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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1915

Page

6

Auburn and Tech clash in decisive Southern title clash

Auburn faces Georgia Tech in Atlanta in a pivotal season finale as Southern Intercollegiate action centers on the Tech Auburn game and two other key matchups. Vanderbilt meets Sewanee at Nashville while North Carolina seeks a Georgia win in Richmond and many other regional contests are listed. Captain Morrison returns for Tech, with Haidston and Cloughman likely back for Auburn.

Aplanta Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Virginia Carolina É Georgia Tech Auburn Vanderbilt Sewanee Nashville Tech Plainsmen Vandy Purple Tiger Yellow Jackets Haidston Cloughman Rider Birming Morrion Jackets North Carolina Richmond Tar Heels University of Georgia Clemson Athens Georgia Desendorf Texas Notre Dame Austin Longhorns Indiana Army Alabama Mississippi Birmingham Tulane Baton Rouge Carolinia Citadel Atlanta

Spring Hill Eleven 1915 Season Record Summary

The Spring Hill College football team went 37 to 0 against Blue Stars on Sept. 26 at Spring Hill. They defeated Wetumpka Agricultural Institute 78 to 0 on Oct. 9 at Spring Hill. On Oct. 16 in New Orleans they lost to Tulane 18 to 35. The team beat Gulf Coast Military Academy 26 to 0 on Oct. 30 at Spring Hill. They defeated Mississippi Normal 33 to 6 on Nov. 6 in Mobile and Southern University 19 to 6 on Nov. 18 in Mobile. On Nov. 25 at Mobile they meet Howard College for the Class B South championship on Monroe Park.

Spring Hill Spring Hill College Blue Stars Wetumpka Agricultural Institute New Orleans Tulane University Gulf Coast Military Academy Mobile Mississippi Normal Southern University Howard College Monroe Park

Plan for Demolishing Exposition Being Made

San Francisco officials move to dismantle most Panama Pacific Exposition palaces bidding to remove main structures. Arkansas building sold for 500 dollars from a 25 thousand dollar cost. West Virginia plans to wreck its building, sending salvage to state institutions. Kansas building to be shipped and rebuilt at the State University. Palace of Fine Arts stays open until May 1.

San Francisco Fair Palace of Fine Arts California Arkansas West Virginia Kansas The State University

Diversification Campaign Planned by Southern Bankers

New Orleans hosts a two day conference December 6 and 7 where a general campaign for crop diversification in cotton states and the establishment of a permanent conference of Southern bankers are outlined. Joseph Hirsch of Corpus Christi Texas chairs the conference and relays the plan.

New Orleans South Joseph Hirsch Corpus Christi Tex

Boxing and football talk histrionics and claims

Philadelphia sports page notes boxing legends Kilbane sparring there eleven times and taunts Safety First in modern fighters. It cites football coaching rights for Rush and Jones, mentions kicking as a rising feature, and recalls figures like Lonnie Tucker, Harvey Thorpe, Fred Fulton, Andre Anderson, Ton Cowler, and Jim Corbett in lighthearted championship chatter.

Philadelphia Johnny Kilbane Rush Fielder Jones Elizabeth Tucker Fib Lonnie Harvey Thorpe Fred Fulton Andre Anderson Ton Cowler Jim Corbett

Uncle Wiggily Delivers Baked Potatoes In Snowy Night

Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane bake potatoes for supper then Wiggily braves a storm to share heat with Grandfather Goosey Gander. A hungry fox helps himself to the hot potatoes, prompting a lesson on mistakes and kindness in a cozy woodland tale.

Nurse Jane Rabbit Gentleman Jane Uncle Wiggily Grandfather Goosey Uncle Rabbit Grandpa Goosey Fuzzy Fox Fox Uncle Wigsily Jolly Rabbit Kittie

Kitchener says Britain needs four million troops next March

Paris dispatch reports Earl Kitchener told Greek officials in Athens that England would field four million armed soldiers next March and could arm six million Russians, arguing Greece would face German defeat otherwise. The note notes allies used elapsed time to prepare. Also, St Joseph's Club honors James Monahan with a loving cup after a pool win and plans an Euchre party with turkey prizes on Thanksgiving night.

Paris Earl Kitchener Athens England Greece Germany Havas Kitchener St. Joseph’s Club Bayou St. Louis James Monahan

Ocean Springs Shipping A Ton Of Pecans Daily

Ocean Springs Mississippi reports a rising pecan market with 38,344 pounds shipped by rail from Oct 15 to Nov 20 1915 and postal deliveries expected to raise totals. Export pace remains about a ton per day at forty cents wholesale, surpassing last season’s 35,766 pounds.

Ocean Springs Parcel Post

M Dermott Hosts Chicago Doctors in Mobile Visit

President M J McDermott of the Bank of Mobile will entertain a party of Chicago physicians and wives including Dr J B Murphy and family Dr J Keefe and family Dr W A Evans and spouses. The visitors arrive Sunday and will tour citrus groves and pecan groves and enjoy Mobile waters fishing in Mobile County.

M. J. McDermott Bank of Mobile Thomas J. Larkin Chicago Mobile County Mobile J. B. Murphy J. Keefe W. A. Evans

Medical leaders head to Little River fishing outing

Dr. Murphy presides over the American Medical Association while Dr. Evans, a native of Aberdeen Mississippi, once served as Chicago health commissioner and Dr. Keefe ranks among Chicago's top chemists. they plan trout and red fish fishing as well as freshwater fishing.

Jones Provost Harken Fromherz Mason Ching Bienvenu Ratterman Christovitch Curren Boudousquie Hastings Mackin Little River Murphy American Medical Association Evans Aberdeen Miss Windy City Keefe Chicago

Satsuma Day Promises Big Turnout, Citrus Groups Report

Chairman W. H. Reynolds reports growing enthusiasm from Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange members as Satsuma Day nears. Growers and their wives show strong interest, signaling a large second celebration.

W. H. Reynolds Satsuma Day Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange

Satsuma Day autos and contest among local towns

Roy A Sleep predicts Irvington women will bring the largest number and prettiest decorated autos to Satsuma Day, with Grand Bay possibly challenging on vehicle count. Frank Daniels has entered moving pictures, and he and Herbert Prior mused over a drunken man outside a New York clothier after seeing a wax figure in a fancy night dress.

Roy A. Sleep Irvington Satsuma Grand Bay Frank Daniels Moving Pictures Mr. Daniels Herbert Prior Lamb’s Club New York Maria

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