This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1915
Page
12
The M C A announces its inaugural Alabama pool swimming meet to be held at the Alabama facility. The 8 15 p m start time is listed with 300 seats and water guards ready. Events include senior men 25 and 100 yard swims, dives and distance plunge, intermediate back and candle races, and junior sprints and medley.
Eddie Carter of Brooklyn survives an early beating by Joe Choyinski as the crowd roars. Carter traps a rope assist and lands a decisive right to KO Choyinski in a dramatic first round comeback at the American Athletic Club.
In Mobile the Mobile Home Garden Association hosted a Saturday session in the municipal building. Mrs. Jessica McGuire led demonstrations on canning peas beans and tomatoes. She explained preparation cooking and canning for storage or market while gardeners and families asked questions to maximize their benefit.
Mobile again falls short as poor infield play spoils a win while veteran Willie Robertson falters in a key chance. Harkins and Miller distinguish with pitching and fielding, as New Orleans leads the circuit with lively play and Bris Lord notes Boston eyeing Miller for a majors move. Pittsburgh moves to third as trades and pickup rumors swirl across the league.
The week records multiple property transfers in Mobile area deeds filed by the probate clerk ending May 22. Notable entries include Blocker Thornton lot sales on Government street to Etta Gowin Tonsmeire, and numerous parcels in Grand Bay Delacroix, South Orchards, Fisher tract, and Glendale Park.
The Glendales defeated St Johns Wednesday afternoon in a slow game. Bonner and Watson starred for Glendales while O Robertson stood out for St Johns. Scoring details were uneven as early errors and hits influenced the final tally.
Manager William Leonard of the Mobile Amateur Athletic Union announces a four bout program for next Thursday night at Temperance Hall. The card features two six round bouts with Fred Lee and Cal Day and two four round bouts including Doyle versus Anderson. A double header between New York Shoe Shop and Alabama Corn Mills is also noted for Sunday afternoon with Bassenger, Streb, Shawkey, and Dodd as likely pitchers.
Graham Rush and Barney-Cavanagh meet in a 2 PM City League game on Kling's diamond. Pitching plans include Poe man or Morrison for the Grahams and Blow for the Barneys, with Cleveland and Edwards in reserve as needed.
Southern Association features Memphis at Mobile and Chattanooga at New Orleans. National League has no games scheduled. American League games include Boston at Chicago New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at Cleveland. Federal League matchups: Baltimore at Chicago Newark at St Louis and Buffalo at Kansas City.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.