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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1912
Page
8
Fragmentary sports dispatch notes ankle strains and injuries to players in Atlanta and Texas. Headlines mention English and Perry connected to box, Silk Johnstone set to run league games, Wagner and Pirates spring plans, and fans eyeing a strong Southern League lineup with Chattanooga chatter and club expectations.
The Albany team left for Columbus last night to face Jint Aly, with Leveuers of that city expected Saturday. A large Atlanta crowd is anticipated as many players have appeared for the club, which hosts Buffalo and Toronto in league play, beginning at home this week.
In a puzzling game fragment from Virginia, players from Cellean Basehall and nearby colleges confront scattered scores. The report notes Trinity and Lafayette teams, with unclear final outcomes amid fragmented names and places.
In seven games between two Crackers squads including Albany Cincinnati and New York, the Crackers hit .279 with 78 hits and 46 runs. Al O Dell tops with a .429 average after 28 plate appearances, 6 RBI and 12 hits.
The New York Yankees regulars will stay in Atlanta through Sunday night and possibly into next week due to cold weather in Cincinnati. Exhibition games west are canceled, with Wolverton arranging a Saturday tilt against John Ganzel’s Rochester in Atlanta and the Yannigans heading to Patersburg, Virginia, after leaving today.
The Atlanta Crackers blanked the Albany Babies nine times in a nine inning game, scoring three runs. Miller pitched five innings for Atlanta with two hits and six strikeouts, Paige allowed one hit in four innings. Hemphill and Holden shone in center field as Albany’s Kelley and Bailey, Odell, and Hemphill produced scattered hits. The Crackers travel to Columbus for Friday and Saturday games.
In Columbus Georgia on Saturday March 30 the College Park Gun Club hosts a star lineup of professional trapshooters including R O Heikes noted as the daddy of them all and holder of world records. Also listed are H D Gibbs and Walter Huff of Macon Georgia who will participate in the Southern handicap at Columbus May 13-16.
The Atlanta Automobile and Accessory Association announced a 13 day lead time for the HHL hill climb on Stewart avenue. Classified as class C by piston displacement entries, the $5 entry fee opens to the entire state under association sanction. Committeemen R. B. Abbott L. B. Crane D. T. Bussey Wyle West and John E. Smith oversee details, with cups from The Constitution Journal and Georgian and other trophies expected.
Gate City Athletic Club presents a charity boxing and variety night to aid Aaron Morris’s family. city boxers volunteer their services for three four round bouts and one six round bout along with theater acts from Lyric Forsyth Alcazar. Admission is 50 cents with Billy B. Van and Jack Lamy billed for songs. Tickets available citywide.
Chicago March 28 plans are under way to stage three fights within twenty miles of downtown in three weeks. The main event features Packey McFarland against Eddie Murphy in a ten round bout. An eight round semi windup pairs Billy Waters with Lee Barrett. Phil Harrison meets Johnny King in an eight round opener as political backing circulates and venue settings advance.
The Gordon Institute baseball team meets Mercer University at Barnesville today in a hotly contested game. Both teams aim for a strong showing on the field with fans anticipating a competitive matchup.
New York March 28 Tom Kennedy of New York defeated Frank Moran the Pittsburg heavyweight on points in a ten round bout at the National Sporting Club Kennedy weighed 191 Moran 195 Moran aggressive but awkward and wild Kennedy showed flashes of cleverness but was unusually slow in motion The result adds a notable foe for Moran in early 20th century boxing records.
Athens, March 28. The Red and Black baseball team opens its season Friday against Clemson. Clemson arrives in Athens Friday morning for a two game series. Clemson claims a strong lineup and confidence to win, while Georgia players, led by Coach Anderson, expect victory despite injuries including Saxon’s broken leg during practice. Carl Thompson is likely to pitch. Homer Thompson or Bawden to catch.
Birmingham dispatch reports a cyclone striking Riverside in St. Clair county Alabama leveled twelve houses. Two women were injured but no fatalities reported. Telegraphic communication with Riverside was cut off by the storm.
Rev J Frank Norris former pastor of First Baptist Fort Worth was indicted on arson in connection with the February 4 church fire and on perjury for allegedly lying to a grand jury. He resigned citing health and fled toward Hubbard City but later disappeared from that area.
Early returns from the Arkansas Democratic primary show Governor Donaghey defeated by Joe T. Robinson with a likely 20,000 to 46,000 margin. Senator Jeff Davis leads S. Brundidge for the U.S. Senate by about 27,000 to 34,000, and several congressmen nominees are indicated including Carraway, Oldfield, Floyd, Wingo, and others. Macon’s likely re-election to the House is noted, with Carraway receiving 3,480 votes to Macon’s 1,937 in the first district.
