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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
PUGILIST IS KILLED
Brother Of Girl Held For Shooting
keystone Jack" Britton.

Memphis, Tenn. April 3.-Frank
Jones, 90, who is in Jail here today
charged with murder in connection
with the killing yesterday Of Jack
Britton, local middleweight boxer told
officers that he had sought Britton
continuously since Friday, when his
1I-year-old sister told him that the
pugilist had wronged her. He is said
to have fired two loads from a shot
gun into Britton's body. when Brit
ton drove up TO their home yester-
day.
The stories told officers by young
Jones and his sister were similar but
the authorities have ordered full in
vestigation of all facts connected with
the case.
Britton was regarded as only n sec
ond-=atc boxer here and never gained
any real fame in his ring contests
He was known in boxing circles rs
! keystone Jack" Britton. He was 81
years old and married.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03

the first day are: Charleston, unde
feated champions of South Carolina,
and Dallas. Tex. titleholders; Macon.
Ga. runncrs-up, and Mosa. Ariz., state
champions, and Lorraine. Ohio, Buck.
eye champions, and Aurora, Mimi.
state titleholders.
In the clash tonight between Saton-
vile WASH High and Fitchburg
(Mass.) High. the relative merits of
eastern and western methods of the
game were expected to be brought out
The former team is from town of
500 and has won 81 straight games
while Fitchburg IL holder of the state
title and champion of New England
and is regarded as the strongest en-
try from that section.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
MOTOR RACES SUNDAY
Definitely Decided to Hold Postponed
Meet IL Weather Clear.

The automobile and motorcycle race
meet scheduled at the San Antonio
Speedway last Sunday, postponed, put
back and postponed again because of
the poor condition of the track. will be
held next Sunday, weather permitting
Officials were announced Tuesday.
as follows: Referee, Charles Birk-
head; starter. Bill Scott; judges, Dave
Frazier. August KRUGER and Alvin
Davis; timers. Pat Oakley. Fred
BONNER and Ferd Harder; technical
committee. Gene Roth, Sam Passur
and Frank Fisher.
All cars and machines. including
Ralph Ormsby's Fronty-Ford which
he intends to drive in the Indianapolis
500-mile race May so. are being held
over for the Sunday events.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
Millions Use It-Fine for Halrl
Mot Sticky, Greasy or Smelly

Get a jar Of "Hair-Groom" from
any druggist for few cents and make
even stubborn. unruly or shampooed
hair stay combed all day in any style
you like. "Hair-Groom" is n digni-
fled combing cream which gives that
natural gloss and well-groomed eff
feet TO your hair-that final touch
to good dress both in business and on
social occasions.
Greaseless, stainless "Hair-Groom
does not show on the hair because it is
absorbed by the scalp. therefore your
hair remains so soft and pliable and
so natural that no one can possibly
tell you used it.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
TEXAS TEAM LOSES
Whites Absence Hurts Lonhorn Ten
mis- Chances Against Oklahoma.

Austin. Tex, April 3.-The Univer-
sity of Texas tennis team was defeat
ed in straight sets by Bus Harring-
ton and Pom Parks, representing
Oklahoma University, here Monday.
Owing to illness of Lewis White.
Charles Willis was substituted. Red
Thalhpimer was the other player rep.
resenting Texas. Sets in the doubles
were: 60. G-3, CD.
Harrington defeated Willis, 6-3,
$40. 6-3. while Thalheimer succeeded
in winning from Parks 6-3. 6-S, c..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
DAY OF SPARTAN IN
ATHLETICS HAS FLED;
LUXURY REIGNS NOW
Universities Supply Loung-
ing Rooms and What-not
at Great Expense.
BY WALTER CAMP.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York. April 3.-The young
high school or prep school graduate of
today who is considering the selection
of college or university for conclud-
ing his education could not go far
wrong in choosing any one of scores
Of institutions if he is looking for the
best of everything that is afforded the
athlete.
1t is almost sybaritic luxury that
the youthful athlete will enjoy, for
from coast to coast authorities OF edu-
ments 10 lavish on the young men tia
best of everything.
The picture presented at Yale is
merely typical of the trend of the
larger universities everywhere in the
land. At New Haven. the Adee boat
house is equipped with lounging rooms,
in addition to facilities for rowing,
and new boat house is to be con-
structed on the Housatonic at Derby.
This latter will furnish accommodate
tons for the varsity crews and cam
didatSs as well as for the freshmen
onrsmen that row there. Glass crews
will also be accommodated.
The final touch in the work Of af-
fording the athletes the best of things
is added in the new Lapham field
house, TO cost S350,00O. located close
10 the Yale Bowl 1t will contain 1900
lockers. so that practically all under1
graduates can be cared for. There will
also be team rooms for the major
sports and a big common meeting
place in the lounge room.
Truly, the day Of the Spartan in
athletics has passed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
HUNT HIGH In GOLF
Houston Man Tied For Second In
North and South Amateur.

