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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1916
Page
6
Annapolis Md March 10 The prohibition bill amended to a local option measure lets Baltimore city and other wet units vote separately on liquor. The Senate added an amendment to permit manufacturing liqueur in dry areas for sale in wet districts. The general expectation is approval by the House.
Rufino Outiaga, a pilot aboard the Principe de Asturias, rejects reports that the captain killed himself. He says the commander stayed at his post guiding passenger rescue until the ship sank after striking a rock off Santos. Owners request an investigation into responsibility. several bodies washed ashore.
It is announced that incapacitated Russian and German military prisoners will be exchanged starting April 8 via a weekly train route through Sweden. By May, three to four trains of prisoners are expected each week.
Prichard notes include W L Hinson hosting siblings L Spinks of Whatley and Owen Dismukes of Shiloh visiting Wednesday. Miss Jessie Pruette from Allen visits Mrs Roy Pruette. Drucilla Thomas of Creola attends carnival with cousin Miss Mattie Harris. D H Easterling’s residence destroyed by fire Wednesday morning. J O Whitman of Vida visits homefolks. G Ford returns from Post Texas. Izetta Ida and Wilmer Lee Hanks of Atmore attend carnival as guests of W L Rigby.
Jim Thorpe once the world famed all around athlete now bats left handed for the Giants aiming to break through in the majors. After a poor showing as a right handed hitter in the National League he was sent to Toronto last season but recalled and his form at Marlin Texas is praised for cracking the ball left handed.
Crown Theatre and Albright Wood share first place after the Commercial Basketball League action. Albright Wood beat Martins 31 to 27, with Ollinger 14 and Bru 15 leading scorers. Crowns forfeit to Bauers, tie to be replayed for the Zadek trophy.
The association schedules a Tuesday 8 10 p m basketball match between the present first team and former stars. The defending title team that beat top Southern rivals is touted as the fastest ever in the department. Lineups include Y M C A players Crawford Ollinger Hinman Ebbecke Izard Steher Doyle McDonald and ex varsity Maiden Soost Radcliffe Penny Baumhauer.
The total net British mercantile tonnage on register at year end 1915 reached 12 416 408 tons, up from 12 119 891 in 1918, stated in the house of commons by Chancellor Reginald McKenna. Illinois Club To Meet at Cawthon Hotel The Illinois Club holds its regular weekly meeting Saturday at 8 p m with Mrs. Charles Shawhan to speak and talks by Palmer Pillans George B Dacovich and others plus a musical program.
New ideas on spring training prevail in the Cleveland Indians camp in New Orleans as manager Lee Fohl orders two picked teams to play after three days. Players must run drills after batting and fielding sessions and engage in the "high low" game to sharpen reflexes.
Manager Schmidt announced he signed F. Whalen to try out at second base for Mobile. Whalen batted .218 and fielded .903 in Western League with Omaha and Lincoln. A deal for Pug Cavet, ex Mobile star, is in progress as a boost for the team. Hub Northen returned to work out at Monroe Park and may be traded. Transportation was sent to twelve players who report March 15.
The Appleby brothers Edgar T. and Francis S. aim for amateur billiard titles, with Maurice Daly predicting rapid ascent. Francis won the Brooklyn Class B title and high grand average, Edgar placed second with top averages, while Francis beat Edgar 300 to 297 in a recent match. Both are Columbia track stars and active in cue tournaments.
A murky column mixes baseball talk with boxing notes and college satire. It mentions Jack Johnson training in England Spain and Palestine Texas figures like Sea Lion Hall Grover Hartley Jess Willard and Stanford coach Chancellor Jordan.
The British embassy in Washington rejects German charges in a memorandum to Secretary Lansing. It argues Germany’s submarine actions were partly before Britain issued countermeasures and before British orders in council. Also noted is Jack Lewis, former Pittsburgh Federal League second baseman, signing with Wilkes Barre of the New York State League for next season.
Frank Schulte and George Zabel arrived late to the Chicago Nationals camp in Tampa and faced a $100 fine and suspension, but Williams announced Tinker accepted their explanations and both players would appear in tomorrow’s practice. Schulte cited personal business and Zabel cited college exams as causes. The second Washington Americans squad trained at Charlottesville with 31 men, Griffith selecting a 13-4-6-8 field split for the roster and a March 29 exhibition swing to Washington. Pittsburgh released McAuley and Siglin on conditional terms to Rochester of the International League. Connie Mack arrived in Philadelphia.
Oliver J. Semmes of Mobile files as a Democratic candidate for the Circuit Court judge position in Mobile County for the May 1916 primary. The notice appears under political announcements paid for by the respective candidates.
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