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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1913
Page
8
The giant Jake Jacobsen, once touted as a future Giants outfielder, failed to secure a permanent major league spot. After two trials and injuries, McGraw released him, sending him back to Mobile in the Southern League where his big league hopes seem dimmed.
Christy Matthewson leads NL pitchers in official 1913 averages after 40 games with 25 wins and 11 losses. Tesreau and Demaree sit third and fourth, Seaton tops strikeouts with 168, Cubs allow most walks, and New York Giants show high strikeout totals.
New York December 8 The baseball magnates assembled in New York on the eve of their annual meeting expect harmony after pre arranged plans. John K Tener governor of Pennsylvania is agreed upon to succeed Thomas J Lynch as president with a four to five year term and a salary not less than 15000 dollars a year. The likely attendance of Tener is noted.
The speediest short distance rider in the world, known for terrific sprint speed, quits the six day circuit and declines to start Monday on the long route. His withdrawal disappointed fans who watched his form closely and followed his entries.
The Flying Dutchman of Germany a three time winner and favorite for the New York six day race is out due to an accident and will not compete in the 1913 event.
Nominations and pair drawings for the Southern Field Trials Derby were set in Letohatchie as the event opened with a large crowd. National plans include Letohatchie hosting first annual National Field Trials Association contests December 15.
Harry Covaleskie, famed as the Giant Killer after past clashes with the Giants, will try for a third major league breakthrough with Detroit next spring. In Chattanooga last summer he led in games played among pitchers, going 28–9–4 in 47 appearances with a .757 winning percentage over 319 innings and 104 strikeouts.
The 21st annual six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden opened with seventeen teams starting at midnight and remaining intact through eight hours despite an accident. Walthour of Georgia Applehouse of Germany and Carman of New York were toppled in a fifth hour spill. Carman suffered a shoulder strain but was back on his wheel within an hour. the others were only slightly injured. By 8 o'clock the field had covered 189 miles and 3 laps, tying last year’s record set by Walthour and Cameron.
When they meet Tuesday afternoon officials are expected to carefully weigh Players' Fraternity demands on contracts rules and relations of players and clubs. The league will likely decide to leave the issue to the National Commission to settle for both major and minor changes in fee plans and discussion.
J Lannin, a Boston hotel man who rose from bellboy to hotel owner, is named the Red Sox president succeeding James A McAleer, ending the McAleer and McRoy era and signaling local control, with Bint Carrigan slated to continue as manager.
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