Memphis Drops Three of Four to Mobile in Series Finale
Memphis baseball team loses 12 to 1 to Mobile. seven runs in the sixth inning aided by three Mobile errors. Paulette hits a three-base and McDowell leads with thefts, while Monroe and Allison share pitching duties. Umpires Jenninger and Morgan.
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Nashle
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Phis
Roe
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Lison
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Tulette
Iiger
AMER
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McIntyre
Ises
McDowell
Wilcox
Ays
Paulette
Ruel
Assey
Swacina
Monroe
Mcllyre
Jenninger and
Morgan
Joe Jackson Boosts Lead as White Sox Triumph
Joe Jackson raised his batting average from .347 to .352 after ten at bats in two games against Boston and Chicago. He collected a double, a triple, and four singles, moving atop major league hit totals. Tris Speaker slipped with one hit in two at bats, Ty Cobb idle as leagues see few NL games.
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White Sox
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Ty Cobb
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Actson
National League
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Ohertgon
Fagner
OS Pet
Cornell to Install Graduate Coaching System for Crew
Cornell University appoints Captain John ny Collyer as head coach for its rowing program with two assistant coaches to be named later and a professional advisor, Charlie Courtney, famed for steering Hudson crews, to assist.
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Johnny Collyer
The
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Collyer
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Wizard of
Hudson
Ithaca College
Des Rocher Falls in First Round to Quina in Jacksonville Card
Ray Des Rocher of Jacksonville quit in the opening round against Jimmy Quina at Monroe Park after a fast start by Quina. The card drew over 2,000 spectators as Coronas boxed Stevens and Smith faced Bates in four round previews. A rematch between Quinn and Freddy Lee is set for next Wednesday night.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Monroe Park
Jimmy Quina
Quina
Des Rocher
Florida
Quinn
Peter Coronas
Camslie Stevens
Joe Smith
Richard Bates
Smith-Bates
Coronas
Dan Hooley
Jimmy Quinn
Freddy Lee
Result Games Southern in Memphis and Nashville reports
In Memphis Mobile leads 12-12-0 with Monroe Ruel Allison Schmidt. In Nashville Atlanta trails 5-9-1 at 2-6-0 with Rogers Street Davis Perry Perkins. Little Rock hosts New Orleans 9-8-1 to 3-11-5 with Hardgrove Chapman Smith Deberry. Chattanooga Birmingham 1-8-6 to 2-4-1 with Allen Kitch ens Black Grimes Hauser. Second game Chattanooga 0-5-2 at Birmingham 4-4-2 with Merritt Peters Grimes Hauser. National: Cincinnati 0-6-3 Chicago 5-8-1 Moseley Schulz Kritzer Wingo Elliott. No other schools scheduled.
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Peters
All Clear
Baseball scores and standings from various games
In Boston the doubleheader finished 56 11 1 for American and 4 16 2 for Chicago across sixteen innings. Second game ended Boston 2 5 0 Chicago 1 5 0. Cleveland beat New York 3 4 1 to 5 5 2. International games saw Newark 3 Buffalo 5 Providence 4 Toronto 6 Richmond 6 Rochester 1. No other games scheduled.
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Lapp
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Gould
Klepper
Morton
O'Neill
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Newark
Buffalo
Providence
Toronto
Richmond
Rochester
Baseball Standings Snapshot From Midwest Matches
American Association results show Milwaukee 3 Louisville 3, Milwaukee 1 Louisville 6. Minneapolis 9 Toledo 4. St Paul 5 Columbus 12, Columbus 2 Toledo 4. Kansas City 3 Indianapolis 3, Indianapolis 5-1.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Louisville
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Kansas City
Indianapolis
South Atlantic Baseball Scores Night Summary
At Jacksonville 5 Charleston 12 at Macon 10 Columbia 10 ended ninth by darkness. At Columbus 2 Augusta 0.
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South Atlantic
Jacksonville
Charleston
Macon
Columbia
Columbus
Augusta
Texas Scores From Beaumont to Houston Sports Results
At Beaumont Fort Worth defeated 6 to 2. Galveston beat Shreveport 1 to 0. San Antonio won over Dallas 3 to 7. Houston edged Waco 2 to 0 with a percentage shown.
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Beaumont
Fort Worth
Galveston
Shreveport
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Waco
Tennis Championship Plays in Newport Fourth Round
D S Watters of New Orleans Southern champion meets I Kumagae of Japan in the fourth round of singles at the Casino lawn tennis tournament. William M Johnston of San Francisco faces W M Washburn of New York, and R Norris Williams II of Philadelphia plays C J Griffin of San Francisco. H A Throckmorton of Elizabeth NJ faces N W Niles of Boston.
