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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
2
The article laments a weak South in major league baseball with few standout players this year. It contrasts past stars like Tris Speaker and Doug Paskett with a decline, noting Federal raids and economic factors shifted talent toward the minors. Fans sense a thinning fighting force and dwindling major league prospects.
Baton Rouge June 12 reports the House defeated a bill to allow twenty round boxing contests due to lacking a constitutional majority. The existing law permits ten round bouts only.
Walter Keating, a former Crackers shortstop, has won a regular job with Hank O Days Cubs after being drafted last season and spending time on the bench. With Red=Coridon in a slump, Keating will hold the position for now. He is praised for a strong whip and pinch hitting ability and is viewed as a young player with open years ahead.
Unruly oxen disrupted a dress parade during the Arkansas Travelers annual convention in Little Rock. The trio of oxen pulling a replica cabin float rammed a street car, wrecking the display as about 1,000 traveling men watched.
A record attendance is expected at the Fourteenth Masonic District annual conference to be held in Eufaula August 18 and 14. Harmony Lodge of Masons hosts guests, with quarters currently under remodeling.
Chattanooga June 12 convicts in the county workhouse camps began work on the roads without shackles following a crusade by the Southern Howard Association. Prison authorities will give the experiment a thorough trial.
Chattanooga June 12 all news department employees are cited to appear in Chancery Court Saturday morning to testify about their source of information for a published notice revealing the fees allowed in a large insurance case.
Detailed results across seven races at a mile and sixteenth or longer distances. Winners include Lady Mexican, Gabrie, First Degree, Miss Declare, Uncle Hart, Mrs. Campbell, Pontefract, Requiram, Shyness, Dick'n Pet, Cis ko, Jabot, with times and payout figures. Multiple horses also placed second and third, along with listed runners and times.
FIRST-Five furlongs Hydroplane wins at 11-5 with Miss Fielder second and Fair Helen third. time 1:01.4. SECOND-Mile Naiad takes win as Orolund runs second and Mss Sherwood third. time 1:39.3. Appassionate also ran. THIRD-Five furlongs Coquette wins with The Finn second and Tinkle Bell third. time 1:07. STubborn and Distant Shore noted. FOURTH-Six furlongs Hester Prynce prevails with Stromboli second and Vandergrift third. time 1:18. FIFTH-Six Syosset II and Joe Rosen field challenge. results incomplete.
Latonia racing program lists multiple stakes and selling races for 3-year-olds and up over distances from 5 to 6 furlongs, with entries including Amalfi, Bac, Dr. Samuels, Buck Keenan, John Gund, Constant, Star Jasmine, Surpassing, and others. Notable results show Guy Fisher 108 winning, and Amalfi 97 securing places. several entries marked as top contenders or “also ran” in various divisions.
Assistant Secretary Newton awarded a contract to Algernon Blair of Montgomery Alabama to construct a postoffice building at Pulaski Tennessee for 46314 dollars.
Christian Endeavor leaders from across the South discussed plans to raise 300000 dollars to erect a building serving as a Southern headquarters. They also finalized aims to secure adequate Southern representation at the Christian Endeavor world convention in Chicago next year.
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