Braves and Crackers Open Season in Ponce Park Exhibition
The Braves coached by George Stallings face the Atlanta Crackers in the first real exhibition of the season at Ponce de Leon Park this afternoon. The teams meet again Saturday and return engagements follow in Athens next week as Doves train, with Otto The big southpaw and Jay Kirke among the notable players.
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Ponce de Leon Park
Boston Nationals
Atlanta Crackers
Athens
Doves
Atlanta
Doy
George Stallings
Braves
Otto
Orleans
Jay Kirke
Pelicans
Hub Squash
Purdue
George Jackson
thex-Memphis
Mary Calhoun
Tech
Bill Swee
Rateas
Bil
Lynen
Bill Smith
Stallings
Bill
Amateur League Meetings and Schedule Preview
The Constitution will carry daily news on local amateur ranks. Meetings are at 97 Peachtree Street under HAL REYNOLDS. The City league meets tonight at 8. The Junior Sunday School group has several upcoming meetings through March and April with Sunday School and Baraca gatherings. A proposed schedule outlines three rounds from May 3 to August 16.
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Peachtree Street
Reynolds
Ivy
Main
Cerry
City League
Nmien
Sear
Today's Exhibition Games Across Colleges and Cities
Exhibition schedule lists numerous college and professional teams facing off in cities from Norfolk to Knoxville. Notable matchups include Princeton versus Virginia in CharlotteVille and Trinity versus Penn State in Durham Mississippi A and M against Illinois in Starkville.
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Boston Nationals
Atlanta
Ponce
Cavago Nations
Chatta White Sox
Los Angeles
Noral College
Merrer
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Yale
Washington
Les
Norfolk
Princeton
Virginia
Charlottesvile
Trinity
Pennsylvania State
Durham
Misippi A. & M
Illnois
Starkville
Tennessee St Louis Nationals
Knoxville
Tent
Gordon v. Ach School of
Florida Triumph Over Mercer in College Games
The Wise of Florida defeated Mercer in a college game played near Moses. Florida’s pitcher Tenny started as the battery and contributed to the win with a home run showing. The match was scheduled again for Friday and Saturday with similar contingencies.
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Wise
Mever
Eltin
Moses
Mercer
Ated Tenny
Mages
Four State League Clubs Name Managers for Season
Four of the six Hinpire State clubs have appointed managers ahead of the opening season. Names include Heanswick Bertikites Precious and Harry Weber for one group, Vordels KL Ty Rihecan and Thomasville GL Dudley for another. Waycross and Vel-Gosta clubs have not finalized. Mrs betty fee is among those expected to be offered positions.
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Hinpire
Eagle
Sethingam
Theroman
Heanswick
Bertikites
Betty Fee
Cou. Vassen
Des
Patrell
Moore & Sons Sidelined by Vague Notice at Biwi Street
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Moore & Sons at 8 Biwi Street in a strained notice. Readable terms imply a potential business or public notice, but specifics are unclear. Further clarification needed to identify action, date, or parties involved.
Exhibition game features Barons defeat Fingingham Barons 6 to 4
March 20 exhibition action in Cincinnati andes showcases a damp, slow game. Pitchers Bromme Sages and Kenton work for Birmingham while Slane Rittery and Fittery show promise for Fingingham. Scoring occurs late with several hits but weather hampers fast play. Barons win 6 to 4 over Fingingham in a four inning contest.
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Barons
Fingingham
Jae 'Tinker
Cinchinati Heds
Girmingam Barons
Winkie
Bromme
Sages
Kenton
Slane
Rittery
Molesworth
Beleunesters
Piteling
Buc
Nate
le Sites
Ro Oh
Neionatt
Rook Birmingham
Bill Schwartz to Edit Sporting Page at Nashville Democrat
Nashville Tenn March 20 Special Manager Schwartz has signed to edit the papers sporting page for next Sunday. He will handle the typewriter personally and not merely sign his name to copy, marking a hands on editorial approach.
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Nashville
Schwartz
Big Bonnet
Nashville Democrat
Bill
Eisele
Wooser
Crackers beat Soldiers in third meeting at Ponce de Leon Park
The Crackers defeated the Seventeenth Infantry 5 to 1 in nine innings as rain cut the game short after the home team began their fifth turn at bat. Wallie Smith hit the season’s first circuit smash and Calahan Long and Alperman starred on defense and offense in a swayed lineup due to Agler’s injury.
