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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1930
Page
6
Arkansas Razorbacks chase a fifth consecutive Southwest Conference crown facing Rice Owls in Houston in the opening of two final series. Texas and SMU mix in as candidates, with Arkansas also hoping Texas stumble. The buffer and upset results shuffle standings as season closes.
The Liberty Club held a weekly rifle shoot for the Cristea trophy Thursday night at the Ninth Lutontes indoor range. Scores featured Uberts Thompson 368, Dean 358, May 355, and Nashville club participants Calvert 324, Liv 372, Duke 338, with overall results from 161 to 372 points.
NM Angelo Feb 24 The West Texans plan to reestablish a regional league with six towns including Coleman Ballinger Midland and San Angelo. Wichita Falls may supply players if Abilene declines. a new salary cap is set at 2000 excluding managers. The league requires nine mem ber rosters per club and aims to start by May 1 with potential geographic shifts to Brownwood Brady or Sweetwater.
Former Los Angeles boxing star Makan died Sunday afternoon in San Francisco during a parachute jump a partial account indicates. Details are sketchy but authorities confirm the victim was well known in boxing circles and had pursued aerial sport activities locally.
A detailed match play schedule outlines rounds and pairings for a roof golfers tournament. Players are informed they must contact opponents and complete first-round matches by Sunday night, with flight advancement based on wins and losses, culminating in three matches before elimination.
The San Antonio Amateur Baseball Umpires Association will hold its first meeting of the season Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Two other athletic groups plan meetings that evening. Hooker Hall officials meet at 4 15 in Broadway Sporting Goods, and the City Senior Basketball league convenes immediately after.
The St Louis Browns sent four players Al Growler Chad Kimery Tal Gullick and Beantey Shanks to spring training in West Palm Beach Florida with a trainer and secretary and reporters along for the trip.
The California parachute tragedy claims the life of Fred "Dummy" Mahan, mute fighter from Texas. At Mills Field San Francisco a crowd watched his 23 year old attempt to regain speech and hearing via a long jump. the parachute failed to open and he died instantly. Col. Harry Abbott, Winsor, and others are cited as involved in the attempt. Mahan, a veteran boxers with 84 knockouts in 100 fights, hailed from Brackettville Texas and had fought champions Jackie Fields and Mushy Gallagher.
Promoter Ralph Hammond books a Friday night bout at Fort Sam Houston featuring Wirth meeting Poulis in the semi windup. Wirth comes from Detroit for the San Antonio appearance as a grappler with no local reputation. An unknown fighter from Laredo is set to face Wildcat Stevens in the prelims if Stevens can be lured from Corpus Christi. The main event heavyweight lineup remains unsettled as Coleman and Karasick are watched.
The St Marks Tiana can clinch at least a share of first in the National division of the Cage Senior Basketball League by defeating the Triple-C five on Camp Normoyle court Monday night. A loss would drop Lions out of solo first unless Knights of Trumba Aces also win. M. A. Triansira, tied for first with the Trons, play tonight. Public Service Utilities already won the American Division. their game with Laurel MMeight Monday night means little.
The San Antonio symphony orchestra will present a concert at the marginal auditorium on March 7 with Cry Angling as conductor and Karl Abel performing. The orchestra, consisting of 19 first-rate players including strings, winds, brass, and percussion, promises a varied program featuring notable soloists and orchestral works.
Los Angeles reports Lupe Velez signs with Universal and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for The Storm as her first Universal output trails a possible The Merry Widow revival with Lawrence Tibbett and Grace Moore. The piece notes Laemmle, La Plante, and the Star mix including Lowell Sherman and Fay Wray, with Victor Moore and others in talks for various projects.
The first San Antonio track meet is planned between Main Avenue and Harlanda le High schools for Friday at Garrett field. Coaches seek early assessment of athletes as Ros J. Cochran leads the Crimson team in two months of daily workouts. Ben Brites Indians face practice gaps and a thinner lineup, risking veteran impact.
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