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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1913
Page
8
The Y M C A physical department has organized several gym classes for the coming season with 5:30 6:30 and 7:30 sessions. Junior members will use the pool in summer and begin gym work Tuesday at 10 30 AM. Regular schedule runs until May 1 1914 with no leagues until October. A night intermediates all round gymnastic test will be held within two weeks.
Cleveland sports clubs enter the Perry Centennial Regatta aquatic events at Put-in-Bay September 25 and 26. Shaker Lakes Canoe Club Cleveland Swimming Club Luna Park Swimming Club and Cleveland Athletic Club are represented. Notable entrants include Grant Schmid Monte Goodwin Fred P. Rose and others from the Shaker Lakes Canoe Club and Cleveland Swimming Club with Miss A Hansen competing in girl events.
Boston based report notes Sam Langford and Jack Johnson will fight December 20 at Cirque de Paris in a twenty round title bout. Langford's manager says Langford receives a lump sum and a share of gate receipts. Langford to meet John Lester Johnson in New York next Tuesday.
Atlantic City buzzes over Capt. George B. Gale being tapped to captain the American yacht against Lipton’s challenger in 1914. Gale, famed in Atlantic City for his sixty foot sloop, earns wide yachtsmen support while Captain Barr endorses his suitability for the challenge.
A brief note questions a pitching record claim from the season, citing an example where a similar condition allegedly produced a seven percent result with a trailing tailender. The text lacks clear names, dates, or concrete facts beyond the asserted statistic.
Organized baseball drifts from pure sport to heavy money focus as major and minor leagues spend vast sums on talent. Owners seek top players to attract patrons while second division clubs face heavier financial strain. Frank Chance fails to secure help, Connie Mack stacks gardeners, illustrating commercialism's grip on the game.
A. Lippe the promoter sails with seven American boxers for Europe. Jeff Smith, Johnny Daly, Joe Hyland, Bix Mackey, Charlie Thomas, Barney Ford and Bobby Scanlon travel to Paris for a October 11 bout between Smith and George Carpentier. Lippe plans world tour after Paris bouts. Old Ben Rosenthal accompanies the group for luck.
New York September 6 a national one mile championship swim at Coney Island is set to bring a new American record. Bud Goodwin current mile champion holds 25 minutes 36.15 seconds. Illinois A C swimmer McGillivery may travel East to compete in half and mile events challenging the record.
Mr John Dowling of San Francisco praises Electric Bitters for curing his wife when other methods failed. The tonic is said to aid liver indigestion and biliousness with prices 50 cents and 1.00 at Van Antwerp Drug Co adv-2
The Birmingham club will play two post season series with Cuban clubs in Havana. The regular Birmingham team travels under Captain Roy Ellam with thirteen sailing in September and arriving October 1. A 15 game set, three per week, awaits with Exhibition games after season end.
Tenara the bay mare wins the Charter Oak Purse at Hartford in 2 07 3 4 time amid a massive crowd of about seventy five thousand. Bright Axworthy shows strong pace while Judson Girl and Lord Dewey contend. Tenara edges ahead with an all out drive by Billy Andrews.
Frank M. de Graffenried of Beale and Lee J Moody of Bessemer named as judges for the Southern Field Trials Club event at Letohatchie starting the week of December. The trials include Derby and All-age stakes with $750 prizes each, entry fees $15 per nomination plus $15 to start, closes November 1, 1912. Headquarters will be established in Montgomery.
Reusens stayed in the stable as Ed Geers scratched him and Bertha Carey stepped in. Andrews clinched his fourth Charter Oak Purse with Prince Regent in 1890 Tiverton in 1904 and a third in 1908. Baden Direct, fastest four year old, lost tempo in heat two as Earl Jr. closed to half length, final 2:03 8 4 with Earl Jr. prevailing toward the end and the last three quarters in 1:30 8 4.
Detroit set for September 20 and 21 as Barney Oldfield returns in Walter Christie's car at the Michigan State Fair. Rail race plans include electric timing and a lineup with Louis Disbrow Endicott, Richenbacher and Chandler while talks continue with Mulford and others for the Mason team.
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