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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
5
Reported from the paper’s authority that Harry Wolter, a star for the club in 1910 and 1911, will join the New York uniform again in 1915. He recovered form in the Pacific Coast League after injuries and showed strong baserunning and throwing.
A Harvard alumnus writes in the Harvard Alumni Weekly proposing baseball as a global peace medicine. He suggests a Europe wide league with Berlin Paris London Vienna Antwerp and a minor league including Belgrade Brussels arguing fans would delay war until the world series. He claims baseball civilizes regions beyond military efforts.
Richard Canfield, famed New York and Saratoga sportsman, died at his home from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a skull fracture from a subway stairway fall on Wednesday.
A New York dispatch reports National League batting averages for 1913 and 1914 show 188 players with 15+ games in 1914 versus 183 in 1913. Only four players stayed in the .300+ tier across both seasons, while several top hitters slumped, including Wagner below .300 for the first time since 1897. Beals Becker, Zach Wheat, and Sherwood Magee rose or held steady. Daubert fell from .350 to .329.
Ban Johnson of the American League will remain in New York until the Yankees sale is settled. Rumors say Jacob Ruppert Jr. will buy the club and a baseball man may become president, with Edward Barrow or James F. Price among the names discussed.
Twenty six distance runners are entered for the senior cross country championship of America at Van Cortlandt Park. Hannes Kolehmainen is expected to lead after winning the Metropolitan title three weeks earlier. Also listed are Ritter of Mercury Athletic Club Philadelphia Tom Barden and Arthur Fogel of Irish American Athletic Club and H Ackerman Hugh Honahan and Fred Bellars of the New York Athletic Club.
The Australian government suspended the import duty on wheat due to a shortage in the wheat harvest. The decision was announced from Melbourne via London on December 12.
A Petrograd dispatch to Havas cites the Russian army staff in the Caucasus stating there was no important action reported on December 10.
Last year Italy sent out 428,484 immigrants and received 188,978 newcomers. The figures highlight a large outbound flow alongside a substantial intake, reflecting shifts in migration patterns and enforcement.
Takataro Kimura argues in Tokyo that Japanese origins lie in Armenia based on myths of heaven and gods. He links ancient emperors and capitals to Egypt Arabia and Greece, suggesting Japan’s early history traveled through the Mediterranean and to northern Arabia before returning.
A cotton train of 1,500 bales departed Taylor Texas bound for spinners in Japan as reported from San Antonio on December 12. The shipment marks a notable North American export movement to Asia amid wartime or global trade notices.
Fred Clarke, veteran leader of the Pittsburgh Pirates, denies reports he will leave as manager next year. He says he does not expect to quit baseball for some time while attending the National League meeting in New York.
Photographs show the football captains for Harvard Yale and Princeton for next fall Alec Wilson Yale Frank Glick Princeton and Eddie Mahan center All were stars and their elections were unanimous after the just completed season
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce nominators met Thursday to select two candidate tickets for next month’s annual election. The report will be filed with the board of directors, which will meet Tuesday night to order the election.
A blaze in Notasulga Alabama yesterday destroyed the Merchants Bank the Notasulga pharmacy Ton's dry goods store and the exchange with damage listed around 30000. Fire began in the Silay store with 9000 in stock loss while total loss and insurance were still being clarified. The origin remains a mystery.
Wes Cochran defeated Harry Cline 295 in Cincinnati as billiards results show Cochran with averages and runs 828 34 36 and Cif 31 88. In Flint Geo defeated Calvin Demarest 300 to in a Billiard Players' League match with Sutton averages 216 14 74 181 14 60.
In the court notes decree pro confesso and motions across several cases. Carroll and Schumacher vs Linney F Schumacher. Henry W. Taylor vs Julius Neese. Theo S Moore removal of dis abilities of non age. Florence Lorraine Finnegan et al vs Mary McCarty et al motion to set aside decree pro confesso granted. Mary E Holmes vs Star of Hope Division No 4 et al motion to fix time for filing claims granted with January 15 deadline. heirs of Gustavis Horton allowed to intervene. Louis Croom vs Elizabeth Croom reset for December 21. Jesse D Jordan v Mary Brung Jordan order of reference set aside and motion for alimony and certificate of marriage submitted.
The council of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers met in Washington on Friday and endorsed President Wilsons plan for a merchant marine. The society offered its services in support of the plan.
Charles Edward Brickley, captain of Harvard's 1914 football team, will graduate with a storied record. Since 1911 he scored 289 points for the Crimson, 65 as a freshman, 224 as a varsity member, with Harvard totals 588 points in three varsity seasons. His 1914 season shows strong scoring potential, though appendicitis may have reduced his totals.
Harvard football champions were honored at a Boston banquet with gold footballs awarded to 25 squad members and Coach Haughton. Captain Charles Ley presented the trophy on behalf of the team, praising the coaching system as key to their Yale victory.
Direct sail to a German port the El Monte of the Southern Freight line left New York recently. The vessel, from Gabk with coal, is bound for a European port carrying cotton and flies the flag.
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