Thurmond Out as Western Jr Starts Boxers Give and Take
Maurice Hankinges of Oklahoma City won a medal in the Western Open Gulf Tournament. The event was held at Twin Hills links where Hankinson held a sash led by Hobby Lutts acting as caddy.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1936
Page
8
Maurice Hankinges of Oklahoma City won a medal in the Western Open Gulf Tournament. The event was held at Twin Hills links where Hankinson held a sash led by Hobby Lutts acting as caddy.
Promoter Francis Cunningham staged a light card in Baton Rouge with Tony Herrera of El Paso drawing with Witlord Brown of Baton Rouge after a two month layoff. The night featured decisive wins by Billy Deeg over Wop Sposato and Carlos Garcia via technical knockout as Escamilla defeated Marco Perez and Frankie Rao beat Chick Encies in openers.
Only 659 paid admissions attended the Brown Herrera boxing card Tuesday night. Fans avoided the event amid lingering controversy from promoter Gunninghart and local officials over the Baer Dinh hoax. The piece questions team spending and notes Fort Worth and other clubs finding pitchers while the Missions remain hampered by St. Louis parent organization.
League offices prepared for days of counting as balloting ended at midnight for the north and south division all star teams. Officials estimate thousands of votes remain to be tallied with results expected Sunday. Circuit writers from each league city plan to canvas the count here Friday.
Harry Raskin of Dallas praises Tom Beaupre as a great heavyweight contender in the making after training him in Dallas and Pittsburgh. Raskin notes Beaupre's power and left jab, recounts a dramatic upset over Tom Traskin in a Stet round, and cites Beaupre's 195 pounds and height as assets inspiring strong attention from fans in Dallas and Chicago.
At Henley on Thames prize regatta venues dominated by American scholastic crews. Tabor Academy, Kent School, and Bronxville Nichols School won their events amid weather permitting schedule notes and local recreation reports.
Gavedon Vease of San Antonio led the field as the Oklahoma state tennis tournament reached the third round in Tulsa. Pease defeated Frank McElwee of Fort Smith 6 1 in a second round match, with Texans Kamrath Austin Colns Fort Worth and Bil Grirhs Dallas remaining in the running.
Sioux City Western league club president W. E. Melody announced on Monday that Dave Bancroft, famed major league shortstop, will manage the Sioux City civ for the remainder of the season. The appointment follows a requisition from Bancroft after his return to the team.
The San Antonio Country Club and the Air Corps Golf Association of Duncan plan two flag tournaments to be held for July 4. Both events are all-day affairs and open to local golfers.
Paul Kardow, a former Harlandale High athlete, has been called up by the Cleveland Indians from the Zanesville farm club in Ohio. Once slowed by a fractured leg, Kardow now pitches effectively in exhibition games and is viewed by observer Knight as a potential regular with Cleveland in the coming years.
A garbled update lists New York at 108 and 65 for Heston with Nashinston and Betvo in Chicago and Cleveland figures cited, but the OCR text is fragmentary and unclear on teams dates or outcomes.
St Louis led 24 to 5 over Pittehingen with Boston 7, New York 6 in a close finish. Philadelphia game postponed due to rain at Uaeriyn.
Texas League schedule lists Sag Antonig at Houston and Besbmont at Galveston with Oklahoma City at Tulsa, Dallas at Fork Worth, and Play Thirdar on Wednesday with Raniz as opponent.
Fragmentary text lists mixed matchups with city names and teams: Weamnesitey Washington versus Philsdebania, Cleveland versus St Towis, Boston versus Nw York, Delcott versus phtesee. Mentions Thursday and Wednesday without clear dates or results.
The local schedule lists games with New York at Boston Phisdalpna at Brooklyn Chicago at Cimemynls St Lows at Pittsburgh Play Thyepear Sutie as Werlmnesday.
Competitors in the city qualifier prepared for a Sun City tennis meet. Clay Weenesday afternoon, Joe Kaufman, club pro in charge, watched heavy clouds and hoped to start at 2 p.m. Rain delayed play but allowed five more entrants. Trent J B Andrews, previously noted at West Point, joined the men's singles. Alyision Edwin Sykesby entered the men’s side. Mrs Julia Maury, Mrs Earle Hall and Mrs Earle Chomney were late entries in the women’s division.
Chicago feature profiles Emmett Red Ormsby as a devoted family man and stadium figure. His eleven children fill suburban life in Evergreen Park while he officiates baseball games and inspires sons Emmett Junior and Byron Bancroft. The piece notes military service, Armistice Day birth, and a Marine father’s bravery citation.
World featherweight champion Petey Sqrron, a Birmingham native, will defend against Baby Mat wel in Dallas on July 22 after a date change from July 16 at the Texas Centennial exposition venue.
Damon Runyon disputes Jack Dempsey's view on Joe Louis status, arguing Louis may rise to heavyweight greatness with more experience. The column cites past Dempsey losses, doubts about Schmeling, and Sharkey's return to shape Louis as a rising contender.
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