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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1911
Page
12
The Press club plans a dinner and staged animal match at the Yellow Taxi Garage. Oscar Worthley oversees a beefsteak dinner at 6 with a prize bull named Danger set to fight a ferocious badger.
Los Angels November 14 The Associated Press reports Jack Welch will referee the Wolgast Welsh lightweight world championship bout on Thanksgiving if the articles are honored Some question exists if the agreement holds as Eddie Smith is dead Vernon club manager Tom McCarey says Welch is the likely choice Wolgast and his trainers head to the mountains to hunt and fish Welsh trains at Vernon
In a sanctioned trial at Indianapolis on November 14 Frank Witt and Bob Evans lowered existing records for cars under 160 cubic inches. Witt set class B stock chassis marks while Evans beat the class C standards in a Flanders 20. Cold weather forced both drivers to skip longer-distance trials.
Grover Hayes of Philadelphia defeated Frankie Burns of San Francisco by newspaper decision after a ten round bout at the New Orleans Athletic club last night.
The San Antonio Motor Car Co offers 5 and 7 passenger Oldsmobiles at cut rates to clear stock before new arrivals. Fore doors electric lighting and full equipment including Warner Speedometer and Prestolite tank are highlighted. Trade in your old car. See Frederick Murphey, Danyer, 511-512 Hicks Building.
The Texas Longhorns defeated Texas A and M 6 to 0 in Houston, prompting a citywide celebration led by students, alumni, and dignitaries. Kirkpatrick scored the lone touchdown on a goal line scramble, with Woodhull Ramsdell and Perry honored for key plays as fans paraded to the Driskill hotel.
The Boston American League team will report for spring training in Hot Springs Arkansas starting March 10 and remain until April 6 before traveling to Cincinnati for three games against the Reds on April 6 7 and 8.
CRAB ORCHARD SPRINGS Ky Nov 14 a pack of fox hounds led by about one hundred hunters began the first Derby stakes trial at the annual meeting of the National Fox Hunters association. The same pack, reduced by eliminations after today, will start again tomorrow evening.
New York news reports Ivan Romanoff the Russian heavyweight wrestler who boasted he would throw Dr B F Roller of Seattle failed to score a single fall in a catch as catch can match last night.
In a tight struggle at Waco yesterday the home team edged the San Antonio Highs 5 to 3. Trainer and Evans starred for Waco as San Antonio scored on a late first quarter place kick and both sides traded chances through the second. Waco threatened in the third, blocked and recovered near the five yard line to maintain the lead.
A letter from Frank Farrell to Bill Lange in San Francisco discusses Harry Wolverton as a possible successor to Hal Chase as manager of the New York Americans. Wolverton, already under contract with Oakland for 1912, could take over if a New York offer emerges.
Coronal defeated Normal 6 to 0 in San Marcos Texas as the fourth game in a six game Edge cup series. A third period touchdown followed a forward pass from Normal’s forty yard line and a strong end run. Referee was O Rielly of Fort Sam Houston. The Baptist Academy and Coronal each hold two wins. Next games set for Saturday and Thanksgiving Day.
Gardens and San Antonio academies will clash at 4 pm on the engineer corps gridiron in West End for the second scholastic association game. Garden players Shely Tatum and Hargraves were injured yesterday with one likely unable to play. Dean and Scott join today’s lineup as Brackenridge High and Peacock reschedule their game for 4 pm Wednesday on the association gridiron.
Two basketball games are scheduled on the YMCA court with the Giants facing the Tigers at eight o clock and the Tigers meeting the Midgets afterward. YMCA members are admitted free to the games tonight.
Carl Morris of Oklahoma heavyweight defeated Jack Geyero f er in a ninth round stoppage by referee. Morris weighed 235 pounds and outpointed his Denver rival throughout the bout. Geyer fought back with a left uppercut but never mounted a sustained offense.
Special to The Light Chicago dispatch reports that Wolgast intends a grand abroad tour starting in Australia and extending to England and France. He aims to fight Freddie Welsh on Thanksgiving Day and then travel to conquer new worlds.
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