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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1925
Page
7
The boys arrived in Buffalo today aboard the Trans Continental, with Mayor Frank Schwab showing interest in the welfare of orphans as part of the visit.
Detroit stars Ty Gobb Harry Heilmann and Red Wingo lead the American League batting list with .496 .405 etc while Sammy Hale pushes pace for Oakland and Babe Ruth breaks into home runs. National League leader Rogers Hornsby sits at .416 with strong showings from J Wilson Bancroft and Wrightstone among others.
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In 1924 automobile and other motor vehicle deaths in 58 principal U.S. cities totaled 5 030 with a fatality rate of 19 per 100 000, up from 4 908 deaths and a rate of 18.8 in 1923. New York led in deaths, while Paterson New Jersey posted the highest rate at 34.8.
The piece argues that a ball hit in foul territory and then striking the batsman as he leaves the box is a foul ball because the batter is largely in foul territory when hit. It notes the ball becomes dead on contact and the rule favors safety and fairness, despite the apparent proximity to fair territory.
The funeral of Wade Hampton Harper 82 was held this afternoon at the Home for the Aged with Rev Father Carbarjal officiating. Burial was in Catholic cemetery. Harper a Georgia native died Friday afternoon at 5 10 oclock at the institution. Miss Katie Cooke Bell funeral was Friday afternoon at 4 30 from R D Bells residence 1050 Old Shell road with Rev Father E J Hackett officiating and burial in Catholic cemetery Pallbearers were T G McGraw A S McGraw J R Gilbert W E Karcher J L Donohue and J H Cassidy.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Hobart Davidson were held Friday afternoon at 152 South Dearborn Street with Rev. W. E. Lockier and Rev. E. M. Stewart officiating. Interment followed in Magnolia cemetery, Peace Rebekah Lodge No. 4 attended. Pallbearers included J. M. Tucker, L. T. Williams, D. L. Stewart, H. L. Moody, A. J. Davis, H. Higgins, George A. Dearian, Charles T. Iph, Edward A. Nurse, C. L. Westover, D. M. Wiggins, C. B. White.
A baseball page note describes a batter making contact twice on foul balls after being put into contact with the ball. The brief item records the sequence of events and the resulting out or live ball status.
Andy Gray won the Alabama Georgia Professional Golfers Association title at Mobile Country Club with 307 strokes over 72 holes, defeating Dan Goss and Charley Hall who tied for third. Hall finished runner-up with 310, Duff 312, and Goss 312 as Gray maintained steady play to the end.
Yesterday's results show Southern League action with New Orleans beating Mobile 3 to 2 and Chattanooga defeating Nashville 7 to 2. National League games featured Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 6 and New York 5 Cincinnati 0, while St. Louis swept Boston 4 to 0. Other leagues report mixed scores including Detroit 6 Boston 13 and Cleveland 4 in 12 innings.
Wayne Mann defeated Joe Mondt in straight falls in Tulsa. Martin Burke stopped Homer Smith in New Orleans after an early hand injury. Babe Herman posted a 2500 forfeit with the state athletic commission challenging Louis Kaplan for the featherweight title.
Gulley of Little Rock tops the Southern Association batting standings with a .404 average, narrowly ahead of C Anderson of Chattanooga and Tolson of Nashville. The report notes Gulley also leads in bases with 144, while Atlanta and Nashville push in team batting and fielding metrics.
Prosecution and defense preparations unfold in Tennessee where the Scopes trial will occur July 10. Clarence Darrow arrives in Dayton to confer with Dr. Neal and other lawyers as Dayton plans hearings and visitor arrangements for the anticipated trial turnout.
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