21 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Mobile Tribune
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
1
Chattanooga led 3 0 as Mobile rallied for a 5 3 win in a milky away exhibition. Jimmie Ring fanned many, while Jawn Bates walked five times in five appearances.
The article reports that veteran baseball figure Germany Schaefer agrees with General Sherman’s view that war is hell. Schaefer was released by the Cleveland Indians after eighteen years in the majors, ending his coaching stint with multiple teams. The piece notes his infield prowess, past with Detroit and Washington, and his work as coach and sideline entertainer.
Five top league managers have guided teams to world championships. Connie Mack of the Athletics, John J. McGraw of the Giants, Fielder Jones of the Browns, George Stallings of the Braves, and Clarence Rowland of the White Sox are cited for their championship success. The piece recalls McGraw’s 1905 Giants title and Mack’s three titles, Jones’s 1906 Hitless Wonders feat, Stallings’s pennants, and the 1914 Braves drive.
Chattanooga defeated Mobile 56 to 3 and Nashville won 2 to 0 over New Orleans. Birmingham edged Little Rock 1 to 0 in 16 innings. Memphis beat Atlanta 7 to 4.
Boston 6 4 Philadelphia 4b5a New York 6 Brooklyn 0 Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 1 Cincinnati St Louis rain.
The report lists scores for several teams with no others scheduled. Philadelphia led 2 to 0, Boston lost 3 to 0, Chicago posted 6, Cleveland 4, Washington 4, and New York is noted but unranked.
The schedule lists Southern games including Chattanooga at Mobile, Nashville at New Orleans, Little Rock at Birmingham, and Memphis at Atlanta, outlining regional pairings and venues.
A large crowd at the railroad station saw seventy six colored selectmen depart for Camp Sherman Ohio to take up war duties. Avery G. Clinger Dr H Roger Williams and E G Rickardy were named to advise and instruct the selectmen as they left.
Cincinnati faces St Louis while New York takes on Brooklyn. Boston plays Philadelphia and Chicago meets Pittsburgh in a set of intercity showdowns. The schedule highlights bold rivalries across major baseball markets.
Cleveland plays Chicago while Washington visits New York and Philadelphia hosts Boston. St. Louis travels to Detroit in a slate of intercity games.
A White Sox figure, new to managing or playing in the majors, climbed from obscurity to the big show in three years, achieving the milestone that every major league skipper aims for.
Edward Hughes a painter of Crichton was arrested for violation of a peace bond and released this morning while the peace bond remains in force by recorder's order. A Seattle lawyer developed a spring hammock enabling parents to accompany babies safely during travel.
A 36 year old single man recently arrived in Mobile seeks immediate work. He cannot stand long due to a foot injury from a railroad wreck, but has a high school education and can clerk, drive, or do farm work. Address M. W. Cole, General Delivery, Mobile, Alabama.
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