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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1932
Page
9
Fragmented OCR shows Texas League team names and venues including Thredaz s Reavis Galvexton San Antonio Telvi Fee Werth Ballas Longview Fedumont Menmlas Dallas and Fort Worth at Dyer. No coherent game results or dates are readable.
National League schedule shows Brooklyn at New York and Chicago at Cincinnati games, with Philadelphia hosting noontime action. Only example notes no other teams or times clearly readable.
Dick Turner of MecAllen leads entry for the Texas state junior golf tournament at Willow Springs September 16 7 9 under The Light. Turner a former University of Texas freshman intramural star aims for a top place on UT next year and recently won Glen Garden Southwestern at Port Worth. Other Dallas contenders include Louis Nowlin Ben Johnson Bill Cameron Don Schurmacher and Jack Munger with Bil Humes unable to compete due to age.
Augie Grace of Pittsburgh Pirates played his 100th consecutive errorless game, making 270 chances without a misplay since August 1991. Detroit receiver Ray Hayworth is noted with 304 chances in 35 games without an error.
Olympic boxing semifinals feature five American contenders. Joe Lang faces Li Hany Ziglarski, Eddie Wynn draws David McCleave, Louis Bal ia meets Stephen Enakes, Carmen Barth battles Ernest Peirce, and Fred Feary joins Luigi Royal in heavyweight action. Barth earlier stopped Manuel Cruz in two rounds.
Wayne K. Ott reports Charley Grimm, Cubs manager, suggesting that claims of gambling on horse races during Hornsby era were propaganda to break team morale. Kenesaw M. Landis declines to confirm but says he is checking on gambling by Cubs players. Bush denies betting on horses.
Houston reports indicate three Rice Institute football players from last year may be academically ineligible for 1927 season. Seah Man Squyres quarterback of Cleburne and Minden McArthur tackle of Beaumont as well as Anton Martinskus halfback from Streator NL were named, though official verification was lacking.
Charley Grimm’s Cubs moved back to first in the National League pennant race with a 3-2 road win over the Pirates. Warneke and Swetonic pitched despite late errors, as Vaughan, Gudat, and Cuyler produced decisive plays in a tense extra frame. The Phillies beat the Braves 7-2 while the Indians and Browns won in the American League.
In Managua, Nicaragua during a baseball game between Granada and Managua an umpire's ruling on a clone play led to Granada's defeat. The decision has been appealed to the Supreme Court of Nicaragua.
Reportedly unresolved rumors center on Robby remaining in a pilot role despite managerial turmoil. Officials or insiders offer no official dismissals or confirmations, leaving questions about leadership and future operations unsettled.
New York fans hailed Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias as the greatest woman athlete during a Dallas parade and luncheon. She planned to skip professional offers for 60 days to pursue the national women’s golf title, with the national tourney to begin September 27 at Peabody Massachusetts.
Parker Pac ker, a 16 year old Milwaukee junior star, dominates to reach the semifinals of the national junior tennis tournament in Culver City. He defeats defending champion Jack Lynch 6-0 6-4, then beats Bernard Frieman 6-4 to stay in the running. Gene Mako and Sam Lee advance in other matches as top contenders emerge.
Nogalitos Haighty Juno seek a game with teams inviting contact Edward Robertson at Mission 9024 W for scheduling inquiries.
Memphis Chickasaws maintained a slim lead atop the Southern Association after tying the Chattanooga series, while the Chattanooga Lookouts dropped a 5 2 decision to the Indians. John Brillvearl held Lookouts hitless for nine innings before Walter Beck entered to blunt a late rally.
Stella Walsh of Cleveland, Olympic 60 meter dash champion for Poland, plans to enroll at a Warsaw university to study journalism and physical education. The Fotish women's national alliance awarded her a three year scholarship.
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