Cobb Batting .370 in League Leaders Report
Ty Cobb has recovered from a slump and leads the American League with a .375 average. The update lists top hitters, home run leaders, and 600-class pitchers across the American, National, and Federal Leagues with key names like Speaker, Crawford, Jackson, Doyle, and Cravath among the leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ty Cobb
Lewis
Boston
Detroit
Cobb
Burns
Foster
Wood
Scott
Ruth
Shore
Davis
Faber
Leonard
Fisher
New York
Boland
Coveleskie
Dubuc
Johnson
Washington
Luderus
Philadelphia
Doyle
Daubert
Brooklyn
Snyder
St. Louis
Long
Robertson
Hinchman
Pittsburg
Carey
Mamaux
Alexander
Toney
Cincinnati
Pierce
S. Smith
Meadows
Dale
Mayer
Coombs
Kauff
Yerkes
Fischer
Flack
Campbell
Newark
Rousch
Kenetchy
Deal
Kenworthy
Kansas City
Berghamer
Chase
Buffalo
Reulbach
McConnell
Crandall
F. Allen
Barger
Plank
Cullop
Schulz
M. Brown
Moran
Canadian National exhibition speed boat race winner
The Peter Pan speed boat from Toronto owned by J B Eke and James Simpson won the 6 mile Canadian National Exhibition race with an average speed of 47 mph, reaching 51 mph at one point, with the Heloise as the sole other entrant.
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Toronto
Ont
Peter Pan
J. Beke
James Simpson
New York
Heloise
Forest Hills
N. Y
Mais Association
Karl H. Behr
Hiam M. Johnston
Behr
Johnston
Fian
Necesséy Behr
Ed Geers
Russell Boy
Hal Boy
New Grid Iron Rules Give Fullback More Protection
Special pains in revising football rules for the coming season grant the fullback greater protection, encouraging more use in carrying. A run into the fullback costs 15 yards, roughing adds disqualification, and substitutions are limited to period starts. The center must release the ball after motion begins, and numbering of players is recommended for spectators.
Boxing and baseball notes from winter sports page
Boxing commission approves William Marshall funding a $1,000-a-minute bout between McFarland and Gibbons. Cleveland club sale denied by Charley Somers. Pob Perry rides 98 mph on track. St Louis Browns keep Branch Rickey. Reds keep Herzog if announced. Gavvy Cravath leads majors in home runs. Umpires stay safe from players’ ire in American League. Rube Marquard to minors after Giants purchase in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Marshall
McFarland
Gibbons
New York Boxing Commission
O. K
Charley Somers
Cleveland
Pob Perry
St. Louis Browns
Branch Rickey
Cincinnati Reds
Herzog
Baseball News
Gavry Cravath
Ban Johnson
Rube Marquard
Giants
Yesterday's Baseball Results From Texas and Nearby Circuits
Texas league games saw Beaumont 5 Houston 4 Fort Worth 3 Dallas 1 Shreveport 3 Waco 0. American Association Cleveland 6 Indianapolis 5 Columbus 6 Louisville 1 Minneapolis 14 Kansas City 2 St Paul 5 Milwaukee 2. International League Providence 8 Buffalo 4 Harrisburg 5 Rochester 2 Toronto 6 Richmond 5. Rain or shine, with the dramatic season opening the stars will now come out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas ‘League
Beaumont
Houston
Fort Worth
Dallas
Shreveport
Waco
American Association
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Providence
Buffalo
Harrisburg
Rochester
Toronto
Richmond
Gulls Pelicans clash as season wrap looms at Pelican Park
The Gulls and Pelicans meet at Pelican Park with Holmquist or Hogg for Mobile and Bagby for New Orleans. Dixie Walker struck out fifteen in a loss to the Pets as seasonal transfers loom and fringe moves unfold including Lee leaving for the St. Louis Americans and Warner stepping in for Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulls
Pelicans
Pelican Park
Holmquist
Hogg
Mobile
Bagby
New Orleans
Pets
Dixie Walker
Atlanta
Birmingham
Gardner and Anderson Vie For Amateur Golf Title
In Detroit the final round of the national amateur championship pits Robert A. Gardner of Mount Vernon against John G. Anderson of New York as the field seeks Ouimet’s successor. Weather makes greens fast and the outcome unclear with both players known for drives and short game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Robert A. Gardner
John G. Anderson
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Francis Ouimet
New York
Gardner
Anderson
Jerome Travers
Charles Evans, Jr
Winning Run Drives Davis to Victory in Ninth
With two outs in the frame, Shotton sprinted home from third as Davis pitched. Stanage tried to tag him at the plate but the winning run crossed, giving the team the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Shotton
Stanage
Early Pecan Record Set in Ocean Springs
In Ocean Springs Mississippi the first pecans of the season were harvested from a single tree within town limits. The nuts are fully matured and of excellent quality, signaling an unprecedented early ripening record for the region. The seedling tree suggests a larger crop than forecast this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Springs
Miss
Nineteenth Child Reported For NYC Barber Family
The wife of a New York City barber has presented her husband with their nineteenth baby, a record in a large urban clan. The couple's extended household highlights a high birth rate within a single family in the metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Tarpon Spotted Off Biloxi Attracts Crowds And Fishermen
