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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1932

Page

14

Yankee Hurdle Hopes Set for Olympic Trials

Alan Gould reports in Los Angeles that the U S may sweep the Olympic high hurdles with Keeler Saling and Beard favored to lead a 1 2 3 finish. Keller tied the world record at Palo Alto while foreigners contest the event with European contenders and British captain Burghley returning. Taylor, Healey, and Hardin vie for U S glory ahead of the Olympic trials in a crowded field.

Alan Gould Trent Sainte Ralines Los Angeles United States Befvis Jack Keer George Saling Percy Beerd Keller Palo Alto egTee Sealing Beard Amsterdam Welphitman- Smith Atkinson Werner Champlén Sjostedt David Burphley Morgen Taylor Frank Quhel Favelli Italy Burghley Sten Peter-son George Golding Tell Golding Favyohe Ogsio Taylor Ine Healey New ‘York Boy Glen Hardin Louisiana Healey Hardin

Unclear OCR sports notes and names from Texas box scores

Fragmented text lists players and teams such as Greenville, Bow, Warner, Hughes, and Witte with scattered scores and dates. The passage resembles a clipped box score page with multiple misspellings and unreadable segments, preventing a cohesive report.

Vandals Wreck U S Yachts In California

Long Beach Calif July 21 Vandals damaged two U S racing yachts as they tend to be Olympic contenders. The Jupiter owned by Gilbert Gray of New Orleans suffered the worst damage with broken tiller torn medder and bent mast. Mist owned by Langdon K Thorne of New York had bent mast and damaged flag. Both were moved to a shipyard for repairs and expected to race in the finals Thursday.

Long Peach Calif United States Felice Long Beach Jupiter Gilbert Gray New Orleans Mist Langdon K. Thorne New York

Amateur Title Playoffs Set for San Antonio

The San Antonio Amateur baseball title playoff moves up. Texas Chiropractic College Hawks meet Bell Taxis in a three game series at Englefield starting Saturday at 4 pm, Sunday’s games at 2 20 pm. City, Southwest Texas, and regional titles follow against Austin, Houston Galveston, and North Texas champions.

San Antonio Texas Chiropractic College Hawks Bell Taxis Englefield San Antonio Air Depot Great American Life Hemps Hoemer's Austin Southwest Texas Mets Houston- Galveston South Texas North Texas

Redwings Win Sixth Straight in Zone Star League

The National Red wings beat the Independents 7 to 6 in 11 innings at San Pedro park to stretch their winning streak to six and stay unbeaten in the second half race. Dozer allowed eight innings of work but saw the tying runs come across in the ninth before relief held. Gene Beng's Cowboys defeated Prassel's Drugs 26 to 6 at Seal Street Diamond, tying Independents for second place.

Redwings Cowboys Eree Prassel National Redwings Independents San Pedro Park Dozer Eix Hranham Gene Beng Prassel Seal Street

Converse Demolishes Lavernia in Fast Victory Steams Ahead

Converse defeated Lavernia by a wide margin after a prior 3-2 win over Strong Lavernia. Next they face New Braunfels as Sandy, Marbach, and Kreuper led the attack with Wolters and G Kreuper starring for the winners.

Converse Lavernia New Braunfels Sandy Marbach Kreuper Wolters G. Kreuper

Steers Cement Lead with Ninth Straight Win Over Houston

Dallas Steers pushed their pennant stance by defeating Houston 2 to 0 for a ninth straight win. John Whitehead dominated with a four-hit game until the ninth inning. Texas Jeanes and Beaumont contributed key defensive plays as Longview closed in on Houston for third place with a 2 to 1 defeat of Beaumont in another duel.

