Willow well pleases crowd in charity baseball skit
A benefit performance at the Electric Park ball lot featured Lee Lemon in the leading role with Broncho actors. The Pony and Navgators teams battled to a 7 to 4 result as Wakefield tied the score and Lemon delivered the winning run amid a chaotic eighth inning.
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Electric Park
Waco
Lee Lemon
Allison
Shindle
Johnson
Daringer
Wakefield
Lemon
Taff
Spectacular Gym Display At Local Y M C A
A strong gymnastic program at the Y M C A featured an exhibition wrestling match between J L Nix and C J Chalfant with Chalfant gaining the edge in strength and agility. The jumping jack dance by local youths drew warm applause, calisthenics by class members, Indian club drills, dumb bell routines, volleyball games, and Swedish folk dances concluding with Roman ladder pyramids.
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Young Men's Christian Association
J. L. Nix
C. J. Chalfant
Chalfant
Collier
Herndon
Schofield
Ragsdale
Duliing
Myers
Crew
Irons
Love
Clifton
Eva Johnson
Gusse Rouley
Mollie Moore
Lucy Newton
Claire Cox
C. S. Chessum
Bushwall
Gadée- Giles
Knight
Muller
Meusebach
Villeret
EB. Young
R. Young
Smith
Causey
Lewis
Lassiter
Jordan
Barret
Fuquay
San Antonio Nags Fall Short in Split With Waco
In a foggy game at the port side diamond, San Antonio and Waco split as Wakefield drove in Meek for the first run, Lemon hit a home run, and Gray allowed two runs. The final tallies show Waco 7 San Antonio 4 with notable plays by Wohleben and McLaurin.
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Gray
Meek
North Flores Street
Wakefield
Wallace
Matthews
Waco
San Antonio
AB. R. H. C. A. E. Perseus
Adubsor
FC Case
Dales
Thramill
Estesa
Sone
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McLaurin
Wohleben
McMahon
Repnard
Csy
Chiva' Sah
PAIN
Wtekas
Ciecae
Gan
Adionio
Sica
Aay
Allison
Shindle
Me Ek
Price
Thrailkill
Persons
Covaleski
Daringer
Shadle
Taff
Ale
Antonio
Wage
Mathew
Flynn Knocks Out Kaufman In Ten Round Bout
Jim Flynn of Pueblo, Corp., knocked out Al Kaufman of San Francisco with a fierce right late in the tenth round in Kansas City. Kaufman suffered a career beating, was floored eight times, and required revival after the decisive punch. Flynn earned 1750 dollars to Kaufman’s 2250.
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Kansas City
Jim Flynn
Pueblo, Corp
al Kaufman
San Francisco
Kaufman
Flynn
Danny Shay
California
Bisons Shut Out Indians in Texas League game
Houston defeated Oklahoma City 3 to 0 as Edmundson shut down the Indians and the Bison added three runs in the seventh. Dallas Giants beat Galveston Sand Crabs 9 to 4 in Galveston with Hise driving in Chandler and McAdams on the mound.
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Bisons
Indians
Houston
Oklahoma City
Edmundson
Bison
R. H. E. Houston
Oklahoma
Allen
Lingenfelder
Noyes
Spencer
Atkinson
Giants
Sand Crabs
Galveston
Dallas
R. H. E. Galveston
Hise
Chandler
McAdams
Murphy
Brady
Senators Take Opener
Austin won the opening game of the series against Fort Worth 2 to 1 in Austin. The line score shows Austin 2 runs on 6 hits with 0 errors, Fort Worth 1 run on 6 hits with 1 error. Batteries Peebles Hinninger for Austin Deardorff Green for Fort Worth. Umpire Bush.
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Senators
Austin
Fort Wort
R. H. E. Austin
Fort Worth
Peebles
Hinninger
Deardorff
Green
Bush
French Aviator Rene Vallon Dies in Shanghai Exhibition
Paris born Rene Vallon, a French aviator, fell to his death during an exhibition in Shanghai. He had been touring China for six weeks to spark government interest in military aviation and made the first extended flight by a Chinese outer Sommb biplane.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Rene Vallon
Vallon
Paris
China
No buttonless shirts leave the Mis ace City Laundry
Mis ace City Laundry urges customers to try buttonless shirts, with a brief note mentioning phones for contact and service details.
Standings of Clubs Across Cities
Waco leads in San Antonio standings while Dallas sits in Galveston. Oklahoma City is top in Houston with Fort Worth second in Austin.
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Waco
San Antonio
Dallas
Galveston
Oklahoma City
Houston
Fort Worth
Austin
Psyd
P. C. Dallas
Games Today Brownsville Corpus Christ Victoria Laredo
Bay City travels to Beeville while Brownsville and Corpus Christ host games Victoria visits Laredo with other Texas matchups listed for the day.
