Houston Buffs Regain Lead Amid Four-Game Slide
In Houston, Aug 14, the Buffs claimed a 7-4 win as Muncrief fell early under a six-run barrage. San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Shreveport games followed in a Texas league pennant chase marked by Pollet and Krist pitching, Kraus hitting a twelfth triple, and Kraus, Stephens, and Murtagh delivering key RBIs.
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Houston
Houston Butts
Seres
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Panthers
Marty MacManus
Maurice Newlin
Marty
Howard Krist
Jelly! SoBelle
Hal Burck
Manerich
Danny Muctaugh
Davis
Stephens
Wyrostek
Willwecht
Veerlich
Antonelli
Narrau
Murertef
SoRele
Crosa
Pallet
Kraus
Bilgere
Crass
Pete Kraus
Walthus
Tulsa
Pico
Wooly Bell
Zcared Kraus
Huffman
Brodshear
Wrish
Bint
J Wild
Murtagh
San Amento
Pauusers
Dallas
Shreveport
Cordill to Play Despite Broken Toe for All Stars
Evanston August 14 The Cordill all star halfback from Rice Institute injured a toe during yesterday’s workout but team physician says he should be able to play in the all star game against the Green Bay Packers in Chicago on August 23.
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Evanston
Olle Cordill
Iistsburk
Rice Institule
Green Bay Packers
Chicago
Cordill
Maxie Baer to Get Shot at Louis Now
New York Aug 14 A Joe Louis Maxie Baer world heavyweight title shot looms after postponement of Billy Conn Bob Pastor. Promoter Mike Jacobs weighs Baer as possible challenger if Conn Pastor autumn show shifts. Louis has defended title three times this year and may fight again before winter.
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Maxie Baer
Louis
Lawton Carver
New York
Billy Conn
Bob Pastor
Mike Jacobs
Baer
Tony Galenty
Jersey
Jacobs
Taecbs
Madison Square Garden
Polo Grounds
Pastore Gonti
Conn
Lous
Gonn
Pastor
Galento
Baers
Merchants to Play Double Header at Techfield
The San Antonio Merchants, City Major League club, schedule a Sunday double header against a Galin-American all-star team at Techfield. Manager Art Veltman leads the squad. Fore Golfers' Club to hold monthly sweepstakes Sunday at Willow Springs course with reservations at 2 p.m. Four new members voted in at Tuesday night meeting.
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San Antonio
Fore Golfers
FLAN
Fore Golfers’ Club
Willow Springs
Missions Box Ring Batted In Inerrant Odds
Unclear OCR fragments describe box ring scoring by Kraus Stephens Wyrostel Verlich Narroh Huffman Murtaugh Bradsher and Kray with multiple bases. Mentions of hits, double plays, and pitchers SuRelle Krist Muncrief amid a messy play-by-play.
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Ring
Kraus
Stephens
Wyrostel
Verlich
Narroh
Huffman
Murtaugh
Bradsher
Murtaugh Stevens
Brenhens
Kray Pancriizes
Krist
Antonelli
Haug
Stevens
Muneviit
Burck
SyRelle
SuRelle
Muncrief Monn
Wills & Ils
Volint
SoRelie
Tesing
Siunerie
Leck An Das Monn
Huneton
Cimpices
Wilson
Tongate
ISLATE 7 FINALS IN MUNICIPAL NET MEET
In a crowded San Pedro tennis day seven finals opened at 1 30 pm with junior singles. Jesse Pfeiffer beat Tom Nixon to reach the finals against Gordon Pease as masters and women’s players advanced. Pfeiffer and Pease won a key doubles semi. Margaret Zepeda upset Peggy Meter to reach the women’s final.
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Jesse Pfeiffer
Cfty
Gordon Pease
San Pedro Courts
John Hickman
Jack Ulrick
Pfeiffer
Tom Nixon
Nixon
Utile
Jesse
Pease
George Duling
Hickman
Broiler
Weller
Dulling
Waithil
Brave
Willa Myrtle
Young
Janet Langsham
Margaret Zepeda
Peggy Meter
Ethel Norton
Peggy Dieter
Missen Young
Dieter
Marieen Ronk
Sirocco Breaks Foot in Washington Derby Cure
Sirocco the year old Dixiang farm horse broke a bone in its right forefoot while sunning at Washington Park. After finishing second to Midland in the Arlington classis, X rays revealed the fracture, and the foot was placed in a cast for recovery.
