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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
10
Keeley's Weak Pitching Loses Last Game to Atlanta Crackers
Atlanta Crackers defeated Mobile 10 to 2 in a game aided by errors and misplays. McConnell hit a first inning home run for Atlanta as Keeley struggled after relieving Townsend. Odell led Mobile with three hits and both runs, while Miller's second inning error allowed three Mobile runners to score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keeley
Atlanta
Ucanta
Mobile
McConnell
Townsend
Will
Odell
Miller
Dunn
Ss Ag
Ris
Peaoug AB
Cea
Schmidt
Altiouh
AO Lee
Perry
Mianagean
Jennings
Boa
Ei Res
Pepe Corre
Keesey
Mobile Coca
Hudnall
Dent
Long
Anagan
Kircher
Kirby
Miller McConnell
Elbel
O' Toole
Rudderham
New Orleans Sharp in Pitchers' Battle at Chattanooga
New Orleans edged Chattanooga 2 to 1 in a pitchers’ duel as Kissinger debuted for the visitors. Reisig struggled with control in the first inning and gave up a bases on balls and a hit, while Lindsay’s single plated a run and a two-base hit followed. Fluke Chattanooga hits produced one run, but the night belonged to New Orleans pitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
New Orleans
Reisig
Kissinger
Lindsay
Higgins
Retsigl
Reitmeyer
Walker
Starr
Crescent City
Forest More Dominates Montgomery In Nashville Victory
Nashville wins 3 to 1 as Forest More holds Montgomery to three hits. Nashville collects eight hits with six for extra bases including four triples. Daley roams left field with sound catches and Williams commits an error in the ninth inning. Barons fall 8 to 2 in Memphis as Leibhardt struggles and Birmingham's offense builds early lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Forest More
Montgomery
Daley
Williams
R. H. E. Montgomery
Black
Donahue
More
Gibson
Townsend to Pitch Today Against the Vols in Nashville
Mobile and Nashville begin a four game set in Nashville at 4 o clock with Townsend and Schmidt on the mound for the visitors and Berger and Gibson behind the plate for Nashville. Weather is fair and hot with clear skies for the start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
VOLS
Nashville
Tenn
Mobile
Townsend and
Schmidt
Nashville Berger
Gibson
Annual Regatta Opens Season for Southern Yacht Club
New Orleans La May 28 Practically all fastest sailing craft in the Southern Yacht Club fleet have entered for the annual regatta opening the 1914 season on the West End course Saturday afternoon The entry lists close at 5 p m Friday to allow Chairman Rathbone DeBuys and the regatta committee to finish classifications and ratings Open sloop racing will be lighter but feature two returned craft Kathryn I and Benonita under new skippers both highly skilled Massachusetts international champion and Sea makah rivalry add interest as they prepare for the Saturday races
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Southern Yacht Club
West End
Rathbone DeBuys
Kathryn I
Benonita
Massachusetts
Nger
Cicate
Crackers and Braves Open Four Game Series in Birmingham
Birmingham and Atlanta start a four game series in Birmingham at 3 30 this afternoon with Birmingham likely pitching C Brown and catcher Trogresser and Atlanta listing Doescher as pitcher with Tyree catching. Weather is forecast clear and warm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
C. Brown
Trogresser
Doescher
Tyree
Billikens at Chattanooga in afternoon clash
Chattanooga May 28 Manager McCormick says Fox will oppose Montgomery this afternoon. Buscher or Nelson to bat for the visitors. Reitmeyer and Donohue as catchers. Left fielder Johnston remains out and Graham will handle an outfield position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billikens
Chattanooga
McCormick
Fox
Mont-gomery
Buscher
Nelson
Reitmeyer
Donohue
Johnston
Graham
National baseball arbitration decisions issued in Auburn
The National board of baseball arbitration ruled today in Auburn New York with claims allowed for Thompson against Fort Worth and Lieberman against Cordele Georgia. Disallowed claims included Scuyler against Brunswick Georgia. McElveen was awarded service to Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
N. Y
National Board of Baseball Arbitration Today
Thompson
Fort Worth
Lieberman
Cordele
Scuyler
Brunswick
McElveen
Knoxville
U M S Field Day Contests Postponed
Weather delays at U M S field day causes postponement of all field day athletic events slated this week. Officials plan to hold events Saturday or Thursday at 5 pm with Monroe Park hosting drill contests and exhibition battalion drill. Diplomas will be awarded by Judge Herbert U F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Military School
Monroe Park
Herbert U
Baseball Schedule Across Leagues Today
Southern League games include Mobile at Nashville Atlanta at Birmingham Montgomery at Chattanooga New Orleans at Memphis. National League matchups Pittsburg at Cincinnati Chicago at St. Louis. American League features Detroit at Washington St. Louis at Philadelphia Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston.
