Varsity to Meet Fireball Team Tonight in San Antonio
Longhorns arrive in San Antonio to face the YMCA team on the local court in the first of a three game series during their trip. Coach Rix leads eight players including James Schramm and Pearson Garrett as crowds fill the arena for fast, clean basketball tonight and potential additional games.
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Young Men's Christian Association
University of Texas
Longhorns
Army Post
San Antonio
Rix
James
Texas Schramm
Grady Ross
Morgan Vining
Joe McVeigh
Horace Anderson
Pearson Garrett
Austin Boys
Dugosh
Glenn
Twenty-second Infantry
Brewer Sold to Flint Team Amid Texas League Plans
San Antonio manager Leidy and president Black announce fielder Arthur Brewer has been sold to the Flint club of the South Michigan league. They state he lacks the speed needed for the squad assembled for the upcoming Texas league pennant race. Phone 6059 about Mission Park addition.
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Flint
Leidy
San Antonio
Arthur Brewer
Black
Ready for Signs by San Antonio Club
President Fielding of the San Antonio Automobile Club today announced the road sign project in Bexar County will start immediately. Cedar posts eight feet high will mark junctions at every highway and crossroads with motor trucks to haul materials and signs painted soon. The club expects a legal measure to protect signs from mutilation or destruction.
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Fielding
San Antonio Automobile Club
Bexar County
Dr. Fielding
Needle in glove ends Chattanooga bout draws attention
Jake Abel of Chattanooga defeated Danny Goodman of Chicago in eight rounds before the Chattanooga Athletic Association. A needle was found in Goodman's glove in the fifth round after he battered Abel’s body with numerous scratches. The bout was praised as the fastest lightweight fight in Chattanooga.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jake Abel
Danny Goodman
Chicago
Chattanooga Athletic Association
Goodman
Abel
Untangling Texas league fate for Galveston and Beaumont
Texas league magnates face a knotty problem over Galveston inclusion with fans and Jimmy Maloney insisting on representation. Beaumont claims entry in the league while Oklahoma City remains with president Abner Davis. A Houston meeting is set for Saturday and Sunday to decide the issue.
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Styx
Solomon
Gazabes
Galveston
Jimmy Maloney
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Abner Davis
Maloney Et al
Allen
Austin
Devers
Houston
Houston Seeks Eight Club Texas Baseball League
Houston magnates deny voting on the Galveston Beaumont split and push for a firm eight club league. Doak Roberts says Houston has not voted nor been asked to, and reports of a settled plan have no basis.
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Houston
Associated Press
Tex
Texas Baseball League
Doak Roberts
Galveston-Beaumont
Lena Leach Horses Barred From Goodman Entry
Juarez Mexico February results show Lena Leach and all J B Goodman Co horses barred after in and out running. Panzarette won first race at 4 to 1. Fern captured the second at 5 to 1. Around won the third at 2 to 1. Uncle Ben led the fourth at 13 to 5. Lyte Knight took the fifth at 6 to 1. Anna McGee won the sixth at 4 to 5 in front of closely bunched fields.
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McDonald Signs With Reds For 1912 Season
Cincinnati manager O Day announced the signing of shortstop McDonald from Dallas Texas as an infielder recruit for the 1912 season.
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Reds
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
O'Day
Dallas
Tex
Baseball League Schedules Revealed for Travel
National League hosts series across St Louis West Baden and New Orleans with teams like Pittsburg Cincinnati and Brooklyn playing in Hot Springs Columbus and Marlin Springs. American League features St Louis Chicago Cleveland Detroit Philadelphia and more across Texas Georgia Virginia and Louisiana venues.
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West Baden
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New Orleans
Pittsburg
Hot Springs
Cincinnati
Columbus
New York
Marlin Springs
Tex
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Augusta
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Cleveland
Detroit
Monroe
San Antonio
Atlanta
Washington
Charlottesville,, Va
School League Formed By San Antonio Grammar Schools
Physical Director Tannenbaum of the Y M C A announces the completion of the San Antonio Grammar School Basketball League membership. Members include grammar schools No 3 7 10 11 18 and 4 with No 4 replacing the Y M C A Juniors to keep the league strictly grammar school. First games set for Saturday at 3 PM on the Y M C A court No 8 vs No 7 No 10 vs No 11 No 13 vs No 4. Managers to meet Saturday at 11 AM to discuss matters including age limit.
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Tannenbaum
Young Men's Christian Association
San Antonio Grammar School
St. Marys Juniors Rally For Victory Over San Fernando
St Marys College Juniors edged San Fernando yesterday afternoon on their home court with a 16 to 11 victory. The game featured polished passing and strong teamwork. Lineups included Miller Pena Schneider and others with Griesenbeck Remus McCarthy Schedler and J Pena among the guards.
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St. Mary’s
St. Mary's College
San Fernando
St. Mary’s Juniors
Miller
Pena
Dickinson's Cance Seeks But Slight One
President B. S. Dickinson faces a slim chance to preserve the Southwest Texas League for 1912. Kingsville and El Campo must accept franchises, as Corpus Christi and Victoria are unlikely to join. A Corpus Christi meeting failed to produce solid plans, while Houston and Galveston efforts faced resistance from local baseball men.