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Chicago
Sirocco
Dixiang Farm
Washington Park
Midland
Soapbox Champion Returns From Derby in Akron
Malcolm McDaniel of San Antonio, Soap Box Derby champion, returned home with his team Dave Younger after finishing second on a fast car in Akron. Younger noted McDaniel lacked time to ice wheels. North Carolina racer set a track record. Gifts included pen set, wrist watch, racing suit, helmet, and a banner. Akron impressed both racers and officials.
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Malcolm McDaniel
San Antonio
McDaniel
Dave Younger
Akron
Malvol
Hix
Charlotte
N.C
Prises
Malcolm
Floating fishing rigs fill Texas streams with makeshift craft
Local anglers report varied success on area waters from Medina Lake to the Guadalupe River. Louis Marke uses a improvised inner tube seat drifting for bass while L K Dibble plans a coast vacation to fish Galveston and New Orleans. Sheriff Owen Kilday and others chase catches along the coast, with four speckled trout noted for a Fort O’Connor excursion.
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Louis Marke
San Antonio
Berga Mill
Lews
L. K. Dibble
Galveston
New Orleans
Dib
Owen Kilday
Francis Gray
Bord Wood
Fort O'Connor
J.C. Rotham
Medina Jake
Ashley
Guadalupe River
Seguin
W.‘t. Coe
Medina Lake
Hard Castle
Hard
Peters
Palm Magee
George Ewing
Nueces
Caldwell
George Swan
Roland Klac
Medina
Swan
Sherman
Lakes
Alreauy
Minnesota
Champions Gather For August PGA Tour Event
The 12 past winners of the professional OK championship are slated to attend the 1940 PGA Tour event at Hershey Pennsylvania from August 26 to the following Saturday. Past champions include Gene Sarazen Hagen Dutra and Barney Oldfield among others, with a special 18 hole medal play event for past winners on August 25.
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Hicago
Angidaoho
Fring
Hershew
Kim Barnes
Essex County
N. 1
P. GA
Association
Barnes
Tom Walshy
G. A
Hershey All-gust
Dock Hutchinson
Gene Stara
Walter Hagen
Leo Diege
Tommy Armour
Tom Crea
Texas Boxes TRIBE DACK IN STRIDE Olde City
Baseball game recaps describe Oklahoma City and Texas teams, with Kolloway, Howell, Hadain, Bassin, and Brown referenced. Scoring events include a run, a double, and multiple hits, with Erickson and Wyse pitching and Brown taking the losing mound duties. Time is noted but details are unclear.
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Tatra Abeloa
Aish
O.A
Kilberet
Sistemas i
Olopantaeh
Doantynyt
Trekerrt
Olen
Rrova
Merug Tod
Ahorl T
Theker
Short Bugain
Wallan
Okladhoma City
Town
Kolloway
Ranwin
Koalloway
Howell
Hadain
Crown Ji Bassin
Brown
Erickson
Weyse
Wyse
Brown Watt Fual
In & Innioga
Ming
Higplees
Boggesa
Fowler
Texas Leaders DALLAS STOP CA aE Fort Worth BLK Ps 3 Perles, a oes Mort. E210
Sports recap with scattered box score data from a Dallas Fort Worth area game showing player names Mort, Blake, Thomas, Chatham and Stebbins. Mentions runs, hits, errors, innings pitched and umpires, featuring teams Dallas and Fort Worth and city authorities.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Perles
Lever Avid Wbleek
OlCarenrt
Schamit
Breuth
F'wood
Blake
Thomasp
Invinga Dallax
Levey
Mort
Meyer
Jeffice
Stoneham
Hal W. Lees
Port Worth
Stebbins
Yar “Saa
Thomas
Aia
Hunter
Naylor
Ian Sa
Widiansson
Murtaugh
Houston
Stephens
San Antonio
Newlin
San_Antonio
Uhle
Ames
Muncrief
Pollett
Hashany
Doyeldson
Dickey
Okla City
Dradshear
A. Fatt
Fragmented sports notes from Beaumont and Shreveport slipstream
A garbled OCR summary lists players and partial stats for a 2020s game involving Patrick, Greenhitch, and Simour with mentions of Beaum ent and Shreveport. It references fields like totals, errors, and hits, plus names such as Greenberg and York, but the text is incomprehensible and unreadable in places.
