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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1913
Page
7
British aviator Colyns Pizey and passenger H Fellows bailed from a burning bi-plane at 1,200 feet near Salisbury England. The carburetor ignited the plane but Pizey kept control, landed safely, and both men escaped as the gas tank exploded beneath them.
Gabriel Drieux of Smith Louisiana recounted a strange friendship with a tame young rat snake named Wesley. While hunting along Lost Bayou the snake appeared and, instead of attacking, signaled as Wesley in Morse code to avoid being shot. The two old friends reunited and the snake vanished into the swamp.
An advertisement for Texas Wonder promotes a kidney and bladder remedy claiming to cure numerous ailments in men women and children. It offers mail order for 1 dollar with a two month supply per bottle and asserts frequent cures and Alabama testimonials. Dr. Fr W Hall of St Louis is named as promoter and druggists carry the product.
The Mobile Transfer Company inspects your baggage at your residence and delivers it to the station by auto truck. The service operates from 57 North Royal Street, coordinating pickup and transport to the railway depot.
The Three Martins beat the Cooks Sunday morning by 8 to 7. Key players include pitcher W Feaney and catcher L Glover, with strong batting and base running by W Wrages. D McNamara pitched well until the seventh as Martins surged to the win.
The Little Potatoes defeated the Big Onions Sunday evening behind strong pitching by J. Donoghue and key hits from P. Donoghue. Final score shows Little Potatoes 7 and Big Onions 8 with 15 hits and 6 errors.
The Crown theatre team faced the Hill Billies in a high tension game. Key players include McBride Johnson Williams Blow and Smallwood contributing across the matchup. The final tally and standout moments reflect a hard fought contest.
In Summerdale Alabama on May 27 the Summerdale team beat the Belforest Warriors 7 to 6 in a loosely played game. Schmidt pitched well for Summerdale and errors caused most runs for both sides. Batteries Schmidt and Merritt for Summerdale A Trione and Manel for Belforest.
Patsy Brannigan of Pittsburg defeated Matty McCue in a fast ten round lightweight bout in Milwaukee yesterday. Brannigan won on points after ten fast rounds.
The officers and members are requested to attend the regular monthly meeting on Wednesday May 28 at 7 30 p.m. at the Y M C A hall southeast corner Dauphin and Jackson streets. By order of A J Letbert President.
The Southern championship opens June 23 at the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club with men’s singles doubles ladies’ singles and mixed doubles. Notable entrants include C Y Smith N Thornton and Maurice E McLoughlin with plans for Texas and Memphis competitors and strong local club participation.
Indianapolis May 27 Joe Dawson last year’s 600 mile sweepstakes winner will likely drive in the third annual automobile race on Memorial Day. The Automobile Association contest board refused to license the car inventor to drive due to inexperience. Elimination trials begin this morning and run to Thursday night with cars must reaching 76 mph and meeting technical specs. Referee A R Padrington of New York arrives to direct preliminaries and drivers receive rule instruction tonight.
By Associated Press Miller Huggins manager and second baseman of the St Louis Cardinals and Eddie Collins keystone guardian of the Philadelphia Athletics are the top run-getters in the majors through Wednesday May 21. The ten leading run-getters are listed.
The piece previews Tuesday games with Covalesk against Mobile and Billy Campbell in the Gulls box, citing strong Lookouts attendance and a fat exchequer as fans flock. It notes Berger’s absence, calls for improvement, and mentions Johnson winning a Senators game while other city teams suffer misplays and rain delays. It covers Jemison on Mobile, Finn’s Gulls balance, Baskette’s 1000 hitting, and Sheckard’s odd four at bats with no swings.
Walter Johnson shows a strong mound display with three hits, one a home run, while two singles off him in seven innings. Brooklyn's Wheat Daubert and Stengel combine for six of eleven hits in the eleven inning win over Philadelphia, Stengel with three and Wheat two including a homer.
Melford Pratt, star Alabama pitcher, bid farewell to his amateur career Monday night as he headed to join Joe Tinker's Reds in Cincinnati. He beat Vanderbilt 4 to 0 in Tuscaloosa, with McDowell hitting a towering home run. Montgomery's eight hits against Prough produced no runs, and every Alabama player but pitcher C Brown had a hit. Games in Chattanooga will start at 2 15 Tuesday and Wednesday.
Charley Frank's tail-enders report a bad ankle injury to Third Baseman Manush suffered in Saturday's Chattanooga game. He may miss a week or ten days, with Earl Williams moved to third and Clancy at short. Breen, the new outfielder from Montgomery, is with the Pelicans.
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