Telephone quintet defeats Fort Sam Houston posts
The Telephone five, with Pat Thomas of the Sams Company, beat Fort Sam Houston two games to one on army post lanes. Montaneau starred with 519 in totals and 199 in a single game. Thomas led winners with 508 in total as Burger suffered an injury in the final game.
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Pat Thomas
Sams Company Five
Fort Sam Houston
Army Post
Montaneau
J. R. Stephens
Little Jim Burger
W. Schwartz
Et Stephens
Heilig
Burger
Thomas
Tdl
Victor
Robers
Wingate
Montaneo
Sancaster
Montgomery
Meyer
Great track work promised tonight at Madison Square Garden
The second annual indoor team championship meet of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America opens in Madison Square Garden with 848 entrants from 86 teams. The program adds eleven events including a twenty-four lap relay and running broad jump, with major colleges like Cornell Columbia Penn MIT Princeton Michigan Yale and Harvard fielding full contingents.
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Chusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton
Columbia
Cornell
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Penn State
Pennsylvania
Yale
Michigan
New York University
Ycornell
Harvard
New York
Madison Square Garden
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America
Dartmouth College
Hanover
Brown
Harold L. Smith
Fr. K. Foss
Alma W. Richards
Ithaca
Wesley M. Oler Jr
Richards
Ambherst
Massusetts Institute of Technology
Ew’ York University
Pensylvania
Syracuse
Massa
Zbyszko and Hussane Win in Louisville Wrestling Card
Wladek Zbyszko and Yus sif Hussane won two straight falls each in Louisville on Friday night. Zbyszko defeated Carl Lemle in 30 minutes with a half Nelson and bar arm and then won the second fall in 15 minutes with a body hold. Hussane beat Anton Irsa in 20 and 15 minutes using a half Nelson and crotch hold.
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Zbyszko
Hussane
Louisville
Wladek Zbyszko
Yussif Hussane
Carl Lemle
Anton Irsa
Clark and Petrie Lead in Tourney
In Chicago on March 4 Mike Petrie of Chicago and George Clark of Brooklyn tied for first in the national pocket billiard tournament. The day’s results include Taberski defeating Maturo 100 to 28 in 33 innings and Petrie posting a 100 point game in 20 innings.
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Chicago
Mike Petrie
George Clark
Brooklyn
Bennie Allen
Kansas City
Charles Weston
Ralph Greenleaf
Monmouth
Joe Concannon
Newark
John Layton
Sedalia
Clark
Petrie
W. E. Blankenship
Detroit
Frank Taberski
Schnectady
James Maturo
Denver
Taberski
J. J.chapman
Chapman
Charles
Cowboy) Weston
Morris Fink
Philadelphia
N. J
Ea Ralph
Trenton
Name
Pete Oss
Timos Iis
Blankensnin
Harold Riley Wins Intermediates Press Up and Basketball
Harold Riley won the press up from the floor event with 34 repetitions and led his team to a 21 to 12 victory over Aubrey Schofield's quins in the YMCA Intermediates contest. Forrest Fessler finished second in the class event with 33 press ups, while team standings showed Riley earning five points in individual scoring.
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Harold Riley
Quins
Aubrey Schofield
Forrest Fessler
Robert Joyce
Riley
Fessler
Joyce
Schofield
Bruce Cross
T. J. Hart
George Gorauer
Ciccccccass
Maece Bander
St Marys Beats St Louis Red Birds In Tight Extra
In an extra session on Friday at St Marys Court the St Marys College quintet defeated St Louis College 22 to 18. Conley led with 7 points followed by Beatty 6 Kingsley 5 and Seng. For St Louis E Stecker scored 8 points Sweeney and G Stecker 4 each Dominguez 2. The game featured close defense and balanced scoring with both guards busy throughout.
