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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1921

Page

3

Bears Wallop Galveston and Move Up ABA Standings

Bears defeated Galveston 7 to 3 in a high scoring game to climb from deep in the Aba standings. Fuller Henry and Crabs powered the offense with homers while Blase shut down Galveston late as Texas City bears moved into sixth place in the tight race.

Galveston Aba Tex Antonio Bears Ater McGrew Elsh Skrouss Neemen Fridsy Bears Houston

Wit h Whit a Fath Rally Ends In Eighth Inning

Unclear OCR text mentions Fort Worth, Sunbury, and Whittaker with scattered baseball style terms. Core fragments reference a rally in the eighth inning and a game involving Fort Worth and possibly a team or players, but key facts are severely garbled.

Errors Beat Beaumont May Tilehes and Barriot Butt Lases

Fragmented OCR text recounts club standings and names unclear. Mentions compete events and figures like Hemant, Merhibeial Trinhis, and others with garbled data.

Murston

Fish flood victims amid coast guard search efforts

Fragmented OCR text describes flood losses at Medina Lake and nearby communities. It mentions the Medina area, Stay Antonia type names, and alleged fishing activity with a reference to S150 RT. The readable parts indicate a disaster event with victims and aid measures, but details are unclear and names are garbled.

Unclear OCR sports and notices with scattered names and figures

Fragmented readable items include references to horses and races in Horsion Texas, various names like Beagnecut and Tam Sutay port, and scattered counts and associations. The text is garbled with many misspellings and lacks coherent events or dates to form a clear summary.

Gibbons Faces Ortega After Rough Bout Turns Sour

In a harsh boxing confrontation Gibbons landed body punches while Ortesa absorbed blows, culminating in a swollen eye and a postfight forfeit of $250. The match ended with Gibbons declaring victory and Ortega defying the medical toll as both sides moved on.

Ortesa Gibbons Dukce Ortega Gibbets Savana Kinigkate Odhben

Baseball summaries mix as several leagues clash on Friday

A storm of late inning power and rough play filled baseball across the leagues. In New York, the Giants pulled ahead while the Pirates stunned the field with strong hitting, the Cleveland club defended its lead against Washington, and St Louis remained in the mix. Umpire McCormick endured beer bottle strikes, police escorted him to the dugout after a tense finish. In Texas, the playoff series saw Paris win a ragged game 9 to 7 while Ardmore took the lead in the series with decisive wins.

McCormick Bin Ming Fi Steund Crichin Grimm Dirales Toney Cather Bragner Vacis Ariinne

Memphis Sets New Record In Southern For Contests Won

Memphis posts a new Southern Association record with 103 victories as the club clinches the best wins mark. Stewart leads with 22 homers, while Birmingham’s seven baseman steals set a league record, and Memphis eyes the stretch drive toward the next slate of games against New Orleans, Nashville, Mobile, and Chattanooga.

Memphis Atlanta Rauthrra Association Das Milloy Bik Stewart Birmingham Tiumiy Lehosin Anu Bivnipghueix Birminglork Atelente Nashville Mobile Chactanooga

Mlle Lenglens Disappointing Stay Ends With Departure

New York Sept 17 Suzann Teng son Frenchy teams star said she booked passage on the steamer France bound for Havre next Wednesday. Langlen scoffed at defeat rumors and defended her recent performances amid criticism, insisting no disgrace in losing when she gives her best efforts.

New York Suzann Tengson Frenehy Star Satwider France Havre Mite Langlea Hay Langlen Conti Amm Hills Mra Mota Jjur Jory Kat Olin

Black Oilers Win in Three-Day Series Thriller

The narrative outlines a three day series where the Black Oilers prevail in a dramatic finish. Key figures include Antonin Thirk and Branrient, with Evans and Selva contributing strong plays. The report veers into celebratory tone and sports jargon while naming the overall momentum of the contest.

Clark Oilers Priday Aotek Bateach Inn Wiles Selva Baryaarl Evans Thayelan Soul Tsegh Endatit Ewis Honetan Antonin Thirk Uleueton Sain Tevin Branrient

Staged Bout Ends in Rough Clash Between Foes

A tumultuous fight scene unfolds as Gibbons lands a hard blow to Ortega amid crowded streets. The contest spirals with chaotic exchanges and a decisive moment marks the end of the encounter. Police or security intervene to restore order as bystanders react to the spectacle.

Ninety Nine Games No Errors For Melanis

Melanis has played ninety nine games without an error in a Boston area fielding run. The report notes strong glove work and consistent plays across multiple contests, highlighting a standout defensive streak as a key factor in recent performances. Details of dates and opponents are partially obscured in the OCR text but underline the subject’s steady defensive contribution.

