Bronchos Brace for Austin Series Undecided By Coach
President Black has not decided if the Bronchos will travel to Austin for a Texas league weekend series. Uniforms for road trips feature blue gray with black trim and "San Antonio" on the shirt. home whites carry black stripes. Austin club head Tom Iglehart invited games, but Manmeer Leidy stated the decision remains pending as the team trains at Texas park.
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Brooklyn
Black
Tom Iglehart
Austin Club
Austin
Manmeer Leidy
Capitol
Iglehart
Texas @ park
Bankers
Spitter Fascinates New Orleans Hurlers in April Exhibition
Corporal George Cook amazed Manager Davis and Catcher Easterly by delivering a spitball that starts high and curves to the plate at batter level. The soldiers show refined control after a half dozen throws, noting he did not use the pitch last year due to lacking a catcher.
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George Cook
Davis
Catcher Easterly
Harry
Cobb as Colossus in class reply prompts attention
A Georgia schoolteacher asks who “doth bestride this narrow world like a Colossus” and four-fifths of the class respond with “Tyrus Raymond Cobb” amid the public notice surrounding the name. The exchange highlights Cobb’s notoriety and public curiosity about the famed figure.
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Ty Cobb
Georgia
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Brown Accepts Challenge From Albright at Corpus Christi
Pet Brown of Taylor expects to meet Young Albright the New Orleans welterweight in Corpus Christi next Friday night in a wrestling bout.
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Taylor
Tex
Pet Brown
Young Albright
New Orleans
Corpus Christi
First Elimination Matches Start in Presidents Cup Race
The Race for the Presidents Cup at San Antonio Country Club begins today with elimination matches. Many players failed to show yesterday, forfeit rules apply, and results will decide the 16 players advancing to the next lap. President E B Chandler is reported among early survivors with Lewis Medal arrangements set for this afternoon.
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San Antonio
E. B. Chandler
Gear overwhelms Texas as Topeka wins 14 to 4
Topeka defeats the Texas Longhorns 14 to 4 in Austin. Gear hits a grand slam style drive with bases loaded in the first inning. Texas regimens struggle with weak support for the varsity pitchers as veterans enter late.
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Southwestern
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Texas
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Mandot Wins Eight-Round Decision Over Moran in Memphis
Joe Mandot of New Orleans defeats Owen Moran by decision in eight rounds at the National Athletic Club in Memphis. Mandot takes six rounds, Moran one, one round even with Mandot hitting the canvas in round two. Moran feared as a challenger to Ad Wolgast for the lightweight title. Billy Murray of the New York Giants impresses McGraw as a potential NL sensation this season.
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Associated Press
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Tenn
Joe Mandot
New Orleans
Owen Moran
National Athletic Club
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Moran
StoRly
Ad Wolgast
Billy
Red” Murray
New York Giants
Johnnny McGraw
Murray
Pittsburg Pitcher Marty OToole Bombarded With Marital Proposals
Special to the Light from Pittsburg April 2. By 6 am this morning Marty OToole the Pittsburg Baseball club pitcher had received 108 marriage proposals with several more expected. Many suitors are cultured wealthy graduates of private schools or colleges. Future proposals should be sent to OToole care of manager Frederick Clark, not to the sporting editors.
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Marty O’toole
Pittsburg Baseball Club
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O'Toole
Frederick Clark
White Hope Tarver defeats Mayo in Tex exhibition
In Anson Texas at the opera house Cass Tarver the Texas white hope fought Frank Mayo of Chicago. Tarver 250 pounds dominated with jabs crosses and hooks and finished Mayo in the fifth round with a right hook to the jaw after Mayo had been counted down earlier. Mayo weighed 220 and once held prominence years ago.
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Associated Press
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Tex
Opera House
Cass Tarver
Texas
White Hope
Frank Mayo
Chicago
Tarver
Mayo
Chinese Hawaii team tours US in close loss to California
The first Chinese heritage college team to play in the United States, from Hawaii, impressed with resources and speed yet fell to the University of California in a tightly contested game. Hawaii pitcher Apan showed striking resources and the visitors hit with expertise.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
University of California
College of Hawaii
Hawaii
Apan
R. Hi. Coigpmir
Neel Ume
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City Baseball league managers to meet for season prep
The City Baseball league board will hold a 6 o clock meeting today to finalize preparations for the league series opening on April 14. Managers must submit all player contracts and each club must reduce enrollment to 12 players by April 12, including the manager.
