New Faces Sweep Houston Club For 1916 Season
Houston seeks radical changes for 1916 with plans for new faces and fresh talent. Louis Barbour and Clyde Prestwood will be in the line up, while 15 young players are expected to report in spring. Titus Harris, former Southwestern catcher, tops the promising prospects.
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Louis Barbour
Clyde Prestwood
San Antonians
Houston Ball Club
Buffalo
William B. Ruggles
Houston Post
Alamo City
Bisons
Houston
Doak Roberts
Titus Harris
Southwestern
Methodist
Houston Team Set for Infield Overhaul and New Prospects
The Houston club plans a major reshaping of its infield and outfield after a disappointing season. Clyde Prestwood and Tony Citrano come into contention for shortstop and outfield roles, with Louis Barbour and Dode Criss among expected infield standouts. Manager Roberts will pursue added infield depth as Mowry and Frierson bolster the outfield, while the club anticipates a renovated roster.
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Tony Citrano
Raleigh
San Antonio
Marshall Training School
Clyde Prestwood
Buffs
Leviathan
Dode Criss
Napier
Rose
Edmondson
Andy Ware
Big Roger
McDonald
Providence
Houston
Louis Barbour
San
Citrano
Roberts
Mowry and
Frierson
Shaw
St Anthony’s five subdues Swastikas 21 to 14 on their court
St Anthony’s beat the Swastikas 21 to 14 Sunday afternoon. Defensive work led by Ler and McGee. Rosazza Foster and Jennings featured in as passers and on the chain. Line-up shows Arnold Paradis Foster Jennings McGee Keetasee Tier Howard Rosazza. Boston notes: Percy Haughton disciplines Braves players amid basketball cautions to Walter Maranville over indoor games.
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St. Anthony's
S Court
Ler
McGee
Jennings
Rosazza
Foster
St. Anthony
Boston
Mass
Percy Haughton
Boston Nationals
Braves
Walter Maranville
Maranville
San Antonio Polo Team Wins Championship Opener
On Trent Field at Fort Sam Houston Sunday the San Antonio polo team defeated the Third Field Artillery 4 goals to 2% in windy conditions. Captain Reeves scored for the civilian side while Lt Wilson refereed. lineup included Meadows and Hennessy for San Antonio and Lapham McMahon for the Artillery.
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Trent Field
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Third Field Artillery
Wilson
Reeves
Sam Antonio
Third Artillery
Wallace
Ona
Brewer
J. Lapham
McMahon
W. Meadows
Hennessy
Ween
Promoters Chase Willard Moran Bout Bids
Promoters from across the nation converge in Kansas City seeking Jess Willard signature for the heavyweight fight with Moran. Promoters bid around 30000 dollars with various venues considered including Madison Square Garden New Orleans and Tia Juana Lower California.
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Kansas City
Willard- Moran
Madison Square Garden
California
Jess Willard
Tom Jones
Willard
Jack Curley
New York
Curley
Sam McCracken
Tex” Rickard
Bill Wellman
McCracken-Rickard
Barney Oldfield
Jim Coffroth
San Francisco
Tia Juana
Mexico
Jim Johnson
Madison
Proposed Amateur Rules Discussed
New York January 17 The Inter-collegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America will consider a new eligibility code for amateurs at its March 4 convention. A joint meeting of the executive and advisory committees recommended eliminating the constitutional amateur definition and adopting reform measures including disbarment and pardoning powers.
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New York
Inter-collegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America
Amateur status clarified for college athletes and teams
The document explains that a college student may compete individually if others are ineligible and that an amateur may join a paid group in public competitions. It grants an amateur right to play summer baseball without violating amateur laws, provided certain conditions are met.
Western Golf Association to Accept Del Monte Transport Offer
Chicago Jan 17 Leading members of the Western Golf Association expect the board to accept free transportation to California next summer for the Del Monte Country Club invitation. Delegates at the annual meeting expressed support for accepting the courtesy train. The association views itself as sovereign to decide amateurism rules related to the Del Monte offer.
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Chicago
Western Golf Association
California
Delmonte Country Club
Isa
Weeghman Names Partners in Chicago Nationals Ownership
Chicago on Sunday learned the Chicago Nationals ownership will include J Ogden Armour of Armour & Company and William Wrigley Jr. as new partners. Charles Weeghman spoke at a banquet but did not reveal the banker donor’s name.
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Chicago
Charles Weeghman
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Company
Packers
William Wrigley Jr
Weeghman
Ten dogs entered in national field trials at Ames preserves
Ten dogs will compete in the national championship field trials this week near Grand Junction Tennessee with pairings announced at the national championship association headquarters. The first brace left Monday morning and entry includes the pointer John Proctor owned by A L Curtis of Belton Texas. The champion earns a $75 purse and a leg on the Edward Dexter memorial cup.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Ames Preserves
National Championship Association
John Proctor
A. L. Curtis
Belton
Texas
Washington State College Leads In NRA Rifle Series Debut
Washington State College led a nationwide NRA rifle series with 999 hits of 1000 in the first match. Michigan Agricultural College stood second with 998 and Cornell was third with 993 as 39 colleges compete.
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Washington College
Washington, PD
Washington State College
National Rifle Association of America
Michigan Agricultural College
Cornell
Naval Academy Bandmaster Dies at 54 in Annapolis
Lieutenant Charles A. Zimmerman 54, bandmaster at the Naval Academy since 1887, died in Annapolis. He recently received the rank of lieutenant in the Marine Corps by a special act of Congress and was known as a musical composer and prominent organist.
