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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
7
Birmingham Athletic Club falls 40 to 15 to Columbus YMCA in a dominant road win. Mobile YMCA gains momentum after Columbus hand Birmingham a second league defeat, intensifying race setup for a possible playoff on neutral ground.
Charleston will take the South Atlantic Baseball League slot formerly held by Columbia after Columbia forfeited the place for nonpayment of a $500 fine from the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. Nicholas Corish of Savannah announced the change to local supporters in Charleston.
W C Grant and G F Shafer won the fourteenth national indoor lawn tennis championship doubles in New York yesterday. They defeated G F Touchard and W B Cragin Jr 6 2 6 2 6 4. This is Grants fourth time as national indoor doubles champion. They succeed F B Alexander and T R Pell who held the title for the last two years.
Brooklyn fans misled by a press yarn about Benny Meyer joining the Dodgers, a former Toronto International League star. Spearheaded by scouts, Meyer is praised as a fast, versatile outfielder with a .343 season average, 160 hits, 48 steals, and strong fielding, predicted to excite Ebbets Field this season.
John J. McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, divides managers into field bench and playing categories. He places himself in field leadership and argues field managers hold advantages over others, citing Connie Mack and Frank Chance in defense of his view. Hughey Jennings is praised as a prime field manager, witty and quick to keep players alert.
Marlin Teaus reports Manager John McGraw reached the training grounds with the advance guard of the New York Nationals to start spring preparations. The party includes twenty four players seven reporters and a team official dentist.
Harvard defeats Yale 38 to 2 to clinch the eastern collegiate hockey championship. It marks Harvard’s second win against Yale this season in New York last night.
Martin Halfpenny, inventor of the pneumatic tire and jow-wheeled racing sulky, died at his home in Pontiac Michigan yesterday. His innovations advanced sulky and vehicle performance in racing circles.
The Bluefields Steamship Company seeks 15 million dollars against United Fruit Company. After witnesses and documents from across the U S and South America were gathered, the case was continued for one year as plaintiff counsel Alexander Simpson Jr strained his voice. The suit alleges United Fruit acquired control to drive out competition in banana imports.
Des Moines, Iowa, Feb 20. The Iowa Supreme Court held profanity heard on a telephone does not constitute grounds for damages. Nettie Kramer sued Henry Rickmeier for fright, shock and humiliation after cattle trespass incident, but the court ruled the harsh words conveyed over the wire do not establish legal injury.
The naval transport with about 100 Marines aboard sailed at 8 30 last night from Newport News for Guantanamo, its departure reported to the Navy Department in Washington.
George Moss, a Negro, was sentenced by the recorder Wednesday afternoon to six months hard labor for alleged theft from H. Kress & Co. Moss is reported by police as a skilled shoplifter and is suspected of stealing articles from the store.
Boston yesterday reported catcher Tessie G. Nunamaker signed a contract for next year with the Boston Americans. He received a salary increase, though not as large as he asked. Other players including O'Brien Collins Uall Carrigan and Lewis remain at odds with President McAleer over pay.
Four of six prize bull dogs Thomas W. Lawson of Boston brought from England for 20000 dollars lost in the Westminster Kennel Club beach show. Alexander H. Stewart of Chicago won bull des classes with Strathtay Prince Albert, an English breed. Over 2500 aristocratic canines attended.
Charles K. Hamilton, renowned aviator, was slightly hurt at Pablo Beach when he leaped from an out of control aeroplane, which then wrecked in a sand dune. He was rushed to a hospital in Jacksonville where doctors found no broken bones or internal injuries. The mishap occurred during a practice flight for an attempt on the American endurance record.
John Mitchell fifty from Buffalo and member of the Oriental Bowling team killed himself by inhaling gas in his office in Yonkers New York. Once a two time champion of America he had to give up bowling alleys he conducted for eleven years and had been despondent after business pressures.
Dr. Friedrich M. Friedmann, claiming a tuberculosis cure, told reporters aboard the Kronprinzess Cecilie en route to America that his first U S step should be to treat visible tuberculosis in American doctors present to prove his remedy. He cited fungi in the knee as a visible example and urged institutions to offer cases for treatment.
Featherweight champion John Kilbane clearly outboxed George Kirkwood of St Louis in New York yesterday. Kilbane dominated from the third round, flooring Kirkwood three times and prompting the referee to stop the scheduled ten round bout at the end of the sixth.
Jack Dillon of Indianapolis defeated Jack Dennig of New York with a knockout in the second round of their ten round bout in Indianapolis. Dillon floored Dennig twice before the victory.
Cincinnati fans eager for the game as 12 000 reserved seats at League Park are sold out for the opener between the Pittsburgh and Chicago clubs. Club officials announced the sale. demand was high with many requests turned down.
In Havana on February 20 Capablanca defeated Jaffe in the fourth round as Bianco and Corzo battled through 46 moves. Marshall used a Petroff against Kupchik and the game stood after 35 moves when adjourned. Capablanca leads with 31-2, Blanco has two wins, and Kupchik trails 1-2.
Rome dispatch says Professor Guisseppe Bastianelli, famed Italian medical specialist, was summoned to Cairo by J Pierpont Morgan. He will depart this afternoon and stay with Morgan until Morgan sails on March 16.
A great fire in central Tokio yesterday destroyed about a thousand buildings. It swept through the area for five hours, destroying churches including the Baptist Tabernacle and Salvation Army hall, the school of foreign languages, and several other schools. Troops were called out to guard the section.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will recommend the special border inquiry panel to continue for nine months. Chairman Smith aims to expand the probe to include alleged American financial support for the Madero faction.
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