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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1929
Page
10
The article cites several faults leading to a tee behind the ball. These include improper pivot, starting the downswing before finishing the backswing, incorrect stance or grip, loosened wrists at the top of the swing, and possibly striking the ball from the left heel rather than the left instep. Players should diagnose their fault and practice to correct it.
George Mullan, top New York challenger for Gent Supper’s vacated crown, meets Marriner in a 10 round bout on Dempsey’s show Tuesday night. Marriner returns for first appearance since breaking his hand in a bout with Tony Fuente months ago.
District Eight standings show Pesnas Won Lost Tied with Robstown 41 13 and Alamo Heights 41 13. Week schedule lists Robstown at Corpus Christi Brackenridge vs Apin Avenue and other games in Robstown and Austin.
At a convention in Waun, the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation announced a tourney plan for senior basketball, awarding the event to San Antonio. The tourney dates are March 14 and 15, with district winners from across the state competing in a statewide elimination format. San Antonio earned several state titles and will host other events, including swimming, dancing, and soccer finals. A new women’s division was created, with officers elected and cultural recreation programs added for the first time.
Polo events scheduled Sunday at Thackenridge and Harbord fields were delayed due to rain. Kelly Wield would have faced Second Wesl Artillery Brigade on Harbord, while San Antonio and Fight Corps Area Head angtters were set for Brackenridge field. In Valley, Martin defeated Pharr-Sau 3 junior high 12 to 0, as McAllen Junior High Bullpups claim upper valley title and eye lower valley champion match.
A Chicago shaver extols BRISK shaving cream with mint julep quality claiming instant lather in hot or cold water and heavy water absorption. He says one pass cleans and smooths, skin feels soft like kid glove, and the razor glides without pulling. Ad notes the flat oval tin and urges purchase at drug stores or toilet counters.
California suffers a damaging defeat that unsettles the Rose Bowl picture. The loss jeopardizes California's chances to represent the West on New Year’s Day as Notre Dame or Pittsburgh loom as possible opponents.
News item reports the Unicorns preparing for a key district game against the Matadors on Wednesday afternoon. Seguin followers, led by coach Carter, anticipate a tougher battle than in 1928 as veterans near graduation and three seniors remain integral to the Unicorns’ 1940 season outlook.
The Brookefield Maroons clash with Kelly Field Miers at 9 this morning for the Army League football title decider in San Antonio. A Maroons victory secures the top honor, while Kelly Field seeks to force a late finish. The Twenty third Infantry meets Ninth Infantry at 2 30 this afternoon at Fort Sam Houston as remaining teams jockey for position.
Chicago featherweight Eddie Shea meets Newark’s Marie Peleco in the 10 round final of promoter Tim Muller’s boxing show at White City tonight. The card also features featherweight Eddie Anderson in a semifinal ahead of a noted football special insert from Brackenridge High.
Week of football brings a season close for San Antonio teams while Los Angeles Heights must beat Flores to claim the district title. Floresville and Heights eye the district 17 championship with Heights having toppled Poteet last week.
Miss Puera Pranz former stac forward on Druuglex's Business College state champions moves to the NCnenig team in Sacramento. She has been known in basketball circles since two seasons with Deanghan squad. Sacramento Girls Dasketta league plays winter men’s rules in uniforms, first of its kind in city athletics. May opened Wednesday night November 20, Velin Seibel also joins the squad.
In cold rain at the Corpus Christi invitational, young golfer George Cummings stayed close to Claud Cound of Hosta and clinched a victory as adverse weather persisted. The indoor-derby idle Thals faced driving rain all day. Pro basketball results from the American Dream League followed.
Alfred Kilgore and Jim Cavanaugh, partners in a hunting trip, quarrel over a deer shot that killed a man named Thadere and left Tuvesligation with two shoulder bolts. Kilgore claims the disputed buck will let him go ahead with a plan, while details remain contested.
Richard Shikat, famed heavyweight wrestling champion, risks his world title tonight versus Italian challenger George Colza at the Seventy-First Regiment Armory in New York. Shikat enters as the strong favorite to retain the crown.
Suzanne Lengle, a temperamental artist of tennis courts, has bought a new home. The property, Angio Sixteenth century etriebuite, previously belonged to a navigator. The purchase marks a significant change in Lengle life as she settles into the historic residence on Angient Chateau Circle in Vrance.
Victor J. Harding of Hubbard Wood Illinois sustained severe injuries in Saturday's tale game at Harvard. Emergency surgery removed a ruptured spleen and kept him in danger for several days. Physicians noted the football date ended and his scholastic record remains strong. his mother and teammates were by his side.
The planned November 25 bout between Kid Chocolate and Addie O'Dowd at St. Nicholas arena is indefinitely postponed after O'Dowd tears in a cut. Crockett 2400.
The Howard Payne Yellowjackets aim to shake a winless Texas Conference slate as they prepare for Thanksgiving battles. Austin College, Trinity, and rivals loom as potential hurdles, with potential ties and standings implications on the line.
Army athletic officials from Fort Sam Houston and the aviation fields meet on a Wednesday afternoon to adopt a schedule for the Army basketball league. High talent across camps promises a season likely to be the largest in army athletics. Potential entrants include Kelly Field Brooks Field Camp Normoyle Medical Corps and units of Fort Sam Houston such as the Twenty third Infantry Ninth Infantry Twelfth Field Artillery or Special Troops.
CHICAGO Nov 29 With club owners divided on the schedule issue the American Association holds its annual meeting today to decide on the number of games for the 1070 season Two schedules are proposed one calling for 13 Ames and another for 168 The long used by the association for the past ten years faces change due to weather losses near season end Granger High Wins
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