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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1929
Page
5
The article argues that average golfers should avoid attempting intentional hooks or slices unless highly skilled. It cites Abe G. Espinosa and notes top professionals may practice such shots, but amateurs are advised to play safe, using two strokes or better to reach the green rather than risking a mishit.
Detroit Tigers announce a 31 game spring training slate beginning March 9 in Tempe Florida and ending April 12 in Detroit with 12 games against major league clubs. The trip includes Tampa Bradenton Clearwater Sarasota St Petersburg Winter Haven and other Florida and Georgia sites before Detroit.
St Mary's academy opened its basketball season on Pride night with a 30 to 26 defeat at the hands of Londall Dirvine and the Flattons trailed early then faded on the Y W O A court. Substitutions included Dalmer Filizela Villanerde and Hileg with referee noted as Brittann.
Emanuel, a Los Angeles fighter, overcame a slow start to edge rival Jack Cagno in a feature bout at Button Garden. The Californian weighed seven pounds more and endured heavy blows but used superior boxing skill to secure victory late in the match.
Snow delays the Simday football classic between Twenty third Infantry and Fock Crockett in the Eighth Corps area. The game moved to Sunday December 20 due to poor conditions. Army athletic officers cited wet field and safety concerns and planned to field officials and staff for the new date.
A westbound Army football special with 140 cadets and officers pushed toward the West Point Stanford game on December 29 as it climbed the Rockies. A missed stop in Syracuse could not be avoided, forcing an emergency practice at Hutchinson Kansas on a frozen field. John M. Lar, a stellar center, was restored to eligibility and slated to rejoin the team, lifting spirits amid delays and blizzard conditions.
Arnold Filizola elected captain of the 10th football team to succeed Cosma Peche at a Friday academy assembly. Coach Farle English awarded 13 letters and a manager's letter to players with past-season letters. list includes Captain Peche, Captain-elect Filizola, and other teammates.
Buenrostro scored twice guiding Tuesday Night to a 42 to 16 win over Weasley Flouse on the Wesley House court. Lineups include Buenrostro and teammates in a spirited club game noted as part of a busy sports night.
In the first Gero games Frank Luthy’s team faltered while Herbert Grona Mattress ear won the peries, as Goalmnen claimed Cinegece at 43. Other matches feature high totals with multiple players named, including Hanson and Grona, as teams like City Handicay and Commercial Handicap League battle for position.
Western and Eastern all star rosters are forming for the New Year benefit classic. Players from California Nebraska Notre Dame and Alabama are named in tentative lineups as practices reveal possible starter combinations and positions.
Frigid night kept players and spectators away at the San Pedro rink as the Commercial Tee Hockey league game between the Rangers and Trewan failed to draw a crowd. The report notes a broken turnout and the cold conditions hampering play.
Mack Sennett stages a remarkable comeback with a talking comedy starring Walter Hagen and Leo Diegel, directed by Sennett with Marjorie Beebe in the lead. Filming to start after Christmas at a major California theater, with plans for fast progress and a typical Sennett comedy tone.
A fragmented note reports a basketball clash between DMACS and YMCA Goalers scheduled for Ban Antonio at the Sotelock court Saturday night. The match follows a recent Corpus Christi win, with Mexico City Fal on tour and a slate of other teams including Terreille, Kingsville, and South Texas colleges slated to play, promising a lively tournament atmosphere.
Out of men the SMU Mustangs forfeited to the Fant Dr Pepper team after Coach St Clair had only four players on the floor. The game ended 36 apiece at regulation, with overtime scoring four points. fifty one fouls were called in the contest, a rare scene in league play.
Salt Lake City show ended with Tra Dern losing his footing and drawing with Bob Kruse of Engenr Oregon after Dern won the first fall in 13 minutes with a body drop and then was injured leaving the ring.
An application for a New York boxing license for Art Shires was filed by Buffalo promoter Charles Morris to pit Shires against an unnamed opponent, with details obscured in the report. The notice mentions a potential bout in New York as part of boxing plans.
San Antonio hosts the Publix Special, a full replica railway locomotive on wheels with a bell whistle and observation platform. It arrives Sunday at 11 00, complete with radio sonar gear, a train whistle, and jazz music. Mayor C. M. Chambers and city officials plan a reception at the municipal auditorium.
Fragmented recap lists many college basketball results with mismatched team names and scores. Notable lines mention Georgetown 18 Yale 0, Kansas Aggies 32, and Oklahoma teams with varied outcomes, plus scattered player tallies and period details.
The state athletic commission approved the Young Corbett Tackie Fields welterweight bout to be staged by Ancil Hoffman in San Francisco on Washington's birthday Tolima reported. Fields will be paid 25 000 or a share of the gate while Corbett gets 20 percent. Fields welterweight title will not be at stake.
A fragmentary column reports on souvenir hunters within the Army football program. A New York Herald Tribune correspondent notes that during a West Coast workout at Doo Street area some brass buttons disappeared from players, possibly West Point insignia among the gear.
Fragmented report hints Kizer may replace Phelan as Purdue football coach. The garbled text mentions Dapatreta, Tay Tp, 24 068, and names like Was helping-eagle and Washington University. It also references Waynesville High Chamy and Jennings, with mentions of Haynesville and a local championship context.
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