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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1948
Page
4
Sammy Snead wins Texas Open, heads to Hot Springs to address income tax matters. Demaret, in second, loses ground with late eagle. Metz takes third. Middlecoast shoots 63 to finish fourth as Locke and Palmer chase top five in tough windy rounds.
Mangrum leads the 1948 money standings with 5488.33 after a Texas Open showing that netted him 205 dollars for thirteenth place. Bobby Locke holds second with 5743.83 total, Jimmy Demaret vaults to third with 4648.33, Sam Snead sits seventh at 3527.50, Johnny Paley fifth at 4040, Dutch Harrison sixth at 3516.67, Skip Alexander eighth at 20825.0, Chaniler Harper ninth at 2072.43 and Slam Leonard tenth at 1964.16.
Weather woes and icy greens framed the 10th annual South Florida golf and tennis tourney in West Palm Beach. Nora Von Nida faced disqualification for a wrong-state rule breach, opening prize-money gaps as Tony Holgin and Joe Moore Jr. posted notable scores. Meanwhile, women’s tennis saw Magda Rurac defeat Lauri Law John 4 6 2 in the morning final, with Bruce Thomas and Sidney Schwartz claiming the men’s title.
In Hollywood today Pat Devany and Marjorie Lindsay captured the Women's international fourball title by defeating favorites Louise Suyces and Jean Hopkins. Hopkins misplayed a 12 foot putt on the 35th green to yield a half point and the championship to Devany Lindsay.
In Saint Louis two major league figures plan hospital surgery. William DeWitt vice president and general manager of the Browns will enter Barnes Hospital for gall bladder removal. Terry Moore outfielder and captain of the Cardinals will enter St Jobs Hospital for a minor nose operation.
In Houston on February 9, Jack Kramer former amateur champion and Bobby Riggs top professional meet in their first Texas stop on a nation wide exhibition tour. They will then move to Austin Dallas Fort Worth and San Antonio in March. Kramer holds sixteen wins to Riggs one.
City recreation department schedules basketball exhibitions at Woodlawn gym Tuesday night. The Texas Jewelry girls face Comfort Taxa in the opener at 7 45 p m. A second game at 8 p m pits the Young Chinese League of the International circuit against Lea's Tavern of the Latin Americans Prague.
The Weilbachers Harold and Lat en Spourd celebrate the birth of a daughter at Nix hospital. The golf family received congratulations with Sue likely name moments after, as heavy focus on a potential boy named Sam Snead—leaving the field open for a future champion.
Bernie Dresden dominates at Ft. Sam Houston as he posts a 762 score in the American Bowman league event Sunday. The fourth round is set for Sunday with Dresden showing strong form. Arch Gaseman nailed a perfect end and others like Franklin and Col Gilbert posted top scores as local women’s names appear among leaders.
Tragic report notes Enrique Tiraboyen, famed Australian swimmer who swam the English Channel, has died in Buenos Aires. Details are sparse as the old column records his passing and his notable career.
A dense, fragmentary listing of scores, locations, and participants across multiple teams and places. The garbled text references Memphis, San Francisco, Kansas City, Detroit, New Orleans, and others with scores such as 68-71 and 70-72, plus numerous personal names and institutions, all blended in OCR-like chaos.
The Open round Sunday saw Sammy Snead challenged more by photographers than wind or cold. A gallery quip about “coffee grinders” drew laughs while Snead grinned, and Cary Middlecoff, Jimmy Demaret, and Lawson Little lit up the course with eagles and deft shots.
Trinity track work began with an opening practice Monday at Jeffreyson High School grounds as Coach Jack Sanders prepared for the March 6 meet at Alaina Heights featuring Trinity Schreiner Institute and Southwestern University. The Tigers eye a five way meet April 10 at Flame Heights with Abilene Christian University Houston Southwest Texas State and another school.
Trinity University Tigers travel for two Lone Star Conference basketball games facing Sam Houston State in Hurstsyide on Monday and Stephen F. Austin at Nae duchas on Tuesday.
Moonglow Athletic Club edged Boys in a Sunday Woodlawn league game 424 to 412 in overtime. Gilbert Carrasco and Joe Martinez made free throws, Tony Cardona added a field goal and a throw, and A Rodriguez scored to seal the win as three fouls were called. Other games saw Penner's Clothiers beat Leo's Tavern 39–32 and Tom Cat Cafe outlast Mexican Christian Institute 48–43.
St Marks Ethinch Lions meet Alps Cafemen at 7 45 p m Monday in the City basketball league feature at Woodlawn gym. Jewelers are heavy favorites to beat St Marks Community House in the 2 p m contest.
The Texas open golf tournament will show a profit between four and five thousand dollars after expenses near fifteen thousand and receipts totaling about twenty thousand. Sunday freeze did not deter fans with gate receipts 3404.50 and ticket sales 264 Thursday 702 Friday 1628 Saturday. Season tickets net about 4100 and entry fees for the open and pro amateur around 285. Price trophies and medals allocate 10000 for the open 700 for the pro amateur with federal taxes as a major cost. Last year’s tournament profit was about five thousand.
St Anthony's Yellow Jackets defeated St Edward's Prep School Austin 55 to 27 in a Sunday basketball game at St Anthony's gym. Leading scorers included Butterfield 34 and Sakoisii 15 for St Anthony's while Ikard Fuedee led St Edward's with 11 points and Reeds 11.
In Federation of Settlements league action, Settlements Loop Boys defeated Riverside Community Center 39 to 25 with M.C. 3 rallying, while Wesley's House beat St. Mark's Community House 37 to 20 in another intermediate division contest.
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