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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1908
Page
3
Louisiana State University announces it holds the Southern football championship after an undefeated season and issues a challenge for a post season game against any southern team. The statement cites wins over Auburn Texas Baylor Mississippi A&M and others, listing scores and opponents.
A Thanksgiving afternoon match at Lithonia saw the Atlanta soccer team defeat Lithonia 6 to 2 before a good crowd. The visitors showed superior play with strong defense and scoring, earning their second straight win and highlighting improvement over last year. Referee Mr Thomably handled calls swiftly with Kilman and McKenzie as line officials.
All Maddox men of Sixth Ward are called to meet at 7 15 in front of Aragon to take part in a torch light parade tonight in the ward.
Emory College at Oxford, Ga witnessed a hot baseball contest on Wilbur field between the freshmen and subfreshmen. The score ended tied 4 to 4 with pitchers Greer and Brome on the mound and strong hitting from both sides.
A fragmentary notice describes a person claiming to be a citizen of the Gate City of the South aiming to participate in the mayoral election. It mentions Ballard Optical Co at 76 Peachtree Street and references glasses and a dubious exchange.
Cyclisis Pa November 7 Special Framk Mount Plageant Tuacerare Indien quarterback down junior at Dickinson way today elected captain of the coming years Dickinson sleven We make show cases bank and store fixtures Southern Fixture Cabinet Co 2022 Trinity Avenue
The 190% season closes amid praise for the new open style and stronger play by lesser colleges. Navy Harvard Princeton Syracuse and Yale tied or defeated strong rivals, while Western teams struggle with changes and evolving tactics like passing and kicking.
The Philadelphia clash between Navy and Army is seen as another rubber game as they meet for the fourteenth time this season. Past meetings show Navy and Army each hold six wins with the remaining games split, and odds tilt toward Navy for the afternoon. The note lists prior scores including Navy 2 Army 3 and Army 4 Navy 6 in earlier meetings, with several other one or two run scores cited. Also included are ad lines about poor eyesight and an eyeglasses examination service at A Hawkes Company in Philadelphia.
In the International Tennis singles event, Beals C Wright defeats A Hy Cc Willing. Norman Hrookey defeats B. Alexander Losey to reach the next round at the Dwight F L Davis Ice tournament dated November 27. Melbourne hosts the event with Austras players featured.
Yesterday afternoon Coach Heisman organized the basketball squad for the coming season at the Georgia School of Technology. About thirty men reported for the first practice as daily sessions begin at 4 o clock in the gym. The squad includes several football players and promises a strong team. practices will move to the Atlante Athletic Club floors after cuts. Harrison Hightower, Yellow Jackets’ end, is team manager and the schedule for fall and winter games will be announced soon.
The article notes a deep curved design protecting the eyes of Hawkes Torp from wing impact and dust. It mentions Hawkes Whithhadd and fas Peach.
Philadelphia November 27 Navy and Army arrived for their annual battle at Franklin Field West Philadelphia after practice on the Penn facility The Navy and Army officials settled a referee dispute with Evans Williams College acting as referee and Sharpe Yale as umpire The two teams released lineups headed by Captain Johnnson for Army and Songs for Navy with players listed by position and rank
An unclear fragment from a local news page notes events and names obscured by OCR errors. The readable portions reference people and places without full context or dates, limiting a precise summary or headline.
The page lists multiple Santa Anita race results with horses and riders. It mentions two-year-olds competing over furlongs with Wylend Harry and others, then One Mile Selling race with Ceni que, 107 CRice, and Progress stakes, plus third and fourth races listing horses such as Or Arcagna, Light Third Rail, and Warl and Play. The Fifth Race features Milo and sixteenths selling with Knight of Ivanhoe and Relay, among others.
In a rugged program at Oakland California on November 27 Rubia Granda led until the final furlong, edged Madman and Schleswig for top honors in the Douglas handicap. Sempronium faded while prized runner Fore the Favorite faltered. Patric—, Delle and Merry Go ran in key spots as other stakes and selling races produced varied finishes.
Washington readers are told Seaboard Air Line will offer improved schedules and dining car service to all points East and New York. The notice lists contact at phone 100 for further details.
City council weighs amending ordinance to hold mayor and county commissioner elections at the Boling polling site to reduce voter hardship. County Attorney notes proposal targets moving boxes to prompt support at Bolte Trim, easing access and shared costs. Officials face difficulty locating two compatible polling places across wards.
A Manila report says a night storm stranded liberty men from the At-Sad Geeeeerene as waves rose rough. Rear Admiral Sperry ordered sailors ashore to wait for safer conditions and directed them to the local YMCA and Knights of Columbus for meals. By 7 a.m. all sailors returned to their ships aboard three large coast guard vessels. About a dozen officers ashore earlier attended entertainment events and a reception hosted by the Army and Navy Club.
An advertisement notes enlarged pictures and a pecal offer priced at 25 cents per case, with a ten day window. It lists AK Hawkes Company at 14 Whitehall and 2% Peachtree as contact addresses.
Report of a protest over Naszaro accused of accepting help during the Grand Prize race at Savannah on November 27. German team officials dispute the claim while Naszaro denies accepting aid and asserts he refused assistance. German volunteers sparked protests as the committee prepares to hear evidence.
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