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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
O'CONNELL'S FORM
At PLATE PERFECT

During the wait at one Of the
worlds series games. John McGraw.
Hans Wagner. Ty Cobb and Fred
Clarke had an interesting discussion
Of form" at the bat.
All agreed that Jimmy O'COnneil.
the young fellow who came to such
an untimely baseball end on account
Of the Heinie Sands incident. had
what was practically perfect form as
a hitter.
Old-time players used 10 sit and
admire his swing even il he got no
hits. 1t was the perfection of rhythm
and timing.
"But how about Hornsby" spoke
up McGraw and Clarke. did you ever
see any batter with more perfect form
than Hornsby? / never have"
These old-timers went all the way
back 10 Dan Brouthers, but none could
think Of a more perfect swing than
that of HOrnsby. He makes his hits
without apparent effort.
Not only is his swing perfectly
timed. but he brings that bat through
in lateral position that makes a line
hit almost certain.
Ty Cobb says that most batters fail
through an inability TO get their ell
bows out Of the way when they come
through with the swing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
ALAMO HEIGHTS
GET PROMISE
Of PROBE

AUSTIN, Nov. 14.-Coach Earle
Frazier Of Alamo Heights high school
and Arthur Michael, chairman Of the
Heights athletic committee, received
the promise Of Chairman Roy 3. Hen
dcrzon Of the Texas University Inter
scholastic League at a conference here
Saturday that an Investigation would
be made Of charges thar Somerset
high school is playing ineligible men
on its football team.
Alamo Heights, otherwise unde-
feated in district u Of the state
league. recently forfeited 10 Somerset.
Frazier r. using 10 put his team
against the Somerset eleven. which
he. claims does not meet with league
eligibility requirements.
just what evidence Mr. Frazier and
Mr.. Michael might have presented 10
Mr.. Henderson Saturday the state
league official declined 10 disclose.
He said, however. that "allega tons
Of certain Irregularities on the SOmer-
set team would be investigated.
No formal charges were filed.
The investigation will be conducted
BY mail.
r. Somerset should be declared in
eligible. Alamo Heights automatical-
ly will return 10 the district cham
pionship race and will play Edna
High, which now holds the dist ricr
title, by virtue Of victory over
Somerset FRIDAY.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
Big League Cities Pay $780, OOO 600 for Baseball
NEWSBOY FIGHTS HIS WAY
UP TO PURSES OF $4,000

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14.-Yor
have all heard about the fellow who
ran a shoestring into fortune.
Well. here's a newsboy who ran
a handful of pennies into bank.
Hardly three years ago Mushy Cal
lahan was selling papers at two and
three cents a throw.
He went home Mt night with his
pockets bullying with copper slugs.
After counting up he probably had
three or four hundred cents.
TOday--a comparative beginner as
a boxer-he never gets less than
$4,000 and he has a few $4,000 shots
lying around.
Ten thousand dollars would be
100000 pennies-more than Mushy
or anyone else could carry on his back
in n sack.
That is the wonderful thing that
boxing has done for Callahan in
short time.
EARNS $4,000.
Musings income from boxing for
the past year will run around $50, 900.
And il he continues TO be as great
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
HARVARD COMES OUT
FOR PRO FOOTBALL

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov. IA
The Harvard Crimson, the college
daily, came out in favor of the encour-
agement of professional football, claim
ing that public interest in the sport
would lessen the evils in the college
game. The editorial states:
Complaints against the overempha-
sis upon college football have been in
creasing in volume during the past few
years. and bid fair TO increase as long
as interest in football continues to cast
into eclipse all other legitimate inter
csts Of college.
Relatively small at the same time
are the complaints against over-em-
phasis upon college baseball, because
amateur baseball has been kept in
proper relation TO the other aspects of
college life by the dwarfing presence
of professional baseball. During the
fall season no such saving counter at
traction has existed.
'But at least professional football
teams have begun TO appear. And
their growth should be encouraged
rather than frowned upon. For only
when football teams, legitimately pro-
fessionall, come to occupy the same
space in the public prints and the
same interests in the public mind as is
now held by professional baseball. will
the college football teams of the coun-
try be able TO return to the compare
tive privacy Of friendly amateur com
petition, which college baseball en-
iOvs"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
TEAK, RACING IDOL
IN EAST, WILL RUN
AT JEFFERSON PARK

