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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1933
Page
7
The city amateur wolf championship field shrinks as favorites Lonnue Wendland and Reuben Albaugh cannot play due to other commitments and travel. Other contenders include Lorraine Young Tommie Lawrence Halbert Grumbles Ed Din ale Fred Forsyth and Hack Williford.
New York Yankees slate under a harsh rebuke from manager Joe McCarthy in Philadelphia. He blasted the fading champions for a prolonged slump and warned of tearing down the squad and rebuilding for next year if morale and play do not improve immediately.
The national public Parke tennis championships reach the semifinals without Theodore Drewes of St. Louis who has dominated the event for four years. Leonard Bertman upset Drewes in the quarterfinals, while Hartman, O Connell, Simons, Bayon, Walsh, Germaine, Capa, Bailey, and Smith advance in a day of surprises.
The piece covers rapid results across leagues including Bowlers Ratebulvens, Atlantic Life Insurance, and Kelly Field with several teams trading leads. It notes low scores on some nights, a late surge by Household Furnishings, and upcoming matches like Lumberjacks vs Atlantic Life Insurance and Roddis Lumber vs Household for first division. It also reports on the Bighlam Park League title race, the Stars and Millers in a three game set, and individual high scores and averages across leagues with names like Abe Schmid and Tom Winters featured.
Johnny Seymour suffers a shattered leg when a track bump in event six throws him from Leonard Sloan’s back wheel. Pura Murry leads late but Seymour’s crash hands Murry the trophy. Don Smith shines with fastest local time and three broken ribs.
The bulletin lists multiple Sunday games across area teams and fields. Blakey's Garagemen face Cardi sal Tailors, with a morning at Sunny Slope and an afternoon at home. Gene Song's Cowboys seek an out of town game, contact Tony. Floresville Cubs duel Ban-Tex Barbers at Wilton county fair grounds Sunday afternoon.
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