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City Baseball League
Princeton Defeats Ursinus In 6–0 Baseball Game
Princeton beat Ursinus 6 to 0 in Princeton New Jersey this afternoon. Other scores reported include Buffalo 6 Geor Georgia 0 in Athens, Columbia 1 South Carolina 5 in Columbia, Vermont 7 Washington and Lee 1 in Lexington, Presbyterian 5 Furman 4 in Clinton South Carolina.
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Nationals Triumph Over Americans 6 to 2 in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Nationals defeated the Americans 6 to 2. Brown, a recruit who pitched for the Americans, was unsteady at key moments while the Americans failed to solve the Nationals' pitching. Batteries Seaton Alexander Killifer and Dooin Brown Lapp.
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Associated Press
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Philadelphia Nationals
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R. H. E. Nationals
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Killifer
Dooin
Lapp
Will Play With Oklahoma
LOCKHART Texas April 2 James Myrick a local ball player has left for Oklahoma City to join the Oklahoma City team of the Oklahoma State league Myrick played his first professional season last year with the Brownies of Brownsville Hellman Trigg and Gambrell remain here awaiting a settlement of the Southwest Texas league affairs
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James Myrick
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State League
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Southwest Texas League
Hits and Speed to Win 1912 Pennant says Red Sox have edge
President McAleer of Boston forecasts speed and slugging for the 1912 pennant race. He expects Stahl Hooper Speaker Wagner Lewis Carrigan and Yerkes to hit over .300, with Hooper Speaker and Stahl leading aggressive baserunning for an excellent Red Sox chance.
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Yerkes
Red Sox
Jeannette Stops Griff Jones in Fourth Round
New York April 2 Referee stops heavyweight bout as Joe Jeannette dominates Griff Jones after Jones is knocked down repeatedly in the third round and a knockout appears near, ending the ten round scheduled fight in the fourth.
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Associated Press
New York
Joe Jeannette
Griff Jones
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Indoor Baseball At Y M C A Seventh Set Of Games
The Joske Bros. and the Guarantee Shoe Co. teams meet Wolff Marx and the Bankers squad in the seventh set of Commercial Indoor league games. First game starts promptly at 8 10 on the Y M C A floor.
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Bronson Edges English in Fifteen Round Bout
Ray Bronson of Indianapolis won the decision over Clarence English of Omaha in a fifteen round boxing bout in St Joseph Missouri last night.
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Associated Press
ST. Joseph, Mo
Ray Bronson
Indianapolis
Clarence English
Omaha
Kilbane eyed as Coster aims featherweight title shot
Joe Coster the fast Brooklyn featherweight defeated Eddie O Keefe in New York elimination bouts. The Brooklyn fighter likely will meet Johnny Kilbane soon for the featherweight title.
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Joe Coster
Brooklyn
New York
Coster
Eddie O’keefe
Johnny Kilbane
Pitcher Joins Gear's Team in Topeka
Eugene Cochrehan left Los ing for Austin to join Dale Gear's Topeka Kansas team. The local pitcher has notable experience and is expected to excel. He had just returned from a fox hunt near Luling and is known as an avid bird and fox hunter.
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Tex
Eugene Cochrehan
Austin
Dale Gear
Topeka
Kansas
Cochrehan
Luling
Boyle Humphrey Gymnasium Burns in Danville
Boyle Humphrey gymnasium at Central University in Danville Kentucky burned yesterday causing an estimated loss of 50000 dollars. The fire’s cause is unknown.
San Antonio Driving Club Meets Tonight for Frid ay Matinee Entries
Important business will be trans acted at the regular monthly meeting of the San Antonio Driving club this evening at 8 o'clock in the Southern hotel. A postponed matinee is set for Friday afternoon with several new entries expected despite horses being out of condition from bad weather. Purses have been building and will be announced after the races.
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San Antonio
Boston Golfer McNamara Wins North and South Open
In the twelve annual United North and South Amateur Championship at Pinehurst N C yesterday L L McNamara of Boston edged Charles Evans Jr of Edgewater in a 36 hole open event 144 to 148 for first place. Prizes totaled 100 for first medal 50 for second 25 for third. Evans receives equal value in plate.
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Pinehurst
N. C
L. L. McNamara
Boston
Charles Evans, Jr
Edgewater
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