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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1915
Page
8
The Sheepshead Bay Speedway on the old track near Long Island seats 150000, larger than ancient arenas. It spans two miles with 450 acres hosting football baseball tennis and aviation uses plus potential opera skating and hockey in season. Rich backers support the costly project.
Pierre Ducos, 17, halfback for Jefferson College, died after a Saturday injury in Donaldsonville. Jefferson's faculty announced all remaining games for the season are cancelled. a Tulane match on October 30 was among the planned fixtures.
Vancourt and Seymour win contract to supply oysters for Louisville and Nashville dining cars this winter. Local shellfish, Ocean Springs bivalves, will be delivered fresh daily, with menus noting the coastal origin.
Chicago reports the start of the All Star tour with the first game set for Oshkosh Wisconsin tomorrow. Dick Hoblitzel will lead the American Leaguers and Frank Bancroft will command the National Leaguers. Notables including Grover Alexander John Evers Roth Strunk Schang and Walter are among early arrivals. The tour runs until November 23 and will move from the Northwest to San Francisco for a series at the exposition.
Three contestants out of 756 riflemen tied Monday night at 173 of 175 in the national rifle matches in Jacksonville Florida. The day covered 200 and 300 yard rapid fire and 200 yard slow fire with the 660 and 1000 yard slow fire to be shot tomorrow. Leading contenders were Captain Lamotte J S Stewart and Sergeant B Otey. The event marks the opening of the main stage of the tournament in progress since October 2. A reception for Assistant Secretary of War Breckenridge followed at camp headquarters.
In city court, jurors were drawn for the criminal term week of October 25. Names include Eugene Chadick John B. Curry Clifford Burnette David Nichols Albert Kersting Cato Williams John J. Mullen Louis Thublin John Dickin George Michael Thomas Howell John McDonald Thorne Winter Fleetwood Lester William Borgley Raz Crenshaw John McGrew Wiley Joyner Charles Sprinkle Sylvester Agee Thomas Kelly William Burgett James Zelnicker Hirts Matson Arthur Davis John Weldy Richard Alvarez Henry Simon Robert Weinacker John Harroun John Young Eugene Dykes Alfred Fort John Hagan Ward Douglas Hickey McMahon Vizard Leo Pollock Gibboney Wm Mifflin Edwin Gower John Connor Herbert Bodden Cash Gaston Ford.
The Supreme Court declined to hear New Orleans claim for damages from the Penn Bridge Company after the collapse of a city bridge under construction. The ruling left the Fifth Circuit's decision holding against the city intact.
The Brotherhood of Painters Decorators and Paperhangers of America will meet at the Central Trades Council Hall tonight at 8 o'clock for an open discussion on a remedy for current trade conditions. The secretary urges a large attendance.
Three act Edison drama Gladiola starring Viola Dana and Robert Conness shown at the Empire. Exterior scenes filmed in Berlin New York gladiolus fields famed for beauty. Also Lottie Pickford Irving Cummings in The Diamond From the Sky chapter twenty four. Tomorrow Charlie Chaplin in Shanghaied. Authorities announce further showings of The Great Deceit with Lillian Drew and War da Howard. Matinee and tonight Lyric Theatre presents The Winning of Barbara Worth from Harold Bell Wright novel with promise of grand production.
The Theodore team forfeits its Saturday game to Coden 9 to 0 due to Coden not appearing. Alba of Bayou La Barre beats St Elmo 8 to 4 in ten innings with George Riva on the mound. Chunchula takes two from Dunning Drug Store, Gralapp’s bases loaded triple highlights the first, Gallasch’s double shines in the second.
F W Wicks president of Jersey City Internationals visited Springfield on October 19 to gauge adding the city and Hartford to the International League next year. He will report to IL president E G Barrow and review Hartford separately. Pillans named third vice president of the American Association of Port Authorities with Montreal set as next meeting city. Robert B R Jard, noted bread-baking leader and Federal Baseball League figure, dies at 63 in New Rochelle.
A classic medical promotion highlights Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for infertility and a aid for pregnancy. Several women from various states attest to successful births and improved health after using the remedy.
Red Sox players earned 3825 each for the World Series, a fortune compared with some season pay. President Thomas of the Cubs calls for new players and a new ball park. Fed managers plan spring trips as if a Fed league will exist. A girl in Omaha bets against Alexander pitching for the Phils. Wolgast may refuse to box Charley White in Boston. Yale asks for more football players amid a dozen coaches. Jess Willard stands as a flexible champ seeking 30000 guarantee. Duffy Lewis and Harry Hooper can now go home and greet William Johnston. Big California year noted.
Sam Langford earned the decision over Jim Johnson of Tennessee after 15 rounds in Denver Colorado. The fighters were noted as black heavyweights in the bout held tonight.
Alfred De Oro of New York is crowned world champion again after defeating rival claims. Bill Huey of Chicago forfeits his title by returning the trophy to the donor. The article notes Huey’s resignation and De Oro’s continuing supremacy in the sport.
Floyd Gilbert, captain of the Grangeville High School football team, died in a Moscow hospital from a broken neck suffered in a game at Nezperce on Saturday. The report notes the tragedy occurred Monday.
An advertisement urges weight gain through sargol tablets from Van Antwerp Drug Co and local druggists. It claims the product aids digestion and flesh building, offering a money back guarantee if weight gain is not obtained, and notes caution for those not seeking weight gain.
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