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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
9
Mobile beats Montgomery 5 to 2 in a rough contest with five errors by Montgomery and four by Nelson. Schmidt and Baker spark the Gulls with key hits, while Perry and Daly spark controversy on the bases. Fritz likely to start for Mobile and Case or East for Montgomery as the series continues.
David L. Fultz of the Baseball Players Fraternity informed Philadelphia Athletics that the Shibe Park scoreboard must be removed. The rule requires a green center field patch to aid batters in seeing pitches, replacing the red and white scoreboard. Manager Mack declined comment though players supported the move.
John K. Tenner, president of the National League, approved changes to the playing schedule shifting postponed games and dates among Cincinnati St Louis Pittsburgh and Chicago. The release of Charles Stewart by Chicago to Birmingham Southern Association was approved.
New Orleans fell 4 to 0 to Birmingham yesterday as Pete Knisely and teammates sparked four runs in the sixth inning. Buck Weaver held the Barons hitless until then, while Robertson allowed two runs and two of the visitors’ counters. Both clubs played errorless defense with Weaver, Bagby, Higgins, Robertson, and Trogressor noted in the box score.
A ten round boxing match between Joe Mandot of New Orleans and Johnny appears to have ended with no decision as gate receipts and management details remain unclear. The bout drew a crowd but full results and attendance figures are not provided in the fragment.
Syracuse N Y May 7 175 entries are in for the Grand Circuit meeting in connection with the New York State Fair this fall. Empire State ten thousand dollar stake for 2 14 trotters drew 24 entries as did the Syracuse 2 11 pace for a 35000 purse. The free for all pace for 35000 has 12 entries including Evelyn W Joe Patchen II Directum 1 Walter Cochato and Frank Bogash Jr Thomas W Murphy led all nominators with 24 entries.
Mobile visits Montgomery while New Orleans travels to Birmingham Chattanooga plays Atlanta Memphis meets Nashville for today’s slate in the Southern League.
National League games include Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at St. Louis American League games feature Detroit at Chicago St. Louis at Cleveland New York at Washington Boston at Philadelphia.
Chattanooga and Atlanta battled eleven innings to a 4 4 tie before darkness ended play. Bateni belted a homer in the eighth for Chattanooga while Line Lorenzen Street Trice Drescher and Reynolds shared pitching duties as the game reached the late hours.
Representatives from the University of North Carolina and the University of South Carolina meet in Charlotte for the Southern Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament doubles final. Waring and Waring of South Carolina face Oates and Chambers of North Carolina after advancing from the semifinals. Singles semi finals and finals are scheduled for tomorrow.
Robert E. Lee, formerly a West Point cadet and member of the U S Military Academy baseball team, reported to the Chattanooga Southern Association club in Atlanta and will try for an infield position with the Lookouts.
In Greensboro Alabama on May 7 Marion Institute rallied in the ninth to edge Southern University after a pitchers battle. The game remained 2 2 until the final frame when Marion pushed across the deciding run as Sargeant shut down the home side.
In a Wednesday game, Food for Fandom Mobile defeated Montgomery by 5 to ? as Daly had an off day in left field. Gudger pitched a complete game for the Gulls allowing only one hit through five innings and finishing strong. Limer Miller starred in right with a brilliant fielding display and a triple, while Schmidt's two-base hit aided the win. Cobard showed renewed hitting form, Perry and Calhoun contributed two hits each, and Rucker outpitched Demaree. The day also featured a triple play by St Louis-Cleveland, Detroit's win over Chicago, and Yankees pitcher Caldwell securing a one-sided victory. Hard-hitting Philadelphia toppled Boston with Bush homering at Shibe Park. Strunk injured diving for a ball as Pittsburgh beat the Cubs in the clubs' seventh straight win for the second string. Rube Benton shined for Cincinnati as Boston fell, and Atlanta tied Chattanooga after eleven innings. At Nashville, the Turtles and Vols played a full fourteen innings without a result, while Everyday Miller from Mobile triggered a double play against a Billikens rally.
Baseball scores from Washington Cleveland Chicago and Philadelphia show winners and key players. Notable lineups include Caldwell Sweeney Shaw Henry James Ramier Agnew Blanding Carisch Hall Reynolds Dauss Stanage Cicotte Mayer Schalk Collins Bedient Carrigan and Schang.
In New York R H E Brooklyn 104 000 5 runs 10 hits 1 error New York 0 000 003 3 runs 7 hits 0 errors Rucker and Miller Demaree Fromme and Meyers Johnson pitched for New York Pittsburg beat Chicago 14 to 1 with Cheney Archer Adams and Gibson credited. In St Louis Cincinnati 200 000 001 3 9 runs 6 hits 0 errors Benton Clark Steele Salee and Snyder.
