Endurance Run Routing Discussed by San Antonio Club
Chairman W A Hering of the San Antonio Automobile Club called a committee meeting to discuss routing for The Light s 1913 endurance run and entry details. Cities under consideration include Austin Taylor Waco Dallas Fort Worth with noon and night controls to be chosen along the proposed route.
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W. A. Hering
San Antonio Automobile Club
Austin
Taylor
Waco
Dallas
Fort Worth
American Automobile Association
Robert Carr
G. A. C. Halff
William Furlong
J. W. Collins
E. A. Schultz
Furlong
Chamber of Commerce
Hering
Weak eye inflammation and symptoms seek doctor care
If you have weaker inflamed eyes, headache, dizziness and nausea, consult Dr. J. Harvey Moore, 204 Gun ter building.
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J. Harvey Moore
Gunter Building
Y M C A Leader Arrives for San Antonio Banquet
W H Ball international secretary of the Y M C A's physical department visits San Antonio for a banquet and to inspect southwest Y M C A affairs. He praises local Y athletics and urges physical training as moral uplift, noting contrasts with unsupplied cities. Ball will stay several days and speak at the Tuesday banquet.
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W. H. Ball
San Antonio
Southwest
Ball
Ang
Higgins Company Wins First Game in City Baseball League
Higgins Company led by Manager Al Jonas opened the season with a 20 to 12 victory over Troop M of the Thirds cavalry in a ten inning rally. The home team showed speed in the field and depth on the mound with four pitchers, while Troop M kept the pressure with a late rally to tie the score before the Higgins burst to finish. Batteries: Black, Wurzbach, Barrett, Holbrook and Butler for Higgins. Muikey, Klemp and Boggan for Troop M. Umpire Al Brandt, scorer Daily.
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al Jonas
Higgins Company
Troop M
Thirds Cavalry
Higgins
Higgins Lads
Cavalry Post
Troopers
Higgins Co
Troop
Black
Wurzbach
Barrett
Holbrook
Butler
Muikey
Klemp
Boggan
al Brandt
Daily
Chess Masters Draw in Cuban Tournament
Havana Feb 17 The adjourned Cuban chess tournament game between Chajes and Blanco finished in a 53 move draw. Joplin and Springfield Missouri seek legislation to allow voting on commission form government propositions. Brick color depends largely on firing temperature.
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Havana
Chajes
Blanco
Joplin
Springfild
Local Ninepin and Basketball Schedule Mix of Week
The Turner Ninepin League opens the fifth week with Klaus and Lowther teams. City Ninepin League starts final week with Parrots versus Players. St Joseph's League opens its close with Schneider versus Mandry. High School meets Marshall Training School at West End. St Anthony's at St Mary's. Sunday School League games at the Y court postponed to a later date. the Y five vs Four Squares scheduled for tomorrow night.
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Klaus and Lowther
Parrots
St. Joseph's
Schneider
Mandry
Marshall Training School
West End
St. Anthony’s
St. Mary's
Omtvet Breaks World Ski Jump Record in Ironwood
Ragnar Omtvet of Chicago, a Norwegian student, shattered the world record by leaping 169 feet as a professional, beating the former 156 feet mark set in Norway. The record came on the final day of the American Ski Association tourney in Ironwood, witnessed by forty competitors and a large crowd.
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Ironwood
Mich
Ragnar Omtvet
Chicago
Norway
American Ski Association
Six Day Bicycle Race Ends in St Louis
The Kreb Coburn team won the six day race with 986 miles in 48 hours. Loftus Cameron finished second and Demara Dieffenbacher third. Close finish among leaders with Mitten Hehir Mackey Blatz fourth and fifth. Ryan Cavanaugh placed sixth, Morton Beck dropped out after 962 miles 2 laps.
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ST. Louis
Kreb- Coburn
Loftus-Cameron
Demara
Dieffenbacher
Mitten-Hehir
Mackey-Blatz
Ryan-Cavanaugh
Morton
Beck
Tinker in Auto Wreck Near Home in Chicago
Joe Tinker manager of the Cincinnati National League team escaped serious injury after his car wrecked in Chicago Saturday night. He said a street lamp failure blinded him as he neared his home, causing the crash. the car lost front wheels and its steering gear but did not overturn.
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Chicago
Joe Tinker
Cincinnati
Tinker
TEN PIN MATCH TONIGHT IN COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
The Wolff & Marx team meets the Eagle Furniture Company ten pin club tonight at Grand alleys in a fierce bid to stay perfect and move closer to second place. A large crowd is expected to attend the high stakes match.
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Wolff & Marx
Eagle Furniture Company
IS GOOD INFIELDER OF GIANTS INFIELD HERO OR PILLAR
The speedy shortstop of the New York Giants, famed for defense, struggled in the World Series against the Red Sox with costly fumbles. Despite shaky showings, he remains regarded as one of the game’s best fielding short gardeners.