In Biloxi Mississippi Gulf coast a large shoal of tarpon up to six or seven feet roams near the beach by the yacht club drawing hundreds to watch as Capt Alfred Bosarge and other local fishermen plan to land some of the giants. Meanwhile shrimp boat activity increases with twenty to twenty five vessels operating near Ocean Springs and Point Aux Cheyenne as coast packers resume work and longshoremen return to jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi Sound
Alfred Bosarge
Tarpon
Gulf Coast
Point Aux Cheyenne
Ocean Springs
Louisiana
Gulfport Ships Record Lumber Cargoes in August War Era
Fifteen lumber cargoes valued at about 335000 dollars were shipped from Gulfport in August, a wartime record. England and Argentina received the majority of the exports. Mr and Mrs H T Fortner celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport
Miss
England
Argentina
H. T. Fortner
Hendryx Tops Southern Batting Race Amid Miller .319
The Southern Association leaders include Hendryx of New Orleans at .326 and Elmer Miller of Mobile at .319 while New Orleans hits .269 as a team and Nashville follows at .249. Thomas of New Orleans leads homers with 9 and steals with 38. Henderson leads in runs and total bases. Leading pitchers feature Hogg with 19 wins and 9 losses, Cunningham 19 11, and several tied at 15 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Association
Hendryx
New Orleans
Miller
Mobile
P. Allison
Memphis
Cruthers
Paulette
Nashville
Elberfeld
Chattanooga
Lee
Atlanta
Edmundson
Sloan
Birmingham
Knaupp
Thomas
Hogg
Weaver
Kissinger
Cunningham
A. Johnson
H. Merritt
Black
Kroh
Keeley
Frost
Shoe Shine Pete Saves Dog and Receives Reward
A small boy named Peter Joslin, a shoe shiner on Royal Street near Dauphin, saves a stray dog from a streetcar. A passerby with a gray mustache gives money to repair the dog, and Peter embraces the animal, grateful for the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Peter Joslin
Royal Street
Dauphin
Peter
Louisville and Nashville
Ty Cobbere
Fellows
Local citrus growth and hardwood exports highlight county progress
The week features a citrus industry surge with 125,000 trees in growth in Harrison county, per a local fertilizer firm. The Lamb-Fisk Company of Charleston Mississippi plans another big oak shipment to England, selling 100 cars of timber to a British concern. H W Bierhoust, a newspaperman, has passed the Mississippi bar exam.
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Miss
H. W. Bierhoust
Baseball Schedule Highlights for Today Across Leagues
Southern Association games feature Atlanta at Birmingham Memphis at Nashville Mobile at New Orleans Little Rock at Chattanooga with rain National League matches include Philadelphia at New York Chicago at Pittsburgh St Louis at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Boston American League showcases Boston at Philadelphia New York at Washington Detroit at St Louis Cleveland at Chicago Federal League actions pair Chicago at Kansas City St Louis at Pittsburgh Baltimore at Brooklyn Newark at Buffalo all games listed with various weather notes such as clear or cloudy
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Brooklyn
Edwer
Boston
Douglass Smith
Miller Rodolp Ang Gowdy
Philadelphia
New York
Mayer
McQuillan
Killifer
Pertitt
Dooin
Chicago
Peeees
Pittsburgh
Humphreys Standridge
Bresnahan Mamaux
Gibson St
Cincinnati
Meadows
Snyder Lear Schneider
Mitchell Jones
O'Neil
Benz
Cleveland
Klepfer
Morton
Coumbe
Cicotte
Scott and Mayer
Schalk
Washington
Pieh
Nanamaker
Johnson
Williams
Detroit
St. Louis
Dauss
Stanage
Hamilton
Sev
Federal League
Brooklyn Eseweny
Baltimore Pass
Ayo
Fineran
Land
Owens
Moseley
Moran
Reriden
Kuhn
Eeeop
Allen
Kansas City
Bill Scwartz
Nashville
Akron
Ohio
Bill
Lee
Atlanta
St. Louis Americans
Warner
Rome
New Orleans
Dobbs
Martina
Beaumont
Red Sox
Philadelphiac
Tigers
Braves
Brooklyns
Giants
Phillies
Rudolph
Superbas
Hoston
Walter Breymer
Proctor Recreation Centers
Keifer
Colts
Breymer
Bescher
Rodgers
Long
Wingo
Longs
St. Louigs
Shore
Malone
Grege
Schang
Perritt
Philies
Doyle
Merkle
Fletcher
Brooking
Boston Nationals
Douglass
Smith
Walter Johnson
Peckinpaugh
Bauman
Piek
Coachman
Chattanoogga
Little Rock
Aittchison
Birmingham
Perry
White Sox
Kirke
Southern Association
Birmingsham
Sereseeemes
Memphis
New Ewes Seater Nee
Mobile
Chattanooga
Brooklyn Steer
Chicago Carses
St. Louis Eewrreetee
Prissouter
Wee
Acc Aceeesersses
Washington Deerawrene
St. Louis Esweene Sae
Eee Merens
Ae Wee Eevee
Newarksoce
Seeceesemeereee
Buffalo Kansas City
Caveers
Baltimore Dee
Baltimore
Newark
Buffalo
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Dot Neether
Hill EN
Tommy Long
Synder
Brown Holmes
F. H.E
Marston
Sherman
Tenn
Shocker
Ottawa
Ross
Kalhenserg
BIG Tarpon School
Elmer Miller
Monroe Park
Jack Mulhall
Hearst War News
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway
Union Terminal Station
Calvert
York
Meridian
Tuscaloosa
East
Commercial Printing Company
St Michael Street
Wood Printing Co
St. Michael St
Bell
Home
Real Estate and Insurance
Duggan-Taylor Realty Co. Inc
N. Royal Street
Gulf City Dye Works
S. Concepticn Street
A. C
Dauphin ST
Ala
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