Texas League Opens with Big Crowds and Early Victories
The 1915 Texas League season began with all dozen teams drawing large crowds. Ferguson of Texas hit the first ball in the opening day games. Houston beat Beaumont, Shreveport defeated Dallas, Fort Worth won at Waco, and San Antonio beat Galveston in San Antonio.
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Tex
San Antonio
James
Ferguson
Texas
Houston
Beaumont
Shreveport
Dallas
Shreve
Portee
Fort Worth
Waco
Galveston
San Antonios
Marion Institute Defeats Clarke 11–2 in Uneven Contest
Marion Institute opened strong with solid pitching by Hicks and heavy hitting led by Quarles and Propst to rout Clarke by 11 to 2. Gay Maxwell and Elliott starred in the field as Marion built a quick lead and never looked back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Als
Marion Institute
Ean
Clarke Eye
Hicks
Institute
Quarles
Propst
Gay Maxwell
Eiliott
R.H. E
Clarke
VESSELS IN PORT AND DOCK STATUS UPDATE
List of vessels including Bluefields Frontera Tarpon Maud B. Krum Henry Crosby Clara E. Look Edna V Pickles Widman Dora Alli Blandford Craigisla Marga and others with statuses at Gulf Dry Docks Ollinger Bruce Docks and Turner Terminal Ships in port. Locations include Cuba New Orleans United Kingdom Norway and Dinan. Dock actions show repairs lay up and awaiting repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud B. Krum
Henry Crosby
Clara E. Look
W. Mills
Irma Bentley
Evadne
Wscseeeese Zeta
Osvasscauses
D. Pickles
Edna V. Pickles
Widman
Dora Allisom
Geeeeeee
Blandford
Gulf Dry Docks
Ollinger-Bruce Docks
Cks
Turner Terminal
Signe and others sail for Cuban ports and repairs
MARINE NEWS details Signe leaving for Cuban ports with full cargo, Ottar to sail for Havana and other Cuban ports, Harry J. Smith towing for lower bay, Marga arriving for fumigation then City, M A Achorn reaching Pascagoula undamaged, Alexander Lawrence bound for Liverpool, Ethel Clark under repair, Isabella loading cargo for Porto Rico, Carrie W Babson loading lumber at Tampa for Honduran ports. Cape Charles lightship adrift in Southern waters. shipping men asked to report.
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Signe
Cuban
Ottar
Havana
Harry J. Smith
Nimrod
Mobile Towing & Wrecking Co
Marga
Norway
Hunter-Benn Lumber Company
M. A. Achorn
Grant's Pass
Pascagoula
Miss
Mobile
Southard
Alexander Lawrence
Customs House
Liverpool
Eng
Ethel Clark
Isabella
Porto Rican Steamship Line
New Orleans
Porto Rico
Carrie W. Babson
Tampa
Fla
Honduran
Indoor Ball Game at the Y M C A Friday Night
Friday night indoor baseball featured the champion Braves against Mike Steber’s reconstructed Giants. Higgins and the pitchers kept the score tight into extra innings, Crawford’s drive sealing a winning run. Star plays came from Crawford at short and Soost at third with Phillips and Ollinger contributing behind the plate and on base paths.
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Braves
Mike Steber
Giants
Steber
Higgins
Bill
Malcolm Crawford
Short
Teshmie Soost
Ty” Phillips
Ollinger
Cubs
Jimmie” Radcliff
Bru
Folows
G. W. Pet. Diavor
Cbstecrectnsesae
UDO Uleheeved Ceneberene
Chisres- Toe Ravens
Maritime vessel listings and early 20th century sports notes
A catalog of ships bound for various ports and owners listed with captains and routes, followed by brief outcomes from early 20th century sports events. Notable items include vessels such as Vessels bound for Mobile Ship Vance and Bark Ganges with owners and home ports, plus reports on Ouimet golf record, Jimmy Duffy vs Charley White boxing result, and Johnson film dispute in Havana. The page combines shipping notices with sports results and public interest stories from multiple cities.
