Grand Old Ball Game Defies Decline in Baseball Season
The article notes baseball enduring a tough year amid war anxieties yet shows resilience. Dodgers Giants Braves Cubs Reds and other teams attract crowds, keeping interest high as attendances solidify the sport’s public appeal despite earlier pessimism.
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Braves
Dodgers
Toeir
Charley Holiday Ebbets
Flatbush
Giants
Cubs
Reds
Superbas
Brookyns
Ebbets
The
McKeevers
Chicago
Sox
St. Louis
Schuyler Britton
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Boston
Red Sox
Builders raise new church at Belforest near Daphne
Report notes a large quantity of lumber shingles siding flooring and other materials moved to the Belforest site for a fine new church near Daphne with Iain Joe identified among bays panel workers yesterday.
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Christian Denominatd
Belforest
Daphne
Iain Joe
Boxing Cards Set for Temperance Hall Friday Night
The Mobile Amateur Athletic Club plans a six round event at Temperance Hall on Friday night August 6 featuring Soldier Jess Smith vs Kid Biff at 160 and 145 pounds. Keener vs Joe Horn head a supporting bout with a surprise preliminary planned by Manager Billy Leonard.
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Temperance Hall
Stags
Mobile Amateur Athletic Club
Billy Leonard
Jess Smith
Biff
Ween Keener
Joe Horn
Leonard
Scores from yesterday's Southern and American league games
Baseball scores from yesterday include New Orleans over Nashville 110 to 110 with 4 runs and Birmingham over Chattanooga 2 to 2 in 12 innings called for darkness. St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Washington posted varied results in the American and Federal leagues along with several minor leagues across the country.
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New Orleans
Nashville
Weaver
Allison
Smith and Higgins
Frost and Street
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Perryman
Grimes
Wallace and
Hale
K. Clark
Kitchens
Atlanta
Little Rock
Allen and Jenkins
Hardgrove
Gib
St. Louis
Sess
Philadelphia
Serait
Severeid
Wyckoff
Pumagore Sins
Chicezo
J. Scott Anq
Schalk
Shore
R. Collins
Thomas
Dubuc
Stanage
McKee
Caldwell
Sweeney
Washington
Jones
O'Neill
Boehling
Harper and Williams
Southern Association
Mobile
Memphis
Contraband raid nets beer evidence. suspect escapes
A raid on a Church and Water streets repair shop led to the arrest of R A Christman on a general charge. Officers New and Lawrence found four casks of beer and two empty-bottle casks in an underground room. One man fled in a car, another vanished inside the building as officers broke down the door. The report notes the moving picture actorines line.
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R A. Christman
New and Lawrence
Church and
Water Streets
Food for Fandom and Baseball News Across Cities
Sports and league notes from Memphis Birmingham and Nashville highlight team shifts. Player movements include Holson Hemingway to Memphis and Wilson Collins joining the Federal League. Briscoe Lord seeks pitching help as Memphis rides strong home schedule toward the pennant.
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Hoge
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Jimmie’ Keeley
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Gulls
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Vols
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Chattanooga
Atlanta
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Nashville
Billy Smith
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Feds
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Corcoran
Lee Magee
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Dubuc
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White Sox
Tomas
Hooper
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Rudolph Boones
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Johnny McGraw
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Mavill
Southern Association
Holson’ Hemingway
Wilson Collins
Vanderbilt
Federal League
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Fedrals
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Colonial League
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Chuck” Wortman
Kansas City Blues
Hap” Myers
Brooklyn Outlaws
Wortman
Briscoe Lord
Lord
Bris
Connie Mack
Otto Hess
Pelican
Hess
Lovell Given Two Years for Bank Misappropriation
Ralph Lovell former note teller at the Edgewater Bank was sentenced to two years in prison for misappropriating 105000 of the bank's funds after pleading guilty. He fled with Mrs Lillian Munson of New York to South America and was later arrested in England. Mrs Munson was captured in San Francisco and has pleaded not guilty with bail set at 5000.
