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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
LITTLE HELEN WILLS TAKES
NATIONAL WOMEN'S TENNIS
CROWN FROM MRS. MALLORY
Eight Times Champion Outclassed by 17-Year-Old
Girl, Who Weeps in Mothers Arms When It's
All Over-British Team Wins in Doubles.

Forest Hills, n. ", Aug. 1s.--
Little Helen Wills, the California
darling, was crowned the new green
of American tennis here Saturday
afternoon.
With a demonstration Of class thu.
has never been SURPRISED on an
American court. the 17-year-old Berk-
eley school girl crushinyly defeated
Mrs. Molla Mallory, eight times
champion. GO, and 6-1, i'll the final
round for the championship.
No queen was ever elevated TO
the throne of any realm with more
support and more public acclaim
than that which was demonstrated
by 5000 thrilled tennis fans when
Miss Wills took the deciding point
that made her the girl ruler of tie
American court.
Highbrow ethics of tennis were
forgotten. Hats were tossed in the
air like the straw shower tina. grtets
n deed of Babe Ruth. Smartly clad
brokers and fashionably dressed ~
ciety leaders rushed on he courts and
swarmed about a blushing girl who
was holding back tears and looking
for her mother.
The Umpire Kisses Her.
Up in the canvas-topped press box,
where telegraph wires we're ticking
n flock of words, the mother of the
new champion sat and i.II what any
happy mother would do when her
own child had been so gloTifie1 and
so acclaimed-she wept, and smiled
through her tears.
Eddie Conlon, big broal-shoulder-
ed umpire. was the first lucky one
to get kiss. He gathered the girl
in his big arms and kissed her on
the cheek while men gave vent to
undignified yells and women shouted.
Behind two special policemen the
girl champion found her way to her
mothers arms and had COOL cry
for herself.
"Oh, I'm so happy Tor you and
dad" was all she could say.
The crowd had a cheer ready for
the vanquished as well as the victor.
When the crown had been taken from
her. Mrs. Mallory rushed to the side
of her young coDquerer and put her
arms around her. and, when she
walked alone from the court with her
head down. the crowd gave her
great ovation.
She lifted her head. smiled back
and hurried through the crowd to the
clubhouse.
Ran MOlla Over Court.
When Little Helen had complet-
cd accepting the congratulations of
the officials and started for the club
house. the vocal tumult was renewed.
The technical features of the
coronation Of the new queen are hard
ly worth mentioning.
Miss Wills most decisively outplay-
cd, out-generaled and out-stroked
Mrs. Mallory. The California girl
ran the champion all over the court
and forced her into errors on strong
volleys and strokes that could not be
returned.
Accustomed TO playing with male
players Miss Wills was not bothered
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
Ike Boone Must Clout
Twenty Hits to Break
Texas League Record

Ike Boone's great batting this
year has aroused the curiosity of
San Antonio fans regarding the
Bear behemoth's chances of set
ting some kind of record. Ike's
season hit total through Saturday
was 206.
This is only 10 under the Texas
League record of 225, set last year
BY Homer Summa of Wichita
Falls. now of the Cleveland In
dams.
Boone has 80 games in which
to make up the distance between
his present figure and Summa's.
The chances are be will do IL If be
plays every day and doesn't get
into a slump.
Ike is long way from the
minor or even the major league
record. however, and only a super
human effort would enable him to
pass either one.
The minor mark is $50. set BY
sensational Paul Strand of Salt
Lake City in the Pacific Cos ST
League last season in lis games.
That's quarter of a hundred
games longer than the Texas
League season. however.
George Sisler Of the st. Louis
Browns has the modern major
mark Of 81. made in 1920. In
the old days. Lyons Of the Asso-
citation in 1887 got 2S4. but thew
counted bases on balls as hits ID
those days.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
&&S8 = THE SPORT PAGES e r
Shut Out With Three Scratches After 29 Orgy Friday
Babe Ruth Adds Sind
and Williams Begins
to Get Dust in Eyes


Babe Ruth is out to win the
home run hitting championship he
relinquished last year after estab-
Fishing a record of 80 the season
before. The Babe. after hitting
his 31st on Friday, crashed out his
Enthusiastically winning the
game from the White Sox in the
ninth inning--at Chicago Satur-
day, and is now three ahead of
Cy Williams Of the Philadelphia
Nationals. his nearest rival.
The other Williams, Kenneth of
the st. Louis Browns, will Be
catching his Philly namesake soon
if Cy isn't careful. He got bis
22nd Saturday while Cy hasn't
made one all week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
FAST POLOISTS PLAY
Guardsmen Captained Sunday by
Member Of Dallas Millionaire Troop.

