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Mr. Auto Qub Man: What Will You Do With the Crowds Next Sunday?,
JOH« GRAHAM
wins fuiurih
Horses at Post Long Time and
All Boys in Race But One
Are Fined $25.
Before a crowd which filled every
blank apace not only in the grandstand
but on the bleachers and ground, an
exerllentzraeing card was run off yes
terday afternbon at the fair race track.
The races looked more like business,
too, yesterday, especially after the Fu
turity, when Starter Arthur McKnight
tacked a $25 fine on every boy in the
rare with the exceptio nof Pendergast,
for breaking through the barrier.
The Futurity, which was the feature
of the meet, went as expeeted, to the
Daniel entry. However, it did not go
exactly as expeeted. Aunt Nancy was
picked by many to cop the purse, but
she gave place to her'Mable mate, John
Graham, who managed to stall off the
determined rtish of The Rounder. Nan
fv and John ran a beautiful race.- jGet
ting off in front they forced The Round
er to go wide at all tho turns. Aunt
Nancy eased her hot pace rounding Into
the last turn on the final round aud
left the going to Graham. The Rounder
evidently waa out for the monev and
ran a great race, but was unaMe to
make up the gronnd lost on the turns.
In this race the horses were sr long
time at the harried and each broke
through a number of times. The henry
fines resulted in a chorus of walking,
and one‘boy has refused to pay his fire
•r ride"any more at the meet.
The running off of two good harness
races was an interesting feature to lov
ers of the high-steppers. These were
won in straight heats.
Summary.
First race, roadster trot, mile heats;
George Allerton 1 1
Footstrong 2 3
Prince .., 3 o
T. P F 4 4
Shooting Star Distanced
First heat 2:40. second heat 2:41.
Second race, 2:20 pace, mile heats:
Ma jor Maek 1 1 i
Georgie Shelby 2 2 2
l-ady Cauthen JJ 3 3
Lady Branche 4 4 4
Time 2:251-2. 2:28 3 4. 2:32 14.
Third race, the San Antonio Futurity,
six furlongs: John Grahpm (110) Hol
lister, won; Bounder (108), Small, see
ond: Aunt Nancy (110), Molesworth,
third. Time 1:17 12. Luke Cates, The
Wolf and Nila also ran.
Fourth race, selling, for 3-year-ol.ls
Mticl upward, seven furlongs: Joe Ehr-
Ick (102), Wecker. won; Reclaimer
(104), Sullivan, second; Myrtle Dixon
(104), Molesworth, third. Time 1:28.
Donna Elvira and Parvo also ran.
Fifth race, selling, for 3-year-olds and
np, six and a half furlongs: Glad vs
Louise (102), Molesworth, won; Vo
hoome (101), Louder, second; Bonart
(105), Sullivan, third. Time 1:22 12.
A. C. 8. and Helen Kidder also ran.
Sixth race, for quarter horses, one
half mile: Zeke (117), Moleswortn,
won; Miss Puritan (119), Sullivan, sec
ond; King (119), Mewes, third. Timo
:5212. Little Crowder and Dundo
also ran.
JOHNSON BUYS
A SHACK IN CHI
Sluffs Off Mere Bagatelle of
$ll,OOO for Three-Story
Brick Building.
Associated Press.
Chicago, Nov. 12. —John Arthur John
son, champion heavyweight pugilist, be
came a taxpayer in Chicago yesterday
when a deed was filed for record mak
ing him sole owner of property which
comprises a thrpe-story brick dwelling
on a lot 50 by 164 feet.
The house and lot were purchased
for $ll,OOO. A garage will be built in
the rear, where Jack will keep his fast
autos and fie plans to make room for
at least four machines. Adjacent to the
garage will be a gymnasium. Johnson’s
brother will leave Monday for Galves
ton. Texas, the former home of the ne
gro heavyweight, and will bring their
mother to Chicago.
EDDIE KELLIE WINS
FIGHT IN SECOND
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 12.—Eddie Kelly
was given the decision ovet Kid Blan
ton in the second round of what was to
have been a 10-round contest at tho
Southern Xthletic 'club here last night.
In the preliminary bout Kid Vittur had
decidedly the better of Young Bronson.
Chalmers* Detroit
“40” Touring
$2750
lots Sales A Supply Cs.
FRIDAY,
GIANT PROBLEM CONFRONTS AUTO
, CLUB IN CONNECTION WITH RACES
Indications Are That Local
People Alone Will Pack All
Space in the Enclosure.
VISITORS BY THOUSANDS
Chance for Somebody to Spring
Into Limelight and Save An
Embarrassing Situation.
