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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1914
Page
7
Sports notes outline Carlisle Indians prep for season amid upsets across college and pro sports. Hack Eibel ties and Carl Eibel breaks innings streak with Crackers while Pelicans Lookouts trades shift infield balance. Virginia Bob McWhorter eyes football scrimmage. Georgia streets and Atlanta hopes tied to Braves Giants showdown in late September.
Notes list American League matchups including Washington at Chicago Boston at Detroit Philadelphia in St. Louis and Chicago in New York with St Louis facing Philadelphia. National League games feature Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at New York and St Louis at Philadelphia. Federal League schedules include St Louis at Pittsburgh Chicago at Baltimore Kansas City at Brooklyn and Indianapolis at Burr.
Hawkes Optician advertises Kryptok bifocal glasses combining far and near sight in one lens. Ground in Hawkes own factory with guaranteed perfect satisfaction. Located at 14 Whitehaven Stade.
Atlanta fans learn where Crackers stars will spend the off season and their spring plans. Bill Smith aims for the world series then Speinfield Ohio. Harry Welch-Once Asheville NC, then Greenville PA. Amby OConnell Utica NY. Richard Williams Washington Americans, Ozark Arkansas. Morley Jennings Arkadelphia to coach, then Washington. Key Perryman winter in Florida league then St. Louis Browns. Barl Tyrbee Rushville IL then Cubs NYC. Tommy Long Bingen Springs Alabama. Harry Holland Atlanta then Washington Americans. Carla Thompson automobile business, Atlanta or Detroit. Rivington Bisland New York City odd jobs, spring return. Henry Bibel Brooklyn with Porto Rico trip. Joe Dunn Springfield Ohio. Elliott Dent Oakley Maryland hunting, mail distribution. Bill Waldron LaGrange or Birmingham, return for spring tryout. Frank Browning vaudeville, George Ekirchen Browning’s partner.
Authorities credit Joe Dunn for sharpening pitchers Matt Williams and Rey Perryman while Suat credited Thompson and AL Demaree for prior successes. Williams and Perryman showed raw talent in Atlanta, but Dunn refined their mechanics and polish, improving them late in the season. Hope remains that Bill Smith signs another prospect and entrusts him to Dunn for development.
Catcher Earle Tyree reports to the Chicago Cubs this Atlanta Saturday night after instruction from Manager Ilank Q'Da. He joins as catcher following prior assignments with New York reporters note.
International League games include New York 14 Baltimore 8 and New York 6 Baltimore. Providence 13 Jersey City 4. American Association matches feature Louis e 6 Golumb e 9 Calainh s 5 Louis s 0 Seved 4 India s 0. Clay ad 2 India s Kan City 9 Milche 1 Afllw e 6 Kan City SG Paul 7 Minneagelis 3 Monel 7 Toronto Montreal Toronto.
George Kircher and Frank Browning will return to Atlanta after a week away. They will rehearse a vaudeville skit they plan to perform for local theatergoers before likely joining the Keith circuit.
Manager Bill Smith faces a rebuild as the Crackers plan a 1915 roster with a solid infield and improving pitching. Key losses include Mor joy Jennings Rey Perryman Harley Tyree to big league clubs. Returning players include Kircher Dunn and Dent, with several prospects and trials ahead.
Boston defeats Detroit 14 to 3 and 7 to 2 in two games on September 1. Cobb led Detroit with a homer, two doubles and three singles in the opener as Boston plated four runs in the eighth to seal the first win. Second game ended in darkness after seven innings with Wood pitching for Boston and Oldham for Detroit.
Indianapolia tops Buffalo 3 to 2 in ten innings to seize first place in the Federal League as Falkenberg fanned 13. Scoring by innings shows Buffalo with 0 0 1 and 0 0 0. Indianapolis with 0 0 1 0 9 0 1. Batteries Shultz Lavigne for Buffalo and Falkenberg Ramiden for Indianapolis. Farmers in the Philippines reported 15 090 600 bushels of cow last year valued at 12 300 000 dollars.
