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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
8
Highlights of a doubleheader with Crackers and Trackers trading runs. Key plays include Neiderkorn’s double and a third inning run, while Brennan and Yerkes contributed for the Gulls. Final details show late power and errors shaping each side’s scoring.
The report profiles Zach Wheat, star fielder of the Nady quhililns, described as ful bred Indian and on a rampage with strong batting, noting recent doubles and a single in a game during 1912 and 1914 context.
The summary notes a stolen base by Schmidt and a double play by Yerkes with Day striking out twice. Day also issued a walk and hit by pitch. Holly is mentioned, with Umpires O'Toole and Williams. Final score details show Mobile and Atlanta in a 9 inning contest lasting 1 hour 46 minutes.
New York dealers report sharp food price gains as embargoes on perishables loom with the railroad strike. Butter leads, at 35.4 cents a pound. poultry up to 26 cents. wholesale meats and dairy costs rise. Officials weigh price controls while railroads hire strikebreakers and seek staff.
The record lists multiple baseball results by city and date including Mobile 0 2 0 and Atlanta 146 2 with players named Allison Dempsey Brennan Neiderkorn. New Orleans 0 2 2 and Birmingham 1 6 0 show Ponder Smith Higgins. National matches feature Pittsburgh Boston and Chicago with Meadows War Mouth Currie Gonzales Packard Archer and Ruth Cady Koob Severeid. Other scores include St Louis Chicago Philadelphia Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland and Milwaukee with various pitchers and batters noted.
The report lists games today in the Southern region with Birmingham facing Atlanta and Chattanooga clear, plus Nashville region rains. It notes ReneRock and Kaomis as placeholders, Boston at New York clear, Philadelphia at Washington with two games, and no other scheduled contests.
Chicago archer Miss Edna Wilson starred at the national tournament in Jersey City. The event showcased top shooting in the country with a standout 40 hits and a score of 139.
In a midweek slate the St Louis Browns edged the Boston Red Sox 2 1 to close the American League gap. Detroit beat the Yankees while Chicago White Sox topped the Athletics and Washington routed the Indians. Joe Jackson starred for Chicago with a home and single as Boston fell to Pittsburgh 2 1 in the NL and Chicago Cubs beat St Louis amid nine errors. Tom Rogers won for Little Rock 6 0. Burleigh Grimes and Elmer Ponder excelled in a Baron doubleheader 2 1 and 1 0. Steve Yerkes slump drops him to .327. Moran leads at .329 with Thrasher at .335.
In the Southern Association Yerkes failed to hit in six appearances sliding from the top to fourth. Thrash regains first with Jacobson second and Meran third. In the American League Speaker widens his edge over Cobb after five at bats with one hit, while Jackson shines with a homer and triple in four appearances. Only two NL games played as leading batters list remains tight.
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