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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
WORK BEING DONE ON
LEAGUE PARK GROUNDS
IN ABSENCE OF BEARS
Team in Austin-Couch-
man Scheduled to Start
Wednesday Game.
HOW FAR THEY HIT EN-

A drive that hits the clubhouse
AT League Park on the fly carries
Alb feet from home plate. A wal
lop TO the corner Of the fence in
left-center goes some 400 feet. A
poke in the other corner, right
center goes about 430 feet.
Accurate statistics on the dis
tances from the plate of favorite
landing spots in League Park for
balls walloped by our best wallop
ers have been unavailable for some
time. Curiosity prompted measure
ments Tuesday afternoon.
In addition TO the figures given
above. it was found that the foul
line, is 256 feet from the pan. AMI
theeleft field fence 80 feet away.
Babe Ruth's record home-run.
hit Monday at Mobile, cleared
fence 80 feet high which stands
436 feet from the plate. His hit
would have easily cleared the
League Park clubhouse. something
no batter has been able TO do in
a game here. Ruth himself on,a
hit one over the center field fence
here is practice before an exhibit
ton game.
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Lasker Likely Chess Winner.
Nam XnrE AnIil Dir I'm


Lasker of Germany. leader and only
undefeated player. is favored by ex-
perts for final honors in the interna-
tiona7 chess masters tournament
which today begins its second and
final period OF eleven rounds. Alex
ander Alekhine of Russia follows the
leader by one full game. Richard Ret
of CzechO- Slovakia. whose consistent
nlaying after bad start has featured
the tournament. is tied for third with
worlds champion. Jose II. Canablanea
of Cuba. whose play in the first half
was mediocre. Four men are tied for
fifth place. two and one-half games be-
hind DIR. Lasker They are Eldfin
Bogoljubow of Latvia. GeZa Maroczy
Of Hungary. Frank Marshall 70 New
York and DIR. Savielry Tartakowcr Of
Austria. David Janowski of France.
Edward Lasker of Chicago and +. u.
Yates of England are considered out
Of the race.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
BEST WOMAN GOLFER?
Miss Wethered so Hailed After Estab.
lishings Supremacy Over Miss Leitch.

London, April 2.-The moot ques-
tion of supremacy in the field of wo-
mans golf in Great Britain has been
definitely settled. in the opinion of
the experts. by Miss Joyce Wethereds
victory over Miss Cecil Leitch at
Northwood yesterday.
Miss Wetbered won by ) and 3.
scoring her fourth victory in seven
meetings with the former champion,
who is just returning to competitive
play after an absence Of two years
due to an injured arm. Miss Weth-
cred is % years old and Miss Leitcn
33.
The younger woman was superbly
confident and never in trouble. At
driving the two players were about
on even terms but Miss Wethered was
deadly with the irons, planting her
approaches well up TO the pin and
once. on the short third. sinking her
second for a birdie. She made bnt
one error. topping her brassie ap-
prOach on the fourteenth, and was
only two over DOGGY for the fifteen
holes played
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
CASH FOR STRIBLING
Georgia SchOolbOy Gets $1,000 Besides
Glory Out of McTigue Fight.

Newark. y. j.. April 2.-Young
Stribling. Georgia school boy boxer.
who Monday night decisivelv outpoint-
ed and Outfought Mike McTigne. light
heavyweight champion of the world. in
a 12-rOund. no-decision bout. will re-
ceive S7024.33 as his share of the re-
ceipts. it was estimated today. The
share will amount to 3d.
1870. one-third Of the pet receipts.
The fight. which established new
indoor attendance record for New Jer-
sey. attracted 96SS paid admissions to-
falling SO, 0JS.90.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
"MAJOR" CLUBS MUST
PAY TO DRAFT" FROM
CITY'S "MINOR" TEAMS
Intermed date Amateur
League Would Stop
"Raids" by Seniors.

