Spitballing by Berger Tops Mobile Billikens Series
In Montgomery on Tuesday, Weinie Berger's spitballing and power batting lead Mobile to an 8 to 0 win over the Billikens. Berger hit a long threebase shot in the fifth and scored, while teammate Starr added a run and Maloney, Starr, and O'Dell produced early backfield chaos. Paige pitched well except for the fifth inning, as Mobile pulled away in the pennant race.
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Berger
Billikens
Montgomery
Mike Finn
Henie
Johnson
Stengel
Heinie
Paige
Mobile
Gulls
Maloney
Stengle
Barons
Pels
AB. R. H
Po.a. E. Jp
Ceisi
Das reLeoes
Ogle Vt I Watkenesterwae
Danzig
Gribbena
O'Dell
Starr
Walker
Walsh
Rudderham
Baby ribbon helps helmsman read light winds at Larchmont
A yachtsman explains using baby ribbon tied in the standing rigging to sense faint zephyrs on light wind days. Noting skilled skippers like Addison G. Hanan and Captain Charles Barr, the piece highlights how sensory cues, including temperature shifts observed by Commodore Vanderbilt, guide early tacks to gain advantage in race week.
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Larchmont
Addison G. Hanan
Charles Barr
Commodore Vanderbilt
Tetzlaff's Fiat Shatters Elgin Road Race Record
Teddy Tetzlaff powered his Fiat to a record run on the Elgin road course covering eight and a half miles in 6 minutes 55.231 seconds at an average speed of 74.2 mph. The prior Elgin record stood at 7 minutes 18 seconds, marking a dramatic improvement during practice.
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Elgin, Til
Elgin
Teddy Tetzlaff
Fiat
Southern League Yesterday Results From New Orleans Memphis and Nashville
Results show Birmingham routing New Orleans 14 to 0 in New Orleans. Chattanooga defeated Memphis 7 to 1 with a late rally. Second games saw Chattanooga win 18 to 8 over Memphis. At Nashville ALANA ousted by Nashville 4 to 3 with late offense. The second Nashville game ended 6 to 4 with Nashville prevailing.
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New Orleana
R. H. EB
Birmingham
New Orleans
Boyd
Yantz
Weaver
Angemetz
Memphis
R. H. E. Chattanooga
More
Hannah
Kissinger
Seabaugh
Chattanooga
Allen
Giddo
Merritt
Tanneman
Nashville
R.H. F. Alana
Tse Oy
Litton
Reynolds
Case
Filliott
R.H. E
Brady
Graham
R Blair
Fleharty
Glenn
Reds Defeats Giants Again in Cincinnati Pitching Duel
Cincinnati tops New York 2 to 1 as Fromme allows a lone hit while Mathewson struggles in the mound. Hoblitzell's triple and Mitchell's single open the scoring in the first. Hoblitzell doubles and Mitchell singles for Cincinnati's second run.
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Reds
Giants
Cincinnati
New York
Fromme
Mathewson
Hoblitzell
Mitchell
Crandall
Wilson
MeJean
Baseball scores and standings across several leagues
The snippet lists multiple games with team matchups and results. Notable scores include Detroit over Philadelphia 9-7 in a doubleheader, Cleveland at St Louis, and New York defeating Cleveland 6-4. Other lines reference Ruston vs Chicago, Greenwood beating Columbus 7-2, and various American Association and Southern leagues with scores and rain delays.
Warner Breaks Woman's Golf Record at Hinsdale
Miss Freda Warner of Windsor Club Chicago set a new Hinsdale course mark finishing 18 holes in 88 in the Western Women's Golf Association annual tournament. She did not qualify for the championship flight. In match play first round Mrs F G Jones of Memphis was defeated 5 and 4 by Myra Helmer of the Midlothian Club Blue Island Tl.
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Warner
Chicago
Freda Warner
Windsor Club
Hinsdale
Western Women’s Golf Association
F. G. Jones
Memphis
Myra Helmer
Midlothian Club
Blue Island
Rich haul from raid on Lisbon gambling den
Authorities raided a gambling den in Chaves Portugal. The raid freed 43 arrests and seized 162,500 pesetas about 32 000 dollars. Police described the place as crowded with smugglers and banditti.
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Radioz
Chaves
Portugal
Haves
Fans Plan Big Reception for Mobile Team
Loyal Mobile rooters plan a pregame parade to meet the Barons in a postponed game. They will hire special cars and a brass band to escort the Gulls to the park and cheer them to win the last league semifinal. Johnnie Nielen will call on supporters to contribute.
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Barons
Gulls
Lemiers
Johnnie Nielen
Baseball Matchups Across Leagues and Cities Today
In the National League games Atlanta visits Nashville and Chattanooga battles Memphis while Mobile plays Birmingham. In the American League Chicago visits Boston and St. Louis eyes Washington Detroit goes to Philadelphia Cleveland travels to New York.
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Southern League Clube
Igirmiinshe
Steve
Mobile Peewee S
Chicago
Wwe
Washington
Philadelphia Ore
Detrow
Cleveland
New York
See Wees
Louis Enon
Chils
Greenwood
Ely
Columbus Tee Ee
Jackson
American League
Boston
St. Louis
Detroit
Philadelphia
Magargee Will Discloses Omitted Heirs in $100000 Estate
Philadelphia report says Mrs. Mary A Megargee of Overbrook left more than 100000 to be distributed under intestate laws. Two sons Monroe and Edward are excluded from sharing, while Irwin N Megargee, a noted paper manufacturer, is named executor.
