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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1915

Page

8

Downey Stole Home To Give Little Rock Victory

In Little Rock on Friday Downey stole home in the ninth to score the winning run as Mobile players argued with the umpire. Murray tied the game with a single earlier, and Townsend outpitched Day in a 3 to 2 Mobile loss.

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Results Friday Baseball Across Leagues

Results Friday across Southern Association National League American League Federal League and minor leagues report scores and incomplete box details. New Orleans Nashville Chattanooga and Birmingham Memphis games delayed by rain with several close tallies and scattered errors.

Passengers on Potsdam May Land in London

The Home Office announced today the Potsdam passengers would land in London. The vessel Pusan and cargo were held up in the Downs for certain cargo issues as part of the delay affecting the voyage. Auto race in Indianapolis postponed due to weather conditions.

Potsdam London Home Office Oncagine Pusan New York Rota Downs Endianapolis Ind Iencers Speedway

Kerin blamed for Gull defeat at Little Rock

Jack Kerin of Mobile is charged by clubmen with causing the Gull’s loss at Little Rock Friday amid criticisms of umpires and managerial handling. Townsend and Day pitched a tight game. Kerin’s actions sparked controversy as Travelers’ Downey scored the winning run on a daring steal. Perry led Mobile’s bats with two doubles. Miller and Northen aided the Gull offense while Moss and Starr reshaped the roster for upcoming games.

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Birmingham Resigns as Naps Manager Amid Poor Season

Joseph Birmingham, three years manager of the Cleveland American League team nicknamed the Naps, resigned today at the request of club president Charles W. Somers. The team had suffered poor showings since the 1914 campaign, with dissension among players blamed for finishing in eighth place most of last season.

Joseph Birmingham Cleveland Americar Charles W. Somers Birmingham Naps

Record in Big Leagues as to Postponed Games

Rain and cold weather forced postponement of 102 baseball games in the National American and Federal Leagues since the season began six weeks ago. The Federals suffered 45, Nationals 29, Americans 28. Cravath homered for Boston, Connolly made a late catch in the second game, Magee excelled, while Nashville won in 11th on Farmer’s bases loaded single. Stark ejected in the ninth.

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Knockout of Kid Farmer by Aurelia Herrera in Apollo Hall

In a 1904 bout at Apollo Hall, Aurelia Herrera lands a crushing right to Kid Farmer’s heart and jaw after a furious start by Farmer. Farmer collapses, is carried out, and sleeps for an hour before waking unhurt, remarking on the power of Herrera’s punch.

ED W. Smith Jack McAuliffe Turelia Herrera California Herrera Kid Farmer West Side Apollo Hall Tommy Cody George Memsic Cyclone Thompson Eddie Santry Nate Lewis Charley White Farmer Lewis Nate Aurelia Adam Ryan

Today’s baseball schedule across cities and weather

A list of today’s games includes New Orleans at Nashville 3 30 cloudy Atlanta at Chattanooga 3 45 cloudy Mobile at Little Rock 4 cloudy Birmingham at Memphis 4 clear Brooklyn at New York 3 30 cloudy Chicago at Cincinnati 3 cloudy St Louis at Pease two games first 2 PM Philadelphia at Boston 3 clear American League Boston at Philadelphia two games first 1 30 cloudy New York at Washington 3 cloudy Cleveland at Chicago two games first 1 30 rain Detroit at St Louis two games first 2 PM Buffalo at Pittsburgh rain Newark at Chicago two games first 1 30 Brooklyn at St Louis two games cloudy first 2 Baltimore at Kansas City 3 15 PM cloudy

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Hammel Dry Goods to Meet Bayou La Batre Leaders Sunday

The L Hammel Dry Goods Company baseball team faces Bayou la Batre on their diamond Sunday at 3 p.m. Doyle will pitch for Hammel with Thompson catching, while Riva starts for Bayou la Batre. Hammel lineup includes Giblin Conlon McQuillan Thompson Kennedy Lacey Alessi Wrages Doyle Harwell. Glendale Junior defeats Royals 11 to 9 as Brown and Glover shine for Royals and Medicus and Dickerson for Glendales.

L. Hammel Dry Goods Company Bayou la Batre Doyle Hamme Boys Thompson Riva Bayou Boys Hammel Giblin Conlon McQuillan Kennedy Lacey Alessi Wrages Doyle and Harwell Glendale Royals Glendale Diamond Brown Glendales Glover Medicus Dickerson Glendal Royals

Cornell Concedes Honors in Intercollegiate Meet

Philadelphia May 29 With Cornell practically conceded the championship Harvard Yale and Penn battle for second place as the Intercollegiate Track and Field Meet proceeds with events in progress.

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Jenkins Still Leads Southern League Batting Title

Catcher Jenkins of Atlanta holds the top batting average at .375 in the Southern League. Sylvester of New Orleans follows at .368, Lord of Memphis at .361, Manning of Atlanta at .358, with Sloan of Birmingham at .345 and others close behind. Heming way tops steals with 21. Stark of Nashville leads runs batted in with 38. Leading Southern pitchers include Kelly of Atlanta at 2 0, Cunningham 5 1, Frost 5 1, Robertson of Birmingham 8 2, Bagby of New Orleans 5 2. CHICAGO May 29 Every NL team except St. Louis among the ten leading hitters by average published here today.

Jenkins Atlanta Sylvester New Orleans Lord Memphis Manning Sloan Birmingham Lee Cruthers Hemingway Allison Paulette Nashville Stark Kelly Cunningham Frost Robertson Bagby Chicago St. Louis

Heavy Track for Handicap at Louisville Today

Heavy track at Douglas Park today for the third Kentucky handicap over 1 1/4 miles. Thirteen all aged horses compete with a $15,000 purse after $10,000 added. Roamer carries 127 pounds and is the post favorite as Andrew Miller’s Eastern four year old.

Louisville Douglas Park Roamer Andrew Miller

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