Handball highlights in YMCA Class C and D rounds
Gilbert defeats Smith in straight games 11-7 11-4 11-12 in Class C second round. Naylor edges Myers in a five game battle 10-11 11-3 11-10 11-9 11-? as Myers wins 3-2. Janert advances to Class D final after beating Reimschissel 11-9 8-11 11-5 11-5, avenging earlier loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Floyd Smith
William Myers
Joseph Naylor
Walter Janert
Business Boys
Julius Reimschissel
Smith
Naylor
Myers
Nay
Bailey Wins Business Boys Championship Under Wheeler Refereeing
Gilbert Bailey secured the championship in the Business Boys class with Physical Director George Wheeler officiating all matches. Wheeler refereed every contest in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Bailey
George Wheeler
McNeill's Team Wins Noonday YMCA Volleyball
A. G. McNeill captained his squad to a straight games win over Lipscomb 11 3 11 10 11 8 in a Monday YMCA match. Emil Mueller and the Ball Kilgore network starred, with strong net play from Haubald and McNeill aiding the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. McNeill
Joe Lipscomb
Emil Mueller
Jack Ball
Ralph Kilgore
McNeill
Alfred Haubald
J. W. Fuller
A. G. McNeil
Lipscomb
Russell B. Wine
Dr. L. E. McAdon
Frank Trotter
Joel Fredkin
Fred McGee
Tenpin League Call Meeting For 1916 17 Season
Secretary Heil calls a Wednesday 8 pm meeting at Grand Alleys to reorganize City Tenpin League for the 1916 17 season. Firms may enter teams and sign outside players, favoring veteran participation and faster play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heil
Tenpin League
Jockey Killed and Two Injured at Pimlico
In Baltimore on November 7 at Pimlico race track one jockey died and two others were seriously injured. Harry Tanzey, 23, from Brooklyn, fell in the second steeplechase and was killed. Tom Parette broke ribs and wrist in a fall, and Clinton Preece broke a leg when his horse fell in the final race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Pimlico
Harry Tanzey
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tom” Parette
Clinton Preece
Fare rule clash on child passenger prompts resident judge remark
A conductor cites fare rules for an eight year old. The judge retorts that rules should be posted publicly. The exchange highlights enforcement and transparency of age related fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge
Postoffice Prides Edge Traction Five In Tight Bowling Night
The Postoffice Prides defeated the Traction Company quintent by eight pins in Commercial League play. They won the opener and final set 858 807 and 820 812 while Traction took the middle 772 731. Wagenfehr led Prides with 545 and Howard posted 628 with a 199 game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice Prides
Traction Company
Quint
Prides
Traction Five
Wagenfehr
Hardy Howard
McMonagle
George Armbrust
Paul Stephens
Gas Company Five
Pugilist Hogan Dies Riches Left to East Relatives
Chicago reports Ben Hogan former heavyweight contender who once challenged Tom Allen for the American title died recently. He ran a soup house and lodging for derelicts. His will valued his estate at 58000 and leaves everything to eastern relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pugilist
Chicago
Ben Hogan
Tom Allen
Hogan
Clever Exchange on Conclusions During Ferry Misstep
A careful man warns against jumping to conclusions. Another notes his own mishap when he jumped at a ferry boat conclusion and missed it, highlighting the humor of premature judgments.
Panthers Beat Lions In Junior League Double Header
Panthers beat the Lions 10 to 2 as Byars Folts and Harold Rosier scored all Panthers points. Leopards defeated the Tigers 9 to 6 with Virgil Winters scoring three field goals and one foul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panthers
Lions
Leopards
Tigers
Byars Folts
Harold Rosier
Charles Andrews
Russell Jonas
Edward Knox
Virgil Winters
Angelo Battaglia
Phillip Archer
Edward Vance
Henry Gottwald
Tie Game Between Denton Normal and Southwest Texas Normal
In San Marcos Texas a hard fought 0 to 0 tie followed a scoreless match with Denton Normal’s goal threatened twice and San Marcos once. Standouts included Chapman Mueller and McGee for San Marcos Normal and Splawn Douglass for Denton.
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San Marcos
Tex
Denton Normal
Southwest Texas Normal
Denton
Chapman
Mueller
McGee
San Marcos Normal
Splawn
Douglass
Saylor Disqualified in Five-Round Bout with Perry
Milburn Saylor of Indiana was disqualified in the fifth round of a 12 round match with Jack Perry in Columbus after repeated referee warnings for foul tactics. Perry had been the aggressor and controlled the bout up to the disqualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Milburn Saylor
Indiana
Jack Perry
Perry
Herman Beats Eggers in 24 Round Bantam Showdown
Peter Herman of New Orleans won a referee's decision over Johnny Eggers of New York after 24 tense rounds. Herman earned fourteen rounds to Eggers' two with four rounds even in a bantamweight bout held Monday night in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Moore Wins First Block In Toledo Billiards Match
George M. Moore of New York defeated Hugh Heal of Toledo 50 to 41 to take the first block in the 150 point three cushion championship match. The affair extended to seventy two innings with Moore compiling a high run of six and the present champion’s best effort scoring ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
George M. Moore
New York
Hugh Heal
Moore
Mathewson Leaves New York for Cincinnati
Christy Mathewson, manager of the Cincinnati team, will end his long association with New York City by November 10 and move his permanent residence to Cincinnati next week. He cast his final New York vote before leaving.
