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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1913
Page
81
Readers learn of the Mathiesen Spring Cushion Wheel touted as superior to air in tires after extended tests. The spiral springs, kept under compression, promise no rattles or breaks, reducing punctures and blowouts on long trips. The ad-style piece emphasizes worry-free journeys and jokes about hidden tire tools.
The Second City League returns with three matches at Block's Stadium today and free admission for all women at both morning and afternoon games. Frank Bros vs Higgins Company kicks off at 10 AM, followed by Stowers and Dalkowitz then Kaufmann and Louis Book Store in the second game. Kaufmann and Dalkowitz lead the standings at 1000 percent, while Higgins, Stowers and Frank Bros. trail with no percent.
A brief exchange cited from Yonkers Statesman jokes about social luck and wealth, noting one woman’s absence during giveaways of looks and money. The back and forth frames class and chance in a witty street dialogue.
Louis Disbrow will pilot the famous Jay Eye See speed car in San Antonio during fiesta week. The machine, once driven by Nazarro DePalma and Bruce Brown, is backed by a plan to show the crowd the biggest and most powerful straightaway racing car in action. Disbrow notes ideal conditions are needed to approach three miles per minute and recounts the car’s heavy rear ballast for traction.
Texas defeats Louisiana 80 to 45 in a Texas-Louisiana track meet at Austin. Texas set state and southern records in discus and broad jump, with Berry winning discus at 123 feet 8 inches and Vining breaking the broad jump record at 21 feet 5 inches. Louisiana won three events led by 100 yard dash winner Upton.
San Antonio club stars Mount 22 world marks across dirt track and circuit events. Louis Dishrow, Joe, and Bill Endicott hold long speed records from Jacksonville to Los Angeles and Cleveland, including 150 to 250 mile marks and 2 mile circular dirt times.
Turner Ninepin League reports strong results with high scores and shifting percentages in a week marked by Fiesta. No games are scheduled this week as San Antonio hosts Fiesta events.
Fritz Carlson won the B A A marathon in Boston on April 19 with a time of 2 hours 25 minutes 14 4 5 seconds. He finished 3 minutes 53 3 5 seconds slower than Michael J Ryan’s previous record. Andy Sockalexis of Oldtown placed second and Harry J Smith finished third in 2 28 23 4 5.
For this week have been postponed. The schedule will be taken up again at the point left off, following the termination of the Fiesta.
The S. A. & A. P. team defeated the M. Halff & Bros. squad 14 to 7 on the old Frank Bros. diamond Saturday afternoon. Hard hitting and base stealing by Shelton highlighted the contest. Douglass, Holland and Bennett pitched for S. A. & A. P. while Stanly and Bond worked for M. Halff.
The campus scene centers on a slogan filled exchange about dining options near the river. Students weigh the merits of various offerings, while a few protestors advocate for a specific plan tied to campus life and affordability.
An advertisement lists old-time breakfast pork sausage in one pound boxes priced at twenty-five cents per pound from Union Meat Company. It also provides home air-purification tips using brown paper soaked in saltpeter and lavender flowers to improve room aroma and repel insects, with lavender oil in hot water as an air purifier.
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