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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-25
AWARDING CONTRACTS FOR
S. CAROLINA INTERURBAN

SPARTANBURG. S. C.. July %
The officials of the Greenville, Spar
tanburg and Anderson interurban cleo
trio railway are this week letting con-
tracts aggregating 100000 for grading
81 miles of roadbed between Spartan
burg and Greenville S. G., prepara-
tory to building another link in the
interurban line that will eventually
connect Charlotte with Greenville and
Anderson, Contractors have completed
q miles in North Carolina for the
Piedmont and Northern lines the North
Carolina end of the road and the sec
ond link from Gastonia to Blacksburg
is expected to be started within a few
months, leaving a stretch of 81 miles
from Blacksburg to Spartanhurg to
complete the line from Greenville to
Charlotte.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-25
Miss Brown to
Give Luncheon
at Mansion

pretty luncheon Of twelve covers
will be given by Miss Cora McCord
Brown, the young daughter of Governor
and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Brown. tomorrow
afternoon at l o'clock at the executive
mansion.
Miss Constance OKeefe. of Green
vile, S. c., the guest of Miss Louise
Broyles. will be the honoree Of the
luncheon, the following young girls be-
ing asked to meet her on this OCCASION:
Misses Louise Broyles, Isolene
Campbell, Eula Jackson, Lawson Hines,
Dorothy Hartman, Josephine Mobley
Theo Prioleau, Mary Brown and Resale
Davis.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-25

young people making the fifty second
birthday OF Mr. Knabe most enjoyah BILE
with music and a buffet supper,
Atlanta friends of Mrs E. w Dut
ton have received news Of her death in
Boston Mrs buttons husband, we'll
known Albanian, died here about four
months ago, since which she had been
living in Boston, her former home.
Mrs Leonora Sheehan Raines, who
has been spending the past two years
in Paris, is in Atlantic City and will
be Joined the first of next week by her
sister, Mrs. e. w. More, who has been
spending some time at Wrightsville
Beach.
After stay in Atlanta as the guest
of her uncle, Mr. Charles Crankshaw,
and her mother, Mrs. Mary Thomas,
Mrs. Pratt Adams will go to the noun
tains of North Carolina for the re-
mainder of the summer accompanied
by Mrs. Thomas. Mrs. Adams viii
spend September in Asheville.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
 CLEANS UP BUSINESS
Cederholm's Propositions Rejected Increase In Saleey For. Assistant
 EnGanoor

Recommendation will be made by the Ordinance committee to the Com mon Council at its next meeting that Assistant City. Engineer R. L. Sann- salary. Saunders now gets use The recommendation will be for q axl- ary of $1.S0O. This is the result of the resolution submitted some time ago to the Common Council by Alder man William E.. Primrose, Rep1b7tcan low the city engineer to fix the saiar- ies in his office. This resolution came before the Ordinance commfttee last night There was objection to creat- ing such an ordinance aS was pro- posed, the Democratic members being or any other department head ha right to fix tho salaries of his s1bor- dinates.> The main object Of the rSa- olution was to secure an increase In the salary of the assistant engineer, and this seems now certain of accom- plishment. eE
 Theatres will be under the uecasssty Of furnishing fire alarm boxeg on their stages if an ordfnance approved of last night by the committee is adopted by the council at it's next meeting. The city attorney has draft theatre seating a0o people or over, has a private fire alarm box iaasta1l- ed on it's stage z FiIif4ires to acSnnI5fy with this ordinance means a penalty of $1O0 for the first violation and $aO0 for each month that such box is not installed thereafter The Ordinance committee voted to recommend this ordinance to the council
 Meats and fish cannot be cafted through the streets, exposed to the dust and dirt. when an ordinance adopted by the Ordinance committees last night becomes effective. The or tion to the Common Council at it's next meeting. The Board of Health has not expressed it's desires with re- gard to an ordinance governing the use of garbage cans and that matter was not acted upon by the committee last night.
 Att a salary of q, 800 seaaer of weights and measures will be appoint ed in June by the Mayor. The OTdi- nance committee approved of a. draft drawn up by the city attorney which pire each June. The duties and pow CTS are defined in section go Of tho 1911 acts
 Proposed ordinances of Alderman Frederick Cederholm received the att tention of the committee last night. The one seeking to create a public market place was considered too vague and indefinite as it did not specify where the money will come from to establish the market place; how land. money or any of the requirements for a market place are to be secured. The resolution was turned down. The ono dealing with vacancies in the Board of Aldermen received similar fate be- ing considered vague a-s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
KNOCKOUT BROWN :. ;. s TO MEET KMBANE
Report That They VIII Clash in Mad-
 fson Square Garden.

