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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1914

Page

6

Tight Pitching by Steele Beats the Gulls on Sunday

Elmer Steele scattered five hits over seven innings to beat Mobile 2 to 1 in Monroe Park. Mobile rushed a run in the first but Memphis capitalized on Clark’s error and timely hits to win as Hogg allowed six safeties. Fielding sparkled for Memphis with McCabe and Coyle rallying to chase long drives.

Steele Gulls Clark Memphis Monroe Park Mike Finn Mobile Merritton Calhoun Perry Elmer Steele McCabe Coyle Kirby Tan Hogg

How Clubs Stand Today Sacrifice Hits and Stolen Base

Sacrifice hits Odell Dobard. Stolen base Dobard. Double play Dobard to Perry to Calhoun. Struck out by Hogg four, by Steele one. Bases on balls off Hogg three, off Steele one. Left on bases Mobile four, Memphis four. Time one thirty. Umpires Kellum and Pfeninger.

Odell Dobard Perry Calhoun Hogg Steele Mobile Memphis Kellum and Pfeninger

Baseball Roundup With Standings And Performances

Southern League matchups include Memphis at Mobile Chattanooga at New Orleans Nashville at Montgomery Birmingham at Atlanta. National League pairings Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Chicago at St Louis. American League Philadelphia at Washington New York at Boston. Notes highlight Cobard Mer ritt double play, Clark error, and calls for lineup changes and players like Hudnall Calhoun and Kirby.

Pet Chattanooga Een New Orleans Ae Ee Atlanta Mobile Oe Nashville Birmingham Montgomery Memphis Pittsburger Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Wee Ee Cincinnati Ee St. Louis Ee Chicago Ee Boston . Ee. Cease Ou Hat Detroit Mobile AB. R. H. Po.a Calhoun Wee St Louis Seeeell Odell Odell 3B Eee Ewe Wee Washington Ore Perry Kirby Chicago Dobard Boston Schmidt Pet Hogg Baltimore St. Louis Indianapolis Kansas City Memphis Buffalo Allison U Fittsburg Coyle Wwe Stark Mullen Shanley McCabe Merritt Mr Bemis Bieele Pee Tee Wee National League American League Washington

Southern League pennant race tightens as Chattanooga tops week

Chattanooga displaced New Orleans to take first in the Southern Association standings after a week of play. New Orleans defeated the Mooseheads on Saturday, while Atlanta, Mobile, Nashville, Birmingham, Montgomery and Memphis trailed. Team batting averages show Birmingham at .242 and New Orleans at .230, with Birmingham leading in steals at 46 through May 6.

Atlanta New Orleans Moosemen Chattanooga Lookout Club Mobile Nashville Birmingham Montgomery Memr Memphis

Finn roots for pitchers as Mobile meets Mississippi Gull

Mike Finn hails his staff as Leichhardt and Steele show promise in a Mobile tilt. Memphis looks sharp in practice with Allison in center and Pinch McCabe covering left. Shanley shines at short, Bemis supplies power behind the plate as Townsend or Keeley may start to halt the Gull's streak.

Mike Finn Mobile Leichhardt Steele Memphis Allison McCabe Shanley Jack Bemis Jack Lord Townsend Keeley Merritt Schlei

Pirates and Tigers Lead Major Leagues Early Season

In a week showcasing intersectional battles, Pirates, Tigers and other top clubs turn in strong showings. Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, and New York post 3-1 records as Philadelphia slides, while Detroit powers ahead in the American race. Federals see Baltimore surge to the top with St. Louis and Chicago close behind as jogs of wins and losses reshape the standings.

Associated Press New York Pirate Cubs Pittsburg Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati Cleveland Chicago Detroit Tigers St. Louis Boston Red Sox Washington Pittsburgs Lavender Mathewson Giants Superbas Reusbach Rucker Reds Baltimore Indianapolis Kansas City Buffalo Lennox American Association Louisville Milwaukee

Results Sunday at Chicago and St Louis baseball scores

Baseball results from Chicago Cleveland St Louis and Pittsburgh matches include gains by Cleveland St Louis and Cincinnati with final tallies and pitching pairs listed. Additional scores show regional outcomes across Texas and nearby cities with Fort Worth Dallas and Houston results.