The major amateur league" teams
of San Antonio composing such loops
as the City. Saturday. Commercial
and Parish leagues. will not be able
to draft" youngsters from the Sui
dav intermediate League without
paying a transfer charge OF So to the
minor league. according to a clause
in the new constitution and bylaws
at their meeting Tuesday. ....
Gene Seng held meeting of his
Sunday intermediate League n
MOore's sporting goods store at
o'clock Tuesday at which time the
new constitution and bylaws were
adopted. The clause dealing with
transfers was inserted because of the
fact that senior teams in former years
have encouraged promising youngsters
to leave the intermediate for the sen
ior loop teams. The purpose of the
transfer fee is to prevent promiscOus
graduation" 1t is expected that a
player will not be drafted" as quick
ly now as formerly unless he shows
real promise.
The new constitution also carries a
clause providing for tryOuts with
semi-pro teams for periods of not
over two weeks.
The teams may carry eighteen men
until May is. when roster Of four.
teen men must be turned in. Last
season the teams carried fifteen men
all the way through the season.
Represented at the meeting Tues
day night were: the South Side Out
laws. the Mistletoe Creameries, the
Gray Jackets, Richter's Bakery and
the National Catholic Community
House. The Better Home Ice Cream
club. another member of the league,
did not have representative present.
Tobin Hill and Collins Gardens have
teams that are interested but have
not definitely decided to enter. 9
The next meeting of the loop will
be held at o'clock Thursday,
April 10.
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Three Great Jumpers Entered.
Hes NaineS Iaua AnriI IA

n0uncement was made today that three
of the greatest jumpers in the country
will compete in the Drake Relays
April - and &c. L. II. Brown, former
Dartmouth star and long time holder
of the intercollegiate indoor record o!
six feet five inches. now student at
the Colorado School of Mines. and
Harold Osborne. former University of
Illinois jumper and holder of the
worlds indoor record of six feet six
inches, will compete in a special event
in an effort to crack the worlds rec
ord Of six feet Z IL inches. Poor of
Kansas. winner Of the high jump in
the Drake meet last year. at q feet I
inches. will again compete in the uni
versity class.
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BILLY EVANS SAYS

1t wouldn't surprise me if the de-
spised Boston Red Sox of the past
four or five years were very much in
evidence during the 1924 American
League pennant race.
/ don't figure the Red Sox TO win
pennant, but neither will Font 5
team finish in last place. 1t is a
club with possibilities, liable to prove
stumbling block to several teams
with decided pennant aspirations.
Pitching is of course the biggest
problem that confrohts Manager Lee
Foil. However, that is problem
that every American League manager
faces with the possible exception OF
Miller Higgins.
One thing, the Boston Red Sex
will be well managed. There is none
of the grandstand stuff about Lee
Fohl.. He gets results in n quiet way
that does not win much publicity for
him as a manager.
Glance over the records of the ma
jor league teams that have been man'
aged by Foil and you will note that
nc always has his CnaiScS up III NV
race.
Foil was very successful at Cleve-
land. When he departed at the close
of the 1919 season he turned over a
club that won pennant and world
series the following year.
His st. ouis club of 1922 fell only
one game shy Of beating the New
York Yankees for the championship
in heart-breaking finish.
Many managers who have not ac'
complished as much as Foil are ~
ferred to as miracle men and wonder
leaders.
Foil works quietly. is content
that the players receive the praise
and glory that goes with winner.
All he seeks are results.
A veteran catcher means much TO
club that has been laundering
about as have the Red Sox for sew.
eral years. The acquisition of Steve
O'Neill supplies that want.
Steve O'Neill is still mighty good
catcher. Like all players anxious to
have big season after being traded.
O'Neill is due to have one of his best
years.
Pitching is Fohl's problem and n
heady. clever backstop like O'Neill
will do much to solve it.
The efficiency of the Boston pitch.
ers should be increased at least 20
per cent under his direction. That
means considerable in the winning
of ball games.
Foil, himself a catcher during his
playing days. has the uncanny
ability of getting the best there is
out of his pitching material.
In doping out the American
League situation for 1924 one cannat
overlook the Boston Red Sox. Bos-
ton fans are sure to be won back ia
the fold by the efforts of Bobby
Quinn and Lee Foil.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
RICHARD IS CLEARED
Ticket Speculation at Dempsey-FirpO
Fight But Promoter Not InvOlved.

New York. April 2.-Charges Of
ticket speculation in connection with
the Dempsey-Firpo heavyweight title
battle last September at the Polo
Grounds have been partially substan-
tiated by an investigation of the State
Athletic Commission but not TO an
extent which would warrant prosecu-
ton.
In effect. the report, made public
today. cleared Hickard and his asso-
ciates of charges of collision in con-
nection with both the sale of tickets
and the payment OF taxes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
CHILEAN TO FIGHT
Nicentini's Manager Signs With Mo
ran for May 2 Bout.