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Philadelphia
Mary A. Magarsee
Overbrook
Monroe
Edward
Lightweight Clash Ends in Draw in Cleveland Ring
Sammy Trott of Columbus and Phil Brooke of Cleveland fought twelve fast rounds to a draw with tight exchanges and even momentum. In Boston, Jack Britton of Chicago defeated Fudie Murphy of Boston as the referee stopped the bout in the eleventh round with one round left.
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Cleveland, C
Sammy Trott
Columbus
Phil Brooke
Cleveland
Boston
Jack Britton
Chicago
Fudie Murphy
Pilgrim Athletic Association
Cheeny Wins American Trotting Derby at Readville Grand Circuit
In Readville Massachusetts Cheeny driven by John P. Fleming won the fourth American trotting derby opening Grand Circuit meeting. Castle Dome Kenyon W Wanderer and Jack London followed as top five with Cheeny narrowly ahead. Other races in prelims saw Dudie Archdale King Brook Wanderer Ben Zolock Puritan and Don Densmore.
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Readville
Mass
Billy Burk
Castle Dome
Wanderer
Jack London
Kenyon W
Cheeny
Fleming
Dudie Archdale
Vernon McKinney
Hal B., Jr
Texas Banana Shipment Regulation Adopted
The International and Great Northern Railroad received approval for a regulation on banana transport. One remnant shipment per cargo weighing at least 8,000 pounds may move at carload rate with no rate absorption beyond the Galveston Wharf Company switching charge. Applies Galveston to Texas points on several lines, effective August 26.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
International and Great Northern Railroad
Galveston Wharf Company
Galveston
International and Great Northern
Fort Worth
Denver
Wichita Valley
Rock Island
Marshall and Ernst
Texas and Pacific
Santa Fe
Texas Central
Texas Mexican
Sunset-Central
Kid Elberfeld to Manage Chattanooga Ball Team
Norman "Kid" Elberfeld, veteran Chattanooga native now with Montgomery, signed to manage Chattanooga's baseball team next year. Chattanooga officials sought his early join, but Montgomery's manager Dobbs refused a mid season transfer as league rules barred it this year.
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Kid Elberfeld
Chattanooga
Montgomery
Ala
Norman
Kid" Elberfeld
Dobbs
Elberfeld
Subscribe offer for The Mobile Deilg Iter
The notice invites readers to subscribe to The Mobile Deilg Iter, delivering to homes for ten cents per week. It presents the price and home delivery service in a concise, period-appropriate ad tone.
Bat In Hand Sparks Yankee Banter And Boxing Plans
Ed Sweeny grills Russell Ford over bat use while Ford boasts a .300+ average. Billy Papke taunts Eddie McGoorty and targets a September bout near Chicago. Finis Wilson throws a shutout for Knoxville. Karl Diem travels to study US training methods as Germany aims for 1916 Olympic win with a $25,000 imperial grant.
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Ed Sweeny
New York Yankees
Russell Ford
Ford
la Cobb
Germany
Karl Diem
Amateur Athletic Union of Germany
United States
Herr Diem
Berlin
Best Clothes Go Wrong Texas Girl Asks Damages
Miss Allie May Gladdish of Waco Texas sues Southern Railway for 250 dollars for failing to deliver her trunk to Decatur Alabama. The trunk went to Tennessee and was delayed before arrival, preventing her from wearing gowns on her visit.
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Decatur
Ala
Allie May Gladdish
Waco
Texas
The
Southern Railway
Tennessee
Gladdish
Looks Bad for Americans in Aeroplane Races
Chicago, Aug 27. There may be no American defender of the Gordon Bennett trophy in the race Sept 9 despite a $15,000 Chicago syndicate build. De Lloyd Thompson refuses to pilot, calling the machine unsafe and unable to fly. Glenn H. Martin volunteers to try, but faces Aero Club suspension for prior unsanctioned Boston meet before flying.
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Chicago
de Lloyd Thompson
Thompson
Glenn H. Martin
Martin
Aero Club of America
Boston
Entry list announced for amateur golf championship
New York Aug 27 The entry list and pairings for the amateur golf championship of the United States to be played at Wheaton Illinois on September 2 were made public today. There are 83 entries and the pairs will be sent off five minutes apart starting at 9 o clock.
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New York
United States
Wheaton
Ill
Bob Spade Finds New Ground In American Association
Former Cincinnati pitcher Bob Spade, once a bright star and later a hold-out, has surfaced in the American Association, where he hopes to revive his career after a string of setbacks.
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Bob Spade
Cincinnati
American Association
Englishman objects to gloves in the game
A London visitor questions why baseball players wear gloves while noting cricket fielders use bare hands. The observer recalls American fans chase wins under rules and discusses sportsmanship and the sport's rough image.
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London
Red Sea quake shakes Peim and sea vessels
A sharp earthquake struck Peim in the Red Sea at 11 o'clock this morning and was felt in the surrounding country. The German steamer Andre Rickmers reported a very severe disturbance at sea upon arrival later in the day.
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Peerim
Red Sea
Andre Rickmers
Biological Survey to Benefit Texas Gulf Coast Fisheries
A federal funded comprehensive biological survey of Gulf coast waters will locate oyster reefs and productive fishing areas. Directed by National Commissioner W Howers, the work will use the government boat Fish Hawk and begin early September under Colonel W G Sterett's guidance.
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Austin
Texas
Gulf Coast
W. G. Sterett
Burleson
Sterett
W Howers
Browers
Culf
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