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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
3
In a playful indoor gathering, Dolly Stark narrates an Arizona ballpark tale that dwarfs reality with a mountain carving joke. Local banter erupts as peers tease the exaggeration while a Morenci baseball scene and frontier bravado fuel the lighthearted discussion.
The indoor baseball leagues spotlight the Railroad Branch as the standout, with jeeps and strong play boosting their record. The rival Washers and Joskes toppled in recent games, while Railroader lineups featured players like Stal, Pivher, and Lambkin leading a powerful offense as the league braces for next week's key clash.
Paul Metzenthin voices strong support for an all-San Antonio city field meet this spring. He backs Professor Utz and Turners in promoting early competition for sprinters middle distance runners and field events. Aimed at uniting schools and athletic groups, the project envisions a large annual meet and hopes to involve the Interacho lastic Plague in Saturday’s discussion.
A damaged OCR fragment indicates an uncertain local notice with scattered words about imports or exports and a distorted event. Readable names or concrete details are missing, leaving an incomplete snapshot of any action, schedule, or authority involved.
Atlin Arlegs in San Antonio laments the party's failure to bag targets Barelay Andrews and Gange Toidy. A rough Tong drive ended in chaos as a farmer vented anger over missed quail shots, while other members struggled with the cold and misfortune.
Fragmented notes discuss Mourty Branghos and Wowhite arrival, tentative ski race chatter, and a confusing election of a championship candidate. Mentions Senegambians, winter plans, and a missing volunteer leader, with disjointed lines across sports and local gossip.
President Willards of the inter scholii the ALMIMME league calls a meeting for Saturday night at the VME OG. Topics include forming a basketball schedule with Ashen MIStors, eligibility concerns for players, selecting a spring baseball cartel ground, and other propositions to be discussed.
Morris Block, owner of the San Antonio baseball club, returns from Galveston with hopeful news for next year’s Texas league. Prominent figures say Galveston will improve, and Jack Warner may join as playing manager. Houston and Galveston plans include park upgrades and stronger teams as south Texas braces for a busy season.
New York January 8 The police may not interfere as the National Athletic Guild promotes a nine round bout tonight between Tommy Murphy and Pravkie Madden. Murphy is praised by his supporters as a rising eastern lightweight, while Madden has recently shown skill and power in the ring. Bates Newou will be ringside hoping for a decisive victory.
Clark Griffith warns spit balls are out of order and recalls a pitcher’s natural delivery as a skill. The focus is on how the spitter affects control and game outcome, with old author sentiment on changes in pitching technique and durability of arms.
Birth notices are reported for local residents including Mrs Sam Hastings of 224 Indiana, Mr and Mrs A Townsend with a newborn on 19 Rule, and Mrs Midian Lyttle of 1222 Nearon. funeral firm J T Burnatt & Co. listed as undertakers.
A slate of lodge meetings is listed for tonight including Unity Lodge No. 36 at Pythian hall and other fraternal groups such as Hermann Sons, Jehn Bosshardt Lodge No. 2223, Elkst at hall, Weedmen Circle, Alamo Lodge No. 44, and divisions of Pythian, Masonic, and Trade Union halls.
A mass meeting at the Business Men's Club unanimously adopted a resolution stating the carnival and battle of flowers should be repeated this year. Directors of the carnival association were urged to secure city plaza use with a 20 to 34 member board formed, and a new directors slate announced.
Notice from the mayor's office San Antonin city announcing a Board of Equalization session to hear appeals from the assessor's decisions for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1908. The board will meet daily from 9 am to 2 pm Monday through Friday and on holidays, with adjournments and deadlines noted. Mentions names of city officials and a local osteopath ad at the end.
Inspector Ken Anderson reports sanitary condition of recent fruit imports. Five carloads of apples bananas and oranges 15 boxes of lemons and 320 boxes of apples inspected with only sight box of apples failing. Three baskets of exhibit plant flower pub under we feat show best conditions in years and praise for efforts to maintain standards. Minnesota Puppe's orchestra $74 new.
A regular line of automobile stage service between Ormond Daytona and Palm Beach is set to begin by the Florida East Coast Hotel Company for resort guests. Three forty inch Acisepower A.1 Co cars, shipped by the American Locomotive Company, will operate the route. The cars were chosen without competitive testing and feature direct drive on both the third and fourth speeds to ease driving on sandy roads.
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