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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
8
United States athletes pace the games with multiple victories including Forrest Towns and Georgie Snid earning top honors as Germany trails in unofficial team standings. Japan New Zealand and Germany share four golds amid a dramatic day of field and track events.
In Minnesota State open tennis at St Paul, three Texans lead the run to quarterfinals. Bob Kamrath of Austin and Russell Ball of El Paso advanced after tough tests, while Carl Smalley of Yorktown posted a straight set win. Ramaliz defeated Roy Humter 5 6 3 6 3, Ward Parker beat Ball 3 6 8 5 6 4, Smalley beat Wes Painter 6 3 6 2, and Don Leavens defeated Stewart Cornel 6 4 6 3.
Big Spring Aug 6 Carmen Tr Brandon a Rice football star has been appointed assistant coach at Big Spring High School announced here. Brander replaces Malton. Motteman moves to Greenville in an athletic reshuffle.
Berlin August 6 The United States was officially awarded the Olympic wrestling team title. The U S led with one first and three seconds for a total of nine points. Hungary and Lie den were tied for second with six points each.
Arthur Jarrett plans legal action after his wife Eleanor was dropped from the American swimming team. He accuses the American Olympic Committee head of high handed tactics and seeks redress for damages to his wife’s reputation. Jarrett says he will obtain facts and decide on action upon returning to New York, with attorneys already consulted.
Readouts show United States leading in men’s track with high totals, Germany and Finland following. multiple heats and finals across events including sprints hurdles and distance races with times and placements from Great Britain Italy Japan and others. Notable performances include Roberts of Great Britain in a 36.1 seconds heat and Forrest Towns of the United States winning the 880 yard run in 1 54.2 seconds.
Harvard appointed Arthur Johnson of Tyler Texas as line coach for the freshman team and elevated Arthur Lane a 1993 Princeton graduate from yearling coach to head coach of the Harvard freshman squad. Five of Dick Hart’s freshman and junior varsity coaching recommendations were approved by the Harvard committee.
At Batile Creek Michigan Aug two national archery champions were crowned among 174 contestants. Gladys Hammer of Los Angeles dethroned last year’s holder Li Hodgett to win the women’s national and Columbus rounds with a total of 1930. Marian Sturm of Minneapolis set 1849 939 for the junior Columbia double in the national trials.
John W. Jenkins, an inventor aged about 65, announced he will market a valveless motor by year end and aims to enter a valveless car in the 500 mile speedway race at Indianapolis on Decoration Day. He has spent over a decade and about 85000 dollars developing the invention.
Blair Chery of the Amdville Sandies state champions was elected President of the Texas High School Coaches Association at the annual meeting in Fort Worth. Three officers and seven directors were chosen for the coming year including Wood Cameron vice president and Hugh Crowly Dallas among others.
Ania Rodriguez, an expert gym nast and athletic trainer trained by Dr. George Perez in Cuba, opened a gymnasium at Columbus Hall, 607 Calombus Street. The piece lists sports standings: Hutchinson 6, Ponca City 4, Joplin 41, Springfield and Muskogee 14, Bartlesville 7.
Dan Ferris, chairman of the American post-Olympic games, announced a post-Olympic barnstorm tour for eight European countries. Teams include Uncle Lima track and Weld stave. many athletes will stay into September to compete in events from Cologne on Monday to Tendon on August 15, with plans to sail home mid August.
Summary of American Association hockey action listing batteries and players for Milwaukee Toledo Indianapolis Minneapolis and St Paul games with scores and lineups. Mentions international squads Newark Montreal Rochester and Ballintore as related fixtures.
Gotthardt Handrick of the German air force won the modern pentathlon at the eleventh Olympic Games with 315 points. American Charles F. Leonard and Alfred I. Starbird followed in second and seventh, after a day of cross country running and other events. Leonard moved up to seventh in the final standings, while Starbird, despite a foot injury, tied for seventh. Fred Weber of West Point rose to ninth as the U.S. team outscored Germany unofficially.
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