Cochran Tops Hoppe In Balk-Line Title Match
Welker Cochran defeated Ora Morningstar 400 to 122 in the fifth game of the American balk-line billiard championship at the Hotel Astor New York. Cochran matched Hoppe’s early pace with precise caroms and steady cue work, delivering multiple double-figure innings and a dominant 444 9 opening run. Morningstar struggled with the balk-line, producing only limited runs as Cochran controlled the table with both hands.
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New York
Welker Cochran
Wille Hoppe
Michigan
Ora Morningstar
Grand
Hoppe
Cochran
Morningstar
Efort
Vic
Billiard champions toppled as new eliminations start
The Billiard Association announces vacant titles and sets elimination tournaments across divisions to crown new champions in billiards, pocket billiards and three cushion. Hoppe Taberski and Cannefax may challenge anew as the reshuffling aims to invigorate the sport.
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Hoppe
Mefax
Taberski
Billiard Association
Cham
Hoppe sets high average in closing billiards day
Wile Hoppe, unbeaten leader, posted a grand average close to 50 as he overwhelmed Koji Yamada in the final day game. Jake Schaefer of Chicago delivered a 400 run game in five innings at the pro tournament in New York, with Yamada scoring 52 in his fourth turn.
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Hampion Wile Hoppe
Sso
Koji Yamada
Yamada
Uee
Hoppe
Jake Stows
Jake Schaefer
Chicago
Hoy
Japan
Schaefer
Ayithem
Periscope Sets Fast Pace in 1919 Kentucky Futurity
Lexington, Ky October 23 Rare world records were scarce as harness horses staged contests on mile and half mile tracks. Periscope a three year old filly owned and driven by J L Dodge of Lexington won the Kentucky Futurity with heats in 2 04 1 4 and earned the status as the fastest five heat race trotted by a three year old in the meet shaping Harness racing on a firm base with top trotters and pacers delivering fast times.
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Lexington
Periscope
J. L. Dodge
Simple Rites Held For Waldorf Astor
London on October 22 funeral services were held for Viscount Waldorf Astor at St George's with the rector Rev Francis Norman Thicknesse officiating. A limited congregation attended. The body went to Golders Green for cremation and ashes were taken to Clivedon for deposit in the private chapel there.
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London
Bt. George’s
Viscount Mn Waldorf
St. George's
Francis Norman Thicknesse
Golder’s Green
Clivedon
Thera
Phosphated Tron Claims Boost for All Ages
A leading doctor asserts that everyone regardless of age can stay healthy and strong by Phosphated Tron. The ad promotes capsules that replenish blood with iron and phosphate, claiming renewed nerve force and vitality, and urges readers to buy from Owl Drug Store and other druggists.
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Man
Owl Drug Store
Adv
Charles Lutenberg Sought as 1920 Quincy Manager
Fans in Quincy discuss a possible 1920 manager for a potential Three Eye league or Mississippi Valley team. Charles Lutenberg, known as Lute, is favored for his baseball experience and player judgment, having played in big and small leagues and retired from business during the arid period.
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Quincy
Mississippi Valley
Charles Lutenberg
Gems
Vital glands stored after death to restore energy
Paris reports Dr Serge Vornoff proposes removing interstitial glands at death and storing them for future grafting to revive vitality in the elderly. He notes thyroid and suprarenal secretions stay alive for hours postmortem and suggests rushing young accident victims to hospitals for possible grafts, despite legal and ethical barriers.
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Paris
Serge Vornoff
Voronoff
Rupprecht Listed To Face Trial Amid Gas Warfare Accusation
GENEVA Oct 21 Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, who led German troops in northern France and Belgium, is named in the French list of six hundred or more sought by the Allies for crimes against international law. He vowed he would not surrender, and is accused of being the first army commander to deploy poisonous gases.
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Geneva
Prince Rupprecht
Bavaria
France
Belgium
Davos
Orpheum Opens With The Lost Princess Show
Orpheum presents The Lost Princess today at the matinee with Albert Ray and Elinor Fair in a sprightly comedy. It is a fresh release, the first big eastern showing since October 5. More new releases follow featuring Madeline Traverse Gladys Brockwell and William Russell. Two vaudeville acts accompany the feature: Dale and Boyle in The Belle and the Beau and Jimmy and Hazel Kirk with Fred Kiem on piano.
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Orpheum
Albert Ray
Elinor Fair
Madeline Traverse
Gladys Brockwell
William Russel
Dale
Boyle
Jimmy
Hazel Kirk
Fred Kiem
Balloon pilot Capt. Dammann body found near Tobermory
The body of Capt. Carl W. Dammann, pilot of the balloon Wichita, which crashed into Lake Huron during the national race, was recovered at Pine Tree harbor near Tobermory Ontario, per a dispatch received here Wednesday.
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ST. Louis
Carl W. Dammann
Wichita
Lake Huron
Pine Tree Harbor
Tobermory
Prohibition movement gains steam in UK and US ties
London reports a campus favoring prohibition spreading nationwide with clergy and anti alcohol groups joining. Lief Jones of the world league against alcoholism presides at the United Kingdom alliance meeting in Manchester urging closer US Britain cooperation in the anti alcohol campaign. William E Johnson of Westerville, Ohio attends.
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London
Lief Jones
World League Against Alcoholism
United Kingdom Alliance
Manchester
United States
Great Britain
William E. Johnson
Westerville
Ohio
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