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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1915
Page
8
The report notes Wheatley leaving the city for treatment after a dog bite in SB and outlines managerial decisions. It mentions Tepe, Baumgardner, Schmidt, Hogg, Gudger, Covington, Cunningham, and Townsend, with plans to keep current players and shuffle seven on hand as the RB association blocks Townsend’s departure.
H A Griffin manager of the Pastime aims to arrange a game with an amateur team in the city or nearby for next Sunday. Griffin located at 310 Chatham Street and prefers Thoss or similar teams as opponents.
William H. Bryant vice president and general manager of Home Telephone Company will chair the Rotary Club lunch Thursday afternoon in the Cawthon hotel. He will explain the telephone system and several other addresses will be made.
Camp Semmes veterans of U C V No 11 under Commander Bancroft and Adjutant Daly prepare a program for United Daughters of the Confederacy at the Armory Friday night. A camp fire scene and a veteran drill will feature anecdotes from the war.
George Chip of New Castle Pennsylvania nearly evens the return with Al McCoy of Brooklyn in a Brooklyn bout. Chips weighed 169 1 4 pounds to McCoy 157. Langford defeats Jim Johnson in eight rounds in Boston. Amateur boxers from many cities compete in the national championship tournament with New York Toronto Boston Pittsburgh and Cleveland likely to provide semi final survivors.
Cincinnati April 7 Paul Filmore of Chattanooga Tennessee was elected captain last night of the University of Cincinnati basketball team for the season of 1916.
Boston April 7 report announces the sale of Ensign Cottrell, a left handed pitcher, from the Baltimore Interna to the New York Americans. The transaction underscores moves in professional baseball rosters during the period.
Fillmore K. Robeson, a New York student, captured the championship in the fifteenth annual United North and South amateur golf tournament at Pinehurst. He defeated Henry J. Topping of Greenwich, Connecticut, two up after 36 holes. Hamilton Kerr won the championship consolation, 4 up with 3 to play. In San Francisco the Midwick team from Pasadena defeated Cooperstown 14 1 4 to 6 in the Universal Pets tournament semi final for the Golden Gate cups.
Alfred Brisburn, a negro chauffeur, was fined five dollars or ten days for passing a street car while loading and unloading. Walter Smith of 359 Convention Street faced a fifty dollar fine or fifty days for carrying a concealed weapon after arrest by Officer William St. Clair. Major W F Tebbets appeared in recorder court, withdrew his pending appeal after paying the fine.
A fragmented listing details vessels in port at New Orleans including Ollinger & Bruce Dry Docks repairs at Pier 8 Cuban ports and various ships like Henry Hildegara St Paul Maud B Krum Dora Allison Blandford Mills and others. It notes docks at Gulf Dry Docks River Plate and L and N Docks with destinations including Liverpool and destinations along streams and Cuban ports.
Three sailings plus one arrival notable on Tuesday. Lampasas departed for New York with passengers and freight, Fjell sailed for Fronterac Mexico, and Goldfield headed to St Andrews Florida to load lumber for the River Plate. Blandford arrived from Cuba to load lumber. Clara C Scott cleared for Santiago Cuba and may sail by Thursday. M A Achorn reached Pasagoula after diversion and Viking and Freda were cited as port-bound for future cargoes.
Steamers arrived in multiple ports from March 25 to April 6 including Brooklet Gallveston Stavangeren Karno Sherbourg St Lauret City of St Louis and more. Vessels sailed and cleared routes covered New York Norfolk Baltimore Philadelphia Jacksonville and Savannah with several arrivals at Galveston New Orleans and Mobile.
An advertisement extols Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe pleasant alternative to calomel for liver relief. It claims the product purges sluggish liver and bowels without salivation, improves headaches and stomach distress, and invites readers to return money if unsatisfied. It urges universal use in the South and notes the product is harmless for children.
In New York on April 7 Jim Coffey of Dublin and Carl Morris of Sapulpa Okla fight a ten round bout to decide the logical challenger for the world heavyweight title and a shot at Jess Willard. Both boast heavy hitting reputations and uncertain footing after the bout. Coffey is 6 feet 2 inches and 200 pounds while Morris towers at 6 feet 4 inches and 235 pounds.
Washington April 17. A federal law forbids interstate importation or transportation of fight films. Offenders face a $1,000 fine and up to one year in jail or both. Enacted July 31, 1910 after the Johnson-Jeffries bout amid fears of race riots if the match were shown in cinemas.
Marion Institute wins a doubleheader over Selma professionals to extend its 1915 season streak to five. Highlights include Captain Maxwell’s fielding, Elliott at second, and Griffin’s spectacular play. Durrah drives in eleven runs across games.
The report lists multiple ships cleared and arrived on April 6 at ports including New Orleans Portland Arthur Galveston Norfolk and Key West. Vessels mentioned include Antoneda Cartago Chalmette Craftsman Dora Baltea San Zefer ino Port Arthur Caloris and Senga with routes to Haiti Genoa New York Havana and Bermuda among others. The notes track arrivals at Southwest Pass Sabine and Matagorda with sailings to and from Avonmouth Liverpool and Boston.
A scrambled log lists ships including Vance Ganges Bennestret and others with tonnages owners and routes to ports such as Gulf States Shipping Co European Lumber and Transit Co Munson Line Mobile Liners Inc and Whitney Bod- Sa Annie F Conlonamy. Names include Samuelson Goerald sen Ten nessen and Knudsen among many.
Peking notes denouncement of Dr Sun Yat Sen former provisional president as plotting revolution. Detectives report Sun sent agents into Yangtze Kiang districts to cause disturbances during talks with Japan. Government places price on his head and he has lived in Tokyo for two years.
County Game Warden Stanley A. Edwards conducted a roundup of restaurants and fish markets enforcing the closed season on certain freshwater fish. He recovered 300 prohibited fish in ice at a market, with $25 fines per fish and several warrants sworn out.
E T Rosengrant said on Monday Grand Bay residents will launch a campaign to rehabilitate the Scranton Pascagoula road. He noted improvement from the Hall s Mill church to the state line would help Grand Bay St Elmo and Irvington and improve the spur to their communities.
A wireless Coast Guard message reports Captain Allen and the five crew members of the schooner Robert B. Graham, bound from Sabine to Bridgeport with lumber, were picked up after abandoning ship during a violent storm off the Virginia coast. The Seminole relayed news from New York for Sanchez.
At the annual convention in Norwich on April 7 the Independent Labour party voted 239 to 4 to condemn members aiding recruiting and public speeches in support of the war and Liberal government foreign policy.
A condensed register of vessels including Dictator Nubian Verona Viking and Isabella along with ports from St Andrews to Guatamala. Cargo routes cover Cuban ports Porto Rico Puerto Cortez and Progreso with connections to United Fruit Munson and Seeberg lines. Details include vessel names masters and destinations in a merchant shipping ledger style.
Multiple 7 to 6 4 to 2 and 5 to 3 style results from Cincinnati Detroit Chattanooga Atlanta Richmond Louisville Washington Birmingham Gulfport and New Orleans with teams including the Nationals Americans Internationals and several league clubs reporting wins and notable double plays and scoring totals.
The death of Bashti, one of the farm's prized brood mares at Brookdale, owned by Harry Payne Whitney, was announced. Whitney reportedly paid $30,000 for her.
In St Louis on April 7, Bob Bescher joined the St Louis Nationals on a three year contract while Joe Riggert Walter Cruise Bob Steele and L A North were sent to St Paul Minnesota to join the American Association club reflecting a major league roster shakeup.
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