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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1913
Page
10
Officials debate selection rules for world finals as players and managers clash over eligibility and mail order bans. John B. secretary notes applications spread from other states, with opening game forecasts suggesting large local interest if weather permits.
New York October 1 Belmont chairman of the Jockey Club refused a 200000 offer for Tracery the four year old son of Rock Sand racing in England Morene for two seasons. Cable from a well known breeder abroad states a deal will be announced when details are known.
The piece outlines the three American League batting leaders and notes Connie Mack weighing young talent in the open series. It explains the long fight by three adult leagues to allow unconditional drafting from Southern and Western clubs, culminating in a November victory by the minor leagues after the Milwaukee conclave.
The L and N outlines plans to reform advertise and expand service for state growth. Workers grade main lines and lay track while equipment prep continues. Industrial and agricultural experts locate new industries along routes to boost travel freight and regional development.
National League orders New York and Philadelphia to finish the August 30 game at the Polo Grounds on Oct 2 1918 with Philadelphia 8 NY 6 at the start of the ninth. Lineups include Burns Shafer Cravath Magee and Merkle replaced by McCormick. Doom’s suspension continues. Rain contingency: Oct 3 or 4.
Frank J. Marshall, U S champion, defeated Bohemian Oldrich Duras in fifty four moves at the Manhattan Chess Club to take a two to zero lead in the five game series. Duras opened with the myccne gambit and resigned after Marshall’s steady play. In Tokyo, Melfi University blanked Washington Seattle 8 to 0 as Meiji University pitchers shut out the visiting team.
At the Church of England Congress in Southampton, Bishop Edward Stuart Talbot outlined three subjects of absorbing interest: the sexes, the races, and social order. He urged unflinching application of Christian principles to social injustices and economic problems, stressing duties in marriage, gender equality, and a stronger stand against racial exploitation. He warned against armaments and international selfishness, calling for world-wide liberty through shared Christian values.
Rosh Hashanah observances begin Wednesday at sunset and run through Thursday. At Temple Shaarat Shemayim Rabbi Alfred G. Moses leads ceremonies with a choir under Prof. Edwin Lyles Taylor. Orthod Orthodox Ahavas Chevas holds services from sunset Thursday to Friday led by Rabbi Smolinski.
In Montreal at Royal Montreal Golf Club three visiting British players won their first round matches. Muriel Dodd defeated Mrs Burns of Toronto 6 up 4 to play, Gladys Ravenscroft beat Miss Cox 7 up 5 to play, and Mabel Harrison defeated Edith Bauld 2 up 1 to play. Florence Harvey won by default for Lady Sybil Grey, while Mrs R H Barlow, the American champion, beat Miss Cryster 7 up 6 to play.
Alfredo de Oro the Cuban world champion meets Benjamin Allen of Kansas City in a three match series for the world championship at pocket billiards in New York. Both players have trained hard and Allen predicts forcing de Oro to his best to defend his title.
The National Baseball Commission refused Richard L. Guy’s $500 claim for recommending Player Shaw to Washington. The commission says the payment is not enforceable until Shaw makes good on his performance.
Connie Mack, manager of the Athletics, says he will not prevent two players Baker and Collins from writing special newspaper articles on the work's series. He criticized the National Baseball Commission ruling as late and insufficient.
The liner Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, ashore at the Weser mouth yesterday, was refloated at high tide and began its voyage to New York with repairs underway and passengers aboard.
An advertisement touts Danderine claiming dandruff removal in ten minutes and hair restoration. It markets “beautiful fair” hair, asserts scalp health after use, and urges readers to apply with a cloth to a strand at a time for light, fluffy, wavy hair.
A 12 hour thunderstorm in Cerbere France caused floods and a massive explosion in a hardware store area storing flammables. Fourteen people died and 30 were injured with many missing. Five families were buried in ruins as the prefect sent aid and troops to rescue survivors. Phonographs gain popularity in Mexico and Tenerife.
Captain Robert McKillop aboard the Numidian reported arriving in Boston with news of icebergs in the Atlantic, continuing to threaten trans Atlantic shipping lanes.
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