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Shefpers
Beaumont
Shreveport
Abiloa Abh
O.A. Korte
Curtagif
Taylor
Greenhitch
Jones
Simour
Vitersh
Patrick
Audrewes
Perry
alReWn Oud Manders
ATUL
Patrick Pi Ehh
Commer
Twetes
Beaument
Gory Shreveport
Gor
Greenhers
Franklin
Simontnoehs
Amtrews
Fhaz
Greenberg
York
Tievlor
Framielin
Top Prices Paid at Saratoga Sale for Idle Hour Farm Stallions
Kleberg and Bradley led spending at Saratoga sales with colt by Phatamondi out of Hetretyne bought for 7000 dollars, second high bid from Blue Ridge farm and others pushing total receipts to 88100 dollars and average 1835 dollars. Robert Kleberg paid 7500 for a brown colt by Cavalcndo Watch Wer, offspring of Watch Her noted for past racing fame.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Edward Riley Bradley
Idle Hour Farm
Bimealegh
Bradley
Phatamondi
Hetretyne
Lot
Charing Nuckols
Fis
Olin Gentry
Are
Ron
Nuckols
Blue Ridge Farm
Oreanwieh Stud
Harnee N. Davis
Mre
T. d. Regan
Meadowview Farm
Robert Kleberg
Texas
Cavalcndo- Watch
Airmen to Box at Texas Amateur Meet in San Angelo
Aug 14 San Angelo hosts Texas Amateur Athletic Federation state boxing tournament August 18 20 21 with air corps advanced school contenders from San Angelo Austin and Abilene Randolph Neld Leo Brady Tony Clebosky Jess Lawrence and others named along with Tom Attin. The event runs three nights at San Angelo High School football stadium.
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San Angelo
United States Army Air Corps
San Angelo Avea
Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
San Antonio
Tony Clebosky
Helly
Jess Lawrence
Radolph
Leo Brady
Abilene
Randolph Neld
Aviation City
Austin
Dick Jackson
Pancho Torres
Arturo Torres
Truman Ragsdale
Earl Alexander
Gilbert Altomaquist
Tom Attin
Texas Golden Glove
San Angelo High School
Fragmentary baseball notes with mixed plays and errors
Incomplete game recap citing stolen bases by chi Andrewa, double plays by Vittersor Mive Reid, and Yokyo Jones left on base. Beaumont and Shrevenort drew four balls, Manders and Conger worked as pitchers with miscues including wild pitches and a passed ball. Umpires Fansavella and Sleengrate listed. game time 2 15.
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Chi. Andrewa
Vittersor Mive
Reid
Korte
Perry W. Suurdivant
Yokyo Jones
Beaumont & Shrevenort
Manders
Conger
Hela ¢Etrick
Conenr
Tet
Lity
Parsons
Mandara
Fansavella
Sleengrate
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Splat Guy
Tulse
James Gussen
Mejores
San Antonis Merchants
Johnny Burkholder
Guasen
Linirt Rtaff
Racer
Malcolm McDaniels
Blue Bonnet Shoe Repair CQ
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Bradaher
Buvek Ac
Wouston
Welich
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Wilds
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IK Rbs Sac
SB Pel
Sam Marshany
Saek Bradsher
Vernon Stephens
Pete Evans
Chuck Stevens
Woody Bell
Jon Bilgore
Carl Jorgensen
George Hiusmann
Tenny Wuffian
Mervyn Downers
Bob Muncrief
Mayoit Burek
Loy Harnung
Cole
Boyd Sorette
Pet
Hob Muneriet
Maurier Nowlin
Hoyd Sorette
Heroht Burek
Munaliyy
Inh Gun
Ghinoma Tay
Evangeline League
Tawne
Port Arihge
Oarlousxs
New Theria
Lake Chavies
Alexandr
Kleberg
Saratoga
TAAF
Fomby's
America
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hickey-Freeman
Fomby
Cbidenia
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