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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1918
Page
9
The Y M C A week centers on senior events in the indoor contests led by John Crowe who tops the individual point standings. Junior classes shift promotions to higher divisions as indoor baseball and basketball continue, with the Business Men's volleyball league starting its second series Tuesday.
Cue artist Willie Hoppe is described as the sport world’s supreme champion and is projected to earn about 50000 this year, far above baseball’s Tyrus Cobb and boxing’s Jess Willard. His tour with Charley Peterson runs from Memphis on Oct 8 to May 30, 1919, visiting roughly seventy five cities with two to four exhibitions per stop.
Sunday polo at Fort Sam Houston featured two Remount victories over Camp Travis. The first Remount team defeated Camp Travis 11-4 with Major General Henry T. Allen starring, while the second Remount edged Camp Travis 4 to 3 1 2. Additional notes mention upcoming tournament and team reorganizations for Camp Travis and Camp Stanley.
Notables and out of town visitors joined local players for a Sunday round on the Municipal Golf Links. Charles Foy and Johnny Johnston from New York, M. Montgomery of Philadelphia, J. G. Bryant of Fort Worth, and several St. Louis NL players among others joined the light crowd. Kenneth Lee of Tampico also participated chasing Colonel Bogey around the Municipal course.
Camp Travis baseball boss Liew Schulte lines up talent for an inter camp game on March 4 against Kelly Field under Lieut Harold Semple. Veterans from organized baseball join a mixed Kelly team as big leaguers bolster the aviation post squad. A meeting drew college and pro players to form a picked team likely to play Brackenridge Park. Christy Mathewson orders Reds players vaccinated for spring camp. A partitioned gravy dish design allows fat gravy and juice to pour separately.
Lieut H Pfannkuehe delivered top rifle shooting at municipal range on Sunday scoring 98 of 100 on the 8 inch bull at 300 yards and 15 hits in one minute on the 20 inch bull at the same distance. Capt Birkhead and G W Sweet followed with strong scores in both rifle and pistol events.
A Detroit anecdote about John L. Sullivan recounts his legendary lung power at a hotel grill. Seated with reporters, he dropped a quarter into a beer schooner, then exhaled to propel it into the air, allegedly breaking the glass and leaving bystander accounts to fuel the old time tale.
Farmer Joseph Tenry near Kipp in Saline County sold four teams of farm raised mules at 800 dollars per team. The stock was shipped to Topeka and is claimed to be the top price in the county or Western Kansas.
After seven innings the 90th infantry baseball team rallied in the eighth and ninth to defeat Fort Sam Houston Headquarters 13 to 4 on the headquarters diamond. Joe Fleming excelled for Headquarters until the late innings. Mallonee and Hankins pitched for the Infantry with Fleming and Ryan for the Headquarters. The Infantry plan further games with military or civilian Dallas teams in the region.
H Steers and Fred Thomas of Chicago won the two man championship at the American Bowling Congress tournament in Cincinnati Ohio. Sunday play featured strong bowling though many contestants failed to overtake the leaders, with A Planer and G Inden of Milwaukee taking sixth as Fritz and Cormick of Toledo claimed seventh in final standings.
Jim McCormick, veteran pitcher for the Chicago White Stockings in the 1880s, died in a local hospital from liver disease after a brief illness. A noted battery with Kelly, he played under Captain Adrian Anson and was over 60. His death follows a sudden decline after a period of gradual improvement. Cuero plans De Witt County meet for March 22 and 23 with free entertainment for accredited representatives and visiting competitors.
Cincinnati Reds linger in the NL cellar while several players form a winter bowling team under manager Christy Mathewson. Led by Tennie Groh and Hat Chase, the group hopes to improve with a blend of pitching skill and bowling prowess, though the club remains in the basement as the season nears.
Absentee list shrinks as Bronchos open camp with Gateher Outfielder John Anderson arriving Sunday to help Frank Gibson while Manager Perry plans Monday arrival and Tuesday morning practice. Reinforcements for infield and pitching expected. Milton the Favorite mentioned. In another item, Fred Walton of Rochester battles Tom Cowler of New York in an eight round boxing match in St Louis.
The Houston Buffaloes shut out the United States Marines 4 to 0 at West End Park in Houston. Pitcher Letty Craig and Myatt formed the battery, with Bill Stellgauer driving the offense with two triples and a single. Rice pitched well for the Marines in limited action. Brownies head to camp for spring training in St. Louis with 14 players joining in Shreveport.
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