Pinehurst, April ST. Russell
Brown of Burlington. VT, led field
of more than 270 players Monday in
the first Is holes of the qualifying
tests for the North and South ANA
teur golf championship with card
of 4O-36-T6. His nearest competi-
tors were Harold V. Garrity of As
bury Park, n. j., and W. c. Hunt
of Houston. Tex, who tied with
cards of 40-40-SO.
Henry J. Topping of Greenwich
Conn, defending champion, went far
down the list, turning in a card OF
45-43-SS
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
Army Chaplain Wins
Concerts and Boil
Games in Same Way
BY JINIUS r. WOOD

Manila, L. L.. Apr1i 3.-l.caN-
ing his pulpit at Corregidor, whcre
he had Just preached an ElS,ef
sermon. Lieutenant Gynther Stra-
ash. Scandinavian Lutheran army
chaulaiu. Sunday stepped INTO
waiting army airplane. flew across
the bay to the Manila baseball dla-
mond. donncd a uniform and then
made three hits and four putoutS
i'm a game which gave the Fort
Mills team the insular Champion
ship. 49,.
The Rev. StraaSli, in addition to
his spiritual duties at Fort Mills.
is also the leading spirit IN thrr
baseball team on Corregidor Island
where the 18th Field Artillery Is
stationed. Prior to becoming ar
army chaplain he played baseball
in the Pacific Coast League.
The hall-playing chaplain Sat
urday accompanied his team TO Ma
Mia where. after playing in
championship series game. he was
unable To return to Corregidor that
night because of q storm. Charter
ing a launch before daylight sun
dav morning. he reached Corregidor
in time to lead his soldier flock III
Easter morning serviceSA
From his pulpit the chaplain
hurried to the aviation field where
Brig. Gen. Henry II. Roddy. COM
manding Fort Mills. realizing the
need of Rev. Straasli if the island
baseball championship was to be.
captured. had ordered a plane IN
readiness. 4 few minutes later the
athletic parSon descended from the
sky at Manila greatly to the edifi-
cation of a great crowd of rOotcrS
who cheered him wildly as he trot-
tod into the field He is the hero
of Fort Mills today. The Core
gidor team. composed Of Americans
and Filipinos now nolds the base
bali championship of the islands
for the second consecutive year.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
Baseball Briefs
Exhibition l;ames

NJ Fort Worth: New York Nation
alS-C hicago Americans, rain.
NJ Shreveport: st. Louis Ameri-
cans, is; Shreveport Texas League. |.
NJ Memphis: Memphis Southern
4; Toledo American Association. 6.
AT Birmingham: birmingham
Southern. 3; Cincinnati Nationals. l.
At Meridian. Miss: New York
Amcricans. -; BruoklynsNationnls. 8.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
Bob BrnMn 10 Mnskn,ea-

Brown. St Joseph shortstop last
year. has been turned over to the
Muskogec club in the Southwestern
League under option, President Bel
den announced today. Pitcher Mol
lie Meiss has been sent to Sioux
City of the Western League. subject
10 recall.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
Bill Tilden in Form.
Hamilton. Bermuds Anil

liam Il. Tilden. American national
tennis champion, who has come here
TO compete in singles and doubles
played in good form Monday. With
the youthful Sandy" Weiner. his
protege. he defeated y. Il. and Colin
Smith Of Bermuda, G-3, 60, Gil.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
Through at Hot Springs.

tut SPI fHIs. lfTh., HpTIT 81 nUer
threatening skies. the two ma jor
league baseball squads training here
took light workouts Monday. Man
ayers Chance of the Boston Red Sox
and McKechnie of the Pittsburg Pr
rates fearing downpour of rain
would interrupt any practice game at
tempted. The two teams conclude
their spring conditioning here Tues
day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
English PolOists Win.

