Remarkable Feats In Endurance Sports Across History
A compilation of extraordinary endurance records from running and walking long distances to skating, swimming, billiards, and rope skipping. Notable feats include Bebrilla’s five days with Indian clubs, Jones over Tunney in a 276 round boxing bout, and Littlewood’s mileages and long-race marathons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Ripley
Matteawan
Martin Bebrilla
Bathurst
Australia
Jack Burke
Andy Bowen
Cntered
New Orleans
Jack Jones
Patsy Tunney
Cheshire
England
George Littlewood
Sheffield
George D. Noremac
Midlothian Wall
New York
William Gales
Gales
Canton Motel
Cardiff
Wales
Agricultural Hall
London
High School Basketball Team to Meet Cherokees Tonight
The high school basketball team will face the Cherokees at the YMCA tonight. Both squads are in good condition and a competitive game is anticipated despite the Cherokees being regarded as weaker.
High School League Scores From Friday Games
In league series games at the Itligh school on Friday night Welch lost to Meyer 13 to 8 while Waters fell to Leindecker 9 to 4 and Bush edged Lum is 8 to 6, with final tallies showing Meyer and Leindecker on top in this set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itligh School
Welch
Meyer
Waters
Leindecker
Bush
Lummis
Indoor Golf for Winter Pastime at Quincy Club
Charres Clarkson, pro at Quincy Country Club, has rented the Rogers building third floor at Sixth and Fr Hampshire streets to open a nuclear golf school from January 1 to March 31. He plans to install nets and putting greens during holidays, with instruction and standard course facilities available, following last winter’s strong member demand for indoor practice ahead of spring outdoor season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charres Clarkson
Quincy Country Club
Rogers
Frampshire
Nuclear Golf
Clarkson
Quincy Gfers
Maroons Rout Louisiana Mo Team In Tight Victory
Quincy Maroons defeat Cosmos club of Louisiana Missouri 38 to 34. Key scorers include Merkels and Wick with field goals and free throws contributing to the win. Lineup features Quincey Louisiana Merkel Wood Wick A Merkel Derbig Heidbreder Schaefer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Cosmos Club
Quincy Maroons
Merkels
Wick
Quincey
Merkel
R. PF
R. Wood
Smith A. Merkel
Wood-Roberts Hubbard
R. G
Derbig Heidbreder
L.G
Schaefer
A. Merkel
Derbig
Smith
Jeffries Goes South to Baseball Meeting
A G Jeffries a well known figure in city sports, left Friday for Tulsa Oklahoma for a meeting of the baseball league. He has been chosen manager of the Tulsa team and previously umpired in the Three I league. He mentored the tall farmer known as Big Boy Heizer, teaching him baseball tricks that helped him become a pitcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Jeffries
Tulsa
Okla
Baseball League
Jeffries
Heizer
Jeff
Farmer
Ball Park
Big Boy
Trapshooting Experts Oldest and Youngest Compared
In the Grand American tournament at St Louis 653 entrants ranged from 14 to 78. Star youngster William F. Phillips Jr. from Chicago hit over 90 percent and tied for first in the consolation. veteran Captain J F Breitenstein of Oskaloosa at 78 posted above 80 percent. The piece notes age contrasts and recalls Breitenstein as the last Civil War link from the Merrimac days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
St. Louis
William FE. Phillips, Jr
Chicago
P. Carnay
Phillips
Andy Meaders
Nashville
America
Phillips, Jr
Breitenstein
Iowa
Middle West
The
Merrimac
Monitor
Hampton Roads
Evansville club may be sold as Central league hopes fade
Evansville in Indiana faces a dim outlook for Central league inclusion next season. Harry Stahlhofer of the Evansville club says terms could be arranged if local buyers appear, with a stockholders meeting slated for late December. In Detroit, catcher Cliff Blankenship seeks a scout post with President Navin, likely to be signed. he previously managed Salt Lake City. Kalamazoo college selects Albert Swede Emerson of Benton Harbor to lead the 1917 football team after three years as a tackle star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Harry Stahlhofer
Detroit
Cliff Blankenship
Walter Johnson
Navin
Detroit Baseball Club
Blankenship
Salt Lake City
Kalamazoo, Mich
Albert
Emerson
Benton Harbor
Kalamazoo
Indiana Hoosiers Announce 20-Game Basketball Schedule
