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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1926

Page

7

Texas state tennis tourney ends in semi finals

Ted Hackney of Fort Worth loses to B. Adane of Dallas 6-2 4-2 in a Thursday afternoon match. John Barr of Texas defeats Werther Settle to reach semi finals. Allison of Fort Worth defeats Berkeley Pell. Doubles see Adoue and Thalheoner beat Mather and Tate as Barr and Quick win over Sloan, Henspen, Ker.

Teort Worth Tune Ted Hackney Fort Worth B. Adane Dallas John Barr Jas Barr Werther Settle Alaie Allison Berkeley Pell Austin BI. G. Neétton St. Louis Jimmy Quick Carvel Adoue Thalheoner Mather Tate Texas University San Antonio North Hackney Lawrences Bert Worth Quick Sloan Henspen Ker Eastland Bell Allison Ferguson Hi Paso seMilmer Allison Ekband Beil Ckney Adone Pra

Bowling title decided as Piet wins tight second set

Piet breaks Hackney’s serve in the second set to win 12 7 0, after both players held serve for ten games. Timmy Quick battles Norton in a tense match while doubles pairings Adove Thalheimer face Carvel Norton and Allison Bell take on Quick Barr in the semi finals.

Piet Hackney Cooliess Timmy Quick Norton Adove Thalheimer Carvel Allison Bell Quick Barr

Babe Ruth Spurs Homers Against Tigers and Others

Babe Ruth, known as Hammerin’ Herman, again drove away Detroit pitching and extended his home-run surge this season. The Yankee slugger struck two homers against the Tigers and added blasts against Stoner and Holloway, moving his total to 21 with six days remaining in the year.

New York Jone Ayree George Herman Ruth Babe Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers Herman Detroit Middleton Stoner Holloway Tigers Russell Myers Red Sox Davis Browns St. Louis Weinecke Kerr White Sox Caldwell Indians Cleveland Caveleskie White

Punctuality Lesson Ends in North of England Golf Match

At Formby England Jim Barnes and Joe Kirkwood were disqualified from the North of England championship after arriving late. Barnes 60 minutes tardy and Kirkwood 30 minutes late claimed starting times were posted. Walter Hagen barely made it as he arrived by taxi.

Formby England Jim Barnes Joe Kirkwood Barnes Kirkwood Manchester Formby Club Walter Hagen

Mueller's Triple Wins for Gassers Over Bear Cats

Mueller's eighth inning triple by Jacobs sparked the Poison Gassers to an 8 to 7 victory over Transportation Bear Cats and Public Service League. Both starters yielded many hits as Jacobs collected three of his team's hits including a triple while Browning took the loss for Transportation.

Mueller Jacobs Transportation Bearcats Public Service League Sterling Browning Transportation Ine Browning McNeal Hohon

Autos Cheap When Bought by the Pound

General Motors statisticians estimate cars are cheaper by weight than nearly all manufactured goods except farm implements. Coach models across six GM lines average about 0.46 dollars per pound, a fraction over the cost of a pound of butter.

General “Motors General Motors

Roberts Appointed to Baseball Board

J Doak Roberts president of the Texas League was elected to the national board of arbitration in the National Association of Baseball Leagues announced Thursday in Dallas Texas.

Roberts Baseball Board Dallas Texas J. Doak Roberts Texas League National Board of Arbitration

Major Leaders in National and American Leagues

National League leaders include Cuyler of the Pirates with 87 runs and 74 RBIs, Frisch of the Giants with 21 doubles, and Wright of the Pirates with 11 triples and Bottomley of the Cardinals with 9 homers. Rhem of the Cardinals won 10 games. American League leaders feature Dugan of the Yankees at .278, Ruth with 60 RBIs and 21 stolen bases, Burns of the Indians with 26 doubles, Gehrig of the Yankees with 11 homers, and Hoyt of the Yankees with 16 wins while Pennock went 14-2.

Cuyler Pirates Blades Cardinals RBI Frisch Giants Wright Bottomley Rhem Bost Dugan Yanks Rons Ruth Burns Indians Gehrig Hom Jers Mensgel Hoyt Pennock Yanks Tost

Spudders Add Benton and Distel to Wichita Falls Club

Wichita Falls announces two new Spudders joining for the final game with Houston Bulls in the two game series with San Antonio. Stanley Benton acquired from Shreveport for infielder George Distel and pitcher Clarence Hodge bought from New Orleans should report Friday night or Saturday morning.

Wichita Falls Spudders Houston Bulls San Antonio Stanley Benton Shreveport George Distel Clarence “Shovel” Hodge New Orleans

Camel Cigarettes Promise Friendships and Enjoyment

An advertisement proclaims Camel cigarettes as a social sign and universal language. It asserts Camels use the finest Turkish and Domestic tobaccos, blend uniquely, and offer a lasting flavor with no aftertaste, claiming millions of smokers choose Camels for superior enjoyment.

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