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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1940

Page

12

Alamo Heights Mule football schedules night games

The Alamo Heights High School Mules will play five of nine games at night in the 1940 football season. A new athletic field will host five games, with several matches set for 8 p.m. and one early afternoon kickoff. The schedule lists opponents including Hot Welly, New Braunfels, St. Anthony's, Luling, Edison, San Marcos, and South San Antonio across September to November.

Alamo Heights Minleo Night Owls Wes

Amateur Boxing Event Promises Local Card At Perpetual Wary Athens

A Thursday amateur boxing show at the Perpetual Weis Athens club on 200 Sibrasky street features an indoors main event light heavyweight bout between Dan Stan of Atkins and Clim Coburraliar. The eight bout is set for 8 15 pm with Thursday weather forcing an indoor venue. Local entrants include Stutz, Rotely, Musee, Bellinger, and Capris among others from Seattle and Portland with PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE noted.

Eieht San Francia Sacramento Stutz Rotely Klemhe Musee Bellinger Cantwell Capris Portland San Diego AL OW Hileher Cabler Eds Reber Olsen Shure Ami Sulkeid Pacific Coast League

Delucchi and Turner Tie in 10 Round Boxing Bout

In San Francisco on May 9 Lloyd Delucchi of 154 San Francisco and Leo Turner of 164 Portland fought ten rounds with no knockdowns reported. The match description notes both fighters drew.

Neluccht Turner San Francisco Lloyd Delucchi Leo Turner Portland Greg

Stroube Wins Corsicana Country Club Championship

H. R. Stroube emerged as champion at Corsicana Country Club with a one up victory over former champion Charlie Hollo Way on Wednesday.

Stroube Corsicana H. R. Stroube Charlie Hollo Way

Jacobs Defends 5000 Per Fight Boxing Contracts

Promoter Mike Jacobs defends his famous boxing contracts promising fighters a 5000 annual salary whether they fight or not. He dismisses Hum bert Fugazy’s monopoly charges and asserts the arrangement keeps fighters earning. Jacobs touts venues in Chicago, Detroit, Jersey City and other cities as leverage.

Jacobs Morton Moss New York INS Mike Jacobs Humbert Fugazy Fugazy Mike Ilegal Tex Rickard Bob Pastor-Red Burman Ebbetsfield Brooklyn Pugazy Hot Springs Agn Henry Armstrong Armstrong Sap Dave Iskey Park Soldier Field Chicago Briggs Stadium Detroit Roosevelt Stadium Jersey City Philadelpha Kansas City

Rain Delays Jefferson City Junior High Tennis Quarters

Rain threatens to wash out Thursday quarterfinals in The Light's annual city junior high girls. Singles and doubles progress. Poe and Mann each advance two teams, Page, Harris, Twain, and Irving add one each. Match results include Muller and Miller defeating Hawthorne pair 6 0 6 1 and Gies ter Carter beating Beeck Selman 6 3 4 4.

The Jefferson Courts Poe Mann Page Harvis Twain Irving Muller Miller Gray Bucker Hawthorne Freedman Whidden Louis Gallagher Giester and Carter Harris Beeck Selman Emerson Monroe Bobo Mayfield Howard Hopkins Rose Davis Mills Eng Hefner Slaughter McGee Rose Por Bumbaugh Prado Parker Guerard

Amateur Ball Play at Convencion Park Thursday

Amateurs practice at Convencion park at 5pm Thursday and plan two games Sunday after reserving a field Carl Riley F-20935 from The Station Hospital Medicos notes base running fatigue from Thursday crushing the St Anthony Hotel men 24 to 6 at Fort Sam Houston diamond The Hydra Gassers meet Rio Medina club Sunday at 2 36pm on Rio Medina diamond Gassers seek out of town games for July and August Meet at 5 at St Gerard's school with A Wessley 433 Main Avenue plus Nashville and Atlanta scorelines and batter names from Southern Association box scores details cited including pitchers and batters

St. Anthony Fort Sam Houston Hydra Gassers Rio Medina Club Rio Medina Gassers Wessley Main Avenue

Bramham Suspends Two Minor Leaguers in Umpire Abuse Case

Durham report says South Boston manager Jack Crosswhite and New Orleans player Stanley Rogers were suspended 90 days by National Association of Minor Leagues president Bramham. Crosswhite allegedly abused umpire Duke Zilber during a May 6 game. Rogers protested a call by throwing a baseball at umpire Nick Jones on April 28. This brings five suspensions in under a week.

Durham N.C Jack Crosswhite South Boston Stanley Rogers New Orleans Southern Association W. G. Bramham National Association of Minor Leagues Duke Zilber Zilber Bramham Crosswhite Rogers Nick Jones Little Rock

Boys to Pay Marty Honor at San Antonio Club Ceremony

One hundred members of the San Antonio Boys' Club will honor Marty McManus of Mission in a 8 p.m. ceremony at Techfield. County Judge Charles W. Anderson will present a club membership and a certificate as part of the Gond Bog Mounted effort to raise 20,000 dollars for the Boys Club and to establish two additional units.

San Antonio

Schumacher Defends Corsicana Laurels

Slow moving Don Schumacher, one of the nation's top amateur golfers, will start defense of his Corsicana Country Club invitation tournament Friday in Corsicana.

Schumacher Don Schumacher Wil

National Open Mission Statistics Moves to Fort Worth

The 1941 national open golf championship will be played in the Southwest for the first time, awarded to the Colonial Club of Fort Worth with dates June 5-7. The USGA shifts early rounds to groups of three to speed play, and Canterbury Golf Club in Warrensville Heights hosts June 6-8.

New York United States Golf Association Colonial Club of Fort Worth Colonial Club P.G. A United States Golf Associaton Canterbury Golf Club Warrensville Ohio

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