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♦ Mr. Auto Chib Man: What ♦
♦ will yon do with the crowds next ♦
♦ Sundayt ♦
♦ Do you think that a grand- ♦
♦ stand that failed to bold the Io- ♦
♦ cal people at the fireworks last ♦
♦ night will accommodate one- ♦
♦ fourth of the record-breaking at- ♦
♦ tendance that will clamor for ad- ♦
♦ mission to see Oldfield. Burman, ♦
♦ Dellymel and the others! ♦
♦ The question is up to some- ♦
♦ body. ♦
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Just how much interest exists in San
Antonio and the surrounding country in
the speedy racing auto was shown yes
terday afternoon at the race track when
scarcely a person left the enclosure at
the conclusion of the horse racing. The
chugchug of the powerful engine*,
ready to go on Ahc track for some trisl
dashes was sufficient to keep everybody
in theig seats.
_ Although the running of the, an
tos was merely in ‘the nature of a work
out. they furnished the spectators with
a slight idea of how fast the new speed
way will be by Sunday. Burman, in hi.
big Buiek, sprinted over the three-qunr
ter rourse at a clip around 45 seconds,
which is considerably faster than any
body expected him to go. One watch
caught a lap in as fast as :391-2, al
though this was not official.
Anyway, the birds flew fast enough
to give the publie a sample of what
is to come beginning with Sunday, an 1
the chances are that none of those pres
ent yesterday wfH miss the real thing.
When it is realized that the enclosure
at the track will scarcely accommodate
thedoeal people who will attend Sunday,
to say nothing of jthe thousands who
will arrive from the surrounding coun
try in the morning, tho officials are
confrqnted with a serious question of
what they are going to do to handle the
overflow. Indications itow would seem
to predict that hours before the time
for the first pistol shot that will start
the auto progriim to going the stands,
bleachers and every point from which
the course may be seen will he packed
and that by the time the racing starts
thousands will have been denied admis
sion.
The problem of handling this crowd
-is one that will require much thought
within the next few hours. This was
demonstrated last night when not half
of the people who bought grandstand
tickets for the fireworks could be ac
commodated. The overflow went out
BEST PLAY I EVER SAV MADE
DB. ALBERT MULFORD.
I
By Dr. Albert Mulford.
Chairman Pennsylvania university's
board of' advisory coaches.
Of all the plays introduced on the
gridiron in the last 10 years, I con
sider the onside kick the most effec
tive. Its possibilities have not by any
means been exhausted. In fact they
have scarce been approached.
One of the simplest, yet most, ef
fective playa with which the onside
NEWS PICTURE—JOHNSON'S LATEST
When Jack Johnson reached (he
Grand Central station. New York,
where he went to meet Jim Jeffries, he
was-held up by a battery of newspaper
photographers, who treated the chain-
onto the auto track and spread nearly
tho entirb length of the stretch. The
question was brought up: If such a
crowd taxed the capacity of the racing
enclosure to see the fireworks, and >f
the crowd was mostly composed of lo
cal people, what will happen when morg
local people and thousands of visitors
clamor for admission next week to see
Oldfield, Burman. DeHymel and the
others tear around the track!
It has been suggested, in the emer
gency, that temporary bleachers be built
in the infield, and that a few hundreds
be placed there, with the understanding
that they must stay in the infield until
the program is run off. Then a strong
cordon of regular soldiers should be
stretched along the horse track, with
the power to keep the crowd from get
ting on the anto course at any time.
Another question that should be con
sidered right now is the safety of the
public There can no longer be any
question that the historic train collision
day at the fair several years ago will
not be h marker to next Sunday in point
ON KJOTBALL HELD
I kick can be made, is from a punt fo r ,
| mation. It was such a play that
1 brought success to Pennsylvania in the
I Michigan game of 1907.
The play was made from the 45 yard I
1 line, the formation being, as shown in
1 the diagram, for a punt. When the
backfield formed, apparently .to punt,
the Michigan men ran back. Quarter-1
back Keinath, however, made an on-1
side kick, which went to one side and i
about 15 yards ahead. Gallagher, the
Pennsylvania left guard, broke through,,
picked up the ball on the bound and
rolled over the line for a touchdown.
Intercollegiate foot ball as played
today, as well as in the past."must be*
based upon a definite system, in which
strategy plays a strong part, if it is
to be successful. /
There have been many plays which
might be classed as great, but in them
selves they would have been failures
had they not followed some variation
that deceived the opposition, at the
instant the critical play itself was ex |
ecutcd*
JAN ANTONIO AND LIGHT GAZETTE
CHAMPION JA CK JOHNSON.
‘I pion about as respectfully as they did
i Alex Dowie when that prophet invaded
the metropolis. Subsequent remarks by
ithc prophet did not tend to give the
' j snapshotters a good opinion of them
selves.
