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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1927
Page
4
A garbled sports clipping mentions a notable player nicknamed Mighty good ball player and a manager discussing form and injuries. It notes looming season plans in California storms and hints at future games and conditioning for a catcher or batter, with references to teams, players, and preseason expectations.
Skipper at the helm Honus Mitze, popular Bears manager, predicts his club may land on top this season after coming close to a pennant in San Antonio last summer.
Baseball teams begin spring camps with players flocking to Florida and California. Washington, St. Louis, New York Giants, Cardinals, Indians, Braves, Athletics, Yankees, Robins, Pirates, Detroit, Cubs, Reds and others depart for Sarasota Avon Park Fort Myers St Petersburg Clearwater Paso Robles Catalina Orlando and other sites as managers and players report for the season start.
Disjointed OCR text mentions George Young aged 37 and a Toronto team with swimmers like Catals and Wrigley. References inconsistent travel and competition, with mentions of Los Angeles and Stacey.
Fragments report a ski star felled by an avalanche during a winter outing. Details are unclear but officials confirm a fatal incident and possible involvement of a fellow traveler or observers.
Fragmented text describes a boxing bout with unusual interest, unclear judges, and disruptions. Mentions local bouts, a Tolotine reference, and Wednesday night plans. The passage lacks coherent names, dates, or outcomes due to damaged OCR.
Athletic officer Barney Meeden of Cam Normoyle plans a skating basketball fundraiser next Monday. A City League exhibition will feature Normoyle players on roller skates with proceeds aiding the lamp athletic fart.
Marfa and the Twelfth Field Artillery clash in their first Southwestern Circuit Cup appearance. The match, set for 2:30 PM on Harbord Field near Fort Sam Houston, features teams from Eighth Corps Ares Headquarters and a bye for Headquarters. Fredericksburg won a first round 11 to 5 over Headquarters seconds. A second game follows Tuesday at Kelly Field between the Kelly Field Piers and Wichita Falls.
Fragmented boxers and matchups sprawled across a sparse boxing card. Names like Cuncagh Barthel Madd Yorkes and Joe Mediate appear amid unclear venues and dates.
National champion William Tilden praised Texas players Lewis White and Berkley Bell as未来 stars. He lauded White's strategic growth and Bell’s rising ranking, warned rivals in this season’s test, and outlined plans to train in the east with Francis Hunter while aiming to beat France abroad.
A four day horse show from March 5 to 6 at Fort Sam Houston in conjunction with the mid winter polo tournament features 26 events. San Antonio Saddles and Headquarters Highth Corps Area Polo club manage the program with polo ponies and saddle horses, five pony classes, and judges Brig. Gen. McCoy Colonel Whitehead Richard Waring and Col. Forsyth. Entries must be mailed to Room T West Headquarters Fort Sam Houston by March 2 with envelope marked horse show entries.
Walter Soonan, a market proprietor, died after being stabbed outside Hanlon’s restaurant. Noonan, jailed in the city prison, allegedly fought over old-time fighters after an argument at a dance. A blood-stained knife and towel were found at Hanlon’s, and police plan to interview the suspect with counsel.
Evans works as a chief architect on a large Chicago road and bridge project. The plan involves a long sequence of linked structures across Cook County to extend the city’s transportation grid. The effort is described as a major engineering undertaking with substantial funding and labor requirements.
A garbled report notes coach Bedenk leaving Rice at his request. The piece mentions Houston and a June event, with scattered references to athletic authorities and prior football figures, but full details are unclear due to damaged text.
Sunday shooting at Brackenridge Park tests 200 meter to 1000 meter targets as the Liberty Mistol and Wittle Cin teams prepare for a United States selection for the Rome event. Participants including M. Works, C. F. Barbe, and Wells led practice as squads cite readiness for elimination rounds.
Eight teams compete for the conference basketball championship. The Valley standings show tight race with key players from Missouri Kansas and nearby schools. An unprecedented late surge could alter seedings as teams push for the title.
Mary Valtimores of Pittsburgh defends her national amateur title in the 18.2 balk line billiards event. She faces Emil Renner of Youngstown in the opening round of the 1927 championship.
In Miami on February 21, Walter Hagen leads Gene Sarazen 3 down after five holes of a 72 hole special match. Hagen held a steady comeback as Sarazen tied the round with a two over par finish. The two will finish the match next Sunday in Sanford with both also entered in the Florida Open at Clearwater.
Charles W. Bennett longtime catcher and world champion with the Detroit team is near death at his home in Detroit Michigan aged 72. He has been seriously ill since surgery for an abdominal abscess months ago and previously lost both legs below the knee in a train accident after his peak eighties career.
In AuaTon Idaho February 21 nineteen dog teams began final training for the American Tog Derby twenty four mile race set for tomorrow. Bill Tene of Shotgun Idaho seeks another victory amid strong rival Lud Kent winner of the Western mushers race. Women drivers Miss Monte Baver and Miss Dean Anderson join the field driving teams from Salt Lake City and Ambear Walls respectively with mixed hounds crossbred with Labrador retrievers.
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