Qualifying Round Held At San Antonio Country Club Golf Tourney
More than 50 players entered the San Antonio Country Club spring golf championship qualifying. The 32 lowest scores earned main-event spots with 16 in each of the championship and committee cups, plus eight eliminated moving to captain and secretary cups. First-round pairings listed for both cups with finals due next week. Low scores highlighted by Thomas Goggan Fred Tarrant and Ed Tarrant Jr among top qualifiers.
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San Antonio Country Club
Country Club
Frank M. Lewis
Fred Tarrant
Robert Kampmann
F. M. Lewis
Ed Tarrant Jr
Thomas Goggan
Guy Patterson
C. Mangum Jr
E. C. Tarrant
John Frost
E. L. Brown
A. L. Tuttle
N. R. Bagley
E. B. Chandler
H. L. Beach
Mace Stewart
Frank H. Booth
F. W. Maule
T. W. Masterson
Dr. J. H. Burleson
Duval West
Robert Ried Russell
T. W. Campbell
F. H. Booth
R. F. Kampmann
Clarence Mangum Jr
Edward Tarrant Jr
L. B. Clegg
Speaker’s Work Rewarded by Fans as Start Strong
Tris Speaker shines for Boston Red Sox in early championship play with a .437 batting mark and flawless fielding. He has fourteen hits in thirty two at bats, fourteen walks, twelve bases on balls, and four first base errors. Speaker’s base running yields a .500 average with four steals and four failed attempts. Ira Thomas and Jack Lapp twice and thrice each threw him out attempting to steal, while two outfield assists hint at his defensive value.
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Tris Speaker
Red Sox
Chalmers
Baseball Sharps
Speaker
Walter Johnson
Byron Houck
Bostonian
Ira Thomas
Jack Lapp
Yale Blues Defeat Princeton in Dual Track Meet
Yale edged Princeton 60 1 2 to 56 1 32 as Rose won the shot put for Yale. Wagoner captained Yale to a 12 6 pole vault, Talbot took hammer with 138 7 12, and multiple events split points for both teams in a tight NY area dual meet.
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Princeton
N. J
Yale
Rose
Longstreth
Baker
Stickney
Morrison
Lyman
Captain Wagoner
Fiske
Achilles
Talbot
Pickett
Cooley
Brown
McKenzie
Masson
Potter
Bryan
Forgan Refuses Ten Meet Veteran D Oro
De Oro who held many championships in three cushion caroms and pocket billiards is declared the legal owner of the $1000 emblem and the world title after a dispute with John Horgan. Horgan entered a challenge and offers a protest while legal action is prepared to transfer the trophy.
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de Oro
John Horgan
Horgan
San Francisco
Charles P. Miller
Brunswick - Balke - Collender Company
Lambert
St. Louis
Jordan W. Lambert
Alfredo de Oro
H. B. Leap
Thomas H. Hueston
John G. Horgan
Frank P. Day
Joseph W. Capron
Brunswick- Balke-Collender Company
Motz Tire Endorsed by Ohio Electric Vehicle Chief
The Ohio Electric Vehicle Company of Chicago president R A Griefen endorses Motz Cushion tires for electric cars noting high material standards and a Chicago sales figure of about 160 Motz-equipped cars last year. Buick manager B R Webb comments on oiling systems and predicts engineers may soon distinguish between makes, as designs converge.
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R.,a. Griefen
Ohio Electric Vehicle Company of
Chicago
Metz
B. R. Webb
Buick
Old Champs Still Wonderful Pitchers
Nap Rucker and Matthewson, veteran pitchers, star in a long Brooklyn game against the Giants. Rucker holds the line for twelve innings but yields to heavy bats as the Giants win. The club promotes various sports including soccer, bowling, and a new gun club, with August 14 field day and a busy athletic program under Sammy Ayr.
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Nap Rucker
Mathewson
Ole Warster
Trround
Artillery Corps
Rucker
Brooklyn
Giants
Flatbush
Sammy Ayr
Detroit Workmen Army Builds Strong Baseball Team
In Detroit May 10 the Packard Motor Car Company, a 7000 worker plant, fosters athletics. President Joy Vice President Walden and GM Macauley back sports as the baseball team that won last summer’s Detroit Manufacturers' League pennant trains through winter and heads to the field early.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Car Company
Joy
Walden
Macauley
Nixon Defeats Pandora In Lopsided 15-3 Ball Game
In Nixon Texas on May 10 the Nixon team beat Pandora 15 to 3 in a standout contest. Pandora shone defensively but misplayed the ball, while Nixon pitchers White fanned 15 and Luhrman homered twice and doubled with bases loaded.
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Nixon
Tex
Pandora
White
Luhrman
Bescher the Reds Star Base Runner of the Era
Bob Bescher dominates as a premier base stealer with speed plus keen judgment He led in stolen bases for Cincinnati across 1909 1911 and 1912 totaling 54 70 80 respectively and remains a focal point for fans aiming for pennants in the National League Bescher born July 25 1885 in London Colorado began with Lima in 1906 and built a renowned baserunning record through the Reds early 20th century.
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Reds
Bob Bescher
Bescher
Speed
Cincinnati
London
Excelsior Wood Fiber History and Uses Across States
Excelsior has been produced in the United States for over fifty years, starting in 1860. It became a staple commodity, with more than 86 million feet of forest material used annually, mainly from cottonwood and yellow pine across eighteen states. The report traces origins, naming, and regional wood sources, noting early census figures and regional preferences.
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America
Forth Lake
New England
York
Washington
Oregon
Pacific
Virginia
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Glub Links
Texan
Yale Blues
Forgan
D'Oro
Joy Field
Field Cay
Christy Matthewson
G. S. Lincoln
San Antonio
Lincoln
Texas
DR. Co. S. Lincoln
San Antonio, Texas
Conroy Building
Joske’s
Alamo Plaza
Bobby Bescher
Red
Kolehmainen
New York
Hannis Kolehmainen
Evening Mail
Harry Smith
Toronto
Can
The
Indianapolis Humane Society
Frank W. Glugin
Joilet, Ill
Co. O. D
H. E. Truex, M. D
Jon
Terrill Medical & Surgical Institute
Hicks Building
DR. Stotts
Stotts & Co
Uriah Linn
South
Leona Street
City
Dr. Stotts & Co
Virgilio Velasco
Water Street
Pattie Lake
Gunter
Mary's
Houston Streets
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