Weckmann Jr Captures Lone Star Shoot Victory
L Weckmann Jr scored 89 of 100 to win the Lone Star Rifle Club weekly shoot. G A Turner placed second with 88 and C F Barbera third with 82 as others including M A Bailey Leo Cotton and B J Boon tied for fourth at 79. A silver loving cup will be awarded to the team winners.
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Lone Star Rifle Club
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M. A. Bailey
Leo Cotton
B. J. Boon
H. L. Arno
J. Barloco
K. H. McCaskill
R. H. Hearn
A. Rouff
E. Menn
F. Rossi
P. J. Matzow
Ritchie Wins Close Ten Round Bout in Goldfield
Wil lie Ritchie former lightweight champion fought Johnny McCarty of San Francisco at catchweights in Goldfield Nevada and was judged to have the shade better after ten closely contested rounds.
Levinsky Beats Miske In Ten Round Bout
In New York on October 13 Battling Levinsky of New York outpointed Billy Miske of St Paul in a two ten round boxing match. Levinsky weighed 180 pounds while Miske weighed 178.
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Boston and Brooklyn World Series Averages and Payouts
The Boston Red Sox batted .238 and led with Gainer Carrigan Shorten Lewis and Hooper among the top batters. Brooklyn followed with Stengel Coombs Johnston Olson Merkle and Pfeffer. team average was .200. Attendance five games 162,359. receipts $385,590.60 with shares: Boston $97,756.47 and Brooklyn $65,170.96. Individual shares about $3910.26 and $2884.82 respectively.
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Scott
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Leonard
Henriksen
X. McNally
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Fielding Averages of 1916 World Series
Boston October 13 The official scorer Taylor Spink released the fielding averages from the 1916 World Series. The piece notes Holke as a top first baseman and mentions players Hoblitzel and Cheney, with brief anecdotes on team moves and earnings from the series.
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Baseball Writers’ Association of America
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McGraw
Pull stroke in tennis and other sports highlights
New York reports describe Kumagae’s pull stroke likened to Wilding’s, with the ball spinning on a tilted axis causing tough returns. Also notes court action rumors involving George Chaney and Kilbane, plus Fred M. Walker’s notable mound work for Utica and Walter Holke’s impact after Merkle trade with the Dodgers.
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Kumagae
Anthony F. Wilding
Walter Holke
Rochester
John McGraw
Fred Merkle
Dodgers
Holke
Gottwald's Five Wins Junior A's Youth Basketball Battle
The YMCA Junior A's led by Henry Gottwald defeated Edwin Studhalter's five 21 to 18 in a fast game. Charles Andrews won the sixth swimming event with Virgil Winters and Gottwald placing third in diving.
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Edwin Studhalter
Charles Andrews
Virgil Winters
Phillip Archer
Aubrey Tuttlebee
Byars Folts
Harold Rosier
Folts
Russell Jonas
Clark Crosby
Murray Roberts
Herff School Five Triumphs Over Highland Park
The Herff School basketball team defeated Highland Park School 9 to 5 in a Thursday afternoon game. Bernhard scored six points for the winners while M. Burns served as referee.
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Herff School
Herff
Highland Park School
Bernhard
M. Burns
Pompous Old Gentleman Donation Cited by Citizen
A Brooklyn citizen cites Mr. Grabcom as a generous donor who gave $100 to aid war sufferers in Europe and says he should be consulted on peace terms.
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Grabcom
Europe
Brooklyn
Psychology of kissing and the why of closed eyes
A Baltimore Sun inspired inquiry surveys reasons women shut their eyes during a kiss. Responses range from embarrassment and disbelief to being overwhelmed by sweetness, with one older man declaring the questioner’s premise false.
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Baltimore Sun
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