There js no longer any need for pub
licity. The two great things that con
front the management are the putting
of the track in condition and the han
dling of the crowds. President Carr of
the Auto chib has spent the last three
days nersonally superintending the for
mer, and the belief is general that he
will succeed in having the last bump
eliminated by Sunday.
There is, just now. an opportunity for
some one to step into tho limelight in
the matter of devising a scheme where
by the public may be given an oppor
tunity to see the races from places of
safety. It is a task that requires quick
action and Herculean efforts, y
It is up to somebody good and strong.
। Before the open game, the so-called
guards-back was of this class. Tho
quarterback kick and any number of
। plays might be included in the list.
In the game today one might be ex
cused who would say the forward pass
is the greatest play in foot ball. But
I there arc so many combinations and
I variations of this play, that 410 one
The play that defeated Michigan.
| could be selected as the host.
’ I believe the forward pass will be
' ■ less successful this season than here
fJ tofore, for the reason that every team
has its defense so arranged that the
, men eligible to receive the ball. are |
11 taken care of. thus making the suc-
of the pass uncertain.
'I The onside kick offers possibilities,
1 and I believe will be one of the most
successful, hence the greatest play of
I the season. For the reason that it can
! be played from a formation that might
. mean a run. a pass or a kick, it is ?Cxt
to impossible,to guess what is coming
1 1 before the plav is actually off.
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Dr. Keeling, Dentist, 209 Alamo plaza
of attendance. On that occasion the
outside fence was broken down and the
crowd stam|>eded the officers off their
feet. In Arder not to have people hang
ing on the fences and in positions to
have scores killed in case one of the
machines goes" through a paling it will
be necessary to have the course policed
by as many soldiers as it is possible io
obtain.
AUSTIN TEAM IS
AGAIN * LOSER
Peacock Military School Sends
St. Edward's Home With
12-to-1 Tag on Them.
Over-confideai-e on the part nf the I
P«»eock football eleven in their game 1
with Bt. Edward’» yesterday afternoon!
on the campus at West ,;nd came near'
coating them a stand off. The local I
team went into the game with a do- !
termination to snow the Austin team I
under to the tune of a heavy score, bur ■
unexpected strength on the part of
their opponents and costly fumbles and |
offside plays at critical moments by 1
themselves gave them a decided fright'
in the first half, which ended without I
a score. Two touchdowns in the second I
half, however, gave Peacock a total |
score of 12 to 0,
A fumble of the kick off in the see |
ond half gave Pcaeock an opportunity ।
and Pigg carried the ball over for the'
first score a minute and a half after 1
play started. The second touchdown j
came when Singer broke through the 1
line aud blocked a punt. The ball was 1
recovered by Bateman and carried 30
yards for a touchdown. Bateman again '
starred in great interference work and i
in his force behind the halves who ear- j
ried the ball. It was a difficult job
for fhe St. Edward's line to hold either'
Pigg or Singer, with Bateman seem I
ingly picking them up bodily and slain-I
ming them through.
The lineup follows:
Peacock (12) St. Edward's (0)
Goodman-Bogan Pierre
R. E.
Laillbert Odom
R, T.
Clegg Britz
R. G.
Deßona Marshall
C.
Littlefield -v Taff
L. G.
Bass Kemple
L. T.
Perez Vasquez
L. E.
Sicn Mitchell
< Q. B.
I Singer (captain) Unde
R. H.
Bateman-Singer Frittef
F. B. /
Pigg 1 Fuss (captain)
L. H.
Referee, J. If. Goodman of Texas;
umpire, Sam Newton; field judge. Pro
fessor Moves; head linesman. Todd;
timers, Butler and Fox; halves. 25 and
20 minutes.
ARBITRATORS
STILL Al WORK
National Commission Closes
Session With a Busy Day.
Meet Next in Chicago.
Associated Prase.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 12. —The X:'-
tionnl board of arbitration started war ;
e-irlv today disposing of the 60 01more
eases which it Still has for .considera
tion. The National Association 01 Mi
nor Leagues concluded the annual, meet
ing yesterday and many of the visiting
league magnates left for then homes
last night. Others departed today, those
remaining having cases of importance to
conic before the National arbitrators.
The National board will hardly con
clude its work before Saturday night,
as s<u»Te of the remaining eases are im
portaut and each will take up consider
able time in presentation.
Norris, L. O'Xeill. president of the
Western league, who was appointed yes
terday to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Joseph D, O'Brien. presi
dent of the American association, will
not- enter into the active work of the
board until its next regular meeting,
O’Neill having left for Chicago last
night.
