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Monday, October 13, 1924,
Washington Players Get Nearly
$6,000 Apiece for Winning Series
Washington, Oct. 13.—The world’s I
champions of 1924, as a baseball
team, disbanded Saturday, leaving
their record engraved in the perma
nent history of the sport and in the
memories of its followers.
Ceremonies marking the disinte
gration of the fighting agregation
which brought Washington her first
league and series pennant were in
formally staged Saturday in the lo
cal clubhouse. They consisted of
the simple hand shake, a slap on the
shoulder and “see you next spring m
as most members of the team
ed by train and automobile for their
several homes or for the scenes of
winter activities.
Prior to leave takings, Manager
U Bucky” Harris appeared with a fist
ful of checks marking the
split in the world series “take.
There were 24 checks, each for $5,«
959.64, drawn to the 22 active mem-
bers of the Senators, with two
tional made out to Nick Altrock and
Mike Martin, the club trainers and
GEORGIA UNIVERSITY
LOSES TO YALE, 7-6
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 13.—The
University of Georgia held Yale to a
*7 to 6 victory here Saturday. The
eleven of the Georgia Bulldogs cross
ed Yal e’s goal line in the first p eriod
after a steady line attack which car
ried the ball from the Bulldog’s 20
yard line across the opponent’s goal
line. Georgia failed to kick
Yafe scored in the third period and
Cottle kicked goal, making the score,
Yale 7, Georgia 6.
FLORIDA AND TECH
BATTLE TO A TIE
ar->y
The Florida Alligators and Geor
gia Tech battled to a 7-7 tie in At
lanta Saturday. A large number of
Griffinites attended the game.
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NOTICE OF DISCHARGE
In the district court of the United
States, for the northern district of
Georgia.
In re William Layfitt Poteet, bank
TUpt. No. 10,328. In bankruptcy.
A petition for discharge having
been filed in eonformit with law by
Yhe above-named bankrupt, and the
court having ordered that the hear
ing upon said petition be had on
November 15, 1924, at ten o’clock, a.
m. at the United States district
court room in the city of Atlanta,
Georgia, notice is hereby given to
all creditors and other persons in
interest to appear at said time and
place and show cause, if any they
have, why the prayer of the bank
rupt for discharge should not be
granted.
O. C. FULLER, Clerk.
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commanders of what in the army
would be the morale section,
World’s Record Made.
A new record for world’s series re
ceipts was established by the Giants
and Senators. Figures for the seven
games, $1,093,104, exceed by $28,289
those of the only other million dollar
series,‘the six contest battle between
the Giants and Yankees in New York
last year.
Attendance figures were not shat
tered, however. The mark of 283,695
set in this series, fell 17,735 short
the 301,430 who saw the classic
l ag t season,
Washington players will divide
$148,991.63 of the total fund and
New York will split up
The remaining 25 epr cent will be
divided among the second and third
place clubs in each league.
Final Summary.
* Won Lost Pet.
as ^ n ^ on 4 3 .571
New York 3 4 .429
.
Oct. 4: Giants 4; Senators 3 (12
innings).
Oct. 5: Senators 4; Giants 3.
Oct. 6: Giants 6; Senators 4.
Oct. 7: Senators 7; Giants 4.
Oct. 8:Giants 6; Senators 2.
Oct. 9: Senators 2; Giants 1.
Oct. 10: Senators 4; Giants 3 (12
inning s ) .----------------
Total Figures.
Attendance (paid) ---- 283,695
Receipts (new record)—$1,093,10 .00
[ Advisory council’s share- 163,965.60
Clubs’ share — ____ 598,045.89
Players’ share ___ 331,082.51
Wash’gton players’ share 148,991.63
N. Y, players’ share---- 99,327.75
Each Wash’ton players’
y. / 5,730.00
share /
Each N. Y. players’ share
(approximately) — 3,820.00
SUB-TREASURY CELLAR
TO RUN RED WITH RUM
New York, Oct. 13.—The cellars of
sub-treasury, Wall and NassaX
in which millions of dollars
have been stored, soon will be filled
liquor confiscated under the Vol
stead act, if plans for moving pro
hibition headquarters materialize.
Although no official action has been
taken, R. Q. Merrick, divisional di
rector, said yesterday the change
probably will be made within three
or four months.
The - present headquarters are at
No. 1107 Broadway, where the pro
hibition forces have been three years.
The rental costs the government $36,
000 annually.
j, THREE-YEAR-OLD SWIMMER
Portsmouth, Eng., Oct. 13.—Ken
net Nicholson, who weighs 84
pounds at the age of 3, swam half a
mile at Southsea.
Good ter Evil
A barrister whose gold wnfch was
stolen in a P.erlin omnibus lias adver
tised for It, offering a rewnrd and
promising to defend the thief for noth
ing whenever he is arrested.—-London
Tit-Bits
Rut in Itself
Following the line of the least re
sistance Is what gets many people Into
a rut.—Boston Transcript.
GRIFFIN DAILY NEWS
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of the Giants dropped the third strike on Leon Goslin. Harris lit out for third and beat Gowdy’s throw by a
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Griffin Elementary
School News
FOURTH WARD
Clean-up Week has been a great
success in our school. ,\V r e have all
worked hard to make our school and
city cleaner and better than ever.
