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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1912
Page
31
Readable bits describe injuries and lineup talk around the Atlanta sports scene. Fractures, ankles and X rays surface as teams discuss game readiness, player returns to action, and potential lineup shifts for the coming season. Amid rumors, figures like Perry, Clark, and Miller surface in exchange and contract chatter as fans weigh the club’s prospects.
In seven games the Crackers, including Albany Cincinnati and New York squads, hit .279 with 48 runs and 73 hits. Al O'Dell leads with a .429 average in 28 plate appearances, 6 runs batted in and 12 hits, as the team bounces back from poor condition and uneven form.
The Columbus squad travels to Albany to meet Jinz Wapuers in a season opener. Atlanta's Crackers share a note on recent form as the club eyes a string of games starting with Buffalo and Toronto, with Ergue Clubs mentioned in context.
The Yellow Jackets start the season with a game at the flats against Gordon Nesville, two prep squads slated to compete before the Jackets face their first regular opponent.
The Atlanta Crackers defeated the Albany Babies 9 to 1 in a nine inning exhibition. Miller and Paige pitched well for the Crackers, with Miller striking out five over five innings and Paige allowing only one hit after the third. Hemphill and Holden each made five chances in center field as key defensive plays highlighted the game.
The Gale City Athletic Club hosts a grand benefit show with boxing, singing and dancing to aid Aaron Morris's family. City boxers volunteer, featuring three four round bouts, one six round match, and acts from local theaters. Admission is 50 cents. Billy B Van and Forsyth theater acts perform, with Jack Lamey also set for songs. Tickets widely available across the city.
Chicago plans three boxing shows within twenty miles of the downtown area over three weeks. The featured windup pairs Packey McFarland and Eddie Murphy in a ten-round bout. An eight-round semi windup matches Billy Waters with Lee Harrett while Phil Harrison faces Johnny King in another eight-round bout. Promoters report all principals have agreed to fight and preparations are underway.
A Chinese baseball team arriving in San Francisco on March 38 arrived at the din Turing for a. nlx. The players are described as mixed Oriental bloods claiming American citizenship through birth and residence.
Wolverton plans to keep the New York Americans in Atlanta through Sunday night and possibly into next week due to cold in Cincinnati. Exhibition games with O Day's Reds are cancelled. teams in Indianapolis Columbus Toledo Dayton may cancel too. If needed the Yankees train at Ponce de Leon and explore games with Toronto Macon Rochester Anniston Buffalo.
A Columbus, Georgia report notes a professional trapshooting team including R. O Helkes and H D Gibbs will shoot with the College Park Gun Club Saturday. The lineup features top shooters with world records and notable titles, leading into the Southern handicap at Columbus May 13-16.
Atlanta Automobile and Accessory Association sets April 20 for Stewart Cavenuie hill climb. Class C event with $5 entry, open to all Georgia entrants. Committee includes Abbott, Crane, Bussey, West, Smith, and local papers pledge coverage and trophies to attract participants.
The Gordon Institute baseball team will play Mercer University at Barneaville today. A hotly contested game is expected with both sides seeking a firm early lead in the season.
Tom Kennedy of New York defeated Frank Moran of Pittsburgh on points in a ten round heavyweight fight at the National Sporting Club. Kennedy weighed 191 pounds, Moran 195. Moran fought aggressively but remained awkward and wild, while Kennedy showed cleverness but was unusually slow in motion.
Georgia opens baseball season with Clemson in Athens. Tigers arrive Friday for a two game series amid belief they field a strong team. Carl Thompson likely to pitch, with Homer Thompson or Bowden catching. Coach Anderson steers a squad recovering from practice gloom after Saxon broke an ankle sliding into third.
A cyclone struck Riverside in St. Clair County Alabama blowing down twelve houses. Two women were injured but no fatalities were reported. Telegraph service to Riverside was cut off briefly after the event.
Rev. J Frank Norris of Fort Worth faces a grand jury indictment on arson in connection with his church fire on February 4 and perjury tied to anonymous threats. He resigned for health reasons and fled to Hubbard City but could not be located. His home burned that night, sending Norris and family to safety as a bond was posted for arrest. The trial date for the perjury charge was set for April.