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Pet
New Orleans
Chattanooga Pe
Mobile Ee Ee Ae Ee
Birmingham Peer Te Ew
Pittsburg
New York
Cincinnati
Conesre
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Obs Ega
Brooklyn St. Louis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Southern League
Mobile
Nashville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Montgomery
Chattanooga
Memphis
National League
American League
Gulls visit Atlanta bring injuries and shifts in lineup
The Atlanta Crackers struggle as Clayton Perry injures an ankle and Abe Hudnall sashays into second while Dobard moves to short. Odell powers the bat with three hits, Dobard adds two, and Bold call for Perry’s return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulls
Atlanta
Clayton Perry
Abe Hudnall
Dobard
Hudnall
Keeey
Miller
al Odell
Tennessee
Board invites bids for three schools and Barton Academy repairs
The board of school commissioners will receive bids for three new school buildings and remodeling Barton Academy, with bids due by June 2 and opening the next day. Planned expenditures include about 50 000 for Barton Academy 35 000 for FE L Russell school 25 000 for Semmes school and 20 000 for Old Shell Road school. The board also aims to finalize next year’s teacher election at the upcoming meeting after a Wednesday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of School Commissioners
Barton Academy
FE. L. Russell
Semmes
Old Shell Road
Vanderbilt and A. and M. College Play Tie Game
In Starkville Mississippi on May 28 A. and M. and Vanderbilt battled to a 3 to 3 draw in five innings before the game was called to allow Vanderbilt to catch a train. Scoring details show Sykes and Brown Pearson and Rogers contributing for the teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starkville
Miss
Vanderbilt
R. H. BE
Sykes
National Prohibition Feasibility Discussed by Round Table Club
The Round Table Club at the YMCA held its final meeting of the season on a Tuesday night. Members discussed if national prohibition is practicable and the group reached a unanimous affirmative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Table Club
Polo match postponed by rain for inter national team
Polo among the candidates for the international team was called off due to rain. The cup defenders will line up today with Waterbury Jr Captain Rene Lemontagne and Devereux Milburn. The challengers are likely to include Rumsey Keene Stevenson and Phipps.
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Associated Press
Hempstead
N. Y
Lawrence Waterbury
J. M.,waterbury, Jr
Rene Lemontagne
Devereux Milburn
C. C. Rumsey
Foxhall
Keene
Malcolm. Stevenson
Henry C. Phipps
Baseball Results From Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis
In Chicago New York OPK defeated Chicago 16 to 3 with Mathewson and Meyers outstanding. Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 6 to 8 in a 12 inning game with strong pitching from Marshall and Chalmers. In St Louis a 7 to 4 win over the home club featured Rudolph Gowdy and Hageman driving the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
R. H. E. New
Mathewson
Meyers
Zabel, Smith and Bresnahan
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Marshall
Chalmers
Oesiger
Burns
Dooin
Benton
Ames
Gonzales
Clark
St. Louis
R. H. E. Tso
Conus Tachiciriciors
SUV Louis Ie
Rudolph and Gowdy
Hageman, Steel and Wingo
Baseball Scores From Washington Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore
Baseball results list for Washington and Boston games with line scores and errors. Teams include Washington Cleveland St Louis Philadelphia and Baltimore with pitchers and fielding notes. games affected by wet and rain conditions across several venues.
Thirty Drivers Named for Indy 500 After Fastest Trials
After three days of record speed on the Indianapolis speedway the 30 starters for the 500 mile race were announced. Boillot led with 1 30.13 for 212 miles followed by Goux 1 31.71 and Tetzlaff 1 33.40. De Palma qualified twentieth in 1 42.12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
George Boillot
United States
Boillot
Jules Goux
Boilott
Goux
Tetzlaff
Thomas
Dawson
Carlson
Bragg
Wishart
Christians
Wilcox
Anderson
Burman
Duray
Knipper
Haupt
Guyot
Chassagne
Mulford
Richenbacher
de Palma
Cooper
Broock
Friedrich
Chandler
Oldfield
Mason
Keene
Klein
Grant
School Improvement Bodies to Organize at Thursday Meeting
Mrs. E D Thames of Greenville Alabama president of the Alabama School Improvement Association and Miss Annie E Moore of Columbia University will speak at a Thursday 4 30 pm meeting at the Cawthon hotel. Local school improvement groups plan to organize a Mobile school improvement association with Mrs Erwin Craighead presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama School Improvement Association
Annie E. Moore
Columbia University
Cawthon Hotel
Erwin Craighead
Baseball score summaries from regional games
Columbia defeated Macon 5 to 3 while Savannah beat Albany 4 to 2 and Augusta topped Jacksonville 6 to 3. Columbias defeated Charleston 8 to 5, Beaumont lost 0 to 7 as Galveston won 2 to 0. San Antonio edged Houston 2 to 1. Dallas and Austin experienced rain and Fort Worth and Waco also recorded rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Macon
Savannah
Albany
Augusta
Jacksonville
Columbias
Charleston
Scores From Regional Games Report
Kansas City routed Indianapolis 7 to 0. Minneapolis defeated Louisville 6 to 3. Columbus beat St. Paul 7 to 3. Cleveland Milwaukee game noted with rain conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
Columbus
St. Paul
Cleveland-Milwaukee
Buffalo tops Toronto 7 to 6 in rain
International League game reports Buffalo defeats Toronto 7 to 6. Rain affected Newark Baltimore and Jersey City Providence games, delaying play and limiting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Toronto
Newark
Baltimore
Jersey City
Providence
Roomy cottages with liberal terms on Cedar Monroe and Dove streets
Large cottage on Cedar and Monroe at the northeast corner with 70 by 100 foot lot. Two story modern house on Conception and Savannah at the northwest corner with a good lot. Three modern cottages at Old Shell Road Garnett Avenue area. Priced right with easy terms.
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West Side Marine
New Jersey St
N. E
Cedar
Monroe Sts
N. W
Conception and
Savannah Sts
Old Shell Road
Garnett Ave
E. Garnett Ave
Shell Road
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