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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1917
Page
11
Piper Jack Ryan and Bernie Smith are expected to attend a Tuesday night confab. The gathering aims to discuss community issues and coordinate efforts among local groups.
A local meeting to explain a proposed national game franchise retention is set for Tuesday at the Bijou theater. Oscar Shannon will present the plan, with Jack Ryan and Bernie Smith invited to discuss organizing the Peoria Fans association and ensuring a large turnout. Henry Riedel and George Pennover will attend along with other Three Eve owners and managers to outline steps for success. In New York, the Yankees announce no salary cuts for 1917 and some players receive raises as contracts for the season are issued.
Careful compiled statistics show 3,869 active and 463 inactive trap shooting clubs in the country. Including Canada, Australia, Hawaii, and China the total reaches 4,666 clubs. In the United States Pennsylvania leads with 552 clubs, New York 384, and Illinois 206. Other states with over 100 clubs include California, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Archer W. Hendrick resigned as president of Nevada State University. The board of regents accepted the resignation by a 3 to 2 vote after an executive session the same day. A note on the paper links a weak back to doubt about progress.
A nostalgic roundup of baseball feats and players from early 20th century lore. Notable names include Tip O Neill Wilbert Robinson Walter Johnson and Harry Stovey with feats such as long drive distances high strikeout counts and long durations of play.
Bill Brennan, noted for erratic but effective umpiring in the Three-I League, will not return next year and is seeking work in the American Association. He is remembered in Quincy for not moving up behind the catcher with bases empty and for talks with spectators in the grandstand and smokers' stand.
The Amateur Athletic Union invites Sweden’s top runners A Bohlin and J Zanders to compete in the national senior indoor AAU championships in New York on March 17. George F Pawling carried the invitation from AAU officials and offered to cover expenses. Bohlin excels in 400 and 800 meters while Zanders shines from 3000 to 5000 meters, impressing Americans who competed in Scandinavia last autumn.
Trapshooting attracts sport lovers including Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson, with many baseball celebrities taking up the sport. The open season covers all months, weather permitting, and large fields become hunting grounds. Birds are readily available each day, inviting participation without respect to conditions.
Philadelphia on Saturday night saw the University of Pennsylvania defeat Dartmouth 18 to 14 in an intercollegiate league basketball game. The quaker five held a slim lead throughout the contest and clinched victory on strong defense and key transitions.
R. Douglas Morgan of Washington broke 233 clay targets in one run at the Westy Hogan trapshooting tournament in Atlantic City, earning a spot in the trapshootered Hall of Fame. His 15 years in the Klondike gold fields shaped his calm style as rain and wind battered the event. He previously helped stage the first midnight baseball game at Dawson and founded the Tanana Valley Gun Club during the Tanana era.
A 45 member rifle club affiliated with the National Rifle Association. Morgan worked as a linotype operator and compositor at a Fairbanks newspaper during hard times. He returned to the United States in late winter 1912 and shot in the Kansas City midwitter handicap in February 1913. In 1913 he tied for third in the Grand American Handicap in Dayton and was runner up in the Maryland District of Columbia championship. His best runs before Atlantic City were 144 at Roanoke Virginia and 140 in Baltimore.
American players G. M. Church and H. Throckmorton met in the Manila lawn tennis tournament Oriental singles. Church won 5-7 7-5 6-3 6-4, reversing a first set loss to take the match. A note on attire mentions decollete ball costumes are acceptable within the limits stated.
John J. Barry, captain of the world champion Boston Red Sox, was signed as manager for the coming season. The term could extend up to three years, with a rumored $10,000 salary plus a possible pennant bonus. Barry starts duties next week as contracts and spring training plans are arranged. Only Ruth, Shore and Agnew are currently under contract. Few salary reductions are expected under the new ownership.
A National Parks conference heard calls to convert the Grand Canyon of Colorodo into a national park. Speakers cited thousands of visitors the previous year and warned guides and liverymen about dangerous conditions while noting the forest service cannot regulate personal conduct. 106,000 people visited in 1915, 64,000 more than the three largest parks.
Palmyra High School will host Hannibal High School in a debate in Palmyra as part of the Missouri Debating League NE Missouri district. Friday night December 12 Palmyra will argue the negative on the government ownership of railroads, in the auditorium of the high school. The local league includes 27 member schools and lists officers for the Deputy Grand Marshal Taines Neher and others.
Trap shoots will be held at the club premises inviting non members to try marksmanship. A committee including Arthur G Weisenburgen Elmer Mutz Fred Luthin and Loury Abbath plans shoots possibly every other Sunday with gold medals and trophies to be awarded. The New Year's Day event drew strong scores with over 1500 targets fired. A New Year shoot is scheduled for January 14 at the club house where ammunition will be sold for those not carrying shells.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as soothing and healing for coughs and colds. It claims the remedy cleanses the system with pine balsams and laxative ingredients and suggests keeping a bottle for winter ailments. Sold by your Druggist for 50 cents.
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