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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1924

Page

2

Manget Wright Lillard And Fair Named by Clay For Tech Fresh Backfield

In Grant Field this afternoon Tech freshmen face Auburn in the season finale. Coach Clay lists Captain Hearn Elliott Martin Thrash Crowley Manger Wright Fair and Lillard in a strong lineup as Tech hosts Auburn freshmen in a likely crowd of thousands.

Manget Wright Lillard Fair Clay Tech Ray Grant Field Hearn Elliott Martin Thrash McBride Hood Chile Crowley Manger Reid Brewer Auburn Plains Newell Patterson Manley Scott Tutworth Hardwick Granger Snider

Nelson Dedicates a $30,000 Athletic Building

Nelson Georgia celebrates the dedication of a new gymnasium and basketball court costing $30,000. The facility, 110 by 70 feet with an 80 by 7 auditorium, includes stage, dressing rooms, showers, and a domestic science space. Local funds, aided by the Georgia Marble Co, financed the project amid speeches by Professor Carpenter and Dr. Sutton, with a Nelson band and a Cumming girls win in a doubleheader.

Nelson Spetdal Cumming C. C. Carpenter Focal High School Georgia Marble Company Srown Carpenter J. J.P. Tark Willis A. Sutton Atlanta Tate

Curley Barred for Life From Ringsides in New York

The New York boxing commission halted Curley after a riotous scene at Madison Square Garden during an elimination bout to crown a successor to the featherweight champion Dundee. Curley’s entrant Mike Dundee lost to Danny Kramer, but Curley kicked a judge and a police officer, prompting the commission to revoke his license for life. Kid Kaplan beat Bobby Garcia in a later bout, while Jose Lombardo defeated Lew Paluso in another featherweight match. The commission also allowed Garcia and Dundee to progress despite the disruption.

New York New York Boxing Commission Johnny Dundee Madison Square Gardett Dick Curley Curley Mike Dundee Danny Kramer Philadelphia Cartey Charles F. Mathison Mathison Tex Rickard Garden Big House Boxing Commission Kid Kaplan Bobby Garcia Army Meriden Conn Kaplan Garcia Jose Lombardo Panama Lew Paluso Salt Lake City Dundea

Britton Loses to Bob Sage in Detroit Bout

Detroit fighter Bob Sage defeated Britton of New York in a ten round judges decision, earning seven rounds to three on the card. Also on the same bill Ko Jekie won a ten round decision over Med' Her ting from Biloxi.

Detroit Mich Bob Sage Britton New York Sage Ko Jekie Toledo Med Biloxi Miss

Amis Aims Postseason Game For Howard Payne

Howard Payne Yellow Jackets clinch TIAC title with a 22 to 8 win over San Marcos college. Coach Dad Amis plans a post season game against the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association winner in Atlanta on Christmas or New Year’s Day.

Brownwood Tex San Marcos College Yellow Jackets Howard Payne College Texas Intercollegiate Association Dad” Amis Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Atlanta

Today's grid of college games across the South and East

A dense schedule lists numerous matchups from Amanta-Oglethorpe versus Mercer in Montgomery to Yale against Harvard in New Haven. The list includes Auburn, Florida, Mississippi, Army–Navy style sites and many campus pairings with scattered city venues. many entries appear garbled but indicate broad regional college football and basketball action.

South AL Amanta—Oglethorpe Mercer Montgomery—Florida Miassesippi! Aggies Fort Benning Fort Benang Ve Chattanooga Roanoke Rodnoka Va Maryville Lexington Transylvania Marshall Raleigh North Carolina State Wake Forest

Defeated at polls General Flores revolts in Mexico

General An gel Flores governor of Sinaloa and last July's presidential candidate reportedly revolted from Culican with seven followers. He headed toward the Sinaloa Durango border to join General Miramontes, while officials questioned the report. Calles to be inaugurated November 36.

Mexico City Associated Press Angel Flores Sinaloa State Mazatlan el Universal Fiores Culican Sinaloa Sinaloa-Durango Miramontes Hector Almada Valley of Mexico General Flores Plutarco Elias Calles General Calles

President Coolidge says he will not help organize any house or senate

Washington November 1 President Coolidge stated he will take no part in organizing either the house or the senate, deeming it the members' right to choose their own leaders. He expressed confidence that whichever leaders Congress selects will be acceptable to him.

Washington Coolidge House Sinate Congress

Life story of Ty Cobb serialized in The Constitution

The Constitution on Sunday begins a series on Ty Cobb the Georgia Peach who has reshaped baseball with Detroit Tigers. H G Salsinger notes Cobb’s .370 lifetime average, a 40 game run producing 41 runs and 76 hits, and 12 American League hitting titles. Cobb played 2,604 games and heads major league hit records.

