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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1934

Page

4

Muddy Alamo Downs Race Day Draws Mudder Spotlight

Mud runners and fans faced a wet Alamo Downs oval as eight races were carded but two were scratched due to waterlogged track. Favorites included Jacob's Ladder and Maple Hussy as bettors chased big payoffs amid soggy conditions and shifting rain plans. In Bastrop Texas, Bastrop high school basketball practice begins after holidays with Alec Price as captain and Greg Halt guiding the team.

Alamo Downs Vilowers Jaee Littleworth Brilligot Baby My Sylvia Old Fort Worth Jacob's Ladder Doles Eddie Seguin T. Hall W. Cap Rapid Bells Keester Ag Alwave Tamsry Frank Ebvert Toicket Ebbert Ohers Harl Ramsey Red Berry Shaw Saar % Tegstereil Brick” Tortell Matt Vorgel Bastrop Texas Yound Tobin Fasicop High School Stason Gregory Halt Alec Price Bastrop High Besketeers Alays

SULKOSKY IN GRAND FORM AT CALIFORNIA PRACTICE

The report notes SULKOSKY and teammates at Berkeley with all-American status and deep team impact. Duane Purvis, Purdue back, suffered a severe knee injury in practice and is hospitalized awaiting surgery. Percy Losey and others are mentioned in connection with the event and roster context.

Percy Losey Hurtin Nimes Uni Clemens Sohrero Salatine Bulkun Ocalfornia Berkeley Duane Purvis Purdue

Fight Results Reported By Associated Press

A garbled update from the Associated Press lists chaotic fight results with scattered names and numbers. The readable items mention Oakland and a sequence of figures such as 21 428 and 125, but no coherent outcomes or participant details are established.

Truttala Kinea Oakland Semmy Cugee Aura Teerisman

New Star J King Shines At Santa Anita Track

At Santa Anita California on December 27 Jimmy Hing and J King scored surprise wins on long shots Beauty and Bert Jean with payouts of 130.60 and 25.40 respectively. Preparations for a large crowd Saturday include the Santa Maria stakes and runners like Twenty One and Trumpery.

Santa Anita Arca Dla Calif Jimmy Hing King Beauty Bert Jean Santa Maria Roonend Trumpery Teralice Rook Waesie Fortune Jtrally Jack Alains Pasadena Stables Sun Archer

Tropical Park Touts Higher Horse Racing Parimutuel Tote

Beginning January 2 an average tote increase is announced by Tropical Park Racing Secretary Don Campbell. William Dwyer and the Gables stable are highlighted as leading personalities as Trop ical Park inaugurates the new year with the Howard Memorial Handicap for three year olds and up at a mile and a sixteenth. The event awards a silver owner's trophy trainer’s trophy and a jockey’s timepiece. The piece recalls prior high handles and notes rider Jourdan on Polvo's Pride in handicap history.

Associated Press Tropical Park Don P. Campbell Wiliam Dwyer Weir Campbell Reni E. Paccian Howard Devonre Beare Sisto Jourdan Carter Polvo

Alamo Downs Race Day Notes and Upsets

Reports from Alamo Downs detail a midweek card with Rapid Bells and As Always as top performers, while Sam Snoopy and Eddie Wise figure in the day's chatter. Attendance slipped to 9138 with $64,284 in handle, the worst spring showing as rain dampened interest and payouts.

Rapid Bells Alamo Downs Snoopy Sam Sil Wise Eddie Fastene

Corpus Christi Bugs on Bus Headed For Big Game

Corpus Christi Bugs prepared for the Texas Interoral athletic league football final in Dallas. Twenty two players named include captains and starters in backs ends guards and centers. The team travels by bus with a special train planned, as San Antonians rally to support the Buccaneers in the state championship.

