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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1915
Page
8
The Braves beat the Cubs 9 to 8 in a Wednesday night indoor game at the YMCA gym. Higgins and Ollinger started for the Braves while Douglas and Cunningham pitched for the Cubs. Ford Soost Brue and Radcliff contributed key plays as fans grew more eager with each league game.
University of Alabama dominated Illinois 6 to 0 in a midweek baseball clash at Tuscaloosa. Coach Graves used almost all available substitutes as 11 Alabama players saw action, with strong pitching and timely hitting fueling the shutout victory.
Members of the Trinity 12 baseball club report for the first practice of the season on Friday April 9 at 8 30 p m at the Leinkauf school grounds. Manager urges all members to attend as Trinity expects a strong junior Sunday school team.
An ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as fast, safe relief for indigestion and stomach discomfort. It claims five minute action, resolves sour belching and gas, and leaves the stomach in a healthy condition so you can eat favorite foods again. A fifty cent bottle is recommended.
Willard the new heavyweight champion arrives in Key West from Havana after defeating Jack Johnson. Crowds, police, and shipping crews greet the Kansas giant as he contemplates future exhibitions before heading to Baltimore and New York for planned events.
A column features Dr. Lewis Baker replying to readers on health issues. Topics include kidney trouble and balmwort tablets, laxative regimens, tonics to restore vigor, weight loss methods, anemia, dandruff, chronic cough, and pelvic catarrh with suggested over the counter preparations and dosages.
H K Brooks vice president of the American Express Company reflects on his youth in New York and his rapid ascent. He recalls delivering with a butcher wagon at 12 to 14 and working as a newsbutcher at 16 before pursuing opportunities westward and securing a job with a major firm in Milwaukee.
A flotilla of vessels including the American schooner Clara C Scott bound for Santiago Cuba and the barkentine St Paul leaving for the River Plate shows a busy port scene. Tug Nimrod returns after fumigation and the steamer Ottar loads cargo for Cuba while the quartermaster boat S B Holabird is damaged. The Alexandrian and Viking prepare to sail to the United Kingdom and Seeberg Line respectively, with Henry J Smith also planning UK ports.
A London telegraph dated March 31 reports the British Admiralty will moor two lightships in Dover Strait near Folkestone about April 1. The green light vessel will lie southwest of Folkestone Pierhead and the white light vessel will be six cables east of the first. Traffic must pass between them with eastbound ships south of the pair and westbound ships north of them.
Benedict remains in mobile and will appear Sunday with the A D Davis team facing Graham Rush in a race for the first half lead. Mor rison, a new pitcher, will debut for the Davis squad and showcase his stuff against Graham Rush. In New York Jim Coffey defeated Carl Morris in a ten round bout, hurt Morris at times, with Coffey’s left jab and right hook delivering the decisive blows.
April 8 in New York reports no changes in the leaders of the National Bowling Association tournament. Canadian competitors top the standings across all events, continuing their strong performance so far.
Hartford announces early closing stakes for Charter Oak Park Grand Circuit races from September 6 to 11. Ten events, three more than last year, offered for a total of $23,000. Entries close May 3.
Charles H. Thomas president of the Chicago Nationals indicated the Chicago Federals could use pitcher George McConnell if the Nationals recover their investment. He documented $2,500 paid for McConnell plus salary and spring training costs and urged avoid supporting piracy amid ongoing litigation.
A fragmented listing shows vessels in port at various docks including Gulf Dry Docks and L and N Docks. Entries mention steams, schooners, and ships with destinations such as New Orleans Liverpool and River Plate. Authorities reference Cuban ports and United Kingdom routes amid port activity notes.
Mobile readies for the opening Mobile versus Atlanta Southern League game on Tuesday April 13 at Monroe Park. A noon parade with a brass band precedes a 3 o'clock start as merchants banks and public buildings plan partial closures to boost attendance. The rosters project Powell Calhoun Miller Northan Perry Cobard Tepe or Ordener Schmidt Hogg Gudger Eibel Moran Manning Stutz Potts Rumler Hietz.
Johnson tells Havana crowds of plans to return to the United States within three months after obtaining a passport at the American legation. He cites potential moves to Jamaica and England, hopes to work with European film concerns, and to lecture during Willard fight exhibitions, while admitting many stories about his future.
Montgomery Alabama April 8 Between twenty five and thirty secretaries of commercial organizations in the state will meet in Montgomery to discuss matters of interest and organize a state body of commercial club secretaries. The meeting was called by Earl Lay secretary of the Gadsden chamber of commerce and vice president of the Southern Commercial Secretaries Association. The meeting will be at the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce headquarters.
Lawyer says decision pending as defendant weighs options between prison and the asylum. The remark suggests the client aims to compare escape prospects before choosing a course of action.
Chicago reports Paul des Jardien, University of Chicago pitcher, will have a pro chance with the Cubs if he joins. An agreement with Cubs president gives the local club the first shot at his services if he goes pro. Monday’s game will show his big league potential amid court piracy anxieties. Boston boxers crown amateur champions with new titleholders across eight weight classes.
Our aetantes means something. Not one dollar need be paid until a satisfactory cure has been effected. We control completely the usual withdrawal symptoms. No extreme nervousness, aching of limb or loss of sleep. Patients unable to visit sanitarium can be treated rarely at home. References: Union Trust Co., The American National Bank, or any other Citizen of Lebanon. Write for Free Booklet No. 44. Address Cumberland Sanitarium F. J. Sanders, Mgr. Lebanon, Tenn.
Touring essentials feature wrist compass bracelets including a plain needle compass and a luminous floating dial model. Madagascar straw hats offer comfort and light weight, with color matched banded crowns. Innesbrook outing suits in spring colors suit all figures, paired with striped crepe silk shirts and soft hemp straw hats for lightweight travel attire.
In Lexington Virginia Military Institute beat Randolph Macon 8 to 7 after a close nine innings. Yale defeated Navy 6 to 5 in Annapolis with eight innings played. Georgetown fell to Holy Cross 3 to 2 in Washington. Virginia topped Cornell 2 to 1 in Charlottesville. West Point routed Stevens Institute 8 to 1. Catholic University beat Johns Hopkins 7 to 1 in Washington. Lehigh defeated Syracuse 5 to 1 in South Bethlehem. Colgate lost 7 to 1 at Princeton. Ole Miss beat Southwestern Presbyterian 9 to 4 in Oxford. Southern University swept Clark Memorial College 10 to 9 and 7 to 1 in Greensboro Alabama.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless fruit laxative for children and adults. It describes coated tongues from constipation, claims quick relief, and urges readers to obtain the 50 cent bottle from druggists. It warns against counterfeit products and promotes the official California Fig Syrup Company.
London April 8 The Times and Daily Mail attack the government and War Office over the appointment of George MacAuley Booth to head Lord Kitchener’s labor committee for munitions. The Times condemns piecemeal planning and calls for stronger backing and vision to match France’s mobilization. England is blamed for lagging in war industry organization.
An advertisement touts Grove's General Tonic as a potent general tonic. It emphasizes quinine and iron as key ingredients that drive out malaria enrich blood and build up the whole system.
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