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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1914
Page
5
Fragmentary text mentions names Blanche Coyne P Pancusin and scholks with scattered phrases. No cohesive event or clear entities to summarize into a news item.
Mobile defeats Nashville 4 to 3 as Mobile pitcher Robertson allows a few hits while Mobile capitalizes on timely hits by Kirby and Odell. Williams and Schwartz each collect three hits for Nashville but fail to drive in the tying run in the ninth.
A New Dover Ohio resident Jennie Fleming praises Dr King's New Discovery for curing a three year cough. The ad offers 50 cent bottles with relief guaranteed or money back and promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for pimples.
Southern League games feature Nashville at Atlanta Montgomery at Atlanta Chattanooga at Birmingham. National League actions include New York at Pittsburg Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis. American League fixtures send Cleveland to Washington Chicago at Philadelphia St. Louis at New York Detroit at Boston.
Hamilton College pitcher Royce struck out 21 Rochester University batters as the team won 7 to 0 in Clinton New York on May 16. This marks the first time since 1911 a college game featured 21 strikeouts in a single outing, following a 20 strikeout game two weeks earlier at Rochester.
By Associated Press Yale opens as clear favorite in the 23rd annual track meet at Cambridge on May 16 Harvard has previous wins 12 to Yale’s 10 in past encounters.
May 16 report that French aviator Marius Terice flew a 23 mile breeze over Colon. He was not permitted to fly over the canal zone.
Club breakfast served 6 30 to 10 00 a m and combination supper 5 30 to 8 00 p m with carte meals available all day at reasonable prices at the Windsor Hotel and Café Royal and Centi Sis.
Articles of alliance between the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States and Canada were adopted. They agree to honor foreign amateur status, apply local rules, and enforce suspensions. The pact can be ended by either side on thirty days notice.
The Amateur Athletic Union board of governors approved via mail vote a wrestling tournament grant for the Southern Association of amateurs. The action was announced from New York on May 16.
The A. A. U grants a special privilege to conduct outside championship events. Matches use best two of three falls with fifteen minute limits. If no fall, the aggressor wins. if no decision, referees direct continuous wrestling in five minute periods until a fall or decision occurs.
The game features Hudnall and Lord returning to action for the Volunteers as Cobard and Odell deliver key plays. Kirby, Robertson and Hem show strong hitting while a late double play by Dobard and Hudnall helps the Mobile infield preserve a win despite sixteen hits by the Vols. Williams may join the Pelicans after a possible tryout. Covaleskie stays regular with Detroit.
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