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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
8
Manager Charley Starr leads the Lit tle Rock Travelers into a Thursday game at Mon Park starting at 4 o clock after arriving from Birmingham. The three games are billed as hard fought with the outcome affecting last place standings.
The Southern Baseball Association announced plans to move Pitcher J Bradley Hogg to a major league club. Hogg led the circuit with strong win loss and strong season form, drawing unanimous support from managers and players for a big year ahead.
President Rob ert D. Wrenn announced September 4 as the date for the national doubles championship match at Greens Hills L L. No other matches on that day. Defenders E ye Loughlin undy will defend against Clarence Griffin and W M Johnston in a best three of five sets.
Mobile and Little Rock clash Thursday afternoon as Gull pitcher Hogg aims to hold off a surging foe. Northen remains unsettled with Schmidt and a right fielder may depart, while Baby Doll Jacobson's Browns spark a win with a sacrifice fly.
The Hitless Wonders of 1906 Chicago White Sox pennant team would envy today’s lineup. Jackson, recently acquired from Cleveland, is hitting .842, Eddie Collins .832, and Jack Fournier .822, with Buck Weaver at .297.
Detroit July 26. Ty Cobb marked ten years in the major leagues with no fanfare from locals yet expected to receive a notable tribute this afternoon as he bats in the last game of the Boston series. Cobb, a .380 hitter this season, has led the American League in batting for eight straight years and reshaped his path from Augusta to Detroit.
John McGraw of the Giants begins tearing down a championship club and rebuilding another. History shows five to six years to reestablish a pennant team after breaking up a winner. McGraw seeks two pitchers to replace Matty and Marquard and a catcher to replace Meyers as he reshapes the roster with Tesreau Ritter Perritt Schupp Schauer in the pitching staff and Burns Robertson Merkle in the outfield.
Southern Association games include Little Rock at Mobile and Nashville at Atlanta with clear skies. Memphis visits Birmingham in a cloudy start while Chattanooga meets New Orleans under clear conditions. National League schedules Cincinnati at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at New York, St. Louis at Brooklyn, Chicago at Boston all under clear or favorable weather. American League in play Philadelphia at St. Louis cloudy, Boston at Detroit clear, New York at Cleveland clear, Washington at Chicago clear. Federal League features St. Louis at Chicago clear, Brooklyn at Baltimore clear, Kansas City at Pittsburgh cloudy, Buffalo at Newark.
Summary of multiple baseball games across leagues including Southern Association results for Little Rock and Birmingham in two games, plus scores for Pittsburgh versus New York, Cincinnati versus Philadelphia, Chicago versus Boston, St. Louis versus Brooklyn, Boston versus Detroit, and American and Texas League entries. Also notes on Carolina League scores for Asheville, Greensboro, Durham, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Raleigh.
The Beech Paint team seeks a rival for Sunday August 29. In Richton Mississippi mobile pitcher Ching allowed only two hits but suffered errors for Richton to win. Colts meet Yannigans tonight at St Joseph hall in indoor baseball. Fox Sluggers fall to Marine Hospital Juniors with F Karl starring for Fox and Marine Hospital players cashing in on hits.
New York reports an offer of 100000 to Ty Cobb to sign a three year deal with the Federal League club to be placed in New York in 1916. The plan includes 50000 on signing and the rest over three years, while Cobb negotiates assurances about a possible playing ban. Joe Tinker failed to lure Shoeless Joe Jackson away.
Charley Hall, the former Boston American, stands as Mexico’s top baseball talent. He has recorded sixteen straight victories for St. Paul in the American Association, the sole Mexican in the faster leagues. Arellanes was the other Mexican major leaguer, with Boston, earlier.
J F Daves announces motorcycle races at the Mobile fair featuring banked half mile dirt tracks and factory racing machines. Local dealers will showcase various makes with top riders, promising two early races daily and a new, exciting sport for Mobile’s fair.
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