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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1914

Page

10

Pelicans Lose as Walker Pitches Well for Mobile

In a tight Mobile 4 to 0 win over New Orleans, Dixie Walker held the Pelicans to four runs on Greathit Northern’s three bases and Burns steals. Gudger allowed six strikeouts while Odell’s wild throw and defensive miscues helped Mobile pile up the runs in the first inning.

Pels Mobile Gudger Mr. Walker Gulls Dixie Walker Kirby Northern Barbare Bluhm Starr Odell Sylvester Calhoun Burns Knaupp Gudmer Upp Schmidt Higgins Pelicanville Pelicans Dixie Walker Eacit Gadger Miller

Pelicans fall to Gulls as Gudger struggles on New Orleans trip

Lord bets on Hanley to bolster Mobile pitching as Gudger's wild throws and Odell errors doom the Pelicans in a 2 to 0 loss. Northern fuels the Pelicans' offense with multi base hits while Kirby and Walker lead Mobile on a road trip to Montgomery for five straight games. The Birmingham Baronage eyes top talent amid Federal League upheaval as team moves toward a stronger 1914 outlook.

Mobile New Orleans Lord Jim Gudger W. Robertson J. Bridley Hogg Gulls Montgomery

Wrestling Tourney at the Y M C A

The YMCA hosts its second wrestling tourney at the Association Gymnasium closing the season. Classes include 5 75 86 95 100 intermediate and 110 120 125 open. Winners receive silver and bronze medals. A Thursday Friday trial selects entrants and eliminates losers.

Association Gymnasium Association Witnens Xym. C. A

Global merchant ships launch record set last year

Merchant vessels launched by all countries reached a tote] tonnage of 3 332 000 tons the largest on record.

Mobile Awarded Pitcher Hanley and Tepe Sent Back

The National Board of Arbitration awarded Pitcher Hanley to Mobile and ordered him to report to Montgomery. Hanley, a left hander from Manhattan College, had jumped to Jersey City. Tepe was released and sent back to Evansville after a failed South Atlantic placement. Also announced were several player transfers and claims allowed or disallowed across multiple clubs.

Spring Hill Mobile Hanley Tepe Evansville National Board of Arbitration National Baseball Association Montgomery Lord Mobile Club Jersey City Manhattan College Club New York New Orleans George Tepe Evansville Club Central Association South Atlantic Auburn N. Y Harry Glenn Nashville Tenn W. A. Foxen Birmingham Ala J. F. Eberlein Fort Worth Tex L. V. Hamilton Macon Curtis, Elder and Morgan Middleboro Bradshaw Owensboro Goodwin Salina Kas

Crack Teams of City League Play at Their Park Sunday

The City League park hosts a Sunday 3:30 PM game between Crowns and Lewis 66 club, two top teams. Crowns pitcher Goodbrade with Norton catching. Lewis 66 to use Wiseman or Verneuille and Fritz as battery. A Mobile New Orleans score by innings will be posted to keep fans posted.

City League Crowns Lewis 66 Goodbrade Norton Wiseman Verneuille Fritz New Orleans J. Courtney Roos Zieman Kelly Grove Thomas Walsh Goodbrad Edwards Berry Lewis Chambers Neeley Calametti Wagner Mangum

White Sox fall to Browns 2 to 1 for eighth straight loss

In St Louis on May 2 the White Sox were defeated 2 to 1 by the Browns, suffering an eighth straight defeat. Hamilton limited Chicago’s offense while Shottens’ three bagger and Walker’s homer paced St Louis.

ST. Louis White Sox Browns Hamilton Shotten Williams Bodie Russell Demmitt Leary Walker Lord Austin Wares Pratt Chill and Sheridan

Naps Shut Out Cleveland 3 0 on Gregg First Start

Covaleski struggled in the sixth inning as Cleveland scored all runs in the fourth on a Johnston sacrifice and four singles. Gregg pitched a complete game shutout in his first Naps start, yielding five hits while striking out three. Detroit briefly replaced Covaleski with Reynolds.

Cleveland Covaleski Naps Gregg Johnston Turner Detroit Reynolds Burns Jackson Stanage Bush Olson Lajoie Hildebrand O'Loughlin

Athletics Rally To Defeat Red Sox For Second Place

Philadelphia May 2 The Athletics moved into second place today after defeating the Red Sox. They climbed with strong hitting and solid defense as the race tightens.

Athletics RED Sox Philadelphia

Tesreau Struggles As Brooklyn Downs Giants In Opener

In New York May 2 the Superbas shut out the Giants 3 0 in nine innings. Pfeffer excelled on the mound for Brooklyn while Tesreau allowed five hits in eight frames and suffered a costly bad inning. Burns Wheat Donlin Doyle and Cutshaw reached base with hits and an error helped Brooklyn secure the win before 25 000 fans.

Senators Washington Warhop Pieh Cooper Griffith Cubs New York Shanks McBride Henry Gandil A. Williams Foster Pied Shaw Bentley Milan Dineen and Connolly Pfeffer Superbas Giants Tesreau Brooklyn Burns Wheat Donlin Doyle Balk Cutshaw Egan Daubert Meyers Fletcher Fromme Rigler Emaslie

Passed balls help Cardinals defeat Cubs 9 to 4

The St Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 9 to 4 as two costly passed balls by Bresnahan in the seventh and an additional in the eighth contribute to the scoring. Cy Williams starred for Chicago with four hits including two triples and two singles.

Chicago Cardinals Bresnahan Cy. Williams R. St. Louis C.ceeveees Bals Doak Humph

Pirates Defeat Reds 7 to 5 in Pittsburg Game

Pirates beat Cincinnati 7 to 5 as Cooper faltered in the eighth inning. Kelly Konetchy and Marsans doubled for Pittsburgh while Lear, Adams and Douglass contributed on the mound. Also notes on domestic items and global waterways follow in the same column.