Chances are that at least two more matches will be clinched by the ofH- ciais of the Garden Athletic Club Of New York this week. One bout that looks particularly promising is the pro- posed clash between Johnny Kilbare. the worlds feather-weight champion, and "Knockout'' Brown. According to ..Danny' Morgan, his boxer has agreed to take on Kilbahe at 128 pounds ring side, and Morgan will post $500 for felt to. cover weight and appearance Thus far Kilbane and his manager, -Jinmy- Dunn. nave declined to ac-
 Morgan said he preferred the club at Madison Square Garden to any oth- CT, for in his opinion the bout would draw as we'll as the McFarland-Wells affAfr If this match is made Brown wfn be ready for Kilbane in two
 Word may be received. any time that Johnny" Coulon, of Chicago, the Am- erican bantamweight champion, and bigger Stanley. holder of the Lord Lonsdale belt in England, have also beeiisi atched to fight at the Garden Athletic club At Coulon's request the officials of the Garden Athletic Club cabled an offer to Stanley. Cou- lon is willing to box at 114 pounds ringside, provided the Englishman is also agreeable to that weight. This is below the American and English ,antamweight limits. but both boys can easily make it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
United Press Wire Service
Players Write
 About Biz Fight
 In Holyoke Game.

President O'Rourke of the Connec- ucut league has heard from Catcher Flaherty of Springfield and Capt. Nichols of Holyoke regarding their fight last Saturday. The trouble arose over a ball which was hit into the. bleachers with Holyoke at the bat. Capt. Nichols called for new ball and one was put into play. Pitch CT Finn of Springfield soiled the ball and Umpire Wagner introduced an- other sphere. Flaherty threw box and all to the pitcher and it is said Nichols grabbed the catcher and struck him.
 Flaherty's version is that he was hit without provocation. Nichols says Flaherty tried to take the, ball out of his hand. Nichols admits losing his head and apologies for his conduct. President O'Rourke has not decided yet what penalty he will impose upon Nichols. who according to the um- pire, was the aggressor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
KID MCOY WAS -"BORN''
 25 YEARS AGO TODAY

E Kid Mccoy, who succeeded Bob Fftz-' simmons as middleweight champion of the world, was born twenty-five years ago to-day. It was on the night of May 15, 1887, that a melodrama was produced by a transforming company in the "opery house. of the little city of Nashville, Ind., and among those present was a fourteen year old lad named Norman Selby, the son of a country merchant. One of the prin- icipal characters in the play was a bold, bad man, highwayman~ or train robber or something like that, who was set down in the program as Kid Mccoy. Young Selby watched the play with breathless interest, and tho villain of the melodrama so appealed ito his youthful imagination that he determined to emulate the exploits of that vicious character. The next day he told his playmates that thereafter his name was to be Kid Mccoy, and the youngsters, having respect for SeIby's prowess with his fists grant ed his desire. So Kid Mccoy was born, and the name has stuck through all his busy career as pugilist, wine agent, automobile dealer, hotel keeper and the score or more other pursuits the Kid has followed. Although he is really been born in 1873, Selby is back in the ring after a long absence and has been more than making good in Paris Mccoy ran away from home shortly. after he had adopted the name of the melodrama villain and ever since he has been continually on the move. He has usually had the money Wherewith to gratify his wanderlust in first class style, but in his youth there were times when he had to ride the freights and was probably re-
 ferred to as a hobo by such persons as he appealed to for a handout. He had been given a fair education by his parents, who wanted him to become a minister of the gospel, and in his wan derings over the earth he has acquir- ed all the polish of a man of the world. Tall, slender and graceful, with a pleasing countenance, the Kid when clad in evening dress looks the thor ough gentleman and bears no resem- blance to the conventional type of pu- gilist.. During his residence in France he is said to have acquired a thor ough knowledge of the language of that country. Mccoy has long enter tafned literary ambitions and has even written poetry, some of which has been good enough to pass muster with mag aEine editors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
HARTMANN BREWING co. :. DlSPOSlNG OF HORSES
 TO UTILIZE MOTORS

