Americans in Rading Etrent Einion Thad Regatta Feature
State banquet closes main events of Olympic Games as Americans compete in regatta.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1912
Page
10
New Olympic Records Set in Field Events
The United States team won the first five and the last of the new Olympic records in field events. Notable marks include 800 metres in 1 minute 51.9 seconds, 400 metres in 48.25 seconds, pole vault at 12 feet 11.5 inches, and 5000 metres in 14 minutes 36.5 seconds. Others listed include running high jump and 1500 metres with top times and shot put at 50 feet 4 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Swedish Team Leads Olympic Riding and Rowing Regatta
Sweden wins riding team event with 139.06 points, Germany 138.48, USA 137.33. Olympic regatta opens with in-rigged fours and eight-oared shells heats, including Germany beating France and Australia overcoming Sweden. State banquet ends main program.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
United States
Christiana
Denmark
Gothenberg
Norway
France
Australia
Olympic meeting and royal in Oslo with 400 guests
King Gustave hosted 400 in the grand hall with the king and queen, crown prince and princess at the head. Guests included Olympic committees, diplomats, cabinet members, and visiting officers. The king mingled in blue guards uniform as regalia impressed foreign visitors. A water carnival lit the harbor with fireworks drawing tens of thousands. An American all star team beat the West by 6 to 3 in an exhibition baseball game.
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Gustave
Wood Leads Golfers In Western Amateur Qualifying
W K Wood of Homewood Golf club Chicago easily leads a field of ninety eight in the 18 hole qualifying round of the Western Golf association amateur championship in Denver. Wood shot 69 with runners up on 73 including J Neville Charles Evans Jr and Lawrence D Broomfield. Thirty two players qualified. A loving cup was presented to Frank Woodward of Denver by J D Cady of Rock Island.
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Denver
Colo
W. K. Wood
Homewood Golf Club
Chicago
Western Golf Association
Mr. Woods
J. Neville
Claremont Club
San Francisco
Charles Evans Jr
Edgewater Club
Lawrence D. Broomfield
Frank Woodward
Trans-Mississippi Golf Association
J. D. Cady
Rock Island
Western Association
Stage Bout at Park Between Young Jeffries and the Dixie Kid
Arrangements were completed for a ten round bout at Ex position park next Friday night featuring Young Jeffries and the Dixie Kid. Jeffries is in good condition and his opponent is described as a fast weight fighter. The show may include two or three preliminaries to warm up the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition Park
Young Jeffries
Dixie Kid
Jeff
Alpine blanked Marfa 6 to 0 in league game
Alpine defeated Marfa 6 to 0 yesterday. Batteries were Rarey and Gernhardt for Alpine and Tinsley and Deck for Marfa.
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Alpine
Tex
Marfa
Rarey
Gernhardt
Tinsley
Deck
Slugging Bronchos Dominate In First Austin Series Win
San Antonio slugging shines in the first game of the Austin series at Texas League Park. Metz hits two homers and Clark adds one as the Bronchos win behind strong fielding despite a wet field. Lewis is wild early, Bradley relieves, and Rogers earned the win for the home team amid frequent contact at the plate.
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Austin
Texas League Park
San Antonio
Metz
Clark
Downey
Lewis
Bradley
Rogers
Jack Burke
Brownlow
Seitz
Wallace
Hill
Umm
Downey McIver
Betts
Hille
G. Smith
McLarry
Midkiff
Newhouse
Waco Beats Galveston 4–0 to Open Series
Pitching by Taff and heavy hitting from Dagey and Bennard powered Waco to a 4–0 victory in Galveston. Two late three-base hits by Dagey and Rennard plus wild throws produced insurance runs as the Pirates held off late threats. Umpire McKee officiated.
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Galveston
Tex
Taff
Dagey
Bennard
Waco
Rennard
Pirates
Hiett
Alexander
Reilly
McKee
Beaumont Beats Fort Worth After Rain Sloppy Ninth
Beaumont won 4 to 3 in nine innings after a heavy shower left a sloppy field. Cooke doubled and O'Brien drove him home after Mayes sacrificed. Beaum ont scored in the ninth while Fort Worth failed to plate after the hydrating delay.
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Beaumont
Tex
White Hope from Oklahoma Opens New York Debut
Oklahoma boxer Jess Willard announces a New York debut next month and challenges all comers. Willard stands six feet six inches tall, weighs over 240 pounds and can run 100 yards in 11 seconds, signaling strong physical potential.
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New York
Oklahoma
Jess Williard
Commercial League to Finish Its Season
Rumors that the San Antonio Commercial league would close its season due to disaffection are unfounded. The second series will proceed as planned with a board meeting Thursday night to adopt new plans. The Washer Orioles’ departure does not hinder the league and a replacement team may be secured if needed.
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San Antonio Commercial League
the Light
Washer Orioles
Chapas
Bankers
Orioles
Young Mack Could Join Cornelius Mack's Athletics
Connie Mack orders scouts to watch Earl Mack as he manages the Atlantic City team and shows strong infield play. Local fans recall his promising spring workouts with Connie’s White Elephants in San Antonio and speculate on a signing to the Athletics.
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Cornelius MecGillicuddy
Connie Mack
Earl
Young Mack
Atlantic City
Connie
White Elephants
San Antonio
The
Athletics
Ex-Cub Harry Steinfeldt Takes Meridian Manager Job
Former Chicago third baseman Harry Steinfeldt has become manager of Meridian in the Cotton States league. Once in hot water for wobbling between bush league work and a bakers’ tincare sales job, he is now guiding the southern city club to steady leadership.
