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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1932
Page
15
Galveston Hexston defeats Delies two to three. Fort Worth hosts Beaumont while Dallas meets Hoorvan. Lomvier faces Gelverton as the schedule lists matchups and results for the Texas League Wednesday.
American League action features Detroit visiting Philadelphia with Thermtar on the mound, Franin expected to start for New York. Read as a sports brief noting pitching matchups and city teams, with upcoming schedule context.
Fragmented report lists several NL games with uneven scores including Pittsburgh and New York teams. Other lines mention Albany Baltimore Portland Minulone and Oakland with various win totals and partial player names, suggesting a roundup of league standings and single games amid garbled OCR.
Hank Greenberg of the Hesumott club named most valuable player in the Texas league for the current season. He receives $100 and a scroll, with voting tallies showing Greenberg first with 16 points and James second with 17 points after multiple city ballots and first, second, and third place votes counted.
Tinga and cate stray from the old three and fireside as a big family hunt to locate a lost pet. The tale suggests starting with a trail, using light signals, and enlisting local help to rapidly recover the animal.
Beaumont Exporters move into undisputed first place in the Texas League pennant race after a 11 to 2 win over Fort Worth. Easterling Highlander hit two homers and four RBIs. Hamlin earned his 20th win as Harmelin pitched well in relief, while Dallas fell to Houston 11 to 2. Galveston topped Longview 6 to 2 with Thorpmpahlen striking out 171 and leaving 15 on base in nine innings.
In a rough OCR record the Texas box score shows Fort Worth and Longview games with multiple players listed. Key names include Thorman, Appleton, Beaumont, Fort Worth’s Batters and Pitchers, and umpires Coe and Mre. The fragmentary data includes runs, hits, errors, and fielding notes, with unclear context for final outcomes.
Former Main Avenue high school athletes from 1928 and 1930 era will bury Garrett, a 29 year old former athlete, killed in Taylor on Tuesday night. The funeral at Porter's chapel begins at 9 a.m. with 24 active pallbearers and many former teammates as honorary pallbearers. Garrett, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Perer, moved to Taylor eight months ago. burial will be at Mission Burial Park. The death is being treated as accidental shooting. a UN was found beside the body. Garrett had been coached by Harry Hamilton at school and had sought entry to St Edward's University.
The Columbus American association team has secured Edward Serle Heuser, pitcher with Houston in the Texas League, and he will report immediately. President L. MePhat announced, denying that Outfielder Nick Cul Jop had been only to Rochester of the International League.
Tarpon enthusiasts Bill Ochse and Albert Walser plan a double tarpon catch in October after several trials with new gear. They describe a two-tarp on setup using a piano wire and swivel to let two fish tire each other, building on prior experiments and Patents in tarpon tackle while recalling past goldfish bait success on tarpon.
Medina Lake rose more than a foot shortly before noon Thursday due to recent rains, reaching 12142 feet above the spillway top. The rise was confirmed by William H. Furlane of the chamber of commerce highway department in a noon checkup.
Promoter Ralph Hams presents a Thursday night wrestling event at the exposition arena with Hammonds and several peers on the card. Hammonds offers a cash incentive up to sixty two percent to any man under two hundred pounds who can throw him in a one fall finish. Friday’s lineup features the Masked Red Deron versus Red Lindsey and other matchups including Cyclone Fox versus Alvan Britt and Foxy Bievens against Red Michaels.
Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals says Paul Dean, Dizzy Dean’s younger brother, has a strong no hit effort for Columbus against Kansas City but remains far from ready for the majors. He notes the youngster is very young and needs more seasoning before any major league call. Dean began his pitching career in San Antonio, Texas.
Fabian Kowalik, a top pitcher in the Texans league who has played for a weak club, will travel Thursday night to St. Louis to join the Chicago White Sox and likely debut in major league action Sunday. Homer Hammond, president of the San Antonio Indians, will accompany him.
Mildred Babe Didrickson, renowned Texas athlete, teamed with Aulbach to win a combined medal play event at Dallas Country Club. Aulbach’s sub-par 33 77 70 and Babe’s 56 51 106 helped secure victory amid missed approaches and three putts.
In the American Legion little world series, New Orleans and Springfield Mags played their third game ending in a 5 to 5 tie after darkness halted play in Keokuk. Weather delayed start due to an eclipse and late launching was required.
In Chicago at the stadium defense, Max Baer knocked out Ernie Schaaf after a brutal 11-round bout. Schaaf, Boston-born, was down at the bell, nearly five minutes of work by handlers helped him recover. Baer, heavier and relentless, edged Schaaf on a close decision in a hard fought rematch.
Mrs Reinhardt tops the field in the Women's Western Golf Association 72 hole medal play derby at halfway. She trimmed four strokes from an early 78 to reach 162, with Rena Wilson of Chicago second at 168 and Will Granite Armstrong third at 169. Mrs Oprlei of Kansas City stands at 170 after an 83.
A large, talented field is set for The Light's annual Junior Golf Championship at Willow Springs. About 125 players are expected, with 38 out-of-town entries and 66 locals. Notables include Ralph Nemir Navarola, Warren Ludeke Ban Antonin, Loula Nowlin Dallas, Pred Borst Houston, Dick Turner McAllen, Raleigh White Temple, Don Schuhmacher Datalea, Gray Little Beaumont, Tom Lawrence San Antonio, and many others from Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and across Texas. Entries accepted through tournament day.
Long distance records fall as the national professional championship enters the second 36-hole round. Walter Hagen falters in a 43-hole marathon against Johnny Golden of Noroton, Conn. Bobby Cruickshank and Reggie Leris engage in a grueling round. others like Abe Espinosa and Tom Creavy also advance with steadier scores.
Disjointed recap lists several boxing figures and locations including Oakland, San Francisco, Indianapolis, and Chicago with names like Buster Salmon Freddie Miller and Claude Caples. The imperfect OCR presents a mixed lineup of featherweight contenders and judges, underscoring a chaotic results page from an early boxing event.
In St Paul on September 1 Art Lasky of Minneapolis, a top heavyweights prospect, matches blows with Primo Carnera as he trains for a world title shot. The report notes Lasky’s prior four round draw with Jack Dempsey and sketches Carnera as the rising challenger, alongside other boxing notes and amateur highlights from the era.
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