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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
9
Officials outline a three day city championship open to all San Antonio golfers with a Light Cup grand prize from the San Antonio Light. Twelve prizes total, six groups of eight, 36 hole final, and runner up awards. September 18 to 20 chosen to fit vacations and scores improving.
New York claimed the National League pennant and defeated Cincinnati 4 to 2 in the eighth straight win. Mathewson and Brown dueled with Mathewson throwing 70 pitches, tying his record. President Lynch spoke at the flag raising after the game.
Hoefgen leads Gutzeit 2–0 in the second series final at Turner alleys earning the championship after two tense games. Doc Mayes, Klaus, Raybould and Swindler starred for Hoefgen while Harry Tolle shone for Gutzeit. McAllister of Gutzeits denied victory with a twelve in the second game as Hoefgen prepare to face Lowther for the overall title next Tuesday.
The Western Golf Association will send Charles Evans Jr Warren K Wood William I Howland Jr and Kenneth P Edwards to represent the association in the Olympic cup at Homewood Country Club on Saturday. Additional western amateur entrants include Harry Heyburn of Louisville and Howard B Lee. The opening round is scheduled for Monday.
Guthrie Oklahoma shooter William H. Heer ran perfect 160 targets to top nearly 300 contestants in Wilmington Delaware. Mart Lewis of Auburn Illinois was high amateur in the national championship. Mrs Adolph Toepperwein of San Antonio Texas finished with 145 targets, including a 113 straight.
Brooklyn hosts dedication ceremonies for Ebbets Field with Governor Tener of Pennsylvania and baseball leaders in attendance. Chicago triumphed 9 to 6 over Brooklyn as the game scores show. Batteries Cheney Bresnahan Ragon Stack and Fischer.
H D Collier of Homer Louisiana captain of Baylor baseball for 1914 died of typhoid fever at his home in Waco Texas on Monday. He was prominent in football and chosen captain of the university nine was a junior and member of the Eristophian Society.
Chicago dated note reports Jake Stahl removed as manager of the Boston Americans by club president James McAleer. Officials cite stockholders demand for a playing manager, with both sides denying other causes.
A caravan of five touring cars with 35 motorists passing through San Antonio en route to a Baptist convention in Palacios paused briefly. The group from Bowie and St. Jo planned to resume tonight, while H G Staacke discussed fuel costs, predicting possible price reductions as refiners, dealers, and European Rothschild connections influence the market. A telegram from Indiana Automobile official Edenburn is noted.
A Manufacturers' tour has been received at Citizens' Auto Company garage from Denver praising the Apperson team after the first Pacific leg. Kerrville dealer Sid Peterson and his son Boss drove home in an Overland model 69 touring car bought from Woodward Carriage Company yesterday afternoon.
Emil Schleyer of Gonzales visited the Guarant ee Motor Company on Travis street yesterday afternoon. He drove home at noon in a Cole Six touring car bought locally. Clifton George, president of Ford Sales Company, unloaded another carload of Fords today. George says since the year began he has sold about one Ford daily, with shipments averaging seven cars to each load and a weekly carload needed to meet demand.
L F Birdsong of Birdsong and Potchernick, Franklin dealers, writes from New York City that the Franklin factory is working overtime to keep up with orders, and he expects to return home within a day or two.
Walter Box of Georgetown and W H Davis of Gonzales drove to their home towns yesterday afternoon in newly purchased Buick cars.
George Li Bixby of the Detroit Electric Car Company service department reports strong customer satisfaction in his territory. He says Detroit products require little tool use on trips and have provided maximum service throughout the five states. T. B. Miller of Seguin, 67, is said to own Seguin’s first Maxwell from 1908 and has driven about 70,000 miles according to E. M. Labadie of Labadie Automobile Company.
William Steinhardt of the Hudson Company reports two 1914 Hudson Sixes and two electric trucks, a 500 pound and a 1000 pound Baker, en route from factories. He notes the items are currently in transit.
The Texas attorney general department ruled a Texas chartered cotton oil company may not operate a cotton gin for public use. A company may gin only for its own business or in connection with other ventures. The ruling impacts oil firms needing to amend their charters.
Washington officials announced the United States treasury processed 7 071 620 000 in cash in the fiscal year ended June 30, a record rise of 469 769 000 from the prior year. Including bonds and checks the total exceeded 10 600 000 000 while the nation’s money stock stands at about 3 720 000 000.
Hamilton Townsite Company of Seguin with $30000 stock. incorporators Charles E Tips Dibrell and Thornton Hamilton. Big Stream Oil Company of Dallas stock $14000. incorporators W L Spence Co W Clagpool H W Peck and D W Fultz. Texas Provision Company of Houston stock $300000. incorporators J M Hussey T F Barding and A P Beck. Amendments: Sulphur Springs Loan Building Association increases capital from 600000 to 700000. Waples Platter Grocer Company of Fort Worth increases capital from 500000 to 1500000.
Secretary Lane urged freeing Indians in a letter to Representative Scott Ferris, arguing that the Indian bureau should be a vanishing bureau and that the greatest service to the Indian is to set him free amid a proposed investigation of the Indian service.
Coroner's jury in Los Angeles finds Pacific electric railway at fault for last Sundays collision to the ocean run trains were too close together cars overcrowded and staff unfamiliar with traffic rules causing fourteen deaths and about 150 injuries.
The Chicago to Detroit hydroaeroplane race started July 8 has been canceled by mutual agreement. Aviator Glenn Martin announced in Muskegon after returning from Pentwater that the event committee withdrew the prize money.
Dispatches from Zurich report Tokio Japan chosen as next meeting place of the International Sunday School Association. Robert Laidlaw of London elected international president. W A Bindaley of Middletown Ohio formerly of Cleveland named American member of the general committee.
Postmaster E. M. Smith today refused to resign after a Burleson message demanded his dismissal. City attorney George W. Glowner accused Smith of offensive partisanship and cited a letter opening incident as supporting action.
Boerne women plan an entertainment gathering Friday evening on Kronkosky Hill to promote civic improvement. Kronkosky Hill, made famous by Albert Kronkosky, will glow with Japanese lanterns and electric lights. The program includes refreshments dancing and music with invites extended to the Automobile Club and San Antonio musicians.
Lloyd Spencer, manager of the i Theater, writes from Kansas complaining of heat and dryness and praising Texas and San Antonio. He is on a vaudeville tour and will play a three week engagement in Wichita, Kansas, before returning in the fall to present his Chinese monologue and resume theater management duties.
A ladder dredge excavating near Miraflores lock removed 13 700 cubic yards of earth and rock in 19 hours and 50 minutes of actual working time. The operation occurred at Corozal and marks a notable achievement in canal maintenance.
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