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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1915

Page

8

Mobile team eyes Birmingham clash after near three week road trip

The Mobile nine returns home on Saturday for a 4 PM showdown at Monroe Park against Birmingham. Manager Schmidt plans Benny Karr to pitch Sunday, Holmquist to appear, and J. Bradley Hogg to resume pitching Monday against Birmingham. A reshuffled batting order aims for better results. Chicago and Nashville area games, plus updates on New Orleans, Memphis, and Kansas City signings, fill the sports page.

Monroe Park Birmingham R Schmidt Benny Karr Detroit Holmquist Schmidt J. Bradley Hogg Frig Leesus Parker Ond Chicago Philadelphia Humphies Rixie Demaree Aladelphia Good Fisher Zimmerman Williams Byrne York St. Louis Wson Snodgress Wilson Kansas City Zwilling Tinker Nashville Burke Northen Mike Burke Mobile Gulls Hub Northen Hub New Orleans Atlanta Herb Kelly Memphis Little Rock Memphis and A Hit, While A Run Was Made In Each of the Final Three Innnings Joe Gingras Bronx Stars New York Kansas City Federals Gingras Winston-Sa Er Rowland Ees Annamaker Caldwell Daly

Cleveland gains 4 0 victory as Morton dominates

The Athletic team loses to Cleveland 4 to 0 with Morton striking out Philadelphia and delivering a two-run double in the second inning. Southworth joined the Naps and made a remarkable one handed catch robbing Strunk of a home run. Appleton and Benton pitched fourteen scoreless innings for Cincinnati in a 1 0 win after Herzog and Griffith sparked a late tally.

Federal League Clut Kansas City Pittsburgh Newark Brooklyn St. Louise Coigran Saad Baltimore Betemi Odine Morton Cleveland Philadelphia Southworth Naps American Association Lee Shaw Little Rock New Orleans Appleton Benton Cincinnati Herzog Getz Killifer Groh Griffith

Latonia Derby Today Eight High-Class Entries

Cincinnati June 12 Eight top class colts entered for the Latonia Derby purse of 16000 at Latonia race track. All starters carry 122 pounds and race distance is one and a half miles. Entries include Royal II Dortch Emerson Cochran Uncle Bryn Leo Ray Teen Rancher Gold Crest Boy with jockeys listed.

Cincinnati Latonia Taylor Uncle Bryn Leo Ray Keough Goose Rancher Garner Gold Crest

Results Friday Southern Association Scores

Results from Friday in the Southern Association show Atlanta 17 New Orleans 4 in nine innings with Kelley Jenkins Bagby Higging and Little Rock 5 Memphis 6 as East Gibson Roth and Schlel secured the win. Nashville Chattanooga game noted as played on a wet grounds.

Atlanta New Orleans Kelley Jenkins Bagby Higging Little Rock Memphis East Gibson Roth Schlel Nashville- Chattanooga

Baseball score column from a ball game results page

Box score style report lists teams and runs by inning with pitchers and players named. The fragment shows New York and St Louis, Chicago and New York, Philadelphia losses, Boston Pittsburgh notes, and mixed inning totals with several player names such as Faber Cicotte Russell Schalk Demaree Burns and Dauss.

York Bt. Louis Mathewson Smith Griner and Snyder Philadelphia Rixey Demaree Burns Killifer Humphries Archer Brook Cincin Appleton McCarty Benton and Clarke Boston Pittsburgh Chicago New York Faber Cicotte Russell Schalk Daly Keating Pieh Warhop Sweeney Schwert Nanamaker Cleveland Ache Morton O'Neill O'Neill; ‘Bressler Bush Lapp Schang St. Louis Washington James Severeid Gallia Henry Mpropole Sighte Ows Poon Adh Kes Oka Dauss McKee Foster Thomas

Baseball Scores From Various Leagues

Summary of multiple minor league games with team scores for the South Atlantic and American Association leagues, listing Charleston over Jacksonville and Albany over Savannah, plus Columbus and Augusta results, and Buffalo Rochester international league score 12 to 5 with Montreal Toronto rain postponement noted.

Charleston Jacksonville Albany Savannah Columbia Columbus Augusta Macon International’ League Buffalo Rochester Montreal-Toronto

Southern Association Leading Hitters and Pitchers Summary

Tuesday standings show top batters Lord Memphis 41 games .261 and Paulette Nashville 66 .326 clashing with Sloan Birmingham 51 .332 and Harris Chattanooga 51 .320. Distance leaders include Hemingway Birmingham 23 steals and McDermott Memphis 4 home runs with Stark Nashville 47 runs. pitchers Frost New Orleans 6 17 and Cunningham Chattanooga 7 2 lead ten plus games.

