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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1916

Page

8

Orleans doubleheader wins over Mobile in New Orleans

New Orleans defeats Mobile 6 to 3 in the first game and 4 to 2 in the second. Walker holds the Gullks through key stretches, Townsend loses control in the sixth, and Allison and Ledbetter combine on strong pitching and fielding to limit runs.

New Orleans Ltc Orleans Mobile Walker Sea Gulls Smith Gulls Allison Ledber Sea‘son Eatobhe AB. R.H. PO. A. E Entyre AB. R. Aes Tm. Allison M. Allison M. Allis Burker Dit Thomas Bluhm News Ninger Williams Pee - B Edmondson Stansbury MOG Cogevcese Townsend Bury Deberry Massey Schmidt Aupp Sylvester Ledbetter Better Ched Ball Naupp Obile Spires Pfenninger

Result Games Southern in Nashville and Memphis

Report shows Nashville 0 5 1 record and Atlanta 1 8 2 record with Rogers Street Per and Perkins noted. At Memphis Little Rock rain halted events and no other schedules listed.

Southern Nashville Atlanta Rogers Street Per Perkins Memphis-Little Rock

National and St Louis Baseball Standings and Lineups

At Cincinnati on April 9, Chicago 13 8 faced Mitchell and Wingo Seaton Prendergast Archer and Elliott. In St Louis first game St Louis 28 9 beat Pittsburgh 13 2 with Steele Williams Meadows Gonzales Kantlehner Jacobs Evans and Schmidt. Second game St Louis 7 4 Pittsburgh 9 8 with Weston Lotz Joseph Snyder Mamaux and Fischer. No other games scheduled.

National Cincinnati Chicago Mitchell Wingo Seaton Prendergast Archer Elliott St. Louis Pittsburgh Steele Williams Meadows Ames Gonzales Kantlehner Jacobs Evans Schmidt Wé&tson Lotz Joseph Snyder Mamaux Fischer

Unclear Race Card Details From Chicago and Cleveland Meet

Fragmentary OCR lists train or team records with numbers and names for Chicago Detroit and Cleveland St Louis events. It mentions participants Russell Scott Williams Schalk James Covaleskie McKee Lambeth Bagby O'Neil Weslee Davenport Hamilton Seve Reid in two locations.

Chicago Detroit Russell Scott Williams Schalk James Covaleskie McKee Cleveland St. Louis Lambeth Bagby O'Neil Weslee Davenport Hamilton Severeid

Baseball Scores From American Association Doubleheaders

At Kansas City Columbus split two games with records 4 4 and 2 2 at Milwaukee Toledo 2 4 and 6 10. St Paul swept Louisville 3 0 in game one and lost 1 8 in game two. Minneapolis defeated Indianapolis 5 0 and 8 2.

American Association Kansas City Columbus Milwaukee Toledo St. Paul Louisville Minneapolis Indianapolis

International League results and standings snippet

In Newark Rochester trailed 5 4 and at Rocky Point Providence and Montreal played a rough eighth inning. Montreal led 9 to 1.

International League Newark Rochester Rocky Point R. L.providence Montreal

Texas League Scoreboard Highlights Across Cities

San Antonio defeated Fort Worth 3 to 2 while Beaumont and Dallas posted 1 to 1 and 0 to 6 results. Houston fell to Shreveport 0 to 3 and Galveston beat Waco 1 to 4 in the listed games.

San Antonio Fort Worth Beaumont Dallas Houston Shreveport Galveston Waco

215 Internal Revenue Licenses Held Here

The official list of inter nal revenue licenses in Mobile county totals 215 individuals firms and clubs. The list was received Sunday by Sheriff W H Holcombe from Birmingham. The list includes 62 clubs.

Mobile County W. H. Holcombe Birmingham

Mobile Gulls Open at Memphis in Slim Standing Quest

The Mobile team starts at Memphis for their final season game with Joe Wiley likely on the mound for the Gulls. Their chances to escape last place remain slim after two losses to the Pels, who slid within two and a half games of the Vols as the Crackers edged the Vols in a close Sunday game.

Memphis Joe Wiley Gulls Vols Crackers New Orleans Atlanta Travelers Little Rock

Molesworth to Manage Barons as Grimes Sold

Carlton E. Molesworth will manage the Birmingham Barons in 1917 as announced by owner Rick Woodward. Burleigh Grimes is sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates with Birmingham receiving players in return and no cash involved. Grimes will join Pirates after the Southern Association season ends.

Associated Press Birmingham Ala Carlton E. Molesworth Rick Woodward Barons Molesworth Burleigh Grimes Pittsburgh Pirates Baron Star Grimes

Weather and schedule notes for today across leagues

A list of games with conditions across multiple cities. New Orleans at Little Rock clear Atlanta at Nashville cloudy Birmingham at Chattanooga Mobile at Memphis clear Detroit at Cleveland clear Philadelphia at New York Washington at Boston clear New York at Philadelphia clear Boston at Brooklyn clear Pittsburgh at St Louis rain Chicago at Cincinnati clear.

