Sunday School Fives Split Two Close Basketball Games
In a biweekly Y M C A double header the Central Christians beat South Alamo Methodists 30 to 14 in the National League while Prospect Hill Baptists edged McKinley Avenue Methodists 22 to 21 in the American League. Lasseter and Mathis led scoring and a late Lawrence field goal sealed the McKinley win. Referee was Charles Causey.
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Central Christians
South Alamo Methodists
Prospect Hill Baptists
McKinley Avenue Methodists
South Alamo Boys
Hamilton
Schofield
Cross
Steffler
Bradshaw
Kingsley
Ones
MkKinley Avenue
McKinley Avenue
Lawrence
Lasseter
Lawence
Sloan
Evans
A. Mathis
Vernon
Smith
Orange
Wells Defends Title In Boston Bout
Matt Wells former English lightweight champion won the referee's decision after a twelve round bout with Charlie White of Chicago in Boston Tuesday night.
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Wells
White
Boston
Mass
Matt Wells
England
Charlie White
Chicago
Meyers Wins Hard-Fought YMC A Class D Match
William Meyers defeated Herman Roemer in the Y M C A handball Class D semi final after a five game struggle 8 11 7 11 11 2 11 5 11 5. Roemer led by strong serving early but Meyers surged to take the third and fifth games. The final set was the longest and featured several brilliant shots before Meyers clinched the victory.
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William Meyers
Herman Roemer
Roemer
Meyers
Court of Appeals upholds O'Connor verdict against St Louis club
The Court of Appeals affirmed a May 1912 verdict awarding John O'Connor $5000 against the St Louis American League club for discharge while under contract. It rejected evidence linking O'Connor to a 1910 conspiracy with players to boost Lajoie's hits against Cobb in a Detroit car race.
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ST. Louis
Court of Appeals
John O’connor
O’connor
O'Connor
Lajoie
Cleveland
Tyrus Cobb
Detroit
Missouri football profits top previous records in 1915
University of Missouri football for 1915 shows a profit of 8292.78 from gross receipts totaling 24986. This release by L Brewer director of athletics notes the season’s earnings as the largest since 1912 and details the financial outcome.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
L. Brewer
Carter Wins Qualifying Medal In Mid-Winter Golf
Philip V. G. Carter of New York, junior metropolitan golf champion, topped qualifying with a 73 to win the gold medal at the thirteenth annual mid-winter tournament held in Pinehurst North Carolina.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Philip V. G. Carter
New York
Giants Bowler Triumphs in Odd Tenpin Clash
The Giants tenpin quintet won the first two games against Wolff & Marx in City Tenpin League action, 900 to 824 and 794 to 790, but lost the final 870 to 880. Howard led Wolff & Marx with a 247 single game and 607 total, Cahill led the Giants with 585, Lantrip totaled 562, and Huntress topped 500 for the losers. The Giants finished 70 pins ahead in total.
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Giants
Wolff & Marx
Messrs. Cahill
Howard
F. Huntress
Cahill
Lantrip
Cramer
Whitaker Eee
Emme
Leitner
Frazier
Moore defeats McLeod in bantamweight bout in St Louis
Pat Moore of Memphis outpoints Archie McLeod of St Louis in eight round bantamweight bout held Tuesday night in St Louis Missouri.
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ST. Louis
Pat’’ Moore
Memphis
Tenn
Archie McLeod
Mack Signs Amateur Southpaw
Lester A. Lanning of Wesleyan University has signed with the Philadelphia Americans. The Harvard Ill. native is a left handed pitcher who batted over .400 last season and is a senior captain of the Wesleyan baseball team.
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Mack
Middletown
Conn
Lester A. Lanning
Harvard
Ill
Wesleyan University
Philadelphia Americans
Heigs
Lanning
National sport council eyed to unify amateur play
New York reports discuss forming a national sport council to act as an advisory clearing house for amateur sport. Presidents of major bodies may sit on the council to harmonize rules and improve national amateur athletics. Twenty clubs enter the United States Revolver Association inter city tournament with new fifteen shot rule.
