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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1918

Page

4

Camp Tang boxers wake good showing at YMCA

An unusually large crowd watched a boxing program at the YMCA building organized by Che Christensen. Mayor Sam Hell presided with city officials present. Several bouts featured soldiers from the 14th Cavalry, 19th Infantry, and other units, with multiple close matches and decisive wins. Next week Grigley faces Powell.

Che Christensen Young Men's Chritian Association Sam Hell Timek Hin 0 I Shelley Travis Captain Reed Nelly Field Jerry Dalton 400Th Motor Truck Company Johnny Martel Company 1 Nineteenth Infantry Dhil Wolfe 887Th Motor Truck Company

Fighters Set for Rematch Night in Besarant Ring

Besarant arena fans witnessed a lively program featuring two returning fighters and four rams with light gloves. Texas Tate Jerry Dalton and other prominent names from Christensen's lineup are slated for the next show. Ladies filled a reserved ringside section as a gala band and carnival atmosphere complemented the new ring.

Fsghters Salines Texas Tate Jerry Dalton Christensen

New World Record Trotting Mile Sets North Randall Mark

Cleveland August 6 Walter Cox driven stallion Lu Driver ton set a new world record pace in the 2:05 event at the North Randall track opening grand circuit meeting. The record surpassed Peter Vole’s 1915 two heat time. Tal Wrinceton won the race in straight heats while Kelly De Forest led the 2:09 trot and Opera Express were edged in the final heat. Two-year-old trot entries Brusiloff and Princess Hira finished first and second in their heats. Walter Turnantured captured the 2:18 pace from a large field.

Cleveland Ohio Lu Driverton Walter Cox North Randall Track Peter Vole Tal Wrinceton Kelly de Forest Opera Expres Stible Brusiloff Princess Hira Walter TT

Philadelphia 6 Chiewzgs Ka Philadelphia

In a constrained AL game Philadelphia defeated Chiewzgs Ka with a strong offensive display. Vineage and Battieri led scoring while Pitchers Derry and Perkins, including Ger Shellenback, contributed on the mound.

Philadelphia AL Chiewzgs Battieri Derry and Perkins Ger Shellenback Wud Nehalk

Ice and Brewery Machinery Up for Immediate Sale

The Schober Ice and Brewing Co. on Josephine Street will dismantle its plant and offer for sale its ice making machines boilers bottles heating machinery wooden enamel storage tanks pumps and other appliances. For prices and particulars address P QO Lox S71 or phone Travig 532.

Schober Ice & Brewing Co Josephine Street Gale Tor Partic Lars Phour Travig

National League Scores Tease Pairings and Batter Bets

Pittsburgh and Boston game details show incomplete scoring with Adams and Behmidt for Pittsburgh and Rue Delph and Wilson for Boston. Cincinnati defeats Brooklyn 5 to 0 at Brooklyn with Regan and Wingeilling Robertson and Archer noted. the text is fragmentary with missing innings and clear lineups.

Cincinnati Brooklyn Brooklsd Y Regan and Winge L Robertson Archer

Manilla Detloff Bout at Camp Stanley Next Friday Night

Frankie Manilla veteran featherweight fights four round exhibition with George Detloff at Camp Stanley. Headline bout Manilla Detloff draws fans while several preliminaries are planned and lobby Burns bout is postponed. Manilla has faced top contenders and Detloff aims to prove himself in Texas ring action.

Dan Boyle Fourteenth Cavalry Harry Horrell Boyle Horrell Bob Mayfield S17th Aero Squadron Stanley K. Schultz Frankie Manilla Nineteenth Infantry George Detloff Camp Stanley C. A. Conrad Troop A Tate McNally Texas Tate Rats Eard Sergeant McNally 17Th Aero Squadron Dixon New York Kid Reynolds Company I Dominick Pelmonti Quartermaster Corps Reynolds Queena Nineteenth Trouis Grahams Queen Abrahams Fred Grande Gilbert Grighey Gilbert Grighey of Troop M, Fourteenth Cavalry Grigley Tea Friedenburg Q. M. CL W. OK. Irving Troop 1 Friedenburg Irving Grande Sax Powell Tittsburg Nate Jackson Charlie Tennent Vickie Sanders Art Lemming Togo Young Digging Aclos Panning Pride of 805Th Cavalry Manilla Detloff Hhim Texas Stauntey Burns San Antonio Dallas Billy Chirk

Fragmentary sports box score fragment with scattered names

Partial OCR text lists players such as Vaughan Carter Doug Noney and Williser with scattered team mentions and locations like St Louis and Philadelphia. The legible content hints at a basketball box score or game summary but many names and numbers are garbled.

