San Antonio Ball Park Showcases Modern 4000-seat Plan
President Morris Black of the Texas league club receives praise for a new San Antonio baseball park with a reinforced concrete grandstand, tramway entrances from Presa Street and Roosevelt Avenue, one hundred boxes, and bleachers for 400. Harry Fabian supervised layout, declaring the field a standout among southern parks. The facility includes tramways to reduce stair use, parallel main trams with feeder trams, two ticket offices, and a vehicle stand between grandstand and bleachers.
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Morris Black
San Antonio
South
Harry Fabian
St. Louis
Fabian
Grandstand
Presa Street
Roosevelt Avenue
Flassener Stars Are Victors In Low-Scoring Battle
Ursuline Stars defeated Brackenridge Browns 19 to 5 in a Friday afternoon basketball game. Ursuline led early and controlled play with solid defense and offense throughout the match.
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Brackenridge Browns
Ursuline Stars
Browns
Esss
Eere Buckleys
Burns
Flory-Hammond
Sammuels
Connie Mack Laughs at Training Rumors About Texas
Athletics leader dismisses reports that Texas is a poor training ground for 1912 season. San Antonio club president Black declares Mack unfazed by rumors and notes White Sox plan to move spring training from Waco to San Antonio next year.
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Morris Block
San Antonio
Texas
Connie Mack
Black
White Sox
Harry Grabiner
Waco
Minim League Closes After Two Months Of Close Games
The Minim league formally closes after a two month run begun in December. Brackenridge minims finish strong while St. Marys and St. Louis battled tight losses. Brackenridge faced exams delaying final games on odd courts as St. Marys issues a challenge to other minim teams.
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St. Louis
Brackenridge
St. Mary’s
St. Mary's
Ty Cobb on National league pitching claims
Detroit star Ty Cobb dismisses writers who say he could not hit .400 against National league pitching last season. He mocks the idea that NL pitchers are superior and wishes for one season to prove whether his .320 against top NL arms would hold up.
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Detroit
Cobb
Detroit Star
Rucker
Marquard
St Mary's blows past Peacock 52 to 5 in rough court rout
St Mary's College basketball overwhelmed Peacock Military School on their court with a 52 to 5 victory. The game featured a lopsided score as Peacock fought hard but could not match the hosts throughout both halves.
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St. Mary’s College
St. Mary's
Peacock Military School
St. Mary’s
Peacock
Dolan
Reid
Alexander Signs Three Year Contract With Nationals
PHILADELPHIA January 27 Grover C Alexander the sensational pitcher of last years Philadelphia Nationals signed a three years contract. He had been a holdout but accepted the substantial raise offered by President Fogel and reported to duty.
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Philadelphia
Grover C. Alexander
Philadelphia Nationals
Fogel
Army Post Bouts Promised Classy Show Next Thursday
The Twenty second Infantry Athletic association schedules boxing at the army post gymnasium. Main event features Jeffries of San Antonio versus Bob Norworth, who claims British Columbia’s championship at his weight. Norworth is rising but untested locally. he recently fought Tommy Galvin, Navy lightweight champion, in Galveston. The post setting should ensure a fair, entertaining mill.
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Army Post Gymnasium
Twenty-second Infantry Athletic Association
Young Jeffries
San Antonio
Bob Norworth
British Columbia
Norworth
Tommy Galvin
United States Navy
Galveston
Utah
Galvin
France Reports Silk Worm Growers Totaling 114283
Officials announce that last year France counted 114283 silk worm growers across multiple regions. The figure reflects expanded silkworm farming activity and regional variances in production.
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France
Wolf Commercial Institute vs No 6 School First Basketball Fight
The Wolf Commercial Institute met No 6 School in a Friday basketball contest on the institute court. The school led 10 to 6 at halftime but the Commercials rallied to win 15 to 12.
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Wolf Commercial Institute
Public School No. 6
Reinosa
Milton
Winter League Games Set at Krish Park Today
Four clubs prepare for sharp action in San Antonio Winter League with two games scheduled at Krish park. Roundups meet Orioles in the opener and Higgins company tackles Twenty second infantry in the second frame.
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Krish Park
San Antonio
Orioles
Higgins Company
Twenty-second Infantry
Broncs
Krisch Park
San Antonio Favored for Sox 1913 Training Camp
Harry Grabiner secretary of the Chicago White Sox toured San Antonio last week and praised Harlandale area for a potential 1913 spring camp. He said he would report to President Comiskey and Manager Callahan that San Antonio is an ideal conditioning site and expected the Sox to train there next year.
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Harry Grabiner
Chicago White Sox
San Antonio
Grabiner
Connie Mack
Harlandale
Aschenbach Hospitalized Amid Baseball Hallucination
Edward Aschenbach, scout for the Cincinnati Nationals, is confined in a local hospital in Cincinnati after suffering a persistent delusion that he is playing on a baseball diamond. Reports describe him hearing cheers and hearing phrases like go it boy and slide and you're safe as he hallucinates ongoing activity on the field.
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Cincinnati
Edward Aschenbach
Cincinnati Nationals
Suburbs Farewell Quip Appears in Bazar Column
A humorous venting exchange appears in the Harpers Bazaar style column as Mrs Suburbs announces a move to the cellar with a playful farewell bon voyage line and a witty reply from Suburbs. The dialogue captures light domestic humor from the period.
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Harper's Bazar
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