Interclub Amateur Billiard League expands reach
In New York on May 16 the Interclub Amateur Billiard League grew beyond a Greater New York affair. Eight members enrolled including Albany clubs and Philadelphia Manufacturers club with others like Algonquin Bridgeport and Crescent Athletic. The Crescent group said their annual meeting would be held tonight and predicted new members would join soon.
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Local Stars 10 Take On Lincoln Giants Tomorrow
Local Stars 10 travel to face Lincoln Giants at New Park tomorrow afternoon in an Industrial league game. Stamford beat Springfield leaguers on Sunday, with Finn and Barron lined up to pitch for the locals. Bridgeport’s Flaherty Bowden and Redding are among the visitors, with Joe the coach on the bench. The game starts at 3 45 as league workers attend a pregame briefing.
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Tommy Bowden
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Joe
Bridgeport Forfeits Game After Players Fail To Appear
Bridgeport loses 208 under forfeit as train connections kept rr players from Lawrence and Doherty. rain prevented play. Corner had traveled from Norwalk and Pitcher Red Gearin stayed in Boston. club fined 100 for failure to appear and 100 fee loss, total 200.
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Doherty
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Nith Norwalk
Red Gearin
Bos
Bridgeport
iGDOK AND MULLEN FARMED BY YANKS
New York May 11 1916 A rule requiring clubs to list 25 players by May 15 prompted Bill Donovan to drop four names from his Yankee roster Luther Cook Mullen Piercy and Urban Shocker were sent to Oakland of the Coast League and Shocker to Portland of the International League Cook and Mullen had been with the team since 1913 and 1914 respectively Piercy came from the Coast League and Shocker a right hander grafted last fall The moves come as Donovan reshapes the squad with Hartzell and High left in reserve and with a view to recalling players if needed
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Yan Rpster
Luther Cook
Mullen
Piercy
Urban Shocker
Oakland
Stague
Shocker
Poranto
Donnovan
Pitcs
Fred Tenney
Ark Cinbo
John Hum
Cook
Icre
Yankees
Fritzie
Donovan
Hartzell
High
Elm
Venice
Ottawa
Trainmen Get Reports At National Convention
Detroit May 16 reports and official review of grand lodge officers are expected at today’s session of the Railway Trainmen head. The reports cover the work of officers for the last year and all present grand officers are candidates for re election.
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Detroit
Rand Lodge
Giants Capture Sixth Straight In Western Invasion
In Chicago at Weeghman Park the New York Giants beat the Cubs 3 to 2 for their sixth consecutive win. Vic Saier and Mulligan aided McGraw’s club while Pol Perritt pitched the decisive second inning as Burns delivered the game winning run plating Perritt in a close sixth.
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Weeghman's Park
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Pirates
McGraw
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Warriors
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Bill McKechnie
Saier
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Red Doom
Cy Williams
Peritt
Perritt
George Burns
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Les Darcy Not Hard Hitter But Is Clever Boxer
New York May 16 The Australian middleweight Les Darcy is clever but not a hard hitter. In a recent fight with George Brown Darcy failed to score a knockdown despite a $250 reward for one punch. Promoter Snowy Baker remains eager to bring American middleweights to face Darcy as weight questions threaten a future move toward heavyweight.
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George Brown
Chicago
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Australia
Snowy Baker
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Dillon
Frank Moran
Dundee Wells Banner Fight in Boston Ring Tonight
Johnny Dundee of New York meets Matt Wells of England in the main event at the Armory A. A. Tonight. The match is billed as the season’s top mill with Dundee’s clever, fast boxing clashing against Wells, who weighs about 135 pounds and carries a slight size edge. Dundee seeks a superior points win and maintains he can handle Wells’ heavy blow.
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Johnny Dundee
New York
Matt Wells
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Charles White
Chicago
Walnuts Defeat Koncks In Fratean League Game
Walnuts baseball team beat the Koncks The Konckepatonauh Tribe of Red Men 14 to 4 at the South End on Sunday Imhoff pitched well in key moments and Walnuts’ defense shone They next host Riverside A C from Seymour by auto bus with many fans The team plans a noon start from Park and Railroad Aves and later faces King Pins at South End flats on May 28 Also notes potential danger of Christian massacre in Syria reported to the State.
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Imhoff
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Meyers
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Belton
Eastern league votes to raise player limit to fourteen
Eastern league directors meeting in Boston voted to raise the player limit from 13 to 14 to accommodate a longer doubleheader season. The salary cap was expanded from 2000 to allow hiring the extra man. The session included a Hartford forfeit appeal ruling in favor of the forfeit standing. News of trades and signings emerged including Mollwitz to Chicago, Weaver to New Haven, and Moriarty to Memphis. A boxing bout at the Casino drew attention as a glove issue disrupted rounds. Injuries hit baseball as Fritz Maisel broke his collarbone and Lefty High will try in the outfield. Fred Daly resigned from Williams College athletic director post amid poor football showing.
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Lord
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O'Neil
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Fritz Maisel
Lefty High
Fred Daly
Yale
Williams College
Daly
Williams
Diamond talent and Cuban players stir major league chatter
Promising pitcher Paul Strand, sold from the Braves to Toledo, is hailed as a potential new Waddell. The piece trails Ned Hanlon’s coaching influence, links to Orioles glory years, and notes players like Hans Lobert, Sam Crawford, and Joe Gedeon. It also surveys Connie Mack, Harry Lord, and Cuban stars shaping early 20th century baseball.
Selig athletic feature films to show famous athletes
The first release of the Selig athletic film series will feature top champions in boxing wrestling billiards and track with single reel formats. It will depict Frank Gotch Jess Willard Mike Gibbons Koji Yamada Albert Cutler and Dr B F Roller in key matches plus conditioning and exhibition shots. Gov Whitman signed a bill reducing New York alderman districts from 73 to 67 as Finis looms.
