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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1932
Page
5
A scrambled racing card fragment lists Churchill Downs entries with horses such as Worthy to Rik and Princess Nancy among others. Includes weights and post positions like 108 and 113, plus various horse names and races for 3 year olds and older categories.
Genoa Italy May 11 The opening round of the European Davis Cup zone ended with Italy defeating Egypt two matches to two Italy led the pack with Great Britain Romania Poland Holland Ireland Hungary Germany Austria Monaco Switzerland Italy and Spain drawing byes to the second round Japan and Greece also advanced by byes Japan eliminated Greece in the second round
Fred Freary of Stockton California, national amateur heavyweight champion, suffered a decision defeat to Houston Ash of Kansas City in a bout held in Kansas City Missouri on May 11. Ash controlled the action and edged Freary on points in the close fight.
Racing card shows multiple two year olds with pedigrees and odds, listing horses such as Houbtible Bed Sign Tremendens and Bertrano among others. The page details trainers, owners, post times and allowance and stakes notes for Pimlico races.
Baseball scores and race results with multiple players listed for steeplechase and horse entries. Major League games show St. Louis at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at St. Louis with pitchers and line scores. rain causes postponements for Boston at Pittsburgh and New York at Chicago.
A fragment notes an entry involving Haxelton and Fereuxen in a 109 198 record. It lists names and a possible code MG related to the event. No clear date or location is provided.
A garbled racing style card lists Orlin’s picks including Crurchiul Dow n Gies and Etiwanda entries, with numerous misspellings. Names like Prince Macaw, Typhoon Roy, and Reverberate appear alongside uncertain Breeders and horses such as Sun Gres and Tremendous. The fragmentary items suggest a betting or selections page with many unreadable entries and stray words.
John ny Allen rookie of the New York Yankees allowed five hits in a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Browns. The win featured Allen’s own triple in the fifth and Dickey’s double in the eighth to plate runs. Reds beat Phillies 4-1. Dodgers edge Cardinals 6-3 in 12 innings. Cleveland at Washington postponed. Seeks capacity crowds in Chicago meeting of American Association owners.
STAN ORLIN reports Pimlico Preakness draws attention from turf fans as Derby winner Burgeo King is favored but challenged by Universe Tick On Joy Liberty Limited Brandon Mint and others. Brownfield plans full running description with overnight line Friday morning and betting on-course. Notables in attendance include Boulderell’s guide and famed past winners Sir Barton Man o War Coventry Display Bostonian Victorian Dr. Freeland Gallant Fox and the historic Mare.
Tommy Loughran, veteran heavyweight from Philadelphia, drops a decision to Steve Hamas of Penn State in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Crowd of 14,900 boos the decision as Loughran backs off and Hamas presses, signaling a strong comeback attempt after a New York defeat.
Pacific coast racing ends Saturday as Tan foran closes with the Au Revoir handicap and the Pacific coast juvenile championship. The revived Phillies surge adds intrigue for fans, while Lorenz's La park draws bigger crowds and Desert Swimming plans promise reef exhibitions. Burgoo King is highlighted by wire reports of a 1:39 mile over Belmont i track.
In acral competition the time lagged behind the ec. He will reign favorite if he is in the Preakness and Igene Dames will again be in the saddle. Chicago racing has surged this year with legitimate racing plants clashing with wildcat tracks sprouting across the city, likely causing a general vimeicing impact.
Indianapolis May 11 A P Ira Hail Terre Haute race driver escaped injury when his Duesenberg crashed into a retaining wall during a trial spin for the Memorial Day 300 mile race. The car was damaged but to be repaired before qualification trials. Slippery track limited drivers on the bricks today.
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