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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1916
Page
10
A Langrord heavyweight bout in New Orleans ended with Langrord knocking out Harry Wills in the 15th round of a scheduled 20 round fight. Wills led early but Langrord secured the decisive knockout on Friday night.
Kemp Motor Car Company received one carload of Chandler cars Saturday and reports the sale of the first Chandler 1917 Six to Thomas Martin of the Southern Ice and Fuel Company. They also report a Series 17 Studebaker seven passenger touring car sold to J. M. Memphisl of Mobile while C. & C. Auto Shop builds a varnish cabinet to finish work to protect autos from dust. Swarthmore loses to Princeton 37 to 9. George Chip returns, KOing Frank Notter in the fourth round at Clermont A. C. arena.
The Item page advertises a quick turnover sale by Phillips Furniture Company at 216 Dauphin Street between Empire and Queen Theatres. It urges readers to inspect the stock purchased at a great sacrifice and to profit from the sale in Mobile.
Jim Spivvins recalls a tale of fighting dawg fish named Julius Caesar Joffre in Mobile county. The mock fish duel ends when Julius dies after a gag involving a gaiter fight, leaving Jim bitter but praising the fish as a game fighter from way back.
Three records toppled as L A Handy of Brookline High School set new marks in the 100 and 220 yard events and Robert Bird of Brookline broke the 75 yard plunge record with 52 seconds. Handy also clocked 56.4 in the 100 yard race while runners up included Uhl Landsdowne High and George of Princeton Prep.
In Saturday games, Trinity defeats St John 17 to 3 while First Baptist beats Government Street Methodists 11 to 8. First Baptist leads the league by a few points. Lineups list players from Government Street Methodist, First Baptist, Trinity, and St John.
The Phillips Furniture Company at 216 Dauphin Street announces a sale Monday featuring a sacrifice of the finest stock of furniture in the South.
The Sultan Kotchal of Aras district commands tribesmen in massacring Christian natives with Turkish aid. He has repelled Russian advances on the province borders, according to the report.
A Houston man, rushing around a corner on a cold winter day, is confronted by a sharp January blast. He mutters a surprised, colloquial query about last July as the chill grips him.
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