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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1937

Page

13

Ruth Voices Wish To Rejoin Major League Baseball

In New York a Feb night at the Wake of the New York writers dinner, Babe Ruth hinted at a return to major league baseball. He thanked allies like Ruppert and Dolan, praised baseball's role in his life, and noted his desire to play again, while other veterans received awards and speakers urged clubs to find him a place.

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Old Pals Meet as Rivals in Cage Series

Tedigrasches and Chinky Hlores, former Elks teammates, lead their 1937 squads into the CorMirreal tease playoff opener at Brackenridge gym as Brewer’s Sabinas and Floves International Clubmen clash. Dietzel stars for the league, while Monaco Mendoza pace the guards against a stout Clubmen defense. An earlier Dunc Fete Fliers versus St Theresa Warriors matchup sets the double header.

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Uncashed bets at Alamo Downs under $1000 this meeting

Joe Barr, manager of the Alamo Downs mutuals division, notes uncashed bets at the current meeting are under $1000 after over a month. He recalls years with many daily checks and large unclaimed sums, highlighting the current lighter payout activity and outstanding wagers.

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Fall of London Wharf and Tower St George Days

Saturday's explanation notes the collapse of the London Wharf and Tower built by King Henry in 1240. It records three sequential failures on St George's nights in 1240 41 and 124%. Likely due to high spring tides. The piece mentions Becket relics and notes the wharf has stood for about 700 years.

London Wharf London Tower What Henry Tit St. George's Thomas Becket St. Thomas Tower

Kingsville to face Robstown quint for district title

Kingsville Brahmas take on Robstown Golftunpickers Monday in a district 46 showdown tied with Corpus Christi for the championship. Kingsville halted Corpus Christi’s bid on the final day with a 22 to 14 victory.

Kingsville Robstown Quint Pep Kingsville Brahmas Roystowth Robstown Goltunpickers Brahmas Corpus Chui

Roesch Texas Pug Gets Eastern Test

Washington February 1 20 year old Roesch Texas pug faces a six round duel with Hard Rock Harden in an Eastern test. The youth contender aims for the world boxing title and relies on rapid progress through short pro bouts.

Roesch Texas Pug Washington Feb

Baugh Talks With Marshall Over Pro Football

Washington star quarterback Baugh met with Washington Redskins owner Marshall to discuss turning pro next year. Baugh indicated no definite decision yet while Marshall said Baugh still intends to play basketball and baseball at the university and would not sign a pro football contract until after completing college.

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SMU Hot Yet Race Remains Tight in SWC Huddle

SMU Mustangs coach Dinty St. Clair leads a young squad through a tough week in the Southwest Conference. Rice, Texas A&M, Texas, Baylor, and Rice loom as dates, with a slim lead and several pivotal games ahead. Arkansas slumps after two losses as the league standings shift and the Mustang hopefuls chase the title.

Felix Dallas Fed Tigless Wexas Rive Institute Shuchern Methodist Mustangs Methodists Ditmy St. Clair Hall-Nusilers Lome Pen Main Rice Texas Christian ‘University Texas A M. University of ‘Texas Baylor Seiudplaye Wesax Aggies Texas Christin Bettas Mustang T.cu Farts Worth Arkansas Ansty

Man Mountain Dead Must Tone It Down

San Francisco February eight. Wrestling star HAM Moriniann Dean faces a 60 day suspension for alleged unorthodox tactics. A second violation could bring one year, a third permanent ban. Dean recently mauled BM Lang, son of Salt Lake City, keeping him from returning to the mat for a year.

Man Mountain Dead San Francisco INS Ham Moriniann Dean State Athletic Commission Ishehceforth BM Lang Saltake City Le]mat

Rattlers Prep For Alpine Conference Games

The Sul Ross State Rattlers travel to Alpine to face Sul Hoss in back-to-back Alamo Conference basketball games this Monday and Tuesday. The defending champions seek wins to solidify standings as fans expect close contests in Texas.

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The System Handicapper Picks Alaine Downs Race

The System selection by Cornelia Powell Sit straight at Alaine Downs exposes a streak of winners with three wins in four days and a running total of $631.30 in winnings.

Cornelia Powell Alaine Downs

Texas conference standings and this week’s schedule

The Texas conference standings list teams like Baylor and Texas A. and M. with matchups and results. This week features Texas A. and M. against Youth OME Annithodist, Southern Methodist at Dallas, and Texas A. and M. versus U. of Arkansas at Fayetteville, plus Baylor hosting Fort Worth and other regional games.

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Chicago hosts record ski jumping crowd amid strong winds

87,000 spectators filled Soldier Field to witness the U S ski jumping championships, the largest crowd for a ski event in the nation. Sverre Fredhenny of Minneapolis won Class A with leaps of 123 and 124 feet for 153 points, while Class C riders faced wind restrictions and a landing-area collapse risk. A workman suffered minor injuries during the event.

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Snoopy Sam Old Shoopy Attiped At Alamo Downs Tale

A garbled notice describes Snoopy Sam Old Shoopy at Alamo Downs Monday with a tale of fancy attire and a bet loss. It mentions Lady Godiva unlikely involvement and a payout scheme including bets on Coretta Powell Star Cluster and Erech.

Alamo Downs Vane Symopy Lady Godiva Snoopy Godiva Shell

Tuesday Racing Cards Feature Mixed Entries at Alamo

The day’s program lists multiple races with purses around 400 dollars and entrants across four year olds and up. Notable names include Xe Cavalry Jack, Madame TO, Neon Beau Charlig, and Texas Paul among others with post time set at 1 45 for the first race.

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Jockey Frank Grill Recovering From Pneumonia At Santa Rosa

Jockey Frank Grill, a leading rider at Alamo Downs, is recovering from pneumonia after being confined to Santa Rosa hospital. His nurse reported a comfortable night and a likely speedy recovery barring any relapse. Fellow jockey Vines at Alamo Downs voiced encouragement amid the health update.

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Dallas JCC Cagers Win Jewish Basketball Title

Dallas JCC Cagers led by Ben Ray kind won their second state Jewish basketball tile in the annual tournament by defeating Waco A 55 to 29. Earlier they beat Houston Ramblers 32 to 31 and Nathan's of Houston 45 to 41. Waco defeated Houston M. I. club 30 to 9. Nathan's of Houston beat Dallas A. ZA 45 to 1.

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