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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1927

Page

4

Weather Man Hopes for Clear Willow Springs Practice

Weather Man J H Jarboe works from the Central Trust building to stall clouds and allow practice at Willow Springs before the Texas Open. Entries approach 200 with arrivals including Armour DeMane Tumerson and Kirkwood.

Tournement Jack O'Brien J. H. Jarboe Central Trust Bilding San Antonis Willow Springs Jarboe West Mondar Ansious el Paso Joe Turmeson Art DeMane Joni Golden Tommy Armour Willie Hunter Channes Gray Art Longworth Joe Kirkwood Ed Dudley Frank Welsh Bill Mehrhorn Jonn Black Mike Brody Larry Nabboltz Vic D’ Alberto Feentries

Tunney Taked By Vaudeville Tour In New York

Gene Tunney returned to New York on personal business to prune his vaudeville contract after complaints about required performances. manager Billy Gibson said Tunney was irked by day shows and will resume the tour in Spokane once the contract issue is settled.

New York Gene Tunney Billy Gibson The Champion Tunney Spokane

Bantamweight Showdown Promises Fast Action in San Antonio

Sammy Ratner of Minneapolis boxes veteran Johnny McCoy in a ten round bantamweight feature at Beethoven Hall while Ratner intends a quick Texas run before returning to battle top contenders. Ratner has recent wins over Earl McArthur and Bushy Graham and is eager to prove himself against McCoy in a fast paced bout billed as a major step for Ratner toward a possible world title shot.

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Rival Girls Teams Meet

Rival girls teams face off in a terse matchup with both squads seeking a win. Key players and local coaches are expected to attend, aiming to boost standings and momentum for upcoming games.

Start Young Modi Text Fragment

Fragmentary OCR reads like a garbled note with scattered names and phrases. The readable parts include mentions of a person named Modi and several stray words that do not form a clear event or report. No coherent action, location, or date can be confirmed.

Cruickshank Seeks Serious Fifteenth at Willow Springs

Cruickshank targets a serious fifteenth place at Willow Springs in a modest circuit event. He faces competitive fields and aims to prove consistency across rounds, backed by a focused practice schedule and team support.

Cruickshank Willow Springs

Texas Open draws Warren Brown to cover golf

Warren Brown, star Universal Service sports writer, arrives in San Antonio to cover the Texas Open. He will provide daily copy from his Sneile typewriter as thousands of sports fans across the nation await his reports and Universal Service wires carry the event details.

Warren Brown Brown Universal Service California Sneile Warren Texas Opera

Special train serves Sunday races at Picton Road

Railroads advertise special round trip fare to San Antonio from Austin for the Texas Speedway event at Picton Road Speedway. Missouri Pacific plans a Taylop departure at 8:10 am and return at 6:00 pm with a reduced fare of one and one third for the round trip. Track fans note the lineup of drivers and participants as preparations focus on the upcoming program.

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Lyons Stars In Oilers Win Over Fliers

Lyons pours 18 points as the Oilers defeat the Fliers in a close game. Disjointed OCR text shows mixed phrases about teams and players, but the dominant readable fact is Lyons scoring 18 for the Oilers in the victory.

Lyons Oilers Fliers

Normoyle Seconds Defeat Baptists

A fragmentary report notes Normoyle seconded for a victory over the Baptists in a game with unclear details. Numerous garbled terms appear, but mentions of players and team names suggest a basketball contest with scoring and commentary interrupted by OCR errors.

Willow Springs to deepen sand traps for Texas Open prep

Willow Springs Golf Club officials plan to deepen practice sand traps ahead of the Texas Open. Course manager Thomason and greens keeper Loeffler overseen a model sand-trap test in Oklahoma City using a harrow and bird gravel to simulate real bunkers. The project aims to increase challenge for professionals during practice rounds.

Berg Willow Springs Golf Club Thomason Willow Springs Emil Loeffler Trey Golf Corse Oklahoma City Dixon Karl

Medicos Win In Big Rally

Medicos defeat Wellih Field by ten in Poen Sam Toustan league on Monday night. Star player totalling twenty four points led Medicos at venue with key centers and guards contributing. Ninth Infantry downed Twentieth Infantry in a separate matchup.

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Michigan Gats Chicago in tight basketball tussle

The article notes Michigan and Chicago facing a close game as Michigan aims to end a winless streak. Minnesota’s schedule shows six games without a victory, highlighting a frustrating stretch for several teams.

Michigan Chicago Tangan Minnesota

Brackenridge and Main Avenue Clash in Postseason Bid

Brackenridge and Main Avenue meet Wednesday at the Mary Said Houston Auditorium in a three games series to decide district playoff representation for Bexar County. The winner advances to the district meet and faces state qualification. Both squads, led by coaches, report strong forms with about 2000 fans possible for the decisive matchup.

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Hagen and Cooper Tie in Amateur Exhibition Match

In New Orleans on January 24, Walter Hagen and Listy Cooper, pros, faced an amateur field. Hagen shot par while Cooper faltered at four over, but the two professionals remained tied with an even score after the round.

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