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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1915

Page

8

Memphis Wins First From the Gulls

Keeley of Memphis held Mobile to one base and struck out three as Memphis opens the series with a 1 0 victory. Cruthers started the scoring with a grounder to short and Dunckel and Jack Mitchell contributed key hits in the middle innings. Holmquist pitched well for Mobile but Memphis combined timely hits to gain the win.

Tenn Keeley Memphis Mobile Wmates Cruthers Frounder Short T. Dunckel Jack Mitchell Holmquist Vatiersteere S.ochmidt,c Flick Baldwin Dunckel Dobard Kballe Breitenstein and Rudderham

Davis Team Edge GrahamRush Nine In Close City League Game

The A D Davis team beat Graham Rush 6 to 5 at Monroe Park in a tight Southern League clash. Finnegan led with a long triple and two hits for Davis while McBride and Finnegan walked often. Graham Rush rallied late, scoring twice in the eighth and one more in the ninth, but Davis held on for the win.

A. D. Davis Monroe Park Grahams Finnegan Smith Wiliams Davis Erhardt Anoither McBride D. Davis AB. R. H Graham Rush— AB. R. H. Po.a Ib&e R. Davis Walsh Williams Wagner Paar Finnegan Ff Finneg Pocase Steber Turner Waener Ponds Burch Balk Betancourt

GAMES TODAY IN SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Birmingham visits Little Rock for two games starting at 2:15 cloudy conditions. Mobile travels to Memphis for two games at 2:16 under cloudy skies. Atlanta meets Nashville in two games at 2:16 with rain. New Orleans plays Chattanooga in two games at 2:00 p.m. as rain arrives.

Birmingham Little Rock Mobile Memphis Atlanta Neashville New Orleans Chattanooga

National League Baseball Schedule Alerts

Brooklyn plays New York in two games at 10 15 a m and 30 p m clear. Chicago at Pittsburgh hosts two games at 1 30 a m and 3 p m cloudy. Cincinnati visits St Louis for two games starting 2 p m cloudy. Philadelphia at Boston hosts two games with first at 10 30 a m clear.

Brooklyn New York Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati St. Louis Philadelphia Boston

Baseball Weather Forecast For AL and NL Matchups

The forecast covers American League games St Louis at Cleveland two games at 10 16 a m and 3 15 p m clear Boston at Philadelphia two games 10 16 a m and 3 p m clear New York at Washington two games 10 30 a m and 3 p m clear Detroit at Chicago two games 10 15 a m and 3 p m clear.

St. Louis Cleveland Boston Philadelphia New York Washington Detroit Chicago

Federal League Schedule Incomplete Doubleheaders Listed

Federal League matchups show Brooklyn at Newark and Newark at Brooklyn both at 10:15 a m and 3 p m with two games between Pittsburgh and St Louis and Kansas City and Chicago beginning first at 1 30 p m. Baltimore faces Buffalo in twin bills at 10 a m and 3 30 p m with other cities not specified.

Federal League Brooklyn Newark Pittsburgh St. Louis Kansas City Chicago Baltimore Buffalo

Amateurs Van Heuvel Star As Hill College Beats Askin 10–4

John Van Heuvel pitched well for Hill College and received strong support at bat and in the field as they defeated the Askin Marine team 10 to 4 on the campus Sunday. The visitors threatened with a late rally, but Hill led 7 to 0 after eight innings. Gremillion made a notable third base play and the Hill squad plans three-game Auburn series at Monroe Park this week. The Folkes beat the Smith team 8 to 4 on Dare's diamond with notable plays by Imland Wilson Day Foskes and Dan O Connor. Manager Goubil of the Foskogs seeks games with strong amateurs and can be reached at Spring Hill avenue or Bell 613.

