Giants to feature Thorpe in San Antonio spring games
Reports confirm Thorpe accepted a New York contract and will join the Giants for the 1913 season. McGraw intends to test him in spring training in San Antonio with batting practice and base running duties. Local fans expect a major turnout as the Indian athlete headlines a varied spring schedule in Texas.
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Thorpe
McGraw
Giants
San Antonio
Sweden
New York
St Marys College Triumphs In Close Brackenridge Showdown
In the deciding game of the series, St Marys College defeated Brackenridge 13 to 10. Both teams played a fast, defensive-minded contest with guarding as the key feature. The lineup lists Seng, Whitney, Chapa, Ducos, Meyers, Mathis and Connelley across positions, with C Griesenbeck refereeing.
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St. Mary’s College
St. Mary's
Brackenridge
Seng . Whitney
John Henry to Play Signes for Season
Washington star catcher John Henry, sidelined by knee surgery, has fully recovered and signed his contract for the coming season. The item notes 1911 St. Louis factory output at 340,836,193 dollars and forecasts 1912 figures to rise significantly.
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Washington
St. Louis
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Cures for blood and skin diseases with Acne Vaccine and 606 or 914 Neo Salvation. Claims permanent cure of blood poison and various urinary, nervous, and skin conditions. Offers colon vaccine, animal serum, and lump compound treatments, promoting rapid improvement and novelty in medical remedies. Includes call for consultations in San Antonio.
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Leidy Partners in Austin Club Purchase
George Leidy has risen from playing manager to owner as Austin franchise transfers to a stock company he co leads. The Austin Field Club will buy Iglehart holdings for 6000 with Leidy taking half and fans funding the rest. Directors include W Que bedeaux H Brownlee A C Baldwin and W A Boswell.
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Austin
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Iglehart
City Chamber of Commerce
Austin Field Club
W. Quebedeaux
H. Brownlee
A. C. Baldwin
W. A. Boswell
State Department
San Antonio
Plovers Fall Twice As Crowes Tie In City Ninepin
The Crows defeated the Plovers in both games of a City Ninepin League night, pulling even with the Pelicans and the Owls for third place while knocking the Plovers from contention. First game totals reached 300 to 241 with steady scoring by the Crows across innings. The second game ended 272 to 259 as Crow efforts remained steady and the Plavers could not sustain a rally.
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Pelicans
Owls
St Mark's Triumph Over Marshall Street Five 31 to 15
St Mark's posted a 31 to 15 victory as Marshall Street five fought hard throughout. The game featured White Reed McAlpin Smith Patterson Rut and Young Vance Magness among St Mark's players with Goodrich officiating and two 15 and 20 minute halves.
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St. Mark’s
Marshall Street Five
St. Mark's
Marshall Sts
White
Straus
Auto Club Opening Near San Antonio Suburban Home
The San Antonio Automobile Club opens its new club home this afternoon with beauty, flowers, and music. Located about ten miles from the city on the North Loop, the formal opening features a brief program and luncheon for visitors. No formal speeches are planned, but officers may explain the facility’s meaning to members and to San Antonio. Beginning tomorrow only members with fully paid 1913 dues may use the club.
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San Antonio Automobile Club
Bill” Furlong
North Loop
San Antonio
New Bike Record Sparks Six Day Race In KC
In Kansas City the six day bicycle race saw leaders lose ground as Loftus Coburn and Krebs Mackey fell further behind after an eight hour period. Martin Ryan and Lloyd Thomas aided Newark and San Francisco teams as Wilcox Blatz and Beck Morton trailed by multiple laps. Clarence Carman set a world best pace riding two miles in 2 minutes 59 seconds on a 12 lap track.
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Martin Ryan
Newark
N. J
Lloyd Thomas
San Francisco
Loftus
Coburn
Krebs
Mackey
Wilcox
Blatz
Beck
Morton
Clarence Carman
Jamaica
Gutzeit Leads Turner League Ninepin Race Over Klaus Bowler Sweep
Gutzeit stars as the Gutzeits defeat Klaus in a double victory to close the second week of the Turner Ninepin League. The sweep gives Gutzeit a perfect two-week record, while Klaus drops into a three-way tie for second and another for league leadership in the second division. Captain Gutzeit highlights the second game with sharp play. Klaus’s captain dominates the first.
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Klaus
Gutzeit
Money for Athletes Aims to Bolster Berlin Team
In London on February 1, the Amateur Athletic Association announced a plan to fund British athlete training for the 1916 Berlin Games. Lord Desborough proposed raising 25,000 dollars annually for three years and 50,000 dollars in 1916, with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle urging a public appeal to support the fund for England’s Olympic preparation.
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Great Britain
Berlin
Stockholm
Amateur Athletic Association
Lord Desborough
Athletic Advisory Club
Arthur Conan Doyle
Prize for umpire highlights Ban Johnson prize to Dineen
President Ban Johnson of the American League mailed a $200 prize to William Dineen as the season arbiter with the lowest time average. Dineen umpired 159 games with an average game time of 1 hour 55 minutes, while Frank O'Loughlin was second at 1 hour 57 minutes. The rest of the six umpires averaged 1 hour 58 minutes.
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Ban Johnson
American League
William Dineen
Dineen
Frank O'Loughlin
Duffey Granted Fall River Franchise Move to Portland
Hugh Duffey, former Chicago American League manager, awarded the Fall River team franchise by New England League officials last night. The National Commission announces the club will relocate to Portland, Maine.
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Boston
Mass
Hugh Duffey
Chicago
Fall River
National Commission
Portland
Advantage Taken of Sun by Golfers at Two Courses
San Antonio golfers play on Laurel Heights and Country Club courses in brisk weather with many individual matches and club tourneys in progress. At the Country Club the Lockwood cups are contested by physicians and lawyers, eight players in each class, with first flight drawn and aiming to finish soon. Laurel Heights hosts the Fielding cup, eight matches in the first flight, two disputed today likely to finish and begin the second flight. The article closes with unrelated notes on Panama canal excavations and a 1914 forecast predicting one automobile per seventy five people in the United States.
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San Antonio
Laurel Heights
Country Club
Lockwood
W. J. Lyons
N. McIlhenny
J. L. McIlhenny
R. A. Coquille
Capablanca Extends Streak In Stubborn New York Chess
In the ninth round of the American masters tournament Jose Capablanca of Havana won his ninth straight game against Napoleon after 27 moves. Jaffe and Morrison drew after 64 moves, with Jaffe now 1.5 points behind Capablanca. Other adjourned games included Marshall versus Whitaker, Chajes against Janowski, Stapfer versus Tenenwurzel, and finished results Klein over Kupcich and Rubinstein over Liebstein.
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Jose R. Capablanca
Havana
Napoleon
Jaffe
Morrison
Capablanca
Marshall
Whitaker
Chajes
Janowski
Stapfer
Tenenwurzel
Klein
Kupcchik
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National field trials begin second series in Tennessee
Second series trials in the national field trials championshipStake wrap up the first series with sixteen dogs. Expected contenders include Comanche Frank and a group of setters Powhattan Revenue Benstone Phillipides Babble brook Joe Eastview. Judge D G O'Donnell of Vancouver handles Eastview and A R Fisher of Hope Indiana owns Success who ran the last brace yesterday.
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That New League Again
LYNCHBURG Virginia February 1 W Abbott Witman Sr president of the United States Baseball League arrived last night to lay plans to place a team here Mr Witman said arrangements already have been quietly made for grounds and teams in New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Washington and Richmond
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W. Abbott Witman Sr
United States Baseball League
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