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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1911

Page

8

Bronchos Start Fast Road Trip With Series Openers

The Broncho squad led by manager Leidy left at 9 a m for Georgetown to face Southwestern University weather permitting due to wet grounds. They plan a trip to Austin to meet the Senators and then proceed to Fort Worth and Laredo for games before April 9 and an exhibition with the Denver Grizzlies. Lemon misses trip with la grippe. Bannon covers catcher duties.

Rogers Cocheran Lape Gray Wakefield Bannon Betts Metz Thrialkill Firestine Wallace Pearsons Brewer Leidy Southwestern University eGorgetown Nags Austin Senators Morris Block Georgetown Fort Worth Morris Roberts Gardner Laredo Denver Grizzlies Victoria Rosebuds Lemon Nag la Grippe

Marshall Training Athletes Compete in Track Meet

The Marshall training school hosts the annual junior and senior track events this afternoon starting at 1 with junior races and at 3 30 for the seniors Coach Moyes Bes has developed fast sprinting talent at the institution and the meet will test the team before the State academic title meet in Fort Worth on April 12 and other competitions.

Marshall Training School Moyes Bes Fort Worth

Wolgast Dominates Lagrave In Quick Title Bout

Lightweight champion Ad Wolgast battered Antonio Lagrave from the first bell, forcing the referee to stop the fight after two minutes of the fifth round as Lagrave’s corner threw in the sponge. Wolgast unleashed punishing blows, landing a fierce jaw shot in round two and repeatedly pinning Lagrave against the ropes.

Associated Press San Francisco Ad Wolgast Antonio Lagrave Lagrave Wolgast

Big sale of tickets to opening game of league

Weather was below freezing as a snow storm blew during intermissions while a long line of messengers stood through last night awaiting admission to the opening game tickets in Cincinnati Ohio on April 1 according to the Associated Press.

THE Associated Press Cincinnati, O

Oxford Wins Annual Boat Race at Putney

Oxford led from the start and won the sixty-eighth University Boat Race by three lengths over Cambridge in 18 minutes 29 seconds on a ripple-less course. The dark blues, heavier and favored, claimed their thirty-seventh victory to Cambridge's thirty, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Albert observing.

Associated Press Putney England Oxford Cambridge Surry Hammersmith Bridge Shiswick Church Barnes Bridge Prince of Wales Prince Albert R. C. Lehman Guy Nickalls

National League opener tickets go on sale in Cincinnati

Awaiting the opportunity this morning to purchase admission to the season opening game in Cincinnati. Despite poor weather a record ticket sale is forecast for the April 12 contest between the Cincinnati and Pittsburgh clubs.

Cincinnati Pittsburg

French aviator Verdine flies Poitiers to Issy Les Moulineaux

Pierre Vedrine left Poitiers in a Morane monoplane at 6 18 pm and reached Issy Les Moulineaux at 8 30 pm, covering about 208 miles in 132 minutes at an average of 90.2 mph. The train on the same route takes 236 minutes. The fifty horsepower aircraft marks him as a new figure in aviation.

Issy Les Moulineaux Pierre Verdine Poitiers Vedrine France

Savannah as Place for Grand Prize Considered

New York dispatch says William K. Vanderbilt Jr. may summon the motor cups holding company to consider Savannah as the site for the grand prize in international automobile racing. The Savannah Auto club requested the Savannah venue and the 91 prize is at stake.

Associated Press New York William K. Vanderbilt Jr Vanderbilt Motor Cups Holding Savannah Auoreo Club

Dr. Sarah F Herdmann Osteopath Listed in Gibbs Building

Dr. Sarah F. Herdmann, an osteopath, is listed in the Gibbs building with contact numbers for residence at N. P. 3055 blue.

Sarah F. Herdmann Gibbs Building Res. N. P

Carl Morris Triumph Dampens Johnson Jail News

Hope Buys Gasoline Buggy to Celebrate His Victory and Carl Morris accepts news of Jack Johnson's jail sentence with restrained regret. Morris's win overshadows the boxing world setback as public cheers erupt in the arena.

Hope Johnson

Baptist Academy Baseball Squad Invades San Antonio Series

The Baptist Academy baseball squad from San Marcos travels to San Antonio for a two game series against Marshall Training School and Peacock team at the Training School diamond in West End. First pitch at 10 am with a 2 pm afternoon game. The visitors seek to upset local clubs after years of even returns.

