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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
8
Philadelphia began adding 1000 bleacher seats at the park to boost capacity to about 20 000 as thousands seek World Series tickets. Ban Johnson favors October 8 opening to allow two games in one city before travel to Philadelphia or Boston.
In a municipal primary for San Francisco James Rolph Jr leads with 22 460 votes across 651 precincts. Eugene B Schmitz trails with 12 897 and Andrew J Gallagher has 5 631. The report notes incomplete returns.
National Association games feature Brooklyn at New York in clear weather Cincinnati at Chicago and Pittsburgh at St Louis with cloudy conditions Philadelphia at Boston and other matchups, plus American League Philadelphia at Washington St Louis at Detroit, and Federal League Buffalo at Brooklyn Newark at Baltimore Chicago at Pittsburgh and Kansas City at St Louis with cloudy skies.
William H. Huey of Chicago took a late lead over George W. Moore of New York in the second night of a 150point billiards match. After 34 innings Huey trailed Moore 90 to 100, with Huey at 60 tonight and Moore at 40. Each player had a high run of 4. The match concludes tonight.
Croatian dancer Baroness von Rottenthal says major leaguers could merge baseball and classical dance. She lauds Ty Cobb and Jeff Tesreau and envisions a dance piece The Temptation of Eve with players sliding and posing on the grass as she interprets the sport’s grace for the public.
Three Federal League leaders stay closely bunched with Pittsburgh barely ahead of St. Louis by a half game as Chicago defeats Pittsburgh and Kansas City beats St. Louis. Tomorrow's games could shuffle the standings with Pittsburgh and Chicago facing off.
A Mexican prisoner told Hidalgo county officers in Pharr that Private Richard J. Johnson’s severed head, missing since a battle near Progreso, Texas, was displayed as a trophy on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Officers, holding the Mexican in connection with the soldier’s disappearance, would not confirm the report.
The Royal Rooters, Boston fans who have followed every World Series bid for 25 years, prepared to accompany the Red Sox to Philadelphia for the World Series. They secured Braves Field reservations and sought a block of seats from William F. Baker, Philadelphia National Club president, to join the trip with a band of supporters.
Crowded Pennsylvania Station in New York sees porters unload from large trucks as trunks clatter on a concrete platform. A foreman’s rebuke shifts the mood, turning tourists hopeful to disappointment as the crew is warned about platform damage.
After a grand jury session Judge O J Semmes set hearings in city court for appeals from recorder's court fines for city ordinance violations. The schedule lists numerous cases against City of Mobile defendants including Simonsen Conniff Brown Martinez Lamb Ford Rieman Conway and others across October 5 to October 12 with case numbers provided.
The narrator debates Jim's suitability for Mollie with Margie Waverly. Margie argues Jim is too old for Mollie, while urging Mollie to consider a younger partner. The piece toys with age, romance, and social norms as it hints at Mollie's future.
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