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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1934
Page
5
The first world's championship event in Mexico will be staged in Mexico City on March 18 at the bull ring. Panami Al Brown, bantamweight champion, meets Rodolfo Casanostra, known as Cannanvita. Brown to receive $10,000, Casanovita 19,000 pesos.
Owen Duvernay faces Kayo Crom in the 1Wround semi windup on the Silks Boxing card at Walkathon arena next Tuesday. The Elks plan to match Winker against Tommy Monroe January 31 while Midget Mexico and Cecilio Lozado renew their 1 round main event after a ring rope broke and Mexico strained his back. Professional debutant Alphonss Buzondo, fresh from the Golden Gloves amateur title, meets Chick Sanonez with Joe White and Dell Hawkins slated for six rounds.
The 36 Jefferson football letter sweaters have arrived and will be distributed next Friday at the school assembly. Captains wearers will go to Roy LeMeffleur and Blas Monaco. Abell awards and certificates will be issued to lettermen of the past for wearing the school emblem J.
Abilene January 27. Simmans university athletic officials announced the position of Chores F. Pols Anderson would not be filled after he announced he would accept a post at North Dallas High School at the opening of the new semester. Anderson, a former Baylor guard, will be assistant coach and social science teacher at North Dallas.
The amateur boxing tournament sponsored by the CWA recreation department at Brackenridge Park is postponed until next Saturday afternoon due to rain and mud. Open to all entrants from all areas.
Golf manager Murray Brooks announced Brackenridge park municipal course will stay closed all day Saturday due to mud and may stay closed until Sunday noon if sun does not appear. Riverside course will stay open to accommodate golfers with Brackenridge disruptions. Exhibition matches featuring local stars likely moved to Riverside Sunday afternoon for Texas Open prep.
The Rice Owls and Texas College of Arts and Industries Javelinas will meet at Bogle Field in San Antonio on November 3, with Rice’s Kitts likely to be named head coach. The announcement comes from The Light, promising the game as Rice’s first appearance in San Antonio and naming Beaumont, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi as potential venues.
A garbled list details numerous boxing bouts and outcomes across cities including Terre Haute Cleveland and Los Angeles. Names such as Sammy, Frankie, Billy, Donohue and others appear with weights and match results. many figures are distorted or unclear, but several fighters are recorded as winning by knockout or decision in varied venues.
Central Catholic boys defeated St Henrys five at Central gym 21 to 18. St Henrys trailed 13 to 3 at the half as injuries plagued Central players Hutaler and McBrearty. Lineup details are incomplete due to OCR errors.
The Cornell Collegiates led by center Smith who scored 21 points crushed the South San Antonio Independents 90 to 32 to end the first half with seven league wins. In the opening game the Sin More Collegiates rolled to an 82 to 25 victory over the Central Eagles with their high scorer posting 14 points.
Harris led by forward Hulvar and Nelson Lytle who scored seven points as Central Catholic hosted a Friday afternoon game. The muddled play-by-play noted control, with limited readable names and partial scores, reflecting a rough OCR read on the Central Catholic gym.
Kansas City Blues pitcher Wiley Moore, recently acquired from the New York Yankees, wins the opening title in a decisive game. Moore delivered a sharp performance on the mound, securing a strong start for the Amort ion hastcinsion Feliny lineup as they kick off the season.
Wet grounds and heavy rain failed to deter dog enthusiasts at Natalia twenty five miles south on the Laredo highway for the Lone Star Bird Dog association field trials. Tip's Bet, a pointer owned and handled by H J Peterman, won the derby stake with Mack Pritchette's Bill and Jim Dandy following. more birds were scarce due to wet conditions. A big day is planned Sunday with a banquet postponed to accommodate trial preparations and drawings.
Texas A M announces Cal Hubbard, former Centenary star and All American, will assist coach Homer Norton in developing the 1934 Aggie squad. Hubbard, ex Giants and Packers end, joins with Ray Murray and Menning Smith rumored to aid as assistants.
The bouts featured Herrera defeating Avery in a ten round match in Tulsa Oklahoma. One judge saw nine rounds for Herrera and the other eight. Hy Liter earned a technical knockout over Tommy Collins in a 16 round fight.
Sul Ross and Texas Miners clashed in Alpine as Tobias kept a 1 point pace, delivering a fast-moving basketball game Friday night. Tobias scored 14 points while Cas forward led the Miners with 13 points. Finch added 12. George O Brien served as referee.
A scrambled OCR of numerous horse names and owners appears to describe a Saturday racing program with many entrants. The readout lists horses such as Comanche Gypsy, Royal Prince, Comanche Tat, and others tied to various owners and sponsors, though many names are garbled. The fragmentary text resembles a race-card or entry list with unclear associations and timing details.
Weekend ice hockey rounds list the Windsor 2 victory, Buf 4, Americains and Canadien teams in rival leagues. The schedule features New York Americans at Montreal Maroons, Montreat Canadiens at Detroit, and Chicago Bears facing New York Americans, with several American Association and National League games noted across Philadelphia and St Louis venues.
Badgers defeated Shepherd Launderas 16 to 11 Friday night at Turner Hall in a one sided basketball game. Smith led scoring for the winners with high points, while R. Chock topped the losers.
Chapultepec club basketeers set to face the second string Maggol it Ofer team at T o'clock Saturday night. Manager Gastilio insists players report on time to clear the court quickly after the game. Florida racing meet boosts state treasury by 113794 dollars from 119,394 attendees wagering 2,982,198 in parlays at Tropical Park. Oak Lawn Park announces a 21 day meet starting March 1 as an annual event.
Sixty golf professionals entered the Riverside amateur profile qualifiers at Victoria Country Club in Gelif. Texas. Jim Fogerty of St Louis and Byron Nelson of Texas led with 65s, earning $162.50 each as their teams supported them. Twenty-five teams posted under par despite tough greens and wind. In Buffalo, McNamara and Reboli hold a one lap lead on day three of the six day bicycle race as it heads toward midnight finish.
The Texas A & M Aggies aim to split the conference lead by beating Baylor while Texas Christian and Rice share the top record. Baylor travels to face the Aggies at their arena, with Texas Tech and SMU also in the mix as race contenders. In Arkansas, the Razorbacks prep to play Tulsa then Baylor in a February stretch, after exams end.
Oklahoma, led by Percy Main, defeated Kursus Side 30 to 20 in Manhattan Kansas to keep undisputed first place in the Big Six standings with two victories and no defeats.
The Oklawaman City university team defeated Browder Tee 28 to 22 at Texas Christian University field hose. The Thinford twins starred for Lie Geaner camera, delivering standout performances in last night's meet.
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