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TOWNSEND
Items of Personal and Social Interest
Cleaned About the NeighbOrhOOd

Townsend, Aug. 31.-John M. Como
way, who was seriously burned in try
ing to save some valuable papers left
upstairs when lightning destroyed his
bungalow on Saturday, August 14th,
has sufficiently recovered from the in
uries az to be able to return to his
family here, but it will possibly be
three of four weeks before he will be
able to resume work.
The annual anniversary services Of
Old St. Anne's P. E. Church will be
held on Sunday, September 5th. The
Rt. Rev Philip Cook, d. d., Bishop Of
the Diocese will be the preacher at the
morning service and the Hon. Richard
S. Rodney, of New Castle will be the
speaker at the afternoon service. A
very attractive program is being ar
ranged for the day.
Material has been received for a
$4,000 gallon tank to be erected on the
lot recently purchased by the company
on Lattomus avenue. A complete
equipment including an engine, pipes
and other material for having first
class fire-fighting water supply is ex-
pected within a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Buckson have
returned from trip to Luray Cave,
Va, and other points of interest.
Miss Elsie Daniels has been enter
tanning her cousin Miss Joda Bit, Of
Washington, D. c., for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crossan, Of
Wilmington, spent the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. w. w. Naylor.
Mrs. l. G. Webb, Miss Mary T.Webb
and Miss Frances Paul spent several
days in Philadelphia, recently.
Miss Mary T. Webb and guest Miss
Frances Pul spent two days of last
week with Miss Margaret Baker, Of
Odessa.
James H. Carpenter, Jr., spent the
weekend at Ocean City, Nd, the
guests Of Ira Moore and wife, Of Elk
ton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry a. Smith, who
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Caulk received 319 votes; John r.
Francis, of Taylor's Bridge, 29S votes,
and Herman H. Stats, Blackbird, 100.
The result by district follows: Caulk,
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ELMER DAVID is NOMINATED
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of Blackbird, by small majority.
so; Francis, 142; Stats, Is; Second,
Caulk, "a; Francis, 7S; Stats, 10;
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First Of Fifteenth Rep''''es!or 8; 81
trict: Caulk, O4' n. FranSs
II; Second CauiA'
Stats, So.
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21
FIELD
LEASED FOR
AMATEURS

Schwab Field, the North Flores
Street enclosure, probably will be used
for amateur baseball exclusively dur
ing the coming season rs the result OF
a deal closed late "Wednesday by T.. 5.
Garrett. sporting goods dealer, in
which he leased the field until 1927.
As Schwab Field is the property of
the San Antonio public school system,
Mr.. CARROTS lease will be for Satur-
days and Sundays, only. School teams
will use it on other days.
Garrett stated Thursday that IL was
his intention to turn the field over to
the amateurs during 1926, providing
he could receive the cooperation of
the amateur baseball commission. He
will not attempt to charge the anna
tours for the use of the park, but will
derive his income from percentage
of the gate receipts and the conces-
sions. he said.
This new move leaves the Alamo
Peck Indians, semi-professionals. with
out a playing field, as Garrett does not
intend allowing them the use. of the
park. For the last several years they
have played two and three games every
weekend ut Schwab Field.
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SCHEDULE-MAKERS
TO TRY It AGAIN

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-P)-The
adjourned meeting of the joint sched-
ule committee of the major leagues
will be held in New York February ),
President John Heydler of the Ma
tional League, announced today.
Mr.. Heydler said he had exchanged
kilograms with Ban johnson, president
of the American League, and Barney
Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburgh
club of the National League, relative
TO the difficulties which arose at the
last meeting and caused ON adjourn
ment without completing the playing
program and he believed the troubles
were now eliminated.
Mr.. Heydler said he had asked Mr..
Dreyfuss to meet him with Ban John
son some time before the schedule
meeting and prepare the program to be
submitted to the members in joint
session. He said the pressure of work
made it impossible for him to leave
New York now.
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j. s. SKATING RULES
HANDICAP THUNBERG

