Rooters Club for Broncos planned in San Antonio
A group of loyal San Antonio fans plans a formal Rooters Club to back the Broncos for the 1917 season. Rev Y. Barber notes Boston’s Rooters Club as a model for organized cheering and morale. Fans named to join include Johnny Williams Fomby Cole Bailey Enoch Ones Dan Breen Judge Campbell Dr C S Venable Sam Rothwell Dave Gottlieb and others.
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San Anonio
Ason
Y. Barber
Alamo City
Boston
Particuar
Charles O'Leary
New Orleans
Watkins
Memphis Clab
Tigers
Ole Boy
Oval Rooters
Rooters
Johnny Williams
Fomby
Cole Y. Bailey
Enoch Ones
Dan Breen
Judge Campell
Dr. C. S. Venable
Sam Rothell
Dave Gottlieb
Dave Strauss
Fire destroys house on San Marcos riverbank
At 10 20 p m Monday Horace Cape's home, a mile below own, on the San Marcos riverbank, burned beyond control after the alarm. The family escaped in ice smoke. Insurance covers 2000 on the house and 1200 on contents. The fire origin is undetermined. The article notes a new pneumatic rock drill requires the chisel to bear on rock for air supply.
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San Marcos
Tex
Horace Cape
Own
San Mar River
Household Bowlers Defeat Gasco Quintet In Close League
The Household tenpin quintet upset Gas Electric with wins 713 to 711 and 726 to 729 after a 759 to 754 first set, despite a substitution. Captain Schwartz led with 526 total and 193 190 games, while Walser added 483. Law paced Gasco with 500 and 198 in the second game.
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Gas * Electric Company
Gascos
Schwartz
Walser
Law
Uvalde & Gulf Quintet and Service Engraving Company
Five
Lord Seer
Nolan
Ooee
Gas & Electrics
Tee Sovees
Cippolo
Nordman
Menger
Saw
Orret
Bill Pape
McCoy Protests Madison Square Garden Title Match Change
The New York boxing commission met to consider Al McCoy protesting his middleweight title claim against Les Darcy and Jack Dillon. Darcy substitute Dillon was set for May 5 at Madison Square Garden after McCoy was ordered to fulfill a verbal contract with Darcy before any other bout. McCoy and Dillon will box ten rounds Tuesday night for the Broadway Sporting Club of Brooklyn. McCoy had agreed not to box others in the interim.
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New York
State Boxing Commission
al McCoy
Les Dacy
Jack Dillon
Indianapolis
Madison Square Gaten
McCoy
Darcy
Boxing Commission
Dillon
Dillion
Broadway Sporting Club
Brooklyn
Mandot Defeats Mangum In Ten Round Bout
Joe Mandot of New Orleans won a decision over Willie Mangum of Memphis in a fast ten round match in Hot Springs Arkansas. Mangum fought bravely after seeming near knockout in the second round but Mandot built a lead in early rounds to secure the victory.
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Mandot
Mangum
Hot Springs
Ark
Joe Mandot
New Orleans
Willie Mangum
Memphis
Juniors Open New Series in Y M C A College League
The Y M C A College League opened Monday with three games. West Point beat Texas U C A M 7 to 6, Harvard edged Yale 8 to 6, and Princeton lost to A M and M as Joe Halliday led his team with three field goals. Dugger starred for Harvard Yale rally fell short final 8-6.
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West Point
Texas
C. A
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Folts
Jonas
Joe Halliday
Womack Phillips
Avard
York
James Dugger
Dugger
de Noon
Stewart
Red Sox to Learn Army Tactics in Spring Camp
Boston president Harry Frazee said the Red Sox will ask Adjutant General Gardner Pearson to assign a National Guard officer to join the team at Hot Springs Arkansas. The officer will teach military tactics and be paid by the club. Outfielders Clarence Walker and Merlin Kopp sent signed contracts, with Kopp joining from the Buffalo Club. Catcher Walter Tragesser also signed.
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Boston
Harry H. Fragee
Boston Americans
Gardner W. Pearson
National Guard
Red Sox
Hot Springs
Ark
Frazee
Clarence E. Walker
Merlin A. Kopp
Kopp
Buffalo
Boston Nationals
Walter Tragesser
New 1917 Umpire Staff for American League
Barry Mc Cormick and George Moriarity join the 1917 staff of American League umpires announced by President Johnson. McCormick is a former National League player who umpired in the American Association last season. Moriarity played for the Detroit Americans and later managed Memphis in the Southern Association. Also named are Silk O Loughlin Evans Connolly Owens Dineen Hildebrand and Nallin.
