City Basketball Rage Opens Friday
The City Basket Ball League opens Friday at the YMCA with a $4 quintet facing the Swastika of Fort Sam Houston. Games start at 8 54 p m and six teams compete including the YMCA champions, Swastikas Fort Sam Houston Jeves St Marys Alumni Knights Columbus and the Turners. A 7 30 pm meeting will set the schedule and plans for the season. The YM team seeks a victory after its final placement Wednesday night.
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Leonard J. Cole Dies at Home in Bay City
Leonard J. Cole, a pitcher for the New York Americans and former Chicago Nationals, died at his Bay City home on Thursday after several weeks of illness.
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Bowie Girls Win In Close Rio Vista County Clash
The Bowie girls defeated Austin 10 to 8 on Austin’s court in a tight game. Annie and Lucille Cadena led the winners with strong scoring while Irene Krisech paced the losers with notable points in a closely contested afternoon matchup.
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Freddie Welsh Chosen for 20-Round Title Defense in New Orleans
Promoter announced a February 20 or March 4 lightweight title bout in New Orleans with Freddie Welsh. An opponent will be selected later, with Johnny Dundee of New York likely to face the champion.
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Sixteen Teams Vie In Light Cup Public School Score Feast
Sixteen of eighteen teams played Wednesday afternoon in the city public school basketball series. Harris defeated Burnet 20 to 8, Austin beat Riverside 38 to 8, Navarro beat Johnson 11 to 8, with Milam, Fannin, and other results boosting title chances.
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Junior B s Play Green’s team wins then falls in YMCA doubleheader
Louis Green’s juniors beat J J McAlester 4 to 0 in the opening game and lose 5 to 0 to Robert Garrett’s squad in the second at the YMCA. Close guarding marked both games with Green scoring a field goal in the first half of the opener and Edward Schaefer adding a second half basket.
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Noted horse breeder dies in Terre Haute
Samuel J. Fleming aged 67, renowned horse breeder and trainer, died in Terre Haute Ind after surgery. He was a prominent figure in horse racing circles and trained several winning Thoroughbreds. His passing closes a long career in the industry and drawing tributes from peers.
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Drawn Y tourney chess match features long Scotch game
In the Y M C A parlors local chess players, C R MacFarlane and Whit Morris, battled after 107 moves in a Scotch Game. C W Shauer provided expert notes, highlighting key moves and missteps, with Morris leveling after a misplay, though MacFarlane remained favored at move 45.
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Federal League players vary in 1915 to 1918 bats
Former American and National League players now in the Federal League show mixed hitting gains from 1915 to 1918 with some rising and others slipping, based on a random sample from Federal League records. The piece also notes college football schedules, a jockey joining the trenches, and Oregon Agricultural College planning a 1916 game with Syracuse after a 28 to 0 defeat.
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Business Boys Battle Karotkin's Quint
In a close YMCA series game Karotkin's quint defeated McCormick's five 7 to 64. Schneider and Bond each scored three points for the winners, Lancaster added one, while Wight and Cc. Boldt topped the losers with three apiece. Referee Floyd Smith. Halves ten minutes.
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Schofield Wins YMCA Intermediate Title Handball Match
Aubrey Schofield defeated Arthur Tuttle in five games to claim the YMCA Intermediate Class championship. The scoreline read 0 11, 11 6, 11 10, 10 11, 11 6 with Tuttle setting an early record by scoring eleven on a single serve. Brookes Dascomb officiated the match as both players displayed high skill.
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Smiths Setter Wins Grand Junction Field Trial Honor
Joe Muncie a setter owned by J. K. Smith of Eminence Kentucky and handled by W. D. Mask of Elivar Tennessee won the all age stake of the United States field trials club in Grand Junction Tennessee. Lewis C. Morris owned by A. J. Rowe of Birmingham Alabama placed second and Security the entry of Pace and Rowe of Knoxville Tennessee took third. Fight braces of the 85 dogs entered in the derby also ran first series heats Wednesday.
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Wegman Buys Cubs for 900000 in Cash and Stock
Charles Weeghman former Chicago Federal League Club president agrees to pay 500000 in cash to Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati for 90 percent of the Chicago National League Club. The National Commission appoints August Herrmann as chairman and John M. Bruce as secretary after the sale.
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Sunset Bowlers Top Gasco Five In Three Games
Sunset Bowling five defeated Gasco in a Commercial League series 909 788 in game one 808 883 in game two and 927 748 in game three. Mike Howard led with 600 total and two 221 219 games. Ulrich Derr Bellinger Cramer also starred for Sunset while Savage led Gasco with 507 and Armbrust had a 195 high game. Sunset leads by one full game.
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