San Antonio Driving Club Matinee Draws Largest Crowd
The first matinee of the San Antonio Driving Club season drew the biggest crowd in club history at the Fairgrounds track yesterday afternoon. Four races featured a fast free-for-all pace won by Lady Cauthen with Dave Harmon aboard, plus notable performances in Class B trot and Class A events led by Lone Star and Rowdy respectively.
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Fairgrounds
Lady Cauthen
Dave Harmon
Clementine
Honest Boy
A. J. Woodhull
F. Adebahr
Dr. W. Robbie
Lady Aldo
G. M. Eaen
Lone Star
C. Sharpe
Gay Gaston
Shooting Star
Sam
O. J. Woodhull
G. M. Inen
Footstrong
F. Groos
Nellie Dupuy
R. Green
Militant
J. Simpson
D. Harmon
Bowdy
R. Ae HN
Rime Sam
J. Woodhull
W. C. Lane
J. Bailey
Paddock judges named for race with Robbie starter
Robbie led as starter while officials included W. J. Vollmer Frank Patton J. J. Coffman and paddock judge Fred C. Groos. The group oversaw the event proceedings.
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Robbie
W. J. Vollmer
Frank Patton
J. J. Coffman
Fred C. Groos
Kootenay Upset Wins Six Furlong Handicap at Juarez
Juarez racetrack drew a large crowd as summerlike weather and a strong card produced spirited, close finishes. Kootenay upset the six furlongs handicap from 6 to 4 to 1, winning easily amid a crowded field. Inquieta, Onatassa, Ferrana, Koote nay, John H Sheehan and Miami also claimed finals in respective races.
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Inquieta
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Josie Lee
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Ocean Queen
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Brackenridge Beats Garden Academy in Lopsided Victory
Brackenridge High School defeated Garden Academy in a one sided basketball game yesterday afternoon. Snyder set a local scoring record with 58 points for Brackenridge. The lineup included Austin Shely James Wheeler and Vance, with Referee Scott officiating a 20 minute halves game. St Marys academy and Peacock Military school scheduled to play at 4 this afternoon.
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St. Mary’s Academy
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Dillon's Wallop Settles Wiggam in Second Round
Jack Dillon, middleweight title claimant, defeated Howard Wiggam in the second round of a ten round bout in Indianapolis. Wiggam was sent through the ropes by a right to the chin and could not continue. Pay your poll tax.
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Wiggam
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Jack Dillon
Howard Wiggam
Two City League Basketball Games Set for Turner Floor
Turnerville hosts two City Basket Ball League games tonight with Ponies versus YMCA and Sioux against Turners. Both teams show improved form as crowds grow, with YMCA and Ponies sharing the same core squad from the association court. The turnout is expected to set a season high.
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Ponies
Sioux
Turners
Young Men’s Christian Association
Association
County Road Signs to Be Posted by Autoists
The San Antonio Automobile Club held its meeting at the Real Estate Exchange hearing plans to post road signs on cedar posts across Bexar County to aid tourists. A committee outlined the program and funds were approved. Revised by laws were adopted, and monthly meetings set for the second Wednesday.
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Bedell
Bexar County
R. A. Goeth
R. T. Pruitt
A. C. Dauchy
Harvard and Minnesota may meet on football field next fall
Minn seed Grant, head of Minnesota track, says Harvard coach Percy Haughton offered November 9 as the lone vacant date on the 1912 crimson schedule. Haughton notes Vanderbilt also seeks the date and promises to try to arrange Minnesota's game at Minneapolis or nearby.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Harvard
Minnesota
Grant
University of Minnesota
Percy D. Haughton
Haughton
Vanderbilt University
Demonstration Meeting Tests Southwestern Texas League Leader
Texas baseball fans watch the Southwest Texas league sessions in Corpus Christi to see if President B. Dickinson can keep his grip on the league. Opposition is expected from clubs with franchises in 1911 and the presidency may be offered to Robert Scott Israel of San Antonio, who is noncommittal. The meeting will decide whether to continue the league amid independent baseball pressure and a proposed midcoast group.
