Billikens Will Remain At the State Capital
Montgomery Alabama January 1 114 Southern League baseball is guaranteed in Montgomery for the coming season A contract was signed by Richard Tillis and a Business Men's League committee Manager John Dobbs is ordered to report by the first train and President Jones vows a team finishing in the first division The contract provides 4000 to secure Southern League baseball for the season Tillis grants an option on 850 shares of stock for 15000 expiring September 1 1913 The option may include a two year franchise continuation if the committee purchases it.
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Wontgomery
Ala
Southern League Baseball
Montgomery
Richard Tillis
Business Men's League
John Dobbs
Jones
Tillis
YMCA Five to Start Road Trip Friday Morning
The Y M C A five will begin a road trip Friday morning to Birmingham to face the Athletic Club footballers. The itinerary includes games in Atlanta Athens Augusta Mercer College Macon and Columbus before returning January 23 in Columbus, Georgia.
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Y.M.C.A. Five
Columbus
Birmingham
Athletic Club
Mobile
Atlanta Athletic Club
Athens Y. M. C.A
Augusta Y. M
Interesting Tie in Midwinter Golf
At Pinehurst North Carolina January 14 Harold Slater of Foxhills and Irving S Robeson of Rochester won the class A section with a net 74 on a three stroke handicap The class B tie of 75 involved D M Stewart Dunwoodie F S Newberry New Rochelle and S L Allen Whitemarsh Valley with A S Brownell St Andrews to be settled today.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Harold Slater
Foxhills
Irving S. Robeson
Rochester
Slater
Robeson
D. M. Stewart
Dunwoodie
F. S. Newberry
New Rochelle
S. L. Allen
Whitemarsh Valley
A. S. Brownell
St. Andrews
Chicago Heavyweight Easy For Zbyszko
Zbyszko defeated Charley Cutler in Chicago yesterday in two straight falls. The first fall lasted 34 minutes 45 seconds and used head scissors and wrist lock holds, the second 20 minutes 15 seconds with body scissors and arm lock holds.
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Chicago
Zbyszko
Charley Cutler
Mobile Y M C A Meet with Magic City Athletes
Birmingham Jan 14 Mobile Y M C A five meets the Birmingham Athletic Club for the first time in three years in what fans call the season’s biggest indoor game. The Mobile squad aims to challenge the local club, which has often forced tough verdicts from visiting teams.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Athletic Club
Mobile Y. M. C. A
Columbus
New Grocer Buys Eslava and Young Firm
The purchaser announces the takeover of the Grocery Business of Eslava and Young at the southwest corner of Wilkinson and Charleston Streets. He pledges to provide top quality goods, best service, and low prices to friends and patrons.
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Eslava & Youngstead
Wilkinson and
Charleston Sts
Polo Players Called For Practice Meet
Invitations will go to fifteen top polo players to meet at Lakewood New Jersey late next month to practice for the defense of the international cup. The English challengers will depart England May 1 for a month of practice in the United States. Visitors may choose among Piping Rock Meadow Brook and Rockaway fields on Long Island. George J Gould orders two Lakewood fields prepared for American practice.
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New York
Lakewood
N. J
England
Piping Rock
Meadow Brook
Rockaway
Long Island
George J. Gould
Athletic Club Likely Champions After Key Games
The Athletic Club defeated Columbus and Mobile in crucial clashes while Columbus beat Mobile, leaving the Athletic Club as the likely championship winner. Preparations for a big final limit seating, with Secretary Miles predicting near 1 000 spectators and potential playoff at a neutral site if a tie arises.
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Athletic Club
Columbus
Mobile
Miles
Stewards Set Racing Dates at Grand Circuit Meet
Stewards of the National Association of Trotting Horses meet in Pittsburg to fix Grand Circuit dates for the coming season and consider membership applications from New York City Poughkeepsie Dallas and Springfield Illinois.
