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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1914
Page
5
Irwin M Howe, official AL statistician, will write World Series coverage for The Constitution. His articles start Friday with an opening advance and will offer nightly features and latest data. The Constitution will employ writers, not player-writers, to cover the series.
In October at Theadelphia a long line gathered outside a department store hours before public sale begins for World Series tickets. Joseph Barks of Camden aims to secure front positions for his father, who has not seen a championship series in years, as onlookers and police detail monitor the queue.
In the inaugural president’s trophy event at Druid Hills LD Scott defeated Lowry Arnold in a tight final 2 up and 1 for pity. Scott holds one leg toward the handsome trophy, which must be won three times to become permanent. The tournament begins a yearly club tradition.
Mayor Curley will lead the Royal Rooters, a group of Boston baseball enthusiasts, to Philadelphia to cheer the Braves in the upcoming World Series games on Friday and Saturday. The Rooters have long followed Hawton teams in major series during the past twenty years.
Hinchman leads the American Association with a .368 average for Columbus after 11 games, ahead of Crasain of Louisville and Kirke of Cleveland. Other top batters include Tytus Kansas City and Geutich Indianapolis, with several players nearing .340. Lead home run hitter Felch of Altowa and stolen-base leader Coniston are also noted. Northrup Louisville leads with 26 victories, while Gotham Kansas City and Fovak Milwaukee post strong pitching totals.
Rube Oldring of the Athletics wed Miss Tana Thomas, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark Thomas of Bridgeton, as bachelors on the team remain Amos Strunk Eddie Murphy and Eddie Plank. The ceremony follows the conclusion of a pennant race, with Oldring joining a select few who have won a bride while the Mackmen chase Cupid.
Lou Castro will act as manager for a hiker known along a Salt Lake City to California route via Death Valley and beyond. The pair plan a cross country trek delivering sermons to natives, promoting peace and presenting portraits of world leaders. They aim to reach Washington to meet President Wilson and share impressions on national peace sentiment.
Governor Edward F Dunne of Illinois fretted after reports that Maurice Dunne, son of Matt Kee, was injured in a Michigan football game. A telegram from Ann Arbor said Maurice was not seriously hurt, but the governor questioned how a rib injury could leave a player feeling fine.
Atlanta fans will see a new box score board to track Southern league road games. Dick Jemison will call the game in person with totals updated to the end, the audience able to follow who is at bat and the prior action from the base lines. Admission 6 0 cents and the double feature starts at 1 o'clock. Fans may smoke chew and cheer as if at Ponce de Leon bleachers.
In Chicago on October 8, bonds totaling 55000 tied to prizefighter Jack Johnson were forfeited in federal district court. The government indicated poor prospects of collection as the bonds were supplied by the insolvent estate of Matthew Baldwin and Johnson’s mother is also reportedly unable to pay. The forfeiture relates to a retrial on Mann Act violation charges.
G M C 26 Richmond 0. Augusta team employed frequent forward passes many blocked Maddox used twenty four players to assess squad expressing disappointment after first game. Heavy rains and unsettled weather noted across Georgia Carolinas with cooler temperatures.
Financial desk reports a steady Sworling exchange rate at 4.96 for cables and 4.95 for demand, with Berlin Imperial Bank weekly statements showing shifts in notes, Lombards, and deposits. Market prices drift lower 2 to 9 points while total oil and commodity figures and forward prices are listed with October into November maturities.
Chicago and distant markets report a firm close for wheat supported by reports of drought reducing New South Wales and Victoria yields by 35,000,000 bushels. Corn and oats fluctuated, cash wheat prices listed, and exporters noted hopeful signs as wartime fears and demand influenced trading.
Readable excerpt lists prices and items for fruits vegetables and groceries in Atlanta markets. Includes pineapples onions celery peaches lettuce and various canned goods. features beef cattle prices, hogs and dairy items, and assorted flour grain and feed prices with regional market commentary and receipts.
New York reports say operations by a 100 million dollar gold pool influenced the foreign exchange market. Cables opened low, but large inquiries caused fractional advances. Interior banks pledged more funds, with a significant share in cotton bills.
New York report notes little change in the cotton situation amid rains in the eastern belt. Crop news attracts little attention as spot dealers say southern offers stay near end of last week. Receipts rise but remain well below normal and farmers hold their crops. committees work toward resumption of business, no official announcements yet.
An article from New York on October 2 discusses the wartime cotton trade. It explains how stock exchanges closed to avert universal losses and how cotton, vital for clothing, faces disrupted markets. It explores open exchange debates, hedge buying, syndicates to support prices, and the need for new economic precedents amid war and policy shifts. Hubbard Bros & Co.
A bustling list of property transfers, quitclaims, and building permits from Atlanta. Transactions include parcels on Highland Avenue North Jackson Street and Peachtree Street with dates in September and October, involving buyers and sellers such as George W. Parrott, E. L. Adams, and J. H. Whisenant. Also notes mortgages, trusts, and insurance company dealings, reflecting dense courthouse records and local property activity.
Public record lists numerous real estate transfers from October 3 to November 6, detailing deeds between individuals and firms. Properties span Edgewood Avenue, Oglethorpe Street, East Cain Street, Hardin Avenue, Peachtre e Circle, Peachtrees Street, and other Atlanta blocks with varied sizes from 40x85 to 199x134 feet, plus a cemetery deal. Transactions include buyers such as T J Dadla, Alline Reid, Dora Phillips, Hal Hentz, Coles Diversification, and firms like Southern Flour and Geario Company, W C Vandergrift, Atlanta Cemetery Association, and Paul Wesley. Prices range from 1,750 to 55,000 dollars, with dates from September 21, October 2, October 3, October 23, and November 6, 1913-1914, among others.
Cotton movement reports show New York and Southern ports with middling prices and daily receipts. Totals for day emphasize large volumes: receipts 24,573. exports 14,675. stock 394,420. Interior movement lists Houston Memphis Augusta St Louis Cincinnati and Little Rock with middling prices and shipments.
In Macon on an October morning Special Chief Riley received word from Toomsboro that Francis Murphy, wanted in Montezuma for larceny after trust, was captured there. Murphy and his family had passed through Macon by automobile, and a poncho dam on the car helped Toomsboro authorities identify and arrest them.
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