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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1916
Page
8
Gulls and Barons split a doubleheader with the Barons taking the first game 8 to 3 and the Gulls winning the nightcap 4 to 2. Key moments include Pug Cavet’s three-hit shutout effort for Birmingham in game two and McDonald’s three-hit game for Mobile in game one.
ALA DRUGGIST recommends Granger Liver Regulator as the best internal tonic. Mr Cothram attests he has used it for years, sold it, and given it to his family with strong praise. Yourist markets the liver remedy in airtight tin boxes and touts widespread approval.
Eddie Mahan, famed 1915 Harvard football captain, has departed for San Francisco to serve as assistant coach for the University of California football team. He will bring his experience to the Golden State squad this season.
The Boston Braves closed the gap on the league leaders by splitting a double header with the Pirates as Frank Allen earned a victory for Gull lefthander. Meadows blanked Brooklyn for the other result. Nashville beat Memphis 3–2 ending a five game slide while Williams led the Pets to a 4–2 win over the Crackers. La Rue Kirby homered with bases loaded to lift the Little Rock Travelers over Chattanooga in the second game. Chicago White Sox edged Phillies 1–0 as Joe Benz pitched. Washington beat Cleveland. other games rained out.
In Mobile first game Birmingham beat Mobile 8 to 3. In Mobile second game Birmingham won 9 to 4. At Nashville Memphis lost 9 to 2. In Chattanooga first game Little Rock beat Chattanooga 5 to 4. Chattanooga second game lost to Little Rock 6 to 2. At New Orleans Atlanta lost to New Orleans 4 to 2.
At Pittsburgh on May 15, 1911 Boston defeated with Mamaux Fischer Rudolph Nehf Blackburn Tragresser Gowdy. In the second game Pittsburgh lost 2-6-3 to Boston 8-9-2 with Kantlehner Carpenter Schmidt Allen Tragresser. St Louis hosted Brooklyn 4-10-0 to 0-8-2 as Meadows Gonzalez Pfeffer Dell Meyers. Chicago beat Philadelphia 8-12-0 2-5-3 with Hendrix McConnel Elliott Archer Alexander Burns. Cincinnati 5-10-2 beat New York 2-8 as Toney Wingo faced Anderson Schupp Rariden.
In Philadelphia the score was 0-3-2 with Chicago 1-5-2 credited to Myers Haley Renz Lapp. Washington led Cleveland 2-7-0 while Cleveland totaled 0-3-1 with Johnson Henry Boehring O Neill. No other games played due to rain.
In Macon Jacksonville routed 6 to 3 while Columbia defeated Charleston 4 to 2 and Augusta blanked Columbus 6 to 0 in recent league games.
Waco 10 Fort Worth 4, Galveston 7 Beaumont 3, Shreveport 4 Dallas 1. Fort Worth, Dallas and Beaumont games reported with final scores.
Buffalo 3 Newark 1. Toledo 6 6 Richmond 1 1. Montreal 2 11 Baltimore 11 7. Rochester 1 9 Providence 4 5. Brief game results with team pairings and scores.
Dave Robertson of the Giants failed to hit in four at bats dropping from the big six of sluggers. Hal Chase of Cincinnati moved to second in the American League race with two hits in four at bats. Tris Speaker raised his average to .384 with a two for four day. Ty Cobb sat out. The standings show Chase at .325 and Wagner near .? with Daubert at .336 in the National League.
Cincinnati, Aug 29 The National Commission told all major league clubs that teams with 35 or more players on September 15 cannot file a draft. The drafting season runs from September 15 to September 20 and the meeting is expected to be open this year.
The Times military correspondent argues Romania may join with Russia to strike into Transylvania and push toward Sofia, leveraging the Danube crossing and Bulgarian weakness with Saloniki allies. The Morning Post reports Russia has ready Balkan forces of Austro-Hungarian origin trained to serve under the Russian banner.
At a town board meeting in Oyster Bay New York angry residents denounced strict infantile paralysis quarantine rules. They blamed John D Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie and medical pirates for conditions and urged removal of medico maniacs while extending sympathy to Theodore Roosevelt.
San Francisco bakers today increased loaf prices by five cents per five cent loaf, reducing weight to 13-15 ounces, while doughnuts rose to 15 cents a dozen and snails rolls and buns also increased. The move followed a late August date as wholesalers and retailers adjust to higher costs.
Boston reporters credit Sherwood McGee, Braves left fielder, with a flawless fielding record after 78 games with 170 chances accepted, matching a feat last seen by Schulte in 1908 with the Cubs.
The advertisement urges using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to quickly recover from colds and set a good example for others. It notes the remedy's long history and excellent reputation and claims it is obtainable everywhere.
The Infant Mystics announce a major Mardi Gras carnival show for Tuesday night of the Season of Merriment. An official promises wonderment and astonishment as preparations accelerate for one of the order’s most elaborate pageants for citizens and visitors.
A second meeting of the committee appointed to investigate the Demonstration Plateway Creamery Company will convene at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. L. C. Irvine, creamery president, addressed the Monday session outlining the operation plan. attendees included W. E. P. Wilson chairman Frank J. Thompson Jacob D. Bloch W. B. Delchamps J. B. Harvey A. L. Staples R. B. du Moni and J. E. McHugn.
Samuel Downer filed suit against the Munson Steamship Company for $2,000 claiming injuries from alleged negligence of the steamship line.
Richard Bates and Joe Smith, mobile boxers, headline a Wednesday night program at Monroe Park. The event features three six round bouts with Bates seeking the city class title against Smith. Promoters E Carre Company and Ed J Higgins Co invite the public to the outdoors free show starting at 9 o clock.
An advertisement promotes Grove's General Tonic claiming it contains well known tonic properties and iron. The pitch emphasizes its value as a reliable daily tonic.
Games today across Southern and National leagues include Birmingham at Mobile with rain, Atlanta at New Orleans clouded, Little Rock at Chattanooga clear, Memphis at Nashville clear, Cleveland at Washington cloudy, Chicago at Philadelphia clear, Detroit at New York clear, St. Louis at Boston clear, and for the National lineup Boston at Pittsburgh cloudy, Philadelphia at Chicago clear, New York at Cincinnati clear, and Brooklyn at St. Louis clear.
In Columbia on August 29 South Carolina Democrats cast ballots for the full state and congressional ticket including the state house of representatives and half of the state senate. Governor Manning faces Cole Blease and others in a five cornered race while all current congressional incumbents seek re election with Lever unopposed in the seventh district.
William M. Ingraham assistant secretary of war told a Naples Maine audience that the Wilson era has yielded the best army bill ever passed and will build a defense ready for any emergency. He contrasted Democratic leadership with opposition and warned against premature war, using Charles E. Hughes as a foil.
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