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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1928
Page
7
A fragmented 1920s style sports page lists pennant chase signals in the Texas League with teams like San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Waco amid partial box scores and player mentions. The column references games, standings, and battery details, naming players such as Sewell and Quinn while noting team affiliations across Cleveland, Chicago, New York, and Detroit.
Fragmented box score style recap lists teams including Cincinnati and Philadelphia with uneven error prone lines, mentions players such as Davis, Picinisty, and Fuszell, and notes several other named players across multiple games. contains garbled OCR sportwire style markers and partial inning tallies.
Wednesday afternoon trapshooting saw Ward run a string of 75 straight to reach the century mark, with other shooters like Red Ward and Sergeant TW posting notable scores. Sunday's results included Bayes, Riordan, and Kelso among top marksmen, while a partial section of the will be set aside for loyal fans.
Reports from a garbled late-season note describe the Bears aiming to win Friday’s road contest after a heavy win at Gibsonites' grounds. The article highlights Littlejohn’s pitching, Mulres’ clutch triple, and Antonia Honesion’s Friday appearance as key moments in a tense, error-prone affair.
Australian Davis Cup team defeated Canada in four major matches in Montreal, winning three singles and one doubles, while Canada managed only one singles win. A doubles match was halted by darkness yesterday with two sets completed.
Fragments describe a baseball score line with multiple players such as Pratt Barwell Hwareor and Swanson. Notes mention innings pitched by Walker and Molt with hits runs and double plays. Page appears to be a box score summary with inconsistent OCR rendering and names.
Dallas fighter Wil Woher wins on a technical decision over Joy Larkin in Gameston. In the other 12 round bout, Wayne overcomes Ademendi ar ile Corr and Moxino fight to a decision. Western Flair card lists results from Oklahoma City and Tulsa events with several bouts.
In Coivagd Aug 10 Amos Alonzo Stagg marks his 66th birthday as he nears 36th year coaching at the University of Chicago His son Vand holds Illinois Ugh titles while Stagg remains active playing daily tennis with vigor and leads the athletic direction at the university known as the Grand Old Man of the Gridiron.
Colyton Cal Aug 16 Mrs Lea Bowerier swam through the night approaching the 64 hour 2 5 minute record set by Mae Myrrie Haiddleston Marine endurance effort shows reserve strength as she battles fatigue in the open air tank.
Texarkana sits four and one while chasing a pivotal win. Exarkann trails with four games left as Tyler adds key points. Texarkana must win twice more or rely on others to clinch the league and reach the Class 1D showdown at West Texas Jenene.
A scrambled report lists numerous fighters and clubs across cities including New York Chicago Cleveland and Detroit with names like Johnny Icke Jock Segan and Frankie Magan. The text mentions losses wins and multiple matchups amid unclear scoring and partial phrases.
A Sept preseason feature previews college football in the South with teams from Mississippi and Georgia. Coaches, including Wallace Wade of Alabama, prep for the season amid early conditioning as contenders like Georgia and Vanderbilt loom in the SEC race. Sunbelt and ACC teams are noted with conference alignment and upcoming schedules.
On July 24 in front of witnesses and a stenographer a blindfold cigarette test was conducted with a microphone recording. Four brands were tasted. McNamee favored brand No.3 which he announced as OLD GOLD to the radio audience.
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