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Vance
Samuelson
Glascow
Scot
Ganges
Goeraldson
West Hartlepool
Eng
Gulf States Shipping Co
Bennestret
Tennessen
Mandal
European Lumber and Transit Co
D. H. Rivers
Simmons
San Juan
P. R
S. Alderfiey
Gjertsen
Havana
Cuba
Pensacola
Munson Line
Parchim
Anderson
Plymouth
Normandy
du Buhr
New York
Liverpool
Georgia D. Jenkins
McLean
Demerara
Walker
Mobile Liners, Inc
S. S. Norwegian
Brown
Edna V. Pickens
Butler
Whitney Bodden & Co
Annie F. Conion
Moody
Page & Jones
S. S. Viator
Erikson, Garston
Hubbard-Zemurray
Barkentine Stranger
Lawyers defeat Spring Hill Jesuit in high scoring game
The Lawyers beat the Spring Hill Jesuit senior team 9 to 6 on Thursday afternoon as heavy hitting and sharp double plays highlighted the contest. A Lawyers vs doctors challenge was issued, with listed players from Grove to White. The Mc-Cola team reformed as the Prichard club with new lineup and managers.
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Spring Hill
Tisdale Touart
Farnell
HB Caffey
White
Gaines
A. Touart
Store Buildings for Rent in City
W. S. Royal offers a new and modern store on Government street with large windows. No 62 Dauphin street features a three story brick building to be improved for a good tenant. No 211 St Michael street has a large cement floored garage usable as a warehouse with attractive prices for desirable tenants.
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Uhdaiken Giese
W. S. Royal
Government Street
Arge
Dauphin Street
St. Michael Street
Bayou Street Boys battle in tight game with Tea creans
In a pitched contest both teams showcase batting and pitching. Batteries Tea creans Willie Wall and Roberts lead the effort alongside Bayou Street Boys Mitchel Montgomery and Williamore. Umpire Joe Davis presides.
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Creaners
Willie Wall
Roberts
Bayou Street Boys
Mitchel
Montgomery
Williamore
Joe Davis
Acre Lots Near Coden Offer Ideal Small Farms
Five minutes from salt and fresh water fishing areas and three minutes from the railroad, these acre lots near Dauphin Island line of development, four miles from Coden, will be cleared and planted to cowpeas. Limited to three acres per purchaser, with a community building and affordable terms.
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Coden
Dauphin Island
Bay Shore Road
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Aan
Bluefields
Frontera
Tarpon
Alex. Lawrence
Henry Hildegard (Am
Craigisla
Nor
Ollinger-Bruge T
Ee Dry Docks
Pier
Barkentines Henderson Docks
Beaver
Municipal Docks
Apoho
Ollinger & Bruce
James A. Carney
Chase, Cessna
Eslava Street
Denmark
River Platte
North Side
United Kingdom
Daphne
Ala
Epairing Airhope
Mag
Beach Bay Tr Trade
Our Boys’ Department
L. H. Meyer & Sons
Kuppenheimer
Marine News
United States Naval Station
Norfolk
Cape Charles
Atlantic City
N. J
Francis Ouimet
Seaview Golf Club
Birds
Buffalo
N. Y
Jimmy Duffy
Lockport
Charley White
Chicago
Duffy
Johnson
Willard
Jack Johnson
Santiago
Kingston
Jamaica
England
France
Spain
Boston
Vic
Joshua Crane
G. S. Derby
Crane
C. S. Cutting
Derby
J. A. J. Blake
Jay Gould
New York Athletic Club
Arthur McAleenan, Jr
Yale
Berlin
Germany
International Committee
Count von Francken-Sierstorpff
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Lausanne
America
William Huey
Billioard
George Moore
St. Andrews & Gulf Steamship Company
Dictator
Orr-Laubenheimer Steamship Company
S. S. Nubian
Laurenson
Mobile Liners Inc
S. Colombia
Hon
United Fruit Company
Sim“Viking
Jensen
St. Line
Nelson & Bailey
Royal ST
Mallory Steamship Co Deter
Y West
New YO
Key West
B. F. Dubois
Eugen Mobile
Alabama
Dollar Vale
Ets
Gloria
Men’s Union
Newline
Lan
Panty Eeche
Sox
Gingham House
Shaston
Ae Aema
Haworth
Mc-Cola
Prichard Club
F. Sanders
R. Sanders
J. Moore
M. Cramer
W. Brantley
L. McMullan
Edward Lavett
C. Chandler
Raines
Harry Sanders
Gus Dixon
M. E. Cramer
New York Shoe Shop
Dreaper & Burns
Kelly’s Diamond
Teascreaners
Little Bayou Street Boys
Monema
Aza C.ury & Unruh Real Estate
S. W. Dauphin
Monterey Streets
Bell Phone
Edward M. Bailey
Dauphin St
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