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Pittsburg
National Association of Trotting Horses
New York City
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dallas
Ignominious fall of famous jockey revealed in plea
New York reportsGrover Cleveland Fuller once a top jockey for James R Keene and for himself earned large sums in a single season. He pleaded guilty to stealing a pocketbook from an acquaintance in an uptown saloon and was remanded for sentence Friday. He said he had been drifting recently.
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New York
Grover Cleveland Fuller
James R. Keene
Fuller
Peculiar California Child Alteration Case Emerges
San Francisco reports a warrant for Dr. W W Fraser of Weaverville on charges of falsifying a birth record. He allegedly certified a son born September 1, 1910 to Charles Eugene Slingsby and Dorothy Morgan Cutler Slingsby, while a substitution of an illegitimate child from Lillian Anderson of Geyersville is alleged.
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San Francisco
City Board of Health
W. W. Fraser
Weaverville
Fraser
Charles Eugene Slingsby
Dorothy Morgan Cutler Slingsby
Lillian Anderson
Geyersville
England
Selma Gets Berth in Cotton States League
The Cotton States Baseball League elected J. B. Redus of Meridian as president after failing to form eight teams. Six teams were approved with Selma Alabama joining alongside Meridian Clarksdale Greenwood Columbus and Jackson Mississippi. Opening games set for April 10 in Columbus Greenwood and Clarksdale.
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Selma
Jackson, Miss
Cotton States Baseball League
J. B. Redus
Meridian
Arthur Lewis
Hattiesburg
Ala
Clarksdale
Greenwood
Columbus
Jackson
Miss
Kling Refuses Tinker Offer On Cincinnati Deal
Kansas City report says Joe Tinker failed to secure Johnny Kling signature for Cincinnati next season after discussions since Sunday. Kling again indicated he probably will not play next year. Tinker plans to stay a few more days hoping for an agreement.
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Kansas City
Johnny Kling
Joe Tinker
Cincinnati
Boston Nationals
Tinker
Kling
Boston
City Basketball League planned after YMCA season
Physical director A B E Marriott of the YMCA is arranging a city basketball league with two sections. Five teams are entered in section one including Crown Theatre and YMCA Ramblers. Section two lists YMCA In termediates Barton Academy and YMCA. mobile units may form teams.
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A. B E. Marriott
City Basketball League
Crown Theatre Five
Y. M. C. A. Ramblers
Barton Academy
Y. M
Marriage as a Lottery of Love and Risks
A reflective line compares marriage to a lottery where outcomes can be worse than a blank. It contemplates chance, commitment, and the unpredictable path of union.
All-American Trials Delayed in Starting
ROGERS SPRINGS Tenn Jan 14 Due to the absence of owners and handlers delayed en route the opening event of the all-America clubs field trials the all-age stake will be deferred until just before the race starts this morning. Twenty five dogs are entered. Judges named Major Thomas Bond Jackson Tenn Dr W A Bruette Chicago and A F Hochwalt Dayton Ohio.
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Rogers Springs
Tenn
Thomas Bond
Jackson
W. A. Bruette
Chicago
A. F. Hochwalt
Dayton
Ohio
Mexican Joe Rivers Meets Cross Tonight
Mexican lightweight Joe Rivers fights Leadh Cross at 138 pounds in New York tonight. Both men aim to make weight to avoid a $1,000 forfeit. Rivers earns $4,000 while Cross takes about 27 1/2 percent of the gross.
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New York
Joe Rivers
Leadh Cross
Cross
Rivers
Crosse
Yamada Loses First Block to Slosson in Balk Line Match
St Louis Jan 14 Koji Yamada made a high run of 121 but was defeated by George Slosson 400 to 356 in the first block of a 2400 point 18.2 balk line billiard match last night.
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ST. Louis
Koji Yamada
George Slosson
Griffiths Team To Work Out in Virginia
Clark Griffith manager of the Washington Americans plans spring practice in Charlottesville Virginia with thirty six men in the squad and batteries reporting a week later. Griffith trained there last year and the arrangement was aided by the University of Virginia fraternity conceding space for the team.
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Charlottesville. Va
Clark Griffith
Theington Americans
University Ofrginia
Washington
Griffith
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