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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1933

Page

17

Columbia Will Lick Stanford, Says Runyon

Damon Runyon argues Stanford should host Columbia in the Rose Bowl context. He downgrades Stanford’s strength, contrasts with Columbia’s size and season results, and predicts a strong showing for the Eastern team if they meet on the West Coast. He cites past scores and Western dominance to challenge Stanford’s top status.

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Russia's Man of Steel Josef Slatin Ruler of Soviets

Portrait of Josef Slatin born 1879 in Gori Georgia Russia. Descendant of peasant cobblers he faced exile six times and prison terms. As secretary general of the Communist central committee he guides the Soviet workers and the party's vast organization. The piece notes his lack of manual labor and ties to church history. It also mentions the growing grave of St Danlar in Samarkand and Russian occupancy as context.

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Boxing Card Plans for December 26 at Walkathon Arena

The Elks Boxing association moves to a professional card at Walkathon arena next Tuesday night to replace the amateur show. Willard Brown from Muncie Indiana meets Tracy Cox in a December 26 bout while Cox is unavailable this week for a Fort Worth match with Tony Herrera. An interim highlighted card features Jankie Graham and Carlos Garcia with their Tuesday result ending in a turmoil when Graham was named winner.

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Spor tlights and local sports chatter fill a lively page

The column strings together scattered notes on players like Zeke Benura in San Antonio and Walsh from St Anthony's College, with coach Silday praising a promising boy for college use. It darts through high school football, district honors for Pine by Houston, mentions of Fred Junior and Victor Davis, and a wild hydroplane race story in Chicago. It closes by noting a bi district football championship at Eagle Field and University of Iowa football captain Russell Wisher in 1914.

Zeke Benura San Antonio Walsh St. Anthony's College Silday Ankenians of Houston Papa Pendrum Buffalo Ball Club Wayne San Ancinio Houston Posh Fred Junior University of Texas Victor Davis Dallas News Brackenridge Differaoy Alvin Gardner Texas Baseball Lenge Medina Lake Etis Eagle Field Miybady

Bible Gets Leave From West Coaching

D. X. Bible of the University of Nebraska has obtained a two year leave of absence to coach the West team in the East West charity football game during the Christmas holidays. Four more players accepted invitations to join the West squad: Barton of Denver University, Sarbow of Washington State, Jorgenson of St. Marys, and Tod of San Francisco.

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Giants Dominate NL Pitching in Year of Strong Mound Work

New York Giants field a near hitless staff led by Carl Hubbell with a 1.66 ERA over 308 innings, pacing the National League. Hal Schumacher and Fred Fitzsimmons follow, while Cubs rivals Warneke and Bush post strong seasons, as Hubbell racks 24 wins and 46 scoreless innings in a standout year.

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Yankee May Be U.S. Yacht Choice For Cup Defense

Boston syndicate yacht Yankee, holder of the world speed record, may be put under canvas for trials and could be selected to defend the America's Cup against the British challenger Endeavour next September. Chandler Hovey of Boston is among those pushing to acquire Yankee. The heavy weather boat logged a 1.4 mile triangle in 2:47 in Newport, fastest cup yacht time in any race or trial.

New York Yankee Boston Syndicate Neain Endeavour Chandler Hovey Boston Newport

Bexar County Loop to Play Twin Bills in January

Bexar County basketball opens January 9 at Woodlawn Lake gym with doubleheaders on Tuesday nights. Teams entered include Woodlawn Lake area clubs from Alamo Heights Harlandale Edison and South San Antonio. Winners advance as Bexar county representative to the San Marcos district.

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Ice Hockey News From New York Tonight

Ice hockey schedule notes list New York Americans vs Ollawi Renatora and Cleveland game. Includes National and International league matchups Toronto at Ottawa Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers Mantyoul Maroons at Chicago with brief listing for Nova Scotia paper.

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James Stays With St. Ed's Basketball Roster

Julius Curley James of San Antonio will be retained as basketball coach at St Edward's University. An Austin report claimed James had been re elected, while T J OConnor was rumored to succeed Curray. The story suggests the impression arose from Austin school efforts to place OConnor as assistant coach, a move now unlikely.

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Wrestling results from multiple cities and bouts

A chaotic report lists numerous wrestlers and towns with match results in a tangle of scores and phrases. Names include Olson, Shacry, Strack, Lewia, Wladek Zbrazko, Don George, Raines, Boesch, Keverly, Nichols, and Brit, with locations such as New York Philadelphia Rochester Dallas San Diego and Oklahoma City. The text claims two fall wins, a defended title, and crowd sizes, but many details are garbled.

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