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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1925
Page
8
Antonie’s Bears push for top in league with hard hitting effort, climbing to second place behind the leaders after a win over the Panthers. Weak play on the hill cited as area to improve as season nears midweek standings show.
Box score shows Washburn and Meyers key for Bears with multiple players driving in runs. Coleman and Crumpler share mound duties as Waco and Dallas Fort Worth clash. Watt, Collard, and Wilson homer, while Brovold and Darrough make costly miscues.
Mo April 22 The Browns baseball team amassed 76 hits over six games and won only once. Manager George Sisler’s lineup shows strong batting with over twelve hits per game and 41 runs in half a dozen games, but defense and pitching need improvement.
European featherweight champion Edouard Mascart battles American foe Al Corbett in Cleveland tonight in a likely 12 round decision bout. Both boxers listed at 126 pounds. Mascart’s European title to be on the line if the bout proceeds as scheduled.
Kingsville Texas on April 2 reports a Kleberg County Chamber plan to create a country club and golf course. A committee lists more than 100 members, plans a crest of land on the city outskirts, a clubhouse, a links layout, a swimming pool and other improvements to begin at once.
Wind-whipped conditions at Brooks Field force postponement of the 47th and 46th Squadron baseball league game. Cadets shift to May 4 for the 46th, while the 62nd Squadron faces the Wharsday-PAbavana matchup. A national track and field championship is set for July 13 at Paddock Field, with broad participation expected.
In a Commercial League game Tuesday the S. A. and A. P. shopmen rallied in the fifth inning to overcome The Light 17 to 10. Key moments include Charley Tewin pitching in the third and Schaezier Irwin and Williams driving multiple hits. The Light led 7 to 0 early before errors and late scoring by the Printers side aided the comeback.
Breckenridge Golf and Country Club earned hosting rights for the 1926 West Texas Golf Association meeting after the first day of the association’s inaugural tournament. John Ward of Breckenridge was elected president with F H Weaver Eastland as vice president and C H Fulwhler Breckenridge as secretary treasurer. The executive committee includes Theodore Ferguson Eastland Allan Guinn Mineral Wells Dwight L Hunter San Angelo and Hoy Morgan Abilene. A fifth flight was added as match play began with 102 entrants from fifteen clubs.
Vernon California saw Omaha heavyweight Jim Herman defeat Bob Roper of Grand Rapids in ten rounds. Herman attacked early and controlled the pace, while Roper failed to find an effective counter and spent much of the bout clinching.
Des Moines Iowa April 22 2500 athletes prepared for Drake University Relays as Texas University Georgetown College and Oregon Agricultural College teams checked in Willie Ritola Finnish distance runner did not compete after a dispute over expense terms with his manager Kitola's manager K J Wilson Drake athletic director said the arrangement failed to meet amateur rules and Ritola left Chicago en route to the Pacific Coast
Sopeka Kansas April 2 The Kansas Athletic Commission released rules governing boxing. The commission restricts bouts to ten rounds of three minutes each and bans decisions. It prohibits interracial bouts and mixing colors among seconds and forbids contests on Sundays and major holidays.
In St Paul last night the motion to place on special order a bill to legalize boxing in cities of 5000 or more failed to reach two thirds and was defeated. The current law allows professional boxing only in Minneapolis St Paul and Duluth.
Describes a golf swing drill focusing on drawing the knee inward during the address and moving the hips forward. The trainer emphasizes a straight rightward pack swing with the right leg extending and the scrubehead lowering. The result is rhythm and a whip like impact that increases ball solidity.
April 22 Philadelphia reports that top American athletes enter the decathlon to open the Pennsylvania relay carnival. The 10-event competition replaces the pentathlon and includes sprints, jumps, throws, and distance races. Lord Burghey and A F B Porritt are among international entrants arriving in New York to join the relay team racing Oxford and Cambridge.
Steer hurlers defeat the Cats 7 to 3 as Palmer and Edington lead with timely hits. Walkups’ pitching and Sears defense anchor a late rally, with Love and Windle contributing in a high‑scoring nine inning.
Beaumont defeats Houston in the twelfth inning as Deviveros drove in Stansbury. The game featured strong pitching and fielding with multiple players contributing hits and defensive plays. Scoring details and line scores are listed, noting Beaumont's late surge and key baserunning moments.
Wichita Falls hosts its first home game after a road trip letdown as Bodie and teammates power the Spudders’ 22-3 defeat. Stands saw multiple players logging two-base hits and home runs while Shreveport and Shaye provided resistance.
In Victoria Texas on April 22 a celebration of a no hit win by William Gipson over a Smithville negro team ended with five Victoria Black Wonders crashing their car. Jake Miller sustained a deep scalp wound and other members suffered minor injuries from the rollover in a ditch.
A dense set of baseball results and standings appears, listing teams such as New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, St Louis, and Philadelphia with scores and notes on postponed games due to a funeral. It includes multiple leagues from American to Pacific Coast and mentions upcoming matchups and travel schedules.
St Marys College Prep School beat St Eds 2 to 1 Tuesday in an eighth inning win. Ramirez pitched a three hit game for the Preps while Guerra Clifford and Gonzales led St Marys with two hits each. St Eds had hits by Pratt Hollmig and Rubata. The two teams meet Wednesday on the St Marys College diamond with Peters Hill using a big regular lineup.
Alekhine, the Russian star, surged to the lead in the Baden-Baden international tournament as Rubindstein of Poland drew with Rabinowich of Russia. Alekhine beat Niemzowitsch of Denmark, while Frank J. Marshall of the United States did not finish his game against Catto of Germany. Torre, New York state champion, won his fifth game and tied for fifth and sixth with Bogolovich of Russia, defeating Thomas of England.
The article outlines scattered amateur baseball and league matchups at Kerrville Brooks Field Brackenridge Park and various San Antonio venues. It mentions permit complications from Pat OShaughnessy and Lambert, upcoming games between Steam Laundry Public Service and others, with umpire Del Coffen and Ted Stahl. play times listed 2 to 3 pm on Sundays. It notes no Wednesday night meet and notes Broad Way Sporting Goods store meeting about schedules.
The article notes that Tilden plans a radical change in his program this year aiming to play in as many events as possible. It mentions forthcoming opponents and a shift from past focus on major tournaments to broader participation.
Star outfielder Baby Doll Jacobson of the St Louis Browns has signed with AL President Ray Johnson to join the Browns amid a salary dispute. He agreed to report immediately and train with the team as practices begin at 8:30 AM on Pecam Street. A list of players and upcoming league meetings at Moore's sporting goods and a commercial league gathering are noted.
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