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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1933
Page
8
Fragmentary Texas League update shows race results with teams like Dallag and Houston. Names and figures are garbled, but mentions of Antonia, Warlly, Ban, and IvesionTi appear alongside scores such as 7, 72, 6, and 4.
In the American League summary a fragmentary report notes Fridas achieving some upset result against New York, with Lewis and Delean listed among players and Boston mentioned in unclear context. The text is garbled and reads as a partial sports brief.
Fragmentary game notes show Brooklyn and Chicago losing while New York edges Linus with a 7 to 1 score. Details are garbled but indicate a National League hockey or baseball context with multiple teams and uneven results.
A chaotic OCR of a Texas fragie and American and Western leagues lists numerous city pairings and matchups with off days. The garbled text names teams such as Chicago New York Boston and Philadelphia amid references to leagues and associations, with scattered player surnames and venues, reflecting a disrupted schedule preview.
Trobert of Howton wins all around athlete honor at Comb Bullig Camp Billis meet. Company C Houston athletes score 7 points to win the annual track and field meet with Company B second at 50, Company A third at 36. Multiple event winners listed including pole vault and relay races, with standings and names across companies.
New York July 15 INS Bill Hallefer will manage the Boston Red Sox in 1934 replacing Marty McManus, awaiting official signiture from Heston. Killefer said he would not return to the Browns next season and declined to confirm a move to Boston. Hollywood July 45 INS That Oneur Ville manager of the Hollywood Sheiks is under strong consideration for Detroit Tigers job as rumors grow of a ban shift with Frank Navin and Bucky Harris in talks.
The text notes July 14 as French Independence Day linking the 1789 Bastille fall to the Pont de la Concorde built with demolition debris. It recalls the bridge’s 1793 completion and renaming Pont de la Revolution to commemorate the revolution, while stray fragments reference Ripley and cartoonist corrections.
Chicago July 15 field of 18 for the Arlington Classic with a $45,000 purse. favorites include Gold Basis and Mr Khayyam. others such as Anloyed Head Play War Glory and The Dab vie for victory. Latonia notes Cincinnati Trophy field of 14 two year olds for six furlongs on a muddy track with Silver Sun the early favorite.
Parker of Milwaukee and Shields of New York were set to clash in the singles final of the Spring Lake challenge trophy on the national clay courts. Parker was the favorite to win the title as the two also prepared for the doubles semi finals with Bowman of New York and McCaul of Yonkers. In other doubles semi finals Bell of Austin and Hall of South Orange faced Noiarse and Randin of Cuba Davis Cup fame.
Britain's Oxford and Cambridge lennia players required but two victories today. Harvard forces for the Prentice cup. The visiting Britishers won three of yesterday's live matches and increased their point lead to 14 over the Americans.
Beaumont on July 15 reports four promising contenders begin at 1 30 a m and play nonstop until 2 p m as they chase a World Championship mark. Participants Ola Yvens age 17 and Kil Carter age 15 lead in a field of steady players amid early morning trials.
New York July 15 Babe Ruth was injured while making a catch in the Yankee Browns game. He dented a low railing and skinned his toe and arm when he fell. The event underscores that even great players suffer slips in play.
Thirty participants compete in the second annual sea derby at Port Aransas. Texas Bowden of Dallas leads with 128 points after two tarpon caught and wins a reel for largest tarpon. Buddy Goldsmith of San Antonio places second with a five foot two tarpon, while others capture tarpon prizes. Gulf reports no strikes, tides high, and waters unclear. hopeful for clearer seas and better catches.
Four Dallas golfers advance to the Corsicana Country Club Javitvilan tournament semifinals. Dennis Lavender shoots 68 to beat Lew Nowlin 4 and 3. Bill Newsom dominates Ton Pinkston 6 and 5. Jack Munger defeats Corsicana champion Garrity 4 and 3. Reynolds Smith beats Charles Holloway 4 and 3.
Mrs Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Philadelphia defeated Dane Brooks of Sparkhill Minnesota for a yard and prize money. The event awarded a permanent Aldle and Griswold emblem donated for the 1OF competition.
Yankees widen AL lead with an 11 6 win over St Louis while the Giants beat St Louis 12 7. White Sox top Washington 4 0 as Walter Miller notches his second win. Dodgers beat Cubs 5 4 as Chicago’s streak ends. Braves edge Reds 4 3 and Athletics top Indians 2 0. Tigers rally past Red Sox 4 3 on 13 hits.
In Atlanta on July 15 John McDiarmid from Fort Worth Texas advances to the finals of the Southern amateur tennis championship by defeating Lefty Bryan from Chattanooga and facing Bryan Grant who beat Billy Reese to reach the final.
The City Municipal Tennis Tournament at Brackenridge Park concludes Sunday with semifinals and finals. Jesse Pfeiffer faces Gordon Pease at 3:30 and Harold Folks plays Justin Hickey at 2:30, followed by a junior singles final at 4:30.
Ninth Infantry Man Cave defeats Second Field Artillery 5 to 2 to seize league lead. Dominick leads with three singles as Man Cave jump to five runs in the first inning and coast to the win in one hour and twenty nine minutes.
Wresting night drew a large crowd as Wright-Coffman promoted an outdoor arena show. Pete Brown and George Poulos thrilled fans in the main event while Red Lyons tangled with Poulos. The card ended with Stecher defeating Les Grimes in a 6:35 finish amid chaotic action and a controversial finish to the early rounds.
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