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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
8
In a Birmingham Ledger summary, Mobile topples Birmingham 4 1 as Bill Elwert and Bagby star for Montgomery while Callahan shines with a center field throw. Dygert debuts with a loss for Montgomery, and Frank Chance’s Yankees receive a warm reception in Chicago.
Milto n Stock made eleven flawless chances at short for the Gulls while Starr had six error free chances. Nashville outfielders Young and Daley each had four putouts. Larry Brown returned but allowed three stolen bases. Wheat Daubert and others homered or doubled in Brooklyn game. Demaree Wiltse Pirates report. Marsans fainted but returned to play. Yantz broke his left leg sliding to second and will be out.
The Pensacola and New Orleans navy yards will not be reopened after Secretary Daniels visit. He plans to maintain the policy of withholding work from these yards and will likely seek sale to a private shipbuilding firm. The Pensacola yard, with its many buildings, is valued at about one million dollars.
In Memphis EE Aumata Vangnanceus led 6 15 2 for EE Memphis while Musser Graham and Dunn Kroh Seabough contributed. In New Orleans Chattanooga failed to score as Dygert Hannah Brenton Yantz and Angermier held them to zero. In Montgomery Birmingham won 14 to 4 behind Sloan Foxen Clifton Bagby and Gribbens while Montgomery posted 4 runs on 10 hits.
Pittsburgh pitcher Demaree lasted two innings as Wagner starred with two singles and a home run in five at bats helping Pittsburgh defeat New York 7 to 2. Robinson pitched well for Pittsburgh and Wiltse struggled. The box score notes Wagner's defensive leadership and a sequence of hits across innings.
The London Trades Council representing 50 000 unionists passed a resolution denouncing Walter H Page as an anti labor appointee to be American ambassador to Great Britain. It urged Sir Edward Grey to protest and sent copies to President Wilson and Grey, inviting all UK trades councils to follow suit.
Allied Printing Trades Council officials say Walter H. Page is antagonistic to union labor. Secretary Thomas Carroll was instructed to draft a protest letter to London detailing Page’s supposed anti labor stance and past controversies with the publishing company.
In a voluntary bankruptcy petition filed in Montgomery, S. H. Burns lists himself and his wife among his assets. Total assets amount to 2100, with liabilities of 1993.42.
At Milwaukee the first game ended Milwaukee 2 Louisville 10 and Milwaukee 3 Louisville 2. In the second game Kansas City defeated Toledo 4 to 3. Other games were postponed due to wet grounds.
Appalachian League win sees Bristol defeat Middlesboro 3 to 2 in ten innings. Johnson City then over Cleveland 4 to 2 to conclude the slate.
In Tutwiler Mississippi on Wednesday night marshal Hugh L. Linam was shot while trying to arrest an escaped convict from Parchman State Prison. Deputy Sheriff Cagle of Coahoma County then shot and killed the suspect after he refused to surrender. Linam was taken to Memphis for surgical treatment.
Representative Smith of New York introduced a resolution to require standing committees to keep an accurate record of all proceedings for publication in the Congressional Record. The measure, aimed at ending secret committee sessions and pigeon-holing meritorious bills, was referred to the rules committee.
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