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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
16
Report notes German boxers praised by officials while the crowd showed little applause. The bout moved quickly with few exchanges and no clear standout performance, leaving observers uncertain about the outcome.
Spectators in Berlin and Germany adjust to boxing culture as professional bouts attract formal attire and new social norms. Referees explain blows while audiences cheer, hiss, and shower winners with flowers, with preliminaries featuring German boxers and occasional British challengers. The San Antonio Speedway at Pleasanton road will host three days of racing sanctioned by the American Automobile Association, linked with regional drivers and a possible reinstatement of outlaws.
Undefeated Central Christian and Lower Heights Methodist teams triumphed in Sunday School basketball games at the YM. Christian defeated St. Mary’s 33 to 1e while the Methodist five edged Grace Euth leat 17 to 15.
In a rough contest at St Mark's gymnasium the Central Christians led by Winters Parker and Bass edged Whitney 14 to 12 in the second half, with guards Sowell and Dinwiddie holding the line. The Pilinus team faced the Feurue committee with a meeting set for Monday night at Chalriaaa Wom.
In Kansas City on December 28, robbers forced entry at a bank vault with a large touring car waiting outside. They tied people and seized between 4000 and 5000 dollars in cash, Liberty bonds, and valuables, loosening the vault’s security. The incident recalls an April daylight robbery where 45,000 was lost. Witnesses described the getaway as sudden and daring.
Unclear readable text notes a tentative football game for New News day involving Kelly Field and town team Iaith. Mentions engagements and a Don xagements report from Stegerm vill with possible locations and dates.
In Havana the West meeting of the Pan American Sanitary Congress held in 1028 was unanimously passed. Proposals naming Detentional and MaryBurrow were approved. A college basketball result noted Milwaukee beating the crowding night and a cemetery notice appears with unclear details.
Fragmentary OCR shows tangible values for rail stock and taxes, mentions reassessment actions, and outlines plans for corps area officer commissions and reserve officer appointments. Also references a New Orleans Orchestra event and a Roselawn Cemetery notice amid scattered local notes.
The tax rolls for the township were approved by the county commission after review of the annual valuation. Total land assessed covers about SASAL acres with a total valuation around 14 0op. City property valuation listed at 472 and personal property assessed at 1( 0,140. The report notes district results and commission actions on the roll.
A garbled report notes officials of the American Congress planning a meeting in Toledo beginning on Pobrony 1. The agenda mentions representational participation from parts of the country and a stated aim to address substantial topics, with anticipation of decisive remarks from key leaders.
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