Mobile Gulls Fast Start With Schmidt as Manager in 1915
Charley Schmidt becomes Mobile Gulls manager and reshapes the club by plugging Burke into left field and promoting young talent. Lord exits, Robby departs, with Hogg Townsend Keeley and Dyer returning as pitchers. Schmidt’s development approach aims to field a competitive, hard working team, while Little Rock gains from Frank and R J Allen’s baseball experience.
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Burke
Mobile
Charley Schmidt
Gulls
Lord
Robertson
Charney
Briscoe
Robby
Hogg
Townsend
Keeley
Dyer
Schmidt
Memphis
Bris
Chicks
Timbers
Finn
Mobile City
Jim Gudger
Schmitty
Charley
C. Frank
Little Rock
Frank
the Rock
Montgomery
R. J. Allen
Detroit
Briscoe Lord
Y M C A Diversified League Opens With Four Teams Competing
The Y M C A Diversified League began with four teams the Braves the Dreadnoughts the Pirates and the Kewpies. After a Tuesday opening the Pirates and Kewpies upset the Braves and Dreadnoughts in Thursdays games. Standings show Pirates 47 Dreadnoughts 45 Braves 43 Kewpies 23. A junior athletic meet is set for Saturday with over fifty entries and events including standing broad jump high jump 20 yard dash 50 yard dash and 10 lap relay. No Turkey Day Relay Race this year.
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Braves
Dreadnoughts
Pirates
Kewpies
T He Kewpies
Mobile
Barton Boys
U. M. CS
Spring Hill College
De Palma Retains Speed by Winning Four of Five Races
The automobile wizard De Palma dominates a meet by winning four races and finishing third in the remaining event, marking a strong performance across the five races.
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DE Palma
White Deserves a Return Battle for Lightweight Title
The ten round draw between Freddie Welsh and Charlie White sparks talk of a rematch over twenty rounds. White’s left hook and power matched Welsh’s speed and craft, with White proving he can beat the champion when weighed near his rival. Managers should arrange a return at 188 pounds to settle the title.
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Harry Lewis
Atlanta
Freddie Welsh
Charlie White
Chicago
Welsh
Charlie
White
Ritchie
Freddie
Milwaukee
Chariley
Willie
England
Yale Eyes Harvard Clash After Princeton Game
New Haven, Nov 14 Yale fans anxiously await the Harvard clash after a Princeton game. Walter Camp’s presence signals strategic strength as coach Hinkey’s system shapes the line. Tom Shevlin’s fall arrival and constant support bolster Yale’s bid to claim the four major sports this season.
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New Haven
Conn
Princeton
New Jersey
Yale
Harvard
Bulldog
Crimson
Walter Camp
Yale Field
Camp
Hinkey
Mr. Camp
Dan Jones
Philadelphia Athletics
Walter
Tom Shevlin
Tom
Minneapolis
Northwest
Shevlin
Limited Express
New York
Minnesota
British golfer Harry Vardon to visit America
Announcement that eminent British golfers Harry Vardon and James Baird will invade America in spring stirs American golf followers. Vardon, six time English open champion and current holder, is hoped to meet Francis Ouimet again amid wartime interest fading for the British side.
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Harry Vardon
James Baird
America
Vardon
Francis Oulmet
German Wireless Station Seized by Mexican Authorities
A device claimed to locate underground mineral deposits near Alamo California was found to be a radio station with 2000 mile range. Built by three German engineers landed from a German cruiser, it was seized by Mexican authorities after the British vice consul exposed its purpose. The engineers were detained as the plant was confiscated near Ensenada.
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San Francisco
Alamo
Lower California
William R. Madden
Ensénada
Washington
Ensenada
Madden
Nurnberg
Declares Christians Lack Nerve In War Debate
Dr. Jesse H. Holmes of Swarthmore urges the State Federation of Peace in Media to prove Christianity teaches mercy not killing. He argues civilization rests on living Christian principles and condemns calls to justify war as true religion.
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Media
Jesse H. Holmes
Swarthmore
Holmes
State Federation of Peace
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Keamor
Kentucky
Supreme Court of the United
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St. Louis
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