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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1916
Page
7
Six carloads of race horses arrive from New Orleans for a ten day meet at the Gulf Coast Fair Grounds. Racing Secretary McFarlan to announce entries Friday. Track improvements including paddock and concession booths awarded. First day races set with purses of 200 dollars and varying distances for two year olds and older.
The Nashville Club received the signed contract of pitcher Ellis from the St Louis Americans. Ellis is a right hander who played with the Louisville American Association last season and tufts of interest are shown in recruits like Tom Fagan from Oklahoma City.
Y M C A five defeats Barton 27 to 20 while the Medicos beat Stars 90 to 4 in exhibition games. Levi Shackleford and Wilson lead Barton. Baker starred for the association. Remaining games may be ruled drawn or replayed after the night’s contests.
The SERV US Pure.food girl appears with a cheerful smile inviting shoppers to visit W T Goubil's for weekly specials and displays this week.
In Tuscaloosa on Thursday night the Alabama Crimson quintet edged the Birmingham Young Men's Christian Association five 30 to 27 in a hard fought game. Wells led with ten of thirteen free throws and Brooks added nine points from ten attempts. Greenwood and Bowron impressed for Birmingham and Captain Brooks left early with a leg injury as Alabama rolled a late five minute spurt led by Smith and Bowron to seal the win.
Sam McVey a negro pugilist won permission from the state boxing commission to try to floor champion Jess Willard in training for the Madison Square Garden bout with Moran on March 25. The commission also allowed promotion for an extra row of box seats as existing seats sold out.
Carter Metropolitan junior champion won into the semi finals at Pinehurst by beating H C Fownes two up. Beall and Waterbury also reached the semis with Kelley of Southern Pines, and Carter faces Beall tomorrow. In Mobile, Thomas Wagner enlarged his plumbing supply store on St Francis street after 35 years in business, expanding stock and upgrading facilities.
Soost Penny Radcliffe Ebbecke Maiden former YMCA champions from two years ago will face Columbus this Saturday night. The oil burning squad, aided by Crawford Cunningham Ollinger Hinman Doyle Steber and McDonald, practiced two hours Friday and showed old stamina. Columbus travels to Mobile for an 8 10 p m tip off, with both teams aiming to win.
The Interstate Commerce Commission grants a rehearing of Eastern railroads proposed higher rates on grain and products from the Middle West to Atlantic Coast export ports. The increases were previously disapproved last December.
In Tampa Florida an agent for a forwarding firm said contracts have been signed with German firms for 200000 tons of phosphate to be shipped at the end of the war.
Dr. O. F. B. Winberg of Silver Hill Baldwin County is in high demand as citrus growers request another lecture titled Fertilization Cultivation and Spraying Orchards. His talks have benefited gulf coast growers and Semmes area expresses interest.
The Gulf Coast Horticultural Association president will travel to Semmes on Saturday March 11 to meet and address local growers and provide information upon request.
New York traders saw April and May contracts reach ten cents yesterday as bullish forecasts for cottonseed oil came true. Strong demand for shorts and ongoing buying in hog products supported the lift amid market talk.
New Orleans kicks off the Mardi Gras season with the Knights of Momus pageant. The parade features floats portraying the Tale of a Marionette with elaborately decorated figures. The event is followed by the Momus ball.
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