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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1917

Page

7

Con Test Starts with a Whirl in North Carolina Listings

A fragmented list shows names and towns across North and South Carolina tied to a con test start. Entries include Kenansville Laurel Hill Laurinburg Lumberton Marion Pembroke Proctorville Rockingham Roseboro Rose Hill Southport Town Creek Warsaw Watha Wallace Winter Park and Wilmington. Names include Mrs. Wm. E. Powell Mary Sneed Myrtle Willoughby Dorothy Gladys Butler Jeddie Mae Bristow Ophelia Ormond Ruth McEachern Edith Snipes Belle Jenerette and many more with varied localities and sums listed.

Marion S. C Ruth McEachern Edith Snipes Maxton Jeddie Mae Bristow Ophelia Ormond Maysvile N. C Ernest A. Taylor Maysville Sadie Morton Mr. Olive Elizabeth McGee Mary Merritt Mullins Ss. C Belle Jenerette Ruth E. Welff Pembroke N. CG Margaret Eee Pearl Sheppard Phoenix Annie Maye Butler Proctorville Blanche Surles Lucy Cox Rockingham Lillian Biggs Roseboro N. Cc Crosby Fisher Rosehill Grice Fasell Goins Southport Mamie Daniels Janie James Bessie Newton Tabor Turkey Annie Lou Kelly Warsaw Annie Lee Adkins Watha Pansey Justice Wallace L. F. Saunders Winter Park G. A. Bishop Virginia Cockrell Evelyn Herring Wise Air Esperl Wilmington N. Co Thelma Applewhite Mamie Baldwin

Brown Mordeccai a Pitcher of Great Craft and Career

The obituary notes Mordecai Brown, released by Cubs president Weeghman, as one of baseball's great pitchers with exceptional control despite three fingers. It recounts his career arc from Terre Haute to St Louis and Chicago, praising his brainy approach, fielding, and nerve in clutch games. It also briefly touches on Jack Britton, a welterweight champion-level fighter, and a stray reference to emery-ball era lore.

Jack Veiock New York Mordecai Brown Weeghman Cubs Brown Walter Johnson Terre Haute Cardinals Jack Britton Britton Chicago Jack Ted Lewis

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