Troop c, 10TH Cavalry. Texas Ma
tional Guard, will play the 10Th Field
Artillery. regular army. on the Brack-
enridge Park polo field at o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Brig. Gen. Jacob
II. Wolters and his staff and several
prominent officers from Eighth Corps
Area headquarters will attend.
The crack national guard team is
eaptained by Capt. Sebe ]. Houghton
of Troop c. the Highland Park mil
lionaire troop" from Dallas. They
have beaten every team they have met
so far since the cavalry brigade opened
training camp at Camp Stanley. Au-
gust 8.
The 18th Field Artillery team is
rated as one of the fastest in the
Eighth Corps Area and uses some of
the players who went TO Colorado
Springs last month to return with
laurel,.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
PRECEDENT DUE FOR
UPSET IF NEW YORK
MINES BOTH TRIUMPH
And Giants Hold 1t in
Power to Break a String
of Records.

New York, AUG. fS.-With both
New York teams out in front by COM
Portable margins. and figured TO re
neat by the majority of critics, one
baseball precedent seems pretty sure
of being upset. And the overthrow of
another is not beyond the realm OF
possibility.
Should the Giants and Yankees
again hook up in the diamonds blue
ribbon classic--tlIe world series it
will be the first time on record that
the same two clubs. representing the
same cities in their respective cir
cults, will fight it out for the third
successive year.
Never before in the annals Of the
game have the same teams met three
seasons in row. Other clubs, IN
days gone by, have won the pennant
three consecutive years but never
have FLASHED with the same opponents
on each occasion.
If the McGraw clan gets into the
series this fall, it win have a chance
TO turn trick which no other club
in either league has yet been able TO
put across. And that Is coping the
worlds title three years IN succession.
A number of teams have had two
such victories to their credit but none
has yet exceeded that feat.
Thus, if the two Gotham outfits
come through. as now looms apparent.
it will give the city of New York a
monopoly in pennant-winning aggre..
cations that will rank unprecedented
i'm baseball history. For it will mean
six flags in rs many chances; an
unusual accomplishment, to say the
least.
And if the Giants should again cop
the games highest honors, another
new mark will have been hung up.
All of which shows that there is
possibility of mountaineering climax
TO an otherwise recording breaking
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
BILLY EVANS SAYS

Versatility in thes, days of modern
baseball is rather unknown. Most
players are specialists. They are
third baseman. shortstops or second
basemcn, exclusively: that is, they
play one position TO the exclusion OF
all others.
Recently l was discussing this fea-
ture of play with the veteran Bobby
Wallace, in his day one of the great
est shortstops the game ever pro-
duced. Wallace now is acting as as
sistant TO Bill Killefer, manager OF
the Chicago Cubs.
an the old days" explained Wal
lace, tit was customary for n man.
ager to use IN infielder at any OF
four positions on the diamond. As a
matter of fact, they usually saw that
a promising recruit worked out at the
various infield positions. The fact
that the clubs carried only few. ex-
ira players anecessitated that these
utility men master any position on
the field. It's different now with
these big squads and most players
are specialists.
The fact that versatility among in
fielders is almost forgotten art
makes the play of Fred Haney of De-
troit stand out as decidedly unusual.
Haney is unqucstionably one of the
most valuable utility players in
either major league. 1t means con-
siderable for club to have a play
er of Haney's type in its lineup.
When a second sacker was needed
by the Tigers, Haney stepped i'll and
filled the bill. When Bobby Jones
was forced out of the game because
of several broken bones in one of his
feet, again it was Haney who patch
ed over the breach at third base.
Whelf Shortstop Rigney, because of
illness and injury, was out for about
three weeks, Haney played brilliantly
ut his position.
Most major league clubs have n
substitute for each position, an un-
derstudy to the regular. A club oc-
easionalIy. however. bumps into a bad
run of luck in which the understudy
rs well rs the regular is rendered UNI
fit for play because of illness or in
jury. At such times the true value of
a player Of Haney's type, real util-
ity man, is appreciated.
Haney can do more than merely
field. He is mighty good batsman,
nrettv fnSt on thn bases and has plen-
ty of courage and brains. Haney re-
minds you of the utility players of the
old school in these days of modern
baseball, where versatility is practic-
ally lost art.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
PROMOTER SKIPS OUT
Firpo and Rest OF Pugs Still Looking
For Their Money.

