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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1913
Page
8
Laurel Heights Golf Club starts its 18 hole rounds across four flights with 32 qualifiers. A. H. Danforth offers a 30 day challenge for the best choice score while play runs through next Sunday.
In a two game set at Krisch's park, the Kaufmans beat the Pruitts 11 to 4 in the opener. The Mills Stars defeated the Meiers 6 to 1 in the second game. Stiehl and V Garcia starred for the Kaufmans while Melcher pitched. E Stahl held the Meiers to two hits as Mills Stars won.
Houston observers expect a close, hard fought game at 2 30 this afternoon as Texas and Oklahoma meet. Texas boasts edge in weight while Oklahoma aims to exploit weak spots. Lt Wier of the Army coaches Texas and predicts a Texas win but foresees a peppery contest with officials Moise Reukauff Elliot.
The camera grows in importance in American and international athletics capturing contests and exposing strengths and flaws. Photographs train coaches by showing form across baseball, football, tennis, aquatic sports, and amateur pursuits. Film and moving pictures aid development, with international bodies using reels to study top athletes and prove serving faults.
American boxer Harry Stone won a 20 round decision over Jos Summers of England in New York. Summers fought hard and kept pace, but Stone secured victory on points in the long bout.
A detailed tribute to Eddie Collins from MGRA and other experts. The piece recounts his rise from Columbia University to superstardom with Connie Mack's Athletics, noting his .300+ career batting, defensive prowess, speed, and key World Series performances. It highlights his early career nickname Eddie Sullivan and disbarment episode, and calls him one of baseballs greatest players.
In Atlanta on November 10, Auburn, Vanderbilt and Georgia pace the S I A A title chase after Georgia Tech fell 20 0 to Auburn. Vanderbilt and Georgia faced near misses, Clemson beat Georgia, while next week pits Vandy at Birmingham against Auburn and Georgia at Atlanta. The season’s decisive clash could be Georgia versus Auburn on November 22. Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 1 0 2, LSU beat Arkansas 12 7, Mississippi A&M crushed Tulane 25 0 in notable games.
New York Nationals and Chicago Americans tied 7 to 7 in nine innings in Los Angeles as darkness halted play. Tesreau pitched for the Giants off the line. Wingo Levyerenz Faber and Schalk contributed to the altered box score.
Eastern top teams showed improving form in week of Nov 10 1913 play despite rain soaked fields. Harvard Princeton and Dartmouth yielded varying results while Yale defeated Brown 17 to 0 and Michigan beat Cornell 17 to 0. Army and Navy posted big scores, 77 to 0 and 70 to 7, and Carlisle crushed Johns Hopkins 61 to 0. Syracuse routed NYU 48 to 0 and Lehigh beat Swarthmore 50 to 0.
New York Nov 10 The baseball players fraternity disclosed a statement detailing seventeen contract reform requests to the national baseball commission and arbitration board. The points include immediate bargaining after ten days’ unconditional release, mutual binding contracts, clearer terms on player transfers, full uniform provision, travel expense coverage, and protections for veteran players from being quietly moved or sold. It condemns excessive fines or suspensions used for spite and opposes forcing players to minor leagues.
Several French and British army officers, among them Lieut Marquis Francois de Thome dOrgeix, Lieut Baron Pierre Marie de Messon, Lieut Augiste de Vasirdier, Col P A Kenna, Maj M F McTaggart, and Cap R M Stewart Richardson, traveled from Europe by steamers to participate in the international events starting next Saturday at the Madison Square Garden horse show in New York.
An athletic envoy from Austria arrives in New York to study American athletic methods for potential adoption in Austria. Dr Otto Hirisch man, president of the Austrian Olympic Commission, represents the government. Professor Sloan and James B Sullivan plan welcome at the pier and tours of metropolitan athletic highlights.
Edward P. Allis of Milwaukee, runner-up in the western amateur championship, has been named Harvard golf captain for the academic year. As a junior and current university champion, he is viewed as likely Harvard’s successor next year. Allis has twice held the Wisconsin State championship and notably carded a 307 yard hole in one at the western amateur at Homewood.
Willie Ritchie, lightweight champion, meets Leach Cross in a ten round bout in New York tonight. Ritchie has never boxed in New York, but his title makes him a strong favorite. Cross is a clever ring general who could push the champion to extend himself to win.
French aviator Maurice Chevillard pleased 1000 spectators by performing several complete aerial loops in a biplane near Juvisy. He then flew head downward and completed five loops at about 2500 feet, three in succession, before the crowd.
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