Yellow Jackets Get Real Test At Alabama
Tech faces Alabama in a first real test of the season with coach Graves leading the Crimson Tide. Tech, favored after two seasons of wins over Mercer and others, seeks to prove readiness despite injuries. Key players Mauck Morrison Carpenter Senter Brient Lang are shaping up as Tech starts with Senter Morrison on offense and Mauck Carpenter on the line.
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Lang
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Stallings declines vaudeville offer after Braves success
Boston October 11 George TT Stallings manager of the world's champion Braves today refused an offer of 1000 for six weeks in vaudeville. He will leave tomorrow for his plantation at Haddock Ga. Augusta enthusiasm grows as Merchants and Manufacturers association plans a welcome for Stallings with a schoolboy crowd expected when he returns home within two weeks. The fee to be set by Stallings was wired tonight.
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Haddock Ga
Augusta
Merchants and Manufacturers
Atlanta's Biggest Golf Meet Opens at Druid Hills Today
The invitation tournament at Druid Hills Golf Club starts this afternoon with the first day of qualifying. Over two hundred players from Druid Hills, Atlanta Athletic Club, Capital City Country Club, and Ansley Park Golf Club are expected, with $2 entry. Winners receive trophies displayed by Parks Chambers Mardwick. Qualifying runs through Friday with match play by October 20 to 25.
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Mercer Football Receives Heisman We care and encourage
Coach Heisman writes to Mercer captain Forester offering sincere sympathy for the injury on the field. He praises Mercer players for their fighting spirit during a tough defeat by heavier opponents and expresses confidence the team will improve this season. Heisman’s broad support ends with best wishes to Forester and the squad.
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Tech
Forester
Mercer University
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Mercer Kings Game Postponed Due to Poisoning Incident
In Macon on October 15 a special report states Mercer will not play King’s College as the Mercer squad suffers ptomaine poisoning. The game will be rescheduled to be played in Macon on October 17.
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The Braves Triumph and Fans Raise Glasses in Georgia Cheers
Maud Rugg reports a celebratory mood as the Braves cap a dramatic season. Fans from Georgia celebrate a hard fought victory as managers and players are lauded for a string of clutch performances and a surprising rally. The tone is enthusiastic, blending sports drama with social cheer and a nod to key figures like Rudolph and Stallings.
Vanderbilt at Atlanta this season attendance compare
The query seeks total attendance for five or four games and comparisons to the World Series. It notes 1913 attendance as 114,319 for four games, and 1916 figures of 117,004 for a similar set, asking for the 191% season’s totals and its relation to the World Series attendance.
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CIA
Wit
Doas
Vanderbilt
Atlanta
EAM
Tar Heel Eleven Opens Season Against Georgia at Grant Field
The North Carolina eleven meets Georgia in the season opener at Grant Field with tickets selling fast. Georgia hopes to rebound after a win over Sewanee and brings back Skippy Conyers and Cato Paddock, while UNC enters as the favorite in early football chatter.
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Sewanee
Skippy Conyers
Cato Paddock
Chicago Americans Win City Championship Over Nationals
The Chicago Americans defeated the Nationals 2 to 1 in seven games to claim the city championship. Battery details note Humphries Vaughn Lavender and Arsher for the Nationals while Scott Cleotte and ha pitched for the Americans.
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Chicago Americans
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Humphries
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Arsher
Scott
Cleotte
All Star Teams Assemble in Chicago for Postseason Tour
October 15 news notes the American League all stars under Connie Mack and the National Leaguers under Frank Bancroft gathering in Chicago for a post season tour. They begin in Milwaukee, visit California cities, then sail to Honolulu on November 24 and plan to return after the new year.
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Milwaukee
Connie Mack
Nationals
Frank Bancroft
Cincinnati National
California
Honolulu
Michigan Captain Raynsford Sends Sympathy to Brickley
Captain James Raynsford of the Michigan football team sent a telegram to Harvard Captain Charles Brickley expressing sympathy over Brickley’s trouble. Michigan conveys sincere hopes for Brickley’s early recovery and shares Harvard’s sorrow during the loss.
