Bowling league ties as Lyrae edge Capital Citys for second place
In Indianapolis Thursday night the Lyrae and Capital Citys battled for second in bowling with an 809 tie after game one. Captain Havelick sparked Capital Citys late, but extra frames favored Lyrae 106 to 791 in subsequent games. final totals and individual scores feature Kellar, Smith, Von Hake, Kothe, and others.
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Lyrns
Capital Citys
Indianapolis
Havelick
Hoe
Capital
Lyrae
Lyras
Lyra
Capital City
Whyra
Gay
Kellar
Smith
Woh Hake
Kothe
Comstock
Garstone
Wood
von Hake
Garstang
Lyra—Gay
Perry
Tuttle
Istic
Sargent
Prospects beat U S teams in first match as Ostermeyer stars
Prospects won the first game from U S teams on Thursday night with strong bowling. Robinson cleaned a 6-10 split and struck later, but the team dropped the second game. Scores listed include Ostermeyer 169 and Cochran 114 in one line and multiple totals around 1,396 to 1,453 across matchups.
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U.S
Robinson
S.—Ostermeyer
Cochran
Guree
Meyer
Koller
Lloyd
Ostermeyer
Nuerge
Keller
Bock
Piel
Willoughby
Maloney
Total
is—Andrews
Howard
Wairen
Earl Heller
Hilgemeier
Churchman
O. Héller
Surprise Meeting Called by President Johnson in American League
A garbled telegram indicates President Johnson called a meeting of the American league in Chicago for Thursday, March 16. Union leaders and club names from Minneapolis Buffalo Cleveland and others list signers and claims as part of the telegraph bulletin.
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Watkins
Indianapolis
Frank Isbell
Roger Denxer
Ed Burke
Dan Lally
Arms
W. HM. McFarland
Hoy
Richard Cooley
Milwaukee
FE. Waldron
H. ‘Smith
W. Clark
William Conroy
Chas. McDonald
F. G. Raymer
George Yeager
George Rettger
Wm. Reidy
Dowling
Sparks
E. McKean
Sam Thompson
Gateon
Roesbrough
McBride
Gianapolis
D. Flynn
A. ‘Madison
W. H. Pepper
Chicago
B. B. Johnson
Tom McCormick Knocks Out Towering Tex Quickly
In Hartford area boxing notes, Tom McCormick stops the taller foe in 38 seconds on March 16, delivering a rapid victory as Sharkey dominates the matchup.
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Tford, Conn
Tom
Jim" McCormick
Boxed Fragments Echo Dramatic Roundhouse Clash
An OCR fragment hints at a boxing exchange with a left and a right uppercut that sent an opponent sprawling to the canvas. The battered scene mentions wind and lend of Nod in a mythic tone.
Greens Club Secures Harry Collis as Golf Instructor
Harry Collis, the professional last year with the Tourtatah club of New York, has been hired by the Indianapolis Country Club greens committee to act as golf instructor this season. He is regarded as one of the strongest players in the East.
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Harry ‘Collis
Tourtatah
Clu
New ‘York
Greens
Indianapolis Country Club
East
Eddy Lenny Stops by McGovern in Second Round
Philadelphia report details Terry McGovern knocking out Eddy Lenny in the second round of a scheduled six round bout at Industrial Hall. Lenny appeared to quit after a hard stomach shot ended the first round, then failed to withstand McGovern’s attack in round two. Crowd labeled Lenny a quitter as he was carried off after the third knockdown.
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Philadelphia
Terry McGovern
Industrial Hall
Eddy Lenny
Lenny
McGovern
Terry
Eddy
Brooklyn
White
Sam Harris
Queenan Wins 20 Round Decision In Hot Springs Bout
Perry Queenan defeated Jimmy Murray of Cincinnati after twenty hard rounds before the Hot Springs athletic club. Queenan led most of the contest with strong finishing power as Murray faded. The report notes Gardner’s excuses for defeat by McGovern and outlines several forthcoming bouts and potential rivalries in the boxing scene including McGovern, Broad, Sullivan, Erne, Daly, and Warren.
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Perry Queenan
Jimmy Murray
Cincinnati
Hot Springs Athletic Club
Queenan
Oscar Gardner
Terry McGovern
Terry
White
Gardner
McGovern
Broad
Sullivan
Joe Jans
Frank Erne
Chicago
Jack Daly
Hercules Athletic Club
Tommy Warren
New York
Tom O'Rourke
Warren
Jim Jeffries
California
Loch Arbor
Corbett
Seaside Athletic Club
Jimmy Barry
Danny Dougherty
Jimmy
Gas tax dispute heard by Indianapolis council committee
Bement Lyman for Consumers gas trust tells the council committee that three cent tax on gas mains is unaffordable. Friday evening the Indianapolis gas company protests will be heard and a report prepared for the next council meeting.
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Bement Lyman
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Indianapolis Gas Company
Travelling salesmen perish in New Jersey snowstorm
James Saunders and Ezra Fleming, salesmen for a Chicago seed house, froze to death in a fierce snowstorm in northern New Jersey. They hired a buggy in Bound Brook to travel to Liberty Corner seven miles away. Their bodies were found three miles from Liberty Corner after the day’s end. The horse, with the empty buggy, was located a mile closer to town.
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New York
James Saunders
Ezra Fieming
Chicago
New Jersey
Boundbrook
Liberty Corner
Shaw University Commencement Declares Black Political Silence
Shaw University in Raleigh held its commencement on Thursday with four graduates in law, 123 in medicine, and six in pharmacy. President Meserve urged graduates to keep out of politics while urging them to exercise the vote, stating the negro has achieved two political feats: passage of the Jim Crow car act and his disfranchisement.
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Raleigh
N. C
Shaw University
Meserve
Standard Oil Company Disburses $20 Million in Dividends
New York on March 16 reports the Standard of company disbursed 20 million dollars in dividends Thursday. This is likely the largest single cash disbursement by a corporation to date.
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New York
Standard of Company
Mohawk Fire Burns Village Tailor Shop and Hotel
A disastrous blaze swept Mohawk on Friday morning destroying a tailor shop and neighboring buildings, including the Mohawk hotel. Guests escaped unharmed. Loss estimated around 100000 with about 50000 insured.
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Little Falls
Mohawk
Pentwater bedstead factory burns in largest US plant
Grand Rapids Mich March 16 The Pentwater bedstead factory at Pentwater burned Thursday night in the nation’s largest bedstead plant. It employed 200 workers and the loss is estimated at 200000 dollars.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Pentwater
Miss Clark to Wed in Private Montana Senator's Daughter
Announcement from New York on March 16 confirms the engagement of Miss Katherine Stauffer Clark, youngest daughter of Senator Clark of Montana, to Dr. Lewis Rutherford Morris of the city.
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New York
Katherine Stauffer Clark
Senator Clark
Montana
Lewis Rutherford Morris
Star Store Plans Amid Insurance Delay
Mr Wolf of Star store said on Friday they hoped to adjust insurance within a couple days. If not, another location will be secured and four stores started. The note mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin and warns of worthless counter offerings.
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Mr. Wolf
Star Store
DeWitt
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