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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1931

Page

19

Berg Favored To Defeat Champion In Chicago Bout

In Chicago Stadium, the Englishman Kid Berg, holder of the welterweight title, weighs about 135 pounds and is expected to beat Abe Singer in a 10 round bout. Tony Canzonero is the presumed challenger, with ringside betting favoring Berg as a strong favorite. City fans anticipate a large gate, though ticket sales have been slow, and the undercard includes Ralph F. from Union City, N J, plus Rose of Chicago opposing Luci Abela of Spain in an eight round match.

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Post Offers Three Bouts at War Dept Theater

Three hours of wrestling, two out of three nature, headline the card at the War Department Theater in World Sam Houston next Tuesday. Oreste Vadalli, local staling champ, will mock Tom Atkinson in the headline event. Osborn and Segnolda meet in the semi final. The card also lists Bields and Writer Kineener in the best two out of three mile. Southern Association standings and team notes follow with Birmingham leading 4-0.

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Texas League Box Scores in Hazy OCR Report

Scattered box score text shows Fort Worth and Dallas games with players like Hardaway Chagnon Murray and Evans. Mixed misreadings include wedding mention, speedboat records, and partial pitching lines, with numerous illegible names and inconsistent innings.

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Baseball Highlights From The Current Week

Five major league games recap include Antl Yankeen: five runs from five hits in a Yankee win over Boston before injury. Braves shut out Brooklyn 4 0 as Elchrodt drives four RBIs in a 30 2 White Sox win over Cleveland. Bob Chave nicks win for Athletics against Senators, Crut’s Giants rally boosts 64 victory over Philadelphia. Maranville and Habill contribute in Braves win over Brooklyn with two runs and four RBIs combined.

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Brackenridge Eagles Ready to Face Seguin in Crucial Match

Meanor Puckett sends Brackenridge Eagles to Seguin High School for a 3 30 p m showdown to settle the interscholastic league baseball championship rivalry. Breckenridge previously beat Seguin at Seguin to gain momentum and enter the game as favorites for the district flag. On Wednesday afternoon at Eagle Field Breckenridge blanked San Antonio Junior College Rangers 7 0 with Slim Tinker starring on the mound and at bat.

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460 Pound Jewfish First Big Catch Of The Season

Isabel Texas April 23 A report of the season s first large jewfish catch is filed by Troy Weller a former Grownaville fire chief who landed a monster weighing 450 pounds The fish was the season s first big catch with other catches noted by local fishermen and visitors after a long battle by Weller and companions.

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Fight results and wrestling notes from major venues

Akron and Cleveland boxing cards feature K Oz Christer defeating Frankie Wine and Bushy Graham beating John Daly. Chicago’s Harry Fierro wins over Joss Line, and Milwaukee’s Tait Littrum tops Willie Oster. Wrestling results list Ed Don George, Al Morelli, and others with multiple bouts and times tallied.

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Reinarz shines at Galveston pin meet with high score

Reinarz representing Solung wins top class with a 10th place score in the Galveston pin meet. Uncle Eugene Reina also tops in class Lsaltsglou as Saturday Sunday events draw a crowd from San Antonio and nearby towns.

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Illness Forces Bell Defaults in Early Tourney Play

Inclement weather delays keep matches from starting as April 23 reports ongoing Davis-Dizon event. Players like Minglea Loday and George M. Bott Jr face opponents from Philadelphia and New York in quarterfinals while Canada and New Jersey entries await draws.

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