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DEFEAT WEST TEXAS
Sacred Heart Players Win From Acad.
emic Leaguers, 22.10.

Playing well as a team, the Sacred
Heart basket ball five Friday night
defeated West Texas Military Academy,
on the Sacred Heart court, % to 10,
and thereby ran up their seasons rec
ord to fourteen victories in eighteen
contests. The winners were handicap
ped by the absence Of A. Maspero, star
guard, out because of sickness, but Les
lie Necker, Bill McBrearty, McCool and
Baeten all got into the limelight through
defensive play and held the losers 10
four field goals, three of which were
made by Webb Townsend, West Texas
center. Working together and assist
ing each other unselfishly, A. Veltman,
Santa Cruz and F. Trawalter, looped in
safe margin of points for the win
nerS.
The West Texas team used all avail
able talent in a combined effort to stop
Sacred Heart and TO get line on what
material is stacking up best for the
Academic League rare.
Sacred Heart is now angling for
game next Tuesday with the st. Mark
intermediates.
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JOHNSON BEST IN SIGHT.
However, Conqueror Of Brennan Not
Quite Ready For Dempsey Yet.
nv FAIRPLAY.


Copyright, 1928, by The San Antonio Light
/ New York, Jan. t3.-Floyd johnson
of Iowa is today the best heavyweight
possibility-yes probability-in this or
any other country. But he is stiil
only a probability. His victory over
the veteran Bill Brennan at Madison
Square Garden Friday night was de-
cisive and impressive. Up to lew
minutes before the first round started
Brennan was an s to favoritc. Why
the odds suddenly shifted no one
knows, for, although Johnson's unusual
popularity had the entire crowd OF
1880 fans with him. there were H.
24S who figured Brennan would win.
johnson and his manager were the
other two.
johnson has a great deal TO learn
before he could hope TO last very many
rounds against Jack Dempsey. De
spite his innate fighting knowledge, a
rare alertress and remarkable speed
for a 104-poundcr. it is the writer
opinion that Tom Gibbons at his best
could now at least outpoint johnson.
But-and say it with firmneSs-thc
Floyd johnson that will be. say in ten
months or year from now, should
be crowding Mr.. Dempsey hard and
with a very good chance Of showing
the king Of all the beavies bodily off
The throne.
1t was only the great experience of
Brennan that saved the veteran from
a knockout. Twice he was almost out.
In the twelfth. visibly worn by John
sons terrific pounding on the kidneys.
tAnt- snlfir, loft tho
of his stomach and a straight over
hand punch flush on the jaw. He
wobbled covered nicely, hung on for
a moment, and, realizing that the
round was nearly over, came courIg-
seconds forced the fighting. Johnson
had been lanced earlier in the evening.
PROFESSIONALLY it affected his hitting
power. That, together with the facI
exceptionally fast for heayyweights,
thus leaving both men a little weary,
is no doubt the reason why Brennan
was not put 10 sleep then and there.
The other occasion on which Bren-
nan was in trouble was in the fifteenth
round. johnson feinted Brennan, old
lux ludL ne II. lHNO al opening gnu
again sent that left to the belt and
right to the chin. But the power
wasn't behind either punch and Bill
managed to recover sufficiently to
stand IN and swap toe-to-toe wallops
as the final bell rang.
johnson easily took every roanI. lie
weighed 104 and Brennan 200 ~. Be-
sides n terrific beating, Brennan got
14,790.20 and johnson S9S69, it be-
ing figured that the odd 20 cents was
coming to Brennan to buy corrt r.as-
ter for his cut eyes. The entire gate
was S51,S90 OF which about 5000
went for taxes.
Jim Corbett, Jack johnson, Jess
Willard and Tom Gibbons were among
the high lights at the rinsside. 1t
was really amazing what a screening
cheering reception the fans gave Wiz
lard
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Evans won the western amateur title.
He came through again by defeating
George Won Elm, ) and 4. last year.
1t is singular that George Won Elm.
who lost to Evans in the western ANA
teur. was the other prominent golfer to
repeat in a tournament OF conse-
quence.
Won Elm. who won the Pacific
Northwest title in 1921, again captured
that honor in 1922 by defeating Bron-
son Stein, one up.
The play OF Gene Sarazen was un-
questionably the feature of the year. In
winning two national titles, the open
and the professional golfers champion
ship. Sarazen turned a trick that has
not been accomplished since 1916. when
Chick Evans won the amateur and open
championships.
In women's circles, Glenna Collect.
by taking the national and eastern
wOmen's championship. set high mark
for other feminine golfers to shoot at.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
FOSTER COMES ACROSS
WITH EXPLANATION OF
WHAT T'SALL ABOUT
Fans Can Now Get Clearer
Notion of "Draft War"
IN Baseball.
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.