Indianapolis. Ind. Aug. 1S.-Luis
Angel Firpo, the Argentine puncher
who knocked Joe Downey into Il semi
conscious state with 16-ounce. gloves
here Friday night. is still looking for
$4,000 of his $4,000 guarantee. and all
the preliminary fighters on the card.
gatemen and other employees claim
that Promoter Jack Druley has skip
ned out" without paying them. The
police had not yet been sent to search
for him. according TO Firpo's manager,
Hughie Garland. Saturday night. The
secretary of the Hoosier Speedway.
where the fight was held. has threat
ened to take action against Druley
for guaranteed one-third of the re-
ceipts.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
BOONE Still /.
{ EASILY BEST
TEXAS HITTER
Approaches Hit Record Of
Summa, Despite Slight
Slump.
TODT IS CLIMBING UP
Pills Rampage Lands Him
at .334-O'Neill Leads
Hurlers. =
TODT IS CLIMBING UP
By w. h. RUGGLES.
League Statistician.

Homer Summa's all-time Texas
League record of 225 base hits is
safe for awhile but with thirty games
in which to pass the mark, Ike Boone
of San Antonio Thursday night. in
spite of week of comparative slump,
had reached and passed the 2O0-hit
figure and was only % hits short
of the record. His average was All.
Boone also leads in run-getting
with ITO tallies, while Kraft of Fort
Worth ran his home run figure to %
Thursday. Vache still tops the loop
in base thefts with 81.
Players hitting over 800 through
Tbt,r SIa x,ss, LIDO g.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
PAPYRUS IS COMING
Winner Of ENGLISH Derby to Race
Best In United States.

London. Aug. 1S.-Ben Irish. own
.r of Papyrus. winner of this years
British Derby. telegraphed the London
Express today that he had accepted
The offer of August Belmont. stable
..s,er Of New York. for a rare be-.
tween Papyrus and the best Anlcri
ran threc-sea. did The "a :e i.s-i9 no,
,eld at Belmont Park, Long Island
,ome time in October.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
FRNKA IS INJURED
Former Local Football Star Seriously
Hurt In Accident.

Sherman. Tex. Aug. 1S.-Henry
Frnka of Garwood. Texas. last year
A member of the Austin College foot
ball team and the year before a star
at San Antonio Academy, San An
tonic. Texas, is in a serious condition
at his home as a result of an auto
mobile accident. word was wired to
this city Saturday night. Details of
the accident. were lacking.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
BIG BLAZE WINS
Captures, One Saratoga Feature Race.
4. Wilderness The Other.
Saratoga Springs. n. Y. Al

Saratoga SPRINGS, n. Y, Aug. IS.
Big blaze, an eight-to-one shot.
with Jockey Lang up, came in ahead
of the Sande-ridden st. James. sec
ond, and Klondyke, third. in the fea-
ture $4,000 Grand Union Hotel
stakes for two-year-olds here Satur-
day in I'LL 2-5 for the six furlopgs.
Wilderness won the other feature
race. the $12.500 Travers Stakes.
with Flagstaff second and Rialto
third. Marinelli was IN on the winner,
which covered the mile and quarter
for three-year-olds in 8 :04.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
Pitching Records.

