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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1916
Page
5
Harold Brazelton, Quincy High School coach, asserts the upcoming teams will be fast and strong for years. He notes 14 players on the first team, all quick and evenly skilled, with no quitters among them. Continued practice Mondays and Wednesdays aims to push the squad into top condition despite potential setbacks.
Church league planners completed the season schedule in the Y M C A physical director’s room. Eight churches are represented by two teams each with junior afternoon and senior evening games. First games Saturday at 2 39 for juniors and 7 30 for seniors.
A garbled report outlines a sequence of games involving the Quincy Rifemen and related teams. It notes scores, opponents, and a couple of player names, with mentions of a Tuesday schedule and a temple venue. The text references a hospital transfer and an order from a Dr Lorent for treatment.
In Tansman’s alleys a battle unfolded as the Germans defeated the Submarines in the Concordia bowling league on Tuesday night, though the Submarines carried the line in one attack before yielding.
The Maroons, in fine form, prepare to meet Carthage in a Wednesday basketball game at Y Moc A. They seek revenge after a narrow earlier loss, with opening curtain between busy men and students, then Boss Heidbreder’s Braves face the invading squad. Probable lineups include Quincy’s Wick and Carthage’s Wankel, Merkel, and Meyer among others.
The Wildfire team defeated Kaiser two times in three games at the South Park garden bowling alleys Tuesday night. Scores show Kaiser 579 and Wildfires 634 in one leg while 626 and 086 appeared in another, with final tallies close as both teams competed in the St Paul Evangelical league.
Reports outline a bandit raid near Chihuahua City where Americans were attacked. A cryptic telegram from Holmes notified his wife of safe arrival, while officials seek details amid censorship. The smelting company and US authorities consider reopening mines as petitions push for protection.
Fragmentary text describes a hurried government action and troop movements abroad. Names and places are distorted, but references to American authorities and dispatches suggest a rapid response to a crisis. Details are obscured by garbled OCR, with no clear timeline or outcome.
American observers report Japanese enthusiasts rapidly adopting golf tennis and motoring mirroring baseball’s spread. A University of Pennsylvania graduate promotes golf as a fit lifelong game while Tokyo hosts a remarks cup donated by American ambassador George W. Guthrie. Yokohama and Kobe clubs join the growing scene as Pekin publishes The Bunker.
A 1912 era Progressive Party declaration calls for a cross party consensus on a single standard bearer at Chicago conventions. It stresses national unity, social and industrial reform, expanded suffrage, budget reform, tariff revision, and strong international law to uphold American freedoms.
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