City Leaguers Hold A Red Hot Session
City Tenpin League captains met at Grand alleys Sunday to resolve a dispute. Roscoe Cahill withdrew the Giants entry and the entrance fee will be refunded. Al Jonas chaired, calmed tensions, with no matches this week. The second series begins Monday January 1 with ten weeks of play on alleys 5 and 6. Two teams seek admission and prize plans, including a gold and silver medal for individuals.
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Grand Alleys
Roscoe Cahill
Giants
al Jonas
Ahrens & Ott
Lowther Bros. Quint
Ing
Horses fill the grounds for big opening event
More than 250 horses gather for the opening as the count climbs toward 350 to 400 by week’s end. The surge continues into the second week with numbers increasing further.
May Merge Leagues As Three Teams May Change Hands
At a New York meeting of the International League on Monday the transfer of Harrisburg Providence and Jersey City to new owners dominates the agenda. A merger plan between the Eastern Association and the New England League is also under review by the merger committee of the National Association of Minor Leagues.
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New York
Harrisburg
Providence
Jersey City
International League
National Association of Minor Leagues
Eastern Association
New England
Doubleheader at Y M C A in Sunday School League
The Sunday School Basket Ball League will play two games at the Y M C A on Tuesday night. Beacon Hill Baptists versus South Alamo Methodists in the National League opens at 8 10 with both squads eager for a win. Calvary Baptists face Prospect Hill Baptists in the American League, Calvary aiming to rebound from six games with one loss.
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Beacon Hill Baptists
South Alamo Methodists
Calvary Baptists
Prospect Hill Baptists
Beacon Hill
South Alamo
Prospect Hill
Potchernicks Win Winter League Title In 4 2 Victory
Potchernicks clinched the Winter League championship by beating the Federals 4 to 2 at Krisch's Park on Sunday. The Federals led 2 to 1 before Potchernicks exploded for three runs in the final inning to seal the win. Potchernicks had 14 hits while Fried limited the Federals to seven safeties. In the doubleheader, the Droemers defeated the Chapas 2 to 0 in the second game.
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Potchernick
Federal
Krisch's Park
Chapas
Federals
Droemers
Fried
National Field Trials Held In Alabama Start Monday
Nine dogs were drawn Sunday night to begin the free-for-all stake at Calhoun Alabama for the National Field Trials Club meet. The painter John Proctor owned by A L Curtis of Belton Texas is among the entries and previously won the national championship at Grand Junction Tennessee.
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Montgomery
Ala
Calhoun
John Proctor
A. L. Curtis
Belton
Tex
Grand Junction
Tenn
Comiskey To Release Seven White Sox Before Season
Chicago mass release plan announced by Charles Comiskey president of the Chicago Americans. Seven players on the White Sox roster will be cut before the 1916 season. Comiskey expects to take twenty seven men on the spring training trip to Mineral Springs Texas. The Tasmanian tin mine claim appears as a closing note.
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Chicago
Charles Comiskey
Chicago Americans
White Sox
Comiskey
Mineral Springs
Tex
Foster defeats Rowan in Mexican middleweight title bout
Jimmy O Keefe known as Kid Foster of San Antonio wins a dramatic 16th round foul interrupted fight against Tommy Rowan of Morristown Tennessee in Matamoros Mexico. Foster earns the middleweight championship as the referee approves after Foster rises from his knees following a five count.
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Matamoros
Mex
Jimmy O'Keefe
Kid Foster
San Antonio
Tommy Rowan
Morristown
Tenn
Foster
Rowan
Guy Turpin
Mexico
Fioster
Y M C A Sports Week Promises Many Contests
The Y M C A hosts numerous events this week with finals in handball classes B and D and a strong schedule in A. Business boys champion William Myers faces Intermediates winner Aubrey Schofield for class D honors, with the winner set to meet class C champion Ernest Studhalter.
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William Myers
Aubrey Schofield
Ernest Studhalter
Claude Fuquay
Charles Trueheart
Trueheart
Fuquay
Jack Burke
J. O. Meusebach
Arthur Klieforth
Penn Relay Carnival invites colleges for April meet
The University of Pennsylvania Athletic Association sent invitation letters to colleges for the relay carnival set for April 28 and 29. Last year over eighty colleges and 250 schools entered teams and officials expect another record crowd across the country.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Athletic Association
Federal Court Opens Term in Austin Texas
The Federal Court began its term today with Judge T S Maxey presiding after earlier sessions in San Antonio. Several criminal cases are on the docket, including major matters against former Texas National Guard officers accused of disposing of government property held by the state militia.
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Austin
Tex
T.S. Maxey
Maxey
San Antonio
Texas National Guard
Regatta dates set with Pacific coast invitees eyed
New York reports scheduling for the Poughkeepsie intercollegiate regatta with tentative dates June 17 24 or July 1 while Stanford eyes return to the Hudson and potential western entries. Major dual and championship races are listed through June, with Stanford planning track and field participation and an eastern tour estimated at eight thousand dollars.
