Auto Meet Sanctioned for Jubilee Races and AAU Meet
Dr Herring received an official A A A sanction for the harvest jubilee auto races at the Fairgrounds with dates Oct 24 26 and 27 and as well the Texas division AAU athletic meet in October. Entry blanks will follow after prize funds and track improvements are completed. The program includes sprints distance races hurdles jumps shot put hammer throw discus relays and junior and senior contests.
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Dr. Hering
The
New York
Auto Club of Phoenix
Ariz
Jubilee Committee
Hering
Texas Division
Amateur Athletic Union
A. F. Dugosh
Yale Captures Intercollegiate Tennis Team Title at Ekwanok
Yale won the team championship at the intercollegiate tennis tournament on the Ekwanok courts beating Harvard in the final 6 to 3. Five colleges participated with Williams Princeton and Pennsylvania out by yesterday. Yale won five of six singles in the afternoon.
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Manchester
Yale
Harvard
Williams
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Klaus Loses Two Games as Zizelmanns Rally Turner Bowling Upset
In the Turner Bowl ing league the Zizelmann team upset Klaus by taking both games. Anton Judmaier starred in the first game with three nines and two twelves as Zizelmanns surged from an early deficit. The second game saw a lead established early by Zizelmanns and held throughout. If Huntress wins both of tonight's matches, they tie the leaders for first, forcing a roll-off next week. umpire George Huntress Jr.. scorer H Langbein.
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Zizelmann
Klaus
Huntress
Anton Judmaier
Zizelmanns
George Huntress Jr
H. Langbein
Wolgast McFarland bout canceled in New York
The scheduled lightweight title bout at Madison Square Garden for September 27 was called off after Wolgast refused contract terms. New York Governor Dix and state athletic officials had considered actions to block a prize fight. Separately in Houston, E R Finch’s lawyers plan habeas corpus bail after a grand jury indicted him for the killing of Bert Boatner.
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New York
Ad Wolgast
Packey McFarland
Madison Square Garden
Billy Gibson
the Garden Athletic Club
Wolgast
Tony Ross
New Castle
Joe Jeannette
The
Garden Athletic Club
Leach Cross
Jimmy Duffy
Buffalo
St. Nicholas Athletic Club
Houston
Tex
E. R. Finch
Bert Boatner
Hospital Grounds Improved by Civic Club Efforts
The Woman's Civic Improvement club in New Braunfels Texas fills hospital grounds with dirt adds a cement curbing and plans lawn improvements with flower plantings along the walks.
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Hospital
New Braunfels
Tex
Woman's Civic Improvement Club
Baseball Scores and Schedule from Yesterday and Today
In yesterday’s American League results Philadelphia defeated Detroit 9 to 7 New York beat St. Louis 5 to 4 Boston shut out Chicago 6 to 0 and Cleveland beat Washington 3 to 2 Today’s slate includes Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at Cleveland Boston at Chicago and New York at St. Louis
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Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
P. C
Ween
Chicago A. Ee
Baseball Results From Yesterday Rain Delays and Scores
Yesterday’s outcomes show Chicago at Boston and St Louis at New York affected by rain. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 10 to 3 while other games were postponed due to darkness and weather with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia involved in multiple matches.
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Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Lyd
Major League Notes: Johnson Falls Again as Sloan, White Sox Exclude Cubs
Walter Johnson of the Senators lost for the fifth straight time while the Red Sox shut out the White Sox. Cobb was ruled out for a pitch collision near the batter's box and a fan hurled a bottle at umpire Connolly. Pirates and Phillies won as rain canceled other NL games. Paul Cobb, young Lincoln player and Tyrus Cobb’s brother, broke his arm in Des Moines, ending his season.
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Connolly
Cobb
Paul Cobb
Lincoln
Tyrus Cobb
Des Moines
Mrs Johnson a death by own action
Mrs Johnson wife of boxing champion Jack Johnson committed suicide in Chicago after a period of unhappiness tied to social ostracism for her marriage. The 81 year old, daughter of Mrs David Terry of Brooklyn, previously divorced from Clarence Duryea.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
David Terry
Brooklyn
Johnson
Clarence Duryea
New York
Las Vegas
N. M
Jim Flynn
Artist's Son a Church Sexton
New Orleans Sept 12 The son of artist Leon Daniel Pomarede William O Pomarede works as a church sexton near St Patrick s church His decline follows a once prosperous career His father s paintings adorn Kansas and Missouri state houses and other sites
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New Orleans
St. Patrick’s Church
William O. Pomarede
Leon Daniel Pomarede
Kansas
Missouri
Elgin Oil Plant Starts Season with Around-the-Clock Operation
Elgin Oil Manufacturing in Elgin Texas has begun the season and now operates day and night. New modern machinery requires adding a second floor to the main building.
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Elgin
Tex
Elgin Oil Manufacturing Company
Bexar Bowling Club Holds Annual Banquet
The Bexar Bowling Club held its annual banquet and election at Beethoven hall. Judge George W. Huntress was elected president, Dan B. Durham secretary, Albert W. Huth treasurer, with officers chosen by acclamation. The event honored recent passings and featured speeches including Mutt Kress on street cleaning and Frank Gloeckner on the uses of ice.
