City Championship Golf Tourney Planned at Laurel Heights
The joint Country Club and Laurel Heights Club announce a three day city championship golf tournament at Laurel Heights on October 3 to 5 with 36 holes in the championship and 18 holes in other classes daily. Prizes include a silver cup for the city champion and a runner-up cup, plus medals for the lowest qualifying score.
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Laurel Heights
Country Club
Laurel Heights Club
San Antonio
Frank Lewis
J. H. Burleson
Ernest L. Brown
F. W. Maule
T. T. Dillon
Ned McTlhenney
Laurel Heights Links
Symons
Texas Golf Association
Germans Seek Kraenzlein To Train Berlin Track Team
Berlin Aug 8 German athletic leaders sent an mission to America to obtain A B Kraenzlein the German American hurdler as athletic adviser and trainer for the 1916 Olympic track team If Kraenzlein declines they will engage another American trainer hoping for a Swedish like success as seen in 1912 at Stockholm with Ernie Hiertberg aiding the Swedish team
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Kraenzlein
Berlin
America
A. B. Kraenzlein
Stockholm
Ernie Hiertberg
Weasels Split Double Bill In Juvenile Indoor Baseball
In the Y M C A Juvenile Indoor Baseball League two games were played. The Tigers beat the Weasels 6 to 6 as Flaherty fanned six and led his team. In the second game the Weasels topped the Lions 8 to 6 with Breen and Hix Green keying the attack. Umpire Hawser. Next Saturday the Lions meet the Hyenas and the Tigers face the Weasels.
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Tigers
Weasels
Flaherty
Cartwright
Sexaur
Miller
Straughn
Archer
Lions
Breen
Hix Green
Hawser
Youngsters Lead In Exwanok Tourney Second Round
In Manchester New Hampshire August 8 17 year old G McElwain defeated Fred Herreshoff Garden City expert at the last green in the Presidents Cup match play at Ekwanok Country Club Ridgefelds 17 year old R M Lewis pushed B W Corkran to the final green before losing due to a poor drive on the eighteenth tee.
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Fred Herreshoff
Garden City
Manchester
N. H
Ekwanok Country Club
G. McElwain
R. M. Lewis
Ridgefeld
B. W. Corkran
Baltimore
Ex British Champion Questions American Golfers
London, Aug 8 Harry Vardon former British golf champion sailing to the United States to compete for the American title says he has played Americans before and does not think them very strong He notes a blot on British sport after the Davis cup tennis loss and predicts England will reclaim the golf title showing the Englishman’s game dominance
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London
Harry Vardon
Edward Ray
United States
Gunboat Smith vs Flynn Set for Madison Square Garden Bout
California’s Gunboat Smith and Colorado’s Jim Flynn meet in a ten round boxing match at Madison Square Garden. Flynn predicts a knockout by five rounds if Smith does not race. Smith, younger and heavier with a reputation for power, has one prior loss to Jim Barry.
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New York
Smith
California
Jim Flynn
Colorado
Madison Square Garden
Pueblo
Flynn
Jim Barry
White Sox Cop Washington in Big Win
Chicago defeated Washington 11 to 4 as Washington committed numerous errors. Fournier slugged a homer a triple and a single with a base on balls in five appearances. Cicotte was strong for Chicago while Washington managed little against him.
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Washington
Chicago
Fournier
Cicotte
R. H. E. Chicheo Bae Os
Benz Schalk
Engel
Harper
Gallia
Henry
Ainsmith
Farrell Appeals to Commish Over Cuban Sale
President Frank Farrell of the New York American League Club will appeal to the National Commission to set aside the sale of Cuban players Luque Artragon and Padron from Long Branch of the New York and New Jersey League to the Boston Nationals.
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Farrell
New York
Frank Farrell
New York American League
National Commission
Long Branch
New Jersey
Boston Nationals
Luque
Artragon
Padron
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Exwanok
Ane
Pan
Sovereign
Qualite
Superieure
Sovereign Cigarettes
Sovereign Headquarters
E. Pohly
Phone Crockett
Newport
R. I
Carolina
Cubs Park
Chicago National Lea
Gue Park
Basemait
India
White Sox
Homer
Triple
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