Two star squads drawn from top fielders and top batters would clash in five games. The fielding lineup would offset stronger hitting with superior pitching and base running, suggesting the fielding team could win despite the hitting power. Key players include Callahan, Knisely, McCormick, and Schmidt across Nashville, Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans.
LaGrange Georgia September 20. At a meeting of the cotton mills managers resolutions urged cooperation with farmers. Mills would purchase cotton to extent of resources at as fair prices as possible. Local merchants offer 10 cents per pound for cotton in trade or cash. A sign in Luther sville seeks 600 bales. Largest duck cotton shipment, 32 000 pounds, sent from LaGrange to New York, costing 1 037 for express to New York.
Dublin georgia September 20 arrests have followed rapidly after the discovery of Herschal Beacham's body in the Oconee river Saturday Seven young white men Ban Rowland Doc Childers Henry Coleman Jim Heckles Charlie Bush Ed Montford and Bud Hawkins were jailed on complicity charges in Beacham's murder The theory is the killing occurred Tuesday night over a gambling game and the body was moved to the ferry area by automobile authorities pursue the case
Rome Georgia September 20 Special Congressman Gordon Lee was formally declared the Democratic nominee for the seventh district to the sixty fourth congress at a meeting of the executive committee. He sent thanks by telegram. The vote across thirteen counties totaled 22619 with no opposition. Resolutions praised his service and endorsed President Wilson while condemning the state convention and county unit plan.
Milledgeville Ga September 20 J L Sibley writes Governor Slaton to repeat plans to run for long term senator in November and asks his name be placed on the official voters list He frames his race as a protest against perceived Washington indifference to cotton farmers and urges voters to oppose Mr Smith by name on the official tally sheets.
Brunswick Ga September 20 special A party of prominent Georgia businessmen will within the next week close an option for the purchase of Long Island adjoining St Simon. They plan a large hotel and club house with cottages for members, to serve as a summer and winter resort with an electric railroad likely extended to the property. Manseer Buna of the Hotel At Simon is the moving spirit.
Three young men from the Ford agency, Teale Morris and Adams, were severely injured when their car crashed into a bank on a death curve near Thomaaville while returning from a Joyride. The windshield shattered, causing the most serious wounds, and they were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Jefferson Ga September 20 The southern Cotton Olimilla plant here was almost totally destroyed by fire last night. By near disaster effort the steel house and ginners were saved. The loss is about 15000 dollars covered with insurance. For two years the mill has been loaned by several prominent men here.
Edited by Dick Jemison the 1914 football season starts next Saturday with eleven southern colleges in action. Tech and Georgia set Oct 3 opens. major eastern teams begin now, western teams start Oct 3. Featured games include Clemson vs Dahlonega, Tennessee vs C M at Knoxville, Notre Dame not listed.
Barney Oldfield broke three world automobile records at a dirt track in St Louis on September 20. He completed the one mile event in 44 seconds, the two mile in 1 minute 52 7/10 seconds, and the five miles in 3 minutes 40 2/5 seconds.
The Atlanta season opens with Adele presented by the same company praised as the best of the year. A French operetta with a farce plot and tuneful music stars Carelyn Thompson and John Park among others. Tickets expected to sell out for tonight and the Tuesday matinee and night. The program also features a Keith vaudeville bill with English comedians led by Harry Tate, ventriloquist Marshall Montgomery, and comedian Shirley Bates, plus the Lyric lineup with Madame X and You Much Isaacs.
D. W. Griffiths most ambitious photo drama The Escape screens Tuesday and Wednesday at the Grand after four weeks in New York. Adapted from Paul Armstrongs novel, it aims to provoke thought while thrilling audiences with a story about eugenic progress and the supposed strength of a superior race.
Rome Ga September 20 special The Sunday lid was clamped on tight today for the first time in many months. City council ordered police to enforce the city code forbidding business on the Sabbath with exceptions for meals and prescriptions. No cigar sales or soda water. No arrests were made as notices had been given. Clifford Near operated at his home 246 Juniper yesterday. He is resting easil y.
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