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Corpus Christi
B. 8. Dickinson
Dickinson
Robert Scott Israel
San Antonio
Israel
Air Race in Rain at Dominguez Field
The third international aviation meet on Dominguez field featured Lincoln Beachy and Phil Parmalee in a rain spoiled program. Weldon B. Cooke of Oakland held duration honors with two hours thirty five minutes, soaring above clouds during the storm. Blanche E. Scott flew, Parmalee exhibited a Wright glider, and Howard W. Gill of Baltimore suffered two broken ribs after a night flight crash.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dominguez Field
Lincoln Beachy
Phil Parmalee
Beachy
Weldon B. Cooke
Oakland
Cooke
Blanche E. Scott
Rochester
N. Y
Phil C. Parmalee
Howard W. Gill
Baltimore
Dominguez Fiel
Daly Loses Post as Fire Commissioner in Boston
Boston January 27 Fire Commissioner Charles D Daly a former Harvard and West Point football star was dismissed by Mayor Fitzgerald for alleged disobedience of instructions Daly who served a little over a year was replaced by former police commissioner Charles H Cole the mayor had previously named Daly for his cadetship at West Point when he was a congressman
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Charles D. Daly
Harvard
West Point
Fitzgerald
Charles H. Cole
Daly
Evans to Meet Chief Montour in San Antonio Bout
Promoter Tom Head announced that Walter Evans of Memphis will travel to San Antonio for a forthcoming match against Chief Montour, the Oklahoma Indian, following Evans’s bout in Washington, D C, on February 1.
New Baseball Headquarters Opens at Urban Center
President Morris Black formally opened his new baseball headquarters at 237 East Houston Street. An informal reception drew many fans who congratulated the local magnate on the stylish design and fan friendly setup of the new home base.
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Morris Black
East Houston Street
Army Five Loses Outdoor Bout To Texas Longhorns
In Austin on an outdoor Clark Field court, the Twenty second Infantry Fort Sam Houston champions fell to the University of Texas five by 39 to 33. Ross led Texas with 12 points, Swartz added 14, and Schramm contributed 13 for the Infantry amid injuries and strict officiating.
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Tex
Clarks Field
Twenty-second Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
University of Texas
Ross
Texas
Vining
Schramm
McVeigh
Martin
Swartz
Buff
Infantry
Longhorns
Army
Wrestler J C Smithson Challenged to Meet Pet Brown
Corpus Christi Tex Jan 27 J C Smithson a well known wrestler who has faced top Texas opponents issues a challenge for a match in this city against Pet Brown of Taylor Brown has been notified and efforts will be made to arrange the bout
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Corpus Christi
Tex
J. C. Smithson
Texas
Pet Brown
Taylor
University of Michigan to add $5 athletics fee
After October 1 the University of Michigan will require each financially able student to pay a $5 athletics fee to maintain sports without charging admission. The plan, approved by the board of regents, aims to boost attendance at athletic events, especially track meets and baseball games.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Board of
Regents
University of Michigan
Turner Nine Pin league forfeits two games
Two games in the Turner Nine Pin league were not played and declared forfeited. Wagenfuehr and Koch were to meet but Wagenfuehr's players failed to appear, giving Koch a win. The result creates a three way tie with Koch, Lowther, and Corning leaders each having two wins.
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Wagenfuehr
Koch
Lowther
Corning
Frank Denies Money Interest in Club in New Orleans
President Charles Frank of the New Orleans Cotton States league club says he owns no stock and is minimally involved in the Yazoo City franchise transfer. He notes rental from Pelican Park and possible limited player placement, adds the move will aid the Cotton States, and confirms Sunday games will remain unchanged with Memphis and other cities if permitted.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Charles Frank
Little Rock
Yazoo City
Pelican Park
Cotton States
Gene Demontreville
Demontreville
Plan Klaus Petroskey Bout in San Francisco Next Month
Promoter Jack OConnell began negotiations for a twenty round boxing match to be staged in San Francisco between Frank Klaus of Pittsburg, a middleweight, and Ed Petroskey, a navy seaman, with plans contingent on the talks concluding successfully next month.
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San .Francisco
Frank Klaus
Pittsburg
Ed Petroskey
Jack O’connell
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