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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1930
Page
5
New York reports that Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling are ordered to wear the regulation white trunks for the title bout at Yankee Stadium night of June. The commission stated fighters were informed of a weigh-in schedule at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Kerrville Texas June 7 Joe Le Sage of San Antonio Ireta A K Newby of Houston and Hd Carruth of San Antonio reached the semi finals of the Kerrville Country Club invitation golf tourney. Darkness halted the Harrison match Friday with Harrison one down. Match resumed Saturday morning as Newby defeated Meledite and Carruth beat O Quinn. McKinney, Del Stro, defeated Barry in the late rounds while Guggenheim fell to Stro in the key match.
New York Giants outfielder Mel Ott, famed batting star, plans to marry Mildred Wattiznes, a 20 year old from New Orleans, at season’s end. The announced engagement ties to Ott’s retirement from the field following the current baseball year.
Antonio's first night trap shoot likely June 14 with San Antonio Gun Club sponsoring. City and local companies cooperate with the San Antonio fan club arranging the national exhibition grounds. Wright company Public Service and Ginn Manufacturing assist with supplies and projections as project plans progress. D. A. Saffaruns serves as club president and Sergeant Murphree as secretary in organizing the event open to participants and spectators.
Chicago hosts the national collegiate track and field championships with a strong Texas contingent led by Claude Bracey of Rice and Cy Teland of Texas Christian. Ohio State’s George Simpson and Southern California’s Wylwoft headline a deep field as looped qualifying races set the stage for individual titles and team honors. The Trojans enter as favorites after strong preliminaries. Ohio State and others promise a close battle for the crown.
Trynn Naylor of Alamo Bank failed to lift his team as the Alamos managed ten hits but fell to the Reserves. San Pedro Park hosted the game with tight defense and clutch pitching limiting Alamo Bank’s offense.
Fragmentary game notes show a summary of baseball and league results with player names, innings and batting details, listing teams such as St Louis and Philadelphia. The garbled OCR hints at box score elements, pitching lines, and cross-league standings across American and Western leagues.
A compact summary of Friday box scores across major league games featuring teams and key performers. Details appear to be garbled. readable elements name teams and venues, with scattered player mentions and partial scores. The page likely lists outcomes, highlights, and brief notes for each matchup.
San Antonio Air Depot won 5 to 2 over Camp Normoyle on its home diamond. Terex pitched a four hit game while Mondala homered with the bases loaded. Watteries Pores Braeside Schmick and While contributed in the Air Depot offense.
The Ninth Infantry ensemble posted a decisive victory over the second Medion regiment with strong scoring from Smith and Power. Mars of the Mek eng, plus senior players, contributed to a 2 to 1 final, as the Manchus dominated at home. The next league game is scheduled for Saturday at 2:30 PM against Twenty-third Infantry.
Miss Palfrey, an American from Boston, loses in finals at a London event amid confusion with competitors. Report mentions Sarah Dalfeex and a California resident in England, with unclear details on outcome and participants.
Unclear fragmentary report references a race or event with Max Schniclog and Gene Timers. Mentions Tack Sharkes in the Yanko area and a line with passengers in a plane.OCR text is garbled. readable entities include Max Schniclog and Yanko.
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