Semmes Defeats Wilmer In Sooner Baseball Clash
Semmes beat Wilmer 9 to 2 at home as Murphree limited Wilmer to four hits and Cowart exited in the fourth. Wulff and cks led Semmes batting while Murphree pitched key relief. Also Thoss Sporting Goods defeated Alba club 6 to 8 at Bayou la Batre with strong play and dinner at Mrs Laurendine's.
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Semmes
Ala
Wilmer
Cowart
Murphree
Wulff
Semmes Wilmer
AE Ieels
Graham
Dossett
Miller
Thoss
Bayou la Batre
Thoss Sporting Goods
Bayou la Barre
Alba Club
Temselves
Laurendine
Anderson
Sat Ou Fai
R. H. P. ME Cmmros
2D. Co
MEENA
Cesta Cocodees
Goys
Lanahan
el Eemings
Pat
Mayhall
Petithory
Petiithory
Jones
Riva
Crowns Take Seven Inning Win Over Pascagoula Club
Crowns of the City League beat Pascagoula 4 to 3 in a seven inning game. Ery struck out nine for the Crowns and Farnell drove in the decisive runs while Frentz and Cox formed the Pascagoula battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascagoula
Ros
Crowns
Ery
Norton
Inany
Farnell
Thomas
Townsend
R. H
Surner
Mvofcot
Clonc Nccas
Hannan
Eerie
Pascagoula— AB. R. H. PO
Davies Eees
Perdido Ala
Perdido Tall
B. Bryars
Parker
Green
Tia Bowen
Perdido
Buford
Bryars
Weakley
Poorch
Greer
Kerquendol
Tennant
Graves
Bayou LA Batre
Ala
Alba
Cap
Phillies Open World Series Preparations With Brooklyn
Phillies face Brooklyn in two tune up games as crews finish seats and numbering for World Series readiness. Killifer may return for the first game while President Wilson will officiate the second game in Philadelphia. Bleacher tickets go on public sale at the park on game day with about 8 000 available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Phillies
Killifer
New York
Wilson
Washington
Former Major Leaguers Shine in Coast League
Former major league players dominate the Pacific Coast League this season with Maggett leading in runs and steals, Johnston and Schaller among top baserunners, Schaller hitting most homers, Harry Walter excelling in three baggers, and Purtell topping two baggers as noted players from the Athletics Cubs Tigers and Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggett
Athletics
Johnston
Cubs
Schaller
Detroit
Harry Walter
New York Americans
Purtell
Chicago
Boston Americans
Feds Want to Play Winner of Series in Chicago
Charles H. Weegman, president of the Chicago Federal League club that won the pennant, telegraphed the National Baseball Commission challenging the winner of the series between the Boston Americans and the Philadelphia Nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FEDS
Chicago
Charles H. Weegman
Chicago Federal League
National Baseball Commission
Boston Americans
Philadelphia Nationals
Pat Moran Textile Worker Turned Philadelphia Baseball Hero
Pat Moran, born in Fitchburg Massachusetts, rose from a textile factory job to craft his own yarn baseballs as a boy. He started with the Boston Nationals in 1900, then the Cubs for five seasons, and later joined the Philadelphia Nationals, delivering their first pennant in 32 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Moran
Philadelphia Nationals
Fitchburg
Mass
Jimmy Callahan
Chicago Sox
Moran
Pat
Boston Nationals
Cubs
Phils
Yale Plans Form 138 Man Heavy Artillery Battery
Yale to form a heavy field artillery company of 138 students as part of national preparedness. Major General Leonard Wood will detail instructors to drill the men. Yale will contribute $30,000 for barracks while the Connecticut National Guard provides guns equipment and mounts valued at $135,000 and a practice range. A cavalry company will also be recruited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Leonard Wood
The
University
Connecticut National Guard
Gunboat Smith Beats Reich In Ten Round Showdown
Gunboat Smith outfought Al Reich in a ten round bout at New York, controlling every round with jabs and hooks. Smith weighed 183 pounds to Reich’s 202 1-2. In Lexington Kentucky Peter Volo captured the $3,000 Castleton cup setting a new race mark and world record for a two heat stallion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Smith
