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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1918
Page
4
A clouded report describes Alex and partner at Pitt game, with mentions of Meas and Williams. It notes the University of TH GOIs context, dormer pitcher Watts, and a revealing moment about a prime prime. The piece carries a sports tone with period voice and local urgency.
Wheeler led the close Hand Ball tournament and tied for the lead with Russell Wine after defeating Emil Mueller three sets to one. The playoff outcome hinged on a final tie and Wheeler secured a decisive win amid a contested late stretch.
The article describes a chess tournament kickoff with multiple classes and participants. Names and affiliations appear in a stream of entries, including players like Ve and Moe, with references to venues, dates, and group divisions. The readable fragments indicate an organized event with various entrants and scheduled rounds.
A table of disjointed notes mentions a golf club event next Tuesday at Soofelack and Corot Club. It cites players such as Joep Doypla and M. Uy Shigden, with wagers, trophies, and a fundraiser for the Red Cross.
A chaotic battlefield report details Desorts Chauioy A and their 27th Mite chit Gun Battalion victory over Company 1. The text lists multiple units, soldiers, and places in a garbled account, noting scores and tactical movements around Mile Wilean and Klenfensul Lane.
The best match yet in Basin Men's volleyball saw Gus J. Groos defeat ALG McNeill in a tight four set battle. Scores were 10-14, 6-15, 7-15, 15-7 as Groos rallied from an early deficit. McNeill’s serves kept the contest close but Groos and partner dominated the late stretch to clinch the victory.
The Orioles eye a postseason clash against St Marys Abnont after a recent win, with the game slated for Wednesday night at the YW court. Tip is 8 1. The victor advances to a higher playoff round in the league, with potential matchups including Pringles against Anant or Triangles versus Griotes under future arrangements.
Sergeant 12 Devanghi tops the list at the Municipal Life Range with five shoots, scoring 6 of 40 at 50 feet in one area and 76 of 100 at 20 yards, while 15-yard totals reach 38 of 100. Barbera and Cline place second and third in pistol events, with rifle scores near 200 yards. Other shooters, including Belwarts, West, Modster, and Turner, post varied pistol and rifle results.
Fragmentary notes describe match actions and wrestlers with many garbled names. It mentions Browh iv tag bitly and a warden of terribarial puriton times, plus references to Grant and a spanking machine. Core facts are lost. readable items mention heart disease death and a deputy mayor.
Perry's homer in the seventh gave the Bronchos a 1 run lead over the University of Texas Longhorns in a fast, evenly played game. Both teams had seven hits. San Antonio scored in the fourth and seventh innings while Texas tallied in the sixth. Key players included Perry with the decisive homer, Bent and English on base, and pitchers Ridgotsch and Ross handling the mound duties for their clubs.
Blues beat Greens 3 to 1 and Whites top Neds 1 to 1 in the opening doubles header of the Junior A class league at the . M. A. Tuesday afternoon. Perez held the Blues offense in check while Jen Clayton made a sensational catch. Bernard Weber led the winners with two hits, as did Chester Willard and Peres. Wyatt pitched the Whites and allowed one hit. The article also notes farm labor mobilization and wartime labor policy context shaping the agricultural workforce.
A 25 percent wage rise for hired farm laborers in Kansas and Missouri last year, reported by the U.S. Employment Service, shows farmers offering $40 to $50 monthly now. Labor shortages across industries drive higher pay, with calls for men coming from townships in the Dakotas as well as Kansas and Missouri.
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