Swift Co Quintet Beats Gascos In Commercial League
The Swift Company five swept Gas & Electric three straight games 53 to 767 821 to 761 and 735 to 727. Harvey Waddill led Swift with 556 total and a 221 best. Dulling added 532. Menger topped Gascos with 514. Traction Company, the leaders, face Morris Friday in final week battles.
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Swift Company
Tenpin
Gas & Electric Company
Harvey Waddill
Swift Five
Menger
Gascos
Gates
Ahr
Traction Company
Morris Company
Swift & Co. Names
Aeae
van Praag
Waddill
Dulling
O'Neil
Gas & Electrics
Names
BBP
Surprises Highlight Junior B Basketball at YMCA
Five games featured in Division No 1 at the YMCA. The Tigers beat the Bears 7 to 4 while the Panthers defeated the Cougars 10 to 32 and the Leopards, cellar leaders, won 2 to 0. Blues toppled Purples 7 to 4 and Whites edged Reds 7 to 2. Frank Owings scored two field goals and Vinson Smith added three points.
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Petticoes
Tigers
Bears
Panthers
Cougars
Leopards
Blues
Purples
Ne Whites
Reds
Tiger
Frank Owings
Vinson Smith
Samuel Lee
Albert Perez
Arthur Sobey
Raymond Krause
Walter Schultze
Lions
Kenny Milburn
Joseph Halliday
Werner Wesnig
Robert Galvan
James Dugger
George Mueller
Howard Robinson
Eugene Darby
Paul Kuehne
Leslie Maurer
McCourt Beats Moore In Three Night Billiards Match
Charles McCourt of Cleveland defeated George Moore of New York 658 to 89 in the second block of their three night three cushion billiards match. The contest lasted 76 innings with McCourt’s high run of six and Moore’s none.
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McCourt
Moore
New York
Charles McCourt
Cleveland
George Moore
Indiana Track Team Plans February Practice Meet
Coach Cohn of Indiana University schedules a practice meet with Cincinnati YMCA in Cincinnati on February 10. If in shape, the squad may go to the Illinois relay meet on March 3 and the Northwestern Conference indoor meet on March 24. The spring schedule includes two conference duals with Ohio State at Bloomington and Northwestern at Evanston, plus a DePauw meet, the Lafayette state meet, and the Conference championships.
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Ind
Cohn
Indiana University
Cincinnati Y. M. C. A
Ohio City
University of Illinois
Northwestern University
Ohio State
Northwestern
Evanston
DePauw
Lafayette
A A U Indoor Championships Set for March in Chicago
The Central A A U indoor track and field finals for junior and senior divisions will be held March 30 and 31, awarded to the Second Illinois Infantry. Entries are coming from Ohio Indiana Wisconsin and other central states. The National A A U basketball championships will follow March 15 to 17 with teams including Salt Lake City the current champions.
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Central A. A. U
Second Illinois Infantry
Ohio
Indiana
Wisconsin
Central Association
Second Infantry
Salt Lake City
Vitt Holds Out As Detroit Averages Star Batter Debated
Detroit American third baseman Oscar Vitt may return this season as a holdout after salary friction with President Navin. Vitt asked for a large raise over last year, Navin refused, citing Vitt’s weak batting despite praise for his fielding. Vitt hit .225 last season.
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Mich
Oscar Vitt
Detroit Americans
Vitt
Navin
Veach
Coveleskie
Indiana Depleted of Wrestlers This Year
Indiana University faces a weak wrestling squad as Captain Hook alone has prior I league success. Acting Coach Kase says conference title chances are poor. A sizable Illinois meet squad trains, but all others are inexperienced. Four last year’s seniors including Redman, all western heavyweight champion, graduated. Captain-elect McCormick, all western 145-pound champ, cannot return.
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Indiana
Bloomington
Ind
Hook
Indiana University
Kase
Illinois
Redman
McCormick
Notre Dame Seeks Army Football Game in 1918
Notre Dame athletic officials plan to arrange a 1918 football game with the Army team to be held in Indianapolis or Chicago. Army cadets may leave West Point for one game each season, adding to the Navy clash. Notre Dame has faced Army four times, winning two and losing two. A Chicago or Indianapolis match likely would attract a capacity crowd.
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Ind
Notre Dame University
Army
Indianapolis
Chicago
West Point
Navy
President Benson Travels to Houston for Texas League Meet
Bronchos president Harrison J. Benson went to Houston for the Texas League meeting to safeguard San Antonio baseball interests. He arrived Friday morning to scout for early connections as 1917 schedule and league issues take priority amid wartime uncertainties.
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Texas League
San Antonio
Houston
Harrison J. Benson
Dog Derby Entrants Near Finish After 509 Mile Race
Four drivers Gabriel Campbell Bill Grayson Joe Metcalf and Albert Campbell faced 77 miles to go in the Winnipeg St Paul 509 mile dog race as they left St Cloud after daybreak. Fred Hartman was last heard from at Albany and未 reported elsewhere amid a grueling pace.