John van Heuvel En Hill College Askin Marine van Heuvel Gremillion College Nine Auburn Monroe Park Hill Boys Folkes Smith Dare Imland Wilson Bat York Shoe Shop Dreaper & Burns Honey Boy Flour Bassenger Honey Boys Pistolé Shoe Shop R. N Shawkey Levi Winabassenser Holmquist Mobile Memphis Jimmie Keeley Dobard St. Louis Browns Detroit Browns Karr Gulls Herbert Kelly Crackers Nashville Atlanta Berger Kelly Phelan Chicago St. Louis Sallee Butler Cub Pierce Cardinals Vaughn Archer Carght Alers Cleveland White Sox Naps Roth E. Collins Fournier Boston Braves John Evers Jestey Philadelhia Raves Moran Phillies Chicane Kansas City Feds Prio

All Stars edge Athletics 7 to 5 in Dixie Park game

Sunday baseball at Dixie Park saw the All-Stars defeat the Athletics 7 to 5 in a contest highlighted by Smith on third and Gans with a bases loaded homer. Pitchers on both sides held steady as 407 fans watched the one hour game.

Dixie Park Athletics All-Stars Wee Smith Gans All McLean Stiggins Allen Owens Goage Lathan Jackson Williams Butler McCall Hendricks McCoy Hornsby Shiffield Hall

Red Devils Beat Empire In Sunday Game

The Red Devils defeated the Empire team Sunday in a very dynamic contest. Key shots included Soutillo scoring three and Ot F making pivotal plays to secure the win.

Red Devils Empire Wes Soutillo

Knockout Tales From Aurora Hall and Empire Theatre

A remembered boxing tale shows Frank Avery quitting boxing after a KO by Otto Jellonek at Aurora Hall with Avery promising a marriage win. The father left in disappointment as Avery failed to box again. In a separate incident Leo Pardello felled Emil Brugglio in a lobby dustup at the Empire theatre with onlookers unaware of the cause.

Edward W. Smith Aurora Hall Chicago Nate Lewis Frank Avery Canada Lewis Otto Jellonek Otto Nate Avery Jellonek Tom Sharkey Demian Jellenek Leo Pardello Emil Brugglio Leo Empire Theatre Brugglio

Thoss Sporting Goods Defeats Vautrot Printing Club

Thoss Sporting Goods defeats Vautrot Printing 13 to 5 on Benedick's diamond. Anderson pitched well for Thoss while Touart and Zorke were hit hard by the Thoss bats. Tacon and Lan showed well for Thoss with Vautrot’s lower half steady defensively.

Thoss Sporting Goods Company Vautrot Printing C Sd Benedick Andreson Thoss Touart Zorke Tacon Lan Vautrot Moore Lwason Lwason, BB. Sete Cevesscecaee Peterson Haller Greer Giover Geico OPM Wa Pogene Vacbecessa Anderson Matthews Pollard Cain

Holmquist shines as Browns split with Memphis slate

Holmquist and Karr led Mobile against Memphis with limited hits as Dobard drove a lone run. In others, the Browns win one and tie another in a Sunday doubleheader, while Kelly shines for the Crackers in Nashville and Chicago wins in extra innings.

Coffey Flinn Bout Opens Open Air Boxing at Brighton Beach

Local boxing fans anticipate the ten round Coffey versus Flinn match at the Brighton Beach race course to start open air boxing tonight. Coffey has a possible Labor Day match with Jess Willard if he wins tonight. The Dublin Giant and Flinn have met twice before with Flinn stopping rounds in their prior bout. Genuine Coca Cola has sold since 1886, a notable aside in today’s edition.

Soffey-Flinn New York Jim Coffey Jim Flinn Brighton Beach Race Course Coffey Jess Willard Dublin Flinn

Baseball Scores From Sunday Southern Association Action

Results show Atlanta over Nashville 6 to 2 after a late rally. St Louis beat Chicago 7 to 1 in a high scoring game. Cincinnati shutout Pittsburgh 4 to 0. Detroit split two games with St Louis while Cleveland beat Chicago. Kansas City split two games with Chicago and also defeated Boston. American Association results include St Paul 8 Minneapolis 4. International League Jersey City edged Newark 3 2 Providence 10 Richmond 9. Texas League Dallas 14 Shreveport 1 2 Galveston 3 4 Houston 2 1 Beaumont 2 San Antonio 0 Fort Worth 5 1 Waco 4 4.

