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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
8
League head expected to rule on a forfeiture in a Southern affair after an umpire dispute. The Little Rock manager faces possible fines and suspensions, with appeals available to the board per league constitution.
New York experts Eleanor and Ruth Smith advise beginners to start with the crawl or double overarm stroke rather than the breast stroke. They emphasize fear of water, breathing rhythm, and keeping a steady cadence, noting the crawl as easiest and fastest and warning against side strokes for balance.
Lieutenant John P. Wilson of Mariotte North Carolina stationed at Kelly Field announced a new world record for a parachute drop. The event occurred June 8 and was reported from San Antonio Texas.
Lieutenant Wilson leaped 18 miles from San Antonio yesterday setting a new record far beyond the previous 14,000 feet attributed to a French aviator.
Mobile hosts Little Rock as two games spark a busy slate with Memphis in New Orleans and Atlanta visiting Chattanooga. Regional results include Brooklyn over St. Louis and Pittsburgh at Boston, with American and International league matchups and Piedmont and South Atlantic standings noted.
Jack Quinn won his eighth consecutive decision for the New York Yankees who crushed the Philadelphia Athletics 8 to 1. Rip Collins, newly added, lost the game as the Yanks climbed to second place behind a dominant offense. Eddie Collins homered for the White Sox in a 10-8 win over Detroit. Brooklyn defeated the Giants 4-2 as Bancroft debuted for New York.
Chicago city council passes daylight saving ordinance setting effective dates from June 13 to the last Sunday in October. The measure applies citywide starting this year.
Kid Elberfeld withdrew his Little Rock club from Monroe Park after an umpire ejection dispute with Yellowhorse. Mobile led 9 to 0 when the forfeit was declared in the fifth inning, with Little Rock trailing 7 to 4 after four frames.
Rome reports a further 66 million lire allocated to electrify Italian railways, pushing total spending past 600 million lire since January. The plan aims to have five thousand kilometers of electric service operating by year end and includes a hundred million lire for new rail line construction.
An entertainment styled Juve nile Convention at Moose Auditorium starts at 8 30 with a string quartet performing Hope March. Wesley Hinkle presides as Minnie Lowenstein delivers welcoming remarks. Delegates include Mary Louise Baptee Ethel Coleman Florence Clausen Bernice Cerro Fred Gaston Frank Randolph Carol Worthington and others. Visitors from North America perform and a dance follows the program.
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