Tech Georgia Classic Draws Ten Thousand At Grantfield
Ten thousand witnesses crowded Grantfield for the annual Tech versus Georgia clash. The massive crowd filled four sides of the saucer shaped field with Tech supporters on the west and Georgia fans on the east, including the McWhorter family in the box above the press stand.
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Labrador
Tech
Georgia
Grantfield
North Pale
Tech-Georgia
Tech School
Bob" McWhorter
McWhorter
Henry, Jr
L. 8. Ronn
Court of Appeals
Roan
Burton Smith
Atlanta
Yellow Jackets
Monroe High adopts wide school athletics program
State High School Athletics in Monroe Ga reports that Monroe public schools began a daily calisthenic program for all grades last September. High school boys drill in infantry style exercises while grammar grades follow with drill masters. High school girls also participate in calisthenics. Patrons teachers and pupils praise the plan as a major advancement for pupil fitness.
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Monroe
Georgia
Tech Georgia Grid Clash Sparks Fans and Parties
Amid roaring crowds and colorful sidelines, Tech and Georgia supporters packed the stands for a fierce matchup. Parents, attorneys, and college girls filled cars and boxes, shouting and waving flags as players charged the field. A heated chase led to a near riot moment requiring police intervention.
Movie cameras and crowds fill Grant field showdown
Forgotten faith lessons in facing the lions mark a lively Saturday at Grant field where moving pictures captured Tech and Georgia bands and crowds. Police presence, muddy terrace bleachers, and spirited student shouting colored the scene as fans awaited Thanksgiving’s world-beater crowd.
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Moving
Tech
Georgia
Virginia
Pallea
Aftenoon
Grant's Field
Cald
Georgia Military Academy
Gidme
Fort McPherson
Mike Greenblatt
Tech Band
R. T. Dattery
Car Service
Grant Field
Luckle
Connecticut’s new laws surprise lawmakers and smokers
Hartford reports two laws now in force catching legislators and citizens. A street car smoking ban leads to warnings and summonses, while the workmen’s compensation rule applies to all employers, with tiny firms able to waive, leaving farmers and housewives potentially bound unless they seek exemption.
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Hartford
Conn
General Assembly
Sparta High School football and basketball results
In Sparta Georgia on November 15 Sparta High split its teams into first and third year elevens with the third-year eleven defeating the first-year eleven 12 to 6 amid strong play. James Bell excelled in interference for Robert Lawrence of the first-year eleven. The third-year basketball team beat the fourth-year team 2 to 0.
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Sparta
Sparta High School
James Bell
Robert Lawrence
Lanier High Beats Gordon Scrubs 20 to 7 in Georgia
Lanier High School of Macon defeated Gordon scrubs 20 to 7 in Lanier’s favor. Lanier scored three touchdowns after Gordon’s early score, aided by passes and runs though Gordon fumbled. Key Lanier players included Bassett, Rhine, Baggerly, Jonah, Bass, McNab and Wikkie. officials were Woodburn Auburn and Van Lassell.
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Barnesville
Lanier High School
Macon
Gordon Scrubs
Seruns
Lanier
Scrubs
Rhine
Baggerly
Jonah
Bass
McNab
Wikkie
Woodburn
Auburn
van Lassell
Kealey Nny
Smith
Harvard Machine Shows More Power in Scrimmage
Harvard’s football squad tested for Yale action at Browne today, scoring 27 points and keeping Brown scoreless. Key plays featured Brickley and Hardwick on early TDs, Mahan’s long punts, and Mills’s 32 yard interception return for a score as Harvard dominated Brown after the first period.
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Yale
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Crimson
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Logan
O'Brien
Trumbull
New Haven
Haughton
Princeton
Brickley
Hardwick
Mahan
Gardner
Brown
Coolidge
Mills
Providence Collegians
Browns
Middie Eld
Golf Association Meets in New York Announces Ticket
The United States Golf Association will hold its annual meeting in New York on January 9, 1914. Secretary John Reed Jr. released the nominating committee’s ticket for officers and executive committee members, led by Robert C. Watson Jr. as president and John Reid Jr. as secretary. The slate includes Milton Dargan, Frank L. Woodward, Percy R. Fyness, Knowlton L. Ames, Harry L. Ayer, Howard W. Perrin, and Charles L. Allen, a lineup elected previously.
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New York
United States Golf Association
John Reed, Jr
Robert C. Watson, Jr
Milton Dargan
Atlanta
Frank L. Woodward
Denver
John Reid, Jr
Percy R. Fyness
Princeton
Knowlton L. Ames
Chicago
Harry L. Ayer
Boston
Howard W. Perrin
Philadelphia
Charles L. Allen
Morehouse Ties Tuskegee In South Negro College Title Fight
At 2:30 p m Saturday November 15 Morehouse met Tuskegee Institute on Tuskegee ground and fought a fast scientific game. Morehouse dominated territory against a heavier team with Tuskegee brass band in attendance. The looming southern championship clash comes Friday November 21 at 2:30 p m when Morehouse faces Fisk University on home ground.
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Morehouse
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Talladega
Morehouse Boys
Fisk University
Walter Johnson the king of all strikeouts
Walter Johnson, ruler of the mound, could surpass the 1,506 strikeouts mark next season unless sidelined. He leads in seven straight seasons with 1,458 career whiffs, ahead of rivals Ed Walsh and Christy Mathewson. Johnson averages 4.41 strikeouts per game from 1907 to 1915, the era’s pitching icon amid a list of contemporaries with high totals.
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Chalmers
Fast Company
Ite
Ed Walsh
Nap Rucker
Christy Mathewson
Pie
White Sox
Johnson
Chicagoan
Iliff
Walsh
Christy Wathewson
Wap Rucker
Holdin Plank
Connie Mack
Portsider
Chief Bender
Atgn
Christy Mathewsen
W.S
Mathewson
Reulbach
C-8
Wiltsa
Locust Grove Girls Boost Basketball at Institute
Locust Grove Institute in Locust Grove Ga shows strong support for girls athletics this term with daily practice and a student class basketball series. The first game pitted Juniors against Seniors, the Seniors winning 14 to 4, with Captain Wilburn Wade Donovan and Phillips leading. The Juniors’ mainstays were Captain Robertson Wall. A regular schedule is planned, and a varsity team is ready to play nearby girls teams, with correspondence invited.
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Locust Grove
Locust Grove Institute
Wilburn
Wade
Donovan
Phillips
H. Smith
Robertson
Wall
Siris
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