San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-04
SCHOOL LOOP
NEE TING
CALLED
Academic Leaguers to Pre-.
pare for Season
Friday Night.

The date for the long-anticipated
opening meeting Of the Academic
Basket Ball League has at last been
set. President w. W. Bondyrant has
issued q call to all coaches and man
ayers Of prospective entrants to meet
at the Y. NJ. G. A. building at Z 80
Friday night.
All teams anticipating entrance into
the local academic circuit are urged
by President Bondurant to have repre-.
sentatives at this meeting, as, so far as
he il concerned, the future of the
league will depend much upon the
amount of enthusiasm displayed at the
opening session.
Those teams which are expected to
put basket ball teams in the race this
season are Breckenridge High School
San Antonio Academy, West Texas
Military Academy, Wesleyan Institute
st. Mary's Academy and possibly Main
Avenue High. Coach Griesenbeck oil
Main Avenue, however, has announced
his opposition to entering the league.
EAGLES WORK AGAIN
The breckenridge High Eagles, win
ners Of the Academic League cham
pionship last year and runners-up fol
the state title, resume practice Mon
day afternoon after resting over Sat
urday and Sunday. Coach Bobby
Cannon is on the lookout for an in
door court for his athletes, the out
door atmosphere having become a lit
tie too breezy for comfort.
The Eagles, the only crew in tn,
league besides st. Mary's Academy tC
inauguratc organized basket ball prac
rice before the holidays, are already IN
fine condition and are pointing il
earnest to n state championship thi,
year. Although defeated by the Su
Ross Lobos in their opening practice
game, by close score. the Eagles
did not take this reverse seriously, due
Ia the fact that every available sub
stitute on the squad took part. Oh
servers expressed the opinion that th'
Purple quintet is probably the only
team in this section Of she state cap
able Of taking the Lobos into camp.
The Breckenridge squad, including
n full list Of substitutes, is intac
from last year.
MAIN GETS BUSY
Main Avenue High takes its firs
basket ball practice Monday after
noon on Turner Hall court. Coaci
Griesenbeck knows very little abou
the material at his disposal this year
but is depending largely upon wha
talent may be discovered among thu
newcomers on the squad. Captain
Willie Dunsmore is the only regular
returning from last years squad. Dicl
Boyd, a substitute center Of last sea
son. is expected to prove n star Al
that post this year.
Coach Dale McCOy's st. Mary,
Academy Saints also resume practice
Monday on their outdoor court. Will
the return OF Langston Lyons to thu
academy, Coach Mccoy has PRACTICAL,
Icttled upon his first string lineup.
Lyons and McIlwane make n flashy
pair Mt the forward positions. ant
Eugene Heye is displaying brilliant
orm at center. Fell has practically
,ssurcd one Of the guard positions
while the other is still being Tough
bver by several candidates. The Saint,
expect TO have their best squad il
several years.
WESLEYAN HOPEFUL
Wesleyan Institute, which is ap
TO prove n dark horse in the race
this year, has been practicing steadii!
in the seclusion of its gymnasium gu
on the Bandera road. Coach Glenn
Thompson likes the looks Of his ma
tcrial and believes he will give an!
team in the city hard run for III
money. Last years lineup is prac
tically intact.
The West Texas Military Academy
cage squad expects TO get down t.
work Tuesday or Wednesday after
noon. The team will be drilled b!
Coach Scale.
The st. Mary's College Rather
will resume practice Tuesday or We'd
nesday. upon the return of Conci
Tom O'Donnell from Massachusetts,.