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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1916

Page

8

Lookouts and Lookouts Postponed Game at Monroe Park

Tuesday's game was postponed due to wet grounds as Mobile and Chattanooga failed to unite on use of a scheduled off day to wipe the field. The two teams will meet in the afternoon with hopes of reversing a string of losses. Pitching likely by Young Hollingsworth or Tedbetter for the Mis and Johnson for the Lookouts. Holmquist, ex Gull, has been sold to Little Rock and must report immediately.

Manafos Mobile Chattanooga Monroe Park Elferfeld Lookouts Young’ Hollingsworth Tedbetter Mis Johnson Holmquist Little Rock

Martina to Beaumont Sent Back to Lookouts

Pither Joe Martina of the Chattooga Club has been released. He is moving Mobile Thursday to join the fin's arm is in bad condition. Schmidt wanted him for the Gulls but passed him up due to the arm. Pitcher Jim Allen, loaned to Mobile by Chattanooga, will report back to Elberfeld June 19. Allen will pitch two more games before returning to the Lookouts.

Pither Joe Martina Chattooga Mann‘Schmidt Gulls Jim Allen Chattanooga Elberfeld Allen

Myers the Blacksmith Star Aims for Baseball Fame

Pennsylvanian Elmer Myers from York Springs Adams County rose from his father's York Springs shop where he pounded the anvil to become a rookie pitcher for the Athletics in 1916. Praise from Mack and a noted rise through Raleigh and Get tysburg parallels his boyhood ironman reputation. He is a right hander seven feet tall with a long reach and strong curveball.

York Springs Adams County Pennsylvania Elmer Myers Smith Myers Plank Bender Coombs Mack Chief Bender Carlisle School Gettysburg Connie Earl Raleigh N. C Dixie Mack Jan Athletics Washington

Sporting Briefs From The Day's Games

The Barons defeated Birmingham 8 to 2 as Robertson yielded eleven hits but kept them scattered. Umpire Kerin was absent due to appendicitis. Bill Lindsay stood in. The Reds and Braves played 16 scoreless innings before darkness, Toney and Schneider holding the Braves to three hits. Nashvile Volunteers beat New Orleans 2 to 1 to regain the league lead behind Smith and Rogers. Cubs beat Giants 2 to 1 with sixteen Cub hits and five clean outfield hits in one inning yielding only one run. Big Ed Walsh tried a White Sox comeback but was pulled by the Senators after a rough outing.

Amarter Baron Robertson Birmingham Kerin Bill Lindsay Barons Cincinnati Reds Boston Braves Toney Schneider Braves Boston Reds Nashvile Volunteers New Orleans Pets Pop Boy" Smith Rogers Chicago Cubs Giants New York Cubs

Baseball results and standout moments from Tuesday games

Harper pitched for the Senators in an 8 to 2 win, while the Memphis Chicks fell to Atlanta 7 to 1 after a seventh inning burst. Jimmy Walsh committed three seventh inning errors as the Crackers scored five. The Phillies beat the Pirates 8 to 5 with key hits by Niehoff Stock Cravath and a sacrifice in the eighth. Daubert starred for the Superbas in a 3 to 1 win over the Cardinals with a triple, a home run, and a key relay. The Tigers saw their streak end as a rival secured a win, and the Boston Americans defeated the Browns 3 to 0 with Ruth homering. The Naps beat the Athletics 11 to 2 as Jim Bagby recovered from a rough start.

Memphis Chicks Atlanta Crackers Jimmy Walsh Phillies Pirates Niehoff Stock Cravath Phils Jake Daubert Superbas Cardinals Daubert Brooklyn

Result Games Across Cities Amid Rain Delays

Baseball scores from a day of rain affected play across the circuit. Key results include New Orleans 1 8 1, Nashville 2 6 2. Atlanta 7 7 0, Memphis 1 4 8. Boston 0 3 3, Cincinnati 0 12 2 in 16 innings. Detroit 2 9 2, New York 4 8 2. and Philadelphia 5 9 1, Pittsburgh 3 10 2. Multiple pairings listed with pitchers and lineups.

