Country Club Set for Season Opening Events
San Antonio Country Club mails season program for opening of new 18 hole course on October 11. Events include a 9 hole team match at 1 p.m. with Ernest L. Brown and John Frost as captains, entry fee one golf ball, medals for top scores, and a flight tournament for the 32 best medal scores. Also listed are ladies putting contest and a sequence of October flight rounds ending November 22 with a four ball handicap event. Thanksgiving flag tourney on November 27 crowns top distance with strokes. Vardon-Ray exhibition set for October 19 with passable public witnesses invited to watch 36 holes.
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San Antonio Country Club
Ernest L. Brown
John Frost
Tober
Pleas J. McNee
Vardon-Ray
Harry Vardon
Edward Ray
Board of Governors
Pacer Breaks Record in Tennessee Stakes Victory
Lexington Ky Oct 9 Frank Bogash Jr lowered the world record for the fifth heat by winning the Tennessee stakes the free for all pacing feature on the Grand Circuit race finishing the final mile in record time and setting a new mark for pacing.
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Pacer
Lexington
Frank Bogash Jr
Welsh Defeats Hyland In One-Sided 12-Round Bout
Freddy Welsh the English lightweight champion won a clear decision over Fighting Dick Hyland of San Francisco in a twelve round match at Butte. Hyland took heavy punishment yet pressed forward consistently as Welsh controlled the pace with sharp jabs and superior defense.
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Butte
Mont
Freddy Welsh
England
Dick Hyland
San Francisco
Welsh
Hyland
Heavies to Meet in Nosetight Fight Tonight
New York on October 9 reports Carl Morris and Gunboat Smith will clash in a ten round heavyweight bout. Morris arrives after a six month Western campaign and carries a 40 pound weight advantage, while Smith counters with speed and heavy hitting power.
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New York
Carl Morris
Smith
Morris
West
River Side Restaurant Ad Offers Seafood and Meats
Listing promotes Look-Shrimp frog legs black bass Spanish mackerel pano gulf trout and KC meats at the River side Restaurant. Ady.
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Riverside
Ady
Household Furniture Defeats Mills Engravers in Tenpin League
Household Furniture Company bowlers swept three straight games over Mills Engraving Company on Grand alleys, tying for first with Gas & Electrics and edging Sams Company. Nolan led Furniture with 509 total, while Riley top-scored for Engravers with 170 in a tough night for Mills despite veteran status.
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Household Furniture Company
Millis Engraving Company
Gas & Electrics
Sams Company
Engravers
Mills
Brock
Riley
Doposters
Nolan
Walser
Lord
Schwartz
Hig
Maverick-Clarke
Ransom & Silsbee
Haberdashers
Walser Peaad
Lord Pee
Gayle Copeansenat
Pandorina Wins Kentucky Endurance Stake at Churchill
Pandorina the three year old filly owned by Mrs. L. A. Livingston won the four mile Kentucky endurance stakes at Churchill Downs in 7:27 1-5 with Jockey Gross aboard. Flora Fina finished second and Prince Eugene third in a field of four. Beautiful trailed the leaders, race valued at about 15000 with 10500 to the winner.
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Louisville
Pandorina
Prince Eugene
Flora Fina
Fan Drops Dead From Excitement at Mathewson Hit
In New York a middle aged man cheering near a Park Row bulletin board collapsed and died of heart disease as news flashed that Mathewson hit in the tenth. He carried a Bowery mission membership card and letters addressed to Edward O'Brien.
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New York
Park Row
Mathewson
Overcome
Bowery Mission
Edward O'Brien
Infallible powder advert promises high velocity and accuracy
An advertisement promotes Infallible powder as yielding high velocity and good patterns with minimal recoil to improve shooting accuracy. It claims the powder suits loads for better hunting results and offers a "The Game Bird of the Future" colored picture and a booklet upon request by addressing the department.
Gutzeit and Huth split Ninepin League double bill
Gutzeit wins opener 315 to 287 as Huth answers 317 to 271 in game two. Turners improving. series shaping up with strong scoring by Gutzeit and Huth despite late defensive miscues.
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Huth
Gutzeits
Huths
Turners
Adolph Lassner
Pirates Bump Waps in Interleague Clash
Pittsburg Nationals beat Cleveland Americans 4 to 3 in twelve innings as Hendrix delivers decisive two base hit in the 12th. Steen started for Cleveland, James relieved in fifth, Dolan Sacrifice, Olden fumble, McCarthy single. Attendance 7812 with receipts 6378.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Nationals
Cleveland Americans
Hendrix
Olden
Carey
Dolan
McCarthy
Steen
Cleveland
James
Carisch
McQuillan
Simon
Fan Dies After Collapse At Philadelphia Ballgame
John Sherrick, an excited spectator, collapsed on the sidewalk during the first inning of a Giants vs Athletics game in Philadelphia and died minutes later. Eyewitnesses said he shouted for another homer as the scoreboard showed a strikeout and medical staff cited heart failure as cause.
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Philadelphia
Giants
Athletics
John Sherrick
Sherrick
Homer Baker
White Sox trim Cubs in opening championship game
Chicago Americans defeat Nationals 6 to 4 in the opening local championship game. Both pitchers Cheney and Russell took hard hits as the match remained tight throughout.
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White Sox
CUBS
Cheney
Chicago
Chicago Americans
Nationals
Russell
Sox
Mathewson's Father Drops From Court Witness Stand
In Tunkhannock Pennsylvania a gray haired man watched the world series scoreboard and felt the crowd's cheers as Christy Mathewson pitched for the Giants. G B Mathewson of Factoryville had been summoned as a witness but vanished when his name was called and was later found in front of the arena.
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Matty
Christy W
Old Man Speaks On Son Christy Fame In Baseball
An elderly man told officers in court that he never dreamed his son Christy would gain such fame in the baseball world, reflecting on his long involvement with amateur play. He accompanied the officers to the proceedings.
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Christy
Asylum Wants Game With Championship Caliber Opponents
The Asylum baseball team seeks a game with any team any day except Sunday. Manager J G Chilcoat says his squad is in first class condition and open to match with champions. They have 82 wins and eight losses this season and have held Army to a standstill. Interested teams should call Crockett 6400.
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Chilcoat
Asylum
J. G. Chilcoat
Army
Asylums
Crockett
Indians and fans rally for Bender in World Series chase
In Portland Oregon around bulletin boards more than fifty Indians from Oregon and Washington traveled up to 150 miles to watch returns. Indian players on the two champion teams drew attention with the Redskin fans hoping Chief Bender could pitch for Philadelphia to win.
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Bender
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Redskins
Philadelphia
Mathewson DeclayEd Victory in World Series Game Ten
In a tense tenth inning, Christy Mathewson hurls shutout relief to defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 4 0 as Plank falters. Mathewson's line drive scores Grant, Herzog and Fletcher follow with insurance runs, sealing the win for the Giants.
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Stonewall
Athletics
Grant
McLean
Mathewson
Colling
Herzog
Matty
Plank
Doyle
Fletcher
Philly
the Light
McGraw
Connie Mack
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