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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1916
Page
10
Cavet pitched strong for the Gulls in yesterday’s game against Birmingham, with one run scoring on a wild pitch and errors. Meusel singled, McDonald reached on a pass, and Coombs scored on a wild throw as the Gulls finally pushed across a lone run.
Ed F. Geers, veteran Grand Circuit driver and trainer from Memphis, was thrown under a horse at the North Randall track yesterday and badly hurt. He passed a comfortable night at the hospital and was in good condition today though confined to bed for several days. Doctors say his recovery is not serious, but he may miss racing at the opening of the Grand Circuit meet next week.
Games today in the Southern, National and American leagues plus box notes. Meusel and Clark singled. a stolen base by HEsden. double play Clark to Derrick. Cavet and Perryman struck out. Cavet issued five walks. mobile and Birmingham left on base. game time one thirty with umpires Rudderham and Hart.
Battling Levinsky of New York outpointed Jack Dillon of Indianapolis in ten rounds at Oriole Park Baltimore. Both men fought cautiously early with rougher exchanges in mid rounds. A seven knockout attempt and a final onslaught favored Levinsky as the New Yorker endured Dillon’s late pressure with no decision declared.
Joe Judge, Washington’s first baseman, has a hernia and may never play again. He has been sidelined for over two weeks and may be operated on. He will miss the next western trip starting July 23, with Alva Williams slated to fill first base during his absence.
A collection of baseball results from various cities with teams including Birmingham Atlanta St Louis New Orleans Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Notable matchups include Brooklyn defeating St Louis in both games and New York losing twice to Cincinnati with multiple pitchers named in each contest.
In Jacksonville July 14, reports say numerous sharks along the South Atlantic coast drive big fish into harbors and rivers. Fishermen note unusually large catches and the appearance of a large manatee, suggesting sharks are more numerous than in memory.
Washington July 14 Typhoid and malaria cost the United States about 928 million dollars annually. Senator Ransdell notes 271 million from typhoid and 694 million from malaria, urging greater public health funding in his Rural Health address. The contrast with animal and plant disease spending is highlighted as a call for national preparedness.
General Tasker H Bliss arrives in San Antonio to study militia status and troop dispositions. He declines details of his mission, plans to inspect camps with guardsmen, and expects to depart for Brownsville soon. General Funston retains control of tactical unit organization.
Information from Ojinaga opposite Presidio Texas suggests the Carranza garrison would join Villa's northward movement rather than resist. At Funston's headquarters it was noted that Col Rogas might struggle to hold his 700 troops, many of whom had previously served under Villa.
A July letter from 80 000 Good Templar lodge members in Germany protests using barley for beer and labels it a gigantic waste of bread material. The missive is sent to Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg and urges barley be reserved for bread.
The remains of an unidentified man, believed to be a Dorothy T. crew member from Pensacola, were found by Dauphin Island residents. Justice of the Peace W L Rowell confirmed the discovery and said the body, buried, wore an oil skin suit with a canvas belt and bore tattooed anchors hearts and a cross on the right arm.
The American steamer Korea, arriving from London, was sold under the Japanese flag. She will proceed to San Francisco where she will be taken over and placed under the command of Captain Togo, nephew of the famous admiral.
In Valdosta Georgia four youths including Benjamin Pafford 18 and siblings Henry 14 Elizabeth 10 and a 2 year old drowned after entering a lagoon of the Alapaha river while their mother barely escaped. Donald Dorsey and Crawford Peters were rescued by Lawson Patten as they struggled in the swollen water.
The city of Rheims in France reports a dramatic population decrease from 115,178 in 1911 to 19,983 in a new count. Of the current total, 10,012 are women, 5,861 men, and 4,110 children, highlighting a drastic postwar demographic shift.
July article reports Birmingham officials plan a street tax for male residents aged roughly 21 to 45 or 60, back once, plus higher license taxes and school tuition. Tax hikes aim to raise funds after bond issues failure, drawing public complaint and likely increases of 50 cents monthly in grammar and $1 in high schools.
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