Quhwartz Sets High Game Mark in T3 League Rivalry
In a tight Commercial League bout, Household Furniture and San Antonio Gas & Electric clashed as Schwartz cracked a league high with 258 and a 217 average across three games. Gayle starred for Furniture while Armbrust led Electric scoring 542 pins. The match boosted Household to win with strong showings from Schwartz and Gayle.
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Household Furniture Company
San Antonio Gas & Electric Company
Electics
Schwartz
Gayle
Schwarz
Armbrust
Ist
Ds Inven
Sds
Benwatie Eiegs
Ss. A. G
Elec
Srd
Wagenfehr
Woonoonme
Cc Lee
Muehlendorff
Maverick-Clarke Company
Southwestern Telephone Company
Eagles Win Three
The Eagles clinched a three win run as Grand League runners-up gain a chance to move into first place.
Emerson Stars Fall Three Straight to Eagle in League Race
The Emerson Stars lost three consecutive matches to the Eagle team on Grand alleys Monday night in the Grand Tenpin league. The Stars bowled three solid games but fell short in the final frames as a late rally by Eagle sealed each narrow victory.
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Thomas
Howard
First
Emerson
The
Stars
Pinkus
Fort Sam Houston
Quinn
Eagles
Thurman Club
Giants
Emerson Stars
Eagle
Cubist Match Reverses Inning by Inning In Pool Tourney
In Los Angeles on December 3 Snyder defeated Phelan 21 to 15 after a 9 to 2 lead in the 44th inning of the class A three cushion billiard tourney. Snyder surged late as Phelan faltered with a string of missed counts. Hughes defeated Garcia 20 to 2 in 49 innings in the evening class Bb game. Thomas Clark Bundy and Miss May Sutton announced to wed December 11 in Los Angeles.
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Phelan
Snyder
Button
Hughes
Garcia
Los Angeles
Cal
Thomas Clark Bundy
Maurice E. McLoughlin
May Sutton
Bundy
McFarland Bout Off Over Financing Dispute
The December 10 fight between Packey McFarland and Harry Brewer was canceled in St. Louis due to a hitch in financial arrangements. Local business ads list Riebe Undertaking Co and A Collman for services.
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McFarland
ST. Louis
Packey McFarland
Harry Brewer
Cubs Best Waiters With Giants
Official 1912 NL club records show bases on balls led by Chicago and strike-outs led by Boston. Chicago profited from opposing pitchers lack of control while Pittsburgh trailed with 140 fewer passes than leaders. Cincinnati struck out least per game at just over three. Boston finished with 693 strike-outs about 4.5 per game.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Leaers
Cincinnati
Boston
Gamie
New York
Cea
Tere
Bt. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Paeedes
Philadelphia
Eeeeweesees
Seeeehees
Sheckard
Huggins
Titus
Moran
J. Smith
Paskett
Bescher
Bates
Carey
Evers
Zimmermanse- Kirk
New York Eee
St. Louis
Philadelphia Ae
Boston Liae
Doyle
Meyers
Knabe
Tinker
Maarsens
Cutshaw
McLean
Gibson
Killifer
Ki. McDonald
Schulte
Cravath
Merkir
Jackson
O'Rouke
Zimmerman
Sweeney
J. Wilson
Egan
Hoblitzell
An' J Miller
Luderus
Mitchell
Snolgrass
Doolan
Wagner
As Paskett
Wee
Daubert
Campbell
Sane
Teeeee
Konetechy
Louis
Murray
Etna Ae
Phil
Herzog
Oakes
Evans
Ot Hauser
Magee
Byrne
Phelan
Anne
Merkle
Fletcher
L. St. Louis
J Smith
Becker
Devlin
Wheat
Laier
Vice President recounts coast baseball trick during Texas league visit
Danforth tells a Pacific coast game tale of a catcher removing his mask to bend wires as the batter drops the bat and takes the mask for a strikeout. Other stories follow at the meeting. Tonight the Press club of San Antonio attends its first bout with Grand opera.
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Danforth
Pacific Coast
Press Club of
San Antonio
Grand Opera
Kilbane to defend featherweight title at Vernon arena
Johnny Kilbane the world featherweight champion will defend his title against Johnny Dundee of New York at Vernon arena on either February 22 or March 17. Promoter Tom McCarey has terms satisfactory per Dunne who sent a telegram confirming the plan.
