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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1914
Page
8
Fragmentary note urges a "THIRTEEN is MY LUCKY NUMBER" motif and goat milk butter from dairies. Mentions singing plea and a message from CHRIS RYAN U S A to a woman, with garbled capitalization and stray words.
In a letter to a purchasing committee, Charles W. Murphy of Murphy Firm asserts the Chicago Cubs are not for sale. A. Pugh, Charles A. McCulloch, and William H. Thomas, who lead the committee, had hoped to buy the National League club following Johnny Evers dismissal.
Jake Stahl, former Red Sox manager, acknowledged an offer from Brooklyn Federal League for a return to baseball. He said he might leave his Chicago bank job if the money and situation were right, though no final decision has been made. Gilmore and Charles are reported to be handling negotiations for R. B. Ward, owner of the Brooklyn club, who is said to have supplied 25000 dollars.
A Harvard team honor is awarded for the player with the most points including hits sacrifice hits and runs. The Charlies Hann Jr trophy marks the top scorer on Harvard’s 1911 squad. In other notes Tom Sharkey faces a 30 day jail term for a resort wager dispute in New York. A new plan aims to boost organized baseball and a Federal League challenge in Brooklyn is discussed by Edward Barrow.
It is proposed to have the Newark team of the International league play on Hbbetts Field, home of the Brooklyn National league club, and have the Jersey City team play in Newark.
New Haven track athletes at Yale reported for a candidacy meeting called by Captain Brown with only 85 candidates present, down from about 100 last season. Active training begins tomorrow.
Mike Gibbons of St Paul easily outpointed Kid Graves of Philadelphia in a six round bout last night. Gibbons did not fully extend himself and was booed by some spectators during the match.
Cincinnati report confirms Willie Ritchie and Ad Wolgast will clash in a ten round bout in Milwaukee on March 12 with a 185 pound weigh in at 3 p.m. The announcement follows Ritchie’s San Francisco statement and Wolgast’s confirmation.
In San Francisco on February 17 Willie Ritchie agreed to a ten round bout against Ad Wolgast in Milwaukee on March 12 with Ritchie earning 10000 plus 40 percent of gate receipts. Hank O'Day is named as Chicago Cubs manager, succeeding Johnny Evers, with ownership by Charles Murphy backing a full control tenure.
President Gilmore arrived from the Host with a $25 000 check from R D Ward of the Brooklyn Federal League club to use for hiring a manager and a player. Gilmore declined to confirm any league makeup change after meeting Fred Bramley in Cleveland, while rumors floated about a Buffalo franchise moving to Cleveland and talks with Mike Doolan of the Phillies.
Manager Hank O Day sails with fourteen Cubs players for Tampa to rebuild half the infield after Bridwell’s jump to the Federals and Evers’s departure. Key vacancies at keystone sack to be filled by two of five infielders as Saier Zimmermann and Sweeney likely to report later. The party includes Utrecht Koestner Smith Moore Corriden Molwitz Saier and others. joined in Tampa by sixteen more including Vaughan Humphries Lavender Stack Pierce Zabel and Cheney Bresnahan Archer Hargrove Keating Bronkie Phelan and Johnstone Leach Schulte.
G F Touchard and B S Prentice led the singles in the national indoor lawn tennis championship at the Seventh Regiment Armory. Touchard beat Count Salm Hoogstraeten 6-1 6-1 in the fourth round, while Prentice defeated Steinacher 6-4 3-6 7-5. Alexander and Pell advanced in doubles.
Atlanta Feb 17 Of 30 men in line for 1914 Crackers spots 28 have signed with four remaining holdouts. Ambrose McConnell has joined the club while Nealon Lynch has not yet agreed terms. The roster includes 11 pitchers 5 catchers 9 infielders and 5 outfielders with key positions unsettled as reporting nears.
Tomorrow night at the Lyric Theatre features a heavyweight title bout between Young Beal, Western champion, and Donnelly, Canadian claim to the heavy weight crown. The program includes preliminaries at 8:30 with the feature bout around 9 to 9:30, drawing a large crowd and promising a fast paced, hard fought spectacle.
Multiple clubs report contract actions for 1911 season. Dixie Walker signed by St Paul manager Friel, Hall the only St Paul pitcher not yet agreeing, Booe and Otis Johnson still to be heard from. Pirates announce May 11 game vs Detroit at Forbes Field. Nashville center fielder Dave Callahan and Del Young sign with clubs. Cleveland plans Toledo transfer to play with Naps on road trips. Federal league interest includes Tris Speaker for Boston and Russell Ford moving to the Federals.
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