Schiffers Wins City Women's Tennis Championship
Louise Schiffers of Incarnate Word College captured the San Antonio city park courts women's singles title at San Pedro Park, defeating Mrs. Ruel McDaniel of Denver Heights 6-1 6-3 in the final. Schiffers earlier won Brackenridge Park and city courts titles, with strong returns and aggressive play prevailing over McDaniel's court generalship.
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Schiffers
Incarnate Word College
San Antonio
Park Courts
Ruel. McDaniel
Denver Heights
San Pedro Park
Ameores
Schiffors
Brackenridge
Park and Broadway
Sporting Goods - House
Dibble Company
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Potchernick
Hinelcliff
Specia
Brent
RC Oliver
The
Oval
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Meights
Annie Shore
Cneviryo Burke
Pauline Derrick
Melanie
Mray
Richard Kuhn
Wilmuth Overstreet
Imotente
Reasles
Florence Lewis
Sophie Fa Mast Smalthausen
Iver
Kitefe
Ethel Moore
Arcane Fire
Margaret Patven
Helen Rankin
Pat Delymel
Mars
Richart Feent
Ran Pedro
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J. W. Aikens
Grady
Genevieve Werdler
Lemoui
Linkamet
Rannernp
Greckenridge Park
Ed Moser
Elizabeth Browning
Nelson
Lucy Childress
Mary Louise Witt
Tigesy McLean
Katherine O' Rourke
Tia Murray
Amelia Schiffers
Madelins
Marx Margaret Miller
Maria Meum
Thoosevelt Parclorsith
Ent
Marietin Talbot
Perry A Looreiner
Hattin Marie Roger Newding
Nancy Lote Cullam
Adolf Navarro
Hsin Buss
Bea Goldsmith
Florence Newton
Welle Sermann
Mautine
Newell
Margaret Lackie
Naomi Wilkenson
Oqinat Mailing
Pearl Zodnax
Wlorion Seauler
Liwille Toranee
Adeline
Weismuller Dominates Wet Hollywood Meet
Johnny Weismuller enjoyed a large wet evening at the Hollywood Athletic Club as Kwimmer won a 100 yard dash in a fast time and Weismuller teamed with Stubby Konger in a smooth 100 yard relay.
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Cod
California
Johnny Weidmuller
Kwimmer
Stubby
Konger
Hollywood Athletic Club
Kenicky Derby renewal set for May at Churchill Downs
Louisville May 2 The Kenicky Derby renewal, offering 50000 added, will be run May 16 at Churchill Downs. A crowd near 160000 is expected under mild weather. Trainers withdrew Special and Sumpier. many colts showed limited form yesterday. Blue Warbler started Lexington season. Kentucky Cardinal completed 2 miles in 1 44.45 for Croissant. Derby contenders include Quatrain Stucky Cardinal Ster-Along Alcindet and Swope along with Hedgefence and Single-Foot in near-term workouts.
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Louisville
Cherchill Dowss
Charlie
Lee
Elsas
Pol Roger
Mark
Lexington
Pilowers
Nadi
J. J. Troxler
Camden
Inning
G. Frank Croissant
Chicago
Lee O. Conner
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Ster-Along
Red M. Grabmer
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Oear
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Vedgelence
Sunny Man
Saratext
Single-Foot
Last Fear
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Our General
Golf Gossip and Course Plans Near Bill Crest Club
Golf gossip notes sprinkling systems laid on the Bill Crest Club grounds six miles along Babcock road with grass planting to start soon and the course likely to be opened in the fall. Keene Koetter plans summer tournaments at St Hedwiz road course while Brackenridge Park greens prepare for openings and a temporary setup is used. Joe Lally, ex San Antonio CC, named the hole-in-one club member at RL Pass. Symons to enter prize tourney at Brackenridge Park next March.
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Billcrest
Babcock Road
Hain
Selate
Keene
Koetter
St. Hedwiz
Prackenridge Park
Murray Brooks
Joe Lally
San Antonio
Pye Core
McFarland to Fight Br CROwers in Dallas Monday Bout
Prankie McFarland, San Antonio featherweight, leaves for Dallas to fight Dick Brouwers of Vernon in a ten round bout Monday. McFarland plans to drive toward the Pacific coast for a summer campaign around Los Angeles after the bout.
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Prankie McFarland
San Antonio
Dallas
Dick Broowers
Vernon
MecFarland
Pacific
Los An-ger
Daily of Bobcats Sets Vault Record
San Marcos May 2 Daily of the San Marcos Teachers College reports an unofficial vault mark of 7.1 feet set Friday in a dual meet. Howard Payne swept three places in the high hurdles. Jon Bailey Cheaney and Howard Payne ran 10 seconds for the 100 yard dash and 22 distance in 2:24.3 despite heavy track. McAllister of Howard Payne was high point man with 16 points.