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-[P-Clas
Thunberg, of Finland, recognized as
the worlds amateur speed skating
champion, does not like the American
style of skating with its "jockeying. .
"stalling" and sharp curved" tracks.
He said so today before leaving for
st. John, N. b., to participate in the
international outdoor championships
January %, % and 2S.
Il am not mourning the loss of my
two first races against Joe Moore or
Charlie German" said Thunberg,
through his nterpreter-manager, Hugo
Quist. But everybody agrees, even
Moore and German, that l am under
n greater handicap skating under
American rules than the American
skaters were at the last Olympics in
competing under European rules"
But am not discouraged, he
said. Il believe L can become accus-
timed to the American style with a
little more practice and show my crit
les that l am not over-rated."
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TAKES LOTS OF NOTES.
NO PRESIDENT, BUT
LIONS FIELD GIVES
IT'S PROGRAM ANYHOW

Nothing short of a cyclone can stop
Supervisor X. G. Oliver of the Lions
Field playground when he once makes
up his mind to put on a program or
some kind.
Wednesday afternoon he had ar
ranged series of basket ball. base
ball. volley ball and tennis games in
honor of Theodore Jones. national
president of the Lions Club, who was
visiting the city.
At the last minute President Jones
received message necessitating his
departure from San Antonio on the
next train.
Did that disrupt Mr.. divers plans!
1t did not.
He went right ahead with the pro-
gram, putting his youngsters through
their exercises, and warning them all
the time to do their best as Mr.. Jones
was watching them.
Some of them may never know the
difference.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21
TUNNEY SCRAP
FIRST SAYS
DEMPSEY
Champion Gets Another
Wills Offer But Acts
Chilly.

MIAMI. Fla, Jan. 21.-F1-De-
spite reports that he had received an
offer Of half million dollars to fight
Harry Wills, negro heavyweight con
tender, Jack Dempsey, worlds heavy
weight champion. believes his next al
versary will be Gene Tunney.
The Miami Herald said today the
champion yesterday received a Wills
offer from Paddy Mullins, manager Of
the BLACK Panther" who offered 10
build his own arena in New York
or New Jersey and handle the entire
fight himself.
Although Dempsey did not commit
himself on the Wills offer, the Her
aid said, he intimated that such
bout as Mullins proposed could not be
held.
Regarding the Dempsey-Tunney
proposed fight. both Dempsey and
Tunney. who is here also, yesterday
denied they had been matched for
fight on any definite date, though.
Dempsey said he felt a Tunney bout
would precedc one with Wills.
While these reported negotiations
were under way, Governor John W.
Martin. at Fort Meyers. was ponder
ing whether he would allow the cham
pion to appear in Miami ring for
an exhibition fight. The governor
said he would announce his decision
at Tallahassee tomorrow.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21
DIXIE DOG TAKES UP
CHALLENGE OF SPOT;
WINS SPECIAL MATCH
By Universal Service.

BARLEY, Ga, Jan. 21.-Judge, the
white setter owned jointly by Trammel
Scott and Bob Hogg of Atlanta, won
a special hunting-dog race here today
with Spot, owned by Pittsburgh
sportsman, A. b. Bell.
The contest, which has attracted
nationwide attention, was inspired by
an advertisement in a field magazine
in which Bell challenged any hunting
dog, on the behalf of his Spot, for a
real endurance test under field condi-
tions.
The challenge was accepted by Ma
jor Scott, and details quickly arranged.
A $1,000 side bet was laid by each
owner. When the race ended the
Dixie dog was six coveys ahead of
Spot.
Bell returned to Atlanta after the
race and awarded the purse to Mr..
Scott.
Il have never seen hunting dog
travel so fast nor so wide in all my
life," said Mr.. Bell after the race.
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Basket Ball.

Starkvillc: Mississippi Aggics, 81
Vanderbilt, ~.
New Haven: Penn, 20 Yale, II.
Boulder: Colorado. Ga; Regis Col
lege, 20.
West Point: Army, So; Swarth-
more, is.
Annapolis: Navy, &c; Gettysburg
%.
Chicago: Purdue, "a; Chicago, IL
Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh U, As;
George Washington, 30.
Charlottesville Notre Dame, Al
Wabash, 20.
Chicago: Purdue. "a; Chicago. II
Houston: Houston A. A. u, q
Levins (Galveston), %.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21
HOLE-IN-ONE CLUB
GETS WINTER MEMBER

