Opening Game of Series Between Bronchos and Giants
New York Giants regulars led by J J McGraw arrive in town for the opener against the Bronchos. The party includes Devore Becker Merkle Bridwell Devlin Mathewson Meyers Ames and five reporters. Arlie Latham will coach baserunners while McGraw plans to play himself at keystone. Game expected to start at 4 o clock unless rain delays.
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Jupiter Plavius
Giants
Devore
McGraw
Becker
Merkle
Bridwell
Devlin
Wiltie
Meyers
Mathewson
Ames
Muggsy McGraw
New York Giant
Marlin
San Antonio
Houston
Galveston
J. J. McGraw
G. Devoe
B. Becker
F. Merkle
A. Bridwell
A. Devlin
C. Mathewson
J. Meyers
A. Wilson
L. Ames
A. Raymond
A. Latham
Bulger
World
Harry Schumacher
Mail
Larry Mercer
Telegraph
Tribune
Sid Mercer
The
Globe
Gunter
John T. Bush
St. Anthony
Baltimore
Dallas Giants
Arlie Latham
Latham
St. Louis Brown
Comiskey i
Serrel
Hughey
Touring in Algiers with an Oldsmobile six
Dunbar Wright of New York reports from Algiers while touring the world in an Oldsmobile six. He describes a rough landing at Mustapha and a pleasant motoring experience around Algiers with roads praised as superb. Wright notes a 156 mile run through mountain passes and valleys and plans to stay a couple of weeks exploring nearby regions.
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Dunbar Wright
New York
Algiers
John T. Cutting
Oldsmobile Company
Mustapha Superieur
Atlas Range
Umpires Named for Texas League Season
The Texas League announced the umpires for the coming season. President Wilbur P. Allen listed G. Bush Wilson Mathews G. C. Hurlburt Dit Spencer and William Lortz as indicator handlers with Lee Garvin and Oks Gordon as substitutes. The league plans a San Antonio meeting Wednesday to discuss the Oklahoma City franchise sale and to adopt the championship schedule.
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Austin
Tex
Wilbur P. Allen
G. ©. Bush
Wilson Mathews
G. C. Hurlburt
Dit Spencer
William Lortz
Lee Garvin
Oks Gordon
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Cadillac dealers gather for two day Chicago conference
About 100 Cadillac dealers from across the United States attended a two day Chicago show conference. They exchanged ideas with factory heads and heard talks on design engineering construction selling and advertising highlighting service as the key to modern business.
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Cadillac Motor Car Company
Chicago
Cadillac
United States
Boston
Los Angeles
Portland
Minneapolis
Jacksonville
Fila
Undertaker Vehicles Evolve With Specialized Truck Bodies
Amid a surge in funeral trade, undertakers adopt motorized hearses and trucks with diverse cargo bodies. Minneapolis manager Joe Cantilion plans a camp with Rube Waddell while the city eyeing innings limited visits for the eccentric pitcher. Manush from Marlin Texas shows hitting promise as Jack Coombs reenters the lineup for the champions.
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Joe Cantilion
Minneapolis
Rube” Waddell
Mann Hosts Giants and Bronchos Guests at San Antonio Show
Louis Mann, actor and baseball fan, invites the New York Giants and the Bronchos to his performance of the Man Who Stood Still. He plans to keep his camp in San Antonio so they can attend tomorrow's Giants Bronchos game. Arlie Latham, a fellow actor, shares a comic bond with Mann over Giants appearances.
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Louis Mann
New York Giants
San Antonio
Giants
Broncs
Arlie Latham
Latham
Manh
Tigers
Hughey Jennings
Royal Bengals
Golf Record Lowered In Amateur Class
Charles Quick Evans Jr of Chicago lowered the local course amateur record with an 18 hole 73 in Atlanta on March 18. His card 36 out and 37 in surpasses the former mark by F G Byrd of Atlanta, with only professional H H Barker of Garden City Ia having a better 69 here earlier.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Charles “Quick” Evans Jr
Chic
F. G. Byrd
Evans
Hr H. H. Barker
Garden City
Ty Cobb at odds with Tigers over Donie Bush quarrel
An Arkansas report says Ty Cobb is unpopular with the Detroit Tigers after criticizing shortstop Donie Bush. A Detroit visitor asserts Cobb’s teammates shun him, preferring Bush and praising others like Crawford Delahanty.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Donie Bush
Tigers
T. Raymond Cobb
Dane Bush
Royal Bengals
Detroit
Hughie Jennings
Tiger
Cobb
Sam Crawford
Donovan
Jim Delahanty
Triey
Bush
Sam
Ao Pete
Donie
Wolgast Retains Title in Ninth Round Stopby Referee
Associated Press reports Wolgast decisively outboxed Memsic in Los Angeles on March 18. The referee halted the bout as Memsic showed clear signs of weakening after Wolgast dominated from the start. Wolgast weighed 128 1/2 pounds to Memsic’s 122 1/2 pounds, keeping his lightweight title.
