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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1914
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text shows disjointed lines referencing sayings and questions about age and luck. Names like Virginia Strang and Cleveland Ohio appear amid stray phrases about horses and tomorrow, with no coherent event or context.
Word from Henry Woodhouse Beckwith Havens Raymond V. Morris Lincoln Beachy and others shows strong interest in the world circling race tied to the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. English French aviators caution on feasibility but await race conditions before judging outcome.
A contingent from the Cleveland American Baseball club is expected to arrive in New Orleans tomorrow to start spring training at Pelican Park. Manager Joe Birmingham will be joined by Lee Fohl and a lengthy list of players including Knesel Harley Dillinger Hitte W Steen J A Billings Joseph Bassler David Vean Gregg A A Rowman James Roy Walker Z Z Magerman Ed Hoxlik A E Collamore Omar Benn Guy Morton G B Styles George Yantz and Robert Meyers.
Captain Gaston Niquet of the First Artillery and Lieutenant Jean Louis Delvert of the Twenty first Artillery, attached to the French army aviation corps, were killed when their biplane crashed during flight over the military aerodrome at Bourges France yesterday.
Samuel H. Buck Weaver, famed pitcher from thirty years ago, died suddenly in Philadelphia at age 59. He began his career in 1877 and played for teams including the Philadelphia organization later in the National League, the Athletics, and clubs in Milwaukee and Louisville. He retired in 1887 and became a policeman, later earning a police pension.
New York reports sending letters to players with report dates February 19 for the first squad training at Marlin February 23 and March 1 for the second squad. World tour players report March 12. Chicago notes Charles H. Thomas becoming treasurer replacing Williams, and Rube Peters signs with Kansas City. Cubs to train at Tampa February 16.
Nap Rucker of Brooklyn touted as the greatest left hand pitcher by eleven national experts. Six votes go to Rucker, with Eddie Plank second in the rankings.
Negotiations are under way to form an international commission of national commissioners from route countries for the globe circling aviation race linked to the Panama Pacific Exposition. The body will advise on route planning and scientific issues, with leaders from the United States Great Britain France Germany Russia Japan BC to appoint members.
The note urges adoption of labor saving machinery to boost output and efficiency in farming. It highlights needs in this section to increase production and improve farm operations.
William Lakeland, famous jockey owner and trainer, died in a Brooklyn hospital from complications of disease. Born in Manchester, England, he trained Domino for James R. Keene the year the colt won $268000 in purses.
Dr. Arthur W. Goodspeed of the University of Pennsylvania backs summer baseball for college players and aligns with Yale Harvard Princeton and Dartmouth captains. He supports a universal code allowing undergraduates with strong academics to try for team spots. Emlen Hare also favors summer baseball amid the academic grind.
Chicago February 3 Packey McFarland and Mike Gibbons were surprised by the postponement of their planned bout. The fight is moved to the first week in March to align with visiting sporting crowds and in observance that February 12 is a holiday. The club says the change helps Gibbons reach 145 pounds by 4 PM and allows McFarland to reach peak condition.
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