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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1909

Page

7

Jackets Face Gordon In Season Opener At Ponce de Leon

Local football notes preview a double bill at Ponce de Leon field as Jackets open against Gordon with Mercer and Georgia Military Academy on the slate. The squad mixes veterans and new players as fans anticipate a strong effort from a team rebuilding under pressure.

Ponce de Leon Apevi Tech Che Georgia Military Academy Varelty Gordon Framesville Mercer T Lomson Tigers Yellow Jackets Randivap Jack Spalding Centate Patterson Buard

Prospects Fine for G M A Eleven Football Team

Prospects for the G. M. A. eleven look strong after practice. Coach and captains praise last year’s squad while evaluating the top players at every position. The team focuses on conditioning and teamwork as they prepare for the upcoming season.

Georgia Plays Olympians Today

Georgia faces Olympians in a post league game described with scattered OCR errors. The piece mentions players and teams, noting upcoming action and local context, with uncertainty over details.

Georgia

Red Sox Triumph Over Tigers in Doubleheader Nightly Pitching Duel

In a tight American League doubleheader, Boston tops Detroit 2 to 1 as both sides rely on strong pitching. Jennings starts for the Red Sox, with solid fielding backing the effort, while Detroit plates a lone run late in the game. Crowd noise and late rallies frame the day as the Sox secure a narrow victory.

Reds Muscled Cardinals 6 to 0 in National League clash

Reds defeated Cardinals 6 to 0 in a two hour game. Gaspar and Clark held the mound while Lau and Phelps backed them. Umpires Kane and Brennan worked the plate. Bullets led 9 to 2 with a 10th inning rally. Second baseman Meinnatl starred amid sparse hits.

Reds Cardinals Meinnatl Gaspar and Clark Laudermilk and Phelps Kane and Brennan

Football schedule mess teems with mis-spellings

Rough OCR line list shows upcoming college football games with numerous misspellings and scattered team names. Entries include Georgia Tech at Atlanta, Auburn at Montgomery, Vanderbilt at Nashville, Princeton at Princeton, Harvard, and Minnesota at Minneapolis, among others.

Tech Gorden Atlanta Auburn Howard Montgonslabama Union Tuxaleuset Georgia Wahlonega Athes Mississippi Memphis Oafert Vanderbilt Mercer Nashville Moores Sewanee Virginia Davidson Harlety

Riverside Opens Season Today at Riverside Field

Riverside Military academy kicks off the football season hosting Atlanta Tech High School on Riverside field. The squad is green with about twenty two in the lineup and in training for a week and a half. Captain Everitt leads drills with Experienced staff from Culver and St Johns shaping a cautious debut.

Gainesville Riverside Military Academy Riverside Field Atlanta Tech High School Cadera Grant Park Gordon Institute Aay Harnpstile Garden Institute Ters Riverside Georgia Miliary Wiadems Jack Tobe Georgia Military Academy Lelaperriere Renter Berryman Harvest Bunk Bowers Jackie Alford Ginn Delaperriere Willams

Knockemoffski to collide with Thompson Monday at Armory

Promoters announce a ten round bout between Willie Knockemoffski and Jack Thompson at Armory Hall on Monday night. The colorful fighters, both famed for hard punching, prepare for a decisive clash that could define the border between local scrappers and tougher competition.

Harry Saraiens Armory Hall Jack Bulldog Thompson Willie Knockemoftski Atlanta Knochemolfski Tis Friends Wille Roockemoreki Ous Knockemoffski Knockemoftski Joe Grimm Battline Nelson

Molesworth Aids Pitcher Dickson Move

Birmingham, October 1. On behalf of pitcher Walter Dickson who does not wish to join the New York Nationals, Manager Molesworth will depart for New York to interview Manager McGraw. If Dickson’s release cannot be secured, Molesworth will seek a promise from McGraw to send Dickson to Birmingham if he fails to make good next spring. A $1,000 draft price check from New York was received today.

Birmingham Spemali Behal Walter Dickson New York Nationals Molesworth New York McGraw Dickson Alc Graw

Where They Play Today In Big League Matchups

New York faces Boston while Chicago meets Detroit and St Louis clashes with Cleveland. Washington plays Philadelphia as Pittsburg visits Chicago and Philadelphia hosts New York St Louis goes to Cincinnati and Boston visits Brooklyn.

