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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
10
The Young Men’s Christian Association basketball team meets Roundups in the night’s first game on the YMCA court. In the second, Ponies face Sioux for the first time in this series. Both contests are billed as fast and competitive city league showcase games.
Alec Munro the England champion wrestler defeated Mahmout Kojail the Turk in two straight falls at Waterloo. The first fall took 17 minutes and the second 9 minutes.
Wrestlers Montour and Stone are set for a private showdown at Seegar and Kellar gymnasium to settle who is superior. Both claim peak form after a previous draw when Stone was ill. this match will have no preliminaries with Carl Anderson of the Twenty second infantry serving as referee.
Promoters and managers in Chicago plan to secure acquittal for boxers Tommy Gary and Joe Ketchell, arrested during a gym boxing session at William O Connell's. A 25 cent admission fee sparked police concerns of a formal match. Trial set for February 1.
Both Jaeckel and Kleeman won nine games in St Joseph league alleys last night. High scores included Kleeman totaling 304. Jaeckel Junger Neugebauer and Tarrillion also stood out with strong performances.
English lightweight Jack Ward was overwhelmed by Packey McFarland at the National Athletic Club in Philadelphia. McFarland's speed dominated most rounds, with Ward unable to land meaningful blows, and Ward floored briefly in the final moments before the bell.
Heavyweight champ Jack Johnson rode with Chief of Police McWeeny from city hall to the stock yards to seek permission to box in a theater. McWeeny refused time to discuss and urged Johnson to obey speed laws during the ride. Johnson joked that hurry is his car's middle name, sparking a brief thrill-filled moment.
Report notes that Attell fought well but adds that a ruling on whether he can participate in further bouts in the state will be postponed until several additional witnesses testify.
Jack Britton, the Chicago lightweight, defeated Frankie Burns by decision in Oakland in a ten round bout. Burns was a 10 to 8 favorite, Britton dominated most rounds and closed Burns’ eyes in round two. Burns showed flashes in rounds six and nine but could not gain the upper hand. The win places Britton in line to meet top contenders like Packey McFarland and One Round Hogan. In New York, Harry Wolverton seeks a catcher for the New York Americans after scouting trips yield no deal so far. He won’t reveal the target to avoid blocking offers.
New York January 25 manager McGraw announced five players had signed including veteran third baseman Devlin and utility infielder Uhlen from last year’s champions plus Grover Hartley from the watching staff. Staacke Bros offer delivery wagons in San Antonio.
In Rochester on January 26 the bowling duo Reisky and Kondoloff rolled 267 and 266 for a 533 total against two teams in a side bet, a possible world record for a two man team.
In Juarez on January 25 Negligee led early and held on to win by a neck as most finishes were tight. The stewards suspended jockey E Denny per manent. Results list six races with close margins and multiple runners in each event.
The Eagle Furniture team defeated the Oaklands last night. Frazier led the winners with a 178 game and 169 average while Newson topped the losers with 194 and a 167 average. Call a taxi. Both phones 123.
A San Antonio sports writer is favored to succeed President Dickinson as leader of the Southwest Texas league. Cities in the league have asked if he would accept continued leadership this season. Three league stakeholders say a movement to replace Dickinson will formalize at a Corpus Christi meeting early in February.
Outfielder R M Riggs of Houston Texas and pitcher Earl Hamilton of last season's St Louis American League team have signed contracts with the local American League club in St Louis.
Dr Joseph Solfian known as physician for the National Sporting club and others testified at a state athletic commission hearing on Abe Attell s accusation that he was doped in his title bout with Knockout Brown at the National Sporting club last Thursday night Brown and others denied the charge as the proceeding continued.
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