Reich
Lexington
Peter Volo
World Series Dates and venues set with coin flip option
The World Series schedule lists games in Philadelphia and Boston with dates from October 8 to 14 and a potential seventh game decided by coin toss. Umpires are Klein Rigler O Loughlin and Evans. Financial terms allocate ten percent to the national commission and share to players and owners, with no further receipts after game four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Boston
Braves
Philly
Klein
Rigler
O’loughlin
Evans
National Commission
Commission
Fandom Food and Baseball Action From Monday Games
The New York Americans swept Boston 5 1 and 3 2 as Peckinpaugh drove in three runs. Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 3 2 in a one hour three minute game sparked by Daubert's two extra base hits. Boston Braves beat the New York Giants 4 1 and 5 4 in twelve innings behind solid defense. South Atlantic League plans no changes for next season with Corish reelected Savannah president and Welsh reappointed Charleston VP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Americans
Boston
New York
New Yorks
Leonard
Peckinpaugh
Markle
Maisel
Caldwell
Foster
Red Sox
Yankees
Pipp
Baumann
Elmer Miller
Hendryx
Pelican
Moran
Alexander
Killifer
Philaelphia Nationals
Tener
National League
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pfeffer
Phillies
Daubert
Stock
Wood
Shore
Boston Red Sox
Bancroft
Niehoff
Byrne
Dagey
Shorstop
Boston Braves
New York Giants
Rudolph
Benton
Magee
Schang
Nick Corish
Savannah
W. H. Welsh
Charleston
Baseball Schedule With Weather Notes
National League games include Brooklyn at Philadelphia two games with rain and New York at Boston cloudy. American League matchups show Boston at New York cloudy and Philadelphia at Washington rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League
Brooklyn
Philadephia
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Brooklyn Berd
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
T- Chicago
Eeneteteeesees
Cincinnati Seem
Detroit Deen Asepessecoornes
Chicago
Cleveland
Negro Chauffeurs Meet Hail of Missiles Entering Forsyth County
CUMMING Ga Oct 5 A Georgia Chamber of Commerce tour of negro chauffeurs faced violent resistance in Forsyth County as four cars were pelted with stones and sticks while entering the once off limits area. One chauffeur was briefly threatened but all escaped. The party proceeded to Cumming where planned entertainment occurred. Racial tension surged with two lynchings and two convictions, after which all Negroes were ordered to depart Forsyth County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsyth County
Georgia
Cumming
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Here
Forsyth
Taggart Allegedly Handed Out Money on Primary Day
Indianapolis reports that Thomas Taggart a Democratic national committeeman indicted with Mayor Joseph Bell for election conspiracy handed out a roll of money in $1 and $2 bills on May 35 1914 primary day according to John F Nugent former Terre Haute police assistant chief who testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Joseph E. Bell
John F. Nugent
Terre Haute
Gifts to Harvard raise history and humor in one notice
Harvard College Corporation announced gifts totaling 155,601 dollars. J Randolph Cook donated a 1819 letter by Thomas Jefferson claiming that students of that era drank only water. The piece ends with a stray joke about hypocrisy and consistency in confronting others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College Corporation
J. Randolph Cook
Thomas Jefferson
World Series Games at The Item Office
All plays from the Philadelphia and Boston World Series will be printed at The Item office starting Friday October 8 and continuing daily. A feature this year will be the listing of balls and strikes. Games begin at 1 p.m. Mobile time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Boston
