Light trophy to honor grammar school basketball league winner
The Light offers a large solid silver loving cup for the San Antonio Grammar School basketball pennant winner. Physical Director Tannenbaum of the Y M C A will oversee the league with six teams already entered and plans to expand to eight. A captains meeting at the Y M C A is set to finalize arrangements and player eligibility.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Grammar School
Light
Tannenbaum
Young Men’s Christian Association
Packey McFarland to Face Kid Burns at Fairmount Club
Boxing card in New York features Packey McFarland meeting Kid Burns tonight for the title at the Fairmount Athletic Club. Dope from New York suggests Burns has his hands full against the challenger, with McFarland a slight betting favorite.
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Packey McFarland
Kid Burns
Fairmount Athletic Club
New York
Stock Yards
Burns
McFarland
Regulation limits and registration rules for youth teams
The policy sets a 15 year age cap for players and requires all players to register with Director Tannenbaum by the next Saturday. Each team must have a captain and may register ten players.
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Tannenbaum
Austin Fans Happy New Circuit Pleases Texas Baseball
Fans across Austin cheer a Texas Baseball League meeting outcome. Galveston is back in the eight town circuit, Beaumont clamors for a team, and Austin aims to repeat pennant success under manager Red Downey as Tom Iglehart leads. Exhibition games with eastern squads are planned.
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Austin
Tex
Houston
Texas Baseball League
Galveston
Beaumont
Shreveport
Texas
Tom Iglehart
Red” Downey
San Francisco’s Eddie Menney Fights Burke to Draw in New Orleans
Eddie Menney of San Francisco and local favorite Battling Burke fought ten rounds to a draw at the Orleans Athletic Club in New Orleans last night. The bout produced a spirited exchange with neither man gaining a clear edge.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Eddie Menney
San Francisco
Burke
Orleans Athletic Club
Trapshooter Display High Grade Skill at Toepperwein Range
Visiting pros Crosby Marshall Gilbert Heikes and amateur Merrill showed top form at the San Antonio trapshoot yesterday on the Toepperwein range. Col Guessaz led the amateurs with 45 hits, while Gilbert and Borden posted perfect 60s amid an enthusiastic crowd.
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Toepperwein
San Antonio
Kansas City
Crosby
Marshall
Gilbert
Heikes
England
Merrill
Col. O. C. Guessaz
Gilbert and Borden
Ad Toepperwein
O'Connell
Seer
Borden
Marshall Re
Mrs. Toepperwein
Guessaz
Ste Eee
Heikes O'Connell
Wee
Merrill Eee
O'Connell Sete
Moore Sr
Wisconsin coach predicts rougher play under new football rules
Madison February 6 the Associated Press reports University of Wisconsin coach John Richards says the new football rules hurt small colleges. He cites four downs ten yards favors plowing plays and a goal line forward pass restriction removal favors slam-bang scoring. He warns open tackling will favor bigger slower backs and reduce clever kicking and recovery.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wis
John Richards
University of Wisconsin
Hold Monthly Session Of San Antonio Driving Club
Enthusiastic meeting of local horsemen from the San Antonio Driving Club to-night at the Southern hotel at 8 oclock. Topics include possibly charging admission for future matinees and arrangements for the first February matinee at the Fairgrounds track next Friday.
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San Antonio
Southern Hotel
Fairgrounds
Oklahoma City bid for Mid Continent League franchise
Oklahoma City seeks a Mid-Continent League franchise as Abner Davis calls a meeting in Oklahoma City to organize a new circuit. The Mid-Continent League already includes Tulsa Muskogee and Bartlesville in Oklahoma and Fort Smith in Arkansas. President J B Bartlett says towns aligned with the league will not attend the Oklahoma City session while Oklahoma City aims to join.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Bartlesville
Fort Smith
Ark
J. B. Bartlett
Leagee
Oklahoma City
Abner Davis
Beaumont
Texas
Moran Wins Decisively in Heavyweight Bout at Blackfriars
In a rematch at Blackfriars London on Feb 5 Frank Moran of Pittsburgh defeated Fred Storbeck ex heavyweight champion of South Africa. After a hard fought twelve rounds Moran floored Storbeck three times in the twelfth and Storbeck could not rise for the thirteenth.
