Clancys Return Recalls Gun Play In Pelican History
Johnny Clancy returns to the Southern League with Mobile and recalls a 1918 incident when Charley Frank shifted from the Pelicans presidency under a cloud. Clancy, fined for disorder, threatened action, and Frank confronted him at the park leading to Frank’s resignation and a two year term for another official. Pelican fans recall Clancy’s 1912 popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Johnny Clancy
Mobile
Charley Frank
Pelican
Clancy
Frank
Birmingham
Heinemann
Pels
Martin
Johnny
Cleveland
Gulls
Willard Moran Ready For Big Madison Square Garden Battle
New York expects the Willard Moran heavyweight title bout next Saturday. Moran trains hard, Willard weighs near title weight, both prepared under Charley White. Betting favors Willard two to one as public interest boils over in advance of the fight.
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New York
Willard
Moran
Jess
Frank
Tex Ricard
Tom Jones
Dollah
State Boxing Commission
Southern League notes stir training camp and signings
Fuzzy Woodruff reports from Valdosta that Frank will travel to Montgomery and Pensacola for spring drills before opening at Mobile on April 14. Rube Kissinger weighs a Michigan business offer against playing, while Robertson and Merritt stay for 1916 with adjustments in the Chickasaws staff.
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Fuzzy Woodruff
The
Crackers
Valdosta
Frank
Montgomiery
Pensacola
Mobile
Pat Moran
Skeets McBride Gets Tryout With Montgomery
Hastings McBride known as Skeets to local baseball fans will report March 37 for a tryout with the Montgomery Baseball Association of the South Atlantic League. If he impresses, he may receive a contract and entitlements. McBride long feature pitcher for Crowns in the City League helped win the 1914 pennant and later played for Atmore before a release.
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Hastings McBride
Skeets
Montgomery Baseball Association
McBride
Frank C. Hurley
Montgomery Association
Hurley
The
Crowns
Atmore
Y M C A Junior Team Tops Settlement Home 12 to 6
The Y M C A junior night department second team defeated Settlement Home second team 12 to 6 on the former court. The game marked the Settlement boys season end. Notable Settlement players were Hagan and the Robertson brothers.
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Hagan
Robertson Brothers
Shoo Ae Taylor
Pehl Pas
Rang Ge Koa
M. C.A
How They Stand In M. and C. League Baseball
Interleague game notes list Comptrollers and Auditors with box score details. E Gaines earned a three-base hit. Rayford and Stolen bases credited to multiple players. Pitchers Alvarez and Murphy dominated. several fielding errors and miscues noted. Weather and crowd remarks accompany postgame features and a souvenir score card.
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Ieee
E. Gaines
Rayford
J. Moore
Pringle
Shaw
Finlayson
Gilbert
Walker
Gantt
Schuter
R. BE. Williams
Alvarez
Pet
Eee
Cesses
Goodman
R. H. PO
Anne McCarron
G. Wahl
Buck
Greene
Steber and Wilcox
Comptrollers
AB. R H. Po.a
Eaee
If. Dick
Ieee Phifer
Pitard
Reasonover
Schluter
Malone
R. E. Williams
McGowin-Lyons Triumph In Close League Game
In a tight Saturday contest the McGowin-Lyons team beat the Tigers 8 to 6 on the Tigers diamond. Braswell starred with a three bagger as McGowin led until a sixth inning rally tied the score.
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McGowin-Lyons
Tigers
McGowin
Braswell
Colsson
Atlanta
R. H. E. Mag
Dolive and Braswell
Wheat
Catlin
Hill Billies
Greer
McGowin’s
Davis
R. H. E. McG
Greer, Davis and Braswell
Dahlgreen and Goodman
Many Handy Men in Browns Camp
The St. Louis Browns roster at Palestine Texas features six college graduates and a non writer, a surgeon and an electrician, seven farmers, two barbers and coal miners, a cowboy, an athletic director, a school teacher, a caterer, and a Swedish speaker. One player hails from a hometown named after his father, and only one member is a native of St. Louis. The squad draws from 15 states.
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Jacks
St. Louis Browns
Palestine
Texas
St. Louis
Baseball Scores From Multiple City Matches
In New Orleans New Orleans defeated Cleveland 6 to 4. Memphis routed St Louis 9 to 0. San Antonio fell to St Louis Nationals 8 to 2. Shreveport beat Cincinnati 7 to 6. Galveston lost to New York Nationals 7 to 3. Houston blanked the Giants 2 to 0. Dallas lost to Chicago Americans 6 to 1. Fort Worth fell to Chicago 5 to 2. Waco lost to Detroit 7 to 1.
