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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1926
Page
4
Ruth, famed slugger with a hundred plus homers, also shows up in a film tryout. The veteran sports icon participated in a recent screen audition alongside fellow athletes and entertainers, adding a Hollywood moment to a storied career.
The Bears embark on a long road swing through Houston Shreveport Dallas Wichita Falls Fort Worth Beaumont and League Park with Tiny Owens to pitch the opener. A 10 3 loss to Beaumont dampened hopes as hitters failed to support a strong pitching showing.
A condensed box score style report shows Beaumont 820 692 and San Antonio 60 310 with several players listed for hits runs and errors. Notable names include Connolly Galloway Dunning Reagan Davis and Ross. Pitchers Lindsey De Viney and Wart Rome are named with Lindsey noted as losing pitcher and Ross as winner. Time 2 52. Umpires Daly and Held.
William T. Tilden II of Philadelphia claims his fifth consecutive national clay court championship at the Detroit Tennis Club after Brian Norton of San Antonio defaults in the final due to a knee injury. Norton and Alfred H. Chapiner of Springfield lose the doubles title to Lewis White of Austin and Jon Thalheimer of Dallas.
A battered game narrative follows Rea Grange returning to the ice wagon for the season opener. Grange’s manager comments on the team’s prospects while players deliver mixed performances amid a rough sequence of at bats and fielding, including a key hit in the ninth.
The National League gains momentum as the Giants win four straight on a Western tour, closing gap to first place Cincinnati. Virgil Barnes dazzled with five hits allowed, while Frank Frisch led a decisive attack for New York. Brooklyn beat Chicago 2 to 1 with Grimes on the mound as Boston and St Louis split games, and the Braves toppled the Hornsby-led squad in a slugfest highlighted by Eddie and Zack Taylor and Burrus Brown and Mann.
Berlin July 1 America’s top player Vineet Richards, Olympic champion, loses to German rival Naiuch in an exhibition match before Berlin’s tennis elite. Richards succumbs in two sets as Naiuch seizes the first German victory in the two perpetual meets.
Dayton players Wild Bill Mehbihern and Alex Campbell lost to Tarvisan RK Johnson and Vincent Hilton in a Sunday exhibition. Hilton shot 69 and finished under par while Mehlhorn carded 71 in the event at Dayton Country Club.
Sunday results list Beaumont 10 over San Antonio 5 Dallas 7 over Shreveport 1 Fort Worth 6 over Wichita Falls 2 Waco 3 over Houston 1 Shreveport hosts Dallas, San Antonio visits Houston, Beaumount travels to Weep.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Chicago Boston at St Louis New York 5 Cincinnati 0 at Cincinnati Sis Cincinnati 053 batteries Barnes Florence Luque Hargreave Wingo at St Louis first game Boston 0 7 St Louis 7 16 second game Boston 2 4 0 3 1 St Louis 0 0 0 1 9 3 1 Batter ies Goldsmith Gilson Taylor Rhein H Bell Reinhart O Farrell Warwick Brooklyn 2 Chicago 1 at Chicago Chicago batter ies 3 Only three games shown in fragmentary schedule and results
A garbled league note shows planned Monday play with Clawlasd pt Stiwnn's facing Cilvaco at Pits a Otirit at Baston.
Washington game incident leaves St. Johns Browns catcher Leo Dixon with a broken right wrist. Walter Johnson collided with Dixon in the fourth inning as he attempted to score, Johnson's knee striking Dixon's wrist during the play.
Atlanta greets Bobby Jones with a hero’s return after winning the British and American golf championships within a fortnight. A crowd fills the terminal plaza in sweltering heat as Jones and partner Watts Gunn are celebrated by city officials at the Atlanta Athletic Club and hailed for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct.
Southern Pacific Clerks Sunday de fe defeated the Guarantee Shoemen 7 to 3. Clerks set two hits in the first inning while the Shoemen made nine hits but committed two errors. Fisher led the Shoemen with a triplet. Batteries Powers Wonkak Rees for Clerks. Saneeso Hoffman Young for Shoemen.
Baseball standings list for the Pacific Coast League and Southern and Southwestern leagues with team names, partial scores, and interleague results. Notable entries include Seattle and San Francisco games, and scattered records across multiple regional associations.
New York reports Bobby Jones, the American and British Open champion, overcomes a slow start at Columbus Scioto Country club to win the American Open by one stroke over Joe Turnesa. He vows to defend his Baltusrol title in September as 15,000 fans witness a record gate of 29,250 dollars.
Paris Texas July 12 Jim Battle third baseman for the Paris club East Texas League has been sold to the Chicago White Sox official announcement states Battle hit .320 in the first half of the split season and is regarded as a great prospect. The exact price was not disclosed.
The ten round bout between Danny Kramer of Philadelphia and Jimmy Mende of Cleveland, set for tomorrow at Taylor Bowl, is postponed to Wednesday. Mende substitutes for Johnny Datto who injured his hand in Toledo Friday night against Charlie Glaser of Chicago.
Walter Newman, Bear picker, recently recalled from Terrell after strong play against Texas Association rivals, was sent back for seasoning. In two Texas League starts here he showed promise but made four errors in a 3-2 loss. He left Saturday night for Temple Sunday to rejoin Terrell, with plans to return in the fall.
Three hundred Grand Circuit trotters pacers and horsemen from across the country gather in Toledo Ohio for the opening of the Grand Circuit meeting at Fort Miami Park. Stables at the suburban plant are ready and temporary quarters may be used.
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