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Eventeenth Infantry
Ponce de Leon Park
Bil Smith
Herman Wartner
Ham Steynelds
Fua
Agler
Walke Smith
Jack Kernan
Smithy Homer
Wallie Smith
Alperman
Callahan
Long
Bailey
Halley
Secon
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Schwartz
Brown
Keating
Orlor
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New Orleans
Boston Braves
Ponce de Leon
Thisternoon
Buck
Batting order snippet from Atlanta Boston game
Readable lineup fragment shows positions for Calhoun Callahan Titus Alperman Sraith Debard McAllister Reynolds Weaver Price Kirke Hariden Hogue Arown among players. Mentions Batting order and team names Atlanta Boston with multiple unreadable portions.
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Boston
Loox
Calhoun
Callahan
Titus
Alperman
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Bal Sraith
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MeAllintec
Reynolila
Weaver
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Hevitn
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Sm - Hariden
Hogue
P . Arown
Dohler Breaks Right Leg In Game
Albany Ga March 20 imperial Shortstop Dohler who was released to the Albany hall club by the Atlanta Southern league club and reported to Manager Kunkel Monday was sidelined for the season when he slid into home plate during a practice. His right leg above the ankle was fractured in a painful serious injury. Dohler receives attention from the club and friends. Doller was brought to Atlanta on Captain Whites Alperman’s recommendation and was considered a promising player with experience.
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Imperial
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Kunkel
Doller
Atlanta
Whites Alperman
Schwartz Worries Over Hurling Corps In Camp News
Schwarty faces worries over pitching staff as injuries slow practice. Young Arkansas recruit draws attention while veterans Fleharty and Case recover. rumors place Hard Tuck Charlie with Johnny Seigle at Akron camp to bolster the corps.
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Anager Schwarty
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Schwartz
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Case
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Johnny Seigle
Akron
Kilbane Begins Vernon Training For Dundee Fight
Cleveland March 20 Sutny Kilbane featherweight champion leaves with Mrs Kilbane and two children to Vernon to begin training for his championship bout against Johnny Dundee of New York set for April 15 at Vernon.
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Cleveland
Dixco Auto Oil Promoted By Huguley Oil Co
An advertisement promotes Dixco Auto Oil as the oil of least carbon available in steel barrels sold by Huguley Oil Co. The brief copy emphasizes the product and supplier in a classic trade pitch.
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DIXCO
Huguley Oil Co
Agler Expected Back Soon After Folding Chair Injury
Jon Agler of the Southern league was briefly out after a folding chair collapse caused a left hand injury. He is expected to return by Monday or Tuesday as Lew McAllister takes over first base in games against Boston in Athens.
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Wahoo Sam Crawford Verifies Holdout Desertion in Detroit
Detroit March 20 Sam Crawford veteran right fielder of the Detroit American league club signs his 81% contract for a 435000 salary, matching the 1912 agreement. Navin states the pact calls for the same terms as last season.
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Mich
Sam Crawford
Detroit American Tea Baseball Club
Preadent Navin
Lipton Asks Club To Reconsider Action
Belfast reports that March 20 a request from the Royal Ulster Yacht Club to the New York Yacht Club urged reconsideration of its refusal of Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the America Cup. The Irish club committee backs the request and hopes for renewed racing to cement relations between the clubs.
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Royal Ulster Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
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Sinnott Plans Bout With Gunboat Smith in America
London reports heavyweight Herbert Sinnott, Irish Australian, who drew fifteen rounds with Joe Jeanette and lost to Sam McVey, will sail to America on Saturday to seek a bout with Gunboat Smith, the Californian who kayoed English champion Wells in New York last week.
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Herbert Sinnott
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Sam McVey
Will Sait
America
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Wells
New York
Byrne Improves After Injuring Ball Player In Practice
In Springs Arkansas March 29 Robby Byrne Pittsburg Nationals third baseman was hit by a pitched ball from Joe Woods Boston Americans during a practice game yesterday. He has improved to out of danger with no further serious results anticipated by Dr Collings.
