City League to Reorganize for 1916 Baseball Season
Officers managers and members of Mobile City League of Baseball Clubs will meet Thursday evening at the Cawthon hotel assembly room to reorganize for 1916. New officers and a schedule committee will be chosen. Crowns Barney Cavanaghs and A D Davis teams will be represented, with possible addition of another club.
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Mobile City League of Baseball Clubs
Cawthon Hotel
Crowns
Barney-Cavanaghs
A. D. Davis
Barneys
Calametti
Davis
Phillies Beat Cubs in St Petersburg Exhibition Game
The Phillies defeated the Cubs in a spring training game at St. Petersburg. Cubs started strong with an early two run rally but misplays and pitching woes helped Philadelphia pull ahead as the game progressed.
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Phillies
CUBS
ST. Petersburg
Athletics Batterymen Advance in Training
In Jacksonville Florida on March 13 the Athletics batterymen sharpened skills with Joe Bush Crowell and Jack Ray throwing curved balls while Myers and Ray pitched batting practice for the catchers. Connie Mack's mound staff are said to be far along with infielders and outfielders due Monday, likely leaving opponents hampered for several days.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Athletics
Joe Bush
A Crowell
Jack Ray
Crowell
Bush
Myers
Ray
Connie Mack
Cornell Wrestlers Defeat Princeton in Intercollegiate Meet
Cornell wins the intercollegiate wrestling championship at Princeton by 24 to 14 over Princeton, Lehigh, Penn, and Columbia. Dorizas of Pennsylvania is the standout, with two quick bouts lasting 29 and 23 seconds.
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Princeton
N. J
Cornell University
Tigers
Ithacang
Big Red
Cornell
Lehigh
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Dorizas
Giants overwhelm Houston with 4–0 win in baseball game
New York Giants defeated Houston 4 to 0 as Stroud and Kocher outpitched the locals. Giants piled 12 hits led by Farrell and Hunter with three each, Citrano added a fence-top double for New York while Houston left runners stranded.
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Houston
Tex
New York Giants
Stroud
Kocher
New York
Farrell
Hunter
Citrano
Wendall
Kramer
Napier, Edmondson
Allen and Jenkins
Eternal Magdalene at Lyric Captivates Mobile Audience
Clara Joel heads the cast of The Eternal Magdalene at the Lyric Theatre on Saturday March 25 in Mobile. The play centers on a civic campaign to wipe out a vice district and the leader’s awakening to his own flaws as the story unfolds with a strong all star ensemble including Wilson Reynold Helena Rapert George Wright Jr Helen Judson Malcolm Allene Durano. Seats go on sale Thursday at 10 a m.
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Clara Joel
Robert McLaughlin
Lyric Theatre
New York
Lyris
Wilson Reynold
Helena Rapert
George Wright, Jr
Helen Judson
Malcolm
Arthur
Allene Durano
Lyric
Schmidt to Confer With Yankees Boss Donavan on Cast-Offs
Mo bile manager Charles Schmidt will meet New York Yankees manager Bill Donovan in Birmingham on Thursday to discuss cast-off players and Elmer Miller. Greenville wrestling card canceled due to low door receipts amid local skepticism over fake matches in nearby towns.
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Charles Schmidt
Bill Donovan
New York Yankees
Birmingham
Yanks
Elmer Miller
Greenville
Ala
Peter James
Montgomery
Charles Muldoon
Mobile
Troy
St Josephs at Spring Hill Sunday baseball game
The afternoon game at 3 o clock features Spring Hill and St Josephs on the college diamond. Managers Schmidt and team stars Holmquist Waldron headline a strong line up with positions listed for both clubs and subs.
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College
Spring Hill
St. Joseph's
Hillians
Charles Schmidt
Gulls
Jeff Holmquist
Waldron
Mackin
Ching
Christovich
Bienvenu
Sitterle
Crouch
Day
Curran
Brunet
Hastings
Holbrook
St. Joseph’s
Holmquist
Krebs
Doyle
Ponds
Turner
Barney
Schreiner
Rose
Chambers
Warren and
Alexander
Evans furniture sale drives booming business in Mobile
The Mobile Item notes Evans furniture stock must be sold after lease renewal failure and mentions the store experiencing the biggest business of its career. It highlights very low prices on one of the city’s largest furniture stocks and adds ads for new Reo headquarters on Government Street and veterinary practice observations in Mobile.
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Evans
Adv
A. Day
Southern Reality Company
Government Street
Reo
the City Commission
Mobile
Columbia Tonight Showcases Five-Reel Comedy Program
The motion picture program at the Columbia features Charley Chaplin and Billie Ritchie with Hank Mann in a five reel comedy lineup. The Columbia promises a lively evening to banish dull care and invites audiences to enjoy a night of fun with a later note about the New York Hippodrome production America coming March 26.
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The
Columbia Today
Charley Chaplin
Billie Ritchie
Hank Mann
Mobile
Tire Columbia
New York Hippodrome
America
Dis Here Funny Man Here Held Over at the Columbia
Jack Crawford, beloved by blackface comedy fans, stays another week at the Columbia Theatre starting Monday matinee with the one act comedy Colonel Bullets. He is supported by a solid company and will offer matinees and evening shows at the usual prices.
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The
Columbia
Jack Crawford
Columbia Theatre
Colonel Bullets
Crawford
Ady
When to Take Chamberlain's Tablets in Various Ailments
Advice on using Chamberlain's Tablets for dullness after meals constipation bilious aches sick headache sour stomach belching indigestion nervousness despondency and low liver activity. The note ends with a remark about gorgies dying.
Gulls roster grows as Parker plans opening tickets
Eleven players have reported to Mann for the Gull season with more due Monday and Thursday games set at Hill. Charles Schmidt said Do bard’s salary demands won’t be met while Glovers and Clancy join an expanding lineup including Holmquist Covington Ledbetter and Bromwich. Tickets and book plans described with transferability and Tuesday Friday sales.
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Mann
Charles Schmidt
Wilson
Enchant
Bromwich
Catcher Snell
Townsend
Pitchera — Holmquist
McDowell and Wilcox
Elmer Miller
Gulls
Hill
Spring Hill
Mackin
Sign of Good Digestion Ad Leads to Chamberlains Tablets
An advertisement asserts that a cheerful older woman signals good digestion and promotes Chamberlains Tablets to strengthen the stomach aid digestion and gently move the bowels. The notice claims availability everywhere.
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Patt
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Dobard
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Mobile County
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City Court
Mobile, Ala
George A. Thomas
Dr. Hirshfield
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Norvelle R. Leigh Jr
Chancery Court
Thomas H. Smith
Edward D. Laurendine
Palmetto St
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Roper Street
Saffold Berney Law and Equity Court
Lex H. Smith
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Mary
Price Williams
P. Williams
Claude A. Grayson
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Edward J. Huet
Fleeney
John & Drago
N. Ann St
DR. N. A. Madler
St. Francis St. Mobile
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