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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
IRELAND FIRST NAME
IN TENNIS DRAW ON
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
President Coolidge Pulls
Out Names for Davis
Cup Pairings.

Washington. ID. C., March IS.-
President Coolidge Reached into the
original Davis Cup ON ST pdtrick's
DAY and drew out slip on which was
written the name of lrelant.
The ambassadors Of other nations
then drew names from the cup in al
pEabetical order and completed the
iirSt drawing ever TO be held at the
White House for the great interna-
tional tennis tournament.
The entry list totals W nations.
seventeen in the European zone nd
six in the American zone. which, with
the United States as the defending
nation, brings it UP TO "A, a record
for the games.
Drawings for the European zone re-
suited in two nations. Belgium and
the British Isles, going into the first
round. with seven byes in the upper
half of the second round and eight Dyes
in the lower half. France and Spain
were picked by experts as the semi
finalisrs in the upper half. with
Switzerland and Denmark strongest in
the lower and New Zealand dark
horse.
Ireland and France are in the first
bye, Holland and India in the second,
Argentine and South Africa in the
third, and Spain will play the winner
of the first round match between the
British Isles and Belgium. In the
lower half Denmark was drawn with
Hungary. Italy with Roumania, Aus
tria with Switzerland and New Yea
land with Czechoslovakia.
Canada was drawn with Cuba in the
American zone: Australia with China
and Japan. which drew a bye in the
upper half will play the winner of the
Cuba Canada.
Mexico drew the lower half and
will meet the winner of the Australia
China match.
In the American zone. Japan and
Australia are considered the strongest
teams. but they cannot meet until the
| scmi-final round owing TO the luck OF
the draw.
The winner of the European zone
and the winner of the American ION,
matches will play in this country the
first week in September, the winner
of this inter-Zone match TO challenge
the United States for the trophy. The
challenge round will be played at the
Germantown Cricket Club. Philadel-
phia. September II, l. and Is, one
week after the intcr-zone match.
In the drawings the ambassadors
and ministers of all the nations except
Italy and Mexico were present. thesC
two nations being represented by at
taches or charges d'affaires. After
the ceremony. Dwight ii. Davis. as
sistant secretary of war and donor o
the cup, entertained the representa-
tives of all nations at luncheon.
The United States Lawn Tennis As
ISOLATION was represented by George
w. Wightman of Boston. the president
of the association. and Julian H..
Myrick, chairman of the committee OF
management for the Davis Cup and
former president of the association.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
WCANN AND RIVERS
GUARANTEE SLUCGING
MATCH TUESDAY NIGHT
McCann's Experience and
Au-around Skill Makes
Him Fauorite


A smuggling match is on the cards
Tuesday night at Market Hall.
Young Joe Rivers of Tucson. Ariz.,
may hit Billy Mccain of Cleveland
harder than Billy hits Joe. yet, on the
other hand, McCann is likely to wal
lop Joseph more frequently and with
greater variety of hard wallops. The
result will be interesting.
These two are mixers born and
bred. Mccain. sureenough Dig
league boSfighter. has had consider
ably more experience than his 20
year-old adversary but. mt that, Rivers
is credited with draw in whirl-
wind meeting with Mccain in Arizona
some time back. their only previous
fight. If McCann can avoid Rivers
potent pOkes. he should win. with his
advantage of experience and superior
all-around skill, including cOrkin=
good left hook.
They are scheduled for twelve
rounds. Those who hang over the
ropes during workouts say the fignt
will not go the distance. The men wiz
weigh about 13S pounds.
Johnny Simpson and frankie MI
son. semi-windup entertainers at 14n
pounds over an cight-round route, are
likewise sluggers.
Johnny Lyle. an unknown quantity.
fights Sid Suarez at 124 pounds in a
six-round preliminary, and Eddie Lo-
PEI and Billy Sweet. couple more
sluggerS. will whack each other about
in the four-round curtain-raiser. They
are lightweights.
The first fight starts at S:15
o'clock. Dell Gotten will referee the
preliminaries and Jack Shelton the
main event, as usual.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
LOCAL GIRLS WIN
Westmoorland Wildcats Defeat San
Marcos Baptist Academy.