Each grade in school has taken part
in the clean up campaign and some
of the results are as follows: '
The first grade reports that they
have cleaned and raked eight yards,
cut grass in 15 yards, and white
washed one coal house.
The second grade has worked hard
and reports many things acconiplish
ed.
The third gradfe has kept a record
of children who cleaned their teeth
regularly and reports almost a hun
dred per cent. The third grade also
reports that they have cleaned their
desks inside and out with soap.
The fourth grade has cleaned nice
ly their school room and homes.
The fifth gTade B has raked 15
yards, has cut 14 lawns, and white
washed one chicken house. Fifteen
children in this grade have brushed
their teeth regularly.
The fifth grade,^W, 32 have work
ed on laws, 39 have worked in the
house and seven have worked on their
home yards.
The sixth grade, L, has worked
hard and improved home and school.
The seventh grade has worked to
set a good example and is striving
to have the most orderly grade in
schooh The girls and boys in this
grade have mowed the lawn and
clipped the hedges on the school
yard.
The boys have marked off the foot
ball field and will begin to practice
in earnest next week. The team
hasn’t gotten together yet as it
should, but we hope to make a bet
ter showing in oar next games.
The girls of the seventh grade have
j been given a foojball and have been
having some exciting times playing
football. They* have enjoyed it very
much.
The first grade has gotten settled
now and know just what to do when
Tommie Gray, Zara Westmore
land and William Leigh have made
a perfect record in spelling.
•The sixth grade M, has had many
interesting contests this week. The
following pupils have a perfect rec-
ord for the week in spelling: James
Cook, Douglas Gibson, Agnes Bryant,
I Robert Dupree, Reba Bullard, Troy
Jones, Loutie LatTmer, Mary Brown I
Iris Waller, Henry Jackson, Ferol
I Kendrick, H. S. Roberts, Ernest Jen
nings', James Boyd ahd Mabel Gar
rett.
The sixth grade L has organized
a literary society with the following
officers: president, Anns Stuckey;
secretary, Tilden Purdy. The society
has been named the “Lanier Literary
Society” in honor of our southern
poet, Sidney Lanier.
The first program was rendered
Friday as follows: Debate,
that a boy is more useful to his
parents than a girl. Affirmative
speakers, Tom Bledsoe and Hill
Murphy. Negative speakers, Mildred
Reeves and Beulah Autry. The judges
were from the seventh grade and
rendered their decision in favor of
bbll rings for recess and for fire
This grade is enjoying music
and drawing very much. Under
direction of their teacher, the chil
dren have planted some attractive
window boxes to make their room
beautiful. They have started read
ing in the primer and their motto
is, “Think and Try.” They welcome
all visitors.
The second grade reports only one
tardy pupil for the week.
The third grade wrote the follow
ing letter to tell us about their work
for this week:
THIRD GRADE
We are going to write about our
rainbow this week.
There is a beautiful one in the
east end of our room. As soon as
we learn the ten commandments we
get our names written in any color
that we choose.
For this month we have Ruth Aus
itn in red; Nell Butler in violet, Ros
alyn Harris in green, Margaret
Mtichell in blue, and Amy Scott in
orange.
We hope to have names in indigo
and yellow by next Friday.
We have cleaned our teeth, clean
ed our desks inside and out. We own
six brooms, six baskets, three dust
pans and many dust clothes, that
we use every day.
Come and see us.
Thirty-two Children,
By Julian Gaissert and Mar
garet Mitchell.
FOURTH GRADE
Last week was clean up week. We
have cleaned our room very
nicely; have swept the floor, cleaned
our desks, washed the boards and
cleaned the erasers.
Friday we dramatized the story of
.. Through the Looking Glass.” Mollie
Tom Power as Alice, Cornelia Coop
er as the White Queen, Maud Pur
dy as the Red Queen.
HELEN POWELL.
In fifth grade B, these pupils
not missed a time in spelling: Jack
Flynt, Allan Little, Tyus Butler,
seph Chambers, Sara Laseter,
Hammond, Gladys Jones and
McDonald.
In the fifth grade W, Louise
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the negative. V
The seventh grade has organized
as follows: President, Verne Lewis; c x
vice president, Rolla Truett; secre
tary William Butler; critic, Albert
Brown; sergeant at arms, Sara Hapa
ric; news reporter, Marguerite PoW- '
ell.
Prof. J. A. Jones, formerly super
intendent of the Griffin public schools
made a much appreciated visit to
our school Friday and received a
hearty welcome.
All the grades in the Fourth" Ward
ischool are in a race to see which
grade will lead in having no tardy ,
marks during each week. The best
reeprde will be published each week.
The number enrolled in this school
is as follows: Grade 7, 42; grade 6L,
39; grade 6M, 39; grade 5B, 34;
grade 5W, 32; grade 5 33; grade 3,
33; grade 2, 25; grade 1, 29; total
306.
MARGUERITE POWELL,
Reporter.
Explained at Last
“There Is a religion of the heart and
another of the head,” says a writer.
We have often wondered why our head
had temples.—Boston Transcript.
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