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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1926
Page
5
Shikelp new names circulate in Bruin bar score probabilities as incumbents in rag a positions idle with bats. A stockholder hints at possible Bhnonscements by Harry and Ables while the resident is away since the team paused for a midseason halt. The game featured a second shutout for the Mitzemen with Segrist and Defate driving the offense and Turgeon homering.
Jake Sherrod, a center fielder for the Weslaco Valkeygue club, suffered a broken ankle sliding into a base against Edinburgh and will miss the season. He is hospitalized in Weslaco as medical care and bills are arranged. the team supports him while he recovers.
Philadelphia June report says champ Berlenbach received a $50,000 offer to defend his world title against Georges Carpentier winner Louhran in a Thursday night bout at a municipal stadium. Promoter Berman Taylor wired the manager a guarantee of $85,000 for a September match with Loughin and the Frenchman Weger.
Fragmented OCR records show Tuesday games and results across Texas League cities including San Antonio Fort Worth Shreveport Waco Beaumont Wichita Falls and Dallas with scores such as Houston 10 Fort Worth 3 and Shreveport 13 Waco 5. Also lists transactions and batterymen across Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia and New York with unclear details and multiple team pairings.
Metzier led San Antonio with a home run and two runs batted in as they beat Wichita Falls 68 to 0. Owens pitched well with five strikeouts over seven innings, while Metzler, Lamifice, and Jen added stolen bases and hits. Brannings contributed for San Antonio, with Turgeon, Williams, and Linser turning double plays. Final totals show San Antonio 3, Wichita Falls 4 as errors and base running defined the contest.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Harry Greb plans to appeal a New York Supreme Court injunction that bars him from fighting except under James Mason. Greb says he will meet Alientotn Joe Gans tonight in Wilkes-Barre and will not fight under Mason, seeking to void the contract.
Paris reports Henri Cochet, formerly a Lions ball boy, defeats Rene Lacoste in straight sets 6-2 6-4 6-3 to win the men's singles title at the French championships. Lacoste had played for three hours prior. Suzanne Lenglen and Jacques Brusnow then won the mixed doubles, beating Tehor zerais and Jean Boroth as rain began to fall again.
In the Intermediate League two upsets create a double tie for first and third places. The Nel Stones beat Richter's Bakery 4 to 3 to join the lead group, while the Fronehye Cats shocked Mixt Jsters 14 to 4 to climb into a tie for second with the other contender.
In City June 15 championship play for the Missouri Valley Tennis Association unfolds at Rockhill Club. Top contenders include Brown of St. Louis ranked No 10 in the nation facing James Quick of Dallas in men's singles. Junior Coen of Kansas City battles Woodward Brown while A H Chapin of Springfield faces Charles Sigoloff of St Louis. Women’s singles begin with notable entrants Lottie Hagemeier Ruth Bailes Marguerite Davis, and Mary Greer. Junior action centers on Berkeley Bell Everett and Quick among others as the new junior champion will emerge with Harris Coggeshall aged 10 surpassing the age limit this year.
In California Jack Dempsey was acquitted by a jury of allowing his chauffeur to exalt the speed of his car. The officer and the arresting motorist offered differing versions. Mrs Desmond formerly Estelle Taylor did not appear with him, disappointing a large crowd.
The Wittsburg Public Service lead the series two games to one after a 710 Wednesday evening clash on the Utilities field. Heaters pitcher Has sell Lyons aims to even the set. Public Service counters with Cornwell likely to touch the mound. Comfort defeated Boerne 4-3 as BUL Clark twirled five hits and struck out 15 on Comfort field Sunday.
MLB standings show Detroit leading with 27 wins and 74 losses, Boston 4 games back, and Philadelphia at Cleveland. Tuesday games include New York at St Louis and Washington at Chicago, with Boston at Detroit and Cleveland hosting Philadelphia postponed by rain.
Hollywood California June 15 A squad with nearly all of USC intercollegiate championship group will contest the national track crown in Philadelphia in July 2016 under the Hollywood Athletic Club. George Bastmact club spearhead says several members who won last year’s national title are already in the East and the rest will depart soon.
June 15 report that heavyweight champion Tot Stecher will defend his title against Lynn Poldubny, the Russian 200-pounder, in a Wednesday night match at Olympia auditorium in Los Angeles.
Sam Antonio club member Tom Bally qualified for the national open at Scioto Club Chicago July 8 to 10 by finishing third with 77 78 18 in Dallas elimination. Keefe Carter led with 74 76 150, Willie Mageire was second with 85 74 152, Harold Long tied Bally at 79 77 156. Beetle Juelg narrowly missed the trip, dropping to a playoff after a strong morning. Other scores included Manning 79 75 157 and Dudley 79 67 157.
More than 600 golfers faced soaking rain and cold winds across 47 courses in the national pen championship qualifiers. Despite weather chaos, 111 players qualified, with Cleveland scoring standout and veterans like Alec Smith and Jimmy Manion failing to advance in parts of the country.
Adolfo Luque the Cuban pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds will undergo an operation for tonsillitis this week after a prior appendicitis delay. The report came from New York on June 15. Giants Trim Fliers: Fredericksburg Giants defeated the Bronkfield Independents 5 to 1 at Fredericksburg Monday with Henke holding the Independents to six hits and being relieved in the eighth inning.
A chaotic OCR read lists baseball players and numbers by city including Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston Richmond Dallas Minneapolis Atlanta Denver Seattle Kansas City San Francisco and Los Angeles. The fragment includes player names such as Badie Laos Blakeslee Murphy Water Blakeslee O Connor Thompson Leach Loeffler Curley and many others with numeric scores or jersey numbers, interspersed with city labels and stray punctuation.
June 15 report says Hank Gowdy, a former major league catcher and World War veteran, was released by Columbus and approached by Toledo in the American Association. Columbus, last place, appointed George McQuillan as temporary manager after Gowdy’s release. It’s unclear if Gowdy will accept Toledo’s terms.
Evansville defeats Bloomington 5 to 6 in a Three-Eye League tally. Terre Haute posts 3, Peoria 4, Decatur 2, and Springfield 4 in a series of league results.
In both leagues the pennant chases tighten with Cincinnati leading the National by four and a half games over New York St Louis Chicago and Brooklyn. In the American Newark holds nine and a half games over Cleveland with Detroit lurking six behind. Florence’s late triple breaks stalemate for Giants over Reds as Donohue loses. Braves rally as Pirates falter. Cubs power past Phillies. Ruth hits 22nd as Yankees fall to St Louis injuring Babe. Cleveland climbs to second place by sweeping through Athletics and westward foes.
The Second Cavalry Polo team from Fort Riley was beaten by the Weekend Pols Club of Des Moines in the third round of the Rocky Mountain circuit tournament at Leavenworth Kansas. The army squad carried a three point handicap under regular association rules, but the Iowa team prevailed.
A garbled box score recounts a Texas game with Graham, Gleason, and Hoffm n figures amid errors and multiple pitchers. Boggess and West contribute, while several players register two base hits and a three base hit.
Beaumont and Dallas played a seesaw thriller with late scoring, several hits and errors shaping the contest. Key players included Reagan, Connolly, Gallo, and Froman for Beaumont and Dallas figures such as Roas, Holzhauser, and Daveney, with Burns strong on the mound for Houston in the later frame. The game featured multiple inning shifts, home runs, and stolen bases as both teams fought to the final out.
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