New York. April pal Moran of
New Orleans and Luis Nicentini of
Chile. have signed TO fight twelve
rounds at 135 pounds May >, at Madi-
son Square Garden. Vicentini, who
is expected to arrive from South
America Friday. was represented by
his manager, Emil Bersac.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02

Taking advantage of the absence of
fifteen Bruin players. who are in Aus
tin Wednesday TO start a two-game
series with the Texas Association team
Of that city. workmen are engaged in
making minor alterations on the
League Park diamond in preparation
for the opening of the Texas League
season. now only two weeks off.
Home 2late was raised five inches
Tuesday. the ground was dug up and
sand and clay were mixed to give
the latsman proper footing. The
Gears tried it out and it seemed to
work
Wednesday. the pitching slab was
10 come in for attention. The ground
Ground it is almost as hard as con-
crete and the hurlers have been com
planning. The same treatment will
be given the pitchers box as was
given the batter's.
Dick Dunivan. grOundkeepec
Rosy" his chief assistant. and their
staff. found burro that wasn't en-
gagged on the West Side and put him
to work hauling around various imple-
ments to improve the condition of the
lnfield.
Lonesome Bill" for that is the
donkey's name, grazes in the outfield
while the Bears practice. Tuesday.
Dewey Marshall put on burro-bust-
ing" exhibition on and off Lonesome
Bill"
A squad of stay-at- homes. mostly
pitchers. who didn't go TO Austin
for the Wednesday and Thursday tx
hibitions. worked out Wednesday and
were to repeat Thursday. Third-base
man George Brovold. still bothered
with bone bruise on his right thumb
was left. at home. Catcher Field,
remained TO take the shoots of tn,
chunkers who didn't go along.
The Bears left for Austin by bus at
9 o'clock Wednesday morning. Couch
man. Keenan,. Winters. Lybrand. Mar
shall and Collins were the pitchers
taken along. Couchman is scheduled
10 start Wednesdays game. Manager
Coleman said before he left.
Secretary Tom Conner went along
with the team. President III. j. Ben
son is in Houston on business which
he said before he left. was not base
ball business.
Karl Adams is rounding into shape
and has taken on twelve pounds. de-
spite daily practice. since the opera
ton to remove a growth on the back
of his neck two months ago. The all
ment was the result of war wounds
Adams celebrated screw ball is twirl-
ing nicely and he has lots of smoke.
He weighs 100 pounds, more than he
ever weighed before. although he is
not fat. Adams health kept him
back last season but the Bears are
counting on him for big things this
summon
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Irish Champion Arrives.

New York. April Billy Gilmore.
claimant of the lightweight title of
Ireland. arrived today for an Ameri-
can invasion. He expects to make his
debut in match at Philadelphia May
I, with either Eddie Kid Wagner
or Nate Goldman of Philadelphia.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
JAP NETMEN WIN
Celestial Seekers Of Davis Cup Rally
In National Doubles Meet.

New York. April IA spirited raj
ly when British-American opponents
were within one point of victory in
the second set permitted Masanosukc
Fuksada and Kei Okuno, japanese
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02
Snow Prevents Bowie Races.

Bowie. Nd. April 2.-Tuesday's
opening race card at the Bowie track
was called off because of a heavy
SnOwstorm.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-02

A veteran catcher means much TO
a club that has been flounderins
about as have the Red Sox for sew
eral years. The acquisition of Steve
O'Neill supplies that want.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
Recent Victory Of 43-year-
old, Short-driving, Iron
shot Expert Over the Best
in the Profession at St.
Petersburg, Fla, Recalls
His Remarkable Career.
BY RAY MCCARTHY.

