Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1911

Page

9

Memorial Day Auto Classic Attracts World Champions

Forty six of the fastest racing cars gather at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Memorial Day 500 mile sweepstakes trials. Drivers from America and Europe vie for a $25,000 top prize and total awards near $40,000 including side prizes and bronze plaques for the ten winning cars.

Associated Press Indianapolis Ind Indianapolis Motor Speedway America Europe United

Speedway Race Details and Entries at Grand Park

The article outlines an upcoming 500 mile International Sweepstakes race on Memorial Day at a major speedway. It lists car numbers and origins, notes the field of 46 cars with total piston displacement and average speeds, describes start procedures, scoring, and safety arrangements, and names key officials and entrants including Johnny Aitken and Ralph DePalma among many others.

United States Crea Fred J. Waxner New York George Robertson R. Pardington R. P. Hooper American Automobile Association Johhny Aitken Pope Speedway Guard Case Lewis Strang Simplex Ralph DePalma Interstate C. B. Baldwin National Johnny Aitken Pope- Hartford Louis Disbrow Pope-Hartford Frank P. Fox Westcott Harry Knight Jakersberger Will Jones Stutz Gilbert Anderson Mercedes Spencer Wishart Amplex W. H. Turner J. F. Gelnan A. J W. H. Pearce Knox Fred Belcher Buick Arthur Chevrolet Charles Basle Benz Eddie Hearne Alco Harry Grant Charley Merz Howard Willcox Mcfarlan Fred Clemens Mcfarland Bert Adams Jackson Fred Ellis Harry Cobe Jack Tower Cutting Ernest Delaney Fiat David Bruce-Brown Fozier Harold van Gorder Firestone-Columbus Lee Frayer Marmon Lee Dawson Ray Harroun Lozier Ralph Mulford Teddy Tetzlaff Apperson Herb Lytle Mercer Hughie Hughes Charles Bigelow Ralph Beardsley Caleb Bragg Velie Arthur Gibbons Howard Hall Cole Bill Endicott Johnny Jenkins Walter Jones Bob Burman

Soldiers Defeat Collegians in 4 to 0 Shutout

The 22nd Infantry team defeated the St. Louis college squad yesterday afternoon by a 4 to 0 score. Gallia and Farrier pitched well but civilian errors proved costly as the Infantry held the Collegians scoreless throughout.

Collegians 22Nd Infantry St. Louis College Gallia Farrier HH. E Williams Kelly Culpepper

Druggists Tie Up Two Baseball Games With Hitting Power

Morning game saw King Patterson Drug Co defeat Phillies 14 to 3 behind Doran pitching and 14 hits led by Bullock who went 7 times with 4 singles 2 two bases and a three bagger. Evening clash vs Four Seasons ended 13 to 4 as Druggists rallied from 10 1 down in sixth with timely hits and sharp defense.

Phillies King Pattison Drug Co Doran Bodet Fleming Burke Bullock E. Chambers R. Underwood Bread Huntress

Bronchos Edge Hardware 1 0 in Fast Morning Game

The Bronchos defeated the San Antonio Hardware 1 to 0 at Krisch Park in a brisk morning contest. E Chambers pitched shutout innings for the winners and the game featured tight defense and a lone scoring play.

Hardware Johnson Bronchos Krisch Park San Antonio Hardware E. Chambers

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Light Premium Dept Losoya Street Losoya Hotel M. Bynum City Ticket Office E. Houston Gc. H S. A San Francisco Houston Street Moore Building Fois Alain Ee Seale the Menger H W. Wilds Mgr San Antonio Texas Bexar Alfred Saneer Prop Riebe Undertaking Co Auto Ambulance Service Denise Broadway NTH New York City Warameker’s Cuiziau Taylor&son, Inc Martinique Stecet M. Swearingen & Son Anthom Guntse Hotel Company Palestine Mexico Laredo Houston Galveston Dallas Fort Ouch Veces Cesccsantine Waco Austin North Dallas, Ft. Worth SA. & AP Kerrville Coast Morin Cy oKerrville Kerrvill Nda Peery Gi. M&s. A East el Paso Eee El-Paso Stapore Cone Dante West Victoria Cuero A. Collman A. P. Ry Rockport Corpus Christi Aransas Pass Ingleside Portland H. L. Wagner T. A Houston St Ave. C Noa Spears I Co Losoya Chalmers-Detroit Auto Sales & Supply Co Ium C. Bender Commerce ST. Mary's ST Aare Bt le Lone Star Brewing Company Lone Star Brewing CO Tex South Heights Saul Wolfson Jones R. Jones Douglas Marke Schweeler Bradford Tigers Saratoga New Braunfels Saratogas Machine and Supply Wolff & Marx Fair Grounds Dugger Tillon Morris Muse Bé@dell Miller Benivitos Jokers Jokers Athletic Club Red Caps S. A. Machine and Supply Rh. H. K Jokers Melcher Weichline Drésh Zuercher Bitches Anderson and Hovel Tracey and Claude R. Fr Hummel Chambers Man Credi B. Chambers Groesbeck BE. Hovel Gunn Deemel E. Chambers and Hovel Green Sellman Sarah F. Herdmann Conn Gibbs Theo. Artzt H. E. Hildebrand Pres Jno M. Roberts Lecfinia Carter-Mullaly Transfer Youngblood Automobile Company Southwestern ‘Distributors of
Search Courier

Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication