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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1915

Page

9

Gulls Fall to Travelers in Southern League Clash

Mobile drops 5 to 2 at home as Mo Moran struggles, Pat Merritt limits damage. Three regulars out, Starr shines for Travelers with two hits and a run. Gibson belts a triple and a single for Little Rock, while McGill and Flick supply two doubles for Mobile.

Moran George Merritt Little Rock Tailender Schmidt Hogg Cunningham Gulls Starr Travelers Gibson the Rocks McGill Flick R. H. PO Dobard Baumgardner Harkins AB. R. H. PO Pdourigs Ceeetcoveestee OS Mobile Miller Cobard Baker Shaw Downey Elwert Covington Merritt Olsen Breitenstein and Stradford

Gulls Seek Split in Double Header with Lookouts

The Gulf City Gulls face a double seven inning set with the Little Rock Lookouts, hoping to end a hitting slump that has crippled the lineup. Key players Moran Covington Flick Merritt and Elwert spark the offense, while Townsend and Hogg may carry pitching duties as the club aims to avoid a humiliating sweep.

Gulls Little Rock Gulf City George Merritt Northen Perry Dobard Schmidt Townsend Hogg Lookouts Olson Moran Miller Baker Tex” Covington Carl Flick Mobile Bill Elwert Travelers Bill Oy Covington Eps Town_Hogg Cincinnati

Marion Institute and Birmingham College Split Doubleheader

In Marion Alabama on May 15 Marion Institute and Birmingham College split a Friday doubleheader 6 to 2 and 6 to 0. Marion's two squeeze plays and Hicks strong finish highlighted the second game while Birmingham flashed solid defense in the opener.

Marion Ala Marion Institute Birmingham College Brillant Hicks Nation Nation and Ware Hicks — and Charles Bimingham College Scott Hickson Quarles

Jenkins Leads Southern In Batting Race

Jenkins of Atlanta tops the Southern Association with a .419 average. Gribbens of Little Rock, Paulette of Nashville, and Sylvester of New Orleans follow with strong marks, while Lord of Memphis leads team hitting. Hemingway and Sloan of Birmingham share 11 stolen bases.

Jenkins Atlanta Gribbens Little Rock Paulette Nashville Sylvester New Orleans Lord Memphis Harris Chattanooga Allison Cruthers Hemingway Birmingham Stark Sloan

VESSELS IN PORT IN SHIP LISTING

A crowded port listing multiple vessels with origins and destinations. Ships include Ardanmhor Kennebec Northwestern Karen Maria Hildegard Ethel Clarke and others at Pier 3 6 8 and various docks. Destinations span Manchester England New York Havana Pensacola and the River Plate with vessels under various owners and repairs underway.

Umpire Mullaney Bigger Than Boxing Hopes

Dominick J. Mullaney, an American League umpire, is described as large and strong enough to be a boxing hopeful. He stands six foot three and weighs about 225 pounds, yet moves swiftly on the diamond and stands firm on decisions, ready to back them with force if needed.

Jess Willards Jim Coffeys Dominick J. Mullaney Mullaney

Games Today Southern Association Schedule Summary

Chattanooga faces Birmingham at 3 30 Nashville plays New Orleans at 3 30 Memphis visits Atlanta at 3 Little Rock meets Mobile in a doubleheader first game 2 15 p m All times listed as local.

Chattanooga Birmingham Nashville New Orleans Memphis Atlanta Little Rock Mobile

Baseball weather and schedule notes for five matchups

National League games listed with times and conditions include St. Louis at Philadelphia Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Broentyes and Pittsburgh at Boston all clear. American League games show Washington at Chicago New York at Cleveland Boston at Detroit Philadelphia at St. Louis with times and weather noted as clear or cloudy.

New Orleans Birmingham Nashville Chattanooga Memphis Bee Aweas Atlanta Little Rock Chicago Eenee Pittsburgh Ee Ewe Cincinnati St. Louis Brooklyn Eee New York Philadelphia Chicago Broentyes Pittsburgh Boston Washington Cleveland Detroit Brooklyn Har- Standridge Bresnahan Grove Aitchison Cadore Appleton McCarty M. Wheat Mamaux Adams Schang Chalmers Rixey, Mayer Kitlifer Brown Lear Clark Tesreau Soon Sallee, Robinson

Weather Card Scores and Matchups by Time

Brooklyn at Baltimore clear 3 30 Chicago at Pittsburgh cloudy 3 30 Kansas City at St Louis clear 3 30 Newark at Buffalo clear 8

Brooklyn Baltimore Chicago Pittsburgh Kansas City St. Louis Newark Buffalo

Amateurs Face Bouts at Dixie Park and Kling's Diamond

The Auditor's Office and Freight Claim Department meet at 3:30 pm at Dixie Park while the Comptroller's Office and the Operating Department clash at Kling's Diamond the same hour. Grove Hill beat Thomasville 11 to 6 in a fifth straight win with heavy hitting led by Loeb Duan Gufford and S. Cleveland. Leakesville and Lucedale play next in Mississippi.

Dixie Park Comptroller Kling’s

Leading American League batters and pitchers in updated averages

Chicago reports top AL batters led by Jacques Fournier at .433 with Cobb .400 and Crawford .380. Undefeated pitchers include Davis six wins, Fisher five, Benz three, and Shaw two. Luderus leads NL at .396, Connolly .386, Good .356. Magee leads Federal League with .412, Westersill .407.

