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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1915

Page

6

Spring Hill Prepares For Auburn Games In Hard Practice

Spring Hill players, led by Ducote, intensify workouts on campus ahead of two games with Auburn. Five pitchers Cristovich Bienvenu Brand and Van Heuvel shine in mound drills as the team aims to reverse last year’s weak pitching and defeat Auburn on Friday and Saturday.

Spring Hill Ducote Auburn Gulf Pond Cristovich Z . Bienveun Brand van Heuvel Hillians

GullS Defeated In Shutout Game By Memphis Club

Mobile outhit Memphis but could not bunch hits as Blonde Bill Robertson pitched a shutout. Townsend pitched well for Mobile but the breaks went against him. Miller led the visitors with a single and a triple as the game lasted 1 hour 25 minutes. Two-base hits Flick and Miller boosted offense. Robertson earned the win for Memphis.

Memphis Tenn Mobile Bill” Robertson Gull Outfit Townsend Baldwin Lord Robertson Miller AB. R. Ft Northen Dobard I ‘Flick Sic Tencavessas POS Escitcre Ai. Gul McDermott LO Wete Balawin Bohlel Cvesess Moog Hal Dedees Eeees Miempnis Ieesk Eves Ues Flick Mitchell Duneckel Kerin and Rudderam

Lefty Thome the Remarkable One Round King

The article recounts Billy Thome known as Lefty, who won nine straight first round knockouts at Apollo Hall, then fought a brutal bout at the Chicago Athletic Association, and finally a decisive eleventh at the Pyramid Club before retiring. Thome later joined the Chicago fire department.

Felow Billy Thome Lefty Chicago West Side Apollo Hall Bills Billy Thome Chicago Athletic Association Mike Munger Mike Thames Ola Pyramid Club Archey Road Alhambra ‘‘Heatre State Street Billy Ascoe Eddy iEvans Evans Thorne Saantinis Thorne Thore Chicago Fire Department

Mobile shipbuilding plants could boost wages and economy

AlphONSE Dickinson argues Mobile should lure two shipbuilding plants offering about 100000 dollars weekly payroll. He says marine work pays better, stimulates jobs, and helps pay debts, contrasting with current pessimism and weak skilled labor prospects in Mobile. He offers to contribute labor and urges civic support.

T. A. Frey Benjamin J. Glazer Health & Engineering Company Mobile Rey Wilson Mr. Prospect Pessimist Prospect Frey Hyde Satsuma Alphonse Dickinson St. Francis Street

Married Life Sermon Sparks Irish Debate

Two longtime Irish friends discuss a sermon on Married Life delivered by Gurate. One claims it was fine and reverent while the other shows disagreement, expressing a desire to know as little as possible about the matter.

Gurate Tim National Monthly

Coca Cola Bottling Plant Ad Excerpt From 1918

Factory note claims United States explosive output for 1918 reached 231 757 tons. Ad claims Coca Cola products labeled with a slogan about every bottle. Mentions Mobile Coca Cola Bottling Co. and an advertisement tone.

United States Coca Cola

Results Tuesday baseball scores across leagues

National and American League results show New Orleans Chattanooga Atlanta Nashville Birmingham Little Rock and more with game totals and key batters including Bugby Higgins Perry Hiett Smith Street Poston Mathewson Schupp McLean Ragan Whaling Zabel Bresnahan Adams McQuillen Gibson Schang Alexander Demaree Killifer Burns Bell McCarty Brown Lear Toney Wingo Meadows Snyder and other players contributing to final tallies.

R. Ele New Orleans Chattanooga Bugby R. H. BE New York Poston Mathewson Schupp McLean H. Smith Ragan Whaling Chicago Pittsburgh Zabel Bresnahan Adams McQuillen Gibson Schang

Baseball scores from league games in Detroit and Chicago

A compilation of recent baseball results shows Detroit beating Chicago 6 or 1 with runs by Boehler Dauss and Baker. Philadelphia loses 5 3 to Washington with Johnson Henry Wyckoff Bres sler McAvoy. Cleveland edges St Louis 8 or 2. Boston defeats New York 10 3. Kansas City past Chicago 3 1. Newark falls to Brooklyn 7 2. Moe Moseley Rariden Wilson Upham Pratt contribute to the scorelines.