Copyright, 1924. by Consol. Press Assn.
ST. Petersburg, Fla, March 10
Walter Hagen, Jim Barnes and Jock
Hutchinson now are spoken of as the
"old guard" of American golf, but that
is all wrong. These fellows are still
in their prime and to be reckoned with
in tournament play for some time to
come.
The cold guard" of the professional
ranks really stands alone. He is Fred
die Mcleod, q wee Scot, who won
the open tournament here this week.
McLeOd's victory was a wonderful ac-
complishment, as he had never seen
the course before and pitted against
him were the majority of the best
professionals in the country-Hagen,
Kirkwood, Farrell, Mehlhorn. Mac
Donald, Smith, Havers, 0ckendon and
others.
Mcleod started the last round two
strokes back Of the hard-hitting Mehl-
horn and, in spite of a gale of wind.
he romped in victorious by five
strokes, with the fine score of 292, or
an average of 73 strokes per round.
Incidentally, the Washington pro was
Lne only player TO break 40.
Old Pals Faded Out.
Mcleod has had an extremely in
terestlng career. He came into the
game when Aleck Smith. Gil Nichols.
Willie Anderson and Tom Mcnamara
were IN the limelight. These PLAYERS
nave faded out of the competitive pic-
ture, although the well known Aieck
has managed TO keep his hand in the
game as a professional and Mona
mara as a golf salesman.
Never hard hitter, Mcleod never
theless managed to reach a top posi-
non through unusual ability in play
ing MS irons and as a putter. There is
a up for all light hitters seeking the
secret OF success in golf. Mcleod is
sui one Of the greatest iron PLAYERS
and putters in the game and his skin
IN this respect has won him many
In 1908 over the very difficult Myo-
pia course. which is still considered as
good test as there is in the country.
and which at that time was EXTREMELY
hard TO negotiate because Of the kind
OF ball in use at the time. Mcleod won
the national open championship.
In Money Eleven Times.
Freddie never repeated this victory.
but he has managed to finish in the
money in eleven ont Of twenty times he
hos participated in the event. This is
record which probably will stand for
sometime.
Barnes, Hutchison and Hagen con-
slider that this little fellow. who is AZ
years old; weighing only 40 pounds
and standing only a little over five
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
Sister Getting Along Well
as Manager of the BROWNS

east wind from down on Mobile Bay
and with another of the penetrating.
soaking. disririting patches of cold
water that has accompanied our ex-
petition ever since it left Manhattan.
But Sister looked I'M, n bat in his
hand, and he tapped at one or two
before the thickness of the dampness
came. He seems to have shifted his
position. He peeks at the ball with
more of his head turned toward the
thrower. Probably that is to bring
his "worser" eye into play, for one
eye is worse than the other. Now
and then he looks up quickly as if to
say to the behaving eve, you simply
have rot to see whether you wish to
or not"
Sisler will not say that he will
play first base. or pitch, or play at
all. But doesn't need to say that he
wishes to play 1t is manifest in
every word and every glance and every
little reference TO one thing and an
other that may have happened in his
baseball time. When condoled because
he couldn't follow the best year of his
life in baseball with another perhaps
quite like it or better, he said:
"Well. I'm becoming more Of n
philosopher than I was and / have
learned to be patient and persistent
and also hopeful"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
THAW MAY TAKE TRIP
Slayer Of Stanford White Will Go II
Europe il He Is Proven Sane.

Philadelphia. March 15.-If Harry
X. Thaw wins his new battle fo1
freedom. he will begin tour around
the world: it was learned today. Al
jury on April 10 will begin hearing
evidence why Thaw should be detcr1
mined sane and released from ;hc|
Pennsylvania hospital fer mental dis
eases, where he has been confined
since May 16. 1917.
The signature Of Thaw's S0-year1
old mother. who previously opposed
al; release attempts for her son. is NJ
taehed to the petition asking for the|
trial.
The slayer Of Stanford White Isl
now in Pittsburg visiting his motherl
This is the fourth rirle he has re-
ceived such permission from the court
since his confinement in Philadelphis. j
Since Thaw has been in the asylurl|
the trustees OF his personal estate|
have increased his estate to neaflyl
$1,000, 900 by re-invsemtnts.
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TIMELY POKES GIVE
BOSTON RUNS TO WIN

CONTINUED from preceding page.)
second and Ike Boone's big bat brought
him around.
Misfortune camped on young Por.
ter's trail in the fifth. Veach's ground
err took wierd hop and got past
Fuller without his being able to touch
it. Harris went out, Warwick to Gal
loway, the catcher making beautiful
peg. Najo made a remarkable running
catch of Boone's smash to deep left
center. That should have been the third
out. The stiff north wind caught
Todt's drive and carried it far beyond
Rosenthal in left for two bases. Veach
scoring easily. Mcmillan scratched an
infield hit but Porter and Galloway
picked him off first a moment later.
Twas a Wild Session.
Pinch hitting Heving and Clark
opened Boston's sixth with hard hits,
Meyers fast work alone preventing
Clark from getting two bases on his
drive. Lee popped out but Wamby's
hit to left scored Heving. Harris sim
gled to center. counting Clark. Long
necker took the throw-in from Najo
and then began some cratic baseball.
Herman, who relieved Galloway at
first. climaxed it by shooting the ball
at close range into Longnecker's legs
and the result was that Wamby scored.
Boone hit again and Harris came in.
Fuller threw out Todt.
Lees single to center. two strike
outs, Lees theft of second and Harris
double gave the Sox the last run in the
eighth. Najo hauled into another
smash off Boone's bat to end the in
ming.
The box score:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
BUTLER COLLEGE FIVE
WINS NATIONAL A.A.U.
BASKET BALL HONORS
Upsets Dope Again In
Finals by Defeating
Kansas City &C.

