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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
10
Readers see a jumble of letters and questions about pronunciation and spelling. A note mentions Prom Lester Scharfe and a tomorrow matchup between Hinkies and Giants with references to grounds and teams.
Ray Boyd suffered the loss as Mobile defeated Chattanooga 4 to 2 yesterday afternoon. Gulls rallied with seven hits in the second and third, aided by Boyd wildness and a costly double steal attempt at the plate. Lord delivered a three bagger and Schmidt a Texas leaguer for Mobile’s final runs, while Calhoun sparked Chattanooga with a second inning fireworks before Miller, Coyle and Graff contributed in the late frame.
Washington May 22 The National Rifle Association announced Salt Lake City High School won the sixth annual team interscholastic rifle championship with 959 of 1000 points. Fourteen schools competed with Tennessee Military Institute Sweetwater Tennessee finishing ninth with 844 points.
Billy Murray of California defeated Al McCoy of Brooklyn in ten rounds last night in New York, challenging the claimed middleweight championship in a hard fought bout.
The Southern League features Chattanooga at Mobile, Atlanta at New Orleans, Memphis at Montgomery, and Nashville at Birmingham. In the National League, St. Louis visits Boston, Pittsburgh heads to Brooklyn, Cincinnati plays New York, and Chicago travels to Philadelphia. The American League games include St. Louis at Washington, Detroit at Philadelphia, Cleveland at New York, and Chicago at Boston.
New Orleans tops Atlanta 11 to 3 as Price struggles after the second inning. Efird shines in relief with support from Weaver and Hendryx. Two double steals spark the offense while Illness forces changes in Atlanta lineup.
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as keeping the body’s stomach liver and kidneys healthy and flushing poisons. It cites a Chicago resident C. E. Hatfield claiming strong relief after using one box.
Mobile Gulls draw crowds as Baby Doll Jacobson and Moose McCormick spark the attack while Ray Boyd returns to form and Jack Johnson entertains with a monocle incident. Attendance dips loom over the Southern League as talk centers on club strength and pennant odds.
Box scores show Detroit at Philadelphia 6 15 2 to Phillies 4 9 8. Boston 5 9 1 to Chicago 2 9 1. Washington 5 8 2 to St. Louis 4 7 1. Cleveland 2 8 2 to New York 5 8 2. Pitchers listed include Covaleskie Cavet Schang Pennock Shawkey Benz Russell Schalk Johnson Leonard Cady Baumgardner Wellman Agnew Boehling Henry Colmore Mitchell Basler Fisher Gossett.
Baseball results recap across cities including St. Louis Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago Baltimore Buffalo and more. Notable tallies include New York 4 St. Louis 12 with key pitchers Fromme Demaree Wiltse Meyers McLean Sallee Doak and Boston Chicago and Baltimore games ending with close scores and column standings across the American Association and International League.
In the South Atlantic region Charleston leads with a 3 2 win over Albany and Savannah 2 to 2 while Jacksonville 1, Augusta 6, Macon 5, Columbus 3 and Columbia 3 showcase tight results across the circuit.
Chicago club gains ruling from James A Gilmore president of the Federal League over May 14 game with Buffalo club. Manager Joe Tinker had protested an umpire's call prompting a replay. Buffalo originally won 5 to none.
Word reached Lexington yesterday of the death in Russia of Billy Burke a 2 03 1 4 trotting stallion aged five. Bred by J D Grover of Georgetown Ky he was sold to Russian buyers for about 40000 dollars.
Associate Press from Danville Illinois reports Speaker Joseph G Cannon announced his candidacy for Congress in the Nineteenth district yesterday. Progressive leaders plan to ask Theodore Roosevelt to speak in the district opposing Cannon.
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