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Op)-DeSpite
Ice and snow and freezing tempera-
lures. Chicago golfers are faring forth
to the links and the 1926 hole-in-one
club has a start.
Playing at Olympia Fields in a
threesoge, Carl Wilkie. member OF
the club. sunk tee shot at the first
hole of the No. = course. distance
of $50 yards.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21
MITCHELL DEFIES
AMERICAN GOLFERS

LONDON. Jan. 21.-CP)-A chat
lenge has been issued by II. A. "Abe"
Mitchell. one of Great Britain's lead
ing professional golfers, for u match
with any American player over n
holes during the coming season for a
purse of $500, or about S2425, at the
present rate of exchange.
Although the sum named may not
compare with some Of the big purses
played for in America. it far exceeds
any previous figure known in Great
Britain for a singles match.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21
PURDUE TAKES LEAD
IN "BIG TEN" RACE

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-tR)-Purdue
went into the Big Ten basket ball lead
last night by defeating Chicago, "a to
II. The victory was the Boilcrmakers
third Of the season, during which they
have been defeated once, and tied five
conference teams for second place.
Tho M0roons led at the end of the
half. Z to 5. having shut Purdue out
on field goals. Spradling's long shots
crumbled the Maroon defense.
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Another Offer
of 100000

NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-CP)-Tom
O'Rourkc. veteran boxing promote.
entered the field for Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills heavyweight champion-
ship match today by wiring the title
holder ut Miami. Fla, an offer az
100000 to defend his crown against
the negro challenger next summer.
O'Rourke said he was backed By 4
syndicate of wealthy sportsmen pre-
pared TO erect all arena near Green
witch. Conn.
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MARQUETTE ELECTS GRAIN.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 21.-tR
Donald Grain OF Amigo, Wis. a jun
Tor, was elected captain of the 1926
Marquette University football team
at banquet of the 1925 sequad here
last night. An All-American trophy
was awarded to Tavern Dilweg, Mar
ouettcs star end,
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HONOR
COACH'S FATHER

AUSTIN. Jan. 21.-P-G. n.
HOlton. father of Barry Holton. coach
at Trinity University, Waxahachie.
will be the honor guest at the banquet
given by the citizens of Waxahachie
to the 1925 Tiger football squad there
Thursday night. Theo. Belmont.
athletic director of the University of
Texas will be the speaker of the event,
it was announced here today.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21
ENCOURAGE vOLLEY BALL.

Students at Breckenridge High
School have been given an added in
centive to join one of the numerous
volley ball teams on the campus. IL
wa- announced Thursday that 50
credits toward an athletic letter would
be awarded to members Of teams who
attend 20 practice sessions and maxi
Il grade of 10 per cent on the rules
of the game.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21
SHE MAY HAVE "KEY"
TO ENGLISH CHANNEL

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 21.-CP)-
Alba Tibcrio, Italian swimmer and
singer. who is appearing at a theater
here this week, announced that she has
completed arrangements to attempt to
swim the English Channel next June.
She has held the swimming cham
pionship of Spain for five years and
in 1922 and 1923 held the Italian
championship.
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HEADQUARTERS IN FORM.


In the other game, the San Antonio
champions, the Eighth Corps Area
Headquarters first team came through
in fine style, handing the clever rort
Reno, Okla, four decisive beating,
II to 5. Three Of the losers five goals
were by handicap.
Lieutenant Mac Jones, having just
become the father Of twins and feeling
great, slashed around the field for
Headquarters and scored six of the
teams II goals.
The polo was fast and furious in
both matches, although Mcintosh was
unable to cope with the well-mounted
and capable Austinites.
The Headquarters Reno battle was
given added thrills by a number of
accidents, none resulting seriously,
however. Major Cullum's mount ran
away; Msjor Weeks and Lieutenant
Mcclure wsrs thrown in a collision
Captain Hettinger had his horse
slightly injured in a spill with La
fayctte Hughes.
Teamwork and good horses figured
prominently in the Wednesday games.
Jones and Hettinger Of the Headquar-
tiers team, who have played together
for many years. worked as one and the
result was disastrous TO the opposition.
Reno players gave good individual ex-
hibitions Of polo but it was the first
match the four had played together as
team, and there was lots of wasted
effort.
The Mcintosh team was mounted to
n large extent on runaway horses"
and had little chance with Austin.
Teamwork also figured prominently ID
Austin's play.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21
HELEN GETTING
into STRIDE
ON COURTS