The Westmoorland College Wildcat:
defeated the San Marcos Baptist Acad'
envy girls basket ball team at the To-
cal Y. W. G. A. Monday evening by
score of pc to Il. \ few weeks ago,
the Wildcats won from the Baptist
girls at San Marcos.
The Kittens took the lead early IN
Mondays fray and kept it through
out. although the visitors scored two
more points in the second half.
Misses Weathers and Fleischman.
the former with fourteen points and
the latter with II, were the Wildcats
scoring stars. Miss Fleschman was
flashy in the first half, Roberts
starred with ten points for the losers.
Lineups:
Westmoorland Weathers and
Fleischman. forwards: Regent and
Patteson. centers: Stokes and Remv.
guards: substitutiOns. Patterson for
Weathers. Remy for Patteson, Ham
mock for Remy, and reverse.
San Marcos: Misses Roberts and
Reid. forwards: Burney and Pogue,
centers: Graham and O. Burney.
guards: Mckenzie for Burney. Red
for Graham. Gist for Reid, Pogue for
Burney. Reid for POgue.
4. VI. Nenne refereed. -,
Coach ThompsOn's Wildcats VIII
meet the Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company's team OF girls at the "l
w" Saturday night. The phone girls
won previous game, the Wildcats
only defeat. by II TO Is score.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18

Notice the number of collegians
named Clarence making bids for fame
in baseball these days: San Antonio
has n couple of them. One is Clarence
W. Blethen, right-handed pitcher, an
alumnus of the University of Maine
and until recently under contract TO
the Boston club. of the American
League of Baseball Clubs. Being over
stocked with pitchers for the present,
the owners of the Boston franchise.
responding to look of usefulness and
pleading in the eyes of Harry J. Ben
son. presented Blethen TO the Bears.
Blethen is a .spitballer. Both "e's'
are pronounced short. as in "expector-
ate.' Fellow Bruins. with mouths
full of tobacco borrowed from team
mates. find il convenient to say just
"Bleth."
This newest of Bears started out in
life at Dover. Maine, on July IL. 81
years ago. He has Travelled quite a
bit since then. After leaving college
he pitched in the Maine New Bruins
wick independent league Last sum
mer he wandered south and performed
for the Frederick. Nd, club. Fred
erick finished fifth in six-team
league. In spite of the fact that Bleth-
en- had that kind Of a team behind
him. he managed TO win eight games
while losing nine, almost $3.50 aver
age. What made the record still more
noteworthy was the fact that he
played the outfield when he wasn't in
the box. Batting left-handed. he hit
$50. He was in so games of Fred
erick's 100-gamc scheduls. Boston
grabbed him on the strength of that
Blethen. it can be seen without
straining eyes. is something of an iron
man. He has a 1IO-pound., fiye-foot-
eleven frame to absorb the buffetings
of this cruel world. Evidently he
likes to keep busy. for unlike lot OF
ball players, he kept in prime condi-
ton during the winter playing basket
ball through Maryland.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
ST. MARKS JUNIORS
CLINCH THEIR TITLE
TO DIVISION HONORS
Beat Baptists and Remain
ing Games Will Not A.
feet Standing.
JUNIOR "WORLD SERIES"
STANDING.

st. Marks won another Sunday
school championship Monday when the
juniors defeated the First Baptists.
80 TO Is. in junior world series
basket ball game played on the Y. NJ.
e. 4. court.
This game puts st. Marks firmly
at the ton in the series with five wins
and no losses. st. Marks closest rivals.
the Prospect Hill Presbyterians. also
won a game Monday night when they
defeated the Travis Park Methodists
II to Is. st. Marks plays the Pres
byterians Friday night in the last
game of the series, but can lose e
them and still retain higher stand
ing and the championship. The First
Baptists meet the Travis Park Metho-
dists in the other game Friday night,
which ends the series.
The Episcopalians encountered some
rough going early in their game with
the First Baptists but, once clear Of
trouble, the quintet worked up a good
margin of victory. Thes core was in
favor of the Baptists at the end of the
first quarter but st. Marks led, II
TO {. at the end of the half.
st. Marks as far as the scoring was
concerned. He looped seven field goals
and four fouls for total of eighteen
points. One goal each was thrown by
LoOney, Groos and Dunsmore. Good
coordination of the whole team fea-
tured the game.
The Baptist scoring was scattered.
with Huff getting two field goals and
James. Pipkin and Davis one each.
Spillman starred on the defensive.
The lineups: st. Marks, Kennedy.
r. Gerke.. Looney. \Groos. forwards :;
Dunsmore, W. Gerke,-~ccnter Hill,
Botto; Hinojosa, Mullgan, guards.
First Baptists, James. Menefee. Pip
kin. forwards; Huff, center; Pipkin,
Spillman. Davis. guards.
The Prospect Hill victory over
Travis Park was much harder fought
affair than the first game. 1t was not
decided until Waltersdorf sank the
winning counter in the basket two
minutes before the end.
Burkharlt gathered in lot of
glory Monday night when he shot n
total of six field goals from all angles
of the court. The two guards. W. MUIR
ray and Neltmap, did good work Oil
the defensive.
Camp led the Methodists with two
field goals and two foul throws. The
of the team scored at least
a field goal each in adding TO the
count.
The lineups: Prospect Hill. Burk-
hardt. Ziegler. forwards: Waltersdo-f.
center; W. Murray. Neltman. guards.
Travis Park. Camp. Altman. for
wards: Swanson, center; Davis, AZ
flcck. guards.
Gill refereed. Guilt kept score AMI
kept time.
Marks has three more games TO
play in the intermediate ''world
series" but must win all three of them
10 tie the Prospect Hill Methodists
who are leading with three wins and
no losses.
The first intermediate game this
week will be PLACED at ) o'clock Tues
day night on the Turner Hall court
when St. Marks plays the Mckinley
Avenue Methodists.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
Foster Forgets Red Sox for
Moment and Talks of Bears

