Light's 22nd State Junior Golf Meet Draws San Antonio Hope
The Light's 22nd annual state junior golf tournament will be held in July 1916 at Brackenridge. San Antonio is favored to supply the 1948 champion with many crack under-21 players and frequent past winners. Notable competitors include Buck Luce of Austin, a two time champion and now a pro at White Plains, N.Y., along with others who rose to prominence through the event such as Don Schumacher, Joe Moore Jr., James McNair, Maxwell and Towry, all linked to Texas colleges or majors in golf.
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Alamo City
Lille
Dallas
Houston
Joe Greenwood Jr
Orange
Brownsville
Lockhart
Abi Tene
Luce Austin
Austin
Buck Luce
Luce
White Plains
N.Y
Don Schumacher
Pallas
Joe Moore Jr
Tunnersip
Louisiania State University
James “Chuja” McNair
Duke University
Maxwell
L. M. Crannell Jr
Texas
Gene Towry
North Texas
Palmer Lee Lawrence
Arlington
Abilene
Bill Maxwell
Maxwell Wso
Juunior
Lawrence
Joe Conrad
Conrad
Chester Hauser
Kerrville
Los Angeles
United State Golf Assa
Boston
Zolfer Aims To Repeat Title As Junior Golfers Compete
The piece notes Zolfer seeking consecutive titles while detailing standout junior records, notable comebacks, and Texas participants from past Hearst national junior events. It explains current qualification limits for the Boston national tourney and Light's tournament, with two finalists under 18 potentially earning expense-paid trips to the national meet based on performance.
Amateur Pro Golf Sweepstakes at Willow Springs Won in Playoff
The team of George Shine Art Meyers Johnny Clemons and Sam Laskin tied with two squads after 18 holes with a 67 best-ball. Meyers made a birdie at the first playoff hole to win. Sammy Terry Seguin birdied third hole for second, with Leo Riojas H H Murphy M M Gonzales. Third went to Set RB C Riey Chico Salinas G E Hagen and C H Bernstein New Braunfels. The next event moves to Ft Sam Houston after a July 4 weekend postponement.
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Art Meyers
Johnny Clemons
Sam Laskin
Willows Springs
Meyers
Sammy Terry
Seguin
Leo Riojas
H. H. Murphy
M. M. Gonzales
RB. C. Riey
Chico Salinas
G. E. Hagen
C. H. Bernstein
New Braunfels
Ft. Sam Houston
Italians Learn Baseball in Milan First Regular Game
About 5000 Italians watched Milan host the first organized baseball game in the city. The Milan team, made up largely of students, tied 21 to 21 with an opponent nicknamed the Yankees. American backer Max Otis hopes the sport spreads to other Italian cities.
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Milan
Sergio
Bergio
Yankees
Italy
Max Otl
Elizabeth
N. I
Seton Hall College
Legion Baseball Tilt Set With Four Wednesday Games
Four American Legion games are scheduled for Wednesday at 5 p.m. Alamny Heights Post 178 seeks to halt Centr Catholic Post 420, the pennant leaders and still unbeaten, on the TMS diamond. Jefferson Post 2 faces Burbank Post 568 at Woodlawn, Pittman Sullivan Jet features Barlandale Post 336 versus Brackenridge Post 10, and Edison Post 165 meets St. Gerard's Post 114 at the South San Antonio diamond.
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Alamny Heights Post
Centr Catholic Post
TMS
Jefferson Post
Burbank Post
Woodlawn
Pittman-Sullivan
Barlandale
Brackenridge
San Antonio
Edison
St. Gerad’s
Women Golf Join Us For Friday Tournament At Fort Sam
San Antonio area women golfers are invited to join a Friday tournament at Fort Sam Houston Golf Course starting at 9 am. New members are being brought by the San Antonio club and entries are open to interested players.
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San Ann
Alsa
Ft. Sam Houston Golf Course
Texas Boxers Early Losers in Olympic Trials
In Boston on June 29 the United States Olympic boxing team eliminated all Texas contenders as the final tryouts opened. Abilene’s Tom Adams of Hardin-Simmons led the Texas group but drew Grant Butcher and lost a close decision. Houston’s Wallace Willard and Charles Black also fell, while New Orleans entrants also dropped. Charles Winterelio failed medical. Al Masson and Leonard Alvarez were defeated.
