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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1912
Page
3
New York Giants brace for a decisive game against Boston at the Polo Grounds as the series stands 3-1 in favor of the Red Sox with two wins needed to clinch. Manager McGraw and his players acknowledge past slumps and aim to rebound behind potential pitching options and improved fielding.
Boston Mayor James Michael Fitzgerald leads a twelve piece brass band as about 600 fans travel from Boston to New York to cheer the Red Sox at the Polo Grounds. The crowd sings Tessie at Grand Central and then heads to the Elks' Club for an informal reception after lunch.
Harry Bouton and Co present a comedy magic show with famous George Wilson as dean of minstrelsy. Barley’s Dogs perform in a great canine act alongside za and Lorella in a knockabout comic baseball series event.
In New York on October 14 crowds arrived at the Polo Grounds for the sixth game of the world series. Gray skies and unsettled weather met the morning with no rain having fallen and the weather bureau forecasting generally fair conditions.
New York October 14 Pittsburg protest against Chicago October 2 victory was upheld by National League President Lynch. The game was thrown out of the record and league standings adjusted. Protests cited catcher Cotter batting out of turn as the hit that decided the game in the tenth.
The probable batting order today lists players from Boston and New York. Maspere at right field Snodgrass Yerkes Doyle Speaker Becker Lewis Murray Gardner Merkle Stains Merson Wagner Meyers Carrigan Fletcher Collins Marquard and Marquard in pitching roles.
Ralph De Palma, seen after a week, says he bears no blame on Caleb Bragg but notes Bragg’s mechanician should have been looking back and warned Bragg that De Palma wished to pass, per race rules.
New York Giants, trailing Boston Beaneaters two games to none, hope to win three straight starting today at the Polo Grounds. Rube Marquard predicts Giants victory, citing a repeat of a Pirates upset from past seasons as Mobile fans increase turnout for daily matinees and the newspaper’s baseball extra.
Sir Thomas Lipton arrived in New York and said he would discuss terms to challenge for the international yachting trophy if the New York Yacht Club modifies rules requiring the challenger to cross the Atlantic on its own bottom. He warned against building a freak boat to win and named Shamrock IV as a potential future challenger. He noted his 23 wins in 28 European races and praised Kiel regattas with 129 boats.
In Jacksonville on Atlantic Boulevard, amateur motorcyclist Frank J. Troncein died after crashing into a car driven by Thomas M. Palmer. Troncein was thrown through the windshield. the car carried several women who sustained no injuries.
A revised YMCA gym program starts today with added classes including Greek youth, a leaders’ track, and a business men group. Special classes for ten or more may be arranged without extra charge as junior events and basketball planning unfold.
The article contrasts a Commission Government City with New York, noting New York’s long experience in commission governance and the perception that Tammany Hall benefits from commissions. It rails against the idea of widespread commissions and suggests New York remains ahead in this system.
Margaret Clouse aged 77 was killed instantly when an automobile carrying her daughter Josephine Clouse and Harry Green of Someredet Ohio collided with a traction car at Carpll near Lancaster. Dr. Michael Clouse, who drove the car, escaped unharmed.
A Frisco eastbound locomotive struck a car at a railroad crossing near here injuring two passengers. GQ Phillips of Oluster was killed instantly and his wife serious injured. Miss Iva Moore of this city sustained a minor injury in the collision observed today.
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