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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1915

Page

4

Gulls Top Pelicans 8 to 2 in Hard Fought Game

Mobile pounded out 8 runs on 13 hits to defeat New Orleans 8 to 2. Holmquist allowed nine baserunners. ReillyPlayed short with ten chances. Perry led locals with a triple and a single.

Edmond Ges Northen Reilly Plea Jones Perry Mobile Gulls Reilly Edmondson Pezold Dobard Dalls AB. R Flick Higgins Sweaver New Orleans Sissiey Cee Ess Burke Knaupp Bluhm Thomas Knaup Bluhm Holmquist Balse Weaver Chesnutt and Kerin

Spectacled Pitcher Signing Highlights Reading of a New Star

Lee Meadows of the St Louis Cardinals notes a trend as Carmen Hill of Corry Pennsylvania signs with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hill a rookie is to report next spring after impressing a scout with an independent club.

Lee Meadows St. Louis Cardinal Pittsburgh Pirates Carmen Hill Corry Hill

Enduring misfits and misprints in baseball and boxing gossip

Eastern writer rakes season woes as the Browns and Cards lead in strikeouts while printers misspell in a game by a Typographical team. Willard Moran praised as hopefuls while Connie Mack muses on fan tastes and Ollie Chill, the AL umpire, struggles.

Willard Moran Connie Mack Ollie Chill

Boxer loses foe. port case halts Willard film import

The report notes a boxer who knocked out Jimmy Austin recently and mentions a federal judge upholding a port collector's ban on Willard Johnson fight films. It adds a line on Gaffney of the Braves building a 42,000 seat park in 1915.

Jimmy Austin Willard-Johnson Gaffney Braves Ball

Baseball score summaries from yesterday's leagues

National and American League results include Philadelphia versus New York and Boston versus Cincinnati with final tallies. Exhibitions feature Pittsburgh beating Stump in a rainy frame, plus minor league and league standings notes for International and Carolina circuits.

College Scores and Schedules From Southern Roundups

Regional results list multiple intercity matchups with clear conditions including New Orleans at Mobile Birmingham at Atlanta Memphis at Chattanooga Nashville at Little Rock Boston at Pittsburgh Detroit at Cleveland Philadelphia at Boston and more. Odds and outcomes are not detailed in this fragment.

Southern Association Demipehamee Atlanta Grimes Perryman Hale Allen Day Rumler Tae Edenens Chattanooga H. Merritt Clarke Cunningham Kitchens Nashville Little Rock Beret Kissinger Street Powell Bson Rogers Fincher Roth Gibson New Orleans Mobile Birmingham Memphis National League Boston Pittsburgh

Guils Farewell on Home Grounds Versus New Orleans

The Guils end 1915 with a home game against New Orleans as Prexy Jackson shifts remaining games to Atlanta for revenue. Schmidt leads Mobile despite injuries, while Dodges and locals clash in a tense schedule highlighting standout fielding by Reilly and Knaupp and strong performances across several teams.

Guils New Orleans Prexy Jackson Atlanta Association Covington Bagby Burke Schmidt Miller Xie Walker Pets Bob Higgins Higgins Little Rock Nashville Schwartz Dodge Messenger Columbia Miss Bay Stars Bob Taylor Guess Owens Bay St. Louis Taylor Collins Moore Phil Douglas Brooklyn Baseball Club Chicago Nationals Douglas Hillies Brooklyn Townsend Youngstown Ohio Bonsetter Reese Detroit Cunningham Lookouts Chicks Merritt Lord Yankees Boston Gull Washington Caldwell Reilly Knaupp

Plays 6 Years and Is Never Chased by Umps

Bill infielder with the Cincinnati Reds has played six years and never been chased by an umpire. He captained a Pacific Coast club and often spoke to umpires after close calls. Rodgers is noted as one of the most gingery players in the game.

Bill Cincinnats “Rede Pacific Coast Umps Rodgers

Carrousels and Sea Gulls split slugging doubleheader Sunday

In a Sunday twin bill the Carrousels took the opener 6 to 5 while the Sea Gulls exploded for 20 runs on 30 hits to win 20 to 10. Marcel rallies Haas Bros as Beech Paint loss noted. Bayou la Batre game set for Sunday with key hitters Switzer Martin Roberts and Wilson starring in prior contests. A Zeppelin shot at by Dutch guards near the Belgian border prompted the Maasbode report.

Carrousels Sea Gulls Anager Marcel Haas Bros Beech Labor Day Haas Boys Raines Haas Leslie Switzer Martin Roberts Wilson Paint Boys Aas Bros FEGAS Broes Socci Dss Courtney Day Peanda Cal Amsterdan London Maasbode Roosendaal Belgium

Phillies Increase Lead in National League Pennant Race

New York, Sept. 10 Philadelphia widened its National League lead by taking two from New York and Boston as Brooklyn moved to second. The Superbas, three games back, overtook Boston who slipped to third while both teams head west for a four-game set. Philadelphia has one more game with the Giants before the trip. Boston and Detroit hold their spots in the American League after Thursday’s results.

New York Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn Braves Superbas West Giants Phillies Detroit Red Sox Ham Saerereesveeee Memphis Oro Ee Eee Ee Ee MMB Vong Oy Cctveesretenssh Eee Eee Eee ORO Mobil Atteeee Nee Little Pet Medelphia Sere Weree Seeteersteenee TZ Esee Ee Lou Pitts New Boston Eee Ee Wee Ashington Louis Philadelphia Steer Cleveland Ween

Di rectum I ties track record and wins three races

Hartford reports Tommy Murphy drives Directum I to shave 1.5 seconds off the Charter Oak track record, tying the grand circuit season mark at 1:58 1-2. Murphy then sweeps both races, repeating last year’s three-win day across the program. In Chicago, Disturber wins the national motorboat race, with Miss Detroit finishing strong. Youssef Mamout is alive after rumors of his death. Cincinnati notches a doubleheader win to move from last place.

Hartford Conn Directum I Tommy Murphy Charter Oak Star Pointer William Murphy Chicago James A. Pugh Baby Speed Demon II Detroit Disturber Demon

Hold Up Report Attributed To Gilbert Reese

Police probe a Wednesday night hold up claimed by Gilbert Reese who says $42 was stolen part of which belonged to a friend John Carter an elderly farmer. Carter is detained as investigators seek motive and timing while Reese’s prior robbery claim with a woman is noted but not pursued.

Gilbert Reese Reese John Carter Carter Government Street Reesé

Methodist Men Will Have Home Coming Week

The Government Street Methodist church men’s class sets a Home Coming Week starting September 27 with nightly services open to the public. No collections. William McLeod opens with an address, followed by T. G. McGonigal, Stewart Brooks, a debate, and a social session.

Government Street William McLeod T. G. McGonigal Stewart Brooks

J. W. Doody Plans Private Cattle Dipping Vat

J W Doody will build a private cattle dipping vat on his dairy farm at Three Mile Creek in Mobile County. He informs county agent George A Maloney that he will construct the vat to protect his dairy herd from ticks.

J. W. Doody Mobile County Three- Mile Creek

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