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Newspaper
Mobile Tribune
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
4
Bill Ellis pitched for the Bears as they defeated the Memphis Chickasaws 3 to 1. Four Bears singles in the second inning produced all the runs, with Art Bues handling ten chances in the field and Damian, Orcut, Mehan, and Ellis contributing key hits and runs.
Y M C A coach Marine A Dale announces July 1 start to swimming and water sports classes for all boys over twelve. A “Swimming Campaign Week” will later be named. The summer schedule lists daily indoor baseball and numerous swimming and gym sessions for men and boys with varied times.
New York June 14 The fate of professional baseball and many sports hinges on the duration of the war. If the draft expands to all nonessential occupations, most stars including Sisler Johnson Speaker Ruth Mays Collins Gandil Schalk Weaver and others could be stripped from the game, risking a shutdown until peace Returns.
Mobile 8, Memphis 1. Atlanta 4, Chattanooga 1. Birmingham 15, Nashville 06. Little Rock 3, New Orleans 0. City score recap shows Birmingham dominant and New Orleans shut out.
The results list shows Boston defeated Pittsburgh 2 to 1, Cincinnati lost 0 to 6 at Brooklyn, St Louis edged Philadelphia 8 to 8 in a high scoring tie, Chicago trailed New York 8 to 4.
New York beat Cleveland 3 to 2 while Detroit routed Philadelphia 10 to 2. Boston posted 6 to 0 over Chicago and St Louis shutout Washington 3 to 0.
Memphis faces Mobile while Little Rock meets New Orleans, Chattanooga plays Atlanta, and Nashville travels to Birmingham in a slate of regional showdowns.
Matchups listed include Pittsburgh at Boston, Chicago at New York, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Washington at Chicago, Boston at St. Louis, New York at Detroit, and Philadelphia at Cleveland.
A dispatch reports twenty thousand Germans were lost in yesterday’s attacks between the Aisne and the Villers Cotterets forest as five divisions were employed. The note also mentions plans to cleanse river water to remove debris from power-plant intakes and lists several baseball figures and other sports losses amid broader industry concerns.
Edward Wheeler defeats George C. Meyer 6-4 5-7 9-7 in a dramatic singles match at the Country Club as tournament action heats up. Other results include M. A. Dale over O. M. Otts 6-1 6-2, W. M. Maiden over Walter Horn 6-1 6-0, Russell Houston over Don Little 6-2 6-4, and in doubles events Otis and Maiden plus Maiden and Dale earning wins. Friday features semi finals across several events.
Close-ups in Sportdom reports that on July Fourth at Chelsea England King George will throw the first pitch at a U S Army Navy exhibition. The piece notes prior royal gaze on American baseball during 1913 tours and suggests Britain’s troops embrace the game as a symbol of Allied camaraderie amid wartime.
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