Melanis

Rich stake test among western horses mismatched names

A fragmented report describes a horses race with Western entrants including BK Bridley's Dehave and other unclear horses. It mentions owners such as Dan Iehan and lists names like Rangoon Chak a White Star Hun vives, with weather and track conditions noted as prevailing.

Wunteraens Atre BK Bridley Benatortn Camden Rangoon Hun Dan Iehan

Golfers Idle Sunday in Flood Ravaged City Park

The Teackeynidge municipal course remains open Sunday for play if possible, but flood damage has washed out many bridges and left greens covered in silt. Officials say surface flooding may limit play but the course will attempt to host visitors.

Teackeynidge Puairk

Herman in Training for New York Bout

A report notes Herman preparing for a New York match against Johnny Buff in a featherweight challenge. The piece mentions training intensity and weight class aiming to wake interest, with details about weight in the high teens and the likely event timing.

New York Pete Merman New Orleans Wan Heek Charepimaship Bowk Johnny Buff Herman

Golf Final Meeting In Dallas For Newhaven Open

In Dallas Texas on December dates Gordon the ten Garden club golfer and Julie Lourntment along with Bryan Heard of Tous toy Country club met in a semifinal match for the Nowh Mosas title at Cedar Cs club. The gathering adjourned with decision pending on whether the next cag defender would be chosen by selection or by another method.

Dallas Tex C. Gordon Garden Club Julie Lourntment Bryan Heard Toustoy Country Club Satie Qay Mosas Lilease Vieke Cedar Cs Club Filonorsier, Musc Abaca

Speculation Rife Over Outcome Of Featherweight Go

Cleveland fans questioned Kilbane’s wind and form as the featherweight title bout with Jaimy Frash loomed. Kilbane, 127 pound catchweight challenger, eyed victory after a 182 Washington’s Birthday win over Attel. Bets favored Kilbane. officials noted taxes and pay splits, with 2600 remaining after expenses.

Cleveland Oho Johnny Kilbane Glamict Jaimy Frash James J. Jeffries Tess Willi Dixeus Sivu Kilbane Hi Wind Attel Vernon Cal Washington Toax V. A Sevec Sam Harris Rush

World record set in trotting race at Symcase NY

A new world record for a 4 sold trotting horse was established in Symcase on Friday. Cae Worthy, sired by Czar Rotor and grandson of Axworthy, led the field in a 2:03 pace mark, with Tommy Murphy driving and Voughkuansie mentioned in the revision notes.

Symcase N.Y Cae Worthy Czar Rotor Axworthy Cone Worthy River Tommy Murphy Waterns Dung

Murphy Narrowly Missed Track Pace Record with Gavarla

Murphy nearly equaled the track pacing record at 2200 flat guiding Gavarla to an easy early victory. In the Foxtest mile, a rare pacer or trailer performance occurred as Murphy drove a nose ahead to finish second in the 2:08 pace, halting at S25084 and briefly breaking the 2:00 flat track mark.

Murphy Gavarla Nara

Marine Wins Shoot Camp Petry Ohio Seat 17

Gunsner Otho Wiggs of the United States won the feature shooting match at the national tournament in Camp Petry Ohio outranking Cape Ray Haile with a score of 8 out of 10 in the 600 yard rapid fire. Curtis Walker returns home from Philadelphia hospital after illness. Miss Silo to marry Clem Corson, a New York swimming instructor.

Camp Petry Ohio Gunsner Otho Wigss United States Cape Ray i Haile United Rites Infants Wige York Silo New York Clem Corson Gade Corson Denmark

Fight in February bout set for Carpentier Gibbons title

New York Sept 17 The light heavyweight world title fight between Georges Carpentier and Young Gibbons has been moved from October 12 to the first week of February at Madison Square Garden. Promoter Pox Kiard announced the date change after a telegram from Brannyis and Carpentier's manager Des Vanps said he would guarantee Carpentier’s condition by February.

New York Georgys Carpentier Carpetition Des Vanps

River avenue natatorium closure and Big Ten squads update

Notice warns customers the River avenue natatorium will close for maintenance and reopen next spring. Sept. 17 reports from the Western Conference teams indicate major Big Ten squads are resuming focused training. The item mentions Beautiful Rogelayn Cemetery as a local landmark and Crockett 1688 in an adv.

Big Ten Buckle Lawn Chicago Rogelayn Fark, Crockett

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