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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1912
Page
8
Mobile edges Birmingham 2 to 1 at Monroe Park ball yard as Cavet strikes out eight and limits Baronville to five hits. Hardgrove loses despite strong work, while Alba and McBride contribute key hits for Birmingham.
In Chita Kansas on September 11 Sioux City was routed as the home team totaled 27 hits and 12 runs. The game is described as a record for Sand runs in the Western League with both sides tallying strong hitting.
Chicago September 11 The debate over whether a pitcher can be credited with a victory after being batted off the slab arose from the Boston Americans and Chicago White Sox game. While Joe Wood was named the winning pitcher his claim to the fifteenth victory was disputed by many who argued Hall should get the win. Traditionally under Heydler and McKay the pitcher battened out did not receive a victory, but Johnson’s ruling on Walter Johnson differed and left the matter unsettled with no official league decision.
The Gull management votes to donate Saturday’s gate receipts to Manager Finn to share equally among Mobile players as a season capper. Cholly Frank’s Birds visit Mobile for three games Thursday Friday and Saturday.
Albany reports Governor Dix told New York County Sheriff Harburger to block the 10 round Wolgast versus Packey McFarland bout at Madison Square Garden arguing the match would amount to prize fighting. He asked DA Whitman and athletic chief O Neill to report on license status and urged enforcement.
Baden driven by A. S. Rodney of Jersey City wins the Empire stake for 2:14 trotters on the Grand Circuit at SLRACUSBE N Y. The three heats are the year’s fastest with Baden leading all the way. Dudie Archdale ties for two fastest heats and Geers’ mare matches the 2:04 heat record briefly.
Ithaca New York September 11 Cornell football practice began on Perry field under outside college coach Al S Sharpe formerly Yale star and later athletic director of Penn Charter School Sharpe the first outsider since 1901 and was hired on a three years contract after prior disastrous seasons prompted a coaching change.
Leach Cross of New York and Fred Duffy of Buffalo fought at the St. Nicholas Athletic Club last night. In the fourth round referee Tone disqualified Cross for fouling, ending the match.
Yesterday's Montgomery program featured two doubleheaders with New Orleans, Memphis, Nashville and Chicago posting differing scores. In the National League, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Brooklyn recorded decisive results while Cincinnati signed left-hander Chic Smith from local amateur clubs.
Ohio state tennis tournament at East End Club produced close battles. Nat Thornton of Atlanta fell to J. C. Royan of Cleveland 8-6 3-6 6-2. S. T. Nash of Cleveland lost to T. W. Stephens of Pittsburg 6-3 6-2. In women's singles Miss Buda Stephens city champion was defeated by Miss Lois Moyes of Toronto 6-4 6-0. Toronto pair Moyes and Rhea Fairbairn set up a final tomorrow.
The schedule lists today’s Southern League games New Orleans at Montgomery Chattanooga at Atlanta Pittsburg at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at Boston St. Louis at New York and the American League matchups Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit New York at St. Louis and Boston at Chicago.
Manager Millie Finn took the Gulls to Pascagoula this morning for a game with the town's semi pro team. The trip followed long buildup as Pascagoula's players had urged a match on the Gulls first off day. The entire squad left on an early morning train.
The Southern League faces a showdown over Charley Franks transfer of Dave Bunting from Chattanooga within thirty days of season end. Manager Mike Finn threatens to bring the case to the National Commission challenging the move while Frank vows to press his own evidence and fight the ruling.
National amateur union track meet scheduled September 20 and 21 at Pit'sburg aims to be the greatest in the country. The boost comes after the American team won at Stockholm the Olympic games, with stars like Tommy Gavigan facing six challenge attempts in one day and praise for U S athletes from English captain Edgar Seligman.
In New Orleans on September 11, Frank Killian, age 20, killed himself with poison as his mother watched helplessly. Despondency from unemployment was given as the motive for the act.
New Orleans, Sept 11. A crusade to ensure a plentiful supply of fresh air in theatres, churches and factories will be inaugurated soon by the state board of health. An apparatus for sampling air has been secured for testing. The board may compel improvements where air supply is found insufficient.
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