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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
8
The Crakers staged a dramatic rally at Cavet's expense, scoring in the seventh and ten innings. Gull collected three hits including a triple in the first game, driving in the winning run as his teammates supported with steady pitching and timely defense.
In a doubleheader style listing Mobile at Atlanta and a slate including Cleveland at Philadelphia and Detroit at Boston, scant readable lines note base hits by McDowell and Yerkes, and pitchers Day and Allison fanning multiple batters. Rain and clear conditions mix as umpires Rudderham and Morgan oversee late innings with substitutions.
The Washington Senators swept two games vs the Chicago White Sox in ten innings 3–2 and 2–1. Cleveland split with the Athletics as Fred Beebe won the first and Joe Bush blanked the A's in the second. Browns beat the Yankees 4–2 behind Bob Groom. Phillies shut out Reds 6–0 then lost 5–3 as Reds hit Demaree early. New Orleans Pets edged Barons 2–1 with Grimes pitching. Chattanooga and Little Rock tied 9–9 in nine. Memphis Chicks blanked Vols 8–0. Tigers outslugged the Red Sox 8–2 in 13. Cobb scored the winner. Cardinals beat Braves 5–2 as Meadows shone. Cubs beat Giants 1–0 in 10 with Schupp and Hendrix, Zeitler driving in the only run.
Off Brennan 1, off Cavet 2. Passed ball Perkins. Stolen bases Massey Reilly. Double plays Holly to Massey to Swadina. Hit by pitcher Massey. Left on bases Atlanta 8 Mobile 5. Time 1 45. Umpires Morgan and Rudderham.
Results across leagues show multiple games in Atlanta Birmingham Memphis Little Rock Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Washington Philadelphia New York Boston and Detroit. Notable matchups include Atlanta vs Mobile tied games in early and late innings while Cincinnati Philadelphia Chicago New York St Louis Boston Detroit produced varying scores across first and second games with extra innings and rain delays.
Washington July 21 Resolutions commend national administration for postal efficiency and economy and urge reforms. They praise Postmaster General Burleson for central directing role and call for more early morning trains to large cities and smoother insurance claims for parcel post. They endorse retirement of aged workers and affirm Wilsons leadership and peaceful prosperity.
Get-away day at the Grandee meeting in North Randall, Cleveland, features the coolest weather of the week and a cloudy sky. Following yesterday’s heavy downpour, conditions improve yet remain unsettled for racing events today.
General Trevino, commander at Chihuahua, says rebels who ambushed a passenger train bound for Juarez near Santa Isabel were dispersed. Fourteen rebels killed, seven captured, and forty horses seized. Separate Washington reports indicate Arredondo and Polk reached a general basis for border solutions. Carranza names ministers for the new government.
Herzog in giant line up. Imnatty assumes control for Cincinnati Reds as management reshapes lineup. Meanwhile a consular appointment places Carlos Coelo at Guayaquil Ecuador with a new one and two peso paper note issue slated for circulation Monday.
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