Pinehurst. \. C.. April 3.-tiiving
the Sandhill Blues a five-goal handi-
cap. the English international polo
team Monday won the last Of their
series against the Sandhill club, Ii
10 s. The English team will sail for
home Saturday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
College Baseball,

At Austin: University of Texas.
10: Daniel Baker College. ].
Vt COLLEGE Station. Tex: Texas
~. ~ NJ. College and Rice Institute,
rain. ..
At Norman. Okla: Oklahoma Uni
ycrsity. Is; Nebraska University, T..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
RAY Schmandt Marries.

ST. Louis, April 3.-Ray Schmandt.
infielder of the Brooklyn Nationals.
and Miss Estelle Overmann were mar
ried here today. Schmandt resides
in st. Louis.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03

II Joseph.. Mo. April S.-Frank
Osborne. outfielder of the New Haven
baseball club, 1922 champions Of the
Eastern League, has left his home
here to join the team AT Wilson. y.
e.. after holding out for month.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
Coast Leaguers Start.

San Francisco. April 3.-The IA
cific Coast Baseball League began its
1923 season this afternoon. with Port
land at Sacramento. Seattle at Salt
Lake City. Vernon at San Francisco
and Oakland at Los Angeles.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
LAYTON Cue Leader.

st. Louis. April 3.-Johnny Layton
of st. Louis, holder of the worlds
thrce-cushion billiard championship,
has won the interstate league cham
pionship and will receive prize of
$500 for finishing in first place, il
was announced here. Although the
schedule has not been completed, il
was stated that layton already has
won the title and cannot lose first
place even though he drops the re.
naming games.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03

Spring Time is here and Repairs of
various kinds will be necessary-also
Frightening up with Paint, etc. We
are in a position TO furnish just cx-
actly the materials needed for the job.
Prompt and courteous service. Call
Crockett 167, or visit our Modern
Lumber and Building Store. ED
STEVES & SONS. 10 f. Commerce
St.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03

tioheu au'hoii'''
vi. .n-u First of all
We" 'o'h' app" - a.
1t Is a good ldea' IL you WISH ~
score properly, to learn what is known
Ne soorors, short hand. This came
-. o ro.rs 400
INTO vogue srea' many
but for all that 1t was a long, long
time before il was well understood
and before baseball enthusiasts were
So interested IN the game that they
began to use it. The writer was one
of the first to score under the new
method.
The theory 4 Identification in scor-
ing is based upon number. You
write the names of the players in the
hating order bit YOU also recognize
each nosition nv n fixed number and
when Won record ANYTHING in your
score from the first inning to the
finish of III. game you simply use a
numeraI instead of irving to bother
with tho mans name.
Tba custnmarv recognition of the
various places on the field by number
is rs follows:
No I nitcher. No. -. catcher: No.
. first.baseman No. 4. secord-base-
non. M / sbortston: No. 6, third
hasomon. M : loft fielder: No. :.
confer fielder. No. o. right fielder.
Some scorers use G for shortstop and
: for third baseman.
Now don't imagine as some have.
that No. l sticks 10 NehI of the
Giants all the season and that you
must have n number for every player
who is n member of the league. II
that happened Won would have to car
rv a book along with you to identity
PLAYERS by number.
Your number one is the number at
tached to the pitcher of the home
team and TO the pitcher of the visiting
team and as you have separate sheet
on which TO keen he score of each
team YOU know that the fieldin.; plays
recorded on the sheet for the visiting
club are really the plays which We're
mad by III" members Of the team Of
the home club. On the Other hard.
tho acct which stands for the home
club records tho plays of the visiting
clrh who MT the home players ont
On each sheet YOU will have pl"ntv
of plays in which Number . took
part a"d nat is To be expect d he
cause Number . is tho fi;St-baspman
and he il about IN" busiest man in
putting out other PLAYERS who takes
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03

A complete line Of Garden Tools.
Garden Hose and Lawn Mowers. ED.
STEVES & SONS. Lumber and
Building Store. no f. Commerce st.
Phone Crockett 167.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-03
HOW TO SCORE
Foster, instructions to anna
tour baseball scorc-keepers.
RI InHN IL. FOSTER.

