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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1913
Page
16
The article recalls John McGraw like discipline and clear signs with the Giants and Cubs, detailing how managers maintained order, settled feuds, and avoided favoritism. It highlights confrontations among stars Cobb Crawford Tinker Evers and how leaders resolved on and off the field to preserve team unity.
Motor boat races along the Mobile river drew thousands as the Class D winner Nellie N led early beforeQuetzal and Lotus overtook. The Lotus won 17.50 in the run off Mardi Gras event while Emerson beat A D Davis in a close finish with 26 11 for Emerson and 26 15 for Davis.
The City Basketball League begins with a Tuesday double header at the YMCA featuring the Regimentals versus University Military School and the Independents of St Joseph's. Games start 8 30 pm with Friday matchups planned and the season closing in early March.
The Mobile Y M C A basketball team readies for its final game of the season against Columbus Ga Y M C A five in Mobile. The contest decides the South championship and promises a top level clash on the local court. The Birmingham Athletic Club follows as the season finale with Mobile seeking victory after last year’s forfeit dispute and a renewed rivalry.
In New York the baseball stars Tinker and Evers left the Colonial Hotel arm in arm and walked to a prize fight following gentle persuasion from Chance. They described the stroll as the longest walk they ever took as members of the club endured by unfavorable rates.
Frank Chance, manager of the New York Americans, passed through Chicago en route to take up new duties. He said he did not plan to play this season, depending on his health after spring training begins.
The annual ocean motor boat races will start in Philadelphia on June 7. The event is announced by the Yachtmen's Club. Ocean City Yacht Club will offer a prize for a return trip Bermuda to Ocean City.
A foreign railway company claims a quick shade solution by planting small elm trees with roots left in the air. The top is buried so the tree grows new roots from the exposed top, producing foliage rapidly. After two years it allegedly provides shade comparable to much older trees.
A brief dialogue from the New York Sun notes a seasonal theme with Stella asking about Christmas and Bella replying she stayed out of the jam but not the pickle, reflecting light holiday whimsy.
The Mobile Register markets itself as Mobile’s leading newspaper and advertising medium with emphasis on local coverage and advertising reach.
Baseball magnates managers and players began arriving in New York for the upcoming league meetings. August Herrmann, Ban Johnson, and President Lynch are among the expected attendees as the American League opens meetings tomorrow while the National League follows on Tuesday. The Boston Americans representatives including Smoky Joe Wood are negotiating terms and several stars have yet to sign Boston contracts.
Selig presents The Cowboy Millionaire a two part western comedy drama from the Diamond 8 Ranch featuring broncho busting roping and steer chases. The production includes a millionaire’s yacht scene and a chaotic dining car sequence with a dramatic cost to produce admission ten cents children six cents Monday February 10 at Royal Theater.
Professor Carl Pearson reports from the Galton Laboratory that parental drinking shows no clear link to child height weight health or intelligence. Using data on English schoolchildren, the study finds comparable averages for height and weight between drinking and non drinking families and no strong correlation with eye health or cognitive defects.
An absorbing look at off field antics and personalities in early baseball. Arthur Devlin’s confrontation with a private car fan exposes player fan dynamics. The piece recalls Cubs mischief rumors, Polo Grounds fire scenes, and McGraw’s strict daily 10 oclock routine.
Advices report Napana's raid on Nampula district met with a punitive expedition after nearly 400 miles. Five hours of fighting yielded 200 killed and 500 wounded among the native force. Portuguese losses were four killed and twenty two wounded. The victory opens the region for Portuguese development. Also noted is a Pittsburg Barbers Union push for a licensing exam for all in the trade.
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