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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1913
Page
8
Experts discuss how Auburn defeats L. S. U., Vanderbilt, and Georgia shape standings near Auburn, with Vanderbilt, Georgia, and L. S. U. vying for second. Fans in Nashville anticipate Vandy vs Sewanee on Turkey Day as Alabama Mississippi A and M game looms and Georgia Tech faces Clemson in Atlanta.
Twille Tenn November 27 Desperate battle looms as Vanderbilt prepares at Dudley Field under Coach McGugin for the annual Thanksgiving clash. 4 000 seats reportedly sold and 8 000 expected on game day with Vanderbilt star Tom Brown set to start at right tackle returning from an ankle injury.
Coach Rus schedules a major football game at Spring Hill between the Jeffersons of Convent Louisiana and Spring Hill College. Special cars run from the city to campus every ten minutes to 2 25 PM to handle crowds. The lineup features Spring Hill stars Gibbons Provosty Fortier center and Ducote at quarterback against Jefferson with Berthelot Miller and several others in key positions.
Eastern colleges cling to Thanksgiving games with several inter varsity contests set including a Pennsylvnia Cornell clash at Franklin Field Philadelphia. The outcome could define the season for both teams, who have struggled this year with few wins and ties in the series history.
Manager Moose McCormick of the Lookouts will miss the Atlanta league meeting and remain in New York to finalize salary lists and line up players. He has added Fred Graff, Baby Doll Jacobson, and George Sline, leaving the pitching core to be strengthened by two more hurlers from the Giants and Tigers. The 1914 infield remains strong with Graff and other veterans, while Elberfeld may not be seen at short. Additional promising youngsters are ready for a tryout as spring plans hinge on salary figures.
Mordecai Brown, the three fingered pitcher, is reportedly chosen to manage the Cincinnati National League club, succeeding Joe Tinker. Brown, a former star with Chicago and Louisville, is seen as a level headed baseball man worthy of a trial in Tinker's post. President Farrell of the New York Americans seeks to buy Tinker's release, while Cincinnati's president would outbid rivals for his services.
Philadelphia November 27 A report by Dr R Tait McKenzie shows 7 physically perfect men among 1256 freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania. He notes a high rate of defects but counts this year as lower than before with many eye and systemic ailments listed.
President August Herrmann said no definite move has been made to name a successor to Joe Tinker as Cincinnati's manager. Potential candidates include F Otto Knahlebe, Fielder Jones, Jacob Stahl, Mordecai Brown, and Richard Hoblitzer, with several names under consideration.
Today many battles unfold across the South as Texas meets Notre Dame in Austin in an inter sectional clash likely to shape the year. Virginia faces North Carolina in Richmond while Clemson and Georgia Tech meet in Atlanta among other key games across Nashville Birmingham and New Orleans.
Yale officials propose moving the annual Harvard game to Thanksgiving Day. Harvard authorities reportedly oppose the change, though some support aiding Yale and Princeton by reshaping schedules. A Harvard Yale Princeton managers conference may be organized to study the issue.
George W. Jones a Civil War colonel of the Bucktail regiment and longtime custodian of the Philadelphia post office died at his home from pneumonia. He was 89.
Seeberg Steamship Line announces freight and passenger service from Mobile Alabama to Leeward and Windward Islands through December including Guadeloupe Dominica Barbados and Trinidad. Crathens Hilding Honoreva sailings list ports in Jamaica Haiti and Dominican Republic with multiple Caribbean destinations.
Barton and the U M C eight spar over parity in weight and experience. Barton beat Alumni 6 0 aided by Shackleford line plays while U M C 8 beat Medical College Freshmen 12 7. Special cars will transport crowds to the park for the annual U M C Barton game.
Harvard coach James Wray will be retained as head rowing coach after his contract expires next summer. Captain Reynolds of the Crimson crew confirmed the decision and said contract form duration and salary are the remaining questions.
Chicago manager John Evers says he will try to bring Joe Tinker back from Cincinnati to play shortstop for the Cubs. He notes past friction but believes relations could be improved and hints at an unspecified offer. Critics say a hard hitting shortstop would help the West Side club.
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