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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1913
Page
2
The Driving Club announced the twentyninth annual phon meeting in Detroit from August 11 to 16 will include a stake race for free legged pacers. A class for horses not using hobblers is sought by horse owners, with a $10,000 2:24 trotters stake renewed and the chamber of commerce $5,000 2:13 pacers stake maintained from 1889.
Helena March 15 Governor Stewart signed the Riley boxing bill and established a state boxing commission. Under the new law twelve round contests may be held under commission supervision.
The opening exhibition between Mobile and Cincinnati is slated for today at 3:50 PM at Monroe park diamond if the rain clears. Mobile features Townsend and Hogg with Berger catching while Cincinnati counts Bescher and Hoblitzell in the lineup, with Fromme and McManus pitching.
The second Y M C A gymnastic exhibition under Director A B Marriott drew near full seats despite weather. Seniors led acts with parallel bars boxing soccer and basketball plus junior displays and relays. The Ramblers beat the regulars 40 to 17 as proceeds aided gymnasium improvements.
Reds train indoors at the YMCA gym as Manager Joe Tinker secures space for over an hour of volleyball and basketball after bad weather. Physical Director Marriott and Trainer George Hoskins coordinate the indoor session hoping for clearer weather to move the team to the park in Mobile.
Oxford and Cambridge tied five events each at the fiftieth inter varsity athletic meet at Queen's Club London. Oxford won weight putting hammer throwing jump one mile and three miles while Cambridge won 100 yards quarter mile half mile 120 yards hurdles and broad jump. American stars aided both sides with Ziegler and Stolz contributing to Oxford's tie. King George and the Prince of Wales attended amid dull weather.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin invites officers of the Am ateur Athletic Union and A A U associations to attend the Lausanne congress in May. He notes the 1913 meeting will discuss scientific aspects while the 1914 Paris congress will include delegates from the National Olympic committee to prepare a program for the next Olympic meeting.
Fort Worth Texas March 15 Appleton and McCafferty pitching for the Fort Worth team of the Texas League held the regular squad of the Philadelphia Americans to five hits Friday but they came at the right time and the major leaguers won 3 to 0 Coombs Brown Bender and D Murphy pitched for Philadelphia and allowed four hits.
The Philadelphia American League recruits outhit the Dallas Texas League team and won the first game 6 to 3 in Dallas, with Bush Cottrell and Taff as Philadelphia pitchers. Bush stood out by retiring all three batters in his three innings. The clubs meet again today and Sunday.
In Waco on March 15 the St. Louis Amer League recruits defeated Baylor University 17 to 2 with President Hedges of the St. Louis club in attendance as a spectator.
C. C. Peterson defeated George Sutton 400 to 376 in the 18.2 balk line billiard tournament at St. Louis. The victory leaves Peterson tied with Sutton for second place. Earlier Calvin Demarest beat Jose Ortiz 400 to 181 in the afternoon session.
Armando Marsans, Cuban outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds, will leave Havana Monday to join his club in Mobile for spring practice. The note also mentions a local fundraiser campaign promoting church, school, and society support by saving labels and slips.
A well dressed man killed himself with a cheap revolver just outside New Orleans last night. A brief note asked that his body be sent to a medical society. the victim remained unidentified.
Investigation underway after a report that shots were fired at detective Joe Woods in De Ridder Thursday night. Woods had reportedly received threats prior to the incident.
California heavyweight Gunboat Smith defeated England’s Bombardier Wells by knockout in the second round at Madison Square Garden. Wells led after a strong first round but Smith overwhelmed him with fast combinations ending the bout with a decisive right to the jaw. Wells weighed 192 pounds and Smith 182.
An indictment charging murder was returned against Mrs Callie Applebaum in Atlanta on March 15. She is accused in the February 25 killing of Jerome Applebaum at a local hotel where he was found dead from three pistol wounds after grand jury testimony.
The Mobile Y M C A Ramblers travel Saturday afternoon to Pensacola to face the Pensacola Y M C A team tonight. The Pensacola squad will visit Mobile for a return game.
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