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New York
New York City
National Sport Council
Supreme Court of Sport
United States Revolver Association
Vedado Tennis Club
Havana
Rifle and Revolver Club
Manito Pistol and Rifle Club
Spokane
Dallas Rifle and Revolver Club
Providence
Seattle
Boston
Citizens Rifle and Revolver Club
Rochester
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association
Illinois State Revolver Association
Chicago
Pittsburg
Springfield
Youngstown
St. Louis
Baltimore
Tinker Plans Spring Training for Two Chicago Clubs
Joe Tinker announced he will take all first class players from both the Chicago National and Federal League teams to spring training. Thirty players will have a chance to earn a regular berth. He will take twelve pitchers four catchers nine infielders and five outfielders for practice games.
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Tinker
Chicago
Joe Tinker
Sox Sign Moriarity to White Sox Third Base
Chicago reports George Moriarity signed by President Comiskey to play third base for the White Sox after being released by Detroit last year.
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Sox
Chicago
George Morarity
Comiskey
White Sox
Detroit
Traction Tenpiners Defeat Mavericks Five In League Play
Traction Company’s five toppled the Maverick-Clarke crew 789 705 776 719 and 800 748 as Menger led with 513 across three games and a high 178. Captain Ed Long top scored for the losers with 185 and 493 total. Johnson 499 and Hudson 494 nearly joined 500 club for Traction. Separate notes mention Browns baseball assets transfer and leadership shifts involving Ball Stifel Sinclair Jones Bruce Hedges Ball leadership and Rickey’s role.
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Maverick-Clarke
Bill Quinn
Traction Company
Bell Jerkers
Menger
Ed Long
Johnson
Hudson
Traction Tribe
Stewart
Seng Eee Ewer
Melilhenny
Gosling
Federal Magnates Buy St. Louis Browns
The sale of the St. Louis Browns to Phil Ball and other stockholders of the St. Louis Federal League club was completed Tuesday. The price for the Browns was $525,000, paid by Phil Ball James W. Garneau and Otto Stifel for 800 shares of stock under a peace agreement between organized baseball and the Federal League.
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J. E. Bruce
C. (. MetMiarmid
Walter Orthwein
Hedges
Browns
McDiarmid
Ball
Bruce
National Baseball Commission
Fielder Jones
Federals
Branch Rickey
ST. Louis
St. Louis Americans
Phil Ball
Federal League
Organized Baseball
James W. Garneau
Otto Stifel
Six Dogs Remain in US Field Trials at Grand Junction
Six dogs advanced from the first series heats of the United States Field Trials Club in Grand Junction Tennessee on January 5. Four of the six moved to second series races with completion expected Wednesday. The pointer John Proctor entered by A. L. Curtis of Belton Texas was eliminated in the first series. Thirty five dogs entered in the derby to start Wednesday.
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United States Golf Association
Chicago
Middlewest
Kent Country Club
Grand Rapids
Mich
Minikahda Club
Minneapolis
Grand Junction
Tenn
United States
Field Trials Club
John Proctor
A. L. Curtis
Belton
Tex
Hurt's Quint Triumphs In Intermediates 38 to 14
Leonard Hurt's basketball team defeated Lane Barber's quintet in the intermediate class of the Y M C A on Tuesday afternoon, 38 to 14. Ernest Green led with thirteen field goals and two fouls, Hart added five field goals, Riley and Hill led Lane Barber with six and three baskets respectively. The halftime score was 19 to 6.
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Leonard Hurt
Lane Barber
Ernest Green
Hart
Harold Riley
Harold Hill
A and M College Basketball Opens Practice Under Graves
COLLEGE STATION TEX Jan 5 The thud of the basketball can be heard at the A and M College Basketball practice was conducted this afternoon by Coach Graves and Captain Nick Braumiller. Eighteen men from last year’s squad are out and most candidates for positions on the five are in good shape despite Christmas eats. The first game will be January 8 with Sam Houston Normal.
