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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1909

Page

3

Meet Bleu Triumph at Al San Antonio Track Meet

Warner track squad won first place by four points over Marshall Training School amid ideal conditions and sharp competition. Powers of Y squad sparked a fast 100-yard dash in 9.5 seconds close to a world record. Turners, High School, W. M. C. A., West Texas, and St. Mary's College posted strong scores with Lamar and Marshall teams claiming multiple event wins.

Nts Warner Marshall Turner Finah Fleet Iba Fuisa Turners Marshall Training School High School West Texas St. Mary's College Powers Bush Gerond Goin Vane Mashall Th Gueldner Purneré Boo Bish Rshall Tine Haltrum Lohse Dietzel Leiner Swit Leitners Gueldner Barry Dix M. Peters Golwan Labse Abbott Peters Dreiss Slimon Balewian Slinyp Wilers Kottler Gueld Turk Dintcheson Clack Armbrust Gillman Hanson Bateman Smith Lambert Berry High Donorhue Stumbere Kneeland Long St Mary's Central Christian Church Government Hill First Baptist Ove Hall Rimmers Central Christian Charles Maehone Wendell Frazer Stanton Bouth John Holt Gerald Eakin Wield Cunningham Paul Adams Roscoe Mina Boyd Deval Edwin Tracey John Brown Carl Luthers Adolph Weight Elms Mhbry Bert Springall Phil Hopkins

Pugnacious Umpire Refused Bribe in Major Scandal

A report notes an umpire accused of refusing a bribe during a New York Chicago game. The incident involved faces punched and the bribe offer, with calls for disclosure of the involved individual.

Stone Awent New York-Chicago Klem

Local Meet Officials and Patent Medicine Ad

The item lists officials such as Harold Gathers and Gilhem Cox with names including Ernest Merker and Wirst Bagtishs in a meet officiating role and cites a remedy from Billard’s Horehound Syrup priced at $1.09 per bottle. The ad mentions Dr B T Hughes continuing practice and notes disease concerns for eye ear nose throat.

Harold Gathers Gilhem Cox Ernest Merker Wirst Bagtishs Tussel Davich Ricard Kewis Amhur Wright Wok Pape Theo, Burger Gilmer Walker Swill Joynson Davis Wreeer Lanis Heverminn Starler Feferee Adolph Wagosh Adahsy Philips Claude Yost Robert Winlord Will B. T. Hughes Megs Heke Blig

Turner bowling league features close scores and clutch finish

Turner alleys hosted a close two game set with Grasso and Ling shining. Keeh’s Li Las edged Grasso’s Giants by one pin in the second game as Ling clinched the opener for Lu Lus. The night highlighted Waenfehr, Koch, Ling, Zork, Winerdorf and Corning as top performers with a late winning strike.

Grasso Keeh Li Las Giants Turner Alleys Ueir Koch Ling Zork Winerdorf Corning Crodd

Infantry versus Mounted Men in a 9 to 7 ball game

A muddy post game report notes Infantry trailing early then leading 2nd half, as Laberdie hits a key home run in the fourteenth to lift Infantry past Mounted Men. Final score 9 to 7 with Tatin West and Rogers pitching for Infantry, Campenter catching for Mounted.

Kimse Wey Laberdie Tatin West Rogers Canpenter

Big Bunch Shoots at Laurel Heights

A local story records heavy activity at Laurel Heights with Klock's Electric Pelt Mattress Factory claiming the largest print in the south and employing about 1000 bales of cotton annually at 026-8 Main Avenue. Theo and Artzt Orchestra operate with both phones listed for contact.

BIG Bunch Laurel Heights Klock South Main Avenue

Daddy of basketball proudly recalls first game

Memphis Tenn Feb 23 Special Correspondence W S Parks assistant secretary of the Memphis YMCA-A proposed official who officiated the first basketball game. Parks when visiting the Springfield Mass training school for YMCA secretaries and physical fitness recalls the early days of the sport. He helped train the first two teams organized in the south at Vanderbilt University and at the Nashville YMCA.

Memphis Tent W. S. Parks M.C. A Parks Springfeld Massi C. A Tas Parke Galleriw Fiehter South Vanderbilt University Nashville Y. M. Cla

Bonhag Breaks The Five Mile Record In Kentucky

George Bonhag of the final American athletic rink reportedly ties or breaks the world five mile record at the event in Kentucky on February 2. Tim Collins is noted for a mark set in the same race.

Bonhag George Bonhag Drole Tim Collins

Indoor winter game plan for school squad outlined

The physical director of the school, at Father H Gullek's suggestion, planned an indoor winter game to build endurance speed and interest. The training secretary wanted a structured program with nine new players including three centers and three forwards. The first game showcased the new lineup.

H. Gullek Spenbttor

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