Final arrangements made for track meet officials named
The Amateur Athletic association elected officials for the harvest jubilee track meet at the Fairgrounds on Monday and announced prize distribution. Awards include four trophy cups with academic and grammar school divisions, silver and bronze medals, and a special medal for the top academic scorer.
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Amateur Athletic Asociation
Arthur Storms
Don Anderson
Gus Groos
A. H. Muir
Seth McKay
N. Tannenbaum
Otto Goebel
L. Heuermann
E. W. Roach
Lemming Sets New Javelin World Record in Stockholm
Swedish athlete Eric Lemming broke the world javelin record in Stockholm with a throw of 62.57 metres, surpassing the old mark of 61 metres. The achievement occurred on October 19 as he defeated the previous best by 1.57 metres.
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Stockholm
Eric Lemming
Williams Defeats Coulon In Bantamweight Title Bout
Kid Williams of Baltimore outpointed Johnny Coulon of Chicago in a 10 round Madison Square Garden bout to win the bantamweight title. Williams pressed the pace from start to finish, with a storming tenth round sealing the decision as both fighters weighed 116 pounds and 115 12 pounds respectively.
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New York
Kid" Williams
Baltimore
Johnny Coulon
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Coulon
Williams
Conlon
Chance May Retire From Chicago Baseball
Frank L. Chance said his Chicago National League contract ended with the city title series and Murphy had not offered a new deal. He indicated a probable retirement from baseball and planned to return home to Glendora California for the winter. Murphy declined to discuss next year’s manager.
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Chicago
Frank L. Chance
Murphy
Glendora
Cal
Golf ball kills bird on Brae Burn greens
Roslton Herald reports a freak incident at Brae Burn Country Club where golfer Joseph Gould drove from the seventh tee and a ball struck and instantly killed a sparrow midflight. The ball continued on to land near the hole on the green.
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Brae Burn
Rosrton Herald
Joseph Gould
Gould
Football Practice Sunday for Independent team
The Independents announce a Sunday morning football practice after being unable to secure a game. All members must report early to try new formations and plays, with emphasis on full attendance.
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Independents
St Anthony beats West Texas 8 to 0 in slow gridiron
St Anthony college football edged West Texas Military Academy 8 to 0 on a heavy field. Cozard scored late on an 80 yard run after a double pass, while the cadets failed to find a consistent opening and lost a first quarter scoring chance near the one yard line.
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St. Anthony
West Texas Military Academy
Raymond
Cozard
West Texas
Simon
Collegian
Taillon
Kennedy
Harrison
Duson
Altgelt
Pris
Fogel Hires Jennings to Fight Lynch in NL Battle
Philadelphia National League owner Horace Fogel announced he has retained Hugh Jennings of the Detroit Tigers as counsel in his clash with NL President Ban Johnson. Fogel says Lynch cannot expel his club and notes only Philadelphia’s franchise removal could end his stay mustering seven votes. He also denied plans to sell the Philadelphia club.
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New York
Horace Fogel
Philadelphia
Hugh Jennings
Detroit Tigers
Lynch
National League
Fogel
Dolan Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter
In Lexington Kentucky on October 19 Thomas F Dolan a noted horse owner and turfman was convicted in circuit court of voluntary manslaughter for the killing of Patrick Mooney a leader in state democratic politics Mooney was an alderman on April 20 1910 at the time of his death a sentence of from two to twenty years in the penitentiary was imposed.
Heer Wins Interstate Shooting Trophy in Cincinnati
The Interstate Shooting association tournament in Cincinnati closed with W. H. Heer of Guthrie Oklahoma finishing first for the interstate trophy by firing 200 shots without a miss.
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Heer
Cincinnati
Interstate Shooting Association
W. H. Heer
Guthrie
Oklo
Dr Saunders Physician Surgeon At Maverick Bank Building
Dr. Saunders physician and surgeon maintains practice in the Maverick Bank Building with aging telephone lines and outdated equipment noted as part of the office setup.
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Dr. Saunders
Maverick Bank
Ninepin games on Grand Alleys feature Deininger as star
The Owls and the Swans from the Davy Crockett club split a two game Ninepin match before a record crowd at Grand alleys. H Deininger starred with six nines and a twelve in the final game as the Swans posted a high 317 and an 82 pin win over the Owls. Ed Schuetze and E Goldbeck led the Owls in the first game. Fleming Holton and Grona led the Swans. The teams are scheduled to meet again.
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Owls
Davy Crockett Club
The
Swans
Ed Schuetze
E. Goldbeck
H. Schulz
Schuetze
Fleming
C. Holton
H. Grona
H. G. Deininger
Fred Untréss
Early date set to decide supremacy in two games
In the first game the Owls led with scores by innings 45 46 44 36 72 68 and Swans 33 44 54 85 47 64, final 311 to 277. In the second game Owls 44 36 43 48 86 28 and Swans 63 36 62 70 33 317.
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Owls
Sats
Swans
Frank Bros and Pirates to Clash at Union Stock Yards
The Frank Bros. and the San Antonio Pirates baseball teams will play Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Union Stock Yards Diamond. Managers request players to arrive at the ground by the stated time.
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Frank Bros
San Antonio Pirates
Union Stock Yards
Russian Thistle Prevalent in Panhandle Texas
J H Neill director of farmers institutes says Russian thistle or tumble weed is ten times harder to eradicate than Johnson grass and is spreading across about 40 Texas counties after a survey of the Panhandle region.
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Austin
Tex
Panhandle
Texas
Farmers’ Institutes
State Department of Agriculture
Indictments Handed Down By Grand Jury
The noon session of the grand jury returned multiple indictments. Mary and Eli Beazley are charged with murder of Jeff Willett, whose body was found with a crushed head. Other charges include Ernest Washington burglary theft Manuel Flores theft of horse Bugsy James Sample forgery Samp Speaks burglary. Grand jury adjourned until Monday.
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Mary
Eli
Beazley
Jeff Willett
Ernest Washington
Manuel Flores
Bugsy
James Sample
Samp Speaks
Hen Takes A Joy Ride On Cleveland Naps Owner’s Car
Charles W. Sommers, owner of the Cleveland Naps, spent summer at Gates Mills. A party returning to town found a spotted Ancona hen perched on his car trunk rail after a forty mile, fright filled joy ride. He described the scene with humorous disbelief.
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Laugh
C. W. Sommers
Cleveland Naps
Charles W. Sommers
Milwaukee
Gates Mills
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
One Hundred and Fifth Street
White Sox Smother Cubs In Final Game
Chicago's NL club was routed 16 to 0 by the White Sox in the city championship deciding game. Manager Chance, disgusted after five innings, left with four pitchers and four subs as the Sox swept the series 4-3 after dropping the first two. Batteries: Lavender, Smith, Reulbach, Leifield, Toney, Archer, Cotter, Walsh, Schalk.
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Chicago
Comiskey
Sox
Frank Chance
R. H. E. Nationals
Lavender, Smith
Reulbach Leifield
Toney
Archer
Cotter
Walsh
Schalk
High School Team Heads to San Marcos in Inter-City Battle
Fifteen San Antonio High School players and large rooting crowds travel to San Marcos at noon to face State Normal. This is the third inter-city game, with San Marcos leading the series after two wins. San Antonio aims to reverse the deficit and claim the championship.
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San Antonio High
San Marcos
Sam Marcos
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