Southern Pet Nashville Seeeaveeses New Orleans Seeee Tlanta Seeee Chattanooga Ween Little Rock Serewenee Memphis Birmingham Mobile Pere Philadelphia Eeteses Pittsburgh Eee Chicago Scccesdocessoree St. Louis Coseseeve Cincinnati Eee Eee Enwene Cleveland Chicago Y Atlanta Detroit New York Washington Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati

Gudger Weakens in 20th Inning as Waco Beats Galveston

Galveston and Waco opened Sunday’s Texas League game tied 1 1 until the 20th inning. Gudger pitching for Galveston weakened. three singles a double and an error produced three runs for Waco who won 4 to 1. Both Gudger and Hill pitched the full game.

Gudger WACO Associated Press Galveston Tex Texas League Hill

Feast of Assumption at St Matthew's Tuesday

The feast of the Assumption of the Mother of God will be a holy day of obligation. Masses at St Matthew's Church are scheduled for 5 30 am and 7 30 am with benediction after the last mass. Confessions will be held this afternoon from 4 pm and Tuesday morning before masses.

Heaven St. Matthew’s Church

W C Fitts to Campaign for Democratic Victory

William C. Fitts former city attorney and once Alabama attorney general is assigned to campaign for the Democratic national ticket. A. E. E is a Maine speaker who will stay in Maine until Congress adjourns.

William C. Fitts Alabama A. Es S Pore Heath Eesquent’ Eaker Maine Congress

Open-Air Boxing Ex Exhibition At Monroe Park

Jimmy Quinn known as Kid Quinn will square off with Ray Des Rocher of Jacksonville Florida in a Wednesday night bout at Monroe Park August 16 at 9 o clock Local fans have packed the events drawing about twenty five hundred to the last show Two preliminaries are scheduled Public is invited as E Carre Company and Ed J Higgins Company promote the series to sustain free entertainments

Jimmy Kid) Quinn Mobile Ray Des Rocher Jacksonville Fla Monroe Park Quinn Des Rocher E. Carre Company Ed J. Higgins

Savannah Hosts Eagles of Nation Convention Opener

Savannah Georgia welcomed thousands of delegates for the eighteenth annual Grand Aerie session of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Public meeting tonight led by Grand Worthy President William L. Grayson opens the convention with remaining sessions to be executive. Reports on constitutional changes the annu last year and benefit fund are highlighted. The Southeastern Aerie session for North and South Carolina Georgia and Florida also opened and closes tonight.

Savannah United States Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles Grand Worthy William L. Grayson Southeastern Aerie North South Carolina Georgia Florida

Cracks to Compete in Newport Tennis Tourney

Newport R I August 14 Conditions were favorable today for the opening of the second invitation lawn tennis tournament on the Casino courts with many leading players entered. National champion William M Johnston and former champion R Norris Williams II were drawn in opposite halves. Johnston faced D Champlin in the first round and Williams drew A A Waters.

Associated Press Newport R. I William M. Johnston R. Norris Williams II Johnston D. Champlin Williams A. A. Waters

Fifth Grand Circuit Meet Opens at Columbus

The fifth meeting of the 1916 Grand Circuit pacing and trotting races opens at Columbus Driving Park after rain. Nineteen events fill the program including the Mills Restaurant sweepstakes 2:05 and 2:15 pacers and 2:18 trotters heats. Predicted fastest time is in the 2:05 pace with starters Russell Boy R H Brett Lelia Patchen Judge Ormond Peteree Boy and Fred Russell.

Columbus Columbus Driving Park Mills Restaurant Russell Boy R. H. Brett Lelia Patchen Judge Ormond Peteree Boy Fred Russell McDonald Cox T. W. Murphy Judge Stone Devereaux

Clubs Here and Autoists to Keep Dope on Roads

Autoists traveling through Mobile and surrounding counties will receive road condition updates free of charge. The Tourist Club and Automobile Club of Mobile have an agreement to periodically supply travelers with current road information.

Automobile Club of Mobile Tourist Welcome Club Aeere Automobile Club

Illinois Tourists to Mob ile Expected in Winter

Two thousand Illinois visitors are anticipated to travel to Mobile this winter according to P H Hedrick of the Illinois Club of Mobile. He noted nearly a thousand Illinois tourists visited Mobile last winter and praised the city’s climate and people. The Illinois Club announced these figures at its meeting in room 216 of the Cawthon Hotel, which also serves as its new headquarters and a permanent rest room for travelers.

Illinois Mobile P. 8. Hedrick Illinois Club of Illinois Club Cawthon Hotel

Two Italian Vessels and French Craft Sunk

Lloyds reports the sinking of the Italian steamship Nereus the Italian sailing vessel Dina and the French sailing vessel Saint Gaetan. The Nereus left Newport News July 19 and passed Gibraltar Augusta. It was built in 1901, 340 feet long and 3,980 tons gross.

London Lloyds Nereus Dina Saint Gaetan Newport News Gibraltar Augusta

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