Illinois Wins Over Engineers In Fast Football Game
The Illinois football team defeated the Texas Engineers 24 to 0 in an elimination tourney at Fort Sam Houston. Thorne, Keller, and E. Kusener scored with Fox kicking three goals and a late placement. About 10,000 spectators watched as Illinois, heavier and more experienced, controlled the game with strong line play and effective backfield offense.
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San Antonio Four To Play Austin Team In Polo Match
The San Antonio four will travel to Austin Wednesday at 3 PM to face an assembled local team. Riders include W B Blocker J H Lapham W D Meadows and Gus Meadows with strong ponies to secure victory.
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Dechman shoots buck while en route to duck hunt
Alex Dechman, known as the coffee man, shot a crossing buck with No 6 shot after encountering it in his car last Saturday. He loaded the wounded deer into the automobile and continued his hunt, bringing six ducks and the 86 pound buck home that night.
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Aggies to Attend Turkey Day Game by Special Trains
College Station will dispatch two special trains carrying the cadet corps and official family of A and M College to Austin for the Turkey Day game against the Longhorns. About 2000 people from College Station and Bryan expected to attend. trains depart at 10 a.m. and return at midnight, with a special from Bryan.
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Pearls and Chapas Prevail In Fort Sam Houston Double Feature
In the Winter Baseball League at Fort Sam Houston, the XXX Pearls defeated the Droemers 5 to 1 behind Cy Fried who struck out eleven with no walks. The Chapas, leading the league, beat the R. S. team 6 to 2 as E Stahl fanned seven and Kraft added five hits for eight total.
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Football Review Marks End of Era With Yale Triumph
The brisk Saturday slate left Yale dethroning Harvard while Army battered Navy and other top teams squared off in key Thanksgiving showdowns. Texas A and M set the state pace with Texas in Austin, and Oklahoma edged Arkansas as major programs closed their 1916 seasons.
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Knights of Columbus trample Illinois in 94 to 0 football rout
Knights of Columbus routed the Illinois team at League Park 94 to 0 as Captain Russell Davis led with four touchdowns. Joe Dolan added three touchdowns and three goals, while Punk Evans booted seven of nine tries. Illinois standout players included Clinton Dodd O Shea and Hoar, but the Illini offered little resistance.
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Yale Adopts Regatta Course on Housatonic River
Yale Rowing Association approves a regatta course on the Housatonic River above Derby for spring and fall races with Princeton and Cornell. If they agree, the triangular Yale Princeton Cornell race will be held at Derby next spring and every third year. Yale denies plans to move the Yale Harvard race from New London.
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Legan's Bird Wins First Futurity Among Pigeon Fanciers
Legan's third entry S A 431 won the first futurity race from Weimar Texas 100 miles. Buck's 8 S A 450 took second with Euck's birds following closely in third and fifth. The owners of the top five finishers received turkeys.
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Carpentier Honored in Paris For Verdun Action
Georges Carpentier the French boxing champion was on leave in Paris after serving as an aviator at Fort Douaumont on the Verdun front. He was decorated with the military medal for gallantry and later staged an informal boxing exhibition at a charity bazaar in the Trocadero palace receiving an enthusiastic reception.
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Pilot flies 65 miles in 65 minutes to Yale game
Lieut. A B Thaw returned to Hempstead from New Haven after a 65 mile flight in 65 minutes in a bi plane to attend the Yale Harvard game. Sergeant Johnson also flew to New Haven and returned by car with a badly frozen face from 6000 feet.
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Western Association officers ousted at annual meeting
At the Western Association of Professional Baseball Clubs gathering in Oklahoma City on Sunday, all association officers were removed. New rules prohibit transportation allowances for reporting players, with a 14 dollar daily wage and 1300 dollar cap. The 154 game schedule was approved, season opens April 12 and ends September 3, 1916 pennant awarded to Denison. Circuits include Oklahoma City Tulsa McAlester and others across Oklahoma Texas and Arkansas.
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Mitchell and Rivers to fight in Milwaukee December 8
Ritchie Mitchell of Milwaukee and Joe Rivers of California will meet in a no-decision lightweight bout in Milwaukee on December 8. An announcement on Monday confirmed the matchup.
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