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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1924

Page

3

Senators Clash With Red Sox In Pennant Chase

Washington and Boston battled in a packed struggle as the Red Sox hosted the Senators, Johnson injured by a high pitch in a 2-1 loss, and New York leading in the pennant race as Pittsburgh swept the Cubs and Detroit topped Chicago White Sox. The Senators face three critical games to clinch with Johnson listed day to day.

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Brackenridge Beats Bees 40 to 0 in opener

Brackenridge defeats Beeville 40 to 0 in the opening game as Elkins McCarty and Tillinghast lead a fast Purple and White attack. Beeville, lighter and stymied by Brackenridge’s line, fails to gain a first down. Beeville fumbles and block punts plus several Brackenridge scores push the tally to 40 by end of third quarter.

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Russell Elected President of Aircraft Board in New York

Prank Russell of New York was elected president of the Manufacturers Aircraft Association at a directors meeting. Glen Izt Martin of Cleveland was chosen as vice president. At the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America annual meeting Charles T. Lawrence of Paterson was elected president and a new board of governors was named.

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Hoppe Still Leading In Six Hundred Point Billiards Match

New York Sept 27 Willie Hoppe world pocket billiards champion leads Hal Greenleaf midway in a six hundred point three cushion match. Hoppe won the afternoon session 30 to 28 in 16 innings and led 7 to 4 in the tally. In the evening Hoppe broke 100 while Greenleaf collected 38 in 15 innings.

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Walker and Malone Fight to Indicate Mickey's Condition

New York September 21 Mickey Walker has many bids for battles but is lining up definite fights. Next month he will face Jack Mallone in Jersey City as a test of his present condition. He may fight Shade locally while seeking out of town promoters for a Walker bout. Walker avoids New York with the New York Boxing Commission. The Gibbons Dempsey show at Shelby is seen on film with comments on Dempsey's pace and Gibbons' clinching and holding tactics. The author notes historical ring actions and referee decisions during the 15th round.

San Assesis New York Mickey Walker Jack Ms Ione Jersey City Mickey Walker Shade New York Boxing Commission Shelby Demposer Gibbons Dempssey Jack Montana Jimmy Dougherty Mistah Goddard St. Paulian Linc Brooklin Louis Grimes Johnny A. Giver Merkle Rot’ Evers Hoff- Tan Boners Snodgrass Bostons Matty Oe Grimes Fankees Washington Losors Vante Detroit Yanks

Brackenridge Seconds Fall to Somerset High in Gridiron Clash

Somerset High overwhelmed Brackenridge Wildcats 17 to 0 as Langston and teammates opened with a kickoff return for a touchdown and added a late field goal. Brackenridge showed discipline only in the second and third quarters, while Somerset capitalized with a 70 yard scoring play and a fourth quarter drive to seal the win.

Somerset High Brackenridge Wildcats Beeville Somerset Brackenridge Somerset Boys Sh Ineal Clover Langstas Langston

Question Box: Football rules clarified by Lawrence Perry

Lawrence Perry, longtime football authority, answers reader questions from The San Antonio Light column. Topics cover end out of bounds legal pass rules, sideline place kicks, punt recovery, and ball handling after scrimmage. Answers clarify penalties and rule sections with concise explanations.

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Opening Games Offer Little Information

Lawrence Perry analyzes the quiet start to the football season. Wisconsin faces uncertain lines but aims to surprise the West while key players return. strong South matchups include Oglethorpe versus Georgia Tech and Mercer. Georgia hopes to rebound after a tough previous year.

Chicagoans to Gain One Hour Tonight

Chicago residents who lost about 2,700,000 hours of sleep due to daylight saving time will regain them tonight when clocks are set forward. At 2 tomorrow morning clocks revert to Central Standard Time.

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Bowling league week ends with close finishes at Turner Alleys

The Ahr bowlers won three straight games to move to three and three in the Turner Ten Pin League, led by Jung's 200 and Conning's 195. Klaus topped the losers with 190. The week closed with a tie for high roll between McAllister and Gloeckner. Ice Company beat Orange Crush at Grand Alleys, Temple top scoring 207 in the win and Dausin’s 201 led the Crush.

Ahr Mrauw Wam Turner Jung Conning Klaus McAllister Gloeckner Fred Bushick Hia Crashe Tha Southern Ice Company Orange Crush Temple Wartert Dausin Crush Southern Ice Company Ota Brinkman Severe Vetterick Reed Elton Dr. Commercial League No Grape Grhan'g Securities Cy Dresch Evhorn Roltea’ Drench T Nu Grane Bottling Company Etals A. A. Dresch ' Isn Burrat Ate Ads Willmann Urban Securitien Maxcom

College football results from Texas to Kansas and Texas Texas

Football scores from several small colleges and towns show Baylor and Schreiner victories, Daniel Baker and Fort Worth teams posting wins, and Mercedes routing Browdeville. Local results include Fairmont over Jlipopa, Southwestern over Central State Normal, and Bethady defeating Jamesburg.

College Stations Texas Aggies Trinity University Brownwood Daniel Baker College Schreiner Fort Worth T. CG. U Texas Normal Wichita Kan Fairmont Jhilipa, University McPherson Baker Jamesburg Central State Normal Mercedes Tex Browdeville

Aggies Defeat Trinity Team 38 to 0 in College Station

Texas A&M trounced Trinity University Waxahachie 38 to 0 at College Station. Backfield power and second-half drives produced most scoring as Fay Wilson and teammates broke through a weakened Tiger line. Trinity managed only one first down as substitutions limited visible standout play.

College Station Tex Texas Aggies Trinity University of Aggie Trinity Hine Fay Wilson Betty Viger Miller Pingon Wilson Bible Farmers Berry Waugh Allison Dieterich Tigers McChimer Avarrunker Long

Reds to Bolster Up With Young Players Cincinnati

Cincinnati Sept. 27 Several older players on the Cincinnati National team will miss next season after a directors meeting. Manager Jack Hendricks outlined a policy to inject youth with Daubert Burns departing to minor league management. Edd Roush to be field captain as newcomers Hitcher Vedro Wibut join, but he cannot play baseball in Cuba during winter.

Cincinnati Dored of Directors Jack Hendricks Jack Daubert Reading George Burns Teague Hendricks Denbert Edd Roush Roush Igander Wear Contrace Vedro Wibut Cuba

Police Seek Escaped Maniac From Southwestern Asylum

Valley authorities search for O R Pronge an inmate who escaped from the Southwestern Insane Asylum Friday evening. Officials warn the man is dangerous and may attempt to flee to nearby regions.

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Dixie Series Standings Show J Victories and Losses

In the Dixie Series standings J leads with wins and losses listed. The fragment notes a tied result and references teams Pet and B with mixed scores. No clear dates or full team names are readable, but the snippet confirms ongoing series play and current positions.

Flag Chasers and Pro Teams Play Saturday Card

Basketball card style brief lists matchups for Saturday with St Louis at Cleveland and Detroit at Chicago and New York at Philadelphia plus Boston versus Washington. Scoring snippets show Detroit 87 Chicano 4 and Boston 1 Washington 1 with battery pairings and player mentions.

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National League Play Saturday Results and Standings Summary

NL Saturday play featured Chicago at Pittsburgh with Chicago losing 9 to 6 after a 000 000 300 inning. Pittsburg 002 312 10x won. Batteries: Kaufman Burke O Parrell Songer Pfeffer Schmidt for Pittsburgh. Hartnett for Chicago. International and minor league scores include St Paul 3 Todianapolis 2 and Louisville 12 4 Minneapolis 8. Western League Denver 6 St Joseph 3.

Pittsburg Chicago Kaufman, Burke and O'Parrell Songer Pfeffer Schmidt

South San Antonio Beats Heights Team on Gridiron

South San Antonio High School defeated Los Angeles Heights 44 to 0 on Friday afternoon. Emmett Burrows led with three touchdowns, Ralph Easley added two, Tom Johnson and Whi McGee scored, while quarterback Tommy Johnson guided the offense. J W Henderson refereed. Fredericksburg Independents prep for season with 25 veterans. first game planned at Mason next Friday during Mason fair. contact Charlie Tipton or Henry Molherg for games.

South San Antonio Los Angeles Heights J. W. Henderson Fredericksburg Mason Tex Fredericksburg Independents Mason Eleven Independents Charlie Tipton Henry Molherg

Stigler Football Sets High School Scoring Record

Stigler Oklahoma on September 27 the Stigler football team reportedly set a new high school scoring record by reaching near 219 points while allowing few points in three games this season. Fort Gibson defeated Stigler, and the Stigler eleven had 1,? points in three games, extending a record from last year.

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NUMBER FOUR LUCKY FOR GIANTS

A long column discusses a series of baseball miscues and near-misses from early 20th century teams. It references Brooklyn, the Polo Grounds, and notable blunders by Grimes and Merkle, comparing historic errors to contemporaries and noting Washington’s superiority over the Yankees. It mentions inter-club thirteen victories by Washington and nine by the Yankees, with Detroit contributing.

John B.noes Giants Buccaneers Brinstorther Brooklyn Teriffi Flatbush Polo Grounds Noworky Pennal

Seeligson Meets Bell In City Tennis Final

Richard Brent put up a hard fight on the San Antonio Country Club courts Friday afternoon before Seeligson beat him in four sets. Seeligson will meet Berkley Bell at 3 p.m. Saturday for the 3924 city tennis championship as Bell, the only out of town player, displayed his best tennis in the singles so far.

Richard Brent Arthur Seeligson San Antonio Tcourney Seeligson Berkley Bell Brent Hig Hnand Belt

Kerrville High Plays With Floresville In Tie

Kerrville Texas September 27 Tivy High School outweighed Floresville High and kept the visitors scoreless in the season opener. The game stayed largely in Floresville territory as Tivy failed to cross the goal line despite three field goal attempts.

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