Bill Parker Syorra Weiler Prem Buses Moree Dallas Steers John Whitehead Dallas Houston Steers Buffaloes Whitehead George Payne Texas Jean Beaumont Cliff Longview

Stars swarm to Olympic Village in Los Angeles

United States track and field team trains toward the opening of the 1932 Olympic Games. About 600 athletes arrive by train for the village, with Ben Eastman ill and others in good shape. Delegations from Germany Czechoslovakia Argentina Norway Britain Canada South Africa Belgium Romania and Mexico join the arrival and a parade is planned with 16 swimming team members aboard.

Los Angeles Olympic Village United States America Palo Alto San Francisco Bay Ben Metcalfe Tolan Simpson Teuton Mexico Norway Bob Kiphuth Yale

Lindsey Takes George Poulos in Exposition arena bout

Wrestler Ted Travis of Los Angeles and Lee Meyers of Toledo disputed two falls, with Travis taking wins 9 and 9 minutes after Meyers won the first fall with a Japanese crab. Jack Curts and El Harrison fought to a 20 minute draw as Harrison debuted a new grappling stint that drew fan enthusiasm.

Jack Camieron George Poulos Yellow Dog Ted Lindsay Exposition Arena Goxing Ralph Hammonds Ted Travis Los Angeles Lee Meyers Toledo Meyers Jack Curts el Harrison Harrison Fens

Texaco Oilers sweep two easy wins behind Massey

Texaco Oilers beat Collins Garden 12 to 4 with Massey on the mound. The Oilers then defeated Maytag Washing Machine 10 to 5 as Enderle pitched five innings before Grumbles closed the game. Black Indians plan home series against La Fama at Van Daele stadium with two games slated for Sunday.

Texaco Oilers Massey Collins Garden Baseball Maytag Enderle Grumbles Black Indians San Antonio la Fama van Daele Stadium

Merino Dominates Monterrey Boxer in Regional Bout

Henry Merino of San Antonio Tech edged Mexico's Kid Monterrey in a defensive, crowd-pleasing bout before about 600 fans at the Aztec Club. Merino, 116 1 2, controlled the match with timely jabs and strong rallies, earning the judges' decision over the hard-hitting Monterrey, 118, in a six-round main event.

Henry Merino San Antonio Tech Kid Monterrey Mexico Banana Kid Carmona Behe Azizmendi Mering Jef Merino Monterrey Inal Kelly Field Mumor Garcia Young Senn Delos Finch Jr Ramon Carr

Flyers to Play Tondo On Thursday Clash At Hondo Field

The Kelly Field Flyers, a strong Army team, were set to meet the Hondo nine at Hondo Thursday at 4 o clock after beating the Bar Antonio Air Depot nine by a wide margin. The contest followed a previous win at the field when the Flyers defeated the Bar Antonio squad.

Kelly Field Flyers Army Teague Hondo Bar Antonio Air Depot Ipso

Austin Archer to Attend Los Angeles Archery Event

Godfrey Phiry of Austin plans to attend an archery practice at Rap Pedro park Sunday at 2 PM. Phury touted as Texas best equipped archer draws interest while Ebert Wheeler, executive secretary of the Yeomen's association, invites all archery enthusiasts to attend.

Austin L. A Godfrey Phiry Rap Pedro Park Phury Texas Ebert Wheeler Yeomen’s Association

Twin Bill Set For Parish League At Eagle Field

Parish league triple header lists Bt Gerard's against Ann's in the first game. San Fernando meets Bt Mary's in the second with Bt Mary's aiming to join or lead the ties for first. St Patrick's faces St Cecilia's in the third at Concepcion No. 1.

Wil Eagle Field Bt. Gerard's Meats Bt. Ann's San Fernando Bt. Mary's Whl St. Patrick's St. Cecilia’s Concepcion

Two Chicago Girls Reach Western Junior Golf Final

Two Chicago girls Janet Humphrey and Eleanor Fobin advanced to the finals of the women's western junior golf championship in Chicago on July 2. Humphrey led as tournament medalist and was slight favorite heading into the final match.

Chicago Janet, Humphrey Eleanor ‘Fobin Mise Humphrey

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