Detroit Philadephia Boston Chicago New York A Cleveland Ae Louis Washiston Pittsburgh Chicago New York Ee Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis Brooklyn Sx Boston . S New York Boston Washington Pittsburg Brooklyn Jennings Sam Crawford

Pitcher Baskette to Wed Pearl Hackett in Chattanooga

Pitcher James Baskette of the Chattanooga South Atlantic League team, recently sold to the Cleveland American League Club, will wed Miss Pearl Hackett of Chattanooga on Sunday afternoon in Chattanooga.

Jim Baskette Benedicts Chattanooga Tenn James Baskette Miss Pearl Hackett

Mercer and Vanderbilt Set For First Intercollegiate Meeting

Nashville notes that Mercer meets Vanderbilt at Dudley Field tomorrow afternoon at 2. Mercer’s lineup includes Scomein at center, Bob Poole and Ed Poole at guards, Dunaway at tackle, Gillespie at tackle, Burroughs at end, Wood at quarterback, Baird and Binion at back, with Jacobs and substitutes listed. Griffith out, Baird to start at right half. Burroughs to play right end.

Nashville Tenn Deigbert Mercer Vanderbilt Dudiex Field Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Gillespie Bob Ed Poole Gordon Macon Griffith Baird Hie Burroughs Connecticut Blake Scomein Bob Poole Dunaway Wood Zellurs Binion Jacobs Howell Jameson Hale Grice Mosley Hors Lawrence

Thoroughcard at Churchill Downs yields Crystal Maid victory

At Louisville on a brisk October afternoon the day’s feature in the third race produced Crystal Maid as winner by a nose, with Hi Person II, Arionette, and Merrick among the notable placers. The program included multiple races with winners such as Tom Harland and Belle Clem, and show and place payouts listed for each event.

Louisville Churchill Downs Bros City Pnish Lire Hyperion LU Ylccon Acionerie Decund Skalt Wevents Peliettor Dyneer Tutrl Taksumagia Pde Wing Ferdinand Peter Pander Anne Metre tJackson Belle Clem Walsh Cellarett Kennedy Morpeth Della Faluca Darling Lord Clinton Kemptor Park Seaths Rasebora Bert Bonnie Bard Austin Alma Bry McGee Charley Ward Wunega Coaster

Sleeper for Thomas at Union Station in use tonight

A sleeper car to Thomas is placed in Union Station, Ville Georgia, via A B and A, ready for occupancy at 9 p.m. Trains depart at 11 10 p.m.

Thomas.ville Union Station

Threats of arrest kept Howe in the ring during brutal ten round bout

Savannah fighter Frankie Howe faced Joe Howard of Brooklyn in a scheduled fifteen round match. The fight was stopped after nine rounds as Howe, repeatedly warned by the referee, was badly beaten and unable to continue. The bout took place amid tense pretext of arrest threats.

Savannah Frankie Howe Joe Howard Brooklyn Howes

Twilight Queen Wins Hunter Handicap at Belmont Park

Twilight Queen drives from 1e to 19 to 1 to take the Hunter Handicap by a length at Belmont Park. Zlenap held second as Half Sovereign faded to third, with Twilight Queen storming late to catch the field in the stretch. Race carried $300 added purse for a six furlong dash.

Belmont Park Sovereign Twilight Queen Zlenap Zacatecas Dugan Anier Rebellion Tin Fenelry Thistiedale Andres Summers Ruxton Brendan Wiese Mason Creevy Harrigan Besom Petraffi Peap Tule Russelly Hovereten Butwell von Wingebhocking Aunner Banbury McCahey

Mysterious shooting in Whiteford area stirs coroner

Coroner Paul Donehoo and police probed a strange shooting near Druid Hills Whiteford avenue last Sunday night. A woods search followed rumors of a murdered stylishly dressed white woman whose body supposedly lay in a sewer before vanishing, while authorities pursued leads.

Paul Donehoo Druid Hills Whiteford Avenue

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