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Wolgast
Memsic
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Memsky
Gast
Fredericks
Sther
Infantry Teams Meet In Afternoon Baseball Action
Army athletic notes preview baseball games at the upper post parade grounds with Seven teenth and Twenty-second infantry squads set to perform. Marshall of company G joins the Twenty-second infantry, formerly known as Davis during earlier stationing.
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Army
Seventeenth Infantry
Twenty-second Infantry
Marshall
Fifteenth Battery
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Davis
Burns Berg Wrestling Match Draws Big Crowd
Indications point to a record crowd at the Burns Berg wrestling match at Beethoven hall on Tuesday night. Floresville plans to send at least a hundred fans to watch Berg invade Floresville and Corpus Christi. Burns weighs 182 pounds and trains at the YMCA with Paul Kardow, aiming to better his last fight with Berg.
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Burns-Berg
Beethoven Hall
Berg
Floresville
Corpus Christi
Paul Kardow
Cyclone Burns
Hage to Meet Dog Roller in Knoxville Finish Match
George Hackenschmidt returns to Knoxville to face Dr. B F Roller for the world’s championship at Staub theater on March 21.roller beat Kid Cutler in Chicago and Americus in Kansas City, drawing praise as the rising champion before sailing to Europe aboard the Lusitania on March 29.
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Knoxville
Tenn
George Hackenschmidt
Queen City of the Mountains
Europe
Lusitania
Hackenschmidt
Frank Moffett
B. F. Roller
Staub’s
Lloyd K. Jones
Chicago
Dr. Roller
Kid Cutler
Kansas City
Americus
Rank Gotch
Baltimore
Roller
Illinois may allow six round boxing bouts
Senate Bill introduced by Senator John B. Madigan in Springfield would permit six round boxing matches for adults over 18 with medical exams, exhibitions for chartered athletic clubs, six ounce gloves, a 16 foot ring, no decisions, and no prizes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Illinois
Springfield
John B. Madigan
Bona Fide
Third Artillery to Play Cavalry Polo Team
The Third field artillery polo team meets the Eleventh cavalry squad this afternoon at Fort Sam Houston on the lower parade ground. Start is 8 o'clock with tea at the club house to follow.
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Third Artillery
Third Field Artillery
Eleventh Cavalry
Fort Sam Houston
Academic showdown as High and West Texas meet in riverfront park
Weather permitting the High School and West Texas Military Academy baseball teams clash at Y M C A park on River Avenue this afternoon. Veterans line both rosters and the outcome will influence the interscholastic pennant race with St Louis College awaiting after the opening win by San Antonio academy. McGowen and Maracheau will catch for the High, Sheldon and Guthrie for West Texas. A fast, well attended game is anticipated.
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West Texas Military Academy
River Avenue
St. Louis College
San Antonio Academy
McGowen
Maracheau
Sheldon
Guthrie
West Texas
Reform Wave Grips English Cricket Explained
New York report notes a fifty year delay ends as English reformers push a crisper game. Proposals call for a narrower bat and higher stumps to speed play. Critics say long matches hinder US adoption and national interest.
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Associated Press
New York
England
United States
Hack to Meet Zbysco in Fin ish Match
Wichita Kansas reports Jack Curley acting for George Hackenschmidt will arrange a finish match against Zbysco before Hackenschmidt sails for Europe. Curley will be in Chicago Sunday to meet Jack Herman manager of Zbysco and the club offering the best reduction will secure the bout.
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Wichita
Kan
Jack Curley
George Hackenschmidt
George
Zbysco
No buttonless shirts leave the Mission City Laundry
A terse laundromat note states no buttonless shirts left Mission City Laundry. Patrons urged to try other services and call a phone number for details.
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Mission City
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