Baptist Academy San Marcos San Antonio Marshall West End Peacock Baptist

Sweeney Seen As Likely Kingpin Of American League

The text credits Sweeney as the star of the New York American League team and predicts he will be compared with Kling next season. Comiskey previously evaluated him years ago and has regretted not signing and developing him.

Sey Kling Sweeney Comiskey

Turner Bowling Club Holds Old-Timers Match

The L. A. Turn Verein staged a bowling event with two teams, the Juniors named iSpring and the Seniors named Winter. The Juniors required bowlers over 30 and the Seniors over 40, with Spring defeating Winter 2 to 0 in the Spring 2, Winter 0 match.

Turner Bowling iSpring

Carl Morris Dominates In Oklahoma Boxing Bout

Carl Morris arrived with a $6000 gasoline cart for his fight against Mike Schreck of Cincinnati. Morris knocked out Schreck after a fast, bloated exchange, prompting Oklahoma fans to hail him as a white hope and speculate about a future meeting with Jack Johnson.

Associated Press Lapulpa Okla Carl Morris Carl Express Mike Schreck Cincinnati Oklahoma Jack Johnson Chicago Mr. Johnson Johnson Calaboose Mr. Morris Morris Schreck Washington Bugs

City Brewery tops A B Frank in Crosby bowling league showings

City Brewery defeated the A B Frank Co. bowling team at Century alleys in two games by margins of 18 pins and 56 pins. Key players for City Brewery were Anz Frick Gros Menger Goldenberg and Williams. The combined team scores reached 343 338 in the first set and 327 314 in the second, with Spring beating Winter in a related tally.

City Brewery A. B. Frank A. B. Frank Co Anz Frick Gros Menger Goldenberg Williams City Bry Koch Renge Runge Gloeckner Gutzeit McCallister Lassner Ling Wagenfehr Oppenheimer Shackelhof Sormer

Western Mile Relay Team to Go East

Chicago April 1 All high and preparatory schools of the west have been invited by the University of Chicago to take part on April 22 in a try-out to form the inter scholastic one mile relay team. The team will be sent to the University of Pennsylvania relay races on April 29. University of Chicago authorities are in charge of the tryouts.

Associated Press Chicago West University of Chicago University of Pennsylvania

Conley to Meet Coulon for 25 Round Bout in New Orleans

Frankie Conley of Kenosha and Johnny Coulon will sign articles for a 25 round bout before the New Orleans Athletic Club in Chicago. A 116 pound limit is expected with weigh in at 3 p.m. A $2000 stake will be posted and the date decided at the meeting. Conley seeks a rematch after a recent decision win by Coulon in New Orleans.

Associated Press Chicago Frankie Conley Kenosha Johnny Coulon New Orleans A. C Battlers Conlon Conley New Orleans

Horsemen Donate Horses to U S for London Show

A committee led by Judge William W. Moore and Alfred G. Vanderbilt with about a dozen horsemen will purchase and present the U S army with top hunters and jumpers for the international horse show in London next June. Horses purchased include Justine Duke of Ashleigh Timerlost Tampico Tony Lass Chiswell Quandry Knight of Elway and St Nicholas II all noted show ring or field winners.

Associated Press New York United States Army London William W. Moore Alfred G. Vanderbilt America Justine Duke of Ashleigh Timerlost Tampico Tony Lass Chiswell Quandry Knight of Elway St. Nicholas

High School and Academy to Clash at YMCA Park

The San Antonio academy and the High school meet in the Academic league baseball series at 3 30 this afternoon on River avenue park. The Academy seeks to rise from the cellar while the High School shoots to extend its winning form since the St Louis college game. A large crowd of rooters is expected and both schools boast strong fan support.

San Antonio Academy River Avenue St. Louis College

Disbrow Wins 300 Mile Atlantic Beach Race

Louis Disbrow driving a Pope Hartford wins the 300 mile Atlantic Beach course in 3 53 32 1 2 lowering world records for 50 and 200 miles and setting new marks for 250 and 800 miles. Charlie Merz second in a National. Hughes third in a Mercer. Strang protest over distance resolved at 270 miles.

Jacksonville Fla Louis Disbrow Pope Hartford Atlantic Pablo Beach Fletcher Dietrich Tobin de Hymel Bob Burman Prince Henry Benz Oldfield Charlie Merz Howard Wilcox Pope-Hartford National Hughy Hughes Mercer Lewis Strang Case Wilcox Wilson Cole Haycraft Marquette Buick

Rathskellar Opens In San Antonio With 12 Hour Service

The Rathskellar in San Antonio operates from noon to midnight offering good service and a choice of delicatessen items with short order capability at Elite Cafe.

San Antonio

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