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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1914
Page
8
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Mobile defeats Memphis 2 to 1 in fourteen innings as Kirby and Lord spark late rally. Keeley allowed few runs, Kirby homered, Lord drove in the deciding run after entering late. Perry, Schmidt also contributed multiple hits in the long game.
Pitcher Rube Kissinger of the Atlanta Southern Association club will report to the Pelicans in New Orleans today. Manager Dobbs announced waivers had been requested and Kissinger accepted the chance to join the local club.
The Defiance, second American cup boat of the season, launched on the Kennebec to cheers from thousands in ATH Me. Backers from Philadelphia New York and Boston support the yacht as George M. Pynchon presides. The vessel features mahogany topsides, fuller bilges and a pronounced bow, with the launch held openly before a large crowd and media.
Nashville defeated Montgomery 8 to 1 in the third game of the series. More pitched four hits allowed, with strong defense from Williams and Lindsay for Nashville and Daly for Montgomery. Scorers list Nashville 001 130 102 and Montgomery 000 000 100. More and Gibson, Buscher, Nelson and Donahue credited.
Six colleges have entered crews for the American regatta to be rowed next Saturday on the Schuylkill river over the Henley distance. The United States Naval Academy and the University of Pennsylvania each have three entries. Harvard and Yale are in the junior collegiate and first eight-oared shells. Syracuse will row in the first eights and Princeton in the junior collegiate eights. The entries total 41, announced by Russell H. Johnson Jr.
Atlanta defeated Birmingham 13 to 4 as the Crackers piled up sixteen hits. Stewart homered for Birmingham, scoring Marcan ahead of him in the fifth. Trogressor was spiked and left the game in the third while attempting to tag Long at home.
Chattanooga easily defeated New Orleans 5 to 1 in the third game of the series. McCormick homered in the fifth. New Orleans was shut out until the ninth inning, when a single and two errors produced a run. Fox excelled in the fourth. Fox and Graham joined by Weaver and Higgins.
Southern League games include Memphis at Mobile, Chattanooga at New Orleans, Nashville at Montgomery, Birmingham at Atlanta. National League matchups feature Boston at Pittsburg and Chicago at St Louis. American League games list Chicago at Washington, Cleveland at Philadelphia, Detroit at New York, and St Louis at Boston. The note ends with an odd private remark about salary.
The Detroit American League club beat Syracuse by 4 to 2 in an exhibition played here yesterday. Detroit improved to a win over the New York State League club in the May 12 contest in Syracuse, New York.
Metropolitan papers carry the sense that a majority of readers reside in urban centers. Analysts note city dwellers flood newsstands and dominate reporting angles, shaping coverage toward dense populations and rapid change.
New York May 12 The Federal League opened in Brooklyn with the first local season game between Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at the Washington Park stadium. The venue, though unfinished, hosted 20 000 spectators as its stands and field neared completion.
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