San Antonio to host major 1913 Indianapolis race show
The San Antonio Automobile Club announces a speed car exhibition during Fiesta week featuring the Jay-Eye-See, Simplex Zip, Case team, and other 1913 racing machines. Louis Disbrow leads a strong field including Endicott, Nikrent, Kilpatrick, and the Suffragette, with foreign entrants from France and England and local pilots preparing for fast heats on the San Antonio track.
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San Antonio Automobile Club
Texas Auto
Automobile Club
Hering
Gunter Hotel
Case Speed Champions
Case Racing Organization
America
San Antonio
Galveston
Old Orchard Beeches
Simplex
Alamo Auto Sales Company
G. A. C. Haltf
Louis Disbrow
Galveston Beach
France
England
Texas
Disbrow
New York
Automobile World
Wilda Bill Endicott
Indianapolis
Nikrent
California
H. J. Kilpatrick
Meinie Albrecht
George Clarke
Clarke
Mercedes
Bertrand
Tei
Fiesta Race Meet Faces Fronteered Course Probe
Speed car entries at the Fiesta Race Meet faced a fronded course and oiled surface to reassure the public of safety and faster speeds, with Representative Carr of the American Automobile Association vouching for conditions.
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Carr
American Automobile Association
Kilbane After Ritchie Fight Call From Johnny
Johnny Kilbane in Los Angeles on April 19 demanded action to settle the bout with Freddie Ritchie saying, Get out of the way and let somebody fight that can fight. The comment signals a push for a decisive showdown.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Johnny
Kilbane Set to Defend Lightweight Title Next Tuesday
Kilbane mails a challenge to light welterweight Willie Ritchie after defending his 122 pound title against Johnnie Dundee next Tuesday night. A $2500 forfeit is posted as goodwill, while managers seek a strong ready lineup at the Southern Pacific depot at seven.
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Kilbane
Johnnie Dundee
New York
Willie Ritchie
H N Moore Team Heads to Sutherland Springs
The H N Moore squad travels to Sutherland Springs this morning to meet the town team. The trip proves popular with local clubs as the journey offers a pleasant outing and competition.
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Suutherland Springs
H. N. Moore
Sutherland Springs
Governor signs land patent validation in Medina County
Austin April 19 governor signed a House concurrent resolution authorizing the validation of certain land patents in Medina County. The action formalizes the entitlement process for land titles and ensures clear ownership records for agri and residential parcels.
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Austin
Tex
House
Medina County
Hoigington Resident Wears Hair Forty Two Inches
E F Boxwell of Hoigington Kansas displays hair stretching forty two inches in length. The feature highlights extraordinary hair length and local character in a small Kansas town.
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E. F. Boxwell
Hoigington
Kas
Bermuda Could Be Major League Training Ground
April 19 report notes Bermuda climate aids veteran players like Frank Chance in returning to peak form, with Yankees and others eyed for future Bermuda workouts. News says Brooklyn and New York clubs may use Somerset or navy yard fields, with planned improvements including drying rooms and hotel steam heating to support training next spring.
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New York
Bermuda
Frank Chance
Great Britain
Chance
Husk
Barrett
Georgia
Highlanders
Brooklyn
Charles H. Ebbets
Ebbets
Yankees
Big Bear
Farrell Field
Charley
Coral Isle
Irwin
Somerset
Hamilton
Navy Yards
Blue Jacket
Jersey City
Hamilton Cricket Ground
Semifinal Shoots At Gun Club Today
The Stevens trophy semifinal will be held by San Antonio Gun Club members this afternoon at Exposition Park grounds. The event starts at 2:30 and features a neck and neck chase between Jack George and Witchell. Handicaps list added targets for many shooters including Dr. F Kent and Mrs. D O Connell with high marks for Boynton and Webb.
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San Antonio
Exposition Park
Jack George
Witchell
George
Guessaz
F. L. Toepperwein
Lyman
Steves
G. Hardie
Moore
Trusson
Sands
Shook
Pruitt
Wagoner
Syers
Levin
Hight
Rice
Barclay
Dr. F. Kent
Mrs. D. O'Connell
Boynton
Webb
J. Hardie
Harlem Tom Murphy stops Wolgast after twenty rounds
In San Francisco on April 19 Harlem Tommy Murphy defeats champion Johnny Wolgast in a fierce twenty round bout. Murphy seals the win with late charging combinations while Wolgast bleeds from the lip and battles on with stubborn vigor before the referee safely ends the contest.
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San Francisco
Cal
Wildcat Wolgast
Wolgast
Harlem Tommy Murphy
Murphy
Jim Griffin
Tommy
Griffin
Juniors Take Two Games In Two Wins
The Alamo Heights Junior team won two games yesterday. They defeated the Army Post Junior team 12 to 4 and the Grayson Street team 19 to 0.
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Alamo Heights
Army Post
Grayson Street
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Opeeuero
Endicott
Kilpatrick
Albrecht
Douis
Joe Nikrent
Fair Grounds
Horey
Heine Albrecht
Ritchie
Dandee
Morrison
Southern Pacific Depot
Atkins
A. Stahl
Keeler
Neeler
Ludgreen
Haas
Cude
Naylor
Yetelman
Young
Ellison
MEGGA
Dodgers
Ebbets May
Island
Harlem Tom Murphy
UNION
East
Houston Street
Mechancian Horey
Firestone
H. S. Firestone
Birdsoncg & Potchernick
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Ohio
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