Ban B Johnson Visits San Antonio As Guest of Local Magnate
Ban B Johnson president of the American League is a visitor in San Antonio. He stays at the St. Anthony Hotel and will be the guest of Harrison J Benson at League Park this afternoon to watch Miller Huggins Cardi- essais.
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American League
San Antonio
St. Anthony Hotel
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Harrison J. Benson
League Park
Miller Huggins
Cardi
Cardinals
Bob Steele
Cards and Nags Battle Promises Strong Action This Weekend
Mr. Johnson visits the Cards training camp for recreation and to meet the team. He plans to tour Mineral Wells and southern cities while in the area. Cards and Nags games this afternoon and Sunday look promising as regulars join the fray. Manager George Leidy will lean on Stair Haynes and Davenport to test under major league pressure.
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Gardner victor in national amateur billiard tourney
New York March 11 Edward W Garner of New York won the national amateur billiard championship for the fifth time by defeating Morris D Brown 400 to 361 in the deciding game of the tournament Brown took second place Edger T Appleby, Frank S Appleby of this city and Charles Heddon of Dowagiac Mich are tied for third with Poggenburg and Klinger of Austria tied for sixth Heddon has left for home The high run of the tournament was 61 by Heddon Appleby won the afternoon game 400 to 321 Poggenburg had five losses in the event Appleby 400 average 71-57 high run 52 Poggenburg 321 average 54 1-56 high run 42
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Nelsons Settle Split Over Hegewisch Property
Chicago March 11 Differences between Battling Nelson and Nels Nelson were settled when the father visited the son in a downtown hotel room. The boxer announced property in Hegewisch would be signed back to him, saying the father is aging and the transfer avoids future heirs’ disputes.
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Tenpin Quint Wins Odd Battle In Grand Alleys League
Ransom & Silsbee quint defeats Swift Packing team three games to one in the Commercial League at Grand alleys. Lantrip stars with 614 total and 247 in the final game, Harvey Waddill leads Swift with 575, Gates 628, Heick 404 in the second contest as the week’s finale.
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Riley Wins Intermediate Class Event At YW Club
Harold Riley won the swinging dip on parallel bars with 26 repetitions in the ninth intermediate class contest at the Y M C A. Forrest Fessler placed second with 21, Robert Joyce third with 13. In the basketball game between Ernest Green’s team and Riley’s quintet both sides scored 21 at the end of play. Riley leads in individual points with 5, Fessler 3, Joyce 1. Green’s team goaled by Ernest Green 11 and Harold Hill 10. for Riley’s team Joyce and Fessler each recorded 6, Riley 4, Bruce Cross 8, Robert Joyce 2.
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Maturo Beats Chapman in Chicago Billiards
James Maturo of Denver defeated Jesse Chapman of Chicago 100 to 64 in a pocket billiard tournament. Maturo had a high run of 28 and finished in 22 innings. Ed Blankenship beat Frank King 100 to 68 in a 25 inning game. George Clark defeated Joe Cannon 100 to 62 in 22 innings. Bennie Allen beat Ed Ralph 100 to 38 in 26 innings. Chester Hoff was released by St Louis. The McKinley Avenue Church team beat the Sunday School team 17 to 16.
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Denver
Jesse Chapman
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Detroit
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Philadelphia
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Brooklyn
Joe Concannon
Newark
Bennie Allen
Kansas City
Ed Ralph
Trenton
San Antonio weather hooks Cardinals for training camp
The St Louis Cardinals may base a permanent training camp in San Antonio at Terrell Wells as Manager Miller Huggins touts the local climate. With better conditioning than ever, the club aims to station more major league camps here than any other U.S. city, while reporter notes boxing and wrestling chatter from New Orleans to California and spotlights prospect Haynes in Leidy’s camp.
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San Marcos All-stars Beat Baptist Academy 11 to 2
San Marcos All-stars defeated Baptist Academy 11 to 2 in San Marcos Texas on Friday. The All-stars scored four in the first inning and built to six by midgame, then added five more in the eighth as Academy tallied twice, with Watkins and Brown pitching for the winners and Cairnes Echols for the Academy. Umpire Oliver officiated.
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Ants' Cattle Kill Roses in Horticulture Talk
A Philadelphia rose grower told the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society that destroying ants nests boosts rose quality. He explained ants protect and perpetuate aphids the rose leaves attract. Aphids multiply rapidly, producing honey dew ants crave, blighting foliage and blossoms.
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Meadowbrook indoor meet to feature top sprinters and notable riders
Athletic clubs and universities including Cornell Michigan Chicago Maine Pittsburg Catholic University Princeton Yale Harvard Columbia Swarthmore Hav erford Lehigh Penn State and Penn enter Meadowbrook Club indoor championships in Philadelphia. More than 1000 entries compete for 4700 dollars in prizes with highlights such as the 660 yard race won by Ted Meredith last year and a 50 yard dash featuring Drew Morse Howe Loomis Brewer and other leading sprinters. The high jump event will bring together Richards Oler Barwise Loomis as top contenders from Cornell Yale Boston A A and Chicago A A.
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Rafter Promises 10 Be Athletic Star
Syracuse student William J. Rafter of Troy has balanced football basketball and baseball since September. A 145 pound, 5 foot 6 inch junior, he has been a leading basketball scorer, expected to try out in baseball and possibly win varsity playing time next season. He reported for football last fall, traveled to the Pacific coast with the team, and returned around December 10 to join basketball.
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Kauff a Giant Former Fed Star Off for Training Camp
New York March 11 Benny Kauff the former Brooklyn Federal League star signed a contract to play with the Giants and left for the training camp at Marlin Texas.
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Marlin
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Stecher Tops City But Knights to Meet Engineers Sunday
STECHER defeated George Nelson Mike Yokel and John Kilonis in sequence with a seven minute win over Nelson. The Knights of Columbus were set to clash with the Engineers on Infantry Post diamond Sunday at 2 30 in the afternoon for their season debut. Cy Fried was slated for the Knights with Jimmy Goff catching and Waywood starting for the soldiers Cox behind. If the opening lineup falters Matthews and Harvey would finish.
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Zabel Sent to Los Angeles Club in PCL
Information from Tampa reports Cubs pitcher George Zabel has been turned over to the Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coast League under an optional agreement. Santa Monica Wins Auto Races in AAA Event. The Vanderbilt Cup and Grand Prize were awarded to Santa Monica California by the American Automobile Association contest board. $7.55 Houston and return for Cattlemen's convention. Special train departs 11:00 p.m. March 20 on Southern Pacific.
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Notre Dame to shuffle 34 varsity players across positions
In South Bend coach Harper rearranges the baseball squad with Myers moving to first base Wolfe to short Kline to third and Spalding to second. Rydezwski the football tackle joins as outfielder. The Wisconsin honor system enforces training rules for 80 women basketball players with curfews sleep and diet limits. Blake Miller of Michigan Aggies is courted as football coach at Massachusetts Agricultural College. Illinois works on battery drills as Falkenberg assists in the armory and prepares for a southern trip with games against Mississippi and Alabama. Chicago wrestling talk centers on Gotch versus Stecher with legal bids and training contrasts. Alligator racing debuts for Chicago sportsmen at a hotel parlor amid bets on a fifty-foot race.
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Agnew Elected President of American Bowling Congress
William Agnew of Cleveland was elected president of the American Bowling Congress at its annual meeting in Toledo. Grand Rapids won the bid to host the 1917 tournament.
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