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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1916

Page

8

Home Run Drive by Pinch Hitter Beats Red Hose

Marty Kavanaugh hit for Boehling in the fifth and drilled a grand slam into left field to put Cleveland ahead as Boston trailed 2 0. Detroit beat Johnson’s team with eleven hits and six runs while Ty Cobb collected three singles and a double. Chicago White Sox edged the Yankees 2 1 in a Sabbath victory. no National League games were played.

Boston Red Hose Cleveland Indians Marty Kavanaugh Boehling Indians Detroit Tigers White Sox Tigers Walter Johnson Ty Cobb Chicago White Hose New York

Result Games National Standings and Scores

National results show no games scheduled. American league games list Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, St Louis, and Philadelphia with multiple pitchers and lineups noted. American Association matches include Louisville at Columbus, Toledo at Indianapolis, Milwaukee at St Paul, and Kansas City at Minneapolis with current records.

American Association Louisville Columbus Toledo Indianapolis Milwaukee St. Paul Kansas City Minneapolis

National League Baseball Schedule Snapshot

The list shows games today including St Louis at New York and Chicago at Brooklyn with clear or cloudy conditions. Cincinnati at Philadelphia and Boston at Cleveland also on tap with Washington at Detroit noted, while scattered weather and yesterday’s results appear as miscoded notes.

National Ee Erewe Fee Pet Brooklyn Eee Ser Ereeecesseesee Eeewne Sevesese New York Erewenee Eee St.’ Peeveeeeseoesese Epeveesersewe Sean Cosnve Atnesessesses American Cleveland Boston Bagby Boehling O'Neill Leonard Thomas Detroit Washington Ehmke Stahage Johnson Williams Chicago New York Lynn Gallop Russell Waters St. Louis Philadelphia Sisler Hartley Seibold Haley Souis Cob Parnham Pincineh Louis Brooklyn Cincinnati

New York Public Schools Open Amid Polio Fear

New York opened after a two week delay as 75 000 of 800 000 pupils stayed home fearing infantile paralysis. Teachers were told to start each day with a health conference and to report cases. A physician and nurse will visit each school to examine doubtful children.

Associated Press New York

Chicago and Detroit Have Fighting Chance for American Pennant

Pennant hopes rose slightly for Chicago and Detroit after their wins while Boston lost to Cleveland. Boston leads the standings with eight games left, two and a half ahead of Chicago and three of Detroit, who each have five and four games remaining. The National League race tightens with Brooklyn a game and a half up on Philadelphia, Boston five back, and eleven games left for Brooklyn and Philadelphia. No NL games were played yesterday.

Chicago Detroit Boston Cleveland Brooklyn Philadelphia

King of Greece Signals War Mood and Neutral Stance

Athens reports on King Constantine’s interview with the Associated Press declaring Greece could join the Entente when definite advantages exist. Greek press critiques the king as shifting from neutrality, with anti Venizelos factions urging action for national benefit and leverage with the Entente.

Athens London Constantine Greece Associated Press Hesperini Nicholas Stratos Marine Gounaris M. Stratos Agamemnon Schliemann Washington

American Chemists Open Yearly Session in New York

The American Chemical Society and related groups opened their annual conventions in New York with an exposition of chemical industries. Dr. Thomas H. Norton of the commerce department noted expected U S dye production to meet normal demand within six months and cited Europe as the source only for special colors used in money and stamps.

Associated Press New York United States Exposition of Chemical Industries American Chemical Society American Electro-Chemical Society Thomas H. Norton Department of Commerce Europe

Ebbetts and Herzog Address Worshipers on Baseball

Charles Ebbets owner of the Brooklyn team and Charles Herzog of the New York Nationals spoke on baseball from the Grace Methodist Episcopal pulpit. Ebbets urged clean living in baseball while Herzog echoed the theme and predicted his club would maintain its winning streak.

Associated Press New York Charles Ebbets Brooklyn Charles Herzog New York Nationals Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Ebbets Herzog Ebbetts

Harvard freshmen on hand for 281st opening

Cambridge Mass Sept 25 more than 700 freshmen attended the opening of Harvard Universitys 281st year amid an infantile paralysis scare. A new military science department led by Captain Constant Cordier will recruit the Harvard regiment from the classes in the department.

Associated Press Cambridge Mass Harvard University Department of Military Science Constant Cordier U.S.A Harvard Regiment

Vienna Bread Shortage Driven by Transport Disruptions

News from Zurich reports a Vienna bread famine due to transport failures as Romania enters the war. An official decree orders hotels and restaurants to provide bread to guests who must bring their own, with railway service greatly disrupted.

