Pruitt Wins Auto Club Gold Medal At SA Club Meeting
San Antonio Automobile Club directors passed on 171 membership applications to push enrollment above 200. R T Pruitt won the gold medal for submitting the most applications, totaling 101, with Bill Furlong second. Stock sales added 118 shares netting 1180 dollars, boosting clubhouse funds toward about 3000 dollars. A stockholders meeting is set for Friday night at the Bedell building to elect a building association board and plan design and location.
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San Antonio Automobile Club
R. T. Pruitt
Fielding
Pruitt
Bill Furlong
House
Furlong
Real Estate’ Exchange
Bedell
Building Association
G. M. Fairfield
Bendelow Plans San Antonio Golf Links Return
Tom Bendelow, famed golf course designer, met San Antonio leaders with John P. Withers to discuss a public links near the city. He left for New Orleans but said he would return within a month as Withers advances plans to start work and boost winter tourism.
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Tom Bendelow
San Antonio
John P. Withers
New Orleans
Y M C A Senior Basketball League Organizes Five Teams
The Y M C A announces the completion of its Senior Basketball League with five teams from Creamery Dairy First Baptist Church and other association members. Captains Bryant Slimp and Muir lead the squads in a single round robin schedule from February 24 to March 9 on the Y floor.
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Creamery Dairy
First Baptist Church
Bryant
Slimp
Muir
Tannenbaum
Baptist Church
City Summer Baseball League Managers Gather For Plan
Six teams are expected in the City Summer Baseball league including Hugging Company Roundups Twenty-second Infantry Stowers San Antonio Hardware Company and Washer Brothers Athletics. Managers meet to approve park site and collect a 25 dollar guarantee to honor schedule. An update on winter league postponed games will follow with a possible Stires field use River Avenue.
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Huggins Company
Roundups
Twenty-second Infantry
Stowers, San Antonio Hardware Company
Washer Brothers’ Athletics
Stires
River Avenue
National Cavalry and Artillery Remount Plan Arouses Support
August Belmont signals a new remount program to protect U.S. Army horses. He proposes a national Remount Association centered in Washington with registers of breeding mares. Gen. Leonard Wood endorses, Col. Theodore Roosevelt backs, and Maj. Henry Allen urges at every mounted post. They push remount racing as a military asset.
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Associated Press
New York
Belmont
Jockey Club
Sportsmen Association
United States Army
National Cavalry and Artillery Remount Association
Washington
Leonard Wood
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Wood
Henry T. Allen
Major Allen
No Minor Graveyard for Present Day Stars
Ten years ago in Nashville Tennessee Priam and Iroquois won two English derbies as Charley Frank led his Memphis bat battalion against the local machine. Twenty minutes pass in the fragmentary report.
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Memphis
Amos Rusie
Jouett
Meekin
Theodore’ Breitenstein
Gus Weyhing
Red Ehret
Rusie
Breitenstein
Mathewsons
Johnsons
Cobb
Hans Wagner
Frank Chance
Christy Mathewson
Nap Lajoie
Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Commonwealth
Nashville
Tenn
Priam
Charley Frank
Grantsand Rice
Sioux Five Victors Win Basketball Game on Marshall Court
The Sioux five defeated the Marshall Training School basketball team 32 to 19 Monday night on the latter's new floor. The game was rough and speedy with good work on both sides as Marshall trained hard yet lacked the visitors speed and teamwork. A large crowd attended the climactic event of the school exercises.
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Marshall Training School
Marshall
Meeting Postponed as Quorum Fails Again
Turner Bowling section postpones officer election meeting due to lack of quorum. New date set for 19 30 Sunday morning with expectations of attendance to elect officers.
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Turner
Tie For Championship In International Billiard Tourney
In New York on February 20 C F Conklin of Chicago defeated J F Poggenburg to force a tie for the championship in the 18.2 balk line billiard event. Conklin won 400 to 385 after Poggenburg, who had won four straight, faltered in the crucial game. Eduard Roudil beat L L Mias 400 to 359, tying Gardner of New Jersey and Philadelphia mayor for third place.
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Associated Press
New York
J. F. Poggenburg
C. F. Conklin
Chicago
Eduard Roudil
Dr. L. L. Mias
Roudil
Gardner
New Jersey
Philadelphia
St Marys Midgets Edge Captain Kinneys In Close Dorm Court Win
The St Marys Midgets defeated Captain Kinneys Midgets 24 to 21 at St Marys college court. The game remained tight with lead changes late as St Marys rallied within three minutes of the finish and tied the score on a foul and two field goals by Cato and Seng. Glennon shone for the losers. Captain Kinney withdrew, contributing to the defeat.