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ST. Cloud
Minn
Gabriel Campbell
Bill Grayson
Joe Metcalf
Albert Campbell
Winnipeg-St. Paul
Fred Hartman
Albany
May Suffer Further Cuts In Baseball Salaries
Chicago February 2 Baseball players will be among the first to feel the effect of the tense international situation as Charles Weeghman president of the Chicago Nationals suggests salary reductions for players without 1917 contracts and the dropping of spring training trips unless diplomacy improves in a few days.
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Chicago
Charles Weeghman
Chicago Nationals
Weeghman
Hartman Drives Night Overtake Challenge Described
The article notes Hartman’s nighttime driving pattern and the other drivers’ uncertainty about where he will stop and how far they must travel to overtake him.
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Hartman
McNeill's Team Wins Noonday Volleyball Match
The Business Men at the Y M C A staged a regular noon contest, with A G McNeill's combination defeating Joe Lipscomb's team two games to one, 11-5 11-3 4-11. Fuller and Wine sparked the first two games, Mueller's service energized Lipscomb in the third, aided by Clarke and Lipscomb at the net. The next series is scheduled for Saturday noon.
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A. G. McNeill
Joe Lipscomb
J. W. Fuller
Russell B. Wine
Fuller
McNeill
Bowl Night Ends Even Break Between Teams
Mrs Grasso's ninepin team and Miss Weidenfeld's duo tied the Turner games. Grasso won the opener 183 to 159, and Weidenfeld captured the finale 195 to 162.
Cotton Takes Shoot Event at Lone Star Rifle Club
The Lone Star Rifle Club hosted its weekly shoot on Thursday night with Leo Cotton winning first place scoring 89 and C F Rossi Jr. finishing second with 88. Several other shooters posted strong scores.
Lowther Brothers Sweep Prest-o-site In Three Games
The Lowther Brothers tenpin quintet defeated Prest-o-site three straight games Thursday night posting scores of 895 801, 852 699, and 766 713 to claim victory.
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Lowther Brothers
Prest-o-site
Chicagoan Wing International Skating Titles Decided
Arthur Staff of Chicago won the international outdoor championship for seniors after matches at Saranac Lake New York. Charles Jewstraw of Lake Placid New York captured the junior championship.
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Arthur Staff
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Charles Jewstraw
Lake Placid
Good Games Promised for Saturday Night at the Y M C A
Two basketball games are scheduled in the Sunday School Basket Ball League at the Y M C A on Saturday night. McKinley Avenue Methodists meet West End Methodists in a rivals clash, while First Presbyterians face South Alamo Methodists with the Presbyterians favored to win. The first game starts at 8 15 p m.
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West End Methodists
First Presbyterians
South Alamo Methodists
West End
McKinley Avenue
Alamo Lads
Presbyterians
St. Mark's
South Alamo
Seniors Stage Volleyball And Basketball Contests At YMCA
The YMCA seniors held a volleyball and basketball night with George Vernon’s squad winning three of five volleyball games 11-3 11-0 10-11 1-0 4-11. William Myers starred for the victors while M H Green topped the losing side. In basketball E J Harris’s team triumphed 16-2 as Myers showcased six field goals totaling 12 points. J B Moore and Arthur Schnitzer defended well. Phil Swartz scored the losers’ only field goal. Green also played well for the underdog.
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M. H. Green
George Vernon
William Myers
E. J. Harris
Harris
J. B. Moore
Arthur Schnitzer
Phil Swartz
Two-Cent Baseball Plans Unfold In South Bend
South Bend Ind February 2 President Ed Smith of the South Bend Central League club announced Thursday night that his plans for a two-cent baseball would be carried out.
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South Bend
Ind
Ed Smith
Tinker Buys Columbus Club in Cash Convy Report
Columbus Ohio February 2 control of the Columbus club in the American Association passed to Joe Tinker and Thomas Wilson of Chicago for a cash conveyance said to be 665 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbus (American Association
Joe Tinker
Thomas Wilson
Chicago
Causey Wins Class C Handball Championship at YMCA
Charles Causey defeated E S Gilbert three games to one in a hard fought Class C handball final at the YMCA. Causey trailed 0 11 in the first game but recovered to win 11 9 11 4 and now faces Gilbert Bailey in a bid for Class B supremacy. Henry Jackson refereed. Academic League action followed with St Marys topping West Texas 43 6 and St Louis College beating Brackenridge 6 2.
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Charles Causey
E. S. Gilbert
Gilbert
Ausey
Causey
Gilbert Bailey
Henry Jackson
St. Mary's College
West Texas
San Antonio Academy
St. Louis College
Brackenridge High
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