Ieniors stage five games at Y M C A
Five fast games shaping the Junior Basketball League at the Y M C A featured the Purples defeating the Whites 7 to 2 and Blues extending their win streak to nine with a 25 to 2 victory over the Reds. Lions edged Panthers 10 to 5 after extra period and Tigers beat Leopards 8 to 2 while Cougars shut out Bears 12 to 0.
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Purples
White
Blues
Reds
Lions
Panthers
Tigers
Leopards
Cougars
Bears
George Mueller
James Dugger
Eugene Darby
Joseph Halliday
Howard Robinson
Harrell Lackey
Werner Wesnig
Frank Wyatt
Martin Cutting
Vinson Smith
Kennedy Milburn
Lions-Panthers
Ralph Bennett
Jarvis Hillie
Bennett
Raymond Krause
Arthur Sobey
Albert Perez
Cougars-Bears
Walter Schulte
George Johnston
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Sceesees
Whites
Eee
Pd. Lions
Eeeenee
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Eenee
Austin's Entry in Texas League Pending
A meeting in Austin with Walter Morris, president of the Texas League, regarding possibly acquiring the Galveston franchise, ended without a decision. D T Iglehart said interest has not grown enough to justify the venture, though funds could be raised. no manager available, and the matter will be rushed to a decision.
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Austin
Tex
Walter Morris
Galveston
D. T. Iglehart
May Blossom and Lewis Morris Clash in National Field Trials
In Grand Junction Tennessee on February 8 the setter May Blossom owned by J. C. Bannister Ohio and the pointer Lewis C Morris owned by L. L. Hagegin Kentucky led the national championship field trials heats. May Blossom posted three bevy finds and four singles while Lewis C Morris logged four bevy finds and a single. Babblebrook Bob and Mississippi Sport were the other braces in Wednesday’s heat slate with five dogs remaining to run in the first series.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
May Blossom
J. C. Bannister
Kankakee
Ill
Lewis C. Morris
L. L. Hagegin
Lexington
Baylor Beats Southwestern in Muddy Court
Baylor's basketball team defeated Southwestern University 26 to 8 on a muddy court in Georgetown Texas on Wednesday afternoon.
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Baylor
Southwestern
Georgetown
Tex
Southwestern University
Charters Filed in Various Texas Firms
Charters were filed in Austin on February 8 for several companies. Drummond Crump Lumber Co in Paducah with 10000 capital stock. Farmers Mercantile Co in Banks Brown County with 3000 capital. Frantz Pickard Hardware Company in Weatherford with 150000 capital. Lubbock Dry Goods Co in Lubbock with 20000 capital. Incorporators listed for each firm.
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Austin
Tex
Drummond-Crump Lumber Con
Paducah
Capital Stock
T. M. Dummond
J. A. Crump
D. E. Jordan
Farmers Mercantile Co
Banks
Brown County
J. E. Patterson
J. 8. Wilson
W. P. Ends
Frantz-Pickard Hardware Company
Weather
Farrar Whistles In Carmen Aboard Local Stage
Geraldine Farrar astonished critics and audiences by introducing a whistling solo in Carmen during a recent Cincinnati performance. The act occurred in the first scene as a birdlike prelude to a major aria. Critics noted no precedent in remembered productions and debated Bizet manuscript directions while praising the novelty.
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Geraldine Farrar
New York Letter
Cincinnati Times- Star
Carmen
Miss Farar
Bizet
Postoffice Five Triumphs in First Clash with Gasco
The Postoffice Prides won the odd game in the Commercial League series against Gasco 733 686 in the opener and 780 757 in the finale. Gasco answered with a 729 700 victory in the second bout. Schroeder led with 526 total and 222 in one game, while Law paced Gasco with 464 and a 182 high. Cipollo joined Gasco as a new contributor.
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Postoffice Prides
Gas and Electric Company
Gascos
Prides
Schroeder
Law
Cipollo
Swift Company Five
Y Five Defeats St Marys Alumni In Close Court Victory
The Y M C A five defeated St Marys Alumni 29 to 28 on the YMCA court Wednesday night in a hair raising finish. Fuquay and Myers led the winners, while Henckel and Giraud were top scorers for the losers.
