Brackenridge High Beats San Antonio Academy in Scholastic League
Brackenridge High defeated the San Antonio Academy 20 to 0 in a Scholastic league opener. Love Snyder and Ellsner led the high school offense while the academy showed promise for future games. St Anthony defeated Pea cock Military 59 to 4 as the series opened with lopsided play.
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Brackenridge High
San Antonio Academy
Peacock Military School Quint
San Antonio
Love
Snyder
Ellsner
Academy
St. Anthony
Military Schooleam
St. Mary’s Academy
Garden Academy
Scrapped Public School Game Moves to Friday Court
A game between Brackenridge High and Peacok was moved from Saturday afternoon to Friday afternoon on Brackenridge’s court due to difficulty assembling public school players Saturday.
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Brackenridge High
Peacock
Providence Gets Schmidt Tiger Catcher Remains On Payroll
Detroit January 10 Charley Schmidt longtime Tigers catcher will be sent to Providence next spring and be the first catcher there President Navin refused offers to keep him on his payroll. Schmidt played through injuries including two broken fingers in 1907 and helped Detroit win the pennant by catching for Payne and backing up the team during a lean season last year.
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Detroit
Mich
Charley Schmidt
Tigers
Providence
Navin
Schmidt
Payne
Mid Coast League Favored to Replace Southwest Texas
Bay City Texas January 10 The question of abandoning the Southwest Texas league next summer seems to favor a mid coast league. Presidents Stinett and Dougherty support forming a mid coast league with trusted business leaders as managers who would act for club interests not personal gain. A key point is that a mid coast league would avoid long rail gaps between Browns ville and Laredo.
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Bay City
Tex
Stinett
Bay City Club
Dougherty
Beeville Club
Southwest Texas League
Brownsville
Laredo
Fast Basketball Showdown Tonight in San Antonio
One of the fastest games in San Antonio is anticipated as the Turners face Hutcheson’s Stars on the Turners court tonight. Both squads are in peak form for a fast and classy duel. A Sioux versus the Twenty-second Infantry game tonight has been postponed due to insufficient notice.
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San Antonio
Turners
Hutcheson
Twenty-second Infantry
Kneeland
Giants Texas Plans for Spring Training Camp
New York Nationals secretary Joseph O Brien announced spring training for the Giants at Marlin Texas will begin February 17. Youngsters and recruits will depart in two sections from New York and St Louis on February 17 while the regulars leave a week later, with the full squad assembling February 25.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph O’brien
New York Nationals
Marlin
Tex
St. Louis
Holdouts and Prospect Bustle Buzzes in Texas Spring
An idle groundskeeper quotes a verse on holdouts and previews Texas baseball talk. Pitcher John Taff projects a quiet Texas league, while Anson Cole and Walter Morris rise as new finds from Waxahachie and nearby areas. Larry Doyle hypes Rube Marquard backstage at a theater.
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Larry Doyle
Rube Marquard
Larry
Rube
Cobb Values His Services Very High
Chicago January 10 report says Ty Cobb may set a 50000 dollar valuation for three years after his contract with Detroit ends next fall. Cobb hinted at the figure but offered no denial or confirmation and spoke of quitting baseball at his peak to avoid a decline. He cited Bill Lange as a model for retiring at the zenith and preserving memory of greatness.
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Chicago
Ill
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Cobb
Bill Lange
Bill
Lange
Comiskey Plans $100000 Stadium Expansion
President Comiskey of the Chicago American League club intends to spend $100,000 to increase seating at the baseball park. Plans include extending the second deck at each end to cover the pavilion behind first and third bases and enlarging the bleachers. He cites crowd demand from last fall’s city championship series.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Comiskey
Griffith urges AL to build dressing rooms at all parks
Clark Griffith calls for the American League to add dressing rooms at every park for visiting players. His National League experience convinced him that hauling teams to and from hotels in uniform is old fashioned, useless, and sometimes harmful.
