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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1930
Page
11
A column surveys baseball holdouts, noting only one star quit for the season, Mike Doulin in 1908, with Ruth earning peak pay elsewhere. It recounts club duties, hotel expenses, and the politics of salary fights, plus a humorous Yankee hotel anecdote about rookies and meals.
Carmeliva McGilicuddy notes Mack, manager of the world champion Philadelphia Athletica, will provide a band for the new Mouor Sacred Heart school on route 2, Tancoron, as the school faces funding and telephone access troubles. A misreadaneck details the payment and arrangement for the communication line.
In Fort Worth on March 11 Claude Bracey of Rice Institute and Cy Lalami of Texas University are set to meet, touted as a duel between two top sprinters in the national scene. A separate hockey note from Minneapolis reports Kansas City defeating Minneapolis 1 to 0 in a tight American Hockey Association contest.
San Antonio women golfers from Brackenridge Park will start a three day local tournament Wednesday to determine San Antonio’s two representatives for the state women’s championship at Texarkana on April. The San Antonio Ladies’ Golf Association supervises a large field expected to begin at 10 o'clock each morning with 18 hole rounds. Friday features a medal play event for members alongside the main tournament.
Amateur baseball updates cover Dibble Sports at 10 a m Sunday, Lions’ second team 1 0 defeat, and listed rosters including Rosenberg Barrett Tevine Levin Block Rature Ratner Tannenbaum Gabriel Naborn Spector and Kulingher. Also notes on Jose Tito’s late homer, Beasley misplay, Lockey Strow Moxer Tucker shines, Giants and Wolfmann Hayman Gaffee Giante practice plans, female recruitment, and Fraternal Order of Eagles softball trial lineup and final selection.
The Fort Sam Houston military band surprised wrestling fans by performing jazz instead of marches during a bout. Promoter Ralph Hammonds explained he feared patriotic music could derail the finish as one wrestler pinned another. An editor’s note acknowledges the misstep.
Jack Christie, a popular light weight wrestler, will return to action next Friday night at the Sort Sam Younton auditorium. Promoter Ralph Hemnonda announces Christie has been matched with John Ellie in a one fall bout of limited time. The card also features George Toulix and Myera, with two out of three falls semiwindup and a featured match involving Geothewobe.
In a season opener at Iona field Junior College tramples Peacock Military Academy as OQuinn fans seven in three innings and Jally, Brittinghawn, and Peacock’s Tawter highlight the late rally. Batteries: Jones, Trex, Greene, V Anvierson, O'Aalon, Fotty, Ee.
The report covers multiple matches in the City Mandicaf League with Cloonan Deco Details, Hayes Helno, and Dacero teams trading leads. It highlights Cloonan’s 1024 total aided by Bebriewer’s 278 score, Rimer’s 21-Gbb, and mentions various players, finishes, and team efforts across different games and divisions.
Hollywood March 11 The aftermath of the Gilbert Tully clash reaches municipal court in Murphy McHenry a paperman charged with intoxication and creating a disturbance after a Hollywood cafe incident following an after dinner party with Jim Tully John Gilbert and others Police reported McHenry in a cold state and he pleaded not guilty as the case moves to sunrise court with no new defense appointed for him.
The Giants and White Sox plan an exhibition at Leagos Park on Tuesday March 11 promising a clash over holdouts and contracts. Key topics include Shires Metzler and Kammlis terms, Vernon Lindstrom recovery, and Parker Frasier plus rising roster chatter from Dallas and Chicago. Local officials arrange support for the St. Joseph's orphanage as part of the event.
Hollywood gossip swirls around Lillian Gish possibly reuniting with director Henry King for The White Sister with Ronald Colman opposite her. Negotiations aim to shoot in Italy if the deal closes, while Universal and MGM figures like Pollard and Beery sway plans.
The report details scattered spring drills across Texas and neighboring states with Wichita Falls Spudders and Shreveport Sports arranging practice rounds. Skipper Williams watches recruits, Jack Hioza debuts for the Spudders, while Pratt weighs Kel lina at first base amid shifting infield plans. Beamtown and Houston squads split time, and new arrivals Bernie Schudle Tom Holley join the Beaumont Exporters in Orange as teams evaluate rosters and upcoming practice games.
The University of Southern California basketball team clinched the conference title by defeating the University of Washington in a match marked by a strong scoring run and solid defense. Key players contributed to USC’s victory, securing the coast championship for the Trojans.
Patrons arriving after 2 p.m. for matinees and 8 p.m. for night shows will be denied entry as Municipal auditorium doors close at curtain rise. editor Toan Wildenstein announces the measure to prevent disruptions during this opera season.
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