III JUIiN ID. TVSI LTt'
Copyright. by The san Antonio Light
This is the first of a series of
II articles in which the writer, q.
the only man who has ever been
made an official scorer for life
by any baseball leagues, outlines
in clear untechnical language to
the baseball-loving public how
properly to score game and ex-
plains methods of procedure under
the rules on which is an unques-
toned authority.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-04-13

The antelope, noted for Its color
Ing delicate proportions and zephyr
like movements, is threatened with
extinction unless some measures are
taken at once to giveit some protec-
ton. There are said to be 1000 In
the United States. and $50 Of these
are In the Yellowstone park In l9OS
there were 1000 in the park alone.
Agitation on behalf of the antelope
has been started by the members OF
the American Bison society, which
has done SO much for the buffalo
The winter range in the Yellowstone
park Is not nearly adequate for the
antelope alone and 1t Is necessary to
share 1t with other animals. 1t Is
proposed to enlarge this winter range
and also to provide similar ranges In
California, Oregon, Utah, Nevada
Wyoming and Idaho, and also to with
draw from public use certain parts
of the Yellowstone where the animal:
congregate. The antelope herd II
this country suffered last year from
exposure and from the depredatlon'
of predatory animals.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-04-13
Words With Many Meanings.

In some languages the same sound
Is used for ever so many different
things. Even in English there are
words and sounds with more than
one meaning. The word box" for
instance, has at least six meanings
"Glass" does duty not only for very
useful vltreous substance, but also
for mirror, drinking vessel, a ba-
rometer, telescope, and several other
things. Or think Of the various senses
In which the word lease" Is used. You
can easily recall many English words
which have a double or triple mean.
ing-to say nothing of words which
are spelled differently and mean quite
different things, yet have the same
sound.
In Japanese, such pitfalls for for
egners are far more numerous and be
wildering. The sound XII, for exam
pie, has no less than u different
meaningsl In writing, each Of thes,
72 words has a distinct Japanese char
acter all to Itself, yet all are pro
nounced XII.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-04-13
ALLIGATOR A GOOD MOTHER
Takes Care Of Young in Much tho
Same Manner as Does the Hen
Of the Barnyard.

The female alligator lays great
number of eggs with hard shells,
which in size and general appearance
resemble hens eggs. And she lays
them In a nest built In a curious man
ner.
Along the bank of stream Is spread
a layer Of mud and grass or leaves,
and on this is placed layer OF eggs,
then another layer of mud and grass
about seven or eight inches In thick
ness, then another layer of eggs care
fully covered, and so on, until often
thirty or more eggs are deposited.
Although the eggs are Matched by
the heat Of the sun, and the decaying
vegetable matter, the mother alligator
watches the nest carefully. AS soon
as the young which are helpless little
creatures about eight inches long, are
Matched, she leads them to the water
and takes care of them as a hen does
her brood Of chickens, until they are
strong enough to defend themselves.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-04-13

BIuewino Teal Duck Has Been Known
to Travel at Rate Of 800 Miles
an Hour.

1t Is mistake to suppose that an
airplane going at the rate of PASS
miles per hour could oveItake the fast
est bird. The bluewing teal duck fies
In excess Of that speed, and has been
known to go as fast as 800 miles per
hour with an inconsiderable wind In its
favor. The hawks are perhaps even
faster, though capable Of only short
bursts Of speed. Duck hawks have
been known to overtake and catch
greenwing tea. In the air, and possibly
they also catch an occasional bluewing.
The rush Of the duck hawk, If the OBJ
server is fortunate enough to see It
close up. as concealed duck hunters
sometimes are, Is perhaps as incredible
phenomenon as there Is in nature. 1t
was with hawks that falconry was de-
veloped. and it is likely that all birds
Of prey are capable Of high speed.
Whether there Is any winged crea-
ture as fast as the bluewlng teal is
something bird observers would like
to know. The bluewing, long of wing
and slender Of body, verltable grey
hound Of the skies, is built for speed
1t no doubt can fly at top speed for
hours at time, and 1t Is probable that
many bluewlng pass in a single day OF
night from the breeding grounds of the
North to those of southern waters on
which to winter.--St. Louis Post-Dis
patch
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-04-13
EARLY DAYS OF RAILRoADINe
valIandlu cham Writes Of Some Of the
Primitive Methods Of New Means
Of Transportation.