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Frank Gotch
Jess Willard
Mike Gibbons
Gibbons
Koji Yamada
Albert Cutler
Boston
Dr. B. F. Roller
Frank Dalkus
Roller
Gov. Whitman
Boxing Show at Casino Delivers Many Knockouts
In a lively Casino bout, George Chip knocks out Sailor Grande in the 14th round after a brutal exchange that had the packed hall roaring. Semifinal saw Kayo Moran defeat Roy Milne with Moran pressing for a knockout, while Young Rocco stopped Brooks and Louis Bagash finished Billy Murray in the third. Matchmaker Kid Williams staged a smooth card with rapid bouts and full seating.
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Dumb Dan Morgan
Loose Leaf
Sailor Grande
George Chip
George
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Grande
al Burdick
Morgan
Terry Lee
Kayo Moran
Roy Milne
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Waterbury
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T Men
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A.C
Blodget from Bridgeport Hurt in Yale Spring Scrimmage
In Yale spring practice yesterday afternoon Donald Blodget a Bridgeport end on last fall’s varsity squad broke his leg on the first play while spilling the interference. Blodget is the son of Dr. Henry Blodget of New Haven and Bridgeport.
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Refusal to Place Ouimet in Ineligible Ranks
Boston May 16 There is no rule to prevent Francis Ouimet Paul Tewksbury or John H Sullivan Jr taking part in any amateur tournament in Massachusetts provided the club hosting such a contest does not object This on the authority of a Massachusetts Golf association executive committee member President J B Folsom of Woodland Golf club said the USGA committee erred in asking Woodland to remove the three from the Massachusetts amateur list The national body has no jurisdiction over the Massachusetts association Folsom told the three they may enter the Woodland open tournament starting with a qualifying round Thursday Sullivan and Tewksbury likely to compete Ouimet probably will not start as he and Sullivan cannot leave their business Ouimet could play in the live competition if possible Theannea vasepath club will play any team in the city from 10 to 13 years of age Game inquiries to Manager John Burns 710 Arctic street evenings 6 30 to 7 30 Austin Chippies notice John Burns manager C Healy assistant manager W Hynes captain The Bank of England shipped 30000 pounds in sovereigns to the Continent Flowers for Mother s Day John Beck & Son
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Paul Tewksbury
John H. Sullivan, Jr
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Woodland Golf Club
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Whitney
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Vasepath
Wheeler's
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C. Healy
W. Hynes
Bank of England
Freddie Welsh Suspended By Wisconsin Athletic Commission
Milwaukee Wis May 16 Freddie Welsh lightweight champion was suspended by the State Athletic Commission from boxing in Wisconsin for four months. He delayed his recent contest with Ever Hammer of Chicago by thirty minutes and violated the contract filing rule. The intoxicant charge was not sustained.
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Freddie Welsh
State Athletic Commission
Wisconsin
Ever Hammer
Chicago
American League Games Today in MLB
Cleveland visits New York while Chicago plays Boston. St. Louis travels to Philadelphia and Detroit goes to Washington for matchups today.
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R. H. E. Pittsburgh
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Eastern League Results From Lowell and Nearby Games
Yesterday's results show Lowell beating R. 2 B. Lowell 3 to 1 with prinkmeas scoring, and 25 vee eea 2. Batteries listed as Zieser Lohman Kilhullen Powers Stephens. The Lawrence Bridgeport game was forfeited to Lawrence 9 0 as Bridgeport failed to appear. Several other games were postponed due to wet grounds or rain.
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B. Lowell
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Zieser
Submarine K-2 Damaged in Collision Near Cape Delaware
The submarine K-2 arrived at the Brooklyn navy yard with its bow cap damaged after colliding with the steamer Aragon ten miles north off Cape Delaware. Meanwhile American Association games in Kansas City and Milwaukee faced postponements for St. Paul Columbus and Minneapolis Toledo matchups. Batteries-Luque Williams, Comstock and Mayer were noted in Milwaukee for the Louisville encounter. Falkenberg and Gossett, Reagan and Berry appeared in Kansas City.
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R. HE
Louisville
Luque Williams
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Cape Delaware
Yale Tries Out New Football in Spring Practice
Yale conducts spring football scrimmage drills under Tad Jones with 60 candidates. Key players Braden Waite and the Hmen work on tackling as coaches monitor new plays and technique. Captain Clinton Black praises strong turnout and improving technique. Chariton suffers a concussion but is expected to recover.
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Tad Jones
Jim Braden
Washington & Jefferson
Clarence Alcott
Arthur Brides
Billy Bull
Michael F. Sweeney
Thomas Jackson Chariton
Morton and Markle exit as Yankees fall to Indians at Polo Grounds
New York struggles as Cleveland prevails 4 to 1. Guy Morton and Cliff Markle are knocked out early. Ray Caldwell and Sim Love shine in relief, with Love making a metropolitan debut and delivering two no hit innings. Dodgers-like errors and Baker's homer pace the Indians to victory.
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Markie
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Din
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Jess Willard
Baseball Bits and League Trade Talks
Baseball notes highlight Frank Baker’s fielding edge and slumps at the plate. Detroit releases Maisel to Toronto and McKee to Montreal while Vernon balks at selling Bates to the Grante d club for cash and three players. Forest City fans seek world series tickets as Steve O Neill shines for Cleveland. McRoy cites lineup moves, with Baker facing low outside pitches and Graney Speaker Elmer Smith touted as the best outfield in the American League. Mogridge’s arm injury delays Yankees pitches into late week.
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