M Thompson won the best net with 238 and a 24 handicap allowance. G L Becker captured best grass round with a 13.
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Musas
Sarap
Waren
Mobile
Charley Schmidt
Briscoe Lord
Alt Obel
Nat
Lord
Boston Nationals
Pinehurst
N.C
D. Wyatt
Fond du Lac
Wis
Robert Hunter
Connecticut
Tin Whistle Club
J. M. Thompson
Spring Grove
G.L. Becker
Auburndale
Mass
Gould Wins Open World Court Tennis Title in Philadelphia
Jay Gould, American amateur, defeated English pro George Covey seven sets to one to capture the open professional world championship in Philadelphia. The match featured dominant serving and steady ground strokes as Gould, aged 18, dominated a skilled opponent who acknowledged Gould as the greatest court tennis player.
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Philadelphia
Jay Gould
George F. Covey
England
United States
Gould
Eay
Great Britain
Culd
Bordentown Wins the Rifle Trophy in 1918 match
Bordentown J Mullary Institute secured nine straight victories in the rifle match series among military schools, earning the National Trophy for the second year running. New York Military Academy took second. Northwestern Military Academy and Naval Academy led Class B.
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Washington
Bordentown
J. Mullary Institute
Miltalry
National Rifle Association of America
New York Military Academy
Northwestern Military Academy
Naval Academy
Glass A
New Mexico
Roswell
N. M
New York
Cornwall-on-Hudson
St Johns
Manlius
N.Y
Kempe Boonville
Culver
Ind
Harvard
Los Angeles
Miami Germantown
Ohio
St. Johns Acaemy
Wisconsin
Hitchead
San Bardel
Cal
Ban on cigarettes by high school league
Thomasville Ga March 18 The rule adopted by the High School Baseball league no player will be named on a team who smokes cigarettes uses profane language or has any bad habits The league includes high schools of Tifton Thomasville Moultrie Quitman Sparks and Valdosta and aims to foster a clean high toned junior baseball league
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Thomasville
Tifton
Moultrie
Quitman
Sparks
Aidosta
Federal Schedule Meeting Monday In Federal League
Chicago March 18 Every club in the Federal league is expected to have a representative at the schedule committee meeting in Baltimore next Monday President Gilmore announced He said he called a general meeting of the executive board for that time A party of league leaders including Gilmore will tour eastern training camps after the meeting.
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Chicago
Baltimore
Gilmore
Seventy Nine Baseball Men Under One Roof In Macon
The Newark team of the International League arrived in Macon Georgia on March 18 bringing together seventy nine playersManagers and newspaper men under one roof with Beight Newark formerly man George Stallings to manage Will play the Braves in two exhibition games here tomorrow and the next day This will be Newark's first exhibition game of the season and marks a large gathering of players in one place
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Macon
Newark
Rene Fav Beight
Mana George’ Stallings
Newari
Ged
Age limit fixed for boxing bouts in New York
New York boxing commission issued a rule barring anyone over 40 from engaging in a public boxing match, supplementing the existing minimum age rule of 18. The measure aims to regulate participant ages in state bouts.
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New York
Muarch
State Boxing Commission
Burke Arrives in Atlanta for Lightweight Bout Tests
Battling Burke from New Orleans arrives in Atlanta seeking bouts between 124 and 129 pounds. The 1g1-pounder aims for immediate ring action as he negotiates matchups in the southern circuit.
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Battling Burke
New Orleans
Atlanta
Time Not Yet Rip for Organic Union
Philadelphia reports at the fourth biennial session of the council of Reformed Churches in America that leaders see no immediate move to unite the sevenPresbyterian and Reformed bodies totaling about 2 000 000 members The session chaired by Dr Y H Summerdale notes potential co operation in foreign missions and home work while postponing closer union.
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Philadelphia
Council of Reformed Churches In America
Grenme¢unian
Y. H. Summerdale
University of Mississippi
Churches of the Council
Perry and Hanlon to clash in welterweight main bout
Perry and Eddie Hanlon meet in a ten round welterweight main event at the Georgis Athletic Club on James and Cone streets next Tuesday night. Both have strong local followings and are in good condition after a week in the city. A solid prelim card is planned.
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Perry
Eddie Hanlon
At- Igata
Georgis
James
Cone
Bia
Snell Reports to Nashville in March update
Catcher Chartey Snell reported to Manager Gehwartz of the Nashville Baseball club bringing the total of players on hand to fifteen. No outfielders stood out, and third baseman Jack Spratt, a holdout, had been suspended. Harry Freeland, a new third baseman, has jumped the team.
