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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1902
Page
10
New England man aims to beat Bobby Walthour on his home track in Atlanta. Butler joins from Savannah with his pacing machine and chauffeur for the championship race at the Coliseum Thursday night. Both riders in peak condition expect sub 21:34 miles, with heavy balcony-seat sales already set.
The report lists multiple races at Louisville and Morris Park with growing lineups and horse numbers. It names entrants such as Mattie Harmon Emily Bell Daisy Hawthorne Lady Cayuga Kentucky Wonder First Lave Style Goo OG Farmer dim Tom Hall and many others across six Louisville races and six Morris Park events.
In Toccoa Georgia on May 11 a Special report notes Toccoa defeated Demorest 24 to 4 in the opening game of the season. The article says Toccoa plans to challenge any team in the state with its strong lineup and upcoming schedule.
Special dispatch from Raleigh, May 11, outlines two days of championship clay pigeon shooting set for June 3 4 in Raleigh North Carolina under the national association. Top shooters from across the country are expected to attend this interstate event.
A collage of maxims on choosing friends and teaching secrecy. It contrasts prudence in selecting companions with caution in exchanges, notes self awareness in judging others, and warns against pride and rage. It ends with a dubious endorsement of Astoria Beer as a universal cure.
Twelve games are set this week for the firemen handball tournament across Class A and EE. Four matches per class run May 12 16 17 with teams including Dick Joyner Court ney Parker Delaney Setze McWaters Lafitte Peel Coley Lagomarsina Allen Graham Netherland Parker Baldwin Morris Full Fairman Kennedy Carlton Franklin Benson Ivy and others. The drum corps trip to Savannah pauses games until Friday after today.
Emory College Oxford Ga May 12 will stage its annual field day under the Emory College Athletic Association with a full slate of events. Officials include President R H Timmons and Captain M L Boyd with Professor J P Hanner and Professors Sledd Weber Peppler among the judges. Events listed cover running jumps shot put dashes pole vault tug of war and relays.
The Emory College representative contest is rescheduled from May 19 to May 26 to allow more contestants and speeches. Eta Pi presents Esmeralda in Covington for the library benefit, with strong local and Oxford interest and a full Covington opera house audience anticipated.
Memphis defeated New Orleans in twelve innings after Accorsini drove in the winning run with a two-base hit to the left field bleachers and Lauzon followed with a scratch single. Dannehower walked home two in the tenth to force the tie.
The Chattanooga News condemns Umpire Wilson for biased calls during last Friday's game. Four Atlantan players were ejected while Chattanooga praises its own pitching and defense, noting a disputed foul ball that hit well inside the line and rolled out.
In Macon, Georgia, on May 11, the Florida Agricultural College baseball team lost to Mercer 9 to 8. Florida pitcher Rogers allowed two bases on balls, recorded six strikeouts, and yielded home runs to Garber and Stovall. Mercer fielding and timely hitting, including two homers by Stovall, secured the victory with strong defense behind Stowall, Pate, and Harber.
Detroit 10 Chicago 8 in Detroit May 11 as Mullin pitched seven, Chicago tied it in the eighth and ninth. McGuire drew a base on balls in the tenth, Buelow ran for a hit and scored on a two bagger into the crowd for the deciding run. Attendance 7,600. Batteries Yeager Mullin McGuire Pratt Patterson Sullivan. Time 3:10. Umpire James. Second game at Cleveland postponed due to sheriff’s plan to halt Sunday games. injunction pending.
Brooklyn shut out Chicago in a tightly contested game aided by timely hitting. Attendance 17,008. Notable pitching by Chance Newton and Ahearn for Chicago. Cincinnati blanked by Pittsburg 0-6 with Doheny strong for Cincinnati. Pittsburg 10 Cincinnati 0. Attendance 10,000. Batteries Ewing Currie Bergen and Doheny Smith. New York beat St. Louis 6-4 as NY bats surged late in ninth. attendance 7,800. Batteries Wicker Nichols and Taylor Bowerman.
In Raleigh May 11 a farmer Reddick Freeman faces jail after his wife testified in a fit of rage that he cruelly mistreated their 18 month old child, causing death. The coroner found clear violence in Freeman's family, with prior penitentiary terms noted. Several other regional items follow, including church conference actions, turnpike labor, poll tax data, and retirement of a longtime journalist. The Atlantic and North Carolina Railway bought the Atlantic Hotel in Morehead City for 17500, to be improved and patronage expanded.
A young barber in Charlotte, North Carolina, age sixteen, is attracting notice in a city shop. Emmet Wishart, son of a local barber who came from Durham four years ago, has been in the trade since childhood and now works in a newly opened shop, calling "Next!" with practiced gusto. The elder Wishart recently died, and the boy reportedly began shaving at age eight and was ready for business by nine.
Georgia and Tennessee due to clash in Atlanta games starting Tuesday at Athens and Brisbane. Tech seeks another win to extend their series lead while Georgia eyes a home victory with Bower or Patterson on the mound and Anderson in right field.
Barnum and Bailey's circus faced a violent riot in an overcrowded tent in this French city. About 7,000 people surged inside, injuring five employees including a skull fracture. Troops restored order as the performance ended and the troupe prepared to move to Carcassonne after prior troubles at Cette and Narbonne.
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