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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1927
Page
13
Dallas reports a 12,000 plus attendance in an April Texas League game, beating figures in Fort Worth where the league record stands at 32,719 for a single game. Dixie series drew 17,000 in the event.
At Omaba Nevada last night Corinny Condon 17 set a new 50 yard backstroke mark lowering her record to 41.45 seconds and Ethel Girthofer also broke the 220 yard freestyle standard while Orasha’s team lowered the 760 yard distance mark to 1 82 5.
Fragmentary notes indicate a former manager of a Spanish boxer named Jo-waran A. Bred promoting the fighter. The text mentions agility and a possible Australian bearerweights champion Grimez, with arrival details unclear.
A nostalgic ode to bowling recasts the sport with a chorus of praise and a steady stream of images from lanes and pins. The piece notes athletes and clowns, hints at a new star, and celebrates hours of practice that breed resilience as bowling regains its familiar glow.
A New York report reflects on veteran managers like Donnie Bush, Bill Carrigan, Moriarty and Dan Howley returning to major league baseball in 1927. The piece notes their aggressive reputations, old-school grit, and potential influence on team dynamics, with playful anecdotes about Bush’s bantam stature and fighting background against the era’s evolving game.
Cleveland Ohio April 1 Billy Gibson manager for ten times denied today that he held talks yesterday in Chicago that could declare Gene Cummey a free agent unbound by Tex Rickard. Dispatches quoted Gibson saying Tubues was ruled from the Rickard contract by which he engaged him to fight under emotion by the boxing commission voiding Toney contracts with New York promoters. On arrival Gibson said he had not mentioned Fumes in a conversation with Jim Aollen Chicago fight promoter.
Kansas suffers a tight Missouri Valley Conference baseball open as Kansas defeats Oklahoma A and M 2 to 2 in Stillwater. The boxing note mentions Kid George aiming for 118 pounds to face Cruz with weight forfeit odds and a promoter’s claim that George will surprise fans at the Continental event.
Squadron 42 rolled to a 14 3 victory in a Kelly Field League game over Squadron 45. Vielork led the winners with two hits and a double plus another hit, while McCamus and Smith contributed RBI appearances. Patrick and Terre pitched for the losers in a rough, error-prone contest.
Chic Hafey reported in tip top condition with the St Louis Cardinals this spring after rumors of a Brooklyn sale. An on field collision with Taslor Li Douthit during a 1926 World Series game caused an eye injury, later explained as accidental.
Miss Helen Aunge defeats Mrs M K Neilson five and six in even terms. Mrs Young beats Mrs Hunter three and four. Miss Tacille Robitzech beats Mrs Albaugh in a tense half. Nearby golfers, including Mrs Ingalls and Miss Keetter, show strong scores as the club gears toward the next tournament after the Country club event.
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