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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1940
Page
7
Cleveland June 8. Gossip swirled as balls were allegedly marked with owners' names and placed in envelopes. Rumors spoke of a mystery ball driven long and a magnetic core pellet causing shots to land on the cup. A pro admitted players used a hopped up ball yielding extra yards.
San Angelo reports Heggie Carson, a hotel auditor and San Angelo Country Club secretary, advancing to the quarterfinals in the 34th Texas Amateur, after a 42-hole grind and extra holes to defeat tough opponents including Crownover and Todd. Teammates and rivals from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Abilene pace the field.
In a fragmented box score style update, teams including Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Birmingham and Little Rock post various scores and player mentions. Baterries and players are listed with partial names and inconsistent formatting, reflecting an OCR sourced sports brief from the Southern Association.
In Cleveland on June 3 1930 Lawson Little and Sam Snead led the national open, each at 141 after two rounds with Barloon Smith close behind at 141. E J Harrison and Craig Wood trailed, while weather disrupted play as Snead struggled with a 99 35 14 and Canterbury winds.
At Princeton Universitys annual track festival the mile loses star competitors Glenn Cunningham and Shuck Fenske, shifting focus to Fred Wolcott and challenges to world marks in the 120 high and 220 low hurdles. Greg Rice targets Don Lashs two mile record as Lash faces Tice. rivalries include Boyce Gatewood and Marsh Farmer with a strong sprint lineup and Blaine Rideout in the mile.
An early Friday night slate kicks off the Sunday Sertmill league with Sacred Heart and St. Josephew teams among others in the opening day lineup. Batteries listed include Gillman and Collins for the first game and Myers and Winkler for another, while doubles and singles players are named across multiple clubs. The St. Patrick’s and Ann’s squads show forfeit notes and varied lineups as the league begins its season.
Chicago June 8 Ins Clay Bryant, suspended Chicago Cubs pitcher, was informed by Commissioner Landis that the club would not be required to pay his 1940 salary. Bryant left Landis headquarters without comment after objections to the payment were raised by owner Wringley and VP Weber. He previously suffered an arm injury and was advised to undergo an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Associated Press reports boxing results from New York and other cities with multiple fighters named and percentages indicating wins or points. Boxers listed include Lee Harner, Joey Vontana, Buddy Kaos, Chuck Crowell, and others across Texas Ohio California and Detroit, with various match outcomes and standings.
Cleveland writer Bob Considine details Ray Kamensky of Ware River, Ohio, as Snead's sharp-eyed caddy who steadies decisions with the right club. Kamensky's influence helps Snead set an open record and near-miss on a pivotal hole, while the golfer's overclubbing remains a noted flaw.
Bimelech, once titled the greatest horse since Man o War, heads a field of seven others in the Belmont Stakes, the 1 1/8 mile race with a purse of about 47,000. George Widener's Your Chance and Corydon from Mrs. Payne Whitney are among contenders. a crowd of 30,000 is expected at Belmont Park. Seabiscuit’s full brother Naval Reserve joins the companion National Stallion Stakes for 2-year-olds in the day’s slate.
June 8. IPIseven thoroughbreds head the field for the $10,000 added Inglewood handicap at Hollywood Park with A A Baroni's Specify the favorite to rebound after a poor Premier handicap showing. Contenders include Joy Boy Bell, Wedding Call, Viscounty, Novelette, Hysterical, Scabberd, Sweepalot, Gesum, Bulwark, Gentie Savage and the Baron Pride. Officials expect a crowd exceeding 20,000 for the mile and one sixteenth feature.
CRIGAGO June 4 A field of 14 two year olds led by Clarksville headed by John G Greenes Clarksville was named to guide the juvenile championship of the Lincoln Fields race meeting today Clarksville undefeated in four starts was an 85 to 1 favorite by post time in the 5000 added Joliet stakes at five for Tongs Calumet Farm's Two Tope and J B Weil's Flying Streak were Clarksville's chief opposition Other entries included Blue Delight Chance Cord Hi Ppy Beau Brannon Air Hostess New Englander Queero Greenock Swain Even Ball Asad D and Air Brigade
In Abilene the sixth annual West Texas women’s golf tournament concluded with Mrs. J H Ball of Wichita Falls defeating Mrs. Elmer Shows of Odessa by 10 and 9 after a tight start. Ball pulled away after the first nine holes to secure the championship in the final match.
Two teams played a reduced midget baseball game with Emerson and Wells facing off. multiple players named Wiedling Handcock and Stewart noted in scoring. final score 3 to 2 with partial innings listed and battery pairings.
Marquette University defended its title at the Central Collegiate track meet in Milwaukee, finishing with 41.1 points. Indiana placed second, Wisconsin and Notre Dame followed, while Archie Harris of Indiana earned outstanding performer honors with two firsts and a relay win, breaking the discus record with 163 feet 1 364 inches.
San Antonio's Charles H. Poulton and Wichita Falls Colum led after the first test with perfect 100s at the twelfth annual state skeet shoot. Houston's R. R. McDonald shot 98, and San Antonio's H Luther Brown stood at 87 with others close behind as the event moved into round two.
A compact listing of cyclists and pace makers including Ware and Gill with scores for teams in Kansas City Milwaukee Lafayette and Opelousas New Iberia. The text references several riders such as Spinde, Wenslott, De Phillipa and Rich along with locations and race markers highlighting regional athletic activity.
June 8 report from the Texas national tennis tournament in Houston shows top seed Frank Guernsey advancing to the semi finals after a win over Wilbur Hess. Other results include Billy Amsteadler defeating Curtis and George Ball of El Paso advancing, with junior boys and doubles events detailed across participants from SMU, LSU, Trinity, Dallas, El Paso, and Houston clubs.
Compton invitational track meet records fall as Woodruff wins 800 in 1 48.6, beating the world mark by one second. Clyde Jeffrey of Stanford loses to Baraki Davis who then stars in the 200 and 100, with Davis clocking 20.5 seconds for the 200 and 10.3 for the 100. Southern California tops team scoring with 32 points, USC second, Olympic Club third, while USC quartette lowers shuttle relay mark to 59.7 seconds.
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