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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1934
Page
9
Elmo Coucel, a jockey from Brans New York, edged Maurice Peters of South Dakota in a tight race for the year’s riding title at Santa Anita. Peters rode Lon Archer to victory in a $1000 event, while Coucct aboard Hox finished second with Onrush third as the track slowed times to one minute 39 2-8 seconds.
In Pasadena on December 29 1937 Stanford coach Tiny Thornhill signs autographs for players while preparing for the January 4 1938 showdown with Alabama. The article notes Stanford’s serious approach to the game and Alabama’s strong passing and kicking attack.
AP report from North Bergen New Jersey lists athletes with inconsistent weights and odd phrases. Names such as Mike Romato Sun Jennings and Pat erker appear amid garbled city and country references, suggesting a misread wrestling or boxing results fragment.
A 20 000 crowd was expected in Dallas for the Texas interscholastic league high school football final between Amarillo and Corpus Christi. Heavy rain threatened play as teams arrived in top condition, with the game set to be broadcast from the field.
New Orleans Dec 29 Tulane's Sugar Bowl hopes dim as regular guards Bob Simon and George Tessier face uncertain return against Temple New Year’s Day. X rays show Simon with a fractured vertebra while Cox and others provide replacements. Temple’s squad arrived last night. both teams to hold final workouts today.
A doll of Mrs Edward Schima shows hair growth after decades, hair extending four inches since attic storage. Virginia Martin, born without a right arm in Salt Lake City, types at 160 words per minute and earned top marks in a 1934 World's Fair typing contest. She was the only entrant with a perfect paper among 38 competitors. A note invites letters to Mr Ripley with a return envelope for questions about Believe It or Not cartoons.
Joe Ward, popular coach of Bdizon High School, is reported doing fine Saturday morning after kidney operation Friday afternoon at Nix hospital. Dr Joe Thomas Houston said Ward had a fair night and is generally in good condition though very weak. No visitors for a few days. Ward was admitted Sunday with high fevers following a pneumonia case that had been cleared up.
In New Orleans on December 29 Eric Sutler upset No.4 seed Wilmer Allison of Austin 9-7 in one singles set and 8-6 in another before darkness halted play. Eddie Sutter also defeated Eugene Gaulift of New York 6-3 7-5. Other first round results included Clifford Sutter over Louis Lange and Berkeley Bell over Doug Watters as the Sugar Bowl invitation tournament began.
Coach W J Wisdom and his John Tarleton Agricultural College Cowboys head to town for a six day basketball series starting Tuesday night. Open house on New Year’s Day will feature the team. They open against M C A Telangles and then face St Mary’s Diversity Fresh with more games to be announced.
Berkeley Calif Dec 2 Francis Pug Lund a member of the East all star football team that meets the West in the Shrine charity game in San Francisco New Year’s Day was under observation today in a local hospital for tonsillitis Duane Purvis Purdue backfield ace is out of the New Year’s Day classic with a severely injured knee.
Athens High School’s state championship basketball squad will play two games early January here, likely against Thomas Jefferson and Brackenridge. The pair of contests ends the local practice schedule ahead of district play beginning mid month.
Al Zimmerman, star second baseman for McDougall Stores, has signed with the Little Rock club of the Southern Association. The move comes as the Ban Johnson amateur league season closes, timely for the Arkansas club to bolster its roster.
The National College A A A adopts a nine point code to curb recruiting and subsidizing of athletes, especially football players. It defines unfair practices such as fat subsidies, paid work, higher wages, and loans to athletes, while allowing athletic departments to discuss educational benefits of participation. Indiana professor praises as progress toward a healthier sports environment.
Referee agreed on a ten round bout to be held in Frisco on January 2. Okeh, ex welterweight king Young Corbett III, returns to middleweight contention. Ven Kiaveren of Holland appears set to meet him after arbiter approval. Managers for both fighters attended with Lt Cmdr Jess Kenworthy of Sunnyvale naval base.
Light Newsies built a came from behind win at Woodlawn Rye Friday night defeating Go Rite club after trailing 14 to 9. Ernest Maysine listed as contact for games with next week’s challenge to the San Fernando five. Friday lineups feature Newsies with key scorers Saracen Salaz and Castro supported by Ohana and Milano.
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