Giants Begin San Antonio Training Camp Reports
San Antonio hosts major league baseball training activities as the Giants set up at the Menger Hotel with A J Dolan and Sam Crane leading a Gotham press contingent. McGraw and Jennings are due, while others travel from New Orleans Dallas and St. Louis for the camp. Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox link camps and personnel transit through town en route to Eagle Pass and Seguin respectively. Giants sign Mississippi College halfback Edward Hale as a pitcher prior to camp.
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Cozy” Dolan
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New York
Sam Crane
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McGraw
Joha J. McGraw
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Philadelphia Athletics
Eagle Pass
Jimmy Isaminger
Philadelphia North American
Chicago White &«S
Mineral Wells
Seguin
Louis C. Barbour
Sarah Barbour
King William Street
Barbour
White Sox
Edward Hale
Mississippi College Eleven
Hale
Antonio
Tendler Defeats Gold in Eight Round Bout at Madison Square Garden
Lew Tendler of Philadelphia won a referee's decision over Human Gold of California after Gold refused to leave his corner for the eighth round following a seventh round foul claim. The bout drew a capacity crowd with California favored by fans, and physicians found no foul blow after Gold left the ring.
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Lew Tender
Philadelphia
Human Gold
California
Gold
Hieforee
Kid Meiartland
Nos
Althor
Madison Square Carden
Ao Aajomy
Teferee
Ue Westers
Bos
Babe Verman
San Francisco
Portland Middleweight Wins Judges Decision in Eight Round Start
Jimmy D Arcy of Portland Oregon defeated Andy Palmer of Tulsa Oklahoma by knockout? No, judges decision after an eight round preliminary. Clonie Tait of Minneapolis defeated Johnny Murray of New York by judges decision after an eight round raiser.
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St. Pauin
Jimmy D'Arcy
Portland
Oregon
Andy Palmer
Tulsa
Ohls
Clonie Tait
Minneapolis
Johnny Murray
New York
Illinois swimmer breaks world 220 yard freestyle record
Great Lakes February 25 Johnny Weismuler of the Illinois Athletic Club swam a world record 220 yards freestyle in 2 minutes 51.43 seconds. Sybil Bauer of the Wilinsis Athletic Club set a world mark in the 14 yard open backstroke at 1 minute 59.85 seconds, and Eleanor Coleman of the Milwaukee Athletic Club won the 100 yard Central A A U breaststroke championship in 1 minute 27 seconds.
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Johnny Weismuler
Illnois Athletic Club
Sybil Bauer
Wilinsis Athletic Club
Eleanor Coleman
Milwaukee Athletic Club
Handball Loss for University of Texas in Austin Series
The University of Texas handball team lost both singles and doubles to the YMCA in Austin on Friday. Only San Antonio’s Charles Muench won a game as he beat Clyde Littlefield. Players on the UT squad included Littlefield Shea Belmont Henderson Bertechek and Votech. the visitors featured Muench Emil Mueller J F Nall Frost Carvel and A M Venne. A return series is planned at the San Antonio YMCA court on Saturday March 11.
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Austin
Charles Muench
San Antonian
Clyde Littlefield
Raw Antonions
Muench
Emil Mueller
J. F. Nall Frost Carvel
A. M. Venne
Littlefield
T. Shea Belmont
Roy B. Henderson
Roy Bertechek
William J. Votech
Dvneeh
San Antonio
Central Christian Sunday Schools win narrow one point game
The Central Christian Sunday Schools team edged Laurel Heights Methodists 6 to 4 in a junior Sunday School Basketball League clash Friday night. Two league games remain across three divisions before the world series, with St. Marks facing Grae Tattheran seniors and Central Christian meeting St. Marks intermediates.
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Laurel Heights Methodists Vn O
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St. Marks and Grae Tattheran
Central Christian
St. Marks
Sets Billiard Mark New York Victory in record match
Ralph Green Leaf defended his pocket billiards title by a 118 to 15 victory over Thomas Heston in a high run record for the world. The match concluded Friday night, confirming Green Leaf as champion and extending his streak. Oklahoma swept the Mat Meet in Lawrence, Kansas, with a 52 to 0 win over Kansas. In Hutchinson, Dabby Corbett of Fairfield, Oklahoma, knocked out Frank Mantel of Wichita in the second round of a ten round bout Friday night.
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Ralph Green Leaf
Thomas Heston
Oklahoma
Lawrence
Kan
Oklahoma Univers
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Mantell
Champion Dundee Is Accused of Stalling in Ring
In Scranton on Friday the ten round junior lightweight title fight between Johnny Dundee and Jimmy Hanley ended in the sixth after the referee stopped it, alleging a lack of real fighting. Police escorted the fighters to their dressing rooms as jeers rose from the crowd. Don Tints defeated George Frne in the ten round preliminary.
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Johnny Dundee
Jimmy Hanley
Denver
Don Tints
Philadelphia
Yeorge Frne
Buffalo
Amateur clubs plan permanent baseball organization
A meeting at the chamber auditorium led to plans for a permanent amateur baseball organization to oversee clubs and leagues. Representatives from numerous teams discussed forming a governing body, with committees appointed to report next meeting. The date of March 10 was tentatively set, with hall reservations pending.
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Junior Chamber of Ecommerce
E. S. Garrett
Ray Lambert
River Avenue
Tase Hospital
Chaplain Hayes
Brackenridge High School
L. PD. Williams
Williams
Vanderbilt Georgia Game Day Feature on Basketball Card
Atlanta Ga February 25 The meeting Saturday night between Vanderbilt and Georgia old rivals in all forms of college sports was one of the chief events of the second round of the Southern college basketball championship tournament here. The Kentucky versus Mercer match was also a feature. Centre College is no longer in the basketball picture after defeats by Mercer and Georgetown in earlier rounds. Kentucky remains the only in-state rival left for high honors.
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Keptie
Iktucky
Ouimet and Jacoby Vie For Houston Mid Winter Title
Francis Ouimet of Boston and Louis Jacoby of Dallas meet in the final of the Houston mid winter invitation golf tournament after rain softened course. Ouimet led Daenhy nine holes, and the afternoon included a dramatic 15-foot putt on the ninth, while Jacoby stretched to the limit to force the final.
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Jacnby
Carme
Speaker to Have Big Squad at Cleveland Camp
Tris Speaker will field a 40-man Cleveland training group when the second Indians contingent arrives Monday marking the largest camp in club history. Several 1920 regulars depart. Burns, Smith and others traded or moved, Johnston with Philadelphia. A light workout at Gardner Park followed, with motion-picture cameras recording.
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Tris Speaker
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Imate
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Elmer Smith
Red Sox
Stuffy Melnnis
Doc Johnston
Philadelphia Athletics
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Hugh Jennings
College Basketball Scores From Texas to Iowa
Baylor upset Texas A and M 19 to 18 as Bradshaw hit a late regoal. Texas beat Rice 22 to 8 in Austin, Ponsford out with a likelyseason injury. Ames over Kansas Aggies 28 to 22. Missouri routed Nebraska 55 to 16. Oklahoma defeated Grinnell 25 to 22 in Missouri Valley action.
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