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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1913
Page
3
Three Giants stars Rube Marquard Harry McCormick and Arthur Shafer anchor New Yorks resurgence as they drive a string of victories across the league. McCormicks clutch hitting and Marquard s return to 1912 form fuel McGraws champions toward the pennant with Shafer providing speed and infield defense.
Columbus defeated Charleston 5 to 4 with Baker and Thompson driving in runs for Columbus. Eldridge and Foxen pitched for the winners while Grover and Smith led Savannah in a brakeman? game. Jacksonville beat Savannah with Grover and Smith contributing. Albany Macon game postponed due to rain.
Dallas defeated San Antonio 7 to 4 while Fort Worth fell to Beaumont 9 to 1. Austin blanked Houston 9 to 0 by forfeit in the eighth inning. Waco beat Galveston 4 to 0 as the schedule produced mixed results across the league.
St. Paul 7 Toledo 8 Milwaukee 8 Columbus 5 Minneapolis 9 Indianapolis 2 Kansas City 6 Louisville 9.
In Toronto Providence and Lafitte Wheatley Kocher Fearn Goulait and Graham appear in a listed lineup with scores cited. At Montreal Baltimore is noted with a separate listing and figures end with a 0005 marker.
Danforth and Egan paired with Mattern and Burns as other clubs remain unscheduled. The brief notes the absence of further fixtures beyond these two matchups.
In the Federal League Indianapolis defeated Covington 8 to 4 while St Louis fell to Cleveland 0 to 1 Chicago beat Pittsburg 7 to 1.
In the Appalachian League schedule no games were played due to rain. Other games saw Buffalo International edge Boston Americans 5 to 4 in 12 innings, while Vanderbilt and Sewanee battled to a 7 to 7 tie in 12 innings halted by darkness.
Weak and nervous people are urged to try Electric Bitters as a health tonic. The ad claims improved appetite and energy, praising Mrs. O Rhinevault of Vestal Center New York and listing prices of 50 cents and 1.00. Sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
Mrs. Jerome Harris drowned her four month old son in a cistern at her Toledo home. She saturated the bedding with gasoline, locked doors, and set fire to the house, endangering her and three other children. The Associated Press report notes the tragic episode unfolded yesterday.
Food For Fandom reports Dave Robertson the big right fielder and new catcher to Frank’s squad will star for the Gulls in the final Atlanta series game. Mobile’s Bill Robertson and Pelicans catcher Robertson join three Robertsons expected on Sunday at New Orleans.
K Williams reached base eight times including two doubles and a homer as Tennessee beat Montgomery. Birmingham and Memphis opened with wild pitching in the first game allowing the Barons to force in the winning run. In the second game Kissenger dominated Moley’s crew while the Turtles hit Thompson hard.
Kid Elberfeld’s Lookouts overwhelmed the Pelicans in a lopsided game, taking the lead early and pushing the margin deep by the end. Pelicans struggled to respond as the visitors built a decisive advantage.
In Los Angeles on May 24 a motion for a new trial was filed for Lee Rial, convicted of swindling Illinois farmer G. P. Friesz out of 5000 via a fake horse race. The claim cites juror George H. Peck, a San Pedro realty operator, who allegedly slept and snored thirteen times during the trial despite efforts to stay awake.
The involuntary manslaughter cases stemming from the 1911 Austin Pa dam break, which killed eighty and devastated the 3000 resident village, move for trial on June 2 in Wellsboro Tioga County after a venue change from Potter County. District Attorney Nelson vows no further delays. Endurance is mistaken for hospitality.
A family doctor notes women seek help for kidney and bladder issues and improves with treatment. Foley's Kidney Pills are promoted as the best remedy for backache, fatigue, aching joints, irregular kidney and bladder action, and nervousness. Van Antwerp Drug Corporation endorses the tonic medicine.
The Pacific Press Publishing Association seeks a U S policy pledge to aid its claim against Guatemala over 450 000 school books paid with bonds issued in 1895 The California firm owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church says Guatemala pledged revenues to British creditors and seeks equal treatment from the United States Secretary of State in Washington in a dispute centering on ordinary business rights.
In Birmingham on May 24, police reported numerous arrests of men who attacked non union workers at the Convent of the Perpetual Adoration. Despite about two thousand building trades on strike, only two violence cases were logged, both against black workers. Contractors refuse arbitration and no settlement is near.
The text notes that a duel has the advantage of not lasting very long compared to other forms of quarrel.
In New York on May 24 members of the New York Yacht Club believed that Royal Ulster Yacht Club and New York Yacht Club committees had agreed on a 1914 autumn series for the America's Cup. Yachts would be 76-footers and run under NYYC rules. an official statement was expected within 24 hours.
Miss Lily W Sykes a Birmingham writer and official reporter for the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce will assist Director L C Irvine in promoting the Southern Commercial Congress. She will author a women's page series using syndicate material for multiple papers. The Morgan Memorial will be a key feature. Senator Duncan A Fletcher says Florida legislators pledge cooperation.
In New York on May 24, Jerome D. Travers defends the Metropolitan Golf Championship title against Alfred D. Kammer at Fox Hills Golf Club. Travers, dominant so far, beat Chisolm Beach 7 up with 56 to play and set a new amateur course record of seventy. He then defeated Oswald Kirkby two up with three to play in the semi finals.
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