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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
8
Abraham Blanchard, a guest at a Bowie Louisiana hotel, awakened by Mrs. W. L. Walters entering his room, shot and killed her then turned the gun on himself, wounding but not fatally. The incident occurred as Walters prepared to depart with linen, and Blanchard later attempted suicide after the act.
In three ten round contests Matt Brock of Cleveland defeated Tommy Houck of Philadelphia. Edldie O'Keefe of Philadelphia out-pointed Patsy Kline of Newark and Kid Julian of Syracuse stopped Joe Coster of Brooklyn in the third round. All weighed near 124 pounds.
At Olympia in London the International horse show opens with over 4 000 entries. The King Edward VII gold cup competition features teams of three officers from France Great Britain Canada Belgium Italy Russia and Sweden. France aims to win for a third time while Britain defends the $2 500 trophy.
Robert McCleery and Howard E Rush announce they are ready to bowl against any two men in the South. They plan a tournament at Conti street alleys and are arranging a match with Pensacola in the near future.
Conicaugo June 19 Heinie Zimmerman third baseman for the Chicago Nationals will receive a $100 bill from a fan if he behaves on the field for two weeks. The bill is split in two halves with one half to be paid today and the other half upon avoiding ejections by umpires. Zimmerman has been put out of the game five times this season. He vows to become a model player and quit disputing calls.
Forty two Americans and others arrived on the British steamer Collingham from the west coast of Mexico. They reported hundreds more seeking passage north. At Guaymas women camped on the beach waiting to embark as federals held the port and an insurgent force camped nearby.
At Greenville Auburn .504 120 202 16 14 2 Greenville .001 000 000 118 Driver Williams Stewart Luke Shirling. Afternoon game Waynesboro Mississippi Waynesboro 9 2 PONINDULE 5 8 4 145 PDRUDUGR Vathic dowels 6 9 65 Vick Hairston Carmichael Net tles Green.
London June 19 C Ismay owner of Craganour the disqualified derby winner was granted an injunction until Friday stopping stewards of the Jockey Club and the stakeholders from parting with funds He claims Craganour won the race and the disqualification was invalid He later chose not to seek a permanent injunction.
Arthur Pelkey the pugilist faces trial before Justice Harvey in Calgary charged with causing Lu ther McCarty's death in the first round of their Burns arena bout on May 24. The defense will argue the blow did not dislocate McCarty's neck. A Philadelphia medical expert and many sport figures testified as witnesses. jury selection deemed lengthy. Also reported, death of author J A Janvier in New York at age 63.
The American Jewish Emancipation Committee in New York cables an appeal to Emperor William urging him to pressure Roumania to honor the Berlin treaty of 1872 and grant full citizenship to 250,000 Jews. Representative Levy plans a congressional resolution to press Roumania to comply, with signatures from Clark Chanler Goldfogle and others.
The steam tugs Vivian and Eugene, owned by Hieronymus Brothers, were seized Wednesday by U S Marshal G B Deans on court orders from libels filed by Henderson Iron Works. One claim stood at 186 and the other at 153 for repair work. Bond was posted by City Bank & Trust Company, with vessels taken into its custody after a foreclosure sale. The launch Devon, libeled for wages by J C Pope and others, was kept under surveillance due to owner W C Williams failing to provide bond.
Murray White secretary of the state tax commission left Montgomery for Tallapoosa county to probe county assessments. He will focus on a $100 000 drop in the bank's valuation to determine if the reductions were made on an equitable basis.
Albany June 19 The national bond of baseball arbitration ruled that E H Wood's claim against the Columbus Ga team was allowed and denied others including James Wall Meridian Joe Manney Durant Okla George Townsend Middlesboro Ky C R Foster Dallas and J Pfeister Omaha Bowdoin awarded to Bristol Va Moseley to Dallas F Williams granted release from Dallas
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