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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1915
Page
8
Boston teams sharpen for the world series as the Red Sox test lights and turf at Braves Field while Braves tune up for a four game set with the Phillies. Captain Evers comments on NL leaders as clerks process World Series ticket applications.
Uncle Wiggily sets out early to watch Johnnie and Bushytail the squirrel boys gather hickory nuts. A mishap with a shaking branch drops nuts on him, and he helps collect a haul. He bakes a cake using whole nuts while Nurse Jane is away, planning a playful surprise.
Casey Jones, famed fan, writes on baseball aesthetics. He selects the fly ball score from third as the prettiest play, praises the steal of second, and notes a clutch base hit in a tight ninth inning as fan favorites. He argues the ideal game balances pitching and hitting, preferring a 5 to 4 result.
Uncle Wiggily bakes a hickory nut cake for Nurse Jane and the muskrat, but an alligator bursts in demanding cake and bites into a shell filled treat. The cake proves hazardous, breaking the alligator’s teeth, while Nurse Jane fixes a proper nut cake. The tale ends with playful commentary on their quirky kitchen mishap. Also notes a sequence of sports schedule changes due to poor attendance.
Philadelphia reports no major league baseball games until next Saturday. The scheduled game today features Philadelphia against the Chicago Americans in the delay.
The annual Young Men's Christian Associations state conference will meet at University Alabama from October 4 to 8. About seventy five delegates are expected from Alabama colleges and normal schools. Dr. W D Weatherford will lead the event with speakers from afar likely and a possible New York National HQ representative.
Frank W Boykin sells 2 acres on Ella Oliver tract south side to J Walsh Johnston for 1 and other considerations. Creola Lumber Co sells east half of NW quarter of SW quarter of section 35 to Ferdo Skvolk for 200 dollars. South Orchards Co sells east 160 feet of the south 310 feet of east 187 feet of east 187 feet of north 310 feet of lot 18 block C in South Orchards subdivision to A W Fletcher for 197.50.
Bobby Waugh of Fort Worth Texas won by decision after a foul in the sixth round of a scheduled fifteen round match against Ad Wolgast former lightweight champion in Shreveport Louisiana.
Chicago reports David Danforth star pitcher of the Louisville Americans Association club has been drafted by the Chicago Americans.
Harry Grant noted automobile driver and two time Vanderbilt cup winner suffered extensive burns in an elimination trial for the Astor cup at Sheepshead Bay when his car, traveling 100 miles per hour, burst into flames. He and his mechanician escaped the blaze but Grant was hospitalized with serious injuries and will miss the race this Saturday.
In the Independent League series opener the Carrousels defeated the Sea Gulls 4 to 2. Chambers pitched 15 strikeouts, Stone led Carrousels with three hits, Feeney starred for the Gulls, and the teams schedule the next game for the following Sunday. Also, the A. D. Davis team shut out Pascagoula 7 to 0 with Howell and Ponds delivering key plays.
National League highlights Schulz and Allen Crandall and Hartley. Chicago and others split games with pitching notes and late innings. Federal League results show Butielo yielding 2 runs while BG Louwle allows 3. Bailey Wilson and Seaton Rariden Rogge O'Conner cited. Wilson Upham and H Smith listed in box score notes.
Chicago announces a seven game set for the championship with the first game October 6 at the American League grounds as the Chicago baseball title series opens. Other games include Philadelphia at Brooklyn and Newark at Pittsburgh with clear conditions. Detroit visits Washington in the American League while Baltimore plays Kansas City in the Federal League with Chicago hosting the main event.
Boston announces World Series tickets at Braves Field with prices from fifty cents to five dollars. Box seats top at five dollars, grandstand three dollars, reduced two dollars for rear third base seats, right field bleachers one dollar, bleachers fifty cents. Tickets sold in advance in three game blocks. capacity checks underway. no new stands planned.
In St. Petersburg on September 28 baseball fans collected many postcards for Pat Moran, Phillies manager. Boxes were set up in the business district and will be opened October 1 to mail all cards to Moran.
Philadelphia reports Brook line players and J H Sullivan Jr of Woodland Golf Club as the only out of town contestants to survive the first round at Merion. Sullivan seen as probable winner. Open champion Trav ers withdrew due to family bereavement. Francis Ouimet also pulled out. Edgar Collins released by waiver to the Boston Braves.
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