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P.C
Beeville
Victoria Bay City
Iscs
Brownsville
Corpus Christi Laredo
Corpus Christ
Victoria
Laredo
Bay City
Philadelphia in Washington Boston in New York Detroit in St. Louis
Philadelphia in Washington Boston in New York Detroit in St. Louis Chicago in Cleveland.
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P. C. Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Bt. Louis
Detroit
St. Louis
National League matchups listed for week schedule
National League games outline key city pairs New York at Boston St Louis at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Chicago
Interstate city pairs emerge in regional rail study
Montgomery in New Orleans Mobile in Birmingham Atlanta in Chattanooga Memphis in Nashville identified as key city pairings in a regional rail study. The report maps connections among southern metros highlighting potential service corridors and economic impacts.
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P. C. New Orleans Ee
Atlanta
Memphis Eee
Chattanooga
Montgomery Mobile Ee Ee
Birmingham Nashville
Montgomery
New Orleans
Mobile
Perez May Be Club's Jinks Cuban Pitcher Joins Bronchos
The Bronchos plan to add Cuban pitcher Vincencio Perez from Havana to their staff. Perez from Almendares and the Cuban All Stars reportedly defeated the Reds and Tigers in Cuba, and Cocheran may be the translator as Perez cannot speak English. Boss Leldy will likely test him soon to see how he fits with the team.
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Leidy
Almendares
Havana
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
Isle of Cuba
Leldy
Cocheran
Perez
Lattimore Holds Out From Panthers Fort Worth Deal
Paris Texas May 6 Bill Lattimore has refused Walter Morris request to join the Fort Worth Texas league team. He says he will name his conditions before deciding.
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Lattimore
Panther
Associated Press
Paris
Tex
Bill Lattimore
Walter Morris
Fort Worth
Baseball Gift From United States Ignites Japanese Teams
Captain Suukichi Matsuda of Waseda University in Tokyo says baseball is a gift from the United States to Japan. He notes sudden popularity, explains a planned Waseda Keio series was canceled to avoid deadly student excitement, and adds that learning to bat proves hardest.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Suukichi Matsuda
Waseda University
Tokio
University of Chicago
Waseda
Keio
Turner Bowling League turns in split results
Doc Mays led his team to a win against Menger's Stars in the first game by 19 pins despite a late Stars surge, then Mays' squad edged ahead by 51 pins in the second game. Star performers included Menger, Mays, Schmitt and Gutzeit on a night of tight strikes and counting.
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Doc Mays
Menger
Stars
The
Mays
Schmitt
Gutzeit
Southwestern Defeats Baylor In Annual Track Meet
Southwestern dominates Baylor 88 to 34 at Georgetown Texas with Southwestern stars Sheffield Keene Elrod Hendrick and Cobb leading in hurdles, sprints, jumps, throws and relay. Baylor figures include Ewing Blair and Cobb with several second places and injuries dampening their squad.
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Tex
Southwestern
Baylor
Hendrick
Sheffield
Ewing
Cobb
Mie
Keene
Blair
Simmons
Bodle
Hendrix
Matlock
Elrod
Goss
Jenkins
Ayers
Cox
Snipes
Bracken
Moore
Coupon for Mutt and Jeff bound book at Light Premium Dept
A coupon offering a bound book of Mutt and Jeff cartoons and sayings is valid at The Light Premium Department on Losoya Street beside the Losoya Hotel. Mail redemption costs 55 cents.
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Mutt and Jeff
Light Premium
Losoya Street
Losoya Hotel
Four Seasons to Discuss Boerne Trip Against White Sox
The Four Seasons will hold a meeting tonight at 8 at Gus Mokert's on North Flores and Fredericksburg road to plan Sunday's trip to Boerne to meet the White Sox. Conover and 5S A Hardware meet Sunday at 9:30 on Culebra avenue for a fast game after both beat Johnson's Bronchos in a doubleheader last Sunday.
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Gus Mockert
North Flores
Fredericksburg
Boerne
White Sox
Conover
5S. A. Hardware
Culebra Avenue
Johnson
Johnsons Bronchos to Play Del Rio and Western Texas
Johnsons Bronchos face Del Rio this afternoon and meet Western Texas in a double header tomorrow afternoon. Manager G. L. Johnson accompanies the team.
Higgins and Jokers Clash on South Presa Diamonds
The Higgins company team meets the Joker Athletic Club on Sunday morning at 9 30 on the South Presa street diamond. In the afternoon the Jokers play the Flores Street Grays at East Macon street diamond at 3 o clock.