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 14.-Teak.
idol of metropolitan racegoers. will
be seen under colors at Jefferson
Park.
Asa NJ. Mounce. her owner, will
ship the consistent daughter of Tea
Caddy-Fricasee, together with Sox
and several others, according to adj
vices received by General Manager
Robert +. Eddy Jr.
After the close of the Jefferson
meeting, on December 81. Teak will
be shipped to Miami to fulfill several
stake engagements, according to
present plans.
Teak's handsome record has been
one of the high lights of the Eastern
season. She has won six races, and
has finished second and third three
times each.
Owner Mounce recently refused an
offer Of $4,000 for the filly. which
he claimed from the Oncck Stable dur
ing the Saratoga meeting.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
PROFITS BIG
in MOST
PLACES
Tax Returns Show Close
Races Benefited
Owners.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.-Base.
ball fans paid major league clubs alone
more than s26.000,OO0 for entertain
ment during the season recently closed.
The New York. Washington and
Philadelphia American League clubs
and the Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates
of the National League profited most
A few Of the clubs lost money, but not
many.
The figures and estimates arc based
on federal tax returns.
SERIES NETS MILLION.
The regular season itself netted
twenty-five millions of dollars to the
sixteen operating companies in the
majors, while the world series added
more than a million.
Player salaries, according to figures
available, require more than half the
total income of the clubs.
Major league president. Ban John
son, and John Heydler, of the Ameri-
can and National. respectively, and
Baseball Commissioner h. NJ. Lands
have been quoted as saying that the
1875 season was one Of the most prof
itable in major league annals.
CLOSE RACES ANSWER.
Extremely close races in both
leagues accounted for this interest,
critics of the game declare. Phila-
delphia was battling Washington al
most the entire distance for the Ameri-
can League lead. and the New Y--k
Giants did not give in to Pittsburgh.
the National League champions, until
the flag end of the season. Other clubs
which cut into the big coin had spurts
during the race that encouraged the
home fans to come out and pay their
dough to see the fun.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
League Head Calls Najo
One of eason's
Big Finds.

zone Of the best players in the bust
ness today"
This extravagant compliment was
passed on Leo Najo (also known as
AlaRiz). the little Mexican outfielder
developed by the San Antonio Bears,
who, EARNED out" to Okmulgee Of the
Western Association during the sum
mer, was drafted at the end of the
season by the Chicago White SOx.
The compliment was passed by j.
Warren Seabaugh. president of the
Western Association, who watched
Najo's play closely.
The little Mexican hit "a hOme-runs
for Okmulgee and batted for an aver
age Of .3J3. In addition 10 the HON
crs. he banged out 40 doubles and II
triples.
Najo viii be tried out by the White
Sox in right field, according to a state
ment attributed 10 Manager Eddie
Collins in a Chicago paper.
The veteran Harry Hooper has
asked for his unconditional release
and probably will get il.
This brings about a queer situation.
Arthur Neltman, sensational young
San Antonio semi-pro, has signed a
contract with the Sox IS an outfieldcr
and also will struggle for the right
field assignment. He will have Najo
as one Of his rivals.
Najo is one Of the very few Next
can baseball players who have reached
the major leagues, Tho only one 10
make good in recent years Was pitch
or, Frank Arrelancs, who performed
clcyerly for a time with the Boston
Rod Soy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
FUENTE KNOCKS OUT
THREE IN ONE DAY

Tony Fuente, Mexican heavyweight.
who was the big sensation of Pacific
Coast boxing n year ago. is back in
the good graces Of the Arizona boxing
fans following three quick knockouts
which he put over the other day at
a big open air show in Naco, Ariz.
According 10 reports. Fuente agreed
10 stop three heavyweightS in the same
ring and accomplish the job inside of
eight rounds.
he stopped "K. o." johnson in
three rounds, knocked out Rough
House" Vallejo in two rounds, and
finished by stopping Johnny Salla-
more in two rounds. Fuente. accord
ing 10 the report wore 16-Ounce gloves
while his opponents used G-ouncc
mitfs.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
BEST
Of MIDDLE
ATHLETES

