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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1932
Page
12
The French trophy race raises debate over a new American star with Ellsworth Vines hailed as world champion after beating Henri Cochet in the cup challenge round. France lacks a rising prospect, while American tennis officials express cautious optimism despite a tough defeat this year.
The report recalls Jean Borotra’s fatigue faced after his surprise loss to Vines in the opening singles of the challenge round, contrasting with Vines’ later crushing win over Cochet. It notes Borotra’s past claims of retirement, Helen Wills Moody’s stance on European travel, and a broad, reactive sports culture including Texas figures and Olympic talk.
San Antonio Indians face a disrupted road trip as pitcher Joe Vance suffers a fractured middle finger during batting practice before a Galveston double header. The club plans to add another arm while Vance is out, with the final home game of the trip at Techfield in Galveston. Rip Henson’s solid relief work and strong pitching by Ike Cool steady the team in the split doubleheader despite the setback.
Championship of the second half in the Girls Playground Baseball league will be decided when the Jocke's Mannequins face the H. and H. Goffee Maids in a Wednesday night clash at San Byard Park. The Maids, improving, are slight favorites over the first-half champions. A H. and H. win would force a playoff for the title.
Army League clash between Twenty-third and Ninth Infantry set for Wednesday at Fort Sam Houston after Station Hospital routed Quarters in a 6-4 win. Reported messy box scores and contested figures from the game list players and results amid details of the tournament.
Jiatinw at Longstew York Worth of Tatar Hosen. at Pexungent.
The American League slate featured Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Chicago Bowlin at Texas New York at Baltimore and Detroit at Philadelphia with mixed results. Final tallies show Chicago bested New York while other matchups yielded varied outcomes across teams including Pittsburgh and Cincinnati listed among upcoming fixtures.
Oddball teams from Cincinnati Lucer to Brooklyn Shauel Ehiage Tuan battle in a muddled lineup. Names like Walker Woremar and Penmahs TMartalder appear with scattered cities and clubs, while Colompae and Waahinguin Thomag are listed among unclear matchups and venues.
Memphis Tenn August 10 Walter Beck, ace Memphis right hand pitcher with 21 wins this season, is sold to Brooklyn by Walter Watking of the Memphis Club of the Southern Association. Beck will not report until season end.
Promoter Ralph Hammonds telegraphed a bid to enter the National Wrestling Association world title tournament in San Antonio. Secretary Malone acknowledged receipt as Hammonds aims for a high stakes event while Yaqui Joe of El Paso is seen as junior middleweight champ, though NWA recognizes other weight class titles and a national plot to land top recognition remains under discussion. Hammonds also promotes a Friday card at Exposition Grounds featuring Red Michaela versus Raoys nolds and several other bouts including Silent Olsen Condell, Tod Travis, Jack Quitta, Tony Gamnes, and Topimy Racoon in a multi fall lineup.
The Texas Boat class hosts a major lake regatta at Medina Lake Sunday afternoon. From Denton to Victoria, competitors include Gay Varnon, Ray Russell, Joe Gleason and Hem Bower. Events cover service runabout, open runabout, class A to D races, and a free for all with officials Vernon Mitchell and others.
Unclear OCR details describe a double header involving Rayn-O-Shyne and Pleasanton with a game set at Pleasanton next Sunday against the Cubs. The fragmentary text lists players, errors, and pitching notes, mentioning various names, venues, and an implied baseball score or box score elements, but specifics remain obscured in the damaged source.
In Hickory North Carolina Clinton Andrews achieved a remarkable golf record by holing a putt from 157 yards on the sixth hole at the Hickory club course. The event was noted as a notable feat with the putter.
Benny Leonard, who surrendered the lightweight title seven years ago, returns to the ring tonight to face Paullé Walker of Trenton New Jersey in a comeback bout billed as a step toward a welterweight title challenge. In the semi final Bat Battalina, ex featherweight champ, meets Billy Townsend of Vancouver, Leonard’s latest victim.
Long Beach Calif Aug 10 The Olympic naval tests feature the University of California’s powerful crew favored to defend the American eight title amid strong international challengers including Canada Germany New Zealand and Cambridge Great Britain. The 2000 meter trials determine finalists under a re classification system with standout performances from Bobby Pearce of Australia and Millar of Philadelphia while rivals like Herbert Buhiz of Germany withdraw.
Lyman, San Antonio trapshooting star, will represent Texas at Vandalia Ohio for the Grand American handicap tournament August 22 to 29. The event draws top scattergun experts, with Lyman competing as a member of the Texas amateur team.
LOS ANGELES Aug 1 One hundred poor boys from 12 to 15 will see the Olympic games tomorrow as guests of Bernard Putnam a Dutch newspaperman crippled by a fall en route to the international contest Putnam watches daily from an ambulance at the peristyle of Olympic stadium Governor Rolph the Dutchman arranged the gift He said America has been so good to me I want to express thanks through American boys through University Service with plans to invite 50 more boys next Saturday
Gene Tunney, former world heavyweight champion, helped evacuate passengers from a smoke filled New York subway car. He assisted frightened riders, improvised a bridge using a subway seat, and supported others to safety as fire officials restored order.
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