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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1944
Page
13
San Antonio prep fans buzz as Brackenridge and Jefferson prepare for a high stakes Thursday showdown at Alamo Stadium. Jefferson back Samuels leads in scoring while Brackenridge counters with Sweet and Watt, with both teams fighting for top district honors. Brackenridge faces lineup injuries including tackles Forbes and Brantley, all shaping a tense battle.
Samuels trails his 1943 scoring mark by ten as he eyes a Thursday game with Brackenridge to surpass 195. The Jefferson Mustang needs two touchdowns to top last season's total while peers like Arthur Sweet and Edward Mattson add points in the latest abbreviated leaders list.
An Austin football player from Anderson High School Adams is ruled ineligible. Wheatley of San Antonio returns to the district title hunt, creating a three way tie if Wheatley defeats Corpus Christi Thursday. Temple joins the three way race as third member.
The San Antonio independent school district plans to refinance Alamo stadium to save an estimated 8000 to 10000 in interest. The district owes 69000 on January 1 and expects to pay off all but 30000 with strong first five years gate receipts. Five bids were received Tuesday for refunding bonds. Columbian Securities and Rauscher Flake–Rauscher bid 1.2 percent for 20,000 over 10 years. The board will decide at the November 27 meeting.
Northwestern injury returnees Joe Gasparino and Bob Kelly rejoined the Notre Dame squad in uniform. Coach Ed McKeever said both likely to start against Georgia Tech in Atlanta Saturday.
Swarthmore guard George Oppenlander, 17, suffered a ruptured kidney in a pickup at Princeton. He was rushed to hospital where two blood transfusions were given and the kidney removed. Officials say he is holding his own and recovery odds improving after surgery.
In Chicago Hoppe holds an 8 point edge over Welker Cochran after the opening blocks of the three edition world title bout. Hoppe defeated Cochran 50 to 47 and 50 to 46 in two Monday matches to push the total to 1100 to 1002 across four rounds. The series began in Kansas City St Louis and Detroit and will finish Saturday with no games scheduled Thursday.
Henry Ton Fin Ger of the Randolys field baseball team, linked to the St. Louis Browns, will marry Miss Zena Ann Risinger on December 2 at St Marys Catholic Church, with Mr and Mrs Janvis C Risinger as her parents.
Schedules for Wednesday list Lanier at Edison at 5 p.m. Brackenrick games at Alamo Stadium with district matchups noted. Wheatley faces Corp Chelsti at Dan, St. Antony's and others on Friday and Thursday showdowns in state league play.
In a muddy track at Pimlico Monday the 4 year old Seven Hearth owned by J Drahany Brown of Louisville led all the way to capture the $2 handicap race. He defeated Bon Jour trained by Charlea Turner by two lengths with Twilight Tear among the top finishers. The win marked his seventh victory in 9 starts this year and boosted earnings to $82,455.
Wrestling bill tops the program with Champion Bill Longson vs Jann Humberla in a two out of three falls 90 minute main event. Mildred Burke in a women’s match against Nell Stewart. Preliminaries include Back Kennedy vs Red Vagnone Jack McDonald vs Frank Murdock Bobby Managoff vs Olaf Oise. Also notes a Baltimore dispatch on Louis vacation returning to New York after a furlough and exhibition schedule.
Denver Post sports editor Jack Carberry offered his press box seat for sale tied to a $50,000 bond to support the sixth war bond drive. Alfred J. Bromfield bought it, prompting Carberry to joke a woman buyer could bid higher. He notes a prior push to bar women sports writers and seeks a male bidder of at least $75,000 to take the seat.
CHICAGO November 21 Commander Jack Dempsey in a promo event defended himself for the so called long count in his bid to regain the heavyweight title from Gene Tunney. He said the referee Tunney and the timer were not responsible and blamed only himself for the controversy. He added Tunney is smart to stay down for a nine count when knocked down.
In Clovis and Hot Springs details, G. O. Mc Gravy of Grady, NM, was accidentally wounded while hunting deer. Companions rushed him for treatment after removing the butler from the area, then he returned to the mountains to finish dressing the deer before seeking further medical care.
The Cincinnati Reds reported a net profit of 43,078 for 1944 at the annual stockholders meeting. Of this, 30,000 was returned to stockholders via a 3 share dividend. Officers elected: Powell Crosley Jr president Warren Gilles vice president and general manager Thorns Conroy secretary treasurer.
In Baltimore on November 21 the Army Navy game tickets for December 2 sold out as the allotment was exceeded. Over 16 000 ticket requests arrived since yesterday the first day a 25 dollar war bond receipt gate was valid with a ticket application. Officials estimated total requests could reach 17 000 to 22 000 with additional mail-in orders. Any excess would be held for Friday delivery, though filling them was unlikely.
The Wen Women’s Golf Association hosts a week tournament at 10 a.m. at Tre Brackenridge Park. Players from the association gather for a morning round featuring local competitors and enthusiasts.
Connie Mack, bound for California on a three month vacation, predicted a strong 1934 season for the Philadelphia Athletics. He disputed rumors of a trade, saying Hayes will not catch as often if Panetti is the new catcher, and noted Don Black and Frank Hayes may be swapped for Jim Bagby and Jeff Heath, pending decisions.
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