Texas League Adopts 1916 Schedule At Meeting
The Texas League approved the 1916 schedule by a 7 to 1 vote with Waco dissenting over travel jumps. New rules include a uniform ticket system and prorated transportation for 15 players. Efforts aim to lower interstate rates into Louisiana and reduce Texas park fire insurance. Mike Finn asked for a suspension of the limit on higher class B players at Beaumont. the request was not favored.
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Houston
Tex
Texas League
Waco
Shreveport
Louisiana
Texas
W. A. Sullivan
W. R. Hirsch
W. T. Crawford
Finn
Mike Finn
Beaumont
Stedman
Notable Names Listed From Texas and Nearby Cities
Worth Otto Lenz and J. D. Roberts of Houston along with H. J. Benson and George Leidy of San Antonio are named with Adolph Dolsen and Charles Sasseen of Galveston. Ed Stedman of Beaumont appears alongside J. D. Gardner and Lafe Levine of Dallas. Other figures include Ellis Hardy of Waco, Paul Lagrave of Fort Worth, W. A. Sullivan of Shreveport and Mike Finn as unattached.
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Worth
Otto Lenz
J. D. Roberts
Houston
H. J. Benson
George Leidy
San Antonio
Adolph Dolsen
Charles Sasseen
Galveston
Ed Stedman
Beaumont
J. D. Gardner
Lafe Levine
Dallas
Ellis Hardy
Waco
Paul Lagrave
Fort Worth
W. A. Sullivan
Shreveport
Mike Finn
Weeghman given 10 Cubs player contracts in Chicago
Charles Weeghman, new owner of the Chicago Nationals, will receive ten player contracts from Cubs president Charles Thomas under the old regime. Thomas, Weeghman, and Joe Tinker plan to decide spring training quarters, with Tampa and Shreveport viewed as preferred sites.
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Chicago
Charles Weeghman
Chicago Nationals
Charles Thomas
Cubs
Cub
Weeghman
Thomas
Joe Tinker
Tampa
Fla
Tinker
Shreveport
West End and McKinley Avenue Teams Clash In Dual NBA Style
The West End Methodists meet Central Christians in the National League while McKinley Avenue Methodists face Evangelical Association in the American League at the Y M C A. The first game starts 8 10 p m with both matchups tight as fans flock Tuesday night.
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West End
Moose Tenpinners Issue Defi To Bowl City Five
The Moose bowling five challenges any fraternal team in the city to a series of games. Arrangements by phone with J. P. Nelson Jr. at Crockett 93.
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Moose
J. P. Nelson Jr
Crockett 93
Swift Bowlers defeat Maverick-Clarke quintet in postponed match
The Swift Company bowling quintet won all three games against Maverick-Clarke at Grand Alleys scoring 386 735 940 775 and 756 779. Waddell led with 603 total and a 229 high game as O Neill Gates and Dulling surpassed 500. Bill Quinn led Maverick-Clarke with 535 and a 191 game. Ed Long nearly hit five hundred.
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Swift Company
Maverick-Clarke Tenpin
Swift
Waddell
O'Neill
Gates
Bill Quinn
Ed Long
Maverick- Clarke
Sunset Quints
Swift & Cae Weet
Ronan Eeee
Waddell Eons
Seer
Duliiig
Army Post Bowlers Defeat Gas Co Five
The Army Post bowling team defeated Gas and Electric Company five in a three game match on post alleys. Fort Sam Houston’s Robe missed a 500 by one pin with 499 total and 209 in the final game. Gasco captain Armbrust led losers with 483, tying for single game honors with Wagenfor. A return match is promised next Friday on the Grand Alleys.
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Army Post
Gas and Electric Company
Robe
Fort Sam Houston
Armbrust
Gasco
Wagen
Gascos
Darcey Eyes US Battles in Hunger for 30000
Les Darcey the Kangaroo mid lightweight prepares for a three fight US tour worth about 30000 dollars. He beat Eddie McGoorty twice and Billy Murray Jeff Smith and Jimmy Clabby among others and may face Mike Gibbons or Young Ahearn in January as promoter plans unfold.
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Darcy
United States
Eddie McGoorty
MccGoorty
Mike Gibbons
Jack Dillon
George Chip
Jeff Smith
Gibbons
Ahearn
Wonder
Heis
Dan McKerrick
Young Ahearn
St. Paul
Daniel
Mike
Battler
Y M C A Holds Ten Stage Athletic Events This Week
The Y M C A schedule lists handball, volleyball, and basketball games across Senior, Junior, Intermediates, and Business Boys divisions. Key matches include Paul Scholz versus Robert G Harris in Class A handball and William Myers versus Rudolph Steffler to decide the Business Boys champion, with winners advancing to face Aubrey Schofield and Ernest Studhalter respectively. Rex Logan J M Hall and Jack Robins named team captains as contests run Monday through Friday.
