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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1915
Page
8
A July Fourth motorcycle meet at Bride's track drew under 200 spectators as weather slowed times. Winner Gordon on an Indian thrilled onlookers with a spill during warmups but suffered no injuries. Gordon won the three mile event over Chenoweth. Daves took the five mile on an Indian in 7 22. Remaining races postponed indefinitely.
Whistler defeats Graham Rush 2 to 1 on the Suburban League diamond. Ching held Graham Rush hitless until the eighth. Finnegan struck out ten Whistler batters. Ching and Walsh top the Whistler hitters with two and one hits respectively. game featured strong pitching and tight defense.
Johnny Griffith of Akron and Joe Mandot of New Orleans battled twelve rounds to a draw in Canton Ohio. In Boston, Edouard Fabre of Montreal won a twelve mile race in 67 minutes 7 seconds, returning to the scene of his prior American marathon victory.
Coverage notes multiple games across leagues with Lookouts, Travelers, and Lookouts in action. Key events include Dobin joining the New York Nationals, Bresnahan’s confrontation with umpire Quigley, Alexander’s third one hitter this month, and long Carolina League doubleheaders ending in a 3-2 and a 2-2 draw as Raleigh and Durham split totals.
Southern Association games in New Orleans two games at 1 30 p m Mobile versus Stringham at 8 30 p m clear National League Boston at Brooklyn two games first at 1 45 p m clear Cincinnati at China two games first at 1 30 p m New York at Philadelphia 3 30 p m clear St Louis at Pittsburgh 3 45 p m American League In Philadelphia at New York 3 30 p m casert at Cleveland 3 15 p m clear Washington at Boston two games first at 1 30 p m clear Federal League Buffalo at Brooklyn 3 20 p m Baltimore at 3 45 p m Kansas City at St Louis 3 30 p m my
Sunday games across multiple leagues yielded varied scores with Nashville beating Chattanooga 5 to 1 and Little Rock 2 to 1 over Memphis. Cincinnati defeated St. Louis 8 to 6, Chicago 8 to 5 over Pittsburgh, Detroit 8 to 7 over Chicago, and Kansas City 14 over St. Louis.
Swan Varnadoe the mobile wrestler defeated Clabby in a Saturday bout at la Springs before about 1300 fans. Despite a four pound weight disadvantage he won two straight falls in sixteen minutes and twenty four minutes thirty six seconds. Varnadoe is known as the fireman of Hose and Chemical Company No. 9. Local scores list Texas League results for Dallas Waco Fort Worth Shreveport Houston Galveston Beaumont San Antonio.
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