Gulls Lose Lead as Pels Rally in Rain Shortened Game
Mobile Gulls led 6 0 after two innings but Pitcher Ledbetter faltered allowing seven walks and four wild pitches. Freddy Thomas delivered a three bagger to drive in runs, Sylvester hit a homer for New Orleans, and rain halted play after six and a half innings with the Pels ahead 10 6 then holding on for the 10 6 win.
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New Orleans Pels
Ledbetter
Mobile
Young
Tommy” Wilcox
Cavet
Freddy Thomas
Pels
Sylvester
McDowell
Whalen
Peewee
Swacina
Bine
Schmidt
Bromwich
Bard
New Orleans
Cdke
Thomas
Berg Us
Bluhm
Deberry
RM Difinssenr
Wilcox
Edmondson
Dobard
Smith
Bernhard
Welsh Defeated By Hammer In Ten Round Bout
Freddie Welsh lightweight champion loses on points to Ever Hammer in a ten round Chicago bout. Welsh suffers a fractured right hand and enter the ring with a battered face while Hammer dominates with swift left and right blows, weighing 138 3 4 pounds to Welsh 137.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Freddie Welsh
Ever Hammer
Chicago
Welsh
Hammer
Hle
Florida Lands Co Head Fails To Win Trial Delay
In Kansas City on April 25 the bid for postponing the trial of R. J. Bolles head of the Florida Fruit Lands Company was denied. Bolles faces charges of operating a lottery and fraudulent use of malls tied to alleged sales of thousands of acres in Florida with May 8 set for trial. Affidavits claiming physical disability were countered by government evidence of recent good health.
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R. J. Bolles
Florida Fruit Lands Company
Holles
Florida
Bolless
Moneyed youths seek sporting trophies among wealthy heirs
Wealthy youths from Gould and Wanamaker clans dominate early 20th century sports scenes. Jay Gould leads tennis as R Norris Williams, George Church, Maxwell Marston and Henry Topping pursue golf and tennis success. Marshall Field III plays polo, Vincent Astor pilots hydroplanes, Caleb Bragg races autos, while Rodney Wanamaker and Thomas Hitchcock shine in golf and equestrian sports.
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Philadelphia
England
Harvard
Williams
McLoughlin
William Johnston
George Church
Wolf
Golf
Maxwell
R. Marston
Detroit
Henry Topping
Fifth Avenue
Travers
Ouimet
la Boulle
Marshall Field III
Chicago
Rodney Wanamaker
Pinehurst
Thomas Hitchcock
Grover Bergdoll
Caleb Bragg
California
Vincent Astor
Astor
United States
Rhinecliff
Hudson
Max Fleischman
Cincinnati
R. Norris Williams
Rodiey Wanamaker
Max Marston
Jay Gould
Thorpe runs cost Giants a thousand dollars per score
The article recalls John J McGraw attempting to convert Jim Thorpe into a star baseball player. Over three major league seasons Thorpe produced a .193 batting average and 19 runs, costing about $1 000 for each run scored, leading McGraw to send him to the minors.
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L. J. Thorpe
Europe
Villa
Jim Thorpe
Thorpe
Ab. R. H. Sb. Av
Ugrasee
New York
McGraw
Baseball results across Southern cities with multiple teams
In Mobile Birmingham Memphis Detroit Washington St Louis Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia and Cincinnati games are listed with partial lineups including Ledbetter Cavet Schmidt Clark Smith Deberry Valles Wright Wallace Kroh Street Covaleski Stanage Williams Schalk Belanai Crowelli Sheehan Meyer Mur at St Louis Loudermilk Bagby ONeill and others. Rain and wet grounds affected play. no other details.
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Ppocdoru IE
Inis
Covaleski
Stanage
Scott
Williams
Schalk
PBS
Cleveland
Groom
Davenport
Hartley
Chicago
Philadelphia
Leonhard and
Carrigan
Poa Orr Sickins
St. Louis
Loudermilk
GAMES TODAY AND TROOPS MOVED IN ALASKA
GAMES listed include New Orleans at Mobile Birmingham at Atlanta Nashville at Memphis Chattanooga at Little Rock and others. A report notes Fort Liscum troops near Valdez ordered to Anchorage due to railroad laborer strikes.
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Mobile
Birmingham
Atlanta
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Juneau
Alaska
Fort Liscum
Valdez
Anchorage
All Clear
Inning Power Boosts Georgia Crackers and Nearby Clubs
Georgia Crackers beat Birmingham 4 to 1 in a big inning featuring a Lafitte Thrahser double steal and Mayer triple. Nashville won on Ellams ninth inning single, Tom Tennant lost his first basing job to Swa dina, Amos Bernhard starred lone, and Detroit beat Chicago 4 to 2 with Polo Covaleski winning. Cardinals slimly beat Reds 5 to 2 in NL action, Red Sox shutout Athletics 4 to 0, Senators edged by Johnson, Yankees rally late for runs in ninth.