Associated Press Zurich Switz London Vienna Rumania

Ida Elionsky Sets 35 Mile Manhattan Swim Record

Ida Elionsky swam around Manhattan Island in 11 hours 35 minutes to set a new women’s distance record. The feat occurred in New York on September 25 and covered 35 miles.

New York Ida Elionsky Manhattan Island

Communication links Greece and Austria cut again

Reports from Athens state postal and telegraphic services between Greece and Austria are suspended after Entente forces capture Florina. Bulgars reportedly take Greek infantry prisoners during evacuation, while anger toward Bulgaria grows. Athens papers publish AP dispatch on Greece demanding Germany return Greek soldiers held at Goerlitz.

Associated Press Athens London Greece Austria Florina Bulkaria Germany Goerlitz Silesia

Greek church service interrupted by student in Paris

In Paris on September 25 a Greek student disrupted a Greek church service on Rue Georges Bizet by opposing prayers for the Greek king and royal family. The student rushed the pulpit and spoke, sparking fistfights inside and outside the building before worshippers dispersed amid cheers for France and Greece.

Associated Press Paris Georges Bizet Greece France

Uprising in Crete Sparks Clash Near Herakleia

Reports from Crete say a simmering uprising around Vamos escalated into fighting outside Herakleion. Several killed or wounded as Greek civil authorities were expelled. British marines landed at Canea amid protests and insurgents reportedly surround the city.

Associated Press Athens London Crete Vamos Herakleians Canea

Uprising Spreads Across Crete In 11000 Rebels Seize Herakleion

London dispatch reports the Cretan revolution extending to all provinces. In Herakleion Candia the garrison collapses as rebels take control and abolish civil authorities. Insurgents total about 11 000 fully armed, with 7 000 in the Canea district.

Associated Press London Athens Daily Telegraph Herakleion Candia Crete Canea

Greek anti ally jailed by Committee of Defense

Paris Sept 25. Mgr Agathangelos, metropolitan of Drama, was arrested aboard the steamer Chio arriving at Saloniki from Piraeus by order of the national defense committee. He is accused of spying and of anti Entente writings, with Bishop Agathangelos also cited for constant attacks on Entente speeches.

Associated Press Paris Mgr. Agathangelos Drama Chio Saloniki Piraeus National Defense Committee Agathangelos Entente

Identity of Man Skeleton Probed by Waxed Face

New York police lieutenant Grant Williams created a wax facial reconstruction on a skull found at Canarsie on September 12 to identify a missing man. The wax portrait led witnesses who knew the case to identify Dominick La Rossa, missing since November 1914 after a gunfight left him wounded.

New York Grant Williams Canarsie Williams Dominick la Rossa

Nitrate Plant Studied Anew by Army Engineers

Washington reports ordnance experts are studying nitrate plant type under the defense act funding. The search for a site must consider supply from foreign sources. Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee River near Florence is noted as a leading potential location.

Tuscumbia Ala Sheffield Washington War Department Muscle Shoals Tennessee River Florence

Bass Wood Cut For Newsprint In Fayette County

Large quantities of bass wood are being cut from the hills and mountains of Fayette County and shipped to New England paper mills. The industry once employed many men twenty five years ago but had declined as timber vanished. Recent surveys show trees suitable for pulp have regrown, renewing activity.

Associated Press Connellsville Fayette County New England

Plant expansion plan described for future growth

The report notes the intention to build a small plant similar in design at first and to enlarge it later, outlining a staged development approach.

Return of Guards Delayed by Mexico Stir

El Paso reports the return of national guard regiments to state camps is temporarily halted. Massachusetts brigade officers say an order to turn in surplus equipment was countermanded. First and third Pennsylvania infantry continue to cancel entrainment plans on North Carolina relief arrival.

Associated Press EL Paso Texas National Guard Mexico Massachusetts Brigade Pennsylvania Infantry North Carolina

43950 Animals for Guards at El Paso

San Antonio Texas Sept 25 Since remount depots were established at Fort Sam Houston and El Paso a total of 43950 animals have been issued most of them being required to outfit state troops There are now 8200 animals in the depot here and 5600 at El Paso according to Captain Frank L Chase in charge of remount depots.

Associated Press San Antonio Texas Fort Sam Hounston el Paso Frank L. Chase

Postal savings deposits rise in August to record level

Washington reports postal savings banks saw deposits climb nearly five million dollars in August, the largest monthly gain since the system began. By September 1, about 621000 depositors held accounts totaling over 94000000 dollars.

Washington Postal Savings Banks

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