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Bexar Bowling Club
Beethoven Hall
Alberger
Treasury
George W. Huntress
Dan
Durham
Tracery Wins St Leger at Doncaster in Surprise Victory
At Doncaster England on September 12 Tracery owned by Gust Belmont won the St Leger stakes of 6500 sovereigns for foaled 1909. Maiden Erlegh finished second with Hector third as fourteen horses started. Tracery led from the start and won by five lengths, ridden by Bellhouse while Lomond the favorite faded.
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Doncaster
England
Tracery
Bob Cave Quits Court Clerk Post in Texas
J. Bob Cave of Dallas resigns as deputy clerk of the Court of Criminal Appeals effective October 1 after years of service. Chief Clerk Smith announces T. L. Coplin of Beaumont, bond clerk in the comptroller's department, as successor.
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Bob Cave
Austin
Tex
J. Bob Cave
Dallas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Smith
T. L. Coplin
Beaumont
Comptroller’s Department
School Bonds Approved in San Patricio District No. 5
The attorney general's department approved an issue of 15000 San Patricio county common school district bonds of district No. 5. These bonds bear 5 percent and mature in forty years.
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Austin
Tex
Attorney General's Department
San Patricio County
Evans Jr. Wins Medal Qualifier At Onwentsia Classic
Charles Evans Jr. of Edgewater Golf Club shot rounds of 75 and 73 to post 148 and lead 67 entrants in the 36 hole medal play of the eighteenth annual Onwentsia tournament at Lake Forest. First round pairings list top entrants including W E Clow Jr Onwentsia Frazier Hale Skokie C B Devel Riverside and more.
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Chicago
Charles Evans Jr
Edgewater Golf Club
Onwentsia Club
Lake Forest
Aall
Charles’ Evans Jr
Edgewater
W. E. Clow Jr
Onwentsia
Frazier Hale
Skokie
C. B. Devel
Riverside
A. Seckel
Lee Maxwell
Exmoor
W. E. Gan
Kenneth Moore
Paul Hunter
Midlothian
J. T. Mingling
Evarston
J. C. Waldo Jr
Broklawn
R. H. McElwee
W. J. Travis
French aviator Fourney fails to break Etamps endurance record
M Fourney flew 1010 kilometers over Etamps in a biplane for 18 hours 18 minutes before landing at 7 11 pm. He started from a 7 kilometer circuit at 5 53 pm amid wind and rain, averaging 47 mph. The Criterium prize of 2000 dollars went to him but the Michelin cup mark by Helles stands at 776.86 miles in 14 hours 7 minutes.
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Etamps
France
M. Fourney
French Aero Club
Helles
Fourney
Chicago Phones Cut Off by River Dredge Damage
Chicago suffered a temporary outage when a dredge boat tore up long distance cables in the Chicago river. About five hundred wires were rendered useless and only a single circuit could be restored via a roundabout route into the downtown area.
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Chicago
Ill
Gonzales Fair Postponed to November Dates
Gonzales Texas September 12 The Gonzales county fair schedule shifted from October 23 24 and 25 to November 20 21 and 22 by a Business Men's club board due to inability to secure Carnival attractions in October.
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Gonzales
Tex
Business Men's Club
Gonzales County
Tommy Meinert to Fight Jack Shelton at Army Post
The Dallas boxer known as The Flying Dutchman was signed last night to meet Fighting Jack Shelton around September 25 at an Army Post venue.
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Dallas
Jack Shelton
Army Post
Aero club of Illinois aviation meet opens at Cicero Field
The Aero Club of Illinois opens a ten day aviation meet at Cicero Field in Chicago at 3 PM. More than twenty pilots from the U S and abroad enter events with total prizes of 24000 dollars. Daily flying runs 3 to 6 PM with exhibitions and contests including accuracy landings and passenger carrying flights. On Monday the schedule moves to the lake front for hydro airplane races.
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Chicago
Ill
Aero Club of Illinois
Cicero Field
Lake Front
Prins Sets World Record at Denver Trap Shoot
In the Denver trap shooters tournament at Overland park R H Prins an amateur from Brookville Indiana broke 200 targets with 200 shots to set a world record for 10 traps. He led the first two days with 39.5 breaks out of 400 total.
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Denver
Colo
Overland Park
R. H. Prins
Brookville
Ind
Shelton and Meinert Set for Fifteen Round Bout
Formatting notes show Shelton from Dallas facing Tomm Meinert in a 15 round 127 pound fight. Weight weigh in at 3 PM on fight day. Hackman will bring Meinert to supervise training as fans will see the boxers in action prior to the encounter.
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Betwee
Jack Shelton
Tomm Meinert
Fro Dallas
Shelton
Ki Howard
E. E. Hackman
Dallas
Figh
Brush escapes injury in Harlem automobile crash
New York report says John T. Brush president of the New York National Baseball Club rode in an auto that skidded on slippery Harlem pavement, overturned after striking a curb. Brush escaped with only shock after being trapped ten minutes until bystanders opened the jammed door. his chauffeur was unhurt. Brush has been an invalid for some time.
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New York
John T. Brush
New York National Bas Ball Club
Harlem
Brush
Mr. Brush
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