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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1917
Page
13
A dramatic sales pitch warns of rising clothing costs next season and urges quick purchase. It touts Hecht Co overcoats and suits as superior in styling and color with strong discount pricing, noting Society Brand items start at 15.75 while stocks include $25 to $35 suits and overcoats with several price points.
Gallaudet Reserve basketball players bowed to the Army and Navy Prep quint in the latter's gym, 36 to 10. Cassell and Baker led the victorious team with six and five goals respectively as the Preps pulled away after the first period. A return game is planned but date not set.
Friends School defeated Georgetown University freshmen 61 to 16 at Ryan Gym yesterday. It marked Friends seventh win in eight starts, powered by superior teamwork and weighty, aggressive play from the freshmen.
Personal inspection by appointment offered for life insurance on race horses show horses cattle and all farm stock including dairy animals. Coverage includes work horses in delivery transfer dray brewery coal laundry bakery and milk service. James Gray agent 603 Mass.
Georgetown University defeats St John’s College of Brooklyn 44 to 26 at Ryan Gymnasium. Georgetown dominates with fast passes and sharp shooting. Cashin and Fees lead scoring, Farrell shines for St John’s in late rally.(ballparked) Bowlers from Washington Knights host Baltimore Kay-Lee rollers in Grand Central alleys in eighth annual interleague event.
New Haven Conn Jan 26 Yale's football schedule shows two changes from last year Amherst and University of North Carolina replace Wehigh and Washington and Jefferson All games except Harvard at Cambridge to be played in the Yale Bowl including matches with Carnegie Tech Virginia Virginia Polytechnic Institute Colgate Brown Princeton Harvard and North Carolina at various dates Norfolk Va Jan 26 Virginia League directors reelected W P Bradley as president secretary treasurer and granted a Lynchburg franchise The Norfolk franchise will move to a local syndicate led by Moran Barry a former Georgetown star
The Y boys basketball team extended its winning streak by edging Eastern High School 26 to 15 in a tense contest. A 10 10 halftime tie and a 13 11 score at three quarters underscored a close game before a large season crowd. Names and substitutions are listed with goals credited to Young Payne Chew Gill Goetz Mailhost Thomas Baldwin Frasier Brockwell Earnshaw and Reed. Referee Puller Timer McCaffery and Eastern 10 minute quarters marked the event.
In St Paul on January 26 the State boxing commission fined Mike O'Dowd and Jack Britton $100 each for failing to appear for examination and weighing-in at 3 o'clock yesterday. They weighed at ringside before their bout the previous night.
Wisconsin Princeton and Annapolis may send crews to the intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie if the distance is cut to three miles. Columbia Pennsylvania and Syracuse also considered. Tech canceled its Army game and faces Navy Prep basketball next. Tech plays Business in the high school league Tuesday.
Frank Swan defeated Charles Love Joy 100 to 30 in a featureless pocket billiard match at the Grand Central parlors last night for the District championship. Twelve was the best run.
Catholic University prepares for a return game with Loyola College of Baltimore after defeating the Baltimore team 210 to 31 in a previous meeting at home. Brooklanders aim to repeat their local performance against the Loyola squad next month.
Chicago January 24 two baseball pitchers Doug Lan and Pendergast both members of the Baseball Players' Fraternity signed IBJT contracts with the Chicago Nationals today indicating a return to major league action for the pair.
Catholic University’s 1917 baseball season, managed by A. W. Sullivan, features 23 games including clashes with Yale, Harvard, Tufts, Holy Cross, Boston College, Penn State and Amherst. The Brooklanders open March 24 at home vs Rock Hill, then six home contests before a Northern trip with 5 away games.
George Washington hosts Davis Elkins of Elkina West Virginia in a single college game at M G A court tipping at 8 90. Washington faces illness and injury in Ellison and Allen while Davis Elkins arrives after three recent wins and will be refereed by James Colnffower with the GW student band joining in the rooting.
President Baker of the Philadelphia National League club released a letter to Grover Cleveland Alexander denying a three year contract at 15000 dollars per year. Baker offered 8000 dollars yearly and would not raise it. Alexander is at his home in St Paul Nebraska and catcher Killifer reportedly received a reduced offer. Baker plans to meet the star battery next month.
Western High School swimmers defeated the YMCA boys 60 to 36 in a dust meet held at the YMCA pool. Western won six of ten events and swept the senior and junior relays. Morrell of the YMCA set a feature by winning the junior plunge at 46 feet 6 inches.
Western gains early lead to defeat Business 24 to 18 at the YMCA high school basketball game. Fast passing and solid defense, led by Chamberlaine Johnstone and W Herron, paced the Western attack. Business briefly surged in the final period before Western’s defense held. Raedy was ejected for contact rule violation. Gonzaga tops Rockville 22 to 13 in a separate game, with Dutty leading scorers.
Report covers six races at three tracks with detailed results. Winners include Anna J at 9 to 2, Mico Girl at 11 to 5, Matin at 6 to 5, Talebearer at 13 to 5, Take Mae at 5 to 2, and Dignity at 8 to 5. Notable runners: Ornery, Bracelet, Blue Bannock, Perseus, Blue Grass Belle, Athena, The Stores, and Rose Land along with several others. Time records and placements for each race noted.
Entries list for today races at track with six programmed events. Includes age classes, distances, claiming and selling statuses, and also prices and horse names such as Hula's Brother Running Queen Cassie Bright and many others across seven races.
A race card from Habana features six races for four year olds and up at 6 to 8 furlongs. Entries include Misa Genevieve 108 and Afterglow 118 in the first race, Casco 100 and Red Blossom 103 in the second, Encore 105 and Morristown 198 in the third, McAdams 98 and Offertory 111 in the fourth, Ball Band 8 and Naashon 118 in the sixth with weather listed as drizzle and track heavy.
Annapolis Md Jan 24 Potomac Boat Club of Washington scheduled by the Naval Academy crew for a race here with date not yet fixed Navy to also compete in the American Henley at Philadelphia and to row Pennsylvania at Annapolis Coach Glendon begins his fifteenth season with more than 100 candidates in training in the tank.
Central High's basketball team hosts Baltimore City College in the Central gym tonight. The game is scheduled for an early start. Welling defeats Johnson in a ten round boxing match in New York, with Jlon Welling of Chicago outboxing Leo Johnson, colored lightweight, in every round.
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