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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1929
Page
7
Texas and Oklahoma style the gridiron spotlight as Baylor, SMU, and A&M chase conference titles. Staged interconference battles loom with Kansas, Ole Miss, and Arkansas in key matchups, while Mustangs eye a national pace with passing and ground threats. Rivalries heat in a busy football Saturday across Texas and the Southwest.
Walter Eckersall visited Madison to referee the Wisconsin football game against Michigan. He defended the field judge’s ruling amid fan unrest, recalling a 1023 Michigan play that sparked controversy.
Midwest Conference football schedule unfolds with pivotal games as undefeateds face threats. Illinois and Michigan State aim to consolidate leads, Ohio State hosts rival while Wisconsin Iowa Indiana chase first league wins. Northwestern travels to Minnesota as key contenders clash and parity reshapes standings.
Mickey Walker, the heavyweight champion, trains for two days of bouts at Wrigley Field Wednesday night. He looks a touch slow in sparring but powers through, aiming to sharpen blows and timing before the main event against Welter contender Skifs. Fans expect a brisk pace as Walker attempts to regain peak form.
In Tucson, Arizona, the University of Arizona polo team avenged a previous loss by defeating Oklahoma in a rapid Friday contest. The fast-paced game featured strong drives and decisive goals, with Oklahoma earning the first victory of the season. OU netted late but Arizona held on for the win.
Yale Harvard Princeton battle as Yale aims to save Army hopes and Harvard seeks a charge against Yale. Ancient rivalries mix with Army, Columbia, and Penn State matchups as teams vie for position in a crowded schedule headlined by East powerhouses.
Southern eyes watch three big teams as Tulane, Virginia, and North Carolina lead a dense schedule. Georgia Tech, Virginia, and Tennessee are cited among favorites as conference play heats up with matchups across cities from New Orleans to Philadelphia and Detroit.
A cryptic clipped passage mentions radio football and national trom with Easter Blond and Ebury ire. References to chair, standard tone, Colaba Tach, and tral Btandard tone suggest stray OCR fragments from a sports and broadcasts column with scattered proper nouns and unclear details.
John W. Weisman, famed football authority and former coach at multiple universities, offers predictions for Saturday’s games. The list includes scores for numerous matchups across regions, with emphasis on standout names and teams like Penn State, Army, Alabama, and Michigan, reflecting midseason intrigue and regional rivalries.
Fragmentary OCR text covers bowling and other sports notes with multiple misspellings and garbled names. The readable parts reference a bowling event, a schedule, and some scores or standings, but few clear entities or results are present. The fragment mentions a match with a 275 pin total and references several names in incomplete form.
Nelson will join the Sunday charity football game at St Marys College field with Mayo Maney and Hhareke at tackles. Lee lip and Borsman guard. Adame out with a leg injury. The St Marys team from Kansas arrives Saturday and will stay at the Gante. Proceeds go to local charities. kickoff at 2 10.
In a tense gridiron battle at San Marios Labos struggle to stop 30BCATS as strong offense and key plays shape the game. Early drives featured a touchdown by Byard after a long pass, with Lobos answering but struggling to sustain drive late in the third quarter as Sam Maree’s team maintained control and earned a pivotal victory.
Boston, Oct. 26. UM I. ob. Chvisuier of Akioa Ohla, and Jim Maloney of Boston have been matched for the featured bout at the Boston Garden on November 22. It marks Chvisuier's first Boston appearance after winning last trek by defeating Ernst Schank.
In a tense dry ball clash at San Marcos, the Cubs dominate early with 43 points and feature standout plays from Wall Reed Henry and Haerell. The San Antonio college eleven faces Briny in an upcoming clash, with both teams seeking momentum.
The San Antonio Junior College football team, nicknamed Rangers, played a loosely fought game in the Army bowl Friday afternoon. San Antonio led early with short runs and passes as Shepherd and others carried the ball, but the opposite team answered with a sustained drive. Bassette kicked the extra point, final score 14 to 0.
In a late comeback, San Marcos Rattlers defeated Lockhart Giong 7 to 6 as running back Low Maceos broke through for a 10 yard touchdown in the final quarter. Albright added the extra point, but Lockhart threatened late to reverse the lead.
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