Some of the important business of
the closing session yesterday was tho
extension of the association's life to
1921, the selection of Chicago as next
meeting place, the adoption of a rule
that players must be under contract be
fore they can play in a game and the
passing of a resolution to fhe effect that
contract, jumpers be punished by disbar
ment of five years on a straight contract
and three on a reserve.
The National board acted favorably
on the application of five new leagues
for territory, including the Southwest
Texas league, and decided many claims
and protests.
POUND NOTICE.
Taken up, and in City Pound, corner
of Trinity and Ruiz streets, on or about
the 3rd day of Nevember, 1909:
One red brendle muly cow, had rope
on, branded D P with bar over on left
hip.
Also one little black jack, eastraded
Spanish brand, on left shoulder, which
will, if not redeemed before sale, be
sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, at said pound, at the
hour of 11 a. m., on the 17th day of
November, 1909.
CHAS. VAN RIPER. Marshal.
Attest: FRED FRIES, City Clerk.
Bexar Drag Co., cut price druggists;
get our prices first. The lowest in the
e'ty
We're Winning New
Patrons Every Day
absolutely on the merit of our mer
chandise—the better values for the
price paid—the courteous service. We
are not confined to any particular maker
—the cream of Americas greatest
clothing manufacturers is on our
counters—brought here for your ser
vice and sold at prices charged for the
ordinary. Let the price fit your purse
anywhere from $lO to $4O. Either
suits or overcoats, we outmatch any
thing in the city. Some of the new
Scotch heather weaves are particularly
effective; the swellest garments ever
seen—silk lined, at S2F, $3O, S3F, $4O
ands£o. Don’t leave town without
seeing this great display.
WbroHER
ALREADY MAKE PLANS I
FOR CUBS’ SPRING TOUR
Associated Press.
Chicago. Nov. 12.—8 y burning down
the barriers that formerly surrounded
clubs of the California State league, tho
National AssociationXof Minor League
Clubs has opened a new haven for Co
jaiskey’s touring ball team. Norris L.
O'Neill is expected home from Mem
phis today and will leave shortly for
the coast to book games.
With Comiskey’s annourieement to
start an early campaign for his train
ing schedule" comes word that Presi
dent Murphy has practically closed all
the datesrfor the clubs on the 1910 out
ing. Murphy is down-town today with
the official figured To baseball mag
nates in Memphis yesterday the own
ers of the West Side club gave out’ ais
schedule after leaving New Orleans as
follows:
March 26 and 27, Memphis; March 28.
29 and 30, Nashville; April 2, 3 and 4.
Louisville; April 5, 6 and 7, Indianapo
lis; April 8, Day ton; April 9 aud 10,
Columbus, Ohio; April 11 and 12, To
ledo.
For Brain Fag
Take Horsford’s Acid Phosphate.
Relieves tired nerves, brain fag and
headache following mental strain, over
work or worry
TOTAL OF TEN BIDS *
ARE IN FOR BIG SCRAP
Associated Press.
New York. Nov. 12.—The tentative I
bids for the Jeffries-Johnson prize fight, ।
which are expected to be considerably |
thinned out by December 1. now include 1
two offers from San Francisco, one |
from Los Angeles, two from the state
of Washington, one from Idaho, one I
from Nevada, one from Oklahoma, eno
from Paris and one from Australia.
As both Jeffries and Johnson have
expressed a preference for California
and it is doubtful if the fight be held
elsewhere in this country, it is consid
ered more than probable that the big |
fight will go to Coffroth or Gleason of I
San Francisco or McCafferty of Los
Angeles.
Drs. R. H. & Nettie Gray,
Homeopaths, Hicks building.
NOVEMBER-12, im,
GOTHAM NEGROES RAISE
$lO,OOO TO BET ON JACK
Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 12.—While follow
ers of fistic erown-wcarers and aspirants
for the title are flocking to the support
of Jeffries, the negroes of New Y*rk
are active
Baron Wilkin?, a staunch suppseter of
the present title holder, toe Ran yester
day to raise a $lO,OOO poo] to wager
on Johnson at even money when ths
club to conduct the championship battle
is decided upon Dec. 1. Within a few
hours $2OOO was subscribed. Enough to
make the total amount reach $lO,OOO
could hate been gained had Wilkins ac
cepted bets of comparatively small
amounts. No amount of less than $lOO
can be contributed.
. ♦»» ■ amy * I
OFFICERS SEIZE AND
CONFISCATE WHISKEY
Amarillo, Nov. 11. —Sheriff Hughes
and Police Chief Snider today seized
and confiscated one hundred and fifty
cases of whiskey consigned to T. S.
Mitchell. Prosecution under the felony
statute is believed probable. This is
the biggest seizure by officers in en
forcing Potter county local option. The
whiskey is valued at $2250.
Otto Riebe Undertaking Co.
121 East Commerce St. Both phones 341.
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