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Associated Press
London
Frank Moran
Pittsburg
Fred Storbeck
South Africa
Black Friars
Storbeck
Moran
Storebeck
Poggenburg Wins Billiard Championship Match
Joseph Mayer of Philadelphia won the twelfth game of the national Class A 18.2 balk line billiard championship, defeating Dr. W. G. Douglass of New York 400 to 241. J Ferdinand Poggenburg, former champion, beat Percy Collins of Chicago 400 to 212 with precise cue work.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph Mayer
Philadelphia
W. G. Douglass
Amateur Billiard Club of
J. Ferdinand Poggenburg
Percy Collins
Collings
Berg Retains His Title In Vancouver Match
John Berg the American light heavyweight wrestling champion defended his title against Chester McIntyre in Vancouver last night winning the first and third falls. McIntyre claimed the second fall in 20 minutes 80 seconds. Berg took the first fall in 24 minutes 20 seconds and the final fall in 80 minutes.
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Berg
Associated Press
Vancouver
B. C
John Berg
America
Chester McIntyre
McInre
Org
Papke to Box Montell in Open-Air Twenty Round Fight
Billy Papke former middleweight champion and Frank Montell of Pawtucket Rhode Island are booked for a twenty round bout in Sacramento California on February 22 the contest to be staged outdoors.
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Washington
Associated Press
Sacramento
Cal
Billy Papke
Frank Montell
Pawtucket
R. L
New Members Added to Automobile Club in San Antonio
At a San Antonio Automobile Club board meeting twenty one new members were elected. Directors approved road signs for Bexar county to guide traffic from the city. Lloyd Spencer Plaza theater manager gave club members tickets to a special Plaza performance next Friday. Secretary Pearson handles extra reservations. New members include Fred Herff J N Lott C R Bass Dr Adolph Herff A H Fraser L A Casey W L Herrman J M Newton Albert Steves A J Wernette William Ziegler Dr C L Milburn Dr R E Witte R H Wester Col I T Pryor Albin Seidel and Dr R E Moss.
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San Antonio Automobile Club
Bexar County
San Antonio
Lloyd Spencer
Plaza Theater
Plaza
Pearson
Fred Herff
J. N. Lott
C. R. Bass
Adolph Herff
A. H. Fraser
L. A. Casey
W. L. Herrman
J. M. Newton
Albert Steves
A. J. Wernette
William Ziegler
C. L. Milburn
R. E. Witte
R. H. Wester
Col. I. T. Pryor
Albin Seidel
R. E. Moss
Big Five Clinch City Bowling Title Over Summerfield All-Stars
The Big Five swept the last three games in an 18 game city championship series at Grand alleys to claim the title. Harrison Mills led with the high season average, William Sessions had the high individual game, and Doc Emerson contributed steady bowling as Charles Hereck added key strikes. Edward Kohr led the All-Stars with an evening high game of 233, while Roach and Staudt kept pace despite tough breaks. The Grand Five finished the series ahead by 123 pins to secure the championship.
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Summerfield
Big Five
Harrison Mills
William Sessions
Charles Hereck
Doc’ Emerson
Carl Ziegler
Edward Kohr
Roach
Staudt
Grand Five
Boxing Clubs Licensed in San Francisco Under New Ordinance
Sixteen clubs are licensed to stage four round professional bouts in San Francisco with class B status for 1250 dollars yearly, allowing about three fights annually. The ordinance also creates monthly permits for twenty round bouts among four class A clubs.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Smejkal Injured but Wins Match
Bohemian wrestler Smejkal defeated Ernest Ritzler of Germany in straight falls here in Cedar Rapids, the first fall lasting 40 minutes and the second 13 minutes 40 seconds. He sprained his left ankle in the second fall and was carried from the mat.
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Ordman
Fargo
N. D
Henry Oraman
Sampson
Smejkal
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ernest Ritzler
Germany
Hicks Defeats Californian in Ten-Round Bout
Freddie Hicks of Detroit defeated Walter Coffey of California in a ten round middleweight bout held in New York last night.
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Hicks
New York
Freddie Hicks
Detroit
Walter Coffey
California
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