Pittsburg Cincinnati Pirates Douglass Lear Cooper Reds Adams Kelly Konetchy Groh Marsans Berghammer Mowrey Carey Wagner Gibson Viox Pittsburgh

Baseball scores from Southern and National Leagues

Southern League results New Orleans 4 Mobile 0 Birmingham 9 Montgomery 2 Memphis 9 Chattanooga 8 Atlanta 8 Nashville 2. National League Brooklyn 3 New York 0 Pittsburg 7 Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 6 Boston 2 St Louis 9 Chicago 4 American League Washington 14 New York 1 Cleveland 3 Detroit 0 Philadelphia 5 Boston 2 St Louis 2 Chicago 1.

Brooklyn New York Pittsburg Cincinnati Philadelphia Boston St. Louis Chicago Washington Cleveland Detroit

Baseball scores from American Association games

Columbus defeated Milwaukee 13 to 1 while Louisville beat Minneapolis 5 to 1. Indianapolis edged St. Paul 5 to 4 in a rain affected Kansas City Cleveland matchup.

American Association Columbus Milwaukee Kansas City-Cleveland Louisville Minneapolis Indianapolis St. Paul

International League scores round up

Providence defeats Montréal 3 to 2 and Newark edges Buffalo 7 to 6. Baltimore dominates Toronto 8 to 2 while Jersey City loses 1 to 5 at Rochester.

Providence Montréal Newark Buffalo Baltimore Toronto Jersey City Rochester

Texas League results roll in with tight finishes

Dallas outlasts San Antonio 7 to 6 in 12 innings. Fort Worth tops Beaumont 4 to 2 while Houston edges Waco 3 to 3 in 10 innings. Austin wins 4 to 1 against Galveston and then 2 to 1 in 11 innings in the second game.

Dallas San Antonio Fort Worth Beaumont Houston Waco Austin Galveston

Games Today Across Leagues and Cities

Mobile visits New Orleans and Chattanooga travels to Memphis while Atlanta plays Nashville and Birmingham meets Montgomery. In the National League Pittsburg visits Cincinnati and St Louis hosts Chicago. Detroit meets Cleveland. Federal League action pairs Baltimore at Kansas City and Pittsburg at Chicago with Buffalo at Indianapolis.

R.H.E Paces Mesreckiars Alors Chicago Sock R. H. Eer Brooklyn St. Louis R.H.E Kansas ‘City Baltimore Buffalo Indianapolis Ecloyereie Ata Federal League Kansas City Pittsburg

Braves drop opener as Perdue yields three homers to Phillies

Boston loses 6 to 2 to Philadelphia with Magee Lobert and Luderus hitting solo and tied baseballs off Perdue. Marshall held Boston to one hit until the later innings. Homers by Lobert Magee Luderus keyed the Phillies attack.

Braves Boston Phillies Magee Lobert Luderus Perdue Marshall Philadelphia Becker Jaities James Iireland Paskert Evers Maranville Schmidt Ireland

China Coal Production Near Ten Million Tons A Year

China currently produces almost 10 million tons of coal annually, reflecting strong energy output and ongoing industrial activity as reported.

China

Y M C A Routes for Growing Boxing and Baseball Teams

Y M C A activity reports growing indoor baseball interest and upcoming outdoor games. A committee is examining field teams, boxing classes expand with Mr Haig coaching for six weeks, new gloves issued, and Friday sessions from 7 to 3. A gymnastic test results list Jackson leading with 72 points, close scores for seconds, season ends soon.

Jackson H. Wilson H. Jones Jones Wilson Schluter Phillips Tucker Johnston Curtis Dumas

Barons Use East Wildness To Take Third Game

East walked 11 and hit two as Birmingham defeats Montgomery 9 to 2 to take the series game. Knisely drove in three on a bases loaded triple in the third. Snedecor added a two base hit. Foul weather and miscues aid Birmingham’s win.

Montgomery East Birmingham Knisely Snedecor McDonald Covington Jantzen Gribbens Hollander Baker Marcan Ellam Robinson Magee Dilger Fifield and Breitenstein

Crackers Beat Vols 8-2 In Nashville To Even Series

Dent held Nashville to two runs as the Crackers won 8-2. King homered late but Dent and Marshall preserved the lead. Stevens was replaced by Marshall in the fourth. Eibel King Sloan Hemingway More tripled and Dunn hit a three-base shot.

Nashville Tenn Crackers Vols Dent King Stevens Marshall Eibel Sloan Hemingway Dunn Atlanta Pfeninger Chestnutt

Turtles Beat Lookouts in Ninth Inning Rally

In Memphis, May 2, the Turtles edged the Lookouts 9 to 8 after a ninth inning rally. Pinch McCabe, just acquired from Nashville, doubled and scored two runs in the decisive frame. Two-base hits came from Johnson, Allison, and McCabe. home runs by Jacobson and Street.

Red Sox Johnson Daley Cady Foster Boston Philadelphia Strunk Orr Speaker Lewis Scott Plank Murphy Collins McInnis Egan and Evans Memphis Tenn Chattanooga McCabe Nashville Pol Plemphis Coeceeae Slee Allison I Cabe Jacobson Street Flick Graff Goulait Schlei Lorenzen McCormick Stark Merritt Rudderham and Kellum

YMCA gym classes to stay on winter schedule a few more weeks

The YMCA gymnasium will continue regular winter class schedules for two to three weeks with a surge in attendance. The 5:30 class on Monday will move to a three day schedule with all 5:30 sessions held Monday, Wednesday and Friday after tomorrow.

Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium

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