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Higgins Company
Joker Athletic Clubs
South Presa Street
Jokers
Flores Street Grays
East
Macon Street
All Stars Issue Challenge for Sunday Games
The All Stars enter the field with a Sunday challenge and can be reached through Soul Wolf using old phone 917 3 rings for contact.
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All Stars
Soul Wolf
Halff Brothers to debut against Frank at Krisch Park
M Halff Brothers make their initial appearance Sunday afternoon at Krisch Park against A B Frank at 3 30. Both teams feature strong lineups and promise a formidable addition to the citys semi professional scene.
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M. Halff Brothers
A. B. Frank
Krisch Park
St Louis College Seeks Sunday Game With City Teams
The St Louis college team has an open Sunday afternoon date and seeks to play strong city teams. Arrangements are to be made by calling Brother Joseph Hart at old phone 500.
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St. Louis
Brother Joseph Hart
Old Phone
George Jambois to Lead Eagles This Season
George Jambois, last season's Black Elephants manager, will head the Eagles this season and is seen in the arena with a firm plan for a Sunday game. He can be reached at new phone 1461.
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George Jambois
Black Elephants
Eagles
King Patterson Drug Team Visits New Braunfels Tigers
The King Patterson Drug company team travels to New Braunfels for a second meeting this season to face the New Braunfels Tigers in an afternoon diamond clash.
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King Patterson Drug Company
New Braunfels
New Braunfels Tigers
Pirates to Face Phillies Sunday Morning in Fast Game
The Pirates line up against the Phillies Sunday at 9 o’clock on the former’s diamond. A quick game is expected as both teams prepare for the weekend clash.
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Pirates
Phillies
Sports scores from regional games reported in brief
Jacksonville hosts Au gusta and wins 2 to 0 while Savannah defeats Macon 4 to 1. Columbus easily beats Colum ba 5 to 2 and Albany routs Charleston 10 to 1 with notable scorelines across four cities.
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Jacksonville
Augusta
Savannah
Macon
Columbus
Columba
Albany
Charleston
Yale 6 Virginia 0 and Georgia 3 Tech 2 score updates
At New Haven Yale defeated Virginia six to nothing. In Athens Georgia Tech edged Georgia three to two in a close contest.
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New Haven
Yale
University of Virrgnia
Athens
University of Georgia
Tech
Dixon Wins Decision as Ram Fights Substitution
Tommy Dixon beat Battling Ram of San Antonio at the Garden Athletic Club after Ram substituted for Eugene McGovern who missed his train and failed to appear. Fans in Kenosha watched Battling Hurley take a couple of hard blows and remark on the action.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tommy Dixon
Battling Ram
San Antonio
Garden Athletic Club
Eugene McGovern
Kenosha, Wis
Hurley
Freshman Gillespie Stacy Captures UT Tennis Title
The University of Texas tennis championship was won by Gillespie Stacy of Austin who defeated the field for the singles title. Stacy will represent UT in singles at the May 10 and 11 meet at Agricultural and Mechanical. Perkins and Potter will form Texas doubles lineup.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Gillespie Stacy
Stacy
Agricultural and Mechanical
Perkins
Potter
Texas
Rose buds win second game 3 to 2 over Bermudas in Texas league
In Laredo on May 6 the Rose buds defeated the Bermudas 3 to 2 behind pitching and timely hitting. Watkins and Underwood were the catchers for Laredo with Galm and Knaupp handling the Bermudas defense as umpire Hurlburt presided.
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Laredo
Tex
Rosebuds
Bermudas
R. H. E. Laredo
Victoria
Watkins
Underwood
Galm
Knaupp
Hurlburt
Beeville shuts out Bay City 7 to 0 in Texas game
Beeville defeated Bay City 7 to 0 behind sharp fielding and strong pitching by Baker. The Bees compiled early runs and maintained the lead, with Wesham, Long, and Sweet handling the battery while Baker and Bromel secured the Bay City offense. Umpire Davern officiated.
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Bay City
Texas
Beeville
Baker
Beeville Isc Cas
Wesham and
Long and Sweet
Baker and Bromel
Davern
Maxon Dominates Pelicans in Browns ville Victory
Maxon pitched for Brownsville and limited the Pelicans to four hits as the Brownies won 5 to 1. Brownsville raised 0 runs in the first inning then 8 more across the rest. Corpus Christi scored once. Batteries: Maxon and Yarger for Brownsville Wetzel and Byrnes for Corpus Christi. Umpire: Grove.
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Brownsville
Tex
Jack Johnson Skips Gold Hills Route Amid Fears of Pinch
The narrative says Jack Johnson avoids the gasoline route and refuses to risk traveling by air. It claims he fears being pinched for working too fast if he fights in the state, signaling a cautious stance tied to alleged legal pressure.
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Jack Johnson
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