Quinn Leads Commercial Bowlers in Standings
Captain Lantrip of the R. & B. tenpin team and Bim Quinn anchor the top of the Commercial League with 178 averages after 88 and 21 games respectively. Hardy Howard and Wagenfehr are close behind at 174, as the second series advances and more players rise.
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Lantrip
Tenpin Quint
Bim Quinn
Maverick-Clarke
Quinn
Hardy Howard
Wagenfehr
Waddill
Johnson
Ww. S. Stephens
Harry Savage
Mike Howard
O’neill
Maverick-Clarke Co
Mills Engraving Co
L. A. Traction Co
Telephone Co
Postoffice Prides
Ransom & Silsbee
Gag & Electric Co
Swift & Co
Plyd
H.G Ave
Quinn Oo
Eat H. Howard
Wee W. S. Stephens
Savage
M. Howard
O'Neill
Seere
Rere Hudson
Schafer Ee
Scott
Dulling
Zuercher
JINXED BY BLACK CAT
Los Angeles February 12 Morris Vasquez known to coast fighters as Matty Rice is in a fix He married one of the best little women on the planet She believes he can fight and wants him to whip ten men as a starter to a career A black cat frightened him before his last fight and he lost His wife’s confidence in his future may push him to return to fighting despite superstition
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Los Angeles
Cal
Morris Vasquez
Matty Rice
Matty
Moran to be highest paid challenger in boxing bids
Moran to receive 20000 dollars plus half of movie rights after meeting Jess Willard in New York City. Other payouts included Papke 1500 for Ketchel, Wolgast 2500 for Nelson, Willard nothing for Johnson with Johnson 30000, Burns 6000, Jeffries 2500, Fitz 40000, Williams 1000, Coulon 1000, Ritchie 3000, Wolgast 16000, Welsh 0, Dempsey matchup noted. Willard owes Havana 10176.
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Moran
Jess Willard
New York City
Papke
Ketchel
Wolgast
Nelson
Willard
Johnson
Havana
Burns
Jeffries
Fitz
Kid Williams
Coulon
Ritchie
Welsh
Jack Dempsey
Peace driving baseball franchises to higher prices
War's end spurs buyers and sellers in major and minor leagues with bids 20 to 60 percent above last year. Giants, Cubs, Cardinals, Braves and Dodgers see elevated asks as owners seek profits. minor leaguers hold out for higher prices now that federal interference wanes.
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New York
N. Y
Sahara Desert
Harry Sinclair
Giants
Cubs
Cardinals
Braves
Gaffney
Cleveland
Charles Somer
Brooklyn Dodger
Brookfeds
Charlie Ebbets
Charles
Joe Lannin
Red Sox
Joe
Josephus
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Hias
Garry Herrman
Ban Johns
Feds
McGuire Quits Baseball for Albion Business Career
Deacon Jim McGuire ends a 32 year baseball career to start a business in Albion Michigan. The famed catcher known as Pinch for his timely hitting also managed the Boston and Cleveland clubs and later scouted and coached for Detroit.
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Chicago
Jim McGuire
Albion
Mich
McGuire
McQuire
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Callahan to Curb Ambitions
Pittsburg Pirates manager Jim Callahan says players may practice without gloves in spring to curb overenthusiasm after winter rest. He warns rash early play risks arm injuries and that gloves might slow down the team.
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Callahan
Pittsburg
Jimmy Callahan
Pittsburg Pirates
Pirate
Indoor tennis event off to a good start
The national indoor championship opened at the Seventh Regiment in New York with forty four matches. R Lindley Murray of Bayonne NJ defeated Shafer Carleton Smith and King Smith to reach the semifinals with Waite Cragin awaiting the winner.
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New York
Seventh Regiment
R. Lindley Murray
Bayonne
N. J
George Carlton Shafer
New Jersey
Carleton Y. Smith
King Smith
Murray
W. A. Walite- Arthur
Cragin
Waite
Shafer
Carleton Smith
Wylie C. Grant
Watson M. Washburn
Howard Voshell
Alrick H. Man Jr
S. Wallis Merrihew
G. A .L. Dionne
Charlies Chambers
Dr. Waite
Leonard Beekman
George Wagner
Alfred
Dabney
Abraham Hassford Jr
Vanderbilt B. Ward
Otto Salm
King
Regatta distance kept at four miles for 1916 race
New York reports Morton H. Bogue says the intercollegiate regatta will stay at four miles. He notes three mile races risk premature sprints and says Cornell Syracuse Pennsylvania Columbia and Stanford are likely entrants with possible Princeton interest. Date planning faces railroad and exam conflicts, delaying final choice.
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New York
Morton H. Bogue
Bogue
Cornell
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Leland Stanford
Stanford
Washington
Poughkeepsie
Princeton
Tiger
New London
West Store
Kinsella to Meet Feron in $1000 Squash Showdown
Walter Kinsella world champion squash player and Stephen J. Feron Harvard Club professional have signed for a $1000 match. Two of three matches, best of five games, with the first game set for February 19.
