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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1913
Page
8
Notre Dame College football team arrived in Austin Texas late yesterday for a Thanksgiving Day contest with the University of Texas. The squad will practice at Edwards College near the city and is reported in fine shape after a banquet for the players last night.
Joe Graves a Chippewa Indian of Walker Minnesota signed as pitcher for the Philadelphia Americans for the 1914 season announced here yesterday Graves has pitched for Walker and Brainerd teams and has been regarded as a local wonder
The Mobile Y M C A plans to start about twenty runners in the annual Thanksgiving cross country run. Entries close Tuesday and Wednesday with a list including Newberry J C Hahn B Mangum Carl Brown Adolph Schmidt M S Varnado W H Hogue George R Powell George White Posey and several others.
CHICAGO November 25 The International motorboat trophy known as the flying cup remains in English hands Count S S Mankowski owner of Ankle Deep American boat says a $60,000 forty foot craft with the most powerful engine is needed to bring the cup home He will spend the winter preparing for another race next year.
Boston Americans right fielder Harry Hooper fell just short of a $1,000 bonus as his batting average last season stood at .289, one hundredth below the .290 required in his contract. The official averages, published yesterday, confirmed the shortfall.
The Austrian Olympic games committee engaged Al Copeland as trainer in track and field for the next Olympian meet. Copeland formerly served as trainer at Princeton and Yale.
Bay Minette Alabama November 25 The Town Improvement Association votes to form a committee with the town council to plant trees on the central streets for a boulevard effect. The association offers to furnish trees and seeks Louisville and Nashville railroad help for improving station grounds.
The Spring Hill squad weighs a Thanksgiving clash with Jefferson. Captain Joe Cassidy may return from a sprained knee as Granda and Woods heal from early game injuries. Coach Austill winds practice with a training table and daily scrimmages while Kelly and Sheridan lead the Rooters in new yells.
Four thousand cheering students gave the Cornell football team a rousing send off in Ithaca as they left for Atlantic City before facing the University of Pennsylvania on Thanksgiving in Philadelphia. The ovation was one of the largest in years.
Chicago November 25 Walter Eckersall twice kicked five field goals as quarterback for the University of Chicago eleven. He did so in 1905 against Illinois and in 1906 against Nebraska. Eckersall also booted three goals against Wisconsin in 1903.
Providence club manager Donovan announced the team will train next spring in Savannah Georgia after scouting the situation during a week there. The move aims to prepare the International Baseball League squad for the upcoming season.
Velvet Beers Swamp G and R Team at Kling's diamond on Sunday afternoon in a lively game watched by a large crowd. Manager Johnny West survived a scare when a freak batting stance nearly led to an injury. Final score 20 to 10 with Sims and Long as batteries for Velvet Beers and Boyles and Brantley for Graham and Rush.
Vanderbilt and Sewanee completed final preparations for the big Thanksgiving matchup in Nashville. Tom Brown, Vanderbilt tackle sidelined by a Michigan game injury, returned to practice with an ankle brace and is expected to be a key contributor. Sewanee focused on running signals as they prepare to travel to Nashville tomorrow afternoon.
West Point November 25 Army football coaches scrimmaged with regulars against the scrubs using Navy formations. Left guard Meacham is out and Huston is doubtful, threatening the position. If Huston cannot play the spot may go to O H a re or Herrick.
Aviator Knabenshue and five passengers rode a dirigible balloon from Pasadena to Los Angeles and back, a 20 mile trip. An engine failure occurred at 1,400 feet when a water pipe burst, prompting Knabenshue to move along the dirigible’s trail to aid the craft before landing safely.
The airship faced danger as it veered toward an orange grove near Los Angeles. Passengers shifted ballast to regain control and avoid trees. Spectators then grabbed an anchor rope and towed the dirigible to its hangar, completing the ten mile trip in twenty minutes.
Herman Olcott former Yale football star joined the Navy coaching staff to direct finishing touches to the line for the Army game. The midshipmen held a long light practice with little scrimmage, signaling strong development and possible final tuneups before Saturday.
Philadelphia November 25 There was joy in the University of Pennsylvania football camp as Chester Minds the Red and Blue fullback likely will play against Cornell on Thanksgiving Day after two weeks on the sidelines with an injured shoulder Minds wore a suit but the shoulder remains weak. Signal drill highlighted the workout.
Transfer Agent J S Erwin of the state convict department left Mobile with Henry alias Lamb Allen in his charge. Allen, convicted of grand larceny, has six years to serve. Allen's case was recently affirmed by the supreme court.
Right Rev. Monsignor Joseph Mullen vicar general of West Virginia’s Roman Catholics died yesterday at age 73 from pneumonia in Wheeling. His death leaves a noted church leadership vacancy and mourners in the Catholic community.
Freight and passenger sailings from Mobile list ships Crathens Hilding Honoreva Samara and others with routes to Grand Cayman Jamaica Haiti Guadeloupe Martinique Barbados Trinidad and Panama. Inward calls to Cayman noted. schedule may change. fortnightly and monthly passages with limited first class capacity. Seeburg Steamship Line offices listed in Mobile and New York.
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