Bloomington Indiana coach Stiehm has completed the Indiana University basketball schedule for the season. Twenty games will be played with four Western Conference teams Iowa Purdue Ohio State and Wisconsin. The season closes March 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Stiehm
Indiana University
Iowa
Purdue
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Cleveland Manager Foresees Strong 1917 Pitching Staff
Cleveland manager Lee Fohl expresses confidence in his 1917 pitching corps including Coveleski, Bagby, Soehling and Morton. He believes these arms will deliver winning games as the season approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lee Fohl
Cleveland Americans
Coveleski
Bagby
Soehling
Morton
Heston fines footballer in Detroit case
Wilies Heston once a Michigan halfback and now Detroit justice of the peace presided over a case involving John Atkins and a Negro team. Noskovitch testified about a hat and brick incident after a street quarrel near Brady and Antoine streets. Atkins was fined $10 for the racket, confirming a stern stance on football related disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wilies Heston
University of Michigan
William H. Heston
John Atkins
Noskovitch
Brady
Antoine
Wabash College Manager Diddel Resigns Before Dec 25
Will H. Diddel graduate manager of Wabash athletics resigns to enter business in Indianapolis. The move surprised Wabash men and a successor has not been chosen. Ward Lambert of Purdue is among candidates mentioned for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Will H. Diddel
Wabash College Athletics
St. George
Amusements Today at the Orpheum and Savoy
The Night Clerk is a musical comedy at the Orpheum. Belasco and Lou Tellegen present Victory of Conscience. Star features Valeska Suratt in The Immigrant and Home. Edison drama The Southerners, Selig-Tribune, and Pokes and Jabs in What Will You Have. Charlie Chaplin Behind the Scenes at Savoy. Edward Arnolds and Alice McChesney in Marooned and Dare Devil George Larkin at the Imperial. Helen Holmes stars in A Lass of the Lumberlands at Colonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pictures
Belasco
Lou Tellegen
Valeska Suratt
Ilome
Edison
Selig-Tribune
Savoy
Charlie Chaplin
Triangle
Keystone
Edward Arnolds
Alice McChesney
Katinka and The Girl Without a Chance at Empire Hippodrome
The Empire Hippodrome offers matinee and night showings with Katinka by Hauerbach Friml and Hammerstein today and The Girl Without a Chance on Sunday. Katinka drew Broadway attendance records last season and features Rackety Coo! as its advance herald. The Girl Without a Chance promises thrilling drama and a strong lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katinka
Broadway
Hippodrome
After Six Months Marriage Adjective Use Diminishes
A light social reflection notes that after a girl marries for six months she stops overusing adjectives. The remark contrasts early courtship chatter with steadier daily life and restrained speech.
National League club owners end meeting with salary cuts urged
National League club owners closed their meeting with a push to scale down players salaries after four days of talks. They supported nonpartisan reform of the baseball commission, but did not oust Garry Herrmann. A revised ten day release clause and gate receipts readjustment were debated, with two extra meetings proposed and a February schedule session slated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
National Commission
Garry Herrmann
Cincinnati
Herrmann
Commission
Organized Baseball
Supreme Court of Baseball
St. Louis
Philadelphia
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Auyue Porte
Eugene Estoppes
Los Angeles
Eugene
Dan Oleary
Norwood Inn Park
T. Payne
J. F. Donoghue
Stamford
Conn
Snowden
Denver
Goulet and
Grenda
Madison Square Garden
J. M. Barnett
Jake Schaefer
John Layton
James Braid
H. J. Whigham
United States
Garden City
George Bothner
Niflock
Edith Jackson
Blackpool
T. W. Burgess
English
Dover
Cape Grisner
M. Pauliquen
Paris
Hich
Pel
Unusual Records
Martin Dobrilla Bathurs
Geo. Uttlewood
Ann Barnett
Rie
Anton Lewis
Anvy Bowen
Dan Soleary
Ripley
James
Che
Charles Clarkson
Willi Gpen School
Maroons
TEAN
Harceshire St
J. F. Braitenstein
Oskaloosa, Ia
W. E. Phillips, J
Sport
Fohl
Fred Coumbe
Ed Klepfer
Orpheum
Night Clerk
Empire-Hippodrome
Hampshire St
Rumpus
Baseball Commission
Pune
Arthur Hammer
Naverbach Thors
Helen Holmes
Sammie Johnson
Wonderful Lamp
Bly
Edison Urama
Careels
Selkiny Pelbune
Novy
Strohl
Wearn
Quincy
Hampshire Street
Sterns
Ruff Brew Company
Sec
Longfellow
Tel
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