ROUNDUPS DEFEAT HIGGINS GET AWAY IN FRONT EARLY
Roundups edge Higgins 3 0 in a brief afternoon game while the Twenty second infantry and the Orioles of the San Antonio Winter league split a twin bill at Krisch park. Lamb homered for infantry and Graves homered for the Orioles as both clubs showed strong defense.
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Krisch Park
Twenty-second Infantry
Orioles
San Antonio
Infantry
Lamb
Graves
Ibaa
A. Knaupp
Grady
Pokent
Kemp
Garcia
Tracey
Ehorn
Scamehorn
Carolus
H.hambers
Randafs
Higgins «Company
Higgins
Higgins Boys
Comanches edge Texas Eagles in low scoring basketball game
A fast afternoon game between Comanches and Texas Eagles ended 19 to 17 in favor of the Comanches. Players showed strong effort and clean play with notable individual work. arrangements for Eames Ley can be made by calling fold 208.
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Comanches
Texas Eagles
Met
Eames Ley
Staacke Brothers Advertise Springfield Rubber
An advertisement promotes Staacke Brothers carriage and buggy rubber products with emphasis on lily Springfield rubber and best quality.
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Staacke’ Bros
Lily Springfield
Browning to Play with Home Boys in 1912 Season
Manager George Leidy of the San Antonio club announces pitcher Frank Browning of the San Francisco PCL team will wear a Broncho uniform in 1912. Browning notes satisfaction with returning to San Antonio in exchange for Pitcher Tower, and he recalls a famous 11 inning no hit bid against Waco and Fred Cook. He reports from Holtonville Calif that he is in fine shape and will join practice February 23.
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George Leidy
San Antonio
Frank Browning
San Francisco
Browning
Tower
Frisco
Fred Cook
Columbus
American Association
Waco
Kid” Nance
Fort Worth
Holtonville
Cal
Texas Longhorns Meet Baylor In State Title Clash
Special to The Light. Texas and Baylor play a fast fierce state championship game on Clark field. Both teams arrive with winning records. Baylor has defeated Waco Y M C A and Fort Worth Y M C A while Texas beat St Edward’s All-Stars Y M C A Turners and the Twenty second of San Antonio.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Longhorns
Baylor University
Clark Field
Baylor
Texas
St. Edward's College
Protest Over Time Called In St. Mary's vs St. Anthony Game
St. Mary's files protest with the Scholastic Association after a Saturday game against St. Anthony, which St. Mary’s says ended early. The dispute centers on the official timekeeper shortening both halves, allegedly shaving one minute ten seconds from play. The outcome hinges on the association’s upcoming decision.
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St. Mary's
Scholastic Association
St. Mary's Basketball
St. Anthony
St. Mary’s
Golf Racquet Championship Title Battle at Tuxedo Park
Finalists for the 1912 golf racquet championship are J Gordona Douglas of New York and Harold F McCormick of Chicago after semis yesterday. Douglas beat George A Clark Jr. of the Tennis and Racquet Club and McCormick defeated Erskine Hewitt of the Tuxedo Club. A tight final is expected today.
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Tuxedo Park
Associated Press
N. Y
J. Gordona Douglas
New York
Harold F. McCormick
Chicago
Douglas
McCormick
New Yorker
George A. Clark Jr
Chicago University Club
Erskine Hewitt
Tuxedo Club
Maag Named Captain of Fort Smith Franchise
Fort Smith Arkansas reports that Robert E. Chrisman of Dallas Texas has bought the Fort Smith franchise in the Midcontinent league successor to the Western association Heine Maag third baseman of the Dallas Texas league club will captain the Fort Smith squad.
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Maag
Associated Press
Fort Smith
Ark
Robert E. Chrisman
Dallas
Tex
Heine Maag
Dead heat marks Juarez race for 2 year olds
At Juarez Mexico on February 12 the 2 year old half mile race produced the meet's first dead heat between Stout Heart and Panzaretta. Roy Junior won the El Paso Seling stakes and other races featured Whidden Ta hoe Pride of Lis more Roy Junior again and Brave Withers among the winners.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Mexico
Stout Heart
Panzaretta
Roy Junior
Keogh
Prior
Oldsmobile
Gross
Palatable
King Stalwart
Whidden
Tahoe
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Dottie B
Hill
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Keep Moving
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Selden
Marie Hyde
Texas Man Champion Includes Four New World Motocycle Records
W E Hasha of Dallas defeats Jake de Rosier of Indianapolis at a new one third mile stadium saucer track in Los Angeles. Hasha set world marks for one to four miles, while De Rosier and Joe Wolters led the meet. Hasha arrived as a stranger.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
W. E. Hasha
Dallas
Tex
Jake de Rosier
Indianapolis
de Rosier
Joe Wolters
Chicago
Hasha
Soldiers Open Fort Sam Houston Baseball Season
GAMES START AT POST Baseball games this afternoon between Infantry and Mounted Posts at Fort Sam Houston formally opened the soldiers season. Double headers will be the general order of events with five games weekly and a three week completion target. A following series for a cash purse will feature picked Infantry and Mounted Posts teams.
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Fort Sam Houston
Washer Bros rout Eagles in South Flores game
Washer Brothers Athletics coasted to a big win over the Eagles on South Flores Street, with every Washer player scoring in the second inning and Gittinger adding two tallies. Drisch pitched well through the early stages as Washer built a commanding lead.