CANNES, France. Jan. 21.-P)-
The quarter final match scheduled for
/ today between Miss Helen Wills,
American champion. and Mrs. C.. +.
Aeschlimann (the former Leslie Bau-
croft, in the Metropole lawn tennis
tournament was postponed because of
rain.
CANNES, France, Jan. 21.-F)-
Helen Wills received her first genuine
tennis test of her Riviera season yes
terday in her second match Of the Met
rOpole tournament.
The American woman champions
string of love games was ended after
running to Is straight, when Peggy
Saunders, one of England's brightest
youthful hopes for world tennis hon
ors, captured the fourth and fifth
games in her match against Miss
Wills.
Miss Saunders went so far in her
les majestic against the American
queen of the courts TO win the fifth
game at love, but Miss Wills, always
playing well within her best game,
won the hard-fcught match, 60, 81.
MISS WILLS IMPROVES.
Miss Saunders, only 10 years old,
tOuted by experts as a second Joan
Fry, put up plucky struggle, but
Miss Wills played n game much bet
ter than that of her match the day be-
fore. She attained great pace, and
her drives across court worked beauti-
fully. The weakness she displayed in
repeated double faulting was absent,
and only once did she fail to get her
service in.
Meanwhile. Suzanne Lenglen, the
great rival of the American girl
champion, was having busy day on
the courts. She played in the women's
doubles paired with Mile. Vlasto and
in the mixed doubles with Jacques
Brugnon, winning both matches with
ridiculous ease.
At present Mile. Lenglen appears
to be in much better form than Miss
Wills. She has been playing steadily
for six weeks. while the California
girl had not touched racquet for the
same length Of time until last Mon
day.
TAKES LOTS OF NOTES.
While Mile. Lenglen was playing
Miss Wills, inconspicuous in a corner
of the spectators stand, watched her
and took voluminous notes in a note
book. There was much to write about,
for she saw Suzanne at her best.
What do you think about herr"
Miss Wills was asked after her rivals
two matches.
"She is really a wonderful player"
was the reply. Il have seldom seen
such tennis"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21

The Friday afternoon game in the
Academic League game between Brnck.
enridge and Wesleyan Institute will
be played on the Wesley House court.
Le0na and Colima streets. starting at
4:15. George O'Brien will referee.
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BILL MEHLHORN
CASE STILL +
ECHOES

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-[P)-Morc
disturbance of golfers during import
ant matches comes from gallery mar
shals and golf officials than from
spectators, said n leading tournament
player today in commenting on the
recent charges that Bill Mehlhorn at
the San Antonio open event ratified
Bobby Cruickshank on the final green
so that he took four puts and
missed one of less than two feet to
tie Macdonald Smith for the title.
He cited several instances in which
officious persons had Disconnected
players at critical moments, but did
not recall any case in which an unruly
gallery had offended seriously. Play
ers always were expecting some slight
motion and mumbling by spectators
and steeled themselves to ignore it,
but the outburst of an official at a
critical moment was so unexpected
that it had the effect of spelling a
stroke.
FAMOUS EXAMPLE.
A shining example of this was the
play at the thirty-sixth hole in the
finals of the national amateur cham
pionship at Flossmoor Club, Chicago,
two years ago. Jess Sweetser of New
York, defending his title against Max
Marston of Philadelphia, was at the
lower corner of the slOping eighteenth
green of the long hole in two splen-
did shots and had TO go down in two
IRE to stave off defeat.
1t was tense moment, and the
large gallery was a trifle restless, but
made no unSeemly movement or noise.
Sylvester set himself for the task of
chipping the ball IN the grade dead
to the hole, 30 yards away. just as
he was ready, after careful prepare
ton, to hit the ball an official yelled
Fore"
THREW DOWN CLUB.
The champion threw down his club
and whirled around with n despair
ing look, as though he had been
struck in the face by friend.
He had been upset by digestive
disturbance during the round, but de-
spite this and the act of the official,
he composed himself enough TO make
the shot and then sink half-stymied
side hill putt to carry the match to
extra holes. 1t might have been the
reflex of this mental jolt that caused
him 10 misplay the thirty-eighth hole
and yield the title to Marston.
Professionals have way of "razz-
ing" each other, said the commentator.
but the players seldom resent such
action. although it is unethical and
impolite. Mehlhorn, he said, had
become known as the "Tarzan of the
Links" because he was always climb
ing trees to watch the play of others
after his match was over. but he had
never known him wilfully to annoy
the players he was watching.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21