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St. Mary’s
Kinney
St. Mary's
Cato
Seng
Glennon
St. Mary's College Court
Foot Caught in Frog on Rail Line
Claude Click, a prominent young man in Morganton North Carolina, was trapped when his foot hit a switch frog as an eastbound train approached. He rolled clear and endured the injury without a word, later being taken to Asheville hospital where doctors say he will recover.
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Associatedpress
Morganton
N. C
Southern Railway
Claude Click
Click
Asheville
Turner Ninepin League Sets Tonight Rolling Bout
The Richey and Gloeckner teams of the Turner Ninepin league will bowl tonight in a rolling bout. Koch leads the standings and holds the top position in the league.
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Turner
Richey and Gloeckner
Turner Ninepin League
Koch
High Wind Scrambles Juarez Racecard
A brisk wind at Juarez influenced the race card on February 20. In six furlongs events Novgorod and Gilbert Rose led early wins for favorites, while Sebago captured the fourth race at 6 to 5 with Vanir placing second. Other winners included Ferrana Transpar ent and Blackmate with tight finishes amid a crowded field.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Mex
Sebago
Vanir
Novgorod
Taplin
Duchess Phillipe
Johnson
Billy Mayhue
Grand
Hoopla
Sparkette
Sweet Sam
Unlucky
Kiddy Lee
Amarillo
Gilbert Rose
Gross
High Street
Burlingame
Dave Montgomery
Hill
Velsini
Harlem Maid
Sonia
Gramercy
Ferrana
Farneil Hall
Henry
Anne McGee
Carter
Port Arlington
Sona
John H. Sheehan
Marie Hyde
Molesworth
Rampant
Rose Worth
Parnell Girl
Aliva
Belle of the Bay
Nyanza
Wings of the Morning
Blackmate
Bit of Fortune
Zulu
Discontent
Pitapat
Juan
Wicket
Moran Far Classier In Ten Round Victory
Owen Moran English lightweight dominated Joe Bedell in Brooklyn in a ten round bout. Moran nearly finished Bedell in the ninth as the bell rang counting eight. Bedell was knocked down again for a nine count in the final minute of the last round after a hard sixth round.
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Associated Press
New York
Owen Moran
Joe Bedell
Brooklyn
Moran
Bedell
Call a Taxi. Both Phones 123.
A brief item notes a taxi call option with two contact numbers. It also mentions Japan hosting two imperial universities that do not admit women, highlighting a policy contrast.
Balloon flights planned from San Antonio lift Lahm cup
William Assman and J H Wade Jr Cleveland aeronauts tested gas bags at the San Antonio plant this afternoon The Miss Sofia and The Buckeye are in excellent condition and ready to fly Wade expects a start in about two weeks with aide J C Hulburt of St Louis Assman plans an earlier start aiming for a northward flight into Canada Weather conditions are anticipated to be favorable for the balloon race.
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William Assman
J. H. Wade Jr
Cleveland Aeronaut
San Antonio
Wade
Buell
J. C. Hulburt
St. Louis
Assman
Canada
Southwest Texas League Re-elects Dickinson Boss
The Sporting Life reports the Southwest Texas league re-elects B S Dickinson as president secretary outlines a 900 dollar salary cap a fourteen man player limit and a season from April 20 to August 15. Uncertainty over Victoria and Corpus Christi status leaves 1912 circuit doubtful with Brownsville Beeville Laredo and Bay City listed as fixtures.
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Sporting Life
Southwest Texas League
B. S. Dickinson
Victoria
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Beeville
Laredo
Bay City
Harvard Wrestlers Lose All Seven to Yale in New Haven
The Harvard wrestling team, first from Harvard to face Yale, lost seven bouts in New Haven. The 158 pounds and heavyweight matches were won by falls, while the remaining five were decided on points.
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New Haven
Conn
Harvard
Yale
Falla
Heye and Jaeckle Face Opening Games in Final Week
The Heye and Jaeckle teams of the St. Joseph Ninepin league meet in two games tonight on St. Joseph alleys. This marks the start of the league’s last week of the series.
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Heye
Jaeckle
St. Joseph
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Jeff
Bud” Fisher
Treacy Dipay
HE Star Co
Auto Clubs
Bendelow
U.S. Army
Cobb and Matthewson
SIOUX
GEO. A. Dickel & Co, Distillers
Nashville, Tenn
Parmer
Waco
Texas
Seradicnela
Escade
Pistharry
College
High Wind
Mars Racing
Imperial Universities
Japan
Baltic
Ona
Cinett, Peabody & Company, Makers
Troy
G. W. Cowles
Brou
Manent Cure
Ras Dilsbee
Men‘s Outfitters
Medina Dam
Carter-Mullaly Transfer Co
Puones
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