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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1916

Page

12

Lookouts and Gull s Battle in Southern Association Action

Southern Association batting leaders include E Walker Little Rock .407 Moran Atlanta .400 Coombs Birmingham .380 Ellam Nashville .844 Manning Little Rock .333. Rumler tops homers with three and Waves Little Rock leads steals with 10. 13 .300 hitters in American League. Robertson leads NL batters with .437 and Chase .389. Phillies beat Cardinals 56 4 on Niehoff bases loaded single in tenth.

Southern Association E. Walker Little Rock Moran Atlanta Coombs Birmingham Keres Nashville Ellam Manning Edmondson New Orleans Jacobson Elberfeld Chattanooga Rumler Southern Waves Pitler Brenton Ellis Herbert Black Holmquist Mobile Wilson Gallia Washington Plank St. Louis Dave Robertson Robertson New York Williams Chicago Zimmerman Groh Cincinnati Carey Pittsburgh Brooklyn Hobertson Chase Daubert G. Burns Hinchman Cuhicago Kentchy Boston Mollwitz Wagner Clarke Ramiden Cutshaw Ames Dell Kantellner Pfeffer Niehoff Phillies Cardinals Mayer Rixey Alexander Phils

Chicks Sign Grimes as Promising Infielder Star

Dolly Stark trades yield a new asset in Roy Grimes a strong fielder and hitter from Cleveland semipro origins. Grimes starred in Mobile with two homers and solid defense and added a fresh homer in Atlanta suggesting rapid development and value for the Memphians.

Dolly Stark Empiris Dolly Roy Grimes Chicks Jimes Cleveland Grimes Mobile Atlanta Memphians

Rube Marquard Returns to Form for Dodgers

Rube Marquard rounds into form with the Brooklyn Dodgers prompting expectations of a strong showing in the championship race. After a slower start this year, he found his old style once again in relief duty with Wilbert Robinson guiding the effort and Chief Myers as battery mate, signaling a record season ahead.

Rube Marquard Brooklyn Dodgers Rube Wilbert Robinson Cheney Philadelphia Chief Myers Chicago Saylor Milburn Indianapolis Miss Saylor Mee Ong

Piles Cured at Home by New Absorption Method

Read about a home treatment for piles including bleeding itching and pain. The offer promises immediate relief and cures and asks interested readers to send details and a self addressed envelope for trial materials.

Apeeere Box P Notre Danie

Prichard to Meet Bayou La Batre in Sunday Baseball

Prichard will play Bayou la Batre on Bayou la Batre diamond Sunday. Manager Dixon predicts a win despite a recent beating. Shey wean or Ross will pitch for Prichard. Washington extended its unbeaten streak to three with a 4 1 victory last Friday, while Harper rebounded from an earlier loss to win yesterday.

Prichard Bayou la Batre Dixon Bayou la Ae Boys Shey Wean Ross Prichard Boys

Giants win in ten to take four straight over Pirates

Dave Robertson homered as the Giants beat Pittsburgh 3 2 in ten innings. Mamaux pitched the Pirates full nine. Zimmerman homered twice as the Braves toppled the Cubs 9 4 with Gowdy four hits. Tyler homered once driving in four for Chicago.

Dave Robertson Giants Pittsburgh Matty Mamaux Pirates

Kentucky Derby field named for forty-second running at Churchill Downs

Twelve horses from fifty six nominations prepare for the Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville. The three year olds race a mile and a quarter for about $15 600 with accommodations for 100 000 spectators and a possibly record crowd. Star Hawk and The Cock lead early betting at 2 to 1 with Star Hawk listed as top pick. the race is seen as highly open with eight owners represented and four pairs of two horses each.

Louisville Churchill Downs Parti-Mutuel A. K. Macomber Star Hawk and The George Smith Harry Payne Whitney Huffaker Kinney

Baseball Results Southern Scores From Four Cities

At Mobile Chattanooga won 11 to 5 with Ledbetter and Schmidt driving runs while Covington pitched and Kitchens caught. In New Orleans Nashville lost 4 to 0 as Brenton and Higgins were held by Herbert and Street. Atlanta hosted Memphis with score 8 to 5 as Lafitte and Perkins starred against Kerr and Ruel. Birmingham saw Little Rock win 9 to 7 with Grimes and Houser backed by Hoff, Couchman and Gibson.

Zimmerman Cub Tyler Braves Gowdy Atlanta Memphis Crackers Memphians Grimes Tom Tennant Gull Mobile Chattanooga Covington Ledbetter Schmidt Krapp Kitchens New Orleans Nashville Brenton Higgins Herbert Street Lafitte Perkins Kerr Ruel Birmingham Little Rock Houser Hoff Couchman Gibson

Baseball standings snippets from early season games

At Pittsburgh the 2 6 0 team faced New York 3 7 3 with Mar raux Gibson Mathewson Benton Schauer and Rariden Doom. At St Louis the 4 8 2 side met Philadelphia 5 9 0 with Hall Meadows Snyder Mayer Rixey Alexander and Kilifer. Cincinnati Brooklyn rain delayed.