The Atlanta Typographical Union baseball team will play Watson's Wops, a squad made of Atlanta players left behind while the regulars barnstorm to Albany and Columbus. The game is slated for Saturday afternoon at Brisbane Park or East Point.
John J McGraw’s official baseball guide for 1912 is a comprehensive manual for enthusiasts. It features full page illustrations, instruction for every nine positions, pitching curves, official post season rules, season schedule, league standings and averages. The No 29 title in Fox's Athletic Library costs 10 cents plus 4 cents postage, sent to any address from Richard Fox Franklin Square New York City.
Auburn and Vanderbilt played three and a half innings on a sloppy field between showers in Auburn. Neither team scored, with Moulton of Auburn recording the only hit, a two-base hit as the game was cut short. If weather allows, a double header is planned for tomorrow.
Rain postponed today's scheduled game between the New York Giants and the Mobile Southern League team. A six inning practice game was played with Mobile winning 6 to 2 as Christy Mathewson pitched for Mobile and McGraw assisted the Mobile side.
At the Porsyth this week Keith Vaudeville delivers a strong entertainment mix. A Romance of the Underworld is praised as a standout act, blending variety and storytelling with a gripping climax. Next week Cartoonist Goldberg will headline with Foolish Questions and other cartoons.
This week at Lyric, Billy Van and company present A Lucky Trondog a musical farce with humor touches from Yar. A captivating beauty chorus and several musical numbers accompany Van and Beaumont Sisters plus other performers. Doors open tomorrow night.
Chattanooga March 28. Special: Jack Taylor veteran pitcher, who had been trying out with the Lookouts, was sent back to Grand Rapids today after his trial with the team.
A Chinese baseball team from Honolulu, claiming American citizenship by Hawaiian birth, arrives in Frasicleco on March 28 amid reports of unmixed Oriental heritage and forthcoming games against West Virginia.
Walter Rutt and Johann Stol, a German Dutch team, won the all day bike race in Berlin finishing tonight after riding 2 653 miles. Lorenz and Jal dow placed second and the American team Root and Moran finished third.
A tie game occurred this afternoon in Tifton Georgia on the exposition grounds between Agricultural School and Albany High School. Umpire Cromartie and the batteries Wighmann Geiger A M Cenite engaged in a closely contested district clash.
Richmond March 28. The Virginia supreme court sustained Roanoke's corporation court removal of Mayor Joel H. Cutchin for misfeasance malfeasance and gross neglect of official duty in failing to suppress gambling and disorderly houses. The ruling leaves Roanoke without a mayor.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an explosion affecting a group of miners near Jes ul, with references to twenty to thirty eight men still unaccounted and the event dated around March 28. Details are incomplete and names or exact locations are not legible.
Review notes discuss the vast array of moving pictures shown at the Grand cinema. Each photograph or frame is noted as a unit, suggesting that a wall could be wallpapered with individual images. The piece conveys excitement about photoplays and the novelty of large format cinema.
An Atlanta man, George E. Hinson of 204 Windsor Street, has perfected a tire armor device designed to cut tire costs by over 80 percent. The flexible steel tread plates form a removable ring that prevents skidding, resists mud buildup, and expands to fill the deflated tire, potentially extending tire life and reducing burnouts. Hinson has applied for a patent and the device is praised by experts as a safe, durable addition for tires.
Tri state convention of the Remington Typewriter people gathers in Atlanta with about eighty representatives from Georgia Florida and Alabama. New York officials General Manager Francis E Van Buskirk Vice President George W Dickerman and Vice President W T Humes join Jacksonville manager H D Land Birmingham manager vy A Moross and Atlanta manager C A Beauchamp bringing salesmen. First gathering since consolidation of Remington Smith Premier Monarch. banquet at Capital City Club with speeches tonight.
Mme Jeanne Jomelli's concert at the Grand delighted a large Atlanta audience with a refined program of art songs. Her breath control and tonal nuance impressed as she delivered lyric delicacy and dramatic range, with notable performances of French songs and a refined encore of Annie Laurie. Accompanist Harold Osborn Smith supported with sensitive partnership, enhancing the overall artistry.
Albany March 28 the special senate committee examining Albany city and county affairs cites severe criticism of Wis a m Barnes Jr, state committee chairman. The report says Barnes claimed he entered politics to obtain honest elections and elevate polities but his efforts failed. It accuses Barnes Jr of graft via public extravagancies and municipal treasury use as head of The Evening Journ Company stock holder, with talks of public printing bills and commissions.
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