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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1941
Page
7
Fred Bloken will conduct trap shooting instruction at the Alilonio Gui club. Sessions occur four days per week with afternoon clinics Wednesday Thursday and Saturday, and longer Sunday sessions starting at 10 p.m. Phone contact listed as 517M.
The St. Mary's Rattlers host Daniel Baker Hillbilies for a 6:30 p m Saturday matchup at Alumni gym. The Hillbilies bring a strong Indiana‑built lineup, following a 44-40 win over Southwest Texas Bobcats. A football banquet shifts Saturday game times and related schedules.
A dense rail of college basketball scores lists Texas 95 over Connecticut 60, Maine 1 over New Hampshire 9, and many others including California teams, Wisconsin, Virginia, and Minnesota. The tally shows numerous teams and players with varied point totals across the day, reflecting a broad nationwide schedule.
New York June 1 Intercollegiate Rowing Association announced the Poughkeepsie boat race would be held June 25. Schools expected to compete include Washington, Pennsylvania, Navy, Syracuse, Cornell, and Columbia from the IA members, with entries from Yale California Princeton and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Lanier High and Jefferson Rail to victories in a city series basketball night. Lanier upset Brackenridge with a 3 to 14 margin as Herrera’s Voks controlled the boards and tempo. Jefferson defeated Tech 54 to 32, keeping pace atop the standings while Brackenridge edged Austin late to stay near the leaders.
Jerome Idaho reports a 27 year old referee Malvern Wheeler collapsed during a Buhl vs Jerome basketball game. He died twenty minutes after the collapse in a stadium foyer. Wheeler was a Brigham Young University football student and Idaho high school official.
A garbled report lists competitors and times from a Mat event, naming Byonko Newseal Jaber Willa Mulan and Lavo among top finishers. It records unclear scores and places such as 20:17 and 443 with additional faded numbers and misread names.
Nationally famous instructor Fred Ertchen warns that wandering eyes ruin accuracy. He urges shooters to move the gun barrel with the eye, keeping aim on the release point and syncing sight to the moving target, then pull the trigger when the barrel covers the target.
Cleveland Indians signed Vern Preburger a 1940 Brattrt sandlot first baseman. He is six feet one inch tall and weighs 190 pounds. The news datelines from Cleveland reflect a winter signing and add basic biographical details about the prospect.
In Chicago Tony Zale defeated opponent nicknamed the Greek in a ten round middleweight battle. Zale floored his rival twice and earned a split decision as the crowd of 1,604 watched the all-Chicago affair. Day stopped Caseliana early in the fourth. Net receipts reached $18,674.
A garbled New York show outputs a string of boxing results and fighter names. Names like Pat Comiskey Princeustin and Rush Tak appear amid fragmented city and venue references. The article lists numerous bouts with odd scores and locations hinting at a busy, chaotic event summary.
Boston hosts the opening of the East indoor track campaign at the Veterans of Foreign Wars arena. Notable entrants include Chick Perske of Wisconsin, Munski of Missouri, Lesie MacMitchell of NYU, Walter Mehl of Wisconsin, Gene Veneke, Greg Rito of Notre Dame, Den Lash, Sommy Deckard, Sig Beecall of Italy, Tealph Schwarzekapt of Michigan, and Batts Able Fill Atkinson in an event testing top weighers and upsets.
South San Antonio High hosts a crowded basketball schedule as five city teams compete in the continuing tournament. Semifinal games set the stage for Saturday night finals after New Braunfels Unicorns defeated Edison Bene 25 21 in Friday action. Hot Wells, South San Antonio, Devine, Rising Heights and others posted wins, led by Harry Teal’s 15 points for Rising Heights in their 41 31 victory over Little.
South San faced Pleasantan in a high school boys basketball game with South San totaling 97 points and notable performances by players including Wells, Pleasanion, and Devine. The noisy box score lists numerous players, fouls, and free throws, with referees noted as well.
Vincent D'Anton, 1099 national intercollegiate golf champion, has enlisted as a volunteer with the Army Air Corps. He is scheduled to depart this weekend from New Orleans for Montgomery, Alabama, for training.
National and American association matchups feature New York Americana visiting Torun Benton and Montreal. Indianapolis faces Cleveland while New Haven meets Pittburgh with other key games including St Louis at Kansas City and Detroit traveling to Chicago in the National circuit.
A garbled reminiscence cites John Watling, famed roguish buccaneer, described as blonds, who mocked worship and preached gospel while sailing. He allegedly died in late January 1081 after a life of piracy and religious mockery.
In Tampa Florida the seventeenth Dixie tennis tournament saw Alloo of Hollins College upset defending champion Bryan Buckley Grant 1-8 6-4 6-4 to reach the semifinals where she faces Bobby Riggs. Riggs, ranked No 2 nationally, defeated Frank Guernsey Jr 6-3 6-1. McNairl of Oklahoma City and Jack Hil Surface of Kansas City also advanced to the semis.
Roller Derby action heads to the Municipal Auditorium with Rover Derby skaters. Elmer Anderson, Bilt Rusniisen, and BIL Bogash race for the boys championship while Marie Evans Mary Youpelle and Bernice Alnor contest the girls title. Californians edge San Antonio 14 to 12 in Priday night coding. San Antonio maintains a three point overall lead.
Women golfers parsed 18 points with Mrs J KH Jar bee winning the event, staged Friday by the San Antonio Women's ColAssociation at Brackenridge Park. Mrs J H Testind scored 20 points, and Mrs Philip Messenger and Mrs J Jeele Wilcont tied at 15 points. The next season designation is set for next Friday at the Ban An-Honte Country club.
New Orleans report highlights Pauline Bete's surge after a South American tour with Venomiiation. Bundy praises her fight, stamina, and strokes as decisive for an all star match against North American teams. Bundy hints at Marble and Jacob as top rivals, and Pauline heads to White Park, Florida to enroll as a freshman at Hills College where Rela also studies.
Indianapol is June 11 113 Tragedy struck a blaze at Dave Allerdice Sr aged 13 died Friday in a local hospital from burns suffered that week while the family apartment burned Young Allerdice's mother and a 5 year old brother were spared His father Dave Allerdice Sr attended Princeton and played football at Baylor Texas Forts? at the University context unclear.
Chicago January reports Hoppe, 36, stricken with influenza, fell ill last night yet pressed to compete in the Annual International tournament. Doctors say his condition improved after hospitalization and rest as he faced a crowded field of 17 contenders.
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