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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1935

Page

2

Record crowd gespannt at Alamo Downs for two mile horse event

A late turnout at Alamo Downs for a two mile race day drew expectations of a record crowd. The program featured the Stars 3X Handicap and a hunt of top stables with 14 notable names, including Biff and Norman D, in a 1 mile 70 yard event. A $400 purse dive and one mile races completed the eight race lineup, with Single Ragan securing a straight win and payoffs climbing to $53.70 on the total pool, the day’s largest in local racing history.

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Alamo Downs Race at San Antonio in 1933 Daily Racing Form

A scrambled race report from 1933 covering the Alamo Downs event with horses such as Beckoned, Excitation, Verdant Sun, and Excitation. Details include race times, payouts, and track conditions while noting winners and placements amid messy OCR text.

Fourth Race Ongine Pace and Performance Summary

Fourth race results show Reg. 3 finish with Chalian Stefally trained by W. Stack. Win at odds 47h, third place 26 at dS. Jockeys include Stefally and H R Cornell. Notable horses: Kindocker, Justus, Miss Acceio-aice, G. Tee, and Feeds. Race details mention times 3:24 and 1403, with payouts and display notes for a complex program.

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Vet Mac Smith Leading At Glendale

MacDonald Smith shot a 67 in the Oakmont Open behind a 68 earlier to amass 185 through 36 holes, five under par, placing him five strokes ahead of a crowded field at Glendale. Cooper, Hines, Robeon, and Maugrum shared second at 140, with many others tied around 141 to 157 as wrap of second round orbits near completion.

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Snoopy Sam Bets Big at Alamo Downs Amid Race Claims

Snoopy Sam walked to the $3 window at Alamo Downs and placed bets as the Apache stable made several claims in a Friday race card. Vassal and Burley Harke’s favored colt faced a claim that caused a breakdown, while Beckoned and Pharlera produced a $414.40 payout on winning tickets. Damages and profits from the week’s mutuel play neared $500,000 with big pools in multiple races. Two years for Cherry Amarillo coach Ball Grerry signed to continue as head coach at Amatila High School.

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Explanations on Augsburg chapel and famed saviors

The old Augsburg chapel, dating from the twelfth century, was profaned in the thirty years war and became a restaurant in 1914. The Weber, Welser, and Fugger families loom large in history, financing Charles V and shaping colonial gifts to Chile and Venezuela. Jacques Fosse of Beatcatre, France, saved many lives, earning multiple medals and honors, including the Lesson of Honor. Also noted is a feature on a man who memorized Homer in twenty days and a call for readers to write in.

ST. Leqnart Augsburg Geremany Weber Welsers Fuggers Augsborg Charles Spain Chile Venezuela Monsieur Beaucaire Jacques Fosse Beatcatre France Department of Gard Bir Mipley

Gay Crest Wins Major Hialeah Event At 36 To 1

Universal Service reports racing at Hialeah with Gay Crest winning the second event at 36 to 1. Seoten Soldier also ran a late surge at 24 to 1 on Thursday. Mutuals paid 7430 win 25.50 place and 10.50 show. Ted Clark, famed stake horse, is set for Epsom campaign.

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Boxing Card Sets Title Bout For Tuesday Night

Boxing matchups highlight Prox mater Francis Cunningham card as Wild Bl McDowell faces Elias Aly Varez in a fourth event. Alvarez, a radio singer, is linked to a bout with Young Bena, while Joe White was knocked out two weeks ago. Howard Senit defends Texas lightweight title against Mental Ariana in a separate round.

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Auto race set to start at 2:30 at Southwest Speedway

Promoter Doc Cotten will stage his third 100 mile auto race Sunday afternoon at Southwest Motor Speedway. The program opens around 2:20 with a motorcycle mini race between Rural Murry and Meyer Phillips. At least 26 starters expected including Ben Music, Basil Bogle, Henry Lukasik, Gabby Hall, Dusty Rhodes, and Trueman Gronks among others.

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Orsatti Denies Romance Amid Marriage Rumors

HOLLYWOOD Feb 27 Outfielder Orsatti of the St Louis Cardinals says he has had enough marriage to last a while. He notes his time has been linked romantically with Linda Parker, film actress, and adds he just got out of one marriage a year ago. Lincoln Neb Feb 21 Fans back bid for Western League franchise. Griffin and Lingite owners say support would be there if the Topera Western League granted Linco a franchise for the city.

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Junior Highs Rally to Defeat Emerson Teammates 24 to 9

A big third quarter powered a 24 to 9 Washington Cronsg Class A win over Emerson A, in Thurston afternoon action at Emerson. Emerson led 18 to 9 at halftime. Players including Perryman and Perryman contributed for the Junior Highs in a decisive rally.

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Fragmented OCR sports result page typos and names

A damaged OCR snippet lists multiple names and places such as Scranton Waite Tewittown Muscouch and others, with garbled club and score references. The text is unreadable in parts but appears to be a local results roundup with scattered personal names and numbers.

Walsh Expects Cunningham Victory In Milwaukee Meet

Davis J. Walsh outlines a high stakes clash between Jim Bonthron and Glenn Cunningham at the upcoming meet. Cunningham seeks to extend outdoor record pace while Bonthron eyes a comeback after last summer’s Milwaukee finish. The field includes Veneke, Ny, Johnson, Spitz, Threadgood, Hornboster, Fuqua and others, with events from mile to hurdles and pole vault featuring top international and American runners.

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Inter-Frat League features two Sunday games at Lanier Gym

The Inter-Frat League schedules a double header Sunday afternoon at Lanier gym. The 4 p.m. opener pits the A 2 A quintet against Acta Phi Gammas for second place in the standings, followed by Sigma Alpha Rho versus Sigma Kappa in the second game.

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Cage Commission to Plan Playoffs

An important meeting of the San Minusto Amateur basketball commission will be held at the M. Co. A at 2:30 p m Sunday. Plans for the forthcoming city championship playoffs will be discussed and all affiliater leagues are expected to have representatives present.

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