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Trenton
N. J
Ralph Lovell
Edgewater Bank
Lovell
Lillian Munson
New York City
South America
England
Munson
San Francisco
Hedges Fight for Services of Compton
Attorneys for St Louis Federals and Kansas City Association Club seek a permanent injunction to stop Bush Compton from playing in the Federal circuit. The circuit court granted the injunction and agreed to remit a $500 fine and pay Compton a $2,200 salary. Compton agreed to the stipulation, stating he would abide by the agreement.
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St. Louis Federals
Kansas City Association
Bush Compton
Federal Circuit
Circuit
Compton
Federal Club
B. B. Johnson
American League
Teal Baseball Commission
Baseball Tonight Matches Across Cities With Mixed Weather
National League slate features games in multiple cities including New York Chicago rain and several other pairings. Weather varies from clear to cloudy with several doubleheaders noted and teams like Brooklyn Philadelphia St Louis Cincinnati and Baltimore involved.
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State Tennis Opens in Jackson Mississippi 1915 Doubles Results
The 1915 Mississippi state tennis championship began in Jackson with doubles results: Polk and Tucker beat id and Chapman 6-3 6-2. Powers and Bending beat Haynes and Young 6-4 6-3. Saunders and James Alexander beat McCosky and Raworth 6-4 6-1. Mills and Wells beat Carter and Walton 5-7 6-2. Fellows and Hunt beat Craigin and Jones 6-4 6-2. Meridian pair Craeton and Heiss did not appear. singles preliminaries start tomorrow.
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Vicksburg
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Saunders
James Alexander
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Raworth
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Carter
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Fellows
Hunt
Laurel
Craigin
Hattiesburg
Jones
Meridian
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Heiss
Brewton Beats Andalusia In Amateur Baseball Opener
Brewton defeats Andalusia 5 9 in a rough score line as Pearson and Donahue connect for early runs. Umpires Jernigan and Hayes preside under the hot July sun in Brewton Alabama as Reece hits three safeties and clear the left wall for a 30 foot edge. Flomaton edges Atmore 14 5 with Kamborough Jackson and Scroggins homering and Reynolds snaring a line drive. Chicora falls to DeSoto 14 3 on DeSoto grounds as Carmichael shines and Chicora errs in the field.
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Andalusia
Laughten
Reeceen Taee
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Sally League Flag Goes to Columbus
Columbus defeats Macon 13 to 4 to win the South Atlantic League championship in Macon Georgia. Columbus secured three post season wins after Macon took one and two games ended in darkness. Macon won the first half pennant while Columbus won the second half.
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Columbus
Tennis Upsets Highlight Longwood Club Event
The Longwood Cricket Club tourney yielded the only notable upset as Nat W. Niles defeated W. M. Johnston in the fourth round. Eastern doubles drew strong entries with top players from across the country and California. Separately, Seabright Club hosts an August invitation with stars like McLoughlin Bundy Behr and Williams Jr. Chicago reports boxing association talks to form a global control body with Tom Andrews leading the initiative from Sullivan, aiming to draft universal rules.
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W. M. Johnston
San Francisco
Nat W. Niles
Longwood Cricket Club
R. Norris Wi Tidia
Econ
G.ee Gardner
New York
Seabright Tennis and Cricket Club
Maurice E. McLoughlin
Thomas C. Bundy
Clarence J. Griffin
Ward Dasson
Califdornia
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Philadelphia
Karl H. Behr
Theodore R. Pél
G. 1 Church
Chicago
Arran
Cleveland
Ohio
Tom Andrews
Suilwagice
Andrews
Tiearly
Eczema Remedy Claims Quick Relief in Selma Ad
Advertisement by Cawthon Coleman Co Selma Alabama promotes Lenoir's Eczema Remedy claiming relief after 20 years of chronic eczema with one bottle, 50 cents at druggists. long time user from Uniontown Alabama.
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Ala
Lenoir
Cawthon-Coleman Company
Selma
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