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Charles Brickley
Brickley
Harvard
Stillman Infirmary
Harvard University
Cambridge
Masa
University of Michigan
James Raynsford
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Braves
Hank Gowdy
Georgia Carolina game boosted by University Club
The University Club of Atlanta extends hospitality to alumni of the University of Georgia and University of North Carolina for the ensuing football game. Tarheel and Cracker gatherings fill reading rooms, library, and assembly halls as contemporaries renew old associations and enjoy undergraduate memories. Georgia alumni statewide are expected to visit Atlanta for the event.
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University of Georgia
University of North Carolina
Georgia
German shell hits Rheims Cathedral ruins damage
Paris reports via The Temps a German shell struck the Rheims cathedral on Tuesday, destroying an apse gallery and damaging the choir court. A public attorney was pulled from the ruins and treated for severe shock.
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Ouimet Sets Amateur Record at Brookline Club Course
Francis Ouimet, national amateur golf champion, set a new amateur record of 71 at the Country Club course in Brookline Mass. He equalled the professional mark set by Harry Vardon in the national open. Ouimet’s 71 came in the qualifying round of the clubs amateur open tournament.
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Vanderbilt Central game postponed due to muddy field
Nashville Town reports that heavy rains left the field too slick for play. Vanderbilt and Central of Kentucky will reschedule the football game from Saturday to Tuesday, as announced by Vanderbilt athletic authorities.
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Vanderbilt Athletic
Vanderbilt Central
Parker Equalled 220 Yard Dash World Record
New York reporters say George Parker of the Olympic Club San Francisco is credited with equalling the world amateur record of 21.11 seconds in a 220 yard dash. He reportedly achieved this at the California track and field championships in Fresno and Cresno.
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San Franesco
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Cresno
Tal
Trumbull Named Harvard Football Acting Captain
Walter Trumbull has been named acting captain of the Harvard football team as captain Brighte recovers from appendicitis surgery. The coaches appointed the lead until Brighte's return, in Boston Mass. on October 15.
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Sneemi
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Brighte
Bequest to Phillips Andover from Dar Estate
An estate in Florence Italy valued at about 669000 dollars funds a life estate for a friend and A Phillips Andover will receive roughly 462000 dollars from the Dar bequest. The paper notes the Florence based will of Mevlle C Dar and the eventual distribution at termination of the life estate.
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Mass Wall
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Italy
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Phillips ‘Andover
Six Depositors Commit Suicide After Bank Collapse
New York report states six depositors died by self harm after the Mandel bank collapse. A seventh, a woman with a baby, has slept for the past night. A crowd of depositors gathered at City Hall demanding to be heard by Mayor Mitchel, spurred by the crisis.
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Adolf Mandel
Mitchel
Sewanee Excursion With Brotherhood Begins At 9:20 PM
Bishop Knight and Brotherhood of St Andrews members travel from Atlanta on Western and Atlantic train No 4 to Sewanee October 34 1914. Round trip fare 3600 for Atlanta Sewanee and return. Sleeping cars provided with a stop at Cowan for breakfast. Train leaves Cowan at 5 00 AM arrives Sewanee 6 00 AM. Representatives of Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railway and Western and Atlantic railroad will assist and provide sleeper accommodations. Contact J A Thomas F and T A Whitehall Street Viaduct or G Walker U T A City for info.
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Atlanta
Western and Atlantic
Sewanee
Cowan
Jme
Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis Railway and Western and Atlantic Railroad
J A. Thomas
Whitehall Street
Walker
U. T
Adva
Federal Reserve Board Calls Capital Installment on Banks
Washington reports the Federal Reserve Board orders the first installment of capital for the twelve Federal Reserve banks payable November 2. Banks to open simultaneously, with full operation expected by November 15. Initial payment set at 1 percent of capital and surplus, total up to 6 percent if needed, with calls in two steps.
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Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Board Aly
McAdoo
Federal Reserve Banka
Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve Board
Czar Warns Officers to Be More Cautious
London wires report Emperor Nicholas at Tsarskoe Selo urged commissioned cadets to guard their lives amid costly officer casualties. He warned against reckless bravery and said sacrifices must be reserved for imperative circumstances, stressing self protection and prudent conduct.
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