Aviator Rutherford Page Killed In Curtiss Meet Accident
Yale graduate Rutherford Page, 24, flying for Curtiss at the Dominguez field aviation meet, jumped clear at 60 feet after a pivot miscue and fell to the ground. He had just earned his license and had wowed crowds with daring maneuvers alongside Lincoln Beachy. Page lived in New York with his mother and sisters and had joined Curtiss near San Diego six weeks earlier.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Rutherford Page
Yale
New York
Curtiss
Dominguez Field
Page
Lincoln Beachy
Beachy
Glenn Curtiss
Hang
Yale Club of
San Diego
DC Curtiss
Fast Basketball Games at Army Post
The Army Post gym hosts two fast City League games tonight the Twenty second Infantry lightening five against the Turners and the Ponies versus the Roundups. San Antonio Scholastic league games may follow if outdoor courts permit with Brackenridge and St Marys as possible matchups and San Antonio Academy versus St Anthony's academy also listed.
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Army Post Gymnasium
Lightning
Twenty-second Infantry
Turners
Ponies
San Antonio
Brackenridge
St. Mary's
San Antonio Academy
St. Anthony's Academy
Yale graduate Rutherford Page dies in Los Angeles aviation crash
Rutherford Page son of Mrs. William D. Page of New York, a Yale 1910 graduate, died in an L A aviation accident. He had trained at Nassau Boulevard on a device of his own making and earned a provisional Aero Club license. He leaves a mother, two sisters, and two brothers.
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Associated Press
New York
Rutherford Page
Los Angeles
William D. Page
Yale
Page
Nassau Boulevard
Long Island
The
Aero Club
France
Favorite in Mill Special to The Light
Mike Gibbons the St Paul welterweight is the betting favorite for tonight's bout with Jack Denning of New York. Both will weigh in at 8 pm, and promoters expect a large crowd as advance ticket sales suggest.
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New York
Mike” Gibbons
St. Paul
Jack Denning
Coulon Defends Bantamweight Title With Third-Round KO
Johnny Coulon defended his bantamweight crown against Harry Forbes in Kenosha Wisconsin last night winning by knockout in the third round. Forbes weighed 115 pounds at the weigh in and showed a brave performance before Coulon finished him with three knockdowns.
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Associated Press
Kenosha
Wis
Johnny Coulon
Harry Forbes
Coulon
Forbes
Conlon
Will
Dooin Predicts Phils Title Bid for 1912 Season
Charley Dooin, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, forecasts a strong 1912 campaign. He cites a healthy pitching core led by Grover Alexander and Earl Moore plus the Lobert trade as key moves, says injuries limited last year but believes the club can contend if luck holds.
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Charley Douin
Horace Fogel
Phillies
Giants
Dooin
McGraw
Earl Moorg
Grover Alexander
Alexander
Cincinnati
Lobert
Boxing card at army post may feature Northworth Jeffries
Bouts at the army post look unlikely to pair Masters with Young Jeffries. Northworth, the British Columbia featherweight champ, may headline if he weighs within five to six pounds of Jeffries, who seeks a 125 pound limit. A strong undercard is promised.
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Masters
Jeffries
Army Post
Northworth
British Columbia
Varsity Managers Chosen for 1912 Texas Teams
Pear son B. Garrett of San Antonio named varsity football manager for 1912 with assistants Ben H. Rice and George Hyer. Walter A. Dealey of Dallas to manage baseball with Karl K Bettis and Clifton, Joe Cohn named track manager. Schedule includes 25 games across Texas and the South a long road slate ending with Southwestern at Austin and trips to Auburn and Athens.
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Austin
Tex
University Athletic Council
Pearson B. Garrett
San Antonio
Ben H. Rice
George Hyer
Houston
Walter A. Dealey
Dallas
Karl K. Bettis
Clifton
Joe Cohn
Corpus Christi
Texas Schramm
F. W
Southwestern
Austin College
Mississippi College
Baylor
Georgetown
Auburn
Ala
University of Georgia
Athens
Tulane
New Orleans
Texas Christian University
Call a taxi. axi. Both phones 128.
Call a taxi message appears with cryptic text about paying a poll tax. The fragment hints at a public notice or instruction but lacks clear context or complete details.
