Central Stars Medal Winners in Tennis Tournament
The Central High School tennis medals were awarded by principal H. G. Dibble in chapel. Gold prizes went to champions, silver to runners up, with engraved backs. Events include Richard Robinson, Seymour Nissley, Mildred Runkle, Ruth Starry, and Marion Black among other finalists. girls' singles finals postponed due to weather. Jamison edges Wagond for victory in a six round boxing bout at Broadway Athletic Club. Lee Magee seeks legal name change to Lee Magee to avoidEdward Hoernschmeyer confusion.
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H. G. Dibble
the Athletic Association
Richard Robinson
Seymour Nissley
Edward Williamson
James Carey
Mildred Runkle
Ruth Starry
Marion Black
Margaret Hill
Nancy McCullough
Jamison
Philadelphia
Johnny Tillman
Eddie Wagond
Tommy Jamison
Broadway Athletic Club
Wagond
Dundee's Ring Earnings Keep Lightweight Happy
Johnny Dundee fought 21 times this year earning a total of 31 003 dollars. The list of opponents and purses includes Joe Azevedo Philadelphia 600 dollars Jimmy Murphy Philadelphia 1 250 Stanley Yoakum Denver 1 500 Joe Mandot New Orleans 2 000 Benny Leonard New York 4 000 Phil Bloom Brooklyn 1 000 Matt Wells New Haven 1 200 Matt Wells Boston 1 200 Johnny O Leary Buffalo 800 Johny O Leary Boston 1 200 Ever Hammer East Chicago 1 500 Benny Leonard New York 4 100 Buck Fleming Philadelphia 1 200 Ever Hammer Kansas City 1 500 Jimmy Hanler St Louis Joe Welling New York Benny Leonard Philadelphia 1 500 Eddie Wallace Brooklyn 1 000 Johnny Tillman Philadelphia 703 Buck Fleming Philadelphia 1 000 Total 31 003.
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Johnny Dundee
Joe Azevedo
Philadelphia
Jimmy Murphy
Stanley Yoakum
Denver
Joe Mandot
New Orleans
Benny Leonard
New York
Phil Bloom
Brooklyn
Matt Wells
New Haven
Boston
Johnny O'Leary
Buffalo
Johny O'Leary
Ever Hammer
East Chicago
Buck Fleming
Kansas City
Jimmy Hanler
St. Louis
Joe Welling
Eddie Wallace
Johnny Tillman
Yale Wrestler Larry Fox Emerges As Prime Hope
New Haven Conn December 22 How ard M Baldridge the New England heavyweight wrestling champion has quit the Yale team due to a possible injury risk He leaves the squad but Coach Izzy Winters welcomes Larry Fox whose rare size reach and athleticism promise to shape Yale s indoor season Fox 6 feet 6 inches 210 pounds hails from Philadelphia and will train under guards Heffelfinger Glass Merting and Brides Yale s schedule opens February 10 at New York and includes February 17 at New Haven February 24 at Annapolis March 3 at Boston March 10 New England intercollegiate championships at Boston and March 17 at Princeton
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New Haven
Conn
Howard M. Baldridge
New England
Yalea Ehill
Izzy Winters
Larry Fox
Fox
Yale
Heffelfinger
Glass, Merting and Brides
Philadelphia
Jts
Winters
Columbia
New York
Pennsylvania
Annapolis
Boston
Princeton
Wolstencroft Wins Shoot at Holmesburg with 99
William T. Wolsten croft led a field at the Independent Gun Club trap shoot in Holmesburg Junction, scoring 99 of 100. Fred Stone finished 98, while Chief Bender and A P Hoffman also contended. Mrs A Moulten shot 47 of 50 in the 50-disk event.
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Philadelphia
William T. Wolstencroft
Holmesburg Junction
Fred Stone
Wolstencroft
Chief Bender
A. P. Hoffman
Bender
Stone
A. Moulten
Ep. B. Be Ber
Peice
W. Wolstencroft
I. A. Wolstencroft
Techs Last Game in Gymnasium
Technical high school's basketball team hosts Middletown in its final season contest at home. The Central Pennsylvania league race opens after holiday recess with Lebanon first at the City Ellsate on January 5. Captaincy contenders Pollock Miller Harris discussed. Arthurs to officiate at 8 p m.
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Casino Duckpin League
Fickes Alleys
Lemoyne
Duckpin
State Printers
Reeser
Teeeeee
McNichol
Atlantic City
N. J
Eddie McNichol
University of Pennsylvania
Morris Guards
Bee Harbor
Egg Harbor
Joe
Frank McNichol
Dec” Newman
Trenton
Sugarman
Greystock
Charles Pollock
Ira Arthurs
Altoona Johnstown Seek Blue Ridge Franchise Strong Push
Altoona and Johnstown, Pennsylvania, seek entry into the Blue Ridge Baseball League with Cumberland also planning a bid. League officials in Hagerstown will hear applications next month as strong efforts aim to add Altoona or Johnstown, possibly both, while Chambersburg Hanover and Gettysburg stay in the circuit. Lewistown’s Clems basketball squad seeks nearby sparring partners in Harrisburg area, inviting contact with captain David Sherman.
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Hagerstown
Altoona
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Cumberland
Colonel Russler
J. W. Jamison
Frostburg
Chambersburg
Hanover
Gettysburg
Beieg
Lewistown
Clems
Harrisburg
David Sherman
Grand Streets
State employment agencies place thousands in November
State employment agencies reported 2199 people placed in November with 3193 people seeking jobs and 3375 openings. Philadelphia led in requests and placements, followed by Pittsburgh and Altoona as agencies totaled 2250 referrals and 1253 positions filled across four offices.
