Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1926

Page

5

Big Fight Card Opens New Coliseum With Dempsey Teague Bout

A major boxing event launches the Fors Sam House Coliseum on April in San Antonio. Jack Dempsey returns as gate draw against Teague with Pancho and Lencho as flyweights in separate bouts. Training camps are set across Fort Sam Houston and Navarre street gyms as organizers tout the arena’s 6000 seats and big crowd potential.

Takutent A.W Doix Juares Mexico Lova! Prowat San Antonio Teagan Gray Miller Dempses Estelle Vaylor Conta Vague Fizsimmons Sien Gd Teneho Panehw Pancha Leegie Fort Sam Houston Fitzsimmons Lenehi Jack Shelton Gymusiiom Navarre Street New Army Coliseum Sam Auision Stadium Rage

Memoir Notes Highlight Bartenders and Education

Bud Fisher sketches a humorous memoir vignette about bartenders readers have known. It reflects on education and friendship, with playful wordplay and character touches. Royse is referenced in a light, social-cartoon tone typical of the period.

Seaver Best Mudder Leads Coast Golf Meet

Seaver Stoy Staver of the Lice Augeed Country Club won the dual E Yound of the Southern California am ’nor championship golf tournament May plaghed his way over thi psif t ranked 48 hnler in T strokes. Most golfers wore gun banks white. Elmee C. Henderson led football mapter at the nel of the first IR hol Tinigad neve. Kelvin wowed a third cont Orat tournament.

Los Angeles Cal Stoy Staver Lice Augeed Country Club Thi Psif Elmee C. Henderson Yolen Oita Tle Alisi Toon Kelvin

Yates Remains But Young Medalist Contends At Pinehurst

Weaker text Fragmentary sports note recounts Yates staying in medal contention at Pinehurst Golf Club with rivals from New York and other states. Details on participants like Donlap and Davlae are unclear amid garbled OCR.

Yates Pinehurst

Students donate blood to save grid player

Students at Merere les Cala donate blood to help a grid football player in a medical operation during the April 6 event. The report notes efforts to stabilize the player as surgery proceeds and calls for continued support.

Merereles Cala Meyrarald Univinsety Tive F * Ptadbune Tel Gayi Ae Unuustistom Led -Polaonlag

Foreign sport invasion tops records at world meet in New York

A crowded international championship yielded American wins and world records as competitors from Europe and the Orient challenged North America. Stars including Rene La Coste and Charley Toff were noted, with Belgium, Holland, and Germany also posting strong showings.

New York Aprit Geha Fumgn Syorrdam Souh Americmna Rene la Coste Charley Toff Yall Magenlacher Sithe Jong North America Europe Orient South Sroeries Martilatie Luayer

Range Team Seeks Match With Los Angeles Club

Readable fragments show a range team aiming to schedule a game with a Los Angeles club. Text includes garbled names and potential player mentions, signaling a sports outreach or invitation piece amid unclear specifics.

Yoakum Builds New Stand for South Adjoining Game

An incomplete report notes Yoakum constructing a new stand for an upcoming game. Details are garbled but indicate preparations, seating expansion, and a focus on improving fan access and facility capacity.

Yoakum S. A

Monument Makers Battle Chapultepec Theme

Fragmentary OCR suggests a historical note about monument makers and Chapultepec, with mentions of Yeats and others amid a wartime or national theme. readable items point to a Sunday event or ceremony, but details are obscured.

College Baseball Notes and Player Mentions

The brief notes reference multiple college baseball players and teams, mentioning Merceray, Penn, and other names in a fragmented schedule list. It notes game results and player lineups without full context or clear outcomes.

Blind chess star challenges master in Atlanta match

An enigmatic blind chess figure faced a renowned master in Atlanta in a closely contested game. Details are sparse, but the event highlighted the skill and resilience of the challenger against a top opponent in a high profile setting.

Atlanta

Montgomery Earns Crack at Renault in Ten-Round Bout

Chicago defenseman Avril Montsomers, ex collegiate goalie, earned a shot at Renault in a ten round match set for April 22 after stopping his last two opponents. The bout pits Montsomers against Renault in a high stakes showdown with likely title implications.

Montgomery Renault Chicago Avril Binly Montsomers Collegs

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sor League Pancho Lencho Mutt Jeff Bud Fisher Royse Leengthon Boreas Iga Lunatic Asylum PCO Epucaren Aucustus Clic Berle Gees Tae Seaver NG. Agri SC Aedal Heer Geers Donlap New Turk Tully Gten Eagene Thaonns Badeavrand C. Raee Sageville Tte Shevei Camp Russia H. G E. Wallace Tlochwater New Hampshire West Houston ST LEXAS Nke Schurfer Hagenlacher Elland Muremans Belgium Ary Boe Holland Pete William Dru Vincent Richards Bisos Seogyeh Levine Jack Rivety Trenberg Rallie Commel Cis Thinberg Joe Moore Charley Rags Diehowreste Iui Binh N.yan Ho Yan. Poddabny Wrie Strolemar Vray Iit Cig L. A. Club Lesa Beguime Monument Makers Yeats Tigmond Amy Yore Doma Fae Jann Ateantes Moheann Stoner Ier Sahel Higalh Barker Joske's Lnss Jesise Bros. Co Alamo Plaza Commerce St
Search Courier

Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication