Bronchos Poised for 1917 season in Texas League
San Antonio Bronchos gather for 1917 season under President Benson and manager Charles O Leary. Jost and Delcambre released to strengthen a pitching staff featuring May Covington Harper Rook Schulte Flanagan Friday. Infield Dunckel O Leary Tierney Hoffman and outfield Booe Baggan Flynn Hale, aim to contend from opening day.
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San Antonio
Houston
Fort Worth
Dallas
Shreveport
Waco
Ollie Jost
Delcambre
O'Leary
Benson
Charley O'Leary
Dunckel
O’leary
Tierney
Short
Hoffman
Booe
Baggan
Flynn
Hale
May
Covington
Harper
Rook
Schulte
Flanagan
Friday
Murphy Knocks Out Varona in 135 Pound Title Tourney
Tommy Murphy of Kansas City knocked out Frank Varona of New York in two rounds in the preliminary round of the title tournament in Boston. Earl Baird of Seattle defeated Charles Parker of Boston in one round in the 125 pound class. Finals scheduled for tonight.
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Boston
Mass
Tommy Murphy
Kansas City
Frank Varona
New York
Earl Baird
Seattle
Wash
Charles Parker
White Sox Beat Dallas 3 1 in Texas League Match
Chicago American League second team edged the Dallas Texas League club 3 to 1 despite being outhit two to one. Circus catches by J Collings and Murphy highlighted the game. Batteries Scott and Mayer for Chicago and Conley Compere Scoggins Coleman for Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
J. Collings
Murphy
R. H. E. Chicago
Scott and Mayer
Conley
Compere
Scoggins
Coleman
Braves Beat Yanks in Fayetteville to Take Lead
The Boston Nationals won the fifth game against the New York Americans in Fayetteville, North Carolina, 4 to 3. Four straight bases on balls forced in the tying run, and Konetchy’s sacrifice fly scored the winning run. Batteries: Allen, Davis, Crum, Nehf and Gowdy, Pierce, Love and Walters.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Boston Nationals
New York Americans
Konetchy
R. H. E. Now
York
Red Sox Defeat Dodgers Five to One in Davenport
Boston Americans routed the Brooklyn Nationals 5 to 1 in Davenport. The scoring line shows Boston leads 60 60 in runs while Brooklyn trailed with 1 in the final. Batteries were Leonard Ruth Pennock Thomas and Cady for Boston and Dell Cadore and Miller Myer for Brooklyn.
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Red Sox
Dodgers
Davenport
Boston Americans
Brooklyn Nationals
Boston
Brooklyn
Leonard
Ruth
Pennock
Thomas
Cady
Dell
Cadore
Miller
Myer
Giants Colts Trim Little Rock In 10–0 Rout
New York National League second team defeated Little Rock 10 to 0 as Little Rock pitchers surrendered numerous runs Monday. Batteries Kelly Causey and Rocker Sandberg Ledbetter Knight and Chapman Kennedy.
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Giant Colts
Little Rock
Ark
New York National League
Southern Association
R. H. E. Eer Sark
Ool
Eek
Eae
Sca
Eer
Ee Favdla SG
Pksaybeey
Kelly
Causey
Rocker
Sandberg
Ledbetter
Knight
Chapman
Kennedy
College Ball Scores From Columbia and Lexington
In Columbia D C South Carolina 2 Clemson College 1. In Lexington Virginia Amherst 5 Washington and Lee University 10.
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Columbia, D. C
University of South Carolina
Clemson College
Lexington
Amherst
Washington and Lee University
Umpires Named for Texas League Openers
Fort Worth and Waco will host opening games with Kennedy at Fort Worth Kane and Myers at Waco Mathews at Beaumont and Vitter at Galveston announced by president Morris Tuesday UmpiresAssignments announced for the Texas League season opener.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Morris
Kennedy
Kane and Myers
Waco
Mathews
Beaumont
Vitter
Galveston
Indoor Baseball League Heroes Tie For First
St Louis and Detroit victories boost standings in the Junior A Indoor Baseball League at the YMCA Monday afternoon. St Louis beat New York to take first, Detroit edged Boston 2-1 with Tatum driving in both runs and Kalies providing the hit that sparked Detroit. Grant Bechtel led New York with two two baggers. Dulling started a neat double play to cut down a runner. Russell Jones made an unassisted double play in the later game.
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New York
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Halliday
Grant Bechtel
New Yorkers
Dulling
Tatum
Kalies
Russell Jonis
Tigers Defeat Giants in Opening Innings Rout
Detroit Americans overcome New York Nationals 8 to 6 in Wichita Falls. Benton's wildness and overall ineffectiveness doomed the Giants as Detroit tallies seven runs in the first inning. Batteries: James Mitchell and Stanage for Detroit. Benton Smith and MecCarty Gibson for New York.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Benton
Detroit Americans
New York Nationals
R. H. E. Petroit
New York
James
Mitchell
Stanage
Smith
Mec Carty
Gibson
Philadelphia Americans Defeat Atlanta 6 to 4
The Philadelphia Americans won 6 to 4 over the Atlanta team of the Southern Association in Atlanta. The Phillies outhit the hosts as Bush Nabors and Penich contributed to the Philadelphia offense while Day Davis Robertson and Niederkorn pitched for Atlanta.
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Athletics
Atlanta
Philadelphia Americans
Southern Association
Philadelphia Sinceensacee
Bush
Nabors
Picinich
Day
Davis
Robertson
Neiderkorn
Umpires Appointed for Opening AL Games
Umpires for the April 11 opening games were assigned by President Johnson. Connolly and McCormick will officiate in New York, Owens and Dineen in Philadelphia, Nallin in Detroit, and O'Loughlin and Hildebrand in St. Louis. George Moriarity remains in reserve.
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Chicago
Johnson
Connolly
McCormick
New York
Owens
Dineen
Philadelphia
Nallin
Detroit
O'Loughlin
Hildebrand
St. Louis
George Moriarity
J Floyd Smith Wins Senior Class Event
J Floyd Smith won the Senior Class contest at the Y M C A on Monday night by completing the pull up on the horizontal bar eighteen times. T T Starley took second with seventeen and William Pieper third with sixteen. The event followed a green competition with Pieper’s team defeating Henry Lutz’s indoors baseball 12 to 5 and Bruce Banks’ team winning team honors with an average of 103.5.
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J. Floyd Smith
KE. T. Starvey
William Pieper
J. B. Moore
Smith
Pieper
Henry Lutz
Bruce Banks
Rex Logan
Willard Boone
Cam
GC. R. Vuquay
Banks
Bruce Bankes
Carl Behring
Henry Juits
Oswald Conrads
Claude Juquay
Logan
Phil Swartz
Howard Beckelmann
Floyd Smith
Alvin Icke
Jake R. Bain
Boone
Arthur Shnitzer
Frank Erben
Lt. Tshirhart
Roy Granfield
E. T. Harvey
McIntosh
State Officials Form Patriotism Drill Unit in Texas
A group of Texas state officials and department attaches forms a drill company proposed by A R Andrews of the State Fire Insurance Commission. The plan calls for twenty minutes of drill daily at 12:10 on the capitol east campus with Colonel J A McCalmont as instructor under gubernatorial oversight.
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Austin
Tex
State House
A R. Andrews
State Fire Insurance Commission
State Departments of
Texas
J. A. McCalmont
State of Texas
Capitol Grounds
McCalmont
Mandot and Fanning Fight to Draw in Memphis
Joe Mandot of New Orleans and Arles Fanning of Oklahoma City boxed eight fast rounds to a draw in a light weight bout in Memphis Tennessee on April 3. The contest ended even as both fighters showed speed and stamina.
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New Orleans
Memphis
Tenn
Joe Mandot
Arles Fanning
Oklahoma City
Kirke and Wallace Draw in San Francisco Lightweight Bout
Sailor Kirke of San Francisco and Otto Wallace of Milwaukee fought fifteen rounds to a draw in Denver on Monday night.
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Kirke
Wallace
Denver
Colo
Sailor” Kirke
San Francisco
Otto Wallace
Milwaukee
Little Jokers Seek Sunday Baseball Game in City
The Little Jokers baseball team requests a game with any junior city team next Sunday. Call Ring Crock at 123 after 7 p.m. and ask for Bartlett McMellan.
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Little Jokers
Crockett
Bartlett McMellan
Seeadler Captain Attacks United States as Anti American
The raider Seeadler captain denounces the Germans in Brazil and calls the United States unscrupulous. He states Von Luckner abandoned Germany’s allies and refugees from sunk ships will sail to Europe aboard first available steamers. Lt Welter recounts the Marie raider’s exploits and fate at Tandjong Priok and in East Africa.
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Rio Janeiro
Seeadler
von Junckner
United States
von Luckner
Brazil
Germany
Europe
San Francisco
Cal
J. Welter
Soerabaya
Java
Marie
Tandjong Priok
Baatavia
Welter
Africa
Zanzibar
Koenigsberg
East Africa
German ministers pledge funding for Argentine works
The German minister assures Argentina that financiers tied to the Reichsbank will back public works. The Buenos Aires Herald says Germany seeks to drive a wedge between Argentina and the Entente and the United States, while Buenos Aires notes the republic will maintain neutrality.
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Buenos
Aires
Reichsbank
Argentina
Germany
Buenos Aires
United States
Republic
Zapata Follower Executed After Amnesty Violation
Jose Sobel Robis, once aligned with Villa and Zapata, was executed in Oaxaca after accepting Carranza amnesty and then violating his pledge. The report places the event in Mexico City and notes the timing as yesterday.
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Jose Sobel Robis
Mexico City
Villa and Zapata
Oaxaca
Carranza
Charters Issued for Texas Corporations and Dissolutions
Charters were filed for multiple Texas firms including The Wormser Hat Shop Corpora tion in Dallas with 10000 capital and Crosbyton based Plains Mercantile Co with 30000. Also listed are Smith Cary Oil in Dallas 150000 capital Sam Bernard Oil in Beaumont 20000 and Houston-Beaumont Petroleum 25000. Godley Oil and Gas in Henrietta 54000 John H. Dunn Tire in Dallas 10000 Blue Ridge Development in Houston 10000. A J Showalter Co of Dalton Ga granted Texas permit. Texas Motor Equipment Co dissolution filed in Houston.
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Austin
Tex
Wormser Hat Shop Corporation
Dallas
Capital Stock
Milton W. Stein
Chicago
Abe Hyman
W. O. Furguson
Plains Mercantile Co
Cresbyton
Ss. P. Britt
H. IE. Sherwood
William Romaine
Crosbyton
Smith Cary* Oil Company
Alfred du Perier
Beaumont
J. J. Irvin
Houston
Godley Oil and Gas Company
Henrietta
J. J. Taylor
A. R. Callaway
L. W. Parrish
John H. Dunn Tire Company
John H. Dunn
Will E. Looney
H. L. Selleck
Blue Ridge Development Co
Neils Esperson
H. L. McLeod
Mrs. E. Brown
Texas
A. J. Showalter Co
Dalton
Texas Motor Equipment Company of
Berlin Courts Wear Overcoats in Frigid Session
In Berlin on April 3 the law courts continued business with judges and lawyers bundled in overcoats and fur hats due to the severe cold and fuel shortages, an unusual sight amid the winter.
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Berlin
Murguia Drives Toward Villa as reinforcements arrive
Patrols northwest of Chihuahua City report no trace of Villa's main band after retreat from the city. General Murguia strengthens Jiminez and Parral with 4000 troops, sending 2500 toward Santa Rosalia to block Villa's retreat while 1500 guard Jiminez and Parral. The drive aims to start north of Chihuahua toward the south once lower-state dispositions finalize. The report also notes suspected American activities in Mexico and pending legislative organization in the Chamber of Deputies with Hilario Medina as provisional president.
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Chihuahua City
Mexico
Villa
Jiminez
Parral
Mexican Central Railway
Chihuahua
Francisco”Murguia
International Commission
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Hilario Medina
Senate
Mexico Reports American Activities
Mexico City April 3 The Mexican embassy in Washington has transmitted to the government a report detailing American activities. The document outlines perceived actions and responses as tensions between the two countries shape diplomatic discourse.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Washington
Strayed artillery horse near Camp Wilson Texas
A horse strayed from the picket line near Camp Wilson in Texas. A reward of $10 will be paid for delivery to the Depot Quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
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Camp Wilson
Texas
Depot Quartermaster
Fort Sam Houston
Advertising text for political endorsement and product promotion
A political advertisement by Ray Lambert offers to serve for the next term if the electorate is satisfied with past performance. The piece also promotes Cain's ready cut garage at the Auto Show with numbered pieces and a note that anyone can erect it, crediting Post Lumber Co Cr. 2200.
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Ray Lambert
Cain
Post Lumber Co
Fiesta San Jacinto and Battle of Flowers Ady Ad
Fiesta San Jacinto with Battle of Flowers in San Antonio runs April 16 to 21 offering lowest railroad rates for travelers and visitors. Event highlights include parade and festivities drawing crowds and promoting city tourism.
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San Jacinto
Battle of Flowers
San Antonio
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