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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
15
A list of numbers for Interscholastic Basketball League players was to be settled at a meeting held at Dr Hudson's residence but representatives did not have them ready. The league officials will issue the final figures shortly.
George Washington University will stage its annual indoor track meet on March 4 with Cornell and the University of Virginia volunteering to participate. The relay between the two schools is a feature, and the event is expected to attract a larger audience and stronger finances. The Athletic Association will guide the meet with Prof. McNemar and Howard W. Hodgkins assisting, while a student manager will be named soon.
Georgetown edged Mount St Joseph's of Baltimore 36 to 35 in Ryan gym. Kelly led scoring with 11 FGs out of 20 free throws, Suarez for Mount St Joseph's had 9 of 18, and Donnelly was disqualified for Georgetown. The game featured tied scores late, a foul shooting contest, and a final winning basket by Kelly in the final seconds.
Boston club ships catcher Brugey to Binghamton in the New York State League and winger Fletcher Lowe, a former Dartmouth star, to the Montreal International under an optional agreement.
A boxing card in Ardmore featured four lively fights. The main event between Kid Greek of this city and Harry Glenn of Baltimore ended in a draw after intense in-fighting and strong defense, with Greek narrowly ahead in two rounds and Glenn winning rounds eight and eleven.
The National Laundry quint set a Capital City League record by rolling 1536 pins last night against Norris Peterea. High game was 662, with other scores 528 and 550. Lakin led with 347 after every member scored 300 or better. A Noack posted a 148 game for the National Capital League with 268 series. Harl Elker of Aemys had a 356 set and 129 high game.
Virginia football officials announced they will not play the University of Chicago on November 1. Vanderbilt arranged to move the Virginia game to October 28 to avoid Harvard on November 4, prompting a series of schedule changes across the season.
Chicago December 16 American League magnates accept peace terms with Federal and National Leagues ending the two year old dispute. A committee will meet with envoys from other leagues to work out details and possible consolidation while negotiations over player returns and trades continue. President Johnson expects a joint peace session within a week in New York or Chicago.
National and Federal League leaders debated a peace framework as President Ban Johnson and AL magnates faced pressure to approve terms. Federal backers insisted players under contract be compensated, citing near 480000 dollars, while some NL owners balked at funding salaries for unused players. A committee would meet with AL and NL delegates, with a Friday session planned.
Promoters signed papers in Chicago listing Jess Willard and Fred Fulton for a 26 round heavyweight match in New Orleans on March 4. Willard earns a flat 82,500 with Fulton at 7,600 plus 10 percent of films and 15 percent of gate receipts over 60,000. Also noted Cornell football selects L K Mueller of Decatur Illinois as captain for 1916.
Dee Reelected president of the Southern League at the directors meeting in Birmingham Alabama. A schedule with a salary limit of 2800 and 14 players was adopted. F P Coleman of Memphis named vice president and A H Woodward of Birmingham named auditor. Mobile directors vote to keep the franchise and keep Mobile in the league.
Gallaudet University defeats Baltimore City College 61 to 28 in Kendall Green opener as missing captains Rockwell and Classen test the lineup. Wenger shines on both ends, Rasmussen scores 14, and the team uses solid teamwork to dominate the early game.
Entries list for six races at Juarez race track including maidens and selling races. Notable horses and weights shown such as Parae Leah Cochran Jennie Small Grand entries like Rapid May Violet and Ba yous Sues. The third and later races include three year olds and up with horses like Pynne Ortyx Stentor and Borealis along with weights and odds fragments.
A fragmented list references Ethel Welles and multiple stage names and productions across Cincinnati Enquirer and Morning Telegraph. Mentions include Violet, Bharper Knight, Cabiria, Robert Mantell, Sallie O Day, Upright, Scallyweg, Mercuriam, and various theater titles and venues, indicating a theater gossip or performance roundup.
Fred Murphy of Catholic University, captain of the football team for the past season, was honored again by his teammates for 1916. He has played center for three seasons. Letters will be awarded shortly, but not before the holidays.
An OCR fragment lists five races of furlongs and miles with numerous horse names and jockeys, including Quick, Water Tily, Warfarer, Dancing Star, Now reddin, Billie Baker, Jaber, Conflagre ton, and others. It shows odds and weights like 109, 112, and 108, alongside various entrants and abbreviations, in a busy track program style.
Lexington Va December 15 Washington and Lee college releases nine game slate for 1916. The plan lists games against Randolph Macon at Lexington September 30 Army at West Point October 7 agern at New Brunswick October 14 Hoenoke College at Lexington October 21 Georgia Tech in Atlanta October 28 Navy at Annapolis November 4 Wesleyan and Jefferson at Richmond November 11 North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical at Norfolk November 18.
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