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St. Mary's Court
St. Mary's College
St. Louis College
Conley
Beatty
Kingsley
Seng
Stecker
Sweeney
G. Stecker
Dominguez
St. Mary’s
St. Louis
E. Seng Sweeney
Basketball Player Dies From Injury In Game
Charles Mc Laughlin aged 20 of a Pittsburg high school team died Friday night from blood poisoning after an ankle injury in a basketball game two weeks earlier. The incident occurred in Pittsburg Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburg
Charles McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Johnston's Case Tangles Up Baseball
New York March 4 The Baseball Players Fraternity reports the status of James H Johnston of Chattanooga Tenn formerly with Oakland in the Pacific Coast League He jumped to the Federal League last fall Ebbetts Brooklyn club signed him for the Superbas prompting contract disputes that sparked talk of a possible players strike Johnston was signed for the Newark Federals at 4000 for two years with a ten day release clause removed Ebbetts later purchased the Johnston contract from Harry
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Johnston
New York
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
National Commission
James H. Johnston
Chattanooga
Tenn
Oakland Club
Charles H. Ebbetts
Brooklyn Nationals
Superbas
James A. Gilmore
Federal League
Newark Federals
Ebbetts
Harry
Appleby Beats Klinger in National Amateur Billiards
In New York on March 4, E. T. Appleby defeated J. Klinger marking his first win in the national amateur billiard tour. Appleby posted 400 with a 715-55 average and a high run of 41, while Klinger had 305 with a 630-55 average and a 32 high run. Also, Morris D. Brown of Brooklyn beat J. F. Poggenberg of the New York Liederkranz with 400 to 314, Brown's 78-56 average and 59 high run contrasting Poggenberg's 34-56 average and 32 high.
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New York
E. T. Appleby
J. Klinger
Appleby
Linger
Morris D. Brown
Brooklyn
J. F. Poggenberg
New York Liederkranz
Brown
Poggenberg
Lewis to Meet Britton For Welterweight Title Bout
New Orleans promoter announced Ted Lewis of England will fight Jack Britton of New York for the world welterweight championship in New Orleans on April 17 or 24. The 142 pound ringside limit was set, following Lewis’s recent victory over Harry Stone in a 20 round decision in New York.
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Lewis
Britton
New Orleans
Ted Lewis
England
Jack Britton
New York
Harry Stone
Van Gent Resigns to Coach Longhorns
C E Van Gent longtime Missouri coach of basketball and freshman football resigns effective September 1 to head coach Texas University He will lead football basketball and track responsibilities at the Southern institution Van Gent joined Missouri after Wisconsin graduation two years ago.
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van Gent
Longhorns
Columbia
C. E. van Gent
University of Missouri
University of Texas
Southern
Wisconsin
Phillies Aims at Spring Practice with Alexander and Dugey
Grover C. Alexander and Oscar Dugey of the Philadelphia Nationals will depart for St. Petersburg Florida to join the club for spring practice. They are visiting friends after preliminary conditioning at Hot Springs Arkansas before the journey.
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Philly
Shreveport
Grover C. Alexander
Philadelphia Nationals
Oscar Dugey
St. Petersburg
Fla
Alexander
Dugey
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Basketball Results From Yale and St Louis Games
Princeton at Yale finished with Princeton scoring 19 points while Yale posted 24. St Louis versus Washington University and Kansas Aggies led to a 29 point margin for Kansas Aggies.
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Yale
St. Louis
Washington University
Kansas Aggies
Referee Charlie White Enters Training For Moran Willard Fight
New York March 4 Charles H White plans physical training to handle the March 25 Madison Square Garden bout between Jess Willard and Frank Moran He emphasizes ring agility and endurance as essential for officiating a high stakes title fight White states he will not discuss fight merits but expects a decisive battle with both men giving their best and longs for a crowded ten round spectacle
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New York
Charles H. White
Jess Willard
Frank Moran
Madison Square Garden
Charlie
New York City
Moran
Willard
Quints Clash Sunday In Postponed Commercial League Match
The three game series between the Swift Company and Postoffice Prides in the Commercial League was postponed to Sunday morning. First game set for 10 o clock on the Grand alleys.
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Swift Company
Postoffice Prides
Wagner Makes Early Start In 1916 Training
Veteran Pittsburg player Henry Wagner aged forty two along with Hinchman Mamaux and manager Callahan began training for the 1916 season. They met at the club office during a thaw and held a batting and throwing session at Forbes Field marking the earliest start Wagner has made in his long major league career.
