Pirates win two thrillers to gain lead
Pittsburgh fans saw the Pirates sweep a doubleheader from the Braves 2 1 and 8 2, boosting their lead. Key moments included Betts pitching well and a homer by Torry Pett and Pietrzak driving in runs.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1932
Page
22
Pittsburgh fans saw the Pirates sweep a doubleheader from the Braves 2 1 and 8 2, boosting their lead. Key moments included Betts pitching well and a homer by Torry Pett and Pietrzak driving in runs.
The Junior Yanks of America Troop 14 in Flipt Texas won the annual track and field meet at Lions Field. Medals were presented by Gen. Beaumont B. Burk. Winners included Robert Huth Thomas Con don Robert Condon Hal Halmada Paul Botsford James Huth Nathan Frazier William E. Tulle Theodore JG Huth Jr Robert Reichert J. James Jonson Charles Bonier Wayne Gordon Francis Bowen and others like George Carr Samuel Reybounl Major McKoy Bobby Fenske Jog Richard Cody Richard Cody Alved Ewig Frank Rhodes Leventce Rason Ed Hill George Waite Carl Waltz Westey Reeg Edward Hogan Joan Higginbotham Jack Sniprs Albert Shanklin Dirk Ryan Arthur Yelle Gar Pericke Wilbur Elly Bert Means Armando Gomez Bill Dress.
In a double feature, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees while the Washington Senators blank the St. Louis Browns. Key players included Morgan, Porter, Burnett, and Crone for the Yanks and Senators, with detailed pitching and batting notes from the game day.
Fragmented OCR lists sports and business snippets with places such as San Antonio, West End, Flores Market, and brands like Benk, James Bikes, and Air Ware. Reads like a collage of event times, venues, and product mentions with few complete items.
The meet featured standout performances across running and field events. Glen Hardin of Louisiana State posted a hurdles win while Frank Connor of New York and Peter Zaremba of NY C impressed in the hammer and javelin. Graber of USC and Barns aided by Graber’s pole vault mark pushed the night toward a world record showing.
Chee-Chee Perez, former Mexico Nationals star southpaw, nears return to the locals for a Sunday double header at Tech field. Perez has starred alongside Monroe for months after Mobile Bears shipment, as Malcolm Gaffney and Babe Mooney moved to El Paso in the Texas Arizona circuit.
Letty Fuhr pitched a complete game shutout for the Steerage, defeating the Galveston Bucs 0 in Dallas. Darrow allowed two late runs in the seventh inning as the Pirates fell behind, with officials noting multiple errors and key double plays during the contest.
Parish League’s first half champions meet La Fame in a double header Sunday at Va Daele Stadium starting at 2 o clock. The Cardinals will contend with a strong Ta Fama tilt as La Fame has recently defeated solid regional teams. Read Light Classified Money La Joan ads for reliable financial help.
World welterweight champion Nichols returns to San Antonio to defend his title against Chicago challenger Hammonds at Exposition Jarene next Friday. Cyclone Fox and other named contenders join the full card as fans anticipate a hard-hitting boxing night with rugged exchanges and a potential title defense.
The San Antonio Bird Dog Association plans its second year kickoff with an election at 8 p m next Thursday in the Aztec Building chamber of commerce rooms. Under Park Foster as president W U Callins as vice president and R L Edwards as secretary treasurer the group reports a successful first year with a training ground for quail hunters a pheasant hatchery program, and efforts toward game law simplification and better hunter landowner relations.
Wrestlers Hed Lindsay and George Poulos start over in a no referee rematch after Friday’s bout where Poulos was kicked while down. Two more wrestling matches lead the card with Cyclone Mackey vs Wack Do mat and Charlie Yeard vs unknown rival as boxing pits Red and George in a finish fight. Admission is 50 cents with no seats reserved.
Two games will be played in the water speed hall league at Bundey Roncevell Park meeting Bracken Hfler Park WT the PT A PWT and Weomiawn Whe ren Ine With Bait Peart at The park pel.
Ashland plans the fourth Ashland Invitational golf tournament from August 2 to 8 in Lexington Kentucky with preparations underway. Local organizers seek strong participation and event coverage.
Houston won both junior and senior divisions at the state swim meet held in Houston. Corsicana finished third overall, with Galveston fourth, while Dallas and Fort Worth fields also featured. Notable results included Grubbs of Houston winning multiple events and Houston claiming the medley and relay titles.
The Continentals beat Public Service 9 to 5 in a Saturday game on the Ninth Infantry diamond. Schultze started for the Utilities and was relieved in the third by Mearner, while Griswold pitched for the Continentals and weathered trouble at times. A doubleheader is set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the Public Service diamond with the same teams meeting again.
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