The Hartmann Brewing Go. is an- other one of the local firms to be converted to the use of the motor tr,,ck in place of horse and wagon. Five large trucks of different make have been bought and the horses and wagons which have been used by the company are being sold. At an auc- ton Saturday Il of the 20 horses were disposed of and another auction will he held this week Friday or Saturday when the remaining horses will go un- der the hammer.
 After that the wagons and other equipment will be disposed of. The stable will be done away with entirely, and it is figured that a saving will thus be made. The company has thought the matter over for long time and concluded to give the motor trucks a thorough tryout, Others will be bought later on.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
MIKE GIBBONS BEATS
 LAWN WITHOUT TROUBLE.

Buffalo, N. r., May 15.-Mike Gih- bons, the. St. Paul welter, today de- parted for New York where he will meet Sid Burns, the English cham pion at Madison Square Garden next Tuesday. Gibbons had little, difficulty in beating Paddy, Lavin here last night. The brilliant flashes by the Buffalo boy didn't disturb the even progress of the St. Paul lad,. who whipped over his blows with light ming like. rapidity. Lavin was hoored three times in the seventh round and four times in the eighth, when the xoforHn Gtonned the bout.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
kiIbane Gets Decision On Burns
 In Fast Battle

As was expected by most of the ex- perts, Frankie Burns of Jersey City was outclassed last night by Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland, the feather weight champion, in their ten-round bout before thes largest crowd that ever gathered in the St. Nicholas rounds Kilbane had it on Frankie both ways from the jack, but, though outpointed, Burns was not badly hurt, and was strong and full of fight at the finish. In the last two rounds the champion tried desperately to put the Jerseyman aHay. aKilnane start ed the tenth with a fusilade of lefts and rights, driving Burns to the ropes. Just when 1t looked as if Burns would be beaten to the boards Frankie slung a couple of rights to the jaw and chased the champion to cover.
 Kilbane showed g. bagful of tricks to the fight fans. but failed to show enough to prove him the wonder he Is accredited to be in some quarters. ''Unless Attell was stale, 1 can't see how Kilbane came to beat him. was the opinion voiced by many Of the fans after last nights mill. About a year ago Attell, with his left. arm hanging limp and useless, beat Burns to a fraxzle With two good hands. Kilbane failed to beat Burns as de- .cisfvely as Attell, with one of his batteries out of commission, beat the Jerseyman.
 Kilbane was wonderfully fast on his feet. His judgment of distance was splendid, and he. timed his punches almost perfectly. He blocked well and picked off many of Burns leads in the air. Class stuck out all over the 9Cleveiander, yet, with all. there Was an indefinable something missing In Kilbane that one expects to find Tn a champion.
 It wasn't the lack of the punch, though. as matter of fact. Johnny did not seem to carry any dynamite in his hands. He landed flush to the jaw time and again with both hands, but Burns never staggered and seldom slowed up
 Burns ;was stronger and faster at the weight, 122 pounds at p. m. than he wass. when lighting as 2 bantam. Frantic weighed in at 122 at z ?. m.. according to the. agreement, which absolved Knbane from having to make weight. The ringsida weights of the men were Kilbane IA IF hounds and Burns 172. Both men weighed in with fighting togss on The weight suited Burns better than the bantam pOundAge. 5n ,.s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
Big Ed Walsh
 Boosts Spitba!l
Former Meriden Hufler Says He Can Beat Any of Them When Ball is Breaking Right