copyright. 1898, by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Jan. 13.-The legal lights
OF the minor leagues have opened the
floodgates of oratory and are yelling
"habeas corpus" "cavet emptor," az
Pluribus Unum' and other learned say.
lngS. They have just become jerry Ia
the fact that players sent from the big
leagues TO the little fellows on option
are subject to draft as well as the play.
ers simply released outright.
They are like the attorney called Ia
confer with his client, who was behind
the bars. They can't put you in jail
for that exclaimed the attorney. But
the client was inside looking out.
How Gomez" question the ;al
lights in this baseball case. Foolish
question. Anything in baseball can be,
has been and is.
To make the matter palmer, let's ex-
plain the manner of optioning players.
For example, il you are manager of the
Boston club and have some young men
on your payroll who are not quite fit
TO handle the right knife and fork in the
elite circle Of baseball, you are privileged
to send them to clubs down the line on
option. That means you may release a
player 10 Buffalo. for example, for
$1,000. That amount is paid you by the
Buffalo club, but at the same time you
sign an agreement with the Buffalo
management by which you have the
right TO recall that player before August
Ii of the same year at, say, $500.
Sometimes you have the right to call
him back for the same sum for which
you release him, but usually the club
which takes him wants n small profit
for keeping him in the orphan asylum
during the summer. Kelly of the
Giants went out on option so often that
they call him Optional Gus"
IL the club which puts a player out
on option signifies to the other club
that it will not exercise the recall priv
ilege. either because money will be tight
or the player frequently had been in
that condition. the player reverts out
right TO the club which took him on OPP
ton.
The minors now want to know. the
case being as outlined above. by what
authority the major league assumes to
exercise control over n player TO whom
they have surrendered all right. The
player has not become a free agent be.
cause. the poor boob who signs the pa
pers in baseball never is again a free
agent but has become the absolute prop
crty Of the club which took him on OPP
ton.
If the big league club claims that such
n player can be drafted after he. has
been freed from option and the minors
have made him a success, the minors
think the bigg leaguers are all wrong.
They want extra money for the privilege
of the draft as well as the privilege OF
optional recall
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Undertaken Heads Beaumont Ball Club; in Proper Hands at

