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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1935
Page
5
Cambridge Springs, Pa. June 23 Sam Parks of Pineburgh, newly crowned open golf champ, edged Miss Joyce Wethered, Arilish pro ace, in an exhibition match here yesterday as spectators watched the promising showdown.
United States players sweep early matches as Fran Davis Cup ties and singles wins highlight the day. Sidney Wood and Gee Makio advance in doubles, while Jack Crawford and Jiro Yamagishi push through tough battles before top Americans falter against seasoned opponents. Murray Perry defeats Wilmer Hines in a key clash as the Americans show depth with several wins and near-misses.
A garbled OCR page lists numerous British and Irish names, places, and numbers with scattered references to individuals such as J. Maberly, Walker, Ballantine, McRae, and Oppenheimer, interspersed with locations like Scotland, Great Britain, Glendale, and Chicago. The text also hints at a housing ad urging readers to find a tenant before July 1, with stray references to a date 1231.
June 25 in Srotland MacDonald Smith, 45, Glendale, Calif, opened with a 69 at Muirfield to sit one back of Henry Cotton who shot 68. Alfred Perry tied for second with a 63. Several notable scores followed as the British Open began amid faster play than last year.
Dallas high school football gains new assistants Virgil Billard ex Texas Tech Stanley Thomas ex Plano High Doyle Smith ex Shergieville High and W ERCB Keeling, announced from San Antonio, Kerrville and Brownwood, chosen over other applicants in a Dallas schools cycling of coaches.
Jourdan captured the third Mght championship of the Riverside golf tourney by defeating Pete Daschner 4 and 2 in the final. First round results from Brackenridge park covered city amateur action. Hue play continued with AY St. John 3 and 2 over Bob Sclestover. J. Adeliman beat Col. H. M. Stamford 4 and 2 in the second flight. Other matches included Schneider 3 and 3 over 4, and Mary tout third-line consolation honors. Willow Stone event at Melann Linn saw J. Grant triumph in Tuesday afternoon play.
Universal Service's racing column notes a rare sweep at Aqueduct with selections by Mrs Phillips, Maxine Fy, and Selous. Wins include Grace card, Anything Goes, Cheshire, Below Zero, Spanish Way, and Rough Diamond. Report highlights strategy and selections amid a crowded day of racing.
WaAROGNDA Club in Des Moines reports Paul Jackson of Oklahoma City led the 185-player field after a sub-par 73 in the first round of the Trans Mississippi golf meet. Gil Moreland, Denmar Miller, and J Rogers trailed by one or two strokes as 31 players advanced to the 86-hole stroke-play stage.
Illinois champion Harry Cooper of Glen Oak Country Club Chicago captured the Illinois Open for the third straight year in Rockford. He shot 66 on Tuesday and 138 for 33 holes, four strokes ahead of runner up Harry Hampton of Beverly Country Club Chicago. Horlk m South of Oak Park CC Chicago finished third with 174.
Promoter Francis Cunningham hosts a Thursday night card where Baby Manuel from Miami brutalized Kid Laredo with a series of whistling lefts in the fourth round to claim the main event. Earlier, Wilson Tunn stopped Ed Day, and Mike Delgado defeated Villa while Billy Deey kayoed Marto Rodrigues. Dunn outlasted Ed Dunaway in a rough four rounds.
Boxing results list several bouts across multiple locales with winners including Walter Neasel stopping Jack Peterson in London Germany and outpoints by Renny O'Dell in Syracuse. Tony Fall defeated Miika Barto in New Kensington while Matthews outpointed Marty Sampton in St Louis. Leonard Bennett edged Payne in Louisville as Al Rossi beat Sammy McLarnin in Vancouver.
New York boxing column describes Joe Lewis as a learned reader and preacher figure, predicting a decisive victory over Primo Carnera. The piece portrays Carnera’s collapse in the second round as a career milestone and mocks sensational prefight hype with vivid, unfiltered language.
Didier Poulain Paris sports writer issues a challenge to Jean Borotra the French tennis star amid tense exchanges over Davis Cup and Wimbledon involvement. Borotra says he only learned of the challenge at Wimbledon and calls it a rumor while preparations for his all England championships continue.
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