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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1915
Page
6
The Mills Engraving Co bowling quintet edged Towne 759 to 749 in a Tuesday night match. Nolan and captain Schwartz led the effort with top totals of 860 and 513 respectively, while other teammates contributed solid scores in a close contest.
The report lists top players and team totals from the Southern League with Hendry of New Orleans posting 825 in averages and Cunningham of Chattanooga reaching 687. Miller Leaf Bouthees Teague leads with 501 for the Mills Ten-Braving Cowpany, as Crippies Cause Gann's cancellation follows. In Memphis, the Ole Miss vs Arkansas football game was canceled by mutual agreement due to Mississippi’s crippled team.
San Antonio public school basketball league enters a round robin series with eighteen teams from three leagues led by Harris Burnet Austin Highland Park and Navarro. The pocket billiards feature saw Hendricks beat Rives 100 to 74 in the afternoon and Ed Belford outduel Philips 160 to 117 in the night, with fans awaiting Thursday matchups and upcoming events at Brunowick Parlor.
Charley White of Ehlengo defeated Milburn Saylor of In- Atanapalis in Boston on November 17, landing a knockout about a minute after the start. Saylor was floored for a seven count and failed to rise for the twelfth round knockout.
Six special trains will operate from Houston Dallas Austin and Waco for the Texas Aggie game at Kyle Field College Station Friday. Attendance expected 7000 with Kyle Field seating 6800. Players speak of tough battle as Aggies seek revenge after Rice loss and aim to prove strong on home turf.
Hughes Jennings, manager of the Detroit Tigers, spent Nov 17 in Corpus Christi after arriving from San Antonio. He toured nearby towns with aims to scout training grounds for the team and was hosted by a Commercial Club committee, with plans to continue to Caesar Kleber and an anticipated deer hunt in Wiliney county.
The Gunter Hotel in San Antonio will host Hughey Jennings manager of the Detroit Tigers, at noon Thursday for a talks with local leaders led by Harrison J. Benson. Jennings will visit again Thursday morning for further consultations before a final decision by Detroit magnate Frank Navin. Local business leaders hope San Antonio secures the Tigers’ spring training.
Calvary Baptists defeated Government H G Methodists 30 to 10 while Laurel Heights Methodists beat Beacon Hill Baptists 25 to 10 in the American League. William Myers led Calvary with eight field goals and Alley added four goals. Wells starred for Laurel Heights with six field and four foul goals for sixteen points. Felder led Beacon Hill.
Louisiana State University meets Rice Institute in Houston as the Tigers travel from Baton Rouge for the first away game of the season. Both teams are rated evenly matched though Rice has slipped in recent Texas tests. LSU defeated Arkansas earlier, 23 to 1, for a key win in the region.
In St Taul Minn on November 11 Tommy Gibbons of St Foul faced Johnny Grebb of Pittsburgh in a rough round no decision bout. The newspaper notes a long outing with both men exchanging blows and a final box tally.
Welker Quedhran and Georga Sutton won their first handicap balk-line matches in the 18.2 balking billiard tournament here. Sutton defeated Slossen 400 to 800 in the night game with averages around 13 24 29. Cochran outplayed Mayer 801 to 194 in the afternoon. Hamilton's team beat Green's Basket Quiz in the Intermediate series as Hamilton led with three field goals and four total baskets. Yale Quailses Tight Work.
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