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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1917

Page

8

Army Y M C A Plans Winter Athletics Tourneys

Public invited to four football games at Kelly Field Saturday afternoon beginning at 4 o clock. Army Y M C A officials, led by Athletic Director Charles C. Hard, outline winter program. Four squads play on Field Numbers 1 and 2 with multiple matches from 2 to 4 pm. Director Ward and assistants to handle officials, parking arranged to avoid congestion.

Ieu of Charge Mally Field Athletic Directo Charles C. Hard Army X. M. C. A M.C. A. Ka Kelly Field Goth Squadron 122Nd Squadron Og Wield 124Th Nummer 1 128Th Ward Gould Emery Devitt Mornth Doyle Ratumobiles Howard F. Wehrle Chitty Army MM. C. A

Squadron Athletics Setup At Kelly Field Involving Multiple Squadrons

Sergeant J L Davitt heads ball coach duties for the 474m Squad ron as the squadron league and touring program begin. A B Emory leads minor sports including volleyball soccer football swimming handball tennis and playground baseball. S T Smith oversees wrestling instruction. George H Figner J heads baseball with Mr Hard as athletic director overseeing basketball. A large carnival style multi sport program planned with leagues for soccer football volleyball boxing wrestling swimming cross country track and field calisthenics and mass athletics scheduled across November through March with a representative team for each sport. The roster lists many wartime athletes and former college players from multiple universities.

Geant J. L. Davitt 474M A. EB. Emory Army MC. A S. T. Smith Smith San Antoni George H. Figner J 83Nd Squadron Hard Kelly Field Bost Us Ant Ward Buliver T 1 Auburn Williams Uw Hoch Jones Cipecreix Uyan Mf Et Shermat Maddox Cul Aterium Copeland Bnack Tur Thorn Tist Teen Gil

Public Service Five Defeats Swift Quint In League Night

The Antonio Public Service Companys bowling team won two of three against the Swift Company in the Commercial League. Opening and final games went to Public Service, while Swift claimed the middle contest. George Avinbrust led with high single and series honors, while Captain Jack O’Neil and Pat Thomas posted notable totals. A vacancy in bowlers caused lineup adjustments for upcoming weeks.

Antonio Public Service Companys Swift Company Swifts T&l George Avinbrust Totel Jack O'Neil Tyg Pat Thomas Vaxenfehr McHage Matcr

Green and Roemier win at basketball

The seniors staged another program of basketball Thursday night at the Y M G A. M. J. Green's team defeated Munster's 11 to 2 while Walter Wiehe's quintet fell to Merman Roemer's 20 to 8. V. Dect starred for the winners with seven points in the first game and Mossyan led the winners with six field goals for twelve points in the second.

Y. MG. A M. J. Green I Munster Walter Wiehe Merman Roemer V. Dect Moil Green Dr. Moore Ty Munster John Crowe

De Oro Retains Three Cushion Billiard Title in New York

Alredo De Oro of Cuba defended his three cushion billiard title in a three day match in New York by defeating John Daly of New York 50 to 4 in the final block. De Oro total 160 points to Daly aff. De Oro’s high run Thursday was six while Daly’s best was five.

de Oro New York Wille Daly

Barrs Team Wins Hard Fought 0 Dayle Aca

Barrs team triumphed in a tough Thursday night YM ball game against Allen Lines. First half saw a close score with Hale leading then the second half featured strong defense and limited scoring. Eddie Burrs lineup earned the win as Green and Chowning added points while Lines and Holdt starred for the losers.

YM. c. A Eddie Burr Tam Allen J Lama Green Charles Chowning Bernhard Allen Itines Clarence Holdt Pers

Hoover 18 Consistent What Does He Eat and Live By

The Toledo News describes Herbert Hoover's table as frugal and focused on conservatism. He serves fresh meats sparingly, favors corn bread and corn muffins, uses little sugar, and leans on unsweetened rice cakes and seasonal fruits. He avoids cakes and heavy desserts, and honey is his only frequent sweetener.

Herbert Moover Toledo Moover Modver Sigar Toover Yar Madan Mousewite Iterbart Hoover

Glaser and Mitchell Tie for Rifle Honor in Indoor Meet

Glaser and Sergeant Mitchell tied for top honors at the Lone Star Rifle Club indoor shoot on the range at 408 Military Plaza. Both scored 96 of 100 with .22 caliber rifles, as President Russi noted they were evenly matched in the final tally.

A. Glaser I. U. Mitchell Municipal Rifle Range Lone Star Rifle Club Ron Military Plaza T. H. Williams C.f.russi Jr R. Quinn J . Davis F. P. Davis Russ Sergeant Mitchell O. A. Glaser Wikears

Ingram Wins Hen Competition With 45 Score

D M Ingram led rivals in a 23 caliber rifle event at the municipal range scoring 45 out of 50 yards. G W Sweet followed with 40, while J O Zuer and A J Heard posted 39. Sgt H T Mitchell oversaw the range at Natowl.

D. M. Ingram G. W. Sweet O. Zuer A. J. Heard

Uniform Specialists Tailors Made to Measure Military Uniforms

An ad for Lentz Tailor offers made to measure uniforms for soldiers with care and skill, priced from 45 to 60 dollars. Located at 2 West Commerce. The text also contains garbled insertions likely from OCR, including a stray name and misread lines.

Lentz West Commerce Bt

Aggies Seek Form Reversal Before LSU Clash

After a 20 to 0 win over Southwestern University, the Texas Aggies endure a severe tightening in practice to fix weak points and counter LSU at San Antonio. Bible and Graves coach the adjustments as the squad aims a stronger showing Saturday.

College Station Tex Southwestern University Texas Aggies Louisiana San Antonio

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