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The Mobile News Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1925

Page

8

Gulley Clouts Lead In Southern League Hit Parade

ITA Ga August 22 A.P. report notes Gulley tops league hitters with 27 stolen bases and 17 home runs while Good of Atlanta leads averages at .383 with 36 games. The Southern Association shows Don Anderle’s 26 top, and leaders include Nashville and Chattanooga players. pitching leaders and team standings are also detailed with totals and averages for the week.

Ita A.p.j Mr. Good Ja Peas Gulley Good Strohm Atlanta Franklin Stewart Barons Murphy Bigelow Nooga Tommy Taylor Mphis Tay&. Tolsoms Nashville Munteer Chattanooga Memphis Tenn Gene Caldera Mobile Bears Chicks Moss Wiltie Otto Merz Emmet Mulvey AB. R. H. PO Cseseuscee Wiltze Bitiseets Barber Ondwisae Barrett Jenkins Kohlsbecker Riley Devormer Mert Lefler Wiltse Willtse Revi Campbell Southern Association New Orleans Pels Little Rock Philbin Henry Cullop Smith Baron Vols Birene

Postponed Events Carded Today Across Sports

The schedule for major events was postponed yesterday causing shifts in tennis and baseball. At Polo Grounds the Pirates face a doubleheader in a five game series while at Forest Hills Eleanor Goss and Kathleen McKane meet in a key women’s match.

York Polo Grounds Pirates Coney Island Mike McTigue Tony New Orleans Lee Tennis West Side Path Forest Hills N. Y Wills Jac Eleanor Goss Ing Kathleen McKane Engstar Ma H. Mallory

Free for All Pace Featured at Randall Track

In Cleveland Ohio on August 22 race fans saw a free-for-all pace and a $3,000 stake for 2:15 trotters at Randall. Five events on the program drew small entries led by world champion Single G and contenders Mar ret Dillon Hal Mahoney Sparkle Braden K. Others listed include Sears Crawford Doctor Strong Murphy stable and Fellow Mary Watts with a 14 pace and a 2:10 trot concluding the card.

Ohio Randall Marret Dillon Hal Mahoney Sparkle Braden K Sears Crawford Doctor Strong Murphy Stable Mary Watts

Caldera to Try Halt Losses of Elberfeld Clan

Gene Caldera of Mobile will start the final Bears at Chicks game in Memphis as Memphis seeks a third win in the series. Wiltze out for Mobile. Mulvey sidelined a week. Memphis beat Mobile 6 0 Friday and 5 6 in the presented exchanges amid late rallies and errors.

Caldera Elberfeld

Saratoga Stud Sale Sets Records At Auction

American records fell at the Saratoga sale paddock as fifty three yearlings from the Himar Stud of Lexington brought 351 200 to total 1 761 550 to date. Tonight’s sale is expected to push the total beyond two million dollars.

Saratoga Springs N. Y A.P Saratoga Sale Lexington

Last Night's Baseball Scores Across Regions

A sweep of results from Southern, National, American Association, Western, South Atlantic, Texas, Piedmont, Cotton States and Tri-State leagues. Notable scores include Mobile 0 over Southern 5, Chicago 8 over Philadelphia 4, Detroit 1 Washington 3 in nine innings, Denver 3 Oklahoma City 19, Fort Worth 10 Houston 8, Dallas 15 Beaumont 0, and multiple close contests like Spartan 16 7 over Columbia 0 and Knoxville 4 5 over Augusta 8 9.

Fort Worth Houston Shreveport Waco Wichita Falls San Matonio Dallas Beaumont Wilson Snotfol Ricmond Portsmouth Kinston Rocky Mount

Gasoline War Lowers Prices Across Independent Dealers

Kansas City August 21 A P reports an independent dealer war cutting rates from 20 to 4 cents below rival stations. Prices range from 19.5 to 23.9 cents per gallon, with the higher end common.

Kansas City A.P

Crack Horses Face Barrier in Chicago Special

Six top thoroughbreds contest the $20,000 Chicago Special, a mile and three sixteenths race for three year olds and up. May Play and Princess Doreen loom as likely duelists with Mad Play ridden by La verne Fater carrying 126 pounds and Princess Doreen under Harry Stutts at 121. Kentucky Cardinal from Croisant’s Derby entry, 118 pounds, could also start a late bid. Other runners include General Thatcher Hourmoure and Catalan. Eight originally entered, Hope less Spick and Span Little Colt and Rothermen withdrawn.

Chicago May Play Princess Doreen Audley Farm Laverne Fater Mad Play Harry Stutts Frank Croissant White Frank General Thatcher Hourmoure Hopeless Spick and Span Little Colt Rothermen

California hosts first world title bout since 1914

In Los Angeles on August 23 Frank Ge Faro the American flyweight champion meets Fidel Labradar former Olympic titlist in a staged bout billed as a world championship event. The A P reports this marks the first such title fight in 10 years.

Los Angeles Calif A.P California Frankie Gefaro Fidel Labradar

Athletics Slipping as White Sox Hand Tampa Gotham Blow

Philadelphia loses fifth straight as Connie Mack’s club is in disarray after an 8 to 2 defeat by Chicago. Washington falls 1 0 in extra innings while Cleveland edges the Yankees 2 1. Boston and St Louis homer barrage 9 7. All National League games postponed forcing doubleheaders for New York and Pittsburgh.

New York A.P Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack Quaker City White Sox Mack Collins Sheely Sox Philadelphia Washington Detroit Coveleskie Whitehill Tigers Senators Joe Judge Judge Tris Speaker Indians Yankees Jamieson Cleveland Summa Boston Browns St. Louis

Rookie Doing His Best for Philadelphia in pennant race

Al Simmons of the Athletics drives the pennant push with 11 hits in six games, rising to .378 and second in AL batting behind Tris Speaker. Johnny Mostil leads stolen bases and runs, while Pirates star Hazen Cuyler lifts his average to .365 as the batting leaders list grows tighter across the leagues.

Chicago al Simmons Connie Mack Athletics Altho Simmons Phiadelphia Tris Speaker Indians Harry Heilmann Detroit Ty Cobb Ken Williams Browns Meusel Yankees Johnny Mostil White Sox H. Rice St. Louis Sisler Lamar Philadelphia Wingo E. Rice Washington J. Sewell Cleveland Hazen Cuyler Pirates Pirate Max Carey Max Rogers Hornsby Cardinals Jimmy Bottomley George Harper Phillies Blades Hornsby Burrus Bos

Baseball official probes Southern Association scandal basis

Kenesaw Mountain Landis orders investigation by John D. Martin into scandal rumors in the Southern Association. Martin, reviewing testimony from 42 officials and players from Nashville and New Orleans, plans to present findings and recommendations after hearings in Nashville. Fred Eichrodt may be questioned. he denies being approached. The Cleveland Indians say his shoulder injury required Rochester, N Y treatment.

Ghicago Southern Association Kenesaw M Cleveland Indians Rochester N. Y Martin New Orleans Nashville Landis

Confesses Kill ing of Railroad Detective in 1921

John Bishop, already sentenced for safe blowing, confessed to the 1921 murder of railroad detective Charles Artz while at Tucker state farm. He had been sentenced to five years in 1924 and had served less than a year when he confessed, saying he preferred a life term in Kansas to Arkansas captivity.

Killang Little Rock Arkh A.P John Bishop Wichita Charles Artz Arkansas Tucker Bishop Kansas

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