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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1914

Page

8

Gulls Win Final. Barons Triumph as Pels Fall in National

Gulls beat Crackers 4 to 2 to close the series at Mobile. Atlanta suffered through umpire Kellum’s officiating as Keeley and Browning were stymied by solid defense and timely hits. Mobile’s early scoring built the margin. Atlanta rallied with two runs but could not overtake the lead.

GULLS Barons Pels Giants Cardinals Cubs Braves Mobile Atlanta Kellum Jennings Keeley Browning Georgia McConnell Kircher Miller Bisland Short Dobard Perry Calhoun Northen Bibel O'Dell Holland Lord Schmidt Cobard Cal Wibel Long Bion Leis Elbe Pfenninger

Southern League recaps prompt Birmingham three straight over Chattanooga

In Birmingham on Aug 28 Stewart's triple and McBride's single sparked a 10th inning rally to seal a 3 game sweep over Chattanooga as Marcan's steal of home gives Birmingham the lead in the fifth. Graff and Johnston drove runs to tie in the eighth amid a dispute with Kerin.

Birmingham Stewart McBride Chattanooga Marcan Graff Johnston Graham Kerin Caveny R. H. TS Johnson and Wallace Morgan and Graham Street

Tax Reform League to Organize Across Alabama Counties

Mobile Tax Reform League holds first board session in the Colonial Room at Cawthon Hotel mapping plans to organize tax leagues in nearly every Alabama county. Delegates will attend a state convention to review tax law revisions. session ends without final plan. A stray note about a girl preferring a dispenser’s appearance over benzoate in soda water.

Mobile Tax Reform League Cawthon Hotel Alabama

New York Beats Chicago 9 to 2 in Baseball Showdown

New York retains first place by defeating Chicago 9 to 2. Tesreau pitched masterfully. Burns had a bases-loaded triple in the third. St. Louis moves to second after a rain-soaked 6 1 win over Philadelphia. Cincinnati rallies past Philadelphia 3 2 in nine innings. Brooklyn edges Pittsburgh 4 1 in ten. Washington and Cleveland split a two-game set with a 1 0 win and a 3 3 draw after fourteen innings.

Chicago New York Tesreau Burns Grant New Yorke McLean Smith Lavender Archer Cincinnati Philadelphia Paskett Dooin Tincup Douglass Gonzales

Browns Win Lonn Game

St. Louis edged New York 5 to 4 in twelve innings after four New York pitchers allowed the tying runs late. Mitchell Blamiston Baumgardner and Hale teamed for the Cardinals while Agnew Keating McHale Fisher Warhop Sweeney pitched for the Giants in a game umpired by Hilderbrand and O’Loughlin.

Browns New York St. Louis R. H. E. St. Louis Mitchell Blamiston Baumgardner Hale Agnew Keating McHale Fisher Warhop Sweeney Hilderbrand O'Loughlin

Bender Strong For Phillies As They Top Chicago 6 1

Philadelphia defeated Chicago 6 to 1 as Bender pitched well with solid fielding support. Chicago scored a single run in the first inning, while Philadelphia broke through with eight runs across later frames. Benz Lathrop and Schalk crossed the plate for Chicago. Bender and Schang led Philadelphia at the plate. Umpires Evans and Sheridan.

Bender Philadelphia Chicago Benz Lathrop Schalk Schang Evans and Sheridan

Boston Beats Detroit 9 to 2 in Baseball Action

Boston routed Detroit 9 to 2 with Gardner homering in the fifth and a six run spree in the sixth fueled by five hits and two walks. Other scores include Baltimore 4 11 over Pittsburgh 6 8 and Brooklyn 5 7 over Puielonce. International and Texas League results listed with multiple games.

Boston Detroit Gardner R. H. E. Moston Soguete Igs Cw Collins Carrigan Thomas Dubue McCreery Reynolds Stanage Baker Dineen and Egan

Manager under cloud may switch leagues this season

Will probably be deposed as manager of St Louis and could be traded to Brooklyn or Buffalo of the Federal League. Brown has expressed he does not want to play for a team where he was displaced as manager.

St.Loufe's Brooklyn Buffalo The Federal League Brown Mobile

Roumanian King Charles Reported Seriously Ill

An Associated Press dispatch from Bucharest says King Charles of Roumania is seriously ill and there is a rumor he may abdicate soon. The report notes the health crisis amid ongoing political tensions in Romania.

Associated Press Rome Ioin Maris Bucharest Charles of

Baseball Today Games Across Leagues

Southern League features Nashville versus Mobile Atlanta meets New Orleans Memphis plays Birmingham Chattanooga faces Montgomery. National League games include Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cincinnati New York visiting Chicago Boston at St Louis. American League matchups Cleveland at Washington Chicago plays Philadelphia St Louis at New York Detroit battles Loston.

Pet Pupeummei Voces Cess New Orleans Mobile Atlanta Nashville Chattanooga Eter Boston Awe Chicago Cincinnati One Brooklyn Ee Philadelphia Pittsburgh Weer Eeesses Boston Ae Washington Detroit Aelem ID Abe Rae Hee LENS Cleveland Baltimore Indianapolis Buffalotte Kansas City St. Louis Southern League Memphis Birmingham Chattanooga Montgomery National League Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Boston

Nervy inquiry on pennant odds by Mobile and Atlanta clubs

A BirminghamAge-Herald sport wire reports that a bold poll asked players from Mobile and Atlanta which club would win the pennant, naming New Orleans or Birmingham. Gulls manager Lord and Crackers leader Smith publicly rebuked the query while noting four-contender odds and hinting at Mobile or Atlanta as plausible flag holders.

Mobile Atlanta New Orleans Birmingham Lord Smith Iter Birmingham Age-Herald Ball Park Age-Herald Gulls Magic City Gulf City Billy Smith Crackers Georgia Pelicans

Food for Fandom Gulls meet Volunteers in final visit of season

Gentlemenly Bill Schwartz leads volunteers in a pivotal three game series against the Mobile Gulls with Townsend Schmidt and Berger Gibson listed as probable batteries. The piece notes strong fielding and base running, the ladies day crowd, and the race for the top of the league with Northen and Cousin Willie returning to form.

Bill Schwartz Gulls Townsend Schmidt Berger Gibson

Weekend Travel Deals to Coden or Bayou La Batre

Spend your Sunday at Coden or Bayou la Batre with round trip tickets at 50 cents. Information available at City Ticket Office, 23 S Royal Street. R 24 tit.

Coden Bayou la Batre S. Royal_street

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