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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1913

Page

7

Reds Here in Force For Spring Practice

Cincinnati Reds open spring workouts at Monroe Park with four absences. Tinker, Bancroft, and others lead a four hour session amid snow and a drained natatorium tank used for drills. Benton arrives.Cubans Almeida Marsans Romantach and Suggs missing. Kling contract talk unsettles plans. Chapman impresses Egan. Bancroft recalls past visits to Mobile.

Cincinnati Reds Monroe Park Hoskins Tinker Egan Frank C. Bancroft Jack Ryder The Enquirer H. Starr Glencoe Mt. Auburn Cincinnati E. Martin Reds Queen City Mobile West Baden Ind Hoblitzer Harter Smith McIntyre Carroll McManus Frost Burden Bescher Bates Nagle Clark Danforth Blackburn Rub Kling Chapman

Volunteer Squad From Many States Forming Nashville Tryout

Fifteen of forty eight states and twenty six towns send players to Nashville for spring tryouts for the Volunteer roster. Ohio leads with five, Tennessee has four, with candidates from New Jersey to California and from Rice Lake Wisconsin to Ensley Alabama. Waverly Tennessee provides two players, George Beck and John Summers.

Nashville Tenn Union Bill Schwartz Ohio Tennessee Bill New Jersey California Rice Lake Wis Colfax Iowa Ensley Ala Greenland India Harrell M. Black Little Rock Ark Frank H. Bair West Middlesex Roy Castleton Salt Lake City Utah W. B Moskiman Oakland Cal Harry Glenn Terre Haute Ind Eadie Noyes Troy Kans Wiliam Ludwig Louisville Ky John S. Fowlkes Waverly Sam Hendee D. E. Bunting Allentown N. J Clayton Perry Rice Lake Wis John Summers Altoona J. L. Lindsay J. J. Daly Montgomery B H. James Springfield Oliver Sellers Emlenton Dell Young Cleveland Frank Goalby Herrin Ill Linus Davis Camden Akron Claude Williams

Merry Mary musical comedy at the Dantiest and Melodious Company

Mr. Jake Wells presents a lively musical comedy show with a superb company of comedians vocalists dancers and singing beauties. The Taxicab Chorus performs. Week commencing Monday March 10 features The Winning Miss.

Jake Wells

Bumble Bees And Titanics Set For Lafayette Street Game

The Bumble Bees and the Titans will cross bats on the Lafayette street diamond Sunday evening. D. O'Connor will pitch for the Titans and John Imenora will catch for the Titans. Bumble Bees manager E V OConnor Jr has not chosen his battery yet.

Bumble Bees The Titanics Lafayette Street D. O'Connor John Imenora E. V. O’connor, Jr

Cockran Leads After Second Round in Golf Tourney

B Warren Cockran of the Baltimore Country Club shot 154 to lead the second round of the ninth annual spring golf tournament in Pinehurst North Carolina. Downes Jr of Oakmont trails by three strokes while Walter Travis of Garden City is one behind. The thirty six hole qualifying limit stands at 173.

Associated Press Pinehurst N. C B. Warren Cockran Baltimore Country Club Cockran William C. Downes, Jr Oakmont Fowns Walter Travis Garden City A. A. Stagg Chicago J. P. Williamson

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised For Skin Ailments

Gladwin resident John Deye reports twelve years of skin trouble and $400 in medical bills ended by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The product, touted for burns bruises and general skin diseases, is priced 25 cents and endorsed by druggists.

Bucklen John Deye Gladwin, Mich

Veteran Diamond Scribe Gossips of Padron Mix-Up

W A Phelan reports Birmingham released Luis Padron a revelation that Padron is black. The Cuban clubs feature a diverse mix of players from Portuguese to Basque and Canary Island natives with various origins. Billy Phelan, longtime baseball writer and boxing official in Cincinnati, reflects on age and career shifts while noting his World War era experiences.