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Clark Griffith
American League
Griff
National League
O'Toole Reported Ready For 22 500 Season
Marty O'Toole is said to be in perfect condition weighing 187 pounds, with Barney Dreyfuss confident he will deliver $22,500 worth of goods for the Pirates this season. Dreyfuss notes a fastball and a healthier arm after overwork with St Paul, and predicts success without resorting to any spitter.
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Pittsburg
Barney Dreyfuss
Marty O'Toole
Pirate
O'Toole
Indianapolis
Mr. Dreyfuss
St. Paul
Baylor Bears Basketball Team Picks Roster For The Season
Baylor University in Waco is practicing for a long slate of games. Captain Mosley and Ward are set as guards, Coleman and McConnell as forwards, Henry at center. Contenders Harrell Blair Leach Williams Lowry and Cooke show strong form. The schedule opens January 27 versus Army in San Antonio, with possible warmups against Waco teams and local squads.
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Tex
Baylor University
McClatchy
Mosley
Ward
Coleman
McConnell
Henry
Harrell
Blair
Leach
Williams
Lowry
Cooke
Army
San Antonio
High School
Fights End In Draw In Chattanooga Ring Clash
In one of the citys best bouts in months Terry Nelson of Philadelphia and Red Ames of Chattanooga battled eight rounds to a draw before the Chattanooga Athletic Club. In a preliminary Charley Wallace of Dallas and Nat Dewey of Chattanooga, both negroes, also drew after eight rounds.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Tenn
Terry Nelson
Philadelphia
Red” Ames
Chattanooga Athletic Club
Charley Wallace
Dallas
Tex
Nat Dewey
Nevada opposition grows to Johnson Flynn boxing plan
Reports from Salt Lake City indicate Nevada residents push back against the Johnson Flynn prize fight planned near the Utah-Nevada line. Nevadans argue Salt Lake City would reap benefits while Nevada carries the odium. Discussions include a possible special session to repeal the unlimited prize fight law and Governor Oddie may be urged to act. Wendover is cited as the fight site, likely across the state line to Utah.
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Nevada
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oddie
Wendover
Conklin Extends Lead in Handicap Billiards Match
CINCINNATI Jan 10 Fred Conklin the international amateur 18 2 billiard champion extended his lead over Calvin Demarest professional champion to 62 points in the second block of their handicap match here Conklin totaled 267 in 27 innings while Demarest made 358 in 26 innings Demarest needed 2000 to Conklin 1335.
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Conklin
Associated Press
Cincago
Fred Conklin
Calvin Demarest
Demarest
Windward Nevada to Host Johnson Flynn Fight Next July
Manager Jack Curley announced Windward Nevada will host the Johnson Flynn bout next July. initial reports had suggested Las Vegas as a possibility. Curley also indicated Windward was formerly Wendover, noting the name misspelling.
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Windward
Nevada
Jack Curley
Curley
Huggins Signs New Cardials Contract Soon
Cincinnati news reports Miller Huggins has come to terms with manager Roger Bresnahan of the Cardinals and will sign his contract in a day or two. He will again captain the team and received a liberal advance. His return preserves the inner infield and stalwart defense for St Louis after fear of breakup.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Miller Huggins
Roger Bresnahan
Cardinals
Miller
St. Louis
Huggins
Cleveland Boxer Brick Wins Narrow Decision at 12 Rounds
Phil Brick of Cleveland defeated Phil Knight of Kansas City after a grueling 12 round battle to take the decision last night in Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Phil Brick
Phil Knight
Kansas City
Chicago Yacht Club plans return to international racing
The Chicago Yacht Club moved to revive international competition by building at least one boat to contest the Yacht Racing Union Trophy donated by Commodore Richardson of Toledo. The challenger would face the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto, which expressed eagerness to renew ties.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Yacht Club
Yacht Racing Union
Commodore Richardson
Toledo
Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto
MacMurray
Chicago Club
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