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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1933
Page
1
A wide discussion in sports pages questions if wrestling bouts are staged and if promoters and grapplers collude. Prominent figures debate honesty, with fans recalling hoaxes and a referee thrust into controversy over a broken rule.
The readable text provides scattered names of players such as Stiaune and Me Cinig, many city teams like New York Philadelphia and Minneapolis, plus battery and equipment terms. It appears as an OCR garble from a sports page listing numerous matchups, rosters, and equipment references without coherent structure.
Chubby Wilkie and Todian right hander worked as the Missions won 8-0 over Oklahoma City. Bettencourt, Crossley and Langford sparked the rally sequence while San Antonio limited hits. Tulsa opens a series Sunday afternoon, with Pid Piedy eligible to return.
Local league action features matches at two parks on Sunday. The Woodlaws lead the standings as Roosevelt hosts decisive games with Wanatel and Viarelock also on the schedule. Strong performances from Ron Tedeo and Fynckonvlee avhiya are noted as the season progresses.
The Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees to widen their division lead as Boston errors sparked a rally the Athletics routed the Yankees later. Key players included Weaver, Myer, Hodapp, Rhodes, and Ferrell with notable defensive miscues costing New York. The day featured strong offense from the Senators and a late-inning surge by the Athletics.
Johnny Seymour leads Los Angeles with 7 points as Donzis Race nears finish next Thursday at the English style speedway. Rural Murry follows with 69, Pat Pursley 52, V A Tay-To 51, Arthur Armstrong 41, with the field still wide open. Halfway marks and lap races flavor AMA trophies action. Don Smith tops with 173, Seymour 174, Murry 181, Pursley 102, Sexton 191, Taylor 192 as new riders pledge efforts for weekly marks and one-lap final attempts promise record chase.
Lawson Little of San Francisco and Hory Garidy of Tulsa advanced to the Broadmoor Invitational finals in Colorado Springs after Little beat L B Mayline 2 and 1 and Little edged Maytag on the 20th hole. Verne Stewart and another opponent were defeated by Gandy, who with Little will vie for the title Sunday.
garbled OCR notes describe local games with references to Mason Ac i Ricalanti Springs Brntiy and an Upan Sa Saba match dated August 4. unclear teams scores or outcomes.
In Salt Lake City on August 4, Gallacher and Dixon advanced to the tennis finals. Dixon defeated Leonard Patterson of Los Angeles, 1-0, to reach the decisive match, while Bundy prepared to challenge for the title as the rival finalists emerge in a days-long field event.
Frankie Parker, 11, Milwaukee, fell to Frankie Shields, New York veteran, 6-2 6-2 6-1 in the Meadow Club Invitation final. Shields dominated with power, won the second, sixth and eighth games of the opening set, and clinched the match. The pair also won the doubles title over George M. Lote Jr. and Sidney BH. Wood 6-4 0-6 6-3.
Encouraged by city recreation efforts and school programs, San Antonio develops a new generation of aquatic stars. Among top prospects is 14 year old Ellly Jane Allison, a backstroke specialist showing rapid progress and winning events at recent A A championships.
Cincinnati, Aug 5. Examination of Dizzy Denn’s injured wrist shows no fractures allowing delayed return. Denn, star pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, recently set a strikeout record and hopes to phone Thursday with news on his status. He hurt his wrist during practice with Live Quords while peeping Toro series with the Cincinnati team.
Funkhouser and Love captured the tennis crown in a Gulf State tournament. Defeating rivals Williams of Austin and Hendricks of Lakeland, the winners showed strong play as Dallas duo Roger and Tellas also posted decisive results.
Ambiguous OCR fragment reports shooters from Austin competing in South Area with Hobbs slings and trophies. Details are unclear but the match involved uneven play and a trophy awarded to a lone finisher.
Approximately 200 prospective attendees are expected at the Texas Aggie coaching school to be held August 20 in College Station. Speakers include Jack Gsea former Baylor star now at North Texas, Jolt mle Pierce former A&M star and Corsicana 1922 champion coach, and staff members John B. Reid Haswell Higginbotham Frank Dr. Anderson W L Penbeethy and Carl T Spagie.
Gullane, a battles wire professional, won the Oklahoma open golf championship by a single stroke. Bill Robbins and Ben Hogan tied for second with 294s. Rival Robins shot a 75 morning and a 73 afternoon to nearly force a playoff. Gullane held on for the victory in Barlesville.
College Station August 5 Aggie athletics officials set ticket prices for home games. Thanksgiving clash between Texas A&M Aggies and Longhorns will cost spectators two dollars. Other home games list admission details with various dates and figures.
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