Sioux Defeat the Ponies in Close YMCA Basketball Night
At the YMCA court, the Sioux beat the Ponies 22 to 18 in a fast paced game. Earlier the Y.M.C.A. and Roundups won 22 to 19, with both matches praised for skill and handling difficult situations.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1912
Page
16
At the YMCA court, the Sioux beat the Ponies 22 to 18 in a fast paced game. Earlier the Y.M.C.A. and Roundups won 22 to 19, with both matches praised for skill and handling difficult situations.
The favorite in the betting easily won the one mile handicap at Juarez yesterday setting the meeting's fastest mile. Results note Discontent first in the mile and a furlong race, Hazel C winning the 5 1/2 furlongs, Flying Footsteps taking six furlongs, Injury prevailing in the mile, Amphalka the 5 1/2 furlongs winner, and Cross Over the one mile race.
William Billy Delaney, famed boxing trainer, died at his Oakland home after months of illness at 58. Born in New York, he trained James J. Corbett, Fitzsimmons, Jeffries, and Jack Johnson, shaping coast boxing for decades. Funeral planned Saturday with cremation.
Summerfield's All Stars rallied to defeat Grand Big Five at Century alleys to claim the city title. Roach and Kahn led winners with 202 tied high games while Sissons from the losers rebound with a 221 in the final game amid other local bowl action at Grand alleys.
Chicago January 26 Ed Reulbach pitcher for the Chicago National League club signed a one year contract with Murphy after waivers and threats to sell him to a minor league club were resolved. Initial reports of a waiver sale were dropped as the deal was completed at Reulbach's home.
At the annual athletic carnival in Madison Square Garden, records were shattered. P. McDonald broke the 18-pound shot put mark with 44 feet 1.5 inches, surpassing the previous 43 feet 8.9 inches. George Bonhag lowered the 5000 metres record by 17.4 seconds, beating Louis Scott’s Celtic Park time from last summer.
New York January 26. Manager Wolverton of the New York American League team says he has the signed contract of pitcher P Speers, obtained from the Paris club of the Blue Grass league. He stands six feet three and a half inches tall. Pay your poll tax.
San Antonio Driving Club held a matinee at the Fair Grounds track with a 2:30 start and a good crowd. Races resumed after January postponements due to cold weather and purses were awarded instead of ribbons in a feature change decided at a club meeting.
In Charleston South Carolina on January 25 Jockey A Burton died from skull injuries after being thrown from his horse McAndrews at Palmetto Park during the fourth race. Stell Cliff and Forsythe McAndrews were involved as the horses fell. Burton died shortly after at Latonia Kentucky where burial plans were made.
The Twenty second infantry basketball team left for Austin to play the University of Texas this afternoon. Lieutenant Max Garber managed the squad and Sergeant Glenn accompanied the men as an official of the game. The soldiers expected to keep their unbroken victory string intact.
Featherweight champion Abe Attell received a six month boxing suspension from the New York state athletic commission after a ruling that he faked and stalled in his bout with Knockout Brown. Attell's trainer Jimmy Goodman was also suspended as the commission announced a formal inquiry into the National Sporting Club of America where the fight occurred. Attell, currently in the West, testified he fought to the best of his ability and claimed he was duped by excess coke injected into his hands by the club's physician.
Charles Frank, manager of the New Orleans Southern League club, engineers a deal to bring Yazoo City into the Cotton States league. He and local stockholders are seen as principal owners of the new franchise. Pelican park will host both leagues, with a day heavy schedule and salary cap likely unchanged at 1250.
The United States army begins preparations for the Stockholm Olympic Games next July. Five officers were named to prepare for the trip, with Captain Guy V. Henry and Lieutenant Ephraim F. Graham among the team, joined by First Lieutenants Ben Lear Jr. and John C. Montgomery and Second Lieutenant Quekemeyer.
Packey McFarland of Chicago and young Erie of Philadelphia are signed to a six round bout at the National Athletic Club in Philadelphia on February 7. Weigh in at 138 pounds is set for 6 o'clock the night of the contest.
Eastern wrestler Charlie Stone and Chief Montour of Oklahoma faced a grueling private exhibition lasting 58 minutes. Stone conceded after the time expired, yielding the decision to Montour as about 200 spectators watched at Seeger and Keller's gym.
San Fernando youngsters edged St Marys college juniors 20 to 14 in an afternoon matchup. Pena starred for San Fernando with creditable goal throwing throughout the game.
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