Seagun Driving Club Matinee in San Antonio Details
The San Antonio Driving Club holds its final matinee Today with four races three trots and a pace best two in three heats on the half mile track Fourteen horses race for prizes including cups awarded by President C J Woodhull and T Quick The track is reported to be the fastest of the year with card starting at 1 30 P M including Class B Trot Free for all Pace Class A Trot and more The event features horses such as Rowdy Footstrong Lone Star and Militant along with owners and standings from the year in contention for cups and the overall heats title
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San Antonio
C. J. Woodhull
T. Quick
Mr. Woodhull
G. Basse
C. Sharp
William Robbie
Harmon
Poo Tome Onl
H. Baetz Bimlo
Pete
J. Woodhull
Romeo
Theodore Banks
Tate
F. Adebahr
Happy Hooligan
P. Peek
Honest Boy
Fisk Browns Over Electrics In Grand Alleys Tenpin Clash
The Fisk company wins three straight against Gas & Electric in the Commercial Tenpin league closing match. Sessions stars with three clean games, best 214 average and 238 high single. Nitsch totals 522 pins. Muehlendorff tops Electrics with 181 game. Armbrust leads Electrics averages. Also reports Paul Kardow, Yorktown wrestler, married Cuero bride Josephine Metzger.
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Gas & Electric Company
Fisk Company
Gas House
Sessions
Nitsch
Muehlendorff
Armbrust
S. A. Gas & Electric Co
Ist
Wagenfehr
Woodman
Menger
NS Boss
Snet
Ee A Eer
Nitseh Dicaene
Studer
Beens
Giants beat Pygmies and Midgets down Dwarfs in Y Seniors
The well matched Y Senior league played two close games last night on the Y courts. The Giants defeated the Pygmies 15 to 11 and the Midgets beat the Dwarfs 17 to 15. Giants lead the standings with the Dwarfs and Mid tied for second while the Pygmies sit last.
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Giants
Pygmies
Dwarfs
Pigmies
Ninepin Teams Roll Two Practice Games
The Swans defeated the Plovers in both ninepin practice matches on the Grand alleys. Key scorers for the Swans were Holt on, L Haas, Lefty Gerlach and Captain Deininger, while Cahill, Wahi, Jonas and Summerfield led the Plovers. First game scores show Swans 304 to Plovers 223. second game 278 to 235.
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Swans
Holton
L. Haas
Lefty Gerlach
Deininger
Cahill
Wahi
Jonas
Summerfield
Baseball, billiards and boxing fill pages of sport notes
President Charles Eliot of Harvard comments on teaching China through baseball as popularity grows in the Far East. Yamada defeats top American players signaling Nipponese billiard influence. Y. M. C. A. Senior Basketball league features Giants Dwarfs Midgets and Pigmies standings. Exhibition by two kings of pocket billiards at Alexander's draws women fans. Jack Shelton to fight Kid Kansas at Olympia A C Philadelphia after recent San Antonio bout.
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Charles Eliot
Harvard University
Yamada
Jack Shelton
Army Post
Kid Kansas
Buffalo
N. Y
Olympia A. C
Philadelphia
Jack
San Antonio
Bobby Williams
John D Rockefeller Plays Best Golf Game at Pocantico Hills
TARRYTOWN N Y Dec. 20 John D Rockefeller who for several years has been a golf devotee played the best game of his life yesterday afternoon on the links at Pocantico hills covering the Nine holes in 43.
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John D
Tarrytown
N. Y
John
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Richardson Wins Danforths Place
Frank Richardson defeated A. H. Danforth 55 44 to 53 48 in Laurel Heights golf tourney, seizing Class B captaincy as the first circular elimination match. Dreams of a weekly title defense emerge while DeNette and Harris contest Class C cup. C and D semi finals begin next week.
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Laurel Heights
Frank Richardson
A. H. Danforth
Richardson
Danforth
DeNette
Harris
Red McMahon Signs to Play for Waco in 1913
Waco Texas December 20 Manager Tom Carson reports Red McMahon has signed a 1913 contract to play third base for the Waco Baseball club. The former 1911 third baseman had been suspended in 1912 after refusing a reduced salary but is expected to return and hit about .280 to .290.
