Orioles Win First Clash In San Antonio Winter League
The Orioles outlasted the Roundups 8 to 6 in ten innings at Krisch Park. Two base hits and multiple injuries plagued the Higgins company who missed several players but fought for a 3-1 finish against Infantry in the second game.
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San Antonio
Krisch Park
Orioles
Pioice
Garcia
Wagner
Erickson
Krisch
Hoffman
H. Knaupp
Onion
Burke
A. Knaupp
K. Knaupp
Morris
Galm
Ino
Higgins Company
Icher Scamehorn
Grady
Scamehorn
Creventsine
Infantry
Higgins
Swartz
Kemp
H. Chambers
Hardy Signs Two Players for Waco Navigators
WACO Jan 29 Manager Ellis Mardy of the Waco Texas league Navigators announces two new contracts. Outfielders Sullivan and Marooney, from the St Louis organization, are said to be fast. Arie, formerly with the San Antonio club, was recommended to Hardy.
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Hardy
Waco
Ellis Mardy
Hehas
Navigators
Sullivan and Marooney
St. Louis
Hardy Arie
San An
UT Team Invasion May Postpone City League Games
The University of Texas basketball squad plans to play three City league teams in San Antonio this week, risking postponement of all league games. The Longhorns expect to win, after beating Fort Sam Houston in Austin. Games with the Y M C A, the Infantry and Turners clash with venue and date changes likely as schedule shifts forward one week.
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University of Texas
San Antonio
Longhorns
Fort Sam Houston
Austin
Infantry
Turners
Turner Hall
Post Gymnasium
Turners’ Court
Oklahoma City Status in Texas League Discussed in Austin
In Texas league talks at President Allen’s Austin office Abner Davis of the Indians and ex Dallas manager Jimmy Maloney discuss Oklahoma City remaining in the Texas organization. Davis may sell his holdings. outlook for 1912 remains bright with 25 men under his management and Reuknauf as manager.
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Oklahoma City
Allen
Austin
Abner Davis
Indians
Jimmy Maloney
Dallas
Texas
Davis
Autsin
San Antonio
Reuknauf
Publisher Judge Gedshaw Dies At 52 In Tampa
Judge Charles E. Gedshaw a longtime figure in sports and racing died at his Tampa home from heart failure at age 52. He lived in Tryon, North Carolina, but had wintered in Florida for years and founded several sporting publications in New York.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fila
Charles E. Gedshaw
Judge Gedshaw
Tryon
N. C
New York
Mrs Toepperwein Wins Sixth at Houston Handicap
Mrs Ad Toepperwein of San Antonio competed in the Sunny South Handicap events in Houston. She scored 1093 of 1205 and 186 on the final day, with a high wind affecting results, leaving her sixth among seventeen contestants.
Matthews Goes Higher in Baseball Umpiring Move
San Antonio fans learn Wilson Matthews, a Texas league umpire for three years, signs with President Ed Barrow to umpire in the International League during the 1912 season. Despite some local grumbles, Matthews is regarded as a strong official with strict conduct on the field.
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San Antonio
Wilson Matthews
Ed Barrow
International League
Matthews
Barrow
Fight site not chosen for Flynn Johnson title bout
Jack Curley promoter for Jim Flynn says no site or date set for the heavyweight championship fight with Jack Johnson. He notes a possible move to New Mexico if Nevada towns do not submit an acceptable plan, and denies any opposition in Nevada to hosting the match.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jack Curley
Jim Flynn
Jack Johnson
Curley
New Mexico
Nevada
Belt Goes to Burns Big Sleep of Baseball Legend
The article recounts Bill Burns known as Snoring Bill, a pitcher for Washington Philadelphia Cincinnati and White Sox, now with Minneapolis, famed for sleeping between innings and in other moments both in the American and National leagues with anecdotes from games, warmups, tours, and a Texas hunting trip where he dozed atop a horse.
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Bill" Burns
Washington
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
White Sox
Minneapolis
Bill
Brooklyn
Clark Griffith
Boston
Harry Gaspar
Gaspar
Burns
Chicago
Tom Downey
Texas
Downey
Export of autos marks landmark U S trade feat in 1911
Washington reports a bureau of statistics statement showing over 20 million dollars of automobiles exported from the United States in 1911, twenty times the amount a decade earlier. Imports declined yearly and one third of exports went to Canada with shipments also bound for France Germany England Australia South America Mexico and Asia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Canada
France
Germany
England
Australia
South America
Mexico
Asia
Curtiss Wins First Aero Club Aviation Trophy
Glenn H. Curtiss, inventor of the hydro-aero plane, has been awarded the first annual trophy of the Aero Club of America for the greatest aviation achievement in 1911.