Frank Bros Sweep Prest-o-Lite in Bowling Meet
The Frank Bros tenpin team swept Prest-o-Lite with scores of 841 684, 812 726 and 839 787. Lan caster and Gorrell led Frank Bros with top scores while all Prest-o-Lite bowlers failed to reach 500.
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Frank Bros
Frank Bros. Tenpin
Lancaster
Gorrell
Williams Refuses Contract Amid Pay Dispute
Chicago February 8 Cy Williams outfielder refused to sign a Chicago National League contract at offered terms. He stated the Brotherhood strike threat was not responsible for his action, attributing it to terms alone.
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Williams
Chicago
Cy Williams
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Where Matches Are Won and Lost in Golf
A 1917 discussion by John N Wheeler analyzes how precision driving, iron and mashie shots, and weak chips influence outcomes. It stresses putting as decisive, noting Prestwick’s rough as a reminder that the long approach and six to eight foot putts determine victory or defeat.
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Prestwick
Donald Ross
John N. Wheeler
Texas League Imposes 25 Passes Per Club
Fort Worth Texas February 8 President Morris of the Texas League announced that each club may issue only 25 passes hereafter. Any passes beyond that limit will be assessed against the club.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Morris
Texas League
Braves Obtain Options on Eight Minor Leaguers
Boston National League club has secured options on eight minor league players as a contingency against a Baseball Players' Fraternity strike. President Percy D. Haughton and Manager George T. Stallings announced the plan, with delivery guaranteed for each player. Stallings may seek Vincent Campbell and Frank Schmidt, former Braves, while eight current contracts exist and four more have agreed.
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Boston
Mass
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Percy D. Haughton
Boston Nationals
George T. Stallings
Haughton
Stallings
Vincent Campbell
Frank Schmidt
Baltimore
Cincinnati Signs Cuban Baseball Player for 1917 Season
Thomas Romanach, outfielder, formerly in an independent league, signed with the Cincinnati National League club for the 1917 season in Havana on February 8.
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Cincinnati
Havana
Thomas Romanach
Wednesday
Tim Murnane Dies Sudden in Boston Theater
Tim Murnane longtime baseball editor of the Boston Globe and former president of the New England and Eastern Baseball Leagues died suddenly in a theater at age 65. A noted reporter and former player, his career included stints with the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston teams in the 1870s and 1880s. He recently presided as vice president of the National Association of Minor Leagues.
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Boston
Mass
Timothy H. Murnane
New England
National Board of Professional Baseball Clubs
Boston Globe
Murnane
Jim’’ O’rourke
National Association of Minor Leagues
New Orleans
the Globe
Campbell Leads Qualifying Round in St Valentine Golf
Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Pittsburgh led nearly fifty players in the qualifying round of the St Valentine golf tournament for women with a 95. Gertrude Thurston of Westhampton was second with 101. Pinehurst, N.C. Feb. 10?
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Dorothy Campbell Hurd
Pittsburg
St. Valentine
Gertrude Thurston
Westhampton
Pinehurst
N. C
Toi
Pennock Jenkins Sign With Boston Club
Herbert J. Pennock and Oscar Jenkins sent their signed contracts to the Boston American League club. Jenkins came from Griffin Georgia from the Georgia Alabama League. Joseph W. Wilhoit’s contract reached headquarters with a note it is conditional on approval by the Baseball Players Fraternity, of which Wilhoit is a member.
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Boston
Mass
Herbert J. Pennock
Oscar Jenkins
Boston American League Baseball Club
Jenkins
Griffin
Georgia
Joseph W. Wilhoit
Basebal Players’ Fraternity
Wilhoit
Leach Joins Kansas City In American Association
Thomas Leach, last year’s Rochester manager in the International League and formerly with the Pittsburgh NL, signed as a utility man for the Kansas City team in the American Association.
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Kansas City
Thomas Leach
Rochester
Pittsburg
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