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Philadelphia
Lightner
Sehnstown
Pittsburgh
Altoona
Has Triplets at 18 Husband Only 19 in Baltimore
Baltimore readers learn of Lena Stockman aged eighteen who gave birth to triplet girls. The father Lawrence Stockman is nineteen. Grandmother Mrs weary Herr is thirty four, and recently became a three-time grandmother as well.
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Baltimore, Md
Lena
Stockman
Lawrence
Weary Herr
Memphis Looks to Tinker for Southern Association Boss
Memphis Mississippi Tenn. Dec 22 Joe Tinker could become manager of the Memphis Southern Association club if he agrees to sign a contract here The Cubs era ends and owners offer a major league style deal to lure him back George Moriarty former Detroit and White Sox star led the club last season but left to umpire Ban Johnson officials fans want another big league figure to coach the Chicks
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Memphis
Tenn
Joe Tinker
Memphis Southern Association
Tinker
Cubs
Joe
George Moriarty
Detroit and
White Sox
Ban Johnson
Chicks
Moriarty
Darcy Is Due Tuesday Australian on Atlantic
New York December 22 les Darcy the Australian fighter is expected to land in New York next Tuesday barring storms or shipwrecks. promoter Tex Rickard branches wireless updates while weighing Darcy's possible foe with Jack Dillon Billy Milke or Mike Gibbons as likely opponents amid secrecy to avoid crowds.
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New York
Les Darcy
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Darcy
Georges Carpentier
Richard
Jack Dillon
Billy Milke
Mike Gibbons
Heiress Seeks 300000 Advance From Estate to Coast By
New York December 22 Mrs Olga Florman seeks a surrogate court order for 300000 from her father Charles Kohlers estate to tide her over for a few months She would receive one third of the 2000000 residuary estate when she turns 25 another 100000 at 35 and another at 40 Her husband Nils earns 50 a week and she has a baby Her papers dispute the executors accounting and say trusts already fund incomes for her mother and two sisters The 300000 could be taken from excess income she estimates at 1209318
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New York
Olga Florman
Charles Kohler
Nils
Sands Point
Cannon Balls of 1776 Dug Up at Monmouth
Workers grading near the Old Tennent church on the Monmouth battlefield unearthed three round shot cannon balls about eighteen inches down. Two weighed twelve pounds each and the third six pounds. The relics, in good preservation, will be kept with other battlefield artifacts.
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Tennent
N. J
Old Tennent
Monmouth
I. S. Dudley
Mack's New Team Looks Like Conner
Philadelphia December 22 1916 Connie Mack eyes a strong 1917 Athletics despite shifts at second and third base and in the outfield He anticipates a solid catching unit with Schang Myer Haley and Picinich while Lajoie exits and Cable Lowry or Grover may fill in on the infield Pitching depth remains the main concern with Bush Meyers and Nabors as the veteran trio Page also notes 4000 twenty five cent seats will stay at Shibe Park next season
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Athletics
Mack
Strunk
Thrasher
Joe Bush
Elmer Meyers
Jack Nabors
Schang
Myer
Haley
Picinich
Stuy McInnis
Lajoie
Cable
Newark
Pick
Headley
Bates
Pacific Coast Star
Bush
Meyers
Nabors
Shibe Park
Phillies
Cornell sports notes on hockey absence and football talks
Bits From Sportland reports Cornell will not field a hockey team this year due to practice shortages. It notes LeGore may join Yale’s basketball lineup, Brown eyes stadium plans for 1919, and Syracuse offering but Ithaca declining pay to visit. It mentions Grieg’s Sailor Song as a potential football tune and recalls Ohio pro football stars missing games.
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Brown
Cornell
Grieg
Harrisburg Hosts Yale Stars In Harrisburg Events
Penns football team travels via Harrisburg to Los Angeles with 28 players and officials for New Year game vs Oregon. Harrisburg hosts intercollegiate basketball January 5 and Yale's all star team makes first appearance here. Syracuse eyes January 8 NY State League meeting in Harrisburg. Ban Johnson opposes reducing 25 cent seats or games to 140. Winged Fist Club indoor games invite Yale’s John Overton and Earl Eby for January 18 events.
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Penn
Los Angeles
Harrisburg
Oregon
Yale
Syracuse
J. H. Farrel
Ban
SUN Gods
Chicago
Ill
Ban Johnson
American League
Johnson
National League
New York
Patrick J. Conway
A. C
Seventy-first Regiment
McAleenan
John Overton
Earl Eby
Hassett Girls Tip Off Season At Cathedral Hall
The Hassett Girls from Williamstown High School open the basketball season tonight at Cathedral Hall against the Enchantex high five. The game showcases a strong team with daily practice and good cage game knowledge, while the Vincome five faces the Harrisburg Independents tomorrow as one of the oldest state teams. Eddie Collins may lose the White Sox captaincy as Comiskey again names Clarence Rowland manager, prompting questions over leadership and past on field calls.
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Hassett Girls
Cathedral Hall
Williamstown High School
Hassett
Vincome Five
Harrisburg Independents
Quakers
Eddie Collins
Chicago
Ill
White Sox
Comiskey
Clarence Rowland
Collins
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Magee
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