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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1916

Page

4

Pelicans edge Mobile as Cavet loses despite three hits

Pug Cavet allows only three hits but issues six walks in the sixth inning enabling the Pelicans to score the game's only run. Edmonson scores on Pezold’s sacrifice fly after two walks and an infield out. Pop Boy Smith pitches a shutout for New Orleans.

Orleans New Orleans Pug” Cavet Pelicans Pop Boy” Smith Edmondson Pezold Mobile R.h.po Gondolfi Rong di Assesees ARMAS Ab.r.h.po A.E. Maga, CL Ss. Sia Se Oy MiSeing Stansbury Sylvester Esse Thomas Bluhm Acoier Schmidt Higgins Allison Cavet Smith

Kent Praises Granger Liver Regulator in Household Health Note

Louis N. Kent states he cut doctors from his salary to fund broader needs and praises Granger Liver Regulator as a great saver of medical bills. He says he will keep the remedy in his home and urges readers to ask their druggist about it.

Kent Granger Liver Regulator Regulator

Fight Fans Flocking to Colorado Springs for Welsh-White Battle

Colorado Springs buzzes with trains and autos as fans flood in for the Welsh and White lightweight title bout. Public interest runs high as sports followers debate winner but no clear favorite emerges.

Colorado Springs

Cities vie in slate of afternoon baseball matchups

Games today include Southern at New Orleans in Atlanta at 2:30 p.m. Memphis visits Little Rock at 10:15 a.m. Mobile plays Birmingham at 10:50 a.m. Nashville travels to Chattanooga at 10:45 a.m. Cincinnati at Chicago goes 1:30 p.m. St Louis hosts Pittsburgh with two starts at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. New York at Boston and Brooklyn at Philadelphia also draw two starts at 10:15 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Tampa Key West New York Mobile B. F. DU Bois Southern Pet Nashville ROB New Orleans Little Rock Birmingham Wee Eerie Philadelphia Sears New Orleans Atlanta Memphis Birmingham Chattanooga Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Boston Brooklyn

Baseball schedule snapshot from major league routes

Boston at New York and Philadelphia at Washington share clear conditions with two listed start times each. Cleveland at Detroit shows clear weather with two kickoff times. Chicago visits St. Louis under cloudy skies with an early 1 45 p.m. start.

Boston New York Philadelphia Washington Cleveland Detroit Chicago St. Louis

Result Games Southern and National Standings Recap

Summary of results from several baseball games across cities including New Orleans Nashville Memphis Chicago Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Teams Mobile Chatanooga Little Rock St Louis and Cincinnati played with various pitchers and records listed No other games were scheduled at the time of publication.

National Chicago St.Louis Lavender Packard Archer Ames Currier Gonzales St. Louis Vaughn Wilson Steele Cincinnati Pittsburgh Mitchell Wingh Mamaux Schmidt

Detroit hosts Cleveland in 5-10-0 versus 3-7-2 showdown

At Detroit on May 10 the Cleveland team visits the Detroit squad for a listed game. Players Davis McKee Strnage Bagby Klepfer ONeill and Goleman are noted. In St Louis Chicago 0-3-1 and 1-5-2 with Weis man Hartley Faber Schalk are listed as scheduled.

American Detroit Cleveland Davis McKee Strnage Bagby Klepfer O'Neill Goleman St. Louis Chicago Weisman Hartley Faber Schalk

Big Bats Race Tightens As Cobb Gains On Speaker

Ty Cobb trails Tris Speaker by eight points in the American League batting race after a five point boost. Cobb went 4-for-4 while Speaker had two hits in four at bats as both leaders faced each other. Joe Jackson dropped back with no hits in two trips. In the National League Hal Chase fell a point to 2 behind Jake Daubert after going 1-for-4. Outfielder Jacobson of Little Rock stood among Southern batsmen with one hit in three at bats to keep his percentage.

Ty Cobb Tris Speaker Cobb Speaker Joe Jackson Hal Chase Jake Daubert AB. H. Pet Wialmors Hornsby Robertson Jacobson Little Rock Southern Association AB. H. Pet. Thrasher

Big Six and M Brown to Vie on Hill at Chicago

Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown will be the opposing pitchers in the Cincinnati Cubs game at Weeghman Park this afternoon. The two hurlers have faced each other in thirty major league games over their careers.

M. Brown Chicago Associated Press Christy ‘Mathewson Mordecai Brown Cincinnati Cub Weeghman Park

Labor Day Highlights National Sports On Unprecedented Schedule

New York, Sept 4 1916 An extraordinary Labor Day program spans boxing golf tennis boating swimming and baseball with national championships at stake. Freddie Welsh defends lightweight title Charley White competes in Colorado Springs while Johnny Kilbane meets George Chaney for featherweight honors at Cedar Point and the amateur golf championship opens at Merion. National swimming titles run in Honolulu and St Louis and major league baseball pennant races loom alongside state and sectional events nationwide.

New York United States Colorado Springs Colo Freddie Welsh Charley White Cedar Point Johnny Kilbane George Chaney Merion Golf Club Haverford Forest Hills Detroit Mich Honolulu St._bLenis

Lincoln birthplace as emblem of American democracy in a Virginia hut

A speech extols Lincoln's humble origins at his birthplace hut as proof democracy nurtures greatness. It stresses the unity of spirit over place, the universality of American leadership, and the elusive mystery of democratic vitality guiding a central national figure.

Lincoln Jincoln America

The Vision of Lincoln and Democracy’s Sacred Duty

A lecture-style reflection on Lincoln, democracy, and the lonely burden of leadership. It discusses the elusive inner life of Lincoln, the isolating conscience, and democracy as a living, demanding creed that must be enacted through self-sacrifice and steadfast action. The piece urges readers to keep the democratic flame alive through living example.

Lincoln Washington

Fannie Ward to Star in Had Pearl a Tear at the Empire

Fannie Ward returns from New York with Eastern fashions to display in Jesse L. Lasky’s Had Pearl a Tear at the Empire. Jack Dean notes Ward buys all gowns in NYC and jokes about costumers’ bills while he avoids measuring for a handkerchief. Two-day program limited by railroad strike threats. Empire to announce daily showings.

Fannie Ward Jesse L. Lasky Pearl Empire Miss Ward New York Jack Dean

New Y M C A Physical Director Arrives in Mobile

Mr KE W Conway is named the new physical director at the Mobile Y M C A arriving Sunday night and meeting applicants Monday afternoon. He succeeds A E Marriott who moved to Memphis. Conway has four years at Richmond Virginia and two at Waaco Texas plus a month at the Lake George NY training camp.

KE. W. Conway Mobile Association Conway A. E. Marriott Memphis Tenn F. W. Evans Mr. Conway Richmond Waaco Texas Lake George N. Y

Democrats pledge to defend freedom and justice for the nation

A rhetoric statement declares Democrats must prove worthy by serving mankind and risking their lives for freedom and justice in the nation that shelters them. It emphasizes spiritual elevation and obligation to the public.

Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules promise back pain relief

Advertisements tout Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for backache claiming daily use ends back pain permanently. The copy markets the product as the original Dutch remedy since 1606, sold in sealed packages at 25c, 50c, and $1.00 with a money back guarantee.

Haarlem Holland Netherlands Holand

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