In baseball there is nothing more
precious than a timely hit when a
couple Of runs are needed to win and
the bases are loaded.
At such times a single looks like the
longest hit in the world to the team at
bat. However, there is a bit more of
the glamour 10 the home-run wallop
that ties or wins the old ball game.
There is something about the home
run that supplies one Of the big thrills
of baseball. 1t is the one feature of
the pastime that makes perfectly sane
people throw away perfectly good hats.
In my 20 years Of baseball, l have
seen any number Of timely home-run
drives. | have seen games won in the
ninth with the sacks filled and four
runs needed to win, when some slugger
drove the ball over the fence. / have
seen extra-inning games, some Of them
suggests, others pitchers battles, 'ie-
cided by a home-run drive.
To my way Of thinking. there never
was a timelier home-run than that de-
liver by Frank Baker in the third game
of the 1911 world series.
New York had won the first game
Of the series, > TO ], DESPITE the fact
that Chief Bender struck out eleven
men and allowed only five hits.
The Athletics evened up the count
by taking the second game, 3 to J.. A
home-run by Baker in the sixth inning.
scoring Collins ahead OF him. decided
that game. Marquard was pitching for
New York. He pitched low and inside
to Baker on the ball he hit over the
fence. Such pitching to Baker is usual
ly accompanied by fatal results.
During that series, Marquard and
Mathewson, star pitchers of the Giants.
were also writing daily accounts of the
game for the newspapers. Possibly the
players never saw what was written.
The day following the second game.
Mathewson. in his story of the defeat,
took Vanguard to task for pitching in
Bakers "groove"-low and inside. The
article caused much comment.
Mathewson, who pitched the first
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
LANDS RESOLUTION
TO STAY OUT OF FUSS
OVER DRAFT WEAKENS
Commissioner Says He Might
Take a Turn at Base
ball Battle Later.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-kenesaw NJ
Lands. commissioner Of baseball, IS
still undecided whether he will take
hand in the word battle over the
maior-minor draft controversy.
After mulling over William II. NC
Carthy's statement at San Francisco
in which the Pacific Coast League
president charged that the ex-judge lis
n false Moses who has failed to lead
baseball into the Promised Land" the
commissioner indicated that he might
take a turn at that later, but then n
answer to a question he countered:
Can you see any need for erecting
q ring. climbing in and going to 1t
every time some gentleman happens to
pop OFF,"
For the want Of a regular fight with
the commissioner. the minor league
magnates filled in the day by starting
mild row in their own household,
with Mccarthy and A. l.. Tearney,
president of the Western and Three
I Leagues, both taking pot shots at
Mike Sexton. president of the minors.
Sexton became the target when he
issued statement at Rock Island de-
Tue tAllNoclOho WIN
ing from some of our members predict
ing a break between the majors and
minors,"' and advised the minor
leaguers to refrain from further news
paper discussion.
The far western sector was quiet
last night and early today. President
W. H. Mccarthy of the Pacific Coast
League being engaged in re-aligning
his forces at Portland. Ore, for the
next battle of the major-minor base
ball war. Mccarthy and some club
owners in the coast circuit are to hold
a meeting at Portland Monday, and
it was assumed today he was with
holding further salvos until he had con-
suited with them regarding a plan of
campaign.
Several major league owners and
managers have come out publicly in
the last "a hours declaring the attack
of minor leaguers on Judge Lands
and major heads is unwarranted.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
CARP" VS.. BECKETT
French and English Boxers To Meet
Nay IL, Is Report.

Paris, Jan. IA match between
Georges Carpenter. former French
heavyweight champion and Joe Beckett.
the British champion, was announced
today as tentatively settled to take
place in the Olympia. London, on May
II next. The contract for the bout
is being sent to Major A. ]. Wilson,
British promoter tonight.
Carpenter makes the condition that
q return fight with Battling Sikh would
tax" precedence but there now seems
slight change of this affair taking
place in the near future.
The disqualification Of Battling
Sikh and the withdrawal of his French
middleweight title has been held by
the international Boxing Union to
invalidate also the other titles the
Senegalcse boxer won from Georges
Carpenter. These were middlcwcight
end heavyweight champion of Europe
and Interchangeable champion of the
world.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
New Grounds FOR Il. c. Club.

Kansas City, NO., Jan. 1S.-The pur-
chase of a tract of land here today BY
George Meuhlebacb, president of the
Kansas City American Association base
ball club, assured the club new quarters
for next season, capable Of accommodate
ing 10000 spectators. 1t is expected
that the Kansas City team will occupy
the grounds July 1. Work on the stands
will begin as soon as the revised plans
are completed. The grounds are 900 BY
900 feet in dimensions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
Missouri Schedule Out,

ST. Louis. Mo-. Jan. 1S-Eight games
including six Missouri Valley Confer.
ence contests are on the 1923 schedule
Of the University Of Missouri football
team which was announced today: The
schedule follows: October @. Springfield
CMO.) Teachers at Columbia: October
10. Ames at Columbia; October 20, st.
Louis University at St Louis: October
%, Nebraska at Columbia: November
3, Kansas Aggies at Manhattan; No
vember 10. Oklahoma ut Columbia No
vember Il. Washington ct st. Louis /;
November 20, Kansas at Lawrence.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
ALIBI FOR CHAMP
Hard Course and Jocks Cold Permit
Golf Stars To BE Tied.

San Jose. Cal. Jan. 13.-Cnfamili-
arity with the near-iron characteristics
of some western courses and the fact
that Hutchinson had cold were
ascribcd today as reasons for the show
ing made against Jock Hutchinson and
Gene Sarasen by Al and Abe
Espinosa. Pacific Coast professionals,
who nlayed the champion duo eighteen
holes to tie here yesterday.
The ground was so hard it was al
most impossible TO get under the ball
in approaching the greens.
Sarazon was unable TO control his
puts. but drove well.
The medal scores were: Sarazcn
and Hutchinson "a and 10; Al and Abe
Espinosa - each.
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place. Definite principles of leverage
are applied to all the holds Of the mod
ern wrestler.
Strength is still valuable, but mere
brute froce will not overcome the scien-
tific exert. The scientific improvement
Of the last few years is phenomenal, but
is die to the superior group of men who
are studying the game with the idea Of
making il more valuable TO those inter
ested in sports. The result is that large
universities are REALIZING its value in
conditioning men for other sports.
1t proves useful particularly in foot
ball, even assisting coaches TO develop
players of only fair ability into stars.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
BY PAUL PREM

