Crown Theatre Five Defeats Albright & Wood Five
The Crown Theatre team beat the fast Albright & Wood five 26 to 15 in the only Commercial League game Tuesday night. Crawford and Steber starred for the Crowns as they led 16 to 11 at halftime. An exhibition game between the Tigers and Stars ended 6 to 5 with Stars prevailing. Bauer five were awarded a forfeit over Ed J. Higgins. No league games are scheduled next week.
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Steber
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Tigers and Stars
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Ed J. Higgins
Settlement Home First Triumph Over Athletics 16 to 9
The Settlement Home first team defeated the Athletics of the Junior Diversified Sports League of the Y M C A 16 to 9 in a lively basketball game. Danielsen Hagan Stubbs and Ollinger starred for the winners while Ollinger and Kilborn led for the Y M C A boys. Ollinger hit two difficult field goals. The game was the second of three in the series between the teams.
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Ollinger
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Elmer Miller Visits Mobile Before Yankee Tryout
Former Mobile Southern League center fielder Elmer Miller is in Mobile on a visit en route to Macon Ga training camp for another New York Yankees tryout. If Miller fails to make the club he will revert to the Mobile Gulls.
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Yanks
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Gulls
New Bedford Card Ends In Bantamweight Draw
Johnny Ertle of St Paul and Al Shubert of New Bedford boxed twelve rounds to a draw Tuesday night. Both are bantamweights.
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Mass
Johnny Ertle
St. Paul
New Orleans Fight Fans Split Over Mandot Dundee Result
Joe Mandot lost by decision in a 20 round bout at the New Louisiana Auditorium as referee Tommy Burns favored Johnnie Dundee. Spectators and local press in New Orleans共有 disagreement on the outcome with Mandot praised by many but Dundee declared winner by Burns.
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Mandol
New Orleans
Burns
West Side
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Dick Burke
Burke
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Tod Sloan Declares End Of Racing Fever
Tod Sloan, famed jockey, says he will not return to racing. He recalls a $1,000,000 bankroll once, then losses that left him flat. He cites the turf as both his rise and ruin and notes he can no longer pick winners.
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Sloan
Fred Toney
Toney
Fandom and Free Agency Stir Baseball Headlines
The piece surveys contract talks with Fred Toney and other stars as 1916 plans unfold. It notes Toney’s $6000 ask versus a $4000 cap, managerial moves by Moran and Haughton, and star players like Doolan Cobb and Niehaus shifting teams. It also mentions Braves Field ticket sales, Williams College coaching by Rudolph, and spring camp plans for Brooklyn and Pittsburgh clubs.
Willard to Leave Chicago for New York Training Camp
Jess Willard and party depart Chicago for New York next Thursday night as the champion's cold clears and he begins earnest training for a bout with Frank Moran. Tom Jones reports the trip and Willard’s expected readiness.
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Tom Jones
Jess Willard
New York
Willard
Frank Moran
Birth of a Nation at Lyric Shows Blue and Gray Romance
The Birth of a Nation at the Lyric Theatre features Elsie Stoneman as a guitar playing symbol of reconciliation between North and South. The silent epic highlights Miss Gish’s expressive eyes and graceful presence in romantic interludes with Confederate officer Ben Cameron. Box office reports strong advance sales with daily matinees beginning Tuesday at 3. Andre Anderson defeated Jim Stewart by knockout in the sixth round, weighing 206 and 212 pounds respectively.
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Lincoln
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Chicago
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Lyric
Former middleweight champ loses on foul to Ahern in Brooklyn
George Chip of Newcastle Pennsylvania fell to Young Ahern in the fifth round of a ten round Brooklyn bout after Chip floored Ahern in the third. Ahern’s low blow was ruled a foul by the referee following examination by the club physician.
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George Chip
Newcastle
Young Ahern
Brooklyn
Chip
Ahern
Ambassador Gerard Injured While Skiing Near Munich
London February 23. Ames W. Gerard the American ambassador to Germany broke his collar bone during a skiing accident near Munich and injured his left side. Officials say the injuries are not serious.
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Exchange Telegraph Company
Ames W. Gerard
Germany
Munich
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