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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1915
Page
10
A Saturday double header at Monroe Park features U M S versus Brewton College Institute at 3 PM and Barton varsity meeting Barton alumni in the second game. U M S fielding a largely new squad aims to challenge Brewton, while Barton showcases new stars and alumni signal practice at the YMCA gym.
Dunning Drug Co. will be known as the Cascades. The lineup includes Gunn y Groom MecCreery J Phillips outfielders Legross first base oO Phillips second base captain Nelson shortstop Bouton Heidelberger catcher and manager Bromberg Spencer pitchers. They plan to play Prichard on Sunday morning and seek strong opposition Sunday afternoon. Manager Heidelberger seeks games with Beach Paint Thoss and Haas Bros. teams.
University of Alabama reports Coach Kelly Ill with high fever after failing to attend Tuesday practice. Players fear morale drop without his leadership, as traveling men campaign for bed coverings to keep two feet warm while he recovers at home.
Chicago officials confirm the White Sox gained outfielder Chappelle and pitcher Shackelford from Milwaukee in the American Association. Nemo Leibold is not part of the deal. Rumors say Chappelle may go to Cleveland to help pay for Joe Jackson trade moves involving Roth and Klepfer.
Names signed to recall petition listed with addresses across Oshkosh and nearby areas. The long roster includes James Young Jas McAllister King Harry Groom John Leonard Sylvester Rowe Francis Howard Fleming Albert Towle J W Wood C E Camp RK Regan Arthur D Davis George Alvin Thomas Phillip Tremer Samuel Calloway Francis O Rourke John Walker Wilcox Robt Savage Frank Augustus Tremer Barney Horton Phil Whitman Chas Dupre Willie Ellis George King Joseph Norton Thomas Gadik Earle Gayle Garrity John Hogan John Jobling J B Reynolds Casper Biles Herbert Long Charles Pate Lt Keyser Sk BE Yawn Ralph Diamond Lester Davis George Gramka OSHKOSH scores Pentagon baseball battle notes and player listings follow.
Biloxi chief seeks Mrs. J. K. Weston alleged to be involved in Anniston transactions after a questionable $10 check for advertising services. Weston left Biloxi for Mobile while posing as a peace advocate for the Women’s Peace Council of Alabama.
Discovery of rabies in a dog that died last week causes anxiety in Montgomery. The dog bit E. W. Rouse and his daughter at 115 Catoma street who are receiving Pasteur treatment. About ten other dogs were bitten and may have infected people, with as many as forty individuals expected to need treatment.
Sixty copies of the soil survey report for Mobile county from the United States Department of Agriculture have been received by M. J. McDermott, president of the Bank of Mobile. He will distribute them to callers at the bank, as these documents are scarce and likely the last.
The United States infantry team led the national team rifle match after the first stage with 2027 points. Rain fell on Jacksonville as 44 teams from nearly every state and the regular services competed in 200 and 300 yard rapid fire and 300 yard slow fire.
In Evansville Indiana Joe Stecher of Dodge Nebraska threw Ed Lewis of Lexington Kentucky over the ropes two hours and three minutes after the bout began. Lewis refused to return to the mat claiming injury as Stecher, asserting his claim as world heavyweight champion, was awarded the match.
An advertisement urges thin men and women to gain 10 to 15 pounds using Sargel with meals for two weeks. It claims weight increases of five to eight pounds are possible, explains Sargol aids fat creation by improving digestion, and notes the product is non injurious and inexpensive. Van Antwerp Drug Co. markets it with a money back guarantee.
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