Gulls Rally To Beat Vols 9-3 In Mobile Baseball
Nashville Titans lose 9 to 3 as Mobile Gulls explode with five runs in the third inning. Homers by Robertson and a late barrage, plus errors and wild pitching, seal the Vols fate. Jacobson and Odell spark Nashville with solid hitting though the defense falters.
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States Rights Are Maintained in South Carolina Liquor Case
The South Carolina supreme court rules that without a specific prohibition a state may not apply the Webb bill to interstate liquor importation. The decision, in Columbia on May 15, blocks enforcement against liquor shipments and grants an injunction against Southern Express Co for refusing to deliver liquor consigned to a South Carolina point.
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Woman Peacemaker Fatally Wounded in Helena
In Helena Arkansas on May 15, housewife Mrs. H. T. Hall intervened as restaurant owner H. T. Hall and deputy constable A. B. Nolan quarreled. Nolan fired, Hall knife, and Mrs. Hall was fatally wounded while trying to calm them. Nolan arrested then bonded for trial Friday.
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Boys Confess Killing Father to Save Family
Otto and Fred Watson, aged nineteen and twenty one, confess to murdering their father William Watson, a ranchman, after claiming years of cruel treatment toward their mother and themselves. They say the father threatened to kill the family on the day of the slaying.
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Ratings of golfers officially announced in Chicago
Ratings of about 950 golfers by the Western Golf Association handi cap committee were released. Charles Evans Jr. of Edgewater GC tops the list at Scratch. Paul Hunter of Midlothian CC and Warren K Wood of Homewood CC tied for one stroke behind. Notables include H Chandler of Oregon and Robert A Gardner of Hinsdale. the list also covers E S Armstrong and Beth from Los Angeles.
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Relay to Chicago Opens International Contests in Grant Park
A marathon relay from Washington to Chicago will start the International athletic contests at Grant Park June 28 to July 6. About 700 schoolboys will carry a message from President Wilson to Mayor Harrison, passing the document via a chain of runners over roughly 800 miles. The race allows at least six minutes per mile, far slower than the existing one mile record. President Wilson will first deliver the message at the White House to a schoolboy runner, who then passes it along toward Chicago.
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Get Rid of Rheumatism with Chamberlain Liniment
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Wednesday's Results in the Southern League Baseball
Results from New Orleans Montgomery Memphis St. Louis Cleveland Detroit Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Boston and Selma games show multiple shutouts, comebacks, and high scoring affairs. Notable margins include Chattanooga losses in New Orleans and Birmingham dropping six to Montgomery.
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Local Baseball Scores From Dallas to Rochester
Reported results show Dallas-Dallas 6, clveston 0. Waco 0, San Antonio 1. Austin 1, Beaumont 3. Fort Worth 3, Houston 0. Rochester players listed include Doescher and Brandon with Crisp and Brant. Toronto entries mention Dope cy and TEMIPORE CAF among others in a garbled recap.
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Jimmy Clark Shines in Left Field for Mobile
Jimmy Clark displays fast fielding in left and sharp stolen-base ability, drawing praise from Mobile fans for his defensive range and aggressive baserunning.
Bristol Falls in Johnson City Showdown
Appalachian League score report shows Johnson City 2 Bristol 1 in Johnson City. Middlesboro vs Knoxville postponed due to rain. Cleveland defeats Rome 4 to 1 in Cleveland.
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Rain Forces Postponements in Midwest Association Games
The American Association schedule shows Kansas City versus Toledo postponed due to rain as other games in the region are delayed.
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Yale Triumphs In Eleven Inning Win Over Dartmouth
Yale edged Dartmouth 5 to 4 in eleven innings to extend its winning streak to fourteen. The decisive run came in the eleventh on a walk a sacrifice and a single. Harvard beat Syracuse 3 0 in Cambridge. Army and Lehigh played to a 6 6 tie at West Point. Cornell defeated Michigan 6 2 at Ann Arbor.
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Montgomery Hopes Debut For Case In Birmingham Series
In Montgomery Alabama on May 15 Case the Nashville new pitcher is slated to debut for the home club in the final game of the Birmingham series. Donahue will catch for Montgomery while Sloan and Clifton form the battery for the visitors. Weather is slightly cloudy and unsettled.
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Memphis Hosts Braves in Close Series Finale at Red Elm Park
Memphis aims for a third straight win over Atlanta at Red Elm Park with Parsons and Sewbough catching and Musser expected to start for the visitors with Dunn behind the plate. warm, threatening weather. Memphis climbs to second in league standings after yesterday’s victory.
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Brenton and Yantz to start for New Orleans in series finale
New Orleans prepares to face Chattanooga in game three with Brenton and Yantz as the battery for the home club. Weather is clear as B Andrews of Chattanooga consults with Manager Elberfeld about drafting two top players, though no definite selections are made.
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Baseball and Football Schedules for Cotton States and National Leagues
Cotton States League games include Selma at Pensacola and Columbus at Meridian with Clarksdale at Jackson and Selma at Pensacola listed. National Leagues show Cincinnati at Boston St Louis at Brooklyn Pittsburg at New York Chicago at Philadelphia and American League matchups New York at Chicago Boston at St Louis Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland.
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American Tennis Team Named for Davis Cup Matches
Maurice K. McLoughlin R. Norris Williams Harold H. Hackett and Raymond D. Little were officially named to the American lawn tennis team for the Davis Cup ties with Australia. The group was announced after a meeting of the American committee and will compete at the West Side Tennis Club on June 6 7 and 9. Players are to begin practice at the club within a week and continue through the June fixtures against S N Doust Horace Rice and A B Jones.
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St Louis Team Breaks Johnsons Great Record
The St Louis baseball team ended pitcher Walter Johnsons scoreless streak with a run in the fourth, bringing his total to 56 1 2 innings and tying Doc White's mark. Washington reports claim White may have set a new record, while Johnson and teammates note Coombs previously held the 53 2/3 innings record.
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Motorcyclist Pitts Killed During Race
Chicago May 15 Leon Pitts of the St Louis motorcycle team died after losing control on a grade and was struck during the opening heat of the season in the American League of Motorcycle Racing Clubs event. Harry Fisher of Chicago rode into Pitts after Pitts won the second heat of the first race.
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Oldest Established and Most Reliable Specialist Ad
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Fultz Protests Player Transfers Across Baseball Fraternity
New York May 15 David L Fultz president of the Baseball Players Fraternity addressed a letter to the nation commission urging abolition of transfers that cut salaries below contracted amounts. He cites numerous transfers where players accept reduced pay after moving to a second club.
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World squad shooting record set in Alabama meet
In Montgomery on May 15 the team of Bills Crosby Gilbert Grae ham and Hier broke the world squad shoot record with 493 of 500. Hier hit 210 consecutive targets while Hier and Warren and Alexander contended in the handicap for top scores. The Southern handicaps proceed with more than one hundred contestants today.
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Two Big Race Meets for Panama Exposition
San Francisco May 15. Two harness racing meetings will be held in connection with the Panama Pacific Exposition in 1916. One meet runs in June and the other in October, with purses totaling 225000. The Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association will oversee the events.
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English polo team arrives in New York for Meadowbrook clash
The English polo team bound to meet American players for the international trophy at Meadowbrook Long Island arrived Tuesday evening on the steamer Oceanic. Capt R C Rotson Leslie St George Cheape A Noel Edwards and Vivian Lockett were met at quarantine by friends.
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