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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1916
Page
8
League officials draft a long list of players claimed from route at a Cincinnati meeting. Names include Monroe Memphis Harris Birmingham Yerkes New Orleans Masf infielder and many others across AA and A classes from multiple clubs.
A brief ad reproduces a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Bug Remedy for quick cold relief and as a proven, long trusted product. It claims broad availability and strong reputation.
Giggie Moran a Biloxi hurler with a Southern League contract faces Townsend a former New Orleans star in a double header Sunday at Monroe Park Ames vs Bayou la Batre lineup details include G Moran and Townsend among pitchers and fielders with tickets sold and 100 Bayou la Batre fans expected.
Hal Chase leads the National League batting race with .322, Wheat tops total bases at 238, and Hornsby among leaders. In the American League Tris Speaker widens his lead over Ty Cobb by thirty points as Pitchers and other leaders are listed from the Associated Press totals.
Nashville defeats Charlotte 2 to 1 to take two games in the three game set. Kept by one run margins, the final game of the series will be played here tomorrow. Weather outlook follows with fair conditions for Alabama and Mississippi tonight and Sunday.
National results show Brooklyn 8 12 0 Pittsburgh 1 0 in a compact report with pitchers Marquard Meyers Jacobs Evans and W Wagner. St Louis 8 9 8 Boston 8 15 0 features Davenport Hamilton Fincher Park McCabe Rumler and Startley Severeid Foster Mays Thomas. Other scores include Chicago 3 Washington 2 and Detroit 4 New York 2 10 11 with Davis Stanage Mogridge Alexander. Cleveland Wind 3 11 2 Philadelphia 2 8 1 with Penner Smith O Neill Sheehan Haley. American Association games list Minneapolis 10 Columbus 0 Toledo 9 St Paul 0 Kansas City 9 Indianapolis 8 Louisville 4 Milwaukee 2. International Buffalo 6 Toronto 1. No other games played.
London dispatch reports morning papers outraged by the German coup at Kavala that forced the Fourth Greek army corps to surrender and be transported to Germany. The Telegraph calls the act unprecedented and notes Berlin organized the plot with Bulgarian involvement.
The Maryland state Progressive committee voted 15 to 4 to endorse Charles E Hughes for president. No action was taken on the vice presidential spot or state officers. George Pearse, ex congressman, said he would support President Wilson.
Mrs. E H Harriman transfers Arden House near Goshen New York to her son William Averell Harriman. The estate includes 2500 acres of forest lake and stream and is valued at about 5 million dollars.
The Brooklyn Nationals opened a clear lead by beating the idle Phillies and Boston Braves as rain stalled the rest. The Superbas erupted for eight runs in the second inning with Buck Whert homering with the bases loaded. In the American League, Detroit beat New York, Boston downed St Louis, and Chicago defeated Washington.
National League matchups feature Pittsburgh at New York and Cincinnati at Brooklyn with two games noted. American League action includes Washington at St Louis and Boston at Chicago with clear skies. Philadelphia plays Detroit, New York visits Cleveland, Chicago hosts Philadelphia, and St Louis visites Boston in varying weather.
Rain halted Philadelphia and Boston Friday but Brooklyn gained a half game and now leads the National League by two games over Philadelphia and three over Boston. The American League leaders Boston Detroit and Chicago hold position with Boston ahead on percentage.
Joseph Jones was shot in the left lung Friday afternoon by fourteen year old Willie George during a quarrel in Prichard. Sheriff Tolcombe reports George is jailed on an assault with a gun charge, with no bail until the wound’s seriousness is known. Dr. Cawthon treated Jones and said the injury is serious.
American ambassador Thomas Nelson Page and military and naval attache Captain Elvin R Heiberg and Lieutenant Charles Russell Train were cordially hosted by King Victor Emmanuel and top Italian generals at the front. Page praised Italy s sanitary and commissariat services during the observation trip.
Rumler of Little Rock tops the Southern Association batting race with a .341 average while with the Browns. Jacobson, also of Little Rock, hits .340. Notable leaders include Ware of Little Rock in stolen bases with 37 and Knaupp of New Orleans with 45 sacrifice hits.
New York Commissioner Hartigan of the Bureau of Weights and Measures urged the federal trade commission in Washington to action against high flour and bread prices. He blamed Chicago wheat price fixers for the current market.
In Copenhagen the Danish parliament held a private joint session where foreign minister addressed international affairs before discussing the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. The session remained private.
The Birmingham Railway and Light Dodgers champions of the Birmingham league, arrived in New Orleans to face the Brands amateur champions in a four game series. A double header was set for this afternoon with another double bill planned for Sunday.
Mr Mose Jacobson returned to Mobile and reports strong business at Eastern markets. He anticipates an unusually good fall and winter season for Mobile. The Jacobson store stocks Strause High Art Style Plus Frankel Fifteen clothing for men and boys.
Ty Cobb collected three hits in four at bats to lift his total by five points amid a tight AL race with Tris Speaker. Jackson added two hits, while Daubert moved up to second in the NL by going two for three.
Joseph M Thuringer MD of the Harvard Medicare School has been named professor of anatomy in the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Dean T W Frazer announced the appointment. Thuringer, born in Switzerland, studied at several medical schools and graduated from Creighton Medical School in 1911. He previously served at Tacoma General Hospital and Harvard University.
Captain David Holt a prominent Alabama Mississippi newspaperman now with the federalized national guard heads south Baldwin county on a recruiting mission. He is accompanied by Private James P. Snowden and will visit Magnolia Springs Bon Secour and other southern points to enlist men for service.
London reports Brigadier General Lord Brooke, oldest son of the fifth Earl of Warwick, has been wounded in France. He recently commanded the Fourth Infantry Brigade of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces.
The 1916-17 session enrollment at Spring Hill College reaches 200 with expectations of a further rise within ten days, according to Hill authorities.
Princeton and Harvard met in the final round at Oakmont country club near Pittsburgh. The course was fast as both schools vied for the intercollegiate golf championship.
Tillness caused a temporary postponement of the speaking tour in Kansas of Charles W. Fairbanks Republican candidate for vice president. He appeared in Atchison yesterday and left last night for Peoria Illinois to continue his campaign.
Serbian headquarters report that after two days of artillery and a decisive assault the Bulgarians retreated from Malkanidze and Malareka toward Monastir. The capture included twenty-nine guns, many munitions, fifty rifles, and numerous prisoners.
A Texas cavalry squadron patrolling near Rio Dosa above Candelaria surprised Mexicans smuggling cattle over the border. About 75 shots were exchanged with no casualties. The smugglers fled back across the Rio Grande, leaving cattle behind.
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