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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1917
Page
8
New York February 7 The executive committee of the U S National Lawn Tennis Association will discuss a stricter amateur rule at the February 9 annual meeting. A non retroactive amendment is likely. Doubles championship format changes and residency requirements for sectional champs are also debated.
In local league action Utica Presbyterians beat Beacon Hill Baptists 21 to 13 led by Higgy Simmang and Bledsoe with three baskets apiece. Laurel Heights routed Calvary Baptists 55 to 8 as Spencer scored 12 field goals and Watson added seven, with Bryant and Sharp contributing.
Tommy Gibbons of St Paul outboxed Milwaukee’s Bob Moha in a ten round middleweight contest here. Gibbons led five rounds to Moha’s three with two even, Moha flared in the eighth, Gibbons burst a glove, and the fight stayed decisive through the tenth with Gibbons pressing for a knockout but Moha dazed at the end.
Main Avenue High School crushed West Texas five 61 to 7 Tuesday, tying St. Mary's for the top spot. Spencer scored eleven and Green ten field goals, each more than the entire West Texas team. Bullitt added five, Hall four, Reddock two, while Wilers fouled three times for the losers.
Harry Wills of New Orleans broke his right wrist in the second round of a scheduled twelve round heavyweight bout with Battling Jim Johnson of New York in St Louis on Tuesday night and was forced to quit.
The San Antonio Music Company bowling team defeated the Russell Giants in three straight games Tuesday night. Scores were 800 to 720, 794 to 762, and 808 to 724, with Vernon and Berman leading the winners and Russell in defeat.
Mrs Schiebel's ninepin team defeated Mrs Gembler's team in two straight games 160 to 158 and 176 to 137. Mrs Eiserloh's squad also beat Mrs Grasso's team 168 to 154 and 193 to 176.
Traction Company bowled past Uvalde & Gulf three games to none 801 758 878 741 922 671 to stay first. George Armbrust led with 585 across three games and two high scores 204 and 231. Fred Wagenfehr scored 547 and one 190. Zuercher added 521, McHugo 482 as four Traction players topped Uvalde's best. Yelton led the losers with 472 and 191.
National championship field trials resumed in Grand Junction Tennessee after weather postponements. Thirteen dogs compete in heats with Medford Eugene and Bowen each posting three bevies and several flushes. La Besita and Joe Muncie also scored three bevies with some faults as finals expected Friday.
CHICAGO February 7 With the signing Tuesday of Pitcher Carter President Weeghman of the Chicago Nationals announced that 27 players are under contract and that not more than six members of the club will be missing when the players leave on the training trip to Pasadena California February 20 It is more than probable he said that these six also will be on the train.
Kansas City shooter Philip R. Miller scored 123 of 125 to top the second day of the thirteenth annual interstate midwinter shoot. Fred Gilbert placed second among pros with 121, Harrison Kennicott 121, amateur Charles Cooper 121, and a tie for third with 119 hits. Herndon retained the amateur White Flyer cup after a shoot off with Roth.
Erich Menger won the weekly class contest in the YMCA Business Boys division by pressing up from the floor 51 times, a new event record. Allen Hines was second with 41 and Edward Barr did 30.Menger leads the individual point standings with 24 points followed by Jack Bond 13 and Forrest Fesler 11.
A solid silver challenge cup donated by a University of Pennsylvania alumnus will be contested at the annual one mile relay championship of America. The trophy is named the Mike Murphy cup in memory of Pennsylvanias late track coach.
Bartletts basketball quintet defeated Herff Shirar five 14 to 3 in the Junior YMCA series. The first half was close but the winners pulled away in the second period. Principal scorers for Bartletts were Jack Bond Reimschissell and Bartlett. Goolsby and Shiraz led the losers.
New York reports a nationwide surge in swimming interest with cities expanding indoor and outdoor natatoriums. Stars like Teddy Cann, Herbert Vollmer, Perry McGillivray, and Los Angeles standout Lady Langer are highlighted as likely headliners for upcoming aquatic meets nationwide.
Southern Methodist University of Dallas defeated the University of Oklahoma 43 to 20 in a Tuesday basketball game played on an outdoor court in Dallas Texas.
Chicago signed Andrew Norseman a high school pitcher to play for the local American League team after Tuesday night agreement.
A Brown county farmer now in Nebraska recounts stories of the new soil being so productive that grass grows nightly on sod houses and babies sleep on the floor while twin infants share a cradle. He notes the soil’s odd effect on people with one foot growing longer when standing. The tale frames a humorous contrast between arid pastures and Nebraska abundance.
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