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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1914

Page

11

Selection of All American Football Team for 1914 Season

The piece reviews service academy representation in early All American selections and traces Army and Navy players named since 1901. It notes Army 7, Navy 3 all time, then shifts to winter baseball league prep and training camps, plus conference plans for water basketball and swimming, and ends with a ranking of the world tennis players led by M E McLoughlin.

Can United States Academy Army Navy Brown Cadets Merillat Bunker Daly Dague Erwin Dalton Chicago Nationals Tampa Fla St. Louis Nationals Hot Wells Texas New York Nationals Marlin Boston Nationals Hot Springs Ark Boston Americans Pittsburgh Nationals Pirates Dawson Springs Detroit Americans Gulfport Miss Philadelphia Nationals St. Petersburg A. W. Mavrogerdato Australasia Britain Germany France Maurice E. McLoughlin A. F. Wilding N. E. Brookes O. Froitzheim R. N. Williams America J. C. Parke British Isles A. H. Lowe R. Kleinschoth M. Deougis

Y M C A Sport Leagues Expand and New Year Run Planned

The Y M C A Diversified League adds two new teams on Monday and schedules high school games for five months. Current standings show Pirates 184, Dreadnaughts 164, Braves 126, Barons 65 with night juniors at 163. New Year’s Cross Country Run features a two mile course from the Y M C A to end Mardi Gras season, with a silver trophy and about ten prizes for team and individual performances. record stands at 10:40 by G L White two years ago.

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Meehan A Veritable Fish For Giants Outfield

Jim Thorpe, former world champion all around athlete, has been on bench with the New York Giants for two seasons and is expected to earn a regular outfield berth under Manager McGraw next summer.

Jim Thorpe New York Giants McGraw

All American Nine picks and a gold medal honor

The December issue of The Baseball Magazine announces an All American nine with each player awarded a solid gold inscribed medal. Johnson is highlighted as perhaps the most valuable American pitcher of 1914, though the selection invites debate.

the Baseball Magazine Chhoiece Johnson

Pitchers Vie for All American Honors Across Leagues

The piece weighs top hurlers like Alexander Rudolph James Mathewson Bender Plank Johnson and others. It notes experience versus raw talent, methodical strength with weak support, and shifts toward earned runs over pure victory totals in assessing season merit.

Alexander James Stallings Rudolph Mathewson Leonard Bender Plank Joh Allander Johnson

Optimist Faces Troubles with Persistent Smile

An optimistic individual keeps a hopeful outlook despite ongoing troubles, choosing a smile as a steady response. The phrase reflects resilience and a refusal to surrender to hardship.

Oldest Inhabitant Musing on Inertia and Miles

Fragmentary local scribble notes absurd musings about age and distance. The speaker jokes about hibernation and questions how many feet are in a mile, reflecting a casual, humorous take on everyday measurement.

Y M C A to Hold Indoor Track Meet and Basketball Begin

The Y M C A announces its first indoor track meet for senior members at the YMCA gym Saturday at 2 30 pm open to all members no outside entries six events 20 yard dash 100 yard dash mile run shot put standing broad jump and running high jump. A four team basketball league will begin with eight players per team and registration at the office. John B R Posey elected captain of the track team. efforts to develop broad athletic program and future open meets planned.

Y. M. C. A. Basketballeague Association M. Cc. A John BR. Posey Posey Mobile Moti Ae Ee Es Avis

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