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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1931

Page

5

Bowling rally sparks Flames win in tough league clash

In a high scoring night for the Flames, Misty Wissy led the effort with a 300-plus pace as they outpaced St Joseph on Friday. Teammates Vicky Wissly and Misty Weissly contributed key marks, while opponents Riley and Turner matched pace but Dennis Nichols' late surge fell short at Turney.

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Battalino KO defeats Al Singer in second round bout

Christopher Battalino, the featherweight champion, floored Al Singer five times and won by technical knockout at 1 minute 31 seconds of the second round in Madison Square Garden. Singer weighed 143 pounds to Battalino's 135 1/2 pounds. The fight boosted Battalino toward a possible lightweight title bout with Canzoneri. proceeds aided the New York American Christmas fund.

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Jones Piazza Fight Finals Set in Midwalker's Midweight Clash

In midwalkers Wisconsin arena Akro’s Chia Teer and Didone Viazza vie for the world middleweight title, with Viazza needing to overcome Jones and Piazza. Tirpa of Tounsville lost by submission in the semi finals after a 10 round struggle.

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Telephone company golfers to drive at municipal practice

Employees of the Southwestern Bell Telephone company will be guests of Manigee Ty Cobb Sunday at 4 o clock for a golf drive at the municipal Practice living gall... No entry fee. Competition divides into eight shots with prizes. Twenty four entries listed. Jimmy Vincent will judge the contest.

Family of Wooster publishers enter newspaper life

In Wooster Ohio the Die family engages in local newspaper publishing as B C Dix aged 58 leads the Wooster Record with Albert Din and son A V Dix involved. The story teases a potential 28 year span of work and hints at the upcoming career of Will Dix. Ripley, a newspaper figure, invites readers to send questions about the Believe It or Not cartoons.

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Southern Schools Form New Dixie Conference

The fledgling Disia conference announced official permanence at its first annual session. Nine members include Southwestern, Mercer, Sicilians, Mississippi College, Centre, and others with Howard College resigning from the parent body. Withdrawal likely at the 8.7 A A meeting in Bowling Green. Chattanooga University favored withdrawal. The Dixie group faces the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Southern Conference in its early status.

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Yellowjackets Meet Knights of Columbus at St Anthony's

The Yellowjackets host the Knights of Columbus in their second game of the season at St Anthony's gym. Reported by Lather Wilward Burns, the team showed improvement after three practice games last week as undefeated Ingk rin opened with a win over St. Mary's parish team.

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Wichita Club May Be Moved to Tulsa

Wichita base ball club officials Art Griggs and Dale Gear met Tulsa businessmen to discuss transferring the Wichita franchise to Tulsa in 1932. A Tulane state fair project site was being considered. Tulsa had won the Western league pennant in 1927, 1928 and 1929, and has had an organized baseball for two seasons.

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Calmes Leads Pugs in Chicago Boxing Tourney

The first batch of 10 light heavyweights at the National Boxing Association tourney at Chicago Stadium showed Calmes and Carter Colmes as leading survivors after a knockout heavy opening round. Calmes stopped Mario Campi in three rounds while other bouts featured Prominent fighters like Owen and Cori advancing, with the crowd numbering about 4100 as the event featured the next installment scheduled for December 18.

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Ingwersen Resigns as Iowa Grid Coach After Eight Seasons

Loren Ingwersen, head coach of the Hawkeyes for eight seasons, handed a formal resignation to the University athletic council on Friday. He said it was best for the institution and himself. no successor has been named.

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Matches Slice Golf Field To Eight In National Championship

San Francisco reports the national match play at Lake Merced with 30 hole finals. Diegel of Agua Caliente Mexico defeated Harmon of Salt Lake City 7 and 6 to reach quarterfinals. Asami of Nakohawa Japan beat K. Asami in round two. Turke of Greenwich Conn edged Miyamoto of Osaka. Open rounds produced upsets as Espinosa of San Francisco beat Dutra and Walch, Cox of Brooklyn advanced, Golden of Norton and Geggin of San Francisco won, with semi finals set for this afternoon.

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Eagles Show Form In Win Over Edison High

Led by Arthur Biefoth, the Eagles overwhelmed Thomas Edison High 84 to 11 in the first game of the season. Biefoth scored 20 points to lead, with Slim Barker the next high man as coach Claude Kelvim split two complete teams. The squad mauled 60 and will see action again next week.

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Coast Leaguers to Meet Mexico City for International Series

Los Angeles secretary Charles Webber announced the Coast League club has completed negotiations with the Mexican government for an international baseball series in Mexico City this October. The club will travel with a squad drawn from Coast League affiliates for the event.

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Rudolph and Taberski tied in world billiards championship

Erwin Rudolph defending champion and Taberski hit a deadlock in second place as the world championship pocket billiard tournament continues. Each has won games and lost one. Ralph Greenleaf leads the field after early results.

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Twain Juniors Win Class B Title In City Football

Twain juniors seize a 7 0 victory over Nathaniel Towthorne at Garret field to claim the city junior high football title. Allen Chambers scored 4 touchdowns on a 70 yard interception return and Parker added the extra point as Twain rallied after blocked punts. Hawthorne’s Sullivan and Surtees starred for Hawthorne with multiple key plays.

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Rise seen in independent producers and film turmoil

Los Angeles dispatch outlines a wave of new independent companies entering film production as major ateliers face upheaval. It notes Standard Pictures with Yukon, casting Johnny MackSown Lew Cody and Wheeler Ornding. Warthe Mabian’s Ablan pened youth. Paramount scooping Dugan Years. and Mary Duncan Lewis Wade marriage troubles amid theatre circles.

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Football Scores From A Varied Weekend Card

The page lists football scores including San Lenito 12 over Uvalde 9 and Snider 14 over Comanche D, with Bastrop 19 to El Campo 4 and Rockwall 14 over yang. It also contains a sprawling, garbled run of celebrity, social, and personal notes about Virginia Hammond Joan Crawford Mercedes Acosta Gene Markey and others in New York Gotham, with references to parties and birthdays, ending with a casual signoff for tomorrow.

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