Blue and White Wins Fast Game at Y M C A
Quincy High School defeated Hannibal High 28 to 24 at the local Y M C A Friday night ending in a 22 22 deadlock after two 20 minute halves. Welsh starred for Quincy with key baskets and free throws. Grove and Beal led the visitors with long shots and steady free throws as the game stayed close and tied often through 45 minutes of play.
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Quincy High School
Hannibal High
Hannibal
Bush
Quincy
Pep
Grove
Burch
Welsh
G. Lummis
Watters
Wasx
Tal
Buerh
Fisher
Beal
May Establish Home for Aged Diamond Stars
CHICAGO, Jan. 20 Establishment of a home for aged baseball players is a proposal likely to be submitted to club owners of the American and National leagues. B. B. Johnson, president of the American League, announced on Friday. He said a home could be established and maintained and part of the world series receipts might be donated. The idea has been informally discussed by several major league club owners, but no action has been taken.
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Chicago
B. B. Johnson
Johnson
Hannibal Triumph Over Quincy In 20 Minute Halves
In a rough court contest Hannibal defeated Quincy with a 24 to 28 score in a game featuring field baskets by Watters Burch Bush IKenning and Lummis. Beal Bush and Beal scored, while Guhl Wingerter and Schalberg officiated. Time of halves set at 20 minutes.
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Burch Bush
Becker
Quincy
Schalberg
Reds Defeat Blacks in Curtain Raiser Basketball Game
The Albrights defeated the Hunefeldts in the curtain raiser to the Hannibal-Quincy game. Final score 17 to 10. Eunice Albright scored five baskets and a free throw, Mary Laker added three throws, while Hunefeldt and Kuhl contributed for the losers.
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Albrights
Hunefeldts
Hannibal-Quincy
Kuhl
Reis Blacks Albright
Shunefeldt Baker
Kohl Christ
Hokamp
Payson Edges Quincy High Second Team 48 to 11
Payson won 48 to 11 against Quincy High School second team on Friday night. Most of the second squad, previously showing promise, were kept in the city for the Hannibal game or event.
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Payson
Quincy High School
Hannibal
Changes in baseball federation rules adopted in Toledo
Delegates to the National Baseball Federation approved constitutional changes tightening player eligibility. The amendments allow any player who has not played with a pro club for one year before August 1 to compete in class A or amateur, while class AA players must not be under contract or reserve of any pro club under the national agreement after July 1.
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Toledo
National Baseball Federation
Chips from the Clays and Shooting Leaders Rise
Thirty rifle clubs formed in New Jersey in recent months. Harrison Cooley, an Indian, wins the Arizona trapshooting title, first Native American to do so. Richfield Gun Club and Betterton Gun Club receive trophies from the interstate association. St. Thomas, Oregon hosts the largest international tournament in Canadian history. Rob Emslie, baseball umpire, presides over the St. Thomas association. Washington State College group trained weekly in firearms. Joe Bush and Chief Bender participate in a 100 clay target match.
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Weven Wee
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St. Thomas
Ore
Rob Emsilie
St. Thomas Association
Akers Tops Whig Sport Readers Choice Bowed by Eight Votes
Local ball player Akers jumps into a lead in the Whig sport readers poll with eight votes as fans continue to show a preference for a new face Friday.
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Akers
Whig Sport
Who Do You Want Manager for Speeders 1917 Season
The Whig invites votes to select the Speeders season 1917 manager. Multiple candidates are listed with daily vote totals to be printed. Readers should sign and mail or deliver ballots to The Whig office for the Sporting Editor.
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Speeders
The
Whig
Association
Namie
Akers Leads Quincy Three-Ieague Manager Poll
Jerry Akers moves into the lead in The Whig popularity contest for Quincy Three-Ieague manager, tallying nine votes after late Thursday night counts. Frank Dang sits second with seven, Castle six, Hackett five, while fifteen voters favor a stranger. Ted Waring requests withdrawal from the list after receiving four votes. A notable return included a voter postcard reading I Need You Like A Baby Needs His Mother.
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Jerry Akers
Quincy Three
Waring
Akers
Frank Dang
Castle
Hackett
Camden event leads to high scores in local competition
In Camden New Jersey a start time ago and Bush broke 64 toureds to 92 for Bender. The Minneapolis Athletic club the largest and strongest social organization of business men in that city has joined rifle and trap shooting. Employees of the Twin City Telephone company in Minneapolis and St Paul have formed a rifle club.
