Seniors at Y. M. C. A. stage two contests
Senior athletes at the Y M C A staged a volleyball and basketball doubleheader on Thursday. Frank Erben’s team won both events 11 9 11 0 and 7 11 in volleyball and 11 4 in basketball. Erben led volley scoring with seven points in basketball M H Green added four points for the winners Phil Swartz starred for the losers and Henry Jackson saved a shutout with key serves.
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Frank Erben
Henry Jackson
Erben
M. H. Green
Phil Swartz
Jackson
W. E. Panker
Arthur Shnitzer
Roy Canfield
P. Randall
C. M. Smith
E. T. Harvey
J. &. Moore
GYOGR
Swartz
Guarantee Quintet Outrolls Swift Hive in Three Games
The Guarantee quintet defeated Swift Hive 802 749 in the night’s final set and 780 729 in the second, after opening 877 763. Jack O’Neil led with 577 total and 215 in the last game, while Staudt topped the losers with 563 and 223. Jen Weber returned to play after five years as a Guarantee sub. Friday features Morris Packing versus Sunsets in three games.
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Guarantee Tenpin
Swift Company
Swift Five
Guarantees
Jack O'Neil
Gates
Staudt
Finklea
Jen Weber
Morris Packing Company
Sunsets
Swift & Co
van Praag
M. H. Dulling
O'Neil
Weber
Doss
Seeeeel
Huckaba
Schneider
Grifng
Baseball Writers Meet Feb 14 in New York
Detroit editor Joe Jackson president of the Baseball Writers Association called a meeting of the organization for Wednesday February 14. The session will be held at the Hotel Waldorf in New York City and is announced from Detroit.
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Baseball Writers Meet
Detroit
Mich
Joe &. Jackson
The
Baseball Writers’ Association
Hotel Waldorf
New York
American League Players May Enlist
Chicago Feb 9 American League President Johnson announced players could enlist for military service and have immediate release with their positions held. Contracts would not block enlistment and dependents’ welfare would be considered. The league will not suspend play and paths to meetings in New York on Feb 13 and 14 were noted.
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Chicaco
United States
Johnson
American League
National League
New York
National Baseball Commission
Debut for Two Managers in 1917 Season
St. Louis date notes two new major league managers for 1917. Jack Barry to lead Boston as playing manager and sole active skipper. Fred Mitchell to manage Chicago from the bench. Barry boasts six World Series appearances. Mitchell is a veteran who moved from pitcher to catcher and coach.
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ST. Louis
Jack Barry
Boston
Bill Carrigan
Barry
Fred Mitchell
Chicago
Mitchell
Philadelphia Americans
George Stallings
Boston Nationals
John J. McGraw
New York
Stallings
Hugh Jennings
Detroit
Clark Griffith
Washington
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Miller Huggins
St. Louis Nationals
Bill Donovan
New York Americans
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn Nationals
Lee Font
Cleveland
Clarence Rowland
Philadelphia Nationals
Fielder Jones
St. Louis Americans
Minor league contracts due by March first warned by secretary
Secretary John H. Farrell of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues warned minor league owners that Article 21 of the association agreement requires all players to receive formal contracts on or before March 1. The piece lists current managers for 1917 including Rowland, Barry, Donovan, Jennings, Griffith, Fohl, Mack, Stallings, McGraw, Callahan, Wathewson, Robinson, Moran, and Huggins across American and National leagues.
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Chicago
Clarence H. Rowland
Boston
John F. Barry
New York
William A. Donovan
Detroit
Hugh Jennings
Washington
Clark Griffith
Cleveland
Lee Fohl
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
St. Louis
Fielder Jones
National
Fred Mitchell
George Stallings
John McGraw
Pittsburgh
James J. Callahan
Cincinnati
Christy Wathewson
Brooklyn
Wilbert Robinson
Patrick Moran
Miller Huggins
Navin Opposes Baseball Players' Fraternity in Detroit
Detroit Americans president Frank J. Navin rejects the Baseball Players' Fraternity stance and vows not to raise salaries or reveal contract figures. He says players can take terms or leave them and predicts a showdown if David L. Fultz presses for higher pay. Navin expects to sign most contracts, may replace Oscar Vitt, and insists baseball would survive even if Ty Cobb quit.
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Detroit, Mich
Frank J. Navin
Detroit Americans
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
David L. Fultz
Navin
Detroit
Mr. Navin
Fultz
Oscar Vitt
Vitt
Ty Cobb
Academics Play Three Games In League Afternoon
The Academic Basketball League staged three games Thursday afternoon. Brackenridge High beat West Texas 43 to 30. St Marys College defeated Main Avenue 29 to 15. St Louis College beat San Antonio Academy 35 to 15. Two results surprised league followers.