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Daniels Goes to Washington
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, after two days in Raleigh on personal matters, left for Washington tonight with Mrs. Daniels remaining in Raleigh for a few days. Evans For Commissioner. Lyndon Evans, ex congressman from Illinois, urged for appointment as commissioner of corporations. a Chicago native, seen as authority on corporate and constitutional law.
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N. C
Secretary of the Navy
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Golden Gate Co Maltimore Ad Promises Kept Whiskey Sample Offer
An old advertisement fragment from Golden Gate Co Maltimore Maryland promotes celery rye whiskey as a good choice. It offers four full quarts expressage prepaid for five dollars and a sample six ounce expressage prepaid for 26 cents, highlighting a prepaid mail order deal.
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Big offer for Bresnahan shocks Jacksonville crowd
Charlie Murphy of the Chivara Cubs said a National league club offered $35,000 and two first-class players for Roger Bresnahan, who he refused to name. Bresnahan, formerly with St. Louis, would be the biggest sale in baseball if it materialized, but Murphy would not part with him.
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Pla
Charlie Murphy
Chivara Cubs
Roger Bresnahan
St. Louis
Housewives to Study at Cooking School in Atlanta
Plans to involve 1500 Atlanta women in a week long cooking school and pure food show at the Auditorium Armory to aid the Home for Incurables. Misa Kinsey oversees with daily sessions starting 10 am. Special seating arranged for negro cooks to observe details. No admission to the pure food show and tickets for the full week cost 1.00.
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Auditorium Armory
Home For Incurables
Misa Kinsey
Wilson WANTS Eliot for the London Post
Washington reports President Wilson has selected Charles W. Eliot for ambassador to Great Britain. Close allies urged him to accept. The White House previewed further picks including Guthrie to Mexico and Garard to Italy with others under consideration for Europe and China.
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Virginia
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Postmasters Fear Civil Service Test
Washington reports that extending civil service to fourth class postmasters has prompted a flood of resignations. About twenty a day quit, totaling roughly two thousand since the executive order. Offices with nominal salaries face difficulty finding exam takers while incumbents must continue duties during transitions.
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Post Office Department
Gossip at Capitol and Georgia tax climbs in 1912
State Game Keeper Mercer flags 500 potential doves law violators including a close friend who baited fields and shot 104 birds. Comptroller general reports Georgia taxable values rose 22.7 million from 1911, with corporation land and bank shares surging. demographics and defaulters listed, plus birthday tribute to Captain Tip Harrison born March 21, 1844.
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South Georgia
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Georgia
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W. H. Harrison
Tip
Lumpkin
Stewart County
Ex-Gov Woodbury Visits Atlanta at Piedmont Hotel
Ex governor A A Woodbury of Vermont arrives in Atlanta for a brief visit staying at the Piedmont hotel. He and Mrs Woodbury are returning from Daytona Florida where they spent the winter. He previously served on McKinley era war department investigative committees with Evan F Howell of Georgia.
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Fla
Evan F. Howell
Georgia
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Austria Strikes at Montenegro in Balkan Crisis
Vienna reports peremptory Austrian demands to Montenegro over exit for noncombatants and priest death, with calls to halt violent conversions. Three Austrian battleships and three smaller ships head toward the area as Servian reinforcements move to Scutari.
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Munson Laboratory Burns in West Philadelphia Fire
Fire destroyed the Munson Homeopathic Home Remedy company laboratory in West Philadelphia on March 20. The building loss is about 50,000 with 150,000 for contents. About 150 female workers evacuated by jumping from windows. no injuries reported.
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Munson Homeopathic Home Remedy Company
Prize for Best Play Offered by Winthrop Ames
Winthrop Ames announced a $10,000 prize for the best play by an American author submitted before August 15. A three judge committee will award the prize, consisting of Augustus Thomas, Adolph Klauber, and Ames.
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Winthrop Ames
The
New Theater
Augustus’ Thomas
Adolph Klauber
Ames
Fight Injures Nursery Employee in Huntsville Area
In Huntsville Alabama on March 20 Charles Jones a nursery employee was likely fatally cut in an affray with Peck Sanderson near Harvest. Sanderson has fled the scene.
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Ala
Charles Jones
Peck Sanderson
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