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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1933
Page
1
A rambling mixed-age column blends sports gossip with local notices. It references the Senators and Giants series, Houston high school football chatter, Temple prep news, and Corpus Christi hurricane notes. Mentions Reed, Hubbell, Macleod, Temple, Rice, Brackenridge, and local teams, with weather and wind themes woven through.
Junior high teams begin football campaign as new rules restricting junior high play appear to limit the season. Teams across Anres Glasto and surrounding districts start weekly practices and matchups. Key A and B divisions show varied schedules with Harris facing C division foes.
Washington Senators end their season against the New York Yankees with a 1-2 defeat as they turn a club record six double plays. Babe Ruth belatedly reaches his thirtieth homer of the year, while the game features defensive feats and pitching shifts through the late innings.
Ben Antendo's Missions draw large crowds as they prepare to defend the Dixie Series title. A Sunday doubleheader at Kenedy with Fah Kowalik of Faille City precedes a Monday doubleheader at Tech field with an all star lineup, tickets range from 10 to 60 cents, and proceeds benefit Mission Dingers while notable players donate services.
George Rela of Lake George swept all three heats to take the President's Cup in Washington. The 1-year-old champion from Atlanta held the trophy after winning the final one mile event. Dorothy Kirby, a 1-year-old girl, won the Georgia women's golf championship beating Margie Manning in a tight finish.
In New Orleans on September 10, the Texas Aggies defeated Tulane 14 to 0 in front of the largest opening day crowd in local football history. Domingue sparked Tulane’s offense early but the Aggies' aerial attack, led by Couser and Kenderline, produced two touchdowns and a strong fourth quarter drive sealed by a Bruno plunge and a missed extra point.
A fragmented list shows numerous college football results with scores including St Aulipiy'n College 38 over Peacork & Ninth Juteulite 8, Victoria 7 Texas Agles 32, Baylor 2, and others like Coast Guard Academy 25, Worcester Mass, Norwich 0, William and Mary 0, Vermont 36, Amherst 38, Slippery Rock 6, Allegheny 5, Buffalo 0, and many more in a chaotic recap of games and outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR lists scores and abbreviations across western states and universities. Notable entries include Colorado Aggice with a 7, Oregon 14, California 30, and Montana 25. The text references Fort Warren infantry and Western State M with fragmented names and numbers.
Fragmentary OCR list shows numerous college football scores from midwest and southeast teams. Entries include Michigan State Grinnell Drake Marquette Alabama Mississippi State Kentucky Ohio Wesleyan Kalamazoo Wheaton Indiana Notre Dame and others with varied scores such as 38 1, 34 0, 45 0, 27 0, and multiple missing details.
Hubbell of the Giants and Jimmy Foxx of the Athletics were named the major leagues MVPs for 1919 by The Sporting News. Foxx shares the honor with Klein Hornsby Gehrig, as the top two overall vote recipients, while Hubbell tops the National League list with 64 points. The Sporting News notes the awards continue a tradition once halted by the circuits.
San Antonio Light reports a theater event titled Do You Know Baseball at the Empire Theater offering free show admission. Attendees guess the World Series winner and number of games. prizes include a three month Empire ticket, a two month ticket, a month ticket, and 26 additional awards. Contestants mark each game with an X and indicate the total games in the series.
Buffalo rallied to beat Columbus 7 to 3 on Saturday night in the Life World Series. Home team momentum swung after early exchanges. notable players included Wirtord Judd Teach ant Heusser and Delancey.
The TMI Juniors beat Fort Sam Houston nicknamed Little Colonels 13 to 0 on Saturday morning. Jake Wstrada scored both Dadets touchdowns in the second half while Steves added the conversion. Frilens stood out in the TALT attack as the team secured the decisive points.
St Anthony's College jackets defeated Peacock Paws 18 to 6 on Saturday. Denny returned a fumbled pass for a 35 yard score while Walsh broke a kickoff run for another touchdown, with Blake adding a third. Anthony dominated with 10 first downs to Peacock's 4 and held a strong line on offense and defense.
The Winter Baseball League lists two games Sunday at Lakeview Dery and Alamo Heights diamond with umpires Stahl Meyer Dib Barr Cameron Navarro. Rainout shifts include a Sunday doubleheader at Danvean Field with Squadron Sixty eight Bourgeois Tratster and Pacrola Palrand Hilla Farm slated for 2 PM.
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