Kansas City, March 15-The basket
ball team of Butler College, Indian
apolis, created another surprise Sat
urday night and, as result, became
the national A. A. U. basket ball
champions. The collegians, who were
"doped" to lose to the Hillyards in the
semi-finals Friday and upset the
dope" by winning. defeated the power
full Kansas City Athletic Club team,
holder of the national laurels, 30 to "a,
in the deciding game Saturday night.
Kansas City's five was n topheavy
favorite before the clash.
Hillyards, st. Joseph, Mo-. won
third place, beating Lombard Univer-
sity, % to 10.
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POLO SEMI-FINALS
= SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ON CAVALRY FIELD
Club Cup Tournament
Finals Scheduled for
Next Wednesday.

The semi-finals in the San An.
tonic Polo Club cup tournament will
: be played Sunday afternoon on Treat
'~sEield, in the cavalry post, Fort Sam
Houston. The first game, between
the Second Division and Eighth
. Corps Area Headquarters, will start
fTat ? o'clock. The other semi-final
contest, between the San Antonio Polo
Club team and the Fourth Field Ar
tlllery, is to begin Immediately after
ward, probably about 3 30.
The Breckenridge Park field has
not dried out sufficiently for fast
s. polo. the committee decided Saturday
IN selecting the cavalry post field for
Sundays games.
The final match for the polo club
trophies will be played next Wednes-
day on the park field if it is in good
condition, which will be the case If
e there is no more ram.
No handicaps apply In the cur.
Is rent tournament
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
Local Capture National Championship Army "Y Tourne
Commissioner Lambert
Decides It's Golf or
Speciauy-made Scales

Park Commissioner Ray Lam
bert is to be the first San An
tonic city official to actively take
up golf" From now on he prom
is to be frequent visitor to
the municipal links at Bracken-
ridge Park.
1t happened this way. Com
missioner Lambert and number
of friends met in downtown
store. One of the party stepped
on q set of scales.' The park COM
missioner followed suit. The in
dicator on the dial raced around
until it reached the limit of the
scales capacity-30O pounds. How
much further it would have gone
was not ascertained.
Its golf for me from now on"
the park commissioner declared. in
structing his secretary to purchase
a set of clubs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
Freddie Mcleod Stands Alone
as 'fOH Guard" fU 5. Golf

feet. has the best record to date of the
pros in the United States.
Mcleod was we'll rewarded for his
win here with a purse of 5000. He
smiled as he was handed the money
and said:
Nothing like that in the old days. I"
Freddie tells a number of good
stories about those happy days when
he was basking in the limelight as
champion. One winter. in company
with Gil Nichols, Aleck Smith, Nc
Namara and others, he trouped
through the Southland playing in va
rious one-day tournaments. At one re-
sort Freddie said he finished third,
for which he received nothing but n
warm invitation to return. Gil Nichols,
the winner. got 50. all of which he
handed the waitress, while Aleck
Smith, the runner-up, got 50.
Won $4,000 i'm Pool.
This tournament was quite con-
trast to the North and South open
championship at Pinehurst. four years
ago, when Mcleod won. Freddie was
an outside choice in the meeting and
in the pool his chances were purchased
for a song by Tom Moore. noted Wash
ingtonian, and a close friend of the
Columbia Club professional. Walter
Hagen was the favorite in this par
ticular tournament. He started badly
but finished well on the last two
rounds and on the last green he had q
four-foot putt to tie Mcleod, who had
led all the way.
Freddie sat in an upper window
Of the club house watching breathless-
" as Hagen stepped up to his ball.
Sir Walter missed. and that miss not
only enabled Mcleod to collect first
prize Of $500. but also the entire pool
Of $4,000, which Moore generously
turned over to him.