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Wagner
Henry Wagner
Pittsburg
Hinchman
Mamaux
Callahan
Forbes Field
Herff Juniors Triumph Over Highland Park Juniors
The Herff School Junior basketball team beat Highland Park Juniors 9 to 6 on the Herff court Friday afternoon. Close guarding defined the game with Herff leading 7 to 1 at halftime. Wilkens and Esser led scoring for Herff while Reiny starred for Highland Park.
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Herff
Highland Park
Wilkens and
Esser
Reiny
Texas Polo Ponies Sent North
A shipment of Texas polo ponies for the Speedway Park Polo Club was sent Friday to the club farm in Thornton Illinois for training ahead of the local polo season opening.
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Texas
Chicago
Ill
Speedway Park
Thornton
SUGCER INTERESTS OCCIDENTAL ATHLETES
In New York on March 4, a report notes Japanese athletes favor association football over intercollegiate American football, with many having studied abroad. A prominent Orient visitor likens American college football to Yamato Damashii, praising resilience and signaling American greatness. In China, soccer gains popularity. Yuan Shi Kai’s sons Yuan Ko chuan and Yuan Ko chi, trained in England, play for a palace team in a series with the Pe king club.
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New York
Japan
Land of
Nippon
England
United States
Orient
America
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Yuan Ko-chuan
Yuan Ko-chi
Palace
Peking
Yuan Shi-Kai
Thompson to Captain Baylor basketball team
Galveston Texas reports Albert Thompson of Rusk was unanimously elected captain of Baylor’s 1916 17 basketball squad. He is a freshman. Only five letters were awarded in basketball for the present season.
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Thompson
Baylor
Galveston
Tex
Albert Thompson
Rusk
A. B. C. Tourney Opens Tonight in Toledo
The sixteenth annual American Bowling Congress tournament begins in Toledo with 16 local teams. The event lasts 24 days and features 756 five man teams competing for world bowling honors.
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Toledo
American Bowling Congress
Stecher Defeats Connolly in Butte Wrestling Showdown
Joe Stecher of Nebraska wrestler heavyweight defeated Pat Connolly Irish champion in two straight falls. First fall lasted 16 minutes, second 6 minutes 35 seconds, both won with body scissors and arm lock. Copper City Athletic Club reportedly offered Gotch and Stecher a $40,000 purse to settle the world championship in July.
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Butte
Mont
Joe Stecher
Nebraska
Pat Connolly
Stecher
Copper City Athletic Club
Gotch
Merriman and Carter Advance to Pinehurst Final
B P Merriman of Waterbury and Phillip Carter of New York reach the first division final in the spring golf tournament at Pinehurst North Carolina. Carter defeated E C Beall 4 up and 3 to play while Merriman beat T A Kelley 7 and 6.
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Pinehurst
N. C
B. P. Merriman
Waterbury
Phillip Carter
New York
Friday Carter
E. C. Beall
Uniontown
Merriman
T. A. Kelley
Southern Pines
Brackenridge School Bets Wins Big on Friday
Brackenridge School third team beat the Double Triangle Giants 16 to 8 in a fast basketball game. Brackenridge led from the start with Scharrack scoring 13 points and Kaiser 3. For the losers Porter had 2 and Southwell 1. Kaiser and Dugger starred at guard for Brackenridge.
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Brackenridge
Brackenridge School
Double Triangle Giants
Scharrack
Kaiser
Porter
Southwell
Dugger
Shreveport Signs Bernson From Charleston Sally League
Shreveport Texas League club signs Ray Bernson an infielder from Charleston South Atlantic League on Friday. Bernson joins the Shreveport roster after leaving the Sally League team for a local pro assignment in Louisiana.
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Shreveport
Bernson
Ray Bernson
Charleston, S. C
All-Turner Team Dominates Government Hill in Bowling
The All-Turner bowling team swept Government Hill with 324 to 307 and 350 to 366 victories at Turner Hall on Friday night, showcasing strong play from key players.
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All-Turner
Government Hill Club
Turner Hall
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