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Brackenridge High
West Texas
St. Mary’s College
Main Avenue High School
St. Louis College
San Antonio Academy
Blues Top Battery B In Texas Guard Contest
The Norfolklues defeated Battery B five of the Texas National Guard 44 to 81 on Thursday night. Aldworth led with seven field goals while Armstrong and Boynton added six each for the Blues.
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Blues
Battery B
Norfolklues
Texas National Guard
Aldworth
Armstrong
Boynton
Paul Tewksbury Restored to Amateur Status
Paul Tewksbury of Woodland Golf Club Urbandale Mass was restored to amateur status by the United States Golf Association after his reinstatement application was withdrawn from the club. The action followed review of past by law violations tied to his amateur eligibility and occurred after a prior committee decision at their January meeting.
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New York
Paul Tewksbury
Woodland Golf Club
Urbandale
Mass
United States Golf Association
Howard F. Whitney
Association
Tewksbury
Whitney
Francis Ouimet
J. H. Sullivan Jr
Massachusetts Golf Association
Woodland Club
Comanche Rap and Mary Montrose Win National Field Trials
In Grand Junction Tennessee on February 9, Comanche Rap and Mary Montrose owned by William Ziegler Jr of New York led the national championship field trials with brilliant first series heats. Both dogs found four bevies and several singles as they ran fast and wide, while Randy Kid the setter owned by C E Duffield Tulsa Oklahoma started fast against Mary Montrose but slowed near the end after two bevies and two singles.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Pointers
Comanche Rap
Mary Montrose
William Ziegler Jr
New York
Bablebrook Joe
Louis McGrew
Pittsburg
Bevies
Randy Kid
C. E. Duffield
Tulsa
Okla
Fultz Requests Conference Over Minor League Differences
New York February 9 Officials of class AA and class A minor league clubs received a letter from David Fultz President of the Baseball Players Fraternity asking for a conference to settle differences with the minor leagues. The note cites the deteriorating Germany situation as prompting the move. The article also notes an association rule requiring contracts to be tendered to all players by March 1.
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New York
David Fultz
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Germany
John Farrell
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Association
Lawn Tennis Delegates Meet in New York
Delegates from all parts of the country gather in New York for the United States National Lawn Tennis Association annual meeting. The conference, held late Friday, is expected to address key issues shaping the sport’s future including the amateur status of players who deal in sporting goods supplies.
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New York
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
San Marcos Baptist Academy Beats Southwest Normal 21 20
San Marcos Baptist Academy defeated Southwest Normal 21 to 20 on its field. Hudson led with sharp shooting as Wolf and Davenport guarded well and Lambert Devinney Gipson limited. Final foul by Hudson sealed the academy victory in a tight 20 minute half.
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San Marcos
Tex
San Marcos Baptist Academy
Southwest Normal
Academy
Lambert
Devinney
Gipson
Normal
Hudson
Wolf
Davenport
Wuole
Coffey Beats Devere in Nine of Ten Rounds in Brooklyn
Jim Coffey of New York outboxed Bob Devere of Kansas City in nine of ten rounds in Brooklyn. Coffey weighed 203 pounds while Devere weighed 191, reported from New York on February 9.
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New York
Jim Coffey
Bob Devere
Kansas City
Brooklyn
Coffey
Devere
Lajoie to Play First Base for Toronto Club
Nap Lajoie, veteran second baseman, plans to play first base for the Toronto club of the International league next season and will manage the team. He may move back to second, but first base is his stated position. Lajoie seeks to acquire two or three recruits from the Cleveland Americans.
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Lajoie
Cleveland
Napoleon Lajoie
Toronto
Cleveland Americans
Fast Game Promised Saturday Night at Y
Sunday School Basket Ball League at the Y M C A schedules two fast games for Saturday night. Government Hill plays St Marks Episcopal while Travis Park meets the Evangelical quintets. Lead players include Tommie Gish and Herman Roemer for St Marks. First game starts at 8 15.
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Government Hill Methodists
St. Mark’s Episcopal
Travis Park Methodists
Government Hill
St. Marks
Tommie Gish
Herman Roemer
Calvary Baptist
Hill Lads
Travis Park
Evangelical Quints
Evangelicals
Evangelical
Laurel Heights Methodists
Wrestler Yussif Hussane Hospitalized After Ice Incident
Chicago February 9 Yussif Hussane the wrestler is in a hospital suffering a broken leg from an ice skating accident. He probably will be unable to wrestle for three months.
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Yussif Hussane
Chicago
Al Richey Tops Bexar Bowling Club Score Parade
Al Richey led the Bexar Bowling Club event with a 78 high score. Dr W D McCarty trailed second with 75 as several others posted solid scores.
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al Richey
Bexar
W. D. McCarty
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