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Harry Steinfeldt
Cub
Chance
Chicago
St. Paul
Louisville
Chattanooga
Meridian
Steinfeladt
Harry
Results Show Mixed Scores Across League Matches
In a sparse summary the records note 2 SOS ET Bane beating Chattanooga 6 to 1. A stray line mentions At Mete Montgomery and a Tennessee area like Atlanta or Memphis Birmingham with an off day. The fragmentary text lacks clear dates and full context.
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SOS ET Bane
Chattanooga
Atlan
Montgomery
Memphis
Birmingham
Chicken Farm Opened Under Indianapolis Park Bleachers
Otto Williams of the Indianapolis team runs a chicken farm using a real hen located under the right field bleachers at the Indianapolis baseball park.
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Otto Williams
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Baseball Park
Origin of Baseball From Rounders
The article traces baseball origins to the English game rounders, describing rounders play with a ball and bat, a hole in the ground, five stations, a feeder, and runners. It notes the Knickerbocker Club's 1854 rule change and reflects humorously on early pitchers called feeders.
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Knickerbocker Club
New York
Walter Johnson
Amos Ruste
Stoddard-Dayton Wins Maine reliability contest
The first reliability run in Maine covered 44 percent of miles through Pine Tree state and White Mountains New Hampshire. H W Blanchard of Portland set a perfect score with his Stoddard-Dayton car while the caravan was held up at Newport for speeding.
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Maine
Pine Tree State
White Mountains
New Hampshire
H. W. Blanchard
Portland
Newport
Tallant Plays Tennis Without Shoes in Longwood Event
At the Longwood Cricket club singles tournament Hugh Tallant of New York played with heavy socks instead of shoes against G F Touchard, but Touchard won all three sets. Wright and Behr excelled in the first round of the eastern doubles championship. A UK Alliance secretary links Britain’s 1911 drink bill rise to extended fine weather and strong trade activity.
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Boston
Longwood Cricket Club
Hugh Tallant
New York
G. F. Touchard
Touchard
Wright
Behr
Great Britain
United Kingdom Alliance
Texas League Scores and Today’s Matchups
Yesterday’s results show San Antonio over Austin 10 to 3 and Waco 4 over Galveston 0 while Beaumont beat Fort Worth 4 to 8. Rain affected Dallas and Houston games. Today Austin plays San Antonio, Dallas plays Houston, Waco faces Galveston, Fort Worth meets Beaumont.
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San Antonio
Austin
Waco
Galveston
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Dallas-Houston
Dallas
Houston
Hlouston
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Baseball scores from American League games
In the American League Philadelphia defeated Cleveland 6 to 2. Boston beat Detroit 7 to 2. Washington won at Chicago 7 to 2. St Louis and New York tied 6 to 3 with a 1 to 1 game in Chicago. St Louis faced Washington. Detroit meets Philadelphia and Cleveland faces New York.
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Chicago
Boston
Renee
Washington
Philadelphia
Etter E Neon
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
New York
Sr Eeeesens
Baseball standings and results from yesterday
National League scores show Pittsburgh 5 Brooklyn 4 and Philadelphia 5 Cincinnati 4 while Chicago 8 New York 1. Today Boston plays Cincinnati New York visits Pittsburgh Brooklyn hosts St Louis and Philadelphia travels to Chicago.
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Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Five Jockeys Hurt in Valley Field Spill at Quebec Track
Five jockeys were injured in a spill during the first race at Valley Field track in Quebec. Three riders suffered serious harm including brain concussion and internal injuries, and one jockey broken leg required stretcher evacuation. The accident followed a collision at the first bend as eight horses ran.
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Valley Field
Quebec
Striven
Williams
Robins
Knight
White
Bowling series to decide city two man championship
The first of a series of bowling games to determine the city two man championship will be bowled at Grand alleys this evening. Teams Thurman Nolan and Liefeld Garoni contest six games with total pins deciding the winner in a classy and close match.
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H. C. Thurman
Frank Nolan
Anton Liefeld
John Garoni
Mercedes Beats McAllen 2-0 Behind Sellman Pitching
In Mercedes Texas on July 17 Sellman delivered a standout shutout over McAllen. He struck out 12, fanning the bases loaded with no outs twice. San Benito joined Hidalgo County league by routing San Juan 4 to 1 in seven innings.
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Mercedes
Tex
McAllen
Sellman
Selman
Colon
Naron
Maule
Crook
Mission
San Benito
San Juan
English golfer Hilton to defend American title at Wheaton
A London cablegram states H. H. Hilton the English crack will travel to America this year to defend his title in the American golf championship at Wheaton Indiana. It notes two other top English amateurs will accompany him to challenge the best American players on various courses.
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Boston
London
H. H. Hilton
America
Wheaton
Fast Game Goes to Bastrop 1 0 Over Smithville
Bas trop defeats Smithville 1 to 0 in Smithville Texas with batteries Winston and Wetzel for Bastrop and Bohen and Metz for Smithville. Metz breaks finger retiring in seventh inning.
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Smithville
Tex
Bastrop
Winston
Wetzel
Bohen
Metz
Elgin road race entry blanks sent for August meet
Chairman C C Linsabaugh of the Chicago Automobile association issued entry blanks for the Elgin road race to be run August 30 and 31. The Chicago Motor club directors were asked to waive their claim to the Elgin national trophy this year so the heavy car prize would be awarded on the second day of the meet.
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Chicago
Cc. C. Linsabaugh
Chicago Automobile Association
Chicago Motor Club
Chicago Automobile Club
American Association Scores Reported From Kansas City and Minneapolis
The report lists results from Kansas City where Kansas City beat Louisville 3 to 1. St Paul defeated Columbus 4 to 3. Minneapolis defeated Toledo 6 to 5 with a different score 1 to 5 noted. Milwaukee and Indianapolis had an off day.
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American Association
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
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