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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1938
Page
11
In Jackson Mississippi on March 12 Fred Perry of England used a full set of shots to edge Bilaworth Vines of Los Angeles 4-4 3-8 65 and pull within three games of the Californian on their current tour. Vines leads Perry 39 to 16 in the series.
In Chicago on March 12 17 Babe Richie of Libeck Texas was eliminated in the semi finals of the eleventh annual Golden Gloves tournament. The report lists multiple weight classes and winners with Cleveland dominating, including Dan Meritt capturing the heavyweight title and other captions detailing winners from Davenport Iowa, Chicago and Kansas City.
A station readout lists numerous small league clubs across the United States. Cities include Indianapolis Arcadia Haines City Ennisville Milwaukee Saint Springs Minneapolis Thaytown Paw and other locales. Major leagues or affiliations are hinted by names like Pacific Coast League Southern Association and Eastern League with cities such as Oakland San Francisco Birmingham New Orleans Atlanta and Hartford.
San Antonio Light coverage notes Central Catholic and St Henrys advancing to the semifinals of the state Catholic high school basketball tournament. Friday games featured strong showings from Central Catholic, St Henrys, Anthony's of Beaumont, and Victoria St Joseph's with semifinals scheduled for later tonight and a consolation final before the Sunday title game.
Amateur boxing notes list fighters like Chester Wome and Billy Stalbi in weight classes, with results across several bouts, including wins and decisions. The article mentions semi finals next Tuesday and the following Friday, plus a ski championship segment at Sun Valley with Dick Diener and a two day event, referencing international competition and federation framing.
NPW YORK March 12 Cunningham the War Admiral of foot racing faces a long shot in the Casey 600 at Maite FSD Square. Galloping Glam aims for a 600 length event 65 minutes after a likely sixth mile victory by the Columbian mile. Rivals include Jim Herbert Wesley Wallace Fordham and Nowe Moreck, with hopes to break the season best around 1 42.
From 2 to 3 p m at Filtman Sulivan park the Highland basebal team holds a reserved practice slot with players lining up for the squad. Rice Tennis coach Wik Connelly takes over after the resignation of Jake and Wilbur Hess, who had coached the Owls without pay and sought to retain their status.
Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood were reported missing in India after a tiger hunt near Tulka. A Calcutta mail dated February 24 claims Hagen survived malaria and injuries from a tiger encounter, detailing recovery efforts and plans to resume matches.
An army golfer holes a straight ace from 18 yards using a No 3 iron during a foursome at Willow Springs. The round drew astonishment from Lieut A M Pyenthsd and other members as the ball dropped into the cup.
Tech and Brackenesdga were to send track teams to Cameron Sil Uday, while Bilison and the Jefferson Mustangs were to go to tin meat at Dray.
Plan relays at Lockhart report extensive preparation for the Lockhart Relays to be held at Lions Field next Friday. Entries include university and high school athletes from Rice, San Antonio schools, San Marcos teachers, and others.notable entrants include Wilcox and Patterson of Rice and Stukesberry of San Marcos Tracksters and hurdlers prominent. Doris Adams to be crowned queen of the Relays with ceremonies Thursday night.
Army’s undefeated boxer team swept through Syracuse opening rounds, advancing to finals with two more cadets reaching the semifinals. A crowd of about 4000 witnessed the Cadets’ strong performance as the Grange yielded finalists and semi finalists, keeping the championship in suspense.
About 140 vowinrs, comprising some of the best pin-toppiing tal ent in the state, will be on the ne Ways at the Alamo Recreation Saturday and Sunday in the second weekend of the tenth state tenpth championships. Bowling starts a 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon and continues until a show. Sunday night features ten Class A quintets with shooting in the group event Saturday night. Singles and domes late on week for Sunday.
Sports notes and rumors compile a wide mix of figures from baseball and track. Mentions include Johnny Geoney, Hank Gowdy, Al Schacht, and Casey Stengel linked to trades and feuds. Also referenced are college figures like Alabama and Minnesota, plus operational details about Dodgers and promotions at Garden events.
Major camps in St Petersburg Florida stir with rumors of comebacks and lineups. Coach Joe McCarthy leads the Yankees against the Cardinals as spring training reshapes rosters with players like DiMaggio Gehrig and Berra in contention while NL rivals Reds and Giants weigh contracts and bench options amid injury updates and prospects.
Vague OCR fragment mentions Roake Ta and Vidia day, unclear actions or events. No concrete names, places, dates, or organizations clearly readable. Unable to extract a definitive incident or outcome from the fragment provided.
Charles Klein of Willow Springs won the San Antonio Caddy Championship for the second year running by defeating Vic Caballero 4 and 3 at the Alvillevest course. Klein posted a medal 66. Paul DeLeon won the First Flight title, beating Arthur Zertehe, with Frank Garza taking second.
Benkelagan Nev March 17 James Hunter 44s vin over his pall when a golf club flew loose into the path of a rabbit in the park. The animal was struck and killed as bystanders reported the incident with confusion and broken text.
Randolph Fielders claimed a double victory as the Hondo Owls were swept. Benny Marshall belted two home runs, powering Heartmatiers Squadron to a 10 to 0 win while Squadron 45 shut out the Owls 4 to 0. Notre Dame downed Detroit 45-31 in a midweek college game. Colorado Springs edged Colorado Springs in overtime 4 to 3.
Nelson overcomes a six shot deficit to win the Hollywood Open with a final round 87 to finish 72 holes at 172 and 275 tied for the best score under par. Horton Smith fades then rallies into second while Frank Moore places third. Roach earns $400 and Nelson earns a spot in the $4000 four ball. The event moves to Miami next.
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