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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1928
Page
7
A fragmented report notes BUFO and Eagles travelling for key district games, with St Marys and Corpus Christi Bishops teams looming. It highlights injuries, lineups, and strategic plans as teams prepare to face Austin High School and others in Thursday games.
The fragment names players Fikes Manton Brecker Wargrove Bundrur and Tonea with numbers 10 16 3 4 10, suggesting a scoreline or player tallies for a football piece though details are unclear.
Nov 1 report notes Texas Longhorns aim to outperform SMU for the first time in years as fears mount over SMU’s passing game and Texas backs seek improved line play. Rainy weather forced practice in track suits, allowing players to work on speed.
Injuries have forced Michigan star halfback Del Whittle out of the coming Winds game, yet his spirit and football acumen remain. Whittle, a Chicago soul, has evolved a secret play in practice that coach Tad Wieman plans to use against the Thies.
The qualifying round for the Symons golf tournament began, with a week per round and defending champion Conig Tevinsom returning for the eleventh annual event. The Symons Challenge Cup awaits the player who wins three tournaments. Tyler High Lions travel to Athens to face the Hornets at Athens Stadium on Friday afternoon, with a large roster listed for the trip. Cecil Burnett takes his Main Avenue Billy Goats to Taft High for a Thursday game, while Peacock Military Academy coaches and players head to Del Rio to meet Rio High School in a Friday clash.
A fragmentary discussion of Princeton versus Ohio State in Columbus focuses on tradition and the so called Yair Situation. It mentions Princeton fans and writers from Old Nassau and Colum bus, with playful asides about Fullerton and East versus West allegiances and hints at upbeat but unsettled expectations for the game.
SMU will miss Jack Tench and possibly Kowek against Texas due to a broken arch and bruises. Marion Landon may fill Kowek’s tackle role as SMU seeks victory to boost its conference standing. Coach Morrison notes tough, rain-affected practices as the Mustangs prepare for the Longhorns with an adjusted forward wall and lineup.
Menny Dass, featherweight boxer, faces a 30 day suspension by the Pennsylvania state athletic commission for a foul against Phi McGraw in Detroit. Dass received a purse over $2000. officials deemed the foul unintentional, and suspension will not affect the planned Bass-Tatrone bout in Wilkes-Barre scheduled for November 15.
Indiana and Minnesota prep weeks as teams plan for clashes with Northwestern and Wisconsin. Northwestern hosts Minnesota with Towler drilling players while Indiana faces Northwestern after scrimmaging, and Wisconsin scrimmages freshmen as Badgers brace for upcoming opponents.
In a coliseum bout, Bozeluht Ti from Prague defeats Vincent Richards of New York in five sets. The final score reads 7 0? 83, 5 7, 62 with unclear gaps but indicates a comeback victory in a professional international championship.
Gloom for Knute Rockne as Notre Dame coach suffers setback with fullback Larry Mullins injured severely. Drake game jeopardy and Friday practice notes show uncertainty about lineup against Penn State.
Chicago reports the general migration of stable boys jockeys and horses toward southern tracks after Chicago's 1925 racing season. Sea Beacon won the Auld Lang Syne Handicap at Hawthorne, earning 416.82 in a $2 purses event, closing a season praised for attendance and finances.
A meeting for the Church Basketball League is set for 8:30 Tuesday night at the Y. Representatives from numerous churches are listed including McKinter Avenue Methodist, Grace Lutheran, First Presbyterian, St. John’s Episcopal, Westminister Presbyterian, Highland Park Presbyterian, First Baptist, Alamo Heights Methodist, Prospect Hill Universalist, and several others.
The item notes a Koel Wi ball club member named in a brief dispatch. It mentions a secretary flagging slight improvements in the subject’s condition, with the report filed from El Paso. The readable text is fragmentary and suggests a minor update rather than a full event.
Maria Vilestina, a wrestler, won a coast match on a foul. Breinke defended with a flat front hold as Messina staged a comeback, pulling ahead then losing after a whirlwind sequence. The bout spanned over an hour with tense positions and rapid hand techniques.
Bobbie Stay, longtime Fort Worth recreation department official and former City Treasury official, resigns after five years to pursue private business. He joined the recreation department soon after its formation and oversaw notable improvements.
In a brisk race through two rounds Murray defeated Alfredy Tuperius to claim the victory for Philadelphia bantams. The piece notes Yale’s old football rivalries lingering, citing Princeton and Harvard and questioning their standing compared to Yale in traditional matchups.
In Ouicaro Nev during a six day bicycle race, Boogmin of Ef elbind team is critically burned and disfigured after a handicat-locking crash with Pele van Kempen. Van Kempen and Mile Rodak led at hour seventy six. Debuetes and Neclerck battled for lead as crashes caused multiple injuries. Hoogman’s partner Art Spencer withdrew from the meet after the collision.
Three teams led the field at Olympia in a tense Detroit bike race, each gaining ground over seven miles of racing. French squads Cougnot Islandonet aml J fourner Brocardy and 13-year-old Jimmy Writhour with his German partner Prana Doul ert battled for top honors amid several spills and heavy pace that produced eighteen dips of advantage in nearly four hours of riding.
New York officials announce a joint basketball rules meeting set for November 16 at the Hotel Astor, delaying the previous November 9 date. The change was disclosed today by the executive committee, noting the meeting will cover interdepartmental rules and regulations.
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