Constitution Tyrus Raymond Cobb Georgia H. G. Salsinger Cobb Georgia Peach Detroit American League Tigers Ty Cobb

Yale Team Meets Harvard With Edge on Condition

Yale faces Harvard in the football classic as New Haven fans bet high on Yale. Harvard battles injuries and a dismal season while Yale seeks a brilliant finish. Other East games include Rutgers Bucknell Lehigh Lafayette Army Norwich and Colgate Syracuse with key aims for Thanksgiving play.

Lebanon Lebanon Valley Ve. Albright State College Penn State Marietta Salinsgrove Susquehanan Orsinus AL Medford Tutte Mass Aggies Weat Point Acmy Norwich Clarksbug West Virgin Wesleyan Bethany New Wilmington Geneva Weater WEAT Yale Harvard Robert D. Lusk New York Crimson New Haven Cambridge Robinson Brown Mii New Rutgers Bucknell Philadelphia Navy Lehigh Lafayette Beth Schem Army West Point Colgate Syracuse Grange Pennsylvania Cornell

Frat Friction and a Scout’s Rise in College Football

A veteran football scout recounts his rise from campus gym to the college football scene. He details joining a fraternity house, securing a registrar’s office job, earning a spot on the team, and building a nationwide network that quietly controls American college athletics. The narrative highlights personal routes into football and the unseen power behind the sport.

Gallege New York Tufts Princeton Massachusetts College

Griffin blank Marietta High in season finale on diamond

Griffin High defeated Marietta 12 to 0 on Griffin's local diamond. The game featured a 25-yard fumble return for a touchdown by a Pitt player in the first quarter and a 40-yard late run highlighting Griffin's strong finish. Marietta fought hard but Griffin's speed and breaks sealed the win for Coach Taliaferro's team.

Griffin Griffin High Eleven Marietta Pittman Taliaferro

Rockne and Jones to pen season wrap for Yale Notre Dame

In a weekly Sunday feature The Constitution will carry Tad Jones and Knute Rockne reports from the Yale Harvard game and plans to collaborate with Glenn Warner to name an all American team. The arrangement promises southern readers a whirlwind finish to the football season with Walter Camp’s recognized selections.

East Middle West Tad Jones Yale Bulldogs Knute Rockne Notre Dame Tadd Jones Harvard Rockne Jones Glenn ‘Warner Pacific Walter Camp

Notre Dame to Lose 23 Varsity Players Next Season

South Bend Nov 21 Knute Rockne announces Notre Dame will lose 23 key players after this season. the Four Horsemen quartet Stuhldreher Layden Miller Crowley, backs Connell Houser Gerry Miller Livergood and others depart. Capt Adams Walsh Harmon Arndt end careers next week after Carnegie Tech game. Kizer Weibel guards graduate. tackles Bach Roux and Miller rolled off.

South Bend Ind Notre Dame Knute K. Rockne Northwestern Chicago Four Horsemen Harry Stuhldreher Elmer Layden Don Miller Jimmy Crowley Connell Max Houser Gerry Miller Don Bernie Livergood William Cerney Frank Reete Rockin Adams Walsh Jon Harmon Russell Arndt Carnegie Tech Noble Kizer John Weibel Charles Gluecker Vincent Harrington tTuntsinger Charles Collins Eaton Bach Rip Miller Jules Roux

Tremaine Beats Wolgast in 12 Rounds Fight at Toledo

In Toledo on November 21, Tremaine defeated Bobby Wolgast of Philadelphia in a twelve round bout. Wolgast pressed the pace but Tremaine punished him with steady counters and punished blows throughout the contest.

Toledo Ohio Carl Crewaine Cleveland Iuweight Fenight Bobby Wolgast Philadelphia Wolgast Tremaine

All Stars Game Postponed Against Bert McPherson

The football game between the All-Stars and Bert McPherson scheduled for this afternoon has been called off and will be played at a later site to be announced.

All-Stars Bert McPherson

Jacket Defense Grows as Tech Prepares for Auburn Game

Carter Barron brother of the famous Red of Tech football dazzled fans in the final scrimmage at Grantfield on Thanksgiving eve. He sprinted 80 yards for a touchdown and carved through the third-varsity defense. Tech varsity work was limited with key players sidelined by illness. Hansen and Wycoff rested, while Barron led the first backfield in standout form.

George Congdon Golden Tornado Tech Grant Field Auburn Clay Spring Hill College Florida Kirk Newell Tiger Atlanta Grantfield Carter Barron Barron Wycoff Walt Gouwin Carpenter Jacketa Auburn Tiger Kittens Alexander Hansen Seri Lansen Hansen Parron Bip Farnsworth Vaughn Connelly Sam Murray Farnsworth Connelly Mur Barren Third Varsity Bar‘yirm Fee Fred Moore Murra Craig Wilton Race Tarrish Wile Im

Solid Through Train to Tampa and Florida West Coast

The item notes a solid through train service to Tampa and the Florida West Coast departing or operating at 11:40 a.m. The Southern Railway is the carrier stated, with Walnut 1961 as a possible date or reference.

Tampa St. Petersburg Florida West Coast Southern Railway

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