Baseball score summary from Chicago and Indianapolis games

At Chicago St Louis defeated Chicago 5 to 4 with Brown Hartley Hendrix Fisk and Wilson contributing. In Indianapolis Kansas City beat Indianapolis 9 to 6 with Falkenberg Rariden Cullop Stone Henning and Easterly notable.

American Association Columbus St. Paul Minneapolis Cleveland Indianapolis Milwaukee Louisville Kansas City Chicago R. H. E. St. Louis Brown Hartley Hendrix Fisk Wilson R.E Falkenberg Rariden Stone Henning

Entry List Large for Princeton Track Meet

More than 200 entries have been received for the open handicap track meet in Princeton New Jersey on May 16. The list includes runners from Boston A A New York A C Irish American Ace Bronx Church House Melrose A C Meadowbrook A C and unattached entrants.

Princeton N. J Boston A. A New York A. C Bronx Church House Melrose A. C. Meadowbrook A. C

Gudger Freak Pitcher Leads Southern League Run

Dixie Walker of the Pelicans stands out as the pitching marvel with 53 innings and sub one earned run per game while striking out over seven and issuing under three walks. Gudger of Mobile dominates as a freak performer despite 48 hits in 48 innings and a lone loss. Sline and Ducky Holmes are other perfect-record pitchers, and Buscher, East, Fox, Dobbs, Molesworth, Lord, Finn, Montgomery, Gilks are noted for various stats and usage.

Dixie Chattanooga Ducky” Holmes Memphis Gudger Mobile New Orleans Buscher Montgomery Fox Johnny Dobbs Molesworth Lord and Finn Bob Gilks

Billikens and Vols Play Evens in Third Game in Montgomery

In Montgomery Alabama May 11 with the series tied the third game between Nashville and Montgomery started at 3 45 this afternoon. Snedecor suffered a badly injured hand and Donahue moved to first base for Montgomery. Nelson and Kleinow form the Montgomery battery. Nashville had no battery announced.

Montgomery Ala Nashville Snedecor Donahue Nelson Kleinow

Braves and Barons Resume Series In Atlanta At 3 30

After a day of rest Atlanta and Birmingham resumed their series begun Saturday. Browning was named the local pitcher with Reynolds as his battery mate. The game was scheduled for 3 30 p m and perfect weather was forecast for a large crowd.

Atlanta Birmingham Browning Reynolds

Batteries for New Orleans-Chattanooga series game three

Fox and Street for Chattanooga and Weaver and Adams for New Orleans were the announced batteries for the third game of the series this afternoon. The weather is clear and play starts at 3 30.

New Orleans Fox Street Chattanooga Weaver Adams

Mordecai Brown Day Draws Big Chicago Crowds

Chicago Sun May 11 reports three baseball games in Chicago drawing about 56 000 fans. The 6000 from Mordecai Brown Day at Federal League Park topped attendance for St Louis. AL Detroit and NL Pittsburgh games attracted similarly large crowds. Three more triple header clashes are planned this season.

Associated Press Chicago Mordecai Brown St. Louis Detroit Pittsburg

Crowns Stop Spring Hill 14 to 1 Behind Goodbrad Fireworks

The Crown Theatre nine halted Spring Hill College streak with a 14 to 1 win. Goodbrad struck out 15 and allowed two hits as Crowns’ Zieman homered and led the offense. Crowd notes include Courtney and Grove among Crowns' stars and Bienvenu pitching for Spring Hill.

Crown Theatre Spring Hill College Goodbrad Kid Zieman The Crowns Ab.r.h.po.a.e iCourtney Grove Asma Pzagmaan Thomas Ife Norton Potals Wiseentiecke Re Ab.r.h.po Phos Uck Ee Ieee Timothy Cassidy O'Grady Bienvenu Toucmis Es Ces Good Prad Walsh Kelly Zieman Courtney Roos Gomez Moril Ducate

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