Corpus Christe Texas Corpus Christi Bugs Dallas Robby Cannon Raymnoad Berry Amarillo Houston Rice Field Capt Sente Carey Charlie Haas Forrest Allen Raymoha Erwin Harry Hamas Gilbett McGloin Wilson Beckley Claud Wallace Dave Edwards BH Lawrence W. I. Nolte W. ©. Cagle Jesse Bledsoe Robert Brennan Lew Borden Joe Kanipe Ralph Fuller Marion Hinnant Farrel Keefer Jack Willams James Graham Wallace Franks San Antonians Corpus Christi Buccaneers South Texas Corpus Christi Wiring J. T. Jamison Climber of Commerce Spirit Bucs Weir Thomas Jefferiab Amarilag Miter Butlerfield Smarito Golden Sandies Dans Corpus Christ Sandies Greenville

Record $11,000 Daily Double Sets Texas Mark

A $11,000 Daily Double high is reported in Texas with a refund of $2017.80 noted as a new pool record. The piece contrasts with the old Texas high of 3959 and mentions past records at Arlington Downs and Agua Calientes with Rain or Shine and Woatzin. It also notes large daily doubles in England exceeding $11,000.

Texas Daily Cook Keester Denzana Art Bennack Texas Arlington Downs England Rain Or Shine Woatzin Agua Calientes Vairossont Park

Hunt's tennis path blocked by Eastern challengers

In a crowded quarterfinal scene at the national junior indoor tennis title, Gilpert A. Hunt of Washington DC faces a blocked path as Eastern rivals Jackie Behr of New York and Robert Madden of Pittsburgh join Northwestern's Russell Ball and Donald Leavens in contention. Behr edged Burton Lalpeter 6-4 6-0 and Carl Nestitt 6-1 6-0, while Ball fought past Nan Ritzinbere 6-1 6-4 and Leavens defeated Gilbert Jr. of Columbia. Law of Choate School led the way by beating George Kelly 6-1 6-1 to reach the second round. College poloists drill in Los Angeles as Oklahoma Military Academy and Stanford prepare for a Will Rogers Trophy clash next Sunday.

New York al- Hough Gilpert A. Hunt Washington, D.C Frankie Parker Northwestern University Hust Jackie Behr Robert Madden Pittsburgh Northwestern Russell Ball Donald Leavens Fount George Hushman R Givals Behr Burton Lalpeter Far Rockaway N. Y Carl G. Nestitt Brown Rive Sall Ball Los Angeles Uey Oklahoma Military Academy Stanford University Oklahomans Californis

Tarleton Cage Team Sets Big Home Game With St Marys Freshmen

Tarleton Agricultural College Cowboys announce a basketball date with St Marys University Freshmen at Central Catholic gym next Thursday evening. Coach Muse Simms confirms arrangements while talks continue for future games with Victoria and other junior colleges.

Dean Loses to Champ Londos in Los Angeles

The Greek heavyweight Londos retains his title by technical knockout after Dean Mountain, weighing 317 pounds, refuses to continue and is counted out. Londos needed 5 minutes and 44 seconds to defeat Mountain in the capacity crowd at the Olympic Auditorium.

Dean Londo Los Angeles Dim Londos Man Mountain Londos Don McDonal

Pipgras Reinstated as Major Twirle

HIGAGO Dec 24 Jorge Dip Boston Red Sox hurler reinstated Wednesday by Cammi Kenesaw M4 Landis Pipera eeked for and received af dr a tonorary retirement a peal app Stanford vs Michigan State Notre Dame Ind Dec 27 GNS Defeated 22 to 19 by Notre Dame toast night Stay University basketball team carried its Mid West invasion Michigan State talay Pacl Coast quintet will play State 9 Lansing Grant Wis off to a strong start last night midway in the first peri Notre Dame rally through the sore to 18 to 7th favor of Wotre Dame at the half time period

Pipgras Jorge Dip Boston Red Sox Cammi Toner Kenesaw Landis Pipera Stanford Mich Notre Dame Ind University Michigan State State Lansing Mid Grant Wis Caldlog Trish Wotre Dame

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