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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1936
Page
7
Stars drawn from college football legends gathered in San Francisco for the Fast- West charity game to aid crippled children at Shriners hospital. East of the Mississippi led by favorites to beat the West, as near 60,000 fans expected.
Coached by Andy Kerr of Colgate and Dies Hanley formerly of Northwestern the East West squad presents a balanced eleven with interchangeable backs. Denver's Percy Lacey and Washington State's Orin Hallingberg prepare to meet the Warner system as Neelbacks lead a West unit backed by a heavy line averaging about 200 pounds per man.
The record outlines multiple seasons from 1925 to 1935 showing West prevailing in most matchups. Notable scores include 1925 West 7 East 0 with various player contributions, and 1933 West 21 East 12. The sequence reflects a strong West advantage in the longstanding series.
Lloyd Pan a promising two year old bred horse owned by Pantages wins the California Breeders Championship Stakes at Santa Anita. Coucet rode the victor as the field raced a mile on a slow track in 1 41. Barmsisy finishes second, Calaveras third, with payouts to the winner and place getters. The victory nets Pantages ten thousand and fifteen dollars.
Southern Methodist football team travels to Hollywood for a studio tour at Warner Brothers First National after a New Year’s Day game against Stanford. Coach Matty Bell leads players to meet stars including Al Jolson Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler during a luncheon and studio visit to view scenes from Anthony Adverse.
Cont page 5 lists harness entries with names such as Kal Ssue and Pat-Salvation and a crowd of horse names including Prince Pat, Sun Bequ Madias, Pompey Esl Mae que, Countess PR, and Tryster Hurry. The fragment notes races to begin Thursday with various sires and dams.
Pasadena rally draws twelve thousand Texans including Governor Allred and dignitaries. More than 85,000 fans pack the Rose Bowl amid a carnival of trains cars planes and boots. Mustangs from SMU face Stanford and the crowd bets 10 to 7 on the Texans in the thirteenth clash of an undefeated season.
The Rose Bowl preview highlights SMU strengths led by Bobby Wilson and Jack Smith with Grayson facing a strong defense from Stanford. It notes Finley as passer and punter, Shuford as blocker, and Finley’s versatility. The piece calls SMU the better balanced team and marks the game as a box office record with unprecedented demand and seating.
The world champion Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals led the 1940 all star voting by 222 Baseball Writers Association of America members. The Sporting News released the poll listing Joe Medwick, Roger Cramer, Mel Ott, Hank Greenberg, Charley Gehringer, Pepper Martin, Mickey Cochrane, Dizzy Dean, Carl Hubbell and other stars as selected for the game.
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