The iron, man efforts Of Fort
WOrth's pitching staff during the
week resulted in considerable upheay-
ais in pitching standing. O'Neill Of
Shreveport takes the winning percent
age awny from Conley, while Stoner
of Fort Worth has won twenty-five
games and Pate of the same club
twenty one. Love of Dallas leads the
league in strike-outs with 106.
Pitchers winning half or better Of
their games through Thursday.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

and. in fact, thriyed upon the power
full strokes with which Mrs. Mallory
had been overwhelming American wo-
men players for many years.
Miss Wills consistently coaxed the
champion out of position and then
shot beautiful placements 10 the OPP
posite side Of the court where a re-
turn was impossible.
After the fourth game of the first
set. it was apparent that Little
Helen" was in complete control of
the match. Mrs. Mallory openly
showed her chagrin by shaking her
head, gritting her teeth and stamping
her feet when she found she was
forced into errors. ... .,,...-.
M0lla Protests Outburst.
Like the crowd sensing a knockout
at a boxing match, the spectators
became wildly excited when Miss
Wills began TO appear certain win
ner and the demonstration of favor
became so marked at one time that
Mrs. Mallory protested TO the umpire
and he asked the crowd to be more
quiet
In winning the championship Miss
Wills played superb tennis and she
became champion because she has a
real champions heart and a real
champions game.
The score:
First set:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
Cuslman Coaches RedIands.

Sherman, Tex. Aug. 1S.-Cecil
Cushman. Texas athlete and former
coach Of the Sherman high school. left
Saturday for Redlands. Calf. where
he will be athletic director for the
Redlands University.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
xBatted for KOhlbecker in ninth. Z

Stolen base. Galloway: sacrifices. Mey-
ers (2l. Bliss: double play. Fuller to
Kohlbccker 20 Simon; bases on balls. off
Goodwin .. off Marshall l. hit by pitch
cr. by Goodwin ! struck out. by Good
win :. by Marshall left on bases. san
Antonio 4. Houston 6; time, 1910: UNI
pires. Tanning and Estill.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
ElIlS Take q Rest.

The Elks, champions the Satur-
day League. will have an off day Sun
day. according TO a statement made by
Manager Jonas of the Elks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

The schedule for the coming week
Monday night, Kemando VS.. Abr;
Thursday. Yollmer VS.. Judmaier :;
Friday. Neugebaucr VS.. Emig.
There will be a meeting of the
bowling club at X. of c. hall Tues
day night when several new members
will be admitted.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
WESTERN LEAGUE.


Saturdays Results.
Oklahoma City. Z! st. Joseph, 4.
Omaha, S: Des Moines, 2.
Wichita. 3: Tulsa. 2.
Sioux City. 4; Denver. 3.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

Washington. 4: st. Louis, 3.
New York. 6; Chicago. S.
Philadelphia. II; Cleveland, 7.
Detroit, 10; Boston, 3.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
STANDING,


cuTUfUfy y TtttUTuSs
Columbus. 2: St. Pauls1.
Minneapolis. G: Toledo. 3.
Kansas City. 8; indianapolis. 3.
Milwaulsess 2; Louisville. 4.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING.


Washington at St. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Boston at Detroit. s..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
STEERS TURN on sPUDs.
Dallas Wallops Three Pitchers and Wins
without Trouble.

Wichita Falls, Tex. Aug. 1s.-The
Steers walked into three Wichita Falls
pitchers Saturday afternoon and won
the second game Of the series here by
the score OF 10 TO 5. The Dallas batters
We're not TO be stopped and the radical
change in batting order seemed 70 work
fine. Love was stinEy with hits and
kept them well scattered. Score:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
NINA

Play Sunday.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at New York.
Two games scheduled.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
|TARRANT-COCHRAN
COMBINATION WINS
BEST BALL MATCH
Kampmann and Mangham
Defeated at Club Here,
3 and 2.

Jack Tarrant, San Antonio amateur
golf champion, and c. b. Cochran.
Wichita Falls amateur star, defeated
Bob Kampmann, San Antonio ANA
teur, and Clarence Mangham, local
professional. in feature best ball
match on the San Antonio Country
Club course Saturday afternoon, 3 and
.. Tarrant had the best score in the
foursome, a ~. Cochran and Mang-
ham each took "a, and Kampmann, be-
cause of a shaky first nine. had 20.
though his second nine score of 81
compared favorably with all the
others.
The cards:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.


