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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1924
Page
6
Lawrence Perry weighs Stanford vs Notre Dame for Pasadena showdown. Weather and travel may favor Stanford, while Notre Dame's discipline and defense could counter. Both teams possess strong backfields and explosive passing, making the outcome uncertain with chances for big scores for Stanford and careful Notre Dame play.
Louis card shortstop Jimmy Cooney, expected to return for 1925, set a new fielding record with a 969 percentage. He handled 564 of 585 chances cleanly, making 242 putouts, 322 assists, and taking part in 68 double plays, surpassing Tinker’s 208 errorless games record.
Fred McLeod, 1908 national open golf champion, accepts a pro position at Temple Terrace Country Club Tampa for the winter season. His partner will be the veteran American open champion of 1921, a leading figure in golf this decade.
Charley Waugh of San Antonio and Texas A M is named honorable mention in Walter Camp’s 1924 all-America selections. Six Southwestern Conference stars appear on Camp’s first team with Waugh highlighted among Texas A M peers Fay Wilson and others, marking Camp’s first time excluding Harvard Yale and Princeton from first-team picks.
Two hundred boy spectators and the teams they watched fled for their lives last night when a fire broke out in the gymnasium at Martin High School in Cicero a suburb. The blaze caused about 500000 dollars in damage.
Reports to the Ohio state skating association indicate the International Skating Union indoor national championships will be decided in Pittsburgh and Cleveland with events likely scheduled late in February.
The article notes track and field figures entering world tours after the Olympics including Emerson Norton and Olympian Jackson Stholtz. It mentions Lorene Murchison and Charley iad dock heading to Africa and Europe, Puaro Nurmi and Jonni Myrra in the United States, while Harold Abrahams and Eric Widdell may appear at a Pennsylvania relay carnival. It also covers Western Conference planning to curb unsportsmanlike coaching and mentions Red Grange on track for Walter Camp's All American status, plus boxing notes on Thiger Flowers and Joe Lohman.
Dr Sigman Burg describes his Near East tour and the current conditions in the Holy Land. He will present What I Saw in Palestine before the Victor Lodge No 211 at an upcoming meeting.
Essay argues over stickmen handedness with 1924 figures showing Ruth left handed and Hornsby right handed as league leaders. Totals favor lefties 40 to 34 across major leagues, with Wagner and Hornsby as top right-handers, Cobb as left-handed king, and Ruth’s hope to extend his reign before aging limits him.
Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne drilled the team in Tucson Arizona in a two hour scrimmage with Adam Walsh at center and the four horsemen in the backfield. Rockne stressed brains determination courage speed and poise as essential traits for players before the Pasadena showdown with Stanford University. Stuhldreher Crowley and Walsh earned Walter Camp all American honors, acknowledged by Rockne as recognition for the team and its play.
Pasadena reports Stanford University trains for the East-West game against Notre Dame on New Year’s Day. Pop Warner leads 30 players and 3 coaches with secret Rose Bowl practice, aim to neutralize Notre Dame’s four horsemen and deliver a hard fought battle.
McKinley Avenue defeated Good Will Center 23 to 20 in a Sunday School Basketball League game on the City M C A court. Howard McMillan led scoring with 44 points as McKinley edged ahead after a tight first three quarters and held on in the final period.
In St Joseph on December 30 Pete Reif and substitute Hilliard combined for three quick field goals in the final minutes as the independent five edged Nebraska 22 to 19. Nebraska center Goeitsan starred with three long goals but could not prevent the loss.
In Chicago on a barnstorming tour, Hans Lobert raced a pony around bases with Dave Bancroft narrating. Lobert claimed victory by humor when the pony failed to touch home plate and the judge ruled the nose as the deciding factor.
West Virginia Wesleyan prepares for a New Year’s Day intersectional game with Southern Methodist at Fair Park Stadium Fort Worth Texas. Bobcats train at Hot Springs Arkansas and Fort Worth with 22 players and coaches Bob Higgins and Miller. Officials include Ed Cochran Frank Bridgen Edwin Blair Jack Roach. Game starts 230 with 1 pm gates. Tickets at Adolphus Pharmacy Commerce and Award before noon Thursday.
Entries for the 1927 Futurity Stakes near New York close January 3 and are expected to exceed last year’s 1520. The race, valued at over $100,000, traces to 1888 when Proctor Knott beat Salvator at Sheepshead Bay. New breeders include Mor-tix Herknes Philadelphia Falde Saint Phalle New York Hamilton Fat Gladstone N J Marshall Field New York and others across the United States.
The Sunday School Junior Basket League resumes Friday night at the City M C A court with three games. The schedule lists First Presbyterian and South Side Christian versus McKinley Avenue and Good Wilk Center, followed by other matchups through January and February.
New York news reports the three cushion billiard match between Willie Hoppe and Robert Cannnfax has forfeits of 2500 dollars each, a record for special matches without titles. The side wager will go to the winner along with 65 percent of the gate. loser takes 35 percent. The match is set for the week of January 19.
The Hill Lightfoot walking bout for Olympic East contenders is agreed. Andrew J. Hill and Andrew C. Lightfoot will race at Schwab Field near Bed Field with a one mile circle around the baseball infield. Officials prepared turf and timekeeping to prevent dispute while weather favors safety. Harold Winters offered Schwab Field for the event and spectators await condition checks before New Year’s football game.
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