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New York
Board of Stewards
Pacific Coast College
Hudson
Cornell
Columbia
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
Leland Stanford University
Poughkeepsie
Stanford
Oakland
Cal
Washington
California
Palo Alto
Pacific Coast
Princeton Va
Harvard
Princeton
N. J
Yale
Philadelphia
Navy
Annapolis
American Henley
Ithaca
N. Y
Yalera
New London
Conn
California College Cinder Stars
Lkely
Far Western
St. Louis Five Defeats St Anthony in Series Opener
The St Louis college basketball five defeated St Anthony on their court 17 to 12. French starred with goals for St Louis while Her led the losers in baskets. The second game of the series is set for Wednesday on the St Louis court.
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St. Louis College
St. Anthony College
Her
St. Louis
Jockeys Sweep Into San Antonio Meet Amid Advertising Buzz
A flood of inquiries reaches race headquarters as jockeys and owners announce plans for the San Antonio Midwinter meet. J W Hill of Louisville notes strong prospects while Tampico rider T W Roberts cites The Light’s advertising influence. Over fifty horses are at the Fair Grounds training daily as fans anticipate strong attendance from the North and West.
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San Antonio
T. W. Roberts
Tampico
Old Mexico
Mexico
Roberts
Machinda
Simon
Dick Winters
Fort Worth
Bert Orms
el Paso
J. Ted Norvel
Frankfort
Alex Hamilton
Tulsa
Okla
J. W. Hill
Louisville
Mahone
Hill
Old Fair Grounds
New Yorkers swept up in skating craze as rinks fill
New York City and Brooklyn see a skating fever with St Nicholas rink overwhelmed and artificial rinks crowded from dawn to night. Dealers report skating sales soaring with an estimated 600 000 skaters this year, far above last year, and the city’s elite joining the trend paying premium prices for top skates.
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New York
St. Nicholas Rink
St. Nick
Greater
Brooklyn
Chamberlain Pushes Preparedness and Swiss Army Training
Senate military affairs hearings on the preparedness program under Senator Chamberlain of Oregon are set to run six weeks to two months. He aims to report a bill independently, seek action on an Americanized Swiss model, and push universal military training as his top legislative goal. He plans to use his remaining five years to see it enacted.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Chamberlain
Oregon
Senate Committee
House Committee
Senate
House
House Conference
Sunday School Institute Planned in San Marcos
The San Marcos district of the West Texas Methodist conference will hold a two day Sunday School Institute in San Marcos January 27-28. Forty five Sunday schools across Hays Gonzales Guadalupe and Caldwell counties participate under Rev. E Hightower and Rev. A E Rector with talks from district ministers.
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San Marcos
Tex
West Texas Methodist Conference
Thomas Gregory
Hays
Gonzales
Guadalupe
Caldwell
E. Hightower
Texas
Oklahoma
A. E. Rector
Polo teams stage fast exhibitions at Fort Sam Houston
Three polo contests on Trent field featured the Third cavalry Staff four and Third field artillery teams. The cavalry beat Staff 8 3 4 to 1, the artillery defeated cavalry in three periods 2 to 1 2, and artillery beat Staff four 5 to 0 in two sessions. Large crowd saw spirited riding and goaling as Lt Wilson McMahon and Johnson impressed, Captain Hennessy directed plays, and visiting Austin poloists eyed an inter city tournament with post cup finals next Sunday.
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Third Cavalry
Staff Four
Third Field Artillery
Trent Field
Fort Sam Houston
Cavalry
Artillery
Staff
Wilson
McMahon
Johnson
Hennessy
Austin
San Antonio Knights of Columbus Initiate Class Fifty
San Antonio Council No. 786 Knights of Columbus held a major initiation Sunday with nearly fifty candidates and about 400 participants including fifty visiting knights. The Austin council led the degree work under national officers. Mass at St Patrick's Church preceded afternoon degree ceremonies at the K of C hall and a banquet in St Mary's auditorium.
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San Antonio
Knights of Columbus
Texas
Austin Council
St. Patrick's Church
K. of C. Hall
St. Mary’s Auditorium
State pays warrants fast but cash-basis announcement pending
Austin, Texas report says Treasurer Edwards is paying revenue warrants as fast as presented. The state is not expected to declare a cash basis until about February 5. Tax collections are strong enough to cover warrants, but a sudden demand could exhaust funds, delaying any cash-basis declaration.
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Austin
Tex
Edward
Treasury
Edwards
Aerial Coast Patrol Plan Taking Form
Rear Admiral Peary advances a plan to establish aerial coast patrols along the Atlantic Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes. The Aero Club of America authorizes a coordinating committee with army navy and state militia, inviting War and Navy secretaries and the coast survey to cooperate. Portland Maine raised ten thousand dollars for a patrol unit, with more campaigns planned coastwide and a ten percent boost from the Aero Club before February first. The plan divides the coast into 100 mile sections each to host a hangar repair station and at least one sea plane.
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New York
Robert E. Peary
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Coast Guard
Aero Club of America
Army
Navy
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Washington
Portland
Aero Club
Peary
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City Leaguers
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San Antonion
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St. Anthony's
Light
M. E. Church
Army Post
Che
Rome
Bart Schaffner & Marx
Varsity Fifty
Varsity 600
Manhattan
Fomby-Jones Company
East
Houston Street
Admiral Peary
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