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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1916
Page
8
Carlton H and the Birmingham Barons announce a four game slate starting Thursday in Mobile. The club features McDonald Eschen Cecil and Lindsay in the outfield and Dobbs with a revamped pitching staff as they pursue Southern League standing.
Temporary repairs completed at the Y M C A after Wednesday’s hurricane. Baths and gymnasium back in full use, seeking a new physical director. Dormitory rooms ready, special games and water sports run for younger boys, indoor baseball for men continues. Mr Wakeford to supervise.
Russian torpedo boats captured the German steamers Lizzabon and Worms, taken to Finland. The Worms' captain, pilot, and 24 crew were detained. the Worms’ remaining 13 crew and all of the Lizzabon crew reached Skelleftea.
In the South region Atlanta plays New Orleans in clear weather while Memphis visits Chattanooga and Nashville travels to Little Rock with cloudy skies. National matchups include Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at Cincinnati with clear conditions along with Brooklyn at St. Louis and Boston at Pittsburgh both set clear. American games feature Cleveland at New York, Detroit at Washington, St. Louis at Philadelphia and Chicago at Boston all listed as clear.
Results show Nashville 2 1 0 and Chattanooga 0 0 3 with Rogers Street Allen Kitchens. Chicago 1 3 1 and Philadelphia 2 8 0 with Lavender Seaton Fischer Alexander Killifer. Cincinnati 4 17 1 and New York 8 13 1 with Knet zer Moseley Wingo Perritt Schauer Benton Anderson and Rariden. Pittsburgh 3 10 0 and Boston 2 5 0 with Kandlehner Jacobs Wilson Hughes Barnes Gowdy. St Louis 4 10 2 and Brooklyn 6 8 2 with Meadows Doak Snyder Smith Cheney Pfeffer McCarty.
In Boston, Chicago split doubleheaders with scores 5-11-0 to 3-9-0 and 3-9-1 to 1-6-1, with Ruth, Foster, Cady and Schalk among the highlighted players. New York hosted Cleveland in two games 8-8-0 to 2-6-0 and 2-7-2 to 4-9-1, featuring Cullop, Russell, Walters, Keating and Sharkey. Washington hosted Detroit in two games 3-12-2 to 4-8-0 and 3-7-1 to 1-3-2, with Gallia, Ayers, Dumont and Johnson notable. Philadelphia faced St Louis in two games 3-10-5 to 8-10-0 and 3-6-1 to 0-5-2, with Hasselbacher, Williams, Sheehan, Koob, Severeid and Bush appearing.
Detroit July 12 sessions of the World's Salesmanship Congress focused on department meetings for lumber insurance real estate and automobile salesmen along with sales managers. R H Downman and Alexander Hamilton presided while Edward A Woods argued ethics are foundational to sales success and noted high marketing costs in life insurance as a major expense.
John Mareno testified before the relief committee detailing storm damage on Dauphin Island. He cited destroyed residences including those of Pre voto Bosarge Ryan Begall and the Methodist Church as blown away. He noted loss of small sailing craft and schooners depriving island residents of livelihood and urged relief via Mobile Bay.
The American steamship Gold Shell carrying oil struck a mine twenty miles west of Cordoudan near the Gironde. The forward hull was wrecked but the ship stayed afloat and was being lightered at the river mouth after leaving New Orleans June 20 and Newport News June 27 bound for Bordeaux under Captain Hains.
President Wilson agreed to accept the resignation of Major General Goethals as governor general of the Panama Canal. Goethals sought retirement after finishing canal work and anticipated leaving the active army. Colonel Chester Harding may be appointed, with Goethals planning to retire and not return to Panama.
The interstate commerce commission ruled the Louisville and Nashville need not set a rate of 75 cents per hundred pounds on pig iron from Alabama to Chattanooga and the Alabama and Georgia railroad.
Paris reports German forces continue to transfer troops toward the Somme front. Verdun battles renewed with sharp local attacks in Lorraine and Vosges while French artillery harasses positions at Thiaumont and Damloup. On the Somme, French troops renew efforts to clear remaining enemy positions opposite Peronne.
Pastor Rev J W Phillips leaves tomorrow for Pittsburg Philadelphia and Atlantic coast resorts for summer vacation saying the damage to the First Baptist Church will not exceed fifty dollars.
Henry L. Crenshaw died in Mobile on Tuesday and was sent to Marvin Alabama for burial. He was thirty two, a prominent merchant in Marvin and had been ill in the city for eight weeks. He is survived by several relatives in Marvin.
The body of Mrs. D C Ogwynn of Flomaton, age 63, died in Pascagoula Monday and was shipped to Flomaton for burial. She is survived by three sons J C Ogwynn of Mobile C B Ogwynn and L S Ogwynn of Flomaton and a daughter Mrs William McAuley of Greenville S C. The burial is set for this afternoon in Flomaton.
Leaders of both parties agreed on a legislative program and daily sessions from 10 a.m. to 6 30 p.m. to push toward adjournment by September 1. The House resumed debate on the agricultural appropriation bill and considered the Kern McGillicuddy workmen's compensation bill.
Colonel J C Hardy of Gulf Coast Military Academy in Gulfport travels to Pensacola to lead thirty four boys housed at the marine barracks. He reports all safe after a cruise near Pensacola and outlines the Junior Academy for boys under and over 15, with Mr R P Finfield as superintendent.
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