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Curtiss
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Glenn H. Curtiss
Aero Club of America
Dickinson Still Heads Southwest Texas League
In Corpus Christi on January 29 the Southwest Texas league held its final annual session. President Dickinson’s resignation was rejected, ensuring he will again lead the league. Cities at the meeting included Galveston Beeville Brownsville Laredo and Bay City with discussion of adding Corpus Christi to the 1912 circuit and potential applications from El Campo and Kingsville.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Southwest Texas League
Dickinson
Galveston
Beeville
Brownsville
Laredo
Bay City
el Campo
Kingsville
Base Stealing Becomes Art Across Leagues
1911 base stealing crowns Pfeiffer of Traverse City with 85 steals in 112 games for a .759 per game average. Ty Cobb led majors with 83 steals in 146 games at .568, and Bob Bescher of the National League had 80 steals in 153 games at .532.
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To Pfeiffer
Traverse City
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Bob Bescher
Closer Captures Rio Grande Stakes At Juarez
Closer ridden as a 4 to 1 shot won the Rio Grande selling stake at Juarez by two lengths over Sebago. The six furlongs went in 1:11 8-5 with a fast early pace. Other races saw Orba Smile, Bit O Fortune, Wolferton, Eye White, Flying Footsteps and Flying Wolf among winners and runners-up in six races.
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Associated Press
Juarez
Mex
Rio Grande
Sebago
Orba Smile
Gross
Sir Irenus
Yaplin
Emma. G
Post
Wager
Lomond
Thistle Hose
Free Will
Golden Ruby
Bit O’ Fortune
Carter
Hill
Taplin
Misprison
Virginia Lindsay
San Diego
Robert
Weymouth
Wolferton
Small
Discontent
Azo
Molesworth
Round
Ymir
Callahan
Flying Wolf
Chapultepec
Eye White
Lyte Knight
Light Knight
W. H. Ford
Chilla
Bob Lynch
Secret
Flying Footsteps
Lack Rose
Borel
Amon
Uncle Ben
Harrigan
Washer's Juniors Triumph in 1912 Opener
Washer's Athletics defeated South Flores Street Grays 11 to 3 on the South Flores grounds. Score by innings shows Washer's led early and finished strong with batteries Washer's Drisch Butler and Grays Lamm Mockert. Manager Dooley announced new uniforms and plans to meet top teams in San Antonio and nearby.
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Washer's
South Flores Street
Grays
Washer
S. Flores St
Lamm
Mockert
Dooley
Washer’s
San Antonio
Coulon vs Togo May Headline Fort Smith Boxing Card
Fort Smith Arkansas considers a 5000 purse for an April open-air bout between bantamweight champion Johnny Coulon and sensational Japanese fighter Young Togo at the baseball park. Fans see Togo as invincible in his class and capable of absorbing punishment while aiming to land decisive blows.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Johnny Coulon
Togo
Baseball Park
Fitzsimmons Order
Aviators Divide Big Purse at Dominguez Field Meet
The third international aviation meet at Dominguez field closed yesterday. Rutherford Page of New York was killed and Howard W. Gill of Baltimore badly injured. About $30,000 in prize money will be shared, with Lincoln Beachy and Phil O Parmalee receiving most of it.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Dominguez Field
Rutherford Page
New York City
Howard W. Gill
Baltimore
Lincoln Beachy
Phil O. Parmalee
Ohio Good Roads Advocate Pushes National Highway Tax
Jesse Taylor of the Ohio Good Roads federation urged a 10 percent national tax on liquors and cigars to fund a nationwide highway system. He argued a century of road investment would cut costs for farmers, noting U S per ton mile costs far higher than England and France. He criticized constitutional objections to federal highway aid.
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National Good Roads Congress
Washington
Jesse Taylor
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Taylor
England
France
Congress
Beaumont Texas Club Formally Organized in Texas League
Beaumont club of the Texas league held a formal organization meeting in Beaumont. F. H. Dever Ed Stedman Linn Gilbert J. J. Nathan and P. B. Doty were named directors and F. W H. Dever Ed Stedman Linn Gilbert L. J. Fray elected officers. Sol Gordon contracted to draft the articles of incorporation and charter. Planned capital around 15000 dollars. Pay your poll tax.
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Beaumont
Tex
Texas League
F. H. Dever
Stedman
Linn Gilbert
J. J. Nathan
P. B. Doty
F. W H. Dever
Ed Stedman
L. J. Fray
Sol Gordon
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Bud” Fisher
Matt
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Sime
Krisch’s Park
Gedshaw
Y Tad
Big Mill
Snoozer
Olympic
Elaine Golding
Adeline Trapp
Hell Gate
Stockholm
Sweden
S. W. League
Washer’s Juniors
Flores Street
Coulon
Ohio
Good Roads
Brou
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