Edward Noble Vnllandigham, In his
book, Delaware and the Eastern
Shore" gives an interesting sidelight
on railroading in 1888. In chapter
dealing with transportation between
the Delaware river and the Chesa-
peake bay, he says, according to the
Indianapolis News: Steamboats, soon
replaced the sailing packets, but 1t was
not until 1888, after years of legisla-
ton in both states, that the New Cas-
tie & Frenchtown railroad, traces Of
which still show In green bits OF en-
bankment, improved the land route. A
primitive locomotive engine, imported
from England, was with difficulty tink-
cred into going order to draw tiny
coaches on the rails Of strap iron'
pegged to wooden sleepers, which In
turn were pegged to stones set deep
In the ground. The speed of ten miles
an hour was held to be perilous. Bns
kets hoisted on tall poles notified the
line ahead that the train was coming
From time to time train hands, detect
ing rail with end turned up where
spike had loosened, got down and Sc
cured the threatening snake head
According to the original charter TIT
rate for passengers was 3 cents
mile, tariff later raised to 10 cent
because the cost Of building and main
tanning the line had been underestimate
ed. Each passenger could carry 1O
pounds Of baggage free Of charge"
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-04-13

Remarkable Animate Roamed Plains
Of What Il Now the Dominion
Of Canada.

The hlgh-browed paleontologists
have been rigging up the skeletons Of
q mess Of duck-billed dinosaurs In the
Calgary region In British Columbia.
The animals were planted before the
Rockies had even begun to sprout,
The country was a lushy plain, with
the animals and balmy climate of the
tropics. 1t was not until the Rockies
had grown into good-slzed hills that
the country became known for its
buzzards. In the good old days the
duck-bflled dlnosaur was hippo
potamus with the head or a pelican
and the hind legs of an ostrich. II he
DIDN'T look so much like crocodile
he might have been mistaken for an
elephant. He had three toes, but
could swim like swan. A husky
dinosaur was likely to be some 80 or
10 feet over all and would tilt the
scales for 5000 to 10000 pounds. He
might use Kodiak bear for play
thing. In those days the fight fans
would have loved to see mix-up be-
tween duck-billed dinosaur and one
of the sabertoothed tigers from the
La Brea pits. That would make bull
| fighting seem like handkerchief fllr-
tntion. We ought to put in requIsi
| ton for a goose-faced iguanodon to
add to our collection at Exposition
park. Maybe we can fix up trade
with the Calgary folk and give them
slightly damaged methatherium fol
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-04-13

The name BLACK Death" was given
to the epidemic that devastated Asia
and Europe in the Fourteenth century.
1t WAS so called from the black spots
that appeared upon the skin at the
time Of death, and was probably q
highly malignant form Of typhus fever.
The scourge ravaged China in 1888
1947 and carried off 100000 OF its
inhabitants, and 24,0O0,000 In other
parts Of Asia.
The Black Death first appeared In
Europe in 1912, but 1t was not until
August, 1348, that 1t reached England
In London 100000 persons died OF 1t
and In Norwich over 10000. 1t Is estl
mated that the victims Of this one
visitation numbered from one-third Il
one-half Of the entire population o.
England. which, at that time was abou
100000. The Black Death reappearet
In Europe In 1880, 1878 and 1882. I
Is said to have carried on In all 1T
visitations more than 100000 Eu
ropeans.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-04-13
Laoe Announces Visit Of stork.

SO fond are Hollanders of their chill
dren that when a new baby arrives the
parents want to tell the whole world
about it. SO they hang out dainty
bit of lace on the front door, SO neigh
bors and friends may know the good
news. If the baby Is girl, the lace
has background Of bright tinsel If
1t is boy, pink background Is used
with tie lace.
The lace is not only an announce
ment. 1t Is also an invitation for the
neighbors to call. All bring presents
These visits continue for several days
after the baby Is born.
Father treats the boys" Of the
crowd to beer In large stems, while
the women drink coffee in honor Of
the new heir.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1923-04-13
TIL W. Meet Again.

In her "Glimpses of Authors" Miss
Caroline Ticknor of the same Ticknor
family that has so long been assoclat.
ed with publishing, tells Of many de-
lightful passages between authors and
the ancient firm Of Messrs. Ticknor 4
Fields. A business correspondents
With Mark Twain must have been most
enjoyable for his publisher. One letter
sent to him closed with hope that
"God be with you, for cannot. Yours
b. II. Ticknor." Twain returned thu
sheet, at the foot Of which he had In
scribed the words: Dear Ticknor: HI
didn't come. 1t has been a great dis
appointment to the whole family
Hereafter, appoint party we can de
pend on. Yours, Mark"