Detroit Chicago Boehler Dauss Baker McKee Faber and Schalk Washington Philadelphia Johnson and Henry Wyckoff Bressler McAvoy Cleveland Kansas City Cullop Brown Hendrix Wilson Baltimore Buffalo Smith Bailey Russell Ford Blair Allen Newark Brooklyn Moseley and Rariden Wilson, Upham Pratt Southern Association New Orleans Birmingham Opadea Little Rock Psscese National Wong Escese Sigewhovedoccontst St. Louis Pittsburgh Etree Cincinnati Eeenee Eeesee Boston Obescoaseger New York Ene Eee Espace Lows Vevtresses Newark Ee Brooklyn Ee

Baseball scores from multiple leagues update

American Association Columbus 4 Louisville 2 in six innings halted by rain. International League Newark 3 Providence 2 Montreal 2 Rochester 0 Toronto 10 Buffalo 7. South Atlantic Augusta 4 Charleston 2. Columbia 6 Savannah 8. Macon 6 Albany 1. Columbus 4 Jacksonville 3. Texas League Dallas 2 Fort Worth 5. Beaumont 6 Galveston 3. Shreveport 0 Waco 11. Houston 7 San Antonio 7 in 12 innings.

American Association Columbus Louisville Newark Providence Montreal Rochester Toronto Buffalo Richmond-Jersey City South Atlantic Augusta Charleston Columbia Savannah Macon Albany Jacksonville Dallas Fort Worth Beaumont Galveston Shreveport Waco Houston San Antonio

Games Today in the Southern Association

Atlanta visits Nashville at 3 30 cloudy. New Orleans faces Chattanooga in two games starting at 2 p m with cloudy skies. Birmingham travels to Little Rock at 4 p m under clear conditions. No other games on the schedule.

Southern Association Atlanta Nashville New Orleans Chattanooga Birmingham Little Rock

Philadelphia at Brooklyn Two Games and Local Weather

Philadelphia facing Brooklyn for two games with first at 7 p m under cloudy skies Chicago travels to Pittsburgh for a 3 p m game under cloudy conditions Cincinnati visits St Louis at 3 30 with clear skies New York meets Boston at 3 15 under clear skies

Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis New York Boston

American League Baseball Daytime Contests and Weather

In the American League today the Boston at New York game on the 3790 schedule is listed under cloudy conditions. St. Louis plays Cleveland in a two game set, first at 2 p.m., also cloudy. Washington visits Philadelphia at 3 45 with rain, and Detroit travels to Chicago at 3 p.m. with cloudy skies.

Boston New York Cloudy St. Louis Cleveland Washington Philadelphia Detroit Chicago

Weather Watch: Fog Lingers as Key Games Hit Fields

Cloudy conditions in Baltimore Newark Kansas City and Chicago with 3 p.m. local starts. A slate of games includes Pittsburgh at Kansas City 3 15 and Brooklyn at Buffalo 3 30 with clear conditions in Buffalo and St Louis.

Federal Baltimore Newark Pittsburgh Kansas City St. Louis Chicago Brooklyn Buffalo

Schneider & Co Named France’s Biggest Gunmaker

The newspaper notes Schneider & Co as France’s largest firearms manufacturer, highlighting its standing in the industry amid economic and political tension.

France Schneider & Co Wall Street Journal

Juggernaut at the Empire thrills with railroad disaster

The Empire presents the five part V S S E epic The Juggernaut starring Anita Stewart and Earle Williams. A railroad president husband and a prosecuting district attorney chase love and justice as a catastrophic bridge train crash unfolds. Thursday features Richard C Travers Ruth Stonehouse in Above the Abyss and Velma Whitman L G Shumway in Her Other Self.

the Empire Anita Stewart Earle Williams Richard C. Travers Ruth Stonehouse Velma Whitman L. G. Shumway

Princess Hassan At The Crescent Telegraphing Sensational Life

Tomorrow at the Crescent Theatre the film Princess Hassan of Egypt will be shown. Miss Ola Humphrey plays the American actress who becomes prisoner in the Egyptian prince’s harem and escapes with help from an American newspaper man. The Universal Film Company presents six installments with lavish scenery and costumes.

Princess Hassan Crescent Egypt Crescent Theatre Hassai Ola Humphrey Universal Film Company

Food for Fandom Townsend Loses To Memphis Chicks

Townsend dropped a hard luck game Tuesday to the Memphis Chicks as two straight defeats for the usually strong hurler. Miller slugged a triple and Miller’s bat and speed drew applause. Regan pitched for Boston as the Giants fell two hits allowed by Fletcher who was banished for disputing a call.

Townsend Memphis Chicks Bill Robertson Gull Gulls Miller Little Rock Memphis Regan Boston New York Giants Fletcher Giants

Senators edge Athletics in Tuesday baseball game

In Tuesday play James of the St Louis Browns pitched steady against the Naps and won 2 to 1. A Red Sox run beat the Yankees 13 innings with a late rally. Benny Meyer of the Baltimore Federal League club was traded for Joe Agier of the Buffalo Federals in a Tuesday night announcement.

Senators Athletics Walter Johnson James St. Louis Browns Naps Chapman de Poses Wood Restherta Red Sox Yankees Keatinz Speaker

Regulation and shared effort in economic progress

A reflection on how mutual cooperation among individuals in creative labor and resource development could reduce the need for regulation, as collective prosperity would emerge from supportive actions and interdependence.

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