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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1913
Page
7
Memphis battered Mobile pennant contenders to win both ends of a Saturday doubleheader 5 to 4 and 6 to 2. Leichhardt and Seabaugh starred on the mound and in the batter’s box as Memphis turned back Mobile despite late pressure. Shanley, Ward, and Schweitzer delivered key hits as the Turtles improved after a rough previous appearance.
Carl Thompson and Forrest More staged a brilliant 10 inning pitching duel in Nashville Tennessee Aug 9 as both pitchers held the opposing batters in check. The special to The Item notes a tense battle with tight control from both hurlers and few scoring chances.
Pitcher John Voss of Macon, a Mercer alumnus and teammate of Bradley Hogg, was purchased by Atlanta and will join the Crackers in Birmingham Monday. The report includes minor game notes and a late rally by Atlanta with Young, Callahan, and Holt contributing in a 1-9 line.
In the sixth the Gulls push two runs after Paulet walks and Sacrifice, Schmidt scores on a hit, and Clark reaches on a fielded ball error. A double steal ends with Love's throw at the plate. After eighth, Ward’s single and Butler’s sacrifice fly heighten Mobile’s comeback hopes, but Seabaugh and Schmidt secure the win as Turtles rally in the ninth.
Savannah 8 4 Albany 2 1 Macon 4 Charleston Columbus 5 Jacksonville 4. Women favor linen dust coats with removable pen buttons on rings for laundry. Pearl buttons used similarly. A rubber folding washbow, priced modestly, adapts to springy skein upkeep.
Charley Case won his first game in two years at New Orleans, delivering a twelfth inning hit that drove in Knaupp. Montgomery outluck. Blue Zs and Red Elms lineup listed with players and positions. Final score 2-1, two-base hit by McDowell and notable double plays.
Sunday morning the L. N. Slugers meet the Prichard team on the latter's diamond. Dertruy and Russell, formerly with the Woodrow Wilsons, will pitch and catch for Prichard as this battery remains undefeated this season. Prichard lineup includes Monroe manager Ross Shaw Lincon Reinhardt Adams L Blackman Jf Russell and Degruy on the mound.
In Chattanooga Tennessee on August 9 the Barons won both games of a doubleheader from the Lookouts. Prough beat Howell for his tenth straight victory in the first game, allowing three hits. Hardgrove shut down the Lookouts in the second, as the Barons hit Kroh hard. both games lasted seven innings by agreement. Time noted 1:15. Umpires Hart and Breitenstein.
Conning and McAleer defeated McCleery and Rush in a close Thursday night bowling match after swapping the lead several times. The score breakdown shows Cousins 175 189 186 for 550s, McAleer 159 139 165 for 463, and McCleery 187 531 with Rush at 493, reflecting a tight competitive finish.
Marblehead Mass Aug 9 The Eastern Yacht Club announces a special race off Marblehead on Aug 15 for New York Yacht Club s 50 footers. First prize is handsome old silver donated by Captain S Reed Anthony of the sloop Dorts with second and third prizes from the local club if enough starters. Trial races for the American team in the German American races begin Aug 18 as three German challengers are due mid month making Marblehead harbor a yachting center.
International News Service reports James B Sullivan drafted a standardized 32 event program for future Olympic meets with American backing at the Berlin conference of the International Amateur Athletic Federation. The plan includes track field swimming wrestling and other events with proposed new formats and trophies for top nations and divisions.
Love a left handed pitcher from Selma Alabama in the Cotton States league stands six feet seven inches tall at age twenty. In fourteen Selma games he won ten and lost four with only one loss due to pitching. Scouts from the Atlanta Club and other big league teams have watched him after a shutout of Jackson Mississippi and four scoreless outings with only three men allowed to reach base.
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