'sBig Ed'' Walsh of the Chicago White Sox has the idea that he has the best. spitball among pitchers to- day and there are a good many who win agree with him. The ball is a terrible one and deceives even the best of hitters. But Walsh, Is rather broad in his statement, when my splitter worEs right, I can beat any team Tn the world 'sThat Marty O'Toole, says Henry o. Day. manager of the Cincinnati Reds. has spitbaH that oreaks Something like walsl's, but mo- where near as much speed, nor any thing like as good control. and yet ne is getting more strikeouts, getting them against good batters, too. Hatn- er hard to figure. but he's getting away with it in clever style"
 defStalAd how O'Toole gets away with ftse 1t n probable that he will be successful pitcher unless something happens to his arm. There is no greater pitcher than Ed Walsh of the White sox, and in intelligence Ig Ed'' also ranks high. He says the spitball is and win continue to be the most effective ball q pitcher can throw One can understand how O'Tooie could fan Bescfier, a star hitter on the Cfncinnati. team, three times straight. and also make almost every other man on the L6SaIu IIIASS -HSAAA, reading what Walsh says he can do to such hitters as Cobb, Crawford and Jackson; the stars of the American league. -
 The White sox twirler says: When I've got my splitter breaking right I can beat any ball club in the world No use trying to bat against it,. H's simply unhittabie. Larry LAjoie, Ty Cobb and all the other hitting stars of the American league will tell you the same story. Ask Lajoie about the time I famed him in Cleveland with the 1eh6146an league chan1pionship at SfakesT AIA .<-& zG ss s.ss1l
 ssThe 1b4ttef is s4f ssefrofs when it works right. One day had Detroit in theFM1ne hole. and you know the IT. gers are some hfttefs. think CobD and Crawford are two of the greatest stickers the game ever produced. The spitteE. had them all standing on their heads. Neither " nor sam could get it dut of the fnfeld.. held them hat- less for eight rounds and had two gone ia the ninth when my catcher mufRed a foul tip. If he had only held the leather it would have meant an other out: 5and given me . no-hit game againSe 7tales Ifxefess TThe mum gave me batAudaff 0ne= fhore chance. He dumped a roller, to Tannshfll, who had q hard play to. make. and missed his man. Tine Scorer called it a. hit. El- mel Strickleffs +lffyented athe sptthail in 1904. I swiped the idea from E1- raer and have been perfectfng it ever since NOW think I've got the spit bail down finer than any other man In the Game."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
Err0rIeSS Ball
 By McCann's Men :.
 Beats New Haven
(By Wa1ner.)


 His Honor Bugs Reisigl, the we'll known New Haven squirrel, tried to stop the Mechanics from getting out of the second division at Savin Rock yesterday but the Bridgeport bunch flopped the human insect for eight Quinn says Reisigl is so crazy that he gets off the merry-go-round back: wards but that is neither here nor there. Bugs was as wild as a Buffalo Bill show in the opening round and before he came back to Erin the Me- chanics had put three runs in the bank. E.
 Aside from the flight of Herr Reisigl the return of Harvey Russell was the headline act. The blact haired beauty was there like a duck. In soft, soothing tones he talked tc the pitchers and steadied them in times of danger. When it came to The only man who tried to steal was Daschback and he met the ball be- fore he was halfway to the second sack. Russell hit the sphere hard but not safely. He clipped in with a sacrifice and also made a lightning throw to frs. on Reisigl's bunt.
 Chief Snyder started on the marble for Bridgeport. The swarthy boy was a trifle wild but he put something on the ball and the New Haven sluggers were helpless Until the sixth he had the Wings rolling over and playing dead. In that round he lost control and passed the first two, but steadied and took care of the next three men. In the seventh he started by walking Miller and Fleck. Manager McCann decided to take no, chances and sent Hooks Cunningham to; the rescue. With two on, nobody out and the crowd yelling Indians, Cunny famed Pop Foster and Pope. Then he hit Nagle. Taguer was sent to bat for the eighth and ninth Cunningham al- lowed one hit and passed one. Snyder bore the brunt of the battle, though, and will get credit for the victory In the. official. records because his team was ahead when the change was made.
 Cy Miller and Shorty Norris were the best bets with the. willow. Each collected two swats. Miller, had a good day at third, taking care of four chances and started two double plays Crook, O'Rourke- and Stow also field ed splendidly. Errorless ball was shown by the Mechanics.
 Here Is the way the boys piled up three in the first. Skipper Hey walk ed but Stow famed. Crook went out on a slow one to Reisigl and ORourke third, scoring Eley. Miller went to second on the throw to the plate. Speedy Ftoran came ito time with a smash to right that tallied ORourke and Miller.
 In the seventh Norris was safe when big Miller muffed Pepe's throw Russell sacrificed. Snyder fouled. to two. bases scoring Norris. The score:
 nuAa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
Most Accurate Sporting News
Brad .Kocher Has
 Signed Bride In
 Marriage League