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 14.-Not only
is Alan Shapley, Naval Academy full
back, one of the leading college backs
up to this point in the season, but he
is easily the greatest all-round athlete
of the institution. Shapley's home is
California and he prepared at Peddie.
In the game against Princeton Shap-
ley established great record, running
100 yards in nineteen attempts from
scrimmage. though he was thrown
for small losses twice. He also ran
10 and q yards after receiving the
ball on passes, the first play resulting
in a touchdown.
Shapley may fairly be called a
"quadruple threat" as he adds the re-
ceiving of passes to the usual three,
running, kicking and passing. He has
done nearly all of the punting for the
Navy team this season.
Weighing 100 pounds and very fast.
Shapley excels in other sports events.
Last year, he took a first in the an
nual field and track meet against the
Military Academy.
all around athlete by another Peddie
youth. Russell Lloyd, who is a men,
her of the new fourth class. Lloyd
plays all the games that Shapley does
and some others.
Though Lloyd weighs 205 pounds,
he is very fast and active. At present,
his position on the class team is end,
but he is being developed into a back.
and is likely TO succeed Shapley some
day and play much the same game.
Like Shapley, he is n basket ball
guard and a hurdler. He holds the
record of New Jersey for both hurdles
and shot put, and shows aptitude in
several other sports.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
.BLAKENSH|P LOSES
HIS SERIES ''D|W'

Ted Blankenship, White Sox pitch
er, is sure out of luck. His city series
split and more vanished over night
on four wheels. 1t seems Ted planned
TO tarry a while in Chicago before re-
turning to Dallas, Texas. He be-
thought himself Of the comforts of rid
ing about in n Ford sedan, so he in
vested S475 in a gas buggy and was
happy. He got a formal bill Of sale
and everything. A few days ago a
constable called or Blankenship. He
replevined the whizz wagon, after es-
tablishing the fact that it had been
stolen.
Blankenship produced the bill of
sale and with the constable went hunt
ing the man who had issued the same,
but he was far, far away. Blanken-
ship says he will go back to Texas on
train.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
GOLF BALL
WILL GO UNCHANGED

BOSTON. Nov. 14.-William Nor
man Boase. chairman of the champion
ship committee of the Royal and
Ancient Golf Club of Great Britain,
just arrived in America, said that he
did not view favorabIy the standard
lied golf ball sponsored by the United
States Golf Association.
He expressed the belief that for
the time being at least there would
be no radical change in the matter Of
golf balls used in British champion
ship tournaments.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15

! a drawing card next year he will cas-
lily make over 100000.
In another six months it would
not be surprising to see Callahan
get nearly that for one shot.
Promoters pay Callahan more than
they offer champions because he
draws more money through the pay
window.
Mushy is 20 years old. He is just
beginning. His best years in the ring
are ahead of him. His real money
fights are just around the corner.
GROWS TO WELLER.
In another year he probably will be
a full-fledged welterweight and a con-
tender for Mickey Walkers tilt.
If he improves as much in the next
six months as he did in the last he
will be ready for Walker before that.
Mushy gets pretty big pay for a boy
who was hustling sheets a few months
ago-hard work and long hours-for
pennies.
Now he's a fighter-skilled work
and short minutes-for thousands of
dollars.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
costs MILLION
FOR SENATOR
BALL CLUB
Griffith Says It's Next ia
Impossible to Make
Profit. :

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. IA
1t cost $1,0O0,O0O to give Washing.
ton a winning baseball club.
That figure was set by Clark Grit.
fifth, president of the club, in a speech
here. He said 100000 had been
spent since 1919 for players, and a
similar amount TO enlarge the base
ball park.
at is next 10 impossible to make
lot of money out of baseball" said
Griffith. "The bills are too high. I
venture to say that if the grand bill
of baseball were compared with the
income, taking in all the professional
clubs of the country the game
would show financial loss
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
CRACK RACERS
EN- TEREDA At
RARL|NGEN
Valley Mid-winter Fair
Will See Some Fast
Stepping.

