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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1915
Page
8
Gulls batted for Couchman in the eighth as Gubievwve reached on a two base error and a run. Calhoun surrendered the loss with a 2-1 final. Starr drove in a run with a sacrifice fly while Couchman fanned four over five innings. bases on balls totaled two for Mobile and one for Little Rock. Errors credited Little Rock with five. Umpires Pfenninger and and officiated.
Nathan Tycer of St Is College Covington La named Southern representative in decathlon at the Panama Pacillion games to be held in San Franc with Gilbert Ritchie of Birmingham Southern all round champion declining the invitation.
In Chicago on July 28 President Gilmore of the Federal League announced that club presidents must suspend without pay any player who fails to keep in condition or to fulfill contract terms. The notice warns that persistent disattention could lead to contract cancellations, even without the ten day clause.
Frank Walker a noted Negro detective from Mississippi was jailed Tuesday after matching a murder suspect description in Louisiana. Chief Crenshaw released him following a credential review, aided by testimonials from sheriffs police chiefs senators and even Woodrow Wilson. Walker says he is chasing a government embezzler in Havana Cuba.
New Orleans July 28. Southern A A U sends Donald Scott Mississippi A M C quarter and half mile Donald Jenkins Eunice High School D E Griffin New Hans Y M C A high jump Herbert Johnston Y M C A low hurdles broad jump William Lewis LSU jumper and all around track Charles Ferreday New Orleans Southern long distance swimming champion Harry Fitzpatrick president of the A A U and long distance walker winners of the association and Southern Intercollegiate A A U events.
In the Little Rock game Holmquist recovered from a bad arm to hold the Hill City to four hits and one run in eight innings. The Mobile Gull lineup includes Komis improving slowly and Freddie Thomas near league home run pace as he belts his ninth circuit clout this season.
Baseball results recap with multiple leagues. New Orleans 1 Chattanooga 2 in a tight Southern Association game. National League action shows Cincinnati and New York, plus Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on varied tallies. International and South Atlantic leagues report Buffalo, Richmond, Providence wins and Columbus scoring in extra innings. Texas League highlights include Houston 32 Dallas 0 and San Antonio 16 Shreveport 2.
Atlanta at Little Rock Birmingham at Chattanooga New Orleans at Nashville National League games include Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at St Louis American League Detroit at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Boston Federal League two games in Pittsburg Newark at St Louis Brooklyn at Kansas City two games message about cigarette smoke etiquette appears.
A.D. Davis of Mobile meets Fort Morgan at the fort in one of the season's hardest fought games. Davis has recent wins over Biloxi Bayou la Batre and Baminette and relies on Murphy and Farnell with Neely as relief. Soldier boys center on Nunelly as they seek a strong showing.
Progressive citizens of Fairhope plan to organize a chamber of commerce or similar organization of local business men at a meeting to be held Thursday night. Captain M A Bowen of the day steamer Apollo states the purpose is to aid in the progress and prosperity of Fairhope. Those responsible include Axil Johnson J M Pilcher William Stimpson OS C Balawin Harry H P Edwin F George W Clifte G A Mershon B Vanderslice E A Ruge P Y Albright Henry Crawford Jack Galbraith F Zanders William H Zepp ae N Comings A O Berglin and B Bond.
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