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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1927
Page
5
Captain Charley Muller, long prominent in post athletics, is appointed Fort Sam Houston and 2nd Division athletic officer. The move places Muller in charge of sports programs and physical training for the installation and its units.
Brian Bancroft Johnson, president of the American League, has been granted an indefinite vacation due to his health and plans to reside in San Antonio. He is en route via a stop in Hot Springs Arkansas and may arrive next week. Johnson, linked to gamethrowing scandals, has criticized Commissioner Landis and often hunts in Texas and Mexico during winters.
In the College Still Basketball League two Friday night games on Vamp Normorle court. First game features Senior College girls versus Local Council of Catholic Women. Second game matches Draughon’s Business College against P and S Nurses team with Draughon leading the standings after a close win over Incarnate Word.
Boxing notes list opponents and events with unclear names and figures. The fragment mentions Uribe Los Ad Channes Ay and Olympic connections with pacific or coast contexts and Andrews 5 attached, but specifics remain unreadable.
New York reports Mike McTigue, the returning light heavyweight sensation, claiming he will KO rugged Jack Sharker when they meet March 3 and then chase the world title with his famed right hand. He weighs about 170 in fighting trim at 33, dismissing critics who doubt his punch.
Weissmuller reportedly set a new world record in a 2208 sprint during a Chicago athletic program, breaking the previous mark. details remain unclear due to OCR garble but the event is highlighted as a record performance.
A fragment notes TMI team facing St Edward's University Cubs on a Friday night at Samm Howton auditorium court. It mentions the Cubs as a high school department team from St Edward's reputed for speed and a strong lineup, with a call to Crockett 2400 for ads.
Two San Antonio basketball games dot the Saturday night program. St Marys College Rattlers chase Southwestern University Pirates on the W. C. A court while Brackenridge Eagles meet the Lobos of Southwest Texas State Teachers College on the Fort Sam Houston floor. Eagles seek win to prep for district meet and state tournament, while the Rattlers gear for possible college conference inclusion as they face strong TI A A and Texas opponents.
Open season for clay pigeons starts Sunday with San Antonio Gun Club members preparing to shoot the limit. From 2 p.m. Sunday, scatter-gun experts will line up at the mural traps in Breckenridge Park for a festive shoot. Shot schedule continues Thursday and lasts until the end of the event.
Warren Brown returns to The Herald and Examiner in Chicago after covering the Texas Open Golf Championship for The Light and Universal Service. He will rejoin spring training coverage in March at Detroit Tigers camp and report on major league sites he visits.
Augusta Ga Feb 4 Cobb will not sign a contract this season until his exact status in the American League is known. He plans a definite announcement in about two weeks and says Detroit waivers would not restrict his freedom to choose a team. Dan Howley of the St Louis Americans says waivers would not affect Cobb’s options and a trade with the Yankees may be sought. Negotiations between the clubs had recently collapsed.
Babe Ruth returns to Hollywood for 1927 homer chase with Arthur McGovern as trainer. McGovern bars handball and schedules two hours of morning workouts, ending with a five mile jog to the First National studios in Burbank during his film work period.
Tex Rickard negotiates with Newark to build a 1.25 mile auto race track at Newport with a cost of 300 008. The project will be promoted by Rickard for a group of wealthy sportsmen.
Austin Feb 4 A stierm court battle is predicted for tonight as the Texas Steers and Arkansas Razorbacks clash, a tilt with big sway on the Southwest Conference title. Arkansas leads with six straight victories over the Longhorns in a crucial matchup.
St. Anne’s hosts a Friday card party at the parish house on Frederickshoro road to raise funds for a parish baseball entry this season. The church aims to field a St. Anne’s team in the Parish league and organize several minor teams for independent play.
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