HARLINGEN. Tex. Nov. IL
Weary Dick, winner of the State Fair
Sweepstakes race at Dallas: Rather
inc Rankin. Texas State Exposition
winner. and other race horses ranked
among the best in the state. will COM
pete for the $500 in purses Offered
for Valley Mid-Winter Fair races
here. December 1 to 3.
This announcement comes from of.
ficials Of the fair. who are superin-
tending preparations for the races,
which will be one of the big features
of the fair.
More than 100 horses. including the
fastest running and harness horses in
the state. will be here for the week
of races. while another feature of the
fair will be the rodeO events. which
will include some of the best riders
and ropers of the state.
s. A. MEN INCLUDED.
Manager Will G. Fields of the Val
ley Fair Association returned here re-
Gently from trip up the state, and
announced that he has signed up &
number of raceh orse owners. Il. w.
McElroy of San Antonio will bring
stable of running horses. including
Simpleton. winner of several prizes
at the Valley Fair races last year
Bolo. another horse seen here in 1924 /;
Blue Bell. Liza III, T. Rose, Spark
Plug, Carter and Water Boy.
c. s. Brennan. another well-known
race horse owner, will bring Jimmy
O'Brien. fast horse which won several
races here last year; Baby Gray and
Katherine Rankin. which horse he Sc
cured from Noble Tiller. famous
iockey-owner. in trade in which
Tillcr secured Weary Dick. Both these
horses will be here, and their meeting
in a race is watched with interest.
X. Leak is race horse owner who
will bring three fast horses in Bentley
Girl. Nellie Gray, and Long Streak.
C. W. Carroll will bring Mrs. Den
ny, Dance. Gold Dollar. Lucy G. Ro.
nus, Harry n. Slipalong. and Fore
man. all rated as fast horses.
OTHERS ON LIST.
Another well-known race horse man
who will send two fast horses here
is John Schelly. who will ship Round
the-World and Golden Emerald.
Bob Fullerton. well-known Texas
horse owner. plans TO enter two Of
his fastest horses in Baby Spout and
Andrew White, both of which horse5
have won in races. Jack Smith will
send School Boy and Lardilla, while
Jim Edwards will enter Swissa, fast
running horse.
These horses already have been en-
tered. Others are being signed up
every day. Noble Tiller is expected
to sign up for several horses to be
entered. including the 19-year-olJ
horse, Our Leader. which still has
ability TO win in races. and the Dallas
Sweepstakes winner. Weary Dick
George Klegg of Alice is expected TO
enter his horses. and Others will enter
later.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
AL CORBETT BEING
TRAINED FOR TITLE
BY JOHNNY KILBANE

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14-JOhnny
Kilbane is trying TO win back the
worlds featherweight championship
for Cleveland, Ohio.
When he was defeated for the crown
by Eugene Criqui, more than two
years ago, the veteran decided he was
through with the game.
However, Kilbane is back in the
gymnasium almost daily. He works
out with Al COrbett, a rather promis-
ing prospect managed by jerry Sachs,
and Johnny has gone on record pre-
dieting the youth to be a future title
holder.
Corbctt already has won a lot Of
laurels in the ring. He turned back
the attacks Of Eduard Mascart.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
SAY, RED, YOU'RE
WRONG, ALL WRONG

Ask Morton Kaer, University Of
Suthern CALIFORNIA; star quarterback
he knows.
The other day an ambitions pho
tographer wanted 10 snap MOrlOn's
picture, after the fashion Of Red"
Grange. To get the best resemblance
he produced a photo Of the Wheaton
wonder in action aud requested Nor
ton TO initiate.
Kaer was indignant. who's that
fellow?7 he demanded. He holds the
ball all wrong"
The photographer thought best not
to enlighten Morton.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
RED SOX COULD USE
PIE TRAYNOR NOW

pie Traynor, the brilliant Pitts
burgh third baseman, who halls from
Someryille, a suburb Of Boston, ONE
was banger-on at Red Sox park, but
the Boston team had no use for the
long. lean and somewhat awkward
youth.
But "Pie" was determined that he
would play baseball. Accordingly he
obtained berth down in Dixie and
very soon was the property Of the
Pirates. TraynOr is exceptionally pop
ular with the Bostonians.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
SEQ IT HEADING
FOR TENNIS
HONORS
By VINCENT RICHARDS.
Copyright. 1928, by Universal Service.

