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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1913
Page
2
The Hurtingham Club of Hag-1 accepted hosting a polo series for the international cup. The event will be at Meadow Brook Long Island with games on June 9 and June 13, and a possible third date. Harry Paynes Whitney will not captain the American team this year.
The National Baseball Commission upheld a secretary Farrell ruling setting aside the sale of Paul Smith by Adrian Club to Memphis. Smith had contract to play with Washington of the American League and the commission affirmed his right to contract accordingly. A Michigan Association release clause triggered after season end.
An old advertisement touts Dr Hobson's Ointment as a cure for itchy eczema and skin eruptions. A Mendota resident testimonial claims long failure with other doctors ended after one box, with a money back guarantee and 50 cent price.
Richard Hoblitzell of the Cincinnati club has formally applied for the Reds manager post. Secretary Harry Stephens says Hoblitzell’s bid will receive consideration alongside other candidates, but appointment is not guaranteed.
Ammie Sikes left halfback was chosen captain of the 1914 Commodores at the annual football banquet in Nashville Tennessee. Twenty one players received V awards including Brown Murray Chester Warren Askew Boensch Sikes McQueen Turner W Turner Cohen Curry Huffman White Lowe Warren Putnam and Manager Whitwell. Coach McGugin received a silver loving cup from the team.
Philadelphia officials received a telegram from Garry Herrmann of Cincinnati delaying a trade offer. He declines Doolan and Knabe for Tinker and Broh, but will meet Philadelphia at the National League meeting in New York next week. Baker says the telegram is not a definite refusal.
Boston dispatch reports the quarter deck staff for the America's Cup defender under construction at Prst.1 Bh. I was announced. Charles Francis Adams II of Boston will hold the wheel with Curtis Christiansen as captain and sailing master. The advisory board features John Harkinson Jr of Boston George Nichols of New York and George A. Cormack secretary of the New York Nacht Club and of the syndicate.
The ad warns men neglecting personal health may face kidney trouble. It claims back ache fatigue and nervous spells signal kidney stress and that Foley Kidney Pills restore kidney and bladder health, easing rheumatic pains and irregular bladder action.
Roanoke, Va announces it will host the Southern handicap for trap shooters for the 1914 season, with Birmingham, Alabama as a strong bidder. The event is set for April and reflects Roanoke's geographic preference in awarding the meet.
A testimonial from Lewis Chamberlain of Manchester Ohio praises Dr King s New Discovery as the best cure for croup coughs and colds. The ad urges a bottle for every home at 50 cents and 1.00, sold by H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia St Louis.
Governor John K Tener of Pennsylvania will attend the National League gathering in New York Tuesday to be elected president succeeding Thomas Lynch. Officials said the Baseball Players Fraternity demands will be voted on and the League will seek Tener’s instruction on voting before the Fraternity reaches the Supreme Court in Cincinnati in January. Also to be discussed is Ebbetts of Brooklyn’s drilling plan aimed at aiding weaker clubs by changing minor league talent selection away from a lottery system.
Princeton New Jersey December 6 Harold Ray Ballin right tackle on the 1913 team was unanimously chosen captain of next year eleven Ballin is a junior and one of Princeton s youngest captains in history the team plays in New York City based on the report from Princeton.
James Trickey, University of Ohio All Western Tackle for 1912 and a pick by some critics for the All American team, died yesterday in Iowa Falls after an operation. The сообщение from his home town states the cause as peritonitis.
An old ad claims Chamberlain's Tablets cure dullness and sluggishness by tomorrow. It promotes immediate relief and urges purchase.
Merrilat and Brown starred as Army defeated Navy with Brown scoring all nine points on field goals. Merrilat excelled at end, catching passes and twice scoring touchdowns while also returning punts and tackling opponents.
Federal Judge M. T. Dooling ruled that Hindus cannot gain legal entry to the United States because they were admitted from the Philippines, a U.S. possession, affecting twenty two Hindus who arrived from Manila and seen as a decision of far reaching immigration importance.
