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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1932
Page
25
The article surveys boxing legends from Corbett to Tunney, noting title reigns and comebacks. It mentions James J. Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, Jeffries, Johnson, Willard, Dempsey, Sharkey, Schmeling, and Stribling, highlighting shifts in dominance and later comebacks, with commentary on the era’s changing champions. It ends with a local baseball item about the Wevarro club seeking a Sunday name.
Unclear text mentions Loftin Tech Field lighting project tied to public works and electrical contractors Maurin Wright Electric and Public Service company. References to field lands, streets, and upcoming week indicate preparations for illumination ahead of football season. Names and places are obscured by OCR errors but indicate a civic upgrade for a school field and local park area.
Beaumont pitchers held San Antonio to shutout as Collier spun a 0 0 victory at Tech field. Beaumonts third straight shutout, 35 scoreless innings, shortens Indians hopes in opener. Clifton suffered a fibula scare but was later said to miss only 10 days to two weeks. Easterling, Holley, Pasek and Touby produced key hits as Beaumont built a two-run second inning and added two more in the sixth. The two teams meet again Sunday at Tech field before Beaumont heads on a road trip.
San Marcos golfers set a course record at Spring Lake as Lang shot 70 on the following day while Frank Dix and Ja. R. Tong led the field. The Spring Lake course record, established soon after opening, remains standing amid a blustery showing.
Lighthorse Harry Cooper of Chicago dethroned Walter Hagen in Ottawa to win the Canadian Open with a final 72-hole total of 290 two under par. Al Watrous led after round three but finished second with 299. Hagen was third at 295, with other finalists including Diegel and Daley. Amateur medalist Somerville of London, Ont., finished with 308.
In Dublin on July 10, American player Wend A Wend of New York defeated fellow countryman Gregory Mangin in straight sets 8-2 and 8-0 to win the Trinentois championship in a decisive day match in Ireland.
New York and Detroit games feature heavy hitting with Ben Chapman homering three times and Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig adding long balls. Washington and Cleveland split a doubleheader as Indians win first game 4 1 and Senators ride a 20 hit barrage in the nightcap.
Fragmentary sports brief lists several MLB games with unclear team names and matchups. Mentions New York and Boston with partial scores and teams possibly Philadelphia. Source text is unreadable and lacks complete results or context.
National League results appear scattered with incomplete team names and partial scores. Miscellaneous notes mention New York St Louis Chicago and Brooklyn teams, plus Minnesota and Indiana references, with few full details and several garbled phrases.
Local event at Olmos Range hosts skeet shooting practice with participants from San Antonio area. Organizers invite residents to observe, compete, and enjoy community sporting activity at the range tonight.
Frederick Maryland July 9 Rural Murry of San Antonio Texas won the national six mile title over the nation s best runners After the victory Murry entered the 10 mile race and finished third Griffin Kathcart his San Antonio teammate took third in another event The two boys will compete in Oklahoma City July 1
Stella Wish, famed sprinter and holder of many records, refuses to complete citizenship in federal court. She met with the Polish consul in New York and received a telegram from Poland suggesting a potential bearing on her status. She paused outside the federal building as she prepared to take American citizenship yesterday.
Reporter Zack Miler organized a hunting event through a flooded Cotulla area over the weekend. He placed a small island as a staging spot where roughly fifty deer and several coyotes and small game gathered amid rising water.
The San Perro team meets at Goncepelon Park pool while Woodlawh team plays at Roosevelt pool Sunday afternoon. Brackanvile and San Pedro lead the league.
Detailed plan for an cross-border racing weekend on the Pan American highway between Laredo Texas and Monterey Mexico. Auto and motorcycle events with $2000 in prizes, silver cups, and trophies. Open to modified stock cars and small displacement motorcycles, sanctioned by Mexican Automotive Association with sponsors from Mexico and the U S.
Chicago reports a strong victory by Equipoise, holder of the mile record, capturing the $20,000 added gold cup at Arlington Park. Jockey Sonny Workman rode the C. V. Whitney horse to a seven straight win, beating Gus-Stony by four lengths with Mate third, clocking 2:02 4-5 for ten furlongs amid a crowd of about 1,000.
More than 150 coaches from Texas and nearby states are expected to attend the Texas age given school from August 21 to 27, with Mallison Bell in charge. Bell cites inquiries as basis for his estimate and notes no tuition will be charged. College will provide board and room at nominal cost.
Beulah Park Jockey Club, operator of the Beulah race track, was placed in receivership by President Henry Shepard appointing Addison Miller as receiver. Club obligations exceed 12,000 dollars, prompting the action to preserve and manage the course while accounts are settled.
New York Yankees clash with league over Bill Dickey’s 1000 fine and 30 day suspension for assaulting Carl Reynolds of Washington after a July 4 doubleheader incident. Col. Ruppert seeks board review. Harridge defends penalty as among the league’s severest, while players threaten to mutiny but are calmed by club officials.
American star Helen Moody, already two continent champion, will meet Harland’s Rolin Couquerque in the finals of the International tennis tournament after Moody defeated Dorothy Andes Burke 6-1 6-0 and Couquerque beat Elizabeth Ryan.
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