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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1915
Page
8
A consignment of more than 200 wild animals arrived by ship in Mobile from Germany. A life sized bear and other beasts escaped into Van Antwerp's doorway causing three young women to flee. The creatures are described as untamable with roaring lions and laughing hyenas, part of a Christmas toy menagerie.
YMCA basketball captains meet Tuesday night at the gym to form teams. After the meeting interested members plan a track team and prepare for the annual Thanksgiving run.
Kid Brantley pitched for Prichard and allowed two hits while striking out eight as Prichard beat Haas Bros 6 to 0. Dixon, Sanders and Ross provided key hits for the victors. Brantley and Berry were the batteries. In a separate game at Irvington Bayou Alba beat Irvington 9 to 1 as George Riva twirled seven innings allowing two hits with twelve strikeouts.
Boxing summary from cities including Winnipeg Memphis and New Orleans with multiple bouts. Fred Welsh outpointed Johnny O Leary in Winnipeg to claim the lightweight world status, Pat Moore outboxed Pete Herman in Memphis, Vic Moran defeated Jimmy Minor in New Orleans, Frankie Russell easily beat Rocky Kansas in New Orleans, Kid Williams prepares to defend his bantam title against Frankie Burns in December, and Willie Hoppe wins the first match in New York as the billiards tournament progresses with Welker Cochran and Joseph Mayer upcoming.
Mobile county revenue and road commissioners report two thirds of area inspected for road quality as good with some plank road repairs and gravel needed on the Calvert to Georgetown link. R. V. Taylor seeks Dickens ferry road improvement. committee to study. Board allocates 25 monthly for First regiment HQ upkeep and handles routine bills.
The Empire replays screen comedian Chaplin in The Woman by popular request. The show marks a second booking as audiences seek the famous silent film star. The description hints at the ongoing serial chapter twenty eighth.
George J. Turner of Baltimore was elected president of the Amateur Athletic Union succeeding Alfred J. Lill Jr of Boston at the annual convention in New York. The rules panel amended status for naval and military academy athletes to allow amateur competition.
Spring Hill alumni and former students urged to attend a Battle House rally at 7 30 p m to drum up interest in the Spring Hill Howard game at Monroe Park on Thanksgiving day If Spring Hill defeats Howard they become South Class B champions Meanwhile in Los Angeles the Liberty Bell arrived after a San Diego visit and drew more than seventy thousand school children.
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