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Washer Brothers Athletics
Eagles
Flores Street
Washer
Gittinger
Drisch
R. H. E. Washer Bros
Washer Bros
Drisch and Butler
lHagles
Henry and Garza
Welcome for World Champions in San Antonio Parade
San Antonio fans led by Broncos president Morris Black plan a Feb 22 welcome for the Philadelphia Americans, the world champions, with a Sunrise Sunset depot gathering, a Menger hotel headquarters, post breakfast speeches, and a band procession to greet Mack's team in grand fashion.
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San Antonio
Morris Black
Broncos
Philadelphia Americans
Tigers
Hughie Jennings
Sunset Depot
Washington
Menger
Mack
Connie
Davy Jones Career Hit By Pitching Clout and Fall
The article recalls how various baseball stars faced turning points from injuries. Davy Jones of the Tigers recounts a spring 1911 pitched ball from White Sox Lange that derailed his peak form after starting the season as Detroit’s leadoff hitter. He describes losing his stride and confidence, followed by injuries in base running and a torn joint that finished his strong run. He notes no ill will toward Lange, attributing the downturn to misfortune in the game.
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Frank Chance
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
Detroit Journal
Chance
George Suggs
Cincinnati
Davy Jones
Tigers
Lange
Jones
Detroit
Davy
Philadelphia National League signs Lee Hart from Fulton club
The Philadelphia National League baseball club announces the signing of Lee Hart an outfielder from the Fulton club of the Kentucky Indiana Tennessee league He led the league in batting last year and fled his league afterward.
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Associated Press
Philadelhia
Philadelphia National League Baseball Club
Lee Hart
Fulton
Italian Rakevich to Face Zbyszko in Madison Square Garden
Giovanni Rakevich and Stanslaus Zbyszko square off at Madison Square Garden tonight in a best two of three falls finish wrestling match with pin falls counting. The winner likely earns a shot at Frank Gotch, with Tom Jenkins serving as referee.
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Gotch
Associated Press
New York
Giovanni Rakevich
Stanslaus Zbyszko
Madison Square Garden
Frank Gotch
Tom Jenkins
Staniislaus Zybszco
Poland
Rakcevich
Gunter Hotel Sees Club Breakfast Menu Change
The Gunter Hotel offers a club breakfast served from 6 30 to 1 M prices begin at 30 cents.
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Gunter Hotel
May Wrestle Here with Zbyszko in San Antonio
Manager J H Herman of Zbyszko seeks a handicap match in San Antonio with a local grappler during Zbyszko s south tour stop. He asks The Light about staging options while San Antonio fans await tonight s New York bout between Zbyszko and Radevitch with the Pole favored.
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J. H. Herman
Zbyszko
San Antonio
Herman
the Light
South
New York
Radevitch
Stagg Illness Delays Chicago Athletic Coach Return
University of Chicago coach A. Stagg will not resume leadership of the athletic club until April 1 due to continued illness. He has been at Pinehurst, North Carolina, for several weeks and is listed as able to golf, not confined to bed.
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Associaten Press
Chicago
A. Stage
University of Chicago
Pinehurst
N. C
Saxets Bowl K. T. Team Meets Keb Club Bowlers Tonight
The Saxets face the Keb Club bowlers tonight on the Beethoven alleys after winning the last clash two straight. Games start at 8 30.
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Saxets
kKe
Austin owner backs off eat the Houston deal dispute
D T Iglehart, who went from Austin, says he will seek an injunction against the club from playing the schedule but has since reconsidered his plan after returning from the Houston meeting last week.
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Austin
Tex
Houston
D. T. Iglehart
McLean Skating Star Wins Two Mile Race at Chicago Meet
Robert McLean, international skating champion, won the two mile event at the South Side Skating Club meet in Chicago on February 12, finishing just ahead of W E Gunderson and Lee Jensen. He was disqualified to lose first place in the mile event to Harry Raad who finished ahead of Jensen and Gunderson. About 12 000 spectators attended the meet with 19 starters.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Robert McLean
South Side Skating Club
McLean
W. E. Gunderson
Lee Jensen
Harry Raad
Raad
Jensen
Gunderson
Oui Wins Pau Steeplechase for Pfizer at Two Miles Plus
Paris February 12 Charles Pfizer's bay colt Oui won the Prix de la Societe des Steeplechase de France at Pau over two miles and one furlong.
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Oui
Paris
Charles Pfizer
Pau
State High School Athletic Meet Planned for Austin
Arrangements for the annual state high school and academic athletic meet at Austin on May 3 and 4 are nearly complete. A. C. Krey and Dr. Charles W. Ramsdell lead the faculty committee on interscholastic athletics and have notified all leading secondary schools. The meet features a new track with improved curves and an inside edge pole, enhanced medals, a new design, and a silk banner for relay winners. Visiting teams will be cared for by University students to ensure comfort and convenience.
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Austin
Tex
A. C. Krey
Charles
W. Ramsdell
Jeffries Plans Return to Fight Johnson for Heavyweight Crown
A Los Angeles dispatch says Jim Jeffries intends to re enter boxing and challenge Jack Johnson for the heavyweight title. He reportedly tells friends he is in better shape than in years and blames his Johnson era defeat on his training method for the July 4 fight.
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Rvthre Associated Press
New York
Los Angeles
Jim Jeffries
Pugilist
Jack Johnson
Jeffries
Johnson
Broncs Begin 1912 Season With San Antonio Training Plan
Manager George Leidy announced that he will mail railway tickets to nineteen contracted Broncs players for the 1912 season. Players will begin arriving after next Sunday with some arriving on the first available train after tickets arrive. Park work is nearly finished and practice starts February 23, with Leidy praising the squad and the diamond. Call a Taxi, Both Phones 123.
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George Leidy
San Antonio
Leidy
Broncs
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