Ahrens & Ott Meet Naggers in City League Doubleheader
Ahrens & Ott, Sprague trophy winners, face the Nag Bronchos in a two game series at League Park Saturday at 4 pm and Sunday at 3 30 pm. Manager Arthur Mitchell fields a husky youth lineup while Cap Leidy’s Nag squad seeks continued success despite Aldworth missing the opener. Higgy Simmang will also play and former Moose star batted .630 in post season play.
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Sprague
Arthur Mitchell
Dick Aldworth
Gilbert Blalock
Aldworth
Knights of Columbus
Stanley Keller
Connie Mack
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League Park
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Moose
Fox Co
San Antonio
Browns Wallop Little Rock
The first St. Louis Americans team defeated the Little Rock club 21 to 1 in Wednesday’s exhibition. Score details show Bt. Louis with 11 hits and 4 errors to Little Rock’s 1 hit and 8 errors. Batteries listed as Groom Weisman and Chapman for the winners and Brooks Fields Powell Gibson Rumler for the losers.
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Little Rock
Ark
St. Louis Americans
Little Rock Club
Southern Association
R. H. E. Bt. Louis
Cccresecretures
Zattio Bock
Groom
Weisman
Chapman
Brooks
Fields
Powell
Gibson
Rumler
60 Cents Sutherland Springs Return Sunday Service
The notice advertises a weekly Sunday train run from Sutherland Springs to return, priced at 60 cents. Service departs at 7:55 am on Sundays, operated by Southern Pacific.
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Sutherland Springs
Southern Pacific
Joskes Whitewash Wolff & Marx in City League bowling
The Joskes defeated Wolff & Marx five games 842 917 922 to 781 in City League action to pull ahead. W Besson and Stein led the winners with 573 and 571 series totals including two games each over 200. Blesi topped the losers with 560 and Huntress rolled 204 in the second clash.
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Wolff & Marx
W. Besson
Stein
Blesi
George Huntress
Deibler
P. Besson
Rilling
Howard
Joskes
Agree Stein
Sit
Bessan
Sis Summerfield
W. Bessan
Pfeiffers Defeat Dimalines in Turner Nine Pin Series
The Pfeiffers won two games from the Dimalines on Wednesday night in the Turner nine pin series. Scores were 313 to 266 in the first game and 311 to 389 in the second.
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Pfeiffers
Dimalines
White Has Knowledge of Queensberry Rules
New York March 23 Charlie Old Goodeye White is named referee for the Willard Moran fight promising a real gong to gong battle. White, a 25 year veteran referee, emphasizes strict Queensbury rules and non clinching.
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New York
Willard- Moran
Charlie
Old Goodeye
Charlie White
Marquis of Queensbury
White
Jim Jeffries
Johnson
Tex
Richard
McCoy Corbett
Sharkey
Maher
Fitzsimmons
Rublin
Willard Moran Fight Scheduled for New York Next Saturday
Readers of The Sunday Light will get full details of the Willard Moran bout in New York next Saturday night. The twelve round fight begins at 9 30 p m eastern time and will run ten rounds. Reports will be round by round and written by The Sunday Light staff with International News Service experts.
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Willard-Moran
Sunday Light
New York
International News Service
Old Goodeye who earned ring nickname through fairness
A profile of the longtime boxing referee known as Old Goodeye White. The veteran, now about 42 or 43, began refereeing in New York clubs as a teen and grew into the country’s best known official. He prizes honesty, has a large circle of friends, and hobbies in politics and collecting rare books and paintings.
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Old Goodeye
White
New York
United States
Knights of Old
Boerne Forms Team For Season Baseball Club
Boerne Texas March 23 The Boerne city baseball team organized for the season with Fred Lee elected captain and Speedball Wedge of San Antonio signed as pitcher. Chittenden of San Antonio joins as outfielder and the club seeks games with San Antonio City League teams.
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Boerne
Tex
Boerne City
Fred Lee
Wedge
San Antonio
Alamo City
Harry Chittenden
Harlandale
Charles Wedge
Ye Kendal Inn
Max Titus
Charles Sanders
Arthur Faber
Hubert Wedge
Calvin North
Henry Faber
Otto Schwartz
Alvin North
B. Dedeker
Eugene Adams
Kenneth Wendler
Frankie Lewis
Ludwig Ort
Tailored Suits Ad From Lentz Tailor
Local ad from Lentz Tailor at 312 W. Commerce offers tailored suits priced 30 to 45 dollars with fabrics described as best and superior in wear compared to other kinds.
Stecher and Beel Drawn For April 4 Wrestling Match
Stecher of Dodge Nebraska and Beel of Marshfield Wisconsin were matched Thursday to wrestle a finish contest in Duluth Minnesota on the night of April 4.
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Stecher
Beel
Duluth
Minn
Joe Stecher
Dodge, Neb
Fred Beel
Marshfield
Wis
Tailor Lentz Sells Suits at 30 to 35 Dollars
A Tailor Made Suit offers value and style with superior workmanship. Lentz Tailor, 312 West Commerce, advertises suits priced from 30 to 35 dollars.
