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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
8
A reader submission from 7 Houston Street delivers a sharp pun about humor and dental care. The note asks when a dentist fills his last cavity and hints at burying with a punchline. The piece ends with a tease that tomorrow will bring an answer.
The Federal League dismisses claims that aging players dominate the defection to the new league and says it will recruit younger talent including Al Wickland who signed with Chicago Federals. Cleveland club president W Somers confirms Ray Chapman and Graney have two year Naps contracts while reports say they were considering the Federal league. Jamers spoke with AL president John and American Association president Chivington but gave no details.
Two more Pelicans contracts were signed on Wednesday as Barbare a young infielder and pitcher Glavenich join the team. Manager Dobbs sees strong potential in both players with Glavenich urged to report early to join Cleveland pitchers. Barbare likely to break into the regular lineup after a solid North Carolina league season batting .2738 and strong fielding at third base.
Jimmy Clabby the middleweight boxer and his trainer Arthur McQueen were bail bond each released after most of the day in jail on a charge of assaulting CE Laurence a policeman in an alley early yesterday. Laurence is bleeding from a concussion and hospital authorities say he is out of danger.
In Boston on January 29 contracts flooded the offices of the American and National Leagues. Gene G Nynamaker the Red Sox catcher signed for next year after rejecting prior terms. Boston Nationals received contracts for Angel Villason Cuban Charles A Deal third baseman and Frank Schmitt pitcher.
Secretary C Z Colsson of the Mobile Baseball Association received a letter from Frank Bancroft of the Cincinnati National League Club stating the Reds will not train in Mobile but will go to the 1912 camp at Alexandria Louisiana. Bancroft said he would try to arrange for a March visit to Mobile for a series of games.
M F Bramley former Cleveland Federal League president said a site exists for a Federals ballpark in Cleveland and if Toronto backers fail the Federals may return in 1914. Doc Johnston Cleveland AL first baseman stayed noncommittal about reports he joined the Federal League and would not sign at Cleveland terms offered by Somers.
Brooklyn officers announce pitcher Ed Reulbach signed a one year contract. A 1914 contract was sent to Joseph B. Tinker, manager of the Chicago Federal League team, whose Cincinnati contract was recently transferred to Brooklyn.
Philadelphia on January 29 The signed contract of Jack Coombs one of the pitchers for the Athletics has been received by Connie Mack from the club office.
Umpires John Stone and Murray of the American Association sign 1914 contracts. Joe Tinker refuses to admit wrongdoing over a $10,000 three year deal with the outlaws. Buck Freeman, once a major leaguer, works as a silk mill stoker in Wilkes-Barre. Ed Reulbach sells auto supplies in Brooklyn. Charley Herzog claims the title of boy manager, younger than Joe Birmingham. Charlie Babb’s proteges head to the Southern League, George Kircher to Atlanta, Joe Finneran to Birmingham.
Dr. Alert Daly once a member of the Philadelphia Athletics has been installed as mayor of Bayonne New Jersey Daly played second base and before politics was half owner and manager of the Hartford club A rumor says Jack Hendricks was fired by the Giants years ago for hitting too hard and once posted a .450 average for four days
Huggins the St. Louis Cardinals manager says he is tickled by the wholesale trade with the Pirates. He expects Harmon Mowrey and Kane to strengthen the club and relies on a crop of young players to boost the lineup.
New York January 29 The New York National League club yesterday received the signed contracts of M J Stock and D O Robertson.
Joe Birmingham rushed to Cleveland from Albany to confer with pitcher Fred Blanding amid Federal League raids. Officials believe the Federal League has shot its last gun regarding the Naps as several players remain unsigned including Mitchell Carisch Graney Olsen and Johnston.
Charles B. Stover former park commissioner returned to New York last night after a disappearance that prompted a nationwide search. He had left town last October without notice and resigned from Cincinnati to Mayor Adolph Kline. Stover said he enjoyed a vacation and had visited many Southern cities studying parks and municipal conditions.
Benjamin F Havens former mayor of Terre Haute Ind and longtime Indiana legislator died at his daughter Mrs George Cox residence in Thomasville Ga yesterday He was 75 years old.
The Associated Press reports action aimed at stopping a student from being carried into an office by popularity. Philadelphia notes a signed contract involving Benjamin, an Oklahoma pitcher, as part of the developments.
Andrew's sympathy for Mobilious met resistance as a 154 game plan for the South drew opposition from C B Andrews Chattanooga club president and a schedule committee member. He would not object if the extra games fit into five months. He warned a long schedule would hurt smaller clubs Mobile and Montgomery. The Mobile club thanked him and said it did not need the extra games.
New York officials say after talks between Frank Farrell and Joseph Lannon the Yankees may acquire two or more Boston Red Sox players. The move aims to bolster infield depth as Boston has surplus at shortstop and catcher, creating a potential midseason shift.
Amusement column notes the one night engagement of Officer 666 at the Lyric Theatre on Monday. The play is a mystery crime story with crime caper elements and burglars tangled in comic situations, built to heighten the entertainment.
Manager McCormick wants to price veteran catcher Gabby Street and likely sell him to fund a new catcher. The choice is to receive a player from the Boston Braves, with Street demanding a high salary and reluctant to report to the new team. The move hinges on negotiations with President Andrews by wire.
Governor Tener spoke at a Pen and Pencil club dinner in Philadelphia on January 29. He argued there is no room for dissension in baseball now, noting fewer than 10 percent of experts left their clubs compared with 1890 when about 75 percent of stars deserted. He urged critics to admit money drives their stance and avoid spreading reports about conditions.
John Livgstone of Springville Alabama captured the Houston Chronicle Cup, emblematic of the Southern amateur championship, scoring 97 of 100. Teammate Mark Arie of Thomasboro HL and W H France of Houston tied for second with 96, while Eaisei Graham of Texas finished third.
The local basketball quintet will host Auburn next Tuesday at 8:30 PM on the local court. Four Auburn football champions Newell Arnold Steed and Taylor will play for the Grange and Blue in a hard battle against Donahue's men.
Chicago manager John Evers says the 1914 roster is nearly set after a scouting trip through the South. He signed Vaughn Pierce Leach and Phelan, though Jimmy Johnston was not on the list.
Professor Graham Taylor of Chicago urges Southwestern Lumbermen to keep national politics from local issues and promote teamwork. He condemns selfish business and calls for shared responsibility across industries, stressing labor ethics and social welfare.
President Wilcox of the Montgomery Baseball Association backs a 140 game schedule over 154. He argues 154 games are too long and hurt Southern cities after Labor Day as cotton markets draw business, leading to salaries paid by the club rather than gate receipts.
National golf champion Francis Ouimet played two eighteen hole mixed foursome matches at Pinehurst. In the first, Ouimet and Mrs. E Plamen defeated Paul Tewksbury and Miss Eleanor Abbe six up and four to play. In the second, Abbe and J H Sullivan Jr defeated Ouimet and his partner two up and one to play.
Lindsay who played for Portland in the Northwestern League last season has joined the New Orleans Southern League club as third baseman. He appeared for New Orleans in 1909 and 1910. Jim Gudger from Charleston of the South Atlantic league also signed with the Pelicans as a pitcher for the coming season.
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