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Camden
N. J
Bush
Bender
Minneapolis
Twin City Telephone Company
St. Paul, Minn
Healing pine tar remedy for cough and throat irritation
A cough that harms the throat may become chronic if ignored. Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey soothes irritation, eases breathing, and uses antiseptic properties to fight germs. Useful for croup sore throat and bronchial infections. Available at all druggists for 25 cents. Pleasant to take. Adv.
Hoyt Awarded to the New York Giants
In Cincinnati on January 20 the national baseball commission ruled that Waite C Hoyt is bound to the New York Giants of the National League. The Hartford contract was voided as Hoyt was a minor and the father sanctioned the New York agreement while repudiating the Hartford deal.
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Hoyt
NEW York Giants
Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
Plaver Waite C. Hoyt
New York
Hartford
Brewers union 39 defeats Phimbers union 161 at bowling
Brewers union 39 defeated Phimbers union 161 in three straight games at Labor temple alleys Friday evening. Apenbrink posted the high score of the night with 203 points.
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Brewers Union
Phimbers’ Union
Labor Temple
Apenbrink
Otte Tee Haese
Aschman
Rosenbush
Loomis Equaled Indoor 50 Yard Record in Chicago Meet
Jo Loomis, Chicago Athletic Association sprinter, equaled the A A A indoor record for 52 1/2 seconds in the 50 yard dash at a CA A and Northwestern meet. The CA A team won with 26 1/5 points to Northwestern's 24 4/5.
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Chicago
Jo Loomis
Chicago Athletic Association
Norway
Northwestern University
Fans to Christen New Dance Hall in Highland Park
Highland Park opens a new dance hall Monday night benefitting the city baseball team in the Three Eye league. Proceeds fund training, equipment, uniforms, and other season costs while stock sales progress slowly. Tickets 50 cents a couple with extra ladies free. special trains arranged to handle crowds.
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Highland Park
Quincey Fans’ Association
Three Eye
Chicago
Ind Park
Fans’ Association
Hreinig
America
Quincy Railway Company
Willam A. Tockeon
W. K. Abbott
IW. L. Breinig
Richard Hackman
A. G
Indians sign most Cleveland players for 1917 season
Chicago Jan 20 Practically every member of the Cleveland Americans has signed a 1917 contract James Dunn president of the club announced here Friday denying that a strike would cripple the club Dunn said Bobby Roth a member of the Baseball Players Fraternity had not signed but he expected terms within a week
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Chicago
Cleveland Americans
James Dunn
Dunn
Bobby Roth
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Photo Play Showtimes and Featured Films Today
Belasco presents Edna Goodrich in The House of Lies. Princess shows Bessie Barriscale and Charles Ray in Plain Jane. Star offers Constance Collier in Tongues of Men. Colonial screens The Double Fight with Helen Holmes. Savoy presents The Last Act with Bessie Barriscale. Gem shows Cinders of Love and Won by a Fowl. Family features The Last Act with Quincy Drew and Edward Calvert in His Moral Code. Grant Poelice Reporter, Hain, and Bud present a comedy.
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Belasco
Edna Goodrich
Bessie Barriscale
Charles Ray
Constance Collier
Helen Holmes
Savoy
Gem
Family
Quincy
Lillian Drew
Edward Calvert
Grant Poelice
Hain and
Bud
Empire Hippodrome Week at the Rialto Listings
The Empire Hippodrome presents two upcoming film shows with Peck's Bad Boy on Sunday January 21 and Twin Beds on Thursday January 25, drawing local audiences to the theatre.
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Empire Hippodrome
Peck
Red river derby to test 500 mile dog endurance from Winnipeg to St Paul
Louis W Hill presides over the first annual Red River international derby linking Winnipeg and St Paul. Ten dog teams from Hudson Bay and Lake Winnipeg districts race 500 miles along the Pembina trail starting January 24. The race features Husky St Bernard and Hound Husky breeds, sleds, and gear, with Indian and Teelander contests and a backdrop of historic Canadian endurance feats.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Louis W. Hill
James J. Hill
Hudson Bay
Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Ntebav
Lak Winnipeg
Ludion Bay
Tace
Hilson Bay
Pas
Beaver Landing
R. MacFarland
John Monkman
Ele
Pembina
Ft. Gary
Monkmian
Monkman
Colin Inkster
Canada
Manitoba
Ayaiste
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