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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1924
Page
7
Chicago's Charles A. Comiskey laments modern baseball's cost and era of money, claiming the sport was the game of the laboring man and boy. He recalls fighting price hikes, arguing democracy and legacy of the old players and fans remain central to the game.
A presentation by the Associated Press notes veteran MLB players born in the late 19th century still active in major league parks. It highlights stars from 1909 onward, naming pitchers, outfielders, catchers, and managers across franchises and eras, including Adams, Cobb, Hooper, Speaker, Lewis, and others.
The Prassels Drug Store five will face St. John's on their next City Intermediate League game after an impressive Sunday debut. Captain Bradley plans a 7:30 report for practice and urges focus on the game over pay or crowd size.
Waite High School of Toledo and Oak Cliff High of Dallas state champions had planned an intersectional game for national high school supremacy. Waite faculty rejected the offer. Toledo team, en route home from the Pacific coast, could not be located. Oak Cliff Leopards end its long winning streak since September.
Chicago officials report the Chicago Americans and Nationals may abandon hoped trades after the owners meeting produced no deals. The Cubs seek a slugging outfielder while the Americans want a shortstop, each with surplus players to offer but no progress shown. Frankie Welch defeated Patsy Rocco in a 10 round welterweight bout in Chicago, per reporters.
A peculiar column riffs on Tony Fuente's punch victory over Fred Falton in seventeen seconds and contrasts West Coast odds with Eastern heavies. The piece juggles flamboyant nicknames, gatekeeping villains, and showman talk about Wind Sor, Windsor, and a looming New York debut.
Rock Island pros led by Thorpe plan a San Antonio New Year Day game at Schwab Field against a college all-star squad. The roster features Cradshaw Bernstein Ursella Guyon Gavin and more with weights ranging from 175 to 210 pounds. The all-stars, from A M College Southwestern and Trinity, prepare for a Christmas Day clash amid strong division play and star players arriving for practice.
A reader questions play legality in football, harness racing rules in Michigan, and a 1923 World Series home run claim. The columnist clarifies touchbacks, confirms no harness races in Michigan, and notes umpires decide bat tipping rulings. The piece also advertises fireworks and local druggists with names and travel notices.
Memphis dispatch reports Battling Siki, the Senegalese boxer, faced drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges after entering a fashionable suburban cafe demanding food. An undersized porter led Siki out after the incident, while his wife Beverly Werner and her brother were released. Siki was fined $50.
Milton Gaston, a rookie right hand pitcher acquired by the St. Louis Browns in the Yankees deal that sent Urban Shocker to New York, posted the best 1924 season won loss record among Browns pitchers. His 825 ERA led among Browns with only Wingard Davis Bayne and Shocker posting higher ERAs. George Lyons topped the Browns with .600 percentage.
Reports that the entire racing stable of the late August Belmont would be sold were denied. Executors Raymond Belmont, his son, Mrs. Belmont, and Colonel Cornelius Wickersham said no conclusion has been reached on the disposition of the stock. The family close to the estate dismissed the circulating guesses.
New York Des 22 The Association of Football Coaches will convene December 20 to discuss the forward pass and possible restrictions. Smaller schools push to curb aerial plays while larger programs back skilled passers and potential hires for next season. The rules committee may decide in February. Also Naavo Nurmi trains indoors in New York City with form attracting praise, though fate depends on January 6. Joie Ray aims for a 4 17 mile pace as indoor meets loom.
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