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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1914
Page
8
New item list includes a loaf corn meal and various tales. Illustrations by 22 Se Fy Answen to Yeaterdaye mention why a baker works at night and how animals might come from the clouds in a playful girls section.
Mobile jumped to a quick lead in the first inning and held on as Lord hit a third inning homer for the locals and Eibel and Kirby delivered key hits for Mobile. Kircher starred with three hits for Atlanta, while Townsend and Doescher kept the game tight, with Townsends pitching yielding the win despite late rallies.
Billy Smith changed the lineup on Tuesday to win from the Gulls. Perry man or Browning will pitch for the Crackers, with Dunn or Munch catching. The third game lineup lists McConnell second base Kircher third base Wellhence center Long left Flannagan left ngs short Eibel infield.
May 19 Montgomery crowd boosts attendance for the third game of the series with Chattanooga as the locals, facing two straight defeats, push to win. Black Donahue is listed in the Montgomery battery for the contest.
In Birmingham Alabama the Birmingham team hosts Memphis for the second game of the series at Rickwood Park at 3 30 this afternoon. Johnson and Dilger form the Birmingham battery while manager Finn may start H Merritt or Steele with Schlei catching. It is Ladies Day and a large crowd is expected.
Forest More was expected to be sent to the mound for the visitors in the third game of the Nashville New Orleans series this afternoon. Gideon will catch. Bagby and Higgins were announced as the New Orleans battery. Weather threatening, play 3 30.
Hearings opened in Jackson on an anti trust case against nearly every cotton oil mill. The state seeks penalties totaling about 60 million dollars for alleged price fixing of cotton seed. Western Union and Postal Telegraph resist subpoenas asking for coded messages tied to seed prices.
An old advertisement touts Stastoluss tonic by Ken Toni OVE as a malaria remedy and appetite stimulant for adults and children, promising chill relief and vitality. The text mirrors early patent medicine style with bold claims and cursory ingredient notes.
Four Americans, Ouimet of Woodland Golf Club Massachusetts open US champion, Herreshoff of New York Evans Jr of Chicago, and Hale of Chicago, defeated their opponents to reach the British amateur championship second stage. Travers, US amateur champion, was upset by a bold foe amid fast greens and variable wind, blaming poor greens for his defeat. Ouimet led McGregor by four at the turn and finished seven up with six to play, showing form praised by British observers.
New Haven May 19 Yale defeated the University of Michigan yesterday in temmiig five matches to one in a tennis event.
Local boy Lefty Townsend shines for Mobile as he allows only one bad inning while the Gulls back him with steady defense. Atlanta club notes praise Jacobson’s changed hitting style for Lookouts and two dazzling catches against the Crackers.
American League results from Boston to Pittsburgh list multiple games with scores and key pitchers. Notable lines include Boston vs Detroit and Washington vs Cleveland, plus St Louis, Chicago, Baltimore, and Brooklyn show varied scores. Minor leagues and other associations also log wins and losses.
H J Peek manager of the Atlanta Giants asks The Item for the best Negro baseball club in the region to arrange a series of games. He invites replies to Atlanta or to The Item office sporting editor.
In New Orleans a dispute erupts as Dobbs of the Pelicans seeks a $1,000 claim on Kissinger from Billy Smith of the Atlanta Crackers. Smith denounces the bid and insists Kissinger will not report, while Dobbs hints at a $600 side deal if waived.
Southern League games feature Atlanta at Mobile Chattanooga at Montgomery Nashville at New Orleans Memphis at Birmingham. National League games include Boston at Pittsburg New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Brooklyn at St. Louis Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at New York Detroit at Boston.
Willie Ritchie and Freddie Welsh reached terms for a twenty round championship bout to be held in London likely on June 30. Ritchie will receive a $15,000 guarantee, with the agreement to be signed soon.
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