During the last ten years professional
wrestling has not been extremely popu.
lar because of the fact that some some
wrestlers have been corrupted by gamb,
lers.
But this condition. as rule, does
not exist today apd men of finer
standards and better education are en-
tering the game with beneficial results
to the sport.
Wrestling is now a scientific study
The old rough-and-tumble wrcstlerS
have practically vanished and men with
both speed and science have taken THEN
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
RICE GRID DATES OUT
Institute Eleven To Play Six Of Eight
Games ut Home.

Houston. Tex. Jan. 13.-Rice In
stitute's 1923 football schedule, an
nounced today, is as follows:
October q, Sam Houston Normal at
Houston.
October 13. University Of Arkansas
at Little Rock.
October 20, Oklahoma A. & NJ. at
Houston.
October -. Southwest Texas Nor
NAL at Houston.
November 3, Texas University at
Austin.
November ~. Southwestern Univcr-
sity at Houston.
November II, Texas A. & NJ. at
Houston.
Thanksgiving Day. T. c. L. at
Houston,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
JOSKE FIVE IMPROVES
Gives City Clerks Great Battle, Losing
By 1914 Score.

The Joske Brothers Company basket
ball team of the Commercial League,
which was showed under recently b.
the Frost National Bank team, 46-6.
showed remarkable improvement in a
league game Thursday night and gave
the strong City Hall Clerks a real bat
tie, being nosed out by a score of 1G
to IA.
Good passing featured the game,
which was played on the Turner court.
Giraud and Philips starred for the
winners, Ellis for the losers.
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PRAISE FOR BANCROFT
Hughey Jennings Says Giants Short
stop One OF Best Ever.

New York. Jan. 13.-"Bancroft Of the
New York Giants is one of the brain
lest shortstops in the history of the
game" says Hughey Jennings, now as
sistant to John McGraw at New York.
Most of the modern shortstOps play
a stationary position" continues Jen-
nings. That is a fata' mistake, for
often n step in either direction prior to
the pitch, makes possible play on the
ball that would otherwise so as a base
hit.
mo club gets very far without a
great shortstop. While the New York
team has a brilliant infield. that conf
bination would be greatly slowed down
By having an inferior player at short" "
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May Revive Bermuda Race.

New York, Jan. 13.-Yachtsmen are
planning a revival of the annual sailing
race TO Bermuda next June, a popular
sporting event ten to fifteen years ago.
-Four owners in Boston and New York
already have agreed 10 enter their
yachts. The Bermuda race will be open
to small schooners, yawls and ketches
and a special class may be made for
owners of Scoops. The start this year
probably will be from London or New.
port, instead of Sandy Hook.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
WIN AN EXTRA HOLE
LaEy and Tarrant Take Tight Match
From Mangham and Rogers.

Tom Lally and Jack Tarrant de-
feated Clarence Mangham and John
Rogers at Breckenridge Park Fri
day afternoon in an extra-hole golf
match. Rogers is the Dayton, Ohio,
professional. here for the Texas open
championship; the others are all well,
known local golfers.
The winners, two down at the turn,
played fine uphill golf 20 win out. Tar
rant aud Mangham each shot n. while
Rogers played 20 and Lally a "a.
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Brum5augh Trap Winner.

baugh, of Asheville, n. c., Friday won
the mid-winter handicap trophy, leading
trap shooting event of the season, de-
feating a field of IS contestants By a
margin of one target. His score was
% from the 20-yard line. The amir
versary event, limited to winners OF
previous mid-winter handicaps, was
won by John w. Espenman, of Pennsyl.
Yania.
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College Basket Ball
Texas AgeieS Win,

College Station, Tex, Jan. 13.-The
Texas Aggies increased a two-point lead
at the half to a 15-point lead at the fin
ish and defeated the Oklahoma Aggies
here in the first local Southwestern
Conference basket ball game. Sd to 20.
Washburn, a guard. was the Texas Ag-
gle star, both on Offense and defense.
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Reds Batterymen Start Early.

