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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1918

Page

9

Rieber Wins Open Competition On Municipal Rifle Range

Riflemen crowded the municipal range to contest five events under Sergeant H H Mitchell. Highlights include T Acquieber scoring 96 of 100 in the 300 yard 1 inch bullseye event and Audrey Goldthorp, a 9 year old, scoring 42 of 60 with a 22 rifle at 30 feet, praised as remarkable by Mitchell.

Sergt. H. H. Mitchell T. Acquieber G. W Sweet Lieut. M. ©. Chadbourne H. C. Pfannkucheé Pfannkuehe J. K. Powell L. White Sai.l. Goldthorp Pfannkuche Nimeelf A. W. Sweet Bruhn A. Rieber Chadbourne Hairbeh Capt H. M. Bateman Av. C. Margrove Lieut. A. Jugelke D. Bonner W. P. Hickey Sinclair Lieut. G. Wyatt W. BP. Hickey Y. D. Bonner Hickey Audrey Goldthorp Mitchell Annie Oakley

Kelly Field to host boxing and wrestling tourney

An intersectional boxing and wrestling tournament will be staged at Kelly Field Saturday night at 7 PM. M C Salassa and Juent Ried lead the event with four boxing divisions and three wrestling weight classes. Winners advance to inter camp competitions with Camp Bowie and other camps. notes include corrections about past results and comments on heavyweight title contenders Caddock and Zbyszko.

Kelly Field M. C. Salassa Army Y. M. C. A Flying Grounds Kelly Camp Bowie Fort Worth Eagle Pass Paso Juient C. A. Ried Salassa Lajassa Corpus Christi Pion Camp Dodge Des Moines Iowa Caddock National Army Middle West Stecher Wladek Zbyszko Zbyszko New York Zabyszko Treferee Ed Smith

Earl Caddock an exception among the big mat men

In wartime sport shifts, many athletes join the draft, leaving wrestling thin. Yet Earl Caddock, heavyweight champion, stands out as an exception among the big mat men amid wartime service and recruitment upheaval.

Earl Caddock Chicagn Mars

Toledo Team Tops Five Man Standings At Circuit

Toledo Champion Spring Company moved to first place in the five-man event standings at the American Bowling Congress tournament on Sunday night, with a total pinfall of 2908. They overtook the Blouin Brucks of Chicago who had led with ESP, with no other changes in the top ten.

Cincinnati Ohio Spriug Company Toledo American Bowling Congress Blouin Brucks Chicago

Dempsey Brennan Heavyweight Bout Prompts Willard Title Talk

The elimination ten round bout tonight in Milwaukee pits Jack Dempsey against Bill Brennan. The winner is eyed as a challenger to Jess Willard’s world heavyweight title, with plans to meet the New Orleans winner Fulton Moran in a forthcoming 20 round bout. One promoter noted one of tonight’s four contenders could pursue a title clash with Willard.

Chicago Milwaukee Jack Dempsey Bill Brennan Jess Willard New Orleans

Tule Indians Rich From Wood Chopping Trust

Porterville North Dakota dispatch reports Porterville woodchop workers thriving as Tule Indians, holding a monopoly on the labor, enjoy rising wages and increasing affluence amid strong demand for chopping.

Porterville N. D

Military Athletic Program At Camp Travis Friday Night

A large military athletic program is planned at Camp Travis to be held Friday night at the YMCA auditorium. Capt C L Brosious will oversee events, with a broad sword exhibition by Brosious and Capt McConnel, boxing rounds featuring Troy Goldfedder and Riefield, and Indian club swinging by YWCA directors. Admission is free, open to civilians and soldiers, with seats reserved for ladies and officers.

Camp Travis Y. M. CA C. L. Brosious Civilus Brosious United States McConnel British Arm Arison Troy Goldfedder Riefield

Busy Week Ahead for Y M C A Athletes in Gym

The Y M C A hosts a busy week with the Business Men's Volley Ball League games on Tuesday and Thursday, led by Frank Cunningham's team in top form as they face G J Groos. Handball tournament entries due this week promise many fresh entrants and a premier Senior event on Monday night. Junior A race narrows between James Dugger and Jack Williams. Indoor baseball remains the class.

Walter Tianert Frank Cunningham G J. Groos Cunningham James Dugger Jack Willaimes Ube

Junior B Indoor Baseball League Opens Next Saturday

Schedule outlines Junior B events starting next Saturday with the Junior B Indoor Baseball League. The Business Boys class will meet Tue Thu Sat with a large turnout anticipated. weekly lineup includes volleyball, basketball, and punchball across multiple times and venues, culminating in a Leaders' Corps event and a Turner matchup at YY.

Business Boys YY. W. CG MM. CG Turners

Tourney on Tonight Highlights Detroit Billiard Event

Detroit hosts a national amateur balk line billiard tournament starting Monday night with seven players. Irwin Huston of Detroit faces David Meant Jr. of Chicago in opening play. Matches are best of three hundred points with the top standings winning the championship.

Detroit Mich Tlay Irwin Huston David Meant Jr Chicago Truston-McCanless Eugene Milburn Memphis Tenn

Fulton versus Moran set for open air heavyweight bout

In New Orleans Fulton of Rochester Minnesota meets Frank Moran of Pittsburgh in a scheduled open air fight at Louisiana Auditorium. Referee Sammy Goldman to oversee the bout with Fulton expected to weigh about 190 pounds and Moran around 197. Both boxers reportedly in strong condition and the crowd anticipated a decisive decision tonight. London bankers note 1917 stock declines, with American securities falling while English and foreign issues edge up slightly.

New Orleans Red Fulton Rochester Minn Frank Moran Pittsburg Louisiana Auditorium Sammy Goldman Toulton Bankers’ Magazine of London Loondon Exchange Thomas de Quincy Dovtor Matthews Steferee Mingt

Camp Travis Four Wins Gunter Hotel Championship Cups

Fort Sam Houston hosts the Gunter Hotel Cups polo final where Camp Travis Four defeated Kyle team in six fast chukkers by a wide margin. Captains Blocker Jones and Stacy led aggressive play amid strong defense by Captains Aphen and Donaldson, with Major Migdalski presenting the cups.

Fort Sam Houston Camp Travis Aphen Donaldson Blocker Jones Travis Stacy O Parke Kyle Migdalski Sfart Sam Houston McCoy Nemount Colws Camp Ermis Kiylo Staelx

Dramatic Critics and a Tangle of Language

A fragmentary historical note discusses dramatic criticism and vocabulary, citing Wyle Mencken and critiques of literary gods. It questions seditious accusations against writers and recalls attempts to poison American literature with backward language. It notes the use of French terms and the difficulty of avoiding such terminology in criticism.

Wyle Mencken New York Evening Tras Min Broadway

Western Association Adopts Its Schedule for 1918 Campaign

The Western Association adopted a 117 game schedule for 1928 with opening date April 5 and closing August 11. Oklahoma City Muskogee Tulsa and Fort Smith will start the season with Denison Sherman Texas and McAlester Ardmore Okla dropping out for one year. Salary limit raised to 1800 monthly. Two cities to be added later and six club circuit will be operated. Players reserved by four clubs not playing were distributed among remaining cities.

Ahoma Ghia Western Association Oklahoma City Muskogee Tulsa Fort Smith Denison Ando Sherman Texas McAlester Ardmore Okla Nota Idt

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