Early returns from Arkansas’s Democratic primary show Governor Donaghey defeated by Joe T. Robinson. Robinson leads by 20,000 to 40,000, while Jeff Davis’s US Senate victory over Brundige is put at 27,000 to 33,000. First district winner Carraway with 3,480 votes. Macon trails at 1,937. Macon is on naval affairs committee.
The Atlanta Typographical Union baseball team meets Watson's Waps, a reconstituted squad from Atlanta players left behind while the regulars barnstorm to Albany and Columbus. The Saturday afternoon game will be at Brisbane Park or East Point depending on field readiness.
The 1912 guide presents every aspect of the sport with full page illustrations and instructions for all positions including pitching a curved ball. It lists postseason rules, the season schedule, and league standings and averages. Also notes Fox's Athletic Library No 29 price ten cents with four cents postage. Mobile game rained out. practice game results Mobile 6 Giants 2 with Christy Mathewson pitching for Mobile.
In Auburn on March 23 the Vanderbilt and Auburn baseball game was halted after three and a half innings due to sloppy field conditions and rain. No runs scored. Magullon, Auburn's third baseman, produced the game’s only hit with a two-base hit. If weather allows, a double-header is planned for tomorrow.
At the Forsyth this week a strong vaudeville bill delivers variety and a gripping finale. A Romance of the Underworld shows bright stagecraft and solid drama for moderate prices. Next week Cartoonist Goldberg headlines with A Lucky Hoodoo at the Lyric, featuring Billy Van and a lively chorus.
Chattanooga Tenn March 28 Special Jack Taylor veteran pitcher who has been trying out with the Lookouts was sent back to Grand Rapids today.
In Berlin on March 28 Walter Rutt and Johann Stol, the German-Dutch duo, clinched first place in the six day bike race finishing tonight after covering 2.653 miles. The German team Lorengs and Saldow took second while the American pair Root and Moran finished third.
In Tifton Georgia this afternoon March 28 the Second District Agricultural School and Albany High School tied 6 to 6 on the exposition grounds. Batteries for Albany were Wighman and Gelwer while A M C White and Cromartie faced them for the district school. Umpire Baker Mansfield officiated with Harry Lewis and other scorers noted.
Virginia Supreme Court sustains Roanoke corporation court decision removing Mayor Joel H. Cutchin for misfeasance malfeasance and gross neglect of official duty in failing to suppress gambling and disorder houses. Roanoke left without a mayor in Richmond.
In Welsh West Virginia on March 28, thirty eight of eighty three miners were initially unaccounted after an explosion at the Jed Coal and Coke Company mine near Jed, six miles south of Welch. Later reports indicated several men were confirmed safe while others remained missing.
A fragment from a theater note describes a plan to offer a vast display of moving pictures at the Grand. The piece mentions a hypothetical method to sell photographs individually and cites an importation titled Homer's Odyssey as a sample.
An Atlanta man, George E. Hinson of 204 Windsor Street, has perfected a tire armor device claimed to cut tire costs by over 40 percent. The steel tread plates form a removable, flexible shield that prevents skidding, resists wear, and fits after deflation and inflation. Hinson, a longtime structural steel man with ties to the American Bridge Company, has applied for a patent for the invention aimed at reducing rubber expense and extending tire life.
An ini state convention of the Remington Typewriter group gathers in Atlanta with about eighty representatives from Georgia Florida and Alabama. New York executives General Manager Francis E Van Bugkirk Vice President George W Dickerman W T Humes and managers H D Land T A Moross C A Beauchamp will attend along with their sales teams. The event marks the first gathering since the consolidation of Remington Smith Premier and Monarch. A banquet at the Capital City Club will follow at night.
Atlanta audiences filled the Grand last night for Mme Jeanne Jomelli, praised as a top soprano. Her program, fully concert classical with French songs and modern pieces, showcased flawless breath control, tonal contrast, and refined stage manner, ending with an exquisite encore and strong piano support from Harold Osborn Stith.
Albany March 28 A special senate committee released a report sharply attacking Boss Barnes Jr, chairman of the New York state committee, for alleged graft and dishonesty in city and county affairs. It cites his testimony about entering politics to secure honest elections and elevate politics, calling his efforts ineffective and not honest in practice.
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