Regatta and baseball game highlight Fourth of July
Medina Lake hosts a large Red Cross regatta and a high profile baseball game at League Park featuring major league players. The San Antonio Automobile Dealers' Association promotes the event with boxing and swimming contests. Cadets from Kelly Field No. 2 will box, and notable athletes including S. R. Green and C. Short are named for past records.
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San Antonio
Red Cross
Medina Lake
League Park
Southland
William Furlong
Automobile Association
United States
Chennault
South
Medina
San Antonin
J. H. Maite
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
George J. Roark
Chamber of Commerce
Kelly Field No. 2
S. TR. Green
Freshout
Chapion
A. S. Kullmer
Ames College
W. A. Joss
Constellation
Nicks’ Clith
Sxraft
Cotton Komuipp
Chick Koaupp
Fairchild
Frank Snyder
Jack Harper
Copeland
Oklahoma
Johnny Baggan
Bertert
Mrark Snyder
Early Baseball Scores From The League Action
New York 0 Philadelphia 6 in Philadelphia with Love Fimerau Hau and McAvoy noted for New York. Detroit 4 Chicago 8 in Chicago in doubleheader with James Yale Cicotte Sehulle and others listed. Boston 4 Washington 3 in Washington with Harpe Wienrich and others cited. St. Louis 2 Cleveland 4 in Cleveland in a seven inning finish with Gallia Johnson Rogers Nanamakers Engmann Groom ONeill and Thomas.
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New York
Philadelphia
R. HE
Miladelphia
Love
Fimerau
Haumi
Geary
McAvoy
Detroit
Chicago
R. It. KH
Pottelli
James
Yale
Cicotte and
Sehulle
St. Louis
Cleveland
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Jwonit
Gallia
Johnson
Rogers
Engmann
Groom
O'Neill
Baghard
Cphomas
National League scores and a Fort Worth win summary
Baseball briefs show Brooklyn defeated Boston with pitcher batteries Grimes and Wheat, while Chicago and Philadelphia posted results. New York lost to Philadelphia 5 to 2 in the National League. In American Association play, Fort Worth edged Waco 2 to 0 as Jacobus and Pearson dominated on the mound.
Negro Troops Stage Field Day at Camp Travis
A large field day program Saturday at Camp Travis will showcase military training of Negro troops. Lt Edie will supervise the drill as Col Williams invites San Antonians to witness at 3 p.m. The event includes singing, plantation dancing, boxing, and a grand battle royal.
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Camp Travis
Neva
Hegin
Fifteen Boston Nationals face draft board under new rules
Boston July 1 Aiming to determine status of professional baseball players under new work or tight rules fourteen Boston Nationals were ordered to appear before the local draft board except Walter Kelly Kay Powell and Joseph Kelly who will enter the Navy Reserve Captain Charles Herzig Konetchy and Tor Hughes are beyond military age Fred J Dowling chairman of the local draft board said the inquiry was undertaken in obedience to general occupation orders approved by Provost General Crowder
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Boston
Caurteen Wlayeys
Bostom
Tat
Walter Kelly
Kay Powell
Joseph Kelly
United States Naval Reserve
Charles Herzig
MD Konetchy
Tor Hughes
Fred J. Dowling
Loral Dreast Beard
Genera Crowder
Moore Gun Club Holiday Shoot at Brackenridge Park
The Moore Gun Club invites amateurs and beginners to a clay pigeon shoot at Brackenridge Park on July 4. The event starts at a set time with targets as in prior shoots, located opposite Alpine Drive near the old brick chimney. Several members shot last Sunday and enjoyed the outing. The Saps defeated the Alamo Packing Company 5 to 2 in a Fourth of July game, with Meyers and Basse starring.
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Moore Gun Club
Brackenridge Park
Waly
Progr
Moore Gay Club
Saps
Packing Co
Saps Co
Alamo Packing Company
Alino
Meyers
Basse
Theogery
Tull Bros
Score
RTL
Dd Geek
Alamos Javed
Meyers and Kerfurth
Pfeiffer
Oldest fiction claimed by experts in ancient tales
A Kansas City Star article is cited saying Tales of the Magicians predates the Tale of the Two Brothers as the world’s oldest fiction. The tale, set before Cheops, links to Nebka and a wax crocodile plot in The Magical Crocodile, attributed to the court of Khufu and Khafra.
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Cheops
New York
Ancaz
Seti I
British Museum
William Matthew Minders Petrie
Khufu
Khafra
Nebka
Iseypt
Mr. Petrie
Ptah
Dba-aner
Uba-aner
Tibn-aner
Ubaaner
Fancy
Uba Aner
M P S To Have Term In Rifle Club Challenge
A new group of military policemen practiced shooting at the Municipal Rifle Range, posting high scores close to last Friday’s first squad. Organizing a team to challenge the San Antonio Rifle Club is being considered, with a tournament date not yet set. Readings at 15 yard Linch bullseye included Cline 89, Richer 89, Barbera 86, Rhodus 79, Mitchell 72, with a shoot-off giving Cline 85 to Richer.
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San Antonio Rifle Club
L. L. Cline
C. A. Richer
LT Barbera
He. M. Rhodus
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