Laurel Heights golf cup tourney nears semis in sunshine
Class C and D advance to semi finals next week as Laurel Heights hosts afternoon matches. De Nette leads Harris 1 up in Class C6 after nine holes while W. J. Lyons defeats A. H. Danforth 5 up in Class A B match with 99 total. Manager Symons plans four Class C and D matches today to finish semis and move to circular championship format.
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Laurel Heights
Sunshine
DeNette
Harris
W. J. Lyons
A. H. Danforth
Lyons
Danforth
Symons
Hypnotist Bud Fisher Dominates Title Defenses at Club
The champion in each class may change weekly as titleholders defend at least once weekly. Inter class matches allow champions to move up, with D class winners possibly joining Class A. Club manager Simmons plans posted challenges and flexible dates. San Antonio courses now in prime condition after rains, promising strong winter medal scores at Country Club and Laurel Heights.
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Symons
San Antonio
Country Club
Laurel Heights
Shafer Declines Giants Training Camp In Marlin Springs
Art Shafer utility infielder and former New York Nationals player says he will not join McGraw's squad for the training season at Marlin Springs next February. He declares he has quit baseball for good citing too many perfumed notes as a reason.
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Los Angeles
Art” Shafer
New York Nationals
McGraw
Marlin Springs
Shafer
Giants
Hello Bowlers Win Series From Sams in Commercial Tenpin League
The Southwestern Telephone company swept the series over the San Antonio Machine & Supply team at Grand alleys. Hello team players posted high 800s per game with a 173 team average, while Sams failed to reach 500 on any game. Speedy Stelzer led with a 234 single and 197 average, with Heilig Stephens and Smythe over 500 in totals. Reeder had the top single game for Iron Workers at 204 and Shafer the best average with 166.
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Southwestern Telephone Company
San Antonio Machine & Supply Company
Commercelal
Hello
Fettle
Sams
Stelzer
Heilig
Stephens
Smythe
Iron Workers
Reeder
Shafer
Southwestern Peeper Co. Op
Henle
Smythe Isi
Connell
Kongessy
Ss. A
Seas
Stuart
Bhafer
Issia Aed
Schroeder
Mahon
Taenseae - Tsc
Major Leagues To Open April 10 In Both Leagues
Major League baseball opens April 10 in both the American and National Leagues with season ends set October 4 in the east and October 5 in the west. A January 2 meeting at French Lick Springs will draft schedules for adoption February 11 in New York. President Ban Johnson favors new pitching record scoring methods and will propose changes at future meetings.
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Chicago
Ban B. Johnson
Johnson
William H. Harridge
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
John Heydler
French Lick Springs
Will Bowl Tonight In Commercial League Showdown
Maverick-Clarke and Peden Iron & Steel clash at Grand alleys in a pivotal three game series. One win could lift the cellar rivals, who have struggled lately, toward the lead as both aim for a decisive score sweep. Lap robes from Woodward Carriage Company accompany the sports section.
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Maverick-Clarke
Peden Iron & Steel Company
Steel Company Five
Highlanders Yet Without a Leader
Cincinnati December 18 The hitch in the Frank Chance arrangement to manage the New York Americans was revealed when Cincinnati President Herrmann said he had not released Chance. Chance was obtained through a waiver and was linked to the New York post while Joe Tinker moved to Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Frank Chance
Chicago Nationals
New York Americans
Herrman
Chance
Herrmann
Chicago
Joe Tinker
New York
Herr
No Official Knowledge of Deal Raised by Mann
Report says Mann claimed no official knowledge of any deal. Local belief blames Chance for any hitch. It is thought Cincinnati would grant his release as soon as asked.
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Mann
Chance
Cincinnati
Mack's Twirlers Ready for 1913 Title Run
Connie Mack plans to keep his trio of veteran pitchers Bender Plank and Coombs in top form for the 1913 race. The pitchers are resting at ranches and en route to Texas and will resume throwing only at the San Antonio training camp in March.
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DR. Slotts & CO
Gunter
Connie Mack
Bender
Plank
Coombs
Connie
Jack Coombs
Texas
Chief Bender
Cuba
Jacksonville
Fla
Eddie Plank
Uup
San Antonio
Tex
Harlanda le Hot Sulphur Baths Offered For Weight Loss
A local ad promotes scientific massage with hot sulphur baths as an effective weight loss method. Beauty tips are mentioned. Prompted by readers to try, the advertisement notes access via the South Flores streetcar.
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South Flores
Midwinter Motor Race Meet Planned in San Antonio
A tentative midwinter automobile racing meet is discussed by the San Antonio Automobile Club with Dr. W A Hering proposing events in January. Potential entrants include Buick driver S E Moore Dallas’ George Clarke and the Towns brothers of Georgetown. Officials expect low cost and aim to boost regional motor sport interest ahead of a larger spring meet.
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W. A. Hering
San Antonio
Moore
Automobile Club
Hering
Carpenter Johnnie Thompson Hangs Self in Jail
In Brownsville Texas on December 18 Johnnie Thompson aged 50 a carpenter hanged himself with suspenders in the city jail. He was found at 9 o clock still living but died within minutes. He had a misdemeanor charge and left no known relatives.
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Brownsville
Tex
Johnnie Thompson
Thompson
High School Football Banquet Winds Up 1912 Season
Coach Pfeiffer hosts a party of players at the Menger hotel to close the 1912 season with offensive showcases against defensive schemes by Menger chefs. Predictions are not set but the squad may reveal reserve plays if refereeing holds. The Southwestern Telephone bowling team swept three in the Commercial league, tightening the race for top spots. Tonight the Bexar Bowling club cups the Christmas turkey bowl with a prize birds for winners.
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Pfeiffer
Menger
Southwestern Telephone Company
Bexar Bowling Club
Dunham
Morningstar Defeats Slosson In Nineteen Inning Billiard Match
Ora Morningstar of SLOSSON defeated George Slosson of New York 400 to 155 in nineteen innings in the second match of the Morningstar Slosson Yamaha 18.2 billiard tournament at Pittsburg for a $1000 purse. Yamada beat Morningstar 400 to 383 in the first game.
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Pittsburg
Ora Morningstar
This City
George Slosson
New York
Morningstar
New Year Eve Watch Party Promises Unique Entertainment
An additional December 31 watch party invites guests for a special entertainment evening. Readers are urged to reserve tables now using old phone 1088 or new phone 673.
Kubiak Outpoints Sapulpa White Hope in Atlanta Bout
Al Kubiak of Philadelphia defeated Carl Morris the Oklahoma white hope on points after ten rounds at the Dixie Athletic Club in Atlanta. Both fighters finished the bout without major damage and the decision by the referee was well received. Ty Cobb Celebrates 26th Birthday in Chicago. Tyrus Raymond Cobb, star outfielder for the Detroit Americans, turns 26 and recalls a fourteen year baseball start in his hometown Reyston, Georgia.
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Atlanta
al Kubiak
Philadelphia
Carl Morris
Dixie Athletic Club
Kubiak
Morris
Ty Cobb
Chicago
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Detroit Americans
Reyston
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Naged & Wuest
Shumway
Laclede Ave
Harlandale
N. B. Shumway
Bexar
Traveling Men’s Headquarters
Alfred Lanner
San Antonio, Texas
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Bowie Hotel
W. C. Morris
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Houston St
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SW. Tel. Co
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Highlanders
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Planten
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Mack's Twirlers
San Antonio Automobile Club
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Slosson
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