Southern Pet New Orleans Eere Ee Eens Eert Eeereee Serre Ereeeeeaee Nashville Stoesssvgessee Freres Eeeserane Ereerewenee SPC Eeeeee Ea Eeeetene National le Loo Eee Eee Eawnnee Phi Phia Eere Eteeeee Seereae Etereaee Brooklyn Eee Ee We Tenes Washington Eeesserceee Cleveland Aceeeveevevee St. Louie Eeeescveeves Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Eeee Eeneeaee Newark Kansas City St. Louis Baltimore Buffalo Dallas Shreveport Galveston Houston Beaumont San Antonio Fort Worth Waco

Log Train Wrecked Near Jackson Friday

A log train owned by Zimmer man Lumber Company was wrecked Friday evening by a fallen tree on the track in a field owned by H Harrell. Engineer Coleman Jones jumped to save his life as the locomotive was buried under logs and rendered out of commission.

Jackson Ala Zimmerman Lumber Company H. Harrell Coleman Jones

Megantic Escapes Submarine Chase Off Irish Coast

The White Star liner Megantic carrying many passengers from Liverpool to Montreal was chased by a submarine off the south coast of Ireland yesterday but escaped.

Queenstown White Star Megantic Liverpool Montreal Ireland

Fire on British Steamer Ausonia Damages London Dock Scene

Mystery fire heavily damages the British steamer Ausonia while berthed in London docks. Earlier, on February 20, a fire broke out in the forepeak at Glasgow after the vessel arrived from New York.

London Glasgow New York

Ines Floated After Grounding Near Fort Morgan

Maritime updates report the Spanish steamship Ines freed from grounding near the quarantine barge at Fort Morgan and proceeding to the city under her own steam. Other vessels active include Sabine of Mallory Line and American of United Fruit, with arrivals and sails at Tampa Port and various Gulf ports.

Ines Fort Morgan Inez Pier 2 Sabine Mallory Steamship Line New York Key West Tampa Fla Pier 4 American United Fruit Company Tropics Puerto Barrios Guam Havana Cuba Stranger Pensacola Ganges London England Georgia Gilkey Progreso Mexico Custom House

Notice of bridge closure Mobile County 1915

Public notice from Mobile Alabama dated May 30 1915 announces draw bridge repairs on the Southern Railway bridge over 3 Mile Creek at Mobile city north boundary. The bridge will close at 6:30 am Tuesday June 1 and reopen 6:30 pm Saturday June 6 1915.

Mobile Ala Southern Railway 3-Mile Creek Mobile County

VESSELS IN PORT HARBOR UPDATE

Ships listed include the Dictator ROT, Mathilde, Ines, Morena, Raven, Cratheus, Sabine and Caben at various ports and piers. The report notes vessels in port with origins including Am and Nor and arrivals near Tropics and South Cuban New York areas.

Mathilde Ore Omer Ines Erona Nor Pier 2 Tropics South Cuban New York

Sailing Craft and Vessel Movements Listing

Vessels bound for Mobile Balboa and other ports listed. Entries include ships and steamers such as Kyleakin Liverpool to Mobile Liners Inc Bodo to Chamelecon Line Lampasas to Mallory Line Tarpon to St Andrews Gulf Sun to Cuban Molasses Co Crathens to Orr Laubenheimer Sabine to Mallory Bluefields to United Fruit Corinto to United Fruit Governor Powers to Baxter Tie James W Paul Jr to Seeberg bispiece to J M Scott Mills to master Rosefield to master City of Mobile to Whittney Bodden Coasicliffe to Horace Turner Catherina to master.

Kyleakin Liverpool Eng Mobile Liners, Inc Bodo Puerto Cortez Hon Chamelecon Steamship Line Lampasas New York Key West Tampa Fla Mallory Line Tarpon Pensacola St. Andrews & Gulf Steamship Line Sun Cuban Cuban Molasses Company Crathens Nor Belize B. H Orr- Laubenheimer Steamship Company Sabine Bluefields United Fruit Company Corinto Governor Powers Schr San Juan P. R Baxter Tie Company James W. Paul, Jr Progreso Seeberg Bispiece Genoa Italy J. .M. Scott & Bros C. W. Mills Rosefield Cadiz Spain City of

Dancing at the Phi rity House on University Avenue

The Phi rity held a dance at its house on University Avenue from 4 to 7 o’clock. Guests enjoyed frozen frappe and delicious sandwiches as Davidson’s Orchestra played from an alcove behind greenery.

Davidson

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