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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1912

Page

22

Southwestern Telephone Beats Household Furniture In Tenpin Match

The Southwestern Telephone team swept Household Furniture in three straight games at Grand alleys in a Commercial Tenpin League match. Stelzer starred with high game 199 and best average 184, leading swt team to victory as Captain Heilig Stephens and Connell supported strong pin counts. Household’s Captain Schwartz led in total pins, while Walser had high game for the losers. The result followed a near miss in the second game when Nolan failed the last spare. The match drew the season’s largest crowd.

Southwestern Telephone Company Household Furniture Company Nolan Stelzer Southwestern Heilig Stephens Connell San Antonio Gas and Electric Com Fisk Company Pany Bill Sessions Southwestern Telep Heilig - Wee Smythe Eee Stephens Tee Household Furniture Co Gayle O

Savannah Auto Club seeks 1913 grand prize and Vanderbilt Cup

The Savannah Automobile club decided to apply for the 1913 grand prize and Vanderbilt cup automobile races. The Vanderbilt cup has been staged once on country roads near Savannah and the grand prize three times.

Savannah Savannah Automobile Club

Mississippi to Play Longhorns Today

The Mississippi and Texas football clash in Houston is billed as evenly matched. A mild norther cleared skies, boosters fill the stands, and officials from Sewanee Baylor and the Farmers set the officiating crew for a 3 p.m. kickoff.

Mississippi Houston Tex Mississippi University Texas Longhorns Lionel Moise Sewanee Glaze Baylor Utay Dealey van Devere

San Marcos Baptist Academy to Meet Marshall Training School

The San Marcos Baptist Academy football team faces Marshall Training School on Marshall Field at 4 PM. Both teams are fast and skilled, promising a pivotal local gridiron contest that could decide the inter city championship race alongside High School and Coronal Institute.

San Marcos Baptist Academy Marshall Training School Marshall Field Marshall San Marcos Baptists Coronal Institute High San Antonio Matthews

Training School Eleven Faces Baptist Tactics

The article notes the Training School team facing Baptist play with Marshall lacking advance information on Baptist style. Coach Matthews defends old-style football and says Baptists use enough open plays to keep defenses guessing.

Marshall The Baptists Matthews

Close Finish Marks Billiard Tourney Near Triumph

Chess and Harvey both handicap at 18 played to a tense finish at Alexander's in three cushion billiards. Harvey led 16 to 15 after 50 innings but Chess tied and pulled ahead to win 18 to 16 after 53. Morgan beat Bennett 18 to 8 in 74 innings as Class A and B entries head into further rounds.

Chess Harvey Alexander Ith Morgan Bennett

Turner Ladies Ninepin Season Ends With Mexican Dinner

End Ninepin season closes as Turner Ladies' Section Nine hosts a Mexican dinner. Mrs. Max Baetz's team led with 11 of 12 wins and 2729 pins, followed by Miss C Dal ling's 2678 and Mrs. Machenheimer's 2590. Individual top: Miss M Nordmann 363 and others.

Turner Ladies Max Baetz C. Dalling T. Machenheimer E. Wiedenfeld L. Seidel L. Fries A. Heye C. Heuermann Ed Podewils Jochimsen Baetz I. Schaefer EB. Keylick

Motorists to Meet as New Clubhouse Opens Discussed

The San Antonio Automobile Association will hold a large meeting tonight at the St. Anthony hotel to plan the opening of its new North Loop clubhouse. The facility is slated to open early December with interior furnishings and road layouts already underway. County Judge Phil H. Shook and the Bexar commissioners aided with road work and equipment, earning public thanks from President Frederick J. Fielding.

San Antonio Automobile Association North Loop St. Anthony Automobile Club Phil H. Shook Bexar County Commissioners’ Court Frederick J. Fielding

Baseball in Europe through an American view in a play context

Natalie Alt discusses baseball in Europe as an American abroad and notes how Americans in France and England react to U S scores. She observes Europeans call games base ball match and remarks on access to box scores and wireless results while traveling.

Natalie Alt Europe France England Stars and Stripes Miss Ali Victor Hugo Paris London Red Sox

Reds to Train at Mobile Next Spring

Cincinnati club president Herrman announced the Reds will train in Mobile next spring after completing arrangements for the Gulf Coast location.

Reds Mobile Cincinnati Herrman Cincinnati National League Baseball Club

1912 American League pitching averages led by Johnson

American League leaders for 1912 show Walter Johnson of Washington as the top pitcher by season performance. Johnson won 32 of 44 decisions with 368 innings pitched and 803 strikeouts, while Joe Wood of Boston went 34 of 39 with 344 innings and 258 strikeouts. Edward Walsh of Chicago pitched 62 games as the workload leader.

Chicago Joe Wood Walter Johnson Washington Wood Johnson Boston Edward Walsh Irwin He Howe Pet Plank Phila Wash Coombs Phil Bedient Boston Sono Oh Baskett Cleve Hall Boston Groom Cashion Bender Walsh Chicago Gregg Cleveland O'Brien Hughes Car’ Brown Willett Detroit Steen

Army Beats West Texas 12 to 7 In Hard Fought Battle

Battery C defeated West Texas 12 to 7 as weight over speed, with Neuman delivering yardage and Barnes directing the Cadets. Siman and Barnes connected on key passes for West Texas and Kiselyack scored the final Army touchdown, ending the game on the Cadets’ 20 yard line.

Army West Texas Battery C Neuman Barnes Cadets Siman Simon Johnson Kiselyack Battery Austin-Rowan Hamilton E Alexander Martin Bash-E. Johnson Thornton Bekkevold Sard

Jap Cubist Defeats New York Billiard Champion Run

George Sutton and Calvin Demarest both of Chicago win in the 18.2 balk line billiard championship in New York. Sutton beats Al Taylor 500 to 201 in 24 innings and Demarest defeats Kodji Yamada 500 to 280 in 30 innings. Beginning today four games daily with Sutton vs Cline and Hoppe vs Demarest on the program.

New York George Sutton Calvin Demarest Chicago Sutton al Taylor Milwaukee Demarest Kodji Yamada Japan Bslosson Taylor Cline Hoppe

Larks Edge Plovers In Close City Ninepin Game

In a tight City Ninepin league match the Larks edged the Plovers by four pins after alternating leads through five innings. Plovers won the second game 251 to 197 as Larks struggled scoring in bulk. Umpire H. Niggli and scorer A. C. Clemens officiated.

Larks Plavers Ike Plovers H. Niggli A. C. Clemens

Morris Knocks Out Keating in Second Round Bout

Sapulpa heavyweight Carl Morris returned to form by stopping Canadian champ Jack Keating in the second round in Atlanta. Three right uppercuts and a body blow ended the ten round scheduled matchup as Keating was carried from the ring and revived only in the dressing room. Tomorrow San Antonio High meets St. Louis College in a highly anticipated football clash as St. Louis displays a strong season.

Atlanta Carl Morris Sapulpa Okla Jack Keating Keating Morris San Antonio High St. Louis College St. Louis High

Dusty West Texas grid causes player tumbles

A West Texas football field with a dusty surface led to many hard tumbles as players faced rocks and rough footing during yesterday’s scrimmage.

West Texas

Southwestern Beats Baylor In Narrow Football Victory

In Waco Texas on November 13 Southwestern University defeated Baylor Baptists 13 to 6. Both teams were scoreless in the first half as Baylor delivered a third quarter touchdown on a forward pass but failed the kick. Southwestern answered with a touchdown and goal in the same quarter and added another TD in the fourth to seal the win.

Waco Tex Baylor Baptists Southwestern University Southwestern Baptists Baylor

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