Chicago Jacques Fournier Cobb Detroit Lapp Philadelphia Crawford Jackson Cleveland Davis Fisher New York Benz Shaw Washington Fred Luderus Groh Cincinnati Connolly Boston Clarke Good Pierce Ragan Schneider Meadows St. Louis James Boston Coombs Brooklyn Lee Magee Westersill

Baseball and basketball scores scattered in city ledger

Partial box scores show teams Brooklyn Chicago Buffalo and Newark with varied inning and period totals. Names Moseley Rariden Schulz Anderson Allen and others appear in mixed baseball and basketball at multiple venues including Newark and Pittsburgh with low scoring totals.

Brooklyn Baltimore Marion Upham Simon Quinn Bailey Owens Russell Newark Buffalo Moseley and Rariden Schulz Anderson and Allen Chicago Pittsburgh McConnell Wilson Allen and Berry

South Atlantic League Scores Report

Columbia beat Macon 6 to 4 while Albany defeated Savannah 4 to 3. Augusta topped Columbus 4 to 3 and Charleston routed Jacksonville 7 to 0.

Columbia Macon Albany Savannah Augusta Columbus Charleston Jacksonville

International League Scores Reported

Richmond defeats Rochester 7 to 6 while Buffalo wins 2 to 0 over Jersey City. Toronto edges Newark 2 to 1 in 10 innings. Montreal beats Providence 3 to 1.

Richmond Rochester Buffalo Jersey City Toronto Newark Montreal Providence

Scores and Schedule From American Association Games

Kansas City defeated Louisville 8 to 2 and Indianapolis beat Milwaukee 5 to 3. St Paul tied Cleveland on wet grounds. No other games scheduled.

Kansas City Louisville Indianapolis Milwaukee St. Paul-Cleveland

Maritime Movements and Dredge Repairs Near Mobile Harbor

The dredge Atlantistef of Atlantic and Gulf Dredging Co. arrived near Mobile after tow from Tampa and will be hoisted for repairs at Gulf Dry Docks. Nearby vessels include the banana laden Viator from Puerto Cortez and the lumber bound Lucinda Sutton. Various ships depart or arrive around Mobile, Key West, Tampa, New Orleans, and Jacksonville with cargoes of coal, bananas, lumber, molasses, and general merchandise.

Atlantic and Gulf Dredging Company Edgar F. Coney Tampa Fla Gulf Dry Docks Mobile and Qohto-Southern Pratt Consolidated Coal Company Viator Chamelecon Steamship Company Puerto Cortez Hans Lucinda Sutton Boston Oscar G Smith Mobile Peerless Montgomery Selma Municipal Docks Northwestern Cuban Molasses Company Custom House Tampico Mexico Naples Italy Sun Cuba San Juan Porto Rican Steamship Company Mallory Line Pratt Coresoaere Coal Company J. W. Moore Myrtle Warrior Sheen Gulf Dry American Lord Ormonde Br. S. S Girvan Alabama Jensen lLat Herman Frasch Bicknell Bordeaux Rousselot el Valle Howthead Ulysses J. M. Guffey Strs City of Philadelphia Key West Fort Meyers Orubian Liverpool Savannah Port Tampa Ruth Jacksonville Apache New York Onondaga Arapahoe San Marcos Port Arthur Tex Gulf Coast Camden Bullmouth London Trinculo New Orleans British Monarch Newport News Ceiba Charlois Amsterdam Norfolk Corinto Nor Port Barrios Imperator Bluefields Port Eads Chalmette Havana Fijell Frontiera Gansfjord Porto Cortez Rathlinhead Idiff Cuban Kelvinia Manchester Avonmouth Panuco Preston Galveston

Vessels Mobile Bound Steamships Reported

Vessels bound for Mobile listed include Wabian of Britain at 4.067 tons, with Laurenson of Liverpool England sailing for Mobile Liners Inc. Polstad from America and Androsson from Scotland also noted among routes and owners.

Steamshins Wabian Laurenson Liverpool England Mobile Liners, Inc Polstad Androsson Scot

Record 220 Yard Dash Mark Set at Southern Meet

Charles R. Noble of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College set a new 220 yard dash record in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association meet in New Orleans. He clocked 22 seconds, shaving 0.2 off the 1908 mark by Richard K. Mason of Vanderbilt. Preliminaries in the 100 and 200 yard dashes and hurdles were run, with finals and other events to follow today.

New Orleans Charles R. Noble Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Noble Richard K. Mason Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Louisiana State Tulane Los Angeles Cal James J. Jeffries Forest Hills N. Y Molla Bjursted

Shorthand and Typewriting School and Local Businesses

Shorthand and typing classes offered by Prof J Munro at 54 N Royal St. Listings include printers and book binders Prin Comm Co at 57 St Mi 391, Wood Co at 79 St Michael St, Bell 7517, home and office lines, realty and insurance Realty Co Inc at 53, hatters Jangan Hat Co at 110 Deuphin St, dry cleaners Gelf City Dye Works at S Conception St, Bell 1143 and home 135 N Solitaie a Wasen Wacke at 13 ack Wagon.

Prin Comm. Company St Mi Wood . Co St. Michael St Bell Home Commerce Gelf City_Dye Works S. Conception Street

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