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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1921
Page
3
The San Antonio Light and Gazette announces press details including Associated Press cooperation, circulation offices in San Antonio and New York, and delivery rates. It notes second class matter status, postal details, and telegraph bureau offices, with contact and subscription information.
A fragmented outline notes political and football drama with Mondell and Blanton referenced in extended remarks and a predicted riot of remarks. readers doubt the official text while college teams clash, signaling tense sectional echoes and potential transmission issues.
From Cambridge to Ithaca, a roundup highlights major eastern college football clashes this weekend. Center rivals Harvard and Dartmouth, Cornell faces Princeton, and Georgia Tech and Penn State loom in other key games with Bo McMillin and the Praying Colonels drawing attention.
Contested scores amid a cluttered account highlight a Texas A. and M. victory over Oklahoma 23 to 7 in a spring game. St Marys Minims, a 110 pound team, are noted for a stiff showing against St Louis boys with key plays by Harn and Veltman. The report also mentions various players and substitutions across the teams in a lively but fragmented summary.
Williams Texas listings show coaching changes for Evans Sanders Weir Dietrich and others. Scores cite Howard Payne 56 Brownwood 29 and Howard Payne 56 Abilene Christian 0 with sensational runs and tackles. Dallas University 14 Marshall College 2 and Austin College 14 Henderson Brown 7, plus Simmons 7 Trinity 0 in Tex games.
Chicago scene report summarizes the Western Conference action with three of four unbeaten teams in play, Minnesota at Wisconsin and Chicago awaiting Ohio State’s next test. Notes on Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, and Purdue, plus upcoming matchups and the shaky early-season form across the league.
Detroit action headlines a high profile clash as Tulane visits aimed at boosting its season form. The matchup at Suvin Finkere Sarusdaw drew local fans hoping for a competitive display and potential league momentum.
Buffalo Oct 29 Captain Toby Roper of Chicago knocked out Frank Morin of Pittsburg in the south side ring Friday night. Moran was outclassed throughout as Roper weighed 191 pounds to Morin’s 200.
Battling Kuhns, welterweight, wept in his Beethoven hall dressing room after a twelve round decision loss to Dummy McKinney. The card featured bright preliminaries, a lively six round welterweight clash between Willie Lopez and Pat Gaynor, and a strong showing by Frankie Alvarez against Sam Dowes.
Football results from San Antonos Main Avenue and surrounding cities list scores for Texan AL Mo 20 Oklahoma ALG ML at San Mayeos South North 2S and other colleges. Notable line results include Emporia College 89 Otuwatl 0 and Abilene Christian College 0 vs Howard Payne 564.
New York Oct 20 Sailor Friedman of Chicago defeated Ernie Kies English lightweight champion in the seventh round of a scheduled fifteen round bout at Madison Square Garden when Rice's seconds threw a towel into the ring.
The Kansag University football team opened the season by dedicating the new athletic stadium at Lasyrence, Kansas, and played a big game against Valley Kemeas, with ties to Kansas City and Missouri interests. The event featured prominent athletes and local supporters as the season began.
The Bank League playoff between Alamo and State National Banks ended Friday afternoon in a 3 to 3 tie as darkness halted play. Franklin pitched well for Alamo with eight strikeouts aided by Naylor at short. Anondy, Engetlsin, Koeh and Franklin produced key hits for Alamo while State tied the score in the seventh. A crowd of Suife Bank supporters watched, and the next game will be scheduled for next week.
Brownsville High School faces Corps Christi in a Armistice Day battle at Corpus Christi for the district championship. Kingsville beat Corpus Christi and will play Browns ville the same day. Corps Christi has not allowed a score in five games this season, while Brownsville has yielded only two points in four games.
Miss Deetl Leitch of New York Ort, a 20 year old British Canadian probed champion in women's golf, defeats Miss Alexa Stirling former United States champion in the morning. In the afternoon Barnes defeats Leitch 3 and 1 to claim the national open title with Leitch granted three bisques.
The famous Ta Casa Del Rio Mexican Cafe in the Gunter building is now open with brand new decor and a sanitary kitchen praised as the most distinctive in the South. Patrons are invited to visit for new Mexican meals and a refreshed dining experience. The item also notes a Nebraska OU clash in Lincoln with a strong wind and cold drizzle predicted, plus other scattered local sports blurbs and fragmented details.
New York Giants officials announced San Antonio Tex will host the team's spring training camp with Detroit also eyeing the city. Giants president H J Benson is in New York finalizing arrangements while local leaders push to stage a city fair at Brackenridge park. Mayor Black says the city lacks funds but will help efforts and a committee will meet Monday to discuss next steps.
Army grid schedule announces six games every Wednesday to crown an army championship. The two sections each hold six teams including 3th Infantry and 2ord Infantey in section one and Viral Infantry and 20th Infantry in section two. The schedule begins November 16 with Wednesday games and runs through December 14, featuring a Thanksgiving clash at Camp Davis stadium between Whe Infantry and Kelly Field.
In San Marcos Texas on October 20 Southwest Texas Normal School and its undefeated football eleven defeated Jivewnswood 2X to Is The San Marcos Normal. The team extended its perfect record with Kellamanaintained goal kicking and Prniel Baker contributing a late passing tackle.
Citizens urged city to purchase a 100-acre Wy 1 Malai tract south of the veirs as a site for the international livestock show and exposition. Mayor Killick heard the push at a city hall meeting. the cost cited was $150,000 with potential multi year payment. Maso Binek reserved decision. tract tied to earlier plans for the fair and a funding drive.
Philadelphia on October 29 saw Bennie Alles of Kansas City defeat Jerome Keogh of Rochester New York 125 to 14 in sixteen innings in the first match of the national championship pocket billiard tournament.
Pittsburg Kan October 20 1 was announced at the Howat Mineral Union headquarters that all Missouri engines are at work in accordance with Howat board orders and the wishes of Alexander Howat.
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