Battle Royal Opens Boxing Bouts at Orpheum Tonight
Atlanta fans pack the Orpheum tonight for a boxing card headlined by a welterweight bout between Jimmy Perry of Pittsburg and Eddie Hanlon of Atlanta. The show opens with a six-man battle royal followed by ten round bouts Stump Goodwin vs Kid Underwood and Battling Kelly vs Kit York, with tickets at Tumlin Brothers and the Hex Box Office.
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Eddie Hanlgn
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Kit York
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Winda
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Nashville
Jimmy Perry
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Mills
Tumsin Brothers
Hex
Emory Baseball Contests and Speedway Prep At Oxford
Emory College in Oxford Ga lists baseball standings with Seniors leading the pennant chase after a 2 0 win over the Sophomores while Juniors overwhelm Freshmen 11 0. Pitcher Merritt faced Lester in game one and Por fanned 16 freshmen in game two as Summers homered and bases were stolen. Motor sports notes mention May 30 speedway contest with entrants including Bouillet and Bouillet accompanied by Goux, 45 drivers total and elimination trials starting May 7.
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Por Ter
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Bob Burman
Barney Oldfield
Spencer Wishart
Gil Anderson
Charles Keene
Arthur Kreim
Howard Wilcox
Johnny Jenkins
George Clark
Billy Carlson
Joe Dawson
Baseball Standings From Various Minor Leagues
North Carolina League greens to 6 Asheville percent Raleigh 5 Win Stor 7 Charlotte 6 Durham 4 American Association Minneapolis 10 Cleveland 5 St Paul 10 Columbus 4 Long. Kansas 2 Mil Inds, wet grounds International League Montreal 4 Provo 6 Others Lone Star Texas League Gaolys 4 Austin 0 Waco 14 San Antonio 2 Others postponed Virginia Roanoke 8 Norfolk New Britain 7 Port Hall 2
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Jules Goux Back in Indianapolis for 500 Mile Race
French driver Jules Goux, winner of last year’s 500 mile race at Indianapolis, arrived in the city last night to prepare for this year’s event. He is expected to resume practice and engage in promotional activities ahead of the Memorial Day race.
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Galt
Harrison
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Broadway
Georgia League Scores and Boxed Results Summary
Valdosta defeated Wayeross 2 0 behind Rae Valdosta steady pitching. Cordele beat Thomasville 3 9 in a nine inning game with Branswick and Americus both scoring but Americus slumping in late innings. Brunswick overwhelmed Americus 9 2 with Wood Shuman and others combining for the win.
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Varden
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Americus
Brunaweir
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Hodge
Manchester
Pire
Daverne
Federal League clash ends in a 5–5 draw Pittsburg Brooklyn
Pittsburg and Brooklyn finish tied at five runs each in a Federal League game. Pitchers HKmnetzer Berry Max well Law and batteries noted as the scoring tally shows limited legible details.
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Knaupp Released to Montgomery Club From New Orleans
New Orleans May 12 Manager Dobbs moved to trim the Southern Association club to the required roster by releasing shortstop Knaupp to the Montgomery club for the rest of the season. Macon Ga May 12 Special In a pitchers battle Mercer beat Florida 2 to 1 as Shaw and Hunt matched zeros until Mercer pushed across two in the seventh. Sams and Farmer led Mercer hitters with Parker adding key power. Batteries Shaw and Fuggina for Florida Hunt and Clements for Mercer. Time 2 20. Umpire Hawes.
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Cowan and Caldwell power Selma past LaGrange in league game
In Selma Georgia Alabama League action E Cowan collected two doubles and a homer to back Relma’s 6 5 win over LaGrange. Caldwell added a long homer as Selma moved within 36 points of first. Rube Zellars pitched well for LaGrange despite twelve hits and thirteen strikeouts.
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Alabama Triumphs 3 2 Over Cumberland In Slow Contest
Alabama defeated Cumberland 3 to 2 in Pascaioosa Alabama on May 12 in a close and slow game. Ladd’s bat and Cumberland’s Southard’s exceptional fielding highlighted the action. Alabama batters Cameron Hogue and Wells contributed to the scoring.
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Rural credits bill eyed for final action
Democrats debate rural credits measures as they push to limit the legislative program before adjournment. The plan would create land mortgage associations funded by government bonds, with twelve federal land banks to manage mortgages, each bank capitalized at 500000 dollars. Senators Owen and Hollis met with President Wilson to discuss the rural credits bill amid House caucus moves to drop rural credits from the session agenda.
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Chevalier D’Eon’s dramatic life recalled in auction relics
A London auction sold letters engravings and drawings about the eighteenth century figure Chevalier D’Eon de Beaumont who alternated living as man and woman. Born 1738 he served as envoy and secret agent before disputes over his sex led to wagers and public intrigue. He died in London in 1810 after a life marked by shifting genders and high-profile patronage.
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Razor tricks and sword feats dazzle at arms display
In a Yorkshire Evening Post report Corporal Major Grainger wins the title of lost man of arms. His acts include razor paper shredding on a broom handle, tossing lead bars while a sword threaded through them, and slicing an apple held by a trooper. The Washington Dost notes Huerta’s stubbornness and a notice about May 18 sleeping car tickets and station diagrams.
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Playful Fire Ends in Tragic Death of 5-Year-Old Dowda
Elizabeth Dowda, daughter of E G Dowdls of 178 Copper Street, died at Grady hospital after severe burns from her clothing catching fire while playing with matches at home around 6 pm. Her mother, Mrs Dowda, suffered serious shock and injury.
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Copper Street
Bomb Explodes in Woman's Bedroom Injuring Two Daughters
Kingston dispatch reports a bomb thrown into the bedroom of Mrs. Darwin Hinckley and her two daughters. Violet Winchell escaped unharmed while Rena Hinckley was badly hurt and Mrs. Hinckley received injuries possibly fatal to vision. Other tenants were not harmed.
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Violet Winchell
Rena Hfinckley
Night Explosion Injures Residents Briefly
A blast from an explosion early this morning struck homes, waking residents who were thrown from their beds and suffered minor injuries. Local authorities investigated structural damage and searched for the cause of the blast.
Guardsmen to Be Tried by State Court Martial
Weaver and Colonel May 12 report a general court martial to convene tomorrow on the recommendation of the military commission that investigated the Ludlow battle and the April 20 fire, with Adjutant General Chase presiding.
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