Southern Association Lord Memphis Murray Little Rock Sloan Birmingham Harris Chattanooga Paulette Nashville East Allison Burke Mobile Hendryx New Orleans Cruthers Lee Atlanta Hemingway McDermott Stark Frost Cunningham Allen Robinson

Cobb Leads Batting Race Across Major Leagues This Week

Chicago’s Cobb remains the only .400 hitter as national and federal league averages show new leaders. Tinker tops the Federal batting charts while Schneider and Daubert contend in the National. Cobb also chases base running records with 81 stolen bases and leads in total bases and runs.

Chicago Cobb Tinker Ceace Schneider Cincinnati Daubert Brooklyn Magee Watson Buffalo Campbell Newark H. Myers Les Federal Allen Pittsburgh Cullop Kansas City Main Lafitte Tyrus Daly Cicotte Jackson Cleveland Thompson Philadelphia Detroit Faber Benz Davis Foster Boston Covaleskie W. Zimmerman Luderus Giants St. Louis Pierce Mamaux Meadows Mayer Ragan Smith Alexander Marquard New York

McGraw Ends Giants Catcher McLean's Career

New York manager John J. McGraw announced Lawrence McLean's career with the Giants ended after a hotel fracas in St Louis. McLean allegedly attacked Dick Kinsella and McGraw said McLean was the aggressor. Kinsella claimed McLean struck first and two chairs were broken during the fight.

ST. Louis John J. McGraw New York Lawrence Larry) McLean Giants McLean McGraw Dick Kinsella Larry McLean Kinsella

Southpaws Struggle to Meet Expectations in Major Leagues

A survey of 1915 left handed pitchers shows many top teams relying on southpaws who have underperformed. Boston Red Sox veterans Dutch Leonard and Vean Gregg falter amid disciplinary issues. Jake Ruth Ray Collins and George Tyler also disappoint. Dodgers' comeback hinges on Nap Rucker Raleigh Aitchison. Nap shows slow speed but control. Other notable names include Rebel Russell Jorge Pierce Jim Vaudin and Harry Coveleskie.

Southpaw Boston Red Sox Red Sox Dutch Leonard Vean Gregg Cleveland Gregg Bill Carrigan Leonard Joe Lannin Dick Rudolph Bill James Braves Brooklyn Dodgers Jack Coombs Athletics Wheezer Dell Jeff Pfeffer Dodgers Nap Rucker Raleigh Aitchison Rucker Nap Giants Steelekene Atackeee Ogee Slim Sallee Hank Robinson Cardinals Wilbur Cooper Pittsburgh Pirates Earl Hamilton Browns Hamilton Connie Mack Rube Bressler Eddie Plank Rube Marquard Rebel Russell White Sox Jorge Pierce Jim Vaudin Cubs Roger Bresnahan Rube Benton Cincinnati Harry Coveleskie Detroit Tigers Joe Boehling Washington Senators

Amateur baseball at Little Bidgood Stationery Sunday 9 30

In Amore Alabama on June 12, Skeets McBride from Mobile struck out Sea men yesterday and beat Bay Minette 6 to 1. The Little Bidgood Stationery team lists T A Yeend McAfee P Brown Bob Medicus F E Kash T Crivaldine Diamond Slates M Medicus J Fox and ATMORE players for a 9:30 Sunday game. Batteries were McBride Higdon for Bay Minette and White Ertzinger for Sea men with McBride the winning pitcher.

Mobile Athoun AB Flick Miller Birmingham Abr HLPO A. E Carroll Ss Vs Ieoombe Wallace Thale Eliam Balle Grimes Coveens Oho Little Bidgood Stationery T. A. Yeend McAfee P. Brown Bob Medicus FE. Kash T. Crivaldine Diamond Slates M. Medicus J. Fox Atmore Ala Skeets McBride Bay Minette Higdon White Ertzinger

Thoss to Meet Haas in Top Mobile League Showdown

Thoss Sporting Goods faces Haas Bros. at Lyons Park Sunday at 3 pm as the league leaders clash. Thoss holds 7-1, Haas 5-3, with Lyons Park upgraded and a new grandstand. Murphy handles Thoss mound, Creel or Faler for Haas. Lineups feature Langan Tacon Yost Long Shaw More Harbula Bullock and Murphy on Thoss. Cunningham and others on Haas.

THOSS HAAS Thoss Sporting Goods Haas Bros Lyons Park Mobile City League P. J. Lyons Murphy Cor Thess Creel Faler Langan Tacon Yost Long Shaw More Harbula Bullock Anderson Jones Cunningham

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