Pat-on-back Managers Challenge Old Drive Mentality
The article argues a new manager type, the Pat-on-the-back approach, may win in baseball’s World Series. It compares Bill Carrigan of the Boston Red Sox and Pat Moran of the Philadelphia Nationals, noting their humane leadership, player trust, and restraint with stars like Grover Cleveland Alexander, yielding strong late-season runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Carrigan
Boston Red Sox
Pat Moran
Philadelphia Nationals
Connie Mack
Carrigan and Moran
Athletics
Redee
Carrigan
Plaers
Phils
Phil
Pat
Moran
Grover Alexander
Grover
Baseball scores from yesterday with multiple games listed
Several major league scores show New York Philadelphia and Washington results. Notable pitchers include Nabors, Ray and Perkins while batters include Foster, Thomas and Caldwell. The column lists runs hits and errors for each team across the games with varying final tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H.E. Bobton F.auveuxes
Leonard
Gregg
Carrigan
Haley
Markle
Alexander
New York
Foster
Thomas
Caldwell
Nanamaker
Schwert
Philadelphia
Washington
Nabors
Ray
Perkins
Harper and Williams
Service quality push for unexcelled offerings
Special effort aims to develop a service unmatched in quality across groceries drugs dry goods and hardware. The notice promotes a continuation of cash sales with 2 ply tar roofing and PLD VEMIGs as seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Grocery sale catalog item list with various discounts
A scanned grocery advertisement lists numerous discounted items with prices and values including rubber roofing, paints, stove polish, cookware, cookware, cleaning supplies, sugar, Crisco, Kraut, Hominy, Grits, syrup, cooking oil, coffee, canned fruits, pasta, flour, lard, tomato products, beans, and more. The page presents per item prices and bulk quantities, reflecting a comprehensive sale catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisco
Cere
Armour
Hershey
Rumford
Grandma's Washinis
Arm & Hammer Soda
Pharmacy advertising items and prices in a sale list
A cluttered ledger of medicines, tonics, toiletries, and household products with listed prices. Items include Merck sugar of milk, Palm Olive Soap, Aspirin tablets, Sweet Dreams bitters, Phenolax Wafers, Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, Lydia Pinkham products, Mentholatum, Vitalitas, Quaker Herb Extract, Dr. Caldwell syrups, Syrup of Figs, Bromo Seltzer, Cod Liver Oil, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, Dr. Bell pine tar honey, Nadine and Nadinola creams, Listerine, Mennen powders and shaving cream, LaValliere and other powders, toothbrushes, Grape Juice, Dr Hobson paste, and roach paste with varied prices. The page reflects a retail catalog style with multiple brands and price points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Lydia E. Pinkham
Johnson
W. B. Caldwell
Elevene Chamberlain
Dr. Bell
Mennen
LaValliere
Crockery and Glassware Sale Listing Fragment
Readable fragments show assorted Mason fruit jars quarts and pints with mid 20th century style pricing. Includes percolator tops bowls pitchers flower pots churns glass lamps and a Japanese cap item with low values.
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Ashur
Smarty
Hos
Gre Steevtte
Tain Aimee Smee
Theodore
Willard
Albas
Creel
Cogburn
Clagouires Aris Co Terre
Swozer
Irvington
Goyette
S. Littlegreen
E. Barber
FE. Barber
O. Hanson
M. Hanson
Dodge and
Taylor
St. Saturday
BK. Littlegreen
Sam
Long
Tilman
Hanson
Pflager
Wedee
St. Hanson
Big Stars
the Empire Today
Yancsi
Dolly
Dolly Sisters
Mobile
Miss Vancsi
East
Zigfeld
the Empire
Lottie Pickford
Irving Cummings
Taggart
Item
Brown Holmes
McCarty
McQuinlan
Adams
Perritt
Meyers
Tyler
Whalng
Rudolph and
Gowdy
Bennett’s Cafe
DeBriere
Royal St
Cccesceseessé
Cass
Princess Electric Iron
Vale Hewes Ees BC
Ba Owder
Merck's
Sains O
G Department
Catherine Sts
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