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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1912
Page
3
Column debates Jim Flynn and Jack Johnson ahead of the July Las Vegas bout. Flynn shown as brave but lacks fighting polish. Johnson taunts to lure him into Johnson’s preferred pace and uppercuts. Past San Francisco 1947 remnants cited to illustrate Flynn’s grit under pressure.
Indictment rumors surrounding Jack Johnson and his wife seem unlikely to affect Johnsons bout with Jim Fiyonn. The Johnsons smuggling case involves a $38000 necklace with duties pushing total government dues to about $6000. Rivers trains for July 4 title bout in Los Angeles as Kid Dalton joins his camp. Jimmy Johnson bets 5000 on Harry Thomas beating Johnny Kilbane, with funds ready on short notice. Nelson backs George Brown, praising the Dane, and Ad Wolgast returns to LA to train for Rivers. Morris and Smith to box fifteen rounds in Marieville, and Charley White contest debated vs Shugro with critiques split. If Bob Moha cant pay, promoter may replace him against Eddie McGoorty. Ginty and Burns duel in New York. Lather McCarthy warned for poor form. Shugro and Cohen boxing in New York tonight.
Buying trusses requires care and exact fit. A trained expert helps select the proper truss, with private fitting rooms on the main store's second floor. Belt support options aid comfort for stout persons by reducing girth and easing abdominal strain.
After a Las Vegas conference Governor William R. McDonald told a business committee he would issue a definite statement on the Johnson Flynn championship bout by Monday evening. He arrived Saturday night and held an executive session with six prominent locals, then declined further comment.
A dense roundup notes games today in the Southern and South Atlantic leagues with Atlanta at Memphis Birmingham at Montgomery New Orleans at Mobile and Chattanooga at Nashville. It also covers American and National League results and standings, plus coach and trainer remarks on boxing champion Jack Johnson and upcoming matches.
Pittsburg and Chicago closed the United States league season with a game in Chicago. President Henderson failed to secure support from Otto Steifel for St Louis and Indianapolis or Milwaukee or Kansas City. Steifel backs away. Powers plans a Columbian league launch next September for a spring start. Pittsburg to play exhibitions in Chicago before likely disbanding.
The South Atlantic league ends its first half this Wednesday and the second half starts the next day. Jacksonville Scouts hold the pennant, with a comfortable lead that could withstand losing the remaining three games. Other clubs have strengthened, making the second half a wide open race.
Pittsburg June 24 Reports spread that Fred Clarke may rejoin the Pirates in the out field though the manager denies the talk Clarke is said to be practicing mornings with the team to regain form Since retiring this spring he had said it would be forever Yet many believe his return could lift the club toward the pennant if feasible
Bloomington June 24 Indiana university baseball captain Andy Gill returns with a White Sox contract and will be farmed out to the Western league likely to Denver or Topeka after satisfactory trials.
Baltimore June 24 Joe Ward the Augustan playing with the rochester team may drop out of baseball next year. His father in the city for the De eratic Convention says Ward saved money and is ready to quit the national game to settle in private business. He played third base for the Hustlers last year and started at first this season before a switch moved him to first base.
Readers share letters praising B B B after long illness with ulcers and rheumatism. Joseph Hunter of Elk Hill Virginia says it eased pain and restored appetite after eight years of suffering. James Peterson of Ridge Springs South Carolina reports leg sores improved after two bottles, claiming greater relief than doctors’ remedies.
Tickets for weekend and Sunday trains on the Asheville line list rates to Lake Toxaway Brevard Waynesville Hendersonville Asheville and nearby towns with final limits set after October 8. The notice names Chicago Toronto Louisville Cincinnati Detroit Denver and several North Carolina destinations including Brevard Hot Springs and Tallapoosa as part of the service area.
The Georgian answers common queries about its Proverb Contest rules. It explains meaning of Panhandler, how three sets of answers fit in one Answer Book with labeled spaces, and safeguards for returned solutions. Contestants should display name and address on submissions.
The Atlanta Georgian announces a skill contest with total prizes of 16000 dollars. Entries are open to all, with three answer sets per person. All rules require one answer per picture, family limits, and disqualification of Georgian employees and relatives. Winners depend on number of correct solutions or tie-splitting. Submit at headquarters after compiling all answers in order.
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