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Tate Eas
Boston
London
Lone Star State
San Antonio
Abilene
Tom Adams
Hardin-Simmons
Silly Ace
Grant Butcher
John Saxton
New York City
John Winterelio
Local Softball and League Results Report
Local leagues report scores and standings across softballs rings and gyms. St Leo s and Grapette post wins while Bluebonnet and Veterans divisions show varied results. Arizona teams like Anthony Selash and J C Dielman appear in scattered game notes amid community league play.
Yanks Start Crucial Series With Red Sox
LAWTON CARVER reports the Yankees open a pivotal AL pennant race series at Yankee Stadium against Boston. Ted Williams leads the Red Sox and Joe McCarthy returns as manager, with Williams and DiMaggio leading league hitting and power amid a tight standings chase.
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Joe DiMeggio
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Ken Keltner
Lou Boudreau
Johnny Lindell
Bob Brown
Yanker
al Zarila
St. Louis
Like Appling
Chicago
Walt Evers
Detroit
Vic Wertz
Bob Dib' Inger
George Kell
Musial
Holmes
Boston
Pafko
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Cordon
Blatnik
Westlake
Pittsburgh
Furijle
Brooklyn
Waitkus
Robinson
SB Segoe
Wimbledon sets yield for Brough in semis after Fry withdrawal
Louise Brough of Beverly Hills advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals as Shirley Fry of Akron withdrew with a sprained ankle during their quarterfinal. Margaret Osborne DuPont and Doris Hart led in their matches, while Jack Bromwich and FL Sedgman and Bob Falkenburg with Frankie Parker also moved to men’s doubles semis amid a day of interrupted play. Exhibition baseball and Southern Association scores accompany a busy sports rundown.
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Beverly Hills
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Akron
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England
Doris Hart
Nellie Landry
France
Frankie Parker
F. Kukullevic
V. Vadiehs
Brilliant Golf In College Meet Brings Top Amateurs to Stanford Course
In Palo Alto California the top college golfers battled the tricky Stanford layout in the second half of 36 hole qualifying for the national championship. Fred Wampler Purdue and Tom Lambie Stanford led with three under par 68s while defending champion Dave Barcley Michigan opened with 73. The field includes Coe Oklahoma Zoller Ohio State Ward Jr UNC and others as 64 low scorers advance to match play for the individual title.
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Calif
Stanford
Fred Wampler
Purdue University
Tom Lambie
City of Oregon
James Boyle
University of New Mexico
Robert Crozier
Gardner Dickinson Jr
Louisiana State
Ted Richards
UCLA
Dave Barclay
University of Michigan
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Wampler
Lambie
Charles Coe
University of Oklahoma
Coe
John Zoller
Ohio
State
Bo Winninger
Oklahoma A. & M
Morgan Fottrell
San Jose State
Lou Stafford
Univer
Stranahan Qualifies for British Open at Muirfield
Stranahan of Toledo Ohio safely qualified for the British Open by adding a 75 to his earlier 70 for a 36 hole total of 145 at Muirfield and Gullane in Scotland. Fellow Americans Daly and Thomson posted strong totals while Sweeny dropped to 155 after a 78.
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Scotland
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Stranahan
Muirfield
Gullane
A. S
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Lansom Lite
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Little
Bula
Britain
Fred Daly
Jimmy Thomson
Bob Sweeny
London
Frank Tatum
Los Angeles
U. S
Bragan Named Playing Manager For Ft Worth Cats
Robert Randall Bragan 30 year old catcher is named playing manager of the Ft Worth Cats by club president John Reeves. Bragan, a National League veteran with Brooklyn and Philadelphia ties, will take over from George Dockins in Tulsa Wednesday. Dockins offers support and notes Bragan’s long baseball pedigree and military service.
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Robert Randall
Bobby” Bragan
John Reeves
Cats
Bragan
Brooklyn
Tulsa
Burt Shotton
George Dockins
Lester Burge
Dockins
Birmingham
Ala
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Fla
Phillies
Jack Kraus
Dodgers
Ferrell Anderson
Novara
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