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Lentz
Commerce
Gas Co. Bowlers Edge Ransom and Silsbee Five
The Gas and Electric Co. team won the last two games, 959 to 825 and 847 to 743, after losing the opener 983 to 861. Lantrip led the losing side with 620 total, Wagenfehr tallied 611 for the winners, and Heick posted 257 in a losing effort.
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Ransom and Silsbee
Combinaion
Heick
Quint
Wagenfehr
Lantrip
COGR
Heleck
Tanntid
PEE Ok Pea Oy
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McHugo
Armbrust
ORD Ea Aac
Law
Goeges
Detroit Fans Focus on Tigers Battery at Spring Camp
Detroit fans in Chicago reports say battery coach Billy Sullivan leads the pitching unit at Waxahachie Texas as Hugh Jennings shapes a veteran Tigers lineup for the season. The training camp lists pitchers Boehler Lowdermilk Dubue and Rube Marshall as hopefuls with James also in consideration.
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Boehler
Detroit
Walter Johnson
Washington
Lowdermilk
Boland
Marshall
Mich
Hugh Jennings
Waxahachie
Tex
Billy Sullivan
Chicago White Sox
Tigers
Davis
Covaleskie
Jennings
Dubue
Rube" Marshall
Bill James
St. Louis
Seventeenth Infantry to Lead Carnival Baseball Week
Eagle Pass Texas March 23 The Seventeenth Infantry Regimental Baseball League adjusts its schedule for the carnival crowds. Four top teams from the regiment plus crack players from each company will contest the double headers during carnival week. The Seventeenth units vow full support to a grand carnival.
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Tex
Seventeenth Infantry Regimental
Seventeenth
Quaker Nine Top Cubs in Exhibition Tilt
In St Petersburg on March 23 the Philadelphia Nationals defeated Chicago 4 to 3 in an exhibition game. Philadelphia used sharp fielding to offset Chicago’s stronger offense, earning the fourth consecutive win. Batteries: Oeschger Baumgardner Adams Lavender McConnell Fischer Archer.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
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Oeschger
Baumgardner
Adams
Lavender
McConnell
Fischer
Archer
Willard and Moran Poised for Gong Showdown
New York reports both heavyweight contenders Jess Willard and Frank Moran on edge and ready for the ring. Moran banks on a knockout right and sharp left, while Willard remains the overwhelming favorite as they prepare with light sparring before Friday rest.
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New York
Jess Willard
Frank Moran
Moran
Willard
Jack Johnson
Moha Beats Gilbert In Ten Round Denver Bout
Dick Gilbert of Denver and Bob Moha fought ten rounds in Hot Springs Arkansas with no decision. Moha held the edge in every round except the first, delivering the stronger showing in a close stretch before the bout ended.
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Ark
Dick Gilbert
Denver
Bob Moha
Moha
Gassers Triumph Over Cincinnati in Shreveport
Shreveport in the Texas League beat Cincinnati 7 to 2 after six runs in the eighth inning with two outs. Cincinnati managed only four scratches hits as Schneider McHenry Mitchell and Wingo Huhn Clarke Duffy Sloan and Wells Diamond worked the batteries in the game.
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Wingo
Huhn
Clarke
Duffy
Sloan
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Diamond
Longhorns Use Five Pitchers to Beat Rice 8 6
Texas won its second straight game against Rice Institute in Austin on Clark Field. Ezell had three hits and three steals with three runs scored, English hit a homer, Keltner added a three-base hit. Haywood Hawthorne Chandler starred for Rice.
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Gregg
M. Thomas
L. Hart
Clyce
St. Louis Regulars Defeat Houston In Early Inning Show
Hard hitting in the opening frames gave the St. Louis NL regulars a 5 to 1 victory over the Houston Texas League club. Tong delivered key hits for the visitors as Napier Edmondson Criss and Allen teamed on the mound.
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Tex
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Ariaria
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Edmondson
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Jenkins
Hall
Williams
Snyder
Gonzales
Red Sox Welcomes Speaker After Salary Stand
Tris Speaker, star center fielder of the world champion Red Sox, agreed to join training camp at Hot Springs, Arkansas. He will attend the practice season and revisit the salary dispute when the team returns to Boston.
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Red Sox
Boston
Tris Speaker
Lannin
Hot Springs
Ark
Giants Beat Waco 3 2 In Exhibition Clash
Waco outhit the New York regulars but the Giants won 3 to 2. Merkle and Ley for New York hit home runs while Hill connected for Waco. Kauff struck out once and had no hits. Batteries: Anderson Tesreau Reilly Dooin Hill Naylor Reilly Toland.
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Waco
New York Nationa
Merkle
Kelley
New York
Hill
Detroit Defeats Fort Worth In Lone Baseball Clash
Detroit in the American League defeated the Fort Worth Texas League club here on Wednesday by three runs. Batteries listed: Covaleskie Marshall Boland McKee Mapel Harra Woodall Betts.
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Fort Worth
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Covaleskie
Marshall Boland
McKee
Mapel
Harra
Woodall
Betts
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