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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1932
Page
5
Mrs Helen Maddux 46 wife of Jack Maddux millionaire died at her home today. Baseball box scores show Seattle Sacramento Los Angeles San Francisco Hollywood and other clubs listed with partial inning tallies and player pairings including Wetzel Bottarini Castor Pillette Ricci Shee and Bassler.
The page lists several Belmont entries across different conditioning, ages, and fields. Names such as Jim Robin, Polly, Black Mars, and French Jane appear alongside numbers that suggest weights, odds, or speeds. It references multiple conditi ons like S100 and S1000 and mentions horses like Sun Mission, Dornoch, and Mountain Wik with scattered notes on performance indicators.
A garbled list of horse names and entrants appears, including French Lass and Kentucky Ace with scattered credits such as Miss, Snow Kings, Valdosta, and Haven. The fragmentary text mentions Choicest selections and various matings without coherent event details or results.
Race card fragment lists horses and numbers such as Sidle tatty Artistry 115 and Chaz 8 YO, with scattered names including Water Tentivy and Hyannisport. Appears to be a partial entry list from Churchill Downs lacking complete context or results.
Pigeon Hole trained by Hal Price Headly is entered again at Churchill Downs after a setback yesterday. He carries 115 pounds in a six furlong race with rough odds around 4 to 1. The column mixes racing chatter with reminiscences of famed horses and a note on Walter Salmon's Worthing.
Johnny Roth seeks revenge after a Wednesday loss as he faces Eddie Wright in the Legion arena tonight after 8:30. Semifinal features Earl Force versus Irish O'Brien of San Francisco while K. O. Davis meets Bud Thomas of Las Vegas in a bout likely to draw crowds.
Chicago May 19 1929 Billy Petrolle veteran of 112 fights and Christopher Battalino ex champion clash for the second time in two months before 12500 fans at the Chicago Stadium Petrolle 9 to 5 favorite Battalino seeks lightweight title shot after beating the Canzoneri tied title run in prior bouts Battalino’s tactics and Petrolle’s nose breaking blows mark their prior finish with a tense rematch anticipated by fans and bookmakers
Pin tish runner Paavo Nurmi wed Sylvi Laaksonen at the bride’s home in Finland in front of her parents and a few friends. The couple set off for a honeymoon in the country, with details noted as a brief wedding report.
Washington Senator s overhaul New York Yonkers two games to none at Yankee Stadium drawing 47000 in game one lasting 10 innings 8 to 6 and 12 to 7 in the nightcap to close within four games of the Yankees leader Babe Ruth led the Yankees early but Washington rallied with timely hitting and strong relief. The day also saw Jimmy Foxx homer a three run shot for the Athletics in a 4 2 win over the Red Sox while Brooklyn fell to Pittsburgh 3 2 in the National League.
Chicago pitcher Riggs Stephenson delivered the deciding run in the twelfth inning as the Cubs edged the Cincinnati Reds 4 to 3. Burleigh Grimes started for Chicago and Owen Carroll pitched for Cincinnati in a tense finish. Hafey collected three Reds doubles in a losing effort.
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