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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1916
Page
8
In a compressed, unclear note from the period, the White Sox are out of the American League race and will meet the Nationals in an annual event. The start is hinted for Sunday night with uncertain details and personnel naming.
The American Association closed Sunday as Louisville near Indianapolis fought a close contest. The race was among the tightest ever run in the area with strong showings from Kansas City and Indianapolis, and a rival from Montere and fall was mentioned.
After nine years as leading AL batsman Ty Cobb loses the crown to Tris Speaker as both finish the season with unofficial averages around .384 for Speaker and .372 for Cobb. Speaker nets 210 hits to Cobb 201. Joe Jackson posts .341 in his final game with one more hit than Cobb. Hal Chase rises to top NL honors at .340 as Daubert trails by about 20 points with Hornsby the only other NL leader to play Sunday.
A schedule lists I O O F lodges Napoleonville and Mobile areas, Knights of Pythias, Masons, Eagles, and several trade unions meeting at halls on Dauphin street and Central Trades Council Hall. Mobile Humane Society executive committee to meet at 4 30 p.m. at county building office.
In York on Oct 2 the Giants and Superbas reserved battery selections until the final moments of the home series opener against New York. Both sides kept pitchers and catchers under wraps as the four game set began with anticipation that New York might slump after a previous winning streak interruption.
The day designated as Rucker Day honors G N Rucker, Brooklyn left handed pitcher, who marked ten years with the club today as the pennant race resumes.
In Cincinnati on April 8 Pittsburg beat Cincinnati 4 to 0 with Toney Huhn Hooper and Wagner contributing. Chicago defeated St Louis 9 to 6 in a nine to six matchup featuring Perry Wilson Steele Ames Williams Snyder Hrottem. Cleveland first game beat Chicago 2 to 0 with Coumbe O Neill Faber Scalk, second game Cleveland won 4 to 8 against Chicago with Penner Gould Lambeth Klepfer Deberry Daly Cicotte Lapp Schalk Lynn. No other games or schedules listed.
Columbus 11 5 leads Indianapolis 5 1 and Louisville 2 1 with Toledo 1 2 and Kansas City 6 1. Milwaukee and St Paul 2 0 and Minneapolis 1 1 complete the tabulation.
The American League card lists Boston at Philadelphia at 1 30 p m and New York at Brooklyn at 3 p m with clear weather. Washington visits New York and Philadelphia welcomes Boston in a separate matchup. No additional games are on the slate.
President B B Johnson of the American League travels to New York to join President J E Tener of the National League and Garry Herrmann in arranging the world series. They plan to start the series on Saturday but the first game's location waits on the National League race result.
National League race tight between Brooklyn and Philadelphia with four games left for Brooklyn and six for Philadelphia. Brooklyn leads by under half a game as they host New York in a four game set while Philadelphia plays Boston in four days. Boston still has a chance if they take all six and Brooklyn loses three of four, with Western teams finished. Boston’s AL hopes dim as Cleveland clinches first-half crown.
The Broad Street Methodist Sunday school held Rally Day with larger attendance. Rev. L. H. S. Chappelle gave the welcome, Superintendent H. E. Pal spoke briefly, and the program included recitations and a musical feature titled Soldiers of the King performed by five young boys.
A tar tank at Barrett Manufacturing Company plant in Ensley Birmingham caught fire Sunday night but was quickly extinguished by the Wylam fire department. The incident caused $200 in damage to the plant.
Several thousand horse lovers arrived in Louisville to attend the two weeks meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' Association opening this afternoon. The Walnut Hall cup for 2000 dollars drew likely rivals Grattan Boy American Girl Worthy Prince Virginia Barnette Azora Axworthy Dick Watts Miss Pinkerton and George Summers.
Both the city police and the county sheriff logged burglaries Sunday. W L Pugh of 8 Walnut Street reported a break in at his home with clothing and other articles stolen. Sheriff Holcombe received word that burglars Saturday night robbed the home of W S Hamlet near Toulminville, with clothing and household effects taken.
Washington reports a sharp rise in highway and bridge spending over twelve years. Expenditures grew from about 8 million dollars in 1904 to 28 million in 1915, a rise of over 250 percent. State and local funds totaled over 80 million dollars, with dozens of states establishing highway departments since 1891.
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