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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1924

Page

4

Bears Draft No Players From Lower Leagues for Next Year

The San Antonio Bears found no suitable players in lower classification leagues to draft, leaving their roster unchanged. The list of drafted players from various minor and major leagues encompasses many teams and cities, detailing origin and destination clubs across the country.

Bears San Antonio Bears Farrell National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues Birmingham Ala York Wichita Falls Tex Danville Salisburg Pfeifer Crisfield Zonsaleti and Beasley Greenville

Row Between Coast Schools Will Not Affect Next Game

San Francisco November 3 The Stanford University Unit of Southern California football game scheduled for November 5 in Los Angeles will not be canceled due to severance of athletic relations effective after this year. H J Stonier executive secretary of USC said more than 30000 seats for next Saturday's game had been sold and the game must be played. USC will continue playing with universities that have not broken off relations.

San Francisco Stanford University Uiit Southern California Los Angeles Tay H. J. Stonier The Southern University Stonier Stanier

Landis calls case in Grigago trial briefing

Milwaukee Nov 3 Landis commissioner of baseball will testify as adverse witness before Court Commissioner Max Nobl in a case by Felsch and Jackson over shares of second place money in the 1920 pennant race. Landis called the matter trifling after a long conference with his lawyers. The plaintiffs claim parts of the money and accuse Comiskey of involvement in the 1919 World Series scandal. the hearing aims to shed light for trial later.

Milwaukee Keneshc Mountain Landis Max Nobl Stat i Qierra Felsch Joe J Monty Ies Tenguy Dandis Mayers Felsch Jackson Chicago Chit A. Comiskey Sox

Notre Dame Faces Tough 1925 Schedule Shaped by Opponents

Unclear text indicates Notre Dame football schedule for 1925, with mentions of Knute Rockne and opponents likely including Pennsylvania and Georgia Tech. Fragments imply a difficult lineup and coordination with other teams as the season nears.

Notre Dame South Bend Ind Knute Rockne University Mannsylvania Georgia Toot Areiy Wu Wiketain Notre Pao

Harvard Favored Over Princeton In Eastern Gridiron Outlook

New York, Nov. 3. After Saturday's games Harvard appears the slight favorite over Princeton for the upcoming clash. The Crimson defense concerns outsiders, while Princeton plans to open its attack with a passing game led by Roper. Yale and Penn also loom large as contenders with strong showings against Army and Lafayette respectively, as Syracuse hopefuls face tougher tests down the season stretch.

New York Harvard Princeton Crimson Hiss Tigers Crimson Cambridge Hope Yale Trealy Cavas Roper Aatvard Army Pennsylvania Lafayette Laird Thomas Cornell Penn Dobie Molinet Kearney Pennsylvania State College Bezdek Syracuse Meehan Orange Pittsburgh Salt City

Buck's Basketball Unlike His Baseball

New York November 3. Bunny Harris manager of the Washington Senators played here with his Pittston basketball team against the original Celtics United States professional champions at Terrace Garden and went down to defeat Harris failed to check the Celtics winning streak The game drew a parked crowd and the Celtics won easily.

New York Bunny Harris Washington Senators Pittston Celtics United States Terrace Garde Harris Terrace Garden

Football Question Box by Lawrence Perry

Football Q and A column by Lawrence Perry answers readers on gridiron rules. It explains how fouls on point after touchdown grant points, whether a fumbled or intercepted attempt can score, and how defensive plays affect extra point tries.

Pauls Grove Wins Final Refiner Series Baseball Game

Pauls Grove edged Gulf Refiners 8 to 6 on their Medina Lake diamond to claim the last game of the series after Gulf took the first two. Refiner starters jumped to a 5 run lead through the second and third innings before Pauls Grove rallied, scoring in the sixth to seal the win. Grovers have a game lined up with the 90th Squadron on Sunday November 16 and seek an opponent for the following Sunday.

Paul's Grove Gulf Refiners Grove Medina Lake Rua Grovers Refinery Pauls Irvin Mant Mansfield O. Steubing Kalisky 90Th Squadron Kelly Wiel

New Braunfels Ties Fort Sam Artillery 0 0

New Braunfels football team and the Fifteenth Field Artillery of Fort Sam Houston played a scoreless tie in New Braunfels. Bliss Cotton and Milligan starred for the Artillery. Hays and Tose led the locals on offense. The team shows improvement after a prior win over the San Antonio DeMolays and seeks intercity rivalries for Armistice Day.