Cincinnati. Ohio, Jan. 1S.-The bat
terry men Of the Cincinnati National
League baseball team will spend a week
at Dawson Springs, Ky, getting into
condition prior to the departure of the
rest of the players for Orlando, Fla, on
their southern training tripS Manager
Pat Moran announced today. The catch
ers and pitchers will leave here March
3 for the resort and return to Lexington
in time TO make connections when the
Reds special train passes throughout
the Kentucky city on the tenth, en- route
to the southern camp.
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Meeting with another right 10 the body.
Refund Fourteen.
Brennan toos the aggressive for n
few moments and iabbed johnson about
the head with his left. johnson swung
wildly and took another right TO the
head. Both appeared tired as the result
of the swift pace.
Found Fifteen.
johnson drove in his left to the head
and body, staggering Brennan with a
smash to the ribs. Both landed hard
blows to the head. johnson unlooscd
terrific attack to the head. forcing
Brennan TO clineh. He sent the Chit
cagoan TO the ropes and battered him
with terrific punches to the head.
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ers. claiming that they had room for
Fournier.
Unable to give the Orioles a first
basemau to succeed Jack Bentley, the
negotiations between the Cardinals and
Baltimore for Shortstop Bcley were i'm
mediately blocked.
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Washington's BY a Point.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 13.-The Wash
ington University team nosed out the
Oklahoma University quintet, % to "a,
in a thrilling basket ball game which
opened the Missouri Valley conference
season here Friday night. The game
was a see-saw affair from the start to
the finish. Cooke starred for the Soon
ers, while Thumser and MINERS per-
formed well for the Pikers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
BUD LOGAN BEATEN
Billy Wells OF England Wins From
Former San Antonian.

Davenport. Iowa. Jan. 1S.-Billy
Wells Of London, England, won easily
from Bud Logan Of Omaha in ten
round bout under the auspices of the
American Legion here Friday night.
Eddie WEIGH Of South Bend bested
Ray Carter of Sioux City in the semi
Windun.
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Tinne.Out.

Is there any time limit when time is
taken out because of substitution, or
because Of an injury?
No team shall take more than 80 sec
onds 10 make the. ordinary substitution.
In case of injury two minutes are al
lowed the team to readjust the lineup.
In no case, however, shall. 'time-out"
consume over two minutes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
Basket Ball Quiz
Boundary Line.
BY REFEREE

In putting the ball in play from out
of bounds is it illegal for the player so
doing to step on the boundary line?
The rule saws he must not step across
the boundary line. which could be in
terpreted that stepping on it is not a
violation of the rule. However. it is
drawing the line Of distinction bit too
fine. and players shouldomak it point
to not even step on the line as IT might
be construed otherwise by the referee.
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game for the Giants and won, was
McGraw's pitching selection for the
third game. Going into the ninth in
ming he enjoyed a. to o lead. Collins,
the first man up, was retired and things
looked migl " rosy for Giant victory
Then the unexpected happened. With
Baker UP and the count two balls and a
strike, Mathewson was unfortunate
enough to get a slow ball, inside and
low. For once, Mathewson's great con,
troll failed him for he certainly intended
the pitch to be low and outside.
Baker hit the ball into the right
field stands at the Polo Grounds for O
home-run and the score was tied.
The Athletics won out in the eleventh
8 TO .. That one pitch was the break
of the series. the Athletics winning, four
games to two.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13
FOLEY KNOCKED OUT
Misae Floors Harry Six Times and
Seconds Toss In Sponge.

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 13.-BiIly 'MiSke
OF st. Paul won on a technical knock
out over Harry Foley Of Hot Springs.
Ark, in the first round of a scheduled
ten-rOund boxing contest held here
Friday night under the auspices Of
the American Legion. After Foley had
been floored six times. his seconds
threw the sponge into the ring Both
men are heavywcights.
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ONE ON LONG HOLE
W. S. Shelly Holes Out 275 Yard Golf
Drive.

Camden. s. C., Jan. 13.-W. s.
Sicily of the Hermitage Country Club,
Richmond. Va, Friday made the 90
yard eighteenth hole on the Camden
Country Club golf course in one This
is the longest hole in one on record
in this section,