Free Swim Class Draws Many Applicants
McCulloh of the Y announces a free swimming class to start next Monday, with plans to extend the campaign if entries overflow. Parents express relief at teaching children to swim to prevent drowning, as the program offers safe, sanitary lessons at no cost.
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McCullut
Tevlor
T. MC. Ay
San Antonio
McCalleh
McCullah Tolay
Tor
Kvep
Ral Liebong
McCmulloh
Kitts
Charity Came Drive Friday for League Park Game
Downtown workers and nine organizations join a Friday charity event to sell the 14 000 tickets printed for the Rotary Optimist baseball game under lights at League Park on June 14. Junior Yanks and Boy Scouts tour the district to boost sales for districts from Frost Bank to San Antonio Soriel Welfare and Humane Society and others.
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Al-Tay
League Park
Necoming
Jobo G. Swope
Oyiamist Club
Protestant Orphans Home
Frost
Gunter
San Antonio Soriel Welfare and Humahe Socety
Brandy
Racehorses Arrive for Brady July Fourth Jubilee
Brady Texas June 9 fast racing card on July 4 with more than 20 thoroughbreds already stabled at Trady race track for training. Over 60 horses entered or expected as entries rise in coming weeks while a complete rodeo show provides intermission entertainment featuring wild outlaw string owned by the Jubilee Association.
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Brady Brady
Texas
Land
Brady
Trady
Jubilee Association
Night Ball Plans Begin at League Park for Indians
Tentative schedule shows June 20 opener at League Park with daylight games. Team totals for June reach 77 as manager Lewis leads the Indians through early season fixtures.
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League Park
Indians
Maries
Totas
Lewis
Janeabana
Gee
Seersucker and Linen Suits Sale at Local Laundry
A garbled notice notes a sale of seersucker and linen suits priced at 40 and 50 cents. The fragment mentions delivery, a Tuesday planner, and a laundry at 418 Flan BT, Choan, with references to a brighter future and better equipped service.
Ninth Infantry Shooters Win at State Rifle Meet
San Antonio honors from the Austin state rifle matches include Sergt A Runge of Fort Sam Houston leading the state individual championships with 338 of 350. The Ninth Infantry tops awards with 10 trophies, while Al Q Nissen wins pistol and rifle aggregation trophies. Officials at Camp Mabry announce officers and discuss San Antonio’s bid for next year’s pistol matches.
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San Antonio
Bevte
Austin
Sergt. A. Runge
Ninth Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Renk
Runge
Tyro
Perlance
al Q. Nissen
Liberty Club
Thurman Randle
Forth Worth
Gene Farren
Houston
Mish
Montgomery
Teld
Owen Ellday
le L. Cline
Benny Leonard Wins Without Undue Work
Benny Leonard, undefeated lightweight boxer, boxed to an easy victory over Andy Saviola at Coney Island stadium. Leonard sustained cuts to both eyes, one in round one and another in round nine, but remained on the verge of a knockout as the final bell rang. Leonard weighed 150 3/4 pounds, Saviola 146 1/4.
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Benny Leonard
New York
Bembios
Andy Baviola
Bay Ridge
Coney Island Stadium
Leonard
Saviole
Saviola
Fort Worth Signa Catcher Warren
Fort Worth reports catcher Warren of Dallas and Tulsa connected with the Fort Worth Panthers in a disjointed note. The fragment references a SOSOCIATION and multiple city names including Sushvile Be attache Eremingham Chattanooga, leaving unclear details about teams and dates.
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Fort Worth
Signa
Warren Fort Worth
Dallas Warren
Tulsa
Unclear historical sports roundup with scattered names
Fragmentary OCR from a historical sports page lists numerous names and teams. It mentions games, players, locations such as Houston Beaumont Longview and references to various leagues and events with inconsistent formatting. The readable content is minimal and fails to establish a coherent single story.
History and fossils thread through old newspaper notes
The page blends a history nugget on Cartwright and the first baseball diamond with a fossil forest discovery near Gulbira New York. It recalls the 1845 30 foot base distance and 90 feet standard, then shifts to a Devonian petrified forest exposed by a rock slide, with Lepidodendian remains and a request to send questions to Mr Ripley for Believe It or Not.
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Alexander J. Cartwright
New York
Cartwright
Lutile
Burton
Gulbira
New York State
Adam
Women Play Club Course Opens Week in San Antonio
San Antonio Women’s Golf Association members will hold their weekly tournament at Bal Antonio Country Club Friday. Play starts at 10 o clock. Mrs Ide Stevenson won last week.
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San Antonio Women's Golf Association
Bal Antonio Country Club
Ide Stevenson
Texans Still Going in Maryland Tennis
In Baltimore the Maryland men’s tennis tournament reached the quarter finals as six of eight seeds remained. Texas players feature prominently with Karl Kamrath seeded No. 9 defeating Alleney 6-4 4-6 6-3, and Eddie Jacobs seeded No. 1 beating Aitx Kelles in straight sets. Kamrath faces Robert Filiott next while Martin Dixby from Texas advances to meet Kamrath’s winner.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Karl Kamrath
University of Texas
Alleney
Texas
Kamrath
Robert Filiott
Dallimore
Eddie Jacobs
Balimore
Aitx Kelles
Ballmarr
Martin Dixby
Unemployed Caddies Riot at Chester Golf Club
A clash erupted when a gang of unemployed men demanded the caddy master at Spring Staven Golf Club resign and hire them, leading to a brawl before police arrived. Regular caddies retained control as chaos subsided.
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Chester
Follee
Spring Staven Golf Club
Faree
Bank Outfits Play At Night
Two of the strongest teams in the Bank Baseball league the Alamo National and Frost National meet under the lights at Teague at 8 o'clock Thursday night. The outcome will largely decide the league championship and help fill local coffers. Landry nursing helped St. Gerard's beat the National Bank of Commerce Paschal team at Lindbergh Park, 4 to 0. Mollenkamp starred for the sellers. St. Gerard's seeks a Sunday rematch. Cat Sullivan and Crookelot listed.
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Bank Baseball League
Alamo National
Frost National
Teague
Ana
Chin
Gerard's
Hankers
Gerard’s
Landry Nursing
National Bank of Commerce Paschal
Lindbergh Park
Mollenkamp
St. Gerard's
Bunday
Cat Sullivan
Crookelot
Golfers Face Wet Bucks at Dallas Country Club Invite
In heavy rain the Dallas Country Club invitation began with quarterfinals. Notables include John Dawson of Chicago Gus Moreland Dallas O Hara Watts and John Falconer of Dallas. Dawson and Falconer advanced while Moreland Watts and Goldman also won to reach the semifinals.
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Dawson
Eugene Tieman
Falconer
Dr. S. M. Hill
Reynolds Smith
Jack Tinnin
Fairs
Tinnin
L. ®. Munger
Gibson Payne
Kaba
Gus Moreland
O'Bara. Watts
Dallas Country Club
Bis
Moreland
Kenneth Haggart
George “‘Tiltor
Watts
Leland Hamman
Franklin Baker
David Goldman
Austin Municipal
Dennis Lavender
Goldman
Chilstenmachar
Paris
Peeterdsy
Fercies
Birtiles
Eddie Moore Signs with New Orleans Club
Eddie Moore, outfielder previously released by Fort Worth of the Texas League, has been viewed by Jake Atz, manager of the New Orleans Southern squad. The report notes interest from Atz and indicates Moore’s recent status and potential debut in New Orleans.
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Eddie Moore
New Orleans
Fort Worth
Jeague
Jake Atz
Y M C A Swim Coupon Seeks Free Lessons in San Antonio
A reader submits a coupon form for the San Antonio Y M C A free swimming campaign starting Monday in the Y pool. The form states no charge for lessons and provides placeholders for name age and contact details, directed to E C G McCulloh, director of physical education, at 801 Martin Street.
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San Antonio
Tam
E. CG. McCulloh
San Antonio Y
Bubble Bursts for Cindy's Ball Fans
Baseball roundup notes the Cincinnati Reds dropping to seventh after seven straight losses amid fielding woes. Giants beat Reds 9-2 on earned runs. Cubs rally past Dodgers 7-5. Cardinals hammer Red Sox for fifth straight win. Phillies outslug Pirates 11-10 as Gomez and Grove notch key wins. Grove homers for A's in 2-1 victory. Bercy delivers late triple to topple Washington. Goslin powers St Louis to 11-4 over Boston.
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Bill ‘Jerry
New York Giants
Giants
Teague
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston
St. Louis Cardinals
Charlie Root
Cubs
Brooklyn
Gabby Barinett
Bill Jurges
Mner
Bard
Cardinals
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Dave Berhee
Ver
Hon Gores
Bob Grove
Gomez
Yankees
Detroit
Grove
Gleveland
Groves
Thei Righth
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehr’ng
Charlie Bercy
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Goose Goslin
Tiple
St. Louis Browns
Smith Hurls Dixies to Handy 6-2 Win
Driole club defeated St. Anne's 6 to 2 as pitcher Jack Smith led with strong work. Stark Turek and Patton each had two hits, Patton adding a triple. St. Anne's totaled three hits while Dixie hurlers held eight hits. Dixie next faces Sacred Heart Thursday at Concepcion Park.
