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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1914
Page
8
An odd prompt compares the Brooklyn Nationals to a farm amid scattered references to Mississippi Maryland Missouri Idaho and Minnesota. The text includes fragmented phrases and a Milton Gilbert attribution with no clear event dates or outcomes.
New York report outlines the 1914 Davis Cup by nations with the United States defending the cup in the challenge round in August. Australasia and the British Isles expected to reach the final, while Canada and Germany compete in elimination ties on U S soil. Noted players include Wilding Brookes Doust Dunlop Parke Dixon and R Norris Williams with talks of foreign venues for ties.
Nashville reports Bill Schwartz's attempts to assemble Tennessee's Vols for the coming season. Bert King is acquired from Lookouts as lead off man, with talks of further deals involving Graff, Del Young, Artie Hoffman, and others to bolster infield, outfield, and pitching staff. Schwartz travels in pursuit of recruits in St Petersburg while balancing contracts and waivers.
Joseph Tinker led about twenty players and staff plus Federal League President Gilmore and local club leaders to Shreveport Louisiana to begin Chicago Federals spring training. About thirty athletes expected to report. Tinker to choose the squad from them.
The signed contract of First Baseman Ed Hornhorst was received at Montgomery baseball headquarters. Hornhorst played for the Austin Club of the Texas League in 1913. Manager Gilks left Montgomery for the St. Louis Americans camp in St Petersburg Florida to secure an infielder an outfielder and two pitchers from the Browns’ recruits.
Cumberland University baseball schedule announced by manager Fred Lowdry lists games in Lebanon and elsewhere. Key dates include March 20 versus Nashville Southern League in Lebanon, March 28 Castle Heights in Lebanon, April 2 Vanderbilt in Lebanon, and a series with Catawba in Lebanon April 6-8.
Chicago White Sox manager Jimmy Callahan took a brief trip to Ireland during a world tour with the Giants and Sox. He left his team in London to visit relatives on the Emerald Isle. McGraw and Callahan plan a South American tour next winter.
Gus Costello of Jasper Alabama says he wrestled Donnelly last Thursday at the Lyric and his tactics were not as tough as claimed. He wires Donnelly to meet again Friday night April 13 at the Lyric Theatre after a conference with Manager Rex to finalize arrangements. The match is planned as a best two falls catch style contest.
A historical schedule fragment lists games between Southern University at Greenville plus Marion Institute at Marion Ada with doubleheaders on May 13 to 14 and May 15 to 16. Bethel College visits Lebanon for a May 22 to 23 matchup.
Tickling in the throat and runny nose target the common cold. Sore throat relief is claimed as the best medicine for whooping cough. The product is advertised as tried and tested for years and marketed as a remedy for respiratory symptoms.
New York March 9. Leading Eastern colleges brief opinion on undergraduates playing summer baseball. Most authorities oppose any move to pay players or switch to professional status, with Harvard Princeton Dartmouth Williams Wesleyan and Columbia enforcing strict rules. Yale undecided while Tufts and Massachusetts Agricultural favor limited stance.
The thirteenth annual international tournament of the American Bowling Congress opened in Buffalo with a record entry list. Entry fees totaled 30000 dollars, distributed among 450 five man teams 954 two man teams and 1926 individuals after sixteen days of play.
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with iron and quinine, claimed to drive out malaria, enrich blood, and build up the system. The product is priced at 50 cents.
Barber shop on the fourth floor offers sterilized razors combs brushes and shaving mugs, with clean sterilized hot towels for each customer. S Hicks proprietor and Miss Laura Adams manicurist noted in the ad.
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