Irish Brick Hit Case Ends With Small Windfall
An old Irish laborer sued a business house for injuries from a brick dislodged during a high wind. A slick solicitor settled by sending $250. the claimant’s son asked who was hit. A later line mentions a patented gauge for measuring fluids in fire pails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sollettor
Sorr
Gquoth
Erin
Pieper's Team Wins Senior Class Event At Y M C A
William Pieper led his team to first in the senior class basketball throw at the Y M C A. In the main game Joseph Naylor defeated Nathan Crewe 24 to 5, then lost to Willard Boone 18 to 5. Boone's squad edged Crewe/Naylor in the rematch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pieper
Joseph Naylor
Nathan Crewe
Willard Boone
J. M. Hall
Rex Logan
Pieper
J. B. Moore
W. J. Jury
G. I., Avant
Jack Valentine
Boone
Floyd Smith
Carl Behring
Henry Rochelle
Charles Berth
Claude Fuquay
Hall
William Myers
W. E. Pankey
Lane Barber
New Contracts To Be Offered To 10 Players
Chicago November 7. American League president B B Johnson says ten players will receive new contracts when the signing season opens. He adds that major league attorneys will draft the agreements, not David L Fultz of the Players Fraternity, and denies any clause forcing forfeiture or pay by injured players in the present contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
B. B. Johnson
Johnson
David L. Fultz
Players’ Fraternity
Largest submarine Schley begins construction at Fore River
The Fore River Ship Building Corporation in Quincy Massachusetts has started building the Schley the largest submarine planned for the United States Navy. The vessel measures about 270 feet overall with a 2500 mile radius of action, option to carry fuel for double that distance, diesel surface speed near 20 knots and submerged speed around 11 knots. It will run on storage batteries for complete underwater travel for a day and cost about 1 400 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fore River Ship Building Corporation
Quincy
Mass
Iron Trade Review
Schley
United States Navy
The Cares of a Landlord and the Haunted House
A landlord’s twelve year vacant house is rumored haunted until he installs expensive electric lighting. After a quiet period, the agent reports no tenants yet, but reveals they have taken all the fittings, not permanent occupancy.
Rheims City Guides Courage Amid Ruins and Shell Fire
A Paris correspondent describes Rheims as a city of courage and resilience after more than two years of German bombardment. The ruined cathedral dominates the scene while residents endure, attend prayers, and carry on daily life in cellars and cafes, defiant beneath the ongoing artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rheims
France
Champagne
Lucan
Joan of Arc
Kansas governor cites mud tax road test on grain haul
Governor Capper notes a road test comparing grain transport costs on mud versus hard roads. Eleven tons delivered per trip on mud with four miles per trip, yielding 75 cents per ton. On hard roads three trips daily moved 33 tons at 19 cents per ton, saving 55 cents a ton on good roads. Total 450 tons and $264 saved. Also mentions Ecuador using tree bark as blankets.
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Governor Capper
Kansas
Clay Magazine
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William Meyers
Joe Naylor
Gibert
Janett
Reimschissel
Su Janert
Reimschisse
Janert
International News Service
George McMann
Maggie
M’neill
City League
St. Anthony
Service A la Carte
Telephone Crockett
T. B. Baker
Mgr
Gunter Hotel
Percy Tyrrell
Hot Wells Hotel and Bath House
Arthur G. Jury
Traction
Howard Star
Commercial Tenpin League
Pet. Gas & Elec. Co
Traction C
Uvalde Gulf
Morris Packing Co
Service Co
Swift & Co
Stephens
Duke Seer Neses
H. Howard
Franklin Taxicab Co
Frankelan
Birdsong & Potchernick
Ave, D
Szauto Livery CO
Soledad St
Crockett
FORD
Central Tire CO. Inc
Main Ave
Travis
L Pet. Panthers
Normal Or
Saylor
Herman
Eggers
Heal
Dave Fultz
Ban Johnson
Gillette Gato
Chandler Cars
Maider Voyage
Henry R. Mallory
Galveston
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Mallory Steamship Company
F. T. Rennie
Texas
Press Nichols
San Antonio
Bedell Building
Ecuador
St. Louis
Houston St
J W. King, D. F
P. A
G. M. Bynum, C. P
Ines
Atlanta
Houston
EDW
Egr Aaas Co. P
T. A
A. R. Atkinson
Houston Street
S.A
A.p.ry
Corpus Christi
City Ticket Office
Pullman Stevnety
Avenue C
Vere
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