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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1940
Page
8
National golf events and local clubs surface in California as teams begin winter play. The report highlights Methodist and Baptist temples, college and amateur groups, and early results amid scattered scores and upcoming tournaments in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
Los Angeles January 3 Bates of the Pacific Coast conference met in secret to discuss the Edwin Atherton report on athletes and athletic conditions. Atherton, finishing the report after a cost of 40000, is seen as the leading candidate to head a proposed office of commissioner as conference leaders push for reform.
Tempe and Catholic University of Washington DC played to a 60 60 tie in the New Year gridiron classic. Coaches Dixie Nowell and Ditech Bergman praised their teams while lamenting missed breaks, Tempe contending they had the better team, Catholic noting they did not play their top game.
The Washingtons baseball club finished sixth last year with a slight profit and no dividend. President Clark Griffith announced the annual stockholders meeting for January 2, noting potential gains from stadium improvements and new players. Attendance was a few thousand below five thousand, and Griffith was reelected president with control of the club in 1920.
The National Open prep event in Los Angeles exempted top players including Jimmy Demaret Byron Nelson Marvin Ward Macdonald Smith Olin Dutra and Horton Smith. A golf clinic was planned at Memorial Coliseum with pros attempting long drives. The Los Angeles Open kicks off the spring tour with the Texas Open following in early February.
In Gree nsburg Pennsylvania on January 3, Big Mace Brow pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates was summoned for six months duty as a grand juror. Brow requested to be excused and Judge Felix Alley declined briefly noting football now ahead of the courts, but Brow was allowed an informal excuse.
Los Angeles dispatch reports Santa Anita maintains an eight percent take per pool under state law, with the Los Angeles Turf Club announcing a full eight percent retention due to fewer racing days. General Manager Charles H. Struly notes the reduction in days and mandated charity and state programs, while the meet resumes a four day weekly schedule featuring a $2000 four-year-old and up allowance at seven furlongs with ten entries including Invian Broom, Magic Hour Forecast, and Anthology.
San Antonio reports stir as fans learn the Tennessee Volunteers head to a Hooxville trip with contingents shifting plans. A clash of events is noted with Paycher and Georgi set for a January 10 bout in Orlando, while smaller notes touch on Smokey but effective hunting lore from Stuttgart and a Civil War musket tale from a local hunter.
A scrambled horse racing report notes Havana and Oriental Park meets with officials like Becky Palladino and Bob Stettey quoted. It mentions preparations for upcoming races and a focus on five year old High Fidel Us for the $50,000 Widener on March 2, plus fund-raising and club activities at Miami Joezey and related tracks.
New Orleans reports on Texas A and M and Tulane post Sugar Bowl. Texas A and M, after a 14-13 upset of Tulane, aims to return to College Station with eight returning regulars including Kimbrough and Pach-Robnett. Tulane losses are offset by 12 back, with plans to rebuild under a two‑team system and rising freshmen contributing. A proposed national championship game involving USC and A&M was ruled out by Pacific Coast Conference rules.
SportLights discusses a proposed Texas A&M versus Southern California post season game for charity. The piece argues such a game could settle football arguments, raise funds, and please fans, while noting some educators oppose it. It cites players like John Kimbrough and Amby Schindler as potential participants and urges consideration if players agree.
The Rose Bowl aftermath inspired the Los Angeles Times to explain USC’s nickname. In 1912 Proxy Bovard asked Owen Bird for a better moniker as athletes were labeled Methodists and Wesleyans. Bird said they “fought like Trojans” and the name stuck in yells and songs across the campus and coast region.
Observer notes Tennessee football’s rough style in wins over Oklahoma and Miami, with penalties and crowd opinions split. It covers Walter Crider’s reactions, a San Antonio visit, and playful jabs at McCallum family sparring disputes, plus hunting reports, boxing investigations, and Look magazine critiques of boxing crookedness.
The 1938 National League season produced a tight pennant race with the Reds narrowly topping the field. One run outcomes dominated standings as six ties and many close games kept margins slim, while the Phillies and Dodgers battled for second amid frequent late drama.
A fragmented report from Salt Lake City references Ab Jenkins as a candidate for mayor amid a noisy public display. The piece hints at his Bonneville Salt Flats driving fame and a plan to accelerate Utah progress through municipal leadership, though details are unclear.
The text outlines concerns around grid stars Owen and Frank Fildrick and notes New York Giants mentor hosts with Jim Peele and Perry Schwearts to decide selections from 28 players. Green Bay's coach Gary Lambenh plans to use regular Packers, with Toth Mims and others shaping Sunday’s game as the National Leagues pick and prep.
Henry Armstrong arrives in New York from Los Angeles for a world title bout with Joe Ghnouly pending victory over the Puerto Rican challenger Pena Montanez. Promoter Mike Jacobs of New York aims to have Ghnouly sign to replace Montanez if Armstrong wins.
New York columnist lampoons aging tennis pros guiding youths at national indoor championships. He skewers extravagant travel costs and hotel bribes, mocks bridge earnings linked to tennis fame, and warns about amateurism rules that curb players’ earnings and club leverage.
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