Springfield. 2; Fort Smith, /.
okmulgee, 2; Joplin. 1.
Ardmore, IS; Enid. s.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

Two-base hits. Conley. Locker. HAN
iiton. Connolly, Mathes: three-ease his'
Lingie; home runs, Barrett ca, Hsmil-
ton: stolen bases Connolly. SegrSs.
Wano: hits and runs of Dyer hts.
runs. off Anderson 5 hits, runs "a
is innings: struck out. ~ Love p.
nv knderson hv Kunz ; bsSss" on
balls. off Dyer .. of Anderson 9 eft
Kunz .; double PLAYS. Ccnnolly . Hat, ,9- :
nton to Mathes Hamilton % Connolis
to NIathes time. e;iq umpir~s. Kane sha
Weir. 90
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

St. Louis. 2: Brooklyn, !.
Boston, 5: Chicago. 2.
Cincinnati, 5: New York, ..
Pittsburg. 8; Philadelphia, s.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

Miss Wills made the only ace
serve of the match in the second setl.
Miss Wills ....... .454 346 1906
Mrs. Mallory ..031 514 3-1G-1
The national doubles champion
ship gave the British team the lone
victory they were able to. acquire on
their invasion of America. Miss
Kathleen McKane and Mrs. 3, G.
Covell won the title by defeating Miss
Eleanor Goss and Mrs. Hazel Wight
man, PC, CO and 81.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
BOWLING

The Neugebauers continue to hang
onto the lead in the X. of c. bowling
league, with Steve Airs team close
second. The standings to date:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

Houston, L: San Antonio. 0.
Shreveport, 6; Fort Worth. 4.
Beaumont. IL; Galveston. Z.
Dallas, 10, Wichita Falls, 8.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
The Flag Chasers
TEXAS LEAGUE
STANDING.
Play Sunday.

Thy NunuHy.
San Antonio at Houston.
Fort Worth at Shreveport.
Dallas at Wichita Falls.
Galveston at Beaumont.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
GAssERs BEAT PANrHERs.

Get a Lead Over Fort Worth and Then
Rain Genes 10 Aid "
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

Shreveport, Ia. AuS. is--lliisy's hensr
with tive On in the third inring 4nd fan-
cher errors In tho fifth eashiet the Oass-
ers 20 take the opener saturday. 20 -
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CONTINUED on neat pasel
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-28
MANY NEGROES HAVE
DIED IN DETROIT

DETROIT, Mich, June 18th So
many friendless and unknown South
ern negroes have died, Leen taken to
the morgue, and falling Identification
have been buried in the potters field
here that civic authorities, together
with ngro ministers are taking steps
to provide every immigrant Southern
negro with an identification card, Civ
ing the address of his nearest South
ern relatives or white folks.
Seventy five per cent of the uniden-
titled dead in the Detroit morgue are
negroes, according to the Detroit News
and the majority of these are newly
arrived from the South tuberculosis
typhoid, and in some cases actual star
walton are responsible for the majority
of deaths, although surprisingly large
number of killings occur when the me-
gro completes with the low grade inn
migrant, and race clashes between the
negro and the immigrant classes arr
becoming more and more frequent.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-06-28
SURPLUS ARMY SUPPLIES AID
Bureau of Public Roads Has Allotted
$190,oo0,o00 Worth of Road
Building Material.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Approximately $3.50, 100000 worth of
bodybuilding machinery, and other
supplies from the surplus war material
Of the army, including 10000 motor We
hicles, have been allotted by the bu-
reau of public roads, United States De
partment of Agriculture. This mate
rial, Of which approximately $150,0OO,-
600 worth has been delivered says the
bureau in it's annual report, has en-
abled many of the states to organize
and equip maintenance divisions to pa
troll the entire state road system.
The largest item Of materials deliv-
cred consisted of shop machinery and
shop tools and equipment. This en-.
abled the state highway departments
to equip shops for reconditioning and
repairing motor vehicles and other Mo.
tor-drtven machinery received from
the government. The shop machinery
consistedA mainly Of lathes tool grind.
ers, milling machines, cutting ma
chimes, planners, drill presses, and cleo
tric motors
approximately 100000 pounds Of
picric acid have been distributed fol
bodybuilding and land-clearing pur
poses. In addition to the material dis
tributed from the excess stores al
camps and arsenals in the United
States, there are now being returned
from Germany and France 80 motor
trucks, % Cadillac automobiles, an(
100000 pounds Of spare motorvehiclt
parts, shop machinery, and machine
tools.