Padron Birmingham Luis Padron W. A. Phelan Cincinnati Cuba Almeida Reds Marsans Romanach Spain Cabrera Cardinals Canary Islands Billy” Phelan Mobile Mexico Billy Ohio City

Like Footballists Naps Are Training

Manager Joe Birmingham of the Naps plans to apply football training methods to the Cleveland baseball team. He will personally weigh players, require precise weight goals, and introduce charging practice to build wind and back muscles, mimicking gridiron routines.

Joe Birmingham Naps Cleveland Joe Birmy Birmingham

Yale appoints two assistants for coach Howard Jones

New Haven March 5 Captain Ketcham announced two resident coaches for Yale football next fall. Captain Jesse Spalding and Douglas Bomisler, both graduates in June and former standout players, will serve as assistants to Head Coach Howard Jones.

Associated Press New Haven Conn Ketcham Yale Howard Jones Jesse Spalding Douglas Bomisler

Amateur Wrestlers To Meet In Gotham

The National Amateur Wrestling championships for 1913 will be held in New York City in April. The Amateur Athletic Union championship committee announced the Bronx Club's application was approved unanimously. A definite date will be chosen later.

Associated Press New York Amateur Athletic Union of United States Bronx

Cincinnati May Select Mobile as Permanent Training Camp

Cincinnati officials led by manager Joe Tinker and business manager Frank Bancroft discuss designating Mobile as the Reds permanent training camp. Secretary Charles Colsson and chamber officials will be consulted, with Benny endorsing the idea of ideal conditions and top water quality.

Joe Tinker Cincinnati Reds Mobile Ohio Cincinnati Frank C. Bancroft Cincinnati Reda Charles Z. Colsson Tinker Benny Reds Banny G. C. Card Chamber of Commerce and Business Cincinnati Ball Club

No Restrictions on Horse's Earnings in Grand Circuit

Cleveland March 5 The Grand Circuit votes to rescind the rule limiting earnings of stake horses after a mail ballot. The Pittsburg stewards had adopted the rule in January. Six tracks opposed and two more signaled opposition. Cleveland Buffalo and Grand Rapids favor the change as they are least affected. Majority governs and an official announcement on 1912 rule effectiveness is awaited.

Associated Press Cleveland Harry Kline Pittsburgh Buffalo Grand Rapids

Wolgast to Meet Murphy Again in April Title

Ad Wolgast and Harlem Tommy Murphy of New York will fight again in a twenty round bout in mid April. An agreement for the match was concluded in San Francisco.

San Francisco Ad Wolgast Harlem Tommy Murphy New York

G Hardy Smith Promises Home Loans in Mobile

Advertises lending on good security with options to build or sell homes on easy payments from 54 St Michael Street Mobile Alabama.

St. Michael Street

Schlitz Beer Promoted for Quality and Value

A promotional note touts Schlitz beer as mighty good and urges solving wine and liquor troubles by offering popular prices. It claims the best glass of beer in the city and appeals to discriminating tastes.

Schlitz Beer

Matches Arranged For Dwight Cup

The draw for preliminary matches in the Dwight F. Davis lawn tennis trophy competition places United States against Australia, Germany against France, Canada vs South Africa, and Belgium against Abery. Rounds must be completed by June 21, July 24, and the final by July 21.

Associated Press London Dwight F. Davis United States Australia Germany France Canada South Africa Belgium

Daly Reinstated In the U S Army

Charles D. Daly, noted football coach and Harvard captain, was ordered reinstated as a lieutenant in the U S Army by a bill passed near the end of the Sixty second Congress. Daly had resigned from the army to coach Harvard and sought reinstatement.

Associated Press Washington Charles D. Daly Daly Harvard

Chajes Defeats Kupchik in Thirteenth Round Match

In Havana on March 4, Chajes beat Kupchik in the thirteenth round of the chess tournament. Capablanca faced Janowski, Jaffe played Corzo, and Monae opposed Blanco in the remaining games.

Associated Press Havana Chajes Kupchik Capablanca Janowski Jaffe Corzo Monae Blanco

Dr King’s New Life Pills Promised Quick Relief

An ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming regular use will make troubles vanish, stimulate the liver, and purify poisons from the body. The copy emphasizes quick results and health benefits.

Dr. King

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