pass along with the coming of another
season. San Antonio is growing and
localities have shifted as they have in
other cities of Texas. There are more
fans to be reached it the diamond is
shifted to another quarter of the city.
But what n flood of memories will
go with it. because here. as on no
other bit of Texas soil. have the big
leaguers fought their spring battles
with each other and with the minor
leaguers.
But we've got to meet constantly
growing interest in baseball in Tex
as" said the far-seeing owner. NO
state in the union likes its baseball
better than ours"
And that seems to be true when men
and plenty of them will travel night
and day all the way to the East 10
see world series. after having gone
to their own championship battles by
the trainload.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
IF FIRPO STICKS TO
DECISION HE QUIT, HE
FORFEITS $500, 900
Luis Declares He's "Fed
Up" and Reich Fight
Will Be Last.

New York. March 1S.-lf Luis An
gel Firpo adheres to his announced
intention of quitting boxing after his
fight with Al Reich. April ,. he will
sacrifice S600.000 for summers ex-
hibition jaunt which had been arranged
for him. William Mccartney. his New
York representative. said today.
The figures do not include a purse
from a possible Dempsey match. Me
Carney said, In the proposed schedule
were matches with Harry Wills in
New York. Floyd Johnson in Michigan
City. George Godfrey in Philadelphia.
Fred Fulton at Fort Smelling. Mime
sofa. Tiny Herman at Louisville and
Jack Renault at Buffalo.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
ONE FOR THE BOOK
Here's Wild Baseball Tale From
Icy China.

Tsingtao. China. March fS.-Winter
baseball may not be in order in the
United States. basebalrs home. but IN
its transplatcd existence here the game
is played in all sorts of weather and
at all seasons. These facts are respon-
siblp for one of the most remarkable
freak plays to be found in any fans
Scorebook.
Two teams of Japanese were so
eager to settle their difference on the
diamond that they played contest
recently with the temperature at ~.
A rainfall had left miniature pond
where the pitchers box ought TO be.
This the cold had turned into an icy
area so smooth the players could not
stand on it and the pitchers were
moved IN nearer the home plate.
4 wind and this reduction of stand
ard distance enabled the pitchers To
hold the batterS at their mercy until
the last half of the ninth inning. Then
somehow the catcher of the home
team managed to connect with the
ball. 1t scared skyward. just oee,
the plate. The wind blew it over
the inficld and there. as it descend
ed. batterymcn and infielders circlcd
vaguely trying to get under it. No
body did. and the sphere finally land
ed souarely in the middle of the ice.
broke through and was lost TO view.
The frenzird players smashed mp the
ice. searching for the ball. while the
runner headed for third base.
The pitcher finally fished it out
and hurled it toward the shOrtstop.
who. with the runner. was nearing
third.
The ball struck the shortstop square
~ in the head and rendered hip sense
less. The runner continued his journey
and scored the only tally.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
BUFF CAMP COMPLETE
Harry Strons's Arrival Accounts for
Last Houston Player.

Houston. Tex, March 1S.-The ar
rival today of Harry Strong. first
baseman. completes the squad Of the
Houston team now in training. Catch
er Ernie Wick and Manager Hunter
Hill are in Bradentown, Fla. St.
Louis Nationals training camp. but
are expected here before the end of
tho week.
Players now in training include
Catchers Ben Diamond and Krauss !;
Pitchers Goodwin, Knight. Kircher.
Pertica. Swartz. Littlejohn. Bond
and Atkins: InfielderS Strong. Hollo-
han. Monroe. Mcdonald. Allen. Weeks.
Boggess. Hudgens: Outfielders Bliss.
Baggan. Compton. Gainor. Hafey,
Peel. Light and Hines.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
What Boxers Are Doing


