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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1936
Page
10
Fort Worth reports Max Baer acting as wrestling referee during a bout where he stops Rough Howse McDonald from choking Frank Wolfe. McDonald retaliates, Baer ducks punches, Wolfe and Wolfe’s ally Maule join to push McDonald to the mat as the bout ends.
Friday league action left leaders unshaken after a three day feud with Twenty-third and Fifteenth Field units in volleys. The Ramblers beat the Doughways 2 to 1 as the Fifteenth edged the Fliers 2 to 1, while the Twelfth Hilllery defeated the Staff troops 3 to 0. No more league games are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
Helen Jacobs defeats Hilde Kranwinkel Speeling of Germany in the final 6-2 4 8 7-5 to capture the Wimbledon women’s singles title. She weathered a Sperling rally and claimed her first championship after four prior final losses. Fred Perry won the men’s singles title for the third straight year, defeating Baron Gottfried von Cramm 6-1 8-1 6-1 amid an injury interrupted match.
Fragmented OCR lists players and stats from a Texas baseball context. Names like Howell, Walward, Jay Rons, Witwer, Brower, Stranee, Gress, Minkeomis, and Gill appear with hits, doubles, triples, and pitching figures. The text references teams in Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Houston and Oklahoma, with game counts and leaders but exact dates and full context are obscured.
New York July 2 Mulloy top seed from the University of Miami and Grote B Dann of Pennsylvania reach the final round of singles in a Raster intercollegiate event. Dunn seeded eighth defeats Underwood in straight sets 6 4 6 4 6 2.
Santa Monica hosts a 2240 mile Pacific race with 22 boats in fierce multi celebrity entry. Buck Jones leads the favored Sarlaylz schooner as stars like Lee Tracy and Preston Sturges join the field. Commodore Harald G Dillingham aims to beat the 1923 record aboard Manuwia as other yachts anticipate rough seas and potential sub two week times.
Rowing events at Henley saw Tabor academy Kent and Browne Nichols reach semis with Kent defeating Browne Nichols in seven minutes forty nine seconds on the Henley course. Zurich club won the grand trophy over Leander in 7:25. Princeton area plans cover Olympic trials with Washington California crews in heats at Poughkeepsie ahead of Lake Carnegie finals.
Donald Lesh of Indiana redefines American standards by running 31:31.9 for six and a quarter miles at the WetOmAl track meet in Princeton New Jersey. He leads a strong field including Brent Finn Pentti and Stanley Wudkya as he edges toward Olympic selection while other elites falter in early events.
July 4 recap from Princeton New Jersey lists winners across events headed by meter dash champion Nedereg Wywell of Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and other notable performances. Records set by University and club athletes include high school standout sizes, with triumphs by Brigham Young University, U S Naval Academy, and Asbury Park clubs.
Canzoneri the Lightweight champion and Jimmy McLarnin, former welterweight king, have agreed to a return bout in Long Island City on August 27. Johnston also discussed with Max Baer, who plans to travel to New York later in August to talk about a possible match.
Abilene July 4 Gordon Young and Don Schumacher, strong favorites, lost in the first round of the Abilene Country Club Invitation golf tournament. Dill Skesters of Dallas and Charles Reason of Electra advanced, while Abilene players J B Bohan T J Wills and Lavee Yorrance showed strong showings. Overall, state amateur champion Montgomery bowed to Dill Doye 4 and 2.
Eunice Dean of San Antonio Texas and Helen Pederson of Stamford Connecticut advance to finals in both singles and doubles at the Women's Middle States lawn tennis tournament held in New Jersey. Dean's partner is Oles Kalios of Connecticut while Pederson teams with Patsy Heary of Los Angeles. Pederson defeats Miss Henry to advance. In doubles Dean and Kalios defeat Elizabeth and Louise Blackwiitt, while Pederson and Knowles beat Garbiere Knowles and Knowles in earlier rounds.
Yesterday's Explanation recalls Jovna Avett a Russian conspirator buried in the Wil anersdorf cemetery in Herlin. His gravestone bears the number 446, his identity masked since decades of betrayal to the revolutionary movement and Czarist police. Avett fled, died in 1939, and his family chose a number to honor him while comrades resent the concealed name.
Louis, 22, Detroit, fully recovered mentally and physically, announces readiness to return to boxing with a heavyweight comeback. Promoter Mike Jacobs eyes August bout. potential opponents include Baer, Haynes, Ettore, and Brudaker, with Schmeling as a preferred but unsettled option. Louis trains in Michigan ahead of a hoped two week readiness.
Joe Flanagan scored 49 points and Mly Brows led Squadron 54 as they star in a campus inter squadron track meet. Squadron 3 led with 53 points, while other teams posted wide results. The field day included a dedication of new tennis courts with banquets and gifts for minor sports.
Log Angelay of Albuquerque defeats Moon Mullins of Vincennes in a 10 round bout at 128 pounds. Angelay started strong with eight punches in early exchanges, then rallied to win the seventh and eighth rounds as Mullins showed signs of struggle. Montana, Manila, Irona edge Augie Curtis in a close 10 round non title fight in Los Angeles.
Amateur ball circles report weekend play dates including Saturnay and City Mac events. The item notes schedules and local club matchups for fans planning attendance.
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