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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1913
Page
2
Mobile forged a 4 to 2 win in Nashville in the second game of the series. Fireharty relieved More in the fourth and allowed only one hit during the rest of the inning.
Baseball scores from multiple games across leagues and cities including Atlanta New York Boston Chicago Brooklyn Cleveland St Louis Chicago and Detroit. The record shows final scores with innings and billing of pitchers batters and fielding.
News from New York reports lobsters flooding the market due to expanded Maine catches and even off New York harbor. Prices have fallen to twenty five to twenty eight cents a pound with bluefish at fifteen and sea bass and porgies cheaper, while restaurants weigh libel action against fish sellers.
Martin H. Mulhall testified before the House lobby committee that Representative McDermott of Illinois claimed he received 2000 dollars from brewery interests in the 1912 campaign for unspecified favors. Mulhall named John A. McDermott of New York Fleming brewers agent and brother in law, and I. H. McMichael as involved, with mention of a 5000 dollar sum.
Glenn Martin of Los Angeles flew for six minutes and ten seconds with three women aboard in Chicago on August twenty second, carrying a total weight of 615 pounds. He shattered the previous hydro aeroplane passenger record of three minutes held by Tony Jannus.
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Brooklyn’s Jake Daubert sits second among top national age batsmen this week with a .357 average over 106 games, behind Earl Yingling. Philadelphia’s Walsh twins Daubert in close company. Charlie McDonald slips to fourth after 67 games. Other leaders include Att Pittsburg, Cravath Philadelphia, R Miller Philadelphia, and Viox Pittsburg. In pitching, Bert Humphries leads NL and Johnson heads AL. McQuillan, Alexander, Mathewson among top winners.
New York August. Beause his Beach street home in Flushing L I L L was robbed of over 2500 dollars in silver and fine glassware last summer. Douglas Nash secretary of the Tiffany furnaces at Corona watched for burglars after family leave. Upon inspection he found four large glassware pieces and two costly vases smashed in the drawing room with more damaged items. A starling fluttered from the chimney as Nash surveyed the debris and then escaped up the chimney.
A Saturday early morning blaze at 654 Devis Avenue owned by Ben Thomas and occupied by John Field nearly destroyed the one story frame house. The neighboring 652 Davis Avenue home, owned by the same party and occupied by Frank Lett, also suffered fire damage from flames spreading from the first house.
Mobile beat Nashville 4 to 2 and Boston routed St Louis 9 to 1 while Philadelphia edged Chicago 2 to 1 in the American League. Cincinnati toppled Brooklyn 7 to 2 as New York beat Chicago 5 to 1 and Detroit led with a 7 to 4 tally over New York in a late game. Several games postponed by rain across the National and other leagues with notes on International and Texas League action and Appalachian League matchups.
At Camp Perry Ohio on August 23 the Herrick trophy began with 30 teams on 800 and 900 yard ranges. Iowa led first stage with 1 168 while Massachusetts second on 1 168. Evans service skirmish opened with Oregon Oklahoma and Alabama advancing to final round. Revolver winners noted with NRA Kr G Reising and J P Snook among others.
Amaturn team the Velvet Beers push to schedule a Labor Day game at Pascagoula. Manager West of the mobile club signs infield C Hannon and outfielder W Hannon from the Dauphines. Chambers rejoined the squad. Ovett beat Laurel 13 to 6 with Harris allowing five hits and Martin bearing the brunt of the batting.
John T. Suter, longtime Washington correspondent and president of the National Press Club, was appointed private secretary to Reynolds. Suter previously served as Chicago Record-Herald correspondent.
Mobile faces Nashville, Montgomery plays Atlanta, New Orleans meets Birmingham, Memphis travels to Chattanooga, St Louis visits Boston, Cincinnati clashes with Brooklyn, Chicago goes to New York, Pittsburgh meets Philadelphia, Philadelphia visits Chicago, Washington plays St Louis, New York travels to Detroit, Boston hosts Cleveland.
Maurice E. F. McLaughlin defeated William J. Clothier in straight sets 6-3 7-5 6-4 at Newport in the sixth round of the United States National lawn tennis tournament. The scoreline and play show McLaughlin’s growing mastery on foreign courts and bolster his path to the final.
C. H. Hines of Whitlow Arkansas recounts spending hundreds on medicines in St. Louis and New Orleans for constipation and indigestion before using Chamberlain's Tablets. After taking them for a time he recovered and is now well. Sold by all dealers.
Federal court actions block a Grand Circuit meet at Yonkers due to bankruptcy law. National Fair and Exposition Company receivers are empowered to run races but face demands from the National Trotting Association to honor unpaid horsemen claims. Races canceled to avoid violating bankruptcy statutes.
Arthur Fletcher of the New York Giants and Athletics World Series pairing gains attention for speed on the bases. Fletcher has lately played short and is lauded as one of the fastest runners on the New York squad.
In Birmingham and Chattanooga reports, Berger is slated to pitch against the Volunteers with Schmidt catching. Nashville’s Hinton and Gibson handle the battery. A double-header is planned in Birmingham weather permitting, with Har grove and Mayor for Birmingham and Glavenich and Adams for New Orleans in the opener. Memphis vs Chattanooga also scheduled as a double-header with Grimes and Graham facing Parson and Snell in the first game.
In Atlanta on August 23 Montgomery and Atlanta faced off in the season finale with second place in the pennant race on the line. Managers planned Dent and Chapman to pitch for Montgomery while C Brown and Gribbens were set as the visitors batters. Weather was ideal for the game.
Friday highlights include Schmidt Robertson and Stock aiding in a 2 to 1 win over the White Sox as Larr and Paulet excel in defense. Cushy starter shows stability as Cavet may not be needed, while Atlanta and Montgomery chase pennant positioning amid league chatter. Connie Mack clinics and other results fill the page.
Mrs. G. P. Bryant of Melrose broke the flight shooting record by sending an arrow 251 yards four tenths at the National Archery Association meeting in Cambridge Mass. The men’s winner shot 260 yards and Boston led the team event for men. Newton won the women’s team title.
Jess Willard defeated Bull Young at Vernon arena in Los Angeles last night. A right hand to the jaw floored Young in the eleventh round of their twenty round scheduled bout and left him unconscious for several minutes.
Morris Rath, second baseman for the Chicago American League club, was released yesterday to the Kansas City club of the American Association. Rath was drafted from Baltimore in 1911.
Heavyweight boxer John W. Bull Young Sr. died from a cerebral hemorrhage after a knockout by Jess Willard in the eleventh round at Vernon arena. Young, a Los Angeles resident, was rushed to a hospital where doctors removed a brain clot but said recovery was unlikely. Willard was under arrest as authorities planned to produce him in court if Young’s death is ruled a result of the bout.
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In Chicago on August 23 a national meet faced rough water and gusty winds. Barnacle beat Hy Ireullet after a handicap start while Marion Kid fell short of the mile record. A women’s sailing race was halted when skipper Mrs. Ann Branneck fell overboard but was rescued.
In Rockingham Park features at Salem New Hampshire three stake trotting races were held. Dillon Axworthy, a Pennsylvania colt, won the American Horse Breeder Futurity three year old division in straight heats. Tom Murphy won the 2:09 trot with Marigold in straight heats and Judson, girl won the 2:18 trotting stake after Star Winter beat her in the final heat.
Atlanta’s Cuban outfielder Calvo was badly hurt when Curly Brown struck his arm on Thursday and will miss the rest of the season. Nixon, recalled from Macon, will start in right field on Saturday.
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