Mobile-Chattanooga New Orleans Nashville Smith Higgins Rogers Street Atlanta Memphis Day Perkins Merritt Wallace Birminghams Little Rock Robertson Hoff Gibson Boston Cincinnati Rudolph Hughes Tragesser Gowdy Toney Schneider Wingo New York Chicago Benton Stroud Schupp Rariden Vaughn Archer Philadelphia Pittsburgh Demaree Bender Burns Miller Adams Wilson Brooklyn St. Louis Pfeffer Meyers Meadows Snyder Southern Pet Ee Ee Ry Ree Eee Wee Atlanta Pes Eeseseeesses Eeane Ee Res Little Rock Pewee Ee Ee Ease Eee Birmingham Oacesdeebeessue Enees Raesseeseene Mobile Eee Ee Ee Ees Coveeeseeeneess Peebes Eeveseveesss Eeeesesevesse Ss Sentee Tee Seetee

Johnny Evers May Miss Braves Games With Arm Strain

Boston Braves captain Johnny Evers likely will miss several games due to a strained right arm after an injury during practice in the recent New York series. The team announced the setback tonight.

Boston Johnny Evers Boston Braves

The Binnacle Lamp Club Conversation On Drowning Tales

Mariners at the Binnacle Lamp Club discuss drowning lore. Captain Bill Alley recalls a storm wreck and a notorious incident from the Caribbean years ago involving a baby found in a fisherman’s net and a terrible crime.

Binnacle Bill Alley Barkentine Skoda South America Caribbean

Olympia Shipboard Gold Shipment Murder At Sea

A schooner named Olympia carrying gold to Rua tan from Atilla in Hondu ras bays is hijacked by a stowaway who murders the wheelman, sinks the vessel, and shoots the mother and her baby before a lone survivor, a swimmer, endures on a jagged reef all day watching the killer reach shore.

Olympia Ruatan Atilla Bay of Honduras Shea

Mistrial reported in McBroom insurance case

Theresa Mc Broom sued Knights and Ladies of Security for $2000 life policy on Reuben F McBroom. He was killed by his wife December 17, 1914. The jury returned a mistrial Tuesday night after several days in the law and equity court. Mrs McBroom was acquitted of the charge.

Theresa McBroom Knights and Ladies of Security Law and Equity Court

Lost in Jungle After Night Escape on Beach

A terrified woman avoided landing to dodge capture and possible death. She fled at night to the beach but strayed in the dark, becoming lost in the jungle. She bore an elbow wound and severe bruises from blows, and she was left standing on the tee.

Papers Supporting Venizelos Attacked in Athens

In Athens on June 14 officers of Venizelos supporting papers were targeted after a passerby accused King Constantine supporters of paying for applause with a German agent. Police seized the man and the crowd then attacked Venizelos papers, throwing stones, smashing windows, and shouting Long Live the King for two hours.

Athens Venizelos Constantine King

Embezzling Clerk Gets Ten Years In Dallas

Clarence W. McGoun a former city tax office clerk in Dallas pleaded guilty to embezzling about $15 000 and was sentenced to ten years in prison. He was arrested recently at Montevideo after disembarking from a steamer.

Dallas Texas Clarence W. McGoun McGoun Montevideo

Lynching Follows Discovery of Crime at Sea

A fisherman found the baby’s body after the Olympia wreck and a killer among the sailors helped search. The mother, wounded and starving, led investigators to the crime. The culprit was later lynched on Atilla after a confession, the trial coming four days late. Ten islanders died, including three women, and a brave woman known for her valor was later seen in Tampa married to a prominent minister.

Olympia Puerto Cortez Atilla Caribbean Mobile Tampa

Poultry Show Planned at Gulf Coast Fair

A Gulf Coast Poultry Association meeting favored exhibiting at the Gulf Coast Fair this fall. A scoring system for judging birds was proposed by R. C. Moore. The association will not enter the fair as an organization. Attending were H. L. Wright president R. C. Moore vice president E. Steele Partridge vice president P. B. Hedrick secretary treasurer Mrs G O Johnson F F Spencer T C Stephens R Routh W B Burton D E Dawson and W H Martin Jr.

Gulf Coast Poultry Association R. C. Moore H. L. Wright The Poultry Association

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