copyright, 1873, by Universal Service.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-Wallacc
Scott, former intercollegiate cham
pion and one of the most promising
younger players in the Northwest,
has an excellent chance of achieving
Davis Cup fame during the course OF
the next three years.
The Tacoma star has the brilliancy
OF any of the California players and
he uses the tactics of a veteran.
OF powerful build with a marvellous
left-handed service which breaks at
least five feet he rushed the net at
every opportunity where his volleying
is delight to watch.
Scott must overcome n tendency to
wildness before he can hope TO enter
the international play but once he has
remedied this defect he should go n
long way at the net game. His
ground strokes are hit with beautiful
form and have plenty Of stin 20 them
but the percentage of those 80 in
is indeed small. 1t must be- rcmcm-
bered, however,, that for years Viii
liam Tilden, our present national
champion, suffered from this same all
ment For years it kept him out OF
the championship area. IN tne emu ne
conquered it and it may be that
Scott will do the same.
Next year will see several radical
changes in the lawn tennis game. Per
haps the most important of all will
be the adoption of a standard ball.
For years this has been a stumbling
block for both American and foreign
players but at last it appears as
though a solution of the problem will
be reached. The new rule which stan
dardizes the balls throughout the
world will require the English ball to
be softcned considerably, good deal
more than it will require the Amer
lean ball to be hardened. This may
give the American players a slight
advantage over the foreigners in the
Davis Gun contests.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
NEW ORLEANS RACES
HAVE $500 ADDED

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. IA. - The
Thanksgiving Handicap, feature Of
Jefferson's opening day program, will
have an added value Of $500. \
like sum will BE- offered with the
Christmas Handicap. On each Satur-
day Of the meeting there will be
$1,000 added attraction. bolstered
by purses Of from 500 to $1,000
value.
On the other week days the purse
minimum will be 500 with a $1,000
feature.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
SAME NAME, SAME
TEAM, so DIFFERENT

ANN ARBOR. Mich. Nov. II. -
Whenever the University Of Michigan
football team plays regular game or
holds scrimmage, followers of the
team wonder at that fellow Babcock
who seems to be playing in the line
The truth Of the matter is that there
are two Babcocks in the varsity line
up, X. c.. a tackle, Of Royal Oak.
Mich, and Sam, a halfback Of De
troit. Despite their carrying the same
name, the two have little in common
rs football players. George. a lines
man. weighs more than $50, stands
about feet. and has had two years
varsity experience. Sam weighs 157,
Is , feet 6 inches tall and is new
Gomez. "
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
OST-SEASON BALL
SERIES ON COAST
FINANCIAL FAILURE

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. The
Little World Series" played here be-
tween Louisville, champions of the
American Association and San Fran
cisco's pennant-winning Seals proved a
financial flop-almost a financial fiz-
zle.
The receipts averaged less than
$1,000 a game.
Football and the fact that Louisville
lost in her post-season series with Bal
timore are reasons attributed for the
financial reversal the series expert
enced. The losing players did not
get more than 5000 each, which is
regarded as negligible.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
MAINS TEAM WILL
SPORT NEW JERSEYS

If the weather remains clear, Coach
Tim Griesenbecks Main Avenue eleven
is due to branch out in set Of brand
new Jerseys at its next game, il any.
They were distributed before the
game with Houston Heights on ARMS
tice Day, but the boys decided not 10
wear them when they saw the muddy
condition Of the field.
They are n bright crimson, speak
ing in the strictest sense Of the word,
aud devoid Of any fancy work.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
SOCCER TEAMS WILL
PLAY AT SAN PEDRO

Two elevens Of picked soccer play
ers. including members Of the San
Antonio lnternationals. the Mexico
Football GLIB and the new Fort Sam
Houston team, will play practice
match on the San Pedro park field.
starting at o'clock Sunday. New
soccer goals have been erected: the
field now lies crosswise Of the football
gr;diron.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
BALTIMORE PLAYERS
TRAIN In FLORIDA

BALTIMORE. Nov 14.-The ORR
olcs will train at Punta Gorda. Fla,
next spring. Manager Jack Dunn an
bounced. The Birds new training
camp was secured for Dunn by Con-
ME Mack. It is near Fort Mycr and
on the main line.
Last spring the Birds trained at
Eustis, but the unhandy railroad "a
cilities caused Manager Dunn to de-
eide on the change.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15

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on social occasions. Even stubborn,
unruly or shampooed hair stays
combed all day in any style you like.
''Hair-Groom" is greaseless: also
helps grow thick, heavy. lustrous
hair.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-15
ADVERTISEMENT
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Well-Groomed all Day

"IIair-Groom" is
n dignified comb
ing cream which
costs only a few
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Millions use it
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