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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1912
Page
12
An automobile sales pitch touts the King 26 as a pioneer American car with unique features. The ad seeks an ambitious local dealer, preferably with community standing, to lead a growing business backed by a Detroit factory, large capacity, factory support, and national plus local advertising.
New York reports that the University of California track squad has received an invitation from the Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association to compete in the annual intercollegiate championships at New Haven in late May. Officials hint at a favorable executive committee stance, and California is expected to travel east for the event, renewing a decade-old tradition of facing eastern rivals at Penn and Yale venues.
Fragmentary text references M F cars assisting Panama Canal work and a pig fleet of E Met service. Mentions police engineers and a new road system. Details are garbled and incomplete. Entities are unclear due to corrupted OCR.
Bourne and Bond operate a market at Louisville EY, listing M18 products and services. Local notes indicate a focus on lightweight items and consumer access amidst evolving market demand.
Chicago March 30 Johnny Gouton bantamweight champion watched a fire damage his residence telegram offered him April bouts at the Athletic Club in Brooklyn. He quickly accepted matching with Young Salisbury Phil McGovern and Young Wagner over a ten round route. Training equipment destroyed but Coulon prepared to box.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Daniels Wile entering events and an Olympic champion, with unclear dates and locations. It references swimmers, a small canvas tank, a trip, and mining progress but details are unreadable.
Record shows ongoing tracking of economy metrics and maintenance costs. It lists fiscal inflows and outlays, highlighting how upkeep expenses influence overall budgeting. The document references recurring payments, supplier charges, and periodical audits to ensure financial transparency.
James E Sullivan, secretary of the Olympic games committee, received an applicant from Peking claiming a chance in five events including the 440 and 880 yards. The hopeful asserts a 440 in 43 seconds and an 880 in a time in the high forties, but the current world record for 440 is 47 seconds. Melvin Sheppard, at 890 meters, plans to go to Kansas City next week then to Peking to observe the claimant.
West Peachtree defeated Marist Juniors 4 to 2 Saturday morning. A standout pitching performance by M Cord led the West Peachtree effort. Sune Glass, catcher and 3B, delivered a powerful drive to right center for a complete circuit.
Manager Harry Staten announces a featherweight card at the Steiner Emery building next Saturday night. Willie Gibbs of New York will meet Young Delmont of Philadelphia in a ten round main bout noted as one of the best ever staged at Staten's club. Pug Vinson faces Billy Kerr in the semi wind up, promising fast action and a scientific bout amid recent knockout trends.
Sapulpa March 30 Carl Morris quits boxing due to brutality of the game and returns to work as a switch engine engineer in Sapulpa yards. He left his engine in 1910 after Jeffries loss with intent to reclaim the title for the white race. In twenty months he won eleven fights and lost two, saying he has had enough for now, but may return to defeat Johnson.
Raleigh March 30 Wake Forest scored 68 points to 49 for A M College of Raleigh in the annual track meet between the institutions Wake Forest dominated the short sprints and the hammer throw saw new records Floyd A M lifted the hammer to 114 feet 8 inches while Captain Hutchings of Wake Forest set a high jump mark of 6 feet 8 inches Wake Forest took wins in the long runs and secured several places Hutchings led Wake Forest with 21 points and multiple top finishes while A M showed strength in some events but could not match the Forest in key sprints
New York March 30 Colonel Robert M Thompson president of the New York Athletic Club and chairman of the American Olympic Games committee will personally assume full financial responsibility if the popular subscription fails to raise the needed sum He is known as chairman of the board of directors of the International Nickel Company and president of the New York metal exchange Thompson had been recovering from a serious illness in Florida and learned the committee faced slow funding ahead of a $25000 payment due to the steamship company next Monday He had not kept in close touch with the Olympic situation but moved to reassure supporters and the public
A humorous verse recalls Mr who courts women yet errs when meeting a girl at the gate. He discovers too late that his kiss was with the Chauffeur's Diacker, a punning twist in a risqué countryside scene.
Tailor-made suits advertised at reduced rates of 15 dollars, down from 26 or 30, with free samples and self measurement instructions. Guarantee of a perfect fit and money-back refund. Scotch Woolen Mills claims 107 Peachtree Street Atlanta Ga as location, promoting itself as World’s Largest Tailors with 96 stores nationwide.
Frank Whitney a light weight known as The Fighting Carpenter stopped Joe Hyland of Cleveland in five rounds in Cleveland Friday night. Whitney led from the start and scored two knockdowns in round four. A right to the jaw in round five finished Hyland. Whitney’s right hand, once hampered by a previous injury, appeared to be back in form.
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