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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1912
Page
10
Two fast basketball games at the army post gym featured the Infantry beating the Turners by a narrow margin as momentum shifted late. The second match saw the Roundups edge the Ponies by a single point in a classier contest.
Pitchers Reulbach and McIntyre, long with the Chicago National League club, are slated for the minors after waivers were granted by all NL clubs. Reulbach has six years with Chicago, McIntyre joined from Brooklyn two years ago.
Dallas club owner J. W. Gardner refused a telephone vote on a Texas Baseball League plan for a meeting to discuss the Galveston franchise sale. Five club owners from Dallas Fort Worth Houston Waco and San Antonio had urged a meeting, presented to President W. P. Allen.
H A Brehm owner of Prospect racing track Havre de Gras Maryland and Baltimore business leader visits San Antonio at the St Anthony hotel. He says the New York racing ban will boost prosperity for eastern tracks such as Pimlico and plans to tour the south and southwest after leaving Houston tonight.
At a San Antonio Automobile Club meeting directors moved the general gathering to next Friday night at the Real Estate Exchange. Sixty members have paid dues. a dozen more will soon. Congress man Slayden wrote that he will push good roads but opposes federal highway building to avoid delays and uneven development.
Texas league President Allen schedules a Houston meeting of seven club owners to ratify transferring the Galveston franchise to Beaumont. Five clubs have consented. Morris of Fort Worth and Gardner of Dallas remain undecided but are expected to join. Wyche Greer, representing Beaumont, deposited funds and returned home.
Monte Attell of Pittsburg and Chick Hayes formerly of Memphis now training in Indianapolis meet in a ten round bantamweight bout. The winner earns a shot at Johnny Coulon’s title, with the bout scheduled for tonight in this city.
The University of Texas basketball team travels to San Antonio February 1 to play a series of games against local squads including the YMCA Turners and Twenty-second Infantry. The varsity lineup features captain James, and players Garrett Schramm Vining McVeigh Ross and Kelly.
Jack Denning of New York City defeated Mike Gibbons of St Paul on points after ten rounds at the Fairmount Athletic Club last night, the consensus of observers held.
A special practice for esniers in the Rube Carnival at the Y M C A is set for tonight at eight o'clock at the association building. Participants are urged to reach the building promptly.
A private wrestling bout between Chief Montour and Charlie Stone is set for tomorrow night at the Seeger and Keller gymnasium on North Presa Street. The second floor location spans 207 209 and 211 North Presa.
Teachers of the grammar schools in San Antonio are asked to gather at the Y M C A next Saturday at 2 30 PM to form definite plans for the basketball league. Key questions on age limits and league officials will be discussed.
Bourbon Beau upset the Juarez handicap at 10 to 1 as steward warns jockey E Denny after Pride of Lismore ride. Braxton falls lead to Parker's disqualification. Races include Don Diego, Great Friar, Oxer and Flying Feet victories with times from 1:13 to 1:40 over 5 to 7 furlongs.
Alfred De Oro world pool champion lost the second block of his handicap local exhibition to James Maturo of Denver. De Oro giving Maturo 90 balls in 600. Maturo won 172 to 157 in that block, total score 347 to 271.
Ed Konetchy, first baseman of the St. Louis National League team, said an Italian emissary of the Black Hand demanded $3000 from him yesterday. Konetchy, a Bohemian, stated the man entered his billiard parlors and left after he said he had no such funds.
Sievers swept both games against the Heye team on St Josephs alleys with strong bowler output. Jaeckle and Kleeman face off tonight at St Josephs alleys, continuing the local bowling action.
Ed Gremin ger, former National Leaguer and 1911 Canton manager, has been appointed manager of the Canton team for 1912 as Canton joins the Central league after leaving the Ohio Pennsylvania league.
Turner league bowlers began the ninepin race for the second series title on their alleys. Scores show Lowther 44 44 50 44 42 45 269 and Gloeckner 51 36 47 52 38 42 265 in the first game. second game Lowther 36 37 53 53 51 275 and Gloeckner 32 36 57 56 32 257.
Organized baseball targets promoters of a newly formed outlaw league launched at a New York meeting. Top baseball figures plan to pin a deterrent on League President Wittman. Broncs manager George Leidy reports a high insider seeking salary payment failure for Reading club in 1895, leading to its dissolution.
In a ten pin match last night the Postoffice Prides defeated Household Furniture Company. Howard led the winners with a 230 high game and 176 high average while Duke added 539 total and Schwartz 522. For Household Furniture, How ard had 230, and Movecast led with 206 high game and Schwartz 174 average. Next night Eagle Furniture and Oaklands to bowl on same alleys.
Wet court forces Brackenridge High vs St. Marys College to be rescheduled for 4 pm. Earlier, San Antonio Academy met St. Anthonys in a fast contest won by St. Anthonys. Stars were Menkel Kennedy for St Anthony and Covington Lauchausen for the Academy.
T S Andrews of Milwaukee has secured Johnny Coulon world bantamweight champion to fight Sid Smith 112-pound English champion for a 20 round bout. Andrews expects bids from the Pacific coast and New Orleans for the club with the best purse.
Otto Abps a welterweight wrestler from New Braunfels was in San Antonio today seeking a bout with local grapplers. He may be matched tomorrow with Carl Anderson Twenty second infantry mat champion.
The K Bowling club accepted a challenge from the Saxet Bowling club with games set for Thursday night on Somers alley. Two very interesting matches are expected and all Saxet members are urged to attend.
Jack Johnson reports a telegram from G. E. Swiefski of Salt Lake City offering $30 000 to wrestle Frank Gotch in Salt Lake City. The bid aims to stage a high profile match and could draw wide boxing and wrestling interest in Utah.
Lincoln Beachy stunned spectators at the Los Angeles aviation meet by performing a death drop from four hundred feet and vanishing into a gulley where Rutherford Page died a day earlier. After a tense three minutes, Beachy reappeared, waving as crowds breathed a sigh of relief amid races and feats.
Frank L. Chance, Cub manager, writes from his California farm that he will play first base at the season start. He says his head, battered last year, has improved and he expects to stop a dozen balls with his head by opening day.
Billy Wagner of Chicago has substituted for Tommy Kilbane of Cleveland in the wind up bout with Patsy Drouillard of Windsor Ontario tonight in Detroit Michigan. Kilbane left for Vernon California today to meet Joe Rivers on March 2.
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