Eleven inning clash decides game at Krisch park
The infantry edge the Orioles in an 11 inning affair by one run. Curran pitched for Higgins and Galm for Roundups in earlier games. The Roundups won 9 to 1 and 5 to 3 in the two earlier contests.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1912
Page
6
The infantry edge the Orioles in an 11 inning affair by one run. Curran pitched for Higgins and Galm for Roundups in earlier games. The Roundups won 9 to 1 and 5 to 3 in the two earlier contests.
National and American league teams prepare for a southward invasion starting February 16. The Giants lead with initial departures to Marlin Springs A joining St Louis on February 17. McGraw plans to have 35 players at spring camp. Training schedules vary by club with Hot Springs Atlanta New Orleans Memphis and Columbus among destinations.
New York January 22 John Mc Graw manager of the New York Nationals urged the national league rules committee to modify pitching rules. He proposed digging behind the rubber to reveal illegal foot placement and called for uniform height of all raised pitchers boxes to prevent violations.
In Little Rock Arkansas on January 22 the Southern league schedule committee met to map the 1912 schedule. Judge W M Kavanaugh presided with Mike Finn C Z Colsson and Charles Frank as members. The group will not release deliberations until the spring meeting in Little Rock during the last week of February. All sessions are private.
Jack Curley says Flynn will travel from Chicago to select a venue for a July bout with Jack Johnson and arrange training quarters. Venue to be announced after licenses issued possible sites Nevada Utah or Mexico. Curley denies eastern talks for 10 000 side with Johnson to receive 35 000 plus 1100 training costs. Flynn to train at Hot Springs two weeks.
Hawthorne, carrying 127 pounds, won easily marking the meeting's fourth straight victory. Pride of Lismore captured the six furlong handicap by ten lengths as jockey Rosen faced a fifteen-day suspension for rough riding amid a full card of races, including Marie Hyde and Virginia Lindsay victors in later events.
Galveston backers say they will continue efforts to retain a Texas league club despite prior reports of Galveston being out of the running. A six club circuit is favored for this year with a possible eight club league next season, to be decided at an upcoming league meeting likely in Austin.
Johnny Coulon finished preparations for his bout with Harry Forbes in Kenosha Wisconsin tonight. Coulon and Forbes with their seconds and trainers traveled to Kenosha early today for the fight scheduled at the local arena.
Frank Chance praises Joe Tinker saying the shortstop can hit all pitchers, run bases, and field marvelously. He notes such players would help him win the pennant and says his team would be unbeatable with more men like Tinker. The quote reflects Chance’s high regard and the players’ loyalty to him.
New York dated January 22 reports on Battling Nelson once the world’s top lightweight who has fallen to $1000 purses after earning $84,000 from Joe Gans. He remains cheery, demanding specific weights and side bets, and travels constantly while dodging growth in contracts.
A meeting of managers in the San Antonio Winter league will be held this afternoon to dispose of routine league business. A new scorer may be appointed to replace Culpepper, who has informed officials he cannot record future games due to business affairs.
Vallean Wilkie of Barstow Texas Yale freshman and track hopeful underwent an appendectomy at the Yale infirmary last night. His condition is reported critical.
Official records released by Secretary John Heydler cover bases on balls, strike-outs, and first-base errors in the 1911 National League. Sheckard led with 147 passes in 156 games for Chicago. Bescher and Bates followed with 103 and 102. Brooklyn and St Louis led strike-outs with 683 and 650. Coulson and Bescher tied with 78. Boston topped errors helped with 171 first-base profits. Sweeney led players with 35 such errors baiting.
The Grand Big Five and Summerfield's All-Stars clash tonight at Grand alleys in the second match of the San Antonio tenpin championship challenge rounds. Grand Big Five aims to repeat after a victory last week. Harry Mills of Mills Engraving posted a remarkable 277 as a novice last week.
Members of the San Antonio Driving Club will meet tonight at the Southern hotel to decide on substituting purses for the usual cups and ribbons at matinee performances. A committee of Fred C. Groos and F. W. Patton drafted a resolution for tonight, aiming to allocate monthly receipts half to contingent expenses and half to matinee purses. The opening matinee, postponed by cold weather, is set for next Friday at the fair grounds track.
The Saxet Bowling club invites a match series with any San Antonio group such as the K club or the Davy Crocketts. Call W Bless at old phone 343 or new phone 2497 Green after 6 PM to arrange games. Pay your poll tax.
Frankie Burns of Jersey City defeats Johnny Daly of Brooklyn after a hard twenty round battle at West Side Athletic Club and earns the right to meet Johnny Conlon of Kenosha on February 18 for the bantamweight title. Burns dominates infighting and body work while Daly shows a swollen face and battered body. referee Harry Stout awards the decision.
Arthur Duffy selects an all American lineup to form a basis for Sweden Stockholm in the next year Olympic team. The list features Ralph Craig D. B. Young M W Sheppard Benny et Jones Bonhag Lewis Scott Chisholm Eller Kaiser Grumpelt Guterson McGrath Ahearne Sheridan Snedigar McDonald Cook Kramer Thompson De Mar Jim Thorpe Platt Adams among others with times distances and marks noted.
White Sox scout Harry G says strong chance the team will train next year in San Antonio. He notes a telegram from Manager Jimmy Callahan on meningitis reports in Texas and any change to plans to train in Waco.
Chicago Cubs president Murphy returns from the south and Panama and says he has arranged conferences with Mordicai Brown. He believes he can persuade the three fingered pitcher to reconsider quitting the Cubs and organized baseball this season.
Chief Montour and Charlie Stone the Montreal grappler agreed to a private rematch next Thursday after their Bee thoven hall bout. A large purse is posted with substantial stakes and the match will be to a finish for the best two falls in three with Carl Anderson refereeing.
The planned demolition of the historic Madison Square Garden has been delayed from February 6 to April 20 to provide a panel for the annual sportsmen's show.
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