Referee, Capt. #. W. Hastey: num-
piros. Captain Herman and Colonel For
sythe; timekeeper, Lieut.. W. n. Mob
Top; scorer. Captain Peyton.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21

OAKLAND, Calico Lomski of
Aberdeen. Wash, won on a technical
knockout in the seventh round of his
fight with Ray Pelkey. Oakland mid
dleweight, at the Auditorium. Lomstii
crowded Pelkey to the ropes AMI
crossed him with a right to the chin.
Pelkey bled and fell through the ropes.
He crashed down on the press table.
In falling. Pelkey injured his leg. The
referee, Al Wainwright, counted him
out from the ring. Wainwright gave
him the full count Of 20 seconds, the
count which is given when a boxer
falls out of the ring. Pelkey was un-
able to continue the battle.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21
UPSETS
. HIGH SCHOOL
WILDCATS

Man the lifeboats, Coach Jack
Tolar's Sidney Lanier Vocational class
basket ball five splashed water all
over the Academic League dope chart
Wednesday afternoon by overwhelm-
ing the Breckenridge High Wildcats,
36 to 4. And, as Coach Tolar said in
his glee Thursday morning, "They
we're lucky to get those four points"
In another league game Wednesday
afternoon, the st. Mary's Academy
quintet nosed out the st. Anthony's
College Yellowjackets, 81 TO 30. in
a fast and furious tussle at st. An
thongs. It was opening day for all
the teams except st. Mary's Academy,
which won its starter from Alamo
Heights High on Monday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21

WILMINGTON, Cal. = Johnny
Adams, San Bernardino lightweight,
knocked out Buck Curtis of Long
Beach in the seventh round of a
scheduled ten-round bout. 1t was the
first time that Curtis has ever taken
the count.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21

SAN FRANCISCO-After waiting
for chance to get his trusty left into
action. Vergil Lefty" Cooper, Min
.neapolis middleweight. knocked out
Billy Harms of Everett, Wash, in
the fourth round Of scheduled ten
round main event at National Hall.
Harms was leading up to the fourth
session when Lefty" uncorked a pow
erful left to the stomach.
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BATTLE TO THE FINISH.

st. Mary's victory over st. An
thongs College was battle from start
to finish. with only the last whistle
settling the issue. The game was one
of the fastest seen on local court
this season. McIlwane. st. Mary's
forward, was knocked cold during one
Of the bloody scrimmages in mid
court.
The score at the first quarter was
tied, 10 to IL. At the halfway mark,
st. Mary's held a slight lead, 16 to
IL. The third quarter found st.
Mary's leading, % 10 90, but st. An
thongs cut this lead down in the clos
ing minutes Of play, and the Academy
five barely came under the wire in
front, 81 to 30.
The line-ups:
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Referee, Mai. II. r. Taylor; umpires,
Carl Crawford and Col. w. ID. Forsythe;
timekeeper. Lieut.. G. II. Gibbons; scorer,
Cant. A. II. pevton.
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Fight Results

Los ANGELES, Jan. 21.-Fidcl
LaBarba, worlds flyweight champion.
took a newspaper decision over clever
Sensio, flashy Filipino. in a twelve
round, lo-decision fight here last
night.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-21
SURPRISED WILDCATS.

The Sidney Lanier five surprised
Breckenridge with its swift passing
game and almost alright guarding.
Its three scoring stars. Sanchez. Juarez
and Flores, ran rings around the Wild
cat guards. tossing goals almost at
will. Coach Cannon Of Breckenridge
admitted following the game that the
Lanier five would have given the
Eagles, Brackenridge's first team, q
battle.
The line-ups:
Lanier (36). Breckenridge az.
Sanchez I'D ................ Fixes
Left Forward
Juarez no. ............. Jones
Right Forward
Flores (9) May
Center
Casso (2) .............. Hildebrand
Left Guard
Vasquez (2) ...... Brotherman (2)
Right Guard.
Substitutes Lanier, Enriguez, Bar
alas (2). Breckenridge, Ferguson
(2), J. Cheatham, Weldon.