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Southwest Texas League
Kingsville
el Campo
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Galveston
Houston
Doak Roberts
Morris Black
San Antonio
Skaters Edmond Lamy Wins Two Mile Race at Saranac Lake
Edmund Lamy slid to victory in a two mile skating race at Saranac Lake New York with Morris Wood in a close finish. Lamy also won four of the six events across Tuesday and yesterday while Wood claimed the 220 yard dash and the 440 yard event.
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Associated Press
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Edmund Lamy
Morris Wood
Lamy
Morris
Wood
Ford Signs His Contract.
New York February 1 announcement from the New York American League club confirms Russell Ford the Highlanders star pitcher has sent in his signed contract. Secretary Tom Davis said reports that Pitcher Jack Warhop was a holdout or had not signed were without foundation.
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Ford
Associated Press
New York
New York American League
Russell Ford
Highlanders
Tom Davis
Jack Warhop
Are These Waivers Phoney Special to The Light
Chicago February 1 rumors say the Cubs have asked waivers on Sub Catcher Tom Needham and pitcher Slapnicks who are part of a trade Chance plans before training. Reports also link Joe Agler a strong young first baseman to a possible deal.
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Chicago
Cub
Tom Needham
Slapnicks
Chance
Joe Agler
Lowther Team Keeps Tie For First In Ninepin League
The Lowther team of the Turners Ninthpin league defeated the Dunham team last night on the Turner alleys and won both games to remain in a triple tie for first. Corning and Koch teams meet tonight.
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Lowther
Dunham
Corning and Koch
Heye Team Ties Sievers in Ninepin League Showdown
The Heye team edged the Sievers to share the lead in the St. Joseph Ninepin league. Individual bowlers starred as scores climbed 261 to 233 and 253 to 244.
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Heye
Sievers
St. Joseph
No Wedding Bells Paris Aviatrix Keeps Spinster Status
Paris February 1 Mrs Jeanne Herven France's champion aviatrice declares she never intends to marry. She jokes a husband would be divorced in two days as she flies off to a party 400 miles away. She says she has proposed and been accepted to her machine and calls it her husband.
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Jeanne Herven
France
Mlle. Herven
Bronson Challenges Packey McFarland For Welterweight Crown
Ray Bronson of Indianapolis challenges Packey McFarland to a twenty round world welterweight title bout. Bronson argues neither can meet lightweight limits and cites a previous twenty round draw in New Orleans as precedent for the welterweight contention.
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Chicago
Ray Bronson
Indianapolis
Packey McFarland
Bronson
Packey
New Orleans
Burns Ready to Fight Johnson After Knee Injury Recovery
Honolulu reports Tommy Burns arrived from Australia en route to San Francisco and declares readiness to meet Jack Johnson on his own terms after recovering from a knee injury suffered in a lacrosse game about eighteen months ago. He had trained in Australia with Jack Lester during his convalescence.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Tommy Burns
Australia
San Francisco
Jack Johnson
Ving
Burns
Jack Lester
Saxets to Meet Crocketts in Century Alleys Match
The Saxets Bowling club will face the Davy Crocketts tonight at Century alleys. Members are urged to win the match early and beat the alleys.
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Saxets
Crocketts
Saxet Bowling Club
Davy Crocketts
San Antonio Wrestler Defeats Ed Simms in Two Falls
San Antonio wrestler W Stanley defeated Ed Simms of Victoria in two straight falls. The first fall lasted nine minutes and the second fourteen minutes and five seconds. The bout took place last night in Victoria, Texas.
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San Antonio
Victoria
Tex
W. Stanley
Ed Simms
Stanley
No Wonder He Ducked Marquis of Queensbury Bankrupt
A bankruptcy order was issued by the court against the Marquis of Queensbury on petition by a money lender. No figures were revealed. The Marquis currently resides in America.
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London
Marquis of Queensbury
America
Stone Leaves for Pittsburg in Bold Wrestling Plans
Montreal wrestler Charlie Stone, who recently fought Chief Montour in San Antonio, departed yesterday afternoon for Pittsburg to recruit an Italian unknown said to be fast. Stone aims to bring the unnamed fighter to San Diego, California, for a match and will return to San Antonio with him in a few weeks.
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Stone
Pittsburg
Charlie Stone
Montreal
Chief Montour
San Antonio
San Diego
Cal
Murphy Takes Fight To Hogan A Draw In San Francisco
Harlem Tommyer of New York and One Round Hogan of San Francisco fought twenty rounds to a draw. Murphy pressed inside, Hogan’s left hook scored, and in the eighth and tenth rounds Murphy and Hogan traded hard. The crowd welcomed the draw as both men ended with strong, close fighting.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Harlem Tommyer
New York
Hogan
Murphy
Collins Wins Fourth Match in National Billiard Tourney
Percy Collins of Chicago defeated Dr Offenheimer of Chicago 400 to 334 in New York to lead the Amateur 18.2 balk line championship. Collins also set tourney marks with a 77 point series and a high 1 storene score, while M. D. Brown of Brooklyn beat Dr W C Douglas 400 to 342 in the night game.
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Associated Press
New York
Percy Collins
Chicago
Dr. Offenheimer
Collins
M. D. Brown
Hamilton Club
Brooklyn
Brooklyn, Won the Night Game, Defeating Dr. W. C. Douglas
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