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College Station
Tex
A. and M. College
Graves
Nick” Braumiller
Sam Houston Normal
Phillies cancel exhibition games in spring trip
Philadelphia manager Mack cancels all exhibition contests with the Philadelphia Nationals during the spring training trip, saying the entire schedule cannot be carried out. The remainder of the schedule is unchanged.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia American League Baseball
South
Philadelphia Nationals
Mack
YMCA City Champions Face First Presbyterian in Final Practice
The Y M C A basketball team will play a final practice game Wednesday night against the First Presbyterian Sunday School League squad at the Y. A second game has the Kuntz Albaugh Lumber Co. team meeting the Steves quintet. Both games promise action.
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First Presbyterian
Kuntz-Albaugh Lumber Company
Steves
Secretary of State McKay Returns From Deer Hunt
John G. McKay, Texas secretary of state, returned from a deer hunting trip near Encinal with four deer bagged on the last day of the season. His companions included Sam H. Carter, Bob McKinley, Owen Presnall, and C. H. Beasley.
Harlequin Duck Arrives for Taxidider at Guthrie
A dead harlequin duck with a metal tag marked 22 Berlin Zoo was received in Guthrie to be mounted. The bird was killed near Heavener Oklahoma and purchased by a local banker there before shipment, with investigators noting it may have escaped Europe due to wartime noise.
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Guthrie, Okla
Jan
Berlin Zoo
Heavener
Okla
Europe
Geelong Sunk After Collision With Bonvilston
The Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company issued a statement on January 5 reporting the steamer Geelong sunk in a collision with the steamer Bonvilston in London waters. No lives were lost and the cause of the loss was not stated in the report.
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Geelong
Say
London
Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company
Texas Charters and Dissolutions Reported in Austin
AUSTIN Tex Jan 5 Charters filed for Kerens Oil & Development Co Kerens Navarro county capital 15000 incorporators R W Miller W L Bain Luther Westbrook Miller Manufacturing Co El Paso 15000 incorporators J S Curtiss J V Montague L C Heep Socialist Printing Co Hallettsville 10000 incorporators E O Meitzen A C Meitzen Alma Bocer Southern Tea Coffee Co Houston amendment to raise capital 10000 to 20000 Certificates of dissolution Thrall Caldwell Oil Co Thrall Diebel Farm Oil Co Thrall First State Bank of Paradise
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Austin
Tex
The
Kerens Oil & Development, Company
Kerens
Navarro County
Capital Stock
R. W. Miller
W. L. Bain
Luther Westbrook
Miller Manufacturing Company
el Paso
J. S. Curtiss
J. V. Montague
L. C. Heep
Socialist Printing Company of
Hallettsville
E. O. Meitzen
A. C. Meitzen
Alma Bocer
Southern Tea & Coffee Company of
Houston
Thrall Caldwell Oil Company
Thrall
Diebel Farm Oil Company
First State Bank of
Paradise
Marketing Conference in Waco Ties to State Horticultural Meeting
Fred W. Davis, commissioner of agriculture, departed for Waco to attend a marketing conference during the annual State Horticultural Society meeting in progress there. John S. Kerr.
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Waco
Austin
Tex
Fred W. Davis
State Horticultural Society
John S. Kerr
Conference program outlines work of Texas Agricultural Department
Sherman is conference chairman and an instructive program has been arranged. Commissioner Davis will deliver an address on The Work of the Texas Agricultural Department in Aid of Marketing Perishable Crops.
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of Sherman
Davis
Texas Agricultural Department
Corpus Finances In Good Shape
Corpus Christi banks report conditions improved over 1915. The three leading financial institutions issued optimistic statements noting the city’s finances show healthy gains and stability compared with a year ago.
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Corpus
Corpus Christi
Tex
Jan
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Missouri University
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Nashville
Parmer
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Ahrens & Ott
Lowther Bros
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Ghicai
W. A. Lovejoy
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Meager
Commercial Tenpin League
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St. Louis American League
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Harry Sinclair
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