Des Moines saloons reopen after a state supreme court decision found insufficient consent petitions. Judge Preston granted a rehearing stay of execution, allowing 86 saloons to resume business. Valley Junction remains an oasis as Justice Weaver urges advancing the rehearing date to December 20.
Tillie O. Puckett was acquitted of the murder charge of his mother Mrs. Susan Puckett Mackinson in Clinton Missouri after a trial that concluded yesterday afternoon.
Forty six lives were lost yesterday when the Swedish steamer Malmberget foundered off Bodo Norway.
Will Taylor son of the police chief received two years additional in the penitentiary for carrying a concealed pistol. The prior five year murder sentence remains, both run concurrently. Will Stephens got a $200 fine for carrying a concealed weapon and faced a murder charge. The incident followed drinking and the shooting of an elderly Black man near Washington Park.
Ernest Furst chief riding master confidently faced a dangerous mugtang at an up town riding academy. He patted the horse then was knocked into a stall wall as the animal lashed out. He died before an ambulance could arrive.
Mexico City December 6 a federals executed a captured rebel tied to the ground with a hazardous device placed beneath him and exploded tearing him to atoms. The rebel had been part of a band that dynamited a troop train at Carneros and faced a summary court martial.
Benjamin Allen of Kansas City retained his national pocket billiard championship by defeating Charles Weston of Pittsburg 600 to 411 in a three night match. Allen won each block 200 points per night with a high run of 86 against Weston’s 19.
The Chicago White Sox beat an opponent 9 to 4 in the first baseball game held in Japan, with the event at Keio University in Tokyo and President Rikichi Kamada throwing the ceremonial first ball. The Chicago (American League) and New York (National League) clubs arrived four days late and received an ovation from the local crowd.
London reports for November from the Board of Trade show imports down by 12.57 million dollars while exports rise by 6.9 million dollars.
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson's cold much improved today and indicates engagements are being arranged for Monday as usual, reflecting a return to regular duties.
Nashville Tenn Dec 6 The condition of President John W. Thomas Jr of the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, who is seriously ill, is reported more encouraging this morning. He remains a very sick man.
James Crawford, 50, of Cincinnati Ohio, was arrested in Bristol Virginia yesterday for attempting to pass a negotiable draft that did not belong to him. Dynamite was found in his baggage along with several New York drafts drawn by a Gate City Virginia bank.
Secretary Wéart announced the annual meeting of the Baseball Writers Association will be held Tuesday in Philadelphia. Members will discuss association affairs and upcoming baseball coverage plans.
The Associated Press reports preparations for a legal clash in Vicksburg Mississippi as Lieutenant Governor Bilbo and State Senator Hobbs face bribery indictments. A Monday trial date is set with motions likely to challenge indictment validity.
In San Francisco on December 6 the Progressives and the state central committee convened to organize their party under a nominal representation title. The Old Line Republican party met for consultation as Gustave Brenner urged continuing the party organization.
Armal Megare, South American pharmacy figure, held in 20000 bail, to be confronted by additional women who report needle pricks in theatres. Mrs Marjorie Graff alleges the act and other victims describe similar experiences. Police call to show Miss Jeanette Clark and Miss Mary Lee, both 19, at headquarters. studies on whether a drug can be injected immediately remain debated.
Denver reports two missing after two day storm in the mountains near Colorado Springs. Search parties on snow shoes fail to locate the men as Denver clears streets enough for coal and milk deliveries.
A petition filed in Mobile probate court seeks a show cause order over insurance proceeds from the estate of Lee Ket a tugboat builder. Harry T Hart of Mobile Towing and Wreck Co says the estate has no property except $66 000 in life insurance and creditors claim most of it under state law.
A fragment notes travel conditions influence and a person imagines he is the railroad, hinting at confusion between movement and transportation lines. The terse line suggests a theme of displacement or mistaken identity amid transit.
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