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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1911
Page
10
The text mixes a tired artist awaiting a boss break with a midnight courtroom scene as Hank the partisan wolf faces a jury verdict. In Atlantic City a couple enjoys sun and sea before Jack speaks to Sis while a shark tale lurches in.
Fragmentary OCR provides a sparse reference to a copyright notice with dating from 1611. No clear event or person details are readable beyond the attribution and general rights language.
San Antonio chamber of commerce hosts National Association magnates with chapters of events from November 15 to 19. A $2500 fund aims to cover elaborate preparations including a special Chicago to San Antonio train itinerary and a busy program with matinees, press club stunt and a bullfight across the Rio Grande at Nuevo Laredo.
Secretary Adolf Dugosh leads a Texas A A U push to boost membership beyond recent years. A November 10 Athletic Day at the fair in San Antonio will feature a track meet with four cups, rail fare for four athletes per school, and events for inter collegiate and academic divisions. The Texas association, with over 200 members, plans a big publicity drive with Circulars to schools and local hosts, under the Chamber of Commerce meeting September 15.
Owner Morris Block of the Bronchos leaves tonight for a scouting tour of Chicago New York Cincinnati and Indiana Ohio to seek big timber for the 1912 Broncho lineup. He and Cap Leahy expect more Bronchos to be drafted by big clubs, creating holes to fill, and aim to secure early plug players.
Corsicana hosts a mixed Corsicana team and Austin champs in a key game shaping Texas league hopes. Local magnates seek to show Corsicana can support a league club and discussions to drop Oklahoma City from the Texas league are rumored for winter. Doak Roberts and Dale Gear arranged the event with several Houston players and local talent filling the lineup.
Cleburne hosts the pennant winner as the Senators edge the locals 4 to 1. Austin piles up ten hits off Deardorff aided by three Cleburne errors. Cleburne offers solid defense despite a light season, with notable doubles and grabs. Umpire Robinson.
Tenth Infantry regained the top spot in the Fort Sam Houston league by beating Third Cavalry 8 to 4. The cavalry made more errors than hits while Johnson pitched well for the losers. Batteries were Van Ottman and Farrow for the Tenth, Johnson and Brennen for the Third, with Dearhart umpiring.
Yesterday results show Philadelphia 5 Boston 4, Detroit 3 St. Louis 0 tied 2 2 with Washington 6 New York 2. Today schedule features Boston in Philadelphia New York in Washington and St. Louis in Cleveland.
Pittsburg beat Cincinnati 4 to 1, Cincinnati defeated by Chicago 3 to 6, Chicago scored 9, St Louis 0, Philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 3.
City matchups listed show Cincinnati in Chicago and Brooklyn in New York with related pairs in Pittsburg in St Louis and Philadelphia in Boston. The note reads like a sequence of cross city pairings without additional context.
Nashville defeated by Chattanooga 5 to 1. Memphis 2 beat Atlanta 0. Birmingham won 4 to 3 over Mobile. Montgomery and New Orleans had rain interference with New Orleans in Birmingham and Atlanta in Chattanooga listed as locations.
In Indianapolis a table feature notes a matchup between St Paul Kansas City and Minneapolis Milwaukee venues with unclear margins and partial team names. The fragment hints at a logistics or scheduling note about a transit route or game sequence involving St Paul and Louisville.
In Savannah the Savannah team is tied 2-2 with Albany. In Columbus the Columbus club trails 3-7 against Ma con. Columbia Jacksonville is not scheduled for a game.
Packey McFarland works down to reach 133 pounds before September 15 for the Wolgast bout in Milwaukee. He predicts a weight under 137 pounds at the ring. Ad Wolgast, in Milwaukee, weighs about 130 pounds and plans to stay light for the match.
Gov Dix urged James EB Sullivan to withdraw his resignation as chairman of the new state athletic commission. He opposed amendments or repeal of the Frawley boxing law and backed state regulation, saying a fair test could elevate the sport.
Carl C. Anderson of Company H Twenty-second infantry at Fort Sam Houston plans to wrestle in Dallas during the Dallas state fair. He claims the middleweight title of his regiment and San Antonio and seeks straight bouts or handicapped matches with opponents near his weight, aided by Johnnie Berg Cyclone Burns and Sam Anderson of England.
Walter Camp edited guide features 1910 Texas football coverage with an all-Texas team. A M with four honorees leads, Texas and Baylor also well represented, Southwestern and minor colleges noted for strong play. The article notes regional buzz about a black bear in Caton S D area.
The fragment references a water trough scene at the Anson Lewis farm with a morning note. Details are sparse. no clear events, dates, or individuals beyond the farm name are readable.
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