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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1936
Page
9
Claremont led early with Johnny Nolan scoring as The Choctaw closed in margin. The Clare Victory meeting featured heavy hitters including Royal Pride and World Over in a tight finish, with World Over paying at odds as favorite Profits.
Two more good printers are expected to join the Alamo Downs stable roster. The leading rider is Be'second bait Barry Howard, with two horses Allen and Dove of Peace. They travel to Roaskin Monday for rest and training, while Faning of Lve horses for P. Codd are taken over.
Officers will be elected and C A Wheatley will report on the Washington Conference of the North American Wildlife Federation at the regular meeting of the San Antonis chapter of the Waltonians. Marion Ri ban, president, will preside Wednesday night at 801 ing road.
The page details multiple horse races with finish orders, times, and payouts. It mentions horses such as Rice Star and Wise Plate racking up results, with drivers and owners listed. It also notes a Chicago coaching appointment for Notre Dame basketball and St Marys baseball work underway in Moraga.
In a dense sports column Damon Runyan and others review Jess Willard amid a chorus of experts. They discuss Willard’s rise, past managers, and rival “white hope” tag teams as the era’s boxing politics swirl around the heavyweight scene.
An early 20th century wire service style report highlights baseball as a global pastime led by figures from Fort Wayne and colleges like St Francis College. It notes players such as a versatile rookie pitcher, team management duties, and a booming interest across continents, with colorful quotes and local color about the sport’s rising popularity.
Ex Mustang grid star and younger brother of Earle A San Antonio Tech coach plans to enroll at Bt Macy University this week. The piece recounts Willard, Moran, and Britt in a boxing context and mentions a heavyweight title claim involving Willard.
In the Louisville Times racing page, a chaotic OCR fragment mentions racers such as Jonnie D Blanhee and Bill Ramenguy with references to referees, names like Dick Star and Grecien King, and various stray terms. The readable bits imply a local racing summary or results note with multiple participant references and incomplete details.
New York February headlines report Freddie Miller of Cincinnati to defend his featherweight title against Johnny Pena of New York in a two bout title series. Miller's manager confirms a March 1 sighting with Pete Barron as a potential opponent.
Fragmentary OCR reel shows scattered names and phrases like Foley, favorites, backer, baby, Rangers, Marchling, Frost Bite, Taylor, Wile, Donnetive, Fire, Zarate, Luts, Fandies, Joby, Grecian King. Lacks coherent event, dates, teams, or outcomes.
A fragmented OCR reads as a lineup of garbled race terms and stray names. No clear event, date, or participants are identifiable beyond scattered references to hare and downs.
After four weeks of practice, Shera Texas Aggies freshmen prepare for two games this coming week. They are set to host Allen Rabobery and travel to Pony in February first.
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