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Waco
Tex
Tom Carson
Waco Baseball Club
Red McMahon
McMahon
Mac
Roy Akin
Akin
Roy
Red
Carson
Tinker Seeks Brown Trade with Louisville In Rumor
Cincinnati manager Tinker seeks to acquire Brown from Louisville via waivers on Grover Laudermilk and Harry Chapman and trade them for Mor Decai Brown. William Neal of Louisville backs the deal if National league arrangements permit. Brown also may umpire in the American league.
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Chicago
Grover Laudermilk
Harry Chapman
Louisville
Mordecai
Brown
Tinker
Cincinnati
William Neal
FORM NEW LEAGUE FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL BASKETBALL
City YMCA meeting with Sunday school superintendents and Athletic Director Wheeler arranged a new league for ages 16 to 19. Eligibility rules for attendance and other details will be set later. Play starts by early January with four or six teams, alongside grammar school and senior leagues on the association courts.
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Wheeler
Exhibition Tonight by World Champion Cueists
Tonight at Alex ander's the two kings Mrs Bertha May and William Watson present a trick and fancy show in a pocket billiard exhibition and a 15 ball no count match. Mrs King holds the women world title and Mr King the top 15 ball player. Special seats for many women spectators and an open challenge for local players at 8 30.
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Bertha May
William Watson
Alexander’s
Mrs. King
Mr. King
Yamada Defeats Morningstar in Balkline Billiards
Kodji Yamada beat Ora Morningstar 400 to 207 in 18.2 balkline billiards at Pittsburg. It marked a second win this week over Morningstar, the 18.1 world champion. Morningstar, Yamada, and George Slosson compete for a $1000 purse. the tournament ends Saturday night.
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Pittsburg
Kodji Yamada
Ora Morningstar
Morningstar
Yamada
George Slosson
Sewanee May Play Texas Longhorns in Dallas Next Fall
Sewanee athletic authorities consider games with the University of Texas and the University of Virginia for next fall. A Texas game is proposed to be played in Dallas on October 25 during the state fair. Virginia negotiations have not progressed, but Sewanee players favor both matchups.
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Sewanee
Longhorns
Dallas
Nashville
Tenn
University of the South
University of Virginia
University of Texas
Texas
Virginia
Sewanee Eleven
Polish Mat Champion Zbys zko Arrives for American Tour
Zbyszko the Polish wrestling champion lands in New York on the Ryndam for a tour of the United States and Canada. His first match is against Charles Cutler of Chicago in Boston on Christmas Day, with plans to meet Frank Gotch for the world heavyweight title if possible. Connolly defeats Phelan in a 47 inning 18 17 billiards match.
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Gotch
New York
Zbyszko
Ryndam
America
Charles Cutler
Chicago
Boston
United States
Canada
Frank Gotch
Connolly
Phelan
Dundee Outpoints Morgan in Ten Round Bout
Johnny Dundee the New York featherweight defeated Eddie Morgan of England over ten rounds in a recent bout here. Dundee is slated to face Johnny Kilbane for the title in Los Angeles in April.
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Dundee
Morgan
New York
Johnny Dundee
Johnny Kilbane
Los Angeles
Eddie Morgan
England
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FISK
Commercial Tenpin League
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Yorktown
Cuero
Josephine Metzger
Cribs
Ss. W. Tel. Co
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ALECK
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Uth
Sue
WNW
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Italia
Gunter
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Hotel Savoy
West
Houston
Robert A. Coquille
The
Crockett
PDAN
Commercial Men’s Home
Nagel & Wuest
Shumway
Laclede Ave
Harlandale
N. B. Shumway
Bexar
Traveling Men's Headquarters
Alfred Lanner
San Antonio, Texas
the Menger
Light
Kings
Alexander's
REX Billiard Parlors
Gunter Office
Gunter Hoted
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co
Fielding
M'Maron
Massachusetts
Nippon Billiard Wonder
Chalmers
F.o. B
Detroit
Gray & Davis
Wettecee Chalmers
G. A. C. Halff
A. Kalkhurst
V-Pres
Gen’ Mgr
S. H. Weis
Sec'y-Treas
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Bedell
Camaron St
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