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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1947

Page

4

Butts Demands Resignation Over Salary Charges

Atlanta Dec 30 Head Football Coach Wallace Butts of the University of Georgia offers to resign after accusing State Auditor B E Thrasher Jr of distorting expenses in relation to his pay. Thrasher cited a last fiscal year total of 29 749 95 with 99 1 499 92 salary and 708 33 bonus among other items. Butts and President Harmon Caldwell rebutted the charge, asserting no state debt was created by the Georgia athletic associations and that the university athletic board could accept his contract through 1950. Also notes former coach Barry dies at 68 in Florida.

Atlanta Wallace Butte University of Georgia B. E. Thrasher Jr Butts Thrasher University of Georgia Athletic Board

Fight Results From Various Cities Hard to Read

Fragmented boxing results listed with names and scores across Providence Atlanta Hartford Denver Worcester Lewiston Holyoke and Brooklyn area. Names include Hunter Pierce Michaud Larkin Wall and Manchin among others with scattered numbers suggesting weights rounds or scores, difficult to parse due to OCR errors.

Michaud Lewiston Iston Tinny Larkin Gar Manchin Arookiyn Holyoke Mass Henry Wall Rew Orleans

Bobcats Rematch With BAMC After Close 68 58 Win

Southwest Texas College Bobcats of San Marcos defeated Brooke Army Medical Center 68 to 58 Monday night and schedule a rematch at Fort Sam Houston arena at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Jim Littleton led with 11 field goals and seven free throws. BAMC counters with Sexe 7 and Anderson 19. The BAMC Rockets fell 56 40 to Southwest Texas B team in the preliminary.

Southwest Texas Atale College Bobcats San Marcos Brooke Army Medical Center Ft. Sam Houston At & P.m Jim Littleton San Antonio Bobcats Southweat Texas Fittleton Filta Dick Sexe Rockets Sexe Comets

City League Holiday Break Ahead for Basketball Double-Headers

City Basketball League teams scheduled no play until Monday after New Year’s Eve. Kelly Flyers routed St. Mark’s Community House 103 to 28 in a league game at Woodlawn gym. Alps Cafe defeated Roys Club 49 to 44 in an exhibition. Lineups and halftime scores noted for several teams with scattered readable names and numbers.

City Basket Ball Kelly Iela Flyers St. Mark's Community House al Woodlawn Alps Cafe Heat Roys St. Mark's OC Reree Caetho Q Leven Roche Garels Eyes If Garaa Jures Aeily Fivers Wetnaan jMatlener War Laneh Crate Ta Wileon RK Harrie Areilayn Kelly Flyers Fa Marke

Boys Clubbers Awarded Jackets and Trophies

The eight members of the Boys Club boxing team were honored with blue and white jackets and engraved trophies from Bob Bourgeois after a dinner at Boys Club No. 4d on Center Street. Tomas Garza, a double winner, received a robe, as coach Ray Ramon earned a jacket. Presenters included Harold Scherwitz and M. C. Gonzales, with several club officials in attendance. The team prepares for trips to Sherman, Texas and Little Rock, Arkansas.

Boys Club Arkansas Bob Bourgeois Battlers Ft. Smith Clarksville Bourgeois Tomas Garza Homer Escamilla Sam Moreno Bobby White Nino Rangel Charles Miller Ray Ramon Harold Scherwitz the Light M. C. Gonzales Gonzales Andres Rivera Bade Smith Bobby Dykes Ben Singleton Sherman Tex Little Rock Ark

Fort Worth Teams Lead Dallas In High School Tourney

High school basketball action in Dallas features Fort Worth entries dominating the close of the tournament. Poly beat Cromer Tech 44 to 26, North Side edged Adamson 46 to 45, Bowie defeated Blossom 39 to 31, and Martins MU beat Cavagn 33. Tonight Poly and North five vie for the championship after previous wins.

tNs Ft Worth Dallas Invitation High Tonight Poly North Five

Penner’s Clothiers versus Lackland Cagers Clash at Lackland Gym

Penner's Clothiers and the Lackland Cagers will meet in a basketball game at the Lackland gym at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Manager Hunky Hernandez asks all Penner's Clothiers to assemble at Guerra drug store by 6 p.m. for the event.

Penner's Clothiers Lackland Airbase Lackland Hunky Hernandez Guerra Drug Store

Pro Am Golf Teams Tie for First at Prackenridge Park

In a weekly Pro Am event at Prackenridge Park on Monday, the team of Ray Flashkamper W H Boeck George Hendrix and Chico Salinas tied with Jerry Jenkins Claude Estrada Leo Rojas and Ralph Granger for first place. Both teams finished with a best ball score of 63 before a playoff, while Tony Holguin N Cook Bob Daubert Genner Wright and Joe Martinez Daniel Yoone Bud Stoner Tom Ossey were close in the same event.

Ray Flashkamper W. H. Boeck George Hendrix Chico Salinas Jerry Jenkins Claude Estrada Leo Rojas Ralph Granger Prackenridge Park Darkness Tony Holguin N. Cook Bob Daubert Genner Wright Joe Martinez Daniel Yoone Bud Stoner Tom Ossey

Holy Cross Counts On Blind Mascot in NCAA Run

Worcester, December 30. Holy Cross, the defending NCAA basketball champions, rely on their blind mascot and honor student Bal Gallagher as they prepare for a three game swing through the South and Midwest. Gallagher, sightless since infancy, can still guide the team from the bench by listening to the crowd and teammates. The Crusaders face North Carolina State in New Orleans and St. Louis University in St. Louis, then De Paul in Chicago as part of the trip. Gallagher attended Perkins Institute for the Blind after a period of illness and has since captained the Perkins team in Watertown.

Worcester Mass Bal Gallagher Holy Cross Midwest Hove Clase Desult College Bill Jeam Maynard New Orleans Crusaders North Carolina State St. Louis St. Louis U Chicago de Paul University Gallagher

Mrs Eva Hart Dies In Chicago At 3

Mrs Eva Cruzen Hart widow of James A Hart former Chicago Cubs owner died today in Chicago. Hart aided her husband with Cubs affairs from 1892 to 1905, reflecting her strong interest in baseball and the sport she supported throughout her life.

Eva Hart Chicago Eva Cruzen Hart James A. Hart

Women golfers tie for first in Oak Hills A flight

At Oak Hills Country Club the Women s Golf Association A flight tied for first with Manch, aoney, and Mrs A B Rose posting 60 13 T4 74 respectively while Mrs Abbey claimed the prize on the western breakdown Mrs Sterling Browning won the B flight with 104 33 71 and Mrs Tenille Henderson led nine hole play with net 38 inclusions show a competitive club event with multiple named players and scores

Michigan Ace Faces Roses Bowl Injury Question

Michigan star Bob Chappuis, an All-America passer, may miss the Rose Bowl against Southern California due to a leg injury. Coach Fritz Crisler voiced cautious optimism, saying the injury is not fully checked but not believed serious. Trainer Jim Hunt called it a muscle tear with internal bleeding, mitigated by prompt treatment. Weather outlook foresees showers on New Year’s Day.

Pasadena Calif Michigan Bob Chappuis Southern California Fritz Crisler Crisler Jim Hunt

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