Brad. Kocl1er who caught for the Mechanics in 1909 and 1910 and made numerous friends in local fandorn, has fallen for the light that lies h wo- mans eyes. He signed for life in the Matrimonial league yesterday. Brad is now a member of the Detroit team, which is playing in New York and the New York World gives the young ster the following sendoff:
 Although Bradley Wilson Kocher, Hughey Jennings young substitute catcher, was left on, base in Mondays game on the Hill Top and 3s still without a hit in the big leagues he is credited with the hit of his career, to- day-a home run for life-w1th pretty Mary Louise Porker. .,ia
 Before the game yesterday young Kocher, who is twenty-four years old and the son of George. K. Koc{her, a wealthy merchant of White Haven, hesitatingly: approached his manager and in subdued tones, asked if he could get away long enough to get married. .9,s
 sewhat? Married? At this time of the season? F-jah! Holy Mackerel! And the club going bad?" calculated the doughty Hughey, with a furious ness in his county Mayo accent that into the Matrimonial League out of Kocher's mind. 's-s
 But, Mir. Jennings-
 But nothing, my boy" shouted the leader of the three-time champions. Suppose Mullin, Cobb. Crawford, Delwell. some of thenT are married-- but, anyhow. how ana going to break up club by letting occasions as this upset my plans?"
 1T can assure you. MT. Jennings, it will not occur again., stated Catcher Kocher. innocentay. Besides, H'smy first offense and you see, MT. Jen- nings, I promised to do it last winter word. She's from my home town and I've known her since-
 Enough, enough, of course." inter- rupted the manager.
 There was something in the young baok-stop's voice and eyes that brough back to Hughey a certain event in his life and he slapped his boy catcher on the back and added: !,
 "All right. Brad, if you promise it won't happen again"
 The game started. It went against Jennings almost from the start The ninth inning came and Pitcher Will lett went in to bat. He won a. walk, but, as pitchers are seldom good base runners, Jennings looked about for a substitute to chase around the bases. He spotted Kocher glanctng around the players bench, making signals to . young woman in the stand.
 Here, you!.y Here's chance. Get out there and run forx Willett. Let's see how you look on 8 major league diamond and in 8 real 1gan1es Maybe it will please some one, anyhow
 Bradley glanced gratefully at his manager and went to first. He darted of, danced, frisked and tried to draw a throw, but alack, ere he got started the game was ended and Kocher was left stranded on the bag. He walked
 Never mind, Brad; go ahead, you'll have another chance. Give Mrs. Kocher my kind regards and express my regrets that I'll need you back here F'riday!"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-15
GALLAGHER INSTALLED IN HEADQUARTERS AT
 SEA BREEZE ISLAND

The executive offices in the heart of. Sea Breeze Island were thrown open today and W. L. Gallagher, the new lessee and manager, and his staff took possession. MT. Gallagher had been temporarily located in ''the Stratfield Hotel, but the rush of visitors became so great that. he found the limited facilities of his suite at the hotel were not adequate for the amount of bus mess he has been called upon to ham, dle. *. .,et
 aires from many parts of the coun- try who have come here with a view to securing privileges at Sea Breeze. :
 'sGive us a few days of pleasant weather" said Mfr. Gallagher, land wei work wonders over here.'