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San Marcos
Howard Payns
McAllister
Howard Payne
Firpo Now Weighs 285 Going Strong in Late Career
New York May 2 Billy McCarney states the South American heavyweight Primo Firpo weighs 285 pounds and can no longer hope to regain his peak fighting form. The veteran fighter remains a pugilistic attraction as the end of his career nears.
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New York
Billy Mc ‘Arney
McCarney
Virps
Ter
Luis
Edens Taking Over Pirate Athletics
Georgetown May 2 Southwestern University will place Mon asy in charge of the new director C M Edens who has resigned as director of athletics at North Texas Agricultural College to succeed William Gardner resigned at Southwestern University Edens is an alumnus of Southwestern.
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Southwestern University
Monasy
C. M. Edens
North Texas Agricultural College
William Gardner
Edens
Southwestern
Horned Frogs Lengthen Lead in Conference Standings
TCU held a midweek edge as Baylor beat Texas 4 to 3 at Austin and Rice ended a skid with a 7 to 0 win over Arkansas. Texas Christian University extended its lead while Oklahoma State, Texas, and SMU faltered amid pitching and defense notes.
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Texas Christian University
Oklahoma
Baylor
Longhorns
Ireexe O
Thompson
Texas
Cox
Clements
Sandlot Siftings: Local games and lineups announced
Morgan-Woodwards pursue games while Callaghan at the company's offices handles bookings. Sunday features Texas Steam Laundry versus Station Hospital at Yockals San Pete and Forty second Squadron versus Sacred Heart at Kelly Field. Elks practice with Main Avenue High School. Gulf Oilers' Andrew Trwin shines in City League with three hits in three games. Exhibition game set Nol-Stones vs Oilers at Gulf diamond 2:30 Sunday. Kahn Universals vs San Antonio Buicks at Bramberg Field 8 p.m. Sunday. Practice reports list O S White and others. Several open dates, league tweaks, and Saturday League play noted with 4 p.m. start times on three diamonds.
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San Pete
Beart
U.o'clock
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Youngster May Step In To End Scotts Record
Everett Scott may lose his American League consecutive games record to Young Wanninger as the Yankees consider a midseason replacement. Scott, 33, shows signs of decline after 11 years in the majors, while Wanninger steps in during a New York series with the Athletics.
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Boston Red Sox
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Yanks
Ihel Athletics
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Athletics
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Georgy Sisler
Sisler
Fongeen
Phillies
St Marys Seeks a Square Series After San Antonio Defeat
St Marys College baseball heads to Keerville aiming to even the series with Schreiner Institute after an 8 6 loss to the Mountaineers in San Antonio. Kiepae endured a rough fourth inning before Ramirez relieved, while Boykin and Schreiner’s Haro figure in Saturday’s Kerryisle clash. Schreiner’s first win over a San Antonio team.
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St. Mary's
Keerville
Seareiner
Institute
Mountaineers
San Antonio
Frid
Kiepae
Katy Club Wallops Richer’s Bakery in 11 to 3 rout
Katy Club blanked Richter's Bakery 11 to 3 at Van Daele Stadium as Mergenthaler and Cordana starred for the winners. Katy’s Roberts belted a homer, while Katy seeks future games inviting Travis 6508. The San Antonio Eagles dropped 7 to 6 to New Braunfels Stars last Sunday.
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Richter’s Bakery
van Daele Stadium
Mergenthaler
Tex
Ning
Roberts
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Mergenthaler and
Cordana
Arrodonddl
Mitchell
Travis
Mexican Eagles
San Tedro Park
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New Braunfels Stars
Walton Leaguers Meet Here May 13
State Game Commissioner Yorner Hubby and J Frank Ehrler will be in San Antonio on Wednesday May 15 to assist in organizing San Antonio’s Walton League chapter. Officials plan a gathering at a local hotel with current and new members and their guests as part of next week’s preparations. The league promotes conservation of game and outdoors use for future generations.
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Ruth
Yorner Hubby
J. Frank Ehrler
Tzank Walton Tleag of America
San Antonio
San Antoino
Tzankalton
Main Avenue High Meets University Shorehorns On Saturday
Main Avenue high school tennis teams, champions of the district, are scheduled to play the University of Lexas Shorehorns at San Pedro Saturday afternoon. The matches come ahead of the state meet in Austin next week, with Main Avenue fielding a boys singles and doubles duo in the state Inter-scholastic League Tournament.