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Naval Academy
Annapolis
Charles A. Zimmerman
Marine Corps
Congress
Basketball double-header at YMCA Tuesday night
The Sunday school league resumes with two games at 8 10 p m. Beacon Hill Baptists clash Laurel Heights Methodists in the National League while Calvary Baptists face Government Hill Methodists in the American League. All teams are tightly bunched and the Beacon Hill quint eyes a strong showing despite one loss in five.
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Beacon Hill Baptists
Laurel Heights Methodists
Calvary Baptists
Government Hill Methodists
Beacon Hill Quint
Laurel Heights
Government Hill
Department of Justice Seeks New Home in Congress Plea
Attorney General Gregory told Congress that the Department of Justice is cramped in five linked Washington buildings. He cites structural defects, fire risks, a bulging wall, and inaccessible library, urging a new and commodious home for the growing department and its records.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Gregory
Congress
Sam
Texas
District of Columbia
Law Department
Berlin Seeks More NCOs as War Presses Tighten
Military authorities in Berlin warn of rising shortages of non commissioned officers due to heavy losses. Sergeants and corporals, lauded for bravery, have fallen at high rates and many do not stay with front lines. Advertisements in German papers call for young men aged 17 who pass medicals to enroll in 1916 NCO training programs.
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Berlin
Danish sculptor Carl Sorensen Dies in Chicago
San Antonio reports the death of Danish artist Carl Sorensen who died Saturday in Chicago. He stayed in San Antonio where his Quinta painting on Dwyer Avenue was displayed at the Carnegie library and purchased by Dr. Frederick Terrell. Sorensen came from Copenhagen before the Chicago world fair and modeled much sculpture for the exposition.
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Carl Sorensen
San Antonio
Sorensen
Chicago
Dwyer Avenue
Carnegie Library
Frederick Terrell
Library Board
Copenhagen
Governor Ferguson on Weeklong Texas Trip
Governor Ferguson will leave Austin for Seguin to address the Swine Breeders' of Texas convention and then proceed to Corpus Christi for the January 19 dedication of the causeway. He plans to return by next Friday and will miss the January 20 conference of jobbers and shippers.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Seguin
Swine Breeders’ of
Texas
Corpus Christi
Two Soldiers Dead on Rio Grande Border
Private Cabell B. Hall of Troop C Twelfth Cavalry died from a gunshot wound near Mercedes Texas with officials opening an investigation into the accidental blow. Hall was from Louisville Kentucky. Earlier Private E H Walton of the Fourth Infantry was found dead near Fort Brown with death likely linked to a personal safety issue. Walton was 25 and from Kewanee Illinois. his body will be shipped there.
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Brownsville
Tex
Cabell B. Hall
Twelfth Cavalry
Rio Grande
Mercedes
Hall
Louisville
E. H. Walton
Fourth Infantry
Fort Brown
Walton
Kewanee
Ill
Hunting and Prospecting Notes From Alberta Trip
E O Miller reports a 15 day hunting trip near Grand Prairie City Alberta. He killed two moose one caribou and three mountain goats along with many fur animals. Austin Art League Announces Exhibition To Be Held On Congress Avenue In February Featuring about 100 works by American and European artists.
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Austin, Tex
E. O. Miller
Grand Prairie City
Alberta
Canada
Miller
Austin Art League
Austin
Tex
Congress Avenue
Pope to Return Home Soon from Washington Mission
H N Pope of Fort Worth, president of the Texas division of the Farmers Union, is expected back in Texas January 20. He has been in the east for weeks trying to move a ship load of cotton to a neutral port as part of the New Orleans conference plan to send Texas cotton to Europe. The Houston Post note adds a town growth quip from a separate exchange.
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Europe
Texas
Captain Love begins inspection of Texas guard units
Captain James M. Love Jr. of the U S Army starts the annual federal inspection of the Texas National Guard. He departs for Taylor for the first infantry company inspection, then continues to numerous Texas cities through March 3 with remaining units and a machine gun inspection in Greenville.
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Austin
Tex
James M. Love Jr
Texas National Guard
Guard
Taylor
Cavalry
Dallas
Love
Waco
Marlin
Brenham
Houston
Orange
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Timpson
Marshall
Athens
Hillsboro
Teague
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Greenville
McKinney
Sherman
Vernon
Plainview
el Paso
San Antonio
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Bay City
Corporations Pay Gross Receipts Tax Promptly in Texas
In Austin on January 17, tax data show more prompt payments by over 2500 corporations for the December quarter. Quoting the comptroller's department, timely filings avoid a 10 percent penalty and extra penalties for late quarterly reports due before February 1.
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Austin
Tex
Compttroller’s Department
Comptroller’s Department
Austin Chamber Report Shows Big Savings for City in 1915
W E Long secretary of the Austin Chamber of Commerce reports 1915 achievements include saving about 500000 for the city through conventions, advertising, and retention of the Blind Institute. The year saw 927 inquiry letters and 6000 mail pieces, with 5600 advertising materials sent out, plus emphasis on farm demonstration work in Travis county.
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Austin
Tex
W. E. Long
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Blind Institute
Travis County
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Meee
Paradis
Caeceess S. Foster
McGee Ocoee Keetasee Center
Haughton
Fomby-Jones Co
Hart Scheffer & Marz
Hert Schaffner & Marne
Fomby-Jones Company
East
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Third Field Artillery Quartet
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G. Meadows
Willard-Moran
Jack
Cofforth
Inter - Collegiate Association Committee
Western Association
Delmonte Club
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Weeghman's Partners
LAW
Boston Transcript
Captain Love
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Albert Sidney Johnston
United Confederate Veterans
Barnard E. Bee
Daughters of the Confederacy
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Robert E. Lee
Main Avenue
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E. O. Spencer
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