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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
7
Mobile defeats Montgomery 2 to 1 in an eleven inning pitching duel. Hogg stars for Mobile with a strong late effort and Robertson delivers the decisive homer in the twelfth frame to lift the Gulls over the Billikens.
In Nashville the Chattanooga seven defeated 8 to 7 as Chapelle Street Fleharty and Noyes pitched. At Birmingham Atlanta won 7 to 4 behind Sloan Prough Mayer Price and Dunn. In New Orleans MaRS a eke lost 16 to 4 as Harrell Snell Seabaugh Gwin Swindell Angermeir contributed.
In New York on May 2 the AAU national wrestling championships begin with seventy two entries from states across the south and Midwest including New Orleans. The tournament will be decided tonight with finals not before tomorrow night.
Beautiful white female bull terrier for sale. Purebred and prize-winning. Very gentle and a great pet. Priced at 50 dollars. Address Box E care Item.
Campbell and Brown for Mobile and Manning and Gribbens for Montgomery lead probable batteries for Friday’s game. Hogg shines in pinch situations while Robertson’s twelfth inning hit highlights Mobile’s power. Manager Schwartz trimmed the roster to seventeen after selling Jesse James to New Orleans.
The National Baseball Commission reinstated Tyrus Cobb in good standing after his appeal by Detroit, but fined him 50 dollars and issued a strict warning for past conduct. The Detroit club received praise for its stance and censure for prior passive handling, with a notice to clubs that future derelictions will trigger commission action.
Southern League features Montgomery at Mobile Memphis at New Orleans Nashville at Chattanooga and Atlanta at Birmingham. Cotton States has Pensacola at Selma and Clarksdale at Meridian Jackson at Columbus. National League games include Boston at Brooklyn New York at Philadelphia St Louis at Pittsburg and Cincinnati at Chicago. American League matchups list Cleveland at St Louis Chicago at Detroit Philadelphia at New York Washington at Boston.
Birmingham and Atlanta prepare for the third game of the series in clear weather. Hardgrove and Mayer will duel for Birmingham while Brady and Dunn form the battery for Atlanta. Reports suggest two new Birmingham players may join soon.
The third game of the Nashville and Chattanooga series is set for this afternoon in clear weather. Chattanooga batter ies are Covaleskie Street and Nashville’s Williams or Mc Manus with Ludwig in reserve.
New Orleans May 2 Brenton with Angermeir behind the bat for New Orleans and Kissinger or Kroh with Seabaugh receiving for Memphis are the probable batteries announced by Managers Frank and Bernhardt for the third game of the series. Neither manager has decided yet as both clubs slump. Frank expects outfielder James to arrive from Nashville to possibly replace Green in right field. Harry McIntyre, a former major leaguer, telegraphed he would arrive tonight.
The Boys Union last plays the All Stars on their home diamond Saturday afternoon. Union stars O Connor will pitch with Danenburg receiving while the All Stars counter with Mic Neely and Kennedy behind the plate. S Danenburg challenges for the Boys Union. Care Mobile Item. Bay Riders seek under 16 challenges at 505 S Jefferson or Home 1032. Gebhardt manages Captain Schaffer lineup lists Roberts Crivella Sexton Glover Gebhardt Schaffer George Medicus Espalla.
The proposed anti prize fight bill allowing promotion of prize fights to be a felony and attendance to be a misdemeanor was defeated by a 38 to 24 vote in the California lower house last night.
Larry Brown says Molesworth has a fast setup and will trouble Mobile more than any league rival. Reds beat Chicago by five pitchers including Mordecia, as Brown keyed a late rally with bases loaded. Pittsburg drops fifth in a slugfest with St Louis. Pitcher Schneiberg leaves Memphis. Berger earns mixed reviews for Turtles. Beck from Paducah shines as a Nashville find in a win over Atlanta.
William Stewart a negro chauffeur was fined 10 or twenty days in recorder s court Thursday afternoon for speeding as charged by Motorcycle Officer L 8 S Ludlow.
Detroit New York Philadelphia Boston St. Louis Philadelphia Brooklyn Pittsburg Chicago games reported with runs hits and errors. Key lineups include Russell Schalk Mullin Klawitter Stanage and the pitching staff of Dineen Hart Hughes Boehling Engel Drohan and Ainsmith. Time formats and umpire pairs noted.
Chicago May 2 Manager Joe Tinker of the Cincinnati team yesterday signed John Kling the catcher who will report for duty at Cincinnati next Sunday In exchange Tinker gives G McDonald an infielder and a cash consideration to Boston No amounts were mentioned
The sale of the Austrian bred trotting stallion Willy 2:05 for shipment to Europe was announced here. The purchase price could not be learned.
Ex‑leaguer praises the Mobile squad as serious Southern League pennant contenders led by Heinie Berger who dominates with a breaking spitter. Mike Finn has long pursued a title with Little Rock and Memphis, facing misfortune but aiming for a first‑place finish in his eleventh bid.
A B Jones and Horace Rice of the Australian Davis team beat Braley and Duncan 6 3 in their first Los Angeles Country Club match but then lost 6 4 to Tom Bundy and Ward Davis. Bundy’s serve troubled the Australians on the cement courts.
In the American Association Columbus beat Minneapolis 8 6 and St Paul won 14 to 6 while Indianapolis lost 4 to 6 and Louisville routed Milwaukee 6 to 1 over 11 innings. South Atlantic results include Jacksonville 103 100 Victoria? Swab and Burns noted. International and Texas League games feature Baltimore and Jersey City, plus Beaumont and Waco in extra innings.
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