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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
8
In a local matchup, boys compete for a position in the lineup. A humorous note mentions a butcher shop and a lingering joke about a left leg.
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Nashville pitcher Marshall struggled but the Vols defeated Mobile 7 to 4 after late rallies. Kirby Sloan Cobard and Hemmingway led Nashville with multiple hits as Fritz, Gudger, and Boland pitched for Mobile and Nashville respectively. A funeral delayed start, but Nashville pulled ahead with four first inning runs and held off Mobile's threats.
Jerome D. Travers posted 77 in the St Georges Cup first round at Sandwich England, tying for eighth with two others. D. Ransom led with 72, Ouimet scored 80, Hilton 96, Gillies 77 ½, leaving Travers as the top American hopeful for the title.
Hurlingham Club endorsed the plan to delay international polo matches by two weeks via a cablegram to the American Polo Association. It stated appreciation for the proposal but reserved the right to keep the original fixture if unforeseen difficulties arise.
A man presents himself as a church pillar and moral exemplar while seeking public office, drawing scrutiny over his dual role as religious figure and political candidate.
The Mobile team suffered from weak support at the start and fan heat in the stands surged toward Clark. Lord may move to center field as Nashville and Mobile traded blows with Marshall on the mound and Dobard and Kirby contributing hits. Umpire Chesnutt and Demaree’s triumphs were noted as other leagues played on.
Southern League matchups include Nashville at Mobile Montgomery at Atlanta Memphis at New Orleans Chattanooga at Birmingham New York at Pittsburg Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis Chicago at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia Detroit at New York St. Louis at Boston Federal League games feature St. Louis at Brooklyn Kansas City at Pittsburg Indianapolis at Baltimore Chicago at Buffalo.
In Chicago on May 15 lawyers seeking dissolution of the injunction against Pitcher Johnson from playing for the Kansas City Federals did not mention the reserve rule. Old leagues view this as admitting equity in the reserve rule as defined by new contracts. Only President Herrmann testified. affidavits from Presidents Johnson and Comiskey were read.
Wallace Johnson of Philadelphia won three straight sets against C. M. Bull Jr. of New York in the championship match of the Open Chevy Chase tournament.
Ty Cobb spoke at the American Book Sellers Association dinner in New York on May 15. He joked that book selling should not be as strenuous as baseball and praised the profession.
The Georgia Alabama baseball league directors met in Montgomery to adopt a revised schedule effective Monday. The changes reduce league mileage, shorten the season by about a week, and reassign Fourth of July games to different cities. President Boykin says prospects are brighter and finances exceed expectations.
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