Beaumont to Acquire Galveston Baseball Franchise
Beaumont will acquire the Galveston baseball franchise pending Texas league ratification. President W. P. Allen confirmed terms with Beaumont business leaders who will pay about $4,000 to assume Galveston’s debts and liabilities, with league owners expected to ratify soon. Oklahoma City matters also settled as Abner Davis sent about $600 owed to the league.
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Austin
Tex
Beaumont
Galveston
W. P. Allen
Texas League
Cummings
League
Allen
Oklahoma City
Abner Davis
Oklahoma
Grabiner Eyes San Antonio as 1913 Sox Spring Base
Harry Grabiner secretary of the White Sox travels to San Antonio with plans to recommend the city as the 1913 spring training quarters for Comiskey and Callahan. He notes the Harlandale Wells site fits well and envisions early pre season clashes in Texas between Chicago and rival squads.
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Harry Grabiner
White Sox
Charlie Comiskey
Callahan
Chicago Baseball
Bathes
San Antonio
Grabiner
Comiskey
Harlandale Wells
The
Connie Mack
Texas
Commy
Aco
Attell Denies Fix Claim Before Boxing Commission
Abe Attell featherweight champion testified before the state boxing commission in New York, denying any private deal with Knockout Brown. He claimed his poor showing was influenced by cocaine injected into his hands to dull pain, which he argued could affect his body.
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TD Press
New York
Abe Attell
State Boxing Commission
Brown
Attell
Winter League Magnates Meet
Yesterday the San Antonio Winter League magnates decided to ban rowdy stunts by players in the future. The gathering aimed to set an attitude for upcoming matinees and avoid activities like turning uniforms inside out. Manager Jonas of Higgins Company led the discussion.
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San Antonio
Jonas
Higgins Company
Driving Club Adopts Purses for Matinee Prizes
San Antonio Driving Club members at the Southern Hotel agreed to replace cups with purses at future matinees. A 80 purse is set for next Friday, with half of monthly receipts directed to purses and a detailed two fund plan for racing and sinking funds. The policy requires prompt dues and active member recruitment, and twelve new members were announced including Judges Huntress and Fiske, Sheriff Tobin and others.
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San Antonio
Southern Hotel
F. W. Patton
Fred Groos
W. J. Volmer
George W. Huntress
J Burley
Dave Strauss
John Tobin
Ben S. Fiske
Edward Dwyer
Dan Breen
L. Heuermann
W. H. Furlong Jr
J. H. Rhea
F. Achtzehn
J. J. Stevens
Intercollegiate Balloon Club race to start from Kansas City
George E. Meyers of the Kansas City Aero club announces the Inter collegiate Balloon Club of America will begin its race in June with about fifteen colleges entered. A second balloon race will begin in July to select an American competitor for the James Gordon Bennett international trophy race in Germany.
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Assomata Press
Kansas City
George E. Meyers
Kansas City Aero Club
Intercollegiate Balloon Club of America
Germany
Just Like Big Smoke
Ad Wolgast lightweight champion, recently convalescing from surgery and pneumonia, was arrested in Venice for reckless automobile driving and released on bond in Santa Monica, California.
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Associated Press
Santa Monica
Cal
Ad Wolgast
Venice
Grand Big Five triumphs over Summerfield All Stars in bowling match
The Grand Big Five defeated the Summerfield All Stars by a narrow margin at Grand alleys. Bill Sessions posted three consecutive scores of 218 238 and 241, averaging 231. Carl Ziegler added a 233 high game and Doc oe contributed three solid games. Eddie Kohr and P A Thomas also delivered strong scores while Roach built tough split spares. The third match is set for Century alleys next Thursday night. The Household Furniture team faces Postoffice club in a ten pin three game event at Grand alleys tonight.
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Summerfield All Stars
Bill Sessions
Carl Ziegler
Doc Oe
All Stars
Roach
Eddie Kohr
P. A. Thomas
Westergaard Wins Two Falls Over Ordman in Omaha
In Omaha Nebraska on January 23 Jesse Westergaard defeated Henry Ordman in two out of three falls in catch as catch can style wrestling. Ordman won the first fall with an English bar and a half Nelson while Westergaard took the second and third with a leg hold and a side hold.
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Westergaard
Omaha
Neb
Jesse Westergaard
Henry Ordman
Ordman
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