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Eddie Cicotte
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
New York
Cicotte
St. Louis
Eddie
Memphis
San Antonio
St. Louis Nationals
Shreveport
Cincinnati
Galveston
New York Nationals
Houston
Giants
Dallas
Chicago Americans
Fort Worth
Waco
Gull training camp expands with trio arrival
Pitcher Gene Moore a six seven lefty from Reading Pa joins Charney Snell and Johnny Clancy in reporting for work at Monroe Park for Mobile. Fifteen players now in camp as Tennant, Wilson and Brownich are due to report Monday afternoon.
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Gene Moore
Galveston
Tex
Mobile
Reading
Charney Snell
Winston-Salem
N. C
Johnny Clancy
Pelican
New York
Monroe Park
Tennant
Wilson
Brownich
Classy Field Entered for the Kentucky Handicap
The 1916 Kentucky handicap at Douglas Park will feature fifty top aged thoroughbreds. Notables include Borrow from Harry Payne Whitney, Regret Whitney’s 1915 derby winner, and Roamer, Andrew Miller’s champion. The mile and a quarter race carries a $10,000 added purse and attracts major owners such as Whitney and Macomber. Other entries include Star Hawk Colonel Vennie Royal 11 Dick Williams Sheer Face and Celesta.
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Louisville
Douglas Park
Borrow
Harry Payne Whitney
Hamburg
Regret
Whitney
Roamer
Andrew Miller
W. J. Weber
Hodge
Kentucky
Jockey Club
A. K. Macomber
Jefferson Livingston
Colonel Vennie
John W. Schorr
Dick Williams
E. Crump
G. Winfield
Recruit Capable of Lifting Eleven 150-Pound Bandits
Philadelphia March 20 Uncle Sam gains a recruit who can tote eleven Villista bandits each weighing 150 pounds. John Mastalir a lightweight champion weightlifter joined the US army and will take 15 dollars per month instead of salary as a vaudeville performer. His greatest lift is 1650 pounds.
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Philadelphia
Sam
Villista Bandits
John Mastallr
America
United States Army
Mastalir
Boxing Purses for Notable Fights Revealed
The article lists purses for classic matchups. Moran paid 21000 plus half of Willard’s film rights. Papke 1500 to fight Ketchel with Ketchel at 9500. Wolgast 2600 to fight Nelson with Nelson at 14000. Willard earned nothing to fight Johnson while Johnson got 30000. Burns 5000 with Johnson’s opponent 30000. Jeffries 2500 to fight Fitzsimmons who received 40000. Kid Williams 1000 to fight Coulon with Coulon also 1000. Ritchie 3000 to fight Wolgast with Wolgast at 15000. Fitzsimmons 1000 to fight Dempsey for middleweight title. Willard guaranteed 47000 for his end against Moran.
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Moran
Willard
Papke
Ketchel
Wolgast
Nelson
Johnson
Havana
Burns
Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Kid Williams
Coulon
Ritchie
Dempsey
Annual Meeting of Mobile Gun Club Stirs Interest
Officers will be elected at 7 30 in rooms over Pat Byrnes stables 57 North Royal street. A committee to promote trap shooting in Mobile will be named and the plans for a trap house on the east bank of the Mobile river will be discussed.
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Mobile Gun Club
Pat Byrne
North Royal Street
Mobile River
Gulf Coast Land & Development Company Formed in Mobile
The Gulf Coast Land & Development Company, capitalized at 75000 dollars with 68000 dollars paid in, filed incorporation papers in Mobile's probate court. It plans land development fruit growing and general land brokerage, promoting a large tract between Calvert and Citronelle. Officers include C. B. Funk president John B. Connaughton vice president and treasurer Charles E. Mikesell secretary from Hamilton Ohio Frank W. Boykin director Calvert Alabama.
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Gulf Coast Land & Development Company
Calvert
Citronelle
C. B. Funk
John B. Connaughton
Charles E. Mikesell
Hamilton
Ohio
Frank W. Boykin
Ala
Leo Cammack Drowns Rafting at Mt Vernon Lake
Leo Cammack of Suggsville drowned when a launch used for rafting logs for Hitt Lumber Company caught fire at David's Lake near Mt Vernon Alabama Cecil Oliver survived while a third man, described as a negro, escaped by swimming.
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MT. Vernon
Ala
Leo Cammack
Suggsville
David's Lake
Here
Cecil Oliver
Hitt Lumber Company
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