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New York Giants
Red Sox
Trap Shooters Triumph in Handicapping Event at San Antonio Club
Gunter Hardie, a rising youth at the San Antonio Gun Club, won the first handicap event for the Stevens button and will wear the trophy until next Sunday. A strong turnout boosted practice for the approaching Southwestern handicap, with many solid scores posted. youngster Bouldin O Connell shot 20 of 50 at sixteen yards.
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Gunter Hardie
San Antonio
Stevens
Bouldin O'Connell
Dan O'Connell
Young O'Connell
Toepperwein
Dan O’connell
Jack George
A. Witchell
J. B. Webb
H. N. Moore
Lyman
R. A. Waggoner
S. A. Barclay
H. Matlock
F. Toepperwein
Goes
Lavin
Jack Hardie
Ross
Thompson Moha Bout Set for Milwaukee Arena Fight
Cyclone Johnny Thompson of Sycamore Illinois and Bob Moha of Milwaukee are slated for a ten round boxing match at the South Side A C Milwaukee tonight. They will weigh about 175 pounds with the winner claiming the commission weight championship. Pressed steel gains in automobile engine construction, replacing forgings.
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Milwaukerb
Johnny” Thompson
Sycamore
Bob Moha
Milwaukee
South Side A. C
Commission
Plague Matches For Billiardists
Hoppe and Morningstar headline the 18 1 balk line title defense while John Horgan weighs a comeback challenge as Maupome Moore and others push for a title bid. Henry Loong, a 22 year old San Francisco player, gains notice after a Los Angeles win over Banks.
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Hoppe-Sutton
Hoppe
New York
John Horgan
Horgan
John Daly
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Alfred de Oro
Pierre Maupome
Harry Cline
Philadelphia
George Moore
John
Maupome
Jordan Lambert
Moore
Hoppe-Morningstar
Morningstar
Pittsburg
Ora
William
Melbourne Inman
T. Reece
London
Henry Loong
Los Angeles
George Banks
Loong
Yamada
Giants Start South to Train at Marlin
New York Giants depart for spring training in Marlin Texas led by manager John McGraw. Notables Christy Mathewson Thompson Hartley Goulait and Evers travel with the squad. The train will pick up more players in Harrisburg St Louis and other southern stops as McGraw downplays predictions.
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New York
John McGraw
Marlin
Tex
Pennsylvania
Giants
Christy Mathewson
Thompson
Hartley
Goulait
Evers
Harrisburg
St. Louis
McGraw
Parson Wilson Might Cut Costs to Vanishing Point
A reflecting note on frugality mentions a Washington legend about a former president famed for extreme economies. It claims he saved enough from retirement to live on the interest, even after drawing his four year salary in full.
Meadi Sun Power Plant Showcases Parabolic Reflectors
At Meadi near Cairo a sun power plant uses five 204 foot long parabolic reflectors with generator units at their focus. The zinc rectangular-section loss named elements fourteen inches wide are painted black to improve efficiency.
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Meadi
Cairo
TOSSERS WILL PLAY THIS AFTERNOON FOR CHS TITLE
St Anthony’s College faces St Mary’s on St Mary’s court in a decisive 1913 school championship game at 4 p.m. Both teams place their best players in the lineup as coach Dusseau aims to seize the city title and set up a potential city club final against Turner St Mark’s YMCA winner.
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St. Anthony's College
St. Mary's
St. Mary's Court
St. Anthony
Dusseau
Chicago Officials Condemn False Forward Pass Rule
Chicago athletic leaders condemn the national football rules committee for not banning the false forward pass. Coach Orville Page and Dr. Dudley B Reed argued the west coast leakage in fall games justified a statute. They say players dropped the ball to avoid punishment, aiding defense gaps.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
National Football Rules Committee
Orville Page
Dudley B Reed
West
Page
Symons Wins Cup Semi Final At Laurel Heights
Symons Jr defeats T. T. Dillon 4 up 2 to play in the Laurel Heights Field golf cup semi final. Final to feature H. Symons Jr. vs Chandler Di on a possibly 36 holes with an exhibition for the public. Crowd of over a hundred watched the double round format as Symons rallied on five and six to seal the win.
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H. Symons Jr
Chandler di
Symons Ha
T. T. Dillon
Laurel Heights
Symons-Dillon
Symons
Dillon
Howe
Symes
Boston Signs Tris Speaker For 1913 Season
Boston reports Tris Speaker, center fielder for the champion Red Sox, has signed for 1913 from Chicago. Speaker is the first regular outfielder to commit, with a substantial salary increase in the new contract.
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Boston
Presidd McAleer
Chica
Tris Speaker
Speaker
Shipbuilding in late 1912 US totals 163000-ton fleet
In the last six months of 1912, ships constructed in the United States aggregate to 163 thousand tons.
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United States
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