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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1949
Page
4
San Antonio hosts the annual Texas Open prelim with a $10,000 pot and by products. A full field of 212 pros and amateurs entered the best-ball tourney at Bracken Ridge Park starting Monday. Seeding and entries closed as Tournament Manager Reuben Albaugh noted capacity was reached.
In the first of three City Commercial league basketball games at Woodlawn gym Monday night, Sekera rumagerice Crane and teams from Catholic Youth club and Jackland Squadron 3726 will clash at 7 p.m. Marine Re serves B and Texas Chiropractic College are slated for 9 p.m.
North Texas State college will send its championship golf teams to Brackenridge park for the Texas Open. The four players, led by past champions Crannell Towry and Palmer Lawrence, bring a string of titles and runner ups. Buster Reed completes the quartet as a longtime junior meet favorite.
The Wee Junior Chamber announced it would move its Texas Open golf dinner from Wednesday to Tuesday at the Olmos club to avoid clashing with the Texas PGA dinner at the Menger hotel. The public event in Shathrow offers a steak dinner and floor show, with tickets at sporting goods stores and doors opening at 7 p.m.
Polly Riley of Fort Worth and Bea McWane of Birmingham edged defending Hollywood champions Pat DeVany and Marjorie Lindsay 5 and 4 to capture the women’s international best ball championship in Hollywood. The victory gave Texas and Alabama players two prizes on the same day.
Joe May won first with a net 86 after a 23 gross and v-stroke handicap. Jesse Clements placed second with 80S-72. Visiting pro John Barnum shot 73, Bruce Stinehcomb 771-73, Hanry Ackroyd 227-73. Glen Crow led Riverside with 736-67, A D Tate 3368 took second. Three tied for third: Ted Garner 738-10, Gilbert Mella 020-70, Charles Staudl jr 313-70. Brackenridge Park Women move to Willow Springs Tuesday for weekly tournament start 10 p m.
The International Basket Ball League title went to St. Mark's Community House with a 55 to 40 victory over Lanier gym. Robert Flores scored 25 points, earning high scoring honors with 313 on the season, as Moreno and Sotelo led individual scoring. A playoff will be held next Sunday since two teams tied for second place.
Lawson president of Beagle Club M C Lawson chosen to lead the Texas Beagle club through the 1949 season. Other officers named include W J D Meskew as vice president A F Jvon Blas as secretary treasurer and Jommy Croom as sergeant at arms.
Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago surged to the front at the Tucson open golf tournament with a final round that included a 25-foot birdie putt on the 12th and a 63. He leads the field with a 263 total, tying the course record, and wins $2000 first prize while becoming the top money winner for 1949 to date with $5739. Jim Ferrier tied for low on the day with 63 as Frank Strana han and Skee Riegel chased from behind. John Bulla and others earned prizes as the event concluded.
In the city men’s tenpin bowling championship at Main Center Chuck Greenlee leads Class A in the first weekend with 1806, 22 pins ahead of Buckner, while Louis Garcia of St Mary’s Uni impresses in Class D with a 660 total after a 463 doubles and 238 224 178 singles. Many top bowlers return next weekend as Buckner and Dupree post strong singles scores and Merck leads doubles with 873.
Reports from Bowling League events in San Antonio and Louisville highlight meetings at Main Center and top tournament honors. Chicago and St Paul bowlers excel in B'nai B'rith sectional, Feinberg wins all events with 1286, Leviton tops singles with 265, and Ned Day posts high four game total of 231 261 225 276 amid a crowded match play scene.
New York reports college basketball resumes after midterm breaks with 199 scheduled games in six days. Kentucky hosts Tennessee and Xavier, St Louis welcomes Notre Dame, and Oklahoma A&M faces Drake and Oklahoma. Upsets loom as teams chase top rankings amid fierce period play.
Assocated Press details Southwestern Conference grid squads returning to action in spring training across seven camps. SMU, last two years champs, field a veteran lineup with Page replaced by Roberts Payne and Stottenwerck contending. Texas loses most linemen but Texas A&M gains backfield strength with Lippman. Baylor, Rice, Arkansas, TCU, and Texas A&M showcase veterans and standout lettermen as teams brace for 1949 campaigns.
The article details a basketball tour featuring games against Santa Clara Loyola of Los Angeles and Arizona with planned visits to Oregon and Ohio State. It notes Thad Koetter and Chris Arizona among key players and mentions dates, locations, and conference implications.
Edwin Bond of the National Armed Services YMCA will award trophies to the winner and runner up of the local Armed Services EMGA servicemen's basketball tournament after the Brooke General Hospital squad advanced to the final following a forfeit from Lackland Squadron 3708. Semifinals featured Lackland 3711 edging 3717 63 62 with Bob Armstrong scoring 28, while 3708 forfeited amid a two man on court debacle, keeping hospital 45 40 favored at the time of forfeit.
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