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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1931
Page
11
A garbled fish story style note describes tournament semi finalists at San Antonio Country Club and hints at a chaotic result. It mentions a fishing hole, a frog lure, and a magician like editor’s prize to explain poetic fragments and contest draw remarks.
The contest extends with delays and new dates. Prizes include a Light and Sorond level-winding reel from Barbara Sport Show and Dibhla Sporting Golf company gear. Monthly gas and raffle tickets offered, plus daily tickets to readers who submit fish stories.
A garbled game report describes Lindstrom and the Giants in a contest with mentions of Mirfars Innehan and Mrediie Hintaream. Deboth vieinry over the Pil Carl Hohhot and Paul Tierringer are cited amid a Pirates Brat Cub scoreline and other disjointed baseball action references.
Local golf final features Schriever and O Quinn vying for the city title at Witbiira Hall. The event includes matches with Abie romp and Kehrinver, with Tim Boe Mann and other contenders advancing through early rounds. Saturday’s flights detail pairings and stakes.
Wolgast and Bradley box in a bid for the flyweight title after Wolgast earns recognition in Madison Square Garden. The New York bout is billed as a major eliminator with heavy betting favoring Wolgast as he seeks to defend the crown against Bradley in a Mass. showdown.
chaotic contest features Dallas Steer beating Skidding Panthers as pitching and fielding wobble. Shreveport, Port Arthur, and Wichita figures surface amid errors and late surges. Adkins and Galveston play key roles in an uneven round of outings.
A garbled Texas League box section lists players and misc garbled names such as Hane Salint Seruble and Wyatt, with scattered fragments of innings and pitches. The readable parts hint at box score entries and pitcher actions, though many names are unreadable.
In Apallen the wrestling cards open with G Brien defeating Boggs after a 21 minute first round, Lin Wink advances by downing Alva Goggy and Morn Stector tops Yorn Stector in straight falls. Kal Kole and promoter Ben Steyheve note ongoing matches.
The Brear overalls schedule games with the first at 1a, the second at 2 pm. The team will meet at 60 p.m. Saturday on West Perez Street to ensure a prompt start. Manager Exe asks all players to attend at home for the briefing and payment of $230.
Fragmented OCR text references Liberty Club and infantry team with mentions of rifles and stars. Names and specific details are unreadable, leaving only a vague clash between groups and weaponry.
The San Antonio team, led by Dan Estell and featuring Pete Bowler Elmer Hansel, rallies with 20 hits to suit a home win Friday night. Houston and Dallas players contributed, but errors by San Antonio allowed the rival to seize a late lead before the home club prevailed.
Naner sstat eliminated in semifinal of parliamentary handicap as Taril Casile stewart won the match single hale. Matt Astor was the lone woman in the field, playing through several rounds while her conqueror advanced to the final amid a shaky tournament, with team and local names scattered throughout.
Fragmented OCR lists places and events including WashInk tina, New York, Cha nge, and multiple venue names. It hints at a flag race and a schedule with numerous cities such as Brooklyn, Chicago, and Porton, but many words are garbled, making a clear event or outcome uncertain.
A garbled wrestling results item lists competitors and outcomes with many misspellings. Names include Ruby Oldstein, Danny Engel, Ned, Tim, Keh Preomae, Sandor Sahin, Glen Waite, Nick Sarwanfl, and Frank Yuska among others, with several match outcomes and scores embedded in unclear phrases.
Prizes set for a Peewee golf tournament at Marians field with divisions for men women and children. Qualifying rounds determine medal awards with a grand prize of 72 holes and cash and penalties apply for players under 18 and under 14.
Iravily notes Brabbins Mem through a comical fish tale about soyit cokers and dates. The piece hints at a fishing talkie presented by Ceante Inn View at the Mpjestion chnter this work.
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