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Paul Scholz
Robert G. Harris
William Myers
Rudolph Steffler
Aubrey Schofield
Ernest Studhalter
Rex Logan
J. M. Hall
Jack Robins
J. F. Stille
Business Boys
Barrow Resigns From Baseball Peace Committee
Edward Barrow, president of the International League, quits the peace committee formed by the National Commission, President Gilmore, two Federal League members, and himself. He cites lack of Federal League effort to unite and says he will pursue IL plans for next season independently.
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New York
Edwward Barrow
International League
Baseball Peace Committee
National Commission
Gilmore
Federal League
Barrow
American duo wins far eastern tennis doubles title in Manila
Clarence J. Griffin and William M. Johnston, American champions in doubles, teamed with Ward Dawson to defeat Japan’s Kumagae and Mikami for the far eastern lawn tennis doubles crown in Manila. Kumagae had beaten Griffin for the singles title the prior week.
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Manila
Clarence J. Griffin
California
William M. Johnston
Ward Dawson
Kumagae
Mikami
Japan
Griffin
Field Trials Open for Amateur Hunting Dog Championship
Rogers Springs Tenn January 10 Field trials begin to decide the amateur hunting dog championship of the United States under the All American field trials club. The championship race should finish Wednesday and the derby later this week. Entries are limited to amateur hunting dogs or those lacking prior grand circuit wins.
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Rogers Springs
Tenn
United States
All- American Field Trials Club
Vermonter Invents Single Use Paper Shaving Cup
A Vermont inventor introduces a sanitary shaving cup made of paper that holds just enough soap for one shave and is designed to be discarded after use.
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Vermont
Giants Win the Odd in City League Match
The Giants won the last two games against Sams Company five on the Grand Alleys Sunday morning 845 to 786 and 902 to 754 after dropping the first 754 to 778. Frazier led Sams with 573 total and two 204 games, while Lantrip paced the Giants with a 214 high in the final clash. Cramer topped the winning bowlers with 628, Cahill and Cash plus Lantrip at 504 each. Reeder from Sams nearly joined the circle with a strong finish. Monday night the Lowther Brothers and Wolff and Marx teams duel in three games.
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Giants
Sams Company
Frazier
Lantrip
Cramer
Cahill
Cash
Thomas
Reeder
Sams
Lowther Brothers and
Wolff & Marx
Four Yale Football Giants in a Decade Die
New Haven January 10 news notes that with the death of Thomas L. Shevlin attention falls on four Yale football men who wore the Y since 1900 and have died in the last ten years. The quartet of giant linemen, all expected to rise to business world prominence, includes F Gordon Brown, Stillman, James J Hogan, and Shevlin.
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Brown
Hogan
Shevlin
Stillman
Yale
Harvard
Tom Shevlin
Middle West
New Haven
Thomas L. Shevlin
F. Gordon Brown
James J. Hogan
Sox Curtail Training Plan For Boston Americans Camp
The Boston Americans will train with less preparation than in prior seasons. Hot Springs Arkansas remains the spring site with battery candidates to report March 10 and other players March 17. The team departs Hot Springs before April 1 for three games with Memphis.
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Boston
Mass
Boston Americans
Carrigan
Hot Springs
Arky
Red Sox
Battery
Memphis
Tulane Discontinues Intercollegiate Baseball
The Athletic Association of Tulane University voted to discontinue intercollegiate baseball for the present year citing financial losses the tax on varsity players and a desire to develop baseball within the school between classes fraternities and departments.
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New Orleans
Athletic Association
Tulane University
Stovall Faces Uncertain Path After Federal League Status
George Stovall former Kansas City Federal League manager travels from the Pacific coast to Chicago to learn if he has a place under the peace terms between independents and organized baseball He plans to go to New York for a Federal meeting this week Stovall is under contract with the Kansas City club for another year and is a stockholder in the defunct Kansas City Federal club holding 60 shares valued at about 3000 dollars.
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Chicago
George Stovall
Kansas City
Pacific Coast
Basebal
Stovall
New York
Kenty
Harry Sinclair
Sinclair
Kansas Ci Federal Club
A Terrible Shock About Yortek Hamm’s Acting Change
A terse melodrama style excerpt depicts a character named Yortek Hamm altered by his own film performance. The dialogue hints at a moral or psychological impact following his movie work, implying a dramatic transformation.
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Yortek Hamm
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