Gulls defeat Lookouts 5 to 1 as Ledbetter shines
Mobile wins behind Ralph Ledbetter pitching five inning relief, breaking Chattanooga Lookouts’ streak. McIntyre era begins with first win. McDowell Gandolfi Schmidt lead Mobile offense with key hits and runs. Chattanooga’s Merritt struggles before exit. Peters finishes.
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Ralph Ledbetter
Howard Merritt
Memphis
Matty McIntyre
Schmidt
Swacina
Erritt
Swats
Wilcox
McDowell
Gandolfi
Massey
Burke
McMillan
Swadina
Holly
Lookouts
Ledbetter
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Pitier
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Peters
Weecees
Mobile
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Jantzen
Swac
Pirates Brave Double Bill Opens at Noon
Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates will start a noon double-header to make up yesterday’s rain postponed games. The teams face possible season series completion issues if transfers or open dates are not arranged. Double headers are planned for each of the three days of the Pirates’ final visit in September.
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Associated Press
Boston
Braves
Pittsburgh Pirate
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Baseball Leaders Tighten Grip as Red Sox Win
Joe Jackson led with three singles and a double in five at bats, lifting his average to .347 while Speaker and Cobb trailed. In the National, rain paused leaders. Robertson .335, Daubert .327, Wagner .317. Only Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 1–0 in a pitching duel. Red Sox beat White Sox 11–5. Indians moved to second by routing the Yankees with Lambeth pitching. Elberfeld faces league action for alleged threats.
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Daubert
Wagner
Red Sox
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White Sox
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Lambeth
Topeka
Kan
Indians
Yanks
Gulls and Lookouts Meet Today for Dodge’s Sister Benefit
Mobile and Chattanooga teams clash in a benefit game to aid Johnny Dodge’s orphaned sister. Proceeds go to the family. play starts at 4 PM with field day events and various contests for extra excitement. Tickets have sold well as fans anticipate a strong turnout.
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Mobile
Chattanooga
Johnny Dodge
Inhote
Mexican government to return sequestered properties
Paris financial agent Juan Azcona of the Carranza regime confirmed in a Paris dispatch that Mexico will return properties seized from supporters of prior governments. The restitution is subject to any civil liabilities that may apply.
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Juan Azcona
Carranza
Mexico City
Figaro
Weekend Basketball Slate Across Clashes and Cities
Southern matchups include Nashville at New Orleans Memphis at Birmingham and Little Rock at Atlanta under clear skies. National games feature Cincinnati at Philadelphia St Louis at New York Chicago at Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at Boston with varying cloud cover. Cleveland Detroit and Detroit at Chicago listed with cloudy conditions.
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Birmingham
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Chicago
Brooklyn
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Danforth
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Schalk
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Leonard
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Koob
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Gallia
Henry
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James
McKee
Pienich
Lambeth
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Result Games At Mobile and Other Cities
National rainfall halted play after a slate of games across Mobile New Orleans Atlanta Birmingham and Philadelphia. Scores show Mobile 5 9 1 led by Ledbetter Schmidt Merritt Peters and Kitchens amid rain. Philadelphia 1 3 0 fell to Cincinnati 0 5 2 with Mayer Killifer and Toney Wingo.
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Chattanooga
Ledbetter
Schmidt
Merritt
Peters
Kitchens
New Orleans
Nashville
Brenton
Townsend
Deberry
Ellis
Welly
Street
Atlanta
Little Rock
Brennan
Perkins
Hardgrove
Gibson
Birmingham
Memphis
Grimes
Black
Perryman
Hauser
Wicher
Willett
Ruel
National
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Mayer
Killifer
Toney
Wingo
Baseball scores and weather from various leagues and games
In Chicago Boston Washington Philadelphia New York Milwaukee Columbus and other cities teams posted varied scores across the American Association International and South Atlantic circuits. Rain at Milwaukee Columbus and long games with ten innings and darkness affected several results with Montreal Providence Rochester Buffalo and Augusta Charleston among others noting final tallies.
