Babe Didrikson Confident Of More Wins At Olympics
Babe Didrikson 18, famed for sensational Olympic feats, says she plans to win the high jump and set a world record while aiming for five titles. She says she will carry back to Dallas three Olympic crowns and as many world records, with plans to continue breaking records in years ahead. She praises Evelyn Ashford Hull’s rivalries and notes her own focus on multiple events and future goals.
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Los Angeles
Mildred Babe Didrikson
Dallas
Texas
Ginod
Evelyn Stirs
Evelyn Hull
Marjie Clark
South Africa
Shetter
Golden Cyclones
Uve
Echool
Wort
Wor
Louis
Rough Brothers Behind Babe Didrikson's Start
In an interview with Frank G. Menke Babe Didrikson recalls rough brothers in Beaumont Texas shaping her drive into boxing and sports. She details early height and weight, high school boxing, swimming and diving wins, and a bold path to championship success despite initial barriers.
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Babe Didrikson
Mildred Babe Didrikson
Dallas
Texas
Frank G. Menke
Interational
Texas Box Score Marathon Sees Houston and Galveston Slugfest
Reads like a baseball box score rundown from a Texas game night. Houston loses to Galveston with multiple players named across line scores and pitching notes, including mentions of hitters and field events, errors, and substitutions noted in compact tabulations.
Army League clash at Randolph Meld Friday afternoon
Two Army League clubs clash as Ninth Infantry Manchus meet Randolph Pilers in a Jones game. Twenty third Infantry win over Station Hospital Woods 1 0 with pitched staff, box score details omitted for brevity.
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Army League
Randolph
Ay Fowern
Weaoos Haran
Agre Marny
Olad Woods
CE Eirwani
Ad Hunt
Ah Ghav
Seore
Taeruelt
Ae Grant
Ranorna
Mure
Lipiinky
Grinwold
Tusker 9
Hardin
Humor
Tendrix
Tucker
Bartholomew
Hanarin
Hininniy
Booth
Gernwald
Ceinwald
Twannysiird Infantry
THA Views
Fontan
Kinhng
Amateur Ball Series Opens Saturday in San Antonio City Playoffs
The top amateur clubs in San Antonio begin a three game city championship series with Chiropractic College Hawks and Bell Taxi against the Hispano American League Taxi team at Eagle Field. Tex White will start for the Chiropractors and Joe Munoz for the Taxis as a mound duel is anticipated.
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San Antonio
Texas Chiropracte College Hawks
Bell Taxis
Eaglefield
Great American Life Ine
San Antonio Air Depot
White
Munoz
Eagle Fiels
Tex White
Chiropractic Ice
Joe Munoz
C. Gastro
Rodriguez
T. Buenrentro
Ciras
Wright Riley
Bee
W. BR. Beaumier
Felix Cerda
Miles
Fragments From A Bulky City League Ledger Review
Digitized OCR lists numerous names and numbers resembling a city league ledger. Many entries appear garbled with partial surnames and codes, including Judmaler, Mangold, Mayer, Hanson, Judson, and others, interspersed with phone-like sequences and coded totals. The text resembles a chaotic roster of participants, teams, and financial figures without coherent narrative.
Appendicitis Puts Out Another Star
Los Angeles reports Shlekot with Rcute appendicitis and Mary Kenyon of Britain’s Olympic team operated on yesterday and said to be doing well.
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Los Angeles
Alig
Shlekot
Rcute
Mary Kenyon
Great Britain
Skeet shoot results crown Tohn Dury leader in Duncan event
In Thursday afternoon action at Duncan field, Tohn Dury led the skeet shoot with an 80 of 100. Other top scores included R. P. Good 85 and Kia Baker 56, with numerous shooters posting varied marks. the list names L. Langston, J. Mawery, H. Lave, and many others with smaller totals as the field finished. The market note follows with Sole Serve club seeking a Sunday game, inviting calls to Stovall at Cr. 8975.
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Tohn Dury
Duncan Field
L. Langston
Kia Baker
R. P. Good
J. Mawery
E.0. Lyman
Mi A
B. Armke
B. D. Good
W.S. Perrin
A. H. Lave
F U. Kent
J. A. Knight
A Truson
Shore
W. Chidgey
O. L. Belcher
A. Poague
A. H. Lave Jr
B. L. Cook
L. Cosner
Lieutenant Dixon
Call Stovall
Chocolate's Belt: Cuba's Champion Eddie Shea Fights Defeat
Ally Chocolates's victory seals his first junior welterweight title in Chicago last night as Gen. John V. Clinnin places the belt on him after a 10 pound decision over Eddie Shea. Shea pressured in the early rounds but Chocolate's speed and power carried the bout to the end with a late knockdown.
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Chicago
Ally
Fatty
Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Reed
Tite
John V. Clinnin
Eddie Shea
Rhea
Mitte
Chaconte
Shea
Chocolate
Italian wrestler Silvia Total suffers brain concussion at Olympic wrestling
At the Olympiad wrestling arena in Los Angeles on August 5, Silvia Total, Italian lightweight, was thrown hard during a match and collapsed in his dressing room. He was rushed to a hospital with police surgeons diagnosing a concussion, as medical staff investigated the source of the blows.
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Angeles
Silvia
Tosi
A. Rein
Fin
Diag
R. Concussi
Yale
Hornsby Open to Offers After Cubs Departure
Rogers Hornsby, recently removed as Chicago Cubs manager, stopped in Philadelphia to watch the Philadelphia-St. Louis American League game and said he had received no offers for a major league managerial post. He added he was open for offers and planned to return home to Robertson, Missouri later Thursday.
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Mayer
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Farrer
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Rclly
Bi Evans
Mangold
Melcher
Lotals
Veal Paper Company
Ry Judmaler
Douala
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Hanson
Tae
Jenvers Gandy Company
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Stench
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Turner Trnvin League
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Aller
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M. J. Roosco
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Maverick Building
Firestone
OORT
SAN Antonio Firestone Dealers
Winerich Motor Sales Co
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