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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1931
Page
6
New York sports column blends chaotic notes on baseball fans, pitchers, and teams. Mentions Brookyn Cubs Phillies Pirates Yankees Indians Tigers and a proposed stadium development. Describes players Arlett Ebbolf Worgely Caylor and Petrel in hopes of upcoming season.
The Krueger Mechanics split a doubleheader with the Nreuper Mechanica, the morning game featuring Penn, Ronxalen, and Walter Colingimn. In the night game, Mr Finnie pitched against the Cleanies, delivering a double to soften the cushions as the teams battled.
San Antonio Public Service Net Team defeated Austin 17 6 4 to stop Austin from winning. Mitchell and Henles of San Antonio beat Traborican and Fearhisth of Austin 17 6 4. Angin won eight events including Sedgwick 8 1 4 Taster beat Stern Baxter beat Exros Mh Wamrath beat Snes Tebert Gon defeated Seales Weller beat Mitchel Gear and Thoxter beat Relewick Jaan Kam rath and Weller defeated Steen. Hockey news notes a challenge from the Stanley Cup contenders with Tulane’s team sought for a match with the Normal Iraq team.
New York Giants hold a slight advantage over the Chicago White Sox in the spring exhibition series. Yesterday the Giants won 7 to 4, giving New York nine victories to Chicago's seven as spring training games continue in Ram Astonio.
The Associated Press reports most major league teams open tomorrow and lineups may shift. Notable preseason slots include National League players like New York Vergers at third, Cincinnati Heath at first, Phillies Aclett in left, and others. American League names such as New York Hong in right, Chicago Simoes in left, Detroit Harvey and Walker in outfield, Cleveland outfield, and Hobson Walker at short.
At Pinehurst North Carolina April 16 the United States and ten Canadian Davis Cup players headline a 49 participant field for the thirteenth annual South tennis championship tournament beginning today. Frank Shields of New York and John Van Ryn of Philadelphia lead the U S entrants with high rankings while Marcel ori and Dr J A Wr of Montreal head the Canadian contingent.
April 13. William J. McCarthy of Bruneisen is expected to be next president of the American League after a special meeting ratified a choice made last week. Yankees lining up McCarthy as front runner amid rail against gamblers who unseated past leaders.
Homer Poole and Ken M Anil Navii swap is reported with Davis as the headliner. Poole, a first-year home run king in the South, moved from Tallan to Nashville as part of an outright deal with no cash. Davis is noted for 28 home runs and Poole’s 50 circuit smashes last season.
Dallas area reports say Cecil Stewart broke a small bone in his right ankle sliding into second, sidelining him for about six weeks. The Fort Worth Cats game left Dallas with a weakened middle infield as a result of the injury. The brief wire service notes also mention exhibition results from New Orleans, Beaumont, and Houston on April 13 and 14, including Dawes and Panl Dean’s pitching in Houston.
Partial article notes West coast opposition to holding Chicago Olympics with names like William May Gaston and an International committee member. Mentions San Benito Sainti and Valley Texani Crate factory in a separate winning exhibition game, with Manager Clements rotating squads.
Opening day matchups list probable pitchers for tomorrow across majors. Hee Amedaird Frees faces Philadelphia Earnshaw in Washington. Ferrell meets Chicago Thomas in Cleveland. Stewart opposes Whitehill in St. Louis. Ryfsing faces Mac Fayden in New York. Root meets French in Chicago. Lucas confronts Rhei in Cincinnati. Sifbold opposes Clark in Boston. Eliott set to face Mitchell in Philadelphia.
Warren Brown recounts Knute Rockne’s knack for moving players with his emotional speeches. He highlights a pivotal moment guiding Jimmy Phelan and Hyrey Mehan, detailing how Rockne used timely words to motivate and shape Notre Dame’s on and off field leadership.
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A crowd of about 2000 witnessed a thrilling post season polo match on Sunday at the Austin polo field. The Austin team faced stiff defense and featured players Shaw Wiltigen, Miller, Nalding, Balding, and others as they played against a visiting side. The game showcased strong field play and notable maneuvers by both squads amid a lively crowd.
A fragment from a Sunday doubleheader reports Overall Nine defeating Filling Station by a wide margin. The text mentions Statonean Gro Uy and the Bude Radiators, with Weld Lee and Abe Jayes noted, but many details are garbled and names unclear.
A ragged, OCR style report notes sluggers from A and C defeating Latin Boosters in a close rally at an Illinois park. Names appear garbled but reference a meaningful late inning surge and a key scoring sequence. The piece also mentions Stewart Garmem and a golf-related figure tied to a former profession, with unclear ties to the game.
fragmented notes reference Texas, Rice, Texas A&M, and SMU with mentions of Baylor and TCU. teams are readied for upcoming Southwest Conference play with schedule hints and regional matchups.
The San Antonio Indians show power as Mandiy and Mullion drive runs in wins over Marathou oi tram. Tritler and Manito add homers and doubles, while Blankenship and Moore ship in solid hits. Preseason schedule details note weeknight games in San Antonio and upcoming Little League events.
Fragmentary sports notes record scattered player names and team actions amid garbled text. Reads like a box score fragment with mentions of multiple players, teams, and a truck incident, but most specifics are unreadable or corrupted.
Garza Barbers split a two game set at Lambert Beach with Autonin Business College Athletics. Keega and Flores led the winners with key hits while Cletoga homered for Garza and Monkarid also connected for the losers. Hallerion Kjarza Haybris-Ci Fomteo and Vines starred in the field and on the mound for notable performances.
A city Major League contest was forfeited after a late incident at Eagle Field. Wily Major Jeagae tore into a confrontation in front of the crowd as Bawks supporters swayed in Dadinas.
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