Herbert Kelly Visits Pittsburgh A Pirates Pitcher Stops By
The Mobile born Herbert Barrett Kelly, now a Pirates southpaw, visited Pittsburgh to greet president Barney Dreyfuss. He is completing electrical engineering at Notre Dame and planned to graduate soon. He traveled from New York via Indiana to study, then returned to Indiana for final exams before attempting to play again.
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Herbert Barrett Kelly
Pirate South- Paw
Farmers Bank
Barney Dreyfuss
Kelly
Notre Dame University
Big Hoosier School
Pirates
Alabama
Mobile
New York City
Indiana
Herbert
National Guard Inspection Dates Advance for Mobile Contingent
Official inspection of the Mobile contingent of the National Guard was moved two weeks earlier. Col. F. M. Maddox received word from Montgomery that Capt. Screws of the regular establishment will conduct the inspection on January 13-14 instead of January 27-28.
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National Guard
F. M. Maddox
Montgomery
Screws
YMCA Sport Notes From Mobile League Tryouts
The Mobile Sunday School Basketball League held its first official tryouts with surprises for spectators. Trinity defeated Government Street Methodist 12 to 6 while St Johns fell to First Baptists 26 to 4. City League opener saw YMCA beat YMCA 53 to 13. Barton downed Medical College 23 to 16 with Crenshaw and Baker notable scorers.
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Mobile
Light Trinity
Government Street Methodist
St. John’s
First Baptists
Baker
Barton
Medical College
Medicos
Crenshaw
Golden Chassis Captivates Auto Shows Nationwide
The Studebaker Golden Chassis debuts with a finish of pure gold and a price tag over 25000 dollars. Exhibited at the New York Show and slated for Chicago, it crowns engineers years of design while acknowledging its origin as a standard production chassis.
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Studebaker
New York
Chicago
Coliseum
Settlement Home Second Team Beats Leinkauf Sixth Grade
Settlement Home defeats Leinkauf Sixth Grade 9 to 3 on the Leinkauf court in a hard fought Saturday game. Steber and Danielson starred for Settlement Home while Cunningham Alpole Hughes and Devan led Leinkauf. The teams meet again next Saturday.
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Leinkauf
Steber
Danielson
Cunnigham
Alpole
Hughes
Devan
Leinkaufs
Settlement
Most Remarkable Athlete Johnnie Poe Ends on Battlefield
Johnnie Poe, Princeton football star and soldier of fortune, led a storied life from Yale victories to Wall Street, mining, and revolutions. He served in the Spanish and World Wars, becoming a British artilleryman with the Black Watch who was killed September 22 during the Allied drive in France.
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Brown Holmes
United States
Johnnie Poe
France
Princeton
Tiger
Yale
New York
Wall Street
San Juan Hill
Philippines
Alaska
Arizona
Central America
Nicaragua-Honduras
Poe
Mexico
Ireland
de la Poer
Royal British Artillery
Black Watch
Forty-Second Highlanders
Carter Versus Young Denny Six-Round Boxing Match
Kid Carter the Memphis boxer faces Young Denny Monday night at Temperance Hall Mobile in a six round main bout. Weights around 142 pounds. Carter trains with Jimmie Quinn and shows potential while Denny works hard at Fort Morgan in top shape. Program starts 8:30 with two preliminary bouts.
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Kid Carter
Memphis
Stag
Mobile Athletic Club
Temperance Hall
Denny
Carter
Jimmie Quinn
Brana
Mobile
Fort Morgan
Boston Braves Sold to Haughton and Wise
Boston Jan 8 The National League club the Boston Braves has been sold to Percy D. Haughton and Arthur C. Wise for about 500000. Haughton will be president and Wise treasurer. W Hapgood to stay as secretary. The park remains owned by James F. Gaffney under a 33 year lease.
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Boston
Boston Braves
Percy D. Haughton
Harvard
Arthur C
Wise
Millett, Roe & Hagan
Braves
James FE
Gaffney
Robert Davis
Haughton
Hapgood
New York
Stallings
Arthur C. Wise
Water Power Site Bill Passes House
The Ferris water power site bill passed the House without a roll call. It grants a 50 year irrevocable lease of dam sites to private parties with royalties into the reclamation fund and state or interior determined electricity rates. The government may reclaim the property after 50 years at actual cost. The bill heads to the Senate committee on public lands, with coal and oil leasing bill next.
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Washington, Jan
Ferris
House
Johnson
Humphrey
Washington
Mondell
Wyoming
James Mann
Public Lands Committee
Secretary of the Interior
Public Service Commissions
Secretary of Interior
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Coffey Knocked Out by Moran Ends Hopes at 22
Jim Coffey, 22, was knocked out in nine rounds by Frank Moran in New York. Coffey led on points but a swift right hand ended the bout as Moran exposed Coffey’s defense. Moran is rumored to meet Jess Willard next, in a possible title bid linking to past bouts. Charley White proposed 20 round eliminator bouts in New Orleans or removal from light weight championship considerations, per Nat Lewis.
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Ford
Ohio
Mississippi
J. H. Mills, Jr
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Mills
New York
Jim Coffey
Frank Moran
Coffey
Roscommon
Qoffey
Moran
Jess Willard
Jack Johnson
Paris
Fred Fulton
Willard
Charley White
Leach Cross
Johnny Dundee
Bennie Leonard
Matt Wells
New Orleans
Freddie Welsh
Nat Lewis
Carter Wins Midwinter Golf Title At Pinehurst
Phillip Carter junior Metropolitan golf champion defeated E. T. Manson of Framingham three up with one to play to claim the annual midwinter tournament and president s trophy in Pinehurst North Carolina. Carter also shot 73 in qualifying as he did last week. An old fashioned woman remark about people catching cold ends the item.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Phillip Carter
E. T. Manson
Framingham
Carter
Mobile Weather Says Sunday Beaming With Sunshine
A local forecast praises a clear Sunday in Mobile with abundant sun and warming temperatures. Reports mention a 77 degree high earlier, comparisons to other cities, and a lighthearted note on fashion and safety. Also recounted is a mobile Sunday school anecdote about generosity and Scripture verses.
Davis Club to Meet Beech Paint at Lyons Park
The A. D. Davis baseball club will play Beech Paint Sunday afternoon at Lyons Park at 8 o'clock. Beech Paint players are Courtney and Day while Davis fields Wiseman and Ponds. Both clubs seek a strong victory record and a close contest is expected.
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A. D. Davis
Beech Paint
Lyons Park
Courtney
Day
Beech Paints
Wiseman and Ponds
Davis
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Herbert Kelly
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post
Pittsburgh National League Baseball Club
Beaver Board
Reliance Equipment Company, Inc
North Water St
John Prentiss Poe
P.D. Haughton
Auto Service CO
Government Street
Auto Company
St. Joseph and
St. Michael
Big Administration
Norite Ie
Tee
Rubiat
Bug
Miami
Havre
Mont
Mercury
Rockies
Pensacola
Hollier
Lewis Spring & Axle Co
Jackson
Michigan
P.S
Young Denny
Peter Brown
Joe Smith
Pete Coronis
Joe Bates
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