Lavender Predendergast Pierce Jeher Tyler Gowdy Pittsburgh New York Marraux Gibson Mathewson Benton Schauer Rariden Doom St. Louis Philadelphia Hall Meadows Snyder Mayer Rixey Alexander Kilifer Cincinnati Brooklyn

Baseball Scores From Various Cities Listed

At Washington the line shows 4 6 2 for one team and 1 6 5 for Harper Henry Parks Davenport Severeid Clements. At Boston the score is 1 3 1 against Cleveland 8 5 2 with Pennock Gregg Agnew Coombe O’Neill. At Philadelphia 6 10 2 to Detroit 8 17 2 featuring Crowell Sheehan Schang James Boland Erickson Dubuc Stanage. At New York 2 9 8 to Chicago 0 2 1 with Mogridge Shawkey Wallace Danforth Russell Benz Schalk.

Chicago Smith Speaker Cleveland Felsch Judge Washington Detroit Burns Strunk Philadelphia Milan Nannamaker New York McMullin Henry J. Collins Chi W. Miller St. Louis Heisman Hoblitzer Ion Roth Leonard Boston Coombe Pennock Klepfer Markle Boehling Sheehan C. Williams Harper and Parks Davenport Severeid Clements Gregg Agnew O'Neill Crowell Schang James Boland Erickson Dubuc Stanage Mogridge Shawkey Wallace Danforth Russell Benz Schalk

Unclear Scores From Regional Baseball Contests

Reported scores show Columbia 7 Columbus 0 and Montgomery 2 Charleston 2. Albany 12 Jacksonville 2 and Augusta 6 Macon 5 in 12 innings.

Columbia Columbus Montgomery Charleston Albany Jacksonville Augusta Macon

Scores From North Carolina Matches

In Winston-Salem North Carolina defeated Charlotte 2 1. In Asheville North Carolina beat Greensboro 2 0. In Raleigh North Carolina triumphed over Durham 4 3.

North Carolina Winston-Salem Charlotte Asheville Greensboro Raleigh Druham

American Association Weather Affects Midwest Matchups

Torn schedules show Milwaukee and Toledo games affected by rain with Minneapolis and Kansas City Indianapolis pairings shifting. Unclear date details but multiple venues report rain disruption across the circuit.

American Association The Milwaukee Toledo Minneapolis Kansas City-Indianapolis

International scores report from games across cities

At Richmond Toronto won by six points while Montreal led Providence by ten. In New York Buffalo edged Rochester, and Baltimore defeated Chicago by seven in a series of city matchups.

Scores Report From Texas City Matches

A terse recap lists game results by city: Waco San Antonio 6 to 1, Galveston 6 Dallas 2, Shreveport 3 Beaumont 2, Houston 3 Fort Worth 0. The items show regional scorelines and venues across Texas and nearby cities.

Texas Waco San Antonio Galveston Dallas Shreveport Beaumont Houston Fort Worth

Baseball Weather Short Spread Across Cities

Weather notes for baseball games list clear skies in Memphis at Atlanta Nashville at New Orleans and Little Rock at Birmingham Chattanooga at Mobile while national games in New York Chicago and Philadelphia Detroit Washington show varied conditions with Boston clear, Cleveland cloudy.

Es Ag Boston Philadelphia Detroit Washington Greveland New York

Lookouts Dominate Gulls as Hyatt Leads Offense

The Lookouts crushed Mobile in an 11 to 1 matinee, sparked by Ham Hyatt who slugged a homer and two singles. Gene Krapp worked into the win aided by early run support, while Tex Covington and Ledbetter struggled on the mound for Mobile. Schmidt and Dodge produced Mobile’s two extra-base hits, but the visitors couldn’t save the game.

Texas Covington Ralph Ledbetter Charley Schmidt Gulls Lookouts Ham Hyatt Joe Harris Mobile Tex Covington Tex Ledbetter Schmidt Dodge Gulf Mike Burke Holt McDowell Tommy” Wilcox Pitter

Stretching of Wire At Top of Fence May Save Games

The piece argues Mobile's short right field fence at Mon roe Park in the Southern League gives opponents an edge. It notes visiting hitters routinely homer over the wall while Mobile lacks right field power hitters and suggests raising the fence about ten feet to curb homers.

Monroe Park Gulls Mobile Massey McDowell Schmidt

Schmidt After Lathrop A A League Twirler

The Mobile club aims to bolster its pitching staff by signing right hander Lathrop, formerly with Kansas City Association and at one time with the New York Yankees. Manager Schmidt worked the wires Friday night to land the hurler. Covington struggles with a finger growth affecting his fastball and control. Detroit beat Philadelphia 8 to 6 in ten innings as Detroit pitchers issued fifteen walks.

Mobile Schmidt Lathrop Kansas City Association New York Yankees Mike Massey Gulls Covington Detroit

I Have Ended Corns Forever by Blue Jay Cream

A historic boast claims a chemist developed a wax plaster named Blue Jay that allegedly ends corn pain in 48 hours with one or two applications. The ad asserts 70 million corns eliminated and urges readers to try the method despite questionable details and misspelled terms.

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