New Braunfels Tex Fifteenth Field Artillery Fort Sam Trouston Bliss Cotton Milligan Hays Tose Guinn Heinen sTround-Rainers San Antonio San Antonia Intermedia Ncy Oratios Armistics Ras Gt Dae Ladell New Keanatels Vesa

Waconda Polo Team Defeats Kelly Field In Opener

The Waconda Country Club polo team from Des Moines defeated Kelly Field 11 to 0 in Brackenridge Park to open the Southwest Fall Invitation Polo Tournament. San Antonio defeated Second Division Infantry 17 1/2 to 17 1/2 and Eighth Corps Axen beat Fifteenth Artillery 23 to 3. Captain Wilkinson led Waconda with six goals, while Lieutenant Jones starred for the Eighth Corps, scoring 12. The day featured strong horsemanship and crowd of about 300 spectators.

Waconda’ Country Club Des Moines Towa Fighting Kelly Brackenridge Park San Antonio Infantry Eighth Corps Axen Fifteenth Artillery Waconda Club Sie Flyers Flyers Wilkinson Midwesterners F. W. Hubbell Hubbell A. Meadows Oat Jones Kelly Field 4. N. Clark R. W. Douglass Waconda William Forsythe Tones Major Jones Swift King Tis Jones Colonel Swift Hettinger Garracht Guy Benson Trent Field San Antonians Jin Chittim Carl Crawford Jack Lapham Culling Chapman Jill

Lightfoot to Walk 24 Hours Upholding Heel and Toe Style

Andrew C Lightfoot will start a 24 hour endurance walk at 7 p m in the hall room of the St Anthony Hotel and continue without a halt until 7 p m Tuesday He plans to move about eight miles an hour using the heel and toe method The public may attend and watch the long grind noting that eight hours at least will be kept each hour while the average man walks about three miles an hour

Andrew C. Lightfoot St. Anthony Lightfoot

Pedestrian Lightfoot Undertakes 192 Mile Ballroom Walk

Amateur heel and toe expert Andrew C Lightfoot begins a 192 mile ballroom walk at 7 PM in St Anthony ballroom. He will eat no food for about 36 hours, pace to about eight miles per hour with occasional twelve mile spurts. He plans nineteen to twenty laps per mile and reverses direction every few miles to curb dizziness while describing walking methods to onlookers. He will not sell any device or accept admission or sales at the event. He expects to finish Tuesday night after fasting from Monday breakfast.

Andrew C. Lightfoot St. Anthony Lightfoot San Antonians Pat Cavanaugh Pallroom

Ex Collegiate Player Expelled After Referee Beating

Durant Oklahoma reports Paut Elkins star of Southeastern College expelled after slugging Referee Walter Wray unconscious during Saturday game against Central College. Wray was knocked out and later recovered. umpire Utay had made the call that allowed Central to score the winning touchdown. Elkins was arrested and released on bond.

Durant Okla Kins H. G. Bennett Southeastern College Paut Elkins Walter NL Wray Central College Lking Bond Central Utay Wray

Sam Leever Dies Aged Pitcher From Pirates Era

Sam Leever longtime Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and 18 year veteran of the National League has died at his Goshen area home in Ohio last week. He played for the championship Pirates and was famed for his high winning percentage among NL pitchers.

Sam Leever Cincinnate Ohio Pittsburgh Nationals Lecoma Goshes Pirates

Chicago Next on Illinois Proghan for 1924 Title

Chicago faces a tough schedule as Illinois and Chicago play key Western Conference games. Northwestern and Ohio State remain undefeated with Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin aiming for possible wins, while Chicago targets a stronger defense against strong Windy City power.

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Grayjackets Defeat San Pedro Tigers 33 to 0 in City Football

The Grayjackets routed the San Pedro Tigers 33 to 0 at San Pedro Park in a cleanly played city league game. Quarterback Sweitzer scored and kicked three extra points, Nasista left with a shoulder injury, while Leighton Tengler gained ground for the losers. The Jackets’ lineup featured Musser, Jordan, West, Whitman, Nah, McCormick, Carver, Sweitzer, and Crawford. Team practice is set for Tuesday at Sullivan Pittman Park as they prep for next Sunday's match against the Bulldogs.

Grayjackets San Pedro Tigers San Pedro Park Tigers Jackets Sweitzer Nasista Garver Leighton Tengler Jineups Greyjackets

Cincinnati Deal Fo Ellison Hangs F L

Hendricks manager of the Cinci National League club flew to San Francisco for talks with owner about Bert Ellison as a potential fill for the vacancy created by Danbert. A telegraph decision to Cincinnati within two weeks. Event unresolved. Donna Valley Champ: Donna School wins Rio Grande Valley football title 20 to 0 over Mercedes. Weslacen, lMoxs Robstawa, Rowland lead as runners.

San Francisco Hendricks Cinci National League Baseball Club Los Angeles Donna Valley Donna Donna School Rio Grande Valley Mercedes Weslacen lMoxs Robstawa Wray Freeman Rowland Fikes Driff Dihe

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