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Johnny Kilbane
Vernon Arena
Johnny Dundee
New York
Jimmy Dunne
Dunne
Tom McCarey
Heavyweight Title Bout Planned at Beethoven Hall
The heavyweight championship fight is set for Beethoven hall around 8 o clock with Mme Nordica and Mr Bispham in the corners for the Grand Opera entry and strong local backing from San Antonio press circle. Officials anticipate a full crowd and a long bout to satisfy the city’s demand for a marquee sporting event.
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Beethoven Hall
Mme
Nordica
Mr. Bispham
Grand Opera
San Antonio
Kilbane Charged After Fight Fans Believe McGinty Is Duggan
In Johns town Pennsylvania the prize fight scene is unsettled as Kilbane the featherweight champion is accused of boxing his sparring partner McGinty amid confusion that McGinty is actually Tommy Duggan of Frisco.
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Johnstown
Johnny Kilbane
Kilbane
Tommy McGinty
McGinty
Tommy Duggan
Frisco
Poultry Show Opens in Taylor Texas Third Annual Event
The second day of the Taylor Poultry association third annual show draws 500 plus birds entered for prizes. Judge C P VanWinkle of Dallas presides over pens from Taylor and Williamson counties and exhibitors from Gonzales Austin Florence Bartlett Houston and Hillsboro. Officers include J W Delinger president and BE C Trauernicht secretary treasurer.
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Taylor, Tex
Taylor Poultry Association
C. P. VanWinkle
Dallas
Bresnahan Awaits Action Of League
New York December 3 The National League President Lynch called a board meeting for Monday to decide the status of Roger Bresnahan's contract. Bresnahan, released after one year of a five year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, will not attend or be represented, preferring to wait on the board's decision.
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New York
Lynch
National League
League
Roger Bresnahan
Bresnahan
St. Louis Cardinals
Fogel
National Baseball League
St. Louis
Tax Assessors Meet At State Convention In Texas
Charles B. White, chief clerk of the comptroller's department, will represent the comptroller at the Texas Tax Assessors association convention in San Antonio December 10 and 11. He favors an annual assessors institute during December, funded by the state, to train new assessors and standardize property assessments.
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Austin
Tex
Tax Assessors’ Association
San Antonio
Charles B. White
Comptroller's Department
Comptroller
White
Charters Issued in Texas From Austin December 3
Charter actions include Yoakum Machine Shop and Garage in Yoakum with 10000 capital stock, and Gulf Continental Steamship Company in Galveston with 10000 stock to operate steamships. Waco Company of Waco is formed with 25000 stock to buy real estate and lend money. Eden Ginning becomes Axtell Ginning in Ax tell McLennan. Magnolia Camp No 13 in Houston forms without capital stock. Final payments filed by Pentel Development and Hardin Lumber. Ajax Grieb Rubber gains Texas permit with 5000 stock. Texas headqu arters at Austin.
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Austin
Tex
Yoakum Machine Shop
Yoakum
Capital Stock
W. L. Orth
L. A. Orth
M.L. Orth
Gulf Continental Steamship Company
Galveston
Capital
Carl Eichenberg
Stanley E. Kempner
J. B. Waterman
Mobile
Ala
Waco Company
Waco
J. T. Davis
W. I. McReynolds
W. E. Darden
Eden Ginning Company
Eden
Concho County
Axtell Ginning Company
Axtell
McLennan County
Magnolia Camp No. 13
Benevolent Association of Houston
James G. Blaine
W. E. Naler
W. N. Lowry
Pentel Development Company
Pentel
Hardin Lumber Company
Houston
Texas & Louisiana Bridge Company
Brooklyn
Texas
Ajax Grieb Rubber Company
Wilmington
Delaware
New Officials Begin Work in Hays County
SAN MARCOS Tex Dec 3 The county commissioners court held a special session to approve bonds for new Hays county officials J T Wilhelm county judge H F Pirtte sheriff P L Turner commissioner precinct 4 vice Wilhelm G M Rayburn public weigher Other officials were re elected J B Wilson retiring county judge received a silver mounted umbrella W T Jackson got a gold fountain pen Judge Wilhelm led the presentations Pirtte was given a $60 saddle by friends
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San Marcos
Tex
County Commissioners Court
Hays
J. T. Wilhelm
H. F. Pirtte
P. L. Turner
G. M. Rayburn
J. B. Wilson
W. T. Jackson
Wilhelm
jBheritt Pirtte
World's Champion 18.1 Balkline Billiards Challenge Scheduled
Pittsburg plans host for the 18.1 balkline world championship January 9 to 11 with challenger George Sutton opposing titleholder Ora Morningstar. The victor earns the diamond trophy gate receipts and a $1000 purse posted by Harry Davis, plus a $500 side bet between Sutton and Morningstar. Yamada the Japanese expert may enter if negotiations succeed.