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Birmingham
Lafitte
Thrahser
Mayer
Tom Tennant
Swadina
Tennant
Schmidtty
Polo” Covaleski
Tigers
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Death Valley
Jim Scott
Timber case against Da vis brothers settled after sixteen years
Government wins $375 verdict in U S district court over timber trespass on government lanes. Albert and J E Davis of Washington county faced a $10,000 suit for cutting timber. the suit dates to 1966 and involved an altered trespass claim.
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United States District Court
Albert
J. E. Davis
Washington County
Benny Kauff Claims Batting Mastery in Polo Grounds Test
Benny Kauff notes his hot streak after a recent Polo Grounds game. He boasts a .389 batting average after eighteen at bats, saying he has seven hits, and taunts a Philadelphia substitute who challenged him.
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Merkle
Polo Grounds
Benny
Phillie
Kauff
Philadelphia
Fed
Baseball Weather Signals Clear Games Across League
Weather forecast for baseball shows Chattanooga at Little Rock clear Pittsburgh at Chicago clear St Louis at Cincinnati clear New York at Boston clear Chicago at Cleveland cloudy Boston at New York cloudy Detroit at St Louis cloudy Philadelphia at Washington rain all in American League and tied to daily schedule notes.
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Chubs
Nashville
Mobile Evenes
New Orleans
Little Rock
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Memphis
Atlanta
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Cincinnati
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Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
St. Loui
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Gull fl y to face Pelis in crucial Tuesday matchup
Gull manager Schmidt plans a left handed starter for the New Orleans Pelicans contest. Lefty Harris or Gene Moore is likely to take the mound as Mobile aims to rebound after Monday's defeat. Dixie Walker of the Pelicans toed the rubber, while Dobbs reshapes his lineup with Freddy Thomas and Jimmy Eschen. The game opens at 3 30 p m on Ladies Day, drawing a big Mobile crowd.
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Schmidt
Gull
Johnny Dobbs
New Orleans
Harris
Gene Moore
Massey
Shortston
Freddy Thomas
Jimmy Eschen
Gulls
Dixie” Walker
Walter Johnson
Dixie
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Pel
Mobile
Britton Wins Welterweight Title by Referee Decision
Jack Britton of Chicago defeated Ted Lewis of England by referee's decision after twenty rounds in New Orleans to claim the world's welterweight championship. No knockdowns occurred. Britton used a left jab barrage while Lewis was largely on defense. Betting odds favored Britton at 8 to 5 as Britton promised to meet any challenger in his class.
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Jack Britton
Chicago
Bridges
Lewis
Britton
Ge-Rar-Dy Tea Promoted as Kidney Remedy
Advert says IGED TEA bad for kidneys yet promotes Ge-Rar-Dy Tea as a curing tea from roots and herbs. It claims to purify blood liver and kidneys and is sold for 10 cents a package with a free sample offer from The Phil. P. Crosap Co. Ltd. of New Orleans.
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Phil. P. Crosap Co., Ltd
New Orleans
Edward D Laurendine seeks Democratic primary for Mobile judge seat
Edward D Laurendine announces candidacy for one of the three Circuit Court judges with Chancery jurisdiction and for Mobile County State and County Tax Assessor. He states action in the Democratic primary on May 9 1610 and 1916 respectively and asks for voters support. Address listed as 914 Palmetto Street Mobile Alabama.
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Circuit Court
Chancery Court
Avadance Thag Laws
Circuit Court of
Mobile County
Phelan Dorson Announces Candidacy For Tar Collector
PHELAN B DORSON announces candidacy for State and County Tar Collector subject to the Democratic primary on May 28 1916. The notice requests votes and noms from Mobile Alabama at 100 Roper Street.
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Phelan B. Dorson
Roper Street
Mobile, Ale
Smith Announces Candidacy for Circuit Court Seat
LEX H. SMITH announces for the Circuit Court position subject to Democratic primaries on May 9, 1916 in Mobile, Alabama. Your vote is earnestly solicited.
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Circuit Court
Mobile
Als
Price Williams declares candidacy for Probate Judge
In Mobile Alabama Price Williams announces his campaign for the Pro bate Judge nomination in the upcoming primary. He expresses appreciation for the honor and responsibility of the office in a statement published by P Williams in Mobile.
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Mobile County
Price Williams
Mobile
Als
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