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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1924
Page
11
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In Oxford England on a fine Saturday afternoon crowd sizes reflect a stark contrast to American campuses. Rugby is the autumn sport with limited intercollegiate games paid coaching common, students paying for instruction and equipment, rowers and cricketers also funded personally, while gate receipts stay high as teams play for pride rather than profits.
Brackenridge High School girls edge Wolff and Marx 21 to 20 on Zur lor Hall court Friday night with Miss Whipple scoring the deciding basket in the final five seconds. Miss Price led Brackenridge with six field goals. Miss Schneider paced Wolff and Marx with eleven points. Lineups list Brackenridge players M Price Whipple Wilkinson Melutia KK Harrison Jueff Page and Woltz Marz KE de la Garza BR Schneider Bessie Dever G Rossman E Staid E Laager as guards.
Sacred Heart sub-juniors seek games with all sub-junior teams while senior and junior girls play each night except Monday and Wednesday. Senior boys, City League members, want a move to Friday nights. Contact Rev. A A Souve at Crockett 7001 to arrange.
Damon Runyon notes Eddie Huffman a 19 year old Navy sailor on the Mississippi who has knocked out Jimmy Delaney and Bob Roper in recent bouts. Huffman, based on the West Coast, is groomed by Leo Miller and touted as a future world champion with strong punching power and boxing skill.
The St Marys Academy New Braunfels game set for Friday at New Braun Sap was postponed until Tuesday. Coach Brother Peter Hill arranged a Monday clash with Devine High School at Devine. Also Philadelphia report notes Penn track plans a combined Oxford Cambridge relay for London meets April 11.
The navy keeps boxing alive with sailors often bigger than average and fighting zeal. Notable fighters include Ad Stone and Jim Sigmund, while veterans like Tom Sharkey and Frank Moran echo the fleet’s boxing lineage. The piece follows heavyweights among ships like the Richmond and battleships, noting southpaw Jimmy Byrne and others and recalling fleet title prospects amid rough training realities.
John B Foster honors Dan Anson as the defining National League figure of the era. Theessay lauds his leadership, integrity, and 21-year batting span, noting his reluctance toward Baltimore baseball and his sacrifices for the game. It sketches his Rockford beginnings, Chicago public service, and enduring reputation.
Hollywood boxer Henry Malcor scored a sensational second round knockout of Akron's Billy Griffiths in Sareveport. Malcor forced the pace in the first round, dropped Griffiths, and in the second landed a hard right to the body breaking a rib and sending Griffiths down for the count. Both are middleweights.
Civilian All Star football lineup grows stronger with Murakami and Gan joining. Toray Gunn, a swift back, and Anderson at quarterback are slated to start alongside Frank Anderson and Lane Tynes. A&M officials arrive Monday, first workout set for Schwab Field at 1 o clock. tickets on sale at Broadway sporting goods store.
Ea Thorpe, picked to referee the Notre Dame Stanford game in Los Angeles on New Year’s Day, will tour western and southwestern colleges. He plans inspections of Stanford and Southern California then visits Washington and Oregon, followed by Rice Institute, Mississippi A&M and Texas, among others.
The Junior Optimist Club of Bexar County was presented its charter by Lia Rapley of the San Antonio Optimist Club at a Friday night meeting. Santa Claus visited and gave a radio set to members from the Senior Optimists. A decorated Christmas tree and a program of songs and recitations followed. James Douglas led the gathering and Mrs. Laura Williams praised the home’s work with the club.
The Christmas rush delayed by days hit San Antonio post office Saturday as workers were pushed to their units to keep mail moving. About $7000 worth of stamps were bought Saturday and more thousands of letters and cards were expected Sunday and Monday, with late packages needed to reach eastern and western points by Christmas Day.
Vinson Ceniceros appeared before Special Judge Freq Cowan in county criminal court on a bicycle theft charge. Witnesses said the bike was found near a lumber yard on December 13 with Ceniceros nearby. The judge imposed a $30 fine and a 30 day jail sentence.
Chicago report says Ban Johnson, president of the American League, emerged from seclusion after owners stripped him of part of his power and rebuked him over the Landis controversy. He refused to answer resign or deposition questions and would not admit he is Ben Johnson.
The Texas State Bank and Trust company reorganizes to operate under the bond system instead of the state guarantee fund. Walton J. Hope says the change, prompted by failures of small banks, adds a $300,000 capital and avoids about $40,000 in guarantee bond costs. The bank confirms bond protection is on file and notes no other changes, aiming to progress under the federal reserve system.
San Antonio Lions held a Sunday night gathering at the Gunter Hotel ballroom for Ladies Night. W G Higgins president and Mrs J K Beretta spoke on member duties and civic work for playgrounds. A minstrel finale featured Arnold as interlocutor with several performers and musical numbers ending with roses for Miss Edwards.
Washington report says after a two day deadlock over the 1925 football captaincy at the University of Maryland the choice was decided by a coin toss. John Mough a senior guard and William Sup Pice Jr an end were the contenders with Mough winning the toss.
The Junior Sunday School Basketball League closed the first half with two games on the A C G A court. St Mark's beat Rout Side Christians 3 to 2, while Good Will Center defeated Grace Lutherans 14 to 9. Tim Gish refereed the games.
Senator Bursum of New Mexico announced he would push a bill in Congress to retire and compensate emergency officers disabled in the World War. The plan would cost about 600000 dollars annually and cover only those with at least 80 percent disability in the line of duty.
Austin December 20 The State Railroad Commission authority to compel railroads to install interlocker devices at cross tracks was upheld by the district court in the suit against the International Great Northern Railroad The court also upheld the commission's power to apportion installation costs between roads involved
The Knights of Columbus School for World War Veterans held a fall term award in the Academy of St. Marys College auditorium. Irene Mooty and M Ummaza earned bronze medals for typing proficiency. T. L. Serna and Trent Hill received certificates of proficiency. Robert S. Tate of the Y M C A spoke. Frederick Abbot presided.
Christmas bonuses totaling around 40 million dollars are being distributed by Wall Street firms. Estimates from two insiders at a major firm point to extensive payouts across levels from office boys to senior partners, with some guesses reaching higher figures.
Lawrence Perry notes West and Big Ten talk of a split or radical change driven by new stadiums. Illinois Minnesota and Purdue opened arenas, Chicago and others expanding, prompting a home schedule push. Rivalries suffer as nonconference games rise, while new members apply to join amid ongoing restructuring.
Captain Bill Hill announced that the San Antonio De Molay football team will play the De Molay eleven from Corpus Christi next Sunday afternoon at Schwab Field. The Dallas Delping game is postponed and the Karnes City tie called off. Postponements alter practice to daily except Christmas Day as they prep for Corpus Christi game.
The trial of Eileen P. against the San Antonio School district seeking back salary is postponed to January in county civil court. The plaintiff seeks difference in salary alleged due under a contract and the amount paid, with repeated delays noted in the record.
Three small fires broke out as a cold spell lingered on early Saturday. An overheated stove pipe near the rear servants’ quarters of A. J. Dye’s home on Auguste Street caused slight damage. Flue fires at A. D. McGinnis’s home on To Monthove Street and We Dura were extinguished with no damage.
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