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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1912

Page

3

Factors in Coming World Series Battle Between Red Sox and Giants

The piece weighs four main factors pitch ers catchers infield and outfield in the upcoming World Series between the Red Sox and the Giants. It notes Tesreau Mathewson and Marquard versus Wood Collins Bedient O Brien as pitching parity, with Giants holding the edge in catchers and outfield while Red Sox lead in the outfield and Heinie Wagner shines at shortstop. It also highlights Tris Speaker George Hooper Buffy Lewis as a formidable Red Sox trio, while assessing fielding and hitting balance across positions.

Monte New York Red Sox Polo Grounds Giants Bostonians Athletics personne @tone Tesreau Mathewson Marquard Wood Collins Bedient O’brien Speaker Murray Snodgrass

New Stadium of Maroons Opens in Chicago

Chicago reports the dedication of the Maroons new $200000 stadium at Marshall Field for today's Indiana University game. Alumni from many schools expected to attend gala ceremonies. New seating totals thirty thousand with 12 000 west stand 5 000 east bleachers and 13 000 standing room.

Chicago Indiana University University of Chicago Marshall Field

Eyesight screening for school children urged at Maumenees shop

An appeal urges schoolchildren to receive eye examinations to ensure their vision is equal before starting work. The piece stresses that early certainty can prevent future suffering and harm, citing A. N. Maumenee and a manufacturing optician at 125 Dauphin Street.

A. N. Maumenee Etlist and Manufacturing Optician Dauphin Street

Giants to wear brand new uniforms for World Series opener

The Giants will take the field Tuesday for the first game of the world series in uniforms and equipment brand new with a slightly different pattern from the regular season. Players from both leagues had the afternoon off to visit Henry Chadwick's grave in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, on the anniversary of his birth, with decorations placed on the monument.

New York Giants Henry Chadwick Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn

Royal Rooters Ready to Cheer Red Sox in Opener of Big Series

Boston fans prepare for the opening world series game against New York as the Red Sox finish the season in Philadelphia. Royal Rooters arrange a special train with over 300 supporters while ticket sales continue and teams report players in good shape after injuries.

Royal Rooters Red Sox Boston New York Pittsburg Philadelphia Gardimoor Carrigan Roston

Army and Navy Elevens Open Football Season

Army and Navy each opened the football season with home or away games. Army faced Stevens and Navy met Johns Hopkins as Yale scheduled Syracuse, and Harvard aimed for a big score against Holy Cross. Other eastern matchups included Princeton versus Lehigh, Penn vs Dickinson, Carlisle versus Washington and Jefferson, Cornell versus Oberlin, Brown versus Rhode Island State, and Dartmouth against Massachusetts Aggies.

New York Army Navy Stevens Johns Hopkins Yale Syracuse Harvard Holy Cross Carlisle Washington and Jefferson Washington Cornell Oberlin Brown Rhode Island State Providence Dartmouth Ve Massachusetts Aggies Hanover

Baseball Schedule Across Leagues Today

National League games feature New York at Brooklyn Philadelphia at Boston Pittsburg at Cincinnati St Louis at Chicago American League actions include Chicago at Detroit Cleveland at St Louis Washington at New York Boston at Philadelphia.

Pet New York Pittsburg Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis Brooklyn Aeneas Boston A Boston Ee Washington Ee Philadelphia Ween Cleveland Ee Detroit Ts Eee T. Louis Tore Ee Ee National League Brooklyn Boston American League Cleveland Washington R. H. E. Wiki Aie Oy Peap Dao T B Collins Carrigan Thomas Houck Egan R. H. E. Washington Groome Williams Ford and Sweeney R.H. B. Detroit Boehler J. Onslow Walsh Suliven

Grand Circuit Races at Columbus End With Records

At Columbus Ohio on October 5 Grand Circuit events closed with multiple records. Babe won the sixth heat of the 2:07 pace in 2 04 1 4 marking the fastest sixth heat ever and the race set six heats as a record. Helen Stiles shaved time in the 2:07 trot fifth heat to 0 60 1 4, while Pickles captured the third heat of the 2:11 pace in 2 08 1 4. Pickles will race next week at Lexington against Braden Direct in the Tennessee stake. Joe Patchen II will not appear at Lexington.

Columbus Ohio Chiana Pickles Babe Ty Cobb Helen Stiles Lexington Braden Direct Tennessee Joe Patchen II

Football Games Scheduled Today

Tech faces Citadel in Charleston while Vanderbilt visits Nash ville to play Marysville. Alabama travels to Tuscaloosa for Owenton. Auburn hosts Mercer in Columbus. Georgia meets Chattanooga in Athens L. S. A. Lafayette weighs Baton Rouge. Clemson hosts Riverside. Wake Forest travels to Columbia. Virginia Military Institute meets Richmond Medicos in Lexington Virginia. N C A and M plays U S B Franklin in Raleigh. Kentucky State vs Marshall in Lexington. Washington and Lee at Lexington Virginia. Tennessee plays Mooney in Knoxville. Tulane visits Jefferson in New Orleans.

Alabama Owenton Tuscaloosa Auburn Mercer Columbus Georgia Chattanooga Athens L. S. A. Vas Lafayette Baton Rouge Clemson Riverside Wake Forest South Carolina Columbia

French Welterweight Defeats Dixie Kid in Paris Bout

Marcel Thomas, the French welterweight, defeated the American rival the Dixie Kid in a fifteen round bout for 5000 dollars. Decision awarded on points. Paris reports the victory as a clear win for Thomas.

Paris Marcel Thomas Dixie Kid

Meyer the Hatters at Fort Morgan Preview

Meyer the Hatters travel to Fort Morgan on Sunday to face the soldiers in a lively matchup. Big Dixon will twirl for the Hatters with Burke catching as fans plan to attend. Players must assemble at the boat by 9 am.

Meyer the Hatter Fort Morgan Big Dixon Burke

Yesterday's Results At Brooklyn And Boston In Baseball

Results from American League games show Brooklyn and Boston winning or losing with final scores and listed pitchers. Philadelphia and New York also played, with details of runs hits errors and pitcher combos across venues.

Smoky Joe Wood Poised Between Giants and Greatness

Chicago Oct 5 Walter Johnson warned Joe Wood might fade due to the deadly snap ball. Yet Wood has surged, winning 31 games with a stellar fast ball and nearing the world record for consecutive victories. His slender 5 ft 11 1/2 in, 176 lb frame hides a colossal wrist strength that powers his pitching.

Chicago Walter Johnson Boston Joe Wood Wood Johnson Juve Wood Joe Sox Smoky Joe Red Sox Coin Wood

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