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R. L
D. S. Watters
New Orleans
I. Kumagae
William M. Johnston
San Francisco
W. M. Washburn
New York
R. Norris Williams II
Philadelphia
C. J. Griffin
H. A. Throckmorton
National Negro Business League grows from two to fifty one banks
At its seventeenth annual session in Kansas City delegates note growth in bank membership from two in 1900 to 51. The program includes a talk on Mississippi negro state guaranteed banks by C B King of Indianola and discussions on health prosperity cattle raising and business management.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
National Negro Business League
Booker’ T. Washington
Mississippi
C. B. King
Indianola
Miss
Philippine independence bill moves to house approval
The Philippine bill passes the senate 27 to 22 after conference with Clarke amendment removed. The house must ratify the conference report to complete the legislation, which promises eventual independence for the islands. The measure then heads to the president for signature.
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Associated Press
Saved Her Daughter's Life By Chamberlain Remedy
A distressed parent credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving her fourteen month old daughter's life during a cholera morbus episode. The child could not keep medicines down until the remedy was administered. a doctor advised trying it and a rapid recovery followed after the second dose.
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Chamberlain
Rapi
New Baseball Outlook for 1917 Under McIntyre at Mobile
The 1917 Mobile club eyes a full rebuild as Matty McIntyre must assemble a pitching staff and strengthen the lineup after a poor season. Dr H T Inge tours the country as proxy and talks to managers while scouting players. Nashville and New Orleans loom as strong rivals as Holt McDowell shows potential in base running and Ambrosia Swacina loses form while others face demotion. Vols fielding shines with Allen and Starr, and lookouts drop a pair as Atlanta persists in pennant contention.
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H. T. Inge
McIntyre
Nashville
New Orleans
Schmidt
Travelers
Ambrosia
Swacina
Holt McDowell
New Orleans Mobile & Chicago Railroad Assessed At $339150
The state board of equalization raised the railroad's Alabama assessment by about $50,000 to $339,150 after a hearing in Mobile. J C Rich represented the company. The firm operates only in Mobile County.
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Ala
New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago Railroad
State Board of Equilization
J. C. Rich
Mobile
Alabama
Joseph Espalla
Pelican Outfielder Pete Allison Arrested in Little Rock
Pelican outfielder Pete Allison was arrested in Little Rock after an ugly exchange with fans at a Wednesday game. He paid a $25 fine and published an apology in local newspapers.
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Pete Allison
Pelican
Little Rock
Allison
Mobile climate draws attention from Illinois and West
A letter from A. C. Wright of La Grange Illinois to the Chamber of Commerce says Mobile's climate attracts residents across Illinois and the West. He notes interest in the citrus industry of coastal southern Alabama and urges weather statistics to be printed in major papers to boost Western interest.
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Mobile
Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
A. C. Wright
la Grange
Ill
Mobile official to advise state board on public service cases
A Mobile County board of equalization member traveled to Montgomery today to serve in an advisory capacity on assessments against public service corporations in Mobile county. He already advised in the New Orleans Mobile & Chicago case and will again in the Alabama Tennessee & Northern Railroad matter set for this week.
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Board of Equalization
Mobile County
Montgomery
State Board
New Orleans
Mobile
Mobile Lawyers Named to Alabama Bar Committees
R. T. Ervin of Mobile was named chairman of the committee on local bar associations. Francis J. Inge joined the jurisprudence and law committee. Norville R. Leigh Jr. was named to judicial administration and remedial procedure. John E. Mitchell to publications.
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R. T. Ervin
Mobile
Alabama State Bar Association
J. H. Nathan
Sheffield
Francis J. Inge
Norville R. Leigh, Jr
John E. Mitchell
Tax Equalizers Complete Waterfront Hearings
The county board of equalization adjourned after hearing about 75 assessments on Property 100 feet east of Royal Street from Beauregard to Monroe. Commissioner Lyons said October 1915 values stood for most owners, with few appearances, and storm damage not considered in assessments. A board report on the matter was expected Saturday.
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County Board of Equalization
Royal Street
Beauregard
Monroe
A. 3. Lyons
Lyons
Parliament Set to Adjourn to October 10
London August 17 Premier Asquith announced parliament would adjourn on Tuesday or Wednesday next until October 10.
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Asquith
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