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Smith
Dixies
Handy
Jack Smith
Driole Club
St. Anne's
Concepcion
Stark
Turek
Patton Jed
Annes
Stiklog
Dixie Club
Sacred Heert Thureday
Concepcion Park
Beere
Martinez Plowboys to Play Doubleheader Next Sunday
Martinez Plowboys, fresh from a 2-1 win over James Bikes, schedule a Sunday doubleheader on the Martinex diamond. Transfer Sluggers at 1 30 and Denver Heights Hears at 3 30 join in the slate. new uniforms announced and players listed amid a muddled report. Ed Rothwell is the contact, with a street address and phone reference for further details.
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Martinez
James
Mm IL
Martinex
Muenchan
Merchants
Walter Bull
Denver Heights
Wilt
Tilden Behrath
Alvin Teck
Jtlgker Cook
Otta Hans
Alvin Tesemen
Petie Jontelz
Ben
Boxing Results From A Confused City Card
The report lists multiple fighters and bouts across cities like New York Detroit and Vallejo with numerous misspelled names. Winners are named alongside opponents and outcomes though many details are garbled.
First Week Fish Story Prize to McAllen Man
The Light awards its first week fish story prize to George Machide of McAllen Texas for a tale deemed the best of the contest Read by the judges and tabled for a new panel of editors The piece notes Alaska lore and a humorous tale about salmon and eagles and hints at a new committee selection process for the contest continuing through next Wednesday night.
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George Machide
McAllen
Texas
Elmitman
Macnde
Alaska
Carey
R. J. Fitzgerald
Tait Boulevard
Jook Ab
Op Jong
P. T. Bynum
Hispano American League Turns Weekend in Two Contests
The Hispano American League saw The Hell Texts defend the first half title while Bond of America surged into contention with a strong win. Bun doy’s Bell Taxth faces a revamped foe at Leal Mamond, and at Escobar field Benny Hoya’s squad clashes with Uhr Sou Tex Barbera as Tony Alejandro and Trejo headline Estobur.
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Hell Texts
Aec
Abidag
Bond of America
Bundoy
Bell Taxth
Lalace
Leal Mamond
Escobar Field
Benny Hoya
Uhr
68 Colleges Send Entries to Meet
Chicago hosts the annual national collegiate track and field meet as 68 colleges enter teams. With Olympic team spots priced on top finishes, athletes are expected to push hard to earn selection while competing tomorrow and on Saturday.
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Chicago
Atiblic
AB Coleges
Meinhurahin
United Statna
Light's annual fish story contest enters second week
Dibble Weber announces a prize for story submissions received by Wednesday midnight judged by the Judo committee. K Dibble of the Dibble company reports a steel eating rod claim while Charley Barbera of Barbera Sports Supply handles a reel tied to the contest winner. Dibble prize will be displayed in the window at 221 South Alamo Street until awarded.
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San Antonio
Barbers Sport Shop
Dibble Weber
K. Dibble
Dibble Company
Charley Barbera
Barbera Sports Supp Pal
Dibble
South Alamo Street
Roosevelt Pool to Host Summer Water Sports Event
Roosevelt park at South Side is set to host a summer aquatic program curated by Vic Goward and Bill Dickman, featuring a water speedball contest between Roosevelt and San Petra pools, plus life-saving demonstrations by Cowart’s pupils. Activities run Sundays at 3 pm with youth life saving from 2 to 3 and seniors 3 to 4 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons, along with 40 water sports shows and free 20xINE programs sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Omidt, each $30 on Friday nights.
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Roosevelt Park
South Side Ports
Vic Goward
Bill Dickman
Ijite
Cowsrt
Roosevelt Pool
San Petra Pool
Cawart
Harry Omidt
San Pedeo
Bird Nash
J. O'Donnell
Jake B
West Texas Golfers Start Tournament at San Angelo
West Texas golf talent faced qualifying rounds for the eighth West Texan Golf Association championship at the country club course. Defending champion Charles Quel of Post led a field including San Angelo’s Natle Gree ry and John Murtton, plus Bob Scott of Colorado and Jack Satterwhite of Big Lake.
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West Texas
San Angelo
West Texan Golf Association
Charles Quel
Post
Natle Greery
John Murtton
Bob Scott
Colorado
Jack Satterwhite
Big Lake
Fields Out Sunday From Hospital After Eye Trouble
Shigaogo June 9. Leittel Fields, world welterweight champion, likely released Sunday from hospital where he has been treated for eye ailment.
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Shigago
Levtle Fields
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