Atwood Trains Boxers In Fifth Straight Indoor Win

Kid Atwood of Kelly Wield trains boxers and offers free instruction at Barracks 15 313 f Aero Squadron. He conducts three or four bouts nightly in the welterweight class and eyes a rematch with Paul ft after a strong recent performance. Bronchos win fifth straight in junior league. Giants beat White Sox. local youth baseball noted. Government to study children begins in Gary Indiana as part of a nationwide health and welfare survey by the federal Children's Bureau.

Kid Atwood Kelly F Aero Squadron Atwood Paul Ft Kid Young Terry Dallas Les Pate Cray Nals Gary Ind United States Federal Children’s Bureau

Great Lakes Men Win Navy Baseball Championship

Great Lakes naval station won the baseball championship by defeating the Atlantic fleet 11 to 6 at National League Park in Chicago on Monday. Great Lakes piled up 24 hits off pitcher Durning formerly with the Brooklyn Nationals while Maber and Jones limited the fleet to 11 hits in the decisive third game of the series.

Chicago Great Lakes Naval Station Atlantic Fleet Great Lakes Durning Brooklyn Nationals Ad ™ Maber Jones Fleet

Inter-Camp Card Nears At Camp Dick Card

Inter-Camp card looms as rivalring boxers from Camp Dick and Kelly Field prepare for a sequence of fights. Ring stalwarts Wade Clark and Kid Atwood clash previously, while Youngerrs seeks a rematch. Ames slated as headliner but on leave, with hopes to reunite both sides soon. Travelers' Cigar Shop advertises preferred cigars.

Serius Figh Ring Stirs Carp Dick Bnitlers Kelly Field Youngerrs Kid Atwood Wade Clark Ames Juave

Texan Entrant Named for Grand American Handicap

Texas will be represented at the Grand American Handicap with Houston shooter J. D. Clay as the lone entrant so far. The event takes place August 5, part of the Grand American Trapshooting Tournament running from August 9. Other Texans plan post entries as more shooters file.

Texas J. D. Clay Houston

Moore Gun Club Shooters Rank At Brackenridge Park

The Moore Gun Club reported scores from Brackenridge Park yesterday with I M Faurete 46 of 60 and Roy Lewis 42 of 50 leading. Other shooters included Arthur Witchell 40 of 50 and FB OL Mathieu 40 of 50, Dr Beard 40 of 50, HL N Moore 38 of 50, G Morse 26 of 50, E Evers 36 of 50, R Robertson 35 of 50, D Saunders 3 of 50, Dr augie 88 of 40, Frank Ron 85 of 50, Joe B H Martin 34 of 50, K E Johnson 34 of 50. The next Moore Gun Club shoot will be held Sens afternoon at Brackenridge Jard.

R. Robertson D . Saunders Dr.augie Prank Ron Joe B H. Martin K. E. Johnson Moore Brackenridge Jard

Alaska Mosquitoes Roar as Nature’s Mighty Force

In vivid World Outlook prose Alaska is described as a land of extreme scenery and vast contrasts where glaciers tower like glass meadows and berg births spray water into the sky. Mosquitoes are blamed for dramatic ecological effects, with bears and explorers recounting fierce swarms and near invisible threats to daily life.

Alaska Expitol Washington California Alasta Jersey Jersey

Boxers set to thrill crowd at Camp Travis show

Under Lt. TR Nicks the Camp Travis boxing night features four round bouts with decisions. Johnny Conlon and Budd Goodwin organize, Port Sam Lous toutuary regiment supplies a boxer, Fourteenth Cavalry Band to play. Civilians invited despite threat of rain. attendance likely to break records. Also notes Idaho's Angry Tree with strong odor and sunset coil growth.

TR. Nicks Camp Travis Avenue A Second Street Port Sam Loustouvery Army Camp Davis

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