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Kinsella
Feron
New York
Walter Kinsella
Stephen J. Feron
Harvard Club
Big figures in heavyweight fight for Willard Moran
Promoter Tex Rickard schedules a ten round bout in New York with Champion Jess Willard and Frank Moran. The purse totals 60000 with Willard at 40000 and Moran at 20000. Rickard aims for a record gate to cover costs and profit, citing past big purses and profits from Jeffries Johnson and Gans Nelson events. Willard gets 51 percent of motion picture rights and Moran 38 percent. Moran believes a knockout could be worth a quarter of a million dollars.
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Sporting World
Jess Willard
Frank Moran
Tex Rickard
New York
Rickard
Moran
Jeffries-Johnson
Gans-Nelson
Willard
Gotch and Stecher Wrestle Prospect Draws New York Interest
New York readers weigh the cost and feasibility of pitting Joe Stecher against Frank Gotch in a landmark wrestling match. Gotch stands 5'11.5" and 210 pounds, Stecher 6'1" and about 200, with lengthy records and no losses in over fifty bouts.
Caddie Sues Milwaukee Club Over Golf Ball Injury
Joseph Cuppan a youth caddie sues Milwaukee County Club for 15000 claiming a golf ball struck him on the head causing brain contusions while working on club grounds. The suit was filed in the circuit court and names the club as defendant.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph Cuppan
Circuit
Milwaukee County Club
Cuppan
Cubs Stock Belongs to Chicagoans After Ackerland Sale
Chicago National Baseball Club ownership now rests entirely with Chicago residents after the purchase of Harry Ackerland's holdings. Crensent Weeghman announced the elimination of Ackerland from the 10 percent stock.
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Cub
Chicago
Harry Ackerland
Pittsburg
Chicago National Ball Club
Ackerland
Crensent Weeghman
Chicago Club
Peace in Baseball World A. Fights and Fulton's Fame Stir Debate
Frank Menke surveys a chaotic sports scene where peace chatter clashes with real skirmishes. Dodgers owner Ebbets vs IL president Barrow seeks $74,000, while Joe Gedeon and Dave Fultz clash with the National Commission. Ban Johnson’s stance on pay, Fred Fulton hype, and Ban Johnson Comiskey quail tale mix with boxing and bowling notes.
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Charlie Ebbets
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ed G. Barrow
International League
Yankee
Senator
Phillie
Joe Gedeon
Dave Fultz
National Commission
Ban Johnson
Commission
Fred Toney
Reds
Harold Janvrin
Red Sox
Football armor under review by rules committee
New York February 12. The football rules committee will discuss armor standards at its meeting later this month. Officials hope to tighten headgear and shoulder pad rules after complaints that some equipment endangered others. The current rule bars nails, iron plates, hard substances, and unyielding materials in protective devices while allowing leather cleats.
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New York
Football Rules Committee
Parrish offers to bet on Bulse in Kentucky Derby
Louisvill e Ky Feb 12 J W Parrish owner of Bulse the sensational 2 year old of last season has offered to bet one thousand dollars against ten thousand that his colt wins the Kentucky derby play or pay He takes all risk of the colt not getting the post
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Bulse
Louisville
J. W. Parrish
The Soap Calendar Question Raised in Courier Journal
A reader notes the old compliment about marriage is common yet questions how many girls are asked to permit their features on a soap calendar. The remark contrasts traditional proposals with public visibility.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Friedrichs Wins University Cross Country in Austin
In the February 12 cross country meet at Austin Texas V Friedrichs finished first over a 2.1 mile course in 11 33 13 KE B Averitte placed second and R M Pate third among sixteen entrants.
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V. Friedrichs
Austin
Tex
B. Averitte
R. M. Pate
Fultz Targets Fed Magnates in Player Fraternity Standoff
David J. L. Fultz, president of the Baseball Players Fraternity, vows to press Federal League magnates to honor contracts with players. He notes the federation did not recognize the Feds but will defend members after the merger restored suspended players. He weighs National Commission plans and says membership sits around 1050 with most big leaguers joined. A general meeting for new plans and officer elections may occur within three months.
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New York
David JL. Fultz
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Federal League
Feds
Fultz
National Commission
Commission
Moran Foresees Uphill Return For Phillies In 1916
Pat Moran leader of the Phillies outlines a tough 1916 season with strong league opposition and rising talent. He warns owners will buy top players after the season ends while Moran keeps the same lineup to defend the title.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Pat Moran
Phillies
Pat
Fed
Moran
Fed” Stars
Waseda University Baseball Team to Visit U S Next Summer
The baseball team of Waseda University Japan will visit the United States again next summer for a series of games with leading universities. A cablegram from Professor Iso Abe says the Waseda nine arrives in San Francisco May 4 and will play in several cities starting there.
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Japan
United States
Hicago
Waseda University
Iso Abe
Pat” Page
University of Chicago
Waseda Nine
San Francisco
Mahan declines St. Louis coaching offer
Eddie Mahan of Harvard rejected a St. Louis University coaching offer, citing a desire to stay in the East and to protect his amateur status. He said he does not want to risk jeopardizing his Harvard baseball opportunities in the spring.
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ST. Louis
Eddie Mahan
Harvard
Mahan
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