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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1933
Page
14
A jumble of names and places appears with scattered references to leagues, teams, and players. Mentions include city teams and figures such as Antonia and Poca, with varied fragments suggesting a sports or community page note.
Fragmentary text hints at a tabled event and a cold remedy. Names and specifics are unclear but references to a shawla and a product called GBB Salve for Heed Colds suggest miscellaneous notices or ads. The readable items imply a local paper snippet with scattered phrases.
Texas A M announces a home game in San Antonio against the Texas A&I Javelinas. The Oct 14 date is listed with all arrangements completed, marking the Aggies first visit to the area since before the World War II era. The full schedule includes Tulane, Sam Houston, Baylor, Demingry, T. M. C., Rice, and Texas A&M games across New Orleans Humsville Shreveport College Station Houston and San Antonio.
Texas won 39 to 39 with a dramatic finish in the Southwest Conference title race as the Longhorns defeated undefeated SMU Mustangs. Gray led Texas with 12 points, while Wilhite led the Mustangs with 11. The Steers meet Texas A&M next at College Station.
Fragmentary text describes a Tuesday Night club game at Lehier Grim Wednesday night with 22-5 score in second game and multiple player names, but many words are garbled. It mentions Nexas and Lulac and aims to report a surprising result and scorers, though details are obscured by OCR errors.
Three Commercial Basketball League contests headline Thursday action at Brackenridge Stadium start 7.30 pm. Rich Plumbers meet Kenney Graces in game one while the Smokehouse clash wraps the night. Magnolia Miami Horsemen face Duncan Field Tailspinners as officials Herrera antis and Miller are slated to umpire.
In New York on Friday at Madison Square Garden a heavyweight bout between Hans Birkie and James Brovstock was added as the main event after the Bully Petrolie-Bep Van Klaveren light heavyweight title fight was cancelled due to an injury. Pet a les manager Jack Buriny rejected several substitute challengers.
Fragmented OCR text appears to reference a local event or game involving Neighborly Service Five and Presbys. Mentions of Methodist groups, a meeting, and names suggest a community sports or social gathering with unclear specifics.
Fragmented text from a college basketball context shows numerous garbled names, places, and phrases. Readable items include scattered references to teams, individuals, and events, but no coherent report or outcome to summarize.
Diana Fishwick, British women's open golf champion, complains about reports from New York that the United States Golf Association questioned her amateur status. She recalls touring the U S in 1991 and says she plans to travel to the United States again on January 28 for golf in Florida, noting hotel and golf duties were arranged and approved.
The opening session of the South West Texas Independent basketball tournament begins January 27 at the Travelers Hotel. Perry Winkle will lineup local squads to crown a San Antonio champion, facing a field of South Texas teams in an elimination format. Certification by each community’s local newspaper is required before any team may play.
The Simmons Cowboys travel to Brownwood to face Howard Payne Yellow Jackets in a key Texas Conference clash. Both teams seek their first league win as the schedule includes a subsequent game against Daniel Haker, with broader tournament chatter noted.
Johnny Tiwson, regarded as a top American amateur, recently toured California and Mexico in three opens and finished as low amateur in each. He sees no standout young amateur rival, noting many switch to pro early or lack dedication, and predicts a strong chance for himself in the amateur championship.
Report from New York on contract holdouts during spring meetings shows Vernoh Gomez and others seeking raises. Gomez and John Mill are singled out for notable adjustments while no agreement is reached in some cases.
Boxing night at Beethoven arena drew a small crowd for promoter Roy Warren. Crom and K. C. Grom struggled in five rounds, Johnny Achien fell in fourth, and Herman Meyers stopped Bobby Ricco in three. Rusty Melnitts defeated Mae Anaya after a ten-round open bout, and Stogdalt Beats Lavurnta in a Bears home game.
A lively recap from a junior high basketball event featuring teams and players across schools. Coaches and supporters cheered as youths demonstrated effort and teamwork in a series of short contests and spirited displays of athletic promise.
San Antonio officials backed by the Sports association selected the northwest corner of Brackenridge Park, old Spanish land grant, as the municipal stadium site. The plan includes a fleet-class stadium with 13 000 seats and vast parking, funded by the association and taxpayers.
Copperheads defeated Taoning Edi son's libs 20 19 and 26 8 in Bexar county Hiatt conference weekend action. Central B and C lineups include McBrearity Munoz Tarnon Warnken and Reid plus Finch and Dougherty among others with several substitutes listed.
The Southern Conference plans to count ties as half a win and half a loss in football standings next season. President P Miles criticized the proposal, saying it could distort records and inflate percentages, and questioned the fairness of treating ties as full games in some cases.
San Marcos defeats Schreiner 26-19 at Mountaineer Court with strong second half by Werner and Olherplnier contributing scoring. Schreiner reserves led early but San Marcos surged to win the first game of the two game set with Texas Aids Twill coming to town for a further pair of nights.
Historic Pasadena golf event coverage notes a bank seeking to auction assets tied to the club as tensions rise over financial disputes. The narrative mentions New York financiers and a synod opening plans, with potential proceeds around $2000.
Albert R. Gates, administrator of the Professional Golfers Association, dismisses Gene Sarazen's eight inch cup proposal as a joke. Gates warns that enlarging the cups could ruin the game's prestige and invite amateur players to overreach.
Two league games scheduled for tonight at Woodlawn Gym feature the Guy Girls and the Joske Mannequins meeting State Hospital Nurses at Bo'gled Barbera's. The Coffee Crystalvacs face One and U in the second game with city bragging rights on the line.
The Booth Tex Fair circuit schedules its eleventh annual meeting in Seguin on January 24 and 29. George J. Kempen, dubbed the "Daddy of ’The AM," notes the group started 11 years ago in Seguin with Kenedy Beeville Floresville and Seguin as initial members. Delegates will review contract shows and the 1934 fair program with speeches planned. Officers include President Erin Juencke Frederickeburg and Vice President Guy Robson La Grange. Kempen serves as secretary-treasurer Seguin.
Former light heavy champion Berlenbach, who earned about $300000 and fought less than a decade, says he is broke and plans to work any job from chauffeur to private family athletic instructor. He seeks employment to support health and avoid further hardship.
Dave Shade a middleweight boxer from California lay in Bellevue Hospital’s psychiatric ward after a recent speaking engagement left him injured and suffering acute alcoholism. The hospital report notes his condition as of today amid ongoing medical care.
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