Atlanta Real Estate Notes From Day 10
The M C Kiser agency sold the Flanders apartments at West Peachtree Street and a Marietta street parcel in part payment. Walker Brothers plans a three story apartment building at Ponce de Leon and Lakeview with two storerooms fronting Ponce. Pasco Heights subdivision opens March 21 with 300 lots. lots are $2000 average, $1 down and $0 weekly. The Chariesnover realty firm sold the St Bride apartments at 32 East Cain Street for 49000 with 6000 annual rent. A nine room residence at 230 Washington Street sold for 20000 to be converted to an apartment house. A new five room bungalow in East Man Park sold for 32000 to Robert Guerin. First auction sale of the year set for April 1 at the old Farrington homestead with seventy residence lots.
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M. C. Kiser
Flanders
Peachtrea Street
Marietta Street
Kiser
J. Griffin
LE. C. Durham
Mr. Griffin
Walker Brothers Company
Lake
Moore
Ponce de Leon
Lakeview Avenues
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Ford Motor Car Company
Walker Brotherz Company
Pasco
Charies Nover Meaty Company
Glover
Hamiton Douglas
William Hurd Hillyer
St. Bride
East
Cain Street
Burdett Realty Company
D. W. Meadow
Washington Street
Clarke Street
Eastman Park
Robert B.guerin
Ins
Personal beauty ads flood page with misprint and sale notes
Readable lines show a chaotic collage of beauty ads and services from 1914 era including manicure, chiropody, hairdressers, sanitarium offers, oxygen therapy, home products, and a city bids notice. The fragment highlights private adoption notes, products like scent and screens, and several local businesses such as Price & Thomas and W. H. Chambers.
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THE
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O’day
Young’s
Globe Clothing Company
Whitehall St
South Broad St
Pepper
George
Hook
Constitution
Dust
Kircher
Norfolk
George Kircher
Lee
Hitte
Blackwood
el F. Edwards
Plain Dealar
Tom Terrell
Leader
Fred Turbeyville
Press
H. T. McDaniel
News
Memphis News-Scimitar
New Orleans Item
Tackson
Graney
Wood
Leibold
Lelivelt
Pawlet
Knight
Hartford
O'Neill
Carisch
Bassler
Ings
Blanding
Mitchell
Cullop
Steen
Bowman
Collymore
Kahler
Hagerman
Eingern
Fred Wallenberg
Han
Federals
Venn
Dave Gregg
Arehot
Gardner
Poggenburg
Boston
Miller Dismukes Hat Shop
Miss Wagner
Mrs. Beard
New Amateur League
Vols
Cabs
Athletics
Jecksonville
Fla
Wirchett
Janings
Humphries
Pierce
Bresnahan
Bender
Bush
Pennock
Wyckoft
Schang
Houston
Yanks
New York American
Fay
Chance
Gt G & Batteries
Ware
Lassen
Kitchens
Caldwell
McHinle
Reynolds
Doves
Peaches
John J. Evers
Caicaso Nationals
Meitle
Petaue
Whal- Hassell
Zemmer
Veach
Americas
Albany
Albu
Brenton
Hall
Wall
Philien
Greensboro
Balumore Crigles
Secon
Eiladelphia Nationals
Payettevilla
Ruth
Jarman
Jacobs
Brooklyn
Augusta
Brooklyn Today
Batteries Allen
Aitchison
Miller
Rucker
Wheat
Breuner
Fuess
Haroma
Colencia
Trapesser
Wilam
Birmingham Southern Jeacue
Louisville Club
American Association
Beore
RWB
Fittery
Sloane
Tra- Gesser
Dilger
Toney
Ellis
Clements
Cougabia
South Carolina
Columbia
S.C
Atto Beaumont
Whit
Dick Jemison
George Covey
Organic Union
Hanlon
Georgia Athletic Club
Uction
Foster & Robgon
J. W. Ferguson & Son
Farrington
Coca
Cortlandt St
Gouda
Georgia
East Fourteenth Street
Interpublic
Whitehall
Whitebsll
East Point
W. Eleventh Street
Cohum- Dia Ave
A. Siero
Eleventh Street
P. Fogel
Fox Street
A. F. McParland
Spring Street
Baran
Beach
Pewriters
Bae
Saale
Dice
Boziit
Atlanta Georgia
Phice & Thomas
seKitions
Price & Thuatas
ELY Sti
Price & Thomas
FLY Scherice & Thomas
Bergar
A. Clayton Co
George Big Austell
Weatmoorelands Cooper
Hurt Bla
Mel W. C. Haas
Auth
Peachtree Street
Cate
Erris & Thomas
Magazins
St Charles Barker
P.O
Allie Gallacher
Pryor
M. J. Hoar
China
Whitehall Effect
Prigay
Comenc Bidewalka
Comerc Bidewalks
Ormond
Fryar Street
Chambers
LA Voux
Eaat Lake Junction
Decatur
Yast Lake Ear
Atlante
Ceese
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