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Chicago
Barry McCormick
George Moriarity
Johnson
McCormick
Moriarity
Detroit Americans
Memphis
Frank “Silk” O'Loughlin
William G. Evans
T. H. Connolly
C. B. Owens
William Dineen
George Hildebrand
R. F. Nallin
Maxwell Sits Top After First Half in Pinehurst Qualifiers
Norman Maxwell of the Aronimink Club Philadelphia led 260 players in the first half of the spring golf tournament qualifying at Pinehurst North Carolina with a 73 for 18 holes.
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Maxwell
Pinehurst
N. C
Norman Maxwell
Aronimink Club
Philadelphia
Meadows Signs With Cards Ahead of Spring Camp
OXFORD N C Feb 27 Lee Meadows St Louis National League pitcher announced he sent his signed contract to his club and would report at the spring training camp at San Antonio March 5 Meadows has been regarded as a holdout.
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Meadows
Oxford
N. C
Lee Meadows
St. Louis
San Antonio
Seniors Stage BG Program at Y M C A
Senior athletes at the Y M C A held their class contest and two volleyball matches Monday night. Claude Fuquay won top individual honors with 27 stations on the parallel bars, Rex Logan took second with 26, and William Pieper followed with 22. Banks teams dominated the standings with an average of 102 5, Logan's squad next at 71 5, Pieper third at 54 5, and Boone fourth at 83 4.
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Claude Fuquay
Rex Logan
William Pieper
J. B. Moore
Edgar Tobin
Frank Erben
Bruce Banks
Eugene Hays
Willard Boone
Logan
J. Moore
Tobin
Erben
Henry Lutz
Oswald Conrads
Name Points and Scores From Listed Participants
The readable lines show a sequence of names with scattered numbers: Bruce Banks Rex Logan Wm Pieper Willard Boone and associated figures like 56128 265-6 241-2. The text appears as a damaged OCR snippet of a scoring or points list with unclear context and incomplete data.
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Bruce Banks
Wecessesnees
Rex Logan
Wm. Pieper
Oreeee Een
Willard Boone
Vilas to face Whittongton in final at Hot Springs tourney
Vilas of Chicago and H A Whitttington of Hot Springs reach the final of the first flight in the Washingtons birthday tournament at Hot Springs Country Club. In the second flight H G Bonfils of Denver meets H C Gifford of Chicago for a place in the final.
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Hot Springs
Ark
la Vilas
Chicago
H. A. Whittington
Hot Springs Country Club
H. G. Bonfils
Denver
H. C. Gifford
Chief Bender Exonerated in Curran Death Case
Philadelphia February 27 Charles A Chief Bender Indian pitcher was exonerated by the coroner s jury of blame in the Curran death case in which Curran died after a motorcar collision with a vehicle driven by a man named Berner or Benner.
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Bender
Philadelphia
Charles A
Five Bullseyes Scored By Mrs Mitchell At Municipal Range
Mrs. Mitchell wife of Sergeant Mitchell custodian of the Municipal Rifle range scored five consecutive bullseyes at 300 yards on Monday afternoon showing women may join local shooters. E P Lipscomb notes women inquire about facilities but dislike the long hike to the range while the Traction Company faces pressure to extend Tobin Hill line to accommodate weekend shooters.
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Mitchell
E. P. Lipscomb
National Rifle Association
Tobin Hill
Traction Company
Chief Wilson Traded to St Paul Club for Walton Cruise
St Louis Nationals send right fielder J Owen Wilson known as Chief Wilson to the St Paul Club in exchange for Walton Cruise. The deal announced today in St Louis confirms the two club agreement.
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Wilson
ST. Louis
J. Owen Wilson
Chief Wilson
St. Louis Nationals
St. Paul
Walton Cruise
Cubs Start Training in Pasadena Park
Cubs begin spring training at Tournament Park in Pasadena California on Monday February 27 as Chicago National League team starts its season preparation with workouts and drills.
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Cubs
Pasadena
Cal
Chicago
Tournament Park Field
House Defeats Hardy House Betting Bill in Texas
The Texas House on Monday voted 54 to 59 against the Hardy House bill to legalize pari mutuel betting on horse races. The report cites a Louisville Courier Journal anecdote about a five passenger car reflecting social skepticism.
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Austin
Tex
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bush and Strunk Sign with Philadelphia Club
Joe Bush the star pitcher and Amos Strunk the outfielder for the Philadelphia American League team signed contracts after holdouts. Manager Mack announced the signings but terms were not disclosed. George Whitted refused a $4000 yearly offer from the Philadelphia Nationals, leaving negotiations unsettled.
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Philadelphia
Joe Bush
Amos Strunk
Philadelphia American League Baseball
Mack
George Whitted
Philadelphia Nationals
Whitted Demands 5500 Contract for Training Camp
William F. Baker, president of the club, said Whitted’s demand would not be considered. A German nurse is credited with inventing a pocketbook for handkerchiefs with a removable washable lining.
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William F. Baker
Whitted
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