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Pittsburg
George Sutton
Ora Morngstar
Harry Davis
Sutton
Morningstar
Yamada
New York
Convictions Reported In Texas Pure Food Office
J B Abbott pure food commissioner releases for the year ending August 31 1912 38 convictions for pure food law violations include 17 for adulterated milk 12 for adulterated meat 3 for adulterated extract one for cocaine and four for adulterated soda water. Inspectors made 1858 inspections and two carloads of sweet potatoes were condemned at Dallas alongside thirty pounds of fish and a diseased chicken shipment also at Dallas.
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Austin
Tex
Abbott
Pure
Dallas
Death Rate Shows Largest Monthly Toll in County
Gonzales Texas records from the county clerk show twenty births and ten deaths in November, marking the highest death rate in months for the county.
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Gonzales
Tex
Baseball Lessons for Heir to Millions
Fowler McCormick son of Harold F McCormick and grandson of John D Rockefeller begins baseball pitching lessons with Mordecai Brown in Chicago. The 15 year old aims to pitch for Princeton and to face Yale and Harvard as a prep school student. Brown will coach two lessons weekly with spring pitching attempts at his current school.
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Chicago
Fowler McCormick
Harold F. McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Mordecai Brown
Princeton University
Harold McCormick
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Fowler
Brown
Ameri can Automobile association votes for better roads
Chicago December meeting approves national legislation for good roads. Laurene Enos of Buffalo elected president A G Batchelder of New York heads executive board. 1913 touring trophy planned for Detroit to New Orleans route. federal bureau of good roads recommended under the interior secretary. next meeting to be in Richmond Virginia.
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Chicago
American Automobile Association
Laurene Enos
Buffalo
A. G. Batchelder
New York
Richmond
Washington, D. C
Robert P. Hooper
Detroit
New Orleans
Federal Bureau of Good Roads
Secretary of the Interior
Cowboy White Hope Wins in Buffalo Ring
Jess Willard the Kansas cowboy boxer knocked out Sailor White of Brooklyn in one round in Buffalo New York. White was out for five minutes following Willard’s recent victory over Luther McCarty in New York.
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Cowboy White Hope
Buffalo
N. Y
Jess Willard
Luther McCarty
New York
Sailor White
Brooklyn
White
Vanderbilt picks captain to succeed Lewie Hardage
At a banquet in Nashville Enoch Brown was elected captain of the Vanderbilt football team to replace the ineligible Lewie Hardage for next season.
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Quhwartz
Sie 3
Piyd Ll. P Tel. Co
Ss. W
A. Light
Gas & Con Co
A.M. &S8s
Fisk Co
Mav.Clarke
P. 1. & Steel It
Frazier Et Ee
Krause
Barnes
Ee Sree
Staudt Eee
Ewer
Grand Tenpin League
LPC Giants Ereecoens
Eagles Senna
Thorman Club
REX Billiard Parlors
Gunter Office
Gunter Hotel
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co
By Tad
WTE
Omworld
Scamalt
Alaska
Aleck Thander
Woros
Ving
Riebe Undertaking Co
A. Collman
Main Av
South
Tom Blank
Terrill Medical Institute
Hicks
CUBS
Reds
Light
Owl Ninepin Bowling Club
Sommers
Taylor Fowl
Cardinal
National Directors
Pure Food Commissioner
Nual Report
Rockefeller
Detroit- New Orleans
Fisk Shop
Main
Fielding
DR. Stotts
Eleew
DR. Stotts & CO
Gunter Bldg
St. Mary’s and
Houston Streets
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