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Main Avenue High School
University of Lexas Shorthorns
San Pedro Wark
Main Avenue
Shorehorns
Austin
Chess Star Loses In Baden Baden Tourney
In the twelfth round Rubinstein of Poland suffered a defeat at the hands of Gruenfeld of Austria, marking a shift in the standings as Gruenfeld moves ahead of Rubinstein for the first time this tournament. Bogoljubow of Russia was also defeated by Graenfeld, altering the round’s results.
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Baden-Baden
Rubinstein
Gruenfeld
Austria
Jost
Tartakower
Graenfeld
Bogoljubow
Russia
Macon Swaps Two For Asheville Player
Macon baseball officials announced Bennie Allen infielder and Mike Clancy outfielder have been traded to Asheville for Johnny Mann who will take Allen’s place at shortstop. The players report to the new club Saturday. Mann previously played with Brit and Oklahoma City teams.
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Macon
Tat
Bennie Allen
Mike Clancy
Asheville
Johnny Mann
Allen
Moma
Brit
Oklahoma City
Polo Meet Set for September at Meadowbrook
May 2 The American open polo championship opening on September 2 will be played at Meadowbrook Long Island. Monty Waterbury cup to be contested at conclusion. Midwick four from the Pacific Coast expected to defend the title. Foreign players may invade, with L Liavey from Argentina in 1922 part of the discussion.
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New York
Meadowbrook
Long Island
United States Polo Association
Midwick
Pacific Coast
America
L. Liavey
Fort Sam Houston Planners Assign Duty During Second Division Maneuvers
Officers are not added to the Fort Sam Houston post athletic staff for the Second Division maneuvers. Lt Mitchell of the Twelfth Artillery serves as assistant to Captain Otho W. Budd Jr. as post athletic officer and custodian of the athletic fund. Lt Canton Muller of the Twenty-third is detailed as temporary assistant. Numerous regimental games and matches with town teams are scheduled along the march route, with games at Camp Stanley and various towns from May 5 to May 12, including Boerne, Comfort, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, and Waring.
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Twelfth Artillery
Otho W. Budd Jr
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Legion
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Instry
Pal Moran Knocks Out K.0 Leonard in New Orleans
May 2 in New Orleans Maeno claimant of the omyt Southern lightweight tire kayoed RK 027 Leonard in the ninth round of a 15 round bout. Leonard was cut up in the seventh and eighth. The first six rounds were even. both fighters weighed 126 pounds.
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New Orleans
Maeno
Omyt
Leonard
Creolian Captures Victoria Handicap at Aylesbury Park
Creolian won the Victoria Handicap at Ahurst Park in England on May 2. The race for £2000 prize money saw Bancroft’s Purple Shade finish second and Cox’s Caravel third with thirteen runners in the field.
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Aurst Park
England
Creolian
S. I Bancroft
A. Tt. Cox
Inside Golf Chester Horton on wrist action teaching
Inside Golf profiles Chester Horton, noted as a major golf teacher, explaining wrist and hand action during the downswing. He describes weight shift, the turn at the top, and the so called throwing motion that powers the club, stressing instinct and timing over fixed rules.
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John Ir Dutle Co
Chester Jlarten
Harry Greb Fights Chile Heavyweight, Shows Tricks
May 8 Pittsburgh middleweight champion Harry Greb defeated Quintin Numero Rojas of Santiago, Chile in a ten round bout. Greb weighed 169 12 pounds while the Chilean weighed 195.
Boston asks Nurmi to try mile mark
Albert Geiger of the Boston Athletic Association telegraphed Paavo Nurmi and his manager in California requesting the Finn face a handicap field to attempt a new world one mile record on the Harvard Stadium track on May 10. The event will be strictly sporting with no admission. If Nurmi accepts, Lloyd Hahn Tom Cavanaugh and Teo Larrivés will be set as rivals.
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Albert Geiger
Boston Athletic Association
Paavo Nurmi
Ilugo Quist
California
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Harvard Stadium
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Nurmi
Lloyd Hahn
Tom Cavanaugh
Teo Larrivés
Spur
Ed Sperber Drops to Minors Again
Edwin Sperber outfielder for Boston in the National League has been released on optional agreement to the Nashville club of the Southern Association. He can be recalled by Boston if his Nashville performance justifies. Sperber was drafted by the Braves from Houston of the Texas League in 1928 and last season played with Shreveport in the Texas League under an optional agreement.
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Edwin Sperber
Nashville
Sperber
Braves
Houston
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