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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1913
Page
8
Holt McDowell son of M H McDowell Ensley and Palmer Snedecor Tuscaloosa former first baseman of the same club will leave on an overseas trip aboard a fast train. They aim to travel across Europe spending much time in Switzerland and visit nearly all countries returning to America in about four months.
Gavvy Cravath of the Phillies rockets multiple four baggers this season, threatening the NL single season mark set by Bucky. He hit 13 homers at home and had several off top pitchers, with key blasts against Mathewson, Marquard, Camnitz, and Brown.
The 1894 Baltimore Orioles star Dan Brouthers powered a ball 1300 feet from home plate, rolling along Guilford avenue to the street and beyond, the longest hit cited in baseball history. Joe Jackson’s Polo Grounds blast is noted as impressive but shorter, with witnesses including John J. McGraw and Hughey Jennings supporting Brouthers’ claim.
In a tense game the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to tie the score in the eighth and Beals Becker delivered the decisive hit in the ninth, driving a sharp shot that sparked a comeback against the Reds. Doomn praised Becker's leadership and all-around play as vital to the club's recent improvements.
Mrs F W White sustained severe scalp wounds and an electric shock when her hair became entangled in an electric fan. While drying her hair she moved too close to the fan and was pulled toward the blades. The incident occurred in Ennis Texas on September 20.
Milwaukee dispatch reports a table kick in a house reveals a yellow envelope with the lost will of Miss Katie Shea. Probate court will reopen proceedings to distribute property under the will, affecting P H Kearn heirs and the Shea siblings.
Nick Altrock may be released soon to make way for younger players who will be given every opportunity. He is a philosopher of the first water and knows his standing, having been valuable this year and helped turn the funny ones around while delivering solid work.
Mrs Elizabeth Elliott of Knightsville Indiana was injured and her three sons S J Elliott of Louisville P B Elliott of Cloverdale and Walter D Elliott of Crawfordsville rushed home. Mrs Elliott regained consciousness and recognized her sons after the long separation.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Orter's Antiseptic Healing Cream priced at $1.00 as a remedy for sore and tender feet. The copy emphasizes its reliability and healing properties.
The coming World Series between the Athletics and the Giants features strong pitching from both sides. Connie Mack’s Bender and Demaree lead their clubs with low run allowances, while Matty Marquard Tesreau and others on both rosters also post excellent per game tallies.
Jim Vaughn, formerly of the Yankees and now with the Cubs, is hailed as the best built man in baseball. Neal Ball, then with Cleveland, teased Vaughn about his size asking how much he weighed and suggesting a challenge to Ketchel if he weighed 168 pounds.
Jake Stahl former world champion manager takes over as boss of a semi pro team starting today. The Inter-City Baseball association announced the move at Peru Indiana meeting. Stahl will also play first base and aims to build the club into a major local contender next year.
In Coquille Oregon on September 20 Rus sell Hill near Hall's creek shot a four point buck. As the deer fell a bear charged the animal and Hill, after returning from his home a mile away and finding his ammunition exhausted, killed the bear that weighed 240 pounds while it fed on the venison.
Frank Robbins an heir of the late John Robbins of Plainfield, once thought hidden in a Roman Catholic monastery, has been located in West Melbourne Australia.
Palmer Snedecor of the Montgomery club pleases local supporters with strong fielding as a first baseman and potential to make the majors. The Alabama alum previously played in the Cotton States league, started with New Orleans, then moved to Montgomery where he showed a solid game.
Friends of Frances Leighton, daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Leighton, report she has left music studies to search a remote Southern Sierras canyon for a lost gold mine. She follows a diagram said to be drawn by her dying grandfather John Easton who prospected in 1849 and spoke of a rich find. Frances has built a cabin and searches alone using the talisman diagram.
J L Schille of Coffeeville Kansas and his ex wife wed again in Bartlesville Oklahoma two weeks after their divorce. They had been married seven years and say they met secretly and decided to reconcile. They now plan to live together happily.
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