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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1915
Page
8
Covington and an early error set Mobile back as Clark of the visitors silences the lineup. Two hits and two errors in the ninth produce Mobile’s only runs. Elberfeld clashes with umpire Williams leading to ejection and a chaotic scene.
Little Rock visits Atlanta at 3 30, Memphis goes to New Orleans at 3 30, Chattanooga plays Mobile at 4 00, ee faces Birmingham at 3 30. All clear.
National League games listed with times across venues. Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn St. Louis at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Boston all at 3:15 to 3:30 except Philadelphia at Chicago 3 p.m. Boston at Cleveland 3:15 New York at Detroit 3:15 Washington at St. Louis 3:30 cloudy listed.
The Chattanooga and Mobile game features strong fielding by Daley and a sensational fourth inning catch by Johnston, with Harris handling a double play unassisted. Wagner starts for Mobile while Townsend or Hogg could pitch for Chattanooga in a 4 o clock call.
Antonio Villa brother of General Francisco Villa died of wounds from a brawl in Chihuahua City. The clash involved Villa's officers and intoxicated soldiers. Several others were killed or wounded in the incident, which reportedly began when Villa tried to quiet the soldiers. The event was said to have no political significance.
Manager Schmidt pushes hard to secure two pitchers as good arms remain scarce and costly. Townsend, a Mobilian, shines as the club’s on mound hope in the final Lookouts game. Baumgardner sold to Augusta. Lord brings his team to Mobile amid uphill fight and Keeley likely to return. Memphis lineup features Allison, McDermott, Stewart, Lord, Schlei, Cruthers, Dunkel, Merritt and more. Various minor league moves and allusions to White Sox and Phillies results illustrate a busy baseball day.
Toronto reports rising anti German sentiment with city council canceling a large beer sign ad bearing German names and orders to dismiss employees of German or Austrian birth. The note cites municipal officials and a Native born Canadian named William Kraussman.
The Mobile Gun Club hosts its weekly shoot Wednesday afternoon at the Carlin avenue traps served by the Government street loop. Many professional marksmen are in town for the hardware dealers convention, promising a large attendance. The first match starts at four o'clock.
In Greensboro Alabama on May 19 Southern University won the second game of the series against Birmingham College 10 to 4. Terry struck out eleven for Southern while Ware homered for Birmingham in a 10 hit day for the visitors.
In Tallahassee on May 18 Vice President Marshall said war would not occur if it depended on his vote and highlighted the new political force of women who are increasingly active. He praised President Wilson's stance in the American note to Germany.
Johnny Griffin of Akron defeated Joe Mandot of New Orleans by decision in an eight round lightweight bout in Memphis. The card also featured Pete Herman beating Al Schubert, a Ritchie Baldwin draw in Boston, and Ritchie Mitchell surprising Ad Wolgast in Milwaukee with a six round stoppage despite a broken left hand.
Memphis edges New Orleans 13 to 4 as Smith Higgins and Higns star for the winners. Little Rock slips past Atlanta 6 to 5 behind Merritt Gibson and Jenkins. Nashville holds Birmingham to 4 to 0, while Pittsburgh tops Boston 3 to 1 with Harmon and Schang delivering. Chicago defeats New York 1 to 0 in a tight pitching duel. St. Louis trips Philadelphia 5 to 2 as Doak Snyder and others shine. Cincinnati blanked Brooklyn 8 to 4 with key hits from Schneider and Brown. Philadelphia tops Chicago 6 to 3 with Bush Schang and McAvoy contributing.
Fragmentary scoreline and names appear: Newark team at 320 000 120 871 and Pittsburgh 000 000 000 064. Listed players Kaitserling Rariden Allen Le clair Knetzer Berry. Unable to determine final outcome or event details from readable OCR snippet.
In Texas League action Galveston beat Shreveport 6 to 3 while San Antonio topped llash 5 to 3 and Waco won 6 to 2 over Beaumont. Houston prevailed 1 to 0 over Fort Worth. American Association results show St Paul 1 Columbus 0 and Milwaukee 5 Louisville 2 with Minneapolis-Cleveland on wet grounds and Kansas City Indianapolis affected by rain. International League games include Richmond 2 Toronto 1 and Jersey City 5 Rochester 3, with Montreal Newark and Buffalo Providence noted as rain and cold respectively.
Charleston defeated Albany by 4 to 3 while Columbus beat Savannah 5 to 0. Jacksonville edged Columbia 5 to 4. Augusta and Macone played 11 innings with a 1 to 1 tie remain.
Springfield Illinois May 19 The state senate yesterday passed a resolution declaring for a larger navy.
Washington, May 18. A unsettled week over the Southeast is forecast by the Weather Bureau bulletin. Middle Atlantic shows showers Wednesday in the south, otherwise fair till Thursday night or Friday, then general showers for two days, ending fair. Temperatures below normal. South Atlantic and East Gulf: fair Wednesday, then showers Thursday and Friday in East Gulf and south Atlantic from Friday to Sunday, then generally fair. Moderate temperatures. West Gulf: showers first half, then fair second half, cooler Thursday, rising temperatures Friday or Saturday. Ohio Valley and Tennessee: showers and cool first half, then fair and warmer second half.
The Cunarder Orduna sailed for Liverpool with 225 booked passengers none American. A few travelers registered from New York and two from Chicago. The ship carried a large cargo of British government supplies and was decorated in honor of President Wilson with the Mayflower anchored in the Hudson.
A heavy snowstorm blanketed Appleton Wisconsin and nearby areas last night. It likely saved part of the crops though the apple crop in Wisconsin may be ruined by the cold.
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