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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1913
Page
7
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In a high tension Mobile diamond clash at Monroe Park the Toledo Mud Hens defeated the Gulls in a well played early season game. Hogg starred for Mobile with Falkenberg and James supporting a pitching staff mix while Hartsels youngsters showed promise for Toledo. The action featured swift defensive plays and a late scoring surge attributed to Burns and Bluhm as the Mud Hens seized a 2 1 margin.
A. Johnson and G. T. Morgan of Pensacola, draft ers of the Cotton States League schedule, will attend a team meeting in Meridian. The date is expected to be set this week as the season opens on April 10. The draft is viewed as highly satisfactory with little expected opposition.
Frank Gotch defeated Frank Lurich of Russia in two straight falls at Convention Hall Kansas City on April 2. Gotch won the first fall in 18 minutes and 2 seconds and the second in 18 minutes 10 seconds, pinning Loree with an arm and toe hold.
New Orleans Pelicans score lone run in ninth inning to halt shutout at one run in the Southern League game. Cleveland pitcher Kaler went the distance, allowing three hits through eight innings before two late hits produced the Pelicans’ tally. Cleveland totaled nine hits off Brenner in the last three frames after Swindell kept New Orleans to two hits in the first six.
Vanderbilt pitchers gave the Volunteers a batting practice day as they routed the league team 18 to 6 in Nashville. Vols collected 19 hits including Summers grand slam homer and Young five-for-five with two doubles. Vanderbilt swiped six bases on catcher Noyes, aided by opponent errors for the final margin.
OKLAHOMA CITY April 2 Omaha of the Western League defeated the Denver team 11 to 6 here yesterday. Omaha scored eight runs in the second inning largely on Jewell’s hits. Denver totaled ten hits to Omaha’s fifteen, with each side committing three errors.
Chattanooga hosts Detroit Americans in a 4 to 2 loss despite Stark pitching all nine innings. Stark limited the visitors to eight hits while Chattanooga and Mullin Boehler matched that hit total for the locals.
In Knoxville on April 2, the New York Giants beat Maryville College 9 to 1. Tesreau pitched six innings, Goulliat finished, with seven Giants hits to six by Maryville. Batteries: Tesreau Gouliat Wilson for the Giants. Knox Dawson Carver for Maryville. A Giants exhibition game and Mathewson anticipation drew a large crowd this morning.
Philadelphia American and National League teams opened the spring series with the former world champions routing the other club 8 to 0 yesterday afternoon in Philadelphia.
Roanoke Virginia Inter nationals 14 beat Virginia League 2. Asheville North Carolina Asheville 3 defeated Philadelphia Americans second team. Washington match ended 12 to 4 with Washington Americans over Catholic University. Charlotte North Carolina Buffalo Inter nationals 9 edged Boston Nationals 8. Richmond Virginia Brooklyn Nationals 3 over Richmond Virginia League 1. Macon Georgia Toronto Internationals 11 over Macon South Atlantic 6. Chapel Hill North Carolina Amherst 6 defeated University of North Carolina 2.
The whereabouts of Rafferty, the Boston outfielder linked to the Gulls, remain unknown. Captain Starr and Manager Finn report no confirmed sighting or contact, despite a mobile join date floated for the series on the docket.
Cincinnati Reds release player Joe Nagle to the Wausau Club in the International League as part of roster changes. The announcement notes moves involving the Montreal Club and the Cincin nati Baseball Club authority.
W A Pheton recounts Henry Jasper of Oklahoma City as a promising baseball pitcher who joined Cincinnati in spring. The piece notes his confidence, travel to the Reds and time with the club as O Day led efforts, reflecting on the early Houston era narrative.
The Tennessee senate concurred with a house resolution ratifying the federal constitutional amendment for popular election of United States senators. In Garry Herrmann’s office Jasper was announced, O’Day busy, and Herrmann spoke briefly with him. Herrmann then introduced Hank, who warned Jasper about ticket plans sending him back to Oklahoma City, ending with Jasper joining the Mobile club after a brief stint.
Walter J. Travis of Garden City won the gold medal in the thirty hole qualifications of the United North and South amateur championship at Pinehurst with a 161 total, 13 strokes ahead of runner up H. J. Topping and H. J. Kerr who tied at 164, sixteenths qualified for match play through Saturday.
Outfielder Barrows of the Rochester International League broke his right leg sliding to third base in a practice game with Alabama Polytechnic in Anniston Alabama. The game was called because of the injury.
Manager Hartsel of the Mud Hens cancels trips to Birmingham Nashville and Dayton and stays through Saturday. Finn agrees to share the field for practice and two more exhibition games with the Gulls may be set for Thursday and Friday. Mobile fans gain a full week of baseball before Nap Yaggians arrive for weekend games.
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