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Augusta
Charleston
Columbus
Macon
Jacksonville
Texas League scores from Austin area games
San Antonio took a 3 1 win over Fort Worth while Galveston fell to Waco 1 2 and Houston was shut out 0 to 1 by Shreveport in a three game set.
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Texas League
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Galveston
Waco
Houston
Shreveport
Grand Rapids Railway Purse Tops Today Card At Grand Circuit
An attractive Grand Circuit card runs today in Pittsburgh with the Grand Rapids Railway purse of 38000 as the feature. Directum I driven by Tommy Murphy aims to lower his 1 56 4 mile record set in 1915. Horsemen rate Brunets Island track among the circuit’s fastest as they await the pacer's performance.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Grand Rapids Railway
Comstock
Directum I
Tommy Murphy
Brunets’ Island
German official cites early peace talks in new interview
In Amsterdam the Berliner Tageblatt reproduces a Hungarian correspondent's interview with Dr Alfred Zimmerman the German under secretary for foreign affairs. He says the time to talk peace has not yet arrived and hints at Germany seeking favorable terms.
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Amsterdam
Alfred Zimmerman
Wee
Zimmerman
Letimbro Carries Troops Submarine Sinks Steamship
A Vienna message reports the Italian mail steamship Letimbro was attacked by a submarine near 8,000 metres while carrying troops. The steamship fired warning shots and was sunk after German submarine engaged, boats lowered to approach survivors.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Eitt'se Bw
Letimbro
Vienna
Mary King Confesses to 1915 Double Murder in West Shelby
Sheriff Nichols announced that prisoner Mary King confessed to killing Charles Phelps and his housekeeper Mary Wolcott on March 22, 1915 at West Shelby. Charles Steilow, who was sentenced to death for the same murders, had been reprieved on the day set for his execution after abolition supporters urged clemency.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Nichols
Chattaragus County
Little Valley
Mary King
Charles Phelps
Mary Wolcott
West Shelby
Charles Steilow
Steilow
Poincare Congratulates Italian King on Victory
President Poincare telegraphs to the King of Italy to applaud the Italian army’s victory in Gorizia. He notes the Alsace town’s reconquest and the population’s acclamation, sending heartiest congratulations for the brilliant army’s successes.
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Poincare
Associated Press
Paris
Italy
Alsace
Gorizia
Britain’s Debt Climbs to 3.44 Billion Pounds Says Chancellor
Reginald McKenna, the chancellor of the exchequer, estimated Britain's total indebtedness at the end of the financial year at 3 440 000 000 pounds. He noted 800 000 000 pounds lent to allies and dominions may be deducted, and likened Britain’s finances to a man with five thousand pounds income and debt. A Berlin note adds mystery over the submarine Bremen’s fate and sailing date.
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London
Reginald McKenna
Great Britain
Fyler in Mobile on business amid trolley wire break
G H Fyler commercial agent of the Pennsylvania system based in New Orleans is in Mobile on business. Traffic on the Mobile Island Railroad was delayed about fifteen minutes Thursday afternoon after a trolley wire broke at Dauphin and Royal streets. Miss Kate Hampton age ninety two, last of Col Wade Hampton’s children and sister of the late Lt General Wade Hampton, died Thursday night at her niece Mrs John Haskell’s suburban home in Columbia.
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G. H. Fyler
Pennsylvania
New Orleans
Mobile
Mobile Island Railroad Company
Dauphin and
Royal Streets
Columbia
S. C
Kate Hampton
Wade Hampton
John «. Haskell
Troops on Board Confirm Submarine Commander Claim
In a boat reportedly carrying thirty men, twenty wore khaki uniforms, supporting the submarine commander’s explanation that the vessel carried troops.
Race Up Pike's Peak Draws Drivers From Around World
Colorado Springs August 11 Many American automobile drivers and at least one European arrive to tackle the sportiest mountain race on the continent a 12 mile boulevard to the summit of Pike s Peak snow capped and famed for cliffside curves. Mexico City The government accepts invitation to participate in the natural products exposition in Texas in October.
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Colorado Springs
Europe
Pike's Peak
Mexico City
Texas
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