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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1929
Page
18
Wordy dispatching text notes Archie Tempcy as a standout from San Antonio, described as the picture of a hundred percent American, in the national matches at Camp Perry Ohio. The piece highlights Tempcy’s sharp form on the warpath to victory and his role among Texas shooters in the arena of the matches.
Reports discuss a tentative Monday series between Public Service and Missouri Pacific for a doubleheader next weekend. San Antonio’s Public Service Utilities and local teams in Houston and Dallas are named, with detailed game notes and player performances from the recent state amateur and city championship matches.
Chicago style report notes a split tag as Houston and Dallas stage a double bill. The piece mentions players and officials, with scattered names and teams, and cites Chicago Buses signing three new tackles including Joe Kopske and Ralph Mallard to rebuild their program.
A fragmented sports note recalls San Antonio's Julians and Wichita Falls pitchers briefly struggled as Spud attackers led by Rhinday pressed Chaplin and Haner. The game stretched past six with showers delaying play, yet Spud’s consistent offense carried momentum.
Detroit press reports President Frank Navin confirms Buck Harris has signed a contract to manage the Detroit club for 1930. The statement notes Harris will lead the team as manager with prospects for the season.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference the American League West division with garbled terms and stray quotes. No coherent event, team, or person can be identified for a proper card.
Mississippi Valley honors Dubuque after a season in which Dubuque edged Waterloo to win the league title. Officials announced the championship outcome as the season closed amid a late surge and ties.
Unclear OCR text lists games and matchups by city and team names. Mentions Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Wallonal Lenene with several unreadable fragments. Overall reads as a schedule snippet for Monday games across multiple venues.
Heavyweight contender Haymann heads to a Madison Square Garden bill with a German champion in the spotlight. The program features ten-round bouts including Ted Bandi vs Harold Maye and Jack Siorrul vs Charles Smith, with other nationwide scraps listed across Brooklyn to Tulsa.
A jumble of results across multiple sports: Jim Johnston wins a finals victory in Portland against De Walling. Walter Kuenka edges Turnera in Metropolitan PLG. shields triumphs in national singles with Bark Daly winning again. Wightman era sweep by American players. Virginia women claim middle state singles. racing notes from Chantilly and Westbury with multiple stakes results. track events feature Berlin and other distances with injuries. swimming leader Clarence Tons wins Montreal three mile race. US smallbore rifle team claims international crown.
Camp Perry hosts a national rifle and pistol meet under secretary direction with events in small bore and car matches. The national team match features five members from US reserves guards and civil clubs competing in three positions at 50, 25, and 50 yards. The national individual rifle match draws over 1000 marksmen, culminating in the prestigious car match Friday and Saturday. Mars Ward of Chicago shoots a perfect target in the AQ event, while 14-year-old Headford Wiles of Chicago posts a high score amid a field of experienced shooters.
Chicago reports the Derby women’s golf event begins at Finssmoor Country Club with a small but elite field aiming to capture the title. Contenders include Amireen Onreally, Virginia Van Wie, and Gertrude Boothby among others. eighteen holes slated.
Sept 1 report notes Mexican president enthusiastic about a United States college football game. He welcomes cross border teams and a game Sunday arranged by University of Merion with Reginald Root, ex Yale, as organizer. Also recaps: Printers beat Cubs 5 to 3 as Morales’s wild pitching trouble helped Express Printers win on Concepcion diamond.
Edinburg Texas will adopt a centralized coaching system for both college and high school in the coming year with J A Foster as coach. Assistant will be Dim Firing from Kansas State Teachers College at Pittsburg. The plan emphasizes intramural athletics and physical training to classify students by age height and weight and to involve every capable boy in competitive activity.
Forty players remain in the singles meet as round three options proceed with top contenders like Bill Yuden Frank Hunter Joby Porg and Richard Wilhrooms idle. Notable clashes include Fritz Mercur vs Harris Coggeshall Berkeley Nell vs Austin and George Lott vs J Gilbert Hall while English players and other luminaries stay in action under weather watch ahead of the Saturday main schedule.
The annual golf tournament with about 200 entries began Monday at Braockbridge Park. Second round play is scheduled with a week allowed to complete rounds and pairings announced for the upcoming week across six flights, listing players and matchups.
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