Pet Brown Won't Meet Kalonis Despite Club Expectations
Pet Brown world middleweight champion will not meet Kalonis the Greek demon on January 22 as the Metropolitan Athletic Club anticipated. Matchmaker Harris says Brown is open to catchweights while Kalonis demands 160 pounds ringside, leaving the matter unresolved. Indiana policeman Jack Hoss is discussed as a potential opponent for the wily Pet.
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Pet” Brown
KalonIs
Metropolitan Athletic Club
Harris
Brown
Jack Hoss
Indianapolis
Pete Herman Wins Bantam Title From Williams in New Orleans
Pete Herman of New Orleans defeated Kid Williams of Baltimore in a 20 round bout to capture the bantam weight championship. Referee Will iam Rocap scored nine rounds to eight with three even, Williams protested the decision, and Frankie Burns of Jersey City issued a challenge at ring side. Demonstrations favored Williams as both fighters traded knockdowns in the fifth and twelfth rounds.
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New Orleans
Pete Herman
Kid Williams
Baltimore
Williams
Herman
William Rocap
Philadelphia
Frankie Burns
Jersey City
Rocap
Syracuse University Football ineligible players rule
Eight members of the Syracuse University football squad including Joseph Moe and C Schlachter were declared ineligible by the athletic governing board. The action follows a report they played in a December 9 game in Providence Rhode Island, violating university eligibility rules, removing the nucleus for the 1917 team.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University
Joeph Bu Moe
C. Schlachter
Providence
R. I
Dogs Draw In At National Field Trials
Eight dogs drawn to run in the second series of the all-age stake at Calhoun Alabama. Participants include Lewis C. Morris Jack Davis Jr Shore's Ruby Pearl Old Joys Vick Randy Kid Gibraltar Ollie Medford Eugene and Gunner. Derby first series completed with three braces run.
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Calhoun
Ala
Lewis C. Morris
Jack Davis Jr
Shore
Ruby Pearl
Old Joys Vick
Randy Kid
Gibraltar Ollie
Medford Eugene
Gunner
National Field Trials Club
Pershing Nephew May Quit Athletics After Collapse
Frank Pershing, captain elect of the 1917 University of Chicago football team, may abandon athletics after a post season physical collapse. Doctors advise a three month rest in California. Pershing is a nephew of Major General John J. Pershing, commander of the American punitive expedition in Mexico.
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Chicago
Frank Pershing
University of Chicago
California
John J. Pershing
Mexico
South San Antonio Booster Lecture Invites Citizens
An invitation invites all San Antonio residents to visit the office to study large wall maps showing the railways and features of the South San Antonio industrial district. A Sunday lecture at 3:00 pm will illustrate the district’s growth and development with maps and literature. Citizens are urged to attend with family.
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South San Antonio
San Antonio
Matthews
Persea
Ouston
Traction Quint Wins From Service Five in Commercial League
The Traction Company five defeated Service Engraving five in three straight games 870 to 641, 904 to 739 and 757 to 730. Armbrust led with 576 total and a 221 single, Hudson added 514 and 195, Wagenfehr 496, while Schafer topped Engravers with 462 and 183. Brockhausen, in relief, crossed 449.
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Traction Company
Service Engraving Company
George Armbrust
Traction Five
Hudson
Fred Wagenfehr
Five
Sig Schafer
Brockhausen
Game Wardens Protest Bass Fishing Violations
A statement from George C. Shupee, Texas state deputy game and fish commissioner and federal migratory bird law warden, warns bass fishing violates limits at Medina Lake. He cites many anglers seeking the full ten bass per day, predicts violators who take undersized fish and exceed quotas, and accuses them of spoiling the sport and depleting game fish.
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George C. Shupee
Game and Fish
Texas
Medina Lake
Tennis Leaders Push Amateur Rules To Curb Commercialism
George T. Adee, president of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, urged at New York that tennis follow other amateur bodies in adopting rules to prevent players from commercializing their skill. He cited the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics, Amateur Athletic Union, USGA and NCAA as leading examples ahead of a February 9 national meeting.
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New York
George T. Adee
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
Adee
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics
The
Amateur Athletic Union
United States Golf Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Tennis Association
Dobbs Reappointed Manager of Pelicans In New Orleans
John Dobbs was reappointed as manager of the Pelicans at a meeting of the New Orleans Base Ball and Amusement Company directors. A. J. Heinmann was re elected president, and the club announced the purchase of pitcher C. R. Garrett from Mason City Iowa, formerly with Cleveland Americans.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Baseball & Amusement Company
Southern Association
John Dobbs
Pelicans
A. J. Heinmann
Mason City
Iowa
C. R. Garrett
Cleveland Americans
Lone Star Rifle Club Elects New Officers
The Lone Star Rifle Club held its annual election at 408 Military Plaza Tuesday night with Fritz Russi Jr elected president and Leo Cotton vice president. E. Menn became secretary, Milton Frederick treasurer, H. M. Matthews executive officer, A Rouff custodian. E B Schmitt spoke on shooting technique and will train members. Lipscomb named honorary president and Schmitt honorary executive officer. The club thanked Mayor Clinton G Brown and city commissioners for the municipal range and a committee, led by James Garland, was formed to urge a federal range in San Antonio for national and international events. A new device records car spring vibrations on paper via a revolving drum.
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Lone Star Rifle Club
Military Plaza
Fritz Russi Jr
Leo Cotton
E. Menn
Milton Frederick
H. M. Matthews
A. Rouff
E. B. Schmitt
E. P. Lipscomb
Clinton G. Brown
James Garland
San Antonio
Fulton Stops Cowler in the First Round
Fred Fulton of Rochester Minnesota knocked out Tom Cowler of England in the first round of a ten round match in Brooklyn. Fulton weighed 218 pounds and Cowler 201 1 4. Fulton used sharp lefts and rights to the jaw while Cowler delivered several body blows. A right hook floored Cowler for six before a final left to the jaw ended the bout.
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New York
Fred Fulton
Rochester
Minn
Tom Cowler
England
Brooklyn
Fulton
Cowler
Business Boys Win at Forest Fesler Y M C A Event
Tuesday night the Business Boys division at the Y M C A held a running broad jump contest. Forest Fesler won the class, setting strong marks as sixteen entrants competed and records rose. Maloney took third with nineteen feet eleven inches amid other solid jumps by Boldt and others.
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Jim Goolsby
J. Reimschissel
Bartlett
Louis Green
A. Icke
Ernest Green
Frank Erben
Erich Menger
Charles Chowning
Clarence Boldt
R. Steffler
Forest Fesler
Jack Bond
Edward Barr
Lawrence Maloney
Fesler
Boldt
Bond
Goolsby
Ra Ay Theasar
Vabrones Maloney
City Ten Pin League Opens with Ahrens Ott Triumph
The City Ten Pin League opened its series Tuesday night as the Ahrens & Ott team defeated the San Antonio Music Company five to three games.
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Ahrens & Ott
San Antonio Music Company
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Charles Norton Hunt
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Yellowstone Park Travelogue
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