A collection of box score lines and player rosters from games including Baltimore versus St. Louis and Buffalo versus Chicago, listing pitchers and batters across teams. Additional results show Pittsburg at Kansas City with a late rally, Louisville over Milwaukee, Indianapolis over Kansas City, and Minneapolis-Columbus with rain affecting play.
International League results include Montreal 2 Jersey City 3 Rochester 1 Newark 0 Toronto 5 Providence 4. Buffalo Baltimore on wet grounds. Texas League games Waco 5 Beaumont 2 Fort Worth 3 Houston 2 San Antonio 6 Austin 4 Galveston 6 Dallas 4. College Baseball Pennsylvania 3 Lehigh 0 Princeton 3 Pittsburgh 2 Cornell 2 Columbia 9 Holy Cross 2 Brown 1 Stevens 3 Rutgers 2 Tufts 15 LaFayette 1.
Nashville reports catcher Frank Gibson, acquired from the Detroit Tigers, has reported to the Nashville club. Gibson played for the local team last season and was drafted by Detroit at season's end.
Pitcher George Sage of the Memphis club will join the Turtles in Mobile either Saturday or Sunday. Finn will bring a new group of players to Mobile including pitchers Leichhardt H Merritt Holmes and Steele and catchers Schiel Bemis with infielders G Merritt Mullen Shanley and Stark and outfielders McCabe Allison Coyle and Goulait.
Colonel Cluke of the New Orleans Daily States notes the Pelicans endure a severe batting slump costing them first place. In four games they total 18 hits in 124 at bats for a .145 team average, but he says the dip is temporary and better to falter now than later as May brings easier climbs.
Chattanooga star southpaw Floyd Kroh was sent home from Atlanta with a left side sprain incurred during a game. He will miss the Atlanta and New Orleans series, leaving four pitchers. A right hand pitcher was bought from Providence and will join soon, along with a utility infielder from Providence who will join at once.
Seven colleges and universities gathered in Dallas to organize the Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association with plans for a larger meeting. Initial rules include each member playing at least four football games annually and enforcing a three year rule barring freshmen. Represented were LSU, Arkansas, Oklahoma A&M, Baylor, Southwestern, Texas A&M, and Texas UT. Mississippi was expected to join.
London May 7 In a four polo match at Ranelagh yesterday Baron Wimborne's team lost to a side including Walter Buckmaster Grenfell Captain Leslie St C Cheape and Lord Weedhouse Polo experts urged Lord Wimborne to end his challenge to American polo players gracefully or substitute Buckmaster's team for the one that played today
Philadelphia May 7. The Tri State Baseball League opened yesterday with games in Reading Wilmington and Harrisburg. Reading replaces Atlantic City in the league for this season.
Kenneth D. Edwards of Chicago defeated local amateur champion B. W. Corkran Jr. for the Baltimore Country Club annual tournament title. The victory carried the Jackson cup and an individual medal.
At Latremblay on May 6 American owned contenders dominated with Frizzle winning the Prix Citronelle for H. B. Duryea and L Adorable taking the Prix Verneuil for J. E. Widener. August Belmont's Roxanna finished second in the Verneuil.
E W Arnold of Larned scored 100 straight targets to win the Kansas State Gun Club championship held in Dodge City yesterday. The amateur shooter achieved a perfect score and claimed the title.
Nashville and Memphis played fourteen innings to a 6 to 6 tie in Nashville. Callahan homered twice and drove in five runs while making a key defensive play. Goulatt was relieved by Liebhart after the ninth as More pitched all game for Nashville. final lines show Memphis 6 Nashville 6 with 15 to 11 hits.
Montgomery Alabama May details a planned MLB tilt where Gilks may return Black to the mound in the series with Mobile. Donahue likely catches for Montgomery with Hogg and Schmidt for Mobile. First pitch scheduled at 3 46 PM.
Atlanta and Chattanooga teams of the Southern Association scheduled a doubleheader today after a tie yesterday. The opening game at 2 p.m. lists Perryman and Dunnie for Atlanta with Turner Street in flat duty for the visitors. Expected batteries are Dent Munch for Atlanta and Harding Graham for Chattanooga. The weather today was fine in Atlanta.
Birmingham and New Orleans square off in the fourth game of the series at Rickwood Park noon start at 3 30 p m Weather is cloudy Hardgrove pitches for Birmingham while New Orleans sends Red Styles to the mound Adams behind the plate Teams listed as Birmingham Progressor and New Orleans Progressor with Adams catcher and Styles pitcher in a tight weather holdover game
A double bill between the Nashville and Memphis clubs is scheduled at Volunteer Park in Nashville Tennessee. Manager Schwartz plans to use Pitchers Land and Renier with Gibson at bat. Finn Merritt start the first game and Breele the last. Schier and Bemis will field for Nashville. Weather is described as fair and warm for the day.
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