Newark. \. j., March 1s.-The
twelve-round bout between Jack De-
lancy. Bridgeport middleweight. con-
queror Of Paul Berlcnbach, and Jackie
Clarke of Allentown, Pa. here Mon
day night, was stopped in the eighth
round by Chief Boxing inspector
Platt Adams, who declared himself
dissatisfied with Clarke's showing.
Inspector Adams ordered the money
of both boxers held up and announced
that he and State Boxing Commits
sioner Bugbee would investigate the
fight. Delaney was leading when the
bout was stopped. but neither fighter
had displayed a tendency TO mix it.
BY the time the fourth round began.
the crowd ''booed" the fighters and
the din grew steadily until the bout
was. stopped.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
SIN EXHIBITION GAMES
Major Teams Get Taste of Conflict
Monday.

Chicago, March fS.-Six major
league baseball teams had Il taste of
coming conflicts yesterday in exhibi-
ion games. with other squuus ,ndn,ng
final preparations 10 break camp and
EMBARK on practice schedules.
The New York Giants occupied
Twelve innings in defeating the Chi
cago Sox. 81. in the latter's inilIaI OK
libition game.
Brooklyn scored second victory
bvcr the Phillies. Ga. and the Cleve-
and Indians swampcd the Cincinnati
Reds, 1871, with every regular tally
ing a hit.
The pruning knife was in evidence
n several camps. Five New York
Nankee youngster pitchers are 10 be
armed to the minors. Manager Miller
Higgins announced. declaring his IN
ention of using only regulars from
now on. The Cincinnati Reus ,u..i-
mated three. and in the camp Of rhe
Pittsburg Pirates, two California
pitchers were dropped.
The st. Louis Nationals primed
themselves for today's engagement
with the Chicago Americans. Mean
while, the Washington Senators went
through printing process for the Dos
on Braves. whom they entertain to-
lay. Rookie pitchers will be WASH
ngton's choice in the engagement.
with a view of giving them chance
before five are dropped from the
FOSTER.
The Detroit Americans celebrated
st. Patrick's Day. with game be-
ween players of Irish extraction and n
cam of German" The Irish won,
TO 6.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
BY JOHN Ii. FOSTER.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light
| In 1908. which was the year in
which the world was agitated because
| Fred Merkle forgot 70 agitate second
base with his foot, San Antonio won
Il championship IN the Texas League.
Occasionally they refer TO that CO.
incidence here. and so deeply has the
misfortune of Merkle and also the
Giants of 1908 been engraved upon
baseball history of the Southwest that
some folks seem to think the Merkle
miss and the San Antonio hard luck
are in some way related.
Like other cities of the Texas League
that angie for championships, San An
tonic has not given up in its pur-
suit of the will-o'-the-wisp that burned
before the eyes of southwestern Texas
for sixteen years.
"At least,' they say. eve are bet
ter off than the st. Louis Browns and
the Washington Senators who have
never won championships and st.
Louis in the National League. which
not only does not win but stubs its
toe when it has chance 10 win"
The Local Magnate Quoted.
81 think" says Harry Benson. that
we have a good chance this year to
do something in San Antonio"
That's the mellow optimism of the
baseball man who goes on from day
to day never giving up in his quest
for the prize. Year after year Ben
son has seen the major league clubs
come to San Antonio and has been
foremost in seeing that they were ex-
tended hearty greeting.
The Bostons have turned over TO
the San Antonio club for further sea-
soning and general development Dewey
Marshall. pitcher who needs target
practice: Frank Fuller. second base
man. who is clever as fielder but
needs more batting practice: Ewell
Gross. shortstop. and Clarence Bleth-
on. a pitcher, who was with Frederick,
Md. last season.
These players help n lot in the San
Antonio lineup and with Galloway at
first and Brovold at third. the team
is figuring on speed enough TO make n
fight for something just one notch
better than second. because last year
it was the Fort Worth Panthers who
won the championship. but it was San
Antonio with its big bunch of hitterS
who crowded Fort Worth when some
of the other clubs failed to do much.
Will BE Hard TO Satisfy.
After the batting that the San An
tonic fans saw in 1929. there are some
who wonder whether the city ever will
b" satisfied again with anything short
of wallpapers who can pound the ball
until the fences ring with the echoes
of the cannOnade.
The old League Park ground may
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
MARSHALL AND
BEARS FAIL To
AGREE ON PAY
Benson Suggests Star Pitch
er Go Back to Firing
on Railroad.
BALL GAME WEDNESDAY
Boston and San Antonio
Clubs Have Exhibition
Scheduled.

Pitcher Dewey (Rube) Marshall.
husky Highlander, who starred in the
box for the San Antonio Bears in the
latter part of the 1923 season, is
not likely TO pitch for the Bruins at
all this summer.
President III. J. Benson of the San
Antonio club Tuesday morning an
nounced that as far as he was con-
cerned negotiations with Marshall
over 1924 contract are at an end.
Marshall. whose contract was sold
TO the Boston Americans at the end
OF last season and who was returned
to San Antonio by the Red Sox a few
days ago, asked a Bruin contract at
the same figure under which he was
signed with Boston, Benson said
Tuesday.
offered him substantial in
crease over his 1923 contract with us
but he insisted that we assume his
Boston contract and. of course.
couldn't do that" Mr.. Benson said.
declining, however. 10 make public the
amount of money involved.
Through" Says Benson.
- a"i 10 NOHttTiltu. IHT-
shall can go back to firing on the
Norfolk and Western railroad" the
president of the San Antonio club said.
CMarshall spent the winter as rlre-
man on the railroad in Virginia.)
Mr.. Benson said he understood that
Marshall would start for home Tues
day night. Dewey, however. said at
the ball park. where he took his usual
workout Tuesday morning. that he
would do nothing until he heard def
lnitely from the local club, until Ben
son does something with me- as he
| put it. ...
1t was rumored that Marshall might
sign with local sem-pro club for the
summer.
frankie Fuller, Bears second base.
man. has not signed contract vet.
ybut President Benson says he feels
sure the difference between the amour.
the club is willing to pay and what
Fuller asks will be eliminated salts
factorily before long.
The Bears and the Red Sox worked
out Tuesday in the chilly w1nu IN
preparation for the exhibition game
scheduled at 1 O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon.
Regulars will pitch for both
teams in this game, the managers in
dictated Tuesday. Lee Foil intends
TO use Ferguson. Murray and third
twirler of experience. Bob Coleman
will start with Jim keenan,, left-hand-
err. follow with Buck Winters. r1cnt-
handler. and then wind up with either
Ted Prichard. southpaw, or Clarence
Blethen, right-hander.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
SURE SISLER READY
Business Manager Friel of Browns Op
timistic About Star.

ST. Louis. Mo. March 1S.-Aftcr
watching George SiSier perform Tor
several days. Business Manager Blil
FIiel of the 81. Louis Americans de
clares he is confident George Will play
first base for the Browns during the
1924 season.
And furthermore. Friel said. " !
do not believe hig league pitching VIII
bother him"
With I'm excellent workout yesterday
the st. Louis Nationals are reported
prjmcd for the combat with the chi
caro- White Sox at BradcntOwn. Fla.
;oday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
TWO MATCHES PLAYED
Country Clubs Spring Golf Tourna
men, Gets Slow Start.

Because OF dismal Sunday follow
ing Saturdays qualifying round and .
course still somewhat damp Monday.
the annual spring golf tournament OF
the San Antonio Country Club got
AWAY to slow start. Only two
matches had been played mp to Tues
dav noon. John I. LaPrclle defeating
lieutenant Iescomb and :. in tine
second round and Mai. Frank Lack
land eliminating DIR. W. r. Russ, ]
up. in the fourth round.
The course is in fairly good shape
Tuesday and n number Of matches are
being played. Tho first round in all
four flights must be completed By
Wednesday night.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
Exhibition Games

At Lakeland, Fla: Cleveland. 16;
Cincinnati. ]. BATTERIES: Uhle.
Shaute. Metevier and Wyatt. Lupe
Sewell; Donohue. Sheehan, Jake May
and Hargrave. Wingol.
At Sarasota. Fla: New York Giants
). Chicago White Sox 1. BATTERIES
Bentley. Dean. Bradshaw. McQuillan
and Gowdy. Snyder: Burns. McWee-
ney. Conally. Blankenship and Schalk) q.
At Leesburg. Fla: Brooklyn. q:
Philadelphia Nationals. I. BATTERIES !:
Decatur. Long, Whittier and Taylor;
Ring. Couch, Carlson and Henline,
Wilson,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-18
DayiscOurt Throws Lebelge.
Wichita Kan March sd

DaviScourt. heavyweight wrestler Of
Wichita. won from Karl Lebelgc. Bel
GUM. in straight falls here Mon
day night. taking the first fall in %
minutes and the second in nine min
utes. Daviscourt used headlockS.
Wayne Mum. Nebraska. threw Bill
Beth. Oregon. twice in Is minutes.
with headlocks. The first fall came
in II minutes and the second in
minutes.