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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1936
Page
14
Fragmentary sports note describes a late inning event in Chicago. The Matak home receives two prisoners and a radio as a game or capture moment is recounted. The text is garbled but centers on a Chicago game ending with prisoners and a radio involved.
RYES SEEDED SQUAD INTACT as two days of competition begin in the Fast Elavast Championships with many top players advancing. Grant, De Gray, Mako, Alonso, and Davis Cup ace Don Budge posted wins amid late-round progress. San Antonians, including Braubach and Folks, also faced early exits as the field reduces to key contenders.
J W Dean scored 186 of 200 as San Antonio shooters prepare for the national big bore rifle matches at Camp Perry Ohio. Local marksmen including H P Wells L P Bartlett and Percy Wells head to the event August 24 to September Me with Liberty Pistal and Alle chu clubs backing the state civilian team. County results show Jimmy Alston’s weekly skeet win at San Antonio Gun Club and Fort Worth’s Chesler Schneider breaking 49 of 50 to win the Dallas Sheet and Gun Club shoot.
Degener of Detroit and Wayne of Miami led after five compulsory dives in Berlin with Degener on 74.86 and Wayne 72.47 points. Shibahara of Japan trailed, while Greene of the United States and Kovaringl of Japan contested second in Wayne's heap amid a noisy crowd.
Fragmented OCR lists players and stats with many errors. It mentions Dallas Hunton San Antonio Beaumont Houston and Oklahoma City along with incomplete batting averages and hits. The text is garbled, but centers on baseball batting leaders and team abbreviations.
Berlin report shows the United States leading the men's track and field team score with 203 points, followed by Finland, Germany, Japan, and Britain among others. Women's standings list Germany and the United States at top with Germany posting 51 2 3 points and the US 22 1 3.
In Salt Lake City Jenkins delays grim 24 hour speed test as salt on the track causes wet patches and keeps his streamlined car under safety limits. Captain George Eyston of England helps temper the pace while track work and drag preparations proceed to enable higher speeds once dry conditions return.
A fragmented weekend of tennis and racing results features Jane Bok defending titles, Parker and Nankin winning doubles, and Sylvia Menratin with Dorothy Andrus taking the women’s doubles crown. In New London and Austin venues, Frank Papish and Rate Wort win races and a busy regatta scene unfolds with multiple local teams earning podium spots.
Heinen captured the LF Ormsby trophy by defeating Sam John Ramsey in the finals Sunday on the Fort Sam Houston course. The victory came over a strong field as Lieut. Tuthie FH Heinen secured the championship in a demanding golf tournament.
At the Berlin games the U S swimmers pushed past the Japanese in several events. Olive McKean and Katherine Rawls placed sixth and seventh in the women’s 160 meter freestyle final won by Filta Mastenbroek of Holland in a new Olympic record. The U S 800 meter relay team won its heat but faced tough competition from Japan. Jack Medica, John Macionis, and Ralph Flanagan advanced in the 400 meter freestyle trials as Shoji Makino and Shumpei Tomita posted new records. The U S water polo team lost to Belgium 4 3 and was eliminated. Germany led in yacht events as the six and eight meter races await tomorrow’s finals.
In San Antonio, the Cafemen beat Pioneer, Oiers of Somerset 4-3 to secure a finals spot. They then outslugged the Rangers 6-2 in the opener and 4-3 in the nightcap, with Yates tossing a three-hit game and double plays aiding the victory as they advance to face State Hospital in the final round.
Critics accuse coach Lawson Robertson of sidelining Jewish sprinters Sam Stoller and Marty Glickman for political reasons in favor of stars including Jesse Owens. Robertson defends substitutions as a win‑at‑all‑costs decision while denying Nazi influence, noting the broader argument about discipline versus competition.
San Antonio's two reps did not figure in the Fort Worth Saturday Night high school all-star exhibition. Upshaw suffered a facial injury before the game and remained sidelined, while Gerald Golse played only briefly. Bracken Ridge stars Jans Stason and Upshaw led the northern team to a 13 to 0 victory over the southern squad.
Hussey, a guard and defensive tackle for Greenville High School’s championship football team, died in an incident after the season. He had entered Northwestern University last fall and was to be buried in Fort Worth. Survived by two brothers in Fort Worth.
Ben Son, a 22 year old Korean student, wins the Olympic marathon, drawing tears from Japanese reporters and crowds. He credits careful planning and Harper of England for guidance, while Zabala remains outpaced as Son claims the gold amid postrace scenes of emotion and national pride.
Berlin Aug 10 Jean Owens with the approval of Larry Snyder announced he will turn professional after the post Olympics, once financial inducements are offered. He has received contract offers including a two week personal tour with a California orchestra. Snyder backs the move cautiously, saying Owens is at his peak and should seize right kind offers. Owens is slated to compete in Gaslogne tonight and barnstorm Sweden and other countries after.
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