Traction Company Takes Local Tenpin Title in Bowl-Off
Traction Company bowling quintet won three straight from Postoffice Prides to claim the local tenpin championship in a San Antonio league bowl-off. Fred Wagenfehr led the Tractions with 578 total, while Dick Schroeder paced the Prides with a 66 game and 201 best.
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Traction Company
San Antonio
Quint
Prides
Fred Wagenfehr
Tractions
McHugo
Rambo
George Armbrust
Zuercher
Hardy Howard
Brigade
MacClannahan
Dick’’ Schroeder
Post Office
Howard
Schroeder
Sunsets
Postoffice Prides
Duke
Sentinsi Oes
AES McClanahan
Stephens
Chip Stops Moha in Fourth Round Stoppage
Youngstown report says George Chip halted Bob Moha in the fourth round after Chip sent Moha staggering toward his corner. Both fighters are middleweights.
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Chip
Bob Moha
Youngstown, CO
George Chip
Moha
Western Players Sweep East West Tennis Showdown
West players won all matches in the East vs West tennis tournament final day. McLoughlin defeated Throckmorton 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the lone tournament match. Exhibition results saw Mary K. Brown and McLoughlin take mixed doubles 6-2 6-2, while Miss Bjurstedt fell to Miss Brown in the women’s round robin 7-5 6-0. May Sutton Bundy and Brown won the women’s round robin title after a late comeback.
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Los Angeles
Maurice E. McLoughlin
West
Harold A. Throckmorton
East
McLoughlin
Throckmorton
Mary K. Brown
Mc-Loughlin
Mollie Bjurstedt
Miss Bjurstedt
Miss Brown
May Sutton Bundy
Fields Advances in Pinehurst Championship Singles
Robert Fields of Kansas City survives to the eight in Monday singles at Pinehurst championship. He is paired with H. R. Cooke of Bristol in the second round on Tuesday.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Robert Fields
Kansas City
Fields
H. R. Cooke
Bristol
Leonard Beats Tillman In Six Round Bout
Benny Leonard of New York defeated Johnny Tillman of Minneapolis on points in a six round match held in Philadelphia. The bout occurred Monday night with Leonard prevailing in clear fashion.
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Tillman
Philadelphia
Benny Leonard
New York
Johnny Tillman
Minneapolis
Vollmer entry wins 200 mile Travis race in Jewett Texas
Vollmer's entry O R 15960 captures first in the Travis Flying Club race of the American Racing Union from Jewett Texas. L O Logan second with A U 168 A 72, Vollmer also third with O K 125. D D Hungate released the birds at 8 15 a m, first bird home at 2 55 p m. Next Sunday a 300 mile event planned.
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O. B
Travis Flying Club
American Racing Union of Pigeon Fanciers
Jewett
Texas
L. O. Logan
Vollmer
O.K
A.U
A. Webber
Bob Wolf
Boxers Tie After Ten Rounds In Hot Springs
Eddie Coulon of New Orleans and Nate Jackson of Oklahoma City fought ten fast rounds to a draw with Frank Gotch serving as referee.
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Eddie Coulon
Nate Jackson
Hot Springs
Ark
New Orleans
Oklahoma City
Frank Gotch
A Few Minutes With The Sporting Editor
In a Texas League preview the Nags face St Louis exhibition tests and vow to push a strong Bronchos lineup. Sam Hale at short is improving but defense remains a concern. May and Gaskill anchor the mound as Jost and Schulte compete for rotation spots. Reilly and Cook back the infield while Benson and O Leary stress readiness for a first division push in San Antonio.
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Manazger O'Leary
League Park
St. Louis Cardinals
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O'Leary
Sam Hale
Nags
Dunckel
Baggan
Booe
Flynn
Jost
Southpaw
May
Gaskill
Omaha
Schulte
California
Soldier Lad
Reilly
Cook
Turkey
Alamo City
Toledo Takes Step Toward National Bowling Crown
Toledo's hopes to win the national team championship at the American Bowling Congress tournament rise after New Haven and the Rubinis of Chicago fail to reach 2932 at Hotel Navarres. Edwards and West of Buffalo lead doubles with 1299, Brian Bradshaw of Cleveland tops individuals with 640, and Edwards tops all events with 13851.
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Mich
Toledo
New Haven
Rubinis
Chicago
Edwards
West
Buffalo
Brian Bradshaw
Cleveland
Henry Edwards
Blk Trades Between Majors Is Tentative
Reports from Philadelphia training camp say two holdout player trades are under consideration between the Philadelphia National League Club and two other NL clubs. One would send outfielder George Whitted to Brooklyn for Zach Wheat, with both declining contracts. The second would trade Milton Stock and Bert Niehoff to St. Louis for Roger Hornsby and Jack Miller, but confirmation was not obtained.
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Philadelphia
George Whitted
Brooklyn
Zach Wheat
Milton Stock
Bert Niehoff
St. Louis Nationals
Roger Hornsby
Jack Miller
Paris Moves to Conserve Coal Amid War Strain
Paris bans four day weekly closures for theaters museums and cinemas to save coal for factories and homes. Trains and tubes stop by 10 pm except weekends. staff receive half pay from management with state matching half. Further limits on shops taxis and rail services likely.
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Paris
Tiv
Junior A's Play Aggies West Point and Yale Quintets Winners
Fast basketball in the College League at the Y M C A features West Point leading with a victory. A M won from Texas A 5 8 for Joseph Halliday six points. Byars Folts West Point big scorer. Harvard edges Princeton 8 1. Kalies five points Stewart three. Mueller Princeton lone foul point.
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Texas
Joseph Halliday
Jonas
Tuttlebee
Darby
Byars Folts
Jame Duggar
Harvard
Val
Princeton
Stewart
Kalies
Frank Kalies
Norris Stewart
George Mueller
Inventor Patents Ceiling Rack For Indoor Clothes Drying
An inventor receives a patent for a ceiling hung drying rack that spins via an electric motor to dry freshly laundered clothing indoors. The device suspends from the ceiling and revolves to accelerate drying.
Two Husbands Meet at Jersey Coast Resort
In a resort hotel on the New Jersey coast two husbands recount being forced to attend by their wives. Each cites attendance due to another couple, with the exchanges ending in a warm handshake as they discover their names are Brown and Munsey.
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New Jersey
Brown
Pittsburg Dispatch
Eight on Fish Backs Baffle Los Angeles Trader
Cliff Oliver of Los Angeles reports a puzzling catch from the Santa Monica north village where hallibut and sole were found with a perfect eight marked on each back. He notes the unusually marked fish come from Japanese and Russian fishermen and wonders if a new species has appeared.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Cliff Oliver
Santa Monica
Gravity Conveyor Powers Heavy Load Transport
A newly invented roller conveyor uses gravity as the sole force to convey heavy objects. Its design suits factories warehouses and stores for material handling.
Three Pirates Still Unsigned
Pittsburg, March 13 reports Barney Dreyfus, president of the Pittsburg National League Club, announced Walter Schmidt would sign after wiring from Hugson California. Three Pittsburg players Hans Wagner In fielder Max Carey outfielder and William Fischer catcher have not signed.
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Pirates
Pittsburg
Barney Dreyfus
Walter Schmidt
Hugson
Cal
Hans Wagner
Max Carey
William Fischer
Rowlands Beats Weeks In Eight Round Bout
Len Rowlands of Milwaukee won a decision over Billy Weeks of Toronto for the middleweight championship of Canada in an eight round bout in Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Len Rowlands
Milwaukee
Billy Weeks
Toronto
Canada
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