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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1915

Page

3

Schmidt Tenth in Batting List andreen Leads

Andreen of Memphis tops the Southern Association with a .467 average followed by Lord .433 Stark .417 Cruthers .408 Hemingway Birt ain .400 Bluhm New Orleans 56 McDermott Memphis .378 Nashville .375 Wallace .375 Schmidt Mobile CHICAGO April 24 Bob Fisher with 13 hits in seven games leads NL at .500. Also notes Mer man Brooklyn Groh Jeiman Cravath Doyle Snod New York etc.

Andreen Memphis Southern Association Lord Stark Nashville Cruthers Hemingway Birtain Bluhm New Orleans McDermott Wallace Schmidt Mobile Chicago Bob Fisher Merman Brooklyn Groh Jeiman Cravath Philadelphia Doyle New York Snod Cobb Detroit Crawford Veach Strunk C. Walker St. Louis Maisel John Collins Cooper Rariden Newark Magee Kauff

Miss Edith Lloyd Chosen to Represent Pascagoula

Pascagoula Miss Edith Lloyd selected by Pascagoula High School to represent at the Gulfport coast meet musical contest in Gulfport on May 8. Trustees re elected Professor S Walker as principal for a two year term amid ongoing school leadership updates.

Edith Lloyd Pascagoula Gulfport Mitchie Pascagoula High School S. Palker Walker Prin

Fire Devastates Mathews Station in $50,000 Loss

Mathews Station Ala April 24 The town’s business section railroad depot and warehouse were destroyed by fire at 3 30 p m Wind carried flames across waste places destroying the business block with an estimated 50 000 property loss Insurance said negligible About 100 bales of cotton burned Also reported across the state line in Columbus Ohio a boxing bout between Johnny Harvey and Charlie White was canceled after Harvey refused a pay cut.

Mathews Station Ala Columbus Ohio Johnny Harvey New York Charlie White Chicago Harvey

School Taxes and Jitneys Financial Snapshot

The Mobile Light and Railroad Company paid last year’s school taxes totaling 3745 dollars. Jitneys will pay no school taxes this year. The street car company carries school children at 31-2 cents and provides transfers. Jitneys charge 5 cents for a short haul with no transfers.

Mobile Light and Railroad Company Jitneys

American College sprint relay capsizes Pennsylvanias win

In Philadelphia on April 24 the American College championship sprint relay title went to Penn a with a time of 3 minutes 33 and 2 5 seconds. Chicago placed second as the national event concluded.

Philadelphia Penna Chicago New York Jose R. Capablanca Frank J. Marshall E. Michelsen A.B. Hodges

Prep championship clash Barton vs U M S draws big crowd

Amateurs leagues ready for the Barton versus U M S prep championship game set for 2 30 Saturday with both teams practicing Friday. A mass meeting boosted school spirit and citywide interest promises the largest attendance yet. Bar ton and U M S lineups feature Kelley Diamond and Green for Barton, Leftwich Roberts Cunningham for U M S, while Coca Cola team heads to Fort Morgan Sunday to play soldier boys. Raphael Semmes loses 7 2 to Yerbys with O Connor homering in seventh inning. I W Harpers meet Pastimes at Brickyard diamond Sunday with regulars to work for the first time.

Barton Denny Leftwich Roberts Cunningham Armbrecht Haas Holler Moreland Batson Zimmerman Barton—Kelley Diamond Green Nelson Shackleford Denton Rosher Wilson Moulton Davis T. Kelley Coca Cola Fort Morgan Soldier Boys R. Diamond R. Soutullo W. Thompson M. Soutullo M. Jackson E. Steber D. Winters H Martin L. Wilkinson Argiro Utility W. Clements I W. Harpers Brickyard Diamond Harper Boys Battery Southerland Gilligan L W. Harpers Hamilton and Stevens

Food for Fandom Forecast in Friday Sports Roundup

A fragmented note references Mobile New Orleans and Birmingham Atlanta with mentions of Townsend Jack Frost Dobbs and Gulls. The text hints at a Sunday matchup or rematch and a hoped performance by a player nicknamed Pop. Boy in a contest against the Gulls.

Mobile New Orleans Birmingham Atlanta Gulls Townsend Jack Frost Land Dobbs Pop Sun

Results Friday baseball across leagues with mixed outcomes

In the Southern Association Atlanta blanked Birmingham. Nashville beat Chattanooga. American League saw Detroit and Chicago winning while Philadelphia and Boston split. National League features Cleveland, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and others with several rain delays. South Atlantic results include Savannah over Augusta and Columbus over Jacksonville. American Association and Texas League schedules show rain and varied results.

Pet Nashvillee New Orleans Memphis Mogile Peveeesseesesese Birmingham Atlanta Ween Little Rock Hattanooga Wee Bs Ee Philadelphia Eee Cinnati Ee Cago Shee Boston Ecto Sea Gonr Hts Pittsburgh Brooklyn St. Louis New York Detroit Washington Cleveland Ee St .Louis Philadelphia Chicago Ewe Newark Ee Fittsburgh Wee Rene Ene Ghinas Buffalo Louisies Ee Westen Baltimore Cleveland Colleskie Dauss Baker Louie Loudermilk Larry Wolfgang Schalk South Atlantic Savannah Augusta Columbus Jacksonville Columbia Charleston Macon Albany St. Paul Minneapolis Louisville Kansas City-Milwaukee Dallas-Fort Worth Houston Galveston Beaumont San Antonio Shreveport Wasco

Games Today in Southern and National Leagues

Major and minor league baseball schedules list games across the Southern League and National League. Atlanta hosts Nashville in clear conditions at 4:00, while New Orleans shows cloudy weather. other matchups include Boston at Philadelphia and New York at Brooklyn with varied cloud cover and clear skies.

Atlanta New Orleans

College Baseball Scores From April Weekend

In Alabama Ole Miss split extras with Tulane after three straight slate. Mississippi State beat Purdue 9 to 2. Louisiana teams battled as LSU and Alabama posted wins while Georgia defeated Virginia 6 to 3. Columbia edged Cornell 2 to 1 in ten innings. Trinity beat Bowdoin 1–0 in thirteen. Princeton toppled North Carolina 8 to 4.

University Ala Ole Miss Tulane R. Missiesippi Cccocsessaseecvcs Sem Tulane Oso Cen Ies Ewes Bas McLean Adams Fulton University, Ala Persiana State Alaban Mickey Ladd Skeeter Neville Brannon Louisiana Alabama Hamilton, Wilkinson Ae Smith and Wells University of Georgia University of Virginia Columbia Cornell Trinity Conn Bowden Princeton North Carolina Georgia Mississippi Florida Virginia Mobile Item St. Emanuel Street

Steam Boiler Wanted for Home Heating Purchase

Advertiser seeks a small upright steam boiler in good condition no engine use. The unit must operate at 80 psi or higher for heating. Provide price, age, height diameter horse power and safety or flue type. Include address Steam Boiler care The Mobile Item.

Wholesale Candy Demlear Hawes Co. on Dauphin Street

Henry R. Hawes Candy Co located at 659 Dauphin Street is listed in a wholesale Demlear notice. The company’s home address appears as 1229, indicating a business and residence listing in the block.

Demlear Henry R. Hawes Candy Co Dauphin Street Evans Furniture Co Home Penn Commercial Ee Company St Michael Street Bell Wood Printing Co St. Michael St. Bell White-Eckert Co Commerce St Francis Streets

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I Fisher Cubs Fournier Mathews Dr. King Royal Si Yankees San Francisco Charles Chick) Evans, Jr Heinrich Schmidt Claremont Club Berkeley Cal Pacific Coast E. H. Bankard E. S. Armstrong Los Angeles al O'Dell Texas Southern Sporting News O'Dell Birmingham News Rube” Marquard Reuben Rube Walter Johnson Walter New York Giants Mathewson Rusie Wiltse Tesreau Marquard John McGraw Bombardier Wells John Stautz Richmond Dick Egan Brooklyn Nationals Gaffney Boston Nationals Keeley Dodge King Covaleskie Tigers Young Fuller Philadelphia Nationals Braves Luhrsen Lookouts Wild Bill Donovan Donovan Charley Mullen Hugh High Ed Sweeney Mullen Sweeney Raphael Semmes Yerbys Roth O'Connor Yerby Boys Count Bates Sprout John.d. Yerbys Bras South Royal Browning Thompson R Robertson Buckles and Lead and Smith Chattanooga Ross and Kitchens Larhsen Cincinnati Schneider Dale and Clark Gibson Rudolph Whaling Rixey Killifer Pierce Vaughan Neinhaus Griner Snyder Federal League PERA Finnerian Watson Falkenburg Whitehouse Billard Raridian Kansas Hendryx Johnson and Brown Rogge Berry Davenport Cramdall Hartley Sugies Owen Woodman F Krapp Blair Allen Tra Games Today Kansas City Ocoo Candy Manufacturers Howells Candy Kitchen Dauphis Street J. Munro Mobile Roofing & Cornice Co Water Street Real Estate Ando Insurance, Duggan-Taylor ‘Realty Co., Inc N. Royal Street Mene Cannawr Carrage Com St. Louis ‘Sta Public Accountants C. Horton van Antwerp Bidg Gulf City Dye Works Ptoi Evn Oneida Community, Ltd
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