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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1926
Page
4
U S Born, a Navy football lineman, is set to clash with Army on Saturday. He faces Army players including his brother Charles M Born of West Point, in a feature highlighting the game and family ties on the gridiron.
Annapolis training under Navy Bill Ingram keeps the midshipmen in prime condition for the Chicago service clash. Vigorous workouts mark the week as regulars join a rescue drive to avert defeat by Borola College, while the squad polishes aerial plays and hones songs and yells for morale.
Beaumont Texas November 22 The Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League have postponed building a new baseball park for one year and possibly two because of opposition from residents in the section where the plant was to be located. Announcement made today by RL Stuart owner of the club.
Work starts today on lighting arrangements at the San Antonio Country Club to enable first night tennis. Leon Walthall heads the tennis committee as two courts are equipped with lights and reflectors and will be ready after nightfall. A night tournament will be a novel feature for club members to try.
Chicago university the Maroon eleven ends its football season without a conference victory for the first time in 84 years. Wisconsin's Crimson Horde defeated them Saturday with a 14 to 0 score, showcasing a well executed attack.
Waco High and Temple High face midweek games amid district title talk. Brackenridge Eagles visit Waco on Wednesday. Main Avenue Crimson clash follows at Temple. St Mary's Rattlers finish season vs South Park College. Peacocks meet Austin Dudmies Thursday morning.
A 1926 column by Bugs Baer ridicules the Army Navy game uproar in Chicago. He mocks ticket prices and the scene around the event, noting fans pay high sums and maneuver for seats while the city awaits the spectacle and parades. He skewers the spectacle and costs with playful sarcasm.
Coach Wright Riley fired up Brackenridge Eagles before the sprint to the field. Brackenridge surged with new heights from Rudy Davalos Felix Ducharme and Myer as they stunned the Austin Maroons 7 to 6 on Main Avenue.
Georgetown supporters disrupt opposing standards after a 20 0 victory over Fordham by tearing programs and apparel on the field. Kid Kaplan seeks featherweight title clash with Billy Wallace Cheved in December. Tex Rickard discusses plans for Kaplan Loughran match in New York late December. NYU quarterback Jack Connor named captain for 1927 season. Tunney to meet Loughran in Christmas Seal golf event at Seaview Club December 8 9 10.
Maj. Frank W. Cavanaugh has resigned as head football coach at Boston College. The athletic board will not discuss a successor, but the Hinley brothers Dick and Taul, currently coaching at Haskell Institute in Kansas, are among those considered.
Fort Wayne Nov 22. Bowling plans to form a league with baseball and other sports. Leading Middle West cities including Chicago Detroit Cleveland Columbus Toledo Dayton Cincinnati Louisville Indianapolis Milwaukee have been invited to join the circuit.
Renowned football figure Red Grange argues coaching quality surpasses raw material. He cites Rockne Zuppke Yost and Doble, stresses teaching tackle and blocking, plus inspiration, as core to a successful team and lifelong player development.
San Antonio sends a Navy squad with reserve back Chris Coffman and three other Texans likely to see action. Bud Sprague of Dallas, Army tactie Jomerly, M. B. Goudge of Galveston, and K. A. Pierce of Brownsville join the Middies in the service football game against West Point in Chicago Saturday.
The American Davis Cup committee voted to readmit Germany to the International Lawn Tennis Federation and Davis Cup competition next year after reviewing Germanys re admission application. A two thirds vote was needed to re enter. Raleigh Club Sold. H P Dawson of Richmond bought the Tabizh franchise of the Piedmont League from Duke Duncan with no price disclosed.
Wes Point, N Y, Nov 22 The Army football squad resumes two days of practice to fix fundamentals exposed in Saturday’s win over Ursinus. Coach Biffy Jones seeks speed and full conditioning, as cadets prepare for a trip to Chicago and a showdown with Navy. Injuries from the Ursinus game are noted but not dwelled upon